Timeline Convergence - Act One (Ask/Dare)

'Chapter' #19: ~Introducing... EVEN MORE PEOPLES!!!~ (pARt TwO)

"Krona? What are you doing?" Illa asked, eyeing the Demon of Darkness quizzically. Then again, that look was nothing new for her. Illa gave almost everyone the iconic quizzical Illa look. Krona opened one eye and glanced over at Illa, the blank look on his face unshifting. "Listening." "To what?" Illa asked, but Krona lifted a claw up to his mouth, signaling for silence. Illa rolled her eyes, but obliged to her friend's request of silence. As the two sat there in complete silence, Krona's ear pressed against the wall, Saphire entered. Yawning as she stretched her arms out, as if she had just woken up. Even though it was the middle of the day. Saphire had just gotten back from a long voyage with the Royal Guard, so she deserved the rest. "Hey." Saphire yawned. "What's going on-" "Shhh." Krona shushed, holding his claws back up to his mouth. Saphire stepped back. Caught off guard by this display. She glanced over at Illa, who shrugged, then motioned to her ears. Saphire nodded, seeming to understand.

Kaos continued to walk around aimlessly around the town. He would have thought Scrape's odd friends would have left more of an impression on the kingdom, taking into account how highly she spoke of them. A sigh escaped the Dark Portal Master's mouth as he kicked a pebble to the side, off of the gravel road. His eyes half-lidded. At this rate, Kaos wouldn't be able to find anything unless it rammed into him- OOF!

As if on cue, Kaos was knocked to the ground by a pale, slim boy. His red eyes wild and frantic. "Out of the way, midget!" He yelled, scrambling to his feet and attempting to dash away, but Kaos was quicker. The Dark Portal Master lept onto his feet and blocked the lanky boy's path. "You. Boy." Kaos said. He was running low on patience and his voice reflected this. "Would your name happen to be Nixs?" The boy glanced around, panicked, then locked eyes with Kaos. "Y-Yeah. Why the heck do you want to know- wait. No. I don't have time for this. Let me through!" The boy named Nixs stepped from side to side, trying to get around the Tiny Tyrant; but to no avail. Every step he took, Kaos countered. "What the hell, shorty! Let me pass!" "Do you know a Nekokin named Scrape." Nixs froze at this, slightly caught off guard. "Yeah? She's, um, my cousin. Why the hell do you want to-" "Liar." Kaos muttered. "What?" "Liar. Scrape isn't your cousin. You two still call each other that, but you both know it was just a quick fix for you so they would protect you." Nixs was beginning to get suspicious of this little midget standing before him now. "How the hell do you know that-" "Now's not the time to ask questions. I need to find Illa and Saphire. Stat." Kaos commented. Nixs was still eyeing him skeptically, unsure of what to think. "And... you are?" Kaos rolled his eyes exasperatedly at this. "Kaos." He answered. "Who?" "Ugh! Just- just come on." Before Nixs could react, Kaos grabbed him by the arm and began dragging him along. "You're going to show me where the remaining two of the Trio are." "And why should I!?" Nixs cried, digging the heels of his feet into the gravel road. "Because. I'm trying to help your 'cousin'." Nixs was silent at this. He glanced down at the road, then sighed. "Their base is this way. I was on my way there already so... follow me."

"How long has it been?" Illa whispered, leaning over to Saphire so she didn't accidentally disturb Krona. Saphire glanced down at her wrist, where her pretend wristwatch was tied. "Ten minutes. And he still hasn't told us what he's up to." "Listening." Krona muttered back, then lifted a claw up to his mouth. Illa rolled her eyes, groaning. "You've been listening for the past ten minutes! And that still doesn't explain WHAT you're listening for!" "Shush." Krona hissed, opening an eye to glare at Illa. "You will know soon." "Soon? Soon!? Krona, I want to know now!" CRASH! As if answering Illa's question, Nixs came bounding through the front door, knocking Krona aside as he did so. "You guys! Help!!!" He yelled, running inside frantically. Illa and Saphire looked over at Nixs. Illa's look was that of annoyance, while Saphire's was more one of confusion. Krona sat up, running his claws through his hair. He looked from Nixs, who was running around in circles, to Illa. "I told you you would find out." Illa scoffed at this, then turned to Nixs. Before she could ask what his problem was, though, Kaos walked through the door. Less frantically, but still in somewhat of a rush. "Illa? Saphire?" Saphire got to her feet, caught off guard by this new arrival, but Illa put a hand out. Reassuring her it was okay. "Saph. It's fine. It's just Kaos." "Kaos?" Saphire asked. "Yeah. Kaos. One of Scrape's friends from that other realm." Illa managed a smile at the Tiny Tyrant. "Hey, Kaos. Whatcha doing here?" Kaos managed somewhat of a smile back, but the look on his face quickly returned to what it had been before. "I needed to see you two. It's about Scrape." Immediately, Kaos had their attention. "What? What happened? Is she alright?" Saphire asked. Kaos sighed. "She's, well... not herself, to say the least. She's been getting reclusive lately. Acting more and more like an emo and less and less like herself. I think it's because she's realm-sick. She misses you guys." Saphire and Illa exchanged looks, then back to Kaos. Worry flickering in their eyes. Krona walked over to Nixs and placed his claws down on the Darkling's shoulders. Attempting to calm him down. "What do you want us to do?" "I have a plan. Don't worry. Since Scrape's birthday is coming up soon, I was thinking..." Kaos motioned for the three to huddle, to discuss the plan in private, so no one could overhear. As they were doing that, Krona was failing at calming down Nixs. The frantic Darkling just didn't want to be calm. "You don't understand, D.O.D!" Nixs cried, hyperventilating somewhat. "They're coming!" "Who's coming?" Krona asked, attempting to ignore the fact that Nixs was still referring to him by that name. "They are!" Nixs yelled, then fell to his knees, holding his hands over his head. "I don't want to be goop again! You have to help me!!" Krona looked down at Nixs, a blank expression on his face. "Oh." He muttered. "Them. Couldn't you ask Nathaniel for help? Illa and Saphire are a bit busy-" "Oh no! Oh no no no! I can't ask him! Not Pretty Boy! Not after what happened with the..." A violent shiver ran through Nixs' body, a pained look on his face. "I'm almost reformed! I don't want to go back to goop again!" "You said that." Krona muttered. "Please D.O.D! You have to help me-" CRASH!