BasilKel Swap Prologue Part 4

BasilKel Swap Prologue Part 4

VAST FOREST- PATH TO FORT

After stopping by Mari’s picnic again, the party made their way south of the playground, then further past the crossroads, until they came across the familiar tunnel entrance that led to the brother’s house.

It was a wide tunnel, even at its entrances, and it cleaved straight through the forest dirt, surrounded by tree roots along the walls and ceiling, and glowing gems of all colors inlaid in and poking out of the floor. The biggest gems stood up out of the dirt, shining in the middle of the pathway and leaving the entire path lit up. In Omori's opinion, This-Way-Stones were the best way to see in dark caves.

Kel grinned at them as they made their way further down. “Y’know, everytime I’m down here, I remember just how cool this place is! Y’know, I actually helped dig this tunnel! Me and Hector!”

“Hector?” Basil asked. “Who’s that? I don’t remember meeting anyone who could dig this whole tunnel by themself.”

Kel huffed, sticking out his tongue. “It wasn’t on his own! I told you, I helped! And anyway, Hector’s a Pet Rock I found a while back! He came from Otherworld, and he’s super cool! I wanted to show you guys today, but I… couldn’t find him.” Kel ducked his head away as he stepped around a tall blue gem. Hero looked over at Aubrey, and she looked away, sweating. “I swear, I know where I put him, but he wasn’t there at all! I hope he didn’t run off without saying goodbye…”

“Well, I think Aubrey might-”

Aubrey yelled suddenly, interrupting Hero. “LOOK AT THAT!!” She pointed at a Lost Sprout Mole kicking one of the brighter gems. The deep blue crystal made a quiet clunk and seemed to get darker with each kick. “What’s that Sprout Mole doing?”

Kel looked, and jumped into action. “Huh? Hey! Stop that!” he yelled. “If you break that, we won’t be able to see where we’re going!”

The Sprout Mole stared at him for a second, then gave it another hard kick.

“Wha-! You!”

‘Kel engaged the Lost Sprout Mole!’

‘What will Kel do?’

‘Kel attacks Lost Sprout Mole! Lost Sprout Mole takes 10 damage.’

He threw his ball at the mole, knocking it over and letting it flail on the ground for a second. Then he seemed to get an idea.

‘Lost Sprout Mole is rolling around.’

“Hey, Basil! C’mere!” Kel turned and waved him over. Basil blanched at him, but approached anyway.

“What’s- What’s going on?”

Kel clapped a hand on his shoulder, grinning. “I’m gonna teach you how to fight! Then, you can go anywhere! Doesn’t that sound awesome?!”

Basil scrunched in on himself, flustering. “Is it really necessary? I mean, I,” he gestured out weakly. “I’ve got you guys to help me!”

“Yeah, but what if you don’t? Like, you get lost or something? Trust me, I know what I’m talking about!”

Aubrey snorted from where she was watching them. “Yeah, he does.”

“Thank you, Aub-”

“Kel gets lost all the time, remember?”

Kel sulked, suddenly blue, and Basil giggled.

“Well, alright. I guess I can give it a shot?”

‘Basil joined Kel’s party!’

“Okay, so, your skills right now are Wallflower, Guard, and… Tend!” Kel summarized cheerfully. "Guard, anyone can do that. It makes you take less damage! Stuff hurts less when you expect it! Like this!"

He crossed his arms over his face, adjusting his stance to take a hit.

'Kel guards.'

Basil nodded. "That makes sense, I think." Kel grinned, and continued.

"Alright! Wallflower's pretty cool! You ask someone on your side for help keeping you safe!" He pointed his thumb at his own chest. "You hide behind them, and any attacks that would hit you hit your friend instead!"

The green haired boy's face fell. "But, I don't want my friends to get hurt!" He whined, and Kel reached up and patted his head.

"Don't worry! Really!" When he didn't look convinced, the other laughed. "You don't have a lot of endurance, just like me, right? So if you get hurt, it'll hurt you worse than, like, Omori or Hero! It's, uh… What’s the word again, Hero?"

He turned to his brother, ignoring the fuming Sprout Mole, and Hero thought it over.

"Relative?"

"YEAH, THANK YOU!!" Kel cheered, and turned back to Basil. "If you take 10 damage, that's relatively more damage than if Hero takes 10! 'Cause, you're more soft and squishy and cute! It’d be bad if you got hurt!"

"C-cute? What-"

"Anyway!" Kel barged forward, ignoring Basil’s stuttering. "Try using Wallflower, and hide behind me!"

‘Basil hides behind Kel! Kel gets ready to counter!’

The Sprout Mole charged forward, smacking into Kel’s leg, and Kel kicked out, launching it.

‘Lost Sprout Mole bumps into Kel! Kel takes 2 damage! Kel counters! Lost Sprout Mole takes 10 damage!’

“Yeah, just like that!” The caped-boy cheered.

Basil watched the Sprout Mole stomp itself upright uneasily, then tugged on Kel’s cape. “Hey, Kel? Just a little question, but why is the Sprout Mole… glowing?”

“Heh! It's because the Sprout Mole is ANGRY, see Basil?” Kel pointed as the plant creature shook its head back and forth. Basil nodded, looking confused. “Enemies feel EMOTIONS, too, you know! Not just normal ones! And in battle, they change how you fight! So, you gotta remember what EMOTION does what!”

“Oh, uh, right. I’ve never seen them in a fight before. ANGRY makes you… hit harder, right?”

Kel cheered. “Yeah! ANGRY brings your ATTACK up! But you’re not being careful, so your DEFENSE goes down. Got it?”

He hummed, nodding slowly. “Defense down, attack up… So, now would be a good time to use Wallflower, so that I don’t get hurt, and the opponent takes damage?”

“Perfect!” Kel held up his hand for a high five, and Basil nervously clapped his hand.

‘Kel cheers Basil on! Basil feels HAPPY! Basil HIT RATE rose!’

‘Kel’s party was victorious! Gained 22 exp! Gained 3 clams!’

Sprout mole defeated, Kel stepped forward to check on the glowing crystal. He knocked on it and when it made a bell-like chime, turned back with a cheerful smile.

“Looks like the This-Way-Stone is A-Okay!” He said, giving a thumbs up. “You’re pretty good at this Basil!”

“Huh? R-Really? Heh heh,” Basil blushed as he looked away, Aubrey snickering into her hand. “I was just listening to what you said, Kel... But um, thanks anyway.”

“Hey, Kel? Don’t we have a book of enemies we’ve fought before?” Hero asked, and Kel jumped in place, eyes wide.

“Oh yeah, we totally did!” 

“Did?” Hero gave Kel an unimpressed look, and the younger brother looked sheepish.

“I, uh, may have lost it?”

Hero sighed, looking tired, but Kel rushed to speak before he could get a word in.

“BUT IT'S OKAY! Beeecause of this! TA-DA!” Kel held out his camcorder, and shoved it into Omori’s hands. “My camera will be super useful for keeping track of stuff you come across! Weird enemies, confusing places, cool events, even battle techniques- You can take notes on everything! So, while it’s not /as/ cool as Hero’s Foe Facts! or Self Help books, you can use it for both! And, to review what you were doing last. Go wild!”

Omori looked over the camcorder, turning it this way and that, before finally pocketing it.

‘Kel gave you Kel’s Camera.’

Hero huffed, shaking his head. “Kel, what did I tell you about messing with my stuff?”

Kel went silent, glancing around, before his eyes caught on something down the tunnel. “Woah, what’s going on over there?!” 

“Kelsey,” the older brother began, but Kel was already off like a bullet. Aubrey snickered behind her hand again as Basil giggled, and Hero just stared at the tunnel’s ceiling and sighed.

Kel and Basil faced down another Lost Sprout Mole- this one skipping and dancing so gleefully, that it had covered the nearby red glowing gems with dirt and hidden the path forward. Kel had eagerly jumped into battle, Basil dragged behind him, as Hero tried to clean enough of the gems to proceed.

‘What will Kel and Basil do?’

“Okay! Kel tutorial number two! Make sure to record this, Omori!” Kel cheered, pointing at the Sprout Mole. “This one’s HAPPY, see? Higher speed, and a higher chance to hit weak spots.”

Basil looked it over. “But if you’re skipping and playing like that, won’t you miss your attacks?”

“EX-actly! You're doing great, Basil!” Kel cheered.

‘Kel encourages Basil! Basil’s ATTACK rose! Basil’s DEFENSE rose!’

The Sprout Mole did a spin, and bumped into Basil’s leg. He jumped up, eyes wide.

‘The Lost Sprout Mole bumps into Basil! IT HIT RIGHT IN THE HEART! Basil takes 1 damage!’

Kel clapped his hands together, looking like he was fighting back a laugh. “Alright! It’s your turn to attack now!”

Basil looked up in horror, eyes wide. “Huh? Me? Are you sure?”

“Mm hmm! You should give it a shot! Then, you can handle yourself against other monsters!”

His face scrunched up in hesitancy. He glanced over to where the others were, Aubrey bouncing in place, Omori sitting on the tunnel floor, and Hero brushing spare dirt off his pajamas, having finished tidying the crystals. Omori handed Hero the camcorder, who sighed as he continued recording.

“Come on Basil!” Aubrey called, throwing her hands into the air. “You can do it!”

Basil tensed, then pulled his Jump Rope from his waist. Glanced up again, then squeezed his eyes shut and snapped the toy out at the Mole.

‘Basil attacks the Lost Sprout Mole! Lost Sprout Mole takes 12 damage!’

He peeked an eye open, flicking about over the battle, then relaxed when he saw the Sprout Mole skipping away from him.

“Nice hit Basil!” the caped boy tugged on his arm, eyes gleaming. “I think that's about all of the stuff this battle can teach you, soo… Let's finish this!”

Basil watched him for a moment, then stepped up next to him. “O-okay!”

‘Kel’s party was victorious! Gained 18 exp! Gained 4 clams!’

Hero hummed as Basil dusted himself off. “That’s the second ENEMY with EMOTION we’ve come across. That’s pretty odd, isn’t it?”

The green haired boy looked up, head tilting. “Is it? But, didn’t Kel say it was normal?”

Aubrey hummed, mouth a thin line. “It’s normal, but normally we’ll meet like, one or two in any area! They’re not super common. Right, Omori?” He looked her over, then gave a thumbs up. “Yeah, see! So two of them, so close together… It almost seems kinda important.”

“OHH!” Kel jumped up, glowing such a vibrant yellow that it hurt to look at. Omori squinted at him. “Just like a hero story, right?! Like, maybe a meteor’ll come from the sky! Or maybe-”

He gasped, and glowed brighter. A swirl of pink spun through the glow. Already? “MAYBE WE’RE GONNA GET /SUPERPOWERS/!!” He jumped in place for a moment, then rushed past them, running full speed around the room.

“Kel,” Hero began, and the younger brother skidded to a stop in front of him.

“HERO!! COME ON, THAT’LL BE SO COOL!” Kel flapped his hands, bouncing in place. “WE COULD BE SUPERHEROES!!”

Hero grabbed his shoulders, cutting him off, “Kel, hey. Let’s calm down a little, okay?”

“Huh? Aw man, do I have to?” Kel whined, but even as he did, the yellow faded away into nothing.

“Sorry, Kel. Maybe later,” Hero ruffled his hair, and turned towards the revealed path. “Let’s keep going, alright?”

“Outside ahoy!” Kel cheered, rushing through the end of the tunnel. Aubrey was only a second behind him, the other three content to just walk. “Ow! What the heck, Aubrey?”

Aubrey had whacked his arm with her plushy none too gently. “That doesn’t even make any sense!”

“You don’t need to hit me over it! Really!?” he argued back, and Hero sighed.

“Okay, that’s enough, you two. Look, right there, Mari’s just ahead at her picnic. Can we play nice for now?” He offered, and they glanced at each other before looking pointedly away. He sighed again.

Basil patted his arm in quiet sympathy.

Omori started walking up towards the others, then paused. A glint of blue caught his eye, and he turned his head, watching carefully.

“Omori?” Basil noticed his stillness. “Is… something wrong?” He glanced at the others, was given a confused shrug. Kel walked closer and followed his eyes into the thinner parts of the forest.

 Right on the edge of the treeline, there it was.

‘Hidden in plain sight, you find a SAD Lost Sprout Mole.’

“Oh, it’s just a Sprout Mole. I didn’t even notice, heh heh!”

“Wow, really?” Aubrey bounced up next to Omori’s other side, then grinned. “There is! You’ve got good eyes, Omori!”

‘Oh. Well, that’s boring.’

Kel’s eyes went wide, “Oh, wait a sec! Basil, come on! It’s your time to shine!”

“Another fight? All on my own?” He stuttered, and Hero smiled softly.

“Hey, you were great before, and we’ll be right behind you in case anything happens.” The eldest reassured. Basil stared at him, then at the rest of the group.

“... Okay. I’ll… I’ll give it a shot!”

The friends cheered as Basil stepped forward into his first solo battle.

[A boy is standing at the school bus stop, face buried in a book. The cover was blurred, as was the background, and other people.

He suddenly jumped and looked up, smiling at the camera. He began to speak, but the words stayed silent.

A figure with long black hair snuck up behind him, and grabbed his shoulders. He jumped, mouth open in a shocked, silent scream, and the figure laughed, walking in front of him as they pulled their hair back, revealing-]

[The screen breaks. Someone is laughing.]

Behold: Something very familiar...

BasilKel Swap Prologue Part 2

VAST FOREST PLAYGROUND

Basil breathed deeply, seemingly brightening as the group crawled out from under the stump.

“It’s so nice to get some fresh air, isn’t it?” He said, already smiling.

Hero chuckled, shaking his head fondly. “To quote Kel from this morning, ‘gotta love that nature.’” Basil giggled. “Hmm… Aubrey’s taking a while, isn’t she?”

As if on cue, her voice yelled from inside the stump. “Hey!! Wait a sec!!”

Turning back revealed Aubrey halfway out of the stump, leg stuck in place.

“Help me up guys! My foot’s stuck!” She said looking about as furious at a tree as a 12 year old could get.

“Oh! Hang on Aubrey, I’ll help!” Basil rushed over, pulling on her arms without hesitation. He strained as hard as he could, before falling backwards, Aubrey still firmly stuck. “Urf! S-sorry!”

“What the heck!? Did someone put glue down or something? Omori, get me out of here!” Aubrey grumbled.

Basil winced. “Sorry…” he muttered, shrinking into himself as Omori stepped past. The monochrome boy pocketed his knife, and grabbed onto her arms, yanking Aubrey out without issue.

“Hmph! Stupid tree!” She huffed, giving it a whack with Mr. Plantegg for good measure, then walking over to the others.

“I’m sure the stump didn’t mean it, Aubrey,” Hero said. She rolled her eyes.

‘Do you want to build sand castles with your friends?’

Basil drew in the sand as Omori and Aubrey worked on their castles. Hero sat on the dock, kicking his feet in the water.

Slowly but surely, Aubrey’s castle took the shape of a tall spire, Omori’s taking on a familiar cat statue, and Basil’s swirling patterns stretched out, spiraling and expanding across the sand.

‘Your creations may be fated to fade with the tide, but this memory will live on within you.’

Hero lost his balance as he stepped back onto the sand, tripping and destroying half of Basil’s art. He sputtered as he stood up, Basil and Aubrey both laughing at the sand on his face and in his hair.

‘Well, either the tide or Hero.’

FOREST PLAYGROUND

Omori looked over the playground as the four approached their destination, taking in the familiar swing set and slide already in use by other kids. He glanced at the nearby signboard for a second, catching sight of a colorful paper- 'Is that Berly's "No BOSS Zone" poster?'- but before he could get any closer, someone called out to them.

"OVER HERE, GUYS!!"

At the edge of the park, sitting on a familiar gingham blanket, Mari and Kel had been looking at a shiny thing the brunet was holding, talking to each other quietly; But after Kel spotted them, he shot to his feet, yelling and waving wildly with his free hand.

Kel wearing his favorite t-shirt and shorts. The shirt was clearly a hand-me-down from Hero, as it was at least two sizes too big on him, and had a graphic too faded to recognize. A brightly colored checkerboard blanket was tied tight around his shoulders.

“MARI!! HEY!” Aubrey cheered, rushing past Omori and Basil towards the picnic.

Immediately, Kel puffed up his chest and looked more like a frog than the superheroes he tried to emulate. “Hey yourself! I’m right here! Don’t ignore me!” Omori patted his shoulder as he stopped near his best friend, and Basil rushed to hide between Mari and Hero. Just in case Aubrey and Kel decided to get into another fight, clearly.

“Oh hello Aubrey! Hello, everyone!” Mari patted the flower-loving boy on the head as she continued. “What have you guys been up to?”

Aubrey yelled, “KEL’S BEING MEAN TO ME AGAIN!!” and Kel jumped in place, arms flailing and bouncing his cape as he did.

“HEY!!”

Ignoring Hero’s confused “what?” and Basil’s nervous chuckling, Mari gave a fake gasp.

“Oh, no! Not again… How could he?”

“AM NOT!! I’VE BEEN HERE WITH MARI THE WHOOOLE TIME!!” He stopped jumping and pointed at the younger girl, sticking out his tongue. She blew a raspberry back at him.

“Well, that’s a very good point, Kel! Hmm…” Mari tapped her chin, pretending to wonder if Kel could have really been mean to Aubrey while being with her all morning.

“Aubrey’s just being whiny!”

“Am not!

“Are too!”

“AM NOT! You put glue in the tree stump so I’d get stuck!”

"Hah! It was syrup, not glue!" He gloated, crossing his arms and puffing up his chest. “And you can't prove that I wasn't trying to lure some gross bugs!”

"Yeah right!"

He kept his 'heroic' pose, as he called it, until the fight drained out of him suddenly, and he tilted his head to the side, unable to stop grinning. “So, did it work? Did I catch anything gross in it?”

Aubrey flickered red, seething. "No, you just caught ME!"

"So it did work!"

“KEL!!!”

“O-kay!” Hero stepped in quickly, a hand on each shoulder to placate the warring children. “That’s enough, you two. Kel, you shouldn’t mess with Aubrey like that. She could’ve gotten really hurt. And Aubrey, you can’t blame Kel for everything. I know you two like to fight, but you need to tone it down, okay? No more prank wars.”

The two were silent, eyes lowered from the shame of being called out by the older brother. Kel was curling in on himself, and Aubrey was so red in the face Omori half thought she was going to combust.

“Well, well, looks like you handled that pretty well, Hero!” Mari smiled warmly. Her smile turned sly, and she raised an eyebrow. “I’m really glad you’re being all responsible. I really like that about you~ hehe!” She teased, and Hero flustered.

“I- C-come on Mari! Not now.”

She laughed.

“While we were waiting for you guys, Kel was showing off his new video camera!” Mari said, and Kel’s eyes brightened.

“Oh, yeah! Check it out!” Kel held out the silvery camcorder, and grinned wildly. “I use it to record cool stuff, so that we can see it again later! Y’know? Just like a movie!!”

Aubrey blew another raspberry at him. “What’s the point of that? Basil already does that with his camera! We’ve still got the photo album in the Neighbor’s Room, remember?” He rolled his eyes.

“Well, duh! Those are Basil’s memories! These are mine!” He pulled the viewing screen out, Omori and Basil leaning in to watch, and pulled up a video of Mari and Hero organizing the picnic basket from what must have been earlier that morning.

[“- key is to pack a lot of different things! After all, you guys like running around and fighting, right?” Mari asked.

“I wouldn’t say we like fighting. More of… Well, it’s kind of inevitable, isn’t it?” Hero shook his head as he placed a sandwich into the basket. “With the Sprout Moles that get lost, and the Forest Bunnys- Mari, stop laughing at me!”

She covered her mouth, but laughed anyway, shaking her head.

“Really? Forest Bunnys, bro?” Kel asked from behind the camera, and Hero jumped, turning gray for a split second from shock.

“KEL?! What are you-”]

“Tada!” Kel cheered! “That’s a One Hundred Percent Kel Original Memory!”

Basil blinked before grinning happily. “Well, I like it! This way, we’ll have more memories to look back on, won’t we?”

The caped boy grinned, bouncing in place. “Exactly! You get it!”

Aubrey crossed her arms, huffing. “I think I like Basil’s pictures more.” She grumbled. Kel made a face at her, then whipped around to face Omori, grinning to himself when his cape swatted Aubrey’s face.

“Hey, hey, Omori! You’re coming over to our house today, right? I got some new stuff I wanna show you!”

Omori tilted his head, and Kel beamed at him.

“I got some new movies for everyone, and! I got the latest edition of ‘Super Star Chasers‘! It finally updated again! And it’s ALL about Constella Ibis this time! Apparently, it’s super good, ‘cause she’s learning to use that new magic from last time, and-”

“Hey, slow down Kel,” Hero interrupted, ruffling his hair. Kel scrunched up his nose in annoyance. “I’m sure Omori’s interested, but it’s not fair to just invite one person over when you’re hanging out in a group.”

Kel blinked, as if just realizing the others were there. “Oh. Oh, right! Well, that’s okay, you guys can come over, too!” He gasped, suddenly elated, eyes shining. “Ohh! We could have a sleepover, and watch those new movies! And, and! We could even make a blanket fort! Hero and I are the /best/ fort makers, remember? IT’LL BE SO COOL!!”

“That sounds fun,” Basil smiled. “I grew some strawberries the other day; We could make muffins with them!”

Aubrey hummed to herself. “Mmm… I guess it could be kinda,” She paused, looking at Kel’s glowing cheer. “... alright-ish.”

“I think I’ll have to sit this one out,” Mari said, laughing softly. “You all go on and enjoy yourselves. And if you want a snack, you can always stop by!”

“Thanks Mari,” Hero smiled. He already looked a little tired.

‘Probably from having to babysit you all on his own. You almost feel bad, but the thought of the newest ‘Super Star Chasers’ edition makes it hard not to be excited.’

Kel either didn’t notice, or didn’t care. He cheered, pumping both arms in the air with a wild grin.

“Yeah!! Let’s go!”

‘Ah yes, some nutritious candy. Would you like to eat some?’

Basil dug through the pile for a moment, then frowned. “Huh? Aubrey, did you take all of the Watermelon flavored?”

“Should’ve grabbed them faster then, Basil!” She teased, nudging his arm and eating another in victory.

“That’s not fair!” He pouted. “I didn’t know we were eating yet.” The flower crown spat a single slim petal into the air, and Mari giggled.

Hero stepped over, trying to talk them into calming down, and Kel snickered as he chewed a piece of orange taffy. Omori had only just begun reaching for the pile when the shorter boy all but threw himself onto his shoulder.

“Hang on a sec!” He said, and dropped a small baggie of chocolate candies into his friend’s hand. “Here! I saved you some Chocolates! They’re your favorite, right?”

Omori looked over the sweets, then to the caped boy. ‘They aren’t your absolute favorite, but they’re pretty high up there. You’ll give him this one.’ He nodded, and Kel beamed brighter.

‘You obtained BAG OF CHOCOLATES.’

‘You and your friends feel like new!’

Animal Crossing Concept Idea:

Tiny the Elephant

Tiny- as you can see in the picture- is a Lazy villager with an interest in Art!

(You may be wodering about the “Normal” thing there- I’ll explain in a later post, but basically, you can ignore it)

His catchphrase is “sploosh”, since he’s supposed to come off like a playful childish character who likes jumping into mud puddles and flinging paint around! There’s no color here, but those shaded splotches would be super vibrant paint stains.

So, yeah! This is Tiny! The art’s a little bit old, but I think it’s a good start for this rambling blog. I hope you’ve enjoyed!

Following ask blogs in 2022, hyperfixating on Indie RPG games- Stars above, I am living the life.

Its like High School, but less depression!

Ah, to be free as a fool in a dream; what a wonderful life I lead!

BK swap AU- the Event Notes

Omori spoilers ahead! (Why are you looking for AUs before knowing the original? /nm)

I assume most people looking for AUs already know what the base story is, right? (Exception of my friend, but I'm trying to steer them away from the bigger spoiler-y ones, heh") Because I'm thinking about the recital, and I really don't think Kel would do what Basil did, y'know?

So, I'm a little Stumped- Just venting/posting ideas, I guess.

Kel wouldn't hide the body. No hesitation. He might support Sunny or not, but he wouldn't jump straight to Forge a Suicide.

(Babil-Plush's idea of Kel just grabbing Sunny and running is appealing, tbh, but 1) I don't wanna steal, 2) A huge point of my interpretation of this AU concept is Kel actually sticking with Sunny, and 3) I kinda wanna have Kel freak out. Will explain more in later point)

Honestly, I kind of want to make it so Kel doesn't actually know the full truth.

Like, he'd sneak off to record Sunny and Mari's practice- "You always record the pregame!" or something- and catches the tail end of the argument and Mari falling. But he doesn't catch the actual argument on camera. The audio is saved, but not any visuals.

So the truth segment would be Kel and Sunny working together through their own memories to fully recall What Happened. Like the original has Sunny figuring it out. (A bit more obviously supernatural, with dream sharing: IDK if that would go down well tho...)

(Re:Kel Freak Out) If Kel doesn't see the fight, then I think he'd get freaked and accidentally freak Sunny out more. Like, Kel runs in, sees Mari on the ground bleeding, Sunny trying to wake her up, and starts panicking. (I.E: "Sunny, what happened?! Why is Mari- What- Oh god, what happened? Is she okay? Sunny?!") Even if the questions are fair/normal, I could see Sunny hearing this as something like "What did you do?!" and hearing Kel as angry.

From there, its all a blur- Someone calls an ambulance, and Mari is confirmed Dead (At least for now. Maybe it could be comatose or severely impaired, or any other of the 'Mari Lives But Still Suffers' AUs, but idk if Sunny would repress as hard if she survived.)

I have more thoughts about RW events, but I gotta go- So I'll try to mention them later. Please feel free to give me ideas or critique the ones I have! Dankeschön!