The Adventures of Tod and Copper

Season one Episode twelve: Despondence of a Pomeranian mix

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The page of a book was shown with two fox's, one red and one blue, fighting to death in a brutal fashion. "Many years ago. Two races of fox's were at war. (The page expanded to show the rest of the army fighting each other) The red colored foxes, and the blue colored foxes. (The page turns to show the red foxes prevailing) The red fox army succeeded in the end. (A blue fox is shown running away with a red fox) But little did they know that one of each of their clans grew quite fond of each other. The red one, Alia. The blue one, Farius."

Alia and Farius were shown on the next page as the blue fox tried to negotiate with his King. "Farius thought since he was the most well renowned members of his clan due to everything he's done, which is told in other stories by the way, that he could reason with his leader, but the leader refused. (The King of Farius's people clan is shown spreading darkness over a town) The King spread darkness all over the land and forced his minions to fight back, forcing Farius to do something drastic."

Farius was shown in the next page with him placing a sword into some kind of rock. "So Farius did what he had to do, and sent the ones who refused to listen to reason away. (Farius was shown kissing the Alia goodbye with both of them crying) Although he had to leave his wife, and their children, he was willing to do what he knew would hurt him for the sake of his family. (Alia is shown looking over a book of all the amazing things her husband's done) To protect her children, Alia hid the truth of their father from them for the time being."

A page showed the Alia looking at her children as they were in some kind of farm house, with the oldest reading, the second oldest carrying a hay stack, and the youngest two, supposedly being twins, sitting on the haystacks, with the red fox holding a basketball and spinning it on her finger and the blue one laying on the hay stack the second oldest was carrying. "She'd hoped the truth would come someday. When they were ready. And that truth...has now come" The screen faded to black, ending the backstory.

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Soft rock music played as a young Tod woke up in his bedroom and looked outside at the vast open world awaiting him as a male voice sang Vast Open World. "Hello there, why ya crying? It'll be, okay I promise. (Tod is shown with optimistic smile as he jumps out the window) I'm sure you'll someday find your fa-ted bliss." Tod was shown running through the forest as he looks around and enjoys the scenery, catching a vine in his mouth and swinging on it. As he landed perfectly, he saw Copper sniffing and became curious.

Tod is shown on the top of the log with the Copper coming on the other end and sniffing some more. "Hey there. (The Copper sniffs up to Tod and sees that what he was sniffing was him) I think our newfound friendship was destiny. (Tod and Copper are shown walking around the forest and getting to know each other) Hey there. (Copper laughs at a joke from Tod) Even though we aren't the same, you and me."

Tod and Copper are shown climbing a tree with the fix kit saving the Bloodhound as he's about to fall off. "Hey there. (Copper continues climbing with Tod helping him do so easier) I just know this friendship will never fade away. (Tod and Copper arrive at the top of the tree and sit on the top branch) Hey there. Hey there."

Tod was shown riding a horse with the assistance of Tyler. "Even though we don't have the same lifestyles. (Terra is shown skating away from a Hairless Mexican Dog while holding a sausage and blowing a raspberry at them) I would travel with you alone for miles. (Danny is shown looking at a cookie jar while on top of the fridge with a mischievous look on his face) We'll always be here so we'll share our laughter."

Alia was shown grabbing Danny from the fridge and scolding him softly as he tries to break free. "I know all of us can take anything and (Tod is shown sneaking Copper out of his bedroom while standing on a ladder) I know, we can strive, for our peace and harmony thrive (The fox kit is shown running into a dark force with Copper and they walk up to it) Even if, it gets tough, we'll survive, and save them all, (Tod and Copper are shown running away from the dark force) Hello there, why ya crying? It'll be, okay I promise."

Tod is shown protecting Copper from the dark force and striking it in the heart with a rock. "I'm sure you'll someday find your fa-ted bliss. (Tod sees that there's a Vixey in there and pulls them out) Yeah, yeah, yeah. (Vixey is shown to be crying with the male fox kit wiping her tear) Don't say goodbye." Tod is shown with his friends and siblings as they group up with a gray wolf pup shown leaning on a tree and looking at them from a high point in a tree, seeming to be rather lonely as the music ends.

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Vixey was walking up to Nicole's house with it being revealed to be in a coating of pure white along with violet stripes. When Vixey walked up to the door and knocked on it, a grown Pomeranian mix was revealed to be looking through the peephole. She sighed upon seeing Vixey, but opened the door anyway, knowing she couldn't just make her think they were on vacation or something. "I see you're here to hang out with my daughter again Vixey. I honestly don't know what you see in Nicole after that horrible video someone posted of her."

"I'm on top of proving she was drugged in that video Mrs. Limbnarsh." Vixey assured Mrs. Limbnarsh, walking inside and taking notice to a young Border Collie watching Tv with Vixey having an interest in the show that was on. "Ah, you're a Legend of Kion fan too, eh Tyler?"

Tyler nodded his head yes, and then he turned around and went up to Vixey, whispering as he leaned over to her ear. "Just a warning Vixey, I don't think my mom likes you."

Vixey looked over at Mrs. Limbnarsh and took notice to her glare, rolling her eyes before smirking as she looked at Tyler. "She'll get over it. She just doesn't approve of the timing of me and Nicole becoming friends." Tyler nodded in understanding and went back to his show with Vixey heading upstairs to see Nicole. When Vixey arrived at Nicole's door and opened it, she saw Nicole lying in her bed while listening to sad songs. She went in and closed the door, stopping the gramophone from playing any more music. "Nicole, I'm gonna be blunt here. This is pathetic."

Nicole groaned as she sat up, but knew Vixey was right in what she was saying about her behavior. "I know, but I can't help it Vixey. It's been at least three weeks since that video aired, and we have no proof of what happened. Unless...you maybe, found any on the way here?"

"No, sorry. Nothing we can use." Vixey replied honestly, leading to Nicole lying down again and sighing with pure despondence. "There's no guarantee we won't find ANY proof Nicole. We just have to keep looking. (Rubs chin with index and middle fingers) Maybe we should try breaking into Nathan's house."

"No, breaking the law won't solve anything." Nicole looked at Vixey, fearing for her life what the future would hold for her. "At any rate we'll just end up under house arrest and the situation will get even worse. People will come to my home and start mocking me. And I don't need YOU to start facing that torment, as horrible as it is for me to deal with it all."

Vixey tried to contain her sorrow upon seeing Nicole in the state she was in, knowing there had to be something she could do to help her. She figured the best they could do for now is just watch a movie, hoping there was one that they both enjoyed. "Maybe we should watch one of those movies you told me about to take the edge off. Which one's your favorite?"

"Prince of Egypt. The movies are in that shelf over there." Nicole pointed over to the shelf and Vixey nodded, walking over to the shelf and looking for Prince of Egypt. When she found it, she saw a postcard on the ground and picked it up. It read the following 'And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehend it not. - John 1:5.'. Vixey smiled upon seeing this, glad to see that Nicole had such a doting father. She set the card back down and walked away from the shelf to put the movie in and have a good time with Nicole.

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Tod was telling Copper about his date while the two of them were looking on his computer for cool stuff to watch. "And our first kiss wasn't as weird as I thought it'd be. Maybe it was the setting talking, but I felt like I was in a world where kids could tolerate romance without an issue. Maybe you could get a girlfriend one day too Copper. We could have a double date!"

Copper liked the sound of that, feeling he'd be able to find a girlfriend who was compatable for him. "That'd be great. You think we'd try the movies first or a double date to a fancy restaurant?"

"No idea dude. Guess it'd depend on the movie." Tod admitted, not having much clue as to what the first double date should be. "Ooh, we should definitely do a movie date if it's a fantasy movie, maybe a movie for The Legend of Kion or something. I know everyone likes The Legend of Kion."

"Nothing can be liked by EVERYONE Tod." Tod's phone started vibrating and he took it out to find that it was a call from Vixey. He looked at Copper, who didn't seem to mind him answering. "Go ahead. We're just sitting here talking anyway."

Tod set the phone down and set it to speaker with Vixey talking on the other end as Tod and Copper listened. "Hey Tod. I'm at Nicole's place right now, and the vibe is so emo. I was hoping maybe you could come over here and lighten things up. Nicole said she doesn't mind."

"Sure thing. I'll bring Copper along too. See ya then." Tod responded, hanging up as he looked at Copper. "Guess we'll get some practice for that double date thing." Copper laughed a bit and walked off with Tod as the latter called to his mother. "Mom, we're heading to Nicole's to help Vixey cheer up her sulking friend and I'm taking a few things with me!"

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Tod and Copper were in Nicole's room as Tod was sitting in a chair with wheels on it while spinning in it and laughing. "This chair is so fun!" Tod continued to spin around in the chair with Nicole smiling as he watched him be his bubbly and fun loving self, making Vixey happy to see Nicole showing joy. Tod continued to spin around until he spun too fast and fell off, landing next to Copper, who dropped a soda just as he opened it. The soda can landed in Tod's mouth while he was laughing and he ended up drinking the whole thing, taking the can out and smirked. "I like these new futuristic soda machines."

Vixey laughed a bit at Tod's joke with Copper sitting in the chair as Tod got ready to spin him around on it. "Not to fast, okay? I don't wanna get nausea." Tod nodded and spun Copper around at an average pace, giving Nicole a bit of warmth from seeing Tod's sweet and considerate personality trait. Vixey was glad Tod and Copper could come over and give a good time, knowing those two would be more than capable of making anyone happy.

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Vixey was walking around school as she noticed something that caught her eye and laugh at the very sight of it. Copper was explaining some sort of complicated fact to Tod about something that had to do with science. "And when you take the part of the mouse brain out, you can put it into the canine brain and-" Copper noticed that Tod was sleeping and rolled his eyes while smiling, closing the book and shoving Tod gently by his shoulder. "Wake up Tod."

"Why should I? I say it's nap time." Tod responded, and then he saw Vixey as she was walking up to the two of them. "Hey Vixey. I'm really glad you called us yesterday to help with the Nicole situation. She needs all the support she can get right now."

"You said it." Vixey replied, and then she walked off with Tod and Copper after the former closed his locker. Vixey couldn't stop thinking about Nicole, even after her first date with Tod. "I'm gonna be honest here Tod. I can't get Nicole's problems out of my head. Heck, I don't even know the real her because she's so deppressed about her situation most of the time. And I feel so bad about what she's going through."

Tod nodded in understanding, and then the three headed into the science lab as Copper held up a beaker. "We'll be able to save her." Copper put some chlorine in the beaker and it turned to a light blue, gaining the appriciation of the Chocolate Labrador who was working on it. "No need to thank me." Copper walked off with Tod and Vixey as he stated his own thoughts. "If you ask me, we should go after whoever posted that video and see if THEY know anything."

Tod, Copper, and Vixey saw Mr. Griffinstone takling to Nicole, who was explaining her situation to him, hoping he could help her. "But you know me Mr. Griffinstone. I would never kiss a bunch of random boys at a party, let alone at a Portal Club party." Vixey could sense the distraught in Nicole's voice as she showed her fear and anxiety. "So there's really nothing you can do?"

Mr. Griffinstone felt bad about what was happening to Nicole, but knew he couldn't do anything about it. "I'm trying. But you have to understand my position." Nicole sighed and walked off, starting to cry as she did. Vixey felt horrible with Mr. Griffinstone expressing his guilt. "I hope she finds out what happened that night."

Vixey looked at Tod and Copper hoping the two of them would know what to do in this situation with Tod speaking up. "I think we should stay out of this one Vixey. You know more about Nicole's situation than we do."

"Fair enough." Vixey admitted, knowing she couldn't force Tod and Copper to waste all of their time on one thing. "You guys helped plenty yesterday regardless."

"Thanks for understanding." Copper spoke up, glad Vixey wasn't mad about the whole situation. "We'll let you know if we figure anything out. If we end up looking for clues that is."

Vixey smiled and nodded as they headed into class, only for Mr. Griffinstone to stop Vixey from entering so the two could talk. "Excuse me Vixey. Can we talk for a moment?"

Vixey figured there was no harm in talking to Mr. Griffinstone before class, especially since he was the teacher of the class she was going to. She signalled Tod and Copper to sit down without her and got the conversation ready. "Sure, no problem. It's about Nicole, right?"

"That is correct." Mr. Griffinstone confirmed, showing a high amount of concern for Nicole and her situation. "I'm aware of how close you two have gotten, and I wanted to know if what she's saying is true. She doesn't exactly have the evidence to justify her claim."

"I don't think we have anything to worry about." Vixey assured Mr. Griffinstone, knowing Nicole well enough to believe her about anything. "After hanging out with Nicole at least three times a week for the past two weeks we've been friends, I can safely say she's telling the truth about this." Vixey opened up her backpack and pulled out a picture of Chief getting in Nicole's face, giving it to Mr. Griffinstone to look at it. "I was also able to get a photo of Chief bullying her outside of school hours. I thought it'd be more believable if a teacher revealed it."

Mr. Griffinstone felt the photo could help Nicole in a sense, hoping it would get Chief on the right track. "This should lighten up Nicole's spirits to know that the school is looking out for her. Thanks for bringing this to my attention."

Vixey nodded in response, hoping Nicole would get the help she needs soon. "I'm doing the best I can, and I hope it ends up being enough."

"Being there for your friend when they need it most is the best you can do." Mr. Griffinstone assured Vixey, making her smile as the griffin then got a phone call, heading out of the classroom as he looked at Vixey. "I have to take this. I'll see you in the classroom."

Vixey went into the classroom and saw that Kyrie and Nathan were sitting at her desk, annoying her quite a bit. When she got to her desk, Nathan took the perfect opportunity to make fun of her. "Look out Kyrie. It's the retro photographer, disguised as the pixie hipster."

"Like all the twee hippie artists here." Kyrie taunted, not surprising Vixey one bit despite that moment they had at the library. "Did you really think we were gonna be besties after you comforted me at the library?"

"Not at all Kyrie." Vixey replied, knowing Kyrie was going to keep being the way she was for quite some time. "And if you don't mind, I'd like my seat back. Just because I'm in the 'retro zone' as you call it, doesn't mean you're pushing me around."

"Meow! Bring out the cat claws. I love seein chicks fight." Nathan chimed in, awaiting to see how this would go down. Vixey then gave a blunt look with Nathan chuckling a bit as he got down. "Alright, alright, we'll leave. But as soon as you and Kyrie have your first fight, I wanna see it."

Kyrie got down as well with Vixey making a snarky comment on Nathan's request. "You'll have a first class ticket Nathan." Vixey sat down in her seat and then got a text from Nicole, checking it out just as the bell rang, and it read the following 'It was great knowing you Vixey. I'm sorry.' Vixey didn't quite get it. 'What the heck is going on here?'

Just then, the bell rang as Mr. Griffinstone walked into the classroom. "Okay. I know you all adore me, but if you're not in this class, beat it." Mr. Griffinstone saw that only his students were there, much to his delight. "Okay, good."

Mr. Griffinstone started his lecture with Vixey continuing to worry about Nicole. She knew she had to have dark thoughts coming after getting her text, but she didn't know what Nicole meant by what she was saying. She hoped it wasn't what she thought it was, but she couldn't know for sure until she saw some proof. Just then, Blitz ran into the room to tell everyone what was going on. "Yo! Some crazy stuff is going down on the school roof! Check it!"

"Blitz, if you ever enter my classroom that way again-" Mr. Griffinstone saw that everyone was leaving, seeing the look on Vixey's face and catching on. 'Okay. This is serious."

While all of the students were heading out to the courtyard to see what Blitz meant, Tod saw that the door to the school roof was open. He grabbed Vixey by the shoulder gently and pointed to the door. "Head up to the roof and see what's up there. I think I have a good idea at what that is too." Vixey nodded with determination and Tod kissed her cheek before she ran upstairs, leaving Tod to run off to where everyone else was. Vixey was rushing up the stairs as fast as she could, hoping she could get there in time to stop Nicole.

Vixey arrived at the roof and kicked the door open, catching the attention of Nicole, who was standing right at the edge. "What are you doing here Vixey?" Vixey was about to come closer with Nicole shouting at her not to. "Stop! Don't come near me!" Vixey stayed put with Nicole getting serious with her. "Vixey, seriously, don't come any closer. I will jump."

Vixey put her paws up to assure Nicole that she wasn't going to come closer. "Okay. I'm right here. Please, talk to me Nicole."

Nicole clenched her fist with regret for yelling at Vixey, knowing she was coming with pure intentions. "Oh Vixey, I know you want to help me. I love that you stood up to Chief for me, but it doesn't matter now. Nothing matters."

Chief was with everyone else and he lowered his security hat with guilt, leading to Tod and Copper putting their paws on his for comfort. Vixey then stepped closer to Nicole, knowing she could get through to her. "YOU matter. And not just to me."

"I do want to believe that." Nicole admitted, knowing Vixey cared about her more than most others did.

"Nic. Your life is still yours. And we can get through this together. Let me help." Vixey responded, reminding Nicole of another event they went through together. "Like I helped by stopping Kyrie and Veronica from talking crap about you in the library."

"Thanks for that. But I needed you more when I called to actually talk." Nicole replied, trying not to sound bitter. "That's when I needed a friend."

Vixey felt horrible for leaving Nicole hanging on her date, hoping Tyler was there for her that night. "I swear, it was in silent mode, and I didn't get it, otherwise I totally would've answered."

"I needed you to answer Vixey." Nicole was still lost from her self esteem, unable to cope with everything that's happening to her. "I was about to have a mental breakdown. Thank God Tyler was there. Almost everyone else thinks I'm a piece of garbage."

"There is no everybody. There's only your friends and family who love you." Vixey stated as she stepped closer, knowing she could talk Nicole down somehow. "Nicole, please trust me! I can help you as much as I can now. I know I can. The same morning I stood up to Kyrie for you, I erased the weblink to the video. It was written on the showerroom mirror."

Kyrie was watching as she went onto her phone and deleted the video, looking up to Nicole with hope that Vixey could save her with Nicole speaking up. "Are you serious? Thank you so much! The fact that you don't care about that video and would come up here to convince me to come back down, means the world to me."

Vixey smiled softly, knowing she was getting closer to convincing Nicole to come down with her. "Of course. like I said before, I think Nathan is involved. If we find the proof soon enough, we'll be able to figure out more. There's no reason to give up now."

"You do have my back Vixey." Nicole responded with glee. "That's the first time I've felt hopeful in a month."

"Nicole, I believe you. Will you believe me?" Vixey asked as she stepped closer, begging Nicole to come down with her. "Please. You don't have to do this."

"Vixey, I'm in a nightmare and I can't wake up." Nicole replied, knowing too well how the situation was going. "Now I can't even leave my house without people laughing at me for what happened on that video. No wonder they call it a web. There's no getting out. I just wish I could go back in time and erase everything."

Vixey knew what Nicole was feeling by this point, speaking to her as determined as she could. "Nicole, this is our chance to beat the bullies. That's the only way we can win against them. I know you don't believe in miracles anymore, (Nicole rubs her arm) but I do now. You're part of the reason why."

Nicole looked at Vixey and smiled, glad she was always there for her. "You're such a good person Vixey. Even when you're full of crap. You've always been my friend."

"Forever. Can we hug on it?" Vixey asked as she stepped closer to Nicole, who was still conflicted on her decision.

Nicole was still unable to decide whether or not to come down, not knowing what she could do anymore. "No! No one cares about me. No one."

Vixey remembered the card Nicole's father gave to her, knowing that would have a good chance at giving her an edge at getting Nicole to come down. "Nicole. I saw that card from your father." Nicole flinched as she remembered the card, having memorized every last word on it. "You can count on him. He clearly loves you without question."

"Dad does care. Even though I hurt him." Nicole replied, knowing Vixey wasn't pulling this out of her butt. "He's the only one I know in my family who believes in me." Vixey stepped closer to Nicole and held her paw out for her to grab, waiting for a few seconds before Nicole grabbed it and came down. She stumbled as she stepped down with Vixey catching her and comforting her as Nicole apologized for what she tried to do while still crying about what happened. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"What're you talking about?" Vixey asked, smiling as she felt a huge chunk of relief over the fact that she was able to save Nicole. "You saved me from sleeping in class." Vixey helped Nicole stand up and the two headed over to the stairs to meet up with everyone, leading to Nicole getting her faith back. She felt that if someone like Vixey, who she'd only known for less than a month, could show this much care for her, then others would as well, and she smiled from the thought while hoping it would be made into a reality.

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The principal of the school, who was a male Border Collie, was looking out the window as he reflected on what happened earlier today. "Now I know today was quite an eventful one for us all. (Turns around) But I'm honored to have a student who just recently started enrolling in this school, and was still able to save a young girl's life." Vixey smiled upon the principal mentioning her in such high regard. "Of course, you're quite the hero for getting Nicole to come down Vixey. Only student I know who's THAT brave is Tod, and I heard he sent you up there."

"I didn't really do much." Vixey replied humbly, not wanting to hide how stressed she was after the event. "Honestly, I had no idea what to say to her on that roof. I felt like the world was on my shoulders and my back was breaking. It felt...strange."

Mr. Griffinstone, who was also in the room, was proud to see her student speaking in a manner that didn't come off as cocky or condescending. "She's modest, and honest. Like a true hero."

"Yeah. True hero." Chief spoke up, still regretting the way he treated Nicole a couple weeks ago, wishing he could take it back.

Vixey saw the regret in Cheif's eyes, knowing he wanted to reverse the wrongs he made to Nicole. She then felt she should give the principal the info he had. "Principal Modesty, if I may?" Principal Modesty listened to what Vixey had to say, knowing it had to have something to do with Nicole's situation. "I don't know much about what happened to Nicole at that party, but what I DO know is that someone dosed her. (Glares at Nathan) And I think I know who."

Nathan laughed a bit as Vixey glared at her, having the feeling that she just assumed it was him. "I dosed her? I don't blame you for thinking that Vixey, I'm not exactly the best person. But I have standerds."

"Then, why did she start acting all crazy at the party?" Vixey asked, knowing Nathan wasn't lying about his position.

"Honestly, I really don't know." Nathan admitted, and then he brought something else up. "Actually, I did hear about that photo you took of Chief picking on Nicole. (Chief flinches) You think that had something to do with the video?"

"Maybe, but I can't know for sure yet." Vixey admitted, and then she brought something else up. "Though, one time while I was talking to Nicole, she said she heard someone taking photos. I hope they're not of her."

Nathan felt he could help with the investigation, feeling he should make the offer to Vixey after the meeting. Mr. Griffinstone then spoke up about Vixey and Nathan. "Excuse me; Mr. Modesty. I think Vixey and Nathan could use a break before we grill them in any further. A friend and student just tried to kill herself. They don't need this forum right now."

"Very well." Principal Modesty then took out a form and slid it over to Vixey. "Alright Vixey, please sign here to confirm what you told us, and we'll discuss matters with the police in hopes that they'll assist us with the investigation. Hopefully before Nicole gets out of the hospital." Vixey obliged to signing the paper, handing it to Principal Modesty as he spoke up again. "Well. I think we know more about the situation than when we started. You're all dismissed." The others headed out with Vixey glad that she was able to save Nicole.

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Tod and Copper were sitting on Tod's porchat night as they talked about Vixey talking Nicole into coming down the roof with her. "You were right to start dating Vixey. She's a literal angel Tod!" Tod chuckled a bit, feeling that Vixey indeed earned that title for today. "Seriously. A fox halo. She's way better than almost everyone in the video."

"So you watched it?" Tod asked with curiosity, knowing Copper wasn't the type to do something that would seem wrong.

"Just one. And a half times." Copper admitted with a blush, leading to a friendly punch from Tod as the two looked up at the stars with Copper making a constellation. "If Vixey were a constellation of some kind, she'd be that halo right there."

Tod looked at the constellation Copper was looking at, catching onto what he was saying and agreeing with it. "Yeah. I think so too. Guess my kids are gonna be half angel." Copper chuckled a bit at Tod's joke as Tod wrapped his arm around Copper with the two just enjoying the night as the stars stayed above them.

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Nicole was sleeping in the hospital as she then woke up to find a bunch of balloons and flowers that the students have given her to cheer her up. She was grateful for all of the support she was getting, even if it didn't erase what she went through. She then saw a couple of cards on her nightstand, picking them up and finding that the first one was signed by just about everyone in the school. Even Kyrie and Veronica. She was glad to see that the two friends weren't evil, even if they didn't hold the nicest reputation in the school.

Nicole opened the card and in it read a bunch of get well notes, such as 'Get well soon.', 'We're praying for you.', and 'We hope to see you again soon Church girl.'. She knew the last one was from Tod, knowing how kind and chill he could be, even if the situation was dire. She always admired that about him, the fact that he was able to be cool and collected in almost every scenario. 'Tod's the right one for you Vixey. I hope the two of you stay together forever.'

Nathan was sitting by himself in a booth at the arcade, drinking an orange soda while looking out the window. He saw a couple German Shepherds in police uniforms walking around and making car noises. "Wee-yoo; wee-yoo; wee-yoo!" Nathan laughed as he watched the cops and took another sip of his soda, thinking about what happened to Nicole. He took his phone out and made a call to someone who he hoped would be able to to listen. The phone rang a couple times before the boss picked up, not saying a single word.

Nathan started the conversation, knowing he had to be serious with this guy. "The deal's off. I almost got a girl killed, and I'm not going to hurt anyone anymore." Nathan listened to the boss's aggressive tone, and it sounded like a threat, much to Nathan's shock. He stood his ground however, refusing to give into these demands. "You won't touch my family! True none of them are perfect, but I'm not going to let you lay a claw on them for any reason!"

The boss spoke again in a vicious tone with Nathan not backing down, not wanting to make the same mistake he made before. "No! I don't care if you make these empty threats. If you come anywhere near my family, I'm calling the cops and having you arrested. You think you scare me, but nothing can scare me as much as seeing someone almost kill themself at a young age." Nathan wasn't about to keep listening, saying these final few words to his boss before hanging up on him without a second thought, boldly and with confidence. "I won't take someone's life."

Nathan hung up and put his phone away, feeling a huge sense of relief over what he just did. Though, he also had to question if he made the right decision. He cared deeply for his family, but he also knew that he couldn't get anyone else hurt, regardless of what happened if he called the deal off. As he took another sip of his soda, he closed his eyes with an illustration of him drinking the soda being shown as the screen faded to black, ending the episode off.

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An instrumental version of the main theme played during the credits.