Double Life
The Whole Server (What Did I Do)
This one is gonna be a doozie, it's 9,200 words long and I've got to spilt into three different parts. This is part one of three, written to Taylor Swift music. Enjoy!
Star
Etho blinked sleepily and smiled as he heard the sound of bird chirping, the sound of the birds chirping and the soft snoring of his soulmate. Etho rolled over contentedly and looked at his child. Wait, child? Joel was the size of a five year old and he was sleeping peacefully with his hand smushed under his cheek. He was lightly snoring and his breath was blowing his fuzzy hair around.
Etho slowly reached out and picked up the Joel child holding him close to his chest.
He's kind of cute as a child. Etho noticed as he gently booped the child on the nose. This is definitely Joel though, right? Not some other child that just wandered in?
Suddenly the kid woke up and yawned widely. The child looked around confused for a moment before locking on to Etho and grinning.
"Eefo!" Joel cried and he made grabby hand in the direction of Etho's face. "Boat Boy."
"Awwwww." Etho smiled, hugging Joel closer. "Can you say Ee-tho."
"Eefo." Joel decided, snuggling closer. "Eefo got sugarcane?"
"No I do not." Etho laughed at the fact that Joel remembered their fruitless hunt for sugarcane.
"Eefo you perty." Joel said cupping Etho's cheek with his tiny hand.
"Aww!" Etho couldn't help but smile at the sincerity in Joel's expression. "We need to go and see Grian so he can fix this."
"Who's Geeian?" Joel asked, butchering the pronunciation. "Geeian have sugarcane?"
"No- Well he might but this is besides the point." Etho stood up and walked up the stairs to the deck of their ship and looked around.
There seemed to be a bit of chaos going around the server. The Ranch was on fire and it looked like Scar's pandas had escaped.
"What is happening Joel?" Etho asked, "I think this might not be just us."
"Look, it smelly Ranch!" Joel cried ignoring everything Etho had just said. "Smelly man Rancher live there!" He then began to chant and Etho sighed. "Smelly Jim! Smelly Jim! Smelly Jim!"
Oh boy. Etho thought. I hope that no one else is dealing with this right now.
*****
Grian woke up and immediately noticed something was wrong. He was covered in pandas and Scar was nowhere to be seen. Grian sighed in disappointment and sat up. His and Scar's whole room was covered in pandas and Grian jumped to his feet ready to give Scar a lecture. He ruffled his large white wings and yawned widely.
"Scar!" Grian called, "Scar, why are there so many pandas!"
Grian could hear high pitch giggling coming from another room so he raced over to see if it was Scar. At this moment Grian walked into the living room and what he saw shocked him. A small child was bouncing on the couch and when he noticed Grian a large smile appeared on his face.
"Gri-Gri!" The child cheered, hopping off the couch and running towards him.
"Scar!?" Grian cried out in surprise. "You're- You're so tiny!"
"Look Gri-Gri I brought in my Jellies! They were outside in the cold, but now they're warm." Scar laughed, flinging his arms around Grian's waist. "Can I up?"
Scar lifted his arms up to Grian and the blond had no choice but to grab him, lifting him up into his arms. Scar smiled and wrapped his arms around Grian's neck causing Grian's heart to melt.
"Oh Scar." Grian laughed as Scar yawned. "What am I supposed to do with you?"
"I wanna burn the wanch." Scar mumbled sleepily. "Stinky Wancher."
"You want to what?" Grian asked and Scar just snuggled closer with a sigh.
I'd better see if this is an isolated event. Grian decided. If Cleo is a child this could turn out very badly.
*****
Scott stepped out of his house and served the area with a smile. He stretched and looked over to Cleo's house to see his soulmate running over, looking out of breath.
"Scott!" Cleo cried, "Scott you've got to take a look at this."
Before Scott could even ask what was going on Cleo grabbed his hand and pulled him towards her house. Scott looked at the urgency in her face and wondered what was going on.
I hope no one's hurt. Scott thought as Cleo dragged him along.
"Cleo what-" But when Scott arrived at the other side of the bridge he understood Cleo's urgency.
There was a small blond child sitting at Cleo's front door with a small frown on his face. He suddenly grinned brightly and jumped up when he saw Cleo.
"Cweo!" The child yelled running over. "I sowwy. I wanna be your friend."
"Oh, my God." Scott laughed, "That's Martyn!"
Little Martyn was bouncing like he had eaten a kangaroo for breakfast and a wide grin was permanently spread across his childish face.
"Well I knew that." Cleo said with a sigh. "But what do I do with him?"
"Keep him?" Scott suggested and Martyn looked back and forth between them as they had this conversation.
"What if this has happened to others?" Cleo fretted, "We cannot deal with a child Jimmy or Ren."
"What about a child Grian." Scott suggested and Cleo shuddered.
"No matter, Scott go and check on Etho and Joel." Cleo instructed kneeling down beside Martyn and Scott sighed.
"Why me?"
"Because I have a child for a soulmate, and I don't want to." Cleo grinned and Scott smacked her lightly on the shoulder.
"Is okay Scotty." Martyn promised, hugging Cleo's arm. "I keep Cweo safe."
"Scotty?" Cleo wheazed with laughter booping Martyn on the nose. "Oh you're a keeper."
"Imma keep her!" Martyn said proudly, placing his hands on his hips. "Who we keeping?"
"You!" Cleo cried in a high pitched voice as she scooped Martyn up into her arms.
Martyn squealed in excitement as Cleo spun in a circle. Scott smiled, happy to see Martyn and Cleo getting along so well.
"Who knew you were a natural mom?" Scott smiled and Cleo smirked.
"You're stalling." She smiled as Martyn leaned his head against her shoulder.
"Well at least he likes you." Scott pointed out and Cleo stood up as Martyn's eyes started to droop.
"Well nap time for the little one." Cleo said as she hoisted Martyn higher. "I hope it's just us. Little kids will be much more prone to death and we do not want that."
"I'll go to Etho and Joel then I'll go see Grian and Scar and stop by the ranch." Scott patted her on the shoulder and she smiled. "Good luck 'Cweo'."
"That's not going away, is it?" She sighed ruefully.
"Not anytime soon." Scott laughed and walked off.
I hope that Jimmy's not a kid. Scott thought as he walked away. Otherwise, Tango might explode in happiness.
*****
Tango walked down into the caves and he looked back to make sure Jimmy was still behind him. His soulmate was following him with a look of determination but there was a little bit of fear in his eyes.
"Hey it'll be fine." Tango promised, grabbing onto Jimmy's hands and pulling him close. "We're just going to grab some enchantments, and leave without even seeing the warden."
"Okay." Jimmy nodded and Tango smiled, letting go of Jimmy's hands to walk further down.
Soon the pair came upon the deep dark and Jimmy winced as they looked over the abandoned city. Tango smiled as he looked over the city and he laughed when Jimmy grabbed his hand.
"Tango I've got a bad feeling about this." Jimmy whispered trying to pull Tango back. "We should go back, we don't want to be the first Reds on the server do we?"
"It'll be fine." Tango whispered again as he cupped Jimmy's cheek. "I'll protect you."
"Together?" Jimmy asked quietly and Tango nodded.
"Forever- Rancher." Tango said and Jimmy blushed at the comment. "Let's go."
The two slowly crept into the city, Tango went first and Jimmy followed more slowly, taking precaution not to alert the shriekers. After a while Tango noticed that Jimmy was no longer behind him. The blaze born began to panic when he looked all around and still couldn't see Jimmy.
Oh no. Tango thought as his heart rate increased. Jimmy, where are you?
"Jimmy!" Tango whisper-shouted. "Jimmy!"
But that was a bad idea and he realized that when a shrieker called out behind him.
"RAAHHHHH!"
Strike one.
The darkness closed in on Tango and he knew that he had to be more careful. But then he heard a whimper to his left and he couldn't resist calling for his soulmate.
"JIMMY!" Tango cried trying to get his attention. "Come over here! Jimmy!"
"RAAHHHHH!"
Strike two.
Tango stumbled as he tried to reach Jimmy, but before he could get there the sound he was dreading called out to his right.
"RAAHHHHH!"
Three strikes, and he's out.
The warden was here.
*****
Bigb sat up in bed and gasped as he heard a cry of excitement from the roof of the box. Bigb looked around for Ren but he couldn't see him anywhere.
"Ren?" Bigb called as he raced up the stairs. "REN!"
He raced up to the top of the box and looked to see a small wolf hybrid child sitting on the edge of the box with his legs swinging and a grin spread across his face. The child had sunglasses that were far too big for him practically falling off of his face and when he saw Bigb, his grin grew even wider.
"B!" The kid cried in a British accent. "B look I'm the king of the world!"
"Oh my God, Ren?" Bigb raced over to grab his soulmate, pulling him away from the edge. "Ren, you're small."
Ren pulled off his glasses and stuck them on Bigb's face. Ren let out a giggle and Bigb couldn't help but smile back at him.
"You're so cute and tiny." Bigb pointed out and Ren laughed.
"You so cute an' big." Ren replied and then he smiled. "You a big B!"
"Awwwww." Bigb laughed and Ren sighed tugging at a few strands of Bigb's hair.
Now, no matter how cute this is, Grian needs to fix this. Bigb thought, Let's just hope he's not a kid too.
*****
Bdubs was enjoying a restful sleep when the panicked cries of a child woke him up. It was the middle of the night and he wondered what the heck was going on. Bdubs sat up quickly and looked around wildly for the source of the sound. He saw a young child sitting on the ground by his bed with terrified eyes filled with tears. He wore a black t-shirt with a yellow 'i' on it and Bdubs immediately knew who it was.
"Impulse?" Bdubs asked and the Impulse child looked up at him.
"Bdub!" Impulse cried tearfully, flinging himself into the hermit's arms.
How is this happening? Bdubs wondered as Impulse clung onto him desperately. How is my soulmate a child?
Bdubs immediately felt bad for Impulse as he watched him try and wipe away his tears. Bdubs did what his instincts told him to, and he immediately tried to calm the child down.
"Hey, Impulse, what's the matter?" Bdubs asked, and Impulse sniffed softly.
"There's a scary green guy tryin' to get in!" Impulse cried, and Bdubs immediately picked up Impulse protectively holding him close to his chest.
"It's okay. I'll go and check it out." Bdubs promised, but Impulse grabbed onto his hand protectively before he could leave.
"No. Don't leave me." Impulse said softly, and Bdubs's heart melted. "It's scary in the dark."
"How about we go together?" Bdubs suggested, and Impulse quickly nodded.
"Is it gonna hurt us?" Impulse asked as he laid his small hand on Bdubs's cheek.
"No, no, we'll be fine." Bdubs promised, and Impulse sighed.
The two walked up to the door, and Impulse whimpered when he heard the banging. Bdubs placed Impulse on the ground, and he looked through the door. He saw the ugly face of a zombie, and he shuddered. This was why he liked to sleep the night away. Bdubs grabbed onto his sword and opened the door. He swung his sword and quickly removed the zombie's head, and he kicked the body out the door. Impulse gasped in fear as Bdubs quickly slammed the door shut and turned around. Bdubs quickly knelt down, and Impulse raced over and flung himself into his arms.
"Bdub, you okay?" Impulse asked as Bdubs gripped Impulse tightly.
"I'm fine, are you?" Bdubs asked, and Impulse nodded slowly. "Let's get you back to bed."
Bdubs carried a sleepy Impulse up the stairs and right to bed. Bdubs laid down, and Impulse snuggled his way closer with a sigh. Bdubs pulled up the blankets as Impulse began to snore softly, and he wondered how he could fix this.
Grian will know what to do. Bdubs decided, He can use his weird watcher magic to fix it.
Comforted by this thought, Bdubs slipped off into sleep with his little, little soulmate.
*****
Tango raced away from the warden, trying not to make any sound. But it was hard when the only light he had was the one his fiery hair was giving off. He stumbled his way through the city with the pounding of his heart and the steady thump of the warden's right behind him. As Tango ran, he suddenly saw a small shape sitting in the corner, and he raced towards it.
All of the sudden, a group of blue rings blasted towards him and he ducked and rolled, landing right beside the thing in the corner. Tango felt a pair of eyes watching him and he turned around to see a small canary hybrid child sitting behind him with a look of pure terror painted on his face.
"Jimmy?" Tango whispered softly and thankfully the warden didn't hear.
The child nodded and climbed into Tango's lap with a small sniff.
"Tango I'm scared." The little Jimmy whispered, burying his face into Tango's shirt.
Tango was about to respond when he heard the warden's sniffing just a few steps away. He slowly lifted his hand to cover Jimmy's mouth and he tried to breathe slowly and quietly so as not to alert the warden.
Suddenly Tango felt a vibration in the air and another set of blue rings hurtled their way towards him. He dodged and ran away as fast as he could, still holding Jimmy in his arms.
I hope we make it out of here. Tango thought to himself. And hopefully bring Jimmy along with me.
*****
Grian was finding it incredibly difficult to keep track of Scar. The little child was surprisingly good at running, and was making a habit of hiding from Grian.
"Scar!" Grian called as he looked around for the panda obsessed child. "Scar!"
"Geeian!" Scar called and Grian looked around wildly for his soulmate. "I found a fire-maker!"
"No Scar!" Grian yelled looking left and right for his soulmate.
"Imma burn down the Ranch!" Scar decided and Grian suddenly spotted Scar running out of the house towards the ranch.
"Scar!" Grian yelled and the child disappeared off into the trees. "If you burn down the ranch, Timmy will kill you!"
Grian spread his wings and glided slowly after Scar and followed the sound of his high pitched laughter which led him to the door of the ranch. Scar was walking through and he was haphazardly striking the flint and steel, scattering the sparks everywhere. Suddenly Scar noticed Grian and he grinned widely.
"Gri-Gri look!" Scar laughed, waving his flint around. "It's time to burn da wanch!"
"Scar, do you really think that burning down the ranch, again, is the right move?" Grian tried to reason with the child as he slowly moved closer. "Think, you can't spend as much time with your pandas if you're running from an angry Timmy."
"But- But I wike my pandas!" Scar sniffed, "I don't like Jimmy, he gonna take my pandas!"
"No wait-" Grian started reaching out his hand to stop Scar but before he could go anything the ranch was on fire and Scar was dancing around happily.
Scar raced over to Grian and jumped willingly into his arms with a smile. Grian sighed at the look of pure joy in Scar's face and knew he couldn't be mad at him.
"Oh SCAR!" Grian cried and Scar giggled in excitement and all Grian could do was boop him on the nose.
Grian walked back to the spikey fort and was met with the exhausted face of Etho.
"Etho?" Grian asked as he tried to keep a hold on his wiggling bundle of joy. "What are you- Ow Scar!" Scar kicked Grian in the gut and laughed softly. "What are you doing here?"
Etho opened his mouth to speak but he was interrupted by screaming behind him. A small brown haired child streaked over and started running laps around Etho. The kid had a green streak in his hair and Grian immediately recognized it as Joel.
"Stinky Jim! Stinky Jim! Stinky Jim! Stinky Jim!" Joel cried as he ran in circles. "Stinky Jim got his ranch burned down! Wook Eefo! Ranch go bye bye!"
Etho looked over to the burning ranch then at Grian's soot stained face, the ranch then Grian's face, then ranch, Grian, then ranch.
"Did you burn down the ranch?" Etho asked slowly and Joel looked up in hope at the thought that the ranch was gone.
"Nope." Grian said with a sigh. "This one did."
He held Scar out by his armpits and Scar giggled happily while Joel looked up in awe at the fact that there was another child on the server.
"Simba!" Scar laughed, his child form still going strong with Disney references. "I'm Simba!"
Grian smiled and sat Scar up on his shoulders but the excitement didn't last long.
"We need to gather the group." Grian decided, "I think this might be half."
"Half of what?" Etho asked, worry layering his voice. He knew the answer, and so did Grian but no one wanted to say it.
"Half of everyone. One soulmate from each pairing." Grian said somberly and Etho took a sharp breath.
"Wow." Joel remarked from the ground. "That sounds cool. Geeian, do you have sugarcane?"
Grian started laughing as he dropped Scar and fell on the floor. Etho just rolled his eyes and pulled out his communicator as Grian bestowed a piece of sugarcane to Joel. Joel gasped in joy and grabbed the sugarcane with a glint of evil in his eyes. He then looked up at Etho with a serious look in his eyes.
"Eefo, how do I make sugar into kablooey?"
Suddenly Etho cracked too and he started laughing along with Grian. The two children looked up at their soulmates wondering what they had said to make them go so crazy, but they would never know for soon they recovered themselves and got to work. Grian rounded up the children, while Etho contacted the others.
Etho- Meet at the Relationship. Bring the children.
Cleo- On our way.
Bigb- This is crazy, we're coming.
Bdubs- Impulse is so little!!! Has this happened to everybody?
Scott- Has anyone been in contact with Tango and Jimmy?
Grian- Save the conversations for when everyone arrives.
Impulse- Brrrrrrr blghsddd
Impulse- Hgggffpttttttt
Impulse- Bund
Impulse- Bdub
Etho- Bdubs, control your kid.
Martyn- Pffffffffffffffffffff
Joel- Stink Jim! Stink Jim! STINK JIM!
Grian- Hurry. They are learning to spell.
Scar- Swat Wers
Scar- Star Wars
Grian- Quick. They are becoming sentient.
*****
Pearl- Halber
Pearl- Helf
Pearl- Help
I loved writing this, hope you liked reading! Please don't hate how MUCH story this is gonna be. Cuz it's gonna be a LOT! (I'm so excited to hear what ya'll think)
Star.