On the same day that Stanley died, Hudson ((The x guard)) began his break. Charolette surprisingly allowed him to get off work because of bigs plans he and his wife Sabina had. They had planned for weeks about having a child, and today was the perfect day. He didn't know what had happened with the royal 2 family, but he didn't really want to get up in their personal business anyways.
He arrived home, and began humming a tune. "I've been waiting for you." Sabina grinned, spinning around in a chair and stroking a pillow like the cat of a villain. Hudson chuckled. He walked over to Sabina and easily picked her up. "Put me down!!" She laughed, waving her legs about as Hudson lightly tossed her on their bed. He leaned down and kissed her multiple times. "So? Everything go over well with the ol' crazed Queen?" Sabina asked once Hudson had finished. "Surprisingly yes. Not sure if it's a good sign or a bad sign." He replied, sitting down beside her. She traced her fingers over Hudson's tattoos, "So make it a good thing. You've got months off of work! That's top tier good!" She emphasized. He sighed loudly and turned to face his also heavily tattooed wife. "Are you ready, babe?" He asked. She grinned, "Have been for a while, was just waiting on you." She teased, getting up from the bed and looking through songs on her phone. "Let me guess, 'Nothing Else Matters'?" Hudson questioned sarcastically. "The one by that one singer... What was her name..?" "You're holding the phone, hun." Sabina pushed Hudson onto his back on the bed, making him laugh more. "Pheobe Bridgers! That's right!" She exclaimed, finding the song. She put it on, the music filling the room. Hudson closed the blinds. They drew close and held hands, beginning the dance. They danced in sync, occasionally making each other laugh. Sabina lent Hudson her powers, making the ring of light start to glow. After a few more moments, they drew closer and kissed, ending the dance. The flash of light occured, then faded. They were now sitting on the bed. They opened their eyes and stared into the other's then looked down at their lap. "Oh. My. Math." Hudson cupped his hands around the tiny yellow x that had popped into existance. "Wow. It's way smaller than I thought it would be..? Is that bad?" Sabina worried, examining the x in Hudson's palms. Hudson checked the baby and smiled. "A little boy." He sighed happily. "Are we not concerned that our son is smaller than our palms?" Sabina asked, worry taking over her. Hudson didn't seem to mind. "No not really." He said blankly, still gaping over his son.
Days went by, and their little x didn't seem to grow. He was still smaller than the palm of Sabina and Hudson's hands. Though besides him not growing, they also noticed strange things. Things would randomly fall off their shelves, drawers would open even though they were no where close to open them, the tv would flicker on and off and so would their phones. Then, one day while Sabina was out shopping, Hudson figured it out.
Sabina opened the door to an excited Hudson waiting for her. "Is everything ok, why are you so excited?" She asked, putting the grocery bags on the kitchen table. "I figured out why weird things are happenening! It's our sson, he's got mind powers!!" He beamed. Sabina went quiet for a while. "Hun, we shouldn't even know about his powers at this stage, he should still be developing them! This isn't a good sign..." Sabina exhaled, walking into the living room and checking on her son, who was sleeping on the couch. "I think we should bring him to a doctor. Just to be safe." She said, picking him up and holding him in her arms. Hudson sighed loudly, "Alright. I'll book an appointment right now." He went to the phone and dialed the number.
A few days later, Hudson and Sabina got to the doctor's office. They greeted the doctor 7 they were shown to, and told him about their son. He scratched his chin while they explained. Eventually, the two left, leaving X with Dr. Baxter.
This went on for months, but X never actually explained what he did there. And for good reason. Dr. Baxter was doing things with X that Sabina and Hudson would never agree to. He kept taking X into strange rooms and tried to test his 'mind powers'. X would often get hurt, mentally or physically, and was told to hide it from his parents. Dr. Baxter didn't want to hurt X, and didn't know how much he was. Everytime Hudson and Sabina picked him up from the doctor's office, he was usually holding back tears. Hiding what really went down in there. Dr. Baxter just wanted to see if he could make X's mind powers stronger, but overlooked how young X was, and how he didn't even want mind powers.
12 months later, when Two was barely a teen, Charolette threw a party for him. It was a party in order for him to be officially crowned prince. She reluctantly invited townsfolk over, and the party commenced. But in Two's room, where a group of young Algebraliens hung out with Two, he explained how he didn't want to be in Theodore anymore. He wanted to get away from his mother. All his friends were those you know, One, Three, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten. They weren't at the teen stage yet, but were close like Two was. "Yea, my dad is a doctor and is obsessed with seeing if I have powers. Which I don't." Seven explained. "My parents make me eat food instead of the curtains." Six grumbled. Everyone shot him a worried look then went back to their own thing. "I don't think you get it..." Two began. "I'm getting out of here today." Everyone gasped. "What?? But you're being crowned! Who wouldn't want that?" Three exclaimed. Two stood up off his bed, "If I get crowned, that means I'm doomed to stay in this wicked town forever! I can't!" The other numbers looked at each other before looking back at Two. "How do you plan on doing it?" Five asked. "The guards will see you and just bring you back." Two thought for a moment. Then suddenly, a small rock hit his bedroom window. He looked out and saw Four waving at him. he got an idea. He opened the window and called Four over. "Woah! There is a party happening in here!" Four began, but Two shushed him. "I need your help." He whispered. Four listened closely. "I need to get out of this town, but I got to get around the guards. You know the streets better than anyone, can you help me get out?" He asked hurriedly. Four looked at the front gates of the castle, then back at Two. "Ok. But you need to follow my instructions." He said softly. Two nodded and began to climb out the window. Then noticed the others doing the same. "We're coming with you." Three said. "We can start our own town! Of grasslanders that were mistreated." Five added. Four sighed loudly, "Ok, ok! But we gotta be quiet." He murmured. They all nodded and followed Four. He led them away from the front gates quickly, and rushed them into the streets. Charolette knocked on Two's door and opened up, just to see an empty room with the window wipe open. "He's escaping!! Find him!!" She shouted almost immediately, running into the halls and shouting at the guards. They all rushed out and hopped in cars and trucks, switching on sirens and looking for the missing prince.
X left the doctor's with his parents. "So how was the check-up today, sweetie?" Sabina asked. X trembled. ".....C..cat.." He stuttered. "Hm?" The two leaned in on X, trying to determine what he was talking about. They made me kill a cat. They made me kill a cat. They made me kill a cat. X repeated in his head, unable to hold tears back. Overwhelmed with emotion, X sprinted off. He could hear his parents call his name, "WAIT!! COME BACK CAS-" Their shouts cut off as he ran into the streets. He ran until he ran into something. "A variable!" Five exclaimed. X gasped when he saw the crowd of numbers. "Who are you people??" He cried. "Hey, hey, don't worry! We won't hurt you." Four said, helping X up. "We're getting out of Theodore!" Six blurted. "Getting out? Like running away?" X asked. "Yes, and we need to keep going!" Two added, hearing sirens in the distance. "Take me with you." X said suddenly. Four grabbed X's hand and began running again, everyone following behind him.
The group ran towards the entrance/exit of Theodore, when a police car blocked their way out. Four quickly took an alternate route, leading the group to an old warehouse that wasn't being used. They were about to run by it when a police car blocked their path, making the group skid to a halt. More police cars pulled up and forced the group's backs against the warehouse walls. The other's parents came out of their cars, but were stopped by the police. "That's my son!! Let me through!!" Dr. Baxter shouted, pointed at Seven. He cowered behind Nine. Charolette stepped out of the police car in front of the group and stood before them a few feet away." "Two, you are coming back to the castle right now!" She exclaimed, stomping a foot. Two shook his head, standing in front of the grooup. "We're tired of being mistreated!" Four hissed at Charolette, making her scowl at him. She refocused on Two. "My dear Clover," She changed her tone, "Come back to the castle. Come get crowned. You don't want to run away, if you think about it. You have all you need here." Two resisted the persistance in her voice. "I don't have a dad..." He mumbled, unable to speak up. A few cops tried to grab the others, but Four extended his arms around the others while standing behind Two to keep everyone away from them. "Your name is Clover...?" Six muttered, mostly to himself. Two felt his anger bubble inside him as Charolette kept trying to persuade him to go back home with her. "Once your crowned, you'll be just like me." She forced a smile. That was it. Two clenched his fists as an eerie green magic started to surround him, starting from his fists and overtaking his whole body. The crowd backed away slightly, while Charolette's eyes widened. "I.... Don't.." Two fumed, his knuckles going white. "I don't ever WANT TO BE YOU!!!!" Two screamed, the light suddenly flashing as he did, making the crowd look away from it. They heard Two's voice continue shouting as the light got brighter. The ground shook and some of the lampposts shut off. Then the light was gone, so was Two's voice. And so was Two. In fact, the whole group of rogue Algebraliens were gone. Seven, Eight, Six, Four, X, all of them. Charolette looked around, confused and angry. "Search the town! They can't have gone far!" She orders the police and her guards. Hudson and Sabina pushed through the crowd and watched as Charolette got back in the police car and drive off. The other officers told people to go back home. "Have you seen our son? A little yellow x?? Anyone??" Sabina called, looking around. Hudson took her hand sadly, "He's not here." He sighed. "He has to be! Right?" She felt tears well up. Hudson hugged her, while the crowd moved past them.
...
Two slowly opened his eyes, feeling soft grass around him. The sun was blocked by very cotton-candy looking clouds. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and looked around more 'awake'. Him and all the numbers were in some sort of plain. It still looked like the grasslands however, but coming from Theodore with nearly dead grass, to a place where the grass was green and healthy, astounded Two. The other numbers gaped at their new surroundings. "Wait- How did we even get here?" Six asked, standing up. "Two did that! Now we're hopelessly lost!" Seven cried, laying face first in the grass. "Lost? What do you mean? This is perfect! We're free!" Two exclaimed, skipping a bit through the grass. "No Two, we are lost! Not everyone wanted to come with you!" Five snapped, pointing a finger at Two. Four huffed and stormed up to Two. "I wasn't going to run away! I was going to just help you! And now I've lost my mom too!" He shouted, turning away quickly to hide his tears. "So did I! Isn't it great? No more rules!" Two cheered. Four grabbed Two's wrist and tightened his grip, making Two yelp in pain, "No. It isn't great! Unlike you, I actually had a loving family." Four snarled, eyes narrowing. Two fell silent and his face went pale. Four let go of Two's arm and stormed off. "Where are you going??" X called after Four. "Anywhere he isn't!" Four shouted back. Once he dissapeared out of sight, Seven, Nine, Eight, Ten and Six followed after him. The others glanced at Two, who was trying his best to be mad, but his tears gave his real emotion away. "F-Fine! Go over there! I don't mind! I won't miss you!" Two shouted after him, waving a hand around. "At least I had a home!!" The others gasped. "What? It's true!" Two shrugged. X lowered his 'head' and walked in the direction of Four. The other ones left followed. Then Two was alone. He wrapped his arms around himself and sat on the ground. He began to cry.
Four and the others kept walking until they couldn't anymore. They settled on a nice little place, and as they grew up, they build themselves a place. They didn't really have houses, since the weather was usually nice so they could sleep outside. They called their little place the 'Equation Playground'. It was quite peaceful there. As they stayed there, Four became more powerful, more scary. Everyone then called him the Demon Digit. He got obessed over math and algebra, which made sense in some ways. X became good friends with everyone there, but always stayed with Four more. None of them knew where Two went. Soon they made treehouses far from the Equation Playground, and made those their houses. Eight made a even number clubhouse with Ten, but didn't want anyone else to join because he started to think he liked Ten. But hide it pretty well by acting like he didn't care about much in general. They were barely young adults when two unexpected things happened...
"See? Math is fun!" Four exclaimed, dancing with X. They had just figured out his value and decided to celebrate. While celebrating, they heard a fimilliar voice. "Hello other numbers!!" Four grimised as he turned and saw Two beginning to walk through the Equation Playground. "Where have you been all these years?" Five asked, crossing his arms. "Oh, I've just been practising my super cool powers!" He replied quickly through a smug smile. "Super cool, huh? Show us." Six demanded, putting his hands on his 'hips'. "Well I would love to, but I feel an evil presence holding me back." Two replied smugly, glancing at Four approaching him. "Bold of you to assume you're welcome here." Four grumbled. "Oh come now, we're basically family!" Two chuckled. Four's fists tightened. "You've been gone for years!" He exclaimed, stomping a foot. Two wasn't phased. "Oh dear I guess it has! Oh well." Two waltzed by Four, walking up to X. Four got in his way. "Get out." He hissed. "Why? I just got here." Two snickered. Four snarled at him, unable to control his anger. "GET OUT." He hissed louder, this time startling Two. He backed away, nervously. "Alright, Alright, I'll go. But you'll be upset you didn't get to see these awesome powers." Two floated up and zipped off, leaving the others in his dust. Five waved the dust out of his face and rolled his eyes. "Has he always been this..." "Annoying??" Six grumbled. "I don't remember him being that annoying... Ugh, whatever." Four shrugged it off. They all went back to their business.
More years passed, and the Algebraliens made actual houses for themselves. Four was flipping through channels, bored out of his mind. He wished he could go to X's place to hang out, but X was busy with baking something. He was nearly zoned out when something caught his attention.
"𝑰𝒄𝒆 𝑪𝒖𝒃𝒆, 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍?"
He questioned why someone would make such a weird tv sh-
"Well, everybody, they're building the island of luxury. It's called Dream Island."
He paused. He stared at the tv. Dream Island..?
Days passed, and Four couldn't get himself off the odd little show of BFDI. He tried to talk to the others about it, but he couldn't describe it well enough for them to be intrested. X however, gave Four's strange obsession a shot. He didn't quiet understand it. Actually he didn't understand it at all. Even when Four put the first episode on and explained it. Weeks went by and Four was still hooked on the show. "Still watching that BFBDFI show thing? Are you?" X asked, who was visiting Four but Four wasn't focused on him. Four nodded, still noot paying attention. "Uh huh, oh! Shh! This is my favorite scene of this episode!" He beamed. X watched as he effortlessly spoke along with 'Leafy'. He was amazed how much Four knew the show. "One day, X, people are gonna be quoting me! I'm gonna be on that show!" Four hummed. "Really, Four?" X asked, not quite sure that Four knew what he was saying, but happy that he was happy nonetheless. "The world's gonna know my name! I'll be the favourite!" Four smirked.
"I'll be the favourite."
((WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Sorry I am really happy with this chapter! The nostalgia hit me real hard- I remember being like, 12 or something when I first watched BFDI 1. Me and my brother watched it endlessly. Then once it ended, we got out of it. Then I was randomly in my room watching old BFDI clips because I wanted to feel the nostalgia again. The comp was all Fireafy -don't judge me- and then scenes I didn't know started playing I was like "Wait- WAIT- THERE'S MORE???" And then me and my brother got into BFB. Funny thing is we started watching BFB a few months after BFB 30 released. We were upset that we missed BFB coming out, but we're very happy and excited that we can finally vote on TPOT! Like dude, when I placed my first vote I was ecstatic. I think this will be the last TP part, since the rest is the stuff I'm already doing lol. I dunno, wibbily wobbily timey wimey stuff (If you get that refrence I love you). Maybe some more parts from their past will be in flashbacks or stuff. But for now, that's all the TP parts I've got for you. Also yea I started the Liminal Space thing, which you don't actually have to read. I just kinda made it because I had the physical ability to. I might not even update it anymore. Ok this is getting too long- See you in the next part, which will be continuing where 'The 'lost' Waterling' left off. Buh Bye silly boy/girl/friend!))