Chapter Warnings: Fighting (but no blood), my sweat and tears, and a hecc ton of words.

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Third Person POV:

After Allister had warned her that there would be consequences from bringing 'those two', more commonly known as Clover and Frost, Viper had decided she should probably tell Scar. Or maybe X. 

Wandering through the village, Clover on her head and Frost following behind her, she was calling out for the soon-to-be-mayor. 

"Scar? Scaaaar? Scar?" 

Her accent slowly drifted from an american one, her normal voice, to a southern accent. 

"Scar? Ya out here? Scaaaaaaar? Crazy pants man?" 

"Nobody calls him that," Clover mewed, ears flicking. 

"Oh shush, party pooper." Viper laughed, continuing to walk through the village. 

"It sounds like your trying to call a dog," Frost mewed, to which Viper shrugged. 

"Thats something, coming from a cat." 

It was soon decided that Scar wasnt in the village, after checking all the houses. 

"Okay, yall stay here, and I'll go find X. Deal?"

"Nope-" Clover hissed. "You gotta call him his real name." 

"...Fiiiineeee. You two little tricky... corndogs... are going to stay here, and i'm going to go find Shooma." 

"You dont even like corndogs," Frost mewed, confused. 

"Thats the point," Viper smirked, before turning and heading over to Scar's Nether portal.

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Third Person POV:

Viper, looking around, was amazed. She and X had come to tell Impulse about the whole Allister-threat thing, and every time she saw what the hermits could build, she was amazed. The fact that they would build these brilliant structures was amazing. 

Searching around the base for Impulse and calling out his name, the two were't surprised to look out and see an otter splashing in the ocean. It looked like so much fun. 

"Impulse!" Viper called again, in the shifters direction this time. The otter, not noticing X or Viper, kept on playing in the waves. Smiling, she turned to X. 

"You gonna get him, Shooma, or shall I?" 

X shook his head. "You're going to drown." 

"Im not gonna drown. Do you have a better idea?" 

"We could build out to him," X suggested, and Viper shook his head. 

"You're no fun," She laughed, taking off her shoes and sweatshirt. 

"You're really just going to go jump into the ocean like a maniac?" 

"No, not like a maniac. Like a Viper," She winked, before jumping in. 

The ocean was rather calm today, which made it easier for Viper. 

"C'mon, X! Water's cold today, but you'll be fine!" 

The thing is, X didn't want to take of his helmet. And swimming required that. 

"I'll pass," He yelled out to her. "Just get Impulse and we'll get out of here." 

Rolling her eyes, Viper swam over to the squeaking Impulse with a warm smile. 

"Hey, you look like your having fun," She laughed. "Sorry to ruin your fun, but you should probably be careful, Al-" 

She was interrupted by squeaks from Impulse. 

"No clue what your saying, but yes, you're a good swimmer, if thats what you're tryin' to say. Allister is kinda pissed at me, so watch out for them." 

A few more squeaks from Impulse, and Viper was swimming back to his base. Climbing out of the water, with X's help, she wrung out her hair. 

"Stupid wet hair... Never dries..." She mumbled, pulling her socks and shoes on. Throwing her sweatshirt over her shoulder, she murmured something about wet hair again.

X and Viper walked through the Nether to Tango's place, and Viper was pleasantly surprised when her hair and clothes dried in a matter of moments. 

Thats when they arrived. Allister. Hanging out right on top of the obsidian lining the portal to Tango's base. 

"Too late," Viper hissed under her breath, but continued walking. 

"What?" X asked, without stopping.

"Nothing," She smiled, before snatching a quick glance at Allister. 

Nearing the portal, her gaze didnt leave Allister. Until they were talking to her. 

Out on a journey, I see. 

Now isn't the time, Allister.

You are not to decide that. 

We didnt have time to warn Tango...

No, I suppose you didnt... What a shame. 

X was oblivious to Viper's eyes turning into a soft red as they stepped through the Nether portal.

You'd better not do anything to hurt the hermits...

Hm... Why do you think that?

You wouldn't dare.

You know what? Fine. I'll leave them alone. You, however, are not getting off as easy.

Idiot.

Say that again?

No. I dont think I will.

Well, shame on you. 

I know you heard me the first time I said it.

Hm... Pretty sure someone else didn't hear it.

Nearing the Toon Towers now, Viper was looking at the ground.

"Idiot," She hissed, quite loudly, without meaning to. 

X stopped, and in response so did she. 

"What?" X sounded almost angered. 

Seeing Allister make a run for the Toon Towers, in an effort to get to Tango before she could say anything, she managed to sputter out a few words. 

"Tango isnt safe-" 

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Alright folks thats it for today-

Oh? Thought I would leave ya on the cliffhanger? Nah, im not gonna torture yall. Enjoy the rest :)

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Third Person POV:

Allister, now floating through walls and around the Toon Towers, in an attempt to find Tango before the leader did, was having no such luck.

Unlike Xisuma, who had flown to the top to find Tango on the roof, fixing one of the leaks. 

"Tango, we gotta go!" Xisuma shotued, gesturing for Tango to grab his rockets. "No time to explain!"

Tango, although confused, complied. He grabbed his rockets, and was gliding alongside Xisuma moments before Allister had been where they just were. 

Viper could be seen just standing in the same place she was before, arms crossed like she was deep in thought or angered. 

Her head snapping up to the roof, she stared at it for a moment before making a break for the temporary Nether portal that Tango had set up earlier in the season. Throwing her hood on, she ducked inside. 

"Tango, go get Impulse. I'll tell Scar to get Grian and Bdubs. We can't let that thing get ya'll."

Nodding, Tango shot off towards Impulse's base. Xisuma, still mid-flight, sent a direct message to Scar.

XisumaVoid: Get Bdubs and Grian to a safe place.

GoodTimesWithScar: Xisuma, whats wrong?

XisumaVoid: That thing is coming.

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Third Person POV:

Viper running through the Nether, Allister floating just behind her, Bdubs, Scar, and Grian hiding out in a cave, Xisuma hurriedly typing away at the game code, Impulse and Tango deep in a birch forest.

I dont understand why you keep doing this...

I dont understand why you like them so much.

I mean, pop my soda cans if im wrong, but they didnt do anything to you.

I guess you're soda cans get to live another day.

Root beer is better than Dr Pepper and you can't change my mind.

Dont even know what those taste like...

Well, sucks to be you.

Yep.

Wait, how do you even listen to things?

I have ears.

They just look like two triangles sticking out of your head.

And those cats of yours look any different?

...You have a favorite song?

I have ones that I like.

Oh snap which ones?

Not going to spill.

Thats not a song.

Oh, I know.

Just tell me.

Pitiful Children is pretty good.

Im not even going to argue with that. Of course you would like that song...

Stepping through Scar's portal, the two started to search the village. Of course, Viper didn't do it willingly.

Moving on after a few minutes, it was quickly realized the the other shifters were hiding. Much like Viper had wanted them to.

Thank the cinnabuns...

What?

Oh, nothing.

You told them to hide.

Maybe. 

Thats not very nice.

No, its not. But neither are you.

Now just wandering around, in hopes of finding them, the two were silent. 

Do you have a speaker or something? Its so quiet.

No, I dont.

Im pretty sure you do.

Fine. Maybe I do.

Then, in the blink of an eye, a small speaker appeared in Viper's hands. It was small and round, a deep blue color.

I get to choose the music.

Fine.

To Viper's surprise, not all of the songs were dark and gloomy. They didnt give off happy vibes, but not 'im going to die' vibes either.

You know you're not going to find them.

Shush.

Now simply just walking through the jungle, the two were silent once again, listening to the music. 

Touch-Tone Telephone, ey?

Yeah.

Not bad.

I know.

Suddenly, without warning, the two veered and headed down into a cave. The dim light of torches glowing from the entrance.

Ya could've warned me.

They're here.

Before she was able to stop herself, Viper found herself calling for the hermits. 

"Scaaaaar? Grian? Bee-dubs? Shooomaaa? Cmon yall-" 

You didnt tell me you could make me talk.

Of course I can.

"We know you're hereeee. Cmon... See, Allister, theyre not here."

Wow. Just wow.

Shush. Im trying to act like an idiot.

Hey... Fair point. Oh! Let me try something-

"WHO WANTS TO- Shut up!"

Hey, what was that for?

You can have some of your voice. Not all of it.

Fine.

Traveling deeper into the cave, following the soft dim of torches, they stopped when they saw the soft glowing of a blue sword. 

"Hah. Yall were idiots to leave a sword here!" Viper yelled, grabbing the shining weapon. 

Then, in a matter of moments, there were three more glowing swords in the cave. 

Holding one, was the seemingly non-violent Scar. Behind him, one on each side, were Bdubs and Grian. 

"So glad ya'll came to join the party, mates," The shifter sneered, a murderous grin spreading across her face. 

None of the three hermits speaking, they struck. 

Viper, taking them on with more skill than she actually had, was still too outnumbered. 

You havent taken Bdubs or Grian yet, She observed. 

I told you I would leave them alone.

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Third Person POV:

Xisuma, using admin magic, teleported to the cave where his fellow hermits were fighting, as soon as he heard.

What he saw and heard surprised him. Scar, Bdubs, and Grian going head on against Viper. Music was being blasted through the cave. 

Snapping her head around to face him, she smiled when she saw X. 

"Glad you could join us, love," She hissed. 

She had blood coming from her mouth, the same shade of dark red that invaded her eyes. Her hair covered her left eye (when I say left I mean left eye if you were in Viper's body.) and wore a wicked smile. 

The moment the song changed, she dropped the blue sword, covered in red, onto the floor. 

"Oh! Allister loves this- help me- song!" 

The music turned up even more, the hermits just stared at Viper, waiting to see what she would do.

Turns out Allister wanted a show. 

Wrapping one of her arms around Xisuma, she started to sing along to the music.

(Aw, i was gonna put a link here for yall to listen along, but it isnt working! So sorry, darlings! Im going to change some lyrics for this scene, alright? Yes, im just going to copy and paste. Song is Pitiful Children! Underlined will be Bdubs and G, Italic will be Viper.)

"You were always quite the loser, Shooma." She smiled, walking over to Bdubs. "Then I invaded and you upgraded," She sang, and in all honesty, the hermits didn't do anything. Simply watched. "Badababa woah~" 

"Xisuma, its true that I found you, but look around you, woah~" Her hand extended to point to Grian and Bdubs before turning around to look back at X. "All your peers are just so incomple-e-ete. You can't see it, but they're all in pa-a-ain. They're operating system's obsole-e-ete." She strutted over to Bdubs, a look of disgust on his face as she patted him on the head. Then she turned to Scar. "So lets complete the chains, get inside those brains,"

She swiped up her sword, but X was fast and grabbed her other wrist. She stared at him, but didnt miss the next verse. Bdubs and Grian were staring at Allister, who was advancing on them, but the admin and the soon-to-be-mayor couldn't see the demon.

"Lets save the pitiful children, woah. Lets save the pitiful children, woah. Lets teach the pitiful children," She pointed the tip of her sword in Scar's direction, while not breaking eye contact with the admin. "Who just havent a clue, just what to do. He-elp them to he-e-e-elp you."

She dropped the sword, Xisuma still having a firm grip on her wrist. She smiled, shifting and slithering a few feet away in just seconds. 

Her eyes, a glowing red, held greed in their gaze. 

"Can you see the vision clearly, Xisuma? Users embracing and interfacing, shiny, happy people singing swee-e-etly." She pointed to Bdubs and Grian. "Gone is human error a-and fear. Every issue tucked away so ne-e-eatly-" 

Turning around, she walk deeper into the cave, not looking back. 

"If you feel their silent tears, just turn that knob and switch that gear..." 

In moments, Bdubs and Grian were following her, their eyes glowing a soft red of their own. 

"Lets save the pitiful children, yeah. Lets save the pitiful children," Viper sang, befofe Grian and Bdubs got a duet of their own. 

"Yeah yeah yeah ye-yeah yeah!"

Smirking, Viper swirled around, as did the two males that were following her. Advancing on X and Scar, Viper continued. 

"Lets teach the pitiful children who just haven't a clue," 

Grian threw Viper his sword. 

"Thats what we do. If thats what we do-" 

Three three shot forward, Bdubs and Grian cornering Scar but not attacking, Viper knocking the shining sword out of X's hand and holding Grian's to his neck. "Then everything about us is going to be wonderful," 

"We love everything 'bout Viper," Sang the two male shifters, Scar defending himself from Bdubs' blows. 

"Everything about us is going to be so alive," 

"We could never live without Viper," 

All three singing in harmony now, the song was coming to an end. 

"You wont feel left out or unsure, not pitiful children anymore. 'Cause..."

Viper threw the sword off to the side, Bdubs doing the same. X and Scar, too stunned to do anything, stayed still. Bdubs and Grian dropped to the ground, their light red of their eyes fading. Vipers dark red eyes didnt falter. 

"Everything about us is going to be cool when... we... rule-" 

As the music was coming to a stop, she bowed. 

"See ya later, boys-" 

And ran off, Allister floating behind her.

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WC: 2461

Wow! That took me so long- Ik I said 3000+ but its enough. I heard this song and thought it worked really well with Allister! Originally it was just gonna be Allister singing to either Viper or any of the male shifters, but it'll do!

Oh, also! If any of you make a shifted version of your oc's, please feel free to send it to me via Discord or send me a link! My inbox is always open, yall!

Ill just tell yall how it kinda works-

SO- ya just kinda draw your oc and then the shifted version, which is prefferably a normal animal, but your choice and then ya just label it like Shifted!A/N or something like that... idk. Im an idiot. 

Off to math class I go, have a good morning/night, yall.