The Crafthouse: Chapter 24

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Looey had absolutely panicked when Vee's message was broadcast. Meet them at GARDENVIEW CENTER!? Didn't Vee mention that she had access to the cameras?! Didn't she SEE that Yatta was there? Did she not notice? Did she not care? WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?! Whatever was going on, Looey had to get in that elevator and get to Yatta before Scraps, Goob, Coal, and Vee did. He grabbed his baseball bat and held it tight. He would... have to go back up there. Cosmo was baking some food for them in the kitchen- it WAS the kitchen floor after all. Cosmo chose to come here because there were lots of preserved ingredients, and they would not get hungry. Finn was looking after him, making sure that his injuries didn't start getting worse. Looey sighed, knowing that he would have to break the news of him going back up to them. "Finn, Cosmo. We need to talk." Looey announced. Both of them whipped around, startled. "What is it?" Finn asked. "I'm... I'm going to have to go back up to Gardenview Center." Looey responded, gripping his bat tighter. "No. You are NOT." Cosmo replied- well, it was more of an order. He looked up at Looey with pleading eyes. "Don't even think about it." "I'm sorry, but I have to! If Scraps, Goob, Coal, and Vee get there before me, they won't make it out unscathed!" Looey protested. "I think they can handle it. Looey, you are in bad condition, and we can't have you getting worse- or DYING on us!" Finn told him. "...I have to." Looey whispered as he turned around to leave. Cosmo ran up to him, grabbing him by the arm. "No, you don't. Just stay here, okay? You'll be safer!" He said imploringly. Finn came up behind him, trying not to make full eye contact with Looey. He stared at them for a good long while. "I don't care about my safety. It's the others that I am worried about. I'm going to go up there, I am going to take care of the situation, and I'll come right back, okay?" Looey promised. Cosmo's eyes welled up with tears. "You BETTER come back!" Cosmo yelled. "I will." Looey told him. Then, without looking back, he went to the elevator. This elevator was supposedly, "Broken," but worked perfectly fine. No one ever used it, so he did. Shakily, he stepped into the elevator, and pressed the button for "Lobby"- Gardenview Center. He waited for the doors to open, clutching his bat to his chest. The doors slowly opened. He walked out onto the carpeted ground, seeing that same tree growing in the middle. He looked around for Yatta- He was not about to be taken by surprise. Strange... It seemed that the elevator opening hadn't alerted her? Then, he saw a trail of ichor. He became scared. He followed it with haste. Oh no. Has the group already gotten here?! Was Looey too late?! He walked around the tree slowly, and cautiously. When he got to the end of the trail of ichor, he didn't see Goob, or Scraps, or Vee, or even Coal. He saw Yatta herself. "No!" He cried. He dropped his bat next to Yatta. Her stomach wound was pouring out ichor. It was obvious that it had gotten too bad for her to stay conscious. He shook her body, and quickly checked for a pulse, a heartbeat, breathing, anything! He gasped out a sigh of relief, as he noticed that she was still breathing. No wonder Vee couldn't see Yatta- There was no way for her to do so. He attempted to pick her up, to possibly get her to any twisted containment center. But, he could barely move her with only his one arm. So, he just sat, with Yatta on his legs, knowing that he wouldn't be able to do anything. Then, the elevator chimed. Looey almost jumped. Out came Scraps, Goob, Vee, and Coal. Coal barked, and immediately sprinted to Looey. She paused, seeing him holding Yatta. She sniffed her, and whined. Scraps and Goob came running after her, Scraps holding Vee's head, and Goob holding her body. "Holy crap." Vee gasped at the sight. "Oh no... Looey! What happened?!" Goob cried out. Scraps just stared in horror. "I... I don't know- She was twisted, and I ran away, and now I'm back, and she's- she's-" Looey broke into a sob, unable to hold it back. "She's... dead?" Scraps asked shakily. "No! No, she's not dead- Just really hurt! We can still save her! Can you- Can you please help me!? I need to get her to the Easter floor- They have the best cells for the twisteds!" He stuttered. Scraps looked around nervously. "We already tried to make her normal, Looey. It hasn't worked. What makes you think it'll work now?" Scraps asked cautiously. "I- I don't know! But it has to work, it has to- they can put in EVERYTHING to make her normal again! Please! Please... She's the only thing I have left..." Looey whimpered. His mind was in jumbles- He NEEDED Yatta to be okay. "Looey, I don't want to tell you this..." Scraps started. Looey looked up, scared of what she was going to say. "...What?" He asked. "We can't let her live on like this. It's suffering. I'm sorry, Looey, but... We have to kill her."