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Nova and frost were on stage with the others, talking with them. “Oh, come on girly. Don’t be so harsh on yourself” nova said to Roxy. “I think you’re very pretty, even if you don’t exactly have the newest looking model.” Roxy was having a bit of an episode after someone insulted her during a show.

“Don’t be nice, I know I look terrible.” Roxy states. She was sitting near her podium, holding her legs while nova and chica were next to her. “Roxy popsy, you are an extremely beautiful girl, that guy was just being rude.” Chica says, cupping Roxy’s face lightly. “You’re gonna accept that fact rather you like it or not, we’ll be here all day if we have to.”

“You don’t have to do that, I don’t wanna burden you just because of my problems.” Roxy says. “Well we’re your friends, we care about you, of course we’re gonna do our best to comfort you.”

Just then, moon walked up and looked at the group. “Heya fellas, how’s Roxy doing?” He asked, holding a clipboard. “We’re working on it, moony” Chica responded.

“Well, gomary is always hitting on you. that must mean something, right?” Nova remarks. “That’s because he has low standards.” Roxy states, “any women that just so happens to breath is automatically his type.”

“Incorrect.” Gomary, standing on his podium corrected, he was stringing his banjo up. “If that were the case I would be all over chica, not just you.” A string busts and he looks at it to try and readjust it. “See, you’re plenty pretty, inside and out.” Chica says. “Thanks chica.” Roxy says

“Alright, well I need the love birds to come over with me for weekly maintenance.” Moon comments. “Love birds?” Nova asked, tilting his head. “Ya, you and frost.” Moon clarifies, pointing his pen at nova.

Novas face tensed up a bit. “My my, that’s quite an…interesting way to refer to us, isn’t it?” Nova remarks. “Could you tell me what you’re implying there?” If novas eyes could move, his eye would be twitching right now. “That the two of you are together, like…you know.” Moon says awkwardly.

That’s exactly what he feared moon would say. “Oh, I see.” He manages to cough out, he was too nervous to say anything else. “I’ll be right there.” He gets off the stage and walks to moon. “Are you good?” Moon asks. “Of course I am just sort of…distracted, I’ll be right with you.”

After…

Nova waves moon and solar good bye and heads into a storage closet, specifically the same one they were found in. Once the door closes, their happy face drops into panic. “Oh he knows, oh GOD HE KNOWS!” Nova panics and paces around. “Nova, hey hey hey, calm down.” Frost speaks up from inside his mind. “I can’t just calm down, they might try to do something?! I thought we were being careful” Nova breaths fast and trying their best to stay somewhat calm. “I don’t want them to do anything, not like last time, not again-“

frost switches with nova and hugs themselves to comfort him. “Shhhhhh, listen to me. They aren’t gonna do anything, not on my watch.” Frost says reassuringly, rubbing their hands up and down. “I’m right here nova. I’m not gonna let anyone take you away from me, alright?”

Nova takes a couple breaths before sighing. “Oh frosty, I hope you’re right.” Nova says in a saddened tone. An idea pops in frosts head suddenly “What if we left?” Frost suggested.

“Left? Are you sure?” Nova asks. “It’s our safest option, you know what happened last time.” Frost reminded, he did have a point. It was their only way of living in peace together. “I suppose so, I hope our friends won’t too worried about us.” Nova remarks.

The next day…

Sun walks out with moon to the stage. “1, 2, 3, 4…” sun counted and drifted off as he noticed one of them was missing. “Hey guys, do you know where nova and frost are?” Sun asks. The rest shake their heads no.

“Sorry sunny, I haven’t.” Chica states. “Haven’t seen them all morning.” Roxy follows. “Not a bit.” Freddy also follows. “I saw them sneak out the back entrance.” Gomary says suddenly, everyone turned to him. “I was walking to get myself tired and heard them talking bout leaving before they left.” He continued.

“Do you know why they left?” Moon asked. “Something about being safe or something.” Gomary answered.

Moon rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers and groans, their star animatronic was missing. “I’ll check the cameras, me and solar will go and investigate if he’s not busy” he says as he leaves for his security office.

“They couldn’t have gone far.” Moon tells himself.

“Right?”

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Nova and frost were walking about in the street, the cold breeze of the night sending shivers to their metallic skin. The bright colors of the town giving it a cozy vibe.

“Isn’t this such a beautiful night, frost?” Nova asked as he walked along the paved stone pathing, they were in town square right now, where there were shops and restaurants all around. “It is rather nice, not too crowded either.” Frost comments.

“We’ve been walking for quite a while now, why don’t we go and sit somewhere?” Nova suggests, heading into a park area. They sat at a bench near a trail, viewing the area a bit, taking site of the trees around them. “This is nice.” Nova took a breath of fresh air and slumped back, that’s until they saw something in the distance.

A man was dragging a little red head girl in pigtails by the arm. The girl looked panicked and scared. “Come on kid, we’re coming with me.” The man said, his voice sharp like a blade with anger. “Let me go!” The girl shouted. “I don’t know you! please let go, you’re hurting me.” The girl plants her feet in the ground trying to escape but the man kept yanking.

Novas eyes were locked on the site, a feeling of anger slipping in. Their inner systems flaring up like fire, ready to take action. “Looks like we have ourselves a target.” Nova comments before walking over to the two.

Nova grips at the man’s wrist and yanked his hand away. “Heya there friend.” Nova says in a cheerful yet slightly unhinged voice. “I don’t think this child belongs to you.”

“I-I-I’m a friend of her dad, I’m just picking her up.” The man stumbled between his words, looking somewhat confused by them. “That’s not what we heard.” Nova states.

Nova momentarily lets go, pushing them down before checking the girl. “Heya there, sweetheart. Are you ok?” Nova asks. Looking at her arm, he saw it was badly bruised from the man’s grip.

“it’s bad to be on your own, where are your parents?” Nova asks. He looks around and sees a police officer walking by. “See that police officer there? How about you head over there? He can help with your parents. I’ll handle this guy myself” nova said as he turned to the man. She nods and heads to the police officer. Nova grips at the man’s wrist again and drags them far in the woods, where no eye witness could see.

“GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME!” The man yells before nova shushes them, squeezing his hand tighter. “Let go, that hurts” the man begs. “You didn’t stop hurting that girl when she said stop, so why should I?” He pushed him on a tree with his foot and used his over hand to yank at his arm, no matter how much the man screamed, he wouldn’t stop until the arm was ripping straight off.

The man dropped to the ground with his arm being dropped to the ground. The man looked fearful as he sat up and backed away. “You’re psychotic.” The man states. “Psychotic? We’re just trying to protect children in danger, you are a threat to the safety of that girl so I’ll let my-“ nova trailed off, trying to find the right word to use. “Associate, handle this accordingly.” Nova continued.

“Frosty~” nova called out before switching. “With pleasure.” Frost says, grabbing the man by the legs and tore them off before dragging him out by the remaining arm he had and throwing him in the pond.

Frost stood there and watched as he struggled staying a float, eventually sinking. Bubbles popped up from the pond, showing signs that the man was no more.

Frost sat at a tree near said pond and leaned back, relaxing after the long night they had as Frost allows nova to take over.

The projection of frost appeared and sits next to nova and holds him close, he was aware they can’t feel each other like this but he still wanted to do it. “Ooh, frosty, look!” Nova says excitedly as he points to a family of ducks.

A mother duck was got in the pond and were swimming along with her 5 ducklings following behind, the ducks got over to a nest and rested, the mother protecting her ducklings with her wings over them as they slept.

“Aww, they look so sweet.” Frost says as he saw them. “I know, oh it’s just the cutest.” Nova squealed.

Frost leaned into nova and glanced up. “Stars are also pretty tonight.” Frost commented as he glanced up at the sky, nova following. “Oh! A shooting star! Make a wish, make a wish.” Nova closed his eyes tight and crosses his fingers as he does so.

“Did you make your wish?” Nova asked frost after he finished. “Yep. What did you wish for exactly?” Frost asked. “Frosty, you know I can’t tell you, it won’t come true then.” Nova says, “you know this.” Frost chuckles as this. “You big tease.” Nova says in a playful way

Frost had already have a good idea of what nova wished for: to keep protecting children.

As for frosts wish, all he wanted was to one day be able to love nova without any fear of outside dangers; to just be open and happy with his light, his everything, his other half. Maybe even a family with their own ducklings

Even when frost knew that it wouldn’t be possible, he still hoped, dreamed and Wished

For a Better future

Maybe one day they will

Frost hoped that day was soon

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It had been 3 days since the two went missing, the group have found some information on their origins.

“So Chris afton is the William of this universe?” Solar asked.

Moon, sun, Monty and solar were talking near pirates cove, Solar sitting on the stage. “Yep, and charlotte is the Henry.” Moon states, standing near the stage. “Alright, that’s good at least.” Monty says, leaned against the wall near the door of solars area, sun near him.

“As for where nova and frost are, there’s been reports on multiple muders throughout the area, so we know they haven’t gone far.” Moon stares. “We can look around the areas and see what we can find.” The others nod at the plan.

Meanwhile…

Nova and frost continued to walk around the quant town, the bustling of the people made all the more lively, the two entered town square, there was a gazebo made out of a dark brown bark with peach trees all around it at the center of town square, two speakers near the stairs as music played.

“Frost, do you hear that?” Nova asked frost. “Oh I haven’t heard music like that in a long time.” Novas voice got soft at the memory.

“How could I forget? Remember when we would dance all night, forgetting about the rest of the world, just the two of us?” Frost asked as his hologram version twirls around a bit, this made nova giddy. “Oh of course I do, those were beautiful times.”

“Then may I ask for a dance?” Frost asks, bowing down with his hand out. “Oh why not” nova said.

The two of them danced to the music together, being swept up in the music as the two ballroom danced at a reasonable distance away from the crowd. Frost twirls nova around and holds novas hips. “You still got it.” Frost whispered, scratching in novas ears. Nova giggles at this. “I could say the same with you, my night.”

Soon enough the music ends and they sit on a bench. “That was amazing, love is quite a beautiful thing, isn’t it?” Nova asked as they saw a couple at a table on the other side of the street, the guy got on one knee and pulled out a ring which followed with them getting happy and hugging each other

Frost saw the sight of the couple, they seemed happy. Frost and nova were already happy together but it would be nice to be as happy as those two.

“Frost? Are you ok?” Nova asked which snapped frost out of it. “Sorry, I just kinda spaced out a bit there.” Frost laughs it off. “Oh you’re fine, frost.” Nova reassured him. “It’s not your fault.”

“It could never be your fault.”

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Nova and frost have been out for a week at this point, they were walking down the street. While walking, frost noticed a particular store and peaked inside, nova noticed and walked over to him.

“Whatcha doing frost?” Nova asked. Frost turned to nova. “Hm? Oh, I was just checking out this store.” He said as he looked through again.
Nova looked in with him, it was a jewelry store. “Since when were you into jewelry?” Nova asked teasingly, frost got a lil quiet. “No reason. Come on let’s go.” He changes subject and they continued walking forward.

The more they walked, the more crowded the streets got as they kept bumping into people on accident.

“My lands, it must be a busy day today.” Nova remarks, laughing it off a bit, the hologram of frost walks with him, he noticed a lot of them were just standing around in the street. “People are just in the way, don’t they know people are walking here?” Frost complained, which made nova crack up a it.

“Maybe it’s a celebration of some kind, you never know.” They go further and further down before sitting for a rest as the crowd was getting crowded, frost noticed something odd with the crowd.

“Nova, look at their accessories.” Nova hummed in interest and checked what it was, the crowd members were wearing rainbow stuff. Shirts, necklaces, glasses you named it, however there were others that just had bright colors in general.

“Oh they’re wearing such fun colors, that seems nice.” Nova said. “Must be some big event, I wonder what.” Out of curiosity he went up to one of the people in the crowd. “Excuse me ma’am, mind telling me what all of this is for?” Nova asked a woman in front of him

A girl with blue, pink and white make-up with a blue, pink and purple shirt. “Oh, it’s pride month right now.” The women said, the two got rather confused at that. “What’s pride?” Frost asks. “I’m not too sure.” Nova said to frost quietly. “But it sounds fun, maybe we’ll watch.”

Nova and frost stand out and hear an abundance of music erupting, parade floats go by with so many flags and colors.

“What country are those flags?” Frost asks. “I’m not too sure, but they do look very pretty. And look at those cool costumes those women have.” Nova said as he pointed at the float members. “That lady’s hair is huge” frost comments. “And her make-up is very… heavy, not trying to be rude or anything.” Nova comments. “No no, I get it.” Frost said

The two watched on but suddenly, nova spotted something. On the other side of the street, moon, sun, solar, Monty and a couple others were there. Nova panicked at this. “I’m not sure it’s alright to stay in one place for too long so we better go along.” Nova said as they moved along, less to novas luck, moon spotted him

“Hey guys.” Moon said as he shoved Solar a lil. “What?” Solar asked before his eyes widened seeing nova in the crowd.

“There they are!” Solar said as he pointed to them, everyone else saw and they all maneuvered to follow him. “You know I shouldn’t be surprised to see them at a pride parade.” Moon comments. “Moon, no time for jokes.” Sun says.

“Uhh, nova, we have a problem.” Frost warns as he sees the others going after them. “Ya, I see that, let’s make hase” they head inside an alley way. Nova running for his life. he turned and ran blindly, no real sense of direction behind it until he stopped himself and looked up at an abandoned building ontop of a hill. The sign on the building said “Victors mattress palace.”

“Looks like we found our new base to settle in.” Frost commented. “I believe so.” Nova walks forward to the place. “How did we get here?” Nova asked. “Don’t ask me, you were the one that got us here.” Frost commented with a tease.

They break In through a window, it was dark and quiet, machines all around and mattresses wrapped in packaging everywhere. Nova ripped the wrapping of one of them, once he did that, he sat on it.

“It’s not much, but at least we have a more comfortable place to sleep.” Nova comments.

“At least we’re safe.”