Hey I know u probably haven’t thought about it in a while, but your Box Au for Mao Mao still comes to mind from time to time, and I was wondering wat happens when Mao Mao’s family finally realizes he’s alive, and comes for him?
Oh man it's been a hot minute since I've thought about the mmhoph Box AU. I'm surprised anyone has remembered that AU existing.
In the story, Contacts is the one who originally goes to seek him out knowing Mao Mao is alive somewhere out there according to her visions, but none of the other sisters believe her (and if anything it has caused lots of infighting among the sisters whenever Contacts brings up Mao possibly being alive)
On her journey, Contacts meets Tanya Keys, who joins her in her quest to find her brother with the promise of a hefty reward when they find him (but the two would have developed to become friends at the very least)
Contact's journey to find Little Mao would have been like the side plot of the AU, the main meat of the story would have been about Mao Mao's life in Pure heart Valley and wanting to be a force for good (versus Badgerclops who has been running from town to town to escape the cops lmao)
Mao would learn to trust again, and find a sister in Adorabat (and the occasional "kidnapping" by King Snugglemange cause Little Mao Mao is so tiny and cute gjsjadaj) and the other typical shenanigans that happen in MMHOPH.
Because Pureheart is so hard to find, it takes a couple years before Contacts can even have any clue to WHERE he is.
When she does find him, he does not want to go "home" with her. He doesn't remember much of his family back then, but what he can recall are very sad and painful memories. No matter how hard Contact's tries to convince him, he won't go with her.
There is the attempt to just straight up take him back by force, as suggested by Tanya, but BC and Eugene (he was suppose to show up at some point) end up stopping them.
There's nothing, come Hell or high water, that Contacts or anyone else could do to convince Mao Mao to come back to the Clan.