The Son of Evil, Part 1
The first multi-chapter of the Nextgen Series, and the first of the Viridi Saga, The Son of Evil, also called the Evil Opposite Arc. Cheren Uno is suddenly going crazy, assaulting his friends and destroying towns, and he's in big trouble. But is he really behind this?
Chapter 1: Cherry Cherry Rampage
Forest area; the foot of a strange volcano
The stars shone in the dark night sky as tons of supervillains driving their vehicles piled into a secret garage entry within the side of the volcano. The last one to enter was a school bus driven by the PTOOEY and Faculty 4 before the garage closed. As all of the vehicles took their parking, the legions of Brotherhood villains exited out and gathered into the next room ahead. But while the others had gone, the evil teachers stayed behind in their bus. Once the villains had cleared away from the indoor parking lot, the teachers threw off their disguises, revealing their selves as Sector V. "Sector V, state Numbuhs and positions!" Aurora declared.
"Numbuh 361, Second-in-command!" Chris Uno announced.
"Numbuh 2.31, Soda Supplier!" Mason Dimalanta announced.
"Numbuh 1.26, Nurse!" Haruka Dimalanta announced.
"Numbuh Sub-23! Expedition Expert, eh?" Sheila Frantic announced.
"Numbuh 13.2036! Spy!" Dillon York announced. "And my shadow, Mario!" Dillon's shadow rose up, giving two thumbs-up.
"Numbuhs 52, 25, and 2x5!" Harry, Artie, and Haylee Gilligan announced. "4x4-technology trio!"
Kirie Beatles signed something that translated to, Numbuh 0-V! Silent Combat Specialist!
"And of course, Numbuh 1362. Leader." Aurora finished.
"How come we had to do that?" Mason asked. "I mean, we already know who we are."
"It's traditional. Anyway, you're up first, Dill."
Dillon nodded and placed on a helmet with a built-in camera, then used Shadow Veil to slide into a vent and come out the other side, inside the audience chamber where the villains sat at dinner tables. Dillon hid within the ceiling and looked down on them with his camera activated. His view from the camera was being transmitted to Sector V's monitor, and they were able to see what he was seeing. "So, what exactly is going on here?" Dillon whispered into his communicator.
"The Brotherhood of Evil is back, and they set up Father's old Villains' Choice Awards show." Aurora replied.
"Euh. Musta took them a while to clean all that snot out the first time." Chris said, disgustedly.
"Yeah. And because of that mess our parents made, they tripled the security around the back areas. So we'll have to come up with a different plan to bring this place down."
"How're we supposed to do that?" Mason asked.
"Look! It's starting!" Haruka yelled, excitedly pointing at the screen. Within the audience chamber, music began to play as the curtains rose upon the stage. Several villains, like Mad Mod, Johnny Rancid, Mumbo Jumbo, Killer Moth, Knightbrace, Little Juan, and Robin Food, stood upon the stage as they began to sing.
Villains: Villains, we're the villains!
The most villainous of adult…
Villainery!
Robin Food: It's the night of nights
For all the evil sorts!
It's the Villains' Choice Awaaards!
"Greetings, fellow villains, and how is everyone doing tonight?" Robin Food asked.
"GREAT!"
"Fan-tastic." Robin Food spoke into the mike as he paced back-and-forth along the stage. "Now, as you all know, this is the first villain awards show in 20 years, since we've been trapped and frozen inside Final Brain. But now, the Brotherhood has escaped, and are free to wreak havoc like in the old days."
Ever since the medieval
We've been the Brotherhood of Evil
Frozen 20 years or more
By those Kids NEXT Door!
I hate 'em, yes I do
Hate 'em, I'm sure YOU do, too
"YEAH!"
But now that we're back
There's no time TO slack!
For as we returned from the sa-aack…
It's time to atta-ack!
'Cause Mumbo Jumbo's got magic
Legion's death was tragic-
"I'm kind of glad he's gone." Mega Mom commented.
Wuya's a ghost-
"Hiii!" Wuya smiled and waved to the crowd in her ghost form, floating over a table beside Jack Spicer.
Meldar's a HOST!
"Hey there!" Meldar Prime greeted.
"And Robin Food, hey that's me!"
"Don't forget Little Juan, baby!" Little Juan cheered.
"Now before we begin this show," Robin Food continued, "I feel it's only best we give an honorable mention to the mastermind who made this organization alive. Behold:" He directed their attention to the screen behind him, showing an image of Darth Genious, aka The Brain.
Robin Food: This is Revan Bane Sidious
But we called him Brain
'cause that's his game
Or perhaps just Darth Genious
Little Juan: He had the meanness!
"And it was thanks to his leadership that the Brotherhood won victory over the Kids Next Door, and almost all of the other worlds." Robin Food continued.
"YEEEAH!"
"But unfortunately, our plans were foiled, and Revan Bane was struck down by his own traitorous apprentice, Nolan York." The screen showed a (poorly-drawn) image of the crippled boy himself, with a red 'Not allowed' circle over him.
"Woohoo! Go Dad!" Dillon cheered above. Mario instantly cupped his shadowy hand over his mouth to keep him quiet.
"And as his fellow villains, it is our duty to continue his work and bring crime and villainy to all." Robin Food finished.
Oh, Revan Bane was our leader
Instructional heeder
Long live Revan Bane
He'll always LIVE in fa-ame
Bad as bad as could be
Even badder-
"Than me!" Technus yelled.
But now's he gone
But not the fun
BECAUSE… WE'RE…
Villains: Villains, we're the villains!
The villainous villains of adult…
VILLAINERY!
It's the night of nights
For all the evil sorts!
It's the Villains'…
Yes, the VILLAINS'…
Choice Awaaarrds!
Finally, the song came to an end, and Robin Food spoke once more, "'Tis shame that our fair commanders could not attend, but it seems they are mourning over Revan's death. I would say the same for Madame Rouge, but the same does not go! For it seems that she is…" Robin Food gave a smirk before speaking quietly into the microphone, "getting married."
"OOOOHHHH!" the villains drawled in amazement and surprise.
"Pleh." Dillon spat up above, disgusted at the mention of Madame Rouge, even more that she was getting married. And what's worse, he and his friends even knew to whom.
"Yes, yes, to some magician fellow." Robin Food spoke.
"It's not me!" Mumbo spoke, running up to the microphone. "Just so you know!" He ran off before Robin Food continued.
"Ahem, yes, well, anyway… With Revan Sidious gone, it is sad to say we do not have a leader. Which is why the purpose of this very award show will determine who is the more worthy of becoming Brotherhood leader. Let us get started with the first category." The lunch-stealing villain was about to open an envelope.
"Why don'tcha save yourself the finger strength and put that thing down." At this, an eruption of gasps echoed throughout the room as they all directed their attention to the center of the middle aisle. Dillon and the children gasped as well: none other than Cheren Uno glared up at the stage, a pair of sunglasses over his frowning visage. In the background, they could all make out the sound of what sounded like Mexican guitar music.
"Is that… Cheren?" Aurora whispered in shock.
"Oi, wut's he doin' there, Mate?" Sheila asked. "Did 'e decide to do this mission 'imself?"
"He would've let us know if he was coming." Aurora figured. "Let's just see what he's up to."
"Well, well, if it isn't Cheren McKenzie Uno." Robin Food observed with a glare. "Supreme Leader of this era's Kids Next Door. It is an honor to have you here at our humble show. You'd make a most excellent prize to the winner. But may I ask why have you shown up here on your own, rather than being dragged against your will?"
"Because you villains are weak." Cheren spoke in a cool tone. "Nothin' but a bunch of retired old lackeys who used up their last favor long ago. I can't have you making a mockery of what we stand for."
"And just when does an operative like you have right to tell us what we villains stand for?" Robin Food asked with a glare. The army of villains growled and bore expressions of anger as they all leaned in closer, readying their weapons to attack the lone operative.
"Heh heh heh." Cheren smirked and kept the maniacal gaze behind his glasses. "And just what is it you stand for?"
Robin Food was confused by this statement. But before they knew it, Cheren had pulled out a dynamite and tossed it over to one end of the room. The villains over there cried in horror and tried to escape before the dynamite exploded. Villains began running about the room as Cheren pulled out various ray guns and began shooting all over the place. The Mexican-guitar music played even faster as he took out tiny, M.A.R.B.L.E.-like bombs and tossed them around, making the cave begin to crumble.
"Whooa!" Dillon cried, hurriedly flying back through the vent and back into his team's bus.
"What is he doing?" Haylee asked.
Cheren pulled out a time-bomb detonator and stuck it to the ground as it started from one minute and began to count down. "Uh-oh! Let's get out of here!" Aurora decided, and with that, they stomped the pedal and sped out of there as fast as they could.
"WHOA!" the operatives screamed as the inside of the volcano exploded just upon their exit. The bus was blown open, and the operatives were sent flying out, bouncing and landing along the ground as they were slightly burned and torn.
The group crouched down and watched as a silhouetted figure slowly marched out of the flames of the volcano interior. There stood Cheren Uno, completely unscathed as he kept his cool look. "Hmph. What a bunch of dull villains." The operative glanced back as some Mexican child dizzily wobbled out of the volcano, covered in a few burns as he held a Spanish guitar. "Pablo! Get going!" Cheren yelled.
"Uh, sí, señor." The boy, Pablo, stuttered before continuing to strum his guitar and play the music.
"Ah, much better." Cheren smirked. The Supreme Leader proceeded to walk away with a maniacal face as the Spanish child followed behind him. The operatives continued to watch him as he soon vanished out of sight.
"Did Cheren just do… THAT?!" Chris exclaimed.
"He made more fireworks than men at a tea party rally!" Sheila exclaimed.
Aurora remained silent and continued to stare after her brother with a suspicious look.
Uno Household; Treehouse of Coolness
Cheren Uno kept a calm and focused look upon his face as he crouched down behind some boxes, holding a bow and arrow in his left hand and the Hylian Shield in his right. He stylishly rolled out from behind the crates and took aim with his arrow, shooting and piercing a W.A.T.C.H.B.O.T. in the face. He sensed two more appear behind him and leapt before they could shoot, landing behind as he drew a small sword and performed a spin attack, taking them out. He saw two more W.A.T.C.H.B.O.T.s emerge on the other side of the room and tossed his shield like a boomerang, slicing the robos' heads clean off before it came back. He rapidly back-flipped to avoid as more robots tried hitting him from the side, stopping and raising his shield afterwards. He slowly lowered his shield to peek at the robots after they ceased firing. But to his surprise, another robot appeared behind and successfully shot him in the back with a laser.
"Yow!" he yelped. The treehouse started to blink red as alarms blared, and all of the W.A.T.C.H.B.O.T.s shut down and sunk below the ground.
"You let your guard down, Cheren." Mrs. Rachel Uno stated, coming out from a doorway.
"Well, he snuck up on me!" Cheren yelled.
"Still? As future Hero of Time, you need to be prepared for sneak attacks like that." She playfully smiled, entering the dark room ahead of them as Cheren followed. "And if you can't master techniques with the bow, sword, or shield, how can I trust you to wield the Three Sacred Treasures?"
They entered the dark room and found a light shining onto a pedestal where a rectangular box sat. She grabbed the huge box and placed it on the ground, tapping a small, purple jewel that caused the box to flash open, revealing the Three Treasures. "The Master Sword, Arrow of Light, and the Mirror Shield."
"But aren't these weapons, I dunno, supposed to be more powerful than what I'm currently using? Why can't I just switch to these things, make fighting a lot easier?"
"Because these three are the most powerful weapons in Link's entire arsenal. Each one possesses the holy power of light. In the hands of someone who wouldn't know how to use them, they could be extremely deadly. I mean, just the Light Arrows alone could mean a one-hit kill."
"Well, what about the Mirror Shield?" Cheren asked, picking up said shield and looking at his reflection. "If it's a mirror, wouldn't it break easier?"
"Actually, the Mirror Shield is indestructible. It's able to absorb energy attacks and send them back. But nevertheless, each of these weapons are extremely powerful. You'll need to brush up a little more on your skills before you're ready to use them. So, ready to go train more?"
Cheren dropped his current sword and gave a long yawn. "I don't really feel like it. I'm so sleepy… I was up late last night."
"Supreme Leader stuff?"
"Um… yeah." He scratched his head.
"It's hard bein' a leader, isn't it? But I know you can do it! You just need to make a little time for… well, yourself. Make for some entertainment once in a while, y'know?"
"Yeah, I know. Anyway, I have to be somewhere. I'll see you later, Mom." The Uno child walked out of the room with his still-tired expression.
"Take care, Cheren." Rachel smiled and waved after him. Once she heard the door to the treehouse close, the blue spirit, Fi jumped out of the Master Sword.
"His performance was still quite exceptional, Master. Though a bit more training is required."
"I know that, Fi. But he's getting there."
"I fear we may not have long to wait. I cannot see what it is, but I can feel multiple evils amassing. Dark storm clouds are gathering…"
"Well, Cheren did tell me the Brotherhood of Evil returned. We'll have to be on lookout for them. In the meantime…" Rachel grabbed her Sacred Treasures and placed them back in the box, "I have my own paperwork to fill. See you later, Fi." Fi retreated back in the sword as the box snapped shut.
Sector L KND News Station
"And so ends the heroic tale of the shepherd in rescuing the pack of humanoid mules." Danny Jackson spoke, sitting beside his sister and facing the camera.
"In other news, the Brotherhood of Evil makes a grand return after 20 years of being trapped in liquid nitrogen, and have decided to celebrate their escape by hosting another awards show." Melody Jackson spoke. "Just last night, Sector V has gone over in an attempt to put a stop to this award show. However, their attempts were somewhat foiled when our very own Supreme Leader, Numbuh 3621 snuck into their hideout and totally ransacked the place." An image was shown of the very scene, with villains running and screaming as their volcano lair exploded. "Injuring Sector V in the process." They showed the image of the operatives' bus being blown out of there.
"UN-fortunately," Danny continued, "though with a few minor injuries, the villains have ALSO made it out of there in OK condition. We'll go more into detail about this tonight. Coming up again later, former Brotherhood Spy and Master of Disguise, Madame Rouge, seems to be getting married. Join us again tonight to find out to whom."
"Annnd cut." Eric cued, snapping the camera off. "Wonderful as always, you two."
"I still don't get why Cheren would just go over and destroy their lair himself when he already asked Sector V to do it." Melody thought aloud.
"Maybe he just didn't trust they could do it." Danny assumed.
"I don't think so. Regardless, he would've called them. Either way, this scene peaks this reporter's interest." Melody smirked. "I think we should pay our cousin a visit. Come on, boys." The anchorwoman stood up and started for the exit. "Let's nab us a story."
Ashland Park
The Supreme Leader was currently going for a walk through the park, sunglasses over his visage as a frown was plastered on his face. He took notice of the sandbox a few feet away as Lilac Farley and Berry Bean played around in it. The two five-year-old cats were both playing with tiny Rainbow Monkey dolls, with Lilac gripping one in her sharp teeth and shaking it around while Berry held hers in her mouth as she rapidly dug a hole in the sandbox in her desire to bury it. Lilac felt a shadow loom over her head, and the werecat looked up as Cheren stood over them, a wide smile appearing on her face. "Berry, look! It's Cousin Cherry! Hi, Cherry!" Lilac cheerfully greeted.
"Hey, Cherry, wanna play Catch?" Berry asked, presenting her doll to Cheren, as did Lilac.
The older cousin took and observed the two dolls, then looked down at Lilac's innocent, joyous face and Berry's smirking, mischievous one. The Uno child gave an evil smirk and proceeded to rip the two dolls into shreds, making faces of horror and sadness appear on the werecats. Cheren then grabbed Lilac's cat ears and yanked them before pushing her down, then gripped and pulled Berry's tail before pushing her down. Cheren grabbed both of the werecats and shoved their faces into the sandbox before stepping away.
He then took notice of the KNN C.O.O.L.-B.U.S. coming down for a landing several feet away. "Melody, how did you know Cheren was here?" Danny asked.
"Reporter's instincts!" Melody, Danny, and Eric ran out and hurried to him, with Melody pointing a microphone at her cousin's mouth, and Danny holding a camera. "Greetings, Numbuh 3621, I am Numbuh 10.11 from KNN News. (But of course you know that 'cause I'm your cousin.) Word has recently reached us of your heroic, yet reckless actions towards the Brotherhood, and Sector V's lives, and this reporter wants to know, just what gave you the drive?"
"And what's with the sunglasses?" Danny asked. "Taking more after your father now?"
"Heh." An evil grin appeared on Cheren's face. The Supreme Leader swiped the mike from Melody's hands and shoved it in her mouth. The Ocean Princess quickly pulled it out, but was too late to defend as Cheren grabbed her long, raven hair and yanked it right off.
"AAAAHHHH!" Melody cried in pain, clutching the top of her head, her once-thick hair now ripped to short, thin strands before Cheren pushed her to the ground. The boy directed his attention to Danny, glaring into the camera as he raised his fist and punched dead in the lens.
"Yowch!" Danny cried, falling onto his butt as the camera was shoved into his left eye. Cheren's smirk slowly returned as his evil gaze was directed to Eric. Pure fear shone upon the nerdy assistant's face, sweating greatly as he carefully backed away.
"Um… s-stay back… Cheren…" Eric stuttered as Cheren calmly approached him. "D-Don't hurt me now. Th-These are new glasses. They're antiques. They're, um-" He stopped when Cheren jabbed his finger at Eric's chest. Eric looked down, and was taken by surprise when Cheren flicked his finger up and smacked him. Afterwards, Cheren pulled Eric's shirt over his face and pushed him to his bottom. The evil cousin then walked over and pulled off both of Melody's sneakers, followed by her socks, shoving both socks directly into Eric's mouth.
"Hey, is that you, Cousin Cheren?" He was then approached by Anthony McKenzie, the 7-year-old, bucktoothed, and barefoot leader of Sector W. Smirking, Cheren marched up and forcefully STOMPED Anthony's foot. "YOOW!" Anthony cried, hopping on the other foot while gripping the injured one.
"How does a boy your age get around with such big feet? I'm just trying to make them smaller."
"Hey, Cheren!" Cheren looked over and saw Anthony's 5-year-old sister angrily approach him. "I know Anthony's a bully, but you don't have to be so mean to him! I'm telling Aunt Rachel!" As a response, Cheren shoved the 5-year-old to the ground, grabbed a handful of dirt, and threw it in her face. Her eyes began to water after a few seconds, and the little cousin burst into tears.
"Hey, why are you acting like such a bully?" Berry asked.
"Stop being so mean, Cheren!" Lilac yelled.
"PABLO!" Cheren called out. The short Mexican child hurriedly ran over, panting tiredly as he pulled out the guitar and played more of the Mexican music. Cheren's smirk returned as the boy ran about and began shoving over every little kid he could, and smacking the food and drinks out of everyone's hands. He ran up to every male adult and either pulled their pants down or picked and wiped snot on their suit. For the females, he pulled out a razor and shaved the hair off their heads, then sprayed a can of bug-spray on their scalps. Cheren ran out into the street and tricked a bunch of cars into slowing and ramming each other by getting in the way. He made a car ram a sign post and a fire hydrant, which then erupted a fountain of water as Cheren dashed his way down the street, angrily watched by the group of operatives he had assaulted.
Uno Household
Rachel sat at her living room table and tirelessly signed and filled in a table full of papers. "Being a school principal sure ain't easy." she sighed to herself. The phone began ringing beside her, and she reached over to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey, Sis, it's Harvey." Harvey spoke on the other end.
"Oh, hey, Bro! What's up?"
"Nothin' good. Yours and Uno's son just attacked my kids!"
"What?"
"He attacked Anthony and Michelle at the park just now. I'm just sayin' for the record, I blame the demon part inside him."
"I knew being Supreme Leader was stressful, but I didn't think it was THAT bad. I'll talk to him after he comes home. Talk to you later, Brother."
"This isn't over, you know!"
She sighed, "Yes, yes, I know." With that, she hung up, resting her head on her hand and sighing again.
"Rachel, have you seen my sunglasses?"
"Not really, Nigel." Rachel yelled up. "Maybe Chris has them."
"He already told me he didn't."
"Well, I don't know." She gave another sigh. "Man, I need some coffee." The woman went into the kitchen and grabbed a cup from the cabinet. She picked the jug off from the coffeemaker and poured some into the cup, then began to drink. She heard the phone ring again and sighed once more. "Nigel, could you get that?"
"Okay, okay." Nigel replied, walking downstairs to pick up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, Nigel, it's Eva!" Eva happily responded on the other end. "Listen, is your son home? We need to have a word with him."
"Which one, the cool one, or the workaholic?"
"Nigel!" Rachel yelled.
"I'm just kidding!"
"Um, Cheren." Eva answered.
"No, he's not home; why do you ask?"
"Well, he just assaulted my kids at the park."
"What? Why would he- Oh, I got another call." He pushed the button and answered, "Hello?"
"Heey, Nigel, it's Violet." The werecat woman responded. "Listen, we have a little problem. Your son just attacked my daughter and niece."
"Um, Violet, I'm-"
"Nigel, this is Yang." The Chinese man suddenly appeared on the line. "It's about your son. He-"
"He ripped my daughter's doll up and pulled her tail!" Scarlet interrupted. "I am so mad, I can rip somebody's head out."
"Well, I-"
"Sis, this is Harvey again!" Harvey called again. "You better be doing something!"
"He should be, I just called him." Eva spoke.
"'He'? Wait, is that you, Uno?" Harvey asked. "I wanna have a word with you."
"Hey, don't forget me! My daughter took forever to grow that hair."
"Hey, forget about your daughter, you know how fragile cats' ears are?" Violet asked.
Nigel winced in shock as all of the parents burst into a sea of arguments. "Hey-Hey, people. Calm down." He tried to tell them, but merely stood there in annoyance as he listened to their arguments.
"Lilac has nothing to chew-" Violet complained.
"How's Melody gonna look pretty?" Eva asked.
"I'm still talkin' to you, Uno!" Harvey yelled.
"Hi, is this Kel's Pizza Place?" Peter Griffin asked.
"Is everything all right here?" Bruce asked.
"Oh, sorry, I was a digit off." Peter said.
"I'm not through with you, Uno." Scarlet glared.
"Can everyone please calm down?" Yang asked.
"Eva, you got anymore chilidogs?" Kade asked.
"Hey, it was my turn to have the last word!" Harvey yelled.
"No, it's my turn!" Angie yelled.
"Stop that nonsense!" Yang yelled.
"You stop that nonsense!" Bruce yelled.
"It's my TV show!" Harvey yelled.
"Do you know how fragile her ears are?" Violet asked.
Rachel approached her husband with a disbelieved look and said, "Nigel, just hang up."
"Cattails aren't cheap either-" Scarlet said.
"Your son's crazy!" Harvey yelled.
"Seriously hungry here." Kade stated.
"Hey, I'm trying to place an order for 50,000 pieces of clothing." Roger the Alien stated.
"MY NAME IS ED! HUG ME!" Ed cried.
Nigel instantly switched off the phone and hung it up. "We really need to stop answering so many calls at one time."
"Ooooohhhhhh…" groaned Aurora and Chris as they groggily entered the living room, still covered in soot and bandages.
"Oh, there you kids are." Rachel said. "We didn't think you came home last night."
"We were all too tired when we got back, so we just slept in the treehouse." Aurora explained.
"What happened?" Nigel asked.
"We were about to bring down the villains' awards show, when Cheren showed up and just blew the whole place to smithereens." Chris explained.
"But didn't he know you were doing the mission?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, he assigned us just that morning." Aurora answered.
"Well, that's weird. A bunch of our friends just called us and said Cheren was assaulting their kids."
"Really? There is something going on here." Chris said. "In fact, Dad, I think Cheren was wearing the sunglasses you gave me."
"So, THAT'S where they went."
"But Cheren wouldn't do all this stuff, would he?" Aurora asked.
"I know Cheren gets annoyed with people, but still." Chris said.
"Don't worry, kids, we'll settle this straight." Rachel assured them. "We'll wait for Cheren to come home, and then ask him what's wrong."
"Providing he comes home first," Nigel reminded, "before he goes and hurts anyone else."
Downtown Cleveland
After stopping to get ice cream at Goofy Goober's Ice Cream Parlor, Panini Fulbright was on her way home, walking down a city street. "Boy, Goofy Goober really knows how to cool a firebender off!" she exclaimed, quickly licking her cone. "I still can't believe Francis stuffed that entire Sundae Supreme down like nothin'. Hehe. I think I'll invite Cheren there for a little contest." She smirked. "I'll just take me a wee shortcut through this alley over here…"
The Irish child continued licking the cone as she passed into a dark alleyway, which seemed completely swallowed in darkness even though it was broad daylight. The firebender felt a presence behind her, turning around to see Cheren Uno himself standing in the alleyway entrance, his form covered by the darkness of the alley. "Oh, hi, Cheren! I was just on my way to getcha. Wanna come over to Goofy Goober's? I bet I could totally beatcha at eating ice cream!"
The Uno boy just remained silent, his gaze focused on Panini as his eyes were the only visible thing on his body in the darkness.
"Um… Cheren?" Panini was becoming slightly frightened at her friend's silent treatment. She squinted her eyes and looked a bit closer. She could make out the maniacal look upon Cheren's face. "Umm…" Her eyes then focused to that of Cheren's. Her expression turned to pure horror and fear at the feeling of malice detected in his dark-yellow eyes. Cheren gave a light chuckle and smirked, Panini backing away slowly as her creepy friend approached.
"Er, Cheren? W-What's going on? You're creeping me out, now. Don't come any closer. Y-You're creeping me out. Seriously. Um, Cheren?" After a few more seconds, Cheren was just inches away from Panini, the girl's fear growing as she got a look at his smirk up close. "I-" She silenced as Cheren quickly gripped onto her shirt collar. She gulped. "Uh-oh."
"Hellooo? Siiis'?" Francis Drilovsky called, coming into the alleyway. He took notice of the faint blood coming out of a garbage can, as well as the ice cream dropped beside it. The brother walked over, pulling the can open as it fell over. Francis gave a horrified gasp, his sister's nose bleeding, her clothes torn, and various bruises along her body.