Excluded (Double song-fic and story)
(What if Doc's sabotage plan worked and Keralis got mad at BDubs?)
"You try to kill me!" Keralis exclaimed angrily as BDubs stared in shock at the pufferfish in his pool.
"No- I- that wasn't me! It was Doc! The goat!"
"But it's your pool! Horrible service! I trusted you!" Keralis ranted. "And you probably broke the gambling cabinet as well!"
"I swear it was all Doc!"
The two argued then and there, shouting and screaming until Keralis stomped away in rage and left. BDubs watched him leave, quiet now. In the group chat on his communicator Doc, Etho, and Beef laughed and went end-busting together. Without him. Doc had taken everything from him. His house, his pride, his diamonds, and his friends. And yet they had snuggled so dearly a few days earlier. What was it all for?
BDoubleO felt a tear slip down his face as he stared at the giant goat statue Doc had carved on their shared land. Were they friends still? No. They probably all hated him. They didn't even invite him to go with them. Everyone in the nHo, except him.
Was I ever really part of their group in the first place? BDubs thought to himself. I just came in during season 5 while they were all old friends. Even Keralis. I was just the crazy leader that made them look like an extremist group. BDubs sat on the hill, the statue of the goat looming over him. It seemed to taunt him, laughing at his misery. At this point BDubs felt pathetic. What had he gotten himself into?
... no. This wasn't going to be another angsty depression story. Bubbles needed some new friends. And there was one person left. One person who had not been taken away from him, who he had not spent enough time with. Hopping in a boat, he rode off.
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BDubs stumbled through the jungle, getting vines and leaves all over him. They gave him a feeling of deja vu, and he remembered the last jungle. No. It's different this time. I have someone new. He kept going, determined. Finally he found a clearing with a little lake. Gazing up, he saw a beautiful rainbow across the sky. "Wow..." he whispered.
"Hello luv!" Someone exclaimed, enveloping him in a hug. "It's been so long, luv! What's wrong?"
BDubs turned and hugged Stress back, finally letting the tears drop as he explained his story to his last friend. She nodded empathetically, patting him on the back and hugging him.
"Well they don't deserve you, you plonker." Stress concluded, smiling. "Here, lemme fix you up." Pulling him along excitedly, Stress gave him a nice thin white t-shirt (it's hot in the jungle) and put some poppies in his hair just like her own hair. She tried pulling the vines off but they were too tangled, so she put flowers in them instead.
Looking at his reflection, BDubs laughed at how similar he looked to his season 5 self. The poppies in his hair easily resembled the headband, and he had vines and leaves all over, just like before. But this time, there were flowers. And this time, he was smiling.
"So can I stay here?" BDubs asked Stress nervously. "I don't think I can go back there... I'd rather just disappear and move in here."
"Of course, luv. Feel free to stay as long as you like. I'll tell you the base plans."
"Oh! And we could work together in it and it would look absolutely amazing!"
"Yessss!" Stress squealed with excitement, gripping BDubs' hand tightly. "I'm so excited!" The two ran off together as Stress excitedly explained her plans for the base and BDubs commented, adding on many suggestions and laughing. Everything was alright now.
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Doc was growing worried. He hasn't seen BDubs at his half of the house at all for a while now, and none of the traps were set off that Doc had placed. The lawn was growing and the house was growing dusty and untouched. "Hey Beef, have you seen BDoubleO recently?" Doc asked.
"No, I'm a little worried. He hasn't responded to any of my messages."
"Same here. What if something happened to him? I mean, he's my rival, but he's still our friend..."
"Maybe we should look for him?"
"I haven't seen any signs of him anywhere. I've checked almost everywhere except the jungles because... you know."
"Well we should check. I'll go search the one that Xisuma lives in, and you go to the jungle with Scar, Mumbo, Grian, Stress, and Iskall." Beef declared. Doc agreed hesitantly, and the two went their separate ways.
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Doc made his way to the final place he was checking, unsure now. He hadn't seen BDubs anywhere. Entering Stress's territory, he pushed through the greenery and looked around. Wow, Stress has really been working hard recently. She's built a lot. I didn't even know she was capable of building that... that style looks a lot like BDubs'... no, I'm just imagining it. I miss BDubs too much. Doc sighed to himself. "I really messed up, didn't I..."
"Hey! Give that back you plonker! I need that glass the finish the build!" Doc turned and looked up to see Stress chasing someone on the rainbow, laughing. His eyes widened. BDubs was covered in flowers and vines, but he looked so... happy. Doc shuddered a bit. What if he went insane again? He looked so much like...
"Fine... if you can reach it Stressy." BDubs smirked, holding the glass high in the air and Stress tried to reach it.
"That's not fair Dubby! You know I'm too short!" Stress jumped up, swiping at the glass, before landing proudly with the glass in her hands. Then the two burst into laughter, finishing the build together.
Stressy? Dubby? What's going on? Doc wondered. The two looked so carefree. Stress gazed over her- no their base as BDubs took something out of his pocket. "Stressy..."
"Hm?" Stress turned around curiously as she saw the diamond ring in BDubs' hand.
"You were there for me every time I felt down... you were here when all my friends left me and everything were taken from me... and I have enjoyed every minute I spent with you here. I have never been so happy in my life, and I want that to last. Stressmonster101... will you be my girlfriend?" BDubs held out the ring and Doc gaped in shock. But what about all those times we snuggled? All those fun times spent together? I-
"YES!" Stress exclaimed, flinging herself into BDubs' arms. Her new boyfriend gently put the ring on her finger, grinning stupidly. The two embraced in a quick kiss before laughing and sitting on the edge of the rainbow, hand in hand. "So, how's the song going?"
BDubs smiled. "I've been practicing... I just don't know if I'm ready to face them yet."
"Oh, Dubby, you'll be great. Don't be nervous, you plonker! You have an amazing singing voice! Go get'em!"
"What song?" Doc wondered aloud. Suddenly both turned to him, and Doc realized he had been spotted. BDubs glared at him.
"You were eavesdropping on us the whole time?!"
"I'm sorry-"
BDubs dropped into the water swiftly, facing Doc with a hard look in his eyes. Stress cheered for him and he began to sing.
(I edited the lyrics to fit a little more.)
BDubs raised his communicator to show a picture Doc had sent him a while ago of the nHo end-busting without him.
"Pictures of you with my old friends
Man, I didn't need to see that shit"
Doc's eyes widened. BDubs sweared? He never swore.
"Now I'm thinking about you and them
Maybe you should keep it to yourself"
"BDubs I'm sor-
"You can't come over when you please
Just because you live near me
You put traps in my house like a joke
No wonder your ass is always broke"
"What?! I-" Doc gaped at him in shock, but BDubs didn't stop. He pulled out a picture of the old days in season 5 with the nHo.
"And my best friends have got you now
And I don't hear from them anymore"
Doc's eyes widened in realization. What have I done? That- that was so mean- I shouldn't have excluded him-
And my other best friend don't like me now
And I don't hear from him anymore
"Wait, you mean Keralis?! I didn't expect him to-"
"Ooh, ah, we never get along
I think, I think I got it all wrong
Ooh, ah, I call you out again
I think, I think I need some new friends"
Doc cried out in surprise. "New friends?!"
BDubs nodded in response. "New friends, yeah
I think, I think I need some new friends"
Stress jumped down, singing along. "New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends"
Doc felt a tear begin to slip from his face but he wiped it quickly. The GOAT doesn't cry. "Well I needed Keralis to gamble so I could pay fo-"
"If you can't pay for your GOATness here
Then I might never see you, dear
Spent it all up at the saloon
Should have seen it all too soon"
Guilt flooded through Doc as he realized what he had truly done. He had stolen BDubs' friends to pay for a bet at the saloon against Ren.
"And my best friends are now your friend
And I don't hear from them anymore
And my other best friend has got a their own friends
Man, fuck this shit"
Doc winced at the curses, beginning to feel uncomfortable.
"Ooh, ah, we never get along
I think, I think I got it all wrong
Ooh, ah, I call you out again
I think, I think I need some new friends"
Stress joined in, walking up and holding BDubs' hand. "New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends"
"New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends
You need to help with the rent, the groceries, I would too
You could build a bedroom, I would do it for you
And if you pause to think about it, boy I got a life too
You just don't respect me like I respect you"
"BDubs I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"
"And why'd you hit my friends up on chat
Telling them know you want them ending raiding with
(What the fuck?)
I can forgive but I won't forget
Doc, I give but I never get"
Doc protested, trying to speak. "Man-"
"you really need to stop this shit
Damn, I'm really over it
Ooh, ah, we never get along
I think, I think I got it all wrong
Ooh, ah, I call you out again
I think, I think I need some new friends"
"New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends"
"New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends"
"New friends, new friends, yeah"
"I think, I think I need some new friends"
Doc was speechless. So instead of speaking, he turned away and fled.
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"Dude, what took so long? Did you find him?" Beef asked as Doc arrived at their meeting spot. Doc sighed guiltily before gesturing for Beef to sit down.
"I would react badly
To the slightest hint of hesitance
He'd bend awkwardly to suit my mood
No word from his defense"
Beef looked at Doc, confused. "Is this about BDubs?"
"I'd cry knowing how my tears
Felt like acid burning through his skin
Pushed every little button
But the right one that would let me in"
Doc sighed, full of regret. "Now he's afraid of me."
Beef's eyes widened in surprise. "Really?!"
"He's afraid of me..."
Doc stood up, tears flooding from his eyes.
"It took me by surprise
The hatred in his eyes
I've pushed this man as far as he could go
But he lacked the words to let me know
He acted out, now I can see it is my fault"
Beef fell off of his seat, surprised at the outburst.
"I made changes
That went unnoticed
Sang songs for deaf ears
He mistook my silence for punishment
As it had been all these years
I'd cry knowingly how my tears felt like acid burning through his skin"
Doc sat back down as Beef got back in his seat, surprised. "Dude, it's okay-"
"Now he's afraid of me
Now he's afraid of me"
Doc put his head in his hands. Beef was silent now.
"It took me by surprise
The hatred in his eyes
I've pushed this man as far as he could go
But he lacked the words to let me know
He acted out, now I can see it is my fault"
"... dude... that's a lot."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have treated BDubs like that."
"So you found him?"
"He's with Stress now."
"... well, is he happy at least?"
"... yes."
"Then we should be happy for him. It's the least we can do." Beef smiled softly at Doc, his expression encouraging.
"I... you're right." Doc stood up, wiping the tears from his eyes. "He's found someone who can treat him right. I'm glad he stood up for himself. It's just that..."
"Hm?"
"I thought there was something between us... I had feelings for him..."
"Oh, man, that's hard."
"But I know I'm not the perfect lover...
And I can tell he loves her
I can tell he loves her, loves her
She feels like summer
Gets along with the others
He'll go ahead and love her
I want him to love her, love her, lover." Doc smiled at the small bit of the song. He was done singing for the day. The goat wasn't perfect, he knew that now. And that was okay.
(Songs: New Friends by Maty Noyes, Took Me By Surprise by Maria Mena, and a little bit of the song Lover by Plot Twist. Wow, this one was long, but I enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. If you did, leave a comment. Commenting tells me people are enjoying my writing and motivates me to write more! Your comments are always appreciated, and I read every single one of them, and try to reply to them all as well.)
(All in all, this is 3 times longer than my normal story. Wow. The total word count is 2425- wow that's a lot of words... O.O )
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