In exchange for a Nickel

Meet

"Mephone..?"...

"Mephone, oh my god, are you stuck!?"

"I guess... I'm sorry,  I just, you know.."

Paper helped Mephone get off from the tree he was stuck in. He was obviously scared of heights.
Mephone gave paper a reassuring look, and paper felt somewhat warm that Mephone was doing fine now, especially ever since Oj kicked him out... over those videos..

"Well, I guess I just need to go back to my old workplace. Heh..."

"What do you mean..?"

"Well, I know that Adam betrayed me, but where else can I go now?"

Papers' tone changed. He looked disturbed, he grabbed Mephones arm without any warning, and started dragging him somewhere.

"Paper, what are you doing??"

"I'm going to have a 'talk' with Oj."

"Wait, what!?"

Mephone stops at his tracks, not letting paper pull him any further.

"Paper, please, not right now! Not after that video.."

"That video wasn't your fault, Mephone! You weren't the one hurting Nickel, I'm not letting you go back to your old place. Just so some corn guy can track you again!"

Paper grabbed Mephones hand again with more force this time. He wasn't gonna let him suffer again, especially not after what's happening to Nickel.
Mephone also just loosened his strength,  letting paper do what he must.

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Baseball seems to get a text message from his phone. It was another video, wasn't it..?
Surprisingly, it wasn't. Thank god he thought to himself. He opened the message, and it was from cobs.
Baseball hated that name he didn't want to see Nickel in such a bad state because of him, why Nickel, why not me he thought to himself..

Baseball pov :

The text message on my phone stated that Cobs wanted to...meet..?
What the hell was this guy on about? Does he think hurting Nickel will bring him to any good!?
How fucking dare he text me this like we were friends for what? 8 years?..
Maybe I should..

I get up from my bed and run downstairs,  I ask Oj, who's waiting at the front desk to make a meeting with people who actually cafe about the situation with Nickel, just not people with a kids personality like bot, cherries, yin yang, and more but I can't remember right now..

Oj calls everyone down for the meeting, I was nervous, but I needed confirmation from everyone if I was gonna go meet HIM.

As everyone comes downstairs, I manage to stand in the middle as oj announces that I have to say something, I take a big breath..

"Sorry guys, this might be uh sudden, but.."

I pause for a second

"Cobs or corn guy called me over to meet him."

Everyone screamed what while being stunned with shock, great what I JUST needed.

"You can't meet that, guys! You don't know what might possibly do to you!?"
Balloon managed to take out

Everyone was against this, I was too, but something was telling me I had to do this... for Nickels sake.

"GUYS! please calm down, just listen! I-I think I should go.."

"Are you insane!? There's no way he won't do something bad to you!"
Testube states

"Isn't he basically gonna give his address,  we can all get him!"
Paintbrush blurts out

"GUYS, PLEASE JUST LET ME DO THIS ON MY OWN! THERES A CHANCE HE CAN GET ALL OF US, DIDN'T YOU SEE THOSE ROBOTS!?"
baseball manages to take a breather before his next claim

"Sorry.. it just came out.. but I know what's best, especially for Nickels sake, I'll be fine, I promise!"

"I guess he can gang on us with his robots.."
Suitcase mumbles

Oj takes a sigh

"It's okay, baseball.. I give you permission to meet him if no one will.. I believe whatever you think is best for him.."

The whole place was filled with whispers, but they agreed to let baseball go.. as long as he's gonna be fine. He was leaving tomorrow anyways so he has a lot of time on his hands.

Baseball went back upstairs as balloon and suitcase followed behind him..

"Baseball, are you okay for doing this..? I mean, we did hear him.. he gave me a nasty atmosphere that I possibly can't imagine.."
Balloon says

"Guys,  im only doing this for Nickel, even if I won't come back, I'll just be glad if I get to see him again.. "
Baseball mumbles the last part

"Were fine with whatever you think baseball, just please be careful.."
Suitcase says

"I'll be fine, don't worry.. night, guys.. "
Baseball voices out before entering his room with the same dissatisfaction of his roomates bed still empty..

He fallsheac first on his bed, gazing off to sleep. Hopefully, everything will be fine... heh, who am I kidding, I'm meeting Cobs tomorrow.

It was the morning.

Baseball got up and scratched his leg as he exited his better and off to the bathroom to fix himself and do his make (guys, it's canon he does his makeup. PLEASE BELEIVE ME, HE PUTS WHITE FOUNDATION ON EVERY MORNING)

as baseball left to go downstairs looking all nice, he was about to leave before he felt a hug from behind him, it was Balloon and suitcase nudging on him, he turned around and nudged back at them.

"Please be careful."
Suitcase says as she nudges on baseball

"I'll be fine, guys.. I swear!"

"Good luck..!"
Balloon says with a soft smile

Baseball smiles softly at both of them before leaving. He feels so warm with the others, but Nickel, especially, he couldn't take it any longer, he didn't want to see Nickel in pain, this why he was going anyways, otherwise if he couldn't be able to reach and save Nickel in time.. what was his purpose of living then..?

He heads over to meeple before taking a deep breath and stepping in, he was greeted by a mephone, it was one of the latest models, it looked amazing, it was so high tech and just felt special, it somewhat reminded him of Nickel for some reason,  it felt like a peice of Nickel what pictured in it.. maybe he was just overthinking as the mephone guided him to the one and only Steve cobs.

Baseball was shaking, the place somewhat made him cold, the atmosphere felt dark and serious,  he was rethinking his situation as he just swallowed a big lump in his throat, he knew why he was here in the 1st place.. for Nickels sake.

The dark atmosphere was immersing as he walked in..

"Hello Baseball, I meant to talk to you. Please have a seat."

Baseball sat down as he was greeted with a rusty yet smooth voice. He started looking around. Surprisingly, there were no cameras, just the cold tension between the two.

"Y-yes.. you wanted to 'talk' with me..?
Baseball says rather nervously

"Yes, I know it may seem tense, but I want you to feel at the most comfort you can get."

Baseball was stunned, not only for him being nice, all of a sudden, but he's telling him to relax!?, what a foolish request,  but baseball decided not to snap back yet. He needed information. 

If he wouldn't find Nickel in time, he couldn't see himself existing till this day.

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HEY GUYS, THIS IS MY APOLOGIES FOR THE APRIL FOOLS. JOKE😔.
YES, I KNOW THIS IS REALLY BAD, BUT I WANTED TO POST  A QUICK ONE CUZ THE IDEA POPPED OUT OF NOWHERE