I woke up in a panic. I had such a horrible nightmare- I was in the hospital and- oh wait…That wasn’t a dream. My eyes adjusted to the light. I don’t feel well..I don’t feel….right…My head…is still pounding…Just…a few more…minutes… As I try to fall asleep, I hear the sound of the curtain shuffle open. “Hey, Cosmo..” I heard Moxie’s voice, he sounded a bit worried but relieved. I open my eyes reluctantly. “Huh..” Moxie was holding some kind of box, he had a nervous smile on his face. “I know you’re struggling with- everything.” I nod slightly. “Mentally and physically..” I mutter. Moxie pulled out a wrapped burrito out of the box and placed it on my chest. “I got you this from the cafeteria, I don’t know if you can eat solid food since of that ... head injury..” I sit up in my bed, unwrap the burrito, and take a bite out of it. “It’s not that serious, I can fix it later..” Moxie hesitated, at least I think. I’m pretty sure that… he seems worried. Why? It’s just a little crack in my skull, no big deal. Moxie avoided eye contact with me and rubbed the back of his neck. “So…they haven’t told you…” What? Haven’t told me what? Nothing came out of my mouth, I just stared at Moxie - skeptical. “You have- a- uh…” Moxie took a deep breath. Why was he so scared? It couldn’t be bad, right? “Cosmo, you’re a malfunction.” He finally said it. Great, I’m a freak now? That’s…expected. “So?” I ask, a bit muffled as I'm still chewing. “Cosmo you can't heal yourself. You have a power glitch.” I almost dropped the burrito. “...what.” I hear the normally soft beeping get a bit faster and louder. I felt my heart racing. 2 medic rushed into the room. One checking the monitor and the other ushering Moxie out. It's getting louder. I-It’s overwhelming. I clutch my chest, hyperventilating. I can’t breathe- Can’t think. I’m broken. I hope you’re happy, Void.
It's been a few months since the…incident. The doctor’s told me something about brain damage? I feel fine- well, sort of. My mouth hurts. I don’t..enjoy talking. I wonder if- if the gang worries about me. Do they even care about me? Well- of course that little hyper #### cares.. But he hasn’t even tried visiting. Would Void even let them in? How would they get access in the first place…whatever, they probably don't care. At least I dont need to see Joe’s stupid smug face again, that’s a plus. The curtain shuffles open. Must be my friends. They’ve been sending food and water over. They’re..all I really need. Wait- no I don’t need anyone get- GET THE #### OUT OF MY HEAD-....I hear a familiar voice, It isn’t anyone i’ve heard in a while. “Cosmo are you still alive?” I hear 3 voices, overlapping. Oh great. These idiots. Void really does enjoy my suffering. I lock eyes with Joe. I give him a glare but he just responds with a soft look. What? He pities me. Pathetic. They all are. I am. Once I heal I'll get fixed and everything will return back to normal. Please. “You..still hate me.” Joe sighed. “After all these months…You probably hate us all. We thought…” Joe trailed off, tearing up. “We thought you abandoned us.” Jeff finished his sentence, patting Joe’s back. “W-W-We looked e-everywhere for you-” Brown stammered, having a somehow panicked version of relief that I didn’t even know was possible. Months later and he still seems to surprise me. I hear a cackle behind them. I’m pretty sure the others heard as they turned around. There he was, the madman himself - Void. Jeff and Joe immediately bowed down out of pure fear, and I expected Brown to do the same…but he didn’t. Strange. “Well well well, my very own powerful creation doesn’t even have the energy to spare a heal for itself? How pathetic. You’re a waste of space, Cosmo. I’m glad I broke you beyond repair. I could make you suffer more by making you work…but I am glad to see you slowly go insane without a proper task to do.” Void laughed. I know if I even shoot a glare at him, he’d rip my body in half, so I stay neutral. “If anything the waste of space is you!” Brown shot back. Woah. Brown…talked back to Void? For me? Doesn’t he know how dangerous that is?! “I’m made of nothing. I am in a form that all of your peanut-brains can understand. “ Void shot back snarkily. “So you’re worthless.” Brown responded, crossing his arms. Oh god. No- Brown! I could see the anger and bloodlust building up in Void’s eyes. ####. I watched as Brown was teleported into Void’s grasp. I watched as Brown was being choked. “BROWN!” We all called out in unison while Void just laughed. I could see Brown was starting to lose air. His face was turning as purple as my skin. Void’s grip just tightened. As I thought Void was going to kill him, TCOJ walked in the room. Thank god. “Void, Put ‘em down. You know how much I value Brown since he’s my only good character.” They patted Void on the shoulder. Ouch, I'm right here you know. “Fine.” Void scoffed as he threw Brown through about 3 walls? My counting’s a little rusty. Void made eye contact with me. I kind of just stared back. Void disappeared out of thin air. Jeff and Joe got up from the floor, they looked at TCOJ like ‘what the actual #### just happened’. I turned away and laid back down. I felt too tired to deal with this. I could catch a glimpse of Jeff and Joe waving bye to me and going through the holes in the walls, presumably to find Brown. My eyes fell shut.
