Chapter 77 Man Out Of Time

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Upon failing to fully contain Chrovos, he then explains to Donut that his friends are trapped in a constantly looping time Singularity, reliving their past from Blood Gulch onwards on repeat, while Genkins impersonates various people in the past and changes the outcome of certain events, creating more paradoxes which will create alternate timelines, destroying time and causing cracks on Chrovos forcefield until it eventually breaks, freeing them. Chrovos then tells Donut by using the Time Door behind him, he can possess past iterations of himself and try to stop Genkins and free his friends, but then reveals they told Donut all this because his meddling will only cause more paradoxes and speed up the process of their freedom. Donut, determined to try anyway. But upon failing to do so, he gave up on his plan, and returns to Chrovos.

Chrovos: (laughing) And he came directly home.

Donut: No! I got shot by Zero a couple more times!

Chrovos: Either way, sterling work.

They step forward, revealing the cracked wall of their prison. Several more cracks have been created since Donut left.

Chrovos: Here, see? The cracks are fine and small, but very much there. Teeny weeny paradoxes. What would I do without you? My hero.

Donut: You're just being fake-nice to me to freak me out, and I wish you'd stop.

Chrovos: You have me all wrong.

Donut: I doubt it.

Chrovos: Indulge me for a moment, Donut. Do you know how long an eon is? Simple question. Do you know how long an eon is? Scientifically speaking, Donut, it's a billion years. Twelve million mortal lives lived end-to-end. It's a wonder I remember my own name! I'm not being nice to freak you out, I'm just glad something's finally happening! (suddenly somber) ...Anything at all. Your attempts to contain me are– are useful, but all the same, I'd like you to stop. It pains me to see my champion so sad.

Donuts: Why won't they just listen to me?

Chrovos: Darling, when have they ever? And even if they did, they're trapped. They don't perceive time as we do!

Donuts: So there's nothing I can do.

Chrovos: No. I'm sorry.

Donut: (distraught) You're gonna get free, and destroy everything.

Chrovos: Un-make everything. But it won't hurt; I promise you that. Don't feel bad, my boy, you just have no distance left to run. Time became chaos from the second the paradox was created, backwards.

Donyt: And... after that?

Chrovos: ...Hm?

Donut: You said time's all weird from the paradox backwards. What about after the paradox? What's happening in that time?

Chrovos: Oh. N–Nothing.

Donut: Nothing?

Chrovos: Oho, nothing worth mentioning! Two realities clumsily jostling for space where the paradox both did and didn't happen, where– where are you going?

Donut walks over to the Time-Portal Gun still laying discarded in front of Chrovos' prison.

Donut: Nowhere. Just... stepping out.

Chrovos: D-Donut...

Donut: For a walk! Outside of the Everwhen!

Chrovos: Are you listening?

Donut picks up the gun.

Donut: Haha, yeah, I know, right?

Chrovos: Put that down.

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