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"gah-!" my eyes shot open, I sit up and look around. everything looks broken, like something hostile came in. I feel my body, realizing that everything is intact.
I'm alive..? but how.. falling into that rainbow fluid and feeling a burning sensation is the last thing I remember before-
"gray!"
someone suddenly pulls me by the hand, dragging me into a tight hug.. I recognize the white fur as wenda.
"I thought I lost you! I'm so glad that your back, I really am!"
wenda.. I'm glad she's alright.. although this place looks like a mess, there's debris and goop everywhere.. I wonder what-
wait.. no, no.. I couldn't have.. I wouldn't have done this.. no.. no, I..
black being consumed by my vengeance, melting into sludge.
durple's skin melting out of my hand, with only his skull remaining until it sinks into the purple mass as well.
pinki screaming for help as my grasp ends her, the only trace of her being the pink puddle.
oren trying to avenge his love, only to be met with the same fate as her.
clukr, caught by my tentacles, trying to reach for anyone.. but alas, he is gone.
I remember it now..
when I fell into that rainbow fluid, something "changed" in me.. and whatever changed in me.. physically and psychologically. it made me hurt my friends.. I look up, and sky is glaring at me.. I know that he's looking for answers, about why I did that.. I can't blame him, but I don't believe that I.. did all these things, not yet at least..
"sky..?"
he raises one of his eyebrows slightly, the distrust in his eyes still lingering. "what.."
"did I.. really do all that..?"
"oh, so you remember how you killed durple and clukr, huh?" his tone is bitter as he slowly approaches me. "yeah, you did do that.."
just as he said that, wenda pulled away. "sky, he wasn't in control.. don't be so hard on him!" just then, I glance over and.. no.. no, no..
burned into wenda's side, painfully shimmering in every color of the rainbow, is a scar.. a scar that I made.. I hurt wenda. no, no no no no no..! why did I do that!? I don't wanna believe it! but.. I remember it clearly, I wanted her to join me.. I.. what have I done..
"gray? hello?"
I snap out of it, wenda is waving her hand over my face.. I.. I can't look at her, I hurt her.. that scar, I did that..
"I.. I'm sorry.." I uttered while battling my tears, wenda places a hand on my shoulder. "it's okay, gray.."
no, it's not okay..
"we'll fix it somehow.. I'm just happy that your back.."
"but.. I hurt you, I hurt everyone!"
I gently pull her hand off my shoulder, I can't even bare to look at her.. after what I've done, I just.. I just can't.
"look.. let's go to mr fun computer, I think he knows how to help us.."
"mr fun computer..? how? it's not like he can just.. revive everyone he's killed, erase all the damage like it never happened-"
"sky!" wenda barked.
"what? it's not like there's just a convenient machine that fixes everything! besides, even if there was.. it doesn't fix gray's actions.."
"you idiots wanted to kill him!"
"that's because he was killing all of our friends! you would've done the same!"
"guys, just stop!" I hollered.
everything is silent.. I didn't need to yell, but I.. no.. we need to trust wenda. "let's.. let's just go to Mr fun computer, okay..?"
/ / / / / / / / / / at the lab / / / / / / / / / /
"gray, I see your back to normal! that's a relief.." mr fun computer began with a smile, "now, before you ask.. I already know what happened, clukr and sky told me everything along with the security all over sprunkitown"
knew it..
"I can't clean up the damage, but there is a way to bring back everyone!"
"there is?" sky chimed in.
"yeah, me and funbot have been keeping it a secret until now! introducing.." we look over to a drape. and as it drops.. here laid the machine in all it's glory.
"the revival station!" mr fun computer cheered. funbot comes up from behind the invention, surprising us all.
"we had to do multiple adjustments and test runs until it was finally perfected, but this is our proudest yet!" he boasted, patting the revival station as it made a few clunks.
"all we need to do is take some DNA from the deceased and pour it into this container, leave the rest of the work to it!"
so.. we can bring them back? that's good! a sense a relief fills my mind, and I guess all we need to do is scoop up their remains and bring them here?
so the four of us set off. me and wenda got the remains of durple and oren, I couldn't help but shudder at the sight of their melted bodies. as we re-entered the lab, we saw that sky and funbot already achieved pinki and clukr, we poured in durple first.
the revival station shook and whirred for a moment, then stopped as it dinged.. the door opened, and durple stumbled out. "huh.. what happened..?"
"welcome back, durple!" wenda ran up and gave him a hug, durple felt his body for a moment. "I-I'm alive?"
and then he glanced towards me. I waved, trying my best to smile and- "AH!" he yelped, stepping back a little. "durple, wait! It's me! I'm.. gray.."
"y-yeah, I know! it's just.. your.."
my what?
"uhh.. nevermind!" durple walked back, farther away from me.. can't blame him. we heard another ding, clukr was next to come back. he stepped out and immediately glared at me.
"look, clukr.. I-"
"zip it." he hissed, then walked over to sky and funbot.. I sighed, looking down while pondering if they'll ever forgive me, to the point I didn't hear the next ding. but I know that they have a right to be mad, it's best if I give them-
"YOU!!!"
a roar broke me out of my thoughts. looking behind me, oren was about to land his fist until wenda knocked him back. "oren! he's back now.. leave him alone!"
"he killed pinki!"
"don't worry! you'll get her back now.." wenda assured conveniently at the final ding.. she stepped out of the machine. "pinki!" and oren ran up to her not long after, hugging her tight.
they're all back now.. a moment of peaceful silence surrounded the room, until pinki noticed me.. her eyes quickly filled up with fear.
"AAAAAAH!!!" a scream pierced through the silence as she quickly hid behind oren. "MONSTER!!!"
"no! I'm not a monster! I.."
"I mean.. she is technically right." clukr chimed in, his tone filled with bitterness. oren stormed towards me once more. "you're lucky we're all alive, murderer.."
"guys! he's not a murderer and he's not a monster! well.. not anymore.." wenda spoke up, even though she didn't need to.. "yes, he is back to normal.." durple responded.
"Although, it doesn't change the fact that he killed us once.. if anything, he still needs to face the consequences for his actions."
"durple.." wenda raised her hand as if to utter another word.. I reached over and slowly put it down.
"no, wenda.. let me face the consequences." "what..? gray!"
"it's true, I've hurt everyone.. durple, pinki, oren, clukr and.. Wenda.." I glance again at the scar I gave her, my hands clench with regret. "and.. I'm sorry, I really am.. that's why I'm gonna go to tunner's office and turn myself in."
wenda once again put her hand on my shoulder.. "but.. gray, because of me.. you.." I give her a look of reassurance and nod, just trust me.. I need to face the consequences.
with that, she slowly removed her hand..
"ahem.. so.." funbot grunted, disrupting another silence. "what about black?"
"he stays dead." sky retorted. "that guy has caused way too much trouble for us!"
"well, we can't just leave the remains of a dead sprunki out in the open."
"his remains are acid now, it will just melt into the grass until it disappears.."
"okay.."
"well.. I'm off.." I make my way towards the exit, I don't know how harsh of a sentence I'll get, or how much it'll last.. but I'll just have to wait and see.
"and I'll say it once again, I'm sorry.."
/ / / / / / / / / / at tunner's office / / / / / / / / / /
"alright.. let's see here.." tunner takes a look at the page, coughing a little. "murder and destruction of property, I expected better from you.."
"I'm sorry.. I'm ready for whatever punishment you give me."
"yeah, taking into account that you weren't yourself due to being.. transformed.. now what exactly happened? and be honest."
"alright.."
my memory is still a bit faint, but I remember me and wenda fighting black.. she was about to get blasted, but I pushed her out of the way and.. I fell.
and as I fell into that.. rainbow fluid, it didn't take long until it started to burn. and as I screamed, my lungs were filled as I thrashed around.. struggling to stay afloat, and then it all went black.
"I see.. and judging from the lab's cameras, your story is valid.. you still did the crime though. but since you weren't in control, I'm charging you with community service."
"wait, really?"
tunner nodded.. although his face is as stern as ever.
"starting tomorrow, now you may leave."