"Has he told you what happened?"
"No. Did anything?"
Cosmo swallowed air, scrolling through his mind for a good way to explain it.
"Well, it's my fault."
"Okay, than, what happened?"
"We fought... I was so, so wrong."
"Aww, come on, we all make mistakes."
"This was more than a mistake. That was a sin."
"Okay, what was it?"
"I wanted to report you."
Archer stopped.
"You wanted to report us?"
"Yes. Willow tried to talk me out of it."
He nodded.
"But isn't it my fault at the core? That I told you about it?" Archer asked.
Cosmo backed up.
"Let's go, or they'll catch us," Archer looked into his eyes and smiled.
That smile stayed in Cosmo's mind for a while, before Archer pulled him away.
"But you didn't know it was unsafe."
"Dude, I was joking. None of us are wrong."
"So you don't blame me?"
"No, but the rest do. Hurry up."
Cosmo ran into the bunch of trees that were about to grow into a full-scale forest.
"You were just doing what was right," Archer continued when they got lost among the trees and got the chance to slow down. "What you were told to do, that is. Did you report us or not?"
"No, I didn't."
They passed through the empty village. All of its citizens were searching for Cosmo; meanwhile, this universe stood empty. Just like he first thought it was.
"We could hide here," Cosmo suggested.
"No, that's a stupid idea. They'll come back and find you anyway. We're going to find Willow and then hide in your house. They blame me for telling you, so I will also hide."
"But the house has no key!"
"So what? It's still a hiding place," Archer pulled Cosmo out of the village and ran further, taking leaps between the trees.
"You can stop this, we aren't being chased."
"You never know."
He nodded, remembering the vague and blurred events of the past few days, ever since Ivy's party.
They went out on the valley and into the house.
"I'm sorry," Cosmo mouthed as he entered. These were the first words he had to say.
Willow ran towards him and hugged him.
"Are you alright?" Cosmo asked as he pulled himself out of his brother's hands.
"Yes."
"Well, I'm glad. There's a lot going on. Let me enter first, and I'll explain."