Episode 6: 2 sides of the same coin
In the infernite layer I watch tv unamused looking mostly bored out of my mind, why aren’t we doing something? I get Flain with us today and I so badly want to do something with him but he seems to be waiting on something? A package maybe? If that’s the case he might be waiting a long while because Zorch may most likely miss us. Pam Pam was just playing by himself next to the toy box.. I noticed he been doing this abit with himself recently, I don’t think I hurt him I try the best I can to include everyone into everything. But the cartoon wasn’t doing it for me. Stand up I make my way over to Flain who sat waiting at a table. I sat across from him and rested my chin on the table with a mostly sad look. I sat across because I didn't want to be alone but Dad seemed quite anxious about something so I didn't want to bother him either. Flain rubs the side of his son's cheek. "Aww. What's wrong, little dude? You know your pa is always here to make things better for ya." Just then a knock on the door was heard. Flain goes to open it and sees Lunk couched down, and panting. As if he was sprinting for hours straight. "H-haaah... Delivery..." "Lunk? I thought it was Zorch's job to make deliveries? You're clearly not made for this kind of stuff, man." Lunk sits up and wheezes a bit more. "Y-yeahh... I told Zorch that I needed to give this to you, personally. It's kinda... W-well..." Flain swipes the letter out of Lunk's claw. "Oh come, on. It's probably just a bill, fan mail or-" Flain's eyes looked shocked once he sees the blue colour of the letter. With a frosticon emblem in the middle. Flain then looks unamused and tosses the letter to the side. "Or Junk mail." Lunk catches the letter before it falls to the ground. It was probably the fastest he ever done something. getting all excited to see inside maybe we could have fun today! “Aye Lunk hehe.. Since you’re here and it may be awhile for you to get home can you please hang with us?” Pam Pam watching the commotion made him very curious about what was going on. -What was the letter about?- “Dad said it was junk mail so nothi-” -But Lunk personally brought it here aren’t you alittle bit curious?- I nod but remembering that dad was right behind me I changed it to the shake to the head no. -Daddy’s boy.- “We don’t even have a mum” -Can’t you ever just have my back on something for once Fraze?- “I do, just not if it possible results in us getting in trouble.” Flain sits back down next to Fraze, rubbing his cheek. Lunk nervously taps his claws together. "W-well... It's a loooong story." Flain scoffs. "A story not worth mentioning. All that matters is I'm taking care of these kids. You're lucky I even have you close to them..." Lunk looks down to the ground. As if he was guilty of something. "Y-yeah... Sorry..." Lunk looks over to the kids. and smiles. "I'd love to hang out with you guys. But I have to head back to the frosticon's lair. I was hoping to bring you guys with me..." Flain gives Lunk a skeptical look. "And why would you want them there of all places?" Lunk claps his claws and smiles. "Oh! I aaaalways wanted to show them how nice and cool where I live at is. Your kids hasn't seen a lot of the world yet, so it could be a nice change of pace. And maybe it can give Fraze a chance to work on his ice skills. The letter to you was a nice coincidence. So I took the opportunity to take it to you, then maybe we all go there together~ It was wishful thinking, I know..." Flain still didn't look completely convinced. He looked at the letter, still in Lunks claw. He was feeling a mix of disgust, and curiosity. He then groans. "I'll decide after I read what's in the letter... I guess..." Lunk hands the letter to Flain. He opens it and starts to read. "Dear Flain. Man it's been a while, hope you're doing well. I know we've had a rocky friendship, but I'm a changed mixel now. After what happened with your wife I-" Flain abruptly stops. He puts the letter down and looks even more angry. "Alright... We're going to the frosticons." Lunk sweats a bit. "U-umm... Shouldn't you read the rest?" "Naaah man. If he wants to make excuses I wanna hear them from his own maw!" Lunk looks over to the kids, then back to Flain. "Just remember to uh... Keep it fun for the kids." -Yooo sick dudes!.. Not in a bad way, We get to go somewhere new!- "I thought you hate the cold?" Pam Pam pauses thinking about where we're head will defiantly be one of the coldest realms for us to step into but he chooses to brush it off. -It'll be fine I just want something new.- Before we begin to head out I hand Pam Pam a uh uh I'm not sure what this is, it's like a helmet thing that have horns on the side that Dad had, I think Pam Pam will like it along with a scarf. He happily takes them putting them on then soon after giving me a hug as we head out. I mostly followed from behind holding Flains hand because honestly I didn't know where we going. While Pam Pam held Lunks hand Lunk may be consider slow to most but to us we were able to keep up with his pace just fine smaller legs smaller steps I guess. -Uncle Lunk? Why did you wait so long to show us your home? And Dad doesn't have grudge aganist you right?- "of course not big bro why'd think that?" -just the last with times it seemed like dad would get upset with Lunk and just what he said eariler by Lunk being Lucky?- Lunk sweats a lot. He looks back and forth, as if trying to think of a good reason. "O-oh y'know... It's cold and... More cold? Sorry kids. It's just complicated adult stuff. Me and Flain are friends. He's just a bit upset about a few things." They all eventually reach the frosticon's lair. The ground is mostly blue with purple stripes for walk ways. And there are big popsicle like trees. They walk up to a big ice chunk, where the leader of the frosticons live. Flain looks at the building with nothing but distain. While Lunk looks a little worried. "Flain. Please don't do anything rash. I'd be a shame if things got worse..." Flain looks back at Lunk and smirks. "Don't worry man. I know it would be petty to destroy anything here. This is still your home after all. There's only one person I really don't like, anyway..." Lunk gulps, as they all enter the building. They all see two frosticon mixels inside. Slumbo, who leans on the ice chair. Arms crossed, and looking kinda bored. And Fleurr. A much smaller mixel in comparison to Slumbo. He has wings for hands, and kinda looks like a mini dragon. He sits on the ice chair, smiling like there's no problems at all. Fleurr sees Flain, and hops up with excitement! "Oh!? You actually came!? Wow! Looks like one of my letters finally got to you! And if you're here that means we're buddies again, yay! You even brough your son too? Double yay!" Fleurr tries to walk up to Fraze, but Flain steps in front of them, and glares at Fleurr.* "You've got a lot of nerve, acting like nothing is wrong." Fleurr tilts his head in confusion. "But, you read my letter, yeah? So you know what's up." "I read enough to get the point. You're not fooling me with your act anymore. So just try to make up an excuse I dare ya!" Fleurr looks over to Lunk in an attempt to find some sort of clue for what's going on. Lunk looks away and scratches the back of his neck. Fleurr looks back to Flain. "Well... at least let me give you a warm welcome to our icy home... See what I did there? Hehehe~" Pam and I both look at each other not really sure how to think of what Flain just did. “Dad??” Lunk softly grabs mine and Pam’s hands stepping us both to the side away from whatever dad was rambling about. While I looked around I told myself over and over again this is a new place this should be a new experience but I couldn’t shake the familiarity of this place. I don’t know why. Looking over at Pam he had the same feeling too. The both of us looked back at Lunk who had a extremely worried look in his face. It did scare me alittle. Ever since we got closer and closer to this lair there was this very obvious unease that Lunk felt. Why? You shouldn’t feel that when coming back home. Was it us? What did we do to make things uneasy? -We aren’t leaving right? We just got here- Lunk shakes his head but also looks around abit. “Noooo but stayyy close to meee the whole time okkk?” “Yes uncle.” We follow Lunk away from dad and uhh that mixel with wings. I don’t know who he is. And the other guy. “Why is dad mad Lunk?” -When isn’t he?- Lunk sweats. "U-umm... Don't worry about it, kids. It'll all be resolved soon." Flain crosses his arms. "Thanks, but no thanks. I can have fun with my son without your help. I've been doing it for a few years anyway. No thanks to you..." Fleurr flies up to Flain's height. "Oh come on. It'll be like old times~ Just me and you. Doing what we do! It's the least I can do.” Fleurr sighs and looks a bit sad. "Look, I've been trying to make it up to ya for a long while now. But it feels like you're not really giving me a chance. I mean the amount of letters I've sent to ya, only to get no response?" "It's because I know you'll just be bragging about it! You didn't help me before, so I had to do things myself. I don't need your help now." Flain turns around and stomps out of the room, grabbing Fraze and Pam Pam's claw and having them walk out with him. Slumbo in the back shrugs. "Eh. He probably didn't read what you sent. Besides Flain has always been a bit of a grump." Fleurr gets back on the ground and shakes his head. "No, he... He has every right to be upset. I let my desires get in the way of our friendship. If he won't trust my words... Then I'll just have to prove it with actions!" Fleurr flies back up and poses in the air. "Slumbo, Lunk! Let's give our guests the best time we can muster! We gotta restore the relationship with the frosticons and infernites!" Lunk slowly raises his claws. "Yaaay!" Slumbo lazily raises one claw. "Woowhoo..." After that. The frosticon mixles leave the building, catching up with Flain. They were all approaching a large frozen lake. Fleurr flies in front of Flain. "Woah! That lake looks pretty slippery. It would be wise to find a way for your son to get by, ya? Soooooo I can carry him!" Flain crosses his arms. "And risk you dropping him? No thanks." Lunk walks beside Flain. "Oooh! Frosticons are eeeexpert sliders. I could carry him and saaaaafely slide across." Flain shakes his head. "I do trust you more than the others... But I'm just not feeling up to that at this second, Lunk." Slumbo taps Flain's sholder. "If an electriod was here, we could do something that probably defies a few physics." Flain gives Slumbo a confused look. "Wha? What does that have... Ugh! I know what you all are trying to do! Just quit it already. I don't want anything to do with any of you!" Flain sees Lunk sad face. He scratches the back of his head. "Well... Just not at this moment." -Y..you don’t want to see Lunk? What did he do wrong?- What happened here why does this place look so familiar why is dad being.. looking off at a distance this lake area this wasn’t the way we came in.. but this lake. This area looking around back and forth it finally clicked. “I was born here wasn’t I?” I can’t leave here not yet not right now I can’t I refuse. But looking off in the distance I saw a mixel but.. she looked like a spirit. She stared with a sad look then turned away. “Mum?” Shaking my wrist away I cut loose from Flain’s claws dashing off from everyone. -Fraze! What are you doing dude!? The ice! The ice is thick enough to support him that way!? Right!? Right? Will he’ll be ok!?- ignoring what Pam Pam or anyone else yelled I kept running to be honest I didn’t know where to or why I did it but I don’t want to leave not right now. This place.. I been here before.. A rush of emotions hit so hard. Could no one else see her? {off in the distance the Major nixel watching from above with a group of nixel were mining underneath the ice gaining material of some sort. “Well done not as bad idiots! Mixels never come over this area or this direction specifically. A few more of these we can craft a-” “Nix! Nix!” “Ya ya whatever. Wait what!?” Looking up and his claw putting it over his eyes trying to look far only to see Fraze running to there direction only to slip and slide on his stomach laying dead in the center of the lake. “How the Down At Mountain Notes did this mixel find us!???” The nixels looked off in the distance staring at Fraze. He tried to stand but the ground began to crack making him immediately stop moving. “Nix, Nix, Nix!” “You’re right he can’t see us but try to be more hidden with me just in case… Wait a minute! Oh no!! That mixel is!! Ahhh!! Do something! If he dies our plan!” the nixels salute then try to warmup the lake underneath. “What are you doing! You’re making things worse! Plus if this whole Lair melts Because of you it’d be obvious we were here. Never mind don’t do anything. He’s a kid another mixel will do something… .. Right} I didn’t know what to do everything around me grew quite the only thing I could hear was the beat of my heart as I stared down at the ice with cracks. I could see the ice looked pretty hollow. Like if it broke I’d fall through for abit into a lake and instantly freeze to death. “Dad.. I’m sorry… Im never should’ve..” I hold back my tears in fear that even tear drops could possibly break the ice. Mother no where in sight.. Was I tricked? Flain immediately tries to run over to Fraze. But Slumbo keeps him back. "You idiot! If you rush in you'll break the ice and kill him." "You don't care for him like I do! Let me go!" Lunk was shivering in fear. "Oh no! Oooh nooooo! What do we doooo?" Slumbo struggles to keep Flain in place. "Nghh... Can't do much with this guy going crazy." Fleurr steps in front of Flain and takes a deep breath. "Sorry, buddy. I'll let you out real soon." He breathes out cold air down to Flain's feet and a bit up to his torso. The frosticons step back and see Flain half frozen from the bottom. He flails his arms around and even hitting the ice with his claws, but to no avail. "You can't do this to me, man! You're really just going to make me watch my son die!?" Fleurr shakes his head. "Of course not! We're going to make you watch us save your son!" Lunk taps Fleurr's wing. "Uhhh. No offence, but how would we do that?" Slumbo casually brings out a cubit with just frosticon colours. Lunk stares at it for a few seconds. "Ooooh. Okay I get it now." The frosticons grab onto the cubit. The visual has the three of them standing beside a big glass cup of water. They all get frozen into ice cubes then hops inside the cup. A straw sticks inside the top and starts stirring. It stirs faster and faster until all of them yell out "MAX" The big mixed up frosticon taps their claw onto the frozen lake. Which shifts the flat ice surface to grow into a big slide. Fraze goes down this slide, through loops and swirls, until sliding his bum all the way to his dad. The big frosticon takes a bow before splitting back to the original three. Lunk and Fleurr looked quite surprised and stared at Slumbo. Slumbo was unamused but gives off a slight smirk. "I like slides." Flain was amazed by how that was done, but it was quickly replaced with his concern for his son. "Fraze! You okay?" {“phew that was close! I had no doubt for a second the mixels would let our test sub- I mean fellow mixel die. Get back to work! We need to leave soon} “Thanks for saving me..” Seeing my father frozen in ice while Pam was trying to break him out. I make my way over to Flain with my tears flowing down as I looked up at him. I wanted to badly hold onto him and keep at for a good while but.. Putting my claw on the cold ice that was around my father. “Dad did you see Mum?” -Mum? What are you talking about? Don’t do something stupid like that again!- “I’m sorry.” -If something happens to me it’s no big deal but you.. I can’t lose you!- Flain looks down to his children with soft eyes. "You're mother? Why would... Bah. That doesn't matter. I love you from the bottom of my heart!" Flain tries to reach down but... He's still trapped in the ice. Flain gives Fleurr and unamused look. "Oh right, right!" Fleurr bites the ice which makes it immediately break. This was when Flain and his sons all come together and hug it out. The Frosticons watch in the distance. None of them really knowing what to say. That's when Flain looks over to them. "Lunk, Slumbo... Fleurr... I still don't really know how to feel about you guys." Fleurr steps forward. "If you'll hate anyone, just hate me! I'm the one who kept egging her on. I'm the one who thought you were missing out, and teased you about it. At first I thought I was in the right, but after sometime... It came to me how wrong I was. It eventually lead to me breaking up with her. I'm not too sure what happened to her afterwards. But the point is, Lunk was supportive of you, and Slumbo just kept to himself about everything. I take full responsibility of everything that happened. Just don't spread the hate to the other frosticons..." Flain looks over to the other frosticons. Then he does a big sigh. "The things I had to go through were...Not pleasant in the slightest. But if what you say is true... And how you feel now is how you eventually felt back then was true... Then I'll admit that if I did hear you out afterwards... Things would've been easier. I'm still... Not okay with you. But I suppose I don't hate you either..." Fleurr smiles. "Okay! I wasn't asking you to completely forgive everything. I know this is going to be a process! But, please know, Flain. That we all care for you." Flain just nods, which makes Lunk sigh. "Ooooh, thank goodness. I can't take this amount of drama in one day..." Flain chuckles.* "Well we're still out in this totally chill place. As long as I'm watching, I don't mind if you dudes hang around with my kids. There's no reason for them to completely ignore this side of their life." Slumbo gives off a smile. "Cool."
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