Together! Mama had cried, so together it was. What looked like hundreds pulled, all different shapes and sized, but Mama was there, Valeska was there, they were all here. There was a clink sound as the chains fractured and broke, those chains that once held so tightly, so taught, were now flailing every which was and he tried to avoid them but he found it would be far too difficult, and he winced, he turned his head and suddenly a large piece of debris was flying in his direction.

He was frozen with fear, unable to move as he winced and braced for impact. He could hear the echo's of Mama's voice calling to him, Little Ghoul! She would cry, warn him, but he couldn't do anything but hunch himself and whimper in fear. But there was no impact, there was only... Mama?

He opened his eyes and noticed that Amaranth had taken his blow, and he opened his jowls wide to cry out to her as the piece that was headed for him hit her smack dab in the chest. MAMA! Glitch shouted as he rose and came to her side, he heard the whine and heard the ragged breaths, he whimpered and fell to his knees, but before he could speak there was a sudden crack through the air.

Almost as soon as the crack reverberated through the cavern, a white hot flash came over him, it was like ice and fire at the same time. He'd felt pain like this before, when they were picking him apart piece by piece. He let out a strangled cry as he felt his ear alight with heat and agony.

Gl..ch...Val...es......k... Amaranth croaked as she fluttered into unconsciousness. Mama...! The boy cried out again, ignoring the blood pouring down his face, the crimson starting to impede his vision. He shook his head and let out another yelp as his ear flapped against his head, leaving a splattering of red across the top.

He felt his own vision star fading, and he was getting nauseous, he felt like he might be sick. He flicked his eyes down towards Amaranth and saw the tip of his ear...

Glitch vomited up bile and water as he fell to his side and blacked out.



When the boy woke, his body was cold, he shivered and whimpered as the virus in the code looked around from the position laying on his side. How could he be cold when the sun was shining for the first time in forever? He groaned and lifted his head, letting out a yelp as he felt searing pain rip through the tip of his ear. Glitchtrap shuddered and pulled himself around himself, he shifted his eyes around and found Amaranth nearby.

Ma...Ma....! He croaked as he rose to his paws unsteadily, he wobbled and shook on his legs while he looked around, he stumbled a few times as he scented the air and caught her on the winds. Struggling he made his way towards her scent and when he arrived he caught the view of another short wolf, shorter than himself, and noticed she was coming to Ama's side.

There was a screeching sound and Glitch flattened his good ear and let the injured one stay erect, he growled a little as he came closer to the scene of the woman drooling glowing spit over his mama. Ew! Stopthat! He growled as he charged forth, he didn't know this woman was Amaranths daughter, though he knew them by name he didn't know them.

He didn't want mama getting covered in glowing drool, that was just gross. Coming to Amaranths other side he scowled at the other wolf and snorted through his nose as he stared at her, lowering himself next to Amaranth slowly. Mama... You okay Mama Ama? He gently nosed the woman before flicking eyes back up to the other darker wolf before him.