[A/N] The third story in this arc. He finally finds out what happened to Curly, and sets off to save her. Mad props to AscendingAnthem (again) because he gave me the title. Sorry, krikanalo, you're the loser this time. [End of A/N]

So, without further ado…

Fates Intertwined

After boosting myself through the outer wall of the island, I find myself in this new place. It doesn't seem to have much in it.

All I see is a huge bat and a few crevices. I go down one of them, and I'm not looking where I'm going before I fall down another one.

I'm about to boost back up when I see a flash of yellow and lose my balance.

It can't be…

I walk toward where I saw it, and see a member of the Chthulu people standing next to the bed.

I'm getting a déjà vu vibe, because sitting on the bed is none other than…

"Curly!"

I walk over to her, and give her another hug.

I hear the Chthulu start to say something, but all I can think about is how wonderful it will be to hear her voice, even if she scolds me again for all the hugs.

And before I can even get ready to hear it, she says four words that break my heart.

"Get away from me!"

"Curly?" I say, pulling away from her in shock. "What are you talking about? You know me, Curly. We're the best of friends, and the perfect partners."

She looks at me, almost with a ray of comprehension dawning on her face, before more words come out of her mouth that crush the already broken pieces of my heart into even smaller bits.

"OK. Um, this is going to sound weird, but… who are you?"

[A/N] Screw shortness of the first chapter. Maybe I didn't start it very well. But I promise, it will get better. Also, some nice, cold drinks to the person who can figure out from what book I got the last sentence that Curly says. Just to see if someone can figure it out, I won't post the next chapter until at least tomorrow. [End of A/N]