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THSC: A Double Agent's Story

Summary:

Sven is a 22-year old double agent that works alongside the Government.

For a while, the young double agent has been reforming criminals left-and-right.

However, when General Galeforce gave him the task of reforming an entire criminal organization, specifically a group known as the Toppat Clan, Sven knew that it won't be an easy task.

Choosing to 'join' the Toppats as a high-ranked member in hopes of reforming them while on the inside of their airship.

Despite never being caught by any of the criminal clan's members, Sven is still unable to reform anyone within.

But when the Government sent an infamous criminal known as Henry Stickmin, will Sven's fate change for the better or for the worse?

What-If AU; Double Agent Sven Svensson

Notes:

This is actually based on my Double Agent AU, which has Sven Svensson working alongside the Government rather than the Toppat Clan, in hopes of reforming them.

Feel free to check out Sven Svensson's character info on my Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/p/CN9doM8JQrN/

Disclaimer: The Henry Stickmin Collection is a series made by Puffballs United

Warning: Spoilers for the original THSC apply here. If you haven't watch nor played THSC, please leave and come back once you finish playing/watching the game.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter 1: Prologue

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Deep within a bright red airship, a young double agent was lurking around the area.

For about a month or so, 22-year old Sven Svensson was given the task to try and reform the Toppat Clan.

Before he was given that task, Sven has been able to gain evidence and manage to convert those evil spirits into good ones.

Those that were reformed by him, now live a simple life of no crime.

But then there's the task from the General himself, a task that he knew wasn't going to be easy than the last.

Reforming one criminal at a time is something, but to reform an entire criminal organization is something much more difficult.

At that point, Sven ended up agreeing to these reformation task, and set up a small recruitment scene to which he 'joined' the Toppat Clan.

The blonde double agent thought it would be easier to reform them while posing as one of the Toppats, and is considered to be a high-ranked individual among them.

Despite all of these attempts, everything barely went as planned.

Sven himself sighed deeply, laying down in his bedroom on said airship.

*beep beep*

The double agent heard a beeping noise from his hairclip, and proceeded to answer the call that was hidden inside.

"General? Is that you?", Sven questioned as he picked up the call.

"Yes Sven. It's me.", General Galeforce responded from the other side of the call, "Found anything yet?"

The blonde double agent sighed, shaking his head in sorrow, "I deeply apologize General. But there's nothing at all. At this point I'm stuck serving them as a high-ranked Toppat member."

General Galeforce can tell that Sven is having a rough time.

Not to mention that those still working with the Government in an exposed manner were just as worried for this double agent.

Thankfully no Toppat member knows about Sven's identity as a double agent.

"Normally I won't say this, but I could really need someone's help.", Sven finally answered, "I don't care if it's someone I haven't reformed yet, I just need someone to help me out!"

No response from the General.

"Sorry if I had to say that, General…It's just that I know I can't do this mission all by myself…"

"No need to apologize, Sven.", Galeforce responded, "I know it's difficult, but I know that it'll get better in the end. Trust me."

Sven nodded, "Thank you for the help General."

He then hung up the call, before laying down flat on his bed.

And not long after, finally went to sleep.

Notes:

Despite this being a short prologue, this story of mine will be decided by the comment section as a whole!

And by that, I mean that the comment section to this THSC AU of mine will be the one to decide which route will I write about.

But don't worry, the others will (possibly) be made in another AO3 story about this AU.

Please put which of the Infiltrating the Airship routes should I write, and depending on which route gets the most votes, I'll be writing that as the next chapter!

Hope to see you on the next chapter, and stay safe guys! :3

Choose-Your-Own-Ending Story Route Options:
*Government Supportive Private Investigator (GSPI)
*Rapidly Promoted Executive (RPE)
*Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH)
*Pure Blooded Thief (PBT)

Chapter 2: Sky Drifting Night Arc (Chapter 1: The Encounter)

Summary:

Slowly starting to loose hope within the Toppat Clan's airship, Sven Svensson still tries to keep that spark of hope lighting up.

However when an infamous criminal was chosen by the Government itself to infiltrate the Toppat Airship, Sven isn't sure whether or not to trust him.

But if Charles Calvin, a close childhood friend of Sven, trusts the criminal, known as Henry Stickmin, then he as a whole should trust him right?

Route Chosen: Government Supported Private Investigator (GSPI)

Notes:

Based on the amount of votes given to me in the comments section of the Prologue, the route that will be followed for this first story arc will be: Government Supported Private Investigator (GSPI)

This chapter will also feature a new OC of mine, and will most likely show up in future chapters.

If you haven't done or watched this specific route of the Henry Stickmin Collection, please play or watch the game before checking this chapter out.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Somewhere deep within a bright blue abyss, Sven slowly started to wake up from his seemingly restless slumber.

The young double agent looked around, seeing blank fragments floating around in what appears to be a forest.

"What on earth?", Sven muttered to himself.

Just as he stood up from his current position, a faint light started to glow.

To which it began to form into another human being.

"Ah! I see that you're finally awake, Sven."

Light was surrounding the mysterious young man, who has blonde hair and wore a red cloak which didn't cover his face.

Sven looked at the figure in a confused manner, "Where are we?"

The mysterious young man calmly gazed at the blonde double agent, "We're currently in the place known as the Sea of Fragments. And there's a reason why I chose you."

"Chose me?"

The young man calmly nodded "Yes. Out of all people, I chose to have you by my side. Reason for that, is because I need someone to help out within the making of these fragile timelines."

Sven began to clench his fists in slight anger, "You're kidding…You're kidding, right?"

"Unfortunately, I'm not. As the Mage of Possibilities, I must watch after someone, and help them with their main objective."

The double agent's eyes widened.

"I've seen your previous works as a Double Agent of Reformation, and saw that you need help with this 'Toppat Clan' I assume."

"How on earth do you know this much about my life as a double agent?!"

The mage shook his head, "Believe me, I've known you for quite some time. Even the other mages and witches know about their chosen subjects."

Sven started to calm down and think.

If what this person is saying about being the Mage of Possibilities, then perhaps he can help him out with his main objective.

"Trust me. If you would allow me to be your friend and spawn, I will do my best to help you in anyway you can. Might even call you a friend."

Eventually, with a whole-hearted thought, Sven agreed, and smiled gently at his new mage friend.

"Of course. That would be lovely."

The young mage smiled back, in a very gentle and sincere manner, "Thank you very much Sven. It'll be a pleasure to serve you."

The blonde double agent nodded kindly at the mage.

"By the way", the mage introduced, "my name is Eliseo."

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Eliseo."

Sven slowly reached out his hand towards Eliseo.

But before he could even offer his hand, everything started to fade away.

"Seems like you're about to wake up.", Eliseo confirmed, "If you feel like speaking to me, I'll always be around."

Then everything faded away.

~~~

The morning started to rise, and Sven just woken up from his restless slumber.

He quietly looked out, seeing the bright blue sky, with a side of white clouds.

*beep beep*

Sven quickly accepted the call from General Galeforce, wondering what will he say next.

He quietly got himself ready for the day, all while still listening to the General on the other line.

"Oh good! You're up, Sven."

"Yep, I am!", Sven muttered, doing his best to not be heard by any Toppat members, "Why are you calling me this early? You would normally call me every night."

General Galeforce sighed, "I know that Sven. But I thought it would be fine if I tell you we setup a backup plan."

Sven tilted his head, "What kind?"

Before answers could be heard, the Toppat announcement started to ring.

"Sorry General.", Sven apologized, "But I have to go now."

He quickly ended the call, before any word came out from Galeforce.

The announcement was telling everyone within the Airship to get up and do their tasks.

Sven started to wonder curiously on what the General was going to say.

A backup plan?

What kind?

~~~

About 3 hours had gone by.

Currently, a couple of Toppats were given their one hour free time.

One of them happens to be Sven, who looked up at the sky in the main section of the airship.

"Hey Sven?"

Sven shook his head, before turning around to the familiar voice.

"Hey Burt.", the blonde double agent replied.

The generically calm but sad Toppat member gazed at Sven, since he was the first one to meet him when he first 'joined' the Toppat Clan.

"Must be your free hour right?", the older Toppat member asked.

"Yes Burt.", Sven confirmed.

Burt rolled his eyes, "Of course. I come in and see you in here every time to look at the sky."

The younger member chuckled nervously, "Sorry about that. I just enjoy gazing up at the morning sky."

"Yeah, sure whatever."

Sven proceeded to wave goodbye to his close Toppat friend, before heading into the Records room.

He was wondering if anyone would be in there, thinking he can check out one of the recorded info of any of the Toppat members.

But just as he entered the Records room.

*bonk*

He walked in on Harold being knocked out by an unfamiliar face via spook-stick.

That strange person picked up all of the secret files that was on the table, with Sven silently following him.

"Who is that?", Sven thought out of curiosity, "I've never seen anyone with that look on this airship."

The double agent continued to follow the figure down and into a ventilation shaft, where he tried to get a better eye on him.

"Um, excuse me."

Sven gently tapped the unfamiliar person on the shoulder, as he quickly took a step back when that guy turned around.

Currently unarmed, and unsure if to attack or not, the double agent stared silently at the new face.

Before he could do anything, the earpiece that the figure was wearing made Sven freeze in his tracks.

"Henry? Are you in trouble?"

That without a doubt was Charles' voice.

"Charles?", Sven questioned, "Is that you?"

The naive pilot chuckled cheerfully, "Of course it's me Sven! I also assume that you haven't met Henry yet."

Sven shook his head, "I don't think so."

Henry himself stood there, looking a little bit nervous when he saw the top hat on Sven's head.

He nudged his head to the side, indicating that Charles can tell that he was confused but mostly worried.

"Don't worry Henry! Sven's on our side! He's a double agent that is trying to reform the Toppat Clan!"

"Charles!!", the double agent himself whined in embarrassment, "Don't tell him that much about me! What if he tries to snitch on me?"

Charles naively smiled, "It'll be fine Sven. I know that the General said that he's a criminal, but he's just trying to help."

Sven's eyes immediately widened, "What?! You hired a not-reformed criminal to do this job?!"

The pilot chuckled in embarrassment, "The General didn't have time to tell you, didn't he?"

"No?"

"Believe me Sven. I can confirm that Henry chose to help us."

Sven groaned and sighed deeply, "I don't know Charles. This is a criminal that I once heard of, and the only thing I've heard about him, is that he's a kleptomaniac!"

Henry started to shake, seeing how bitter and confused Sven currently was.

He then proceeded to tell Charles to reroute the power to another area of the airship, to which the lighting strikes within the vent disappeared.

Seeing how much Charles trusted a criminal just like that, Sven started to show some doubts.

He wants to refuse the fact that the criminal he barely knows about is actually going to help them.

But deep down, Sven thinks that it might be his chance in reforming the Toppats.

From there, the double agent continued to follow Henry within the ventilation shaft, hoping that he could manage getting all the evidence to the General, with the help of Charles.

Shortly after, Sven watched from the vent in a slightly safe distance, wondering what Henry will do.

He watched as Henry's earpiece changed into a force gun, shooting the two Toppats that were blocking his path to fall out of the airship.

"What's going-?"

Henry quickly jumped off and used the force gun to bounce back onto Charles' helicopter.

Sven quietly gasped, before sneakingly heading back to his post.

~~~

Later that night, Sven laid down in his room, waiting for the daily nighttime call from the General.

He was still curious if that so-called Henry actually brought in the evidence they need.

If Charles trusts him, should Sven trust him too?

Suddenly, a familiar looking helicopter was flying towards his room.

He quietly opened the window, to see Charles waving to him.

"Sven!", Charles waved happily, "Quickly! Give me your hand!"

Sven quickly listened, and held onto Charles, before being yanked into the helicopter.

"Charles, what's happening?"

Charles happily smiled, before turning off the auto pilot so that he can drive again, "We got the evidence we need to arrest the Toppat Clan. General told me to pick you up before the rest of the Government arrives."

Sven couldn't believe it.

So Henry actually did gave them the correct evidence that the Government needs.

Despite not being able to reform any of the Toppat members, Sven is at least thankful that no one will get hurt anymore.

But at the same time, he's still wondering if things will turn out as smoothly as he thinks.

Nevertheless, Sven went to the backside of Charles' helicopter, before taking off for the night.

Not knowing that a couple of Toppats noticed Sven leaving the room without him knowing.

~~~

The helicopter headed back to base, with Charles and Sven heading to where the General is.

"Hey General!", Charles cutely greeted.

"Ah, perfect timing.", General Galeforce nodded, "You two got here just in time."

Sven looked around at his surroundings, not being able to see this for about a month.

"We've managed to arrest majority of the Toppat Clan that was within the airship. And even though you weren't able to reform any of them Sven, we're glad that you're still safe."

The blonde double agent gently smiled, "I understand General."

"In the meantime Sven, you can rest for the night, and try to discuss more on finding the remaining Toppats."

Sven nodded, "Yes General. That would be fine."

He politely bowed down to General Galeforce, before heading back home.

~~~

Sven stretched his arms to the side, finally being able to get no more restless nights.

Perhaps getting majority of the Toppat Clan arrested doesn't seem that bad.

Maybe he can handle the job better in reforming the remaining members that had escaped arrest.

He was given at least two days to recover, according to the General.

However, before he could get ready for bed, Sven heard a small knock on the door.

"Who could that be?", Sven muttered in a confused manner.

Not long after, Sven went over to the entrance of his house, and opened the door.

But before he could even see or respond to the person at the door, he was knocked out by a strong hit on the head.

Eventually, the unconscious Sven was then dragged into the forest, where the remaining Toppats were hiding.

To Be Continued

Notes:

The following chapter will not be determined by the audience, since this will take place sometime before Fleeing the Complex, but in a different character's perspective.

However, after the second chapter of the Sky Drifting Night arc, will be the next voting section.

Specifically for Completing the Mission with majority of the GSPI routes.

Make sure you guys look after that, and make sure to check out the upcoming chapters.

Chapter 3: Sky Drifting Night Arc (Chapter 2: Exposed Plans)

Summary:

When Sven thought that he wouldn't have to be with the Toppat Clan again, things come full circle when the remainder of that group of thieves captured him.

Now being exposed as a traitor to the clan, Sven doesn't know if he can get out of this one.

Well, that's what he thought, after being hurt by Burt Curtis.

Notes:

This is the first official chapter that I'll make without the votes of the comments section.

But please read 'til the end of this chapter for some more details.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Sven felt restless once more.

But why though? He shouldn't be since the Toppat Clan was arrested.

Despite not being able to reform them, he was thankful to be out of that airship.

Then how come it felt like he was sleeping with the feeling of a Toppat nearby?

Wait a minute…

"Ack!!", Sven woken up to find himself in the forest nearby the city he lives in.

Why is he suddenly in the forest?!

"I knew we couldn't trust you…"

The blonde double agent slowly looked up, shaking in place once he saw who was bitterly gazing down at him.

"Burt?", Sven muttered, "How did-?"

"I saw you getting picked up by that helicopter. The same one that stole the clan's secret files."

Sven's heart was starting to race. How long did Burt knew all of this?

Not to mention, how did Burt even escape?

"I see that you have loads of questions in that cute little heart of yours. Well then…"

With a quick snap of his fingers, Burt called upon all of the remaining Toppat members that managed to escape their arrest.

Unexpectedly, there was a lot of them that managed to escape.

Either that, or they were doing their job elsewhere.

"I saw you fly away in that pilot's helicopter. So I had to warn everyone in the Toppat Clan that there was an imposter among us."

Two Toppats were ordered to pin Sven down onto the ground.

With the double agent attempting to struggle, but still is unable to get loose.

He never specialized in hand-to-hand combat, not to mention there was no nearby weapons.

So at that point, he decided to accept his fate, for now.

"Yes…", Sven admitted, "I was given a task by the General, and tried to pose as one of you. It's not to arrest you, it's because I want to re-"

"LIAR!!"

His heart nearly skipped a beat.

Never once he heard Burt feeling this upset with him.

Plus he never even seen any emotion other than sadness and gloom.

"You lied to me! You lied to everyone of us! The chief and his Right Hand Man is now gone because of you!"

He attempted to struggle harder, but the grips started to squeeze him in a much more painful manner.

"I didn't intend to arrest anyone of you.", Sven shook, "I just wanted to reform-"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!"

Burt continued to grow more of a hissy fit, feeling the bitterness in his heart grow much more deep down.

"Burt, please!", Sven pleaded, "I didn't intend this! Please!!"

Suddenly, the barrel of a pistol was put very close to Sven's head.

Burt then looked over at the two Toppats, "Carol, Macbeth… Knock this traitor out for me, before it gets out of hand."

Without a single hesitation, Sven was immediately knocked out from a simple karate chop to the head.

And not long after, he was now dragged further into the forest.

~~~

"Ow…", Sven groaned, "It hurts…"

The double agent slowly looked around, trying to see where he was now.

It appeared to be that he was in a bedroom of some sorts.

But the scenery of the bedroom looks more like something from a rocket rather than a house nor airship.

"Good…", Burt locked the door behind him, still looking displeased then ever, "Took you long enough to wake up."

Tears started to flow down Sven's face.

He couldn't help but cry because of the fact that he was discovered as a traitor to the Toppat Clan.

But just as he thought things were about to get worse, he felt a soft and surprisingly gently pat on his head.

Slowly, Sven looked up at Burt, who now shows much more remorse than he ever did.

"I apologize if I hurt you Sven…", Burt sighed, "I'm only just following the clan's orders. And yes, I also know your true intentions."

Sven's eyes widened, with a glow of hope, "You do?"

Burt nodded quietly, "You were trying to reform the clan as a whole weren't you."

Without much thought, the double agent nodded, "Yes. That's correct."

He still had tears flowing down his face. And at that point he was ready to die if it means he'll be killed by the hands of the Toppat Clan.

"I understand, Sven.", Burt whispered, "For a while I've actually wanted to help you with you mission. However, I was too selfish, and only thought of myself and the power I can receive for being in the clan."

Sven quietly looked away, still feeling bits of despair sinking into his now imprisoned heart.

"Think of it this way Sven", the headphone Toppat answered, "If you help the clan with our latest plan, then I'll help you in reforming them within the starry night sky."

At first, the double agent shuddered about that thought.

But knowing the fact that Burt is trying to help him, makes him feel like he should trust him.

Just like how Charles trusts Henry like before.

Eventually, Sven nodded and agreed with Burt's terms.

"Yes…", Sven replied, "I'll do anything to reform the remainder of the Toppat Clan."

For once in his lifetime, Burt showed a gently and merciful smile, before hugging the younger shortly after.

"Trust me Sven", the headphones Toppat whispered, "I'll always be here to help you out."

And that's what Sven did.

He chose to trust someone he didn't know he reformed.

To Be Continued

Notes:

With Burt now reformed, and willing to help Sven, it's now up to you (the audience/comments) to decided which route I should write for the next chapter.

Since this takes place during the GSPI Route, please select and comment on which ending should I write about.

All After-GSPI Routes:
*Special Brovert Ops
*Triple Threat
*Valiant Hero

I also chose to excluded the Clean 'em Out Route, since this is basically the Little Nest Egg but in the GSPI Route.

Anyways, hope to see you in the next chapter!

Chapter 4: Sky Drifting Night Arc (Chapter 3: A Failed Launch)

Summary:

Despite being captured by the remaining Toppat Clan members, Sven felt like he can only trust the leader as a whole.

Burt has stuck by the double agent's side ever since the his capture.

A mixture of hope and despair was growing, with most of it leaning towards hope.

But when the Toppat Orbital Station is about to launch, everything goes downhill from there.

Route Chosen: Triple Threat (TT)

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

For quite some time, Sven has been working under Burt's wing with the Orbital Station preparations.

Knowing that Burt has been the only one to treat the double agent fairly, Sven himself wonders how he will help him reform the other Toppats.

"Hey Sven?", Burt approached the younger, "Is everything alright?"

Sven shook his head, "Not really, Burt. It's been quite lonely without you."

The newly-made Toppat Leader nodded, understanding the double agent's predicament.

Despite him being somewhat reformed, Burt himself still had to do the final parts of his job when he took the role as the next leader of the clan.

Not to mention that his support for Sven spared him from being killed by the other members.

"Well…", Burt stated as he brought Sven over towards the cockpit, "I need someone to lead the Orbital Station into space. Hopefully that won't be that much of a big deal."

Sven glanced over at the seat in the middle of the cockpit, before nodding in agreement, "Are you sure you want to do this Burt?"

The headphone Toppat sighed and slowly turned his head away from Sven, "Believe me Sven, I want to help you in reforming the others. But as mentioned before, I want to deal with that once we get this station into orbit."

At that moment, the double agent had to comply, not wanting to make things worse for Burt, and even himself.

"Okay then Sven", the older began, "Tonight will be the day we launch this station. I'll make sure to help you in anyway I can."

"Um…Okay then, Burt."

~~~

In about five minutes the rocket will launch.
With all Toppats on board, Sven started to feel like he was back on that airship.

Only this time, it felt much worse for wear.

Burt was currently in the communications room, giving out commands to the Toppat Clan.

This gave Sven some alone time while the station is in its rocket state.

"Hmm…That's weird…", Sven muttered to himself.

He could've sworn that he felt a comforting presence nearby the rocket.

Just as he was going to see what was causing the strange yet comforting presence, he heard Burt's generically sadden voice.

"Everything is ready now.", Burt confirmed, "With that all said, let's get out of here!"

Sven complied, and proceeded to start laughing the station into orbit.

A mixture of hope and despair began to grow deep within his mind and soul, wondering if what Burt said these past few days was true.

From there, the double agent slowly closed his eyes, starting to rest and let the rocket do its thing.

Just as he did so, the blonde couldn't help but feel relieved when he rest up his gentle body.

Almost like he was back at home, with the Government by his side.

This warm feeling of comfort, thinking of everyone back in the Government base, with Burt hiding somewhere in the crowd.

Everything just felt perfect.
Kinda like that he managed to complete-

"Did you set it to auto-pilot?"

Sven shook his head to the side slightly.

He heard an unfamiliar feminine voice close to his head.

But it doesn't like the voice of Carol nor Hat Girl.

No, this sounded like somebody new.

Sven slowly opened his eyes.

And there, he saw him.

He saw a red-haired girl from a short distance changing up the destination of the Orbital Station.

Alongside the fact that he was now being carried by the exact same person that Charles teamed up with few days prior to the Toppat Clan's half-complete arrest.

"Make sure you bring Sven with us.", the redheaded female gave out a signal.

The other figure nodded, ready to go.

"Alright then, let's bail!"

From those words alone, Sven could tell that he had to get out of their grip.

But just as he tried to loosen the person's grip, he immediately paused.

Both figures ran out of the Orbital Station's window, with him in tow.

And not long after that, they proceeded to bring the double agent into a familiar helicopter.

"Okay Henry", the red-haired girl nodded, "You can put Sven down now."

Henry nodded back, before gently putting the double agent on the seat beside them.

"Ah! What a move!", Charles happily said, "Great job Henry! You and Ellie did good!"

At that point Sven tried to process what just happened.

First he was captured by the remainders of the Toppat Clan, now reclaimed but the Government.

He was relief that he was saved.

But there was someone they forgot about.

"Wait!", Sven exclaimed, "We have to go back!"

Charles, Henry, and Ellie looked at Sven with confused looks on their faces.

"Burt's still in there! I can't just leave him there!"

Henry looked slightly shocked when he said that.

"You have a friend that is still on board?", Ellie questioned.

Sven sighed, "He's more than just a friend now. Burt also wanted to help me!"

Charles looked extremely guilty when he saw the double agent filled with sorrow.

"Just curious Henry", the naive pilot asked, "Where did you and Ellie send that rocket anyway?"

Ellie shook her head, "I think we sent it to The Wall."

At that moment, when she said that, Sven's heart nearly stopped.

"The Wall…?"

Henry nodded.

"So, I'll never be able to see Burt again?"

All of them shook their heads.

"I'm so sorry Sven.", Charles whimpered, "I only told Henry and Ellie to pick you up. If I've known better, then I would've waited."

Sven slowly turned away, with a single tear slowly falling down his face.

That one person that now meant the world to him…

Is now gone…

To Be Continued

Notes:

The next chapter will be the final one for this first story arc.

I'll make a voting section once I start the second story arc of this AU of mine.

In the meantime, look forward to the next chapter I'll set up as a finale of the Sky Drifting Night Arc.

Chapter 5: Sky Drifting Night Arc (Chapter 4: One Final Wish)

Summary:

Shortly after arriving back at the Government Base, Sven felt like he failed his duty.

Not just as a double agent, but also as a friend.

As he silently head back home, Sven gave one final wish, when the shooting stars started to fall.

Notes:

This will be the final chapter for this first story arc.

More story arcs will come, and depending on the route chosen in the comments, that will be the start of the second arc.

Please stick around 'til the very end, and hope you guys enjoy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

"Sven?", Charles looked over at the now gloomy Sven

The blonde double agent was silently crying at the back seat of the pilot's helicopter.

Everything that lead up to his original objective, and the promise from Burt, made him feel complete despair deep within his imprisoned heart.

Shortly after, Charles slowly landed his helicopter into the Governmental Base.

Sven quietly head out of the helicopter, with Charles and the others coming out shortly after.

"You sure he'll be fine Charles?", Ellie asked, still wondering if Sven will be okay.

The pilot glanced back worriedly at his childhood friend, shaking his head in shame.

"I'm not sure yet Ellie.", Charles replied in a sad tone, "The Wall is considered a very scary place. The Toppats might even rot in there for the rest of their life."

None of this made Sven any better…

He knew about The Wall and their excellent security and guards.

Barely anyone managed to escape from there.

"Charles…", Sven muttered, "Tell the General about this whole ordeal for me…"

Then, Sven silently left, not wanting to talk to anyone at the moment.

~~~

Sven silently walked back home, and proceeded to get ready for bed.

Even though he can now rest in the comfort of his own home, the double agent still felt restless.

Is it because that Burt and the entirety of the Toppat Clan are now locked up in The Wall, a place that barely any convict can escape from.

He started to weep in deep sorrow…

Just as he was about to cry himself to sleep, there was a seemingly gentle knock on the door.

"Door's unlocked…", Sven said while staring at the ceiling.

The person slowly opened the door, revealing it to be none other than Henry.

Sven locked his gaze at the new Government recruit, shaking his heading a restless manner.

"Oh…Hey Henry…"

Henry waved a kind 'Hello' at the double agent, before heading over to his bed, and laying down beside him.

"Did the General say anything about my predicament?"

Henry nodded, and showed a gentle smile, as if he was saying that General Galeforce is at least glad that Sven is safe again.

"You don't talk much do you?", Sven sighed, feeling gloomier than ever.

When the double agent said his response, the former-criminal headed out of the younger's bed, and looked out the window.

"Why did you came here exactly…"

He pulled Sven closer to the window, "Well…Charles said that there's shooting stars heading in for the night. I was just wondering if you want to check it out."

From those words alone, Sven got out of bed and went beside Henry with his star gazing.

At that point, the young blonde didn't care that he finally heard Henry speak.

But for now, he continued to gaze at the stars.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes, before muttering a small favor to the shooting stars.

"I wish I can start this week over again…"

And that's when a single shooting star started to glow.

With Henry looking at the now sleeping Sven with a gentle smile.

"I'll see you on the other side, Sven…"

End of Sky Drifting Night Arc

Notes:

As mentioned before, the next story arc is determined by the majority of votes made by the audience/comments.

Feel free to choose which remaining route I should base the second story arc on!

Choose-Your-Own-Ending Story Route Options:
*Rapidly Promoted Executive (RPE)
*Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH)
*Pure Blooded Thief (PBT)

Completed Routes (You Can't Pick it Again):
*Government Supportive Private Investigator (GSPI)

Hope to see you all next time! :3

Chapter 6: Rights of an Agent Arc (Chapter 1: Starting Over)

Summary:

Sven finds himself back on the Toppat Airship, and presumed to travel back a week prior to when he met Henry.

Remembering the wish that he made to start all over, the double agent hopes to reform the Toppat Clan in his brand new attempt.

However, turns out that things changed when he received his wish.

Once he witnessed Right Hand Man being killed in a duel against Henry, it soon became apparent that he was eventually revived.

Not to mention, that RHM now knows Sven's identity as a double agent, and a traitor to the Toppat Clan.

Route Chosen: Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH)

Notes:

Based on the amount of votes given to me in the comments section of the Prologue, the route that will be followed for this next story arc will be: Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH)

With Sven and Henry being the only ones to know what happened in the first story arc, things may take a different turn.

This story arc will contain spoilers from the official Henry Stickmin Collection game, but is told in Sven Svensson's perspective.

Regardless, hope you all enjoy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

It was around 8 in the morning.

Sven slowly got up from a surprisingly restless night, which is strange since he shouldn't have that in the comfort of his own home.

Except, this doesn't feel like his comforting bedroom back at home…

"What on earth?"

The double agent looked around, and saw that he was back on the Toppat Airship.

"What. The. Hell?!"

He immediately jumped out of his bed in shock, before looking at his surroundings countless times seeing if it was true.

Was everything during the past week a simple dream?!

No…

This can't be right…

*beep beep*

The call coming from his hairclip started to chime into his head.

"This can't be real…!", Sven muttered to himself, "This couldn't be real!"

*beep beep*

He sighed, and proceeded to pick up the call from his hairclip.

"Oh good! You're up, Sven."

That voice indeed came from General Galeforce.

Which shouldn't be the case, since they already took down the Toppat Clan!

"General!", the double agent exclaimed, "What's going on?!"

A brief amount of silence was heard, before the General himself responded, "I know that I normally call you every night. But I just wanted to tell you about the backup plan."

None of this made any sense to Sven.

"You mean", the double agent stated, "are you gonna bring Henry to infiltrate the airship again?"

General Galeforce became confused when Sven said that.

"What do you mean by 'again', Sven? And how did you know who Henry is before I told you about him?"

Sven became extremely shocked when the General didn't understand what he was talking about.

Then he heard another voice, this time it was from someone he once heard of.

"I do apologize about this my dear Sven…", Eliseo calmly responded, "But I don't think General Galeforce will understand what you're on about."

Sven sighed before he was about to end the call.

"Sorry General.", he apologized, "But I have to go now."

The double agent ended the call before approaching Eliseo.

"Eliseo, what's going on?"

The Mage of Possibilities shook his head, silently, "Everything you've done did happen Sven. However that's only because it happened in a different timeline."

Sven became very confused, "Different timeline?"

Eliseo nodded, "I managed to transfer you here into this timeline. Because I saw you weren't satisfied with your ending. Neither was Henry…"

That's when the double agent began to ask, "You mean to tell me that you know Henry as well?"

"Well…", the mage looked out the window, before looking back at Sven, "I know who Henry is. But I don't know which mage is helping him out. If that's the case at least."

Sven started to shiver in place.
Is Henry just as confused as he is?

"As said just recently", Eliseo interrupted, "reason why I did this, is so I can give you a second chance. Besides, not everything revolves around your actions. It's likely also from other people in this world."

The double agent started to agree with the mage.

Then, the Toppat Announcement started to ring.

"Seems like the day officially started in here.", Eliseo heard, "It'd be best to blend in, and pretend that you don't know anything that led up to the upcoming week."

Sven nodded, "Of course Eliseo. Hopefully I can make things better in this timeline."

Eliseo smiled gently, "If you need anything, I'll be here by your side."

Then, the Mage of Possibilities faded away, and back where he came from.

And from there, Sven started the day for the second time.

~~~

About an hour had past, and Sven proceeded to head towards the cockpit of the airship.

He felt like heading there again, hoping to encounter Henry in the vent like before.

The double agent looked over at some of the Toppats doing their job within the cockpit, especially Right Hand Man, who was supervising this section of the airship with a stern stare.

Not much Toppat members were in there, other than Right Hand Man and Reginald.

Nevertheless, Sven still tried to blend in like always, making sure to not give out any suspicious looks from the leader Reginald nor RHM.

"Hmm…Maybe I should check the Records room, and see if Henry is doing his task given to him from General."

Just before Sven could even leave to check on the Records room, there was a sudden crash coming from the window of the cockpit.

It was Henry in a clear plastic cannon ball, looking like he's ready to fight.

"H-Henry?!", the double agent muttered to himself, shocked to see that Henry is doing something completely different than the last time he saw him.

RHM signaled Reginald to leave the place immediately, so that he won't get caught.

"Go! Go!", RHM quickly said with his generic stern look, "I'll hold him off!"

Sven watched as the whole scene from a movie was about to happen.

From his perspective, he saw Henry look at him before briefly nodding with a confident smile.

Shortly after, Henry proceeded to summon a chair from the cannon ball, before using it to charge at RHM.

Reginald's second-in-command quickly dodged out of the way, before quickly finding ways to chase after Henry.

And maybe even try to hurt him in a way.

Once he was by himself in a room filled with chaos, Sven decided to follow where Henry is going, using the nearby vents.

"Come on Henry…", Sven muttered, "You got this!"

~~~

Sven continued to secretly watch and follow Henry via usage of vents.

He is currently hoping that Henry could manage the capture of the Toppat Leader, Reginald, without interruptions or harm done to him.

Just as things were seemingly going well, RHM quickly dropped down, now blocking Henry's path.

"Heh~", he smirked evilly, "Now I got ya!"

Sven gulped, as a large shiver flew down his spine.

The double agent continued to hope that Henry can manage this.

Watching the fight between him and RHM was a scary sight.

He knows that this second-in-command is a strong fighter and member of the Toppat Clan.

Even willing to risk his life if that means to keep his leader Reginald safe.

"Come on Henry…", Sven muttered, "I know you can win this!"

Then, with a strong turn on events, Henry used a Multi-Bottle Rocket from his pocket, before shooting RHM with these firearms.

Seemingly killing Reginald's second-in-command, to Sven's relief.

He continued to follow Henry through the vents, and close to the ventilation shaft nearby the cargo bay.

Before he could get a closer look at Henry, the vent immediately opened up, making Sven fall and onto Henry.

"Oww…", Sven groaned as he laid on top of Henry.

Henry himself slowly got the double agent off of him, before reaching over to help the younger up as well.

He showed a kind smile to Sven, as the double agent himself accepted.

"Thanks Henry.", Sven smiled in relief.

The older guy smiled and nodded at Sven, before pulling out a glider.

"I told you that I'll see you on the other side, Sven.", Henry said, before he proceeded to use the glider to head down to the other side of the ventilation shaft.

Sven watched as Henry handled the mission from here, seeing how clear it was that he's still willing to help on the mission.

Perhaps with Reginald arrested, and RHM defeated, Sven can have an easier time to reform the rest of the Toppat Clan from there.

He continued to observe Henry's actions, and with a leading success, managed to capture the Toppat Leader Reginald.

~~~

For the next two days, Sven has been getting an easier time with reforming the Toppat Clan.

One by one, about 75% of the Toppat Clan saw their wrong-doings, and decide to change for the better.

There was at least 25% left to reform, with Sven smiling in satisfaction about how easy everything started to be in his own mission.

Later that night, another call from General Galeforce game in.

*beep beep*

Sven proceeded to answer the call from his communication device on his hairclip.

"Hey General!", the double agent answered.

"Seems like you're having an easier time in your side of the mission.", the General nodded in approval.

"Yep, I am General. How is everything doing in the Government Base?"

"Better now.", General Galeforce responded, "Because of Henry, everything has been turning up for the better within the Government."

Sven nodded, "Yep! I'm almost done in the reformation progress with the Toppat Clan. And even if they don't comply, all the evidence leading up to the leader's arrest will be able to convince them otherwise!"

The General agreed in a polite manner, "Of course, Sven. Keep up the great work. And once you're done with the reformation progress, you can head back to base."

The double agent smiled, before ending the call for the night.

Thanks to Henry, everything has been easier for everyone within the Government.

Especially for Sven, who had an easier time reforming the remaining members of the Toppat Clan.

But there was someone who never expected to return.

Sven slowly opened the door, which lead him out of his room in the Toppat Airship.

There, he saw him.

The double agent saw RHM, now as a cyborg, with a more evil and bitter look on his face.

"Hello…Traitor…"

To Be Continued

Notes:

Despite ending well for Henry, things didn't end well for Sven (mostly).

As he is now busted by the now revived cyborg of Right Hand Man, it's currently unclear on what will happen next.

Be sure to stick around, and wait for the next chapter to this second arc.

Chapter 7: Rights of an Agent Arc (Chapter 2: Bittersweet Tragedy)

Summary:

Now caught by Right Hand Man, who is now a Toppat cyborg, Sven is now left as a traitor to the remaining 25% of the Toppat Clan.

Thrown into the brig, the double agent learns a little bit of RHM's relationship with Reginald, who were siblings, without a doubt.

Everything falls downhill, and into a bittersweet tragedy.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

"Hello…Traitor…"

RHM was pretty much a cruel-looking cyborg, with some metal limbs, and a half robotic face to add up to all of it.

The two stood there silently.

With Sven trying to look like he is confused.

While RHM stared at him with a bitter look on his face.

"Sir?", Sven asked, trying to act oblivious to what he was looking at, "What happened to you?"

The double agent was suddenly greeted to RHM pining him to the wall, in a somewhat strangling manner.

"You thought you could get away with your deeds?", the cyborg angrily remarked, "You and that wrenched bounty hunter took everything from me and my brother!"

Slowly but surely, RHM began to choke Sven by the throat, keeping the double agent still as he did so.

"I d-don't know what y-y-you're talking about Sir!!"

Sven himself tried to loosen the Toppat cyborg's grip.

But he was stronger than him, and the double agent himself isn't any good with hand-to-hand combat.

RHM scoffed, shaking his head in such hatred.

Seeing how Sven was desperately struggling to get loose, made him strengthen his grip on his neck.

That was enough for him to knock him out into a deep unconscious state.

~~~

Later that night, Sven slowly woke up, still feeling the pain on his neck.

"Oww…That hurts…", the double agent groaned, gently rubbing the injuries from his neck.

He wanted to scratch it, but he didn't want his neck to bleed nor scar.

However, it wasn't just the only visible pain that was on his body.

Bits of bruises and burns were able to be seen, likely to weaken the young double agent.

Not to mention that he was now trapped in one of the cells within the Brig.

"You should be lucky that I chose not to kill you right here…"

RHM opened up the door to his cell, before closing it right behind him so that Sven won't escape.

Sven was breathing heavily from the pain he felt when he woke up in here.

Attempting to get back up onto his legs, but was immediately pushed down by RHM himself.

"I knew I couldn't trust you…", the Toppat cyborg sneered at the double agent, "I've always kept my suspicions on you for a long time. Ever since you 'joined' the Toppat Clan, I knew you would wait for the perfect time to strike."

The double agent weakly sat up, leaning against the wall to try and ease the bruises and burns all over his body.

"That bounty hunter took Reg away from me…He stole my own leader…no…my own brother from me…"

"B-Brother?!", Sven looked at RHM in an extremely confused manner.

"It should be obvious that Reg is my little brother. I chose to be his commander in order to give him the hope of being a strong leader."

Small bits of tears were flowing down RHM's metal face.

Knowing about the bittersweet tragedy that he received during his supposed demise.

Brutally injured and forced to become a cyborg, and having to see the fact that majority of the Toppat Clan chose law instead of power.

Worst of all, Reginald, his own little brother that he loved like a true family, was now arrested and put behind at the Wall.

"Are you crying?", Sven asked with deep concern.

RHM suddenly kicked Sven in the crouch, out of anger and thirst of vengeance.

"Quiet you!", the Toppat cyborg shouted, "In a few days the Orbital Station will launch. And there will be no one able to save you once we head to space."

He then left the cell, before locking it behind him.
Keeping the double agent all by himself.

Sven himself tried to get up again, but was completely weakened to even do so.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Suddenly, the double agent heard a timid voice from one of the other cells.

"H-Hi!", Sven weakly replied.

The timid voice from the other side of the brig's cells answered back, in a very shy manner, "I didn't know how that guy can be very brutal, especially to his own members."

Sven shook his head, "No…I'm never with the Toppat Clan. In reality, I'm a double agent sent by the Government to reform them."

"Oh…", the timid person replied, "I assume you're the well-known Sven Svensson, right?"

The double agent nodded, "Yes I am."

"Well it's nice to meet you Sven! My name is Dave. Dave Panpa!"

A gentle smile began to form on the weakened double agent's face, "Nice to meet you Dave."

Dave smiled back gently, "Nice to meet you too, Sven!"

Sven slowly moved closer, and tried to get a close contact with Dave.

"How did you end up here anyways?", he asked in a concern but curious manner.

The security guard shook his head, "I'm not exactly sure why the Toppat Clan chose to kidnap me. But I'm pretty sure they were holding me for ransom. Originally there were, I think."

"I see…Sorry to hear, Dave.", Sven replied, "Charles, Henry, and maybe even Rupert are wondering what might happen to me."

"Wait, you know Rupert?"

Sven nodded, "Yeah, I do."

"Um, can you tell me more?", Dave asked curiously.

"Of course. Anything for a friend, Dave."

To Be Continued

Notes:

Yep, I decided to introduce Dave Panpa into the story!

Feel free to vote on which Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH) route I should bring this story arc to.

Note: There's only two routes you can choose from, hopefully this is enough for the voting.

All After-RBH Route Options:
*Master Bounty Hunter (MBH)
*Free Man (FM)

Please comment on which one among these two options you want to see in the next chapter of this story arc.

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, and stay tuned for the next one!

Chapter 8: Rights of an Agent Arc (Chapter 3: Escaping the Airship)

Summary:

As Sven and Dave's relationship deepens, they are soon greeted by Burt, who manages to free them from the Brig.

In attempts to escape, Sven overhears an odd phone call that Right Hand Man was creating.

Not long after, the double agent soon found out who was on the other line.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

For at least one whole day, Sven has been having sweet and kind conversations with Dave.

Despite barely knowing one another, both the double agent and security guard has almost identical group of friends, consisting of Charles and Rupert.

The fact that they only just met with this fact made them grew closer in an extremely fast but sincere manner.

Even if the Toppat Clan has them both trapped within two cells within the Brig, no one came to stop them with this relationship of theirs.

"Dave?", Sven asked in a curious manner, "Even if no one manages to find us here, we'll stick by each other's side, right?"
The timid security guard smiled gently, "An enemy of my enemy is my friend, Sven. Even though we've known each other for a short time, our relationship with the exact same friends makes us compatible with one another!"

The double agent smiled back.

Even if they can't see each other because of the cells, Sven and Dave were able to still interact with one another.

"I'm glad to meet you, Sven."

"Same here Dave. Same here."

~~~

Later that night, while Dave was asleep within his cell, Sven started to talk with Eliseo.

He was unable to communicate with the General because of his cell loose his contact within his hairclip.

Regardless, the double agent still had Dave and Eliseo by his side.

"I'm sorry Sven…", Eliseo apologized, "There's still no pathways to get you out of here."

Sven shook his head, "No need to apologize Eliseo. Besides, my wounds are already fading away from that fight against Right Hand Man. So I might heal completely in a week or so."

Suddenly, Eliseo flinched, feeling an odd headache or even a doki-doki vibe within his head.

"Eliseo?", Sven asked, "Is something wrong?"

Eliseo walked over to investigate why he received a headache.

Since he is a mage from the Sea of Fragments World, he is able to walk through places as he pleased, but not too far from his Master, being Sven.

There, he saw him, another mage.

Laying down right beside a sleepy Dave.

"Rory?", Eliseo asked, "What are you doing here?"

Rory, known as the Mage of Time, and one of Eliseo's siblings, gently smiled at the younger mage.

"How was I unable to sense you were here?", Rory questioned in a curious manner.

Eliseo shrugged, since he also had no idea how he was able to sense Rory until now.

"Eliseo? What's going on?", Sven said from his cell.

Dave slowly woke up with Rory and Eliseo right before his eyes, waking him up instantly from his nap.

"O-Oh my!", Dave gasped once he woken up, "Rory? Who is this person?"

Sven gasped as well, "Wait a minute! You're able to see Eliseo?!"

Dave nodded, "I think I can also speak to him, just like my mage friend."

"I see now. I guess we didn't know much about our mage friends. My bad."

Eliseo and Rory looked at both Sven and Dave, who are just as flabbergasted as they were.

"It's possible that if you both grew attached to one another, you were able to see the each other's mage friend.", Rory stated.

Eliseo replied in agreement, "It seems like it."

Rory chuckled back, "Well Eliseo, maybe we should have sometime to ourselves. And by that, we should let Sven and Dave talk with one another a bit more."

"Good idea Rory."

Both Mages of Possibilities and Time respectively proceeded to fade away once again.

Sven and Dave began to wonder what just happened.

But nevertheless, they seemed more interested in knowing each other more.

"How long have you known Eliseo, Sven?", Dave asked curiously.

Sven tried to piece his sentence together, "Not that long honestly. I met him in one other timeline, and he pretty much stuck to me ever since."

Dave nodded, "Understandable. I only met Rory just recently, I think."

"I see, Dave."

Right before they could continue conversing about their respective mage friends, both their cell doors proceeded to open.

And to Dave's shock, and Sven's relief, it was Burt who opened the cell doors.

"Eep!!", Dave shivered once he saw the Toppat member, "Don't hurt me, please!"

Sven stopped Dave for a brief moment, "No wait! It's fine Dave. Burt's another new friend of mine."

Burt sighed, keeping a calm look on his face, "That's correct. I've overheard your conversation during my walk this morning. And I wanted to help you guys in any possible way I could."

The reformed Toppat member helped Sven up to his feet, he can tell that the double agent didn't completely recover from the injuries that RHM gave him.

"As much as I like to escape with you both", Burt stated, "I must stay behind with the Toppat Clan."

Dave looked at him with a confused and concerned manner, "But why?"

"I'll try to reform the rest of the Toppat Clan myself, as well as try to get RHM arrested. Because I can tell that it'll be impossible to reform him."

"Burt…", Sven muttered worriedly.

Burt slowly turned away, "You two go. I promise to finish what you have started, Sven."

From there, Sven and Dave proceed to try and find a way out of the Toppat Airship.

The double agent thankful and worried at the same time.

Not just for himself, but for Dave and Burt with their respective roles.

~~~

This whole ordeal was extremely difficult for both the double agent and security guard.

Sven tried his best to keep both himself and Dave hidden from any security cameras that were placed all over the airship.

"Wow…I didn't expect this place to be huge!", Dave said in awe, still having a nervous expression.

As Sven helped guide the security guard towards a nearby emergency escape pod, a strange feeling deep down started to emerge.

A small presence of something or someone much more sinister nearby.

Or maybe it was just messing with the double agent.
Trying to tell him to give up.

"No…", Sven thought with a nervous heart, "I need to make it out alive. I can't just give up now!"

Just as they were about to get closer towards the Surveillance Room, there was a shadow coming from across the room.

That without a doubt was the shadow of RHM, but he seemed to be busy with an odd phone call.

"Sven?", Dave whispered timidly, "What are you doing?"

Sven shushed the younger, trying to get him to stay calm.

"Right Hand Man is close by.", the double agent whispered, "Stay put Dave. I'll see what he's up to."

The shaking security guard listened, before Sven slowly came out of the darken corner of their hiding spot.

Out of curiosity, the double agent tried to listen to what RHM was talking about on the phone.

Perhaps, it's something to do with the fight against the Government?

If that's the case, he should hear a little bit on what the conversation revolved around between the two.

"So…", RHM asked in a bitterly stern tone, "Even though your group pardoned him for his crimes, you're willing to simply give him up?"

Sven slowly leaned closer behind the table from the side, becoming extremely curious on what was going on.

Currently, the double agent can only hear the call from RHM's side, not knowing who was on the other side of the phone call.

"Well now, he has been a sharp thorn on my side, and with you willing to comply with me, I suppose I could set up this small deal."

Deal? Who on earth was the Toppat cyborg talking to?

The double agent really wants to know.

Sven ended up regretting it…

"Henry took everything from me! I don't care if the General pardoned him from his crimes! I just want him gone!!"

That familiar voice, from the other line within the call, belonged to Rupert Price.

"Fine then.", RHM finally agreed, "Just this once I'll help you. But in exchange, you free Reginald from The Wall."

"Deal!", Rupert smirked.

While the call was about to end, Sven quickly rolled over towards the darken spot where Dave was hiding.

Followed by that, the double agent quickly attempted to open the escape pod, with the security guard in tow.

"Wh-What happened?!", Dave whimpered quietly at Sven.

"There's no time!", Sven quickly whispered, "We need to warn Henry about RHM's deal!"

But just as they were about to head into the escape pod, the lights within the Surveillance Room immediately turned on, revealing loads of the remaining members of the Toppat Clan that Sven has yet to reform.

RHM slowly approaches the now cornered Sven and Dave, showing a more stern yet menacing look on his face.

"You think you can escape us?", the Toppat cyborg questioned bitterly, "You must be mistaken. No one gets away from the Toppat Clan."

"No!!", Sven tried to make a run for it with Dave in his arms.

But to no avail, as the two were then shot down by the remaining Toppat members via sleep dart on the neck.

Dave instantly lost consciousness, but Sven was trying his best not to give in.

As he looked up at RHM trying to get up, just as the sleep dart was taking out more of his energy.

"Tomorrow will be the launch of the Toppat Orbital Station. Same day where you and this pesky security guard will join Henry. Imprisoned in space… With the rest of the Toppat Clan…"

Sven tried to get up, but the sleep dart told him otherwise.

And not long after, he slowly succumbed into an unconscious yet peaceful state.

To Be Continued

Notes:

The final chapter of the second arc will come out in a few days or so.

But it's not over yet, as Sven has still yet to completely go through the Free Man Route with Henry AND Dave.

Please stay tuned to the next chapter of this second story arc!

Chapter 9: Rights of an Agent Arc (Chapter 4: When Sticks Cry)

Summary:

Finding himself trapped within the Toppat Orbital Station, Sven started to reflect on what recently happened.

Feeling very hopeless at that point, he was eventually set free.

While he managed to escape with Dave and Burt, Henry chose to stay behind, in attempts to face off RHM.

Things didn't end well...

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

"How long was I out for?"

That thought ran deep into Sven's mind, as he started to wake up from his forced slumber.

He was awakened the a loud alarm from a pair of speakers within the room.

"What's going on?!", the double agent exclaimed as he immediately gazed upon his surroundings.

This place is something he remember seeing, back in the previous timeline, with Burt.

It happened to be one of the cells inside the Toppat Orbital Station.
Sven's hands were cuffed above his head, both of which were covered by the mitts of the cuffs.

"Dave?", he quietly muttered, "Are you there?"

No response.

The young security guard was nowhere to be seen within the cell, not to mention that Sven can't hear anyone outside of where he was being held captive.

Suddenly, the monitor nearby opened up, revealing the usually bitter RHM watching the double agent from a different room.

"Honestly Sven…", the Toppat cyborg sneered, "You were out longer than I expected. Well, no matter, you and that little friend of yours will not be able to get down to Earth any longer. And in a day or two, that deal you overheard will be complete."

Sven growled in a bitter manner, trying to struggle in the cuffs that held him.

Everything he heard from that call earlier, knowing the fact that it was Rupert on the other line, made his heart twist into a pretzel.

After hearing most of the conversation, with Rupert willing to betray Henry because he despised him so much, made him feel so much fear.

"No matter.", RHM rolled his eyes, "I'll be checking on all of you in a bit."

The monitor proceeded to go offline, now leaving Sven in a cold and gloomy area.

His struggles became less frequent, slowly giving up because of the despair he felt.

Was this the despair that RHM felt when Reginald was taken away from him?

Or was it the despair that Rupert was willing to betray Henry, without considering other people's feelings?

All Sven could do, is weep in silence.

~~~

About an hour had gone by, with Sven looking down on the ground where he was hanging.

The thought of feeling truly alone, as well as the heart of not being able to see his close friends again.

"Why…", the double agent muttered, "Why did this have to end like this…?!"

Weeping…

Weeping…

Weeping…

That's all that Sven did, all while still being cuffed to the ceiling.

But when he was to burst into a louder set of tears, the cell door was quickly smashed down.

"Are you okay Sven?", Dave timidly asked, looked with a worried look at the double agent.

Right by the security guard's side, there was Burt and Henry.

Burt was holding a taser, while Henry was equipped with the metal hat.

"You guys…", Sven smiled with relief and happiness after seeing that the others are safe.

Henry proceeded to free Sven from the cuffs.

The bruises and burns were still visible on the double agent, which concerned Henry since he didn't knew about the beatings until now.

"Come on, we gotta get out of here!", Sven replied after being lifted up to his feet by Dave.

The three of them nodded in agreement.

"I know that there are a few escape pods in the Orbital Station.", Burt answered, "I'll help guide you guys there."

~~~

"We're almost there!", Burt said in a determined but calm manner.

The reformed Toppat continued to tase his way towards the area.

He didn't care if RHM caught him, just as long as he gets everyone in here alive, than it's for the best.

Henry, Dave, and Sven followed shortly after, heading into the only luxury escape pod since it had much more space.

"Quickly guys!" Burt ordered just as he opened up the door to the chosen escape pod.

Suddenly, Henry paused.

"Burt", he stated, "You take Sven and Dave back to the Government Base. I have someone to deal with."

Sven quickly grabbed Henry, "Henry! You can't do this!"

"What do you mean?"

The double agent shuddered at first, but decided to go with his next response, "I can't loose anyone that I became close to! I don't want this to end badly again!"

Henry gazed at Sven in a surprised manner.

"So please…", Sven muttered in desperation, "Don't face him off just now. Please…"

But Henry refused to accept the offer.

And not long after, pushed Sven into the escape pod where Dave and Burt were waiting, before shutting the door.

"I'll be fine.", Henry gave a small sincere smile, "I'll rough that cyborg up until further notice."

Then, the escape pod began to launch into a coldness of space.

"You two seem to be very worried for one another.", Burt confirmed.

Sven sighed, nodding with acceptance.

He knew Henry for a good amount of time to the point where he can trust him decently enough.

Even if it wasn't considered long to the others, the double agent knew that he had to trust Henry, and bring Burt and Dave safely back to the Government Base.

~~~

After getting a good enough signal, Sven was able to contact General Galeforce with his hairclip communication device.

"I'm glad you guys are safe, Sven.", the General said calmly.

Sven gently replied back, "Thanks General. Even though I was unable to reform anyone when the Orbital Station launched, loads to Toppats were reformed prior to that. Especially Burt who decided to help me out."

General Galeforce followed, understanding the currently message that the double agent is giving him.

"I was also lucky enough to find Dave. The only Non-Toppat on the airship and orbital station."

"Understandable.", the General respond, "Make sure you guys make it back to base. As for Henry, he'll be fine. I think he is strong as Charles to make it back here as well."

The double agent agreed, "I'll see you in a bit General."

He proceeded to end the call.

~~~

The escape pod ended up dropping off into a few minute walk towards the Government Base.

Sven, Dave, and Burt exited out of it, before heading back to base, where the others are waiting.

"Ah!", General Galeforce calmly smiled once the double agent and the others finally arrived.

"Hey General!", Sven politely replied.

The General stood up, and checked on the visible bruises that Sven had.

"There's an infirmary tent nearby. Just rest there until you're completely healed."

Sven nodded, before heading towards the infirmary.

Burt and Dave looked at one another, before following the double agent shortly after just to check on him.

They were suddenly approached by Charles, who was looking around with a concerned look.

"Um, Charles?", Dave asked in a curious manner.

Charles yelped out in slight shock when he saw the young security guard, "Oh my! I haven't seen you in a long time Dave! Where have you been?"

Dave chuckled in an embarrassed manner, "It's a long story. But why are you looking very nervous?"

The pilot looked around, checking if "he" wasn't around.

"You alright there?", Burt asked, now showing a worried look despite sounding calm.

Charles shook his head, "I need to tell you guys something…"

~~~

"Thanks Victoria.", Sven smiled kindly at the female Government member.

Victoria smiled back, showing a mature look as she did normally, "No problem Sven. I specialize in some minor medic skills. So this may help in the meantime."

The double agent waved goodbye, before leaving the infirmary.

Once out, he was greeted with a worried group consisting of Dave, Burt, and Charles.

That's when Sven immediately knew what was going on.

"I assume that you guys know about Rupert's deal with RHM, did you?", the double agent said in a matter of shame for someone he once thought he can trust.

They proceed to nod.

"Rupert threatened to shoot me if I promise not to say a word to the General.", Charles whimpered "But I couldn't hide it any longer! So I had to speak up somehow!"

"Where is Rupert now?", Dave asked in a bitter tone, now feeling extremely upset for the bad deal that Rupert pulled off.

That questioned ended up being answered, when Burt saw a small glimpse of Rupert carrying a body bag.

Sven quickly ran back to where General Galeforce was at.

The same time where Rupert was in the same place.

"Is something wrong Sven?", the General asked in a curious but calm tone.

The double agent sighed deeply, before exposing the truth with Rupert.

"Sven…", General Galeforce shook his head, "I know that you've had it rough. But I know that high-ranked members like you and Rupert won't do such a thing."

"You're right about Sven.", Charles muttered, "But not with Rupert."

As Charles entered the tent alongside Dave and Burt, the pilot proceeded to open up the body bag.

Which revealed a dead Henry inside.

"Rupert made a deal with the Toppats.", Sven and Charles said in union.

"He despised Henry so much, to the point where he made a deal with RHM.", Burt added.

Dave slowly turned to look at Rupert, "Rupert…Why…"

Rupert himself came clean, in a dirty way, "I don't care what you guys do to me! Henry has taken everything from me! It was for the best if he was wiped away, dead or alive…"

He quickly stormed off to who-knows-where, dropping the dead Henry on the ground as he did so.

General Galeforce sighed and shook his head in shame, "Because of Rupert, the remainder of the Toppat Clan is still at large with us."

Sven nodded, listening silently to the General's orders.

With Henry dead, Rupert running off somewhere, and Reginald reuniting with his RHM, at that point, no one knows what will happen next.

Whether people were given rights for their respective roles, Sven couldn't help but cry once again.

Weeping…

Weeping…

Weeping…

End of Rights of an Agent Arc

Notes:

Yep, another end of another story arc.

The next story arc will be determined by the votes via comments/audience.

Feel free to vote for the available options of your choice.

Choose-Your-Own-Ending Story Route Options:
*Rapidly Promoted Executive (RPE)
*Pure Blooded Thief (PBT)

Completed Routes (You Can't Pick it Again):
*Government Supportive Private Investigator (GSPI)
*Relentless Bounty Hunter (RBH)

Hope to see you all next time! :3

Chapter 10: Matter of Time and Possibilities Arc (Chapter 1: Bury a Friend)

Summary:

Matter of Time and Possibilities Summary:

Knowing about Henry's demise within the previous timeline, Sven has been transferred to a brand new one once again.

Retaining all his memories from the previous timelines and fails, the double agent continues to perform his duties.

Not just to reform the Toppat Clan, but also keep all his close friends safe!

Besides Henry, Sven has someone else who also knows about the recent timeline they were all in, that being Dave.

Promising to stick together, even during the previous "time" they met, Sven and Dave hopes for a better ending.

Guided by their respective mages, Eliseo and Rory respectively, the double agent and security guard try to guide each other to the right path.

There are countless possibilities with endless amount of time for the duo.

But only they know what is truly happening within this oblivious crowd.

Route Chosen: Rapidly Promoted Executive (RPE)

Notes:

It was a close match in the voting, but ultimately RPE was chosen.

I'll be doing PBT as the last route for the 4th arc, but that doesn't mean the story will end with 4 arcs.

Instead, it will have more than 4 arcs for this AU.

If you haven't done or watched this specific route of the Henry Stickmin Collection, please play or watch the game before checking this chapter out.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoy!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

Sven woken up, back in his room within the Toppat airship once again.

It was around midnight when he was transferred into this new timeline by Eliseo.

Even though it was a relief to restart the week again, the double agent hated the harsh thought of Rupert willing to comply with RHM in exchange for Henry to die.

At that point, Sven didn't care if he lost majority of his progress in reforming the Toppat Clan.

As long as Henry is alive, and he's close to Burt and Dave, everything will be okay.

Speaking of Dave…

"Well, now I know that transferring to different timelines means the time is technically still the same.", Sven thought as he quietly headed towards the Brig, where Dave was waiting for him.

The double agent found the keys for each cell in the Brig, before heading into the cell that Dave was being kept.

"Dave?", he quietly muttered, checking if the security guard is alright.

He heard the younger cry silently in the corner of his cell.

Rory can be seen in his visible state, trying to comfort his young Master.

"Hey, Rory", Eliseo faded into the scene, approaching his older mage sibling shortly after, "Is Dave doing alright?"

The Mage of Time shook his head, "He's been crying for quite sometime, ever since I transferred him into this new timeline."

Sven looked at the weeping Dave, before quietly petting his head shortly after.

"Sven?", Dave timidly turned around, still having a couple of tear buds shown.

The double agent began to hug Dave in a comforting and sincere manner.

"I'm glad that you remember me.", Sven said in a soothing manner, "Believe me, even if Rupert has betrayed both our trust, we still have each other."

The security guard slowly nodded, showing a timidly kind smile on his face.

Not long after after, Dave lovingly hugged Sven, happy to see him again.

"You kept your promise!", Dave smiled.

Sven nodded at the younger, "Of course. Even if you lost all your memories, I'll do my best to make you remember."

Eliseo and Rory watched the two hug it out, both looking at one another in approval.

"Best to leave them be for the night.", Rory confirmed, "Hopefully things will be better this timeline."

He took notice of Eliseo looking outside of the Brig, as if he was thinking of what to do.

"You alright Eliseo?"

Eliseo sighed, shaking his head, "Not really, Rory. As the Mage of Possibilities, I can tell that not everything starts off good."

"Oh…", Rory had nothing to say when the younger mage said that.

"But even if that's the case, I know things will end in a good way."

~~~

Morning slowly started to rise.

Sven and Dave mostly slept with one another, mostly with the cell door open.

The double agent gently patted the security guard on the head, before locking the cell door and headed towards his room.

He did this so that no one will become suspicious on them both.

For once after a seemingly long time, Sven didn't feel that restless.

Maybe it was because Dave is now with him?

Watching the morning sky bloom into existence within his room.

Now, he just had to wait for Henry's approach, as well as the General's call.

*beep beep*

"Maybe…This isn't as bad as the last few times.", Sven smiled gently, before accepting the General's call via hairclip communicator.

~~~

Within the next few hours, when it was his free hour, Sven headed over towards the Brig.

"Morning Dave!", the double agent greeted.

Dave slowly woke up from his early morning slumber, before approaching Sven, who is now visible from the other side of the cell.

"You doing good in there?"

The security guard made a small smile, "I'm doing fine now thanks to you around!"

Sven smiled back, blushing in a sweet and loving manner.

"It's my free hour for now.", the double agent explained, "I'll make sure that we don't get caught. Since RHM doesn't know about my true identity in this timeline, I have to try and stay hidden in these reformations."

Dave understood this situation, willing to help Sven in his mission.

Within a few minutes, everything seemed fine.

Both the double agent and security guard enjoyed their time together, thinking about all the possibilities that may happen.

Dave began to open up much more.

"Well, to be honest Sven", Dave replied, "the reason why I chose not to check that cake, was because of the guilt I felt when Rupert continued to insult him."

Sven listened to Dave with an open heart, "So you knew about Henry before I did. And yeah, even if it was my job to be a policeman, I would be guilty for those within those cells. Sometimes."

The security guard agreed, "Yeah, that's pretty true. There's people I feel sorry for, but there's others that are too evil to be reformed."

"Yeah…"

Suddenly, there was an instant crash heading into the Brig.

There he was, Henry Stickmin, almost hitting Sven accidentally with an iron door when he crashed.

Sven stayed quiet while Henry used a rocket jump in order to continue to chase Reginald.

"Do you think one of us should follow him?", Dave asked in a curious but shy manner.

The double agent nodded, "I will follow Henry. Just stay here! I don't want the Toppat Clan to expose you."

Dave listened, "Good luck Sven!"

~~~

The double agent proceeded to take an alternative path this time, casually speed walking around the airship, armed with a taser just in case.

Not much Toppats were there, likely because they were busy with their own thing while Reginald was being chased down.

Slowly but surely, Sven managed to reach the cargo bay, getting to watch Henry take Toppat Leader Reginald like last time.

He was confident that Henry is still sticking to his morals.

That is until he heard Reginald give him an offer, "You defeated by Right Hand Man…And you defeated me…I surrender the airship to you…"

This was seen to spark something in Henry, to which made Sven stood from his hiding spot in awe.

Then, he can tell that everything started to fall apart.

As he watch Henry pick up some dummies to distract the Government, and thrown them off the airship.

Sven could've sworn that he saw Henry wink from where he was hiding, which made the double agent very afraid.

At that point, he's not sure if Henry chose this path for the right reason.

~~~

Later that night, Sven quietly went back into the Brig, where a painful sentence was about to be let out.

"Is something wrong Sven?", Dave whimpered.

Sven sighed and slowly turned away, shaking, "It's Henry…He's now the leader of the Toppat Clan!"

Dave gasped, shocked when he heard that sentence.

"Even after what he did in that timeline?! You can't be serious!"

Tears started to flow down the double agent's face, "I wish it was a joke…I trusted him as much as I trust you."

Then Dave began to snap, in an angry tone.

"This is all Rupert's fault!"

Sven looked at the now upset security guard, now filled with fear that Dave has completely broke because of a certain person.

"Rupert is the reason why Henry chose power over law!", Dave snapped, "If he hadn't killed him in that timeline, then Henry would've still picked law instead of power!"

"Dave…"

Dave started to mutter so much whimpers and cries.

It mostly consists of the security guard saying the same phrase for a good 30 seconds.

"It's not fair! Not fair, not fair, not fair, not fair, not fair!!!"

Sven was in no words.

He has never seen this side of Dave before.

Was it because of the fact that Rupert killed Henry to the point where he seemingly tainted his head?

"Not fair, not fair, not fair, not fair, not fair!!!"

Sven tried to calm him down, but tears and insane amount of wrath was breaking him.

Then, the double agent started to cry silently.

Dave finally took notice, "W-Was I too harsh…?"

The double agent showed a tearful look, all while trying to stay strong for Dave.

He whimpered and apologized whole heartedly, "I'm so sorry Sven…I guess I went into a nurse-like frenzy."

"I understand Dave…", Sven then proceeded to unlock Dave's cell door once again, "Come on Dave, we need to get out of here. It's possible that Henry may have exposed us to the rest of the Toppat Clan."

Dave accepted, before he and Sven quietly went into an escape pod, this time with no interruptions.

Earlier before night chimed in, Sven got an afternoon call from General Galeforce to meet back in the Government Base.

That's what Sven did.

Well, he was about to head back with Dave by his side.

That is until their escape pod dropped them off into a 15 minute walk.

Right where some infamous Wall Guards were hiding.

To Be Continued

Notes:

The voting section of this will happen once the second chapter of this 3rd story arc is complete.

Thinking that Dave is the only one by his side, Sven tries to do his best to keep him safe, since he knows that the security guard also knows the other timelines (mostly just the 2nd story arc)

Anyways, hope to see you all again in the next chapter!

Chapter 11: Matter of Time and Possibilities Arc (Chapter 2: A Group of Mages)

Summary:

Approached by the warden of The Wall, Sven thought it was game over for both him and Dave.

That is until the warden himself, known as Dmitri, explains his side of these timeline transfers.

Other than the despise he has with Henry, Dmitri has a close mage partner of his own to back him up.

As well as Burt.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

There was something that felt very unsettling while walking around in the forest.

Both Sven and Dave can tell that they were being watched, at the same time being followed.

"We should arrive at the Government Base in around 15 minutes or so.", Sven confirmed to the currently-clinging Dave.

The younger nodded nervously, still regretting his insane breakdown when he heard about Henry becoming the Toppat Clan's new leader.

At the moment, the double agent held onto him tightly on one hand, while holding a taser in the other.

Cold fresh air began to slowly flow onto their bare skin, with much more rattling in the bushes became much more audible.

Then, they began to strike.

"Freeze!!"

Multiple guards from The Wall started to jump out of their hiding spots, each carrying out non-lethal weapons.

"Wahh!!", Dave yelped, "Who are these people?!"

Sven looked at the current situation.

He and Dave were now surrounded by some strong-willed guards.

At that moment, the double agent was ready to fight back using his taser, hoping that he and Dave make it out unharmed.

However, when he was about to attack, a pair of wall guards quickly pinned him down, disarming the double agent, and prying Dave away from his tight but supporting grip.

"Hey!", Sven shouted, "What gives?!"

Dave timidly complied to not fight back, thinking for the worse to happen.

Both of them started to make a small signal for their respective mage friends to aid them in their current predicament.

Mages Eliseo and Rory quickly faded into the scene, thinking that only Sven and Dave can see them.

While all the guards aren't able to see them, there was someone in particular who was also capable in seeing them.

"Don't move!"

An old warden from The Wall brought out a rifle that is capable in taking down similar types like Eliseo and Rory.

Both mages quickly stopped in their tracks, before raising their hands up, surrendering to the warden.

"Boss?", one of the guards spoke up, "What are you aiming at?"

The Wall's Warden, known as Dmitri Petrov, rolled his eyes, ignoring that question.

Showing a serious but seemingly calm look on his face.

Dmitri slowly looked down at the pinned down Sven, "You must be Sven Svensson, right?"

Sven was shaking on the spot when his eyes gazed upon the strong-willed warden.

The guards were ordered to let Sven go, while a few guards still pinned Dave to a tree.

He then helped the confused double agent up to his knees.

"I know that you work for the leader from that Government nearby. Every good and evil person is listed within The Walls files."

Sven nodded slowly, giving himself up at this very moment.

The double agent knows about Dmitri, since General Galeforce would mention other Governments from nearby countries during certain meetings.

"Yeah. It's me, Sven.", Sven looked away, trying to sound calm and collected, "My friend and I were heading to that base. Ever since my mission failed in reforming majority of the Toppat Clan, I figured stopping by the Government that I work alongside with for further details."

Dmitri chuckled in a lightly sadistic manner.

Not because of Sven, but something within that recent sentence.

"So", the warden started an assumption, "I guess she was right. It was truly certain that you and that little security friend of yours knew about the infamous Henry Stickmin."

The pointing of the armed rifle was put down, with Dmitri looking up at the concern Eliseo and Rory.

The two mages floated down nearby the frozen chaos.

And not long after, a feminine figure faded into the scene as well, right behind Dmitri.

"Took you guys long enough.", she chuckled in a haughty manner.

Eliseo briefly looked away, alongside the fact that Rory approached the figure.

"Oh, hey Hazel.", Rory muttered, "That explains why you kept saying that you were busy."

Sven began to ask Dmitri, "You had a mage partner as well?"

Dmitri nodded in a stern but calm manner, "Hazel has been by my side for quite some time. She told me she's the first one to gain a partner among her mage siblings."

He nodded at the guards that were pinning Dave to the tree, ordering them to release him not long after.

"Even though I've known Hazel, the Mage of Certainty, it wasn't until those 'weeks' where she decided bring me into a few timelines because of something happening on the 'other side'."

Sven started to listen to the warden, silently.

He heard the word 'weeks', making him think that Dmitri knew about the other timelines.

Dave quietly approached into their conversation, "So, you know about Henry, as well as these timeline transfers?"

Dmitri rolled his eyes, "Do I have to explain it twice?"

"N-No?", the security guard shook his head nervously.

The warden seemingly ignored Dave, continuing his conversation with Sven about the mages.

"Come down to The Wall with us you two.", Dmitri ordered, "It'd be best to explain more of this in a more private spot than in a widely open forest."

~~~

When they reached The Wall, Sven and Dave, alongside their mage partners, were escorted into Dmitri's office.

"Take a seat you two.", the warden said in his generic calm but sadistic sounding manner.

Sven and Dave sat down, waiting for Dmitri to dismiss the guards.

Hazel, Eliseo, and Rory waited nearby the three within the office.

"Hazel has been keeping an eye on your mage partners every now and then", Dmitri stated, "she also told me a bit on to rest of her younger siblings. Besides that Eliseo and Rory over there."

Sven began to ask a curious question, "Even if that were the case I'm not sure about the other mages."

Dave nodded in agreement.

The door to the office quickly opened, seeing Burt and another mage figure enter the room.

"Burt?", Dave said in a timid manner.

The reformed Toppat smiled kindly at the security guard, as his mage partner was now revealed.

"Sorry that I wasn't able to help you guys out when you arrived at the forest.", he commented, "I had to convince Willow to head here, since she said that there's a certain sibling of hers that she fears. And also because Grigori made me have a harder time coming here."

Both Sven and Dave smiled in relief, knowing that Burt is now here for them as well.

Meanwhile, Dmitri just sternly watched the three, shaking his head in silent annoyance, but overall keeping a serious look on his face.

"To be honest, it was unusual to see you guys trek through the forest instead of Henry. But after hearing about the fact he became the newest Toppat Leader, I knew I had to step in a way."

Sven and Eliseo didn't really like the sound of that.

Even if Henry is now the leader of the Toppat Clan, Henry is still Henry.

Plus, knowing about three mages aside from Eliseo, the double agent wonders if there were more working alongside some familiar friends and/or enemies.

"I'll see what I can do.", Dmitri looked away sternly, "In the meantime, you guys will be visiting this place until I talk Henry into spilling his evidence."

The warden turned to face Sven.

"There's a teleporter machine nearby, it will get you and your friends to your actual base."

"Thanks.", Sven replied politely, before heading towards the machine to be transferred back into the Government Base.

To Be Continued

Notes:

I actually see Dmitri as a "guy that is just doing his job" kinda person, since he's at least neutral to those considered good, and hostile to those considered evil.

Despite this, Dmitri hates Henry, but his hatred isn't as harsh as Rupert's to Henry.

Feel free to vote on which Rapidly Promoted Executive (RPE) route I should bring this story arc to.

Note: Just like the others, only two will be counted, since they are considered fit for this arc.

All Selectable After-RPE Routes:
*Toppat King (TK)
*Revenged (R)

Please tell your choice within the comments below.

Hope to see you next time!

Chapter 12: Matter of Time and Possibilities Arc (Chapter 3: Back to the Government)

Summary:

Transported back to the Government Base, the trio of friends started to wonder much more about why Henry chose power over law.

Dave mostly sees Rupert being responsible for that reason, and grew very bitter and snappy with his former friend.

Some Government members were getting used to Burt being around, knowing about his past history.

Two days deep into staying at the base, Sven gets a random call from a former Government member.

That caller needs the double agent to see Henry before heading to surgery.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

It was sometime around 4 in the morning when Sven and the others were teleported into the Government Base.

There were split thoughts deep in his brain.

At that moment, Sven is unsure if Henry chose power over law because of what happened during one that previous timelines.

"Looks like we were in The Wall for almost the entire night.", Burt stated as he saw that the moon was about to set.

Dave looked around at his surroundings, shaking his head in disappointment.

He remembered this exact place, with Sven and Burt by his side after Henry told them to go without him.

The three mages, Eliseo, Rory, and Willow, faded back into half existence.

Willow floated down right beside Burt, looking at both Sven and Dave.

"I knew about Willow just recently.", the reformed Toppat confirmed, "She made me remember those timelines that you were talking about, Sven."

Sven understood what Burt just said, getting a good glimpse at Willow, who was hiding her face away.

"You act like a Mage of Silence!", Eliseo joked, "But in reality you're the Mage of Feelings."

The female mage remained silent, timidly shaking in place not wanting to talk at the moment.

"In the meantime", Dave asked, "should we watch the sun rise for the day?"

Sven smiled gently, "Of course Dave."

The three mages faded away, watching their Masters to head towards the cliff nearby to watch the sun rise.

~~~

As the sun rise up from the sky, the trio were started to get sleepy.
Since they had a long night, sleep started to kick in.

Sven continued to watch the sun rise, before standing up and headed to that nearby base.

The double agent stepped foot into the area, before being greeted by Charles and General Galeforce.

"Hey Sven!", Charles greeted with an open heart, "Is everything going well?"

Sven shook his head, with a faded smile.

The General saw through his sorrow, "I assume that something happened on your trip back here."

"You can say that.", the double agent replied, "Me and my friends were ambushed by those from The Wall. Thankfully no one got hurt, that much."

"Where are your airship friends now?", Charles asked naively.

Sven pointed over to the sleepy Burt and Dave, who were still resting on the nearby cliff.

"I see then.", General Galeforce noticed, "I guess stuff at your end didn't go as well either. Knowing that you managed to only reform a few Toppats."

The double agent sighed, "Yeah…"

Burt and Dave quietly approached them, after waking up from a good amount of rest.

"I recommend you three stay here with us in the meantime.", the General said, "Until we can find a way to take down the Toppat Clan, whether for reformation or arrest purposes."

~~~

For a good two days, the trio were trying to make the best of their time within the Government Base.

Some members were trying to get used to Burt being here, to which most accepted at the two-day span.

Dave has been approached by Rupert a lot of times.

However, the security guard would always snap back at Rupert in a bitter manner, to the military member's confusion.

Sven was still contemplating if Henry chose power instead of law because of Rupert.

"Oi! Sven!"

Rupert approached the double agent with bits of confidence.

Sven turned to face someone he once trust completely.

"Is everything doing alright there?", the older asked with some concern in his voice.

The double agent shook his head, but decided to ask, "Do you have some strange deja vu during the past few days?"

Rupert thought about that question for a moment, "I think so. I don't know if it revolved around that kleptomaniac, Henry."

Sven showed a disappointed glare.

"I'm also not truly sure what I've done to make Dave upset. We've been close friends as well as partners at one point in our lives. I don't know why he's like this now."

"Could be because you did something to upset him.", the double agent confronted in a passive-aggressive manner.

"Ha!", Rupert laughed, "Very funny Sven! Man, I forgot how long it has been since we last talked!"

Sven wasn't taking the hint, "I was being serious about that statement Rupert. Because I remembered what you'd done."

"Huh?", Rupert tilted his head in a confused manner, "What do you mean?"

The double agent walked away, saying, "Trust me. You'll know the reason why Dave hates you."

He left a confused Rupert by himself, before heading over to where Dave and Burt were hanging out.

"Got any word from those in The Wall?", Sven asked.

Burt shook his head, "Not that much. There's nothing coming from them."

Dave looked up, gazing at the sunsetting sky.

He was still keeping the bitterness in his body from Rupert for quite sometime now.

Then, there was a random call coming from Sven's phone.

"Hello?", Sven answered the call.

"This Sven Svensson?", a feminine russian voice asked.

"Yeah, why?"

A small pause settled in, "Meet me nearby your Government Base. You'll spot my boat there. I need you to see him before I bring your friend into surgery."

To Be Continued

Notes:

This was honestly a toss-up of which route to choose, since both Toppat King and Revenged Routes had the exact same amount of votes.

I used a spin-the-wheel type of app to determine which route to write about, and ultimately Revenged won.

There will be one more chapter for this 3rd arc!

Once this arc is done, I will move on to the 4th (and NOT final) arc of the Double Agent Sven AU.

Chapter 13: Matter of Time and Possibilities Arc (Chapter 4: Together Again)

Summary:

When Sven arrived at Dr Vinschpinsilstien's boat, he soon discovered why Henry chose power over law.

Turned out that he did so in order to try and bring the Toppat Clan over to law instead of power, even if he had to risk his reputation.

When he temporarily departed ways with Sven, the double agent himself tries to follow him.

Everything was a total mess when he got there.

But all he wants is that Henry is still alive and fine.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

About 8 hours had past since that call.

Sven brought along Dave and Burt on his little visit to Dr Vinschpinsilstien.

She called on the double agent the same day, asking if he wanted to check on Henry one more time before the cybernetic surgery.

"Is he doing alright Dr?", Sven asked, having a mixture of calm and nervousness hanging in his voice.

"I've done these things before.", Dr V responded, "He also said you were a friend of his before he passed on the spot."

The double agent looked down, silently.

He was somehow right…

Henry knew about the other timelines, and still considered him a friend despite choosing power over law.

"For now, you can wait for your little friend over at by the deck.", the cybernetic doctor added, "I'll see if he's awake."

Sven looked back up at Dr V, "Of course."

The double agent headed over to the open part of the boat, where he saw Dave and Burt gazing up at the bright cloudy sky.

"You good guys?", Sven approached.

Burt shook his head in a honest manner.

He was quietly comforting a bitterly upset Dave, who still blamed Rupert for Henry's choice.

Sven had nothing else to say, still feeling worried for what had happened to Henry.

With loads of thought put into his head, the double agent proceeded to head back to the inner part of the boat.

"Henry…"

When Sven got there, Henry had recently regained consciousness.

He was slightly pale, plus his left arm and spine were replaced with cybernetics.

It almost made the double agent think about what had happened to Right Hand Man during their last encounter.

"Sven?", Henry slowly turned to face the double agent, "Is that you?"

The double agent gently held Henry, making sure that he doesn't hurt him more.

"Why Henry…", he asked, "Why did you do this?"

Henry turned to Dr V, who had no clue on what happened.

Not long after that, he decided to tell his side.

"I thought if I became the leader of the Toppat Clan, I would be able to guide them into law instead of power. I never done anything good nor bad when I was the leader. But it didn't work out for me."

Sven listened very well throughout the whole thing.

When Henry chose power over law, he was only doing it so he can attempt to bring the Toppat Clan into choosing law instead of power.

No one is to blame for Henry's actions.

Henry chose to go all in, and do something very risky.

"Where is the Toppat Clan now?", Sven asked Dr V, all while checking on Henry.

Dr V locked her gazed on the two, and confirmed the following, "They went south this morning. About 10 hours ago to be exact."

From those words, Henry weakly got up, and headed to the outer part of the boat.

He then used his cybernetic spine, and spawn out an automatic jetpack.

"Wow!", the Russian doctor calmly said with happiness, "You're learning so quickly!"

Then Henry took off, flying to where the Toppat airship was located.

Dave and Burt took notice at Henry suddenly flying off, quickly running to the spot that he started the flight.

"Was that Henry?!", Dave whimpered.

"Looks like him.", Burt added.

Sven got out of the inner section shortly after Henry took off.

He began to grow very worried for him.

After hearing the reason why he chose power, the double agent knows that he has to follow him in a way.

"You seem very worried for your friend.", Dr V observed.

Sven nodded, "Sorry…"

Dr V proceeded to get something from her pocket.

That being a teleporter made by someone known as Gadget Gabe, according to the label.

"Use this!", she handed the device over to Sven, "This will bring you to where your friend is."

Sven took the teleporter, thanking the Russian doctor for all the help.

Then, he proceeded to use it, and began to teleport.

Leaving Dave and Burt behind for now, to which they eventually knew why.

~~~

Sven was teleported somewhere in a jungle base.

The exact same base, where the Toppat Orbital Station was at.

"He must be here somewhere…"

He walked around a specific section of the jungle, still holding onto the same taser like before.

"Henry must be around here somewhere!"

As the double agent continued to look around a few nearby areas, there was a sudden and very loud crash nearby the orbital station.

"What on earth?!"

Almost instantly, Sven rushed over to where the crash happened.

And to his shock, he saw the Toppat airship and orbital station demolished with one another thanks to the crash.

Looking around at all the rubble, the double agent tried to find out where Henry could possibly be.

Then, there he was, seemingly dead, laying down on a nearby boulder.

"Henry!!"

Sven ran to where Henry laid.

The newly made cyborg was seen not breathing for a good minute or so.

"Oh Henry…", the double agent whimpered, "I'm so sorry…I should've supported you all the way, and not run away…"

No response.

"Henry please…You can't do this to me!!"

The whole jungle was silent.

"Please…"

Sven continued to cry, letting out all the tears as they drop onto Henry's cybernetic body.

Then, he heard a cough.

It was coming from Henry.

"Henry…?", Sven cried.

Slowly, Henry began to open his eyes.

"Sven?", Henry looked up, "You came for me…!"

Sven nodded, gently hugging Henry in a sincere manner.

"You're alive!"

Henry blushed, "Why wouldn't I be?"

The double agent gently carried the cyborg like a bride, before bringing him back to the base.

~~~

Henry's cybernetics were adjusted a little bit when they returned.

When he came forward on why he chose power that certain day, everyone was in disbelief.
Sven had to calm everyone down when they asked loads of questions to Henry, with people starting to relax not long after.

"Glad to have you back Henry.", the double agent smiled.

"Glad to be back too!", Henry responded.

End of Matter of Time and Possibilties Arc

Notes:

This is the end of the 3rd arc of my THSC AU

The 4th (and NOT last) arc will be based around the Pure-Blooded Thief Route (PBT).

However, feel free to comment your thoughts on this latest chapter.

And I hope to see you all in the next story arc! ^w^

Chapter 14: Contained in the Chaos Arc (Chapter 1: Eliseo)

Summary:

When Sven thought he received a good ending, he was transferred into another timeline for an unknown reason.

Despite retaining their memories from the previous timelines, most of their mage partners have mysteriously disappeared.

Not to mention, that Eliseo is now visible to everyone without that many mage powers.

Then, there was a company that Sven once worked for.

That being the Center for Chaos Containment, who might be responsible for this new sudden timeline.

Route Chosen: Pure Blooded Thief (PBT)

Notes:

I deeply apologize for posting this new arc late.

I wanted to do it earlier, but I got pretty caught up in artworks of my own.

While this chapter is short, I'm planning on adding at least 2 more chapters for this story arc in particular.

If you haven't done or watched this specific route of the Henry Stickmin Collection, please play or watch the game before checking this chapter out.

Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy, and I deeply apologize for not posting in a while.

Chapter Text

There was a strange feeling deep inside Sven's gut.

It felt like there were butterflies flying around his stomach, as if they were trying to wake him up.

"Sven! Please wake up!"

That didn't sound like a butterfly, but rather someone who he recognized.

The double agent groaned, slowly opening his eyes, everything was very blurry at the start.

"You okay?", Dave asked from the inside of his cell.

Sven nodded, stretching his arms above his head.

Burt looked behind, checking if no one is nearby to hear their conversation.

He was no longer wearing his generic top hat, but rather a grey beanie that covered the upper part of his headphones.

"Good…The others are still asleep.", Burt muttered in relief before turning to face Sven and Dave.

Sven got up and looked around at his surroundings.

"Wait…", the double agent tilted his head in a confused manner, "Why are we in the airship again!?"

Sven looked very confused.

The same can be said for Burt and Dave.

Earlier before heading to bed, the three of them settled to stay in that previous timeline.

Where Henry managed to take down the Toppat Clan, while having cyborg enhancements.

Their mage partners accepted this idea as well.

However, all three of them were transferred into a newly made timeline once again.

Plus there was a few 'errors' within the group.

"I don't know if this timeline is legit, or just a dream.", Burt questioned himself, "I tried to contact Willow, but she wouldn't show up."

Dave gasped timidly, "You were having that problem too?! I can't seem to get contact with Rory!"

"Are you two serious?", Sven became just as shocked as the two.

Since he just woke up into this new timeline, the double agent had no idea if he lost contact with Eliseo or not!

He sighed, slowly trying to calm himself down.

Then, there was a quiet shake being heard from across the Brig.

"Someone's here!", Burt exclaimed.

He and Sven looked around their side of the Brig, with Dave seemingly hiding in his cell since he was afraid of this odd shaking noise.

Then Sven saw him!

It was a shaking Eliseo at the darkest corner at the other side.

"Eliseo?", Sven approached his now shaking mage partner.

"Ack!", the Mage of Possibilities yelped, taken aback a little bit, "Oh wait, it's just you Sven!"

The double agent nodded, "Have you seen Willow or Rory anywhere?"

Eliseo shook his head, with his body still shaking up.

Burt slightly raised an eyebrow, before taking a closer look at the shaking mage.

"Um, Sven?", the reformed Toppat questioned, "Were you able to touch Eliseo, at all?"

Sven shook his head, "I don't think so. Even though I can see him, I wasn't able to touch him since he was similar to a spirit."

The double agent helped his now touchable mage partner up, before leading him back to where Dave was waiting.

"Eliseo?", Dave questioned, "What happened to you?"

Eliseo shook, still not sure why he became touchable, "When I woke up from my slumber, I can't feel the presence of Willow nor Rory anymore. Not to mention that most of my powers are gone."

The trio's eyes widened.

"I was lucky enough to help you three retain your memories from the previous timelines, but there's this strange presence of fear flowing down my veins."

Sven gently placed his hand on Eliseo's shoulder, but felt a sudden spark when touched.

Memories from a company he once teamed up with before taking on the mission on reforming the Toppat Clan started to flow.

It was a chaotic company, that the Government once teamed up with.

"I think I know what happened to Willow and Rory…", Sven answered, "We need to get to the CCC Building!"

To Be Continued

Chapter 15: Contained in the Chaos Arc (Chapter 2: Chaos Control)

Summary:

Sven believes that the organization behind the sudden disappearances of Rory and Willow, as well as the reason why Eliseo lost most of his powers, is none other than the Center of Chaos Containment (aka; The CCC).

That particular group that the Government once teamed up with, believing that they also had good intentions. But it all changed when the CCC reveals that they will do more than just neutralize the chaos.

Henry manages to find them all hanging out at the brig, where he proceeds to tell his plan.

Things suddenly go haywire when things got more severe between the Government and the Toppat Clan.

All while the CCC is watching behind the scenes to add fuel to the fire.

Notes:

I deeply and sincerely apologize for not adding another chapter to this AU for nearly a year. Luckily I was able to convince myself to continue this THSC AU after a very long hiatus.

For those who don't remember this AU of mine, please reread the previous chapters and story arcs before reading this one.

I truly hope to do more chapters and story arcs for this AU of mine once again. And thank you all for sticking by me.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

"I was lucky enough to help you three retain your memories from the previous timelines, but there's this strange presence of fear flowing down my veins."

Sven gently placed his hand on Eliseo's shoulder, but felt a sudden spark when touched.

Memories from a company he once teamed up with before taking on the mission on reforming the Toppat Clan started to flow.

It was a chaotic company, that the Government once teamed up with.

"I think I know what happened to Willow and Rory…", Sven answered, "We need to get to the CCC Building!"

Dave and Burt blinked in slight confusion, although it did take some immediate thinking from the Reformed Toppat to understand what Sven meant.

"You're talking about the Center of Chaos Containment, right?", Burt questioned.

Sven nodded, making sure that Eliseo remained calm, "Prior to all of these timeline jumps and before 'joining' the Toppat Clan, the Government once worked alongside that group."

"But, why would they want to do these things?", Dave added timidly, "Like why would they have Rory and Willow, and weakened Eliseo?"

"Well…", Sven clenched his fists a little bit, "While they did call themselves the Center of Chaos Containment, they were equally or even severely chaotic like the chaos we all tried to contain."

Small bits of anger and betrayal of those past memories quickly flew through the double agent's veins.

At that time, he was pretty naive towards the CCC's actions just as much as the other high-ranked Government Officials.

It seemed like an unstoppable duo of groups that follow the law, but the CCC was anything but revolving around the law.

After one mission prior to all of this, the CCC ended up capturing anyone deemed 'chaotic' or 'odd', and even going as far as to experiment on them.

They've taken every member from the Government that was deemed one or the other in a major way.

There was one member of the Government that they didn't look into that much, since they all thought she was adorable because of her cute looks.

But the Government knows and actually cares more about their team despite these things, and had to train that particular member without her powers being shown.

Not long after that, the Government decided to end their alliance with the CCC, much to that chaotic group being naive to these things.

At that moment of those memories flowing, Sven ended up spilling out the information of this Center of Chaos Containment to the others.

"I wanted to forget about that alliance that me and the rest of the Government had with that damn CCC. But after this sudden feeling I had when I noticed Eliseo's different presence, it had to be them that's causing all of this. Including the forced timeline jump."

"Sven…", Eliseo looked at the double agent, seeing how much he cared for everyone that is also equally as caring, "I'm happy that I met you during these timeline jumps."

Dave and Burt nodded in agreement as well, "Us too!"

Sven smiled gently at all of them, thankful that he has these great group of friends with him for this chaotic journey.

But then that smile suddenly became slight panic, after remembering someone else.

"W-Wait!", Sven gasped in terror, "I completely forgot! Henry is still out there! I have to find him-!"

The door towards the right side of the brig opened up, revealing Henry quietly sneaking around, before having a surprised look when he saw everyone gathered.

"Henry!", Sven smiled in relief, before quickly running towards him for a hug.

Henry himself kindly hugged the double agent back, as the others smiled with kindness as they noticed him.

"Um, Henry?", Dave spoke out politely, "Do you think you could let me out of here?"

He proceeded to gently let go of Sven, before opening the cell door, allowing Dave to be free once again.

"I luckily found a spare key on the way here.", Henry chuckled.

Dave smiled with glee, "Oh thank you!"

The older stick figure turned over, and noticed Eliseo right beside Burt.

He tilted his head in a slightly confused manner, but smirked a little with a silly look, "Hey Eliseo~"

Eliseo yelped a bit in shock, but proceeded to act normal, "Hey Henry. Finally able to meet you in person."

They were all curious on why Henry knew about Eliseo, because they haven't interacted once throughout this whole ordeal.

"Anyways", Sven added on, "Why did you decide to head towards the brig in the first place, Henry?"

Henry pointed across the hall, "I noticed a ruby in the room beside this one. I was hoping to get it first, and meet up with you guys to continue with taking down the Toppats."

The others understood what Henry meant. Slightly knowing about his current state in these moments in a timeline, he might as well get something valuable.

Even without his cybernetic enhancements, Henry is still Henry. A pure-blooded sweetheart.

"Well okay then Henry.", Sven replied in agreement, "Just meet us back here once you do get the ruby. We'll all find the good enough evidence in the Records Room to arrest and even reform some of these Toppats."

Henry nodded in acceptance, "I will Sven. I won't be leaving any of you guys with my own actions this time."

At that moment, Burt used a key card to open up the door that is heading towards the vault, allowing Henry to move forward and into the area.

He made a kindhearted wink like always, to which the others acknowledge what that wink means.

"Hey Sven?", Eliseo asked, "I have a better idea!"

Sven turned his attention to the mage, kindly smiling and ready to listen to his plan.

"While Henry is getting that ruby, I suggest trying to get the evidence in the meantime. Getting the evidence while he's doing his own thing."

The double agent thought about it, and accepted this little plan Eliseo made, "Good idea Eliseo! I'll be the one to get the evidence from the Records Room. Just keep Burt and Dave safe, and keep an eye on Henry to see if he comes back."

The mage gave a thumbs-up, "Alrighty then."

"We'll be waiting for you and Henry with that valuable ruby and evidence respectively.", Burt added onto the conversation.

Dave added himself into the conversation, "We will get out of this little civil warfare! And we won't leave anyone behind!"

"Yeah!!", Sven cheered before proceeding to part ways with the others for now, and into the Records Room.

~~~

Sven had managed to sneak the evidence out of the Records Room.

At that moment he was thankful and relieved that no one was around in that particular room.

But he was completely unsure why, since Toppats like Harold or Thomas would be on duty in the Records Room.

"Okay, I should get back to the others. Henry must be worried sick for me as well.", the double agent casually made his way towards the same pathway he took from the Brig and into Records.

Things were going well, and he wasn't sure what to feel about that fact at the moment.

He observed through the windows of the airship that there were loads of Government Helicopters than usual.

Normally it would just be the one with Galeforce, Charles, and Rupert. So why would there suddenly be-?

"Sven!!"

The double agent quickly snapped out of his thoughts, and noticed Burt, Dave, and Eliseo heading towards him with concern looks.

Sven noticed those concerning looks immediately, and rushed over to their side, "Is something wrong guys?"

"Did you notice the multitude of helicopters nearby?", Dave gulped, "I think Henry did something to annoy both the Government AND Toppat Clan."

The double agent gazed in shock and equal concern. He completely forgot about something nearby the vault, that being an identification signal in the rooms beside that particular area.

Henry must have set those alarms off, to which caused a worst frenzy between the Government and Toppat Clan.

"I was leading Dave and Eliseo towards that escape pod at the bottom of the airship.", Burt replied in a more shaky manner, "A small stumble between Henry and the rest of us was brief, but he said he will find another way."

Sven felt severe temptation to try and find Henry himself. He truly cared for that thief, and would even risk his life for him.

But knowing Henry up until this point, the double agent knows he can handle these things on his own, for some strange reason.

All of this, including the thoughts of paying an unwelcome visit to the CCC, were on hold for now.

What matters now, is that he meets up with Henry later, and pay that little visit when the time is right.

"Okay then, I will put my trust on Henry just like the previous times.", Sven agreed, "Burt, lead us the way!"

Burt nodded, "Alrighty!"

~~~

"It's kinda tight in here.", Dave mentioned a little bit.

The security guard and the others managed to find that room with the spare escape pod, and were now falling slightly away from the chaos severely emerging from the desert.

Sven watched from the one window in the escape pod, watching the everything go downhill, much to his disappointment that he had to see chaos itself again.

"Once we head down towards a safe area towards the chaos, we will meet up with Henry there.", Burt added along while they continue to go down inside the escape pod.

"Sounds like a plan, Burt.", Sven accepted, "If by any chance we do stumble upon any of the eventful sides, we'll do our best to keep each other safe."

While all of this was happening, none of them noticed the sudden chaotic things that was seen from afar, is from the CCC.

Sven tried to look at the positives in this situation, to which he didn't even noticed the presence of the Center of Chaos Containment.

Slowly but surely, as the escape pod finally dropped towards the ground, the chaos that was emerging quickly died down.

Sven and the others exited out of that cramped pod, much to Dave's tired relief and Burt's curiosity.

"What now guys?", Eliseo asked with some concern, "Seems like Henry is nowhere to be found."

Sven observed his surroundings, seeing nothing but sand and the morning sky.

But in only a matter of seconds, the double agent spotted Henry wearing a sort of flight armor, with the ruby in tow.

"Henry!", he happily waved with loads of relief flowing through, "Down here!"

The thief proceeded to make his way down, and hopped out of the flight armor that he recently stole.

Henry himself looked at the group with equal amount of relief, but he too was concern that he will still be on a hit list to both the Government and Toppat Clan.

"Both the Government and Toppat Clan are looking for me for different reasons.", he added on, "I better hide for now until the conflict fades away in their heads."

He pulled out a Teleporter that was laying around in his pocket, and gazed at the others, especially his dear Sven.

"If you're going to be hiding low Henry, we're going with you!", Sven admit to the thief.

Henry looked with concern at the double agent and his choice. He was going to ask 'why', but the remaining three gave reasonable ideas on 'why' as well.

"I don't have anywhere else to go.", Burt added in a calm but saddened, "Even though I'm deemed reform in one timeline, the only ones that truly know about my reformation is you guys. So I believe they wouldn't understand me."

"Same with me.", Dave timidly joined into the conversation, "Even if I were to go back to my job as a security guard in the museum, they would most likely fire me for my absence."

Eliseo sighed with sadness, "Both Burt and Dave have equally good reasons. I'm more like a mixture of the two with their reasons."

"You guys…", a small tear slowly fell from Henry's face, feeling the kindness from the others.

"While I don't have any of these good reasons like you guys have", Sven proceeded to say, "I would rather stay with you guys over the majority."

Henry gently pulled Sven into an embrace, to which the others followed along as well, "Well that settles it then. Come on guys, we're teleporting to my little hideout in the forest nearby the city."

He proceeded to dial in the coordinates, and it thankfully was successful in teleporting them all into Henry's little hideout.

It was surprisingly better than his house in the city, according to Henry himself, mainly because of the stolen stuff he got prior to all of these timeline jumps.

"I'm honestly curious on why no one discovered this hideout of mine.", Henry chuckled in slight embarrassment, "While this hideout is in the forest, it's still nearby the city and my actual house."

"It'll do fine Henry.", Sven replied with a kindhearted expression, "Just as long as we're all together, then we can conquer almost anything."

Henry smiled gently and sincerely, "Yeah you're right, Sven. I'm glad to have you all as my friends."

As the small group decided to hangout in the hideout, making sure to stay low just for their thief friend, they didn't seem to notice someone close by.

That someone, being a member from the CCC.

To Be Continued

Notes:

At the moment, this story arc will most likely follow a completely different ending.

Basically for this 4th Story Arc, none of the Officials PBT Endings will be truly considered, as I'm going for a completely different ending which revolves a lot more of the CCC.

Nevertheless, I hope to see you all again after a long hiatus.