SMG4: The Vanidicus Arc

Answer Me

  SMG4 stands there at the grave. He'd do anything for answers. This is his chance. 4 sighs and looks at SMG6, who is still sobbing.

SMG4: "I'll let you stay at the castle under one condition... You must answer any question I have."

  SMG6 stops crying and begins frantically thanking 4. Suddenly SMG4 realizes something.

SMG6: "How are you going to get to the castle? It's not like you can just ride in the car with me and Mario..."

  SMG6 stands up.

SMG6: "Actually I can. Mario won't be able to see me... Also what's a car?"
SMG4: "Well a car is- wait! I don't have to answer your questions..."

  SMG6 pauses for a moment, as if she were thinking.

SMG6: "Fair enough... Lead the way."

  6 picks up the card and ring from her grave and puts them in her pockets. Then SMG4 signals for her to follow him.

  The two make their way to the parking lot where the car is. SMG4 is still a little uneasy with the fact that SMG6 is alive and right behind him. She could kill him at any moment. And yet that same terrifying general seems so tired and weak. Like she hasn't slept in ages.

Once they get to the car, SMG6 sneaks in. Mario is already sitting in the driver's seat. He doesn't even notice SMG6, just like she said. "

Mario: Hey Glitchy. You finally ready to leave?"
SMG4: "Yeah... Wait... Dude there's no way you're driving."
Mario: "Yes Mario is!"

  The two continue to bicker for a bit until Mario finally gives up and lets SMG4 drive.

For the entirety of the ride things are awkward for 6 and 4. SMG6 is sitting in the backseat, stretched out across all 3 seats and shaking a bit from her sob session. She's looking out the window, trying her hardest not to fall asleep. SMG4, on the other hand, is wide awake. He's nervously tapping his finger on the wheel, and every so often he looks at 6 through the mirror to make sure she's not doing anything that might cause trouble.

  After a little bit, SMG4 arrives at Mario's house. 4 says goodbye to his friend, and Mario leaves for his house. It's just SMG4 and SMG6. SMG4 and the girl who tried to kill him. SMG4 and the girl who he clearly saw get impaled, but is still somehow alive. SMG4 and- you get the idea.

  SMG4 nervously looks at 6 through the rear-view mirror. She's still looking out the window, just barely awake.

SMG4: "Y-You wanna sit up front or..?"

  SMG6 looks at him with tired eyes.

SMG6: "No I'm fine back here."

  SMG4 puts the car into drive and lets out a sigh of relief. It would be easier to keep an eye on 6 if she was in the front, but at the same time having a person who tried to kill you a little over a week ago right next to you isn't exactly a good thing. The rest of the drive is awkwardly silent. Not a single word. No music on the radio. Just the sounds of the car driving along the road.

  This time it feels as if the ride is never ending. Like the car will never reach the castle. But eventually it does. SMG4 pulls into the Showgrounds.

SMG4: "We're here."

  4 parks the car, and he and 6 get out. They enter the castle. It's empty. There's no one there but them.

SMG4: "Follow me."

  SMG4 leads SMG6 over to his room. First thing's first: the book. 4 grabs it off his desk.

  SMG6 begins to worry. Shit. She already knows what's gonna happen.

SMG6: "OH! Uh... heh heh... How'd that get here?"

  SMG4 ignores her and opens the book to the page. The page with him on it.

SMG4: "Why am I in this book?"

  He shows SMG6 the drawing of him.

SMG6: "I uh..."

  She nervously begins to back up towards the closet, which is open and full of random junk.

SMG4: "Answer my question!"

  SMG4 begins to get annoyed. This is the one thing he absolutely needs to know.

SMG6: "I..."

  6 trips and falls backwards into the closet.

SMG4: "Answer me!"

  The pressure is getting to SMG6. 4 is starting to remind her of Niles. Whether that's a good thing or not she can't quite tell.

  SMG6 sighs.

SMG6: "Look... I didn't want to be the one to tell you this, but... you're in there because... you're like me and Niles, SMG4. You're a God Boxian."

  SMG4 is stunned. It's like deja vu. Like when he saw Niles on that crystal platform. Except this time he isn't just gonna stand there. His shock quickly turns to anger. He balls his fists up.

SMG4: "I'M NOTHING LIKE YOU AND NILES!"

  He slams the closet door shut on 6, leaving her broken.

SMG6: "Yeah... You're better than either of us will ever be."

  She crawls over to the wall and lays against it. She then begins to cry.

  4's anger quickly dissolves into sadness. He falls to his knees and begins to cry as well.

~~A few hours later~~

SMG4 has calmed down a bit. He's still definitely on edge, but he's calmed enough to keep his emotions in check. 4 looks at the closet. He should apologize to SMG6 for yelling at her. He opens the closet door to see 6 slumped up against the wall, asleep. SMG4 sighs. It's been a long day. He might as well go to bed too. 4 closes the closet door and gets ready for bed.