Just finished making another fanfic! Note: I have tagged this as *angst*.

[Too much was written.](https://archiveofourown.org/works/86235166) Words: 8,374, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/86235166](https://archiveofourown.org/works/86235166) (for the link in text)

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Here is the beginning part, to help you decide if you wanna read it all or not:

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Niko was sat on the oversized chair, feet hanging down as they swayed their feet in joy. They had just finished a plate of pancakes from mama, who had a warm smile on her face, looking back at their giddy child.

The child noticed large sphere of glass at the corner of their eye.

Their heart dropped. It was the sun from the other world.

It was shattered.

Niko's eyes opened.

They were in the bed of the library. The silence of the room almost deafening as they stared at the ceiling and got back their bearings.

The moment they realised where they were, they clutched the sun and made sure it was still shining.

It was.

 

They clambered out of the bed and asked their guide "Hey... \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?"

"I guess... you saw my dream?" They knew the answer.

"Yes." The voice replied.

Niko's face turned distressed, they had seen what they had saw. "It was..." They didn't want to talk about it "..."

Putting on a brave act, Niko calmed themself. "Come on, let's go..."

The child headed out of the room back to George's office, they passed the shelves of books towering over them, and when they turned the corner, they saw the usual dice headed librarian with... the head engineer?

Both grown-ups had a tense serious expression, as Niko approached them, George's expression changed into her happy self. "Had a good nap, dear?"

"Mhm!" They lied, sure they were well rested. But good wasn't exactly the right word.

"Wonderful!" George replied, then her tone slightly changed. "Sweetie? Can you cover your ears? I want to speak to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_... Without you hearing."

"... Ok..." They had a bad feeling. But they trusted their guide. Niko placed the sun on the floor and covered their ears.

The librarian's face changed an Aww expression with a hand where her cheek would be.

The librarian took a few steps away from them.

Niko saw George's mouth move, but she was too quiet to hear.

"Yes." The guide's voice spoke.

"Huh?" Niko responded in confusion.

"Niko, say yes." \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ replied.

"Oh, sorry... \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ said yes." Niko spoke out loud.

Niko saw both Kip and George's face change to both excitement and curiosity.

The child stood while they saw Kip's mouth move and then heard the voice saying "No, I wish I did. I can only guide Niko. And access some information that may be outside of this world. But that is all."

Niko asked, "... Should I say all that out loud?"

"Yes please." The voice replied.

The child spoke. "They said no... but they wish they did... They also said they can only guide me and... get information... outside of this world?"

Niko waited again while Kip spoke.

The voice replied "Yes, that was right."

"Yes, that was right." The child copied, they now knew what was being asked of them.

The child stood still, for a while. ("They are saying something big... I have to pay attention to what \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is saying properly... They might say something big too.")

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s tone was panicked. "No no no no no, that can't be right. Are you sure that is what was written."

Niko's eyes widened at the change of tone. It frightened them. In a rushed monotone voice, Niko said, "No no no that can't be right, are you sure that is what was written?"

Niko's body tensed up while they waited for whatever the next thing the voice said.

"Sorry for scaring you Niko, everything will be alright. And Kip, I just cannot do that." The voice replied.

Niko repeated. "Sorry for scaring you Niko, everything will be alright... And Kip, I cannot do that."

"You weren't supposed to say the beginning part." The voice light-heartedly said.

"I know... but just in case." Niko replied. Their mood improved.

The child stood again waiting.

The voice said, "No, there must be another way."

"No, there must be another way." Niko said.

Niko saw Kip's face to something extreme, though they couldn't tell what.

"There are so many people here, I have to try." The voice said.

"There are so many people here, I have to try." Niko said.

Niko waited again, they were tempted to listen in, but their trust in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ was stronger.

"Of course, I would do anything to make sure Niko goes home." The voice admitted.

"Of course..." Niko hesitated, "I would do anything... to make sure Niko goes home." They were starting to tear up, but kept their hands covering their ears.

Niko waited, now with blurry vision.

"Ok... I agree" The voice said.

"Ok. I agree" Niko said.

The child wanted to wipe their face.

"I will make sure of it." The voice said.

"I will make sure of it." The Niko repeated.

"You can take your hands off your ears now." The guide told them.

"You can tak- Oh" Niko moved their hands to wipe the tears off their face.

George approached the child. "How are feeling dear? That must have been a bit scary."

"I... am fine." Niko assured her and picked back up the sun.

"What would you like to do now?" George asked.

"I ... should probably try to get to the tower." Niko replied.

"Change of plans." Kip chimed in. "We found another... better way to get you home."

"Don't I need to go to the tower?" They asked.

"George translated the journal, and now we decided that you will stay here for a little while. Then... you can go home." Kip explained.

"B-But the tower, and the sun and the squares... Don't I need to be quick?" They worried. "I... I don't understand."

George tried to calm them down, "Honey, listen. This stuff is complicated. I need you to trust us. You can ask \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ if you would like to."

Something didn't feel right to Niko, they asked. "\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ , am I not going to the tower anymore?"

Niko heard the voice, "They are right."

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ had always helped them, so their agreement was all that the child needed.

"Ok..." Niko still felt something was wrong. "Umm... I am a bit hungry... I haven't eaten since I got here, can we go to the café? The one at the top of the elevator?"

"You haven't eaten?" The concerned librarian asked. "Come on let's go dear." She rushed Niko out of the room while Kip followed.

They passed the deactivated Library bot.

"Why is it off?" Niko asked.

Kip let out a sigh. "It was being problematic, and I was in a rush." The scientist gestured at George, "As *someone* refused to answer the phone *they* called me on..."

George did not react.

Kip continued, "I had to take matters into my own hands to get in. Since you had my library card."

"Sorry." Niko replied.

"I gave you the card, you don't need to apologise." She assured.

They left the library.

"Niko, is there anyone you would like to stay with?" George asked.

"Like... a sleepover?" They questioned.

George confirmed. "Yes... Like a sleepover."

"Umm..." The smile grew on the child's face, "Calamus and Alula!"

"Gosh, what enthusiasm. Can you tell us more about them, and where they are?" The dice head asked.

"Yeah! They are from the Glen, Alula is younger than me and I saved her from the squares with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_'s help and Calamus is her older brother" Niko remembered something, "But... when I got here, more squares came so I couldn't go back." They then mumbled, "I... don't think I can get to their house."

"Is Calamus also a kid?" Kip asked.

"Mhm." They nodded.

Kip thought to herself, ("Of course Niko would want to stay with kids their own age.") She asked, "Do you think their parents would let you stay with them?"

"They... Don't have any parents."

"Oh." Kip responded

The three of them continued to walk to the elevator in silence.

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I am posting this before I sleep (which is usually a bad idea) so please tell me if tired me forgot something or did something wrong.

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