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The Infection-Chpt. 3

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After doing what Karkat had told him, he looked over the other comb-hives in his district. Smoke was billowing from most, sirens could be heard, screams from directly below. Guns, bombs, any weapon that made a loud noise were heard down below. Sollux pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at his lusus, which had a single giant throwing star between and embedded in both of its heads.

It had almost gotten loose of being chained, growling and moaning in pain at him. It was grabbing and reaching for him. The colour from its usual blue and red eyes was gone, faded to white. Sollux knew it had been infected. Had he waited any longer, his lusus would’ve munched down on him like his first meal in a month.

Looking at the smoke and fire, he sat on the edge of the building. Looking straight down, he could just make out small specks of black slowly wandering aimlessly or in a group over some other troll. He vaguely heard the barricade in his flat being burst open, the creatures knocking shit over and almost screaming as they entered and searched for another meal. Sollux sighed and continued looking down, listening to everything going on below him.


Karkat had left his room and killed two more creatures, presumably the same creatures that had killed and eaten his lusus. After burning the unknown ones together and then his lusus separately in the forest, he locked and sturdily boarded up any and all entrances into his hive. He was now just sitting in front of his shitty little television and his crabtop, waiting for something-anything really-to come through on either electronic.

As his little T.V blared nothing but static, his crabtop and mobile device went off simultaneously. Karkat jumped slightly since he had been focusing on the sound of the static, an oddly calming noise in the moment. He checked his crabtop and saw that Terezi had messaged him. He sighed in relief that she was okay.

gallowsCalibrator (GC) began trolling carcinoGenisist (CG)

GC: K4RK4T!
CG: TEREZI. THANK GOD YOU’RE OKAY.
GC: 1 T4K3 1T YOUV3 S33N 4LL TH3 SH1T GO1NG ON?
GC: 1T SM3LLS PR3TTY 4WFUL
CG: PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVEN’T BEEN LICKING ANYTHING THAT SMELLS NASTY.
GC: 4ND WHY PR4Y T3LL WOULD 1 B3 STUP1D 3NOUGH TO DO JUST TH4T? >:?
GC: 1 UND3RST4ND WH4TS GO1NG ON
GC: 1M NOT GO1NG TO GO L1CK1NG TH1NGS TO S33 TH3M, 3V3N 1F 1T DO3S H3LP M3 S33 B3TT3R
CG: OKAY GOOD. HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYONE ELSE? IS ANYONE ELSE OKAY? I KNOW SOLLUX AND GAMZEE ARE INITIALLY OKAY.
CG: AT LEAST THEY WERE THE LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH THEM.
GC: K4N4Y4 AND N3P3T4 4R3 OK4Y 4S F4R 4S 1 C4N TELL
GC: N3P3T4 L1V3S 1N TH3 C4V3S, SO 1 DOUBT MUCH OF TH1S H4S 3V3N GOTT3N TO H3R
CG: NO ONE ELSE? TAVROS, FEFERI, EQUIUS, ANYONE?
GC: NO ONES SPOK3N TO M3 Y3T
CG: 1LL TRY TO G3T 4 HOLD OF TH3M THOUGH
CG: I’LL TRY TOO. YOU JUST…KEEP SURVIVING OKAY?
CG: GOOD LUCK.
GC: S4M3 TO YOU, K4RKL3S. >:]
GC: H3H3H3H3H3

gallowsCalibrator (GC) ceased trolling carcinoGenisist (CG)

Karkat sighed in relief knowing that a few others were okay. At any other time Karkat would be furiously annoyed at Terezi’s nickname for him, but this was not like any other time. If anything, he was so glad to hear that Terezi could be herself, even in these dire times. He tried to decide which troll to check on first, deciding to check on Aradia first. They didn’t know each other very well or talked much for that matter, but Karkat still hoped the poor girl was okay.

carcinoGenistst (CG) began trolling apocalypseArisen (AA)

CG: PLEASE TELL ME YOU’RE OKAY.
CG: WOW YOUR TROLLIAN HANDLE FITS SO WELL IN THESE MOMENTS.
CG: ARADIA?
CG: OH GOD PLEASE ANSWER!
AA: hell0
CG: OH THANK THE ALMIGHTY HIGHEST POWER YOU’RE OKAY.
CG: …YOU *ARE* OKAY RIGHT?
AA: in s0rts
AA: im afraid this will be that last time we get to speak
CG: WHAT THE ALMIGHTY FUCK DOES THAT MEAN?
AA: i appear t0 have been bitten by a creature while expl0ring
AA: i d0ubt i even have much l0nger t0 chitchat
CG: OH GOD. ARADIA I’M SO SORRY.
CG: YOU DON’T DESERVE THIS.
CG: I NEVER KNEW YOU THAT WELL, BUT EVEN I KNOW YOU DON’T DESERVE THIS.
CG: NO ONE DOES.
AA: thank y0u
AA: I fear my time issssssssssssssuuuuusppppsswwwwjwiff
CG: ARADIA?
CG: WHAT HAPPENED?
CG: ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?
CG: OR…ALIVE ALIVE?
CG: ARADIA??
AA: jrcergggggjkgv,  fcdxfdx mjn    wdvs zxcn  mkl,wedvs zx’bdf vx]
CG: OH GOD.
CG: I’M SO SORRY YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT ARADIA.
AA:hewfffffcccwegenvi\gawerrrrrvvvvsdn.nrgvb’c/lfsdvvzxc;;;;l.fsdvvvvvvxc klmfwsdvvvcxjvif00000bghb
CG: I’M SORRY.

carcinoGenisist (CG) ceased trolling apocalypseArisen (AA)

Karkat wiped his red-tinted tears. He had basically watched someone turn. He actually spoke to one of those things. He sniffled as he heard his computer go off again, Terezi telling him that Equius was a no show and Tavros was barely keeping his shit together. Karkat typed a response, telling her Aradia was no longer alive. Terezi half attempted to comfort him, but soon moved on. Karkat wiped his face and huffed as he got another message, this time from Feferi.

cuttlefishCuller (CC) began trolling carcinoGenisist (CG)

CC: o) ( cod. please tell me your okay karkat!
CC: i cant get a ) (old of anenomeone!
CG: YEAH I’M FINE. AND AS FAR AS I KNOW SO ARE SOLLUX, GAMZEE, TEREZI, NEPETA, KANAYA, AND TAVROS. EQUIUS IS AWAL AND ARADIA…TURNED.
CC: o) ( no! t) (ats ) (orrible!
CC: im glad to know more are okay.
CG: IS THE WATER NOT CONTAMINATED AT ALL WITH THIS STUFF? WHATEVER THE FUCK IT IS?
CC: it doesn’t seem to be. All the water life looks to be all ship shape.
CG: IS NOW REALLY THE TIME TO BE USING YOUR PUNS? I MEAN I KNOW THEY’RE KIND OF YOUR THING, BUT REALLY THEY’RE UNNESSISCARY AT THE MOMENT.
CC: sorry mudkat, its ) (ard to control them when im anxious.
CC: but ill do my best to try.
CG: IF IT STRESSES YOU OUT TO TRY TO STOP THEM, DON’T BOTHER. I WAS MORE OR LESS TRYING TO MAKE THE MOMENT MORE SERIOUS, WHICH CAN BE HARD WITH YOUR PUNS SOMETIMES.
CC: o) ( alright t) (en. it reelly does ) (elp me relax t) (oug) (. t) (anks mudkat. 38)
CG: YEAH, YEAH. WELL, YOU JUST FOCUS ON STAYING RELAXED AND TRYING TO NOT FREAK OUT. I SUGGEST NOT STAYING CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER. I ASSUME THESE THINGS CAN BREATHE UNDER WATER, SINCE THEY DON’T SEEM TO ACTUALLY BREATHE.
CC: t) (anks for the advice katfish. you stay safe as well.
CG: I’LL DO MY BEST.

carcinoGenisist (CG) ceased pestering cuttlefishCuller (CC)

Karkat scratched his head and looked around for a notepad and pen. He wrote down everyone’s name in order of blood. Next to the names, he put an ‘A’ for those he so far knew were alive, a ‘Z’ for zombie, an ‘X’ for dead, or an ‘M’ for missing. He left is blank if he wasn’t sure yet. The list went like this;

Karkat-A
Aradia-Z
Tavros-A
Sollux-A
Nepeta-A
Kanaya-A
Vriska-
Equius-M
Gamzee-A
Eridan-
Feferi-A

He hoped he never had to write another ‘Z’ again. He hoped he didn’t have to fill the blanks with an ‘X’ either. He hoped everyone else would turn out okay.
FINALLY FUCKING FINISHED IT HOLY SHIT. DKGHGBAERGOJVAERFNV. NOW I GOTTA DO THE FOURTH CHAPTER. WOO. MOTHERFUCKING ENJOY.

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NarutoLaw's avatar
OwO I love this so much! :3

Can't wait for the next >u<