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“Get YOU and your DEMON of a CHILD OUT OF HERE! Or I WILL- and I SHOULD- call the fucking police on you!” Elliot shouted, almost growling as he pointed towards the door of the brunt down pizza place. He was fuming, hands shaking from anger, lip bleeding from him biting down onto it so hard.
“Don’t… don’t you dare call my son a demon! He may not be like everyone else, but you don’t have the right to speak to him that way!” 007n7 shot back, his hands gripping onto c00lkidd’s shoulders protectively.
“Uh, I’m sorry, but if it looks like a demon and acts like a demon, then it’s PROBABLY a demon!” Elliot spat, pointing down at c00lkidd, who was on the verge of tears.
“…You take that back. Right now.” 007n7 gritted, feeling his own anger only escalate. His hands were shaking like Elliot’s as c00lkidd went and hid behind him, not even bothering to hide the tears streaming down his face.
“You and your son are monsters, 007n7. Your son looks like one, and you act like one. And this is your final warning. Burn this place down one more goddamn time, and I’m making sure you never show your cursed face in here ever again.” Elliot condemned, before turning away from the two and walking towards the firemen and his father who had recently arrived on the scene.
“Papa… am I really a demon…?” c00lkidd sobbed, reaching up at 007n7. He picked him up, putting him over his shoulders, holding onto his ankles. c00lkidd held on tight against 007n7’s head, digging his face into his hair, sniffling into it.
When they got home, 007n7 put on a movie for c00lkidd and grabbed him some strawberries, making sure that he still had some kind of healthy aspect of a meal before he went to bed. Noli was there too, having heard about the situation, he wanted to make sure the two were okay. Noli sat with c00lkidd, being the mature grown man he was and playing with the strawberries that he had gotten himself, causing c00lkidd to laugh and cheer. 007n7 couldn’t help but laugh himself. Uncle Noli always knew how to cheer c00lkidd up. The two had begged for ice cream, but he told them he’d share after he was done working with the c00lgui.
And what was he working on?
The best way to get back at Elliot that he could think of. The c00lgui can do many, many things. One thing it could do was alter appearances, which 007n7 and Noli often used to cause chaos. And 007n7 decided he was going to push the limits of it. Elliot called c00lkidd a monster?
007n7 was more than willing to show him what it’s like to live as an actual monster.
Of course, he knew it was probably one of the worst things he’s ever done, turning some random fast food nepo baby into a bloodthirsty creature, but that wasn’t important. Elliot couldn’t speak to his son that way until he actually understood what was going on, what it was like. And 007n7 had made up his mind.
That night, after Noli and 007n7 had put c00lkidd to bed, Noli’s deadly curiosity couldn’t wait to find out what 007n7 was so focused in on doing.
“Soooooo??? You gonna tell your ol’ buddy ol’ pal whatcha workin on??” Noli smirked, leaning against 007n7 to get a look over his shoulder.
“Something really, really shitty. But deserved.” 007n7 laughed, perfecting the coding and preparation.
“Oh? You talkin’ bout that pizza boy? Elliot? I knew he was an ass to you guys, but what did he do this time?” Noli asked, sitting down next to 007n7 on the bed.
“Call c00lkidd a demon and call me a monster. Which is why…” 007n7 showed Noli his new code with a devious smirk. Noli looked confused at first, before realizing what it meant.
“Oohhh! Oh, how delightfully diabolical of you! I’d say this is exactly what he needs!”
Noli clapped, and 007n7 just laughed in response.
“Dunno if I wanna make it reversible. Probably will, just to teach him a lesson, but you never know. Maybe I’ll feel extra evil, like he says, and keep him that way. Wonder how he’d react to that.” 007n7 shrugged. He finished up the last bit of code, before it was finally ready.
He was going to turn Elliot into a monster. He didn’t know what kind, but he knew he wanted to do it. It was exactly the wake up call that he needed.
007n7 said goodnight to Noli, who dramatically pretended he didn’t want to leave. Once 007n7 was alone, he reflected on the events of the day.
Elliot called his son a demon. And his son was anything but a demon. He was kind, he loved 007n7 more than anything else, he was working on his manners, but more than anything, he was trying to get a friend. And if Elliot couldn’t see that, he’d see it the hard way.
Once 007n7 had made his mind, he went to bed, ready to see the look on Elliot’s face once he ruins his life, just like Elliot ruined theirs.
About a few weeks later, the pizza place was miraculously fixed and rebuilt. Mr. Builder always hired the best construction workers to make sure he could reopen ASAP, and 007n7 was there. He had left c00lkidd with Noli, but was taking a recording of the whole situation for him.
007n7 hid at one of the tables, Elliot looking at him suspiciously. He had ordered a simple pizza to-go, but the last thing he was doing here was “simple”.
He took one last look at Elliot serving customers with a cocky smile on his face and an air of superiority that he always seemed to exude. 007n7 sneered, before activating the code to his plan. All that was left was to watch Elliot unravel like a yarn ball being pulled by a car.
“That’ll be-” Elliot started to say the price, but paused when a wave of nausea and dizziness washed over him. The other workers and customers were checking on him, but he told them he was fine, despite the fact his body was in immense pain.
He only tapped out and went to the bathroom when he felt like he was about to throw up. 007n7 winced in disappointment at being unable to watch the full show, but knew he’d see the aftermath soon.
Elliot leaned over the toilet, his heart pounding in his ears like a war drum. His glasses were sliding down his face from the sweat he had broken out into, and he felt like his bones were about to snap and erupt from his entire body. Eventually, he managed to throw up, but he still didn’t feel better. He still felt deathly nauseous, and dizzy enough that even being stationary would take him down.
He didn’t hear the agonizing scratching sound that came from claws digging into porcelain, and he barely noticed the blood that was dripping from his lip. He bit into his lip when he was angry or scared, a bad habit he’s had since childhood, though having sharp canines didn’t help that situation.
He felt another wave of nausea as his back cracked forward, forcing him onto all fours, keeping him confined to his position of holding onto the bathroom toilet like a lifeline.
“Uhh… Elliot…? Buddy, you okay in there…?” One of his coworkers asked, knocking on the door. He heard them trying the doorknob, but he kept it locked as tightly as he could.
“Y… Yeah… I’m f… fine, just… a little… sick… I’ll be out soon…” Elliot panted, the pain in his voice audible, but his coworkers paid no mind
007n7 smirked. He had heard the exchange, and it was exactly what he wanted. This whole plan was going exactly as he wanted it to go.
Meanwhile, Elliot was still fighting for his life to stay conscious. He had barely even processed the fact that his legs were more fit for being quadrupedal, and that his shoes were completely ruined from his feet becoming stiff paws, claws ripping through the front of them. He barely even realized what was going on as his mind grew foggier and foggier, barely able to process anything around him except for pain. It felt like he was going to black out.
007n7 waited for the results, but he didn’t have to wait long. Once he heard the growling coming from the bathroom, he knew he had finally won. It didn’t take long until a massive dog-like beast busted down the bathroom door, already causing more chaos in the pizza place than 007n7 ever could. He smirked, knowing he had finally won. He quickly fled the scene, leaving the customers and employees to deal with the aftermath of 007n7’s perfect revenge idea.
When 007n7 got home, the news was already going bonkers. Noli and c00lkidd were sitting in front of the TV, eating popcorn and drinking soda.
“Breaking news! Some kind of massive canine-like creature is running loose in Builder Brothers’ Pizza. Many claim that this thing might actually be Elliot Builder, son of one of the founding brothers, and heir to the business.” The Bloxburg news guy reported, completely unaware- or uncaring- of the chaos going on in the footage.
“Wow… you truly have outdone yourself, 007n7. This is gold! His reputation is ruined!” Noli clapped, and c00lkidd clapped as well.
“Yeah! Now he’ll never make fun of us again!” c00lkidd cheered, and 007n7 couldn’t help but laugh. Yeah, he did a fantastic job this time.
Everything was a celebration, until Mr. Builder arrived on the scene. Noli, c00lkidd, and 007n7 went silent, knowing this was probably, possibly, most likely, going to be bad news for them.
“Oh my god… who… WHO DID THIS?! Who did this to my boy, oh god… I swear on my late wife’s name, I will find who did this to you, Elliot… and I will make sure they only see the dawn in a prison cell…” Mr. Builder said quietly, leaning towards the monster that 007n7 had made Elliot.
However, that statement made 007n7 pause. Late wife…? So… was Elliot also raised by a single father? But, most concerningly, he was now being hunted by a multi-billionaire businessman who likely wouldn’t back down until he found 007n7. Looks like his moment of victory had quickly been turned into a moment of hesitation and mild panic.
“…Welp. Now you’re being hunted by one of the richest guys in the whole city. And, let’s see… for crimes against Elliot, you committed aggravated assault, considering that- from what you described- he was in agonizing pain, false imprisonment, since he couldn’t leave the pizza place, and mayhem, which is maliciously and intentionally disfiguring a part of someone’s body. You did more than a part, buddy. Plus, I’m not done. For crimes against the public and the property, you committed destruction of property, because he made an insane mess, reckless endangerment for putting multiple people at risk, disturbing the peace of the pizza place, and a form of terrorism, since you did this to intimidate him. So… you’re gonna be charged with some of the most severe crimes and probably face the harshest possible penalty, which is probably death row. But was it worth it?” Noli smirked, knowing he had 007n7 backed against a wall. c00lkidd looked between the two of them, starting to panic after hearing “death penalty”.
“Papa… are you gonna get killed…?” c00lkidd asked, slowly starting to cry.
“No, kiddo, I’m not gonna get killed… because I’m gonna fix this whole situation. I’m gonna bring Elliot here, talk it out with him, try and reverse it, and fix everything up! If Elliot can vouch for me, surely Mr. Builder won’t take legal action!… Right?” 007n7 nervously laughed, while Noli tapped his chin in thought.
“Maybe… but how are you going to ‘talk things out’ with the man that you literally just turned into a massive carnivorous beast?” Noli asked, a tad bit skeptical of this plan.
“Well… uhm… I made him, so maybe I can… I dunno, make him listen to me? Just… trust me, guys. I’ve got this!” 007n7 reassured, though Noli wasn’t buying it.
“Make him? 007n7, you’re seriously not helping your case.” Noli sighed. 007n7 went silent, still thinking over his plan.
Noli had sent c00lkidd to a daycare while they did their digging, trying to find where Elliot was. All sources pointed to him being back at his house, his father trying his best to fix this situation, while his younger sister was attempting was struggling to try and get a single word out of him. 007n7 felt slightly guilty, but he also didn’t. He kinda had this coming.
So, Noli and 007n7 being the evil geniuses they are, decided they were going to break into Elliot’s house, get him out of there, bring him to his apartment, get this whole situation fixed, and prevent 007n7 from getting sent to death row.
What could go wrong?
“Stop! Hands in the air!” A guard shouted, chasing after Noli and 007n7. Their attempted break in had failed miserably, considering that Elliot’s family ramped up security by about ten times what it used to be. Noli was busy booking it to Elliot’s room, while 007n7 was stalling with the c00lgui.
“What on earth is the problem?! It’s barely even 1 AM!” Mr. Builder shouted, slamming his door open.
“Intruder alert?! What’s going on?!” His little sister panicked.
“GREAT! Now you just pissed off the entire family, including a sister that I didn’t even know existed! You’re on a roll, 007n7!” Noli snapped, taking a tight turn towards Elliot’s room.
“HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW IT’D BE THIS BAD?!” 007n7 shot back, throwing random stuff with the c00lgui to slow the guards down.
“You turned a NEPO BABY into a MURDER DOG! I think you were well aware that the whole plan wouldn’t end well!”
“I WAS ANGRY!”
007n7 and Noli continued to argue, before they finally managed to hit Elliot’s room- exactly how 007n7 left him, completely knocked out in sleep, blissfully unaware of the chaos around him. 007n7 noticed the sedatives and sleeping pills around him, so this wasn’t going to be easy. Noli grabbed a few, before 007n7 held onto Elliot and Noli, getting the c00lgui’s teleport ready.
“THEY’RE IN ELLIOT’S ROOM! Get them!” The guards shouted, and the footsteps were running dangerously close.
“ANYTIME, 007N7!” Noli panicked, snapping his fingers.
“FINE! HOLD ON TIGHT!” 007n7 snapped back, the three of them disappearing from the room before the guards could reach them. Mr. Builder stormed into the room, fuming with anger. 007n7 didn’t need to see his reaction to know that he was in deep, deep shit.
They arrived back at the apartment, c00lkidd somehow asleep during the entire situation, Noli and 007n7 still trying to calm down from the fact they just kidnapped Elliot, another crime to add to the list of everything that 007n7 did with his stupid plan that he realized now.
After a long debate, 007n7 and Noli decided that they should probably try and talk to Elliot. Noli thought this was a terrible idea, but 007n7 figured it was better than nothing. 007n7 could give him decent self-awareness, enough for him to talk and comprehend his situation, but it wouldn’t be perfect. Worth a shot, at least.
“…Elliot? Umm… are you… awake?” 007n7 asked nervously, his hand still on the c00lgui, ready to react.
“Mmmm… where am I…? Wait… WAIT! OH MY GOD-?! WHAT THE HELL?! WHY AM I- 007N7?! WHAT THE FUCK- WHAT’S GOING ON?!” Elliot panicked, looking down at himself then back up at 007n7.
“Shhh! Quiet! c00lkidd’s trying to sleep!” Noli huffed, probably about as pissed as Elliot about this idea.
“Soooo… I can… I can explain…” 007n7 nervously laughed, wondering how he was supposed to “explain” and not look like an asshole.
“YOU…! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?! WHY THE FUCK AM I HERE?! YOU- 007N7! I- GAAHH!” Elliot panicked, his mood rapidly switching from confusion to anger. 007n7 flinched, knowing that he probably wasn’t winning this one.
“I’m gonna try and fix this! Just… um… don’t tell anyone, okay? I really don’t want to deal with the legal repercussions nor pay for a lawyer…” 007n7 gulped. He tried to avoid Elliot’s intense, mildly murderous gaze.
“I am GOING to kill you. I’m gonna kill you! You’re so fucking dead!” Elliot growled, and 007n7 flinched. Noli sighed, walking off to c00lkidd’s room, leaving the two of them alone.
“…Wanna talk it out?”
“Say one more word and I’m ripping your throat out.”
“…Okay.”