With a twist and more pressure, the officer stepped on the others hand much harder.

Puff cried as he tried to pull his hand away,"Ow oww! Please, h-have mercy!", He begged.

"Absolutely fucking not!", His heel twisted once more,"You ran away, fucked on off to the stairwell and then you foolishly trip and hurt yourself. All of this could've been avoided and you could've gotten off a little easier if you just gave up from the start!", He snapped

"Please! This was a horrid mistake! I-I'm a good person, I always take my pills!"

"Yeah, yeah 'I forgot to take my pills today' I've heard it all. Whatever you come up with, I've heard it plenty of times!"

"P-Please, please just- ahhh!", The heel digged into his hand again.

" I should knock you out and carry your pathetic ass back to the station.", Edge removed his baton, raising it threateningly over puffs head. He removed his foot from Puff's hand, moving it over to his torso instead. The heel of his boot was practically digging into one of his ribs.

"Waitwaitwait! I-I'm sure you're a reasonable man! Surely I-I can be walked out in handcuffs instead??", Puff pressed against the floor, bracing himself. This was going to hurt. This was going to hurt so bad!! Orange tinted tears gathered up at the corners of Puff's sockets. He flinched away, preparing for the worst.

A shadow was casted over Puff, then laughing,"Nyeheheh! Look at how pathetic you are! Flinching at the littlest movements.", Edge removed his foot from Puff's torso," I'm merciful... to an extent. You are very lucky today. Thanks to my pills I'm as 'cheerful' as I can be. I could easily bash in your skull and carry you by your feet but, I'm not in the mood to carry someone down the street."

Puff nodded, slowly pushing himself up from the concrete floor. Before he could brush himself off and compose himself, he was slammed into the wall. A hand on Puff's neck and the other on Puff's arm.

"Ah?! What are you-", a venomous voice talked over him.

"If you try to run off. If you try to fight me. IF you try to make a scene out there...I won't hesitate to drag you into an alley and beat the hell out of you and make it look like an accident.", His hand around puff's neck tightened,"Do you understand me?!"

"Yes! Yes I understand! I-I won't do anything!"

Edge nodded, letting go as he cuffed Puff's wrists, tightening them up.

"Let's go! Remember... any funny business and your dead to me.", The growl echoed through the stairwell as he harshly yanked Puff to follow him. Nothing more was said between the two other then. The clicking of shoes at least filled the silence.

Edge looked back at Puff, as if checking to see if he was still there.

"Remember...don't fuck this up...", With that, he opened the door and leads Puff out. The door leads to an Alley, one way leading to the front of the building and the other leading to a dead end. 

"This way. We'll be walking to the station. It's a quick walk down the street. ", Edge had a firm grip on the chain as he walked Puff down the alley,"So what is your name? I have to have it for documentation."

"Puff ...Puff W.D"

"Puff... a nice name... and W.D? Like the scientist Gaster W.D?"

"Ah well...my father left me and my brother a long time ago. Actually, he wasn't close to me at all. More work focused then... family focused. He rarely came home to spend time with us. Honestly I couldn't tell you if I was related to him, that's how much I knew of my father."

Edge nodded, seemed to focus for a moment, like he was thinking,"I'm sorry you never knew your father...", For a moment a soft spot was hit. 

Puff couldn't read his expression but did note a few things about edge. The other had a few cracks around his skull. Possibly , and likely, from fights or hard police work. Three long scars went across edge's eye. They seemed old too... around the scars were a bit grey.

However, Edge's mood quickly shifted. The stares that they got... Shock and awe was in the mix. Monsters watched from the office's windows, around the streets and from afar. He seemed to get a surge of pride at the looks. 

"Everyone move along! Nothing to see here! This should be a reminder to all to take your pills. Don't be like this sad soul here.", Edge continued to pull Puff along as if he was a prize to show off. 

Some monsters snickered at Puff, some even snapped at him, calling him a downer. He was shamed all through the crowd: name called, insulted, and yelled at. Puff was so upset...he never thought he would be in this position.

He was always on time with his pills, as taught by his brother. Always doing his best to be a decent citizen. As well as staying out of trouble. Not today though...no...he just HAD to be off his pills to try and clear his mind. It wasn't even worth it, he still couldn't remember who was in that photo back there. Now here he was... Shamed and all. He felt guilty.

Back when his brother still lived with him he was always told,"Take your pills,Puff. You don't ever want to be caught off of them. The police around here are very harsh. You'd be better off running then begging for mercy from them.", Oh how classic was right. So right...

Puff's thoughts were interrupted as Edge tugged at the chains.

"I'm Edge...not like you care, downer. You'll be sent to the station and sit in a cell until I figure out what to do with you. The likelihood is that you'll be under watch and put on a pill routine. I don't know if you've been off your pills for an hour or a week. Either way you need close watch.", The station was in view. It definitely wasn't a welcoming sight.

Edge pulled Puff inside, his shoes clicking against the tile floors,"I'll be watching over you for now and you will answer my questions. ", He said in a matter-of-fact manner.

The secretary looked up from her computer,"Oh your back! With the downer too! We'll done edge once again! This is why your second in command here!", The lamb monster clapped her hands together,"Wonderful! You know what to do now. Will you be taking care of the papers?"

Edge nodded, seemingly annoyed by her enthusiasm,"Yeah, I'll be waiting on Undyne's command on what to do with this one. He's rather odd...", Pulling along Puff, he goes towards the back of the stations

The halls were covered in flyers and notices. Puff managed to look over at a few as he passed by.

Notice: Undyne please stop smashing the coffee mugs, we're literally begging you here.

Notice: Edge for the love of God, don't egg Undyne on about the cups

Notice: on a more serious note, there has been a rise in downers, connected to the new "blackberry" or whatever pills. It might be time to send a message to the scientists.

Notice: if anyone here is caught using the blackberry pills you will be asked to switch pills or terminated. There is something wrong with those pills and yet there is no info on it released to the public.

"Geez...a lot goes on in these halls. ", Puff thought.

He was pulled into a cell, concrete walls surrounding him and one small bed.

"Right...first things first I have to question you to fill out papers. My threats still stand. If you try to beat around the bush or avoid my questions I'll bash in your knees then ankles and say you jumped off this building. "

"Ok ok! I'll answer your questions. Just don't hurt me..."

"Firstly: what were you doing off your pills? You know you have to take them every day and if you're feeling like the effects are wearing off."

Puff nodded, keeping his eyes on the floor,"I understand it's my fault...I didn't mean to get off of my pills. My... My mind was clogged. I couldn't think when I was on those pills. I stopped taking them because I saw something in the articles. The person in the photo looked familiar but I still couldn't focus on who it was. "

Edge nodded,"You don't happen to be on blackberry pills, right?"

"Huh? Oh no, not at all. It's far too expensive for me to buy. I'm happy with my strawberry pills... Why? Is there something wrong with them?"

"None of your business. Now how long were you off of your joy?"

"What is going on here with the blackberry pills? I've already had to censor so many articles on them."

"That is none of your concern now, answer my question.", Edges hand tightened the clipboard he was holding as he scowled. 

"But what is-", before Puff could finish the bars of the cell were slammed against.

"Damn it! Just fucking answer my question and stop getting side tracked! I'm already tired of you and quite frankly I'm about to go in there and choke you out! Now answer my question or I'll knock you out!", Edge's voice boomed in the halls.

Puff immediately flinched, covering his head. He felt his soul pounding hard in his ribcage. He hated the threats and whenever someone screamed at him. It just brought back bad memories. Memories he'd rather keep locked away. 

"Answer the question, Puff. How. Long. How long were you off of your joy?"

"Ten minutes by the time you arrived!", Puff answered as his voice cracked. He was shaking, trying to shut out thoughts. 

"Don't think about it, don't think about it ,don't think about it! You gotta deal with this at the moment.", Puff slowly calmed down as he looked away from edge. There's no way he could possibly look at Edge without breaking down. 

"Thank you for finally answering me! Lastly, address?"

Puff's bones softly clicked together as he shook," 1780 blossom street in house 105. "

He nodded and got up,"You'll be staying here overnight. Undyne and I will deal with you in the morning. Unfortunately I don't have permission to give you any pills so you'll have to sleep without your joy.", He turned off some lights,"Now good fucking night or whatever people say.", He turned and leaves. The footsteps going farther and farther away until it was quiet. 

By then, Puff finally lets out his tears, crying quietly. He pressed into a corner and cried on his knees. He was absolutely terrified to be here and even more to be with a bad cop.

Classic was right... Maybe it would've been better if he kept running. He would be lucky if he wasn't sent off somewhere or in the worst scenario... Killed.

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In the morning, birds tweeted outside. Some pecked at the windows and others seemed to be singing their little hearts out.  

Puff woke up that morning, listening to the birds. He stretched and yawned and reached his hand out, looking for his clock. He opened his eyes more then jolted away. He sits up quickly and looked around. Oh right...he's in a cell. He groaned, holding his head. 

This was the longest time he's ever been off joy. It definitely wasn't a pleasant feeling. His head was pounding and he felt sick to his stomach, if he were to have a stomach. Not to mention, the cranky mood swings too. He felt like if anyone tried to talk to him he'd accidentally snap at someone. 

"Stars, I need some joy. My headache is killing me.", He rubbed his head as he sighed.

A door opened down the hall, two sets for footsteps quickly went down the hall.

"What the fuck do you mean I gotta watch over him?! Can't you?", Whatever was being talked about, Edge did not seem happy.

"Edge, suck it up. You've been in fights, shoot outs, and knocked down on drug deals. But you draw the line at watching a downer? Come on! Just do this for me and watch over him. Besides, he'll be under house arrest and all you need to do is make sure he stays home. That's it!"

"I would rather do mountains of paperwork. I'm already tired of him! Such a handful! I had to chase him through a building and snap at him to give me answers." 

"Listen... Get one of those ankle bracelet thingys, get an extra bottle of joy and just make sure he takes them. Check his mouth to make sure he swallows them. Then leave! It's a simple task and you're acting like a drama queen."

The two officers looked into the cell, looking at Puff.

"That him?", She asked.

"Yeah. The one and only."

The other laughed and brushed her red hair out of her face,"Wow! This is such a joke! You're complaining about watching over this guy! Look at him! He's hiding in the corner of the cell. It's not often we find these calm downers. Edge, you better take care of him. Just take him home under watch. 48 hours to ensure he takes pills and 48 hours to make sure he stays on track.", she tossed Edge the cell keys and walked off,"You sure do love to complain."

Edge twitched, clutching the keys. He growled before unlocking and swinging open the cell,"Come here. Now. We're going to your house."

Puff rubbed his eyes,nodding,"Yeah I heard. I'm going home to be watched over or whatever.", He huffed.

"Are you giving me an attitude?!"

"Me? Not at all! Absolutely not! It's not like I'm suffering from withdrawal or anything, oh no!", Puff sassed and gets up, walking out of his cell.

"You are getting on my nerves, puff! Learn your place or I can leave you here!"

"Is that another empty threat? Or will you actually do something?", Now that puff was off his pills he was a bit bolder and pissy.

Edge growled, slamming the cell door shut and grabbing puff's arm, dragging him down the hall,"You are so lucky I can't hurt you right now. Otherwise I'd be slamming your head into the wall."

"For someone who lectured me about pills you sure do act pissy"

"That's because you're making my patience running thin. ", Edge leads Puff outside, pushing him into the back of a car and driving off. 

The car ride was overall silent. Puff would glance out the window, seeing people walk by and people laughing. Puff scowled. He hated how happy everyone looked. Usually he wouldn't be bothered by such things, maybe even laugh with them. But not now. right now he was pissy and felt like every little thing bothered him. 

He holds his head again, feeling it pound. A good nap and some joy will fix him right up. The bed back at the station was hard and uncomfortable. Infact, it was like sleeping on a rock.

The rows of stores turned into rows of homes. His neighbor was somewhat nice. Hedges for fencing, pretty white homes and decent neighbors. But there were also some bad factors in this neighborhood: wonky roads, the illegal drug house down the road that somehow hasn't been raided yet. Oh yeah, and the fact that there are the occasional house raids. Thieves love to steal around here.

Puff really needed to get out of here. Go somewhere nice. This district was one of the worst. Lots of downers, at least one crime everyday, and the brutal police. The parade district is much better, but it's also hard to get in. 

The parade district was known for its extremely low crime, nice people, and much sweeter police. Whenever someone moves out from there the house is sold off to someone else by the end of the hour, that's how high in demand it is to live there. 

Puff would do anything to get into the parade district. Well, almost anything anyways. Over there is paradise.

The car stops in front of Puffs house. It was a little more run down then the other homes in the neighborhood. Chipped paint, wonky driveway and bent garage door. 

Edge got out of the car and opened the car door,"Be lucky Undyne decided to put you under house arrest. Anyone else in command would've left you in that cell.", He grabbed Puffs arm, dragging the other up to the house.

"Mhmm! Yeah whatever, I have an extra set of keys buried in a pot. It's in the one with the daisies.", Puff huffed. He might actually enjoy being home if this cop wasn't around.

After he retrieved the keys and opened up the doors he pushed puff inside. Edge looked around the home, seemingly disgusted. 

"Ugh...so colorful in here it's sickening.", Puffs home was mostly cream,orange and a small bit of blue and yellow. 

Annoyed, he huffed and sat down on his couch,"Yeah I guess. Now how will this work out? Are you spending the night at my house or just checking in?"

"Ha! As if I'd stay here. These colors make my eyes bleed. I'm only coming here to check in on you and making sure you didn't leave. As well as make sure you take your pills.", Edge dug into his pocket, pulling out an extra bottle. 

He shakes out two pills, giving them to puff,"Now here are the rules. You can't fucking leave and you better swallow these. I don't care what you do here, just stay put. I'll also be putting a monitor on you to keep track of where you are."

"Wow! I thought when I was under house arrest that meant I could walk downtown to the picture show. This is new found knowledge here!", Puff said sarcastically as he snatched the pills, dry swallowing them.

Edge glared at puff, almost shaking from anger,"You're going to make this the hardest four days of my life. Your attitude better adjust after these pills. 

Puff propped his arm up and rested his chin onto his hand,"I'm just pissy. I'll be better after a few moments."

Just as puff said, the effect of the pills acted quickly and straightened him out quickly. The softer, nicer, and more happy part of him came out to play.

Edge seemed pleased with the results and tossed puff the bottle of pills,"Here. You'll hold onto that. Take them when you're feeling down. Otherwise further punishment may be needed. "

"Understand sir!", Puff wasn't as snappy now thankfully. He was much more 'can do!' and less annoying.

Edge started to leave, seemingly happy to leave the bright house,"I'll come back in a few hours. Just don't do anything stupid while I'm gone."