Gadget's POV ⚙️

The moment Ryobo had isolated himself for days, everyone has been feeling worried sick about him.

We tried to get him to leave the bedroom, but, he won't budge.

Not even an inch.

He wouldn't even let anyone in the room except for me, Silver, Itachi, Zero, and Sonic.

I guess the nightmares must've shaken him up and gotten him to the core pretty badly because he's been crying a lot too after having them constantly.

However, he's mostly been requesting to see me a lot, much to my surprise.

And as of right now, I'm in the bedroom with him to see how he's doing and feeling, while Ryobo's resting on my lap, curled up into a ball.

I looked over before petting him, stroking his hair gingerly and lightly, feeling sorry for the poor boy about what he's currently going through so far.

"Gadget?"

"Yes? What is it, Ryobo?"

"If anything bad happens to me...Will you take care of my little brother, Itachi, for me?" Ryobo asked.

I grew a little surprised about that.

"What makes you say that?" I questioned, feeling really concerned.

"I just want my brother kept safe. He means very much to me and I really care and love him deeply...Sibling-wise, that is.

If anything bad happened to him, I would feel like someone just completely shattered me. I wouldn't be the same anymore...

I'm entrusting you and the resistance to take care of and protect him with your lives, if anything bad were to happen to me.

That's why I'm saying that." Ryobo explained as his gaze softened, while tears were starting to appear in his eyes.

I immediately realized what he meant and was talking about.

"Ryobo, are you - - ?" I began before he lifted his hand up, stopping me, as he nodded his head.

"Yes. I'm referring to that. But, no, I'm not gonna die." He replies while he sighed a bit.

I nod my head in understanding.

"I see...Don't worry. I'll make sure the rest of the resistance knows about what you said and want them to do. Okay?" I said, sitting Ryobo up, before pulling him into a hug to give him comfort.

"Thanks. I appreciate it." Ryobo said before smiling a tiny bit as he hugged me in return, resting his chin on my right shoulder.

I smiled while I started to rub his back soothingly.

"I love you, Gadget."

"I love you too, but...um...just know that I'm already with Zero." I replied as I sweat dropped a little.

"I know...I was talking about friendship-wise. Not dating-wise." Ryobo says before he blushed a little out of embarrassment.

I chuckled a bit, finding that cute when Ryobo blushes, as I resumed rubbing his back.

Ryobo's POV ❄️

Something's wrong with me.

I just know it.

And it probably has something to do with what that scientist, Yura, did to me.

The moment those horrible, traumatizing nightmares first occurred, I kept hearing an unknown voice echo in my head.

I hear it over and over too.

I sighed as I looked at my hands, easily noticing that they've started shaking visibly.

It gets even worse.

As the days go by, previously, I kept getting this unsettling feeling inside me.

Like as if someone's alive and inside my body.

I know it's weird to imagine or say that, but, I'm speaking the truth...And right after I felt it, that unsettling feeling continues to grow stronger.

Ever since, I've been getting horrible headaches and chest pains, making it hard for me to focus or breathe.

Looking at Gadget, I pulled him into another hug, feeling upset about what was going on with me and wanting the need to be comforted.

Then, I started to cry.

Feeling scared for my own life.