#split timelines

"EVERYONE SHUT UP."

Marinette shook her head, smacking it with her hand lightly to make sure that she wasn't somehow deep within a dream.

"It is three... THREE? in the morning," she frowned. "I am not used to my bedroom being this crowded."

Before her stood over a dozen costumed figures. Some paused their arguments at her words, while some remained pointing weapons at each other, but all of them were looking her way. There were... five Bunnyxes?

At least three of them look like Alix, she thought. Two of them don't. I see two more Ladybugs, or whatever they call themselves, a bee version of myself, a couple who look like they have some Miraculous that I don't recognize... and an android Ladybug and Chat Noir who keep calling me Marinette Prime.

"You're coming with me, now," one of the Bunnyxes declared. "This time war can't be won without you."

"Which is why we need her," the Ladybee frowned, with the Bunnyx closest to her backing her up. "Our timeline is the mainstream one."

"The hell it is!"

"She's OURS! We got here first!"

Marinette waved her arms, frantically. "I said, shut up, all of you. I do not need my parents coming up here and seeing this," she grumped.

"BLOOP! Most logical, Marinette Prime," the Ladybot agreed, drawing a sigh from Marinette.

"I'm not going anywhere with any of you until I understand what's going on," she replied. "A time war? What's this all about? Who started it?"

Suddenly... no one was looking her in the eye. "...You do," one of them muttered.

Def!Asher: Ooo... This’ll be interesting...

H!E!A!Asher: I love this song and feel like it resonates with who I am!

C!Asher: T-this is the only song that C-c-came to mind...

Ghost!Asher: I started thinking of this song soon after I fell from “The Place” and started to look for Sparkie...

Exe!W!Asher: ... I didn’t hear this during my timeline, but I was reminded of it after-...

Asher.exe: ...

Def!Asher: ... Ummm... Asher.exe? Are you... okay?...

Asher.exe: ... I want to share my timeline before I answer this question.~

*Everyone trembles at Asher.exe’s sudden calmness in the tone of his voice... Def!Asher looks at everyone nervously before hesitantly nodding without saying anything... The room becomes darker still and a low growl comes out from Exe!W!Asher...*

Asher.exe: My timeline also branched out from Default’s... But instead of just White being taken and turned into an exe...

*Asher.exe’s eyes glow red as they let out a growl of their own...*

Asher.exe: Sparkie left me behind...! Ran off with his sister to take care of her... Left me behind to die!...

*Asher.exe looks to Ghost!Asher and grosls at them, flames flaring up on them slightly... Def!Asher stands up startled, and looks wearily at Exe!W!Asher who looked ready to stop Asher.Exe...*

Asher.exe: all that talk about how Sparkie would come look for you.~ You should just give up now!~

Ghost!Asher: T-that’s your timeline! The Sparkie in mine would never-

H!E!A!Asher: That can’t be true! You’re probably twisting the truth! Right?...

*everyone looks at Def!Asher... They frown and look away...*

Def!Asher: There... There’s another Asher from my branched out timeline, similar to Asher.exe... Sparkie... He didn’t leave that one... But...

*Def!Asher bites their lower lip and sighs...*

Def!Asher: This Asher... They did get left behind by Sparkie to the demon’s and White.exe’s bidding... It’s a timeline that shouldn’t happen...

*Asher.exe chuckles and then let’s out an insane cackle making everyone look horrified, even Exe!W!Asher who slowly backpeddles to Ghost!Asher’s side...*

Asher.exe: I’m completely fine though!~ Much better off then Ghosty!~ oh, and don’t worry... It wasn’t all of Sparkie’s fault.~ White just didn’t add in a small detail to the deal before she lost.~ But. I managed to make it aaalll even.~

*Exe!W!Asher growls and stands looking ready to fight Asher.exe! Before Def!Asher can intervene, Mod! pops into existence and snaps thier fingers! All the Asher’s, except Def!Asher, instantly disappear... Mod! sighs and mumbles something under her breath before looking at Def!Asher concerned...*

Mod!: You okay?...

*Def!Asher looked about ready to have a mental breakdown... They take a deep breath after a moment...*

Def!Asher: ... Damned if I am and damned if I’m not... Please tell me there’s not going to be anything else crazy for the rest of today...

Mod!: Well... If there is it won’t be for you... So, what did you think?

Def!Asher: That I’m going to get horrible anxiety and think about all these timelines and not be able to sleep for at least half a month?

Mod!: They’ll be fine... I kept my word and erased their memories and returned them to their timelines.

Def!Asher: ... Great... I’m gonna go burry my head into a bag of crisps or something...

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