Chapter #16

(Sky's POV)

The two slightly-familiar strangers stand in front of me, probably questioning their life choices. "So, why do ya need to find us", I ask in a semi serious voice. "W-We're looking for someone who might be with you. He could of joined around four years ago, maybe?", headphones says. Didn't I do something four years ago, too? "Gotta name? Names are one thing that never really go away. You can be called something else, but you always remember your first name", I ramble.

"His names was Sky", purple lipstick says. Sky....... but that's my name. Is that my name? It honestly sounds more like a nickname. What was I called five years ago? Something............ well, never mind. Sky sounds more recent. Just as I'm about to deny it, a shout stops me.

"WAIT!", I hear cobblestone yell. Ian comes racing out of an ally, wearing his sunglasses, of course. He skids between us, panting from running from wherever he was hiding. I would of stepped forward to annoy him, but I don't want to be any closer to headphones. I can feel my mind calming with every passing minute, letting my thoughts fizzle out. Ian seems to just realize that he has no plan. "Uh........ I-I'm Ian", he stutters out. "I'm Ty, and this is Barney", headphones says while gesturing to himself, and then purple lipstick. "Ty Ty Ty Ty Ty Ty", I start muttering under my breath, just loud enough to hear, "and....... Barney....... orphanage accent". Purple lipstick seems shocked at me knowing that, even though the thick cloud of insanity is preventing me from remembering where I learned it. Although, the fog seems to be getting thinner.

     "This is going to sound really strange, but I'm one of the insane assassins. I've just, ah, been pretending to be insane", Ian lies. "....... continue", Ty says. When did I hear his voice? "I was, um, the one who was forced to capture your friend, that day when he was a slave. I remember you being there. And Barney must of been the person who you went back for", Ian explains while motioning to the scars of shackles on Barney's wrists. Slave....... blood and rice. "Yeah, thats what happeneds, but whats dids you dos to Sky?", Barney says while softening his stance.

        "Our leader had me take him back to the guild. Our leader was someone else at the time, mind you. And...... I'm not sure exactly what happed, but Sky was definitely driven insane within the day. But he told me about his amnesia, and everything he could remember, that way I could tell him if he forgot. I haven't really gotten the chance to tell him. His type of insanity is constantly shifting his memories. He would forget everything within the hour", Ian says. Oh, he knows what happed to........ me? What that potion did to....... me? And are my memories really shifting? Hmm.... what did I do this morning? Was I being whipped, or was I being pulled out of my king sized bed for tutoring? Uh........ what? Never mind.

     "So where is Sky!? Is he here!?", headphones asks while glancing around. This is when I decide to be my usually insane self. "Oh where Oh where has my little Sky gone? Oh where Oh where has my little Sky gone?", I start singing in a chirpy voice, "I forgot the rest of this song, I forget a lot, la la la la, Isn't Sky just a nickname~". Cobblestone facepalms at my horrible singing, Ty and Barney just looking confused.

     Headphones was just about to say something, but Ian held up his hand to let me finish my game. I quickly cover my eyes and say, "Knock knock", while giggling. "Who's theirs?", purple lipstick hesitantly replies. "Eyes", I reply. "Eyes whos?"  Barney asks. "Sky Eyes!", I shriek at the top of my lungs. I then uncover my eyes and scream, "PEEK-A-BOO", at them. I fall to the floor laughing at my own jokes. "You wanted to know where Sky was", Ian says during my laughter, "You found him".

      I lay on my back, on the ground, and watch everyone stare at me. ".........Sky?", headphones eventually asks. "Yes?", I say in a dead serious voice. "If I have ten apples,and five 5 to Barney, what is the cercomferance the sun?", He asks in a rush. My insanity finally crumbles. "Yes!", I answer immediately. "Ty? And Barney? You guys escaped the guards ok?", I ask in my few seconds of sanity. Both of their jaws drop to the ground. "Sky? Is it really you!?", Ty shouts is amazement. "Ye-...........", I start, but trail off as my sanity starts battling for dominance. All my spectators see is my face scrunching up in pain.

I then fall back on my back and start giggling, the battle obviously lost. "Well..... that was longer then usual. He normally can only hold back his insanity for a few seconds, never mind to talk", Ian says while I roll onto my stomach and watch them. I see cobblestone grimace before slowly walking over to me. I don't move, or even react. I didn't really have very much time to do anything else before he slams the butt of his sword into my head.

    
(Ian/Derp's POV)

     I feel extremely guilty when Sky lets me get so close to him. But I still knock him out. I then carefully pick him up and turn back to Ty and Barney. "Well? Are we goin?", I ask their shocked faces, "This is probably the best way to move Sky to wherever your base is without him possibly killing someone". "So....... your comings withs us?", Barney asks. "Y-Yeah, I mean, if you'll let me. I promise that I'm perfectly safe to be around! I never get as bad as Sky", I lie. Ty exchanges a glance with Barney, before sighing. "Fine, you can come with us. But only because you know Sky better at this point", he says. I give them a quick smile before readjusting Sky on my shoulder.

     We walk back over the other person that had come with them. I'm still a little shocked that Sonja, Tom, and Tucker know him, nevertheless lose their insanity. It'll probably take a little while before their completely stable, though. Ty explains the situation to him, and pretty soon, we're heading back to the 5th army camp. Only three of them left, but now eight are going back. I wonder how whoever is in charge will react?

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