Sollux didn't know how he ended up here, all he knew was that he missed Karkat and that he wished he would get there before it was too late.

"So WhAt WiLl It Be MoThErFuCkEr?" Gamzee pointed the iron at Sollux's head.

"ii won't do iit." Sollux says.

"If YoU dOn'T dO iT i'Ll KiLl EvErYoNe." Gamzee says with a wicked smile.

"But Gamzee," Sollux says, glancing nervously at the iron, "iif ii do what you a2k, everyone wiill diie anyway2."

- 2 days earlier -

" At lea2t my viiru2e2 work liike they're 2uppo2ed two!" Sollux yells.

" OH AGAIN WITH THE VIRUSES AND PROGRAMMING. REALLY? I DO'NT CARE ABOUT THAT ANYMORE I JUST WANT TO GET OFF THIS STUPID ROCK BEFORE I DIE!" Karkat says, spreading his arms to indicate the cave they are hiding in.

" :33 AC thinks you guys should calm down guys..." Nepeta says, backing away a little.

"2tay out of thii2 Nepeta." Sollux says, not even looking at her. He turns back to Karkat, " And that2 ju2t one thiing that ii am better than you at. You're an iincompetent leader, one no one re2pect2, and you can't keep thii2 team 2ane and together for two miinute2."

Karkat looks around at the other trolls. They're all either looking at the ground or each other. With the exception of Eridan, who is on the computer ignoring them. He turns his attention back to Sollux, "I'M A GREAT LEADER, YOU'RE THE ONE WHO IS TOO HIGH-AND-MIGHTY THINKING HE IS SMARTER THAN EVERYONE AND WON'T WORK WITH ANYONE BUT THAT 'SEA PRINCESS' OVER THERE." He points at Feferi and she flinches, not used to bigger conflicts, being with Eridan underwater most of her life.

Sollux scoffs. "The only per2on here wiith a complex ii2 you, Karkat. That'2 why you aren't a good leader, you aren't leader matteriial."

"EVERYBODY OUT!" The other trolls start to leave. "ACCEPT FOR YOU, SOLLUX."

Everyone exits the room except for Sollux, and Karkat and he stand there staring at each other for a few minutes before either says anything. Karkat walks up to Sollux, their noses almost touching.

" I WILL THROW YOU OFF THIS ASTEROID IF I HAVE TO, DO YOU HEAR ME?" He's slightly shorter than Sollux, but by the way he's staring him down you would think he was 2 feet taller.

" ii hear you, loud and clear." Sollux says flatly. He turns to leave the room and Karkat grabs his shoulder, looking him intensely in the eye. Growing impatient, Sollux asks, "What?"

Karkat lets go of him, shaking his head. "NOTHING, NOTHING."

Sollux leaves the room, shaking his head as he passes under the dark doorway.