Final Space Oneshots

Time Shards (1)

This is in the AU where Avocato never got taken by Invictus so everyone is happy for a change :)

Avocato hummed, staring at the object in front of him. He flinched as it suddenly pulsed a light pink.

"A time shard?" He asked his son, raising a brow. "What is this doing on the ship?"

Little Cato wanted to give him a tour of the ship now that he had fully recovered his memory. After many days recovering from the fight with Invictus, the older Ventrexian was finally up and about.

It was actually Gary's idea (he was a captain now – who would've thought?) to give Avocato a tour and so, with a pat on the shoulder, he told Little Cato to show him around.

His son rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Long story...we kinda crashed into one..." his son explained.

"You crashed into one? Was anyone hurt?!" Avocato asked, panicked. He breathed a sigh of relief when Little Cato shook his head.

"We all recovered in our own time." The teen suddenly grinned, eyes lighting up. Avocato knew that look.

"What are you planning?" He asked cautiously. Little Cato grinned wider.

"Wanna touch it?" He asked.

"No way! You know what could happen, right?" Avocato refused, staring at his son in disbelief. He was really going to have to give him a lesson on "safe things to touch in the universe" soon.

"What? I've touched it before." Little Cato said casually, paws reaching out for it. Avocato slapped them back, heart racing.

"Don't!" He pulled his son away before he could touch it again. "Look, when these things begin to get unstable they can de-age anything that touches it. I've seen it before." He explained. Little Cato's mouth dropped to a perfect "o" shape.

"Well how come that's never happens before?!" He asked in confusion. Avocato glanced back at the shard, which was now pulsing alarmingly.

"It's never been this unstable before." He pointed out. Little Cato was now looking slightly afraid, so to ease the tension he added, "it still looks cool as a display though."

"I know right!" Little Cato lit up again, smiling hugely. "It glows in the dark and stuff! It's awesome!"

"Sure is." Avocato chuckled, patting his son's back. "Now, what else can you show me?"

Little Cato was about to reply, but was interrupted by a very familiar singing voice.

"Dancing Queen..." Gary literally danced into the room, finishing with a twirl.

"Hey Avocato! Hey Spider Cat!" He said before humming again. Avocato smiles as Little Cato giggled.

"Our son has just been showing me the collection of items you have here." Avocato said. Gary grinned.

"Are you super-impressed? Don't answer, I know you are." Gary finished his dance by striking a pose dramatically. Avocato shook his head fondly.

"Do you actually dance everywhere?" He asked jokingly. Gary smiled, walking over to them.

"Dance away the pain, brother!" He cried out, ruffling Little Cato's Mohawk. The blonde's eyes caught sight of the time crystal and his hands reached out to hold it.

"Hey Little Cato, wanna play some time catch?" He asked as he moved to grab it.

Then, a few things happened at once.

Little Cato lunged forward, trying to stop Gary from touching the object.

Avocato cried out "You play Time Catch with this thing?!" in shock before copying Little Cato's movements.