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After a moment to calm down the spaceman walked back to the building, variously looking in as he walked through the door. He saw that Honeydew had just finished bandaging his hand, and stuck near the door as Ridge looked up at him.

"You feeling alright Xephos?" He asked. The spaceman nodded slowly and looked to the dwarf.

"I-is your hand OK?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine. Just a scratch. Are you OK?"

"Yeah I'm just..." He looked up. "Just a little hungry..."

There was an awkward silence which was eventually broken by the spaceman turning and walking out again. Ridge walked past the dwarf and after the spaceman, who appeared to be pacing around at the front of the compound. He leant against the fence and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Xeph." He said, the spaceman glanced at him but continued to pace. "Xephos." He gripped him round the top of the shoulders and shook him. "Stop. Pacing. You're making me dizzy." He said, noticing that the spaceman had been glancing at his neck. He let go of him. "I know you're hungry, but... We can't let you feed. If you feed then you'll just become more and more hungry until the beast pushes you to the back of its mind and takes over your body."

The spaceman gripped the reapers shoulders and dragged him forward, so that he was able to whisper into his ear, his teeth still slightly pointed from before. "I. Am. The beast." He whispered, before pushing the reaper away and taking a step back before walking to the shack.

As he walked in he slammed the door behind him and let himself slide down to the floor, resting his head back against it and closing his eyes. He sighed at himself for getting angry when the reaper was trying to help. He locked the door and got changed, looking back into the mirror, where his reflection was even less visible than before. His skin was almost the same material as the mirror in the reflection, so only a faint difference meant that he could still see himself. He looked down as he took his top off, his skin was paler than usual, paler than when he had been sitting outside thinking of drinking his best friends blood. He put his hand across his stomach, his abs and muscles felt tighter and larger than before, and his stomach growled once again. He sighed and walked over to the bed, but then looked back at the windows. He decides to lock them in case something happened in the night, and after he was sure he was secure he lay down in the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking of the stars. He had been a lot more tired than usual that day, so closed his eyes, turned onto his side, and willed himself to sleep.

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"Do you think he'll be able to fight it?" Honeydew asked. "Well, continue to fight it."

"I believe so. I think that he's been weaker as the days progressed because he got tired. I think if he rests for the night then tomorrow he'll be almost back to normal." Ridge answered.

"Almost?" Lalna walked in and sat across from them.

"Well I don't deny that he will get weaker as time goes on, but eventually the vampire will have been redundant long enough for Xephos to push him to the back of his mind and once there the beast will be forced to stay there forever. Eventually it'll just starve. And we'll have the spaceman back."

"So... After a few more days?" Honeydew asked. It took a moment for the reaper to answer.

"Well... It can be for a few more days. Or it could last a week... Or longer."

"Ridge he won't last that long!"

"I didn't think you had that little faith in your best friend."

The dwarf stood up. "I have the most faith in my best friend that I've ever had in anyone. He is the strongest person I know and what you've done to him I have no doubt he'll fight against, but after a while we all know that he won't be able to contain it. However long this'll take, every second of it is draining from him and we're all watching him slowly fade from him usual self into nothing."

"...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. But, I do believe that while he can fight it, he will." Ridge said. "Well, I suggest we all get some sleep. See you guys tomorrow."

"Where are you going?" Lalna asked.

"Well, I'm just gonna go back to my castle to grab some books, I'm getting bored around here and soon I'll need to read, I'll be back soon but I doubt either of you will be awake." He stood and stretched before flying off.

After that Lalna went over to his island and Honeydew went over to the loverly islands.

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Xephos tossed and turned in his sleep, scratching at the air and gripping at his head. He moaned and fell onto the floor, groaning in pain. Then, he stopped, still asleep, and lay there for the rest of the night.

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Lomadia walked over to Turps, who was staying with her at Owl island, and placed a bowl of mushroom soup next to him.

"Still feeling a bit out of it?" She asked, to which the man giggled like a little child.

"You're Perdy!" He said, stoking her hair and then laughing to himself. She sighed and shook her head, a smile on her lips. Turps had been dizzy like the reaper had said. It was like he was on drugs or something. She sat him up and watched as he continued to giggle and clap, she scooped up some soup and made him eat it. He made a sound as if to say 'yum' and started to pick up the bowl and drink it. The owl lover sighed and watched him, taking the bowl from him as he finished. She put the bowl down and looked at him as he stared at her.

"Lom, look!" He sat up, his head drooping slightly. "Lom, look! Look... Right... Look!"

"I'm looking I'm looking." She laughed.

"I know you probably won't believe me, and I know I seem pretty high right now, but I gots to tell you..."

She raised an eyebrow.

"I really love you."

"Love you too Turps." She ruffled his hair and stood up, but as she was walking away she felt him grab her hand.

"Nooooo, I really like you Lom... Like proper and stuff."

She sighed and nodded.

"I know Turps. We'll talk about it in a few days OK? Now, go to sleep."

And with that he let go of her hand and she walked to the door, turning the light off before closing it.

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The spaceman woke up to a knock on the door, jolting up as he heard it. He rubbed his eyes and walked to the door, unlocking it and opening it. The dwarf stood there.

"Honeydew? What... What time is it?" He asked.

"Middle of the day. Was gonna leave you till you woke up but we needed to ask you something about the machines."

"A-alright... Let me just get dressed I'll be out soon."

The dwarf gave a small smile and nodded before walking away. The spaceman closed the door and looked at the mirror. He was slightly more visible than the last night, and as he looked down he noticed that his skin wasn't as pale. Sleeping seemed to help a lot... Now if he could do that every night then he could probably beat this. He felt happy with himself, feeling like he could do this. He smiled and got changed into his usual clothes and headed back to the door.

'Not if I have anything to do about it'
He frowned as everything spun in front of him, his stomach crumbling inside him, reminding him just how starving he was as he attempted not to fall over. But as the room slum around him, he dropped to his knees and stared at the door as he saw the dwarf running over and he blacked out as his head crashed into the ground.

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After a moment to calm down the spaceman walked back to the building, variously looking in as he walked through the door. He saw that Honeydew had just finished bandaging his hand, and stuck near the door as Ridge looked up at him.

"You feeling alright Xephos?" He asked. The spaceman nodded slowly and looked to the dwarf.

"I-is your hand OK?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine. Just a scratch. Are you OK?"

"Yeah I'm just..." He looked up. "Just a little hungry..."

There was an awkward silence which was eventually broken by the spaceman turning and walking out again. Ridge walked past the dwarf and after the spaceman, who appeared to be pacing around at the front of the compound. He leant against the fence and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Xeph." He said, the spaceman glanced at him but continued to pace. "Xephos." He gripped him round the top of the shoulders and shook him. "Stop. Pacing. You're making me dizzy." He said, noticing that the spaceman had been glancing at his neck. He let go of him. "I know you're hungry, but... We can't let you feed. If you feed then you'll just become more and more hungry until the beast pushes you to the back of its mind and takes over your body."

The spaceman gripped the reapers shoulders and dragged him forward, so that he was able to whisper into his ear, his teeth still slightly pointed from before. "I. Am. The beast." He whispered, before pushing the reaper away and taking a step back before walking to the shack.

As he walked in he slammed the door behind him and let himself slide down to the floor, resting his head back against it and closing his eyes. He sighed at himself for getting angry when the reaper was trying to help. He locked the door and got changed, looking back into the mirror, where his reflection was even less visible than before. His skin was almost the same material as the mirror in the reflection, so only a faint difference meant that he could still see himself. He looked down as he took his top off, his skin was paler than usual, paler than when he had been sitting outside thinking of drinking his best friends blood. He put his hand across his stomach, his abs and muscles felt tighter and larger than before, and his stomach growled once again. He sighed and walked over to the bed, but then looked back at the windows. He decides to lock them in case something happened in the night, and after he was sure he was secure he lay down in the bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking of the stars. He had been a lot more tired than usual that day, so closed his eyes, turned onto his side, and willed himself to sleep.

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"Do you think he'll be able to fight it?" Honeydew asked. "Well, continue to fight it."

"I believe so. I think that he's been weaker as the days progressed because he got tired. I think if he rests for the night then tomorrow he'll be almost back to normal." Ridge answered.

"Almost?" Lalna walked in and sat across from them.

"Well I don't deny that he will get weaker as time goes on, but eventually the vampire will have been redundant long enough for Xephos to push him to the back of his mind and once there the beast will be forced to stay there forever. Eventually it'll just starve. And we'll have the spaceman back."

"So... After a few more days?" Honeydew asked. It took a moment for the reaper to answer.

"Well... It can be for a few more days. Or it could last a week... Or longer."

"Ridge he won't last that long!"

"I didn't think you had that little faith in your best friend."

The dwarf stood up. "I have the most faith in my best friend that I've ever had in anyone. He is the strongest person I know and what you've done to him I have no doubt he'll fight against, but after a while we all know that he won't be able to contain it. However long this'll take, every second of it is draining from him and we're all watching him slowly fade from him usual self into nothing."

"...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. But, I do believe that while he can fight it, he will." Ridge said. "Well, I suggest we all get some sleep. See you guys tomorrow."

"Where are you going?" Lalna asked.

"Well, I'm just gonna go back to my castle to grab some books, I'm getting bored around here and soon I'll need to read, I'll be back soon but I doubt either of you will be awake." He stood and stretched before flying off.

After that Lalna went over to his island and Honeydew went over to the loverly islands.

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Xephos tossed and turned in his sleep, scratching at the air and gripping at his head. He moaned and fell onto the floor, groaning in pain. Then, he stopped, still asleep, and lay there for the rest of the night.

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Lomadia walked over to Turps, who was staying with her at Owl island, and placed a bowl of mushroom soup next to him.

"Still feeling a bit out of it?" She asked, to which the man giggled like a little child.

"You're Perdy!" He said, stoking her hair and then laughing to himself. She sighed and shook her head, a smile on her lips. Turps had been dizzy like the reaper had said. It was like he was on drugs or something. She sat him up and watched as he continued to giggle and clap, she scooped up some soup and made him eat it. He made a sound as if to say 'yum' and started to pick up the bowl and drink it. The owl lover sighed and watched him, taking the bowl from him as he finished. She put the bowl down and looked at him as he stared at her.

"Lom, look!" He sat up, his head drooping slightly. "Lom, look! Look... Right... Look!"

"I'm looking I'm looking." She laughed.

"I know you probably won't believe me, and I know I seem pretty high right now, but I gots to tell you..."

She raised an eyebrow.

"I really love you."

"Love you too Turps." She ruffled his hair and stood up, but as she was walking away she felt him grab her hand.

"Nooooo, I really like you Lom... Like proper and stuff."

She sighed and nodded.

"I know Turps. We'll talk about it in a few days OK? Now, go to sleep."

And with that he let go of her hand and she walked to the door, turning the light off before closing it.

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The spaceman woke up to a knock on the door, jolting up as he heard it. He rubbed his eyes and walked to the door, unlocking it and opening it. The dwarf stood there.

"Honeydew? What... What time is it?" He asked.

"Middle of the day. Was gonna leave you till you woke up but we needed to ask you something about the machines."

"A-alright... Let me just get dressed I'll be out soon."

The dwarf gave a small smile and nodded before walking away. The spaceman closed the door and looked at the mirror. He was slightly more visible than the last night, and as he looked down he noticed that his skin wasn't as pale. Sleeping seemed to help a lot... Now if he could do that every night then he could probably beat this. He felt happy with himself, feeling like he could do this. He smiled and got changed into his usual clothes and headed back to the door.

'Not if I have anything to do about it'
He frowned as everything spun in front of him, his stomach crumbling inside him, reminding him just how starving he was as he attempted not to fall over. But as the room slum around him, he dropped to his knees and stared at the door as he saw the dwarf running over and he blacked out as his head crashed into the ground.