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A figure roamed the hallways of the diner, face down, growling, yearning for someone’s touch, for someone to help him.
His hand dripped ichor, it had grown in size ever since he had become this creature.
He had been wandering this horrid place for what felt like weeks, no one there with him. Stuck in a disgusting diner, alone, it was hard to even comprehend this torture that he was forced to endure.
An elevator suddenly opened, with a loud crash.
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Cosmo had woken up in a hot flash, sweating half to death. White illuminated lights blinding him.
His vision was foggy at first, clearing up quickly, he sat up, and heard a cheerful voice as he awoke more.
“Oh, hey, you alright?”, Dandicus had said. “What.. happ,. ended?.. his voice was cracked and his words were hard to comprehend at first.
“You were Twisted”.
Cosmos eyes widened immediately, he held his head in his hands as he comprehended what had happened.
He had been wandering hallways with his.. “friend”, and then he was dragged away from him, watching as “he” had chased after him, trying to kill anyone in “his” path.
He suddenly realized that he was still stuck down there, they weren’t able to capture him.
Dandicus had mentioned that they needed a small team to go and cure him also. Cosmo lifted the covers and started to sprint towards the door to the elevator. Dandy caught him before he could leave though.
“You’re gonna need another person with you at least, let me and scraps go with you”.
Cosmo went back to his room from the medical room and put on his normal clothes, changing out of the hospital gown.
Him, Scraps, and Dandy said their goodbyes to the other toons and then made their way into the elevator. It closed, and it was just them now.
“I promise I’ll find you, no matter what”.
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Sprout cried and ran towards where the sound came from. He couldn’t see very well since his eye was half covered, but he had gotten used to it after a while.
His partner was taken about 2 weeks ago, and he was not happy.
Ask soon as he got to the elevator, no one was there. He looked around but, but no one was there.
He hadn’t realized the whispering behind him, swiftly turning his head backwards and seeing three toons standing there with different gadgets.
But one was oddly familiar compared to the rest.
His pupils dilated as an overwhelming feeling of rage and violence took over him. He raised his ichor covered hand and a dark tendril arose from the ground.
Scraps was in the spot, and she couldn’t get away fast enough. The tendril rose above her and swiftly swatted at her making her lose a heart, and a dark scratch mark on her hand which she tried to protect herself with.
She bled ichor down her arm, but Cosmo was able to bite off a chunk of his arm and use it to heal her.
Dandy was on the other side of sprout dodging the tendrils he spawned left and right, leading him away from the two. After Cosmo healed himself with a medkit, he ran with scraps towards dandy and threw a net over Sprout.
Sprout broke free easily, and was able to grab Cosmo with a tendril, raising his giant claw to kill him; but he suddenly stopped. He saw a dangling trinket around his left wrist, reminding him of something.
His partner, the one taken from him so long ago. He was trapped in his own grasp.
Cosmo looked at Sprout, his red eyes still gleaming at him, but not with hatred, With curiousness.
He knew it was him now.
The tendril softened its grip on Cosmo, and Sprout just stared at Cosmo. Suddenly Cosmo yelled at the others to, “do it now”.
Dandy ran up behind Sprout too quickly for him to comprehend, stabbing him with a needle with a weird orange glowing liquid. His body began to feel limp. Cosmo muttered out,
“You’re safe now, Sprout”.
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Sprout awoke from his week long coma, he couldn’t see out of his left eye, and his hand was still slightly bigger than the other, but he wasn’t quite as tall. Someone next to him sat up and leaned in, kissing him on his forehead.
“Cosmo.,..”, his voice was cracked and sore, but it was recognizable. “Oh!. You’re up..”, Cosmo was embarrassed but relieved for him to be awake.
“Hehe.. what was that for?..”, “N-nothing! I’m just glad you’re awake, and alive..”. Sprout sat up on the bed and looked at Cosmo clearly, his face was dark on his right eye, and his arm was normal but darker.
“I still think you look good cos..”, Cosmo slightly blushed but quickly said it back, “I think you look even better now”! Sprout smiled at him and opened his arms, signifying a hug.
Cosmo sat on the bed with Sprout and wrapped his arms around him, clinging to his back, he was so happy he was ok.
“You’re so pretty Cosmo”. Sprout smiled and leaned against him. “I love you so much, Cosmo, please don’t forget that”. Cosmos face grew a darker brown and he replied, “I-i love you too..”.
The two still clung onto each other, but moved their mouths to each others, their lips brushed against the others and they softly kissed each other, happy they were both alive.
They were alive, they could be alive together, for as long as they want.