#nihkee moolah

*Alternia, 6 sweeps/13 years ago*

*Dim lights, the din of a roaring crowd, and the smell of horribly overpriced and nauseating concessions...... Just a few of the many things that make up the very sporting arena we are taken to for this very moment, as somewhere amongst the crowd, a group of Trolls are watching the Alternian spectacle known as "Muscular Theater"..... Or, as it would be called on Earth, "Extreme Wrestling". This particular group of Trolls, surprisingly, consists of Livana, Barzum, Baizli, Karako, Amisia, Tirona and Wanshi, all 6 kids having somehow convinced Livana to actually bring them here so they could all watch this sporting event. The kids are all enjoying it, but Livana is already having deep regrets about her first sporting event*

Livana:............(thinks: Why the fuck did i agree to come here and bring all the kids? Oh, that's right..... Because they all immediately pulled the barkbeast eyes on me, so I couldn't say no. That's why..... Fuck. I need to ask Lynera and Bronya for lessons on how to firmly tell a child "No"....... assuming they won't be too pissed at me when they find out I brought Karako and Wanshi here. I'm still amazed they weren't mad at me about the whole Beastcon incident.....)

Random Purple blood: SMASH HER MOTHER-HONKING FACE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amisia:*winces at the loud noise in her ear* Bluh..... Why did they sit us here so close to these rowdy Purple bloods?? Chahut and Marvus wouldn't be this loud! *turns to Karako, Barzum and Baizli* You guys aren't this loud!

Wanshi;*looks around, noticing that most of the seating is arranged based on blood color* To be honest, I'm amazed we weren't all separated based off our blood colors...... You, Karako and the twins would be pretty close together, so would me and Tirona.... But Livana would be by herself all the way where the Rustbloods are.

Livana: I made it abundantly clear to the security staff that I would absolutely NOT leave any of you on your own in a place like this...... *winks* And you all know how persuasive I can be.

Tirona;*rolls her eyes* Livana, you worry too much! We're not wrigglers! We can all handle ourselves just fine he--

*Tirona's bold claim of being able to handle being unsupervised during a Muscular Theater match is interrupted by the gruesome sound of bones cracking and blood spilling, followed by more rowdy cheers from most of the audience*

Tirona:...................

Livana: You were saying, Tirona?

*Karako lets out an excited honk, while the twins both let out creepy, maniacal laughter, the trio of Purples clearly enjoying this*

Amisia: Oh gosh! That one nearly toppled over from blood loss! I must say, this match is a lot more intense than I expected! But I hope it ends soon. Nihkee Moolah is supposed to be performing next!

Tirona: !!!!!!! No way! Really????? THE Nihkee Moolah is HERE?????? I always wanted to see her up close!

Amisia: Me too! You know she's NEVER lost a fight???? I heard she even beat a Violet blood once!

Livana: Is that so? Huh.... She must the real deal, then....... (thinks; I could have taken them to the park. I could have taken them to the movie theater, or to get ice cream, or go to one of those flavor disc arcade places that younger Trolls love so much with the disturbing animatronics....... Karako and the twins would surely get a kick out of that. Instead, I brought them here........ Oh god..... Am I really going to be this weak against Rosali's pleas once she's born?? )

Amisia: !!!!!!!!!!!! Ooooooh, look, look! He got her, he got her! 8D

*The group watches the two opponents in the arena, a Purple blood and an Olive blood; the Purple blood lifts the Olive blood up by her face, digging his fingers into her skull until a sickening crunch is heard across the stadium, the Olive blood collapsing to the ground, panting*

Wanshi: !!!!!!!!!!! *covers her mouth, clearly in shock*

Barzum and Baizli;*cackle maniacally* He GoT hEr! He GoT hEr GoOd!~

*The announcer quickly ends the match there, calling for an uproarious applause from the audience. Two Trolls enter the cage and begin to drag the Olive blood out, while the Purple blood basks in glory*

Livana:........ Mother Alternia, help all these Trolls........

Amisia: I'm going to the bathroom! I'll be quick, I don't want to miss the beginning of Nihkee's match! ^v^

Livana: Wait! You're not going by yourself, someone has to go with you to make sure you make it back safe!

Wanshi: I'll go with her! ^v^ *takes Amisia by her hand* Come on, if we're quick, we'll be back in just a few minutes!

Amisis: Thank you, Wanshi. Come on, lets hurry!

Later, in the restroom

*Amisia and Wanshi are both at the sink together, washing their hands*

Wanshi:...... Hey, Amisia. Does Galekh know you're here?

Amisia:........ No. Why would he? If I told him about my intentions of coming here, you know he would immediately say no. As much as I appreciate all Galekh has done for me, he can be a real buzzkill sometimes.

Wanshi:..... Fair enough. *giggles* Even Lanque and Daraya would lose their minds if they knew I was here. But Livana can keep this all a secret between the 7 of us, right?

Amisia: Oh, I'm sure. *giggles* I mean..... We did kind of make her not say no when we all unleashed the barkbeast eyes.

Wanshi: Yeah.... we did. *giggles* We couldn't pass up a chance to see Nihkee Moolah in action, after all!

Amisia; Precisely! Oh, its going to be so GLORIOUS! Oh, they must be about to start any minute! Come on, lets go--

*Just then, Amisia's palmhusk begins to ring in her pocket*

Amisia: ?..... *pulls out her palmhusk, her eyes widening in panic when she not only sees Galekh calling..... But also that he called her 5 times since they entered this building, it being likely she didn't hear her palmhusk ring all those times because of how loud everyone was in the stadium*

Wanshi: ????? *walks closer so she's next to Amisia, looking at her screen, her eyes widening in alarm*........... Oh no.........

Amisis:..............

Wanshi:................ You should probably answer him...... Trust me, the more he calls, the worse it will be when you get back home later.......

Amisia:............*slowly exhales, pressing the answer button and holding the palmhusk to her ear*....... Hello?

Galekh; Amisis Erdehn! It's me, where have you been? Why haven't you answered before?? I've been calling you for the last hour to check on you, i was beginning to worry about you!

Amisia: Oh, sorry! Livana took us to the movies, and my ringer was off! ^v^ Thats why--

*Just before Amisia could finish her sentence, the loud sound of Trolls cheering aggressively and demanding bloodshed can be heard outside the bathroom, a clear sign that Nihkee is just seconds away from beginning her match...... but that seems to matter a lot less now than making sure she doesn't get grounded for being at a Muscular Theater tournament*

Amisia:..................

Galekh:........ Amisia? Please tell me Livana took you kids to a stickball game, and thats what that cheering is.

Amisia: Yes! Yes, that's definitely it, Galekh! 8) Most definitely!

Galekh:......... Yeah, you're lying. Tell me where you are, right now.

Amisia:.............

Galekh: Amisia!

Amisia: Okay, okay! But you're not gonna like it--

Galekh: Just tell me the truth, Amisia!

Amisia:........ The other kids and I sort of...... begged Livana to take us to a Muscular Theater tournament where Nihkee Moolah is performing....... You know how much of a big fan I am of her........ *nervous smile* I couldn't miss the chance to see her..... you know?..... Galekh?.......

*Immediately, Galekh hangs up, ending the call*

Amisia:..............*slowly puts away her palmhusk, a look of terror in her eyes*

Wanshi:......... What did he say?

Amisia:......... Nothing. But I think I'm about to be grounded until the day I get drafted into the Imperial military........

Meanwhile, somewhere else in Outglut

Galekh:*staring at the screen of his palmhusk, his eyes filled with panic and protective fury*...............

*It turns out Galekh was on a date with Tagora, the Indigo blood's car parked close to a cliff with a romantic view of the town while he and the Teal blood sit in the front seats together to enjoy the view*

Tagora;*immediately notices the look in Galekh's eyes, which fills him with concern, knowing Tirona is with Amisia and the others*...... What? What did Amisia say?

Galekh:............*slowly turns to look at Tagora, about to drop the answer on him*

*The scene cuts to outside the car, showing the view of the cliff and the town below......... and Tagora lets out a loud scream filled with panic and fury towards his own idiot daughter's recklessness, the sound immediately scaring off all the birds that were relaxing in the nearby trees*

Tagora: TIRONA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meanwhile, at a beach somewhere in town

*Having found time to sneak away from the Caverns and enjoy themselves, both Lanque and Daraya are sitting on the shore together, laughing at something as they both enjoy a bottle of Faygo and listen to loud metal music playing from their nearby radio*

Lanque: Ah...... *looks at the Faygo bottle in his hand* You know something? This stuff really doesn't taste that bad when you try it a few times......

Daraya: Yeah, I mean.... It's not good, but not comple shit.

Lanque: Right?? Heh...... I don't know, maybe being a Croakbeast for that whole week did something to my taste buds.

Daraya; Nah.... It's definitely not just you. Maybe we just have a better appreciation for things cause being a Jade sucks so fucking much. Take it all in as much as you can, because this is as good as it gets before training to be a fucking space nun begins, and the rest of your life is total shit.

Lanque: Yeah...... Exactly.

*Lanque and Daraya just burst out into another fit of laughter, right before their palmhusks both ring at once; Galekh calling Lanque and Tagora calling Daraya*

Lanque and Daraya: ?????? *pull out their palmhusks at the same time, staring at the screen in confusion*.........

Daraya:.......... I.... guess I'll take this.

Lanque: Yeah..... Me too.

*They both answer their palmhusks, getting up from their beach towel and walking away from each other to hear the other person that called them*

Daraya: Tagora?...... What's up? Couldn't reach Bronya? Well, knowing her, she's looking after the Grubs, I'm sure. Why, what did you want her for?....... Yeah, I know Wanshi and Karako went out to spend time with the others..... Whats going on? Shit..... They're not hurt, are--

Lanque;*on the palmhusk with Galekh* WHAT DO YOU MEAN WANSHI AND KARAKO ARE WATCHING A MUSCULAR THEATER MATCH????????? LIVANA TOOK THEM?! WHAT THE FUCK WAS SHE THINKING?!

Daraya:.......... Nevermind. I just got the gist. Yeah, got it. We're on the way....... *ends the call, shoving her palmhusk into her pocket*

Lanque; THOSE LITTLE-- Quick! Daraya, get on the bike! *immediately runs towards his motorcycle parked nearby*

Daraya:........ Of all the nights for Mallek to have a fucking stomach virus and insist I not be there to help him......... I HAD to end up with a matesprit who cares if I get sick.......

Meanwhile, at the recording studio where Marvus works

*Marvus is currently in a recording booth, rapping into a microphone as he's recording his latest album*

Marvus: 🎶 I'll follow you out of the dark

I tried it my way, but I keep falling apart

I'll follow you, with all of my heart

I'm tired of my ways 'cause I keep falling, I'm falling apart

I stand here again

Forsaken in a place

That feels like I can never win

I'm reaching for a saving grace

I can't even trust no one

I need to rise above

I don't think I'm good enough

To feel your perfect love 🎶

*2 Trolls standing outside the booth watch and listen to Marvus, both of them equally perplexed by the content of his music for this album, as its almost nothing like what he normally writes and performs..... All throughout the time he has worked on this album, all of the songs have shown signs of being about someone he has red feelings for, something that most clown rappers are not known for singing about*

Troll 1, a Cerulean blood:...... Remind me what exactly he's going for for this album?

*Troll 2, a Bronze blood, pulls out his tablet to examine the album cover currently saved on it; Titled simply "My Muse", the cover art depicts a silhouette of a female Troll with long hair, closed eyes and horns shaped like deer antlers, surrounding herself with tall trees and a garden full of flowers as she sniffs a rose in her hand*

Troll 2:.......... I guess its about his matesprit?

Troll 1: And who the hell is she? We sure as hell never met her, and we've worked with Marvus for how long now?

*Just then, another Troll, a female Olive blood dressed as a secretary, rushes in with a telephone in hand, hurrying to the recording booth and knocking carefully on the window*

Marvus; ? *looks up, seeing the urgency in her eyes* Hey, turn it off, turn it off!

*The Cerulean quickly turns off the music playing and pauses recording*

Marvus; What's going on?

Olive blood; Sorry, Mr. Xoloto..... A Galekh Xigisi is on the line, says its an emergency?

Marvus:........... *quickly opens the door to the recording booth and takes the telephone, closing the door and holding the device to his ear* Galekh? What's going on?........ Uh huh..... Wh--..... Hold up, Livana took the kids WHERE?????????......... Shit.... Shit, I'm on my way! *hangs up, hurrying out of the recording booth and handing the telephone to the Olive blood* Sorry, I gotta bounce..... My matesprit's looking after a bunch of little demon kids, and....... *trails off, immediately sprinting out of the room and down the hall to get to his car as quickly as possible*

Cerulean blood;*laughs a bit* Guess our big star's little lady is having trouble with a bunch of Wrigglers, huh?

Olive blood: I don't believe in talking about other Trolls' personal lives behind their back.

Cerulean blood:......... You know nobody likes you, right?

Meanwhile, back at the Muscular Theater stadium

*Amisia and Wanshi both walk back into the arena, Nihkee Moolah's match having started just a few minutes ago; Most of the crowd cheers excitedly with the hope of seeing her shed copious amounts of blood tonight, the kids also being excited by what they are witnessing, while Livana keeps her mouth covered, the seemingly endless and gruesome violence getting to her, mentally and physically, as she feels herself becoming nauseous by this showcase of Trolls getting needlessly bludgeoned. Amisia and Wanshi, as they take their seats, both just look as though they were told their execution is hours away*

Tirona;*immediately sees Amisia and Wanshi sit back down* There you are! You missed the first few minutes! *grins like a little psychopath* Nihkee is REALLY giving it to that Yellow blood down there! Look!

*Sure enough, in the cage down in the center of the arena, Nihkee is fighting a Yellow blooded opponent, but the Yellow blood seems barely able to throw a punch, as Nihkee keeps mercilessly punching them over and over, splashes of gold blood getting all over her and on the inside of the cage*

Tirona;*loving every second of this, she grins Iike a maniac at what is practically a death battle, giggling and jumping up and down like the gremlin that she is* GET HIM, NIHKEE! GET HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amisia and Wanshi:.......................

Tirona:*looks to the both of them, immediately noticing their silence* What?? Come on, why aren't you both more excited????? Amisia, you came up with this whole trip in the first place when you found out Nihkee Moolah was in town!

Amisia:............. Tirona? I am so sorry.......

Tirona:....... Sorry for what?

Wanshi:......... We're both sorry for what's coming soon......

Karako: Honk?

Barzum: What are you two......

Baizli: TALKING ABOUT?!

Amisia and Wanshi:...................

Amisia: Galekh called..... and I answered......

Tirona: 8)......................... Gorgor's on a date with Galekh, Amisia.

Amisia: Yeah......... I know.

Wanshi:...... It's safe to say he called one of my cloister mates.........

Karako:.......... Honk.

Barzum and Baizli:........*glance at each other* Uh Oh.......

Barzum; Dad's going to be.....

Baizli: REALLY MAD!

*Just then, the match between Nihkee and the Yellowblood comes to a gruesome end, as Nihkee takes her opponent by the face and slams them right into a wall of spikes nearby, the spikes impaling them in the eye and killing them instantly. This causes almost the entire stadium to roar out cheers for Nihkee and her unbeatable record*

Livana: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *eyes widen at the gruesome sight, her nausea getting worse after seeing this as she clutches her stomach*

Karako: Honk????

Barzum and Baizli: ????? MaMa?????

Tirona: ?????? Livana? You okay?

Amisia and Wanshi:..........*slowly glance at each other, biting their lips, knowing this was probably a bad idea when it occurs to them that this might be having an effect on Livana due to her pregnancy*....... Oh no..........

*The crowd continues to cheer, Nihkee raising up her arms, basking in their deers with an unhinged grin on her face; The kind of grin you would expect from someone who enjoyed what she did to that Troll just now*

Nihkee: YES! You see?? You all see, don't you sisters?! No one can even HOPE to take me down! That Yellowblood was a fool to think otherwise! Oh, but I am not done yet..... Surely one of you wishes to take your chance with me?! You all want MORE don't you?!

*The cheers from the crowd get even louder at that*

Nihkee; Well then.... WHO IS NEXT?! Who among you thinks you have it in you to beat me?! Who among you dares to voluntee--

*Unable to hold it in anymore, Livana suddenly leans over the railing in front of her and throws up excessively, much to the disgust of some of the Trolls sitting close to her..... That's not the end of it, though, as Livana ends up leaning so far over the railing that she accidentally falls over it and towards the floor of the arena*

Amisia, Wanshi and Tirona: !!!!!!!!!!!!! LIVANA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Barzum and Baizli: !!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Karako: HONK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Livana makes a hard landing on the floor, but due to her quick instincts, she manages to land on her feet like a cat. She tries to shake off the shock of that sudden fall, but the minute she realizes she fell into the stadium, Livans freezes up, terror filling her entire being........... Despite her instincts telling her not to at first, Livana can't help herself as she lifts her head up...... and accidentally makes eye contact with Nihkee in the wresting cage*

Nihkee:............*grins to herself, a look in her eyes that practically says "Fresh meat...."*

*Suddenly, 2 violet blooded referees appear by Livana's sides, grabbing her by her arms before dragging her over to the cage, it seeming as though Livana accidentally volunteered to be Nihkee's next opponent. Livana tries to escape the hold of both Seadwellers, but their grip is too strong, and soon, she's thrown right into the very cage where Nihkee Moolah awaits to ruin her like she did to the Yellowblood*

Livana;*falls to the floor as soon as she's thrown in, hearing the sound of her impending doom as the gate door closes behind her*...... *forces herself to look up into Nihkee's eyes, this being one of the few rare moments where she has felt genuine fear of another Troll in a long time; Between her 2 encounters with Ardata Carmia, and what happened when she first met Chahut? This time..... this time, Livana really feels like she might be doomed.....*

Nihkee:*still grinning down at her, reaching down and grabbing her by her arm, pulling her off the ground and examining Livana head to toe*....... A Burgundy........ You....... You look weak....... Too weak to be here.......

Livana:...........

Nihkee:....... Prove me wrong, sister...... Show me what you are really capable of....... Prove you have the STRENGTH to be worthy of facing me........

*The buzzer goes off, signaling the start of the fight; Nihkee throws a punch at Livana's face, letting go of her wrist, making Livana stumble back until her back hits the cage*

Livana:....... (thinks; I can't do this. I can't...... I shouldn't be here! If..... If this escalates, I'll lose...... ) *protectively places both hands on her stomach, her mind filled with the fear of what will surely happen if she puts her body through something like this*

*Nihkee throws another punch towards Livana, but she dodges it this time; Instead of throwing any attacks her way, Livana just spends the entire match evading Nihkee's attacks, much to the Indigo blooded fighter's annoyance, and also to the annoyance of most of the crowd, who all just keep booing her, except of course for the kids*

Wanshi: Oh no..... No, no, no, no, no, no!

Karako; Honk.....

Tirona: This is bad..... This is really, really bad!

Barzum; She's gonna hurt mama.......

Baizli; AND WHEN SHE DOES, WE'RE GONNA LOSE--

Wanshi:*covers both Barzum and Baizli's mouths* Amisia, you need to call Galekh back! Better yet, call Marvus! We have to help Livana!

Amisia:*immediately on it, she looks through her contacts to find Marvus with shaky fingers, then selects his number and holds the palmhusk to her ear* Come on, Marvus......! Come on.....!

*Livana keeps dodging and evading attacks, only throwing in an occasional kick here and there, but its not enough; All she can think about is protecting the little life growing inside of her, and she knows fighting back, using any excessive force, would put that little life at risk, so she can't bring herself to actually fight..... Even though not fighting just seems to make Nihkee more and more angry every second*

Nihkee:*throws another punch in Livana's direction, but once again, she dodges her attack, which only further angers her, making her let out a vicious growl*........... *somehow, it's at this point that she finally notices how Livana has been guarding her stomach the whole time, leaving her to raise her eyebrow, suspecting that maybe thats Livana's weak spot*.........

Livana:*panting with all her attempts to evade her attacks, but the second she sees where Nihkee's eyes have landed, her eyes immediately widen in horror, fearing the worst is to come*...........

Nihkee:.......... You disappoint me, sister....... Never give yourself away like this to your opponent.........

*Just like that, Nihkee's fist begins to fly towards Livana's stomach.......... But before anything could happen, Livana's eyes turn pitch black, and all the lights in the stadium suddenly flicker off*

Meanwhile, in the parking lot

*3 vehicles pull into the parking lot; Galekh's car with him and Tagora, Marvus' car with just him, and Lanque's motorcycle with him and Daraya. As soon as they all park, everyone exits their vehicles as they gather in the middle of the parking lot*

Daraya: You're SURE this is the place??

Tagora: Do you know any other places around here that do Muscular Theater shows?! OF COURSE THIS IS THE PLACE! Meaning our idiot kids are here! *looks to Marvus* And YOUR idiot matesprit!

Lanque: What the fuck was Livana thinking, bringing them here?!

Marvus: Look, don't give her all the shit, okay?! I'll have a talk with her and the twins when we get them out, you guys worry about your own little menaces--

*Suddenly, Marvus' palmhusk begins to ring, When he pulls it out, he sees that Amisia is the one calling*

Marvus: ???????....... Amisia's calling.....

Galekh: !!!!!!!!!!!!! *quickly reaches out and grabs the palmhusk from him, answering it and holding the device to his ear* Amisia?????

Amisia: Galekh?? Why do you have Marvus-- Nevermind! It doesn't matter! How far away are all of you?????

Galekh: We're just outside! Are you okay???? What's going on?!

Amisia: I'm fine, but.... but we need help! Is Marvus there too?? Just-- Put this on speaker!

Galekh:........*now scared to death that Amisia and the others might really be in danger, he does as Amisia asks and puts the palmhusk on speaker*

Amisia: LISTEN! Its bad! Nihkee Moolah is fighting right now! Livana got sick and fell over the railing on accident! She didn't get hurt, but.... but Nihkee had her dragged to the cage, and she's trying to make Livvy fight her!

*This immediately alarms all 5 adults in the parking lot; They know Livana can fight, but against Nihkee Moolah???? In HER condition????? They need to get her out, now*

Amisia: If it doesn't stop, we're scared Nihkee might--

*Just then, the line cuts off and the call ends, leaving Marvus, Galekh, Tagora, Daraya and Lanque to all stand around in silence, all of them equally terrified now more than ever*

Marvus:.............*immediately storms towards the building entrance, going past the ticket vendor*

Ticket vendor: !!!!!!!! What the-- Hey, wait!!

*Galekh, Tagora, Daraya and Lanque quickly follow Marvus*

Daraya: (to the ticket vendor) No time, dude, we're just here to pick up some idiot kids and a friend in peril!

*The group all burst into the building and storm down the hall in the direction of the tournament...... But they find themselves incredibly unsettled as the lights begin to flicker on and off on their path*

Lanque: ??????.... What the hell is going on??

Tagora: I don't know, maybe they didn't pay the fucking power bill! WHO CARES! Nothing else matters except--

*Tagora is cut off as they close in on the doors leading to the tournament, as the strange, high-pitched, and eerie sound of an elk's cry can be heard through the hall....... Followed by a deep, horrific growling sound coming from inside, like a Wendigo*

Tagora:................ What the fuck is that.......?

*While Galekh, Tagora, Lanque and Daraya are stunned by the eerie sounds, Marvus immediately storms in and bursts through the doors. The 2 Bluebloods and 2 Jades follow suit, none of them prepared for what they see the minute they go into the stadium*

Lanque: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......... Oh........ my....... god.........

*With the exception of Amisia, Karako, Tirona, Wanshi, Barzum and Baizli, all of whom appear to be hiding and shaking in fear in their seats, everyone in the stadium appears to be dead, about a hundred or more Trolls ranging from Burgundy to Violet all dead, slumped in their seats, a variety of deep wounds in their bodies which killed them, from disemboweled stomachs, to slit throats, to some Trolls even missing their eyes or tongues....... All the blood of these dead Trolls is just spilled everywhere........ But when Marvus, Galekh, Tagora, Lanque and Daraya all look to the center of the stadium, they find the wrestling cage destroyed, and also find Nihkee, being pinned to the ground and strangled by none other than Livana....... At least, they're fairly sure its Livana; Somehow, it seems like her antlers grew, their shape larger and more sharp. She also has a very strange mask over her face, in the form of what must be a deer skull..... on top of that, her feet have turned into hooves, and from the state of Livana's torn dress, it seems as though she got..... bigger? Taller?*

Marvus:......... Livana...... *immediately runs down the rows of seats to get to Livana*

Daraya: !!!!!!!!!!....... That...... Thats..... Livana.....?

Galekh: How--...... What happened.....?

Tirona:......... It was Nihkee......

Karako: Honk......

Wanshi: Nihkee aimed for Livana's stomach..... she almost unknowingly killed the Grub...... When Livana realized her intentions......

Barzum and Baizli: She snapped..... Completely snapped.......

Amisia:.................... Its my fault.......

Galekh: Amisia..... *hurries to Amisia to check on her, kneeling down to her side* No.....

Amisia: It is! I won those 7 tickets, I wanted to take all of us here to see it! I begged Livana to take us just because I wanted her to be included...... i...... I didn't know...... *tears fill her eyes* I didn't know........

Galekh:...... Exactly. *pulls Amisia into his arms and hugs her* You didn't know.......

*In the stadium's center, the transformed Livana growls and hisses viciously at Nihkee, her grip around her neck only tightening each second..... Nihkee, of course, is on the verge of dying from this alone, her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she tries to breathe, but her closed airways won't allow it. Marvus suddenly appears by Livana's side, placing a gentle hand on her arm*

Livana;*flinches at the sudden but gentle touch on her arm*....... *slowly looks over to Marvus. The skull over her face would normally make it hard for others to know what her expression must look like..... But even with a mask, Marvus can feel all too well just how scared Livana is. Specifically, scared for their Grub's wellbeing*

Marvus:...... Livvy. It's me..... It's okay.

Livana:................

Marvus: The kids told us what happened....... *pauses*......... *gulps, the possibility of one of the worst case scenarios threatening to break him if it ends up being true*........ Listen..... You felt her there when you first learned you were carrying her, didn't you?...... Please..... Tell me if you still feel her.......

*At Marvus' touch and his soothing voice, Livana slowly begins to calm down, letting herself come back to her senses for a moment, enough to answer Marvus' questions*

Livana:...........*nods, her way of saying yes, she still feels the Grub inside her*

Marvus:*sighs in relief*..... Good. *looks to Nihkee, still being strangled by Livana, seeing she'll die at this rate*........ Livvy. Let her go. She won't hurt you, now....... I have a feeling when she wakes up, she might not even remember this.......

Livana:..........*lets out a low, terrifying growl as she stares down at Nihkee through the holes of the skull on her face; She knows she's killing Nihkee, but....... She's one of the corrupt ones. Less than a sweep away from adulthood, and too far gone to be saved from her barbaric ways. Would it not be for the best to just...... kill her? Especially after what she and Marvus almost lost because of her?*

Marvus:......... I know what's going through your head, but........ It's not all her fault, Livvy..... She doesn't know what we're trying to protect. Besides....... *glances to Nihkee again*....... She's just like the rest of us. A mere product of Alternia's ways. The Empire's need to create monsters........ Think of all the other Trolls you gave a chance. Polypa, Konyyl, Amisia, Chahut, Tagora........ and me. You gave me AND Chahut a chance, knowing the nasty history between our caste and witches....... Don't you think maybe she deserves a chance, too?

Livana:................

*Livana still doesn't speak, doesn't make any noise in response...... Instead, she just slowly lets go of Nihkee's neck, freeing the Indigo blood from her deadly grip; Nihkee is still unconscious, but, her breathing slowly goes back to normal. As Livana lets go, she slowly turns back to her normal form; Her antlers go back to their normal shape, her hooves turn back into normal feet, and the deer skull on her face vanishes in a shadowy cloud, all while Livana shrinks back to her normal height..... Back to herself once more, Livana looks..... exhausted. Almost defeated.... ashamed, maybe?*

Marvus;*smiles gently at her, taking her by her hand and helping her up on her feet. He spots Livana's purple heels and picks them up, carrying them with one hand while using the other to help Livana walk towards the stairs and up the rows of seats, towards everyone waiting for them*

*Galekh, Tagora, Daraya, Lanque, Amisia, Karako, Tirona, Wanshi, Barzum and Baizli all watch as Marvus and Livana approach them..... The kids are just relieved that Livana is back to her normal self, while the older Trolls..... Well, they're relieved too, but..... also wary, after seeing Livana in such a form. What was that? Did Livana know she could turn into something so terrifying? Is this..... a normal thing for witches?...... Just...... what IS Livana at this point?*

Livana:.........*slowly looks up at the group as she and Marvus reach them, a tired look in her eyes as she braces herself for a hurl of insults about what a freak she is*

Lanque:......... Livana..... What the hell...... What the hell are you.......?

Livana:...............

Daraya; Lanque! *jabs him in the side with her elbow*

Lanque; OW! What???? You saw her! She...... What the fuck was that--

Tagora;*immediately rushes forward, wrapping his arms around Livana and pulling her into a careful hug*......... Livana. Are you okay?

Livana:............ I.......... *slowly and shakily reaches up to place her hands on Tagora's back*........ I don't know.........

Galekh:............ Well...... *nods* You and your child are alive...... That's what matters.

*The kids immediately come out of their hiding spots and surround Livana, all hugging her at the same time*

Amisia:....... Livvy...... I'm sorry........

Livana: ?...... Why are you sorry, Amisia?

Amisia:...... That i suggested we come here....... we all should have listened to you when you said coming here was dangerous...... But I had the tickets, it was me who had the idea to begin with...... I'm sorry.........

Livana:.......*smiles softly as she rests her hand on Amisia's head* Don't apologize..... I can't fault you or anyone for being excited to see someone you idolize so much. Besides..... I'm just glad we're all still alive.......

Daraya:........... Maybe you should come to the Caverns and have Bronya take a look at you. Make sure you and the Grub are still okay.

Livana:*nods slowly* Yes..... that might be for the best......

Lanque:..... Then.... maybe we can all just.... chill there, i guess? Maybe brainstorm on safer activities you can take the little gremlins to next time.

Livana: Agreed...... *takes Marvus' hand into hers again as they follow everyone out of the stadium*

Marvus: You know, some new flavor disc place opened in town, recently. "Fazbear"..... I don't know, just some place that seems up the kids' alley.

Wanshi: That place?? But thats for wrigglers!

Karako: Honk!!!!!!~ ^v^

Lanque;*laughs a bit* And yet here's Karako, clearly excited about it.

Daraya: His wriggling day IS coming up...... Assuming the robot performers aren't as creepy as everyone says they are, it might be a good place to go for the event.

Tirona:...... You know? Maybe something more age appropriate would actually be more enjoyable in this case. Something where no one dies, yeah?

Amisia: Agreed..... *laughs a bit* I think I'll happily take questionable flavor discs over almost seeing my friends die.

Wanshi:...... Yeah. *smiles* Amen to that.

Tagora: You kids are still grounded for coming here, by the way.

Tirona: !!!!!!!!!! But--...... *sighs* Fine......

*The group lets out a laugh to ease off the stress a they exit the stadium, Marvus placing a kiss on Livana's cheek as they go through the door. Meanwhile, Nihkee, still unconscious at first, slowly opens her eyes and wakes up, pushing herself to sit up. She rubs her head, confused by whatever had caused her to black out..... but as her vision adjusts, she's exposed to all the heavily mutilated corpses surrounding her, which immediately makes her eyes widen in confusion and horror*

Nihkee:........ Wh-....... What..... happened......?

?????? ; You fought a monster. A witch, to be more specific...... She almost killed you because you almost killed the abomination she's carrying.

Nihkee: ??????? *looks behind her in the direction of the voice she heard*..... Who's there?! Show yourself, coward!

?????? : Coward? Me? No....... Just someone who wants to help you........ in exchange for you helping me.......