(Pre-Show) The Lobby

[Retane]

"I remember. You died. So why are you here?" Retane didn't look around. He kept his eyes on Tapion, trying to figure it out, but glanced at Lone. The wolf was a part of him. It made sense sense why he remembered now.

The Konat looked to the side and noticed that the direwolf was sitting near the back. Tapion snapped his fingers and Lone strode forth, and stood there, next to the Mohekian. "I came to bring to you, a part of you. I came to remind you, of who we once were. And I came to give you the Brave Sword."

The namekian remembered the event as if it had just happened. It was new and fresh on his memory. He wanted to tear up, but kept himself from doing so. "I can not accept them."

Tapion laughed regaining is stature and strength slowly from the assault that Retane had dealt him, "So what? You can help a friend, but can't be helped? Pssshaw! I remember when you asked me to help you remake the Horsemen, in this same type of event. But you are too good to accept help? You once called the Brave Sword as a symbol of the Horsemen. You said it died with me. You gave me companionship, but you turned around and remade the Horsemen. You have to take the blade and take back your soul."

Retane looked at Lone, who whimpered as they met eyes. The wolf was eager to come back to his home, but Retane shook his head. "I gave you a part of me for a reason. If it wasn't for you, I don't feel that I would have made it so far."

Tapion smiled and shook his head, "I believe you would have found a reason. I know you would have. You once told me you wondered if you Horsemen or Namek. I will tell you once again. I think you are both. You can care when you want to, but other then that, you tend to be annoyed and act like a Horsemen, the way my brother intended it to be. Get stronger, or die trying."

"So you ARE actually here because of this event?" Retane questioned.

Tapion nodded, "Yeah. Your good friend over there found me and decided I needed to come here. He said that we had the bonds you needed to remember. I was willing to do this after he told me what had happened." The Konat looked down and then back up. "I can never forget you. You made me the person I was. I know how painful it has been to watch me die. I know how happy you were with me at your side, though you never showed it much. But I know what it did to you, when I died. I know it made you a better person. I know your darkness often overshined the good in you. But you were never as dark as you thought."

The rogue namek stood tall, the memory in his head was painful, but he agreed he wasn't as dark as people had lead him to believe. However, even in the event, he would have to kill. All that came against him would have to die. But as a Horsemen, if you stood against them, you must die. The namekian let out a laugh then, for a few seconds. Everyone looked at him as if he had lost it. But he hadn't.

"I'll accept your company, for now. But I cannot accept your help." The rogue stood proud as he could and offered his hand.

Tapion accepted it and pointed to the screen up above, where Retane and Jack Frost had been listed as one of the few that would be entering the Abyss. "Only a true Horsemen would make it so fast."

The Konat looked to Jack Frost, who watched and listened. Lone barked and whimpered for a second, and even the Namekian had to look back at his other comrade.

He had chose to rebuild the Horsemen, with one friend, but now he was rebuilding it with another. He looked Jack deep in the eyes and shook his head, "I can't go through that again..."