Zeke felt the sudden absence of Grey, and Eclipsa like a punch to the gut. Worry hitting them, he had Nathan speed around while Zeke checked the castle for her, or Ben.

"Zeke! Holy fuck!" Ben shouted as he appeared near Zeke with Diane in his arms. "Where's Eclipsa!?"

"I have no-... Wait what?" Zeke said, looking between Ben and Diane. "Uh… is this Cript related?"

"Diane has my powers and made things happen." Ben frowned.

"That makes less sense than Cript stuff."

"Zeke… how are your boobs bigger than mine?" Diane asked.

"Cause sex logic I guess." Zeke said. "Explanation later, right now Eclipsa as well as Grey itself is missing!"

"There's literally only 2 ways for things to happen. Either Deletes appeared somehow...or Eclipsa knows something from Joy by literally reading his chapter." Ben brought up.

"I never know what you or Eclipsa are talking about when you two do that…" Zeke said.

"It's a stupid trope." Diane said looking Ben dead in the eyes.

"It happens." Ben said honestly.

"Whatever you two are talking about… it's not helping!" Zeke shouted. "Ben, can't you smell Eclipsa? Like where she was last."

"I don't know, my clones are busy doing other things and I was busy both finding another Cript and dealing with Diane problems." I frowned,

"Aren't you two supposed to be the same person or something?"

"Or something…" Diane hissed. "I'm more like his Nobody though…"

"Oh… that's uh… that's actually kinda interesting." Zeke said. "So you can do everything Ben can?"

"Everything and then some." She stated proudly.

"And then when I'm able to do something people don't know there's a problem." Ben frowned.

"Okay just stop it you two idiots." Zeke huffed. "Ben, Diane, make up."

"Only if we get therapy." Diane asked

"Uh… why?"

"It will make Ben suffer a bit."

"I'm already getting therapy the hell are you talking about?" He asked honestly.

"God I'm so glad those timeline resets didn't screw with me the way it did with you…" Zeke muttered. "Alright focus! Where could Eclipsa have gone? Was she kidnapped or… god forbid…"

"I really hate...that I know what might have happened…" Ben sighed out.

"Ben if it's another fourth wall bullshit, I love you but shove it unlike you I see this place as reality."

"Well the problem is...from what I learned from Joy...Eclipsa might have went passed the Source Wall...She knows about Project Dream."

"Gone for a few hours and stuff happens without me." Zeke groaned. "Well what I this source wall and how in our green Earth is it relevant to Eclipsa being gone?"

“Because The Survivor is surprisingly good company.” Eclipsa said, a rush of power filling the world as grey returned at full force as she stepped out of a rift.

"Eclipsa!" Ben yipped as he hug tackled the naga. "Where did you go?"

“Careful!” Eclipsa said, falling back and holding her wolfy tight.

"What… happened exactly?" Zeke asked.

"I'd like to know as well." Ben said while nuzzling Eclipsa lovingly. "Also Diane is here in person." Ben brought up.

“Hi sis?” Eclipsa said, looking to the side at Diane.

"Marcy and Zeke are here also, though no idea where Ben put them." Diane said.

"I made sure to send them to family." Ben said.

"Okay explain that can of worms after Eclipsa tells us what happened." Zeke said.

"I will." Ben nodded while looking back to Eclipsa. "Okay, please explain. You scared us to hell."

“It's a long story… basically I accidently overloaded a DTG and inorder to keep me alive, the Dream Survivor pulled me into a different reality… the very one that our authors came from. She helped me out before sending me back here.” Eclipsa summarized

"I know Dream had something to do." Ben said. "But wait, both the survivor and...where our authors came from?"

“Yeah… Their earth… even saw our story…. Creepy let me tell you.” Eclipsa shuddered.

"Sounds about right." Ben said honestly. "So...how different was it from our earth?"

“I don't know, we were in a random shack in russia.”

“Not surprised it’s Russia.” Zeke said.

“Anyways, are you okay? How long was I gone here?” Eclipsa asked with concern

"Long enough for us to panic when you and all Grey in existence disappeared." Ben said honestly.

“Wow…. I’m sorry.” Eclipsa said sheepishly

"Yeah...just a bit." Ben sighed out. "We were worried…"

“At least you’re back…. Now…” Zeke turned to Ben and Diane. “Explain...Now…”

"Okay so...a lot has happened." Ben said sheepishly. "So to start, apparently Diane thought I was some 'fake life' because she believes I should be content with everything I have when...well my life explained how easy it is to take away someone's joy." I said honestly. "Diane is...a bit more better at explaining this." Ben said nervously.

“When Ben got his Nothingness abilities I phased in and out of consciousness. When he met you Zeke, I woke up fully. I’ve watched him go through so much… have so many reasons to be happy… and they just aren’t. I managed to use code to start bringing the old timeline back… but not me. I’m basically a Nobody. No heart, or soul.”

"And yet she also knows why I'm scared of things, like how the reason my family is still alive is paper thin at best." Ben brought up.

Eclipsa turned into Marcy, only she kept her red eyes. “You two need to stop. As for you Diane, enough of the bullshit. I get mad as Ben all the time for similar reasons to you, But you don't understand him apparently.” She said as she stood up, petting ben and scratching behind the Dire wolf’s ears. “Ben is a dork, a dense, lovable idiot. But that's just it. Ben is Ben. They are afraid to lose everything, hell I am afraid. I wake up every day in the fetal position, in tears, afraid by any number of things that could take them away. But while I ignore it and try to create, Ben focuses on it and intends on destroying those who would take it away.” Eclipsa kisses Ben softly while looking into his eyes with a small smile. “Our stalwart protector. Though he does need to learn how to relax without sex.” Eclipsa chuckles.

"I'm trying...now can you keep scratching please? You know that spots too good." Ben chuckled, always enjoying some ear scratches. "And yeah...Eclipsa's right about this. I remember how my parents were murdered, without anyone knowing and...how I felt like it was my fault...I don't want that to happen again."

“While I agree with Diane on some parts, I’ve learned to just accept that too much is just not in my control. What I can do, I’ll do, and what I can’t, I’ll try anyway.” Zeke said.

“Even so… How can I live like this? No soul, Ben has my heart… and this body isn’t even able to have kids? And the others? The Zeke and Marcy I brought back? What about them?” Diane asked.

“Go live with them sis.” Eclipsa said, smiling at Diane. “Be happy. If any struggles arise, I will find a way to help. But you two, I swear it is a problem no matter the incarnation, need to learn to let go.” Eclipsa sighs, still scratching ben. “It was a hard lesson, but still one worth learning, especially since of the powers we wield.” Says the Admin of Grey, showing an almost motherly and zen quality to herself as she had a small smile of peace, then realization. “Letting go… of course…” She mutters to herself.

“Hm?” Zeke asked.

“I’ll figure something out later Diane...but what’s up Eclipsa?” Ben asked curiously.

"Oh nothing." Eclipsa lied, her nervous tick of her wrist twitching giving her away.

“Your a terrible liar.” Ben said. “Please, tell us what’s wrong…” Ben said as he noted something on her hand when he noticed the twitch. “What’s that on your hand?”

Eclipsa sighed before showing her hand, the white dot clearly visible. "Don't freak out."

"What is… that?" Zeke asked.

“It’s not blue so it’s not Nexus…” Ben said as he looked at the white dot. “But...I can sense an asston of power focused into that thing...did your new friend give it to you?”

“Yes. She made it so I could handle my power. All my excess power I put out will be stored here for some type of emergency.” Eclipsa explained.

“An emergency? Like in case of power spazzing or in case of world ending stuff?” Zeke asked.

Ben looked at Eclipsa and that dot, remembering the whole point of why his future self came back. “We’ll all know what that emergency will be...and I hate how I can guess what that emergency will be…”

“So… aside from me being in the dark, what are we going to do now? There’s Eclipsa and Marcy, two people from two different timelines, the later erased, same for Ben and Diane, and now another me… I mean, what happens if Eclipsa and Marcy make contact? Does she become a Naga of Grey or something also or…?”

“I mean, we can test that right now if you want.” Ben said honestly. “I know where the other Zeke and Marcy are at the moment if you want to see them.”

Zeke opened their mouth, closing it quickly to ponder something. “Part of me says yes… the other is unsure.”

“Scared old habits will spring up?” Ben asked cheekily.

“What old habits?” Zeke asked.

“Wait, that’s probably just me then….” Ben frowned. “Never mind, just an in joke I suppose.”

“Well… this is going to be interesting.”

“Yes it will.” Ben nodded. “Going to be kind of funny to.”

“Well, go on get them.”

“Kind of thought we were all going to meet them and not me just going out and bringing them here.” Ben said honestly.

“Ben is right, better go to them as to not freak them out too much. After all, we all know how protective you get.” Eclipsa giggled, nudging Zeke.

“Out of the three of us, I am pretty sure Ben is more protective.” Zeke said.

“Now has that protectiveness gone up since I became a den mother or been the same as before I became a den mother?” Ben hummed in thought as he opened a portal to where Marcy and Zeke were. “Well, let’s get going.”

Nodding, Zeke and Eclipsa, as well as Diane, walked through. Where the other Zeke and Marcy were, was a large spare ‘room’ of the castle. “Holy...” Marcy said.

“Shit…” Other Zeke finished.

“Yeah so, here’s this timeline’s version of you two, and here’s Diane.” Ben said while motioning to Diane, Zeke and Eclipsa.

“Did… did I always look that much like Cript?” Zeke asked.

“Who?” The other Zeke asked.

“Someone you’ll meet later, and yes, yes you do.” Ben said honestly to Zeke. “Okay, so being in the same general area isn’t causing problems…” Ben started before looking over to Marcy and Eclipsa, wondering what their reaction to this is.

“Maybe it’s contact based?” Diane questions aloud, gaining the attention of everyone. “What? Just because my… condition is different doesn’t mean it’s not at least somewhat similar. What I started… Can’t be stopped but I theorized given the similar code structures we all still share, it’s the reason why when I woke up I could also utilize Ben’s powers.”

Eclipsa looked at the Marcy before closing her eyes. “We are not exact though. That I know.” She said, feeling the new power awakening in her absent in the other her. “Hi me, I’m you.” She said with a smile and an outstretched hand.

“Hi…” Marcy said, reaching out a hand as well. When they touched there was a strong spark of Grey and Code, Marcy hitting the ground fast as her legs fused and stretched out, morphing into a naga’s tail. Colors same as Eclipsa’s but her upper half remained human. When it ended, she nearly fell over trying to get back up. “Shit!”

“Yeah, that sucked when I first had to learn.” Eclipsa chuckled before helping herself up. “I’ll teach you how to move, and once you got that down, how to change back.”

“Some say that Marcy’s breast size grew three sizes this day.” Ben pointed out in the ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ narrator voice.

“Oh love, if you wanted them big you know you just need to ask.” Eclipsa said with a wink and a slight sway of her hips.

“Your perfect as is my love.” Ben smiled. “But as you know...I do love some cushion for the pushin if you know what I mean.”

“Wow you’re openly perverted… even moreso.” Other Zeke said. “So how is this even going to work for me? I mean unlike you two, we share a name?”

“He...Me… we have a point?” Zeke said. “The only difference between us at the moment is experience and well, physical gender appearance.”

“So most likely a name change.” Ben suggested. “And you know nothing of how openly perverted me, Eclipsa and our Zeke is...Diane would know that full well.” Ben chuckled.

“Quite.” Diane said.

“So anyways, onto more pressing matters, how has your stay been so far?” Ben asked the two time displaced people.

“Plumbing and water is good.” Marcy said, trying to keep her balance as a naga now. “Damn… I liked those pants…”

“So what happens to me?” Other Zeke asked. “Also as for name… call me whatever.”

“How about our Zeke gets a name change? I mean, I changed my name multiple times, Ben was born into this life as Ben, it would help keep us seperated.” Eclipsa suggests as she starts to teach her other self how to keep balance and slyther as a naga

“Mine?” Zeke asked. “I mean… what else can I be called?”

“I’ve never been good with names honestly.” Ben said simply.

“How about Ventral? Take your last name as your first.” Eclipsa suggests

“Simple enough.” Ben said.

"That name doesn't exactly carry fond memories for me." Zeke said. "Hmm… why not call me what I am? Kingdom Hearts. Or just Heart for short?"

“If you’re sure love.” Eclipsa shrugged. “A bit on the nose but what works for you.”

"I'd prefer it over Ventral any day of the year." Zeke, now Heart, Said with a nod. To everyone's surprise, their hair suddenly gained a glowing blue streak through it. "And that's… new?" They said, messing with the glowing streak of hair.

“Probably your heart reflecting your choice.” Eclipsa said, flicking it before giggling. “It looks nice on you though.”

"I wonder if this is it or will it be more?"

"There will probably be more." Ben said honestly.

“I think it looks cool.” Eclipsa said, now having gotten Marcy to at least have balance.

"It does honestly." Ben nodded.

"Huh. Well,guess it's… his turn." Heart said, turning to Zeke. "You ready?"

"I… guess." Zeke said, the two touching hands. A flash of Darkness and Light sparked between their fingers as Zeke suddenly hit the ground. His body glowed, flashing between blue, black and white for some time. Tattoo like images appeared along his arms of chains of light. When it ended Zeke was breathing heavy. "Yeah, it sucked for me also." Heart said, helping Zeke up. "At least I'm not one of a kind anymore. Excluding my kids cause that is… a whole other can of worms on exactly what they are."

"Jesus I can see everything and what everyone is doing!" Zeke said in shock.

"Yeah… you kinda tune it out after a week."

"That is… weird."

“You get used to it.” Ben said simply.

“Speak for yourself, it’s still weird for me, just a weird that doesn't affect me anymore.” Eclipsa groaned.

“And it’ll only get weirder.” Ben said honestly. “Cause it always gets weirder.”

“Oh and Marcy, be careful with Grey. While it is weak at first, every single second of every day it gets more and more powerful, boosting everything about you or any powers you find.” Eclipsa warned the blonde naga.

“Believe me, it boosts everything.” Ben brought up.

"Was that a sex joke?" Heart asked.

“It could be honestly.” Ben shrugged. “Grey is a special thing...but if you want to take it that way that’s also fine.”

“Well it kinda does. I mean, it helps with my shape changing… still confused as to why my dire wolf form is BBW, but eh, at least it turns a certain wolfy on.” Eclipsa shrugged, making a seat out of Grey for all to sit if they want to.

“Listen…” Ben started. “Eclipsa’s right...and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

"Onto other topics, what now? I assume Eclipsa trains Marcy, I train Zeke and Ben and Diane heads off to therapy?" Heart asked.

“Sounds about right.” Ben nodded. “Do we need to do anything or talk about anything else?”

"Nothing comes to mind." Heart said.

"Oh Marcy, if you want to have human legs again, close your eyes, imagine every detail about the shape you want, focus on the wellspring in your chest and snap your fingers." Eclipsa informed her. "Really you don't need to snap, but it helps focus the magic when you start out."

"I… will give this a try before messing with magic." Marcy said.

“Cool.” Ben nodded. “Got anything to say about all of this Diane?’

"Other than more will show up. People from our timeline." Diane added. "It's gonna be quite the shitshow."

“Well that’s gonna be a bit annoying to sort through…” Ben sighed out.

"Meh we dealt with worse." Eclipsa shrugged before wrapping her tail around Heart and Ben, giving soft squeezes and lustful eyes. "Now if you excuse us, I believe these three have some pent up energy needing out~" She said before opening a DTG before anyone could utter a sound.

"Soo… Diane… Zeke… wanna test out our new bodies?" Marcy asked the two.