#ler!kinger

hello how are yall

i drew this disturbingly quickly

Guess who brought her sketchbook to work yesterday! >w<

BIG SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8 OF TADC PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

People in this: Lee!Caine, Ler!Everyone else

Tw: Talk/ideas of torture so be warned, teasing, language, a god complex, and tickles so if you don't like that please keep scrolling thank you :]

With all that being said let's get right into the show!!

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Hi Starlight! Can you please do story of tadc where instead of Kinger trying to put Caine to sleep and accidentally delete him to stop him, they tickle Caine, if he is ticklish in your Au that is, and giving it more of a happy ending then the actual episode?

Thankies for the idea! Tbh, episode 8 was just... awful. I also listened to the song "Happy Place"

If you read this you'll see.

A Ticklish Ringmaster

Summary: Kinger suggests a more effective way to deal with Caine.

Kinger came into the lounge only to see his friends getting into a heated argument with Caine. They looked angry at him and he didn't seem to be scared by it. He looked angry, too.

"What kind of person puts someone in a place with their worst fears?" Ragatha snapped at Caine, annoyed.

"Well, you started it!" Caine snapped back. The other circus members were shocked. They prepared their own scolds.

"We started it?! You're one to talk!" Gangle angrily said.

"How (yowl)ing dare you!" Zooble said, clenching their fists.

"What are we going to do with you!" Jax said, trying to sound angry.

"I know what to do!" Kinger said as he came in. He started poking Caine's sides, causing him to descend to the ground, giggling.

"Oh, I see what you did there!" Jax said, poking Caine's stomach, making him jump.

"Hehey! What wahahas thahay for!" Caine said, giggling harder.

"That is for tickling me a while ago!" Jax said, recalling that Caine made him ticklish and tickled him to bits.

"Kitchy kitchy coo!" Pomni said, tickling Caine's ribs with a feather, which made him laugh.

"STAHAHAHAHAHAP THAT! NOHOHOHO MOHOHOHOHORE! PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!" Caine said as he started laughing, making it obvious that the ringmaster was ticklish.

"What? Can't take a little tickling?" Gangle said, wrapping her ribbons around Caine's arms to keep him from escaping.

"PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE! IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT TIHIHIHIHIHICKLES! STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIHIHIT!" Caine said, laughing and kicking his legs.

"Awww!" Ragatha said as everyone joined in.

"CUHUHUHUT IT OHOHOHOHOHOUT! THIHIHIHIHIS ISN'T FUHUHUHUNNY!" Caine said, wiggling around, laughing hysterically.

"Caine, you never told us you were ticklish," Zooble said, having a devious look in their eyes.

"MAHAHAHAHAKE IHIHIHIT STAHAHAHAHAHAP! I'LL DO ANYTHIHIHIHIHIHING!" Caine said, continuing to laugh.

"Anything?" Jax said, even though he knew that Caine would sneak a few tickles to him after this.

"WHAHAHAHAHATEVER YOHOHOHOU WAHAHAHANT! JUST STAHAHAHAHAP!" Caine said, hoping for the torture to end. The circus members exchanged smirks.

"Apologize for putting us with our worst fears, then we'll stop," Zooble said, tickling harder.

"I'M SOHOHOHOHOHOHOHORRY! IT WOHOHOHON'T HAPPEN AGAHAHAHAHAIN! JUST STAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIT!" Caine said, and with that, everyone stopped tickling him and let him go. After he was released, he gave Jax a few tickles to his stomach.

"That tickles!" Jax said, backing away abd putting his arms around his midsection. Caine went over and poked Pomni's sides, making her giggle.

"Don't doho thahahahat! Hehe!" Pomni said giggling. Caine went over to Ragatha and started fluttering his fingers on her neck.

"Eeeee! Hey, I'm ticklish there!" Ragatha said as she squealed. Caine then ever so gently tickled where Gangle's stomach would be.

"Eep! Hehehe!" Gangle skittered away, wrapping her ribbon arms around her midsection.

"Just thought I'd get back at the ticklish ones, while the other two, get no payback from me," said Caine. "For making me laugh, you deserve a reward. You get to take as much time as you want off from adventures."

TADC TICKLE HEADCANONS!! ❤️

I’m forgetting episode 7 happened okay guys 🥲

💙 Pomni ❤️

-is a lee-leaning switch

LEE:

-has the most squeakiest giggliest laughter ever

-And when I say squeaker, I mean a LOUD squeaker, she’ll die if you point that out

-will do anything to cover her face

-squirms a lot like a wiggly worm

-tries to hold down her laughter as much as she can by holding her breath, in results, her face turns into different colours

-teases makes her blush and squirm

-worst spot are her armpits

-is always TERRIFIED of getting tickled

-cannot handle raspberries, I repeat, cannot handle raspberries

LER:

-Surprisingly, she’s a mean ler—good at teasing because she thinks of the exact things that would fluster her if the roles were reversed.

-due to the awkward gal she is, even as a ler, if she notices her lee isn’t reacting to her teasing, she becomes self-conscious and cringes at herself. So she goes quiet and focuses solely on the tickling.

-oh boy, but if you are reacting strongly to her teases, SHE WILL BE SO MUCH MORE MEANER AND WILL TICKLE TEASE YOU TO DEATH

-if you pissed her off, oh boy be prepared, she definitely targeting your weakest spot yet

-she’s actually super hard to pull off that’s because she’s super clingy to her victim so there’s no chance at kicking her off once she tickles you 😭

-she loves being the ler, making people squirm underneath her makes her feel POWERFUL

💜 Jax 🐰

-is a switch

LEE:

Even though he’s a MEAN MEAN ler, he cannot handle tickling himself

-he’s laughter is filled with the most high pitched squeals ever, and he’ll deny it till the day he dies

-A BIG THRASHER, he’ll do anything to get his Ler off of him like kicking, screams, thrashes and more

-He trusts Pomni the most in the circus, so if she tickles him, he tries to restrain himself while being tickled to avoid hurting her :D

-screams like a girl when getting tickled anywhere, he’s super embarrassed by that

-does anything to muffle his laughter

-has mixed feelings about being tickled. Sometimes, it feels nice to let loose but he’s still scared of showing any signs of vulnerability

-teases flusters him SO badly, he’ll curl into a ball and hide his face and laughter

-worst spot is his tummy

-he has a secret melt spot which is his knee, so if you spider your fingers on his kneecaps, he’ll melt into your lap

LER:

-MEAN MEAN LER

-targets your worst spot first

-he’ll tickle ya until your almost dying

-he’s teases A LOT GOD DAMN

-he always makes sure he flusters his lee as much as possible

-most of the time, he starts tickle fights (and he treats them he’s in war)

-scariest ler out there, if you sense your his next target, RUN.

-he’ll definitely chase after you

-he mostly likes to tickle Pomni jsut to annoy her (and to hear her cute laughter? EWWW NOW WAY WHATTT 🤥)

-he also likes tickling Ragatha, he likes scaring her :D

-lovesss to mess with everyone with tickles to get them mad at him/top 1 ragebaiter

-pokes and prods everyone just for them to jump out of their skins and get pissed off

-it’s rare if he comforts you after tickling, but if he does, he gives you a glass of water and calls you dramatic

💝 Gangle 🎭

-she’s such a lee omg

LEE:

-she probably has a tickle kink lol

-LOVES getting tickled, it’s just comforting for her!

-her laughter is very soft and giggly, just so cute to listen too!

-One of Gangle’s sketchbooks is filled with tickle art and is very carefully hidden away

-Zooble found out about her thing for tickling while flipping through Gangle’s pile of random art books and accidentally coming across her tickle sketch book (she forgot to hide it that day 🫠)

-That day, Zooble comforted Gangle, telling her she wasn’t a freak and that their friendship wouldn’t change because of it

-Has lee-moods a lot of times. She’s superrrrr embarrassed to ask for tickles, but sometimes she just can’t help herself!

-she only trusts Zooble to help her take care of them :3

-her worst spot is her neck, if you flitter over there, that’s when her soft giggly laughter turns manic and loud

-even the mentioned of tickling flusters her (such a loser 😭😭)

LER:

-Gangle is a shy ler XD

-doesn’t be a ler to often, but if she’s in ler-mood, her tickles are gentle and soft

-to keep others pin down, she just wraps her ribbons around them to hold them in place

-tickling others flustered her as much as getting tickled

-seeing others laugh and squeal makes her heart do flips and it shows that she doing the tickling right!

-def doesn’t tease, that’s too embarrassing for her, she just does the work and squeals on the inside

-sometimes Gangle asks Zooble if she can tickle them when she is in ler-mood

-okay, maybe if she tickles Zooble, she’s more comfortable in teasing them!

🌸 Zooble 💖

-Zooble is a ler-leaning switch

LEE:

-not that ticklish tho 🥲

-DEFINITELY A SNORTER, they just gives the vibes y’know?

-they’re laugher is filled with snorts and loud giggles (kinda insecure about their laugh)

-but gangle makes it very clear that they’re laughter and adorable and cute

-If Gangle is in Ler-mood, Zooble lets her tickle them 🥰

-worst spot are they’re ribs

-tickling her antennas makes them more hiccupy and makes them melt

-kinda finds tickling very comforting for them now

LER:

-helps Gangle with her lee-moods, they like making her laugh :3

-the scariest ler in the circus next to Jax

-with Gangle, they’re a soft and gentle ler, constantly praising her and tickling Gangle where she’s comfortable.

-But with everyone else? She’s harsh, and openly insulting, tossing out remarks like, “You’re ticklish? That’s stupid,” or “You can be taken down with a few pokes? Pathetic.” And will tickle you mercilessly

-most likely to tickle you if you piss them off, and if you do, they will tickle the daylight out of you

-EXTRA MEAN TO JAX especially if he was being annoying to them.

❤️ Ragatha 🐴

-Ragatha is a switch

LEE:

-howls when getting tickled on a bad spot

-her giggles are damn precious 🥹

-I will die on a hill saying that Ragatha has a button as her belly button, THAT’S JUST SO CUTE AM I RIGHT GUYS?

-squirms like crazy

-Ragatha gets flustered when someone is tickling (touch is her love language)

-sometimes gets worried if she makes her ler uncomfortable (such a people pleaser my god 😭)

-kinda likes getting tickled only because it makes her happy that someone cares for her enough to make her laugh 🥲

-terrified of Jax if he’s the ler

-her favourite ler gots to be Kinger, she trusts him the most

-the easiest way to fluster her is to compliment anything about her (she’s a little insecure)

-worst spot is her belly button

LER:

-She is a gentle ler ☺️☺️ (she can be a mean Ler if she wants to)

-instead of teasing her lee, she compliments them instead, like how lovely their laughter is and how cute their faces look

-it’s unintentional, but her teases always makes you blush and melt

-sometimes she gets worried if she makes the lee uncomfortable by tickling them (she is so self conscious lol)

-she likes tickling others to cheer them up if they’re sad!

-Ragatha is actually pretty strong, so it’s easy for her to pin you down

-if she’s feeling vicious enough, she would tickle Jax back and oh boy she will not be nice

-After tickling, she is guaranteed to comfort you, like getting you a glass of water or a blanket

💜 Kinger ♟️

-Kinger is a ler!!

-sorry, personally I don’t see him as ticklish 🥲

LER:

-Kinger is such a dad of course he would tickle cheer up you

- he’s teases are very playful for example, “your the squirmiest bug in my collection!” Or “uh oh, here comes to tickle spider! In 3…2…1!” And spiders all over your tummy

-if he’s ever teasing you, it’ll probably be a reference to bugs

-Kinger is such a gentle ler

-he won’t push you to your limits unless you ask him too (if your happy, he’s happy :3)

-after he’s done tickling you, he always invites you inside of his pillow fort for a much needed nap

-back in the days, he always tickled Queenie, he just loved hearing her laugh it makes him smile

🎩 Caine 🦷

-Caine is a chaos switch

LEE:

-the first time he gotten tickled must’ve been the most weirdest experience he ever felt

-like what do you mean when he gets poked in different spot he felts a big jolt of electricity throughout he’s whole body???

-after a while though, he came to like the feeling

-the most quiet Caine can get is when he needs to ask for tickles (he stammers a lot)

-a lot of times he tickles you so much to your limits and he won’t stop

-loudest laughter ever, prepare for your ears to bleed and blast off if your hear him when he’s getting tickled

-sometimes, Bubble tickles him, most of the time is unintentional though

-sometimes when Caine gets tickled, he teleports out of no where accidentally. And my god he gets very flustered when he goes back and asks you to continue

-if he gets tickled so badly to his limit, he will glitch out for a few minutes, it’s kinda funny too see

-falls for the stupidest tricks ever, “DOHOHON’T!!” “Don’t do what, Caine?” “TICKLE ME!!!”

-worst spot are his sides, especially if you poke them when he’s caught off guard, he will glitch or teleport by accident

-sometimes glitches can be heard in his laugh, it’s super adorable to hear

LER:

-if Caine’s gonna tickle you, all I can say is good luck my friend

-he loves being ler, he just loves being all playful with the other humans!

-a lot of times he doesn’t realize he’s tickling you to your limit, so he won’t stop unless someone tells him your dying, or he physically sees that your dying

-Caine is so down for revenge tickles, after he gets tickled by someone, he’s stamina regains so fast that he gets ready to go chase you

-to add on to this, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF GETTING AWAY FROM HIM IF HE’S CHASING YOU, my man is so fast, and also, he can just teleport

-likes starting from the least ticklish spots to the most ticklish spot

-likes seeing others squirms, he thinks it looks funny

-he teases you A LOT

-he sometimes uses tools to tickle you, he can just teleport them in his hands

Oki so! Got a little self inspired from this adorable doodle and thought to make a continuing series where everyone gets cheered up by Kinger bc no one’s gonna be shmoopy on his watch! >w< 💖

Lee!Caine

Ler!Pomni Ler!Ragatha Ler!Gangle Ler!Kinger Ler!Zooble

Word Count: ~3000 Part 1: Caine's Punishment

Warnings: Mild glitching, and this is not canon!

This is a SFW tickle fic, if you don't like that then don't read :) I hope you enjoy my fic :3

Sequel to Caine's Punishment. Caine tries to get his revenge with a beach-day tickle trap, but his broken powers have other ideas, and the crew discovers that glitchy ringmasters are just as ticklish the second time around :D

(The beach was almost perfect.)

That was the first thing Pomni noticed when she stepped through the portal Caine had opened at the tent's exit. The sand was soft and fluffy, the kind that didn't stick to everything. The water stretched out in shades of blue that looked like they'd been picked from a color card. Lounge chairs sat in a neat row, each one with a folded towel and a tiny umbrella. A cooler full of drinks floated gently beside a stack of beach balls that were, Caine assured everyone, completely non-alive.

"See?" Caine floated ahead of the group, gesturing broadly at the shoreline. "Non-lethal water. Comfortable chairs. Snacks that do not fight back. I promised you a beach day, and I deliver."

"It's… actually nice," Ragatha said. She bent down to touch the sand, letting it run through her fabric fingers. "Really nice, Caine."

"Of course it is. I am a professional."

Zooble was already settling into one of the lounge chairs, stretching their limbs out with a contented sigh. "No complaints."

Gangle's ribbon trailed through the shallow water at the shoreline. "It's warm! The water is warm!"

Kinger shuffled toward the cooler, examining it with scientific interest. "Fascinating. The condensation patterns suggest an internal temperature of approximately…"

"Kinger, just grab a drink," Pomni said.

"Right, yes."

Pomni walked down to where the water met the sand. She let a wave wash over her shoes. It was warm. Not too warm. Perfect, actually. She turned to look back at Caine, who was floating near the lounge chairs, watching them all with an expression she couldn't quite read.

"This is good," she said. "This is really good."

Caine's eyes crinkled. "I'm glad you think so."

Something about the way he said it made Pomni pause. It was a little too casual. A little too pleased. Like he was waiting for something.

"Caine."

"Yes?"

"What did you do?"

"I don't know what you mean." His voice was perfectly innocent. Too innocent. "I simply created a relaxing beach environment for my dear friends. Nothing more."

Pomni narrowed her eyes. "Uh huh."

"I'm wounded by your suspicion. Truly."

Gangle had waded deeper into the water, her ribbon floating around her like a red halo. "Caine, are there fish in here?"

"Only the friendly kind."

"You said that last time."

"And were there any problems?"

"There were sharks."

"Friendly sharks."

"They tried to bite Kinger."

"I apologized for that."

Pomni was still watching Caine. He was floating a little higher than usual, his gloved hands clasped behind his back. Every few seconds his gaze would flick toward something further down the beach, a section of sand where the lounge chairs were clustered, and then flick away again.

She followed his glance. The chairs looked normal. Towels. Umbrellas. And a volleyball net that hadn't been there a minute ago.

"Caine, what's the volleyball net for?"

"What volleyball net?"

"That volleyball net," she pointed.

Caine turned. He stared at the net for a beat too long. "Ah. That. Decoration. Purely aesthetic."

"You just put it there."

"Did I? I don't recall."

Ragatha had walked over to the net and was examining it. "It looks sturdy. Do we even have a volleyball?"

"I can generate one," Caine said, a little too quickly. "If you'd like. Or we could simply relax. No need for games. Games are entirely optional now. You said so yourselves."

Pomni exchanged a look with Ragatha.

"Something's up," Pomni muttered.

"Oh, definitely," Ragatha whispered back. "He's been planning something since yesterday."

"You think this is the revenge thing?"

"He did say he'd find a way."

Zooble, still sprawled on their lounge chair, cracked one eye open. "Are we doing this or what?"

"Doing what?" Caine asked.

"Investigating whatever trap you set up."

Caine's jaw tightened. "I have set up no traps. I am a changed ringmaster. I would never dream of doing such a thing."

"Uh huh."

"I resent these accusations."

Kinger, who had wandered over to the volleyball net with a drink in each hand, reached out and poked one of the poles. It wobbled slightly. A small puff of sand kicked up at its base, and something mechanical clicked beneath the surface.

Everyone froze.

Caine's eyes went wide. "That was nothing."

"Kinger," Pomni said slowly, "poke it again."

"Don't poke it again," Caine said.

Kinger poked it again.

The net shimmered. For a split second, it flickered like a bad screen, the ropes glitching into jagged shapes. Then the sand around the chairs erupted. Feather-light tendrils of golden sand popped up from the ground, twisting into shapes that looked almost like hands. They weren't aggressive. They were playful. Wiggling. Reaching.

"What," Pomni said, "is that."

"It appears to be…" Kinger adjusted his robe, squinting at the tendrils. "Some kind of automated tickling mechanism. Programmed to target… well, it appears to be targeting me."

One of the sandy tendrils had wrapped gently around Kinger's ankle. Another was hovering near his ribs. He let out a surprised laugh, stumbling backward and spilling both drinks.

"GAHAHAH-"

"Oh my," Kinger said, giggling despite himself. "That's-that's rather effective."

"Caine," Pomni said.

"Yes?"

"Explain."

Caine was floating backward, his hands up in a gesture of innocence. "I may have, hypothetically, attempted to create a small, harmless, entirely playful surprise for you all. As a joke. A prank. A lighthearted bit of fun."

"A tickle trap."

"A lighthearted bit of fun."

"You tried to tickle-trap us."

"The word trap feels so aggressive."

Zooble looked at the wriggling sand.

"…Because it is."

Zooble had sat up on their lounge chair. A sandy tendril was creeping up the back of it, wiggling toward their neck. "Caine."

"Yes?"

"If this thing touches me, I'm gonna be mad."

"I can explain-"

The tendril touched Zooble's neck. They flinched, a sharp laugh escaping before they could stop it. "OHOHKAY, that's weheherd-"

"The sand is warm," Kinger observed, still giggling as the tendrils explored his sides. "Remarkable texture. Very soft. Almost like a-heheh… oh. Oh no, that's a bad spot-"

Gangle had scrambled out of the water, her ribbon held high. "How do we turn it off?!"

"I don't know!" Caine's voice had gone high and panicked. "I know I programmed a shutdown phrase, I just can't remember what it was!"

"You can't remember?"

"Half my code's missing, Gangle! My memory is Swiss cheese!"

Ragatha was dodging a pair of tendrils that had emerged from the sand near her feet. "Caine, you have to focus! You made these things, you can unmake them!"

"I'm trying!"

Caine raised his hands. The air around him flickered, pixels scattering like dust. The tendrils paused for a moment, wobbling uncertainly. Then, with a collective shimmer, they all changed direction.

Toward Caine.

"Wait," Caine said.

The tendrils converged.

"What-what's happening-"

"They're going for you," Pomni said. She had stopped dodging. The tendrils near her had frozen mid-air, their sandy fingers twitching. "They switched targets."

"That's not possible. I coded them to target the crew. I was very specific."

"Your code is broken, Caine."

"It is NOT broken, it is simply… experiencing some instability… oh… oh no…"

The first tendril reached him. It was thin and golden, shaped like a child's drawing of a finger. It poked him gently in the side.

Caine squeaked.

"…Hehey."

"Oh no," he said again, watching the other tendrils close in.

The second tendril wrapped around his ankle. The third found the back of his knee.

"W-wahahait-"

The fourth, fifth, and sixth all arrived at once, wiggling against his ribs, his tummy, and his shoulders.

Caine burst into helpless giggles.

"Nohohoho-wahahait-this isn't rihihight-"

"Oh my god," Pomni said.

"Don't," Caine pleaded through his laughter.

"Oh my god."

"It's not fuhuhunny-"

"It's kind of funny," Ragatha said. She had stopped running. The tendrils near her had collapsed back into normal sand. Everyone's had. The only ones still active were the ones swarming Caine.

"You tried to trap us," Zooble said, settling back onto their lounge chair. "You literally built a tickle trap."

"Ihi was being plahahayful-"

"And it backfired."

"Yehehes I can see thahat-"

Gangle crept closer, her ribbon trailing behind her. "Caine, why are there so many?"

"I mahay have been a bit overzehehealous-"

"A bit?" Pomni walked over to where Caine was floating, surrounded by wiggling golden tendrils. His face was already turning pink. His bow tie was starting to slip. "How many did you program?"

Caine's answer was swallowed by another burst of giggles as a tendril found the spot under his chin.

"TWENTY-"

Silence.

Pomni blinked.

"…Twenty?"

"Ihi wanted to be thohohorough-"

"…Why?"

Ragatha walked up beside Pomni, her arms crossed but her eye sparkling. "So let me get this straight. You, our ringmaster, who we just forgave for everything, decided to use the beach day to get revenge."

"It was a johohoke-"

"And you built twenty tickle tendrils."

"THAT SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT NUMBER AT THE TIHIHIME-"

"And you lost control of them."

"I'M AWARE OF THE SITUATION, RAGATHA-"

A tendril brushed against Caine's lower back and he screamed. His whole body arched, his jaw opening in a silent laugh, and for a moment he just hung there, suspended by the tendrils while his voice caught up to the sensation.

"GAHAHA-NOT THEHEHERE-NOT THERE-"

"His worst spot," Pomni said, and she couldn't keep the grin off her face. "He gave the tendrils access to his worst spot."

"I DIDN'T MEAN TO-"

Kinger had recovered from his own tickle attack and was watching with academic delight. "Fascinating. The programming appears to have completely inverted its targeting parameters. Instead of the crew, it's now solely focused on its creator."

"THANK YOU FOR THE ANALYSIS, KINGER-"

"You're welcome."

Pomni stepped closer to the floating, giggling ringmaster. The tendrils were still busy, but their movements had become gentler, almost playful. One was tracing circles on his tummy. Another was wiggling against the arch of his foot. A third had found the spot behind his knee and was doing something that made Caine's voice go all squeaky.

"Want us to help?" Pomni asked.

"YEHEHES PLEHEHEASE-"

"Because we could just stand here and watch."

"NOHOHO-"

"I mean, you did try to trap us."

"Ihi know- I know, I'm sohohorry-"

"I'm SOHOHORRY-"

Ragatha tilted her head. "Are you really sorry, or are you just saying that because you're being tickled by your own trap?"

"BOTH-HOHOHOW DO I TURN IT OHOHOFF-"

Pomni frowned.

"You said you programmed a shutdown phrase."

"IHI KNOHOHOW-"

"So think!"

"I'M TRYIHIHING-"

A tendril scribbled across his tummy.

"NOHOHOHOHO-NOHOHOT WHEN THEY'RE DOHOHOING THAHAT-"

Pomni crossed her arms. "Come on, Caine! What was it?"

Caine squeezed his eyes shut, trying to think through the laughter.

Another tendril fluttered across his ribs.

His eyes suddenly flew open.

"WAHAHAAIT-"

Everyone looked at him.

"I REMEHEHEMBER-"

He took one desperate, giggly breath.

"BOHOHOOMBAH!"

The tendrils stopped. For a long moment, they hovered perfectly still, their sandy fingers frozen mid-wiggle. Then, with a soft shushing sound, they collapsed back into the beach, leaving behind nothing but disturbed sand and a very rumpled ringmaster.

Caine slumped in the air, chest heaving. His bow tie was dangling by a thread. His top hat had fallen somewhere in the sand. His face was bright red, and little aftershock giggles kept bubbling up no matter how hard he tried to press his jaw shut.

"Wohohow," he managed. "That was…"

"Hilarious," Zooble supplied.

"Embarrassing."

"Also hilarious."

Caine groaned and buried his face in his hands. "I can't believe that happened."

Pomni walked over and picked up his hat from the sand. She dusted it off and held it out to him. "You know what's really funny?"

"What."

"You didn't need to do this."

Caine peeked through his fingers. "What?"

"The trap. The revenge thing. You could have just asked."

"Asked for what?"

"For us to tickle you again."

Caine's face, which had been starting to return to its normal color, went crimson all over again. "I- that's not- I wasn't-"

"You literally built an entire tickle trap."

"That was for YOU-"

"And it ended up on YOU."

"That was an ACCIDENT-"

Ragatha had picked up Caine's bow tie from the sand and was smoothing it out. "You know, if you wanted us to do it again, you could have just said so."

"I DIDN'T WANT-"

"Caine." Pomni stepped in front of him, still holding his hat. "It's okay. We had fun last time. You had fun last time. You literally asked if we could do it again."

"That was a hypothetical question!"

"It wasn't."

"It was!"

"Your face is so red right now."

"I DON'T HAVE A FACE-"

"Your everything is red," Gangle said, and her comedy mask was a wide, delighted grin. "Just like last time."

Caine looked around at all of them. Pomni was trying very hard not to smile. Ragatha was still fixing his crooked bow tie. Gangle's ribbon swayed happily behind her. Kinger had somehow already started scribbling notes in the sand. Even Zooble looked like they were enjoying themselves. Somehow, nobody looked upset.

"I hate all of you," he said.

"No you don't," Pomni said.

"I don't," he admitted. "But I'm very frustrated right now."

"You tried to trap us and it backfired."

"I know."

"You coded twenty tickle tendrils and they all turned on you."

"I KNOW."

"And then you forgot the safeword."

"I remembered it eventually!"

Zooble stood up from their chair, stretching. "Alright. Enough gloating. He's already embarrassed."

"Thank you, Zooble."

"Don't thank me yet." Zooble walked over and gave Caine a light poke in the side.

Caine flinched with a tiny yelp.

"Zohooble…"

"That's for trying to trap us."

"…Fair."

"Now we're even."

Caine rubbed his side, but he was smiling. A small, real smile, not the big theatrical one. "Even."

Ragatha finished fixing his bow tie and stepped back. "There. Now you look like a ringmaster again."

"I feel like a dishrag who got attacked by his own creation."

"That's very specific."

"It's been a specific day."

Gangle's ribbon curled around Caine's arm. "For what it's worth, the beach really is pretty."

Caine looked around. The water was still warm and blue. The sand was still soft. The lounge chairs were still perfectly arranged, and the cooler was still full of drinks. The only evidence of the chaos was some disturbed sand and a slightly bent volleyball net pole.

"I did get that part right," he said quietly.

"You got most of it right," Pomni said. She placed his hat back on his head, adjusting it until it sat straight. "The trap was just… extra."

"Unnecessary."

"Very unnecessary."

"I get it."

"But the thought was kind of sweet? In a weird, Caine way?"

Caine blinked at her. "Sweet?"

"You wanted to play with us. You just don't know how to ask for things without turning them into a production."

"I… I suppose that's accurate."

Pomni looped her arm through his. "So next time, just ask."

Caine was quiet for a moment. Then, very softly, he said, "Would you… would you want to do the tickle thing again? Properly? Without the traps?"

Pomni looked at Ragatha. Ragatha looked at Gangle. Gangle looked at Zooble. Zooble shrugged.

"We've got all day," Zooble said.

"The beach isn't going anywhere," Ragatha added.

"And the sand is really soft," Gangle said. "For, you know. Falling over."

Caine's face went pink again. "You're all going to gang up on me, aren't you."

"Oh, absolutely," Kinger said, looking up from his sand notes. "I've developed several new hypotheses since last time."

"New spots?"

"Just theories. Hypotheses, really."

"There are MORE spots?"

"I intend to find out."

Caine looked at Pomni, his eyes wide with something between terror and anticipation. "This is my punishment, isn't it. For the trap."

"Yep," Pomni said.

"Even though the trap already backfired."

"Double punishment."

"That seems excessive."

Pomni grinned. "You literally asked for it this time."

Caine opened his mouth to argue, then closed it. His eyes crinkled at the corners. "I did, didn't I."

"You did."

"Then I suppose… I suppose I should accept my fate with dignity."

"Dignity," Zooble repeated. "You. With dignity. After what we just watched."

"I can be dignified!"

Pomni snorted.

"Your dignity fell off."

Caine frowned.

"…I don't think that's how dignity works."

Zooble nodded toward his head.

"The hat went with it."

Caine instinctively reached up to adjust his top hat, remembered it was already back on, and sighed.

"…That was one time."

"About five minutes ago," Ragatha reminded him.

Pomni tugged on his arm, pulling him toward the lounge chairs where the others were already gathering. "Come on, ringmaster. Let's see how dignified you are after Kinger finds those new spots."

Caine let himself be pulled, his floating form bobbing gently in the beach air. "I'm going to regret this, aren't I."

"Probably."

"And you're all going to coo at me."

"So much cooing."

"And someone is going to mention my blush."

"Your what?" Gangle asked sweetly. "Your bluuuush?"

Caine groaned. "It's already started."

The crew settled onto the sand near the lounge chairs. Kinger had somehow found a small notebook and was already sketching what looked suspiciously like Caine's torso. Several tiny notes were scribbled around it.

'Possible weak point?'

'Requires further testing.'

Ragatha was already cracking her knuckles. Gangle's ribbon was hovering with barely contained excitement. Zooble had claimed the best viewing spot on their chair.

Pomni sat down beside Caine, her shoulder pressing against his. "Hey."

He looked at her.

"Thanks for the beach day."

Caine's smile was tired and real and a little bit scared. "You're welcome."

"And thanks for the trap. Even though it was stupid."

"It wasn't stupid. It was poorly executed."

"Same thing."

"It is NOT the same-"

Pomni poked his side.

Caine squeaked involuntarily.

"Hehey- Pomni…"

"And so it begins," Zooble said from their chair.

Kinger cleared his throat and opened his notebook. "Now then. If I could direct everyone's attention to figure three-A, the spot directly below the left shoulder blade…"

"That's a new spot?!" Caine's voice was already climbing.

"I said I had hypotheses."

"Kinger, no-"

"Kinger, yes," Ragatha said, and her hands were already settling on Caine's shoulders.

The beach echoed with the sound of Caine's indignant, giggly protests. The water sparkled. The sand stayed soft. And somewhere in the cooler, the drinks stayed perfectly cold.

It was, despite everything, a very good beach day.

A TADC tickle fic

In this fic, you'll see:

Everyone being a Ler.

Everyone being a Lee.

This is gonna be a long fic!

Jax Never Abstracted AU.

No Angst! Just pure Fluff!

Enjoy!

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No more trauma.

No more drama.

Just people having a good time.

They made a tent for everyone to have a sleepover whenever they wanted to.

Adventures are still available, but Caine isn't making everyone go on one specific journey anymore.

Everything is open now. Whatever they want, whenever they want... it's almost perfect... almost.

But what was missing...?

They didn't know.

Everyone was smiling, sure, but it still felt like there was ONE thing that needed to be done that they haven't even thought about yet...

And Kinger might have figured it out.

. . .

-Kinger pov-

I overheard everyone talking outside the tent, so I decided to join them. "Hello, everyone... How's your day today?"

"Oh, it's greeeaaaat... if we weren't so bored." Jax was using sarcasm again. "We've pretty much done EVERYTHING there is to do in the circus... hell, even Caine ran out of ideas."

He made a valid point... even I was getting bored. "Well, if there's not much to do then maybe we can all be bugs for a da-"

"No!" Everyone, especially Ragatha, didn't seem to like that idea... except Caine... he probably wanted to be a bee for a day.

"Hm... then this is a real pickle we've found ourselves in... isn't it?" Caine spoke up.

All of a sudden, an idea came to mind... I hope they agree. "Hey, um... I think I MIGHT have an idea... It's something I haven't done since before entering the circus."

"It's not weird, is it?" Zooble looked at me funny.

"That... Depends on you and your... Comfort level on the topic..."

". . . Go on." They all looked at me and listened.

"Well... what if we had a tickle fight?"

Yep, those are the faces I expected... Jax. "Why that?"

"I thought it would be fun... and it's a great way to bond with each other if we ever felt down."

Pomni, Gangle, and Ragatha were blushing really hard... They must be really ticklish.

Zooble seemed to be blush a little too... I didn't think they'd be ticklish.

Jax was yelling a lot while blushing... it has to be really bad ticklishness for him, then.

Caine tilted his head in confusion. "Huh... what is... ticklish...?"

Did I not program that knowledge into him...? Must've slipped my mind... though considering previous events... I'm actually glad I forgot.

I decided to explain to him what tickling was and even asked if I could add a tickling function into his code, and he accepted.

Jax stared at me, dumbfounded. "You did not just do that."

"Welp, guess you all know what today's adventure is!"

A lot of people started panicking.

"But get this...! There's a twist...! You have two chances not to get tickled...! Each of you will draw straws from a hat...! Whoever gets the longest straw is the tickler! Or how you humans say it, THE TICKLE MONSTER!" He smirked. "That's your first chance... your second chance is... you have to stay hidden from the tickle monster... for an hour... when time is up... the adventure is over... so, humans... are you ready?"

Now, for some strange reason, a chill went down my non-existent spine... tickling is normal for me, so why am I scared!?

Caine snapped a hat full of straws in existence. "Close your eyes... no peaking."

Was this a mistake?

. . .

-Jax pov-

I KNEW IT!!! I FUCKING KNEW THAT CAINE WAS GONNA RIG THE STRAWS...! THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN HIDE FROM HIM...!

Okay Jax, just calm down... he's not a cheater, he'll follow his rules and play as if he's a human... maybe he'll walk instead of flying...! Probably not.

Where the hell am I supposed to hide!? I had to bolt after hearing Caine say, 'Sorry, humans, but I really wanna try this new coding out on you,' like, WHO SAYS THAT!?

I've grown more comfortable around people now, that's true, but just warn us next time Caine!

Hey, that... actually doesn't look like a bad spot to hide... hope I don't get found too fast. . . Almost. . . C'mon you stupid- Aha! I'm in...! I honestly forgot we even had these hidden rooms in the walls!

Take that, Caine!

. . .

-Pomni pov-

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO!!!!

I can't find a spot to hide!

Where am I supposed to-

... The tunnels! That's it!

I'm gonna hide in the tunnels me, Jax, Gangle, and Zooble were in once!

This is perfect...!

Now I just have to make sure there aren't any blind spots... oh, there's a little room up here? How come I haven't found it yet...?

Doesn't matter... just have to hide.

. . .

-Gangle pov-

CAINE, WHYYYYYYYYYY!?!?!?!?

At least he kept his eyes closed and isn't cheating.

I knew exactly where to hide since it was the only place that Jax never found me when he used to be a big meanie.

The stage curtains!

I hid backstage, too, but as long as I keep Caine from seeing my face mask, my ribbons will blend right in.

I hope he doesn't have super hearing, otherwise he'll hear my, uh... Non-existent heart beating.

I just hope everyone else gets found first.

Sorry Zooble.

. . .

-Ragatha pov-

AAAAHHHHHHH!!!

OF COURSE!!!!

I SHOULD'VE SEEN THAT COMING!!!!

Where do I hide!?

I know where Pomni and Jax are... Maybe I should hide with one of them...?

No, that'll make it easier for Caine to find us...

Maybe there's a cupboard somewhere that'll work...?

Or maybe-

Wait... I think I know just the thing!

The area me and Jax were in during the Guns Adventure! That'll work since it was a maze!

I just hope Caine doesn't find out that I'm hiding in there... And I don't get lost.

. . .

-Zooble pov-

GOD FUCKING DAMNIT, CAINE!!!

Ok, calm down... it's not a big deal... he's just curious... besides, it's just tickles... so what's the issue...

...

... Oh, who am I kidding, I DON'T WANT TICKLES...!

... Unless it's Gangle-

Whoa!

Ouch!

... The hell did I just trip over...?

... Huh... a basement door...?

That's pretty convenient...

It's the same design as the floor.

Is it a trap...?

No, Caine wouldn't do that...

It's like that Abel NPC said... Caine will commit to a bit no matter what... And that means he doesn't know where any of us are... Hopefully...

I'm just gonna hide in here... I've been wasting too much time not to.

. . .

-Kinger pov-

... Well shit...

In hindsight, this outcome should've been obvious... but I don't mind... Yes, I screamed while flailing around frantically as I ran, but I'm fine...

It's just tickles... I've been tickled by my wife countless times... so why am I acting so nervous...?

Is it because I know how unpredictable Caine is...? Or how curious he is when he learns something new...? Or because he probably might end up going overboard with the tickling...?

All of the above, huh...?

"*Sigh, oh dear... he's gonna knock the wind out of us, isn't he...? Heheheh... *groan*... Where should I hide this time?"

I think I'm gonna hide in my room... I'm usually always in my pillow fort and the giant tent we made... so he'll probably think twice before checking... wait... wouldn't the rooms be the first place he checks...?

Okay, then... maybe not my room...

What about the kitchen...?

Nope... too clumsy... I'll end up knocking something over...

Backstage...?

No, I saw Gangle go over there-

Crap, he's almost done counting!

Um... uh...

I got it...!

There a small room completely filled with random objects down in the abstraction aquarium...!

...

... It's a little uncomfortable, and extremely hot, but it's ok... it being cramped is what makes it a good hiding spot!

. . .

"98... 99... 100! READY OR NOT, HERE I COME!!!"

Caine searched quickly.

He had a general direction on where everyone ran.

So he decided to check the stage first!

And, within a couple minutes, found Gangle... she forgot he could teleport and he ended up teleporting right in front of her mask... Face to face.

"Ah! There you are Gangle! "

"Wait, Caine-!"

"Ah, ah, ah, my dear. You know the rules... Now hold still!"

"EEK!" Caine poked her belly ribbons. "Caaaiiiiiiheheheeeeennneee!!!"

"My, my, you humans are quite interesting...! Just one poke here and you're in hysterics...! Is it the same for everyone...?"

"I dohohohohon't knohohohohohow! Prohohobahahablyyyhehehehehehheeee!?"

"Hm... I see... I'm going to tickle the ends of your ribbons now."

He did so, and got a crying, wailing Gangle in response?

"Um... is the crying normal...?"

"YEEHEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAAAAASSS!! IHEHEHEHMMM JUHUHUST CLOHOHOSE TO MYHHYHIIIIIEEEE LIIIMIIIHIHIHIHIIIITTSSS!"

"Oh, okay... I'll just finish it off with your neck ribbon!"

Gangle continued to cry with laughter until he finally decided to stop.

"Did you have fun, Gangle?"

She was out of breath, but she nodded. She likes being tickled but is too shy to ask.

"Wonderful, I'm so glad...! Welp, time to go and find the others!"

. . .

He had a sneaking suspicion that someone might have hid inside the tunnels hovering above the main lobby.

And, unfortunately for Pomni, because he could fly (and teleport), Caine snuck up on her.

"HELLO, POMNI!"

"AHHHH!" Poor Pomni.

"It's tickle time!" He wasted no time grabbing her and holding her down. He had to make himself a little bigger in order to properly to do it, though... Cuz she's already flailing.

"AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! CAINE, STOHOHOHOHOHOHOP!"

"But Pomni, I'm barely even touching you! Goodness, you're more sensitive than Gangle!"

"AHAHAHAHHAMM NOHOHOHOHOHOT!"

"Whatever you say, Pomni..." All he was doing was poking was here sides... Literally, he's just poking them.

Once he actually grabbed her waist and gave it a big squeeze, following a squeal as if she were a rubber chicken, she lasted about two seconds until she stopped laughing.

Caine looked at her confused until her face began to change color... that's when he realized she couldn't breathe.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry Pomni, I've gone too far!"

After she caught her breath, she reassured him. "No, no, you're fine... I just... need a breather."

"Thank goodness...! Welp, I might as well find the next circus member...! I should go fast, time's almost up!"

. . .

... He knows... He knows...

Caine is slowly floating towards my spot... is he waiting for me to run...?

I already know I can't outrun him... I don't feel like being in the open when tickled- wait... I'm in the lobby now...?

Oh... oh no.

Next thing he knew, he was turning into a giggling mess and at Caine's mercy.

"You should smile like this more often, Jax! It suits you!"

"SHHHHUHUHUHUHUHUT UHUHUHUP! AHAHAHAHA! CAHAHAHAHAHIHIHINE! PLEHEHEHASE! STHOHOP! AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Then, as if he were an actual rabbit, he stamped his feet in frustration after a few snorts, squeals, and squeaks escaped from his mouth.

"Such cute little noises! I think you have the most tickle spots out of everyone here! I found one here..." His belly. "These areas..." His entire torso. "And especially here!" His feet. "What about behind your ears?"

Jax was going nuts everytime Caine touched each of those spots, but he fell limp once his ears received attention.

After a few more seconds, Caine has to stop himself from getting too carried away before time is up. "Ba-bye, Jax!"

Jax fell asleep.

. . .

Caine was looking around in the main lobby for a while... but there wasn't a whole lot of places left to hide... actually, there were more places to hide besides the main lobby, but they may have panicked because he rigged the game in his favor.

Luckily, there was one more place he hasn't checked... The Fun House.

And sure enough, Ragatha was hiding in here... and as soon as she heard mischievous giggles behind her, she knew it was over.

Well, she didn't really have time to react at all cuz he charged right at her as he giggled.

Now she was flailing around like a ragdoll (literally) while Caine tickled her armpits.

"I'm so glad you all are enjoying this as much as I am!"

"BuhuHUHUhuhut IhEEEEEM NOHOHOHOT!"

"Don't lie, Ragatha, please...? You're not very good at it."

She tried to keep talking, but it cracked and turned into a breathless wheeze with every attempt.

After tickling her lower back, neck, and feet, he pulled away and let her breathe.

"Sorry if I'm rather ruthless at the moment, but I have two more people to find!"

Ragatha still couldn't speak.

"Speechless, I know!" He chuckled before taking off.

. . .

After finding no one else in the main lobby, he looked for the next best place to find somebody... More like some... ONE.

He knew Kinger would either hide in his pillow fort, the giant pillow fort, his room, or the newly added abstraction aquarium... And Kinger's been visiting the aquarium really often.

So when he saw Caine appear in the aquarium through a peep hole, he held in a startled yelp and slowed his breathing down.

Calm down, Kinger... Just calm down... Even if he finds you, it's just a few harmless tick-

An abstraction swam around aggressively for a few seconds before calming down again... but the rumbling it made caused the loose door to slowly creak open... and Caine was looking right at him.

Queenie, if that was you that swam around, I swear!

"Oh, why hello there, Kinger... I just want to thank you for the new code... everyone enjoyed themselves quite a lot."

He gulped. Somehow, he doubts this will feel the same as his wife doing the tickling.

"Alright, time to get you out of there!" Caine snapped as Kinger teleported out of the room then appeared right in front of him.

"C-Caine, remember what I said about b-being gentle!"

"Why Kinger, are you nervous? What for? Remember that it's just tickles...~"

Caine inched closer while wiggling his fingers.

Kinger braced himself before feeling the fingers scribbling all over him. He didn't last long.

"Hehehehehe! Caihine, waihihihit!"

"Hm, for some reason, I feel as if you're holding back... why is that...?"

Kinger didn't say anything. Instead he shrugged, not only because he didn't know why he was being so nervous, but also because Caine made his way to his neck.

"Kinger... May you kindly let me hear your true laughter?"

Kinger would have... but then he remembered that Caine was almost out of time. If there were any other members left that hadn't gotten tickled, then he should at least hold Caine off until time was up.

He shook his head.

"Hm... the youngsters are a bad influence towards you... You've become quite stubborn... But don't worry, I'll figure out how to get you to crack..."

Suddenly, Caine tickled the spot right in the middle of his back where, theoretically speaking, his lower rib bones would meet with the spine.

Kinger held his breath until he started gasping for air. His eyes were twice the size they normally were. He was shaking and squirming.

Come on Kinger...! Just a few... more... MINUTES!

But little did Kinger know, that Caine already knew where Zooble was... So at the very last minute, he could teleport right next to her in that basement.

And after he grew multiple arms, and tickled every spot in existence, Kinger couldn't take it anymore.

"CAHAHAHAHAHAHIHIHINE! STOHOHOHOP! IHIHI CAHAHAHAN'T!!!! PLEHEHEHEHAHAHASE!!! HAHAHVE MERHERHERCYHYHYYYYY!"

That laughter was all Caine needed to hear... now he can attack Zooble.

He stopped tickling Kinger then, after summoning a glass of water for him, he teleported away.

Sorry, everyone... looks like he found us all.

. . .

"Okay Zooble... breathe... there's only a minute left... I'm pretty sure he found everyone else-"

"Why are we whispering?"

Welp, Caine just won... oh well.

"Cahahahaine! Youhouhou lihihittle shihit!"

"Hey now, just because I gave you all the ability to swear and stuff doesn't mean you should be calling me bad names."

"Ohohoh fuhuhuck oh off yohouhou pri-IIIIICKKK!!!" Caine tickled their neck. "STOHOHOHOP THAT YOHOHOU AHAHAHHASSSHAHAHHAT!!!! AHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Caine kept tickling their neck while also giving their belly a few gentle squeezes.

"My, my, you only have two tickle spots...! That's interesting!"

Zooble couldn't speak anymore.

"Well, since my timer is about to go off, I will do one more thing to you that I didn't get to do with the others."

Caine teased them by taking a big deep breath before finally delivering the final blow... literally, he blew a raspberry into their stomach.

They lost it.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

. . .

After the timer went off, they all gathered around in front of the stage.

Caine was giving a speech about how much fun he had... but there was tension in the air...?

What was it even about? There's not supposed to be angst in this fic...

Oh, I see... it's comic retribution...

Careful Caine, they're gonna getcha.

As he spoke they slowly inched closer. He was closing his eyes the whole time, so that was helping too.

Once he opened his eyes, they surrounded him.

He was nervous and began to digitally sweat. "Uh, h-hey guys... what- heh... wh-whatcha doing?"

Kinger spoke. "Oh nothing, nothing... I just wanted to tell you something about your new code... while, yes, I added tickle data into your database for tickling other people... I also added something else... that way it's fair."

Caine gulped... he had an idea of what 'something else' was. "Kinger... You didn't...!"

"Mhm... I sure did, Caine."

". . . God damnit-"

"Sick 'em, kiddos!"

They all pounced and tickled every spot in existence... While Kinger doubled his sensitivity to touch every few minutes.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STHOHOHOP! POMNI! NOHOHOT THE BEHEHEHELLY! *GASP* JAHAHAAAXX!!! RAGATHAHAHAHAHAAAA! *GASP* NOHOHOT THE AHAHAHARMPIHIHITS!!!! *GASP* GAHAHAHAHAGLE!!! GEHEHEHEHT AWAHAHAHY FROHOM MYHYHY FEHEHEHEEHEEHEEEEET!!! *GASP* ZOOBLE, NOOOHOHOHOHOHOHOOO!!!! *GASP* I CAHAHAHAN'T STHAHAHAHAHAND THEHE SHOHOHOHOUHOUHOULDEHEHEHEHEHERHERHERS!!! *GASP* AHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

Kinger joined in after being satisfied with the sensitivity settings, tickling the top of his... Teeth... Head...? Whatever he calls it.

"KIHINGER! NOHOT YOUHOU TOOHOOHOOOOO!" Caine began to cry just before his laughter went silent and he started glitching.

They all laughed mischievously.

. . .

They let him go not too long after he went silent because he made noises similar to hiccups.

After he caught his breathe, he pouted. "Meanies!"

"Oh, revenge... you're so sweet." Jax grinned.

"At least you're happy!" Gangle was practically beaming.

"She's right." Zooble was glad this all worked out.

Ragatha put a hand on Caine's shoulder. "Please be more gentle with us next time, okay?"

Caine nodded.

"I'm glad we got him back... it probably would've kept me up all night." Pomni sighed, kinda embarrassed since tickling isn't always her thing.

Kinger sat down, kinda tired from the experience.

Caine saw kinger give him a look, but it wasn't mischievous... it was more... proud.

The look he gave him was like a father to a son.

And the words that Kinger must've been saying were...

You did an excellent job, Caine... Keep up the good work.

. . .

I told y'all it was gonna be long, HOO BOY!!!

I'm not bothering with any mistakes, so it's whatevz forevz.