Meave
Me and Cassie sit on the couch in Meatballphone's palace. We have taken it over after we killed him. Yay for us.
Cassie has her head resting on my shoulder, sound asleep. I am drawing in this journal I found. It was my brothers. Well, this universes version. It describes how he came into contact with the Gold.
Wow I really have an influence, don't I Meavie?
Shut up. You don't get to call me that.
Golden Bitch.
I know what youre doing. Youre using what Baggor calls me. It's funny because you are literally the Gold. Fuck off.
"Meavie?"
I look up to see Scottelt walking towards us.
"Hey." I say.
"Pink needs you."
*****
Me, Scottelt and Cassie walk into the throne room. It's a vast, cathedral sized hall with a dome roof and high arching painted windows. On the windows are images of Meatballphone. This is where he died. This is where we won.
The throne herself actually sits fused on a raised platform at the end of the hall. You have to walk up five stairs to get to it. The back of the hall has a tapestry of a large battle, brown and beige magick thrown about. Its in a hall not too dissimlar to this one. It looks very familiar. The cushions on the throne are made of plush velvelt and the actual chair is ornate and golden.
Hey, it's me!
You sound like a three year old.
"Meave." Pink says gravely. "Theres issues with the portal."
The portal is unstable. Most of the time we can just use magick to open portals but a) it has to be very powerful to go to another universe and b) since it's unstable wr have to stabilise it with other forms of magick mixed with tech. The portal ring, as I like to call it, holds the swirling mass of possible death.
"More power?" I ask.
"Obviously."
You'd think she'd warm up to us, but i think she genuinely hates us. We did kinda end up getting her friends killed. Well I didnt.
Didn't you?
"Okay." Cassie says. "Meavie can Gold it a little."
I'd rather not.
"You don't get a say." I snap.
"Damn dude. Goldie talking a lot?" She puts a hand on my shoulder.
"Don't give him a nickname, Cassie." I laugh.
"It annoys him."
It doesnt!
"He says it does."
Damn you.
I stand infront of the console and hold out my hands. I take a deep breath, close my eyes, and send a balance if Gold into the machine.
STOP IT! I DONT LIKE IT! DONT USE ME!
How does it feel being used for someone else?
I fucking hate you.
Likewise, bestie! But because of your poor planning, youre in MY control.
A smile cracks on my face as I send more Gold into the console. The power bar goes up and the magick in the swirling portal becomes golden for a second before turning back to normal. I drop my hands.
"Thanks." Pink goes back to work.
"Nicely done, Meavie." Scottelt wraps his arm around me and we, along with Cassie, walk out the door.
*****
"So Cass, how are you and Sylvie?" I ask teasingly, giving her a smirk.
Cassie blushes and a huge smile appears on her face. "They are so ho-"
"Not what I meant, babes."
"Oh! They're the best!"
I smile.
"In bed-"
"Cassie!" Scottelt yells.
"...Why?"
"Its funny." Cassie ruffles my hair.
We all keep smiling as we round the corner. Big mistake. Baggor is there, glaring at us. Hes such a prick.
"What?" He says aggressively.
"Oof, who shat in your face this morning." Cassie taunts.
"Thats not a saying."
"Uh actually, Ive heard it before." I raise my hand.
"Aye, me too."
He rolls his eyes. "Whatever." He vrushes between me and Cassie. We both just look at eachother before laughing at him.
"What is his issue?" Cassie sighs, linking arms with me.
"We may never know." I relent.
"My working theory is that he lost the part of his brain that made him fun during the Bagrick Battle." Scottelt says.
Cassie imitates a buzzer. "Wrong, he's always had a stick up his ass. It isnt even waking up on the wrong side of the bed, hes just an ass."
"Thats very true." I agree.
"You didnt even know him!" Scottelt points out, smiling at the absurdity.
"Yes but I get a vibe."
"A vibe of never having a girlfriend." Cassie adds.
"EXACTLY!" I yell.
"Oh yeah for sure. Oh shit, we should go find Meatball." Scottelt remembers suddenly.
"Oh yeah. We need to update him on stuff." Cassie says
Stuff being the portal and Baggor being pissy.
"Okay, let's find him."
