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Intertwined Ch.7

Nos sat in a chair across from Nox in his study, his fingers laced in front of him, his elbows on his desk. “It is not just about whether or not it is possible, Nox, this all depends on their parents. Ultimately, this is their choice.”

The golden hybrid nodded slowly, looking at the floor.

“I know this is a sore subject since you had to part with Dylan, and if it were up to me, you could see Fletcher and Darwin whenever you wanted. It makes me so happy to see you making friends. Please understand that it is not up to me, but I will talk to their parents. We must respect their feelings on the matter.”

Nox took a moment to think. “If they say it’s okay... do you think we can help their world?”

XR monitored the frequency of the other portal machines, seeing that Planet Z’s was still active... as was Star Command’s?

It was time to talk to his brother. XR didn’t waste any time getting to the point when XL answered. “Hey, please tell me Nebula didn’t have some kind of a back up portal?”

“About that,” XL laughed sheepishly, “they figured Nos would destroy the first one, so...”

XR shook his head. “XL, you gotta destroy it! If one of them opens another portal, there’s no telling what it could bring through!”

AL growled while he destroyed the fiftieth hornet that day. “Not only did I fail to capture those boys, that snake kept me from getting close at all,” he snarled, punching a hole through the wall. The worst part by far had been explaining it all to Zurg. As expected, the Evil Emperor was thrilled to hear about the new little vampire and was already planning their capture and conversion into soldiers. It was all getting rather annoying.

AL’s thoughts were on Nos-4-a2, that parasite that he couldn’t manage to kill. Every time he fought that cheap imitation, someone new was there to protect him. AL had no patience for teamwork, especially not since being trapped in his throne by his once trusted “brother.” He was at a standstill. This wasn’t something he’d be able to do alone. AL needed someone who could match his strength ‒ he froze. His rage ebbed as his face split in a malicious grin. “Who can you count on if not yourself?”

He recalled the data he’d collected from the children and tapped it into the computer. The monster analyzed the numerous galaxies that appeared and smirked enormously. “How fortunate, though destruction will have to wait.” His chest panel exposed his converted core. “I will find my other half. In the meantime...” Using what core he had left, the part of himself that had been expelled to preserve his sanity, he began the scan and locked onto a planet. “Transylvania...”

With the press of a button, he opened a portal into the boys’ universe at the darkest edge of their galaxy, right on the surface of the dead planet Transylvania. AL flew through and coasted over the icy wasteland. He looked across endless fields of ice and snow, the fallen soldiers stopped in time, robots and organics alike. He could only chuckle as he made it to a castle built into the face of a mountain. He glided inside to see the grand pool. There, far beneath the surface and through a thin layer of ice, he could feel someone alive and unturned ‒ there was no mistaking the connection he sensed to this alternate version of himself. “As soon as I change them, they will be hungry. They’ve been trapped for so long,” he dove in with relish, swimming to the depths where dead orbs radiated enough light to see by. AL was faced with numerous tunnels large enough for ships to pass through. He gave out more light and followed one through to a room above the water level. He jumped out at the foot of a massive, blue coffin sitting at the altar of a throne, feeling perfectly pleased.

XR watched the readings on his monitor like a hawk, wincing in dread as a portal was opened. It couldn’t have been for long, but there was no doubt something had come through. He locked onto the coordinates, printing out the information. He ripped it out as soon as he could to read over it, quailing at the information. Fumbling back to his communicator, he managed to dial Nos. He didn’t wait for a moment after he answered to blurt, “We’ve got a huge problem!”

Nos’s expression hardened and he hung up. It wasn’t even a full minute before he rushed into the lab. “What has happened?”

XR showed him the printout. “It looks like we’re dealing with a rogue planet that was knocked out of its star’s orbit by some unknown force.”

Nos read through the information XR gave him. “There is possibly another bogeyman on our hands.”

“...We have to tell them don’t we?”

Nos nodded as they headed to the communication room and began to reconnect them through the line.

The console only rang once before Two picked up. A quick flash of confusion passed over her countenance before she looked over her shoulder, saw her Nos passed out on the bed, and relaxed. “Thank you for calling again. We’ve been up all night.”

XR frowned. “Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you need to be prepared. We might have a new enemy on our hands.”

“What do you mean?” Two somehow became even more somber.

XR grimaced, “Someone entered your universe, specifically visiting an uncharted planet that resembles one we know called Transylvania.”

“We fear it may be an old Energy Vampire, one that may be similar to AL-2-CAR-D,” Nos elaborated.

“Listen, N ‒ my husband told me what you spoke about last night, and we really don’t think that’s likely. We’re actually pretty certain it’s impossible, and we’d really appreciate it if you were guarded about it around the children.”

Nos gave a curt nod. “You have my word.”

“Thank you. I know it must be absurd to see a mirror image of yourself, nevertheless one that disagrees with you, but please understand we have our reasons.”

“It is alright. If I am being completely honest, he is as stubborn as a mule,” Nos glared toward the edge of the shot where his Earthbound counterpart was barely visible.

Two’s eyeforms narrowed. “You would know, wouldn’t you? Now, what makes you all think that someone entered our universe?”

“Well… after one portal opened, a planet from our universe disappeared.” XR was a bit nervous now but he pressed on.

“I don’t understand. Why does that mean someone came through?”

XR shook his head. “It was the planet that disappeared that concerns us ‒ AL’s home planet. We’re trying to destroy those portals ASAP, but we also need to be prepared for anything. I’ll need your coordinates so we can make sure the kids go exactly to you and not some look alike, okay?”

“Of course, Quinn can send you our galactic coordinates if you open up a written communication line. But what can we prepare for? is there anything we can do to take the portals down from here?”

“Unfortunately, no, but please stand by. Do you wish to speak with your son?” Nos asked.

“Of course,” something about Two seemed to come awake for the first time, “I’ll wake Darwin’s parents. You can send the boys in whenever they’re ready.”

Nos nodded and left to gather the children.

Two scrutinized XR for a long moment before letting her eyeforms drift up to a spot just over the screen. “Quinn, would you please let Mr. and Mrs. Harley know the boys are calling?”

XR shifted awkwardly. “So...” what was he supposed to say to his alternate husband’s spouse? “You turned?”

Two blinked at the question, unable to shake the memories of the XR that she knew. “Yeah. Have... you turned?”

XR shook his head. “We, uh, if we want more kids, we can’t risk it. Turning could damage my core and make me sterile.”

“Weird,” Two smiled a little, “We were only able to have children after I turned, and we weren’t planning on it at all.”

“Yeah, finding out I was having twins was a shock! Then having another baby years later... it’s a surprise every time. I didn’t think it would even be possible for us to have one, since we were supposedly programmed to be males.”

“That sure sounds... alien. Not to be terribly mundane, but I’m still having trouble wrapping my mind around this alternate dimension business.”

XR chuckled. “Between you and me, you’re taking it better than I did. Nox was pulled into another universe a few years ago and I wasn’t sure I was gonna survive it.”

“Nox?”

“Oh, sorry. My son. We have Nox and our daughter Mor-6a, they’re twins, and then we have our baby girl Ana.”

“I’m sorry, of course, I think we saw them yesterday... all of this has just been a lot. I can’t believe this has happened before. I... I don’t know what we would have done if you hadn’t called. With the mess that was left behind, we thought they might have been vaporized. I don’t know if Nos is any more at ease, though, he worried himself into a stupor over Fletcher figuring things out.”

XR winced. “About that. I know they butt heads, but my Nos is coming from a place of caring. He just doesn’t want Fletcher fearing his own father. It almost happened with our kids.”

Two’s visor darkened. “Regardless, it’s not his decision to make for our son. Who Nos was couldn’t have less to do with who he is today. Honestly, he still needs to come to better terms with it before we tell Fletcher.”

XR frowned. “Of course. I wish we’d had the chance to tell the twins on our own time, but my pops told them just out of anger when they were only three years old. We explained everything and they understood, but there are still people at Star Command who aren’t so accepting. They’ve said terrible things to our kids, going as far as to drive Nox’s powers to go haywire. The stress of using his powers while not being an Energy Vampire almost killed him."

“He’s not an Energy Vampire? I can’t imagine what it must have been like to go through all of that...”

“That’s why we want to make sure nothing goes wrong,” XR looked up, hearing footsteps coming down the hall.

“We just want them home,” Two deflated a little. “I don’t know what any of us would do if we lost either one of them...”

XR nodded in understanding.

“The Harleys will be with you presently,” Quinn announced. Two blinked, making a soft noise of realization and turning back to wake Nos-4-a2.

She hovered out of the frame, “Nos, the boys are calling.”

He grumbled, his voice hoarse, barely managing to pry his optic open and rolling onto his side. “Hm?”

"Darwin and Fletcher. Come on, let’s say good morning.”

Nos sat bolt upright, the bleariness shocked out of his face. Two helped him up and led him into the shot right as Rosie and Fred stepped into the room, eagerly looking toward the screen.

Fletcher was still yawning, rubbing at his visor and letting Darwin drag him along. Nos followed them into the room.

“Good morning, boys,” Fred said in relief, “it’s so good to see you! Did you sleep alright?”

Fletcher just mumbled a greeting while Darwin launched into conversation, telling them all about the meteor shower and Ana’s first words. Nos and Two watched Fletcher lean against his friend, somehow deeply comforted by his normal, bleary self.

They chatted for a while before Fletcher gathered himself enough to mutter, “You know there’s magic here?”

Everyone else fell silent, staring at the little hybrid. “I had a dream with Nox. We talked a lot. And being an Energy Vampire is magic here, too, but it’s like... a curse or something? Isn’t that crazy? There’s a big snake skeleton that acts like a plant, Mom...”

All four parents on Earth stared at Nos and XR, hoping for some sort of explanation.

“DRAC!” they called in unison.

The Nos on Capital Planet was the first to speak. “There is a serpent called the dream eater that filters and supports the ecosystem here. As Fletcher spoke, it allows him and Nox to interact in their dreams. The talk of magical curses is from our friend DRAC, the oldest Energy Vampire here.”

The parents all continued to stare, flabbergasted.

“...I’m going to get something to eat,” Fletcher’s father mumbled.

DRAC poked his head into the room, blinking in surprise. “Well I’ll be, another Nos! This is as surprising as it comes.”

Earthling Nos only conceded to give a short nod before hovering out of the shot to grab a spare power cell from his bedside table, hovering back in with his fangs buried deep in the casing.

Fletcher watched his father, his fangs lengthening. “Breakfast?”

Two laughed, folding her hands over her motherboard.

“Oh, here,” XR’s husband offered Fletcher an energy rock and a battery. He took the battery without thinking, blinking slowly and stuffing it into his mouth.

“Mmmf.”

XR chuckled. “You and Mor might just be related after all.”

Darwin laughed, “I don't know about some of the stuff he said, but Mr. DRAC did tell us that Energy Vampires are magic last night."

DRAC nodded, his gaze locking on the lithe white Energy Vampire. “You must be Fletcher’s mother, very unique and beautiful indeed,” he grinned.

Two’s expression fell flat. “...Okay.”

Nos and XR shook their heads. Couldn’t he go a day without flirting?

“Mom, the plant-creature thing is Stevie, the one who gave Darwin a shell to protect us. It lives in water and filters it like some sort of plant. I want to scan it if I remember next time, but it protected me from the demon last night.”

“My word... the stars hold incredible things, Fletcher, and I’m so happy you’ve found something so wonderful. I’ve always wanted to explore and discover such mysterious things,” Two smiled.

“Do you think there’s magic in our world?” Fletcher asked.

Nos couldn’t help melting. “There’s only magic in the world if you can see it, boys, and I think you have exactly the sight you need.”

Mor trudged into the room, a battery clamped in her mouth. She muffled a greeting, her hair sprouting everywhere. Nox peeked into the room after her, looking from Fletcher to his papa.

Nos nodded. “Miss Eve, Stevie has produced his first eggs. We are looking at a very rare opportunity as he is the last of his kind. Would you like to take an egg to your world?”

Two’s eyeforms grow perfectly round. “I... wow, thank you, but I don’t think I could take responsibility for something like that.”

“Your boys told us about your environment, and seeing as the eggs are meant to spread across many other locations to help other planets, Nox wishes to help you all as much as possible. This creature is self caring. It just needs communication.”

Two took a long moment to think. There was a light in her visor, but she looked down again. “Thank you, but I can’t accept. The ecosystems here are too delicate to introduce something so drastic. There’s no telling how it could affect the local area, and frankly, our planet is still so poisoned it may be overwhelming.”

“But Stevie cleaned the poison fish out of the lake,” Mor mumbled around her energy rock.

“The creature feeds on poison to help secure its home,” Nox translated.

The twins’ father nodded. “I have done many studies on the creature and if you would like, I can give you my research to help you. As an added bonus, if AL or the unknown creature try to come near, this creature will protect Fletcher and everyone around it.”

Two shook her head. “You’re all very kind, but our world... it's important that we take care of our own mistakes. Taking a shortcut like that could throw things out of balance. I’m grateful that it’s protecting our children for now, but as soon as they’re home, we have protections of our own in place.”

“I... I wish to hang out with Fletcher, even if it’s just through the dreams,” Nox finally admitted.

Fletcher’s father tilted his head. “I don’t understand. Would this creature allow that?”

“In some old tales from a dead planet that no longer keep sustainable life, these creatures would enter in the dreams of many others. In short yes.” Nos answers.

Nos: "And it creates portals?"

“As far as we know, Stevie can only connect people mentally and emotionally,” Nos added, choosing his words carefully. “I understand your beliefs, but please. If this helps better your world, we want to aid you. You are our family too.”

“Come on,” Rosie finally interjected, “Haven’t you been listening to a thing Two has said? For all we know, putting one of those in our world could set us back! The easiest way is rarely the right way. We just need to focus on getting Darwin and Fletcher home.”

Fletcher cocked his head, trying to understand. “Okay, but if we don’t have a Stevie, does that mean we couldn’t meet in our dreams again?”

Nox felt a pit in his stomach. He had to get out... he turned and began to walk to the door, holding in his tears, breaking into a run.

Mor sensed her brother’s hurt and followed after him. “Nox, wait!”

XR went after them. Fletcher’s thrusters stalled before he took off as well. “Wait, Nox! Would that really be it?”

DRAC knew this had been coming. “I’d better go and see if he is alright.”

Nos nodded, staying in place. “As I said, I respect your choice and I understand the reasons.”

“It’s just not my choice to make for the Earth,” Two shook her head.

“But what did your boy mean about meeting with Fletcher?” Nos asked.

The twins’ father looked down. “They were able to connect in the dreamworld. The creature communicates through dreams. It seems Nox and Fletcher were able to come in contact through Stevie, but due to Stevie existing here, that communication is impossible between universes.”

“But what about what we’re doing now?” Fred pointed out, “Couldn’t we still communicate this way?”

“We can, but Nox feared you would not let Fletcher come here or let him see our children again. They have always had problems making friends, and most of our friends’ children cannot always see them either. The last dear friend he made was forced to never speak to him again.”

“I mean, we couldn’t keep them separated in good conscience if it’s safe,” Two said.

Nos nodded. “As long as it’s safe, why would we ever keep them apart?”

“Besides, even if they can’t meet in person, I can’t imagine having any problem with them speaking like we are now!” Fred pointed out, “Darwin’s never made a friend he didn’t keep in contact with.”

Nos was about to respond when he felt a cold shiver through his wires. His claws enlarged and he took off without a word, leaving Darwin the last one in the room.

“What’s going on?” Rosie rasped.

“I don’t know,” Darwin’s voice came out small, “w-what should I do?”

“Just stay right here, Win, don't hang up,” his father said, “Everything’s going to be alright.”

“Where did everybody go?” Two’s voice trembled.

“I don’t know, this house is so big, but... he looked really scared! What do I do?”

Nox hid in the bell tower across from their home, crying with his knees hugged against his chest. A calmer part of his mind knew he may have been overreacting, but all he could feel was heartbreak.

Fletcher chased him as far as he could, halting before the doorway, still petrified of leaving the protection of the house. He called out to no avail, his voice cutting out completely as a pair of red wings spread out from the far side of the tower.

“Oh, sweet little Nox, I do wonder whether you’re trying to be captured? You want to run away, don’t you?"

Nox shook as he kept inside.

“I suppose an explanation is in order. Originally I was going to sneak in to that unsecured space station and destroy everyone.” AL smirk but soon melted away. “But I could not help but feel pathetic after being kept from terrorizing you. My plan was simple, terrorize you and that little purple bat, make him question and slowly and beautifully destroy those bonds. It was going to be horrific but I could not with that snake lurking and protecting you and him. However that insufferable snake was weak after a change of some sort and decided to go head on and what I find is you out here, unprotected. I may not get my hands on the child to open the universe I wanted originally.” He breaks through the tower, and reaches for Nox. “But I can enjoy watching one parasite suffer and the way your friend is cowering in fear than trying to save you, no one is here to save you."

XR was rushing to save his son, but a deformed wolf leapt into his path. The Ranger drew all his blasters. “Stay behind me, kids!”

Fletcher shook, falling farther back into the house.

“Tell me, little monster, did you enjoy your rest? Because that will be the last,” AL lunged for Nox as he could only grab a hold of his shell.

“Go away!” Nox cried out, huddling into himself. “PAPA!”

Just as the antimatter demon was ready to demolish the tower, Nos attacked from behind. Nox ran while he could, scrambling beneath DRAC fighting a swath of hornets. Nox froze as the wolf spotted him.

“Get to the lake, Nox! We’ll be ok!” His dad cried out, shooting down a few hornets.

AL hissed with a smirk. “This time I will destroy everything you love!” He attacked Nos head on.

Nos dove down and slashed at AL.

“I will not let you harm anyone!” Nos roared and blasted at the red monster.

Nox wanted to run, but there was another wolf behind him. Nos was about to swoop down and save him but AL kept him away. Nox dissolved back into tears as the wolves drew near, too afraid to lift his arms lest they be torn off. He backed away until he hit something solid, looking up to see a tall blue robot that almost resembled AL, something like a dark knight.

Fletcher had scrambled all the way back to the communication room, too shaken to speak but clinging to Darwin once again.

The blue titan pulled out its sword, walking past Nox and rushing to attack the wolves. ALD grabbed Nox and rushed inside. “It’s alright, Nox, she’s a friend.” He ushered his nephew inside, XR and Mor holding him tightly, relieved he was safe.

DRAC finished off the last of the hornets and watched as the blue titan took the wolves down easily without a scratch. He saw the wolves turn back into hollow hands.

AL screeched from the pain, “How dare you!”

The titan dashed to him and swung with her sword, but AL ducked away in shock. He could sense it: this knight was the captive from the coffin.

Nos was ready to fight when the knight stopped him.

“Should you not see to your child?”

Nos was surprised. “Will you be alright?”

The knight nodded, her weapon changing into a scythe. “I shall smite this copycat of a devil.”

AL laughed maniacally. “Do you really think you can smite me?” He growled, “I feel insulted being called a copycat by someone like you."

The knight walked towards AL as he drew an axe like form from his hand.

“I vow to protect the innocent, defend all souls from the wicked,” she struck toward him, forcing AL to move back. “You are nothing but a creature that serves evil.”

AL’s smirk broke for a moment. He sensed no fear from the blue knight, and he felt a fear that hadn’t possessed him in years.

Catching him off guard, she slashes him across cutting him down but he stopped her in midway. AL roundhouse kicked her and grabbed her, lifting her into the sky. “I don’t serve evil, my dear, I am evil!” He threw her across the open field, but she gained her bearings and managed to land on her feet. He held the shell and tucked it into his chest panel. If nothing, he had gotten the barest minimum of what he needed.

AL hissed. “Let us call this a draw... for now,” he zoomed pass her and grabbed for the hands, disappearing once again.

The knight shuffled a bit, kneeling to hold her side as it bled. Nos and DRAC helped her up.

“I have failed to smite the evil that plagued your land.”

Nos gave a small smile. “But you protected my family, thank you.”

She nodded tiredly.

In the communication room, Fletcher had collapsed into sobs. “AL is ba-ack, I think ‒ I think it might have Nox, I don’t know what to do!”

Two leaned close, practically trying to come through the screen, panicked as the rest of their parents. “Fletcher, baby, look at me, you need to calm down! Stay quiet, hide, please ‒ ”

ALD walked into the room with Mor at his side.

Fletcher hiccupped and turned to them, sensing calm. “Everyone’s okay?”

“ALD!” Darwin called, “You’re back!”

Mor nodded, looking calmer than ever. “Nox is with Papa who is helping that really pretty knight.”

ALD’s screen turned pink. “Yeah, turns out AL brought us a friend.”

Fletcher slumped against Darwin, melting in relief. Two fell back against Fred, trying to pull herself together. All four of the Earthlings held each other close.

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remember please show appreciation to @mrsevetwo also for she and i worked hard on this!

and also reference and mention of toontown and Dylan belongs to @eliana55226838

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