Chapter 17: back home once more

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:55:45 +0000

The two in the car pull up to the tent which forces alan to jolt awake “we’re here al” natalie said to try and wake alan up a bit more alan stretches all four arms cracking along with their back and they step out of the car the snow still falling and they come inside the tent all four arms wrapped around their cold body trying to warm themself up “damn looks like november dropped a surprise snow huh?” Alan said trying to make Natalie laugh which worked because she giggles and responds with “yeah i guess so huh?” alan nods sitting by the fireplace warming their hands as argos was passing by he spots alan and runs to them and pulls them in a tight embrace alan paused for a moment then they wrapped all four arms around argos’s frame and tightened the embrace “i missed you so much alan” argos said through tears of joy alan felt themself get warmer on the inside like their body had became a heater once they felt the joy that was building up inside their body and mind “i missed you too darling” alan responded using one pair of their arms to pet argos’s wild black hair the hair they haven’t touched in a long time if felt so much softer than they remembered but they didn’t mind they didn’t care they just wanted peace and they found it again with argos in their arms Saddie then runs to alan shouting “DADDY YOU’RE HOME!!” and jumping in their arms and hugging them tightly alan hugs her tighter as tears fall into her hair alan closes their eye and a voice spoke behind them “you’re such a good parent alan i’m proud of you” alan’s eye spring open and they turn around and there she was mama k was standing there with a missing arm but she was okay alan tears up and mama k hugged them from behind and alan bursts out crying in pure joy “Mama you’re alive!” alan shouted holding mama k’s shoulders “yeah i thought i was dead too but it was an easy fix” alan sniffed their eye still watery from the tears “i thought i lost you...” alan said through the tears as they hugged her tighter mama k shushed them like a mother calming her baby “it’s alright sweetheart” mama k cooed to coddle alan as they nuzzled up to mama k’s shoulders her missing arm showing wires and clipped cords alan looked away from it feeling aghast at the feeling at seeing their mother’s arm missing but they were glad to have her back again