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Collector POV
The Collector held Francois close and looked down at the area around them. They had traveled far enough that the Archivists wouldn't be able to track down King, but they still worried that their siblings would be able to find them.
Maybe it wouldn't be too bad to confront them... I've been running for years, maybe we just need to talk like Luz taught me. But when I tried to do that with Belos... well that didn't end well.
Their stomach growled and they looked around, finding a small star. They took the star and popped it into their mouth, biting down on it as if it were a cookie.
"Meh. I like mortal food better... been awhile since I've had a pizza bagel." The Collector said to themself looking out at the empty darkness around them.
Wouldn't it be nice to not have any worrys or troubles right now... I could actually enjoy my alone time.
They looked down at Francois and squeezed the little bunny close. The stuffed bunny had been the only thing keeping them going all these years. They smiled and floated around, weaving in and out between all the little stars. They held Francois' arms and spun them round before collapsing on a bigger star and looking at the world around them.
"Wouldn't it be nice to not worry- right Francois?" The Collector said out loud before remembering that the bunny was a stuffed animal and couldn't talk back to them. They sighed and immediately became sad again.
Yeah it would be nice- To have friends who actually care about you Collie.
The Collector sat up and held their head before reconizing the presence behind them. "Moon. What do you want." They said turning around to face their sibling with resent in their voice.
Moon smirked and leaned forward flicking some of The Collector's hair. "Oh I think you know Collie~"
"We think you know what we need." Said all of the Archivists in unison as the other three came out of nowhere. Sun, Planet, Star, and Moon stared at The Collector with unmoving gazes.
"I'm n-not going to tell y-you!!" The Collector yelled, knowing that they wanted to know where King is.
"Oh come on Collie~ If you just tell us where it is we promise we won't hurt it..." Moon said going in a circle around The Collector.
"I know you aren't going to keep that promise!!! You don't keep anything around that threatens your guys' power!!" The Collector said shaking as the Archivists looked at them.
"Ok fine- We won't hurt you if you tell us where it is." Sun said with a nasty voice.
"The anwser's still NO!! I'm never going to tell you where he is, even is you starve or torture me!! He's my friend and I will never betray him!!" The Collector yelled in Sun's face, holding Francois tightly in fear.
Oh come on~ You don't actually think it's your friend do you? It's just using you for it's own good. The only people who will ever care about you is us. We are the only family or friends you'll ever have. You wanna know why? Because you're pathetic and why would an all powerful titan want a pathetic and useless friend-
"STOP IT!!! I KNOW THATS YOU!!! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" The Collector yelled gripping their head in pain.
"Just tell us where it is and we'll stop you little twit!!!" Planet yelled holding out their hand and increasing the pain.
"Stop it Planet." Moon said grabbing their hand and lowering it. The Collector sighed in relief as the pain subsided, but they still had a headache.
"Where is it." Moon said into The Collector's face. "If you don't tell us, we'll make sure you suffer forever. You'll never see the light of day again. So what's your decision, pain and suffering or relief and being left alone forever?"
"T-That's n-not even a c-choice- I choose m-my friends. I-I-I will never b-betray King." The Collector said standing their ground and looking up at their siblings. "I w-would never side w-with my excuse of a s-sibling." They spat.
"So that's your anwser?! You're against us?!" Sun yelled.
"Yes, after all the strong have to p-protect the weak..." The Collector said looking down at Francois, remembering again the promise they had made to King. They channeled their magic and teleported Francois away, knowing that if the stuffie stayed it would most likely be destroyed. They needed to keep their promise of keeping Fancois safe.
Then the fighting began. Blasta of magic were going all over, smashing stars into pieces. It was hard for The Collector to defend themself however, with the fight being four to one. Plus all of their siblings were older and more expierenced with their magic. The Archivists kept finding openings to blast the smaller kid, making them stumble aside. They quickly recovered and blasted Star aside. The kid was then blasted by both Moon and Planet at once making them fall to their knees grimicing in pain.
The Collector slowly tried to stand up, flinching and shaking in pain. They had bruises all over them and they were bleeding. Their arm screamed in pain and The Collector quickly went to feel it, realizing it was broken. They tried using their magic, but it felt all drained out.
Sun came up to The Collector and grabbed them by the collar of their jumpsuit. "One last chance- WHERE IS THE TITAN!?!?" They yelled in the kids face making them shake in fear. Moon came up to The Collector and ripped the pendant off their neck, before crushing it in their hands.
"There, much better. Now you're magic aura ain't so blurry." Moon said brushing the Pendant crumbs off their hands. "Stupid Titan must have given that to you..."
"I-I-I'm n-never gonna t-tell you w-where he is. NEVER YOU HEAR ME!!!" The Collector screamed in Sun's face, before wincing in pain at Sun's hard grip.
"Then we're gonna have to do this the hard way."