Cut Above The Rest
Chapter 63: Love: Blind eye
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAfter traveling through a long white marble hall for a full month, Treble began to feel the effects of the isolation, feeling nervous and wishing he had someone with him to keep him company. Faust had said there would be someone to travel with him, where were they? That was the question he had been asking himself for the past week. He just kept walking down the seemingly endless hall, counting the pillars as he went.
'21001...21002...21003...wait, did I skip another hundred...Pyra damnit...' He sighed and shook his head. 'This place is gonna drive me insane.'
Just as he was about to stop and try to clear his head of negative thoughts, he finally saw the end of the hallway, with two large white doors with diamonds forming the shapes of treble clefs.
'Finally!' He sprinted towards the door almost in desperation. As he approached the doors opened and the hall was consumed by a white light. When the light faded and he regained his vision, Treble found himself in a pure white forest. The trees, grass, flowers and leaves were all white, with the sky still being as it always was in the dreamscape, only this time there was solid, visible ground. 'Well, a change of scenery isn't unwelcome, I guess this is where I'll encounter the first negative emotion.'
As he began to walk, he got the feeling he was being watched. It could have been Faust just checking on him, but it felt different. It felt lighter, friendlier and...fluffier?
Adler hearing a few strange noises behind him he turned around and stared at his follower. A girl with long pink hair and light pink skin, wearing a white woolly sweater with a pink heart on the chest and pink fluff around the collar and wrists. She wore a baby blue skirt, fluffy pink socks that reached to her knees and white sneakers. "Oh, hello." Treble greeted, relieved to see another face.
Instead of speaking, the girl gave a small wave before sticking her tongue out. Treble was slightly confused, but found it adorable somehow.
The girl reached into her pocket and pulled out a letter before giving it to him. Curious, Treble opened up the letter and began to read.
Dear Gaurdian
First of all, I'm sorry about the hall of isolation, you won't have to go through that again. Anyway, this young woman is named Fluffle Puff, she represents your happiness and kind heart, one of the few emotions that have taken form in your subconscious. She will keep you company and will keep your spirits high
Love, Faust
Once he had red the letter to himself it disappeared. He was going to question it, but he had been around Hack and Pinkie long enough to know not to question random things, especially if those things involved a deity of some kind. Casting the questions aside, Treble held out his hand to Fluffle Puff who took it in hers before shaking.
Treble motioned for her to follow him and the two set off to find the first negative emotion.
Meanwhile
Hack stood outside of the closed gates to an amusement park, glaring at two people standing on a catwalk just above the gates. "For the last time open the damn gates, this is my park!"
Standing in the catwalk were two young men that looked exactly like Hack, except one wore blue and the other wore green. The one in blue frowned and shook his head. "You know we can't do that bro, mom and dad have cut you off."
"For bullshit reasons and you know it Lack!" Hack yelled in anger as he punched the metal gates.
"Bro, just go home, we ain't budging and this is private property, you come in, we have to call the cops." The one in green added as he sighed.
"Then tell me exactly what it was that made our parents cut me off from my own park, which I have the deed to by the way!?" Hack yelled back as he pulled out a form from his top hat. "It's YOU guys that are trespassing Jack!"
"Mom bought you out of it. Just go home and find something else to do. We have a park to prepare." Lack finished as the two walked off.
Hack threw down his cane and growled in anger. Soon, Oceanic and Silver appeared on the scene and walked up to him. "What's going on? Why are you out here?" Silver asked confused.
"This was my park!" Hack exclaimed as he gestured towards the amusement park gate. "And for some fucking reason my family cuts me off from it!" He sat down on the tarmac and held his head in his hands. "This was my only option for work, I ain't got any qualifications and all jobs in fast food have already been taken by the Crystal Prep dropouts. I can't support myself now..."
"What about working in Sugarcube Corner? I'm sure the Cakes would more than happily hire you, and even if they didn't Pinkie could force them." Oceanic suggested as he sat down beside his friend.
"I tried that, they don't make enough money to hire me." Hack groaned as he rubbed his temples.
"What about your music career with Casino and Treble? Surely you could do a few solo songs or performances." Silver offered as he knelt down.
"That won't work either, our publisher was The Black Cats of Music, and you already know what happened to them."
An instant flashback of Treble raking the tanker truck right into the Black Cats main building played in their minds. "Shit...that's right..." Both Oceanic and Silver said at the same time.
"Well, what can we do to help?" Silver asked as he watched Hack stand up and look to the gates.
"You guys got anything planned for the next few days?" He asked quitely. Both shook their heads. "Then get your bags packed, we're going on a road trip."
Hack picked up his cane and began to walk away. "What are we going to do?" Oceanic called out to him.
"You'll see!" Hack called back as he turned a corner. After making sure he wasn't seen, he pulled out a locket and growled. "You've done a lot of underhanded things, even stopped me from trying to be who I really was...but I won't turn a blind eye to this, there's no way you are stopping me from providing for my real family here."
Next Chapter: Heartbreak: Sunset is told the truth Estimated time remaining: 50 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
Now we're going to get to meet Hacks family, that'll be a fun experience...
Anyway, hope you enjoyed. If you spooky errors please let me know, thank you.