Snowcon Forest

The Past and Future

"You-I, what?" Snatcher stuttered out, thoroughly confused by what the newcomer was trying to imply. What the heck did he mean by that?!

Hat Kid, more curious than worried, squirmed out of his grasp and landed on the ground, looking up at Moonjumper. What's he talking about?! Snatcher is Snatcher! There's no way there's someone else like him!

Unless that creepy old lady has a habit of locking her old boyfriends up in dungeons.

"I was quite offended when you left me behind in that dungeon." Moonjumper said, crossing his arms and facing away from the shadow, who now had a look of understanding on his face. "But I understand, you wanted to escape as quickly as possible from-"

The rest of what Moonjumper was going to say was cut off when Snatcher swiftly placed a clawed hand over his mouth. "Not another word." The shadow whispered as he looked over to where the child was standing, that curious expression still on her face.

There was no way he was having this kind of conversation in front of the kid. Not yet.

He spun around and faced the hat brat, a smirk on his face. "Alright kiddo, looks like it's time for you to go home!"

Hat Kid gasped. "No way! Not when this is like one of those soap thingys! I neeeed to know what he means!" She cried out. She just had to find out what Moonjumper was talking about, her curiosity demanded it!

"Nope." Snatcher said, smirk on his face growing wider as four of his subjects appeared around the child.

The four quickly surrounded her while he used his magic to bind the child up. She let out a yelp as she began to fall backwards, balance lost, but before she hit the ground the Subconites swiftly picked her up. Realization dawned on her, now understanding what his plan was.

"Snatcher, don't you dare!" Hat Kid shouted, squirming as she tried to escape the magical bonds, but it was too late.

With a grin and a snap of his fingers Snatcher gave out his orders. "Take her back to the village and make sure she stays there while I chat with Moonboy over here!"

His subjects nodded and they swiftly made their way back to Subcon Village, carrying the shouting child with them. The shadow watched until they faded from view before turning back to face Moonjumper.

The two floating creatures stared at one another in the now silent forest. Snatcher narrowed his eyes. "Alright, now you can talk."

Moonjumper sighed and folded his arms, chains rattling ominously. "As I was saying, I understand that you wished to flee from Vanessa as quickly as possible, so I forgive you for leaving me there."

"But how could I leave you behind?! It was just me down there!" The shadow snarled, magic crackling around his form. He did not like recalling those memories, but he was certain he had been the only one down there!

Trapped while his subjects had searched for him. Trapped while the ice bitch unleashed her magic and killed so many innocent people...

"I told you I am you." The blue figure scoffed. "But perhaps you might remember something that you left behind...?"

Something he left behind...

Though his memories of that fateful day were blurry, he could remember a few things about his escape. The magic that had flown through him and broken the chains that kept him pinned to the wall, the ripping sound as his soul exploded out of his body, and the sight of his blue corpse on the ground.

Blue corpse. It had been so cold he had gotten hypothermia, his skin had turned blue.

Blue skin, like Moonjumper.