Don't Forget Me

Chapter Twelve

"So, how do we get Ringo up here, without alerting Tom..?" Edd asked. The god avoided their gaze, a bit creeped out by their new looks, even though he looked the same.

"I'm not sure. We can't really go to find her...and we can't wait around for her to come up and find us.." Tord paced back and forth.

"Well, doesn't she usually come up around the same times every day? During mealtime? We could wait for a few hours, until she comes up for food?" Matt suggested. Edd and Tord looked between each other, and shrugged. Seemed like a good enough plan. So, they headed back to Tord house, and waited.

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Ringo has stayed up nearly all night with her newfound friend. They spoke about anything and everything. About themselves, about their friends. About what they like to do, where they like to go. Everything they could think of. But, eventually, the dragon started getting tired, and Susan let her sleep.

In the morning, Ringo awoke, but didn't go up to the surface. She stayed underground with Susan, and occasionally went to check on Tom. He was alright. Still out of food, and huddled in the corner on his bed, but alright.

So, everything was nice.

However, when she and Susan began to talk again, Ringo felt her stomach growl.

"Are you hungry?" Susan asked.

"Yeah. I didn't go up for breakfast this morning, but it's fine."

"We can talk with you on an empty stomach. It'd be hard to hear," she laughed, and Ringo emitted a low growl in response. And, after a few minutes of much needed convincing, Ringo stood from her spot, stretched, and began her decent upwards.

"We'll talk when I'm back!"

Eventually the little dragon reached the top, and she started looking for her owner. First, she walked over to where they usually dined, but saw no one there. So, she looked around, confused, but didn't see anyone. There was another place they could be at this time, but the chances of that were very slim. It was Tord home, and the others don't usually go there.

Sometimes, Ringo will notice Tom walking into the house in the middle of the night, followed by the lamps all flickering on. She'll hear voices, but she doesn't know who's saying what, or what's being said anyway. So, she never asked. It wasn't her business to be in.

Right now, it was the last place she could think of them being, so she hurried there.

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The three of them heard a soft growling sound, and the door creaking open. They knew who it was immediately.

"Ringo Wait! Don't come in!" Edd shouted, and the door stopped, before the little creature could continue. She patiently waited for him to continue.

"When you come in, all three of us are going to look hurt. We're not, okay? We're all okay. They're just illusions," Edd paused, and she growled in understanding, before he continued, "Alright. Come in."

Ringo pushed open the door, before walking in, and inmediatly freezing. She remembered what Edd had said, but she hadn't been expecting this! She whimpered.

"We're Alright Ringo. We're doing this for a reason," Matt reassured her.

"Yeah, and we need your help," Tord avoided her gaze when she turned to him confused.

Edd nodded, "Yea. But, first, I have a question. Ringo, is Tom still in his monster form..?" That might make this a little more complicated, but not impossible. But, Ringo shook her head gently.

"Alright. Then, we need you to find him, and tell him something bad happened to us. Use anyway you can. We need to scare him up here. Please.." All three of them looked at her, desperately. She shook her head slightly, but bowed afterwards, agreeing.

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Im so going to regret this...

Ringo agreed to the task. Why? Well, she did want to help Tom, and she promised not to tell anyone about what was going on. And she didn't tell anyone. They already knew. Of course, she, and most likely the other three too, knew this would kill him.

But she was willing to risk this to save him.

So, as she headed back into the caves she spent her previous hours, she began to formulate a plan in her mind.

"So, did you get food?" A voice popped up behind her, startling her.

"Nope."

"Why not?" Susan asked, confused.

"I made a deal with the other three...I'm so going to regret it..." Ringo shook her head.

"What is it?"

"They used illusions to mess themselves up, and are planning to scare Tom...Probably to get him to come out. I agreed to come tell him..."

"That's...thats...Wow..." Ringo nodded as they traveled down to Toms room.

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Tom sat in his bed, as usual. Tired. Cold. Weak. He just wanted it all to be over. To be done with. He missed them. Whether or not they missed him. He still longed to see them.

He missed the hugs Edd would give him when he noticed how down he was feeling. He missed the melodies Matt and him would sing together, when the rain was trying to bring them down. He missed the jokes Tord would tell him to cheer him up. Even if they were so terrible, they were still funny. He missed their smiles. He missed their laughter. He missed it all.

And yet, something told him, it was all fake. And he believed that.

However, before he could miss them any more, Ringo ran into the room, worry written all over her face.

"Ringo?"

"Tom! I-It's them! They're hurt!" Wait, who? Was it who he thought it was?

"What happened!?"

I don't know! They all look badly damaged! Edd has scars everywhere! His wings are ripped up! Matt is covered in blood and his skin looks like it's melting! A-And Tord! He-" Tom doesn't dare let her finish her thought.

He's seen this before. In his dream. He knew this was going to happen. He didn't bother asking who did this, because he already knew.

Tom attacked his friends again.

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