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FC was hanging around in father's vent, he was waiting for father to return. Father may not remember him, but his room was still his home after all. FC’s ears perked up as he heard footsteps coming this way. He looked through the bars of the vents to see his father there. He looked panicked, and his hair was a wreck.
FOxy seemed to have known where FC was because he looked in his direction of the vent. FC jumped, not expecting that. “FC, we need to go.” Fozy had said, hsi voice was hollow, but FC didn't notice, because Father had said his name! FC jumped out of the vent and rushed to his father, tail wagging.
“Father!?” FC exclaimed, his hopes starting to raise. His father remembered! Remembering all about him! “You remember?!” Foxy looked at him, his eyes were so… tired… FC ignored, assuming that it was a tough day for him with the band. “Y-yes, FC, i’ve always remembered.” Foxy says he opened his mouth, but before he could get another word out, FC jumped into his arms.
FC hugged him and held his father close, afraid that if he left, his father would suddenly forget everything. “YOU REMEMBER!” FC sniffs, tears pricking the corner of his eyes.“Father, I am so glad!” He pulled away, but his father was not smiling, so he decided to crack a joke“Now I do not need to get revenge on Puppet!”
But instead of his father chuckling, or even scolding him. His father flinched, his robotic ears went down. His father set down FC, and knelt down to his level. “FC…” His father said, in a soft hollow voice. “S-something happened.” FC felt his tail starting to stop swinging.
“What happened?” FC whispered back, something bad happened, something bad must have happened if his father was so… saddened… Foxy, eyes darted around, and now that he was closer FC could see that his father had been crying. “Puppet…” Foxy’s voice cracks.
Foxy coughed, as he said it this time with more confidence. “Puppet is dead…” Foxy manages out, he could feel his heart break, over and over again. FC ears turned down, no… Puppet… No- “What…?” FC breathes out, Puppet… Puppet was dead? No… No that wasn’t possible! Mother said, she would live forever! This must be a joke! FC forced himself to give a chuckle. “Father, this is not funny.”
But instead of breaking out into laughter like FC had expected. Foxy looked at him straight in the eyes, with dead tired eyes. “I’m not kidding FC… she’s dead.” His father was serious… no… NO!
“How!?” FC exclaimed, how could mother be dead?! She couldn’t-
FC’s head scanned for the last time he heard his mother, and then he said found one. His mother had come to him in the morning. “Mother is okay! She talked to me earlier!” FC explained. FC was still in the vents, when Puppet had come. She had come to say… “She said… goodbye…” FC felt everything rushing at once.
She wasn’t saying goodbye because she was leaving the building, or leaving for a short while. She was saying goodbye because she knew she was going to die. She even had added a soft ‘I love you’ but FC had cursed at her silently. Now he regrets it.
FC looks back to his father. “Father, where is Mother?” FC asked, she couldn’t be dead, she could still be saved, FC just knew it! “She’s down in Eclispe’s lab.” Foxy shuddered. “But she’s gone.” A tear slips out of Foxy’s eyes, trying to hide his shame, looking away.
“We can still save her!” FC exclaimed, turning away to hop back into the vents and save his mother. But something grabbed his wrist, he turned back to see his father holding him back “Father, let’s go!” FC pulled, but his father didn’t.
“No, FC, it’s too late, she can’t be saved.” Foxy tried to explain, but FC just ignored him
His mind flashing to all of the anime his mother had shown him.
They never gave up, the power of love and friendship would always win!
“It is never too late!” FC pulled away, as he ran for the vents. Mother would be okay! She would be safe, and they could snuggle, and father wouldn’t be sad again! They would be one big happy family! Because the power of friendship, and love always won in the end! Love always beats the villain! It always won!
“FC SHE’S DEAD” Foxy screamed, FC turned back to see his Father on his knees, and sobbing into his hands. FC slowly walked back. His father was shaking, and sobbing. FC had never seen his father cry like this. “I-I k-killed her.” Foxy whispered out. He tugged at his hair, and sobbed. “Father…?” FC asked slowly…
Father… killed mother…?
Foxy’s sobs started to become more like hiccuping. “She needed to be… she made me promise.” Foxy explained, remembering Puppet explaining the plan, she was so brave, she is so brave and she did it, she saved everyone. “She saved this entire dimension, and killed herself while doing it…” Why did Puppet have to be the one that died? His sweet and precious lover. SHe didn't deserve such a fate.
“She wanted to save another person…” Foxy continued. FC froze, why did mother die for another person, didn’t mother like this world? With this family?
Tears pricked at the corner of the young fox’s eyes. The reality of the situation starting to crash into him at full force. “N-no… no…” FC stuttered, suddenly becoming really lightheaded. “Mother… mother cannot be dead…” He looked towards the vents, Mother would be okay he just had to get to her.
“Mother iS indestructible!” FC screamed, remembering how Puppet told FOxy how she would live far longer than anybody, she can’t be dead, she has so many years left.
“FC COME BACK!” Foxy screamed, grabbing FC from running towards the vents. FC thrashed around, trying to get away from his father. He couldn’t waste any time! Mother remembered to be saved!
“NO! PLEASE!” Fc screamed, his voice box starting to break a little. FC clawed, at father, trying to get away
“I’LL ACT GOOD!” FC promised, while still trying to pull away.
“I’LL NEVER BREAK ANOTHER PLATE!”
FC would break plates on accident, but mother would never get mad. She and him would both work together before eating more pizza rolls together.
“I’LL NEVER RUN AROUND BEFORE BED!”
FC would run around the bed, as mother had to chase him, and scream at him to get to bed. Though once shesettled down FC she would read him bedtime stories, before he went to bed.
“I’LL EVEN GIVE UP MY SWORD!”
FC would always hurt people with his sword, and his mother had demanded he give up his sword. Until he learned a listen, but FC always puppy dogged eyes his way out of any of mother’s punishment
“PLEASE, MOTHER COME BACK!” FC howled, his body losing all energy and slowly starting to stop. He still tried to claw away, but his body wouldn’t let him.
He remembered how he swore he would kill mother for hurting father. He remembered how he swore that she would be the last thing she ever saw. He remembered he would curse whenever someone mentioned his name. He felt so guilty, he felt so angry at himself. Rage and grief flowing through him, and transforming into tears that fell down his cheeks. He howled, before breaking down into sobs, tears flowing down his face, he tried to get them to stop, but they never did.
Mother promised to do so many things with FC, she wanted to show him everything. She wanted to show him the stars above, she wanted to play so many game switches, and she wanted to watch adult anime with him, when he was older, but FC had watched in secret.
None of that we ever going to happen
Because his mother was gone.
Foxy slowly started to cradle FC in his arms, like he would any child, but FC couldn’t bring himself to snap, or insult, he just embraced it. Wanting to be held like a child, wanting his mother to come back to him and father “I am so sorry, FC.” Foxy whispered, FC ignored, no amount of apologies would bring back mother.“I am so so sorry…” FC hid his face into Foxy's shoulder, his bushy hair not even bothering him
“Mother…” FC voice cracked, pulling away from father. He had stopped trying, but his cheeks were still tear stricken. “She’s gone…” FC voice catches, and he feels like once again crying. FOxy sadly nods, only confirming.
FC looked at the room that surrounded him. He felt a wave of nausea consuming him. Mother would always sit on that couch, she’d even sleep there, and FC would sometimes crawl into bed with her and snuggle. Mother Would always look at herself in the mirror, and sometimes she would lift FC up for him to look at himself. They would sneak around while father slept. Now everything feels… wrong…
FC turned back to his father, understanding now why his father wanted to leave. It would be like waking up to a bad memory everyday. “Father, where will we go…?” The FC voice asked, hsi voice was so hollow.
“Somewhere far…” Foxy huffed, getting up. FC knew what this meant, they were leaving this dimension, that was okay. There was nothing here anyway, not for them anymore. They didn’t need to be here, it would be nothing but good memories, gone sour.
“I am so sorry, FC.” Foxy apologized, giving FC his hand, and FC took it. “I am so sorry.” Foxy apologize once more. Chanting it as if it would make the situation any better.
Then a portal opened in front of them. FC looked at the room one last time, memories flooding in.
Everything
This room was filled with love, everything mother had ever done…
Movie nights
Pizza roll parties
Sleepovers
Storytime
FC turned away, looking towards the portal. He looked up at his father, and he gave a weak nod.
They both walked into the portal
The future was uncertain, but certainly it will never be the same.
Much lonelier than either had expected.