Reunion
Freddy’s Pov
The town’s empty setting was eerie. The lay out reminded me of an old western town, seen in movies on television. The signs were almost illegible, the wood was withered and slowly crumbling. This place must have been abandoned for a long time.
“Hello?” Cuphead called out, his voice echoed. “Is anyone here?” There was nothing, but silence.
“What the heck ya doin’!? Someone could still be here, and ya just givin’ yaself up like that!?” Bendy scolded Cuphead, coming up beside him.
“Re-lax! You’re acting like there’s some dangerous threat in this old dump! I was just seein’ if there were at least a few remaining residents still around!”
“We could look around, if you want.” I suggested. Mugman’s eyes observed the row of colorless buildings on both sides. “Guess… there isn’t any harm looking.” He replied.
Just then, we heard footsteps. The four of us suddenly froze, our eyes shot towards the sound. Being caught off guard from the sudden noise, and unknown presence, it forced ourselves to stay silent. The fragile wood creaked under the stranger’s hesitant feet as they walked out of a nearby building. The person finally came into view.
Our eyes widen in disbelief, and so did the familiar girl.
Hat Kid gasped.
“You guys are here!! We thought we were the only ones!!” She said, squealing with joy. There was a silent pause between us.
“Wait wait wait… Did you say… “we?” As in… everyone else!?” Cuphead asked, desperate to find out if his suspicions from earlier were true. In response, the girl smiled and nodded her head.
Her new attire was striking. Her skin, hair, and outfit consisted colors of bright green, navy and yellow. The only thing that has not changed was her big, proud top hat. I remember the day she had suggested that her and I switched hats for a day. Compared to her’s of course, my top hat has always been two times as small.
“Follow me! You need to see this!!” The young girl gestured for us to follow, before eagerly running back into the building she had come out from.
Still shocked by the situation, we followed her inside the dim, worn down building. The wood creaked under our weight, making it seem more unsettling. Dust from the interior of the structure overwhelmed Cuphead, Bendy, and Mugman’s nose and eyes, causing them to cough and wipe away the particles as we walked further in.
“Guys!! You won’t believe who I found!!” Hat Kid exclaimed, jumping with excitement throughout the building as she announced our arrival. The toon’s coughing subsided, and our eyes widen in shock once again. Cuphead… was right.
Walking through the different rooms, the four of us saw everyone else searching through different dressers, bookshelves, furniture, and other various things. Nothing looked out of the ordinary. The interior seemed like an ordinary family home, besides the lack of color. I passed the stairs that lead to the second floor, however, the state of them were ruined to the point where they weren’t easy to access the upstairs. The appearance of the stairs were completely broken down, and the second floor seemed empty and dark.
“You’re okay!” Our gazes turned to the doorway that stood beside the broken stairs. Fran poked her head out, relief written on her face as she smiled warmly. Her appearance and dress resembled something from the Alice and Wonderland stories with teaspoons of nature sprinkled into the mix.
“See! I told you they would be here too!” The four of us suddenly jumped. Spooky had popped out from the ceiling next to us, half of her body phasing through from the second floor in a victorian-like hooded cloak. The ghost girl took note of our reactions, looking in our direction with shock and aspiration.
“Did I scare you!?”
That’s right… Spooky had always been focused scaring people, but never has, at least not yet. These days, she‘s become desperate in her mission, determined to get someone to fear her. To her dismay however, I’ve been more known to do that, unintentionally sometimes.
“You surprised us more than anything.” Mugman stated.
Spooky frowned, disappointed by the response she was given.
“—Also there’s nothing upstairs! Just more junk!” The ghost announced, the rest of her body floating down to meet with the rest of us.
“Are you guys okay?” Sal asked, suddenly appearing out of the same door that Fran came through with concern clear in his voice. His outfit had bright red broken chains around his wrists and waist, a strip of various black numbers were oddly printed on the side of his neck neatly.
“BROTHER!!??” Bendy’s eyes swiftly shifted towards the kitchen. Bandit stood in disbelief, worried, and stunned expression. The puppet’s western look had changed into a clown-like costume, with the exception of his cowboy hat and boots altering into a slightly different style.
Without warning, He ran out of the room, and hoisted Bendy up, wrapping him a tight hug.
“I’m so glad ya alrigh’!” He sobbed. Bendy managed a smile through the tight embrace.
“S-Same here… C-Could ya let go? I- can’t breathe.” The demon said, struggling to form words. “Oh sorry!” Bandit apologized, setting the living cartoon character back down.
Not only was Joey Drew a bitter man that strived for perfection, he also held many secrets. One of those secrets was creating life sized puppets. Bendy had told me, Joey called it an ‘experimentalfaze.’ He had worked on creating a small town filled with puppets, a town he called “ShowdownValley”.
He thought this idea could work, like he has done with Bendy. However, Joey slowly drifted away from the project and never looked back. He had abandoned the makeshift town, leaving the puppets untouched, sitting lifelessly, and forgotten.
Regardless, Joey had brought Bandit back with him to the studio, and stored him away in a small closet. Bendy had come across this closet while exploring the studio under Joey’s nose one day. Curiously had lead him to open the untouched door and enter the dark, dusty room. There, he had found Bandit, limp, lifeless, and covered in cobwebs. His consciousness he once had was gone. Bendy knew the only way to be awoken again was through the research Joey had studied. A process that was almost similar to Bendy’s, but not exactly. Cartoons don’t require strings to be ‘alive,’ unlike Bandit.
Bendy had thought Joey had brought the puppet back to use for later, possibly for another experiment the man never got to. Much to Bendy’s relief, he found the worn down puppet before Joey had another thought of bringing him out by his own hands once more.
“Uh…” Madotsuki cautiously steepped out of the bathroom, her expression appearing nervous as usual. The bottom half of her face remained covered, now by an orange scarf that wrapped around her neck, in place of her pink sweater and big turtle neck. “W-Wait! You guys were here too!? W-Where were you!?” She asked.
“Middle of the desert.” Bendy replied matter-of-factly, crossing his arms—As if there was any other place for us to be when there’s nothing but miles of unsettling scenery. “Imma ‘ssumin’ the same happened’ta the rest of ya?” Different replies of agreement rang out through the living room. One by one, everyone gathered together for an unexpected reunion.
Madotsuki got Six’s attention and waved her out from searching through one of the rooms. She was a quiet girl who always made sure her hood up, obscuring her eyes completely. Her outfit had changed from a dull yellow raincoat to an almost white straight jacket, mixed with kimono-like sleeves.
Hat Kid brought in Wollof, a big furry puppet who, unlike Bandit, doesn’t need strings to function. His fur became a darker blue, contrasted with white and bright red displayed on other parts of him, such as his hands, feet, eyes and his now larger horns. Topping it all off was his police badge placed perfectly on the right side of his chest.
To my surprise, he held our Tattletail toy. It was interesting to see that the mysterious toy we recently received on our doorstep was here with us in this possible other world. I remember… it was wrapped nicely in red and white polka dot wrapping paper, topped with a bright red bow. The package it came in had an obvious 90s feel… I had never seen a toy like it before. Those toys were released after my… time…
Hat kid brought the small creature towards myself, Bendy and the cup brothers, holding it up and presenting it with pride.
“Look! Even our Tattletail changed!” A small giggle came from the toy, its ears moving from side to side with the sound of gears underneath the fake fur.
Previously, it wore shades of light and dark purple. Now, it had changed into shades of light and slightly darker pastel greens. The tuff of fur on its head was replaced with a golden star, it’s checks were rosy red, instead of a light pink, and its eyes that were a piercing light blue color, was now a candy red.
“We woke up next to this town before you got here.” Sal explained to Bendy’s previous question. “We’ve looked in very building, but didn’t find anything.”
“Or anyone else who might still be here.” Spooky added.
I nodded to their story. Strange how we were all separated when waking up in this place.
“Well it’s good thing we found you all when we did! Mugsy here was gonna have a heart attack if we couldn’t find anything else!” Cuphead said, his brother becoming flushed by the truthful statement.
“Oh! Freddy, Bendy!” Monika spoke from another nearby room, surprised to see us. Her natural warm colors had become much more saturated. Her outfit appeared similar to an archery’s dress, her boots reaching past her knees, and her eyes had become black with green pupils.
“Glad to see you the four of you are alright.” She continued with relief in her words, walking into the living room.
“It seems that most of us are here…” The girl’s eyes glances behind me and the toons.
“… Except for Kris and Mae. Did any of you—“
A loud *SLAM*, followed by a loud “OW!” was heard from the house’s doorway, causing the rest of us to look towards the direction of the sounds. Not knowing what to expect, we decided to investigate the noises.
To our surprise, Mae, Kris, and… someone new, laid on the dusty wooden floor, groaning in pain. The person looked like a white goat with small pink horns and green rounded glasses. They wore a long green robe that reached their ankles, and a long pink scarf that wrapped around their neck.
“There they are!” Cuphead exclaimed, pointing at Mae and Kris as they helped each other to their feet.
“I-I’m sorry about running into the two of you…” The goat apologized to Kris and Mae, laughing nervously to themselves. Mae struggled standing up as she dusted herself clean from the wooden floor’s uncleanliness.
“Nah It’s cool.” She said. Kris nodded as well, getting up and helping the goat in the process.
Kris wasn’t someone who enjoyed speaking a lot around people, most likely the ones who they felt most comfortable around. In other words, their silence was normal to me.
The stranger smiled, relieved Kris and Mae weren’t mad at them.
The rest of us stood quiet and confused as we watched their conversation.
The three finally noticed the rest of the group, their jaws dropped and their eyes shot open wide. The goat however, appeared the most shocked. Flabbergasted was possible a better word.
“OH MY GOD!!” Mae exclaimed. “We’re all here!!?”
“Seems that way...” Mugman replied. He couldn’t believe it himself. And to be honest, neither could I.
“And we all look badass!!” Mae continued.
“I know, right!!?” Hat Kid and Cuphead exclaimed.
“Am I uh… allowed to say that we look like we came out from a D&D campaign?” Madotsuki muttered. “I thought the same thing.” Sal replied to the girl’s quiet comment.
“Hold on! Wait a minute!” Spooky floated closer to the goat, eager to start the questions.
“Who are you?” She pointed at them almost accusingly.
For a moment, The goat was silent, taken aback by Spooky’s demanding approach. Then they gave a bashful yet friendly smile, almost as if they felt embarrassed for making the room feel awkward. I waited patiently, but eager to know who they were just as much as everyone else.
“My apologies… I keep forgetting to introduce myself hehe…” They gave a light chuckle.
“My name is Ralsei, the Prince of Darkness, and you must be the rest of Kris’ friends?”
We all nodded.
“Wait a minute! You’re a Prince?!” Cuphead exclaimed.
Ralsei chuckled. “Yes, I’m a Prince.”
Fran walked out of the crowd, and curtsies. “It’s nice to meet you, your majesty!”
“It’s also nice to meet you, your royal essence!” Mugman said, following Fran’s polite greeting with a more dramatic bow. Hat kid and Bandit quickly took their hats off, bringing them close to her chest, and bowing their head. Adding to his mannerism, Bandit decided to go down on one knee, his head still bowed.
I wasn’t sure if I should join them or watch in amusement.
“Oh no! Please, you don’t have to bow!” The Prince quickly assured. “There’s no need to be so formal with me.
“B-But…” Mugman stuttered with disbelief. “Your royalty! You deserve to be treated with the highest respect!”
“You all are very sweet, but really… it’s okay! You can just call me Ralsei!”
Suddenly, Bendy cleared his throat loudly. The rest of us fell silent, giving him our undivided attention.
“Don’t mean’ta interrupt this conversation here… but let me remind ya that none of us still ain’t got a clue on what’s going on. Nor do we know where we are, or how we got here— And where did this… “Prince” came from!”
No one bothered to speak out in response. Bendy glared up at Ralsei, crossing his arms again. It was clear The Prince looked uncomfortable from the cartoon’s dagger gaze.
When it comes to Bendy, there’s two ways he reacts to new things sometimes: Panic or suspicion, both on various levels, depending on what’s got his attention and the situation he’s in. In this case, being stuck in a new, unknown environment with unexpected change of appearance, and a stranger we know nothing of yet finally came crashing down on the demon at once. At this point, he no longer felt panicked, but annoyed. He wanted answers, and so did the rest of us.
Furthermore, there are also times where Bendy isn’t someone who was comfortable when it comes to new people, especially ones that give him an odd or unusual feeling. His past trauma didn’t help with his trust in others either.
All of us stood quiet, the air felt almost heavy with tension. Maybe… I should say something…
Before I had a chance to, Bandit step forward and took the demon by the shoulders, gently pulling him away. He gave an awkward smile.
“Apologies your highness. My brother can be skeptical of things he ain’t familiar with. Do ya know by any chance where we might be? Or perhaps do ya mind tellin’ us fellas how ya got here? Ya don’t seem like travel around these parts, and ya definitely didn’t arrive in this place with the rest of us since none of us don’t remember ya.”
Despite Bandit’s attempt to rephrase his brother’s concerns, Kris still a little displeased. Luckily, Ralsei noticed, placing a comforting hand on the teen’s shoulder. “It’s okay, Kris.” He said with soft smile, then turned to the rest of us.
“You’re right. I didn’t arrive with the rest of you… I’m not from where you all are.”
He took a step forward.
“I’ll explain how we found you, and where you are. You deserve an explanation.”
“… ris… Kr… Kris… Kris…!”
“Kris wake up!”
The teen gasped awake. They sat up quickly and slowly looked around, immediately realizing they weren’t in their bed, but rather somewhere different. Definitely not in the house with everyone else. Instead, they were surrounded by a colorless blank world, filled with sand and odd cactus’.
‘Back in the Dark World, aren’t I?’ Kris thought to themselves. Their suspicions were proven correct once they noticed one of the people kneeling next to them.
“Kris, are you okay?” Ralsei asked, looking concerned.
Kris didn’t respond as they wiped the sand off their face and hair. Suddenly, their gazeshifted towards the other person besides The Prince. And Kris’ eyes widened in disbelief.
“M-Mae…!? Is that you…!?” Their low, yet quiet voice raised in shock upon the cat’s appearance, as well as seeing her in the Dark World overall.
Her fur had changed from a dark blue to a clean white, her eyes were black with red pupils. Her usual clothes, consisting of a long sleeved shirt and jeans, had changed into a long dark blue poncho that reached down her knees, a hat with a light blue feather, leggings, and matching boots. The new outfit was detailed with a few diamond shapes, topped with piercings on each ear, the left side having an additional longer earring with a star attached to the end. And between her eyes, was another white diamond.
“Yep!” Mae replied, before surveying her surroundings, then sighed.
“Ok-ay! Now that you’re awake, someone start explaining where the heck we are and what’s going on!!??”
She looks up at Ralsei. “And who are you!!?”
“Oh uh..” The Prince took a moment to adjust himself before replying. How impolite of him not to tell the Lightener his name yet. “Forgive me for not introducing myself… I’m Ralsei, The Prince of Darkness. And you must be one of Kris’ friends, yes?”
“Yeah….I’m Mae. Mae Borowski.”
Mae paused.
“Wait… The Prince of Darkness?”
Ralsei smiled and nodded. “I know this might be a lot to take in, but I’ll explain. Right now, you’re in “The Dark Word,” a world created by pure darkness. The Dark World has one of many worlds, like this one. The Light World however, is the world you came from.“
Mae blinked once, twice. She sat there, staring at The Prince dumbly.
“… What?”
“We’re in another world, Mae.” Kris spoke up, hoping to make the brief explanation a little more sense with more… simplicity.
Mae continued to sit silently. She felt speechless. The information took a minute or so to fully register in the girl’s brain. She surveyed her surroundings again. This… she had to be dreaming right? There’s… There’s no way. She flung her arms out dramatically.
“…. But… HOW!!!?? Why!!?? What happened last night!!!?? How did we get here!!!??”
Kris sighed to themselves before attempting their best to calm the poor cat.
“I don’t have all the answers right now, but it’s going to be okay. Just trust me.”
Reluctantly, Mae lowered her arms and sighed once more. “Have you done this before?”
“Two times already. Three including now.”
“Geez. And was it always this empty?” Mae asks.
“Not usually…” Ralsei replies. “I’m sure we’ll find more things here if we keep moving.”
“But I’m still confused. How are we getting out of here!?” Mae asks.
“At the center of every Dark World, there is a large fountain, and there, it must be sealed away so you and Kris can return to your world.”
“That’s it?”
“Pretty much.” Kris replied.
“Guess it sounds easy enough— if we knew where it was.”
Ralsei gave a small smile. “That is true… Maybe we should start looking for it.” He suggests.
“Yeah, I think we should start moving.” Kris adds, standing up and dusting the sand off. “I don’t want to stay in this weird desert for any longer.”
The other two nodded, following suit as they stood up.
“Um… Kris? There’s also something I wanted to ask, if you don’t mind.”
“Yeah?”
“Where’s… Susie…?”
The teen paused.
“I… don’t think she’s with us this time.”
Kris frowned a little the realization. It’s true though. The last time they were in the “Light World,” both Kris and Mae had been in the house with everyone else. Susie obviously wasn’t there. Though, it’s too bad she wouldn’t be here to experience another crazy Dark World adventure, but what can they do? Guess it’ll just be them, Ralsei and Mae this journey, and they had no problem with that.
After all, with Mae also being here, they knew they were going to have a fun time regardless. Mae was adventurous and always up for almost anything. Some would even consider her a “troublemaker.” Mae did like crimes after all, whether it was robbing something small, beating the hell out of furniture, exploring the woods at night with no light source, or attempting to burn down a store, she was always up for it. With this in mind, Kris had high hopes of how interesting of a day this was going to be.
Ralsei nodded his head understandably once again. “I see… That’s unfortunate, but it’s alright. I’m sure she’ll be with us when you visit next time. But for now, let’s get moving.”
As they all walked, Kris listened to Ralsei’s attempts at explaining more about this world and how it works to Mae. It felt like only yesterday when The Prince had explained The Legend to them and Susie for the first time.
The Dark World. A world consumed by darkness. And at the center of the darkness, was a giant fountain. According to The Legend, three heroes will arrive to make sure it’s sealed and closed for good—even though it would only technically need Kris’ soul to seal it. If not, then basically, all hell will break loose somehow. A concept that felt only existed in fairy tales, but now they guessed they were true.
And now, these “heroes” would include someone entirely new this time.
“We were walking for about twenty minutes, and then we saw this town. So then we decided to walk to it, thinking there could be something cool here. And that’s when we saw you guys.” Mae gestures to me, Bendy, and the cup brothers. “Then Kris started to freak out ‘cuz they didn’t except any of us to end up here.”
“And then the three of you collide with the door before falling?” I asked, wondering if my suspicions of the source of the loud noise was correct. “I actually ran into them by accident, and then we all fell.” Ralsei corrected with an awkward laugh.
“So…” Cuphead spoke. “I was right! We are in another world! And the only way to get home is to find this fountain and seal it?”
“Yup!” Mae replied.
”But that still doesn’t answer the question of how we got here…” Bendy added.
Silence rang through out the room for what felt like minutes, until someone volunteered to speak.
“Maybe… we just haven’t found the reason yet.” Fran replied.
Bendy tiled his head. “Whatcha mean?”
”None of us know why we’re here, or how we got here, but maybe we’ll figure out why later on. Maybe someone sent us here for a reason.”
”But then… why us?” Mae added. “Why us of all people?”
”Maybe there’s a reason for that too. And like Fran said, we might find out why, and somebody can tell us.” Sal said.
“Uhh… So s-should we be excited about this ooorrr…???” Madotsuki asked, feeling unsure if this new information was a positive thing to look forward to. Her voice trailed off as she turned to Six who stood silently next to her. She didn’t respond, only crossed her arms, possibly unsure of what to make of the situation.
“I think we should!” Bandit perked up.
“Guess I would agree with ya, but…” Bendy’s voice trails off with uncertainty.
“Brother! There’s a new world’ta be explored! Mystery, adventure, and fun! Just think of what this world has’ta offea! First this black and white desert, and then this abandoned town!” Bandit said, trying his best to hype up his older brother.
“You think this, is good?” Mugman asked, his panic rising once more. “Who knows how big this place is! What makes you think we’ll even find the fountain to get home!? We could be here for days! Weeks!”
“No, it’ll be okay! Kris and I have never had trouble finding it. And I don’t think this time will be much different.” Ralsei assured.
“You really think so?” Hat Kid asked.
“Yes, I do.”
Spooky sighed. “I hope you’re right.”
“Alright then… That settles it.” Monika raised her voice for everyone to hear. “Our plan is to find the this Dark World’s fountain, and get home. I’m not sure how long it will take us, but we’ll get through it together! Now who’s with me?”
“I’m in.” I stated outright. My gaze traveled the room, waiting for other responses of agreement.
“So am I!” Hat Kid joined in without hesitation, the Tattletail toy still in her hands. “What about you? You ready for an adventure?” She asked the toy in an almost comedic tone, tickling its belly. It laughed in response, making the girl smile.
This was no surprise to me. Hat Kid, Cuphead, Mae, and even Bandit have always been ready to engage in anything exciting. And this was no exception.
Not a moment later, my suspicions were correct.
“I’m in too!!” Cuphead stated proudly.
“Same here!” Sal spoke up.
“I’ll be joinin’ ya’ll too!” Bandit announces to the group.
“Same over here I guess.” Spooky added.
“Only problem now is… where do we head from here?” Bendy asks.
“Kris, Ralsei, you both know more about this world than us. Do you have any ideas?” Sal asked the teens who only spoke their head.
“Well then… Guess we’re walkin’!” Bandit said.
“And that’s it?” Madotsuki asked.
“What else ya suggest? We found this abandoned town already, might as well walk around and search for something else.” Bendy replied. Cuphead rubbed his chin.
“Yeah… speaking of which… I know you guys mentioned earlier that ya didn’t find anything noteworthy. Why do you think the people who lived here decided to stay in a desert?”
”Or why they left…” Fran added.
“Maybe they were tired of living in the desert.” Spooky shrugged. “I don’t blame them for leaving, there’s nothing here to do or see, other than more desert.”
Bandit crossed his arms in disapproval. “Now don’t be that way! As someone who’s lived in a town like this, I assure ya, it ain’t that bad!”
“Was ya town this isolated?” Bendy asked with a small smirk.
“It wasn’t actually! Though it did start to feel like it after a while. But even so, it was fine and dandy I tell you!”
I smiled unknowingly at the conversation. Regardless with how fast I agreed to this journey, part of me felt slightly unnerved. Despite this however, I was relieved I wasn’t alone.
“Race you guys outside!” Cuphead shouted as he began running out the entrance of the house.
“Hey, no fair!” Bendy shouted after.
“Wait for me!” Hat Kid followed close behind.
“W-Wait!”
Ralsei stopped the trio from running to far ahead.
“I don’t even know your names!”
Cuphead poked his head back through the doorway and smiled.
“My name’s Cuphead!”
Bendy and Hat Kid followed the cartoon’s actions.
“Name’s Bendy!” He gives a friendly wave.
“And I’m Hat Kid! Oh! And this is Tattletail!” The girl holds up the toy as it smiled brightly.
Bendy suddenly points to Cuphead with a smirk. “Ya can also call this guy empty headed.”
“Hey!” Cuphead shouted. The cartoon demon quickly runs off, laughing to himself as Cuphead chases after him.
Ralsei chuckled at their shenanigans. One by one, everyone made their way out of abandoned home, introducing themselves to The Prince as they left.
“I’m Mugman, highness!” The brother bowed slightly.
“You already know me!” Mae says enthusiastically to The Prince.
“Yeah! The Trash Mammal herself!” We heard Cuphead respond loudly from outside.
Mae smiles smugly, putting her hands on her hips. “Damn right! And I’m ready to kick all the ass!” She replies loudly before running out the door.
“I’m Spooky!” The ghost pauses for a second. “—Trust me I am!” She reassures.
“Oh! Uh…! I-I’m Madotsuki or you can uh.. call me Maddy for short if you want.” She anxiously points to the girl quietly following her outside. “A-And this is Six.” The girl plays no attention to Ralsei as she follows the others outside.
“I’m Sal, it’s nice to meet you.” The boy gave a peace sign as he walked out the door.
“I’m Fran Bow, your majesty.” The girl curtsies.
“Howdy! Name’s Bandit!” The puppet waves happily with a cheery smile.
“My name is Monika.” She smiles warmly. “And this is Wollof.” He smiled and also waved.
As the last of the group exits, I make my way out, turning to the Prince.
“Freddy Fazbear.” I tip my hat politely. Ralsei smiles and nods. “It’s nice to meet you.” I smile in return, before walking out.
I caught a glimpse of Kris’ expression. They looked… worried. Really worried. My smiled turned into a frown as I made it out of the house. With everything that’s happened so far, could I blame them?
Everything we just learned has been a lot to take in, and it must stressed Kris out knowing we are new to this place and its rules. My own mind echoed on the things The Prince and the group had discussed minutes prior. I hope we find a way out.
Today might end up being one of the craziest days I’ve ever had.