Puppets Of Gardenview- Secrets In Our Lore... (Dandy’s World Au) SIOL

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Prologue: Dandy walked in, discouraged by his last argument with Vee, slumped over in a position, he wearily looked up as he saw Delilah in her office. Delilah was putting paperwork in files and signing papers, clearly busy. He decided to greet her since it was a while since he has seen her. He knocked and opened the office door, “Delilah?” Delilah looked up, her eye bags showing as she sighed, “What is it L-001. I’m busy, so I don’t have time, don’t bother me unless this is serious.” Dandy shook his head, “It’s nothing, it’s just that Shrimpo has been causing a bit of trouble, that’s all.” Delilah sighed as she looked up from the paperwork she was doing. “How much trouble?” Dandy shifted, feeling nervous as he held his left wrist, “He broke a vase and ripped-" Delilah cut Dandy off his sentence as she stood up murmuring, “What am I going to do? I’m losing money.” Dandy bit his tounge, holding his anger in, like usual, and tried to speak up, “Tisha is mad at Blot for leaving a mess everywhere-“ Delilah interrupted Dandy again, “L-001, I need you to make sure the other toons don’t cause a ruckus, I’m losing money because of them-“ Dandy felt tired after being interrupted so many times as he finally spoke up, “Can you stop talking about money? You’ve changed, Delilah. You’ve been so greedy about money- and you’re a millionaire, a MILLIONAIRE. You just don’t know when to shut up about money-“ Delilah slapped Dandy. SLAP! “L-001, should I remind you that your health and life is in my hands? Should I also remind you that you are MY CREATION? I don’t need to surely repeat myself, right?” Dandy was shocked holding his cheek as he decided he was done, he dragged a stool and stood on it, eye to eye with Delilah. The adrenaline rushed through his veins as he glared at his creator, “Should I remind YOU we are living beings, Delilah?” Delilah shoved Dandy onto the floor as she dragged him and bat-handled him, strangling him, gripping his throat hard until he was a foot above the ground. Delilah glared at Dandy as he struggled in the air, “What do you think you’re doing-“ She dropped him as he gasped for air, Dandy lunged at Delilah, crashing into her as he tried to keep her pinned down as she broke out of his grasp. Then suddenly she grabbed a shard of glass as Dandy caught his breath, he looked down in shock as he gasped to fill his lungs with air again. Delilah rose up as she welded the shard in her hands, Dandy looked up his pupils dilating in horror, as she brung the shard of glass down onto him, slicing flesh apart. SLASH! Dandy sat on the ground, suddenly the adrenaline rush wore off, as he stood up. Suddenly getting a headache as he stood there, holding his head as something dripped down his forehead. He lifted and then pressed his fingers to the cut as something wet slipped past them, then he pulled his hands to his face seeing ichor as his head bled. He didn’t know what to say, horrified, he blurted out what first came to his mind. “Toon handlers can do that…?” His chin quivered but he didn’t cry, “L-001… I’m sorry.” Delilah inched forward as Dandy backed away from her, Delilah put a bandage around his head as he flinched, shoving her away. Delilah fell back and stood up, dusting herself off. She glared at Dandy then softened her gaze as she pretended nothing was wrong as she tried to give him a hug. Dandy glared at Delilah, his gaze cold and hard, Delilah decided to not even try to apologize, “L-001, go talk to M-002-“ Before Delilah finished talking Dandy was already out the door, Astro walked by his expression changed as soon as Dandy walked out with bruises and a bandage, “Dandy! What happened to you!?” Dandy stayed quiet wondering whether to tell Astro or stay quiet. “I- uh… can’t say…” Dandy felt tired, and his limbs ached as his headache became a migraine. Then he collapsed. THUMP.