And here is the story:

I don't know what was going on. I just found myself standing there, talking to some strange hooded man. He was wearing a large grey sweatshirt, his hood pulled over so I could only see a shadowy face. The man was being...mean, if I was correct. I don't recall anything he said. I feel like I was just dropped in here. "Not gonna lie, but you're kinda being a dick," I said. Not the nicest thing to say, and surely I don't reckon why I said it. But it made sense. Then, I got this strange vibe. Like I was being told what to say. Like I didn't have control. "You just, you remind me of someone...Someone from a long time ago." I said. Who did he remind me of? I had no idea what I was talking about. The hooded man didn't move a muscle. Instead he let out in a whisper: "Who?" Without any ability to retaliate, I said: "Blackfire911. An old FlipAnim user who...caused a lot of carnage." Then it made sense: this man did remind me of him. I wanted to escape. I didn't want to be near someone who gave off-

-the same personality and vibe as that guy. BlackFire was horrible. All of the sudden, the hooded man tore off his hood and stared up at me with eyes shining in malice. He smiled a crazy smile and laughed loudly. It was black fire himself, in the flesh. I fell over, backing up against the wall. My heart was racing, but I couldn't move anywhere. I was stuck, standing there. Words raced out of my mouth in a heap of gibberish but I managed to say in a weak and scared tone: "B-b-but I thought you left!" Blackfire smiled, and then started to grow bigger, and bigger, and bigger. His spine began to crack and bulge and slowly rip out of his sweatshirt. His eyes began to glow a greedy glow, and they turned slit pupiled like a cat, but they weren't facing straight. Both eyes seemed to be facing 2 separate sides, as his teeth slowly stretched and grew sharper, but not all straight, and rather in different, crooked shapes.

(drop the 'but' in 'not gonna lie' it doesn't make sense grammatically sorry)

Then, Blackfire said in a loud, gravelly, messed up voice: "I left, and you stayed!" He laughed a bellowing, scratched-up laugh. It sounded like a clown who swallowed dry chalk and forced himself to continue laughing. I tried to breathe but I couldn't. I found myself suffocating as Blackfire shrank to regular size, staring at me, pointing in laughing. His head turned into a series of a million other heads of people I recognized, who have hated me and messed with me. I tried to close my eyes but I couldn't. I struggled but didn't move. All of the sudden, I saw my face in backfire, terrified. Alone. Distant. And everything went black.

I woke with a sudden start, breathing hard, cold sweat dripping down my forehead as my body heated like an oven. My breathing was loud and laborious as I sat there in my cozy bed, the dream I had slowly faded away. Suddenly, the fresh smell of herbs and spices and flowers all came to me as I looked around my room. A small aquarium lit blue with little fish swimming around sat in the corner of my wide room. Outside the window sat a large green pasture. Beyond that was the FlipAnim village. I was instantly comforted and greeted by my warm house. I turned on my lamp and lay back down. I was drowsy and wanted more sleep. But upon closing my eyes, I found it hard to sleep. Something seemed to keep me awake. I grunted and rolled over, my sheets following behind me. "Stupid nightmares," I grumbled to myself. "always keeping me up at night." The moon was shining on my house, and the sunrise wasn't until a few hours later. I was still in my bed, struggling to sleep. Finally, I shot out of my bed.

"You know what? Fine, fu ck it!" I cried aloud. I looked up at the large moon, a small crown shining next to it too. "Damn you, FA. I know you're out there, watching over all of us. I'm just waiting for you to come down. A few stars can't light up a whole village, man." I said. I closed my eyes, remembering the warm but brief days that FA was still treading on the paths that I now tread. He was happy. Everyone was, except for the feature greedy people. Maybe that's why FA left. He was tired of it. I sighed and walked into the kitchen. I opened a cabinet and brought out some herbal tea. It was lemon tea, good for me whenever I woke up.

I poured a cup of steaming water and dipped the bag of lemon tea into it, soaking it up and letting loose the pile of herbs. I walked over to a table and grabbed a little green leaf from a bowl. I sucked the leaf, and instantly it woke me up. I then sat at my table and yawned. I wonder what everyone was doing right now. I wasn't used to it being so quiet. Usually, gun shots and yelling could be heard right outside my door. The busy days were like that. The busier days were with drama and wars. Those sucked. I sipped my tea and sighed. FlipAnim was falling apart. My home was being destroyed because... well, because of people like me. Because I can't step up and manage. And whenever I do, it's just a cancel fest all around. Kicking people out of their homes... canceling. Not very great.

I felt lonely thinking about all the toxicity that ran through the FlipAnim homes. It was terrible. I decided I'd call my friends, see if they were alive on dead hours. But upon looking at my FA-FONE (instead of I-Phone :eyes:) I heard a knock at my door. I got up, holding my tea close to my chest. It warmed me up, but I felt cold walking through the dark halls. I nervously opened the door, and surprise! There stood my good friend, TerraBTW. They looked lively and awake as if they had been up all night. I stared at them, my tired eyes shocked. "Wh-what are you doing?" I asked. TerraBTW looked at me concerned. "Everything okay?" She asked. "I-uh. Just nightmares. Nothing more." I said. She nodded her head. "Well, I was just coming to see if you were awake. I saw the light in your room from way down there (at this, she pointed to the village which was dark for the night. Everyone was logged out of their homes). I'm not used to people being awake during..." She seemed afraid to finish, so I did for her:

"dead hours?" I said. She flinched. "Yeah." She said quietly. I realized that dead hours might not be the best thing for someone who got up early. Dead hours were like a beast that ate every single thing. It was lonely and cold. And just-empty. Upon thinking about this, I felt a cold wind blow through the air, and a sudden chill overcame me. I realized it was dead hours at the very moment, and I didn't, any longer, feel the need for sleep. All of the sudden, the anxiety and fear of dead hours seemingly became a new subject for me. Something I never really cared about until now. It was kind of... terrifying. I could see why Terra didn't like talking about it. I decided to change the subject quickly. I invited Terra in, and she took a seat on a leather chair next to a little habitat for 3 axolotls, George, Jorge, and Ginger. (I wish I had axolotls:tear:). I sat down at the other side of the table in front of Terra and set down my tea. On the table sat a large plant, with golden vines everywhere.

The moon reflected off of it beautifully. I yawned. "Care for some tea?" I asked Terra. All of the sudden, a loud knock came at the door. I looked outside the window to see if there was anyone, but realize it was raining a silent, cold rain. I rushed to the door and opened it. There stood someone, drenched in rain, a large pink coat over them. I stared at them, shocked. "You gonna keep staring, or let me in?" They asked. I stood there, dumbfounded, and they walked inside. "Ok then." They said, taking off their soaking raincoat, and hanging it up. I realized it was my other friend, Cutieanimations. I was sort of bewildered. I didn't know they lived on dead hours. "You-?" I began to question, but she cut me off. "No, I don't thrive or live on the dead hours. I just couldn't sleep and decided to find a house with company. I was talking to Terra earlier. I don't know where they went, but then she called and told me she was headed over here apparently. I got lonely and decided to follow, shortly behind."

She explained. She looked tired and very grumpy. Can't blame her if a sudden rain passed by and drenched her while she was making her way to a house. She was suddenly interested in the axolotl and ran over to mess with them. She started giggling when one of them swam over to her in the tank. I looked at Terra, whose pale eyes were shining in the dark. The rest of her was blended in the shadow. I put my finger to my lips in a silent gesture: Cutieanimations had no idea where Terra was at the moment. Terra got the gag, and a faint smile could be seen. "Boo." She said. Cutieanimations fell over, shocked, and stared up at Terra. I and Terra laughed while Cutieanimations recovered her senses. She glared at both of us. "Damn you." She muttered, getting up and sitting on a seat. "Ok. Want some tea?" I asked. "And, Terra, too. You never got to respond." They both nodded their head, and I scurried into the kitchen, taking out two tea cups.

Terra and I* stupid grammarly

I heard them conversing in the other room as poured hot water, and looked at my wide selection of herbs and tea. "Which type of tea do you want?" I yelled into the other room. They both answered at once, making it hard to hear. "What?" I asked. Terra answered, and then Cutieanimations. "Uhh, do plants have chocolate?" "Something that tastes good!" I rolled my eyes at those responses and took down a bottle of chocolate powder, and another one of peppermint and chocolate. I stared at both of them. "I should mix things up," I said. "Make a surprise." I ground the chocolate up and sprinkled peppermint inside. Then, I did so to the other. I went into the frozen storage room and grabbed a bottle of fresh milk from a cow, and took it over to the kitchen. I poured the milk into a bowl and stirred the chocolate until it was rich and creamy. Then, I dumped it into the bowl. I did so, too, with the peppermint, but kept the peppermint in crunchy bits. I stirred the chocolate in the milk.

And then I set the bowl of milk and chocolate and peppermint onto the stove and turned it up until it was hot enough. I stirred some more. "Almost done?" They called. I wiped the sweat from my forehead. The hot chocolate was basically boiling hot. "Yeah, hang on!" I called back. I took it off the stove and stirred it real quick. Then, I carefully grabbed two mugs and poured the hot chocolate into the mugs. The steam that blew out of the hot chocolate smelled like fresh peppermint chocolate, and the steam seemingly made its way into the other room because both of the others started to quiet down and relax. I poured a hint of chamomile, and Lavender into the hot chocolate to relax them, and stirred it once again. Then, I sprinkled some peppermint bits, put on some fresh whip cream, almost frozen cold but very whipped, and sprinkled fresh cinnamon on that. Then, I put two cherries ontop of each, put the mugs on a plate, and walked into the other room holding the fresh hot chocolate.

both Terra and Thea's eyes went wide upon seeing the hot chocolate. They grabbed at the mugs and blew the steam away. "I'd say 'careful, it's hot!' but because of how I made it, it's the perfect temperature," I said, honest. They took a sip, and instantly sunk back into the leather chairs, their expressions comforted. I smiled with pride and sat down. "Aren't you gonna have any?" Cutieanimations asked. I nodded my head. "Already had my tea. I'm good." I looked out at the setting moon and realized the sun must be rising. Already, the dead hours seemed to end. The village lights of FlipAnim began to turn on, and faintly people could be seen walking around.

"oh my god, legend how did you make this," Terra asked, sipping it. She had bits of whip cream across her face. "it's amazing." I smiled but didn't answer. I knew however that I had been practicing with herbs and spices and different plantations and medicines, and powders for a long time. It's fun! I yawned and looked outside. A small silhouette of someone sprinted across the village, the large moon slowly sinking behind them. I stared for a while as they ran, holding a bag of something. They ran and ran and ran, but who they were and what they were doing didn't bother me. I was relaxed and comfortable, with my friends.

After a while worth of sipping hot chocolate, and talking, the sun rose into the sky and the FlipAnim's busy hours began. Gun shots fired, people screamed and yelled, and others got angry. The usual. That was why I lived so far from the village. Others did the same, too. It was peaceful. At the moment, the Promagma sanctuary seemed to be getting sacked by a bunch of users. that much could be seen from the distance. I chuckled at the small fights people always put on and decided I needed some sleep if I could get it. "Alright. I suppose I should be getting back." Terra said. "Me too." Cutieanimations agreed. They both got up and stretched, and walked out the door. Cutieanimations grabbed her raincoat and shoes. "Thanks for the cocoa!" They both shouted, shutting the door and walking off.

AND that's it for now! Don't bite off more than you can chew. I'll still finish the story. Just not yet!

b u t all that happened was you and Terra come over, I make a drink, and then I see someone running. and then well, t h a t ' s - i t

k I'll :ok_hand: /gen /pos

ok I'll add you*