The Return

Chapter 10

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Meme's spirit was broken. When Nadwe asked who he was, Meme felt everything fall apart. Meme couldn't understand why and how it happened. TBH had taken him to another room to try and help him, but nothing was working. It seemed the Meme had died. "Meme, please, say something! You're scaring the hell out of me." TBH begged. Meme sat there, silent. TBH was scared. "Meme, please. We can find a way to make Nadwe remember, but just please say something!" TBH said. Meme stared into space, not saying a word. TBH got up to find Natalie. She was the only person who may know what to do. TBH looked where Socks was, and he found her with Laff and Socks. "Natalie, it's Meme." he said. Socks and Laff looked at each other, both knowing that something bad had happened to him. "What's wrong?" Natalie asked. "He's completely silent, he's not saying a word. He stares into nothing. It's like he died!" TBH said, his voice cracking. Natalie was frozen. First Zack was taken by Chaos, then three of her friends were taken by Chaos, then Nadwe almost died, but didn't remember anything. Now Meme was still as stone, his spirit crushed. Socks got up. Meme was his closest friend. "Let me try to talk to him." Socks said. The world suddenly began to spin. He shook his head, trying to make it stop. "You're in no shape to walk, less stand up." Laff said. "What happened?" TBH asked. Was Socks okay? "I just hit my head. I'm fine though." Socks promised. Then the sick feeling came again. He felt like he was going to throw up, and the world spun faster. "He's trying to control me again." Socks whispered. Laff tensed up. Socks sat down in the bed, trying to ignore it. "What does Chaos want with me?" Socks said angerly. TBH was worried. Jooice got easily mad, Laff was more cyborg, never knowing if L4FF was going to appear. Now Socks seemed to be the one who was Chaos's little messenger. "How do you know when Chaos is trying to take over?" TBH asked. He wasn't trying to be rude, just curious. "I just get a sick feeling inside. It doesn't feel right." Socks said. That's why he was holding his stomach. Socks tried to ignore it, but it persisted. Socks wanted it to stop. "Knock me out, please." Socks asked. "I'm not going to do that?" Laff said. Socks was starting to shiver. "Please, make it stop." he said. TBH and Laff wanted to help him, but how? "Make it stop, make it stop." Socks whispered. TBH couldn't bear to see his friend suffer anymore. He went over to his friend, and punched as hard as he could against his head. Socks went out like a light, a small smile on his face. "TB!" Laff groaned. "I couldn't stand him suffering anymore." TBH said. "Yes, but what about Meme?" Laff asked. "...Maybe we should see if Nadwe is better. If we can find a way to get his memories back, then maybe Meme will come back." TBH said. Laff thought about it, and decided it was worth a shot. "But I'll stay behind. I don't want him to freak out from seeing me." Laff said. "No, you come with us. Maybe it will help him get his memories back." TBH said. Laff was still resistant, but agreed in the end. They went to Nadwe's room, and when they entered, they found Muffin and Nadwe playing cards. "Nadwe." TBH said. Nadwe turned, and smiled. "Hey, what's up?" He said. Muffin gave TBH a sad smile. "Still nothing." He told TBH in his head. TBH felt his heart fall a little. "Nothing much." TBH said. Laff entered the room, and Nadwe saw him. "Whoa! You look sick! Is that, like, a suit or something?" Nadwe asked. "Um, it's kinda hard to explain." Laff said. He missed the old Nadwe. Nadwe would probably make a joke about him. "Anyway, Muffin's been teaching me some card games that are really fun. Maybe we could make our own. Wouldn't that be fun?" Nadwe asked Muffin. Muffin nodded. "I wish I could be out of this bed though." Muffin said. "You can't, you're injured, and we can't risk it opening again." TBH said. Nadwe groaned. "You'll be better in no time." Muffin promised. "Yeah, I hope so. Can we also open some shades? It's kinda dark in here." Nadwe asked. "Well, the window's kinda cracked, so it kinda makes the light weird, so we shut the shades to block it, but I think we can get a lamp in here or something." TBH lied. "Cool. Also, how's Meme doing? He looked kinda...I don't know, sad last time." Nadwe asked. TBH didn't know what to say to this. "He has a lot on his mind right now, so he's resting." Laff said, and TBH quietly sighed with relief. "Huh, okay. Tell him I hope he's fine." Nadwe said. They left the two boys to play their card game. "That is...unbelievable." Laff said. It broke his heart to see Nadwe that way. "Yeah. Also, thanks back there. I didn't know what to say." TBH said. "Eh, it was nothing. But how is he alive? Didn't Chaos stab him, with a stake, made of light, through his heart? He should've been dead in seconds." Laff wondered aloud. TBH realized that. "Weird. But let's just be thankful that he is." TBH said, hoping that whatever reason that saved him didn't disappear. "Yeah, now maybe we can deal with this." Laff said, looking at his hands. "Yeah, that would be a good idea." TBH said. Laff sighed. "What happened that made the metal spread?" TBH asked as they walked through the hallways. "Well, you had just gone into the castle to find the others, and me and Meme were talking, then out of nowhere, my hands and arms changed. I didn't trust myself. I don't even trust myself now." Laff looked down. TBH didn't know what to think. Laff was going through so much right now. "Just because you don't trust yourself, doesn't mean that we don't." TBH said. Laff chuckled. "Yeah, but what happens to that trust when the unthinkable happens? Will you still trust me after L4FF comes?" TBH didn't know what to say. "Well, it depends if you let us trust you." TBH said after a few seconds. Laff thought about that for a second. "That means I would have to trust myself, right? It's nothing but a circle." Laff sighed. "Then don't make it a circle. Listen, there is a lot of stuff that is happening, and I don't know what is going to happen. But I have to be able to trust people around me, and myself, that it's going to be fine. You guys will always be there for me, and we'll always be here for you. If L4FF wants to show up, fine. We'll fight him until he gives you back. We're your friends Laff, don't forget that." TBH said. Laff felt amazed at TBH. He just spoke everything that was on his head and heart out to him. He chuckled. "I guess I've forgotten that you guys forgave me." TBH smiled. "It's gone Laff. It's all in the past." Laff smiled, then looked at his hands and gasped. The metal was disappearing, also on his chest, legs, and head. "Would you look at that!" TBH laughed. Laff was now back to being human. "Oh my God, what the heck?" He said, amazed. He was so happy to finally no longer be a cyborg. "Come on, let's go check on Socks." TBH said, and the pair went to go check on Socks. When they entered his room, he was awake, but he looked like he was in pain. "Socks, what's wrong?" TBH asked, worriedly. He realized his eyes were closed, and tears were falling down his face. Laff ran over to him. "Socks, snap out of it." Laff said, shaking him. Socks didn't seem to even feel Laff, nor hear him. "Socks, don't do this man, don't do what Meme is doing." TBH said. Suddenly, Sock's eyes opened, and he screamed "NO!" Laff jumped back. TBH was startled, and tripped over his own feet. Socks was panting. His face against the black was almost pale, sweat dripping from his head. "No, no, no, no." he whispered. "Socks what happened?" Laff asked, stepping back to his friend. "Chaos, he...he made me hurt everyone. Everyone that I cared about." Socks said. Laff was confused. He was pretty sure he didn't hear screaming or anything. "Wait, Chaos was making you see this?" TBH asked, who was sitting on the floor. "Yes, but it felt so real!" Socks said, and more tears fell from his face. "Listen, you didn't hurt any of us, we're all fine." Laff promised. Socks nodded, and his breathing had slowed down. "Listen, it's fine. Chaos was just trying to scare you." Laff said. Socks nodded, but he still was scared. Would he actually hurt his friends? He was just so tired, and his head hurt. "Listen, just rest." Laff said. "Wait, what about Nadwe? And Meme? I have to see Meme." Socks said, and started to get up, but Laff pushed him down. "Oh no no no. You are resting. You aren't going out of those doors until you rest." Laff said. "Laff, I can't stay here while Meme is completely lost in his head and Nadwe doesn't even remember who the heck Monika is! Please, you've got to let me see them, please!" Socks said. Laff was stuck. He wanted to let Socks see his friends, but he didn't want Chaos to take over Socks while he was talking to Nadwe. "Fine, but only Meme for now. I don't want to risk Nadwe's life if Chaos takes over." Laff finally said. Socks agreed. But when he got up, he started to stumble. Laff held him steady, and TBH came over and helped Socks too. "Why do my legs feel like jello?" Socks said. "I mean, you have all the colors of jello on your socks, so that could be a key factor." They all laughed. "Maybe!" Socks chuckled. Laff and TBH helped Socks to Meme's room. "Listen, Meme might not talk. He didn't talk to me so...just wanted to warn you." TBH said. Socks nodded. They opened the door to Meme's room. Meme was still by himself, but he was sitting by the window, looking outside. Socks saw the pain and grief in his face. "Meme." he whispered. Meme didn't say anything, just continued to stare out the window. "Meme, are you okay?" Socks asked. Meme didn't say anything. Socks pulled away from TBH and Laff. He walked over to Meme and sat down next to him. "Meme, snap out of it." Socks said. Meme didn't say anything. Socks suddenly felt a bit irritated. Then he slapped Meme. "Ow! What the hell man!" Meme said. Socks was startled. He didn't want to slap Meme. Stupid Chaos. "Sorry, I didn't mean to. But, that kinda sounds stupid." Socks said. "It's fine." Meme said, looking out the window again. "Meme...we're all worried about you." Socks said. "Why me? Why are you not worried about Nadwe?" Meme said harshly. "Meme, I am worried sick about Nadwe, but you are scaring me, scaring TBH, scaring the rest of the group! You're not talking or anything! What happened to the Meme who would do anything to try and fix the problem, and make people laugh. Why is the old Meme replaced with the one who hides in their room and shuts up? Meme, come back." Socks said. Meme was stunned. He hadn't realized his silence had made the group worried. And that fast. "I just...I just want the old Nadwe back." Meme whispered, tears falling from his face. "We all do. But maybe the way to get him back is to bring you back." Socks said. Meme wasn't sure what to say. "Meme." Meme turned and saw Laff, but he was no longer a cyborg. "You're..you're back to normal." He stuttered. "Yeah, it took a while. But Meme, I just wanted to let you know that Nadwe, he's...he's happy right now. But I don't think the old Nadwe is gone." Meme froze. "Wha...what do you mean?" Meme asked. "When we were talking, there was something about him that...I don't know, just stood out to me. It reminded me of the old Nadwe a lot. So maybe there is a small chance he's still here." Suddenly, Muffin burst through the doors. "He's gone!" Muffin yelled. "What!" Meme said, standing up. "His ability, it's back, but he doesn't know how to control it! He went right through the bed!" Muffin said, his voice cracking. "We need to find him." TBH said. "I don't know where he is, he ran off." "He shouldn't have gone that far, but the only thing I am worried about is the sun." Laff said. The sun was starting to set, but it would still be a while before it had set for night. "Oh no. Not again." Socks whispered, holding his stomach. "What?" Meme asked as TBH and Laff tensed. "No, I need to get out of here." Socks said, and started to the door. "Hold on, what the hell are you talking about?" Meme said, stopping Socks. Socks grabbed Meme's arm, and flung him forward. Meme hit the wall, and every part of his body was on fire. "What the hell man!" Meme groaned. Socks realized what he did, and the sick feeling got worse. "Meme...Oh God, What does he want with me?" He said angrily. TBH helped Meme up, and they heard Laff yelp. "What is happening?" Laff said, watching his hands and arms become metal. "We need to find Nadwe, and fast." TBH said. Meme nodded. "Laff, can we leave you here to take care of Socks?" TBH asked. "Yeah, I can. But I'm not sure if he'll come." Laff said as the metal reached his chest and legs. TBH and Meme ran out of the room. "Nadwe!" Meme yelled. They turned the corner, and they saw Nadwe, frantically patting his sleeve as it faintly smoked. "Nadwe!" Meme yelled. Nadwe lifted his head and saw them, and fear went through him. "What is happening to me!? I went out into the sun, and I started to burn! You guys better have a good explanation!" Nadwe yelled, standing up. "Nadwe, just wait." TBH started to say, but Nadwe disappeared through the floor. "Shit." TBH said. Meme panicked. He ran outside, and found Nadwe, just inches from the sun under the stairs. "Hey, mind getting an umbrella or something!" Nadwe yelled. Meme closed his eyes and focused. The skies darkened, and it started to rain. The sun was blocked out, so Nadwe was safe. "Meme, how...how did you do that?" Nadwe asked, coming out slowly. The rain avoided him, and when Meme opened his eyes, they were glowing blue. "Meme, you're eyes, they're glowing." Nadwe whispered. "Yeah I know." Meme said. "Why am I going through walls? And why am I so thirsty?" Nadwe asked. "Nadwe, listen. You know the answer, you just don't remember." Meme said. "What do you mean I don't remember?" Nadwe asked. The 14-year-old was scared. "You used to know me. Who I was. But something happened that made you forget." Meme explained, wanting to just go into his mind and find the memories. "What happened? Was it related to my injury? What even happened?" Nadwe asked. So. Many. Questions. "Nadwe, I know who you are." Meme said. Nadwe got quiet. "Who am I?" Nadwe whispered. "You're Nadwe. You're 14 years old, you can phase through walls. You're a vampire, cause you just wanted to help us. You're best friends with Muffin, and you're in love with a computer software called Monika for God's sake!" Nadwe chuckled. "Nadwe, you went into Chaos and killed him. Twice! When no one else could!" Nadwe stood there, listening to everything he said. "Please, remember." Meme whispered. Nadwe was thinking about everything Meme had said. They all felt familiar. Meme was hanging on to one last strand of hope. He was praying with every living part of him. Nadwe was quiet for a long time. The rain stopped, and the night was out. Nadwe looked up, and saw the stars. The stars brought him comfort. Meme looked up to the stars too. He liked the stars. They always calmed him down. "Meme?" Nadwe whispered. Meme looked back at Nadwe. Meme didn't know what to say. Did he remember? "Meme, what the heck happened? The last thing I remember was falling asleep on the bed." Nadwe said. Meme felt relief fill him, and joy flowed through him. "Let's just say, you gave me another heart attack." Meme said. Nadwe was confused, but the memories that he had before came to him. "Wait...did I forget everything?" Nadwe asked. "Yeah, you did." Meme said. Nadwe felt his heart drop. He ran over to Meme, and tackled him in a hug. Meme hugged him back, tears falling from his face. "I don't know how it happened, I don't." Nadwe whispered. "It's fine now. It's over." Meme said. They just stood there for a long time, both happy to have each other. Suddenly, they heard someone come outside. They pulled apart, and saw Jooice coming down. He seemed to be straining against something. "Socks lost control, Laff is trying to fight him, but he isn't doing well. Chaos wants Nadwe dead." Nadwe felt dizzy. "You need to run." Jooice said. "What about you?" Meme asked. "I'm just trying not to get angry at you guys for absolutely no reason. It's getting worse. We need to find the actual Chaos, and kill him." Jooice said. He felt the rage and anger wanting to explode, but he held against it. "Go! Before Socks finds you!" Meme and Nadwe turned and ran. Jooice closed his eyes, fighting himself to calm down. "There is no reason to get mad at them." He told himself, repeating it over and over again. He calmed down, and felt the rage fade. He opened them, and was glad the Meme and Nadwe had disappeared. He knew if he went up to the castle, it would not be good. He decided to stay out here, but if the battle came outside, he'd run. Maybe find Meme and Nadwe. He closed his eyes, and imagined a life where Chaos didn't exist. He felt sleepy, and before he could stop himself, he fell asleep.

So Meme was completly crushed when Nadwe forgot everything, and Socks snapped him out of it, but he's fighting against Chaos, who still wants Nadwe dead. Nadwe's ability comes back, and he's confused about everything, but Meme helps him remember. Jooice tells them to tun to get away from Chaos, and falls asleep. Welp, see yall later.

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