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Okay listen. If you really believed for even a moment that I was going to make an alternative past for @kingcreativityau where King got to be friends with baby instinct/fear and write all the way up to the split and then not include everything that happened after... Do you guys know me at all? My brain will not be sattisfied with this narative until i have written at least up until the return. And if there ever comes a time where the og comic comes to a conclusion, you better believe Iâll write how all of those events transpired in this alternate version of the timeline.
So like it or not, at least two more parts are coming.
So there. Enjoy!
part 1 here
A friendship for the ages
Creativity blinked in confusion. What⌠What was he doing?
He looked up and saw⌠Himself?
âWow, you are just like me!â they chorused. They looked at each other stunned for a moment before they burst out laughing. They got up and shook hands.
âCreativity,â they introduced themselves, laughing once more.
âWow, no kidding,â they snorted.
âKing?â a broken voice wondered. Both looked up. Curious about who spoke.
Someone about their height took a step closer, pushing away from a smaller boy. Wait they knew this guy right? The name was at the tip of their tongue.
âNot me. Is he talking to you?â they both wondered, looking at each other.
âGuess not,â they shrugged. But King did sound familiar, though it didnât quite feel like them.
âI call Prince!â the one in the red cape declared.
âWhy?â The green caped one pouted.
âBecause I was first to call prince!â the prince reasoned.
âOh⌠That makes sense. Then Iâm duke!â duke grinned.
They turned to the boy, both grinning widely. Seemingly unaware of the atmosphere surrounding their appearance. Prince stepped forward proudly. âI am Prince!â he announced with a bow.
âNice to officially make your acquaintance.â Because they did know him didnât they? Why was it such a mess in their heads?
âDuke!â the other cackled. âDuke, dukey!â he giggled then. âIâm dukey,â he exclaimed with glee.
âThis⌠Is quite the unexpected turn,â a taller boy with glasses said.
âUnexpected? You killed king! And all you can say about it is that it was unexpected?â
The familiar boy cried, making the tall boy flinch.
âFear, kiddoâŚâ the shorter boy soothed.
Fear!
âOh! Fear! You are Fear!â Duke shouted, jumping up and down as he pointed at Fear.
âYou are our friend right?â Prince added.
Fear looked up at them, tears still in their eyes.
âWhy are you sad? Whom must I slay?â Prince asked.
âYeah! Weâll make them poop their pants!â Duke added.
Fear took a step back and shook his head. âYou stay away,â he sobbed and took of.
âFear!â the little boy with glasses pleaded.
The twins looked at each other. âWhat did we say?â
âFear simply needs time to âmournâ your previous form. Heâs highly emotional, it was to be expected that he would not respond well to such a big change with no time to mentally prepare. Let him have his tantrum. Heâll be back soon,â the tall boy stated firmly, adjusting his glasses. The boys wanted to believe him but both he and the little guy who introduced himself as Morality and the other as Logic cast worried glances in the direction Fear had ran of to.
Sometimes theyâd disappear in that direction and come back looking sad.
Prince and Duke got to know the mindscape and, more importantly, the imagination fairly quickly and both agreed that Thomas was the most amazing person in the world and deserved everything he wanted.
Sure Duke could be a bit gross sometimes and Prince could get a bit egocentric and too caught up with his own thoughts. But they were doing well.
Logic was frustrated though that neither had interest in homework. And Morality seemed upset that they didnât care much for playing with the other kids. Not even Thomasâ brothers.
Well that was their problem really. The twins had each other.
There was one side they were interested in though. Fear. The âtantrum' as Logic called it had still not blown over and everyone seemed worried.
So, deciding to investigate to satisfy their curiosity they went looking for him.
They knew what direction to go in. The others had gone to talk to Fear a bunch of times since he left. All they had to do was walk in the direction they went until they found him right?
The walk was long, but eventually they saw a big willow.
No Fear though. Was he in the shadowy part of the mind?
âStop!â
The twins froze and looked at the willow. Had the tree just shouted at them?
âHello?â Prince called.
âLeave me alone!â They knew that voice!
The twins ran up to the tree and pushed the branches out of their way and froze.
Fear was sitting up in the higher branches, hood pulled over his face and four spider legs springing from underneath his clothes. He looked down and six purple eyes lit up in the dark.
âI said go!â he growled. A yellow snake slithered up from a hole in the tree wrapping itself protectively/comfortingly around his figure.
âThat is so cool!â Duke grinned getting himself a jab into the ribs from his brother.
âFear. We⌠We just wanted to know why you donât want to be our friend. Did we do something?â Prince asked gently.
âNo! Iâm keeping everyone safe. People who are nice to me get hurt.â
âThat isnât true fearâŚâ the snake hissed gently, surprising the twins.
Fear glared at the snake. âIsnât it Deceit?â he growled, making the snake recoil.
âThought so. Just⌠Go with them. Iâll be fine,â he muttered as he curled in on himself and wrapped his legs around himself like a cage.
âThatâs a lie. You arenât fine,â Deceit objected.
âIs he⌠Is this because we arenât king?â Prince wondered nervously. For all his grandness he was terrified of falling short. He didnât want to be less wonderful than this King person. If he wasnât as good or better than the original, what was the point of him existing?
âThis has nothing you do with that! Just leave me alone!â Fear growled hiding in his hoodie.
The snake sighed and came down, turning into a teen boy. Duke whistled impressed, while Prince looked away. Something about the scaled half of the boy's face made something in his gut twist. It felt like guilt. But heâd never met this side. What could he have done to feel this way?
âMaybe you two have more luck,â Deceit muttered as he left the shelter of the Willow.
âFinally,â Fear huffed. âNow if you two would kindly go back to the central consciousness and get back to work. Thomas needs you two too much for you to waste time on me.â
Prince rolled his eyes. âAs if. Logic is making homework and if we try to have fun now weâll get yelled at.â
That caught Fearâs attention. âYou arenât helping?â he asked confused.
âWhy would we? Homework is boring,â Prince scoffed as he put a hand on his hip and made a gesture with his other as if to indicate how obvious his statement was.
âYeah, we only âget in the wayâ,â Duke chipped in. Sounding like he was quoting Logic.
Fear rolled his eyes. Honestly. âHave you not been listening to anything Moralityâs been teaching you?â he asked.
âI am a prince! I know good from bad!â Prince objected, sounding rather insulted.
âNot about being moral⌠Has Logic been showing you around then?â Fear wondered. He had assumed Morality would take up the role of care taker. But maybe Logic had taken up the task of instructing the new sides in the ways of the mindscape?
âShowing us around?â Duke wondered as he and his brother exchanged glances.
âWait⌠so they just⌠Expected you two to know what to do?â Fear asked shocked.
âWhat is there to know? We are creativity. We found the imagination and that is that,â Prince huffed. Though he was intrigued by the idea of more, he wasn't going to admit to being Iâll informed.
Fear jumped out of the tree and took them both in. âYouâre not lying to get me to come back are you?â
The confusion on the twinâs faces mustâve been enough.
âFine,â Fear surrendered grumpily as he started walking to the central conscience. âIâll show you the basics, but then Iâm kicking Logicâs behind in gear and heading back home.â
The twins protested, but were secretly excited. Theyâd needed someone to actually break their ties when they disagreed. To actually listen to their stories and give input other than almost blind praise or cold analysis. Not to mention the fact that they had known him as a friend when they woke up while the others had been mostly strangers in their eyes.
That had to mean something. Surely he was a fun playmate.
When they saw the stress bunnies for the first time they were absolutely delighted to have something to hunt.
And surely enough, Fear was enjoying himself too.
Fear showed them how to make learning fun for Thomas and he even showed them that playing was more fun with others.
And though he insisted heâd leave again soon, and avoided the others for a good while, he stuck around. Prince and Duke soon discovered just how far Fear was willing to go to keep them safe. During the first nightmare Fear encountered with them he defended them fiercely. Actually almost injuring himself. The twins were shocked by this and took better care to make sure Fear didnât endanger himself for their sake again.
âYou arenât really going back to the willow are you?â Prince asked one day, almost timidly, though he tried his best to sound casual.
Fear shifted. The twins knew how to work with the others, they understood what to do with stress and worries and fears, they knew who to turn to when trouble aroseâŚ
But he could find a million reasons not to leave them and he knew why.
He had grown attached to them. Heâd tried not to. It felt like a betrayal to King and he still worried heâd loose them right when he got comfortable with the new situation.
But he couldnât leave their side now.
âNah. I donât trust you two not to burn down the mindscape without me keeping an eye on you,â he teased.
Prince scoffed and gave him a push. Duke just shrugged, because honestly? He would definitely cause chaos and destruction if Fear didnât redirect him every once in a while.
Fear knew that if he was staying he should talk with Logic and Morality.
âPadre! Teach! We got someone here who wants to talk to you,â Prince announced.
The two sides turned and the twins made way to show Fear was with them greeting both sides with an awkward wave.
Morality gasped and clasped his hands in front of his face.
âKiddo! Are⌠Are you back to stay?â he asked carefully.
âI mean⌠Iâll stay out of the way if you want. I just⌠Yeah, Iâm back. Those two need babysitting and neither of you are up to that it seems soâŚâ
He felt two fists push at his shoulders and chuckled. âYou know Iâm right,â he grinned.
Then he looked up at the two sides heâd been rather rude to.
âListen, Iâm still not happy about you guys not including everyone in the decision. But Princey and Duke donât seem to be upset with you two. Not really, so I canât be either. You tried to do what was best for Thomas. I canât be mad about that. I just⌠I was afraid to let you guys back in I guess.â Fear couldn't meet their eyes. He was sure they hated him by now. He'd been pushing them away andâŚ
Suddenly he was tackled in a hug by Morality.
âOh kiddo. Of course you're welcome back!â
âIndeed. Though you might not have been talking to us, we have noticed your efforts. Or was I to believe that the twins suddenly got interested in assisting with schoolwork on their own?â
Fear shrugged as best as he could while still being embraced by the heart.
âFrom what I heard, yeah? I mean you guys seem to expect them to just know how things work.â
Logic nodded. âI see. Well we did attempt to explain at first, but we failed to communicate with the twins properly.â It had been puzzling to him why the twins couldnât just follow his instructions. He would have to ask Fear what heâd done to get them suddenly interested in helping out.
But almost overnight Logic had gone from overseeing the homework by himself to having two eager assistants making Thomas excited to learn again.
Morality finally let go and grinned up at him. âGuess a dad can sometimes learn a thing or two from his son,â he teased. Recalling how Prince had suddenly started to include his family and classmates in the stories he and Thomas made again. How Dukeâs unfiltered curiosity started branching out to other people as well. How had Fear done that?
Fear rolled his eyes. âWhatever shortâŚâ the teasing remark was cut off as Fear looked Morality up and down a few times. âDid you get taller?â he asked perplexed.
He was sure Morality used to be a head shorter than him. But now the difference was less than an inch.
âUm yeah. I guessâŚâ Morality mused waving his hand above their heads in fascination. âI didn't really notice. Gosh. Maybe Iâll end up taller than you. Wouldn't that be something?â he chuckled.
Fear just shrugged dismissively.
âNuh uh! We'll be the tallest!â Prince declared. âJust you wait!â
âFear is going to be a midget forever though!â Duke chuckled.
âWhat is that supposed to mean?â Fear frowned.
In answer the twins flanked him and he could see they were both taller than him. Not by much, but enough that he couldn't deny it once he paid attention to it. Of course. Even when he was no longer the youngest he was destined to be the baby of the group. Well better remind the twins why he's called Fear then.
âYou have five seconds,â he smirked.
âHuh?â Duke wondered.
âFour seconds, â Fear grinned as his eyes lit up with a violet shine.
âDuke run!â Prince urged and the two took of. Fear chuckled for a few seconds before he let his spider voice echo through the mindscape. âOne, Here I come.â And then he took off after the twins.
âHeâs a little different isn't he?â Morality mused worriedly as he listened for the sounds in the mindscape, relieved to hear nothing but laughter fill the metaphysical air.
Fear was just playing.
âAs was to be expected. Fear held a strong attachment to king. More so than either of us. I don't think that I would've been able to convince him to help me stage a coup so to speak if it had come to that.
That loyalty and attachment has now transferred to the twins in some measure, but that does not replace what he had with King. The roles seem to have switched though. He is the caretaker now, though the twins seemed ready to fight on his behalf when they first formedâŚâ Logic summarized looking into his notes. Heâd been cataloguing the changes in the Thomasphere after the split and how they correlated to changes in Thomasâ over all wellbeing for future reference.
âThey are more equal now,â Morality noted. âFear wouldn't have dreamed to initiate such a game with King, or to say anything suggesting he needed help. I think⌠â Morality frowned. There was no way to say this without sounding terrible. âThey might both be happier like this. King⌠he would want this for Fear,â he decided. King cared for Fear almost as much as he cared for Thomas. It was out of concern for them that heâd asked them to do this. He might not have expected this outcome, but he would understand right?
âSo long as the progress of the past week keeps up, Thomas will greatly benefit of the situation.â Logic supplied.
Morality let out a sigh. Thomas would be fine and Fear would fully forgive them with time. And then they could build on this new foundation. He would make sure his family stayed happy. That was his job. He was the dad after all.
It was only a matter of time before the twins would run into Deceit. Especially since the Dukes ideas were unpleasant to Thomas more often than not. Fear usually managed to get Duke to use his âinside voiceâ. Sometimes Prince would notice Fear was getting uncomfortable and reign his brother in. But that couldnât last forever.
âWhat is going on here?â Deceit wondered as he walked in on the trio. Duke paused in his rambling and Prince looked up from where he and Fear were sitting on the ground, his arm around the nervous sideâs shoulder while Fear had been curled up in a ball trying to block out the images Duke was planting in his head. Once he saw who it was though Prince looked down, he still didnât like looking at that scaled face.
Fear looked up and went from comforted to comforting. He didn't know what happened, but he did know that for some reason king had changed Deceit and Prince had inherited some sort of phantom guilt.
âSnake-face hi!â Duke on the other hand found it amazing.
âYouâre clearly the charmer of the two,â Deceit drawled. Fear was pretty sure that some of his change in attitude had to do with him spending so much time with Dee right after what everyone just called âthe splitâ.
He had simply rubbed off on him.
âHi Dee,â Fear smiled tensely.
âFear, good to see you out and about,â Deceit smiled warmly. It was odd. When King first discovered Instinct, heâd been sure he wouldnât like the new side. He didnât like how excited King already was for a new friend. And by all accounts he shouldâve stayed away from him, but he just couldnât help but feel a bond with him. They both had a job that wasnât particularly fun to do, both had parts of them the others disliked. And they both took Kingâs split hard. Not that he had told Fear of the latter.
What was the point? And King hadnât wanted Fear to know anyway.
âYeah, I guess you were right. I couldnât hide away forever,â Fear smiled tensely.
âWhat seems to be the problem here?â Deceit wondered. Something had called him here after all. He knew he couldnât avoid talking to the twins forever, but he had pretended he could.
And now he had to make a stellar first impression. Great.
âOh⌠Did I do the thing again?â Duke wondered. He didnât get why the others got upset over is suggestions so much, but they did and he tried to not be too much. But now he really was just having some fun. He wasn't saying Thomas should do anything. He was just making pictures.
Still, Fear was clearly upset.
âItâs⌠Itâs fine. You canât always help it,â Fear assured him. Duke looked around and noticed an abundance of stress bunnies and kittens and puppies, most of them slightly more grotesque than Fearâs usual were. He liked it.
But why hadnât Fear gotten rid of them yet? It wasnât like him to let them roam free for long.
âWant some help with those?â Deceit wondered as he gestured around.
Fear looked at the dozens of creatures and let out a tired sigh. âIâll get it. Just⌠I need a moment,â he muttered.
âVery well. Duke was it?â Deceit asked.
Duke nodded. âI need some help maintaining the Willow. Would you be so kind?â
Fear frowned. What?
Duke just jumped up with a big smile. âOf course double D!â he grinned.
âWonderful. Fear, Prince, you donât mind if I borrow him for a couple of hours right?â he asked.
Fear looked at Prince who just shrugged. âIf heâs okay with it. But he will come back after right?â
The prince asked tensely.
âOf course. Iâll send him straight to the imagination even,â Deceit bowed before leaving, the Duke following right by his side, ranting about one thing or another.
Fear looked at Prince. âYou sure you are okay with this? You two havenât been apart since⌠Well. Ever.â
Prince shrugged again. âI⌠I think so. We donât have to be together all the time right?â
Fear shrugged. âI guess not,â he allowed. They werenât one person anymore after all. Fear tried to remember that, but it was still strange sometimes. âIâm going to round up those guys,â he announced as he got up. Prince followed his example. âWant some help with that?â
Fear hesitated, he didnât usually ask anyone for help. The point was that heâd deal with them alone right? He'd just told Dee he could handle itâŚ
âMorality says that friends should be able to count on us to help them. So⌠I want to help,â Prince insisted. Fear smiled at that. âYeah, sounds fun,â he allowed.
As Deceit promised, Duke returned to the imagination after a few hours. All the shadow creatures had been dealt with and Duke was back to a level of crazy Fear could handle. Thomas had not been negatively affected by Dukes mood after he went to the back of the mind it seemed.
The twins started going off on their own more often after that. Duke tended to venture to the willow to chat with Deceit for a while, while Prince remained on the front of the mind at all times. Fear wandered between the two. He couldnât really handle not seeing either for too long.
Still things started to get to a new sort of normal and Morality and Logic became more and more convinced every day that theyâd done the right thing. Everyone was happier now.
Thatâs what Morality thought, until he found Fear, sitting in a corner of the mind by himself. Which was unusual.
âHeya kiddo. Where are the twins?â he wondered gently as he knelt down. He was a good inch taller than Fear by now. Which made Fear officially the shortest of the group, a fact the twins loved to tease him about.
âDuke is at the willow and Prince is fighting a dragon or a witch, I donât know,â Fear shrugged, his eyes shimmering. Had he been crying?
âOk⌠And why are you here all by yourself?â If Prince was fighting something, Fear would usually stick close by just in case. And sometimes that was indeed needed, though Morality and Logic both wondered if Prince occasionally just liked having Fear save him and fuss over him afterwards.
âI⌠It just hurt too much today,â he whispered, a sob breaking free.
Morality felt a sharp pain in his chest. He knew what Fear meant and he couldnât believe he never picked up on this. Of course spending time with the twins was hard on Fear.
âOh Kiddo⌠Do you want a hug?â Fear didnât always allow physical affection.
This time however he seemed to be really in need of some, because he almost immediately latched onto the fatherly side and started sobbing. âI care about them, I really do! But I miss him so much!â he tried to explain.
âOf course. Loving them doesnât take away how you felt about him. I think those feelings actually make each other stronger. Remember what he said? That it didnât matter what name you used, youâd always be his friend? This is sort of like that,â Morality assured him.
âI⌠I know⌠Most of the time. But sometimes I feel so bad for liking them, and then I feel bad about feeling bad⌠ What if that never stops? I donât want to hurt them!â he pleaded
âItâll get better. There will be bad days, but itâll get better. I miss him too. I know it wasnât the same as it was for you. But he was important to me too.â
âSorry, I⌠I didnât mean-â
âNo kiddo, thatâs not what I meant. I was just trying to say that I understand. And Iâm here to listen. Okay? Just come to your dear old dad whenever you need to okay? Iâve got you.â
Fear let himself relax into the embrace and cry the tears heâd been holding back for months.
He didnât notice someone was watching them. Morality did though, and he tried not to let the accusatory glare get to him. Deceit could think of this what he wanted. Morality was just trying to look out for his kids.
Things got a little better after that. Fear was more relaxed when hanging out in the back of the mind, the vague memories of being an incorporeal instinct not as haunting as they once had been. He got even bolder in his banter with the twins. He was also a bit more comfortable with letting them be without him from time to time. And he got a bit braver when it came to confronting the uglier parts of the past.
âIâm just saying. If you ask them theyâll probably change you back,â he insisted as he laid down in the patch of grass underneath the willow. The twins were doing a school project with Logic and he had chosen to catch up with Deceit who still didnât come up to the central consciousness except to retrieve Duke when needed.
âI donât want them to change me back Fear, drop it.â
âThen why are you hiding away all of the time?â Fear countered. âI know Princey is kinda awkward around you, but that won't get better if he never gets to know you. And the others will warm up to you. I'll have your back remember? No matter what happened between you and him, the twins deserve a chance don't they?â Fear pointed out. Deceit sighed. âI suppose you have a point⌠And Duke isnât horrible company,â he allowed.
Fear smiled and they both started debating over something Thomas' teacher did that week. The subject laid at rest. Deceit never did ask the twins to return his face to normal. He felt it was fitting honestly. A permanent warning to everyone of what he was.
Princey slowly relaxed around Deceit as the later visited the central consciousness more often. And once again things in the mindscape improved.
Quick sketch showing Dreamâs Eye of Ender. Iâve had this idea for real long like what if he replaced his own eye w/ one so itâs easier to find strongholds w/o the need to send pearls also explaining why he covers his face cuz itâs def taboođđ
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I can feel the weight
Yeah, I can feel the weight of the world
I can feel the pressure
Yeah, I know the pain and the hurt
The crown is gettin' heavy
But they've written my name in the stars
Ooh, for diamonds and castles
I've dealt blood and greed and scars
I've been climbin' up all these mountains for so long
And I've been buildin' up all these kingdoms for so long
But I will not run when destiny comes
I'm dippin' my hand in gold
It's good to be king