Here's a Bdubs/Keralis chapter. Try and pay attention to how they're feeling and how the others are, and any odd occurrences. And the detail. And you may just figure out the whole plot before I come up with it!

POV: Keralis/Bdubs/3rd person

He smiled and opened the door. "lAdIeS fIrsT!" Bdubs rolled his eyes with a smile and walked in, Keralis following in pursuit. Turning around to walk backwards, he smiled. "So why'd you insist on dragging me here early, and what was the rush again..?" Keralis smiled. "We. Are. Gonna. Prank. Swishwammy!" Keralis smiled widely at his friend. Bdubs smiled and laughed. "So how're we gonna do that then?" Keralis stopped for a moment and smiled.

"I dunno! I'd figured you'd have an idea Bubbles!" They both smiled. "Well I mean I don't have ideas so I don't know..?" "It's fine! We can think and wait! The meeting isn't for another whooolllee hour and a half!"

They both smiled and sat down, trying to think up some ideas.

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"Did you call him?"

"Yeah I did, a lot."

"Message?"

"More than you."

"Leave voicemails?"

"Yep!"

"Ideas on why he isn't responding?"

"None, and it's scaring me.."

"Hey, it's ok, he may just be busy..?"

"Busy enough to ignore two voicemails, two calls and like twenty messages...?"

Bdubs frowned and hugged his friend. "Hey.. he didn't respond to me either ok..? Let's just push the meeting alright..?" Keralis just nodded. "On the bright side we have more time to come up with pranks! We didn't really come up with any sooo...." Keralis smiled. "Yeah! That works! Let's do that!!! Good idea Bubbles!!" Bdubs laughed. "Ok, you call him alright?" "Ok!" Keralis smiled and hopped off, going to call Xisuma. Instantly, Bdubs sank into a chair.

Why did he feel like this?! Why was he so mad at X?! They all knew he overworked himself and everything but he was mad at him! And he didn't know why!

"Why why why! I want to drive that man to death! I HATE him so much right now! How dare he ignore us?! We're his friends! I want to kill him so bad! UGH can't I just drive my sword through his h-" Keralis came back in, thankfully stopping his thoughts.

"Bubbles.....? Are you ok...?" He forced a smile. Hopefully it looked genuine. "Yep! Why?" "You're hurting the chair.." He looked down at realized his friend was right. He was white-knuckling the chair. "Oh..."

"Are you okay Bubbles..?"

"Yeah yeah, sorry, didn't realize it... whoops..?"

"Yeah but why were you gripping chairy though?"

"Uhmm..... excitement....?"

Keralis jumped up. "What for?!?!"

He paused for a moment. "Uhm... an.. idea..." "

"Can you tell me please please please???"

"Uhh sure! It's uhhh.... that.. we could uh.."

"We could what!!??"

"Have a....."

Keralis gasped. "A sleepover!!! Right here in idea!! We know there aren't any traps here and could wait for X!!!!"

"YES! Exactly what I was going to say!!" Bdubs smiled, playing along and relieved that he was off the hook. Right...?

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Keralis frowned. Him and Bdubs had been trying to plan, then stopped because Swishwammy was supposed to get here soon. Supposed to. But he didn't. So he told that to Bubbles.

"Did you call him?"

"Yeah I did, a lot."

"Message?"

"More than you."

"Leave voicemails?"

"Yep!"

"Ideas on why he isn't responding?"

"None, and it's scaring me.."

"Hey, it's ok, he may just be busy..?"

"Busy enough to ignore two voicemails, two calls and like twenty messages...?"

He looked up at his friend, who frowned and hugged him. "Hey.. he didn't respond to me either ok..? Let's just push the meeting alright..?" He nodded. He had been able to keep his innocence and smile- but he could swear, if he saw X, that lying and sneaky and ignoring weasel... oh it wouldn't be pretty...

"On the bright side we have more time to come up with pranks! We didn't really come up with any sooo...."

"Yeah! That works! Let's do that!!! Good idea Bubbles!!" He mentally sighed as Bdubs laughed. "Ok, you call him alright?" He quickly agreed. "Ok!" While what Bdubs said was 'Ok, you call him alright?' What he heard was 'Go take a break to rage about Swishwammy being a complete jerk and plan his death!'

Keralis smiled and hopped off, going to call Xisuma. He turned the corner and dropped the act. It was surprising. A normally happy, ball of kindness and giggles was fuming over something small. But he didn't question it. It felt.... good... almost to hate a person. To want to scream and yell and.... severely damage...

He didn't understand why he was feeling like this. But he wasn't complaining. It kept him alive. The adrenaline. The rush of energy. The thoughts coursing in his head. Screams of pain. He had never felt this mad before, or mad in general. But now he was. He wasn't just mad. He was fuming.

Ever hear the phrase, 'When push comes to shove?'

Well he was done playing push. It was his turn to shove. His turn to slam, to force to the ground. His turn to hurt. He was gonna shove alright. He was gonna shove so hard, well, we don't go there. But he was going to shove. And he was going to love it.

He grabbed his phone and called Xisuma. And right before he made some nasty remark, some rude comment, right at the "Please leave a voicemail at the beep. BEEEEPP" Right when that was happening, a voice came over him. Literally. Loud and clear. "No, nono, don't do it! Swishwammy is your friend!" He froze and was overcome with guilt. "

Why would he think that?! Xisuma was his friend! Why would he want to hurt him! He'd done nothing wrong! They were friend-" The guilt left, relieving his thoughts, as a darkness came over.

"Were. Past tense. Not anymore. He hurt you, and you must make him feel pain. You were friends. Your are enemies now. If you want to be shove, then you shove. If you really want shove, then you shove hard. Hard enough to hurt. Hard with all you have. Hard to no regrets. Make him trust you more. It will only let you shove worse. Play nice. Then turn. Turn around and shove him down that hill. You shove him. And you. Shove. Him. HARD."

He sneered. And just like that, like time itself had frozen and melted, the voicemail picked back up again, exactly where it left. "Please leave a voicemail at the beep. BEEEEPP"

"Hello Swishwammy! We moved the meeting! It's now tomorrow at 1! Respond back plleeeaaasseee! We miss youuuu!" And with that, he ended the voicemail, and tried to hold down his puke. That tone.... UGH! He shuddered. It was so..... nice....

He growled, forced down a smile, and walked back into the other room. Only, he found a mad looking Bdubs, and a suffering chair. Odd..

"Bubbles.....? Are you ok...?" He forced a smile. Hopefully it looked genuine. "Yep! Why?" "You're hurting the chair.." His friend looked down, realization coming over his face. "Oh..."

Keralis looked at him, concerned. "Are you okay Bubbles..?"

"Yeah yeah, sorry, didn't realize it... whoops..?" Bdubs looked slightly nervous at the moment.

"Yeah but why were you gripping chairy though?" He looked at him. He really wanted to know why for some reason.

"Uhmm..... excitement....?"

He jumped up. Excitement meant good things! "What for?!?!"

Bdubs hesitated. "Uhm... an.. idea..."

"Can you tell me please please please???"

"Uhh sure! It's uhhh.... that.. we could uh.."

"We could what!!??"

"Have a....."

Sleepover. That's what he was talking about! It was sorta late and they already spent a lot of the day together anyways! "A sleepover!!! Right here in idea!! We know there aren't any traps here and could wait for X!!!!"

"YES! Exactly what I was going to say!!" Bdubs smiled, and Keralis beamed, those dark thoughts washing away now that he wasn't thinking about Xisuma and how he was gonna kill him- And now they were back. Xisuma. Darkness bringing dark thoughts. But he still had the sleepover to look forward to!

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It was late, and the hermits were either going to sleep, going back to sleep, or asleep.

Scar had cried himself to sleep, holding the cat.

Cub had long ago doubled back, and was now sleeping soundlessly, curled around the cat cage.

Stress had fallen asleep waiting for a still sleeping Iskall to wake. At some point she woke up to the fox, but had quickly resumed her prior job of sleeping.

Iskall had stayed long asleep, the comfort and warmth from the fox keeping him calm, despite not knowing were he was or- or if he had died even.

Xisuma had been asleep awhile now, with admin responsibilities and stress, taking their rightful toll.

Mumbo was just getting rest. Getting back late would do that. Luckily, Xisuma was asleep, and he decided against waking him. He didn't need the question and suspicion of why he was back late.

Bdubs and Keralis.. well they were still up, telling jokes. One half asleep and the other half awake.

And Grian? Well.. I think it's safe for us all to say... he's asleep, no doubt..

It had been a long day for some hermits, but, for now it would be an easy one...

(Word Count: 1654)

(Y'all, so I changed the description for the hundredth time. Think it's better than the last ones or no? -------> "After a failed prank, and a murder, revenge is the sweetest thing to these hermits. It's the happiest smiles that frown the most. Prettiest eyes that have cried for years. Every heard the phrase, "When push comes to shove?" Well this time, shove was taken a bit to far, and certain hermits are eager to push. That is, when push comes to shove.")