I have almost fallen asleep when both Rick and Birdperson start to stirr and mumble. I shoot up and jump off the table, happy to not have to wait anymore and glad that everything went alright. He was gone for almost an hour.

BP is the first one to come to, he flails around himself before calming down. As soon as Rick opens his eyes he detach the cables and free BP from his restraints, I expect some sort of hug between the two but things doesnt look too good.

"It was brought to my mind that you refrained from sharing the important matter in fear that I wouldnt have time to spend time with you?" Birdperson speaks. I have never heard his voice before, it much more pleasing to the ears than when he was corrupt as the robot.

"Well... eh..." Rick hesitates "How about thank you for saving my life?"

"I will see you when I see you" Birdperson starts heading out from the garage but stops as he spots me. His eyes moves between me and Rick a couple of time and I stand frozen, unsure of what to say. They're clearly on bad terms but I dont know why.

"Im sorry for my sudden leave" He excuse himself politely towards me.

"Ah... its okay" He nod then extend his wings and flies off. The cold breeze from his takeoff makes me shiver. Its dark and quiet outside, I should probably head home soon.

"I thought you two were friends? Didnt you just save his life?" I question.

"Shit like that doesnt matter apparently" Rick grunts and I eye him suspiciously. Rick does have a tendency to act and speak in a way that can be upsetting and hurt, what did he do this time? What important matter did he keep from BP that made him just leave?

Rick starts working on something else almost instantly, how many projects does he have? He only turn his head slightly when I stifle a yawn.

"Im tired, I think im going home to sleep" I explain and rub my nape, exhaustion filling my every limb. Its weekend tomorrow so no school but I should probably go to bed in time anyway, or I'll just straight up fall asleep standing.

"Unless you want to sleep with me?" I stop and look at him. The same smug grin on his face and my stomach tingle.

"If you're not going to work all night?"

"You can head up, im done soon" He seem almost... soft? Usually he's so stern and cranky, it makes me hesitate. Is he alright?

"Ah... Okay..." I respond and start heading upstairs. Its hard to tell if this with BP hurt him because there's a constant ache in my bond.

His bed feels awfully uncomfortable without him but his scent calms me. I pull the blanket tighter around my body and inhale, my body and mind is filled with delight but I cant still the undying curiosity about what upset Birdperson? I have a few things I want to ask him, about the past, about their friendship, about Rick.

I am half asleep when I hear the door open slowly, the intensity of his smell and closure makes me reach for him on instinct and he lets himself be pulled down with me. He chuckles, the sound sweet in my ears and I nuzzle my face into his chest like a child would desperately cling to its mother. His long, slender arms moves to brush hair away from my face, causing me to look up at him.

"Come here" He speaks softly and I lean up to meet in a kiss. Its quickly gets heated and he spinns me around to pin me under him. I stare up with half-lidded eyes, panting. His blue hair wilder than usual.

"Are you ready for my dynamite penis?" He grins madly and my cheek burn with embarrassment.

"Dont you have a filter?" I hide my face behind my hands whilst he greedily undresses me.

"What's the point in acting all prude and shit?" He grunts and remove my hands from my eyes. I look up at a shirtless Rick, the blue strands of hair on his chest are strangely attractive and I let my fingers absentmindedly play with them. His skin feels soft and warm, his heartbeat increased.

"I dont know... To not embarrass others?"

"Like I give a fuck" He shakes his head and leans down to suck on my neck. My toes curl from the pleasure and I pull him closer by hugging his neck. He starts to nibble on my skin, causing me to gasp.

"Im that good huh?" He speaks against my skin and roll his hips against mine. I whine with impatience.

"Greedy" He scolds but judging by his voice he's pleased with the way I melt under him. He doesnt wait long before freeing himself of his pants so I guess he's as impatient as I am.

"Look who's talking" My eyes trail down his abdomen. Im distracted by another kiss and before I can react he slides inside me. I gasp and he takes the opportunity to slip his tongue inside my mouth. Im so overwhelmed with emotions that I feel like crying, it feels so good to be with him, at the same time I feel this... strong empathy and the need to help him.

I want him to be happy.

I wake up with a smile on my lips, still in Rick's embrace. I turn to head to watch him, he seem to be deep asleep and it give me an idea so carefully I slide under his arm and leave the bed. After quickly getting dressed I sneak out of the room and head toward Morty's. Im going to assume he knows Rick better than Summer so there's a bigger chance he knows how to get to Birdperson.

I gently knock, unsure if he's even awake, the rest of the house seem to be asleep.

"Eum... Morty? Are you up? Can I come in?" I quietly call through the door and wait for a response. I hear som shuffling.

"J-just o-one second!" He shuffle around some more "A-a-alright, you can come in now"

I slowly open the door and close it after me. Morty seem to have been up for a while because he's fully dressed and his laptop is on and standing on his desk.

"Good morning Morty, im sorry to bother you this early but I have a favor to ask..."

"W-what favor?" He stutters. We dont really know each other that well but he seem like a good kid, now its clear though that he's a little uncomfortable in my presence.

"Do you know how to get to Birdperson?" He widen his eyes a little.

"Y-yes but you need a portal gun or the spaceship to get the-" I look at him pleadingly which makes him go quiet, he already knows what I want. "Rick is not who you think he is" He continues.

"He's not a narcissist mixed with a lot of trauma and pain?" I frown.

"W-well... he is b-but why do you want to see B-Birdperson?"

"I dont know, I just want to talk to him, im thinking he can give me some answers..." Morty shifts awkwardly where he's seated and avoid my gaze.

"R-Rick wont like this..." He hesitates.

"I know" My shoulders slouch and I sigh "But I do this for him, so please Morty..."

"I..." He meet my eyes again and seem to get determined "O-okay, but lets be quick"

After Morty has taken the keys from the garage we enter the spaceship and flies off. Its a rocky start, I guess Morty hasnt flown that many times? Maybe not at all? Maybe he's just eager to help and was ready to try for my sake?

"Thank you Morty, I definitely owe you one after this" I thank him as we, a couple of minutes later arrive at the planet where BP lives.

"N-n-no problem" He lands in front of the house I recall from earlier with Rick. BP was presumed to be dead but he was just stuck in his mind, I dont know what to prefer... both sound equally terrifying to me.

After knocking Birdperson opens the door, in his arms a baby. I widen my eyes at the sight but shake my head to wake myself up from the trance.

"Hi" I greet him awkwardly. How do I explain why im here?

"I assume you're here to talk, come in, although im afraid I have no snacks to offer since I dont know what humans eat"

"Im good, thank you" I bow a little and walk inside. I look around, it's the same except for the crib in the corner and a bottle on the coffee table. I take a seat in the sofa and BP sits down in an armchair.

"I didnt know you had a...."

"Daughter, neither did I" Birdperson looks down at the baby and cradle her lovingly.

"Where was she whilst you were... gone?" I fiddle with my fingers. This is important and it makes me nervous.

"I named her Tamara, she was with another family, I assume you're Rick Sanchez soulmate?"

"Tamara is a lovely name, and yes, I am"

"What have brought you here?"

"I thought that maybe I could talk to you...?"

"What is it that you wish to converse about?"

"Im going to... g-give you s-some privacy" Morty stutters and slinks away into another room.

"There's a lot" I lean backwards and smile towards BP. He seems to be very polite. "For starters he have these nightmares"

"Rick has done a lot of things, not all so very honorable, he acts as though he's invincible and immortal but fundamentally he is, in fact, still a human and humans can break"

Birdperson tells me about the wars they fought together, the battles they won and the friends they lost. The enemies they had, how ugly it could be, all the things they did, both good and bad.

"How did you meet?" I ask when he seem to be finished talking about some place called Blood Ridge.

"Me and Rick bumped into each other at an festival, he was in hunt to revenge his wife and daughter"

"Wait... revenge his wife and daughter?" BP looks at me like he's surprised I didnt know.

"You are his soulmate yet he have not told you the truth about his past? I shouldnt be surprised yet I find that I am" He gets up to feed Tamara when she starts whining, she gets quiet as soon as she's handed the bottle.

"But Beth is alive? And he told me he couldnt get his marriage to work? But I guess he told me he was from another universe but still? I didnt know something bad happened to them?"

"They were murdered by another Rick" I freeze and a cold shiver run down my back.

"Another Rick? Arent all Rick's the same? I mean... they're Ricks?"

"They are not the same, in fact they seem to differ quite a bit" BP answer with confidence. I guess he have experience. I bury my face in my hands and lean forward to rest on my legs.

"So Rick have changed universes multiple times?" I ask.

"He has indeed"

Yet he ended up here with me.

"Do Beth know about this?" I look up to meet his gaze.

"Negative, Rick would not share such things for obvious reasons" I guess it would upset them, it upsets me. I feel empty. Rick didnt divorce his wife, he didnt abandon Beth, they were both taken from him. He never even had any grandkids? What do I do with this information? No wonder Rick is in so much pain? I feel it now, an ache, never ending, or it might be my own heart breaking for him? This is a lot of misery for one to carry alone...

"Why didnt he tell me?"

"He's an complicated individual"

"Yeah you dont say..." I chuckle in disbelief and overwhelming sorrow. I dont know what I expected to get from talking to BP but this?

This is too much...