#tiny!connor

Karl smiled at Sam as the other let him on the platform. The lava parted as the machine began to move.

He had heard that the warden had locked away the remaining fiances. Sure, Dream had been driven mad, but the other two had been helping the demigod come back to his senses.

But then when Sapnap and George went in to visit Dream, the warden had prepared a trap for the other two, leaving them inside as the hours ticked by.

Karl couldn’t handle the separation any longer.

The machine stopped as the lava parted one last time, allowing Karl a view into the depressing cell.

“Karl, baby!” Sapnap cried out, running towards the other and wrapping him in a hug. Karl smiled and returned the action. “Oh my g–, I promise we would’ve been out of here sooner, but the warden has us stuck.” The demigod of fire explained.

“I’d never hold it against you.” Karl smiled as Sam stepped into the cell next. “These three are highly dangerous. I’m doing this to protect the server.” The creepertaur informed, standing guard. Karl wanted to throw Sam right back into the lava he came from, but instead he held up his smile.

“Have you two been helping Dream?” He asked softly, cupping Sapnap’s face with his hands and pressing their foreheads together. “Of course, dearest, George and Dream are taking a slight nap. The machines triggered him.”

Karl smiled softly. “Good. I’ll get you three out as soon as I can-” “Hang on, I have a call from Ponk.” Sam interrupted. Karl shot a slight glare at him before turning to face the man with a confused look.

“Yeah?” Karl watched the man stare at the comm. “Sam, the prison is crumbling,” Ponk shouted through the speakerphone of the comm for the people nearby to hear, “You need to get out!”

“What?!” The Warden shouted in shock, looking around. “You can’t be serious, there are things I’ve done to protect this place-” Sam began before a massive boom was heard, running through the place and causing a quake to be sent throughout the place.

Karl’s mouth curled slightly into a grin.

“Oh s—.” Sam muttered before the area around them began to collapse. Karl ran to Sapnap, wrapping him up in a hug as he pushed him into George and Dream, before everything went black.

- - -

“The prison was destroyed. Somehow it crumbled to pieces.” Sam growled as he sat at the seat assigned to him. “Do you know how?” Puffy asked.

“Ponk said it started from the middle of the place. I don’t understand how, because I set up wards against demigod magic.” The creepertaur glared holes in the table. “Yes, well, it could be possible that this wasn’t the work of a demigod.” Antfrost added as he adjusted himself in his seat. The slight flick of the man’s cat ears tipped the warden off that he was uncomfortable.

“What do you mean?” “The one thing you didn’t protect the prison from was the gods. You can’t protect the prison from them. So I propose that one of them has the favor of a god.” Ant continued.

“I bet they all do. None of them can be hurt, which isn’t normal for demigods.” Puffy added. “So, if we figure out which god it was, we can convince them to not favor the three anymore.” Sam added.

“How do we do that, then? How do we even hunt down a god?” “Each god has a specific thing that forces them to reveal themselves. XD was attached to Dream, we severed the connection.” Skeppy spoke boldly.

“Yes, but there are three gods. XD who was over creation, the Goddess of Death, and the God of Time. So one of the other two needs to be stopped, so we can just sever their connection.” Ant added.

“It’s just a connection.” Puffy added, eyes wide as she probably was trying to stomach the information. “How do we find this connection?” Sam asked.

“All I’ll tell you is that if you want to go, you can find them in Kinoko.” Eret added. Oh, right, the demigod of sight would know. “Perfect. Who’s coming with me?” Sam asked the members of the table.

“I’m in.” Puffy spoke out, followed by Ant raising his hand, offering his abilities. “Perfect, all we need is a small group anyways. Connor, you’re coming with us!” Sam finished, getting up on his four paws and leading the group out. “When hunting for a god, you need someone who can sense the power.” He commented as his group followed behind.

- - -

“Karl, what are you doing?” Sapnap asked. Karl simply smiled as he sat on the couch. “Waiting for company.” The man smiled, patting the space on the couch next to him.

“You are a strange man.” The demigod chuckled softly as he took the spot and pulled the first closer. The two snuggled close. “George is upstairs helping Dream get used to this, so I was kicked out.” The other pouted as he buried his head in Karl’s shoulder.

“Aw, at least I get some cuddle time-” Karl spoke before a knock from the door interrupted him. Sapnap let Karl go with a pout. He smiled and ruffled the demigod’s hair before moving towards the door. He unlocked it and opened it slightly, to get a look at who was outside.

“Oh, hello Sam, Puffy, Ant, and Connor, how can I help you?” Karl spoke cheerfully. “Karl…? I thought-how many more canon lives do you have?” Sam asked suddenly.

“One.” The man at the door answered automatically. “We’re here to investigate something, we’re looking for someone.” Sam spoke up.

“Who?” Karl asked, raising his guard. “The god of time. We aren’t here for your boyfriends. Yet.” The creepertaur commented sternly. Karl glared at the group before nodding.

“Fine. You can stay in Kinoko as long as you promise to not hurt them. Let me show you where you can stay until you find this supposed ‘God of Time’.” Karl smiled again, waving to Sapnap before he stepped out the door and began to lead the group to an empty home.

- - -

Connor was enjoying his stay, although he had the feeling that nothing was right. He could sense the magic from everyone but Karl, which was strange to him. Even normal humans had at least a bit of magic, but not Karl.

Strange.

He laid down on one of the beds, but as he flopped down, the scene changed. Connor stood up to find himself in a bright area, standing on a massive clock. The area was flooded in bright light with a colosseum-essque look to the edges. The clock was bordered by clouds and gears that seemed absolutely massive to him.

The Time God’s realm.

As Connor turned around, looking everywhere, his gaze shifted at the sight of a massive being, probably triple his height.

The Time God himself.

S—.

The way they were standing demanded attention. The being stood, their four hands clasped together. A halo resembling a clock remained behind their head while a glowing crown of green circled their face. The mask they wore had a singular eye in the center, which stared down at Connor.

The god wore a cropped hoodie of purple-which bore the symbol of them, with the hood pulled up over the rest of their head. They wore a slitted skirt that reached down to the floor, paired with heels.

The being glared down at Connor, who stared up at him with a gaping mouth. “ፈᎧᏁᏁᎧᏒ.” The being spoke sternly. His fear kept him silent. “ፈᎧᏁᏁᎧᏒ.” The god spoke again, a tinge of anger in their tone.

“Yes-yes?” He asked quietly. “ᏝᏋᏗᏉᏋ ᏦᎥᏁᎧᏦᎧ.” They commanded, glaring harshly at him.

“W-what, why?” “Ꭵ ᏦᏁᎧᏇ ᏇᏂᏗᏖ ᎩᎧᏬ ᏗᏒᏋ ᎴᎧᎥᏁᎶ ᏖᏂᏋᏒᏋ.”

“I-please, I’m just trying to save the world-” “ᎥᎦ ᎩᎧᏬ ፈᎧᏁᏖᎥᏁᏬᏋ, ᎩᎧᏬ ᏇᎥᏝᏝ ᏂᏬᏒᏖ ᎥᏖ.”

“Please reconsider-” “ᎩᎧᏬ ᎴᏗᏒᏋ ᏕᎮᏋᏗᏦ ᏖᎧ ᎷᏋ ᏖᏂᏗᏖ ᏇᏗᎩ? ᏝᏋᏗᏉᏋ ᏁᎧᏇ ᎧᏒ Ꭵ ᏇᎥᏝᏝ ᏕᎷᎥᏖᏋ ᎩᎧᏬ ᎧᎦᎦ ᏖᏂᏋ ᎦᏗፈᏋ ᎧᎦ ᏖᏂᏋ ᎮᏝᏗᏁᏋᏖ.” The god finished with a dangerous glare.

“Y-yes, almighty one, I’ll leave immediately-” He rushed before he shot up out of the bed. He looked around in a panic before running out the front door as fast as he could.

He would not test the god’s patience today.

- - -

Sam looked around. “Where’s Connor?” He asked the group as they recuperated in the town center. “I don’t know.” Puffy commented.

“I heard him running off.” Ant spoke as he returned to the group, shifting from a cat back into his human form. “Great. There goes our only way to test power levels.” Sam muttered.

“Something’s not right, can’t you guys feel it?” Puffy muttered. “It’s almost like this place is frozen in time. Even if you step on a flower it pops right back up. Nothing here is dying.” She finished, staring quizzically at one of the flowers nearby.

“Could this place be blessed by the god as well?” Sam asked. “But which one?” Puffy asked. “It could be either.” She continued, looking around. Antfrost’s gaze moved towards a mushroom.

“There’s something there.” He spoke, pointing towards the trapdoor. Sam stepped forward, opening the door to reveal a ladder leading down into the darkness below.

“I can’t fit in there, you two go, I’ll stand watch.” Sam commanded, pulling out his trident. Ant nodded, and let Puffy go down first.

Once the ram hybrid touched the ground, she pulled out a torch, holding it up as the cat hybrid joined her in the darkness. Ant pulled out another torch, and the two split up, looking around the room to find anything.

Puffy wasn’t finding anything, Ant could only assume. Meanwhile he had stumbled upon multiple books. Each one bore a symbol that looked too familiar to him. He flipped through the pages, using the light of the torch to look through it.

As he skimmed through the final book, it finally clicked. He dropped the book as his eyes widened, backing away from the desk he had been searching.

“Karl’s symbol.” He muttered. “What?” Puffy asked, approaching him.

“Karl’s symbol, it’s a swirl, isn’t it?” The cat hybrid asked. “Yeah?” The ram answered. “Why?”

“It looked so familiar, and I figured out why. The spiral is a symbol of the God of Time. He must be the connection. We need to get out of here.” Ant hurried, shoving Puffy towards the ladder. “So, wait, Karl’s the connection? What does it have to do with this place?” She asked.

“I’m assuming this is the place where Karl struck the deal, that means that he has more power here.” Ant spoke. “Come on, we need to tell Sam.” Puffy nodded and began to climb up quickly.

“Sam! Sam, we figured it out!” Puffy shouted as she climbed out of the hole. “Perfect. What do we need to do?” Sam responded.

“Karl’s the connection. Which isn’t good, because then the other three will want to get involved.” Ant spoke.

“We should just go for it.” The creepertaur glared at the main building. “Once the connection is dead we can put them in the prison.” “No, Sam, think about this-” Puffy tried to reason before Sam ignored them and began running towards the building.

The creepertaur didn’t even knock as he reached the door, he simply broke through it and sped towards Karl, who had been peacefully walking through the room moments earlier. Sam threw his trident, which caught on Karl’s arm and threw the man into the wall.

The creepertaur held out his sword as he approached.

“Karl!” He heard George shout. Karl glared at Sam as the other approached. “Release your connection, or I will force you to myself.” The creeper growled, smoke escaping his nose.

“What connection?” Karl spat with a slight smile. “You know what connection. The one you made with the Time God.” The warden spat back.

Sam could feel eyes watching him from behind as he assumed the other three had joined in.

“I’ll say it again, what deal? I don’t make deals.” Karl returned with a glare. “Don’t make me do this the hard way. Release the deal and stay away from these monsters, or I kill you myself. Your choice.” Sam returned.

“The only deal I made is the marriage vows with my husbands. I don’t make deals.” Karl smirked. Sam glared before his eyes caught something. He quickly pulled his hand off of his trident as the gold disintegrated, starting at the point of contact with the trapped man.

“I don’t make deals, because I don’t need them.” Karl spoke again as he found his footing on the ground, facing his attacker. Sam began to back off as a glowing crown began to form around Karl’s head.

Karl began to step forward, mirroring Sam’s attempt to leave. “So let me offer you a chance. Leave, or I will make sure no one even knew you existed.” The man-no, the God-threatened, a cruel smile covering his face.

Sam backed away, only to be stopped. He had run into a wall. “Oh well, I guess you won’t be leaving.” Karl smiled cruelly as the two stood inches apart.

- - -

Karl smiled happily as he waved to Ponk. “Hey! How are you doing?” Karl asked as he approached the other. “I’m doing great, Karl, thank you for letting me stay here.” They spoke with a smile. “It’s awesome to be able to practice my medicine in peace.” Karl smiled happily.

“I’m glad-” “Karl!” He turned around at the mention of his name only to be met with an all-encompassing hug from Dream. “I love you so much.” The other smiled.

“I love you too, Dreamie. Glad you’re enjoying your stay, Ponk!” Karl finished with a wave. “I’m glad you’re in a good mood, dear, come on, let’s go have lunch.” He smiled softly.

Karl would never tell anyone what he had done, since they wouldn’t even remember.

He could live in peace, with his three husbands.

Perfect harmony, he smiled to himself as he promised to Dream that he’d be back down. He traveled up the stairs, pulling out Sam’s trident. Approaching his room, he opened the door and stepped into the dark room, only to immediately shut the door.

He turned on the lights, illuminating the area. On his wall were a few trophies he had gained. He rested Sam’s trident on three hooks, next to Wilbur’s guitar, before stepping back to view the wall. Wilbur’s guitar, Sam’s trident, Aimsey’s hat, Alyssa’s mask, Lazar’s sword, Vikk’s wither star, HBomb’s axe and Quackity’s poker chip.

He’d do anything to keep his dearests safe.

Anything.

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