Puff stared at Raspberry and shook his head,"No...I'm not going with you, not even near you!", his voice trembled, almost cracking. Edge shifted, moving between Puff and Raspberry. This made Puff a little more comfortable and at least slightly safer. No matter what happens, Edge will be there for him, right?

"You stay over there. He's not going with you!"

Raspberry glared and instead took a few steps forward,"Have you forgotten? Did our entire conversation go over your head? Puff is coming with me whether you like it or not. He'll be going to me. However with the way he's been acting I think maybe he needs more help than what I can provide. Now come here!"

"Puff...get out of here.", Edge was going to give Puff some time to run away.  He was willing to risk it all for Puff. No matter what Puff did to Edge, all that fighting and snapping at one another...Edge would never go as far as throw someone into the labs. He wouldn't allow that to a stranger, he certainly wouldn't allow that to Puff. No way in hell.

"W-What...?"

"I said get out of here, damn it!", Edge snapped, this time for a good reason. He couldn't let Puff stay here. Once Puff was captured, he might never see him again. Puff flinched when Edge snapped at him however saw that it was best to listen. He slowly stepped back and ran inside the house. Raspberry twitched, his hands turned into fists as his nails dug into the palms. Puff disobeyed him. HIM! That will be the last time Puff disobeys Raspberry.

"That's fucking it!! That disrespectful bitch will get what's coming to him! I'll fucking beat him down and break that pride until he'll have no other choice but to obey me!", Raspberry dashed to the door. He was going to unleash his rage upon Puff and make sure to break him. Before he could turn the handle, Edge grabbed his arm.

"Now you stop right there! Are you fucking mad?! Who are you to say that?!"

"I'm that chief of fucking police! I am the law here and anyone who goes against it will be removed from society! You're about to be next! Why do you want to protect him so much?! A lawbreaker! You've worked your ass off to be in a place like this...are you really going to throw it all away for someone like him?!"

"I would!...I would throw away everything just to see him get away from you...a cruel bastard from hell! You are worse than any downer I ever had the displeasure of meeting!"

"You are a rotten cop and should've never come here with that attitude!", with Raspberry's other hand, he decked Edge as hard as he could in his face. A few drops of blood immediately dripped down edges nose. Edge jolted back, instinctively covering his nose to stop the blood. With the chance Raspberry had, he slammed the door open and looked for Puff. The angered chief practically tore up the living room, looking behind furniture and around other rooms.

"Puff?! Puff damn it come here now and I'll be nice! Don't make this harder on yourself! Maybe if you apologize I'll make sure you're treated well.", Raspberry searched the house, carefully sweeping each room quickly. He looked towards a closet, slowly going over and turning the handle. Quickly he swung open the door, finding Puff hidden in the corner.

"Oh? Hiding in the closet again? This feels awfully familiar doesn't it, Puff?", he grabbed Puff and dragged him out of hiding.

"No!! Don't touch me! Get your hands off of me! I never wanted to see you again!", Puff tried to pull away from Raspberry. He couldn't stand Raspberry touching him, much less even look at him. He needed to get away, far far away. He should've ran away like Edge said instead of hide. Puff was scared. Scared of being alone, scared of Raspberry, scared of what might happen today. He had a gut feeling that something awful will happen today. 

"Oh don't fight me Puff, I am doing this for you! I know what is best for you! I know exactly what needs to be done to help you but with the way you are acting, it is hard for me to help you!" 

"Edge!! Help me please!!", the more Puff tried to pull away the more Raspberry's grip got tighter, to the point marks started to form on his arm. 

"He's a little busy being a bitch. It's just you and me for now Puff-"Raspberry gasped as his legs were swiped and he fell to the floor.

"Edge?", Puff never felt happier to see him. Through his tears he smiled, wrapping his arms around the other.

Edge's shirt and face was a mess from dried blood, "I told you to run, not hide! You're going to get caught if you freeze and hide. You can't stay here for long, get out! Fucking hop fences, run down alleys. Do whatever the hell you did last time to get some distance! Now go!", Edge pushed Puff to the backyard.

Puff quickly left, dashing across the lawn and pulling himself over the fence.

Raspberry grabbed Edge's leg,"No! You better grab him now!"

"Absolutely not. I'm going to give him a chance. If you didn't want him to run away maybe you shouldn't have given me a ten minute head start.", he shook Raspberry's hand off his leg and stomped on it. This caused the other to yelp and try to pull his hand away, which caused the heel of Edge's boot to dig deeper

"You're making a huge mistake!  You're making a choice that will affect Puff servery!"

"I doubt that. I'm giving Puff a chance unlike you.", Edge grabbed Raspberry by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the wall. Edge's knee against Raspberry's back and his hands held together,"Enough is enough! I don't think I'll regret what I did. So much for a 'chief' you can't even fight back..."

"No regret...? Hmm...I don't think you fully understand. There are two things you are overlooking. One: I'm fully prepared to capture Puff. This game was rigged from the start. Those ten minutes I gave you?...I sent a few officers to surround the house and to stay hidden, just in case Puff tried to leave in other ways. Maybe like...the backyard?", Raspberry grinned and glanced outside. Edge felt his soul stop for a moment and looked outside. Puff was now gone, supposedly, far gone.

"No...you're bluffing! I would've seen a cop car come around here!"

"Not bluffing Edge....there are many ways to stay hidden. Taking different roads and keeping quiet is one of them. "

"You bastard! You didn't even give us a fair chance! Just false hope!!", Edge clutched Raspberry's head, slamming it into the wall, A loud crunching sound followed. Edge left a crack in Raspberry's skull. For a moment the room was quiet, Raspberry twitched and slowly looked over his shoulder.

"There's a second thing you should know...I could easily kick your ass. So, so easily and make you learn your place. However I won't...I'm letting you leave marks on me...because after this I'll be charging your ass with assault and so much more. I've caught you into a corner, Edge. There is nothing you can do now, the damage is done. Puff will be captured and sent to the labs and I'll be seeing you behind bars. If Puff went along with me, maybe he wouldn't be going there."

"No...no,no,no.", he unhandled Raspberry and looked outside, Raspberry was bluffing, he had to be. He ran out and looked over the fence, Puff was gone. Was he really? Edge looked back at the house to see Raspberry dazed and holding his head. He looked like he could hardly stand. One hand was on the wall and the other on nearby furniture to help him balance.  Legs were shaking up until he collapsed.

'He deserved what I gave him...', he huffed and looked over the fence again, hopping over it. On the other side was an alley and the back of shops. He followed where his instincts took him, down the alley. He would look down between the shops for any sign of Puff. Nothing. Only an occasional shopkeeper down the alley and trash scattered around.

'Nobody is here. Raspberry was bluffing to get under your bones. Puff has to be safe. If he could evade me for a long time, surely he could evade other police officers. Stepping into the street and looking around, there were a few cars parked but nobody in the streets. It felt empty...off. Like something was wrong. He quickly walked by the parked cars.

'Are these undercover cars? No...surely they can't be. None of them can be...', Looking through the windows, nobody was there. Up until he looked into the last car. His heart dropped, feeling ill to his , nonexistent, stomach. Puff was cuffed and in the back of the car.

"Puff! Oh no. No, no, no, no...!", he pulled on the handle to open the door, however it was locked.

Puff was crying, streams of tears going down his cheeks," Edge, you have to go! They're looking for you too!"

"No! I have to get you out, damn it! If I leave, I will never see you again! Ever! You'll be stuck in that lab! I can't risk that!"

"E-Edge...", Puff's eyes drifted to what was behind the other, his eyes widening. Edge looked behind him to see an officer.

click-click 

A gun was pointed directly at Edge,"Step away from the vehicle now!", they snapped. For a moment Edge held still, then stepped away. This wasn't a battle he could win. This wasn't a battle he could even get out of. He held his hands up. He failed. He failed to protect Puff and failed to give him the head start he needed. Now the two of them will pay.

The officer spoke up,"Edge, you're under arrest. You'll be taken to the police department for questioning. Puff, by orders of Raspberry, you'll be taken to the labs. Both of you are in for a long punishment."

-

A few hours have passed. Edge was taken to the police department and Puff was staring outside his window as he was taken to the labs. He was scared. Very scared. He wanted his brother to hold him, he wanted Edge to kiss his cheek and let him know everything will be okay. He wanted to be home. In bed...cuddled and warm. That is a blissful wish he wanted to come true.  A shadow covered the car as they approached a large, wide building. This place seems to reach towards the sky. It certainly wasn't welcoming either. The building was grey and the roof was black. Some windows glowed yellow, emitting some light. Tall gates surrounded the area, one can only assume to keep people in.

The gates opened, creaking as the car passed through. A shiver went down Puff's spine as his bones clicked together. Once the car stopped in front of the building, a few guards came out. The dogs were tall, and held batons. Puff certainly wasn't going to risk running away from them. He was dragged out of the car and pushed inside. Despite how the outside looked, inside the lobby was warm, Black and white checkered floors and red wallpaper. A few flower vases were also decorated around. A monster at the desk was clicking away, her claws tapping at her keyboard, another dog. 

She looked over, "Oh, you must be the newcomer!  I'll need to add you into our database as well as the check-in date. Name?"

"U-Uh....Puff..."

"Puff..Puff...", she mumbled while looking through names and scrolling," Last name?"

"W.D....Puff W.D"

"W.D?", she looked over and raised her eyebrow, "Son of Gaster W.D?"

"Yeah...he's my father...why?", he asked. The lady didn't answer and continued to tap away. She then picked up a nearby phone and started pushing in a few numbers. The dial ringed for a moment before it clicked.

"Hello, I have an important downer that you might want to personally look into....Yes you would be interested...no it can't wait...five minutes? Fine, I'll send him up.", She ended the call and looked over, "Send Puff to floor five, he'll be taken care of there.", the guards nodded and brought Puff to the elevator. The doors close as they go up. 

The two guards started quietly talking among themselves,"Smells...smells....this lab has weird smells. Do you think we'll ever have puppy smells?", asked the female.

"Maybe not. Puppies aren't allowed here. After work, Grillbys'?", asked the male.

"Yes! Then we can go home and nuzzle. After all were the no.2 nuzzle champs of '98"

The doors opened, it was a large office. Carpet floors, white walls, to the left alcohol bottles and some food was on shelves and counters To the right was file cabinets. Ahead was a desk with papers. Papers everywhere.

A tall figure stepped in, fixing the sleeves of his lab coat," This better be important. I better be shocked to take this patient under me. What's so important about them-?", he looked over and paused. Puff could easily see who the figure was now...and that voice.

"Dad...?"

"Puff..."

Instinctively, Puff ran towards the other and immediately clung to him, hugged him tightly," Where have you been?! Have you always been here?! Why did you leave?!", Puff rambled and cried.

Gaster held his son and frowned," I'm sorry...you must have so many questions.", he looked up at the guards," Dogaressa and Dogamy, both of you are dismissed. I can handle it from here.", the two dogs nodded and left.

Puff shook, "I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I-I'm not a downer, I'm not I didn't mean to get here, d-dad..."

"Easy there Puff...slow down and tell me what happened, how did you even get here? Your brother was supposed to take care of you! I thought I raised both of you to take your pills!"

"It's s-such a long story...there is so much that happened while you were gone. So much happened that brought me to this point.", Puff went on and told Gaster everything that happened. From the day at work how he stopped taking his pills, to running away from Edge, To moving districts and running into Blackberry. He told Gaster everything through tears and a shaking voice.

"Puff...I'm almost disappointed.

"I know...I-I know. I shouldn't have stopped taking my pills for any reason. I'm sorry, I don't want to be here. I don't, I don't, I-", Gaster hugged him and sighed.

"You got into a lot of trouble...now look at where you are. I promise I'll keep you safe Puff...I'll work around you a little. I wouldn't want to put you in danger."

"P-Please...I want to leave. I want to go home. Classic will be worried about me."

"I'm afraid I can't let you go so easily Puff. That would put me in danger and you as well."

"I want to go home..."

"I know...but I have to do this. For your own safety and mine."

Puff looked up at him," Do what-", before he could even finish, a sharp stab was felt in Puff's back. He yelped, pushing Gaster away roughly. He reached behind him and pulled out a syringe. Some muddy colored liquid was still inside.

Puff shook, staring at the liquid, " What did you do...what did you inject into me?! I trusted you! My own father!!", Puff looked at Gaster.

"I have to do this. You'll be treated here. However I'll keep my word Puff...I'll make sure you don't get hurt. I don't think I could forgive myself otherwise."

"D-Dad...", Puff felt his head dizzy, his body started to relax until he collapsed to the floor. The entire room was spinning around him and he couldn't focus. His vision blurred until everything turned black.

"By the time you wake up, we'll start your treatment. I wouldn't want you in here for long."