#also i have some slightly crazy lore for them you guys aren’t ready for it you will want to shake them both aeound in a box

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you guys aren’t ready for part three

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Bark At The Moon Part 2

A/N: My taglist for this is open as well as my forever tags. However I warn you guys I’m no longer writing smut (it’s a personal decision) and I’m currently working on an original book so Idk how much writing I’ll get done in the future. Also my Masterlist is in my bio, but it’s only working on browser.

Pairing: Werewolf!Sam x OC

Word Count: 1614

Warnings: this is for the story over all and not any specific chapter. Language, violence, attempted rape, torture, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it) marking (not ABO even though Sam is an Alpha) but I’ll will tag the chapters appropriately.

A pounding at the front door woke Nola the next morning. She groaned and rolled over in her bed, not ready to get up. She looked at her digital alarm clock and was surprised to see it was after ten in the morning. She normally didn’t sleep that late. Not even on the weekends when she was off work. But then last night’s memories came flooding back to her.

She had gotten lost in the woods and a wolf-of all things-had led her out and followed her home. She had given him the left-over Chinese in her fridge before going to take a nice relaxing bath. When she got out she had expected the beast to be gone, but he had still been sitting on her porch, gazing up at her with those expressive hazel eyes of his. It was a little unsettling, but she figured if the wolf wanted to harm her, he would have already.

Instead of freaking out about the wolf still being there or even trying to shoo him off she had grabbed her bottle of bourbon and sunk down on the porch beside him. Her robe showed off her cleavage and lots of leg, but she didn’t care. He was just an animal. She drank more than she normally would as she talked to the creature. Many of her dreams, desires, wants, and even some complaints came tumbling out of her. It was nice to be able to talk and not have someone judge her.

Now that she remembered everything that had happened she knew that the pounding wasn’t on the door, it was in her head. There was only a light knock on her door. With another groan she climbed from the bed and went to see who was bothering her on the weekend. Nikita, her best friend was out of town with her fiance so it couldn’t be her. And her parents lived in another state. They would have called before they came for a visit. She couldn’t remember ordering anything from Amazon or Wish either. It left her feeling confused about who could be at the door.

Nola opened the door to be met with a broad chest. She wasn’t short, but she wasn’t exactly the tallest woman in the world either. Slowly her gaze traveled up to meet gorgeous hazel eyes. Something about them was familiar, but she couldn’t put a finger on it. With the way her head was throbbing it was almost impossible for her to think clearly.

She cleared her throat and pulled her robe a little tighter around her. “Can I help you?” she asked softly. It didn’t matter that this man was mouthwateringly gorgeous with stunning eyes and hair that looked softer than an angel’s wings. She didn’t know him and given that her home was slightly isolated she didn’t get unknown visitors very often, if ever. His presence made her curious. What was even more curious was the fact he didn’t make her feel nervous. In fact, she felt safe with him, a total stranger. Maybe she was still drunk or maybe something more was at play.

“My name is Sam Winchester. I live in the woods near here. I was hoping I could maybe come in for a cup of coffee. If not that’s fine. I don’t mean you any harm. Just wanted to talk and tell you a bit about myself. It’s only fair after I listened to you most the night.”

Sam had this smile that was somewhat wolfish, but also made Nola think of a puppy dog. She found herself caving and opened the door. She hadn’t even caught on to what he said about listening to her last night. “Give me a minute to put some actual clothes on and I’ll join you in the kitchen. You can go ahead and make you a cup of coffee if you want. There’s a keurig and the k-cups are right next to it. Cups are hanging on hooks above it. Sugar is in the container to the right and creamer is in the fridge or milk if you prefer.”

Sam stepped into the house when Nola moved out of the way. “Thank you. I’ll go ahead and make you a cup as well. I’d say your head is pounding right now.”

She nodded. “Yeah it is,” she mumbled, giving him a curious look. She headed for the bedroom to change, shooting him a questioning glance before disappearing behind the door. How he had known that was weird, but she was too tired and hungover to try and process it right now.

Sam headed for the kitchen, making them both a cup of coffee once he figured out the machine. He was smart and it had only taken a few seconds. While he was a werewolf and mostly avoided civilization unless he and the pack needed things he was intelligent and he did understand modern technology. The pack’s house had electricity, running water, and internet. But they didn’t have such fancy coffee makers. He was used to an old school coffee pot. Luckily a keurig didn’t take much intelligence to figure out.

When Nola returned to the kitchen in a pair of jeans and a Rolling Stones shirt there was a piping hot mug of coffee sitting on the table for her. Sam was sipping his, watching her every move. He couldn’t help staring at her. She was beautiful, gorgeous, and he loved her scent. The wolf in him, the Alpha, called out for her. He wanted her, he needed her. But he knew he had to tread carefully. Move too quickly and she would freak out.

He sat his mug down and smiled kindly. “I’m sorry for waking you, but I thought it best we go ahead and talk. I couldn’t wait any longer.”

“What do you mean by that?” Nola took a long drink from her coffee and frowned. It was exactly how she liked it. Only one other person knew that. Or animal rather. She had told the wolf all her favorite things the night before. Even how she liked her coffee. Things were getting odder by the second. She looked into Sam’s eyes and was once more struck by a sense of familiarity.

“I helped you get home last night.”

“No, that was a wolf. An overly large wolf with startling hazel eyes. Just...like yours…” That was why they seemed familiar, but that made no sense. “How? What…”

He did his best to look un-intimidating as he laid his hand on hers. “The wolf was me. I’m a werewolf. The Alpha of my pack. I know that’s a lot to take in, but I promise you aren’t in any danger from me.”

She looked from his hand up into his eyes. She couldn’t explain it, but she felt perfectly safe with him. “You’re a werewolf and you’re the one that helped me home last night?”

“Yeah, I am. How else would I know how you like your coffee or that you use burnt brown sugar and vanilla bubble bath?”

She flushed, smiling sheepishly. She was feeling self-conscious now that she knew he had seen as much of her body as he had and had listened to her ramble “You wouldn’t know. But that doesn’t explain you being a werewolf or the fact you didn’t hurt me last night.”

He chuckled. “There’s a lot of things the lore gets wrong about werewolves. Yes, we have a temper. We also have no choice about turning during the full moon, but we also have the choice to change at will during any other time. We still retain our minds when we turn, but we are a little more animalistic in our desires. Silver will kill us. We run in packs and we have an Alpha. It was supposed to be my brother Dean, but he didn’t want it and I was next in line.”

“Okay that explains that. But what about being a werewolf? How does that happen exactly? Are you born or changed?”

“Both. It’s a genetic thing. We pass it on and once the child reaches a certain age they change for the first time, but people can also be turned. A bite during the full moon will flood their system with the venom.”

Nola nodded and sipped her coffee. All of this was crazy, she should be running for the hills or telling Sam he was psycho. She should call the cops, but she was overly calm. Some part of her knew that he was telling the truth. She knew that he really was a wolf and he had no intentions of hurting her at all. “I don’t know why, but I believe you.”

Sam’s whole face lit up with a smile. The kind that made his eyes shine brighter and melted the heart. He was like a walking ray of sunshine. “That’s great. It makes what I’m about to tell you that much easier.”

“What’s that?”

“Wolves take mates. It’s not that much different from dating really, but at the same time it is. We claim our mates by biting them, but it won’t turn you since I won’t be in wolf form. Werewolves also knot their mates during sex and we mate for life.”

She stared at him in confusion. She was also slightly aroused. The thought of someone claiming her sent tingles down her spine. It was like something out of an A/B/O fic. The only difference was that Alphas only existed within wolf packs. “And you’re telling me this why?”

“Because from the moment I spotted you and caught your scent last night I wanted to claim you as mine.”

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World's Collide: Chapter 1

A/N: This story will take place from Season 11 and have moments later down on the line in Season 13 if I decide so, Not every chapter will be one episode of the show. Cause let's be real I am not writing that many chapters. Cause that's way more than I plan to write. 😌

I have no beta reader, so all mistakes are my own. This was inspired by a dream I had and I went off with it. So I uh hope you like it, enjoy!

"It's funny how world's collide

Taking it all in stride

Seemingly satisfied with this divide." - Louden Swain

Chapter 1: Unexpected

Samantha's POV

I groggily opened my eyes and found myself in unfamiliar surroundings. I jumped up immediately on alert. I spoke outloud to myself, "What the?! Oh hell no I am not getting kidnapped today or ever!" I was in a motel room and who knows where this motel maybe. I scarcely heard male voices coming from down the hall outside. I didn't have a chance of getting a hold of 911 on the phone. They would likely not make it in time to help me. So I grabbed a book I saw on the small table. It was was pretty large but I didn't pay much attention to what it was about. I hear one of the men unlock the door and I'm ready to fight and make an escape to get help. I wait and the door opens and quickly fire the book at a person's face

"OW WHAT THE HELL!?"

I try to make a break for it, but the other man grabs me and I yell at him, "Hey put me down!"

"We aren't going to hurt you, just calm down alright?"

I'm placed back down on a bed as the door is shut and locked. With the adrenaline slowly wearing off, I realize who I hit with a book and who grabbed me. I could hardly believe who was standing in front of me...Holy shit It's freaking Sam and Dean Winchester!

"You okay Dean?"

Peachy! I just love getting hit in the face with a book, Sam!"

I felt pretty bad now for doing that to him. I just hit one of the best hunters in the world with one of their own lore books. "S-Sorry...I was pretty sure I was being kidnapped so...

Dean rubbed his forehead and said "You clearly have a mean throw...Geez."

"Sorry again."

He said, "I'll be fine, what's your name kid?"

"Samantha Dixon."

Sam smiled and said, "Nice to meet you. How did you end up on the side of the road?"

My eyes widened in surprise as I said "I was found where!?" Dean said, "We found you unconscious on the side of the road on the way into town. You've been out for maybe five hours. You don't know how you got there?"

"No, one minute I'm walking back to my house from the library and then I wake up here."

The brothers exchange looks and I figured I should bring it up, "I actually know who you two are already."

Dean sighed and said, "Let me guess, you've read those books called Supernatural?"

I said, "Actually...I know you from a tv show. I'm starting to think I'm not in my universe anymore. Although there are books..."

Sam asked, "Wait you're from that world Balthazar sent us too?"

"Well that was really just them mocking the process of filming the TV show. Mostly for meta reasons..."

Sam said, "Okay...That's weird..."

I then said, "Yeah...Do you think you guys can help me get back to my world somehow?"

Dean said "Yeah we'll help you out, kid." I rolled my eyes and said, "I'm eighteen so I am not a kid, Winchester." He said, "Well you're a kid to me." I tilted my head and said, "So you're intentionally calling yourself old?" Sam snorted and tried to cover up a laugh. Dean glared at him and sounded offended "How dare you!?" I snickered and said "Not my fault you signed yourself up for that. I mock my older sisters all the time." Sam said, "It's fun isn't it?" I smiled and said, "Yes, yes it is." Sam said, "He's coming up on 40." I said "Oh yeah that's old." Sam and I laughed as Dean said "Now I'm just gonna be wary of you two." I said, "It's not like we're gonna prank you." He said, "I take no chances." Sam and I laughed at Dean's ridiculousness further.

If anyone could get me back it would be them. I realized by Sam's hair length this wasn't Season 13...This was Season 11. Which meant they were dealing with Amara. But I felt I had a worse issue then her...Castiel may have said yes to Lucifer by now. Which means I am in deep shit cause then the boys wouldn't know his secret yet. He finds out I know way more than I should....Nope don't even want to think about that. I could tell them, gosh I could tell them so much of what was to come like their mom coming back, the British Men of Letters, Jack, Gabriel actually being alive but tortured by Asmodeus, the alternate universe's Michael...I could prevent a lot of crap from happening to the boys and their allies. But I swear if The Doctor were here his advice would be, "DON'T CHANGE THE TIMELINE BY TELLING THEM THEIR FUTURE!" Come to think of it if Supernatural was real in some other universe then a lot of other things could be real too. As much as I wanted to tell them, I also knew about the Butterfly effect. I didn't want to risk anything, so I decided to keep my mouth shut on my further knowledge of their future.

Soon they were all packed up and we walked outside to the car. Since they finished their latest case.

"By the way I love this car!"

Dean smiled and said, "Ha, a kid after my own heart! See she appreciates Baby, Sammy!"

Sam groaned and said, "Why did you have to say that?"

I said, "I'm not gonna lie, this car is amazing."

Dean continued to have a grin on his face. I got into the backseat and and the boys got in and Dean started her up and we pulled out of the motel parking lot and drove out of town. A few hours pass and Led Zepplin's Black Dog was playing on the radio. I hummed along and scrolled through Tumblr on my phone. I was slightly peeved that the bag I had with me on my way home, seemingly hadn't come here with me. Dean said, "You know classic rock?" I looked up and said, "Yeah it's Led Zepplin, Black Dog. I grew up listening to classic rock."

"Ha! I love this kid!"

I had to laugh, Sam shook his head at his brother's ridiculous grin. I said. "If it's any consolation Sam, I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and find research to actually be fun."

Dean said, "So you're a book nerd too? You go Dumbledorks." Sam and I looked at him and gave him bitchfaces. Dean said, "Okay it's creepy you both did that."

"Jerk."

"Bitch."

I leaned back in my seat and snickered. Then I yelled when Castiel appeared in the back seat next to me.

"JESUS CHRIST!"

Sam chuckled and said, "Don't you know he does that?" I took a deep breath and said, "Yeah but that doesn't mean I anticipate it and won't lose my shit!" Castiel was giving me a strange look. I wasn't getting a weird vibe from him, call me crazy but I was sure my previous thoughts were right...This wasn't really Cas.

"Uh who is this?" He asked.

Dean spoke up "Cas, this is Samantha. She comes from another universe. We found her on the side of a road. None of us are sure how she got here either."

Sam said, "So get this, this other universe we're all fictional characters in a TV to her. Basically she knows everything since we started looking for our dad."

Wait to freaking go gentlemen...You unknowingly just gave Lucifer information that I wish you didn't. "Cas" continued to stare at me and said, "Interesting..." I could sense something from that tone and none of it was good.

I am screwed...

A/N: Here's chapter one of my new fan fic! I hope you like it so far! I also got an idea for another fan fic based on another dream I recently had but that one is in what I like to call writing production. However I do have it's summary and will be releasing that in another post later. So keep an eye out for that folks!

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Seventy Seventh Encounter-- Those Celestial

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME LORE

With the IT landed, Rio, Karumet, and Tori wait in the console room with the stowaway kleivenn. The three kleivenn are having a quiet conversation between themselves while Rio continues to wait around the bathroom door. Collin and Fawkes make their way into the console room, looking over at the three talking.

Collin: Are we uh, interrupting something? Karumet: No, not really. We were discussing what to do with the godshards you brought in... Collin: Ohh, okay. What're you guys thinking, then? Karumet: Shouldn't we just take them to Kujaar? They're shards of Phoenix, aren't they? So Nine would want them...

alienrabitt: But what if Thallion's still hanging around outside of Kujaar?

Karumet: Then he still doesn't know how to get in, obviously...

Collin: And luckily we can just land inside it, so it's not like we'd have to worry about getting around them either. alienrabitt: ...I guess we could do that, then.

Karumet: My concern is that they're Phoenix's shards. That means Tori, myself, and any other saa-based kleivenn shouldn't be getting near them. Fawkes: Why is that? Karumet: I mean, with the Others, the shards are too small and insignificant to do anything serious, but Phoenix was a Mother. Even just one shard could have a serious impact on us in particular. I mean, I feel like anyone would have a strong reaction to meeting their actual god face to face... Collin: Well yeah, I imagine anyone would be sort've awestruck in that kind of situation, but you make it sound like it's something a little more than just being stunned by its presence. Karumet: I couldn't tell you the requests a god shattered by war would ask of their children. Collin: ... Ah. Yeah, that could be bad.

I mean, if anybody would know how gods affected by war would be...wouldn’t it...be you...??

Karumet: So feel free to escort the shards out; but we'll need to keep our distance. Collin: Alright, I can manage that. Should I go get them, then? Karumet: We've already landed; though I suppose one of us should let Nine know first.

alienrabitt: I'll do that; you get the shards. Collin: Alright, I'm on it.

Collin and Fawkes head back to the practice room to collect the shards. The four shards of Phoenix, however, have merged into a singular, larger shard. Significantly smaller than those in Kujaar, but much too big to easily fit through the door at it's current size. Collin: Huh... That's new.

Fawkes: I suppose we should go tell the others? I don't think we'll be able to get out of the room with it being that size.

Collin: Yeah, you're probably right.

The pair heads back to the console room.

"So uh, the shards fused together and now I can't get it out of the door." Karumet: ...You left them close together? Collin: Well yeah, I didn't realize they worked like water droplets or something. Is there a way to split 'em back up? Karumet: Not without shattering the shard.

alienrabitt: I bet Demo could get it out of there. Collin: What do you mean? alienrabitt: Well, I know I can make "doors," so she makes "keys," right? So if there's already a door, she can open it however she needs to. Collin: That's... weird, but also makes sense? Alright, we'll go get her.

Collin and Fawkes head for Demo's room and knock on the door. Opening the door just enough to see out, but not enough for anyone to see in, Demo peeks out. "Yeah?"

Fawkes: Sorry, are we interrupting something? Demo: Uhh...guess not. Need somethin'? Collin: We need to get a godshard out of the practice room, but it's too big to fit through the door now. Tori was saying you could help us? Demo: Me or Firefly, probably, yeah. Collin: Firefly? Demo: Well, it's big, right? So you need to make it smaller? If you can't make the door wider...make the shard compact. Collin: She can do that? Demo: Why can't you? All that magic and you can't do a party trick like shrinking and growing objects? Collin: I've only got like an arm's worth of charge, and I'm not about to start tinkering with a literal piece of a god. Demo: Right, then I'll have to make the door bigger. Fawkes: It would be appreciated, yes. Demo shoves the straight end of the Candy Cane out of her door. "Then step away; I don't want you weirdos looking at my room."

The two take a couple steps back.

Collin: Alright, sheesh. It's not really that big of a deal, is it? Slipping out into the hallway, Demo closes the door behind herself. "I don't want anyone in there but me and Nydins. All there is to it."

Demo that’s real gay

Collin: Fair enough. The shard's in the practice room. Demo: Fawkes, can you duck? I don't need to see, I just need to know. Fawkes: Huh? I mean, of course, but "know" what?

He ducks, but seems unsure of why he's doing so.

“I don’t need to see if you can duck”

Fawkes: *shows her anyway*

Demo:

Stepping over to the practice room, Demo jams her Candy Cane into the doorway horizontally, then expands it longways until the doorway is roughly the width of a garage door. Shoving the cane above her head, she backs up against the wall and crosses her arms. "Looks good. You can just roll it out and push it upright from here."

Collin uses his magic to levitate the godshard and lift it through the doorway and out into the hall. "Alright, perfect. Thanks Demo, that's a pretty handy trick there." Demo: There's not a door or lock in the world I can't open. Makes things kind of boring. Collin: You never know, there are probably a lot of locks in the multiverse. Demo: And I was born to open them all. Fawkes: Alright, we should get to taking this back to Kujaar. We'll see you later, Madam Locksmith. Rolling her eyes, Demo removes the Candy Cane from the doorway, shrinking it back to its original size. "Right."

The duo lug the shard back into the console room.

Collin: Alright, we've got the shard. We good to go? Rio: Yeah, Tori already left. Collin: Fair enough. Let's not keep him waiting, then. The group heads out of the IT, godshard in tow behind them and Fawkes taking position behind it. The IT itself had landed particularly close to Nine's office to begin with, keeping the large shard out of the public view. Entering Nine's office, she quickly clears the distance between herself and the shard, leaving Tori at the back of the room. "Y...you found it? How'd you...where...??"

Collin: Some crazy kleivenn was hoarding the things to try and turn themselves into a god. We uh, liberated them for obvious reasons. Nine: 'N ya brought it straight here? ...Y'know this one's th' las' one, righ'? 'S gonna bring 'er back t' us... Collin: ... Wait, what? Really? Nine: Of course! Whaddo I have t' gain from lyin' about that? Y'know what she meant t' me...well, maybe you don't...but still! Collin: I think I can make a pretty good guess, judging from your reaction. Well, it's all yours then. Nine: ...Then I gotta get this t' the other ones. Y'all gonna stick around fer all that? Collin: What, you think we'd just miss the resurrection of one of the Mothers? Nine: 'S not like any of y'all saw 'er all those years ago. Collin: True, but... I don't know, this seems like kind of a big deal, doesn't it? Nine: Bigger 'n anythin' else. Ain't any of the Others or Mothers come back b'sides Xen, an' he blew it again. Fawkes: Then I don't see much reason for us to leave just yet. Nine: Then yer free t' follow me down t' the other shards. Ain't anyone else gonna follow us there fer sure. No one'd dare it. Collin: Alright, lead the way then. Leading the shard out of her office, Nine is followed by Tori and Karumet to a path in town that's entirely isolated. The path leads towards a staircase that seems to further lead underneath the city. Fawkes: So you've been keeping the other shards underneath the city, then? Nine: Ain't nobody gonna dig under a place like Kujaar. Can't even come in uninvited; who'd try t' loot it? Fawkes: Can't argue with that. I imagine you probably have some defensive measures in place as well, anyway. Nine: Y' don' even know th' half of it. After that incident with Xen; I doubled down on everythin' I'd planned. This whole damn place would fight back if any fool tried bargin' through my doors again. Collin: Probably for the best, since Thallion is probably still roaming around trying to get into this place. Nine: Oh, that bastard can try all he wants; he ain't gettin' in here 'til I'm dead. Collin: I imagine he's in for a pretty long wait then, huh? Nine: Longer 'n th' time he's got in this cursed, mortal coil fer sure.

Reaching the bottom of the staircase, the stairs let out into an absurdly massive stone room. Six large, rosey shards are the only things illuminating the group's surroundings besides the runic markings upon Nine's body; three on either side of the room, however one seems slightly smaller than all the others. Guiding the singular, smaller shard to the center of the room, it slowly draws in the other six shards.

Backing away from the shards, Nine seems unsure of whether to brace themself or not. Collin: Any idea what happens now, or are we all going blind here? Nine: No one's ever done somethin' like this b'fore. Whatever happens next is a surprise t' all of us!

As the shards completely merge together, they erupt into a massive pillar of light that slowly forms the shape of a large, serpentine dragon that has a rather large, poofy mane of multicolored feathers. Returning to a solid state, the feathers remain almost equally as colorful and legitimately bright as before, each one a different color with smaller diamonds of other colors layered over each other in varying colors within. Though their body is a very pale shade of pink, their slitted, mismatched green and blue eyes stare down at the group before them. At the end of their tail is a tuft of soft, yellow fur that seems small in comparison to the rest of their body, but could easily smother the group. Poking out from the feathery mane are long, thin, Y-shaped horns, the only things on their entire body that have no color whatsoever, and instead seem to look more like solid diamond.

Phoenix: ...It's been too long since I've seen the light of day! Nice to know you're still going to keep me waiting after all this time! Hahaha!

here comes the- here comes the Big Gay Mom

Collin brings his hand down after shielding his eyes from the lights. "Hoo, that was... really bright."

Coiling like a snake, Phoenix rests tiny, spindly little arms upon their body as they lean over to look down at everybody in front of them.

"Oh, the little hermes I made! They're still alive! I'm so relieved; oh, I'm absolutely going to have to make some more! Maybe not quite like yourself; now that I'm whole again, I won't need to change any more of my wonderful children. But you! Er...hold on, something's a little bit different."

Squinting their eyes, they lean forward a bit further, lowering their voice as to not deafen anyone with their natural volume up close. "What in the worlds happened to your little necklace? It doesn't look right..."

Collin: It's uh... gone through a few things, yeah. Phoenix: Would you like for me to fix it? I can't quite hold it in my hands like anyone else can, but I can certainly bring it back to its natural state.

alienrabitt: I, uhh... d-don't get me wrong; I'm not scared of you or anything, I just...really don't know what would happen if you did that?

Phoenix: It would remove that curse, for sure, but that /should/ be all...I'm rusty, but I would never intentionally hurt anyone. Collin: What do you think, Tori? I can't imagine we'll find anyone more suited to mess with it than them, honestly. alienrabitt: Considering the absurd amount of magic it takes just to change it? I'd have to agree.

Leaning over themself, Phoenix lies their head and torso sideways on the floor as they carefully lift Tori's pendant off with their tiny hands. Before he can even react to it being removed, the pendant changes with a camera-like flash back to its original amulet state. Equally as careful, Phoenix hooks the amulet back around Tori, sticking their forked tongue out slightly as they squint with concentration, like they're threading a needle. "That should do it.."

Collin: Feel any different? alienrabitt: ...It felt kinda like having a rug pulled out from underneath me, but someone was already there holding me up so I didn't even fall...

Phoenix: Well, I told you I'd be careful, didn't I? Collin: Huh? When'd you say that? Phoenix: Well, I said I wouldn't hurt anyone, at least... Collin: True. Do you feel any... different though, I guess? alienrabitt: ...Yes and no? It's kind of hard to explain. It's not bad, though. Collin: Hey, I'll take "not bad". I'm just glad the thing's back to normal finally. Phoenix: Yes, well, I'm glad I could help. Is there anything else I could help you with? I do owe you my life...

Collin: I'm... not sure? I already have pretty much everything I could want, really. Besides, we only found the last shard... Nine: I've had kleivenn from all over space 'n this world bring shards 'f ya back t' this place jus' so I could bring ya back. After all this time, he's still th' only human I've ever seen t' help us with no ill intent. Collin scratches the back of his head slightly. "C'mon, it's not that special. Y'all just have bad luck with humans, I guess..." Nine: No way am I lettin' this get swept under th' rug! If you ever need anythin', absolutely anythin'; come t' us, an' we'll get it, or do it, or whatever ya need! I mean it! Collin turns slightly red. "Sure, I'll uh... keep you in mind?" Phoenix: Well then, if that's all we have for each other, I suppose this meeting is over? I'll need to get back up to the surface; and I'm sure you also have somewhere to be...

alienrabitt: ...Actually, I have a question before you go. What happened to the other hermes?

Phoenix: ...I was devastated. Absolutely devastated; so filled with grief, and disbelief, and despair; to find out that humanity had turned on us, using my own children no less. There were very few hermes, only enough to protect me as needed before the war, but against my children, even they stood no chance. The weaponized saas were brought straight to me; and my children, my hermes, were taken from me before I even got the chance to help them. Had I been aware of the war, I would have never allowed that situation to escalate...but Stardust and I were the first to be targeted; and as my children killed their siblings, I had no warnings, and could do nothing in response. I couldn't fight my own children. I couldn't bring myself to strike the humans that hurt them. I could only allow their militaristic advance...

alienrabitt: ...And none of the hermes got away?

Phoenix: No. They were hunted down like game. Not a single one got to me, or anyone else. They died together, but alone. Collin: God... I'm so sorry.

in case you couldn’t tell this was a lore log

this is a lore log

Nine: Why're you askin' about all this? Y'all knew this from Holly; y' can't tell me she didn't tell you...

alienrabitt: I'm asking because I saw it. I'm asking because I heard them. I'm asking because I want to know if I'm alone.

Nine: ...Heard 'em? Saw 'em? No hermes can see stuff like that!

Phoenix: He isn't an ordinary hermes. With his combined abilities, he undoubtedly managed to open a one-way door to the past somehow. But to think he had to see that for himself...

Karumet: Why are you doing this? You're just upsetting them...

alienrabitt: ... Because I know what I saw when I had to look back; Karumet; and what I saw in that hallway was you.

Collin: ... What? Karumet: I...I what?

alienrabitt: I saw you. I saw you with the humans; I saw you kill them. I can't blame you for your past; I don't know who you were, or why you did what you did, or even if you did it because you wanted to, but every damn time I turn my back on you, I can't help but...

Nine: ...Tell me he's lyin'...no hermes can see the past; Phoenix; tell me he's lyin'!!

Phoenix: But he can...

Nine: You...you were one of them...you did this...? You killed my family?! Collin: J-Just hang on a second! Karumet doesn't even remember who they used to be! For all intents and purposes, they're an entirely different person than before! In the commotion, there is a long moment where Karumet simply stands in silence. As her eyes raise up off the floor, her hands draw back an arrow to her bow. "You worried about your back so long, you didn't even think about your front. Let's see how you like it."

Like a chain reaction, three things happen at once. Karumet releases their arrow; Nine immediately lashes out at Karumet in retaliation; and Phoenix swings their tail widely in an attempt to try and knock them apart. By the end of it all, all four of them are on the floor, and have been pushed away from each other.

Collin: Wh-What the hell just happened?! He rushes over to see if Tori is okay.

Square in the center of the gem in the amulet, Karumet's arrow managed to hit home before Phoenix's swing could ruin tbe trajectory or Nine could block with their body, splitting the gem in half and cracking it slightly. Breathing heavily, Tori struggles to find the proper reaction as he shakily reaches for the arrow.

Collin: Oh God, Oh God, Tori, just... hang on, okay? We can get this fixed. Just don't touch it, that might make it worse... alienrabitt: O-...ok-kay... Collin: Phoenix! You have to help him! His amulet, it's... Nine: I never thought I'd have t' fight like this here of all places, but--

Phoenix: Enough!! The humans did this! Don't blame her; she doesn't know what she's done. I can fix this; I can fix them both; please...don't hurt anybody else!

Karumet: I know what I did! I know damn good and well what I did! I finished the damn job! You brought in another hermes; and I hunted them down; and every time you do it again, there's only going to be more of us. There will only ever be more of us. You were never really welcomed back here; there's bound to be more like me here; and every single one of them is gonna show their true colors once you get up to the surface!!

Phoenix: No...no; that isn't true! That can't be true!

Karumet: You lost the war. Now let go; and stay gone!! Collin: Shut the hell up, Karumet! There were no winners in that pointless war! You can fan what little flame is left, but you're fighting for a lost cause! It's all just pointless fighting now, don't you see that? Karumet: How can it be pointless?! There's only two of them left; and both of them are right here! There's a city full of kleivenn, and a ship full of my army at it's gates; and all I have to do is finish what I started!! Collin stands back up on his feet and turns to face her. "Over my dead body." Karumet: Why are you siding with them?! They hurt you! All they've /ever/ done is hurt you!! Collin: Says the person who shot my fucking boyfriend. Karumet: Don't be ridiculous! He was holding you back, and you know it!! Collin: Holding me- What, did Thallion and his friends just program you to backstab us and spew nonsense? Seems like a pretty big waste of time if you ask me. Karumet: Nonsense?! You're basically dating a hammer! You don't even know what you're supposed to do with him!!

when I read this log back to myself the other morning, I didn’t totally understand what that line meant; but it’s clear that whatever Karumet and Thallion were working towards; they viewed the human condition as like, the peak of everything, and so everything that existed outside of that was meant to be a tool for humanity

so of course she doesn’t see a kleivenn as worth anything unless it’s compliant; and the gods are out of line for refusing to provide tools that are exclusively tools and not, y’know, actually living things with a bigger purpose

it’s a pretty toxic way of viewing things, but honestly, that’s just how Generic Human Villains get

Collin: I know damn well and good what I'm supposed to do with him! I'm supposed to love him, make him happy, and protect him from lunatics like you! Fed up with the argument, Karumet summons up their bow, but finds that they can no longer summon arrows. Turning around, they see Phoenix's massive, feathery face glaring down at them.

Phoenix: Never again. I will not allow my children to kill each other again in any lifetime I am given. No longer can either of you raise your weapons against each other.

Karumet: You're making a mistake...! This guy...!!

Phoenix: Leave us. Leave this city; and take your allies with you. Take your ship, and leave, and forget your sins.

Gritting their teeth abruptly, Karumet's eyes well up with tears as regret creeps back into them. Shaking with a mixture of emotions she cannot properly convey, Karumet is forced to leave, and follows her path back up the stairs.

...but in the end, a kleivenn must answer to their gods above all else.

Sliding across the floor, Phoenix frowns as they cast their gaze down to Tori. "How many more times will I have to see harm come to those who never deserved it...?"

Collin: Can you fix the damage? Phoenix: If you can remove the arrow. Collin takes a deep breath and kneels back down next to Tori. "Okay, you heard 'em, right? I'm gonna take this out now, alright?" alienrabitt: ...Okay...o-okay... Collin: I love you, Tori. alienrabitt: ...Um...wh...? Taking another breath, he grabs the arrow shaft and tries to pull it straight out with one motion. As the arrow is removed, the orbiting fragments of Tori's jewel return and fuse back together as if time had been reversed. Groaning from both the pain and the strain of it all, Tori grabs his head as he struggles to regulate his breathing. Collin tosses the arrow to the side and puts a hand to Tori's cheek. "Easy, easy.... You're gonna be alright..." alienrabitt: ...Wh...why...why did she...why would she...? I...thought... Collin: ... I don't know... Maybe it was like a "sleeper agent" thing, or... maybe she just played us this whole time. I really don't know... alienrabitt: ...I'm sorry...I thought if I told her, she'd...she'd just remember herself...I didn't think she would... Collin: It's okay, it's not your fault... Phoenix: Please don't blame yourself. Whatever happened then was most certainly a result of the war; not your actions. We will be alright.

alienrabitt: ...We should go... Collin: Are you able to walk? I can carry you if you need me to. alienrabitt: ...I don't know. Probably... Collin: C'mon, let's get you off the ground. He takes him by the hands and carefully starts trying to pull him up. Standing upright, the environment around the pair shifts for just a moment before Tori manages to pull them back to the right place. Shaking their head, Tori glances down. "I'm...kind of out of it. Maybe don't stay so close..."

Collin takes a couple of steps back. "Alright, just try not to fall over or... phase into another dimension." Laughing nervously, Tori nods.

no promises

Collin: I'm uh, sorry about this. This probably wasn't exactly the return party you had in mind... Phoenix: It wasn't your fault. There was no way you could have known she would react like that. Collin: I guess so... Still, we should probably leave before anything else goes crazy. Nine: Don't worry; I'll keep an eye out for more weirdos. Y'all jus' worry about gettin' back t' yer ship. Collin: Alright, take care. Let's go, guys. The trio safely returns to the IT, where Rio continues to wait by the bathroom. Collin: Well, we're back.... Rio: ...Is Karumet staying behind? Collin: Karumet... tried to kill Tori. Rio: Wh-what?! Why!? Collin: I... Either Karumet was working for Thallion and the humans this whole time, or Phoenix coming back triggered something in her, I don't really know. She's not with us anymore, that's all I can say for sure. Rio: ...I'm so sorry. That must have been horrifying...

the Starbound characters would probably be the least shaken about this reveal tbh; especially after all the things Atlas and Kluex were doing. Firefly and Nydins would probably have a harder time accepting that someone they’d trusted turned out to be irredeemably bad; but we’ll get to that some other time

Collin: I'm... I'm just glad Tori's alright. That's about all I can say right now. Rio: I understand. Collin: The good news is that we resurrected a dragon god, so... at least there's that? Rio: That must have been incredible! Collin: It was... very bright. I swear there wasn't a dark spot on them. Rio, I've really gotta lie down; can you send us off to the next place, please?

Rio: Oh, of course! You probably need some time alone after all that anyway. Collin: Thanks Rio. Here, I'll walk with you, Tori.

and with that, Karumet’s gone in an instant. but will someone take her place? find out...eventually!!!