Dueling Critters, a Smiling Critters x Yu-Gi-Oh AU Story

Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Hoppy Hopscotch Vs Dark CatNap; Broken Dreams

The seven pillars of pink light then dashed away to different places around Crittopia while the device up ahead was still charging the sky to be red. The closest was a few miles away as two of the pink light scattered there while 3 more scattered near a park that was also a few miles away.

“They've split into different pairs?!” Bobby said,

“What do they all have in store?” PickyPiggy wondered,

“...Ok, I have an idea.” Bubba said, “Me, Bobby and Picky will go to the three pink lights in the park. Hoppy, Kickin, you two will go to the ones that's a few miles away from here to your left.”

“Gotcha!” Hoppy said as she went on KickinChicken's motorcycle, “Come on, Kickin!”

Kickin then joined Hoppy on his motorcycle.

“Good luck to you three.” Hoppy said to Bubba, Bobby and PickyPiggy,

“Godspeed to you two.” Bubba said as he took a deep breath, “Because you also need it.”

“Alright, let's go and see what's going on!” PickyPiggy shouted,

“I'm a little nervous, but I'm sure we'll get it all done together!” Bobby said,

Bubba, Bobby and PickyPiggy then went off to their right. Hoppy and KickinChicken then looked at each other.

“You good?” Hoppy asked him,

“...I guess…” KickinChicken replied,

“Hey, don't worry. All of what has happened between you and me? Water under the bridge.”

“Yeah, but–”

“--No buts. The two of us are gonna help each other and our friends on what these pillars of lights are all about. Ok?”

“...Ok.”

“Alright, let's roll!”

Hoppy then started the engine of KickinChicken's motorcycle and rode off. Other critters that they pass by were either confused or got scared from the sound of lightning bolts striking. KickinChicken looked up to see pink lightning bolts appearing.

“This feels like an apocalypse.” He said,

“Yeah!” Hoppy said, “Hour Of Joy my ass! This isn't joy, this is fear!”

Hoppy then followed one of the closer pink pillars of light.

“Where does this light lead us to, we will know and find out what the hell is going on.” She said,

Then, Hoppy and KickinChicken stopped near an abandoned orphanage called, “Home Sweet Home” as a pink pillar of light was shining down on it.

“Isn't this Home Sweet Home?” KickinChicken said,

“Yeah… This is the orphanage CatNap grew up in for most of his life…” Hoppy replied, “He didn't have any parents and he grew up as an oddball… At the time, no one really talked or communicated with him except for us.”

“CatNap…”

Hoppy and KickinChicken then got off of KickinChicken's motorcycle.

“We should see what's going on.” Hoppy said, “In there. Something about this pink pillar of light being able to send some sort of signal in Home Sweet Home is unnerving…”