I'll keep going even if I'm no longer relevent(AfterMath)

Well...It’s over. We avoided death for the 4th time but the downward spiral just keeps going deeper.

“Woo hoo!” Kamen jump off his throne, bowing down. “4th time's the charm folks!” He spread his arms, laughing maniacally. “The one who murder Toon Kritic was none other than Catavenger!”

Catavenger giggle, giving off a bright smile. “I’m very proud of all of you!”

Proud...Proud is the last thing everypony is felling here.

“Cat…” Keyframe face here, bursting into tears. “WHHHHY!?”

Foxwell look away, taking a small breather. “I...am sorry.”

Brush close her eyes tight, holding back the water works. “It's our fault….”

Cat flies up to her, slowly swiping the tears. “You did what you have to do Brush.”

“Cat,” AnY catches her attention. His eyebrows struck close together, tilting his head. “The least you can do is give us an explanation.  

She walk right past him, standing right next to Scriptless. Cat kneel over, petting her despite Scriptless ignoring her company. “Ok, what happened between me and Toon was nothing more than a therapy session”

A what?”

Just as the two exit out of the storage room, I enter just as everypony was fast asleep. I was...surprise to see Toon tied up around the neck. Even weirder was that he was wearing one of MasterCode’s vest.

“Cat!” Excited ran down on Toon, “Glad you're here! Please get me out of this!”

The look on his eyes made me felt uncomfortable. I wanted to help him but then I remember what I saw him do. “Did...you tried to kill Foxwell?”

Suddenly that excitement turn into anger. “What are you saying!? I would never do such a thing!” The amount of struggle he put, a cut was forming around his neck. “Come on Cat! They’re trying to kill me!”

I...wanted to help him. My soft nature was just too strong but this time, it led me to something I couldn’t undo.

Toon rips threw the film strip, heading right towards me with blood lusting eyes…

“You can guess how that went..” Cat pet’s Jerry, wiping the tears in his eyes. “I was very stupid to believe him and now look where I am.”

“DON’T SAY THAT!” Keyframe stomps her way towards her, “What Toon did was his own will!” She wrap her hoof around her neck, pulling her in for a hug. “You even said this yourself! Don’t blame what you couldn’t prevent!”

“How could…” Foxwell slowly descend, facing right at the courtroom floor. “We not see that coming…”

“I just,” Brush sits on her flank, holding back her tears. “I should’ve wrap more strips around him!” She stomp her right hooves multiple times. It wasn’t long till she ran out of stamina, “I….Gah…”

Cat awkwardly laughs, “It’s ok everypony….it’s ok…”

“Is...Is this why you helped me?” Showing me the scars, the water bottles, the wet spot. “Is this why you barely fought back?”

Cat wilfully nodded, pushing Keyframe away. “I couldn’t just confess even if I wanted to.” She took off her glasses, looking straight at her own reflection. “None of you would’ve accepted it with how desperate you are at the time.”

It all make sense now. She could of easily tamper with anything but the trust and safety of her friend’s stands above all. DAMN IT! WHY HER! WHY!!!!

“Please don’t blame yourself Unova…” Cat fly’s right towards me, booping me on the nose. “I am the one who murder him and I’m going to pay that price.” She close her eyes, shedding a single tear. “It will at least insure to keep your safety for just a little longer.”

I pull her in, giving her the biggest hug I could muster. “Thank you...Thank you so much.”

Not long after, Keyframe walks up and wrap her hoove around us. Then AnY, then Foxwell, then BrushStroke. We didn’t want to let go. I don’t want this to end.

“Oh gee would you look at the time!” Kamen claps his claws together, “it’s time for the grand event!”

“NO!” Everypony quickly focus on Scriptless, now getting more monster like in her appearance. Her eyes get more dark, teeth grew larger, and claws pop from all four hooves. “I’m not gonna stand here as you murder-”

“Script!” Cat fly’s right in front of her, Spreading her front hooves. “Please...Let me go…”

In just a few seconds, her monstrous feature started to fade. “Cat…” Without warming, she glomps her. “Don’t go…”

Wow...that is hard to watch but.. “KAMEN!” I quickly grab his attention. “By any chance can you get a photo camera?”

He cross his arms, tapping on his feet. “Umm can you please stop stalling and just let me finish my schedule execution!” He move his left arm, looking at his wristwatch. “Besides my programs will be on in about 10 minutes.”

“Kamen….I just want to make sure the memory will not be forgotten.”

His eyes widen before closing them. He face away, clenching his teeth as hard as he could. Is he….feeling what I feel right now? What gives here?

“FINE!” Kamen snaps his claw’s together, “but make it quick!”  

A bright light appear in front of me, showing a camera and stand. In just a few seconds, I set up the timer as everyone get in place. I quickly get behind Cat and AnY as the number on the digital screen goes down. Everyone huddles up around her, giving her a pat on the head.

Amidst the petting, Cat notice Scriptless away from the group. “Scriptless...I want all my friends in this picture.” Her eyes close, giving off a bright smile. “That is my final request.”

Without hesitation, Scriptless jump in. “I’ll fulfill it!”

Everypony stood still, making the widest grins they could muster.

Cat laughs, hugging everypony for one last time. “Promise me that you’ll get out of here!”

“We promise!” All of us said simultaneously.

The timer starts to beep on its final seconds.

“Once it hit zero, I got a special punishment for Cat!” He shout with glee.

3…

Kamen clap his claws together, “hope that picture last, because you’ll be where all the bad ponies go!”

2…

“Let's give it everything we got!” A wide devilish grin forms, sneaking a small laugh at Hope. “It’s punishment time!

1….

“You’re lives are more important. I want all of you to remember that...I will always cherish all the things we did. Goodbye…”         

A bell rises up from Manga Kamens throne. He pulls out a little hammer and slams it down hard on the bell. On the screen, it shows Catavenger and the courtroom in 8-bit. Manga Kamen appears on the left side of the screen and drags Catavenger away while typing out a message:

GAME OVER!

Catavenger has broken the rules!

Commencing ban from the rift!

Cat open her eyes, darting them around to notice she was in a art showing of some kind. Crowds of Kamen’s appears in rows of seats, watching her.  She tried to move but not a single muscle would respond. It wasn’t long till she realize she was a frame canvas.

Suddenly, the real Kamen appears with a beret hat and a flat wood paint holder. The crowd cheers as he gets on his seat, grabbing his brush from under his hat as well pulling out the paint holder. He dips his brush right down in the middle of the black and white paint as he mix it up.

Abstract Horror!

It's the way of the artist!  

He slowly raises his brush. Cat couldn’t even look away at first. Kamen glares at the canvas, swiping his paintbrush at rapid succession! Left, right, up, down, he is making sure not a single white canvas is left unused. Cat takes the pain as her body splits in many pieces, spreading everywhere. She bites down her teeth as Kamen puts the finishing touches. For a few seconds, she began to show happiness once it was all over. A message was left for us.

The painting is put on display as the crowd cheer for a despairing masterpiece. Cat...was no longer with us.

Another day...another loss. I am a fool to believe that this will end. I am too optimistic for my own good. Everypony around me is starting to feel the same too. I guess Despair is really that contagious isn’t it?

“Mon chef-d'œuvre est terminé!” Kamen Sat back, speaking in such a stereotypical french accent. “It will be share for generation’s of artist to come!”

Everypony stood silent, giving him a very venomous look.

Kamen scoffs, turning his back on us. “I made sure she won’t be forgotten so in turn, it should make you happy that you got a picture and a drawing!”

Fuck this! “YOU KNOW WHAT KAMEN! KEEP IT UP WITH THIS DESPAIR NONSENSE!” All weights are off! I’m not holding back. “BUT YOU ARE JUST SO DESPICABLE! WHAT IS YOU DAMN GOAL HERE!? ARE YOU WILLING TO THROW AWAY WHAT YOU BUILD BECAUSE OF THIS!? I WANT TO KNOW NOW!”

“Kamen,” Keyframe eyebrows clutch together, “it worries me that you...are not the same griffon we know from before.”

“Are you a robot!?” AnY stomp his hooves, clenching his teeth together. “Because that is what I’m really hoping!”

Foxwell taps on his forehead. “I….wonder if you working with somepony?”

“That is a good question.” Brush tilt her head, giving him a bug-eye look. “Because this death game you make us to play, seems to be handle by others that are not here.”   

Script’s and Jerry's eyes turn a bright red. “How about you actually call them up so we can give them a proper welcome.”

Kamen didn’t even turn to face us. He just jump off the chair, walking towards the exit; “Oh I promise you that you’ll meet them....it will be a huge event once that time comes.”

All of us look at each other as he left the courtroom in such a normal matter.

Foxwell snuggle up towards Brush, unable to control his shaking body. “I...am worried about that.”

How he said it in such a...interesting matter does rustle up my jimmies for a bit. It almost feel like that I remember that phrase. But that is where my brain stopped.

Not long after, we all made a promise to head to the graveyard in about 6 hours from now. We all left in a group, exiting the courtroom...Except me.

I stop, realizing what is missing. I turn around, scanning the entire place but nothing. “Where is Mastercode?” He gave us the slip without anypony noticing. “Heh...Some friend he is.”

I headed to my room, holding back the headache. That outburst sure did a number me. “Time to get some-” Suddenly, I notice an envelope just under my door. “Huh?” I pick it up, noticing my name written on it with MasterCode on the bottom. “The heck?”

I quickly open my door and shutting it tight, making sure the locks are in place. Sitting on my bed, I rip the envelope. “What are trying to show me?” I hold what seems to be pictures. I lied back as I hold them all with my magic. “What….the…..” I couldn’t complete the sentence.

All these photos are about me and Kamen together, building what seems to be the rift. But...HOW!? I don’t remember this? When has Kamen had any sort of mod powers to build the rift? All these pictures of us hanging out, I don’t remember anything of the sorts. Yet one thing I notice that is a consistent theme here. My eyes were a bright red in all of the pictures.

“This...where did MasterCode find these?” Suddenly, I turn left. A picture catches my attention. What makes this different from all the others, It was me and Kamen standing against a wall with a banner saying ‘Moderators of the rift cafe’ “HUH!?”

No...what is this!? I don’t remember it! My mind went on a panic. My entire body couldn’t stop shaking. What the hell could this mean? “MASTERCODE WHERE ARE YOU!?”

I was such in a panic state, I didn’t notice my T.v was on. Kamen now distraught of what he saw, before the T.v turned off.

Chapter 4: I’ll keep going till I’m no longer Relevant

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