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Idk bro here we go- Father!Puzzles AU bc why not
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Mr Puzzles. Wanted for kidnap, attempted murder, and illegal use of a hostile weapon and magic.
But he saved a universe once. He and the so called 'hostile weapon'. And now he was stuck alone in a world that knew him for a year before he died. This universe must be BORING without mentions of him!
Maybe some TV would help his troubles? It usually did.
Usually.
Turning on the TV, Puzzles found something that made his antenna twitch; a PUZZLEVISION game show? But this world's Mr Puzzles was dead! Unless there was another- WHAT?!
On the TV showed the host of the show who looked NOTHING like him! Who were they? Why were they the new face of PUZZLEVISION? What were they?
"I must find them!" He said to himself, already getting up and throwing on his vest, deciding to go with a red bow tie to look more presentable to the new face.
Looking in the mirror, Mr Puzzles looked at his precious CRT TV head that was slowly becoming orange and red with rust that collected from the past few months. It was a sight for sore eyes but not a good sight. That's what Puzzles thought.
Welp! Can't fix it now! Too poor and he's out the door!
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The streets were so familiar, he was at the studio in five minutes. He almost didn't recognize the building, though. It looked so much more clean, like it went through a makeover.
"Whoa," Mr Puzzles awed as he entered, knowing his screen probably showed his dropped jaw as he walked and looked around.
The place was packed with people running around and yelling or talking to each other. Some were on calls with other people while walking and doing paperwork, others were messing with cameras or microphones.
When Mr Puzzles walked further into the building, a bunch of people stopped and stared at him like they knew him. Not any one of them were familiar to him, but a few caught his eyes; a blue guy with a bomb as a head, a purple fox girl, and a few others.
It was weird being looked at by this many people but nothing new to him, considering his past. He eventually found himself in an office type room in front of a person- THEM! The new host of PUZZLEVISION!
"You!" He yelled out to them, making them turn and look at him in confusion that turned into shock.
"You..." They spoke like the breath had been taken from her lungs.
"You took PUZZLEVISION! Who even are you- oh!" And suddenly Mr Puzzles was in a tight hug as the person started crying into his chest.
"I thought you were dead!" They sobbed out as Puzzles patted their back awkwardly with the ips of his fingers. Who was this person? Puzzles looked around for any clues, finding a name plate on the desk in the room that had the last name 'Puzzles'. PUZZLES??? That's his last name! Did this universe's Puzzles have a spouse? Maybe a sibling?
They sniffled aggressively. "I missed you so much, dad..." They said, voice a small whimper... DAD?! This Puzzles had a CHILD?!
"Dad?" Puzzles asked in shock. "I don't have any children." He said, making them pause and look up at him like he betrayed them.
"What? But I am your kid!" They said, looking close to a panic attack which made Puzzles scared.
"Hey, hey, it's okay! I was just... kidding! Yeah! I was joking, kiddo! Of course you're my child! My fifth star!" Mr Puzzles spoke quickly, not wanting to deal with a sad(adult) child. He wasn't prepared to be a father!
Mr Puzzles saw them look at him in confusion. "How did you escape?" They asked him.
He paused. Was he a felon in this universe too? Damn not again-
"Escape?" He asked them, feeling confused.
"From the prison." They explain as they let him go. Just because he never was this person's actual father, he still felt a little sad having them let go of him.
"Oh, uhm, I just had a... friend help me out," Mr Puzzles answered them, feeling entitled to keep his arms from pulling his- no- the other Puzzles' child. Last time he busted out of a prison was to change his past with Mr WPNZ. That was before they traveled universes and ruined his world.
"A friend?" They raised an eyebrow and looked at him in confusion. All Puzzles could do was nod shyly. He didn't really know what happened to WPNZ, he hoped he was still in one piece.
Puzzles' thoughts drifted thinking of what he could have had if he followed the same route this universe's Puzzles did. He could have had a child, watched those firsts, change his path to where he was a better person. Better than his own father that he would only tell them silly stories about that he probably made up.
He could have had a kid if he wasn't so focused on ratings and revenge.
He could have had a little puzzle piece.
He wished he came sooner.
...
Wait... he could still have these moments. Yes, they were grown and Puzzles was well into his 50s but who knows if it could work? Maybe he could give them happiness.
Besides, this universe doesn't have a Mr Puzzles to stop him anymore.