[?? Battle For B.F.D.I./B.F.B.: Evil Leafy's Return ??] [BFB AU]

Four POV

It's not been long since Eraser came to tell us about Evil Leafy's plan. "They are coming here, and we should get out of here before they arrive. It's our only option!" "I had enough running away from them! I want to protect this warehouse!" They argued, but I watched helplessly. Without my powers, how useful could I be? I walked outside and started punching a dummy. It didn't do a scratch. Then Flower said, "I know how you feel without your powers. Even so, you can prepare by training hard. You can't use your strengths, but you haven't lost them yet. As long as you have faith in yourself, you will be able to finally break the prison they have been trapped in and defeat your enemies. Train harder, and soon, you will be able to unlock them." I guess she is right. I can't control them.

I kept training harder and harder each hour. "Why did you bring us to your camp in the first place, Four?" Fries asked me. I looked at him and replied, "Because I can't afford to see you infected or dead. We lost many of our friends. Don't get me wrong, I'd probably ditch you there, but I decided to bring you here." I didn't want to bring you here in the first place, but I see that this would be bad. I am going to help people, not ditch them. Enemies or not, we should bring them here. "Your reasoning doesn't make sense-" "What does then, Fries?! Would you like to see Puffball getting killed or infected?! You and her hold a strong bond like X and me, but both get weakened when only one of them gets killed. People may dislike me more, but you at least have more friends. Don't complain, and get back to focusing on protecting those who you like." I replied and stopped training. Harsh words can hurt him, but I can't let him get destroyed from the inside.

"What you know about these things, Four? You know nothing about friendships!" He replied, denying my words. I sighed and looked at him. I could zap him, but I can't do that now. I would backflip behind him and punch his back hard, but I didn't. Even as a divine being, my disabilities can't help me. I turned and looked at him, replying, "What do you know about friendships? What do you do about being told as a threat to them? Yes, I may know a little, but I lost my best friend to the infected. Many of the people we held dear to our hearts may be infected or dead." I didn't tolerate anyone who said I lacked empathy.

Yes, I lacked empathy, but I didn't keep this trait. We were in a hard time as the invasion was getting ready. Then I realised that Fries might not even care about us. Ugh! He reminded me of Golf Ball! This little bitch dared to betray us and break our trust! He might be just like her, heartless and unsympathetic. I wouldn't let a person like him live even if I promised someone not to kill him! I made a fist and frowned, growling. "Are you like Golf Ball, Fries?! Are YOU like HER?! Would you dare ditch us in a camp full of infected people?! Would you betray your best friend to live one more day?! Would you do it?!" I questioned him and waited for an answer. Would he dare punch me, or would he stay still? "Shut your fucking mouth up before I make you!" He threatened me and screamed, ready to defeat me. I dodged it and said, "Your timing isn't precise, unlike mine! I'm sorry to say it, but you've been eliminated!" Then I zapped him with my fist. He could feel the electricity. He kneeled and fainted for a brief moment before waking up on the speed train. I carried him there because we weren't well prepared.

Eraser was with us, alongside his pals. "Where are we going?" "Somewhere safe! Our adventure continues." Flower replied to Puffball. The damage we had taken wasn't much, but it was enough to make us defenceless against them. I stared at Fries glaringly. I needed to keep an eye on him. Nobody knew what he might have planned. "Flower, stop! I noticed Bell and Basketball!" Stapy shouted, and Flower stopped the car. I went outside and saw them. Team "The Strongest Team on Earth" and "Death PACT Again" joined forces to find their mates. We were short on survivors anyways. We welcomed them. "Are you searching for them too?" "Searching for who exactly? There aren't many people who survive them." "For the eliminated characters!" "Some of them got infected, and some didn't. That's why we are trying to find a new base." I explained. Team 'Free Food' was missing someone, and that someone might be Yellow Face. I remembered how Flower told us how Purple Face was acting strange. I never expected to see this happen.

Then we heard something from the back. The door opened, revealing 8-Ball's wicked expression. "Wait, 8-Ball?! What the bloody hell happened to you?!" Basketball asked her infected friend, and 8-Ball's face changed into a sad, worried face. It was a deceptive face! He was deceiving his best friend. I grabbed the sharp blade and said, "Basketball, don't trust him! He is trying to trick you!" Then I sliced one part of his body. Basketball looked at me as my hand got bloody. Everybody was surprised by this, and silence stepped in. Then Basketball looked at her best friend. Was she going to trust him?! She did and pushed me out of the train. "FOUR!" "Carry on without me. I will be fine!" I replied and landed on my legs. Basketball scowled and looked at me.

I would look at the injuries. Nothing I couldn't heal, but my powers to recover fast were still locked. "Guess I will have to be careful around you. You have already been caught in the predator's trap. He manipulated you, and now you are under his control." I said, grabbing my blade. She tried to attack me as she laughed maniacally. It was too late to save her now. 8-Ball captured her mind and quickly gave her the wrong impression of me. "You did this to him, didn't you?! You always liked tormenting us, and you didn't care about us!" She stated.

I sighed and said, "It's not quite true, Basketball- Argh!" But then she kicked me in the stomach. I had changed for the better, but sometimes, the past is stuck in me. I may be selfish, uncaring and many things, but not a murderer. Then I remembered Taco saying it. "So, what do you want, murderer?!" Maybe I was a murderer the whole time. I looked at my hands and saw how I had murdered them. I dropped my blade and kneeled. "I'm so so sorry, X... I had failed you, my best friend. I am nothing but a failure of a host. I admit Two deserved to be your new best friend because I hurt you, hurt them, and hurt everyone who didn't do anything bad to me!" I admitted hopelessly. I waited for my last moments, staring at her face. I closed my eyes and waited, but then I heard a sword. "You were never worse than Two! He was selfish, careless and rude, confirming that he is a jackass!" X said to me. I opened my eyes and was amazed by X saving my life. Then Robot Flower appeared and kicked Basketball's face. "Sorry, Basketball, but there's no time to complain. Eraser, my master, told me to stop you from hurting Four, even if it means to murder you." She said, precisely swinging her sabre. It reminded me of when Five told me this. Five and I weren't as close as X, but he was a friend. It was a difficult time, and we were arguing about the meaning of brotherhood. "Sorry, Four, but there's no time to complain. Ten told me to stop you from hurting them, even if it means murdering you." He told me. The past is in the past, and I left my homeland, Mathlandia, to find a better place where my wildness wouldn't hurt someone. Mathlandia was my home in the first place... no, it was OUR motherland. Mother Maths gave us the ability to be our very own person. I turned into the castaway of the numbers, dragging X into this mess. The numbers outcasted me, and I lied to X about him being outcasted too. I failed Mother Maths. I forgot my fellow brothers and sisters, and I am not worth being called a number, even as a host. It's been a long time since my enormous power has been locked up. I still remember how my fellow brothers laughed at our burnt orphanage, not caring one bit! They did this to us, and they caused us all this pain! I didn't want to see them anymore! So, I left the city with X and never returned there. I would never let them have him!