"It's okay to feel protective of your mom Delory, mean me and Enzo have been protective of dad for years."
Enzo nods, trying to focus on the level,"Yeah; And I'm positive you've seen how protective Mya and Aaron are of their mom and dad, I'm almost positive Mya tired to bite Mayor Tavish when he got arrested.", Aaron sat up in his bunk, Mya looking proud as she recalled it,"Okay; But that was Mayor Tavish; What he did to Dad, Norman, Ike and others: They should be thankful we didn't throw in them in a woodchipper.", Enzo shrugged,"Fair enough. . . Nicky not on call?", Mya shook her head, taking the phone from Aaron,"No, he's asleep he was pretty tired today and we don't wanna wake him.", Delory hummed,"Fair enough, I'm just trying to get my mind off dad, now knowing he's more dangerous. . . I just want mom to be happy and, distract myself with something.", Maritza hummed over the call, having an idea,"Well, tomorrow the School's closed for a meeting so how about we take our carts to the Old Theme Park and race.", Mya jumped for joy,"Yes, yes!", Aaron smiled, guess that had a plan.
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Jay carried Nicky to bed, once tucking him in with his teddy, Xeno the cat came over and cuddled up with him.
Jay smiled, taking a call from Luanne as he closed the door.
"Nicky's just asleep; Doctor suggested maybe letting him take naps throughout the day, though he was pretty tired today.", "I see. . . Good to know, keep me updated and your uh, brother?", Jay snorted,"Snows melted along with his snowman.", Jay shook his head.
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Nicky woke up in a white void, his goggles wonky he adjusted them.
"This isn't a regular dream. . . No monsters. . ."
It's new.
Looking around, he saw a room; A kitchen.
Wait? Isn't that The Peterson's kitchen??
Walking over and into the kitchen, the void disappeared and suddenly he was inside The Peterson Household.
"Everything is the same. . . I'm now worried I'm actually sleepwalking and I've somehow sleptwalked into their house."
Nicky began to walk around.
"That's not gonna be east to explain-"
"That."
Nicky jumped, an unfamiliar voice from the living room and an unfamiliar man stood before him.
"Would be quite impressive young man."
He turned to him; Black hair, green eyes, mustache and shirt, tie and glasses.
. . .
Wait.
Nicky knew this guy!
"You!- I know you. You're Mr Peterson's Dad, Robert Peterson, my friends talk a lot about you, Trinity smiled me a video of you presenting your inventions."
Nicky paused,"Is that why I'm dreaming of you?", he titled his head, raising an eyebrow,"A dream? Who said this was a dream??", Nicky paused.
"Uuuuuuhhhhh."
Robert chuckled, waving his hand,"It's alright; I'm well aware my house isn't in a white void.", he folded his arms, his expression of curiosity,"But why would you be dream about me?", Nicky paused,"I dunno. . . Maybe cause Trinity showed me a video of you, and newspapers stuff. . . Maybe. Uh, you sure you're a scientist?", Robert smiled,"I've gotten that question more than you would know.", Robert straightened up,"Well, while you're here; Let's have a chat and drink.", Nicky. . . Didn't have anything else to do so sure, this was a dream.
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Gerda stood in front of her own nights, surrounded by darkness but infront of her was a figure of her past.
Her looming regret, a shadow in the form of Theodore's past self; Wearing his clothes, the wounds he had.
"I'm sorry. . . I'm sorry if I did something to upset you into doing the prank. . ."
"No, no. . . Theodore. . ."
Gerda sunk to the ground, tears streaming down her face, her body shaking and her breath shaky.
"You did. . ."
She paused, a lump in her throat,"You did something wrong. . .", she looked at the child form of Theodore.
"You always find yourself back here. . . Faced with regret, sorrow, the guilt. . . The One you killed and the one you destroyed."
"You don't deserve forgiveness. . . Yet, deep down he forgave you and gave you another chance and you blew it."
. . .
The child wrapped arms around Gedda, trying to comfort her.
"My dear. . . No matter what you do, through words and actions, doesn't change what you did and how you created, fueled the monster beyond your understanding."
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Robert watched Nicky carefully.
"If I may, ask you something."
"Yes?"
Nicky looked at him, interested as Robert simply put his coffee cup on the coffee table, silence between them.
"If someone did something to you, would you forgive them, why and how would you forgive them?"
Nicky went silent.
"Well. . . Depends on what they did, but I've had people hurt me before. . . Family and other kids, but I forgave them for my own peace to move forward."
Nicky smiled at him,"Actions speak louder than words, like Enzo and Aaron; They slowly rebuilt their friendship and are now buddies again.", Robert smiled,"Huh, have you spoken to therapists?", Nicky nods,"Plenty; But also it's family advice like from my dad.", Robert nods, sipping his drink; His father was a kind man, so if he was to get mad it would be someone's biggest mistake.
Robert found himself alone.
Forgive for my own peace. . .
Heh.
Robert shook his head, a good kid; But he doesn't take advice.
Least his grandchildren kept him from the same path as his son had to walk alone for so long.
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||Hello Neighbour: A Better Timeline||
Fanfiction~What If Events Never Happened, Or Everything Was Handled Differently? What Would Have Changed??~ ||Nicky and his parents to Raven Brooks, he's honestly not looking forward to moving again and is sure what happened will continue like an endless cycl...
