Anniversary (The Discovery)
!!!I do not own anything mentioned in this story. I only own the storyline!!!
Warnings: {Let me know if I missed any}
Self harm mention(implied)
You are here II Chapter 2 II Chapter 3
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Patton hummed as he made breakfast-chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast with Crofters-. He had just finished setting the table when footsteps alerted him someone was awake. Patton turned toward the stairs to find Logan sleepily running his fingers through his hair.
“Heya kiddo! Want me to get you some coffee?” Patton asked, already turning towards the kitchen.
“Thank you Patton. That would be satisfactory.” Logan took a seat at the table and grabbed himself some toast and Crofters.
Some loud Disney music could be heard throughout the house marking a certain prince awakening. “Good morning padre! Good morning Brainiac!” Roman walked to the kitchen and wrapped Patton in a hug, earning a giggle from the dad side. Roman proceeded to pour coffee into a gold and red mug and grabbed Logan’s constellation mug from the counter. Walking to the table he handed Logan his mug earning a “Thank you.” from the side in question before sitting at his own spot.
The three sides held short conversation of differing topics before footsteps from the stairs alerted them of a new presence. The new side curled into himself when he realized the attention turned toward him, “Sup guys.” Virgil then walked into the kitchen and allowed Patton to hug him while he poured his coffee. Virgil walked toward the table, sat down and took a sip of his coffee before questioning, “Where’s Jay and Re?”
The other sides ten noticed the absence of the former dark sides. Remus was often late to meals having usually found something fun to dissect or test some strange experiment he thought of. However, it was quite unusual for Virgil to awaken before Janus. Janus was rather strict about his schedule, and very rarely did he stray from it.
“Would one of you kiddos mind seeing if they're awake?” Patton questioned turning off the stove.
“Of course dear heart! I shall return with the rat and snake!” Roman quickly sunk out, supposedly to one of the missing side’s rooms.
The remaining sides finished putting breakfast on the table and pouring coffee into a yellow scaled mug and were currently waiting for the prince-like side to return. Another 5 minutes past before a slightly concerned prince reappeared alone.
“I thought your task was to retrieve Janus and Remus? Did something go wrong?” Logan questioned, eyebrows pulled together with confusion and worry.
“I couldn’t find them. I checked their rooms and the old dark side house but they’re nowhere to be found,” Roman started pacing the floor, “Any idea of where they may have gone? Or why we can’t find them?”
However, as hard as they tried, no one could think of anything.
“Alright. I suggest we split into teams to search, Roman and Virgil will check the Imagination, while Patton and I check the house.” Logan pushed his glasses up his nose and looked to the others for confirmation. Roman and Virgil nodded before sinking out while Patton walked upstairs to search.
~~Time skip brought to you by my awful writing abilities~~
Each side returned to the living room empty handed. So now they sat in the living room, brainstorming where their location may be. 5 more minutes had passed before Virgil spoke up, “I have an idea. When we were younger we found a hideout in the imagination and we would always go there to hang out.”
Patton stood up first before turning to Virgil, “Lead the way kiddo!”
Soon after they sunk out and reappeared in the imagination, they seemed to be right at the divide of Roman and Remus’s kingdoms. Virgil led them to a forest full of beautiful green trees and cute animals, however it had an eerie vibe around it. NO matter where you went there seemed to be eyes watching your every move and the air rank something foul. They soon reached a large tree in the center of a clearing. The tree was quite larger than the rest and the leaves were a beautiful gold, but everything about it screamed, “Trap!”, However, Virgil walked closer to the tree and knocked a pattern upon it. Patton smiled when he recognized the otter was similar to Anna’s knock on Elsa’s door as a child.
A door opened and they could see the tree was hollow and there was a staircase leading underground. Wordlessly, Virgil turned to them and motioned for them to follow, before starting down the staircase. The remaining three shared a doubtful look before heading silently down the stairs.
When they reached the bottom, Virgil turned towards them and whispered, “They’re here. Stay quiet, let’s figure out why they disappeared.”
The other three nodded and Virgil led them to a room, on the inside was a living room, with a table pushed to the corner that was covered with papers and books. The original light sides took a place by the door, peeking into the room.
Remus and Janus were laying on the couch eating snacks and watching what sounded like Steven Universe. Janus let out a soft yawn and Patton had to resist the urge to coo.
~~Time skip because my hand hurts~~
The show had ended and the two on the couch started to stir. Suddenly Remus summoned a notepad and pen, “Alright next part of tradition. Sleeves up, arms out, J-anus.”
The four in hiding shared a questioning look before returning to watching the duo. Janus had pulled up his sleeves and was letting Remus inspect his arms. From so far away they couldn’t tell what Remus was looking for. Finally he picked up the notepad and pen and started to write, “There don’t appear to be any fresh ones however, I’m still counting them.”
The other three looked confused, but Logan caught on to what was happening, “It appears Janus used to self harm,” Logan's face was full of sadness and worry. Patton gasped and held his hands to his mouth as he silently sobbed. Roman was in shock, remembering all the times he insulted Janus. While Virgil’s face was unreadable, he was panicking, trying to figure out what else he let slip by.
While the others were processing this information, Remus had counted Janus’s scars and was quite relieved to discover the number remained the same. “Well looks like you're good to go Double D!”
Janus took the notepad and pen from Remus, “Now it’sss your turn,” Janus flipped the page and started jotting things down, “How have the voicesss been?”
The other’s froze at that statement.
Remus sighed and combed his hair through his fingers, “Not bad actually. They’ve quieted down a bit. They’re much easier to control now.”
The hidden four all shared one thought, ‘How much do we not know?’
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