#are the kiddos scared of the nihilanth? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

[hlvraik]

I’m so glad you liked the kid Gordon in Xen HCs XD

I have been thinking and now present you with ideas for the reverse situation

Aka, baby invasion of Xen

Baby Benry is still big and eldritch , but not the final boss. Absolutely a nightmare to keep track of, but can mostly keep themself (and anyone around them) safe

The others would also be their own unique challenge to wrangle. Coomer wanting to go explore with Bubby, Tommy riding Sunkist and jumping across islands as Gordon has a mild aneurysm trying to figure out what the fuck he’s supposed to do with them all as he also tries to keep them away from the Nihilanth. I’d imagine Gman might decide to step in and at least corral the kids while Gordon “takes care of business” (and then tries desperately to stop Benry from snacking on the dead alien. Free food is free food)

The birthday party would be even more of a hit I think, ending with all children passed out on an equally passed out Gordon. They all need naps, real bed is optional XD

Aaaa,, you’re welcome!!!! I never thought of this AU with Xen in mind, as I wanted to make it easier for both Gordon and the Science Team in their respective AUs! Since y’know both parties have too much on their plate already, mainly Gordon. So it's interesting to think about how things will play out! :) [also while posting this, I barely realized that I accidentally switched G-Man's and Gordon's roles in this ahshshs-]:

All hell immediately breaks loose whenever the group enters Xen; once there, Gordon sighes, closing his eyes while pinching the bridge of his nose before explaining to the kids that they need to "stay close to him at all times." Of course, when he finally opens his eyes, everyone is gone.  [Before deciding to go off to wrangle up the group before anything bad could happen, Gordon definitely screams into his hands out of stress-]

Gordon was able to wrangle up K!Tommy first, as not only were they the first ones Gordon could spot [as it’s not everyday that you see a giant golden retriever], but whenever he called for them, they immediately came with no questions asked. With that, next were both K!Coomer and K!Bubby, which wasn’t too difficult. Sure, there were a number of caves and floating isles that they could be in, but their location was easy to pinpoint thanks to K!Bubby’s constant screaming…[Yes, they’re absolutely the type to claim that 'they’re not afraid of anything', but once they hear a strange noise, or see a shadow, they start immediately screaming-]

Now, with three-fourths of the group back together, the last member to look for was, of course, K!Benrey. In Which they were right behind the group the whole entire time, and much taller than usual…and they were carelessly gnawing on a tree. Of course, this caused both Gordon and K!Bubby to yell instantaneously, as for Gordon, he had another problem to deal with and he had to scold K!Benrey as they were ATTEMPTING TO EAT A TREE, and for K!Bubby, who now complained about how they were now the shortest in the group.]

As for the whole Nihilanth situation, which Gordon didn’t even think twice about as HOLY HELL HE CANNOT CATCH A BREAK TODAY CAN’T HE? Thankfully, G-Man decides to step in and take care of it. Is it because they felt bad for Gordon? Not at all. Was it because it might take him too long to defeat it? Nope! It was because they were genuinely concerned about Tommy’s well-being. [They couldn’t care less if Gordon, or the others, managed to get injured or absolutely destroyed. However, a quick explanation with K!Tommy about how they’re their friends might sway their opinion.] Also, BENREY PLEASE DON’T PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH-

..AND THE PIZZA PARTY,,, ABSOLUTELY.  Everybody would just be taking a well-deserved nap on the floor, with Gordon sprawled out and everyone else just laying on top of him like a pillow. However, I do like to imagine that maybe the kids weren't tired and didn't feel like taking a nap, much to Gordon's dismay. However, once he decided to take them to his apartment, as he couldn't just leave them to fend for themselves, he expected them to make their way up the stairs before passing out on either his or Joshua's bed. BUT. On the ride home, they ALL fell asleep, which meant Gordon had to carry everybody while climbing stairs and unlocking his door without any help or dropping anybody. [... or waking up anyone.]