[TW: SWEARING]

ASTER POV: Ugh. I needed to leave the school so I could transfer, but I saw. Ugh, Nora. She was running towards me! I simply turn my back on her and keep waiting for my parents to show up. As she keeps trying to talk to me. But all of a sudden, it gets.. hard to breathe and.. i recognize the smoke. SHE'S USING THE MEMORY SMOG TO TRY AN-... All I can remember is trying to run, but my body went numb, and I passed out.

NORA POV: Nix pissed me off earlier, so I was trying to find Aster, but I see her by the leaving gate? It's only 9 AM. There is no way she's leaving already!.. I make a b-line over to her, but I heard the whispers saying, "Did you hear about Nora?" Or "I can't believe Aster is transferring!"... HOLD ON SHE'S TRANSFERRING!? NO, I WON'T LET THIS HAPPEN. I try to br civil and talk to her first, but she won't budge. Rule number 1. You NEVER mess with the former leader of the cult. She knew how to 'tamper' with people's memories. I pulled out a memory smog bottle and poured it on the ground for her to take in as I put on my mask. Alright, Aster, let's see what's been making you like this.

[THE PAST...?]

ASTER POV: Ugh. My head is pounding and- Oh no. Nonononono! Why am I back at the house and, and. Stem?... I'll be better this time, I promise. And!... I feel something is wrong. Why are mother and father home? What's the time. 7 AM. They should've been out by now, shouldn't they? But there it was. The dreadful knock. I cautiously answer it, but... Why is there a candy man there? I back up a tiny bit as the world.. Glitches? I saw Stem with one of the gods my cult worshipped. Eris. I saw Stem giggling as he took their staff. And that person with the gun was at the door. I gasped, but before the guy could shoot me again, I saw Stem stare at him and transform him into candy..?

STEM POV: I was playing, but Eris didn't tell me i could alter time!! And- SISSY!!! OH MY ERIS, I GET TO ASK SISSY IF SHE WAS OKAY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH HER EYE! But. I see that horrid motherfucking bitch at the door. I need to get rid of him. He's nothing but a waste of air to this world. His brain weighs less than the atomic mass for hydrogen. I simply nodded my head at Eris and stared at the man. HE SHOT MY SISTER IN ANOTHER LIFE TIME. I. WON'T. LET. IT. REPEAT. I turned him into candy!!! It's a yummy treat, too! I eat the candy and keep playing with my teddy bear as sissy watched in.. Horror?... She can't still remember... Right?... I get to have my better life. RIGHT?!.. "Sissy. This will be the best thing I'll ever do for you.. But. I'm so so sorry.." I hesitantly nodded at Eris and-... Where did she go. NO NO NO! I TELEPORTED HER RIGHT!? SHE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TAKE HER IN AND OUT RIGHT?!.. I'm sorry for the way I acted sissy. If we ever meet again, I hope you can forgive me for my behavior... I'll behave in this realm for you sissy. I pinky promise...

EDITOR NOTE(S): 1: If you're wondering why Stem turns people into candy, it's one of the perks I gave him! Since he's a child, he doesn't understand the fact that he's pretty much doing cannibalism.

2: If you're wondering how he learned to swear it's called Eris is pretty fucked up and taught him.

3: Also, Aster's parents didn't pick her up because Stem teleported them to the past and wiped their memory of what happened to him in the other lifetime.

4: Nora saw that she was about to happen to Aster, and since she wanted to redeem herself, she pulled her out of there before it was too late