Falling With You

Chapter 3 - By Sheer Luck

Warnings: Mentions of/Attempted sewerslide + mentions of character death

Smg3 groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. By a miracle, he was still alive. Smg3 closed his eyes again however, wanting to keep them shut forever, until he remembered something important, or someone. And that someone was Smg4. Smg3 tried to get up but screamed in pain as he moved. He laid back down, not understanding why he couldn't move. That was until he looked over, and saw a spear impaled into his left arm, pinning it down. Smg3 continued to look around and saw another spear impaled into his right leg. That's why he couldn't move and was in pain. Smg3 tried looking for Smg4, but all he saw was the chair he was sitting in before. "SMG4!!" he tried calling out for him. But nobody came. Who knows how long it's been since the castle collapsed. Smg3 didn't know where he was, or if his ex-rival was even alive, and the thought of Smg4 dead scared Smg3 the most. After some thinking, Smg3 decided that waiting to be rescued wasn't going to cut it. He grabbed the spear pinning his arm and pulled it off, screaming in pain in the process. After some time calming down, he did the same action to the spear on his right leg, groaning in pain once again. Using one of the spears as a cane, Smg3 slowly got up, "Smg4!! Where are you?!" he continued calling for his friend. No response. Walking very slowly, Smg3 decided to explore the area. It was too dark for him to even see where he landed, but he did see plenty of eyes watching him. He wanted to use the spear to poke them, but he needed to know where Smg4 was first.

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Hours. It's been hours of Smg3 pathetically walking around, trying to find the only person he really gave a damn about at the moment. He almost wanted to give up and impale himself with the spear to finish the job, but he needed to know for sure if Smg4 really was dead. "Smg4..!! Please dude!! Tell me you're still here!!" He yelled before collapsing to his knees. The pain was too unbearable for him, and he began to cry angry tears. "PLEASE 4!! GIVE ME A SIGN!!" He yelled. He continued to cry before looking up, and seeing Smg4's hat close by. Smg3 crawled over to it slowly and picked it up. He looked around again, "S-Smg4?! Hello?!" He yelled before forcing himself back up, clutching the hat. He continued to walk around, and in front of him, he saw the same tentacles that held Smg4 down coming together and forming a wall, stopping Smg3 from progressing further. Smg3 clutched the spear and began ripping the tentacles, curious to know what's behind the wall, and hoping he could find Smg4 soon.

After Smg3 successfully made himself an entrance, he carefully slipped through and looked up.

"SMG4!!"

On the other end, Smg4 was being held upside down, wrapped in tentacles. He was passed out, his face pale, and Smg3's fears were slowly coming true. Smg3, as best as he could, rushed over and began ripping the tentacles off of Smg4. He pulled Smg4 away and laid him down. "Fuck fuck fuck..4..? Smg4, wake up..! It's me..!" He shook Smg4, but nothing happened. Who knows how long he's been held in that position. Tears started forming in Smg3's eyes again, as he continued to shake Smg4, "Wake up!! Please!! Don't leave me..!!" he cried and held Smg4. There was still no response from the other man, and Smg3 lost it. He continued to cry, wishing the debris had killed him off. Maybe then he wouldn't be where he is, kneeling beside his counterpart, who was dead. Smg3 continued to hold Smg4, before laying him back down, then looking at the spear again, clutching it. He stared at it for a while, and held it close to his chest "I'm coming 4.." he whispered. He was ready to end it all, and while he could wait and bleed out to death, he wanted a quick and easy way out. He was ready to be with his cru-

"Smg3..?"

Smg3 opened his eyes and dropped the spear, looking over at Smg4. He was awake. He was alive. Smg3 grabbed him again and cried once more. "You're alive!! You idiot you're actually alive!!" Smg4 leaned on him, holding him in a hug. He also began to cry. "We're alive..I-I can't believe it.." They held each other for a while with soft crying, until Smg3 broke the silence, "Are you hurt..?" he asked, scanning Smg4's head then his arms. Smg4 shook his head, "No, just a massive headache right now.." he said then began checking Smg3's head. He froze as he saw a deep wound on Smg3, perhaps from the debris that knocked him out in the first place. "What..? What is it..?" Smg3 asked his friend. Smg4 only continued to scan Smg3 for wounds, and saw the wounds on his left arm and right leg. "Dude..What the hell happened to you..?!" Smg4 asked, worried. Smg3 looked at his arm again, "Oh, right.." he sighed, "I'm not sure..I woke up and these spears had me pinned down..Surprised I didn't bleed to death huh..?" he tried to joke, which failed as Smg4 frowned more. "We need to get the hell out of here.." Smg4 whispered before getting up. Smg3 slowly got up after, using the spear and Smg4 as support. Smg4 shook his head. "You shouldn't move so much..maybe we can find a place for us to camp out while you heal up.." Smg3 sighed, "No, I'll live..I just want to get out of here.." he said.

Smg4 started noticing Smg3 getting weaker and frowned. "Come here, I'll carry you.." he said, grabbing Smg3 carefully. Smg3 looked at him with wide eyes, wondering if he heard that right. "Wh-What? No! That's weird!" he said as he blushed. Smg4 rolled his eyes and carefully picked up Smg3, despite his protests. "H-Hey! Put me down!" Smg3 shrieked, using his right arm to wrap himself around Smg4 so he wouldn't fall, "It's just us here. No one's going to tease you, tsundere" Smg4 teased, making Smg3 blush more, "Shut up! B-Baka!" he yelled, looking away. Smg4 chuckled and began walking away, holding Smg3 close.

The two walked in silence, and they were hopeful the other was alive. Smg3 sighed a little and leaned on Smg4. He wanted to take a quick nap, but he was scared he wouldn't wake up again. He hated being in this state of pain, but he was distracted by the fact that Smg4 was carrying him. That was all Smg3 could think about, really. As they continued to explore, Smg3 tried thinking of ways they could escape, which would be hard considering they were miles underground. As he continued thinking to himself, his eyes slowly closed. Smg4 noticed, "Tired..?" he asked quietly, making Smg3 open his eyes again. "I can stop so you can-" Smg4 tried to speak before being interrupted by Smg3 "N-No! Not tired! Don't let me sleep!" he said in a panicked tone. Smg4 frowned a little and stopped. "It's okay if you need to sleep 3.." he whispered as he sat down with Smg3, who shook his head. "Smg4 please, I don't want to sleep..what if- what if I don't wake up..?" he asked, extremely worried. He promised he wouldn't leave Smg4's side, and he made a vow that he wouldn't let Smg4 suffer any fate alone. Smg4 held Smg3, carefully rubbing his back, "You need your rest 3..You'll wake up, I promise..I'll be awake to make sure you're alright.." he said reassuringly. Smg3 looked at Smg4 with tired eyes. He knew Smg4 was right, but he was still scared. Smg4 laid down, laying Smg3 comfortably on top of him, "You can use me as a pillow. The ground's pretty hard on your head anyways.." he said, making Smg3 blush more. "Oh shut up.." Smg3 said, closing his eyes and getting comfortable. He was going to admit, laying at Smg4 felt nice. He closed his eyes and listened to Smg4's heartbeat, which relaxed him of the anxiety he had.

Smg4 rubbed his back and smiled. "Sweet dreams 3.." he whispered, reviving a hum from the other in response. Smg4 looked around the area, unable to see because it was dark. He knew he had to get Smg3 medical attention soon. He looked at Smg3 again to make sure he was asleep, to which he was. Smg4 carefully placed a peck on his forehead, and began playing with his hair.

"I'll get us out of here 3..I promise.."