Chapter 3: Betrayal

Stickmin GenerationsBy ActualBush
Adventure
Updated Dec 15, 2025

"Any sign of Harriet?" Henry signed to Charles, "No, unfortunately...I'm sorry Henry," he said. Henry sighed, "I just hope she didn't do anything stupid..." he signed again, "She'll turn up, Henry. For now, we need to focus on the Toppat situation," he said, "You and Eli alright teaming up with Coraline and Mathew?" he asked, smiling, "You know Matt's going to try and turn it into a competition, right?" Henry signed, amused, "That's why I'm hoping you and Eli can straighten him out a little," Charles laughed, "Will do," he said as Charles dismissed him to find the other three. He found two of them pretty easily, as Coraline was pretty bummed out after Harriet's disappearance, and Eli was comforting her "You two ok?" he signed to Eli, "Yeah, I think we're good. Guessing Charles is sending us out?" she asked as Coraline looked up, "Oh, hi Henry..." she said, trying to smile, "us and Matt," and Eli sighed, "That boy better not cause trouble...he's 19 for Christ's sake," she said in a disappointed manner, "You'd be surprised how professional Mathew can be when he wants to be," Coraline said, standing up, "I'll get him, I'll meet you at the helicopter," she then began walking off, "Alright, see you there!" Eli said, before sighing, " I feel bad for her...her best friend's gone missing," she said, before Henry sighed in annoyance, "I think I know where Harriet is..." he said quietly in a disappointed manner, "Huh?" Eli took a moment to think, before remembering Henry and Harriet's similarities, "Oh...damn," Eli said, "So not only has Harriet quite possibly betrayed the military, she left behind Cora. That's cold..." she said, "Yeah...I just hope she can do the right thing and come back before Charles realizes too...he has to report that stuff, and considering Coraline's a pilot for the special OPs, she'll find out too," he signed. Soon, they made it to the helipad, finding Coraline and Mathew already there, "Oh, that was fast," Eli said, "Yeah, it's easy to find someone who shouts when he talks," Coraline said, elbowing Matt, "Ow-" he said, covering his mouth, knowing what's to come. He got elbowed harder, "Oh what? Can't take an elbow, private?" Coraline said, laughing, "Gah! No! Please!" he shouted, "Alright, alright, settle down before Charles makes you two drop and give 20," Eli said, before Charles found them, "There you are!" he said, smiling, "Alright, here's the plan."

"And then I said to him, 'How did the most incompetent person in the world become a Toppat member?'" Mini said, talking to Harriet and Riley. Riley was silent though, feeling a bit awkward after their previous encounters. She didn't want to upset Mini, not because she cared or anything, no, not at all. She was just...scared or something, "Yeah, I mean, I'd say that too if someone managed to set water on fire," Harriet signed. Riley couldn't understand the gestures, "I'm sorry, but you can talk, right?" Harriet nodded, "I'm a selective mute. Sometimes I can, sometimes I can't," she signed, and Mini translated, "Ok, that makes a lot more sense," Riley said, letting it go, "I guess I gotta learn sign language," she added, making Mini laugh a little, "I can teach you if you want," Mini translated from Harriet, "Meh, don't wanna trouble you with that," Harriet shrugged, "Up to you," she said, "I could also teach you," Minni added. Riley shrugged, "I learn better on my own, thanks though," she seemed nervous about something, "What's wrong?" Mini asked, "Nothin'. Don't worry. I'm just tired...I need to go, though, you two have fun," she then left, heading to her room. She couldn't complete her mission, and today was the last day to complete her mission. She was panicking. Mars would be there at anytime to either kill her or...worse...soon, she heard the cocking of a gun...

"Alright guys, keep an eye on that diamond," Coraline said through a radio, "Yup. We gotta steal it first before the Toppats, right?" Mathew asked, "Yup, which means act your age, Matt," Eli said, "Mooom," he groaned, "Uh, guys, we have a situation," they heard Henry quietly say, "What?" Eli asked, "Remember that theory about Harriet I had earlier?" he asked, "She's at the diamond, isn't she?" soon, shots were fired, and Eli and Matt rushed over, "I'm seeing a lot of Toppats in the vault, everything ok?" Coraline asked. "C'mon, let's move!" Mini shouted, returning shots at Henry and the others while Harriet hid behind the pedestal the diamond was once on, "Harriet!" Henry shouted. Soon, his arm was shot, knocking the gun out of his hand. Harriet took that moment, to run over to Mini, "Let's move! We got the diamond!" Harriet had the diamond in a shrinking device. Soon, the Toppats were gone, "Is that Harriet?!" Coraline shouted in shock, "Whatever, get back to the helicopter!" she added, before they suddenly heard her in distress, "Oh SHIT!" she shouted, "Mayday, I'm going down, my motor's been shot!" she said, and soon Charles spoke through, "Can you land safely?!" he asked, receiving silent static, "Calvin, say something!" silence, "CORALINE!" he shouted, "I'm alive! I crashed but I'm alive!" She said, "M-My leg is trapped, I need help!" she said, "I'm on my way," Charles said, "Henry, Eli, try to get the Toppats away from Coraline while I head in your direction. I'm coming to pick you up," he said. His voice sounded calm, but it was obvious he was panicking by the speed his words fell out of the speaker, "Henry, Eli, Mathew, work on keeping the Toppats away from Coraline while I head in your way," he said, "On it, Charles!" Eli said, rushing over, "Mom, Henry, I'm with Coraline, we're cornered!" they heard Matt say, "We're heading over, Mathew, stay put!" Eli said in a panic. Henry got options. Looking through them, he noticed they were team options. As he took his pick, he noticed a hud, showing Harriets' options. They were against each other...he needed to correlate his choices with Harriets...but it didn't seem like she was giving him much of a fight. She was trying to fail, "I'm not going to make you kill her, Harriet, don't worry," Mini reassured, "We'll leave her be," Harriet shakily nodded, "Listen...maybe you should go back with the military?" Harriet looked confused, "I-I thought-" she squeaked out, but Mini stopped her, "I'm not going to force you to do anything. It's up to you..." Harriet thought for a moment, "I wanna see where this path ends," she said, and Mini nodded, "Alright. We can go back whenever you want." Mini looked at her options, then spoke again, "You don't want to hurt this girl though, right?" Harriet nodded, "Alright. I'll choose a bad option then. I have a fake gun on me that I use in case I'm out of bullets. I'll use it, then retreat when it 'doesn't work,'" Harriet nodded again, choosing her option. Soon, Harriet pulled out a slingshot, looking at it before dropping it and signing a "Well...fuck..." Mini pulled out her gun, trying to shoot it, but nothing happened, "Ah, shit..." Mini started to reach for her real gun before Henry swung down from the ledge of a fallen down part of the building, holding onto Eli as she kicked Harriet in the face, knocking her out, "Shit! Fall back, we got what we need!" Mini shouted, grabbing Harriet and booking it. Henry watched as they fled, then looked at Coraline, "You alright?" He asked while Eli checked on Mathew, "Y-Yeah, I think...help me with my leg, will you?" she asked, and with Henry's help they freed her leg, "No breaks, just a massive gash..." she said. She seemed pissed off, "I can't believe she left the military to join the Toppat Clan..." she mumbled, "Harriet WHAT?!" they heard Charles shout. He had landed the helicopter nearby, "She joined the Toppat Clan!" Mathew reiterated, making Charles sigh, "Of course she did..." then he looked to Henry, "And I'm guessing you had a feeling she did?" Henry nodded sheepishly, "And you didn't say something because...?" Henry sighed, "I was hoping she would come back..." he said, and Charles nodded, "Understandable...she's your child," then he turned, "Let's head back to base," Mathew hoisted Coraline up, helping her over to the helicopter, "We'll get you patched up back at base," he said.

"What happened back there?" her father asked, "I don't know, dad! Just...one minute everything was fine one minute and then...everything fell apart..." Mini sighed, putting her face into her hands, "Have you seen Riley?" she quietly asked Reginald, "No one has, dear..." he said, sitting next to her, "She's probably in her room..." She said, "Not even there...we checked...and Mars left. They probably left the Toppat Clan," now Mini looked angry, "Oh of course she did!" she said, pissed off, "my god, everything just sucks today..." Reginald rubbed her back, letting her get her frustration out, "At least we have tomorrow?" he said, smiling. She was quiet for a moment, "Thanks...I'm...I'm tired. I'm going to sleep," She said, standing, "Hi tired-" Reginald started, "Don't you dare!" she said, laughing, "Do not start the dad jokes again!" This made her father laugh too, "Good night, Mini," he said, smiling, "Goodnight, Dad..." Meanwhile, Harriet was eating in the cafeteria, just trying to get some dinner in before going to bed, when someone joined her, "So you're Harriet, right?" it was the Right Hand Man. She nodded, "Don't talk either, huh?" he asked, and she nodded, "Know any sign language?" she signed, "Enough to hold a conversation..." he said, "How'd you and Miranda meet?" he asked in a slightly protective way, "We met on a playground as kids...I knew she was probably related to someone important, but not..." Right shrugged, "Eh, don't think many kids would think much of someone in a prep school uniform," he said. He seemed to be interrogating her, as if trying to figure out how she ticked. "If you don't mind me asking...what happened to your face...?" she asked, trying to be polite, "Surprised you're so polite," he said, "Your dad's Henry Stickmin, right?" she nodded, "He did this," he said, making her a bit more intrigued. He chuckled a little, "Thought you'd be a bit more freaked out or somethin'," he said, "Meh, I worked in the military. Seen some stuff. Also, it sounds like something my dad would do," he sighed, "Honestly would've been long gone if Reg hadn't found me..." he said, smiling, "How'd you end up here, kid," he seemed to like her a bit. She was polite and respectful, something he thought Henry wasn't. She was also good with weapons and heavy work, "I broke into a bank, ended up in prison, broke out of prison, got the shit beaten out of me by my dad, then kidnapped by the military...I think I stole intel from you guys to clear my criminal history...sorry about that," Right looked slightly impressed, "That was you? We thought that was Henry!" he said, "That's pretty impressive," he said, letting her continue, "Thank you, sir," she said, smiling. This shocked him again. She was very quiet, but her voice was also very blunt, "S-Sorry," she said, nervously, "I...got kidnapped again by the wall...I ran into Mini there, we broke out...then you held me at...well it isn't really gunpoint if it's a big ass cannon from your hand," this made him laugh, "the rest is history," she said, smiling, "Where'd Mini come from? Cause it sure isn't from you two," this made Right laugh a bit, "I'm supposed to be the one asking you questions," he said, "Had a feeling you were interrogating me or something," Harriet said, confirming her suspicion. Right thought for a moment, "Poor kid was homeless...her dad was dead and her mom...she was a piece of work..." he seemed to get sidetracked for a second by irritation, before saying, "That's right...she tried to steal from Regi. Sure she wanted to pawn off his chain so she could get food. I caught her the moment she got her hands on it. The fact she actually got it out of his pocket without him noticing was impressive. Reg insisted that we take her with us. It was probably the best worst idea we made," he said, "kid was trouble from the start," then another voice spoke, "You aren't any better, old man!" Mini shouted, walking over, "Last I check I'm not the one with gray hairs!" he called out to her in a taunting way, "Oh can it, pa!" she said, joining them. It was kind of weird how they interacted. They were very laid-back and friendly. She thought they would be more... proper? If that's the right wording, "You better not be giving Harriet trouble," she said, sitting with them, "Just making sure you're safe, is all," Right said, raising his hands at the elbows in a lazy manner, "Papa..." she said. She seemed annoyed, but also humored, before elbowing him, "No Riley means no one to stop me from getting coffee," she teased, "No Riley means I'm gonna stop you," he laughed, "Ugh, let me have my fun," then she left, "Goodnight, sweetheart," he called, "Night, pa," she called out. Then he turned to Harriet, "You know where your room is?" he asked, and she nodded, "Alright. G'night, kid," he said, waving her off as she left, "Thank you, sir," She mumbled as she left. She didn't mean to use her voice so soon to him, but it seemed to work out. Besides, she could always retry...at least she thinks so.

Mini began her way to the cafeteria, grabbing a cup of coffee and some breakfast, "Morning," she heard Sven tell her in passing, "Morning Sven," as she continued forward, she saw Harriet signing to someone familiar, "Ryan...?" she quietly questioned to herself. He was with Riley and Mars. If their group really left, wouldn't he have gone with them...? She walked over. Curiosity on her tongue, "Hey, guys," she said, sitting with them, "Hey, Mini," Harriet signed, "Ello, mate," Ryan said, smiling, "Was just showing our new friend my arm. Everything alright?" he asked, "Yeah...didn't Riley and Mars leave...? Thought you would've left with them," she said, "Leave? I mean, I know Mars left, and they said Riley went out for something," Miranda seemed a little suspicious about Riley's disappearance now, "Ok...thanks Ryan..." She then left, going to where Riley's room was. She opened the door with her key card, before seeing the empty room, minus a single file. She recognized the file, it was hers. It wasn't open, the tape seal was still there. It had a single spec of blood on it that she noticed when she picked the manilla folder up. She gave it to Riley. It was just about who she was, how she was found, etc. There was one thing in it that she knew Riley wouldn't understand, something she put in there. It was a stick note that simply said 'C.C.C. 10.7.' she sighed, looking at the spec, "What happened to you, Riley...?" she mumbled, then left, leaving the empty room behind and hiding the folder in her room. Next week was going to be a very eventful week. They were going ahead with the spaceship plan. Once they were up there...she sighed. She was ready for bed.

"Mini, Harriet, do you mind helping the others on the train? I'm sure they'll need some extra hands," Reginald asked, "I don't mind. Harriet?" Mini said, looking at her friend. Harriet and Mini had gotten decently close. They were very alike, both with their thirst for riches. Harriet gave a nod, smiling, "Alright then! Good luck," he said, handing Mini a file, "This should be easy," she said, looking at the file, and going over it with Harriet, "Ok, looks like we're guarding the money cart. Man, this is easy!" she said, "Let's go get packed up," Mini said, leaving with Harriet, "Easy huh?" Right said, walking with Regi, "She always underestimates her work. We both know this," Reginald said. He seemed worried, "The kid'll be ok, Reg. Relax. Once we're up there, there'll be no need to worry," Right assured him, "I know...still," Right sighed, rubbing his shoulder, "She'll be fine. She's got Harriet with her, and we've both seen what that kid can do."

"Alright guys, let's get ready to move out," Mini called out, "You two," she said, pointing to two Toppats, who jolted, "Yeah, I saw you two slacking. I got a job for you," she said, "Check the carts and make sure they're secure. We don't need someone sneaking on," she said, "Damn, they listen to you like you're a general," Harriet signed, smiling, "More like they're afraid of my pa," she said, laughing. As the train was checked over, Harriet and Mini headed to the money cart, taking their seats. There were only two seats inside, side by side, but it worked. "Alright, once we get the all clear from the two checking the train over, we can head off," Mini said into a radio, "Alright," she received back. Harriet sighed, "Thank god..." she mumbled, "Get to finally talk, huh," Mini asked, slightly humored, "I just get so nervous!" Harriet responded, making Mini laugh, "...Mini?" Harriet asked, "Yeah?" Mini replied, "What do you think is going to happen when your dads...y'know..." Mini choked, "Man, going right on into the deep questions, huh?!" Mini said, "I-I'm sorry! Too far?" Harriet panicked, a bit embarrassed now, "No, it's fine, and honestly...I don't know...I would take over the Toppat clan, I believe...I'm really the only person who knows about how things are structured...before, Toppat leaders were chosen by overthrowing the previous one or the current leader stepping down and choosing someone else...if my dad died, papa would take over, since he's the Right Hand Man...then I would take over afterward," she said, "It's...kinda scary to think about," Harriet thought for a moment, then spoke up, "Who would you choose as your right-hand?" she asked, and Harriet thought, then smiled, "I trust you the most...so it's a close tie between you and Sven," she said, before being elbowed, "You're so mean!" Harriet said, laughing, "Train's all clear boss, we're ready to go," they heard, "Alright. Get on board. Macbeth, let's get the train going, to the jungle base," she said, "On it," then the two went back to talking, "...You can make choices, like me, right?" Mini nodded, "Yeah? And override yours and Henry's, depending on if they're on my side or not," she teased, "What was your first option?" Mini thought, "When I met my dads...I had a choice to either move on or steal from them...I'm sure if I chose the other option I would've gone down a completely different path and we would've never met..." Harrie thought for a moment, "Maybe we can try that someday," Harriet said, smiling, "Yeah, maybe." As the train chugged along, the two chatted peacefully. Soon, Mini heard a thunk on the roof, making her sigh, "Just when I thought we'd have an easy job..." she mumbled. Soon, she saw movement outside the train window, "We got company," Mini said into the radio, "We can't get over! They kicked in the door handle!" she heard, "Macbeth, stay in the front in case something happens." The door opened, and there stood a masked figure...but they weren't here for the money, "Oh fuck..." it was a C.C.C. containment operative, "We've come for you, 10.6's," they said, "ah shit..." they got options, team options. Harriet had Crash, Diamond, and Riddle. She couldn't see Mini's options. They were jumbled. She chose Riddle. Mini had a fire extinguisher. She raised the extinguisher, ready to attack, before Mini's hair caught on fire, "AHHHH!" Harriet screamed, Harriet went to put it out, but the extinguisher was empty, "Shit..." They soon saw the fail screen, "Damn it," Harriet said, "Harriet..." She quickly looked at Henry, "Daaad! Hey! What are...you doing here...?" she asked, awkwardly, "We both show up here when one of us fail, Harriet," he said, "I'm disappointed in you, Harriet," then he saw Mini, "Oh, hello," he said, "How are...you here?" Mini shrugged, "10.7," she said, "...What..." he said, at a loss of word, "Yeah...dad, this is Mini. The girl from the playground when I had my first reset...?" Henry thought, for a second, before getting it, "Wait, you're the girl who remembered...that?" She nodded, "Yes sir, I am. Miranda Copperbottom," she said, introducing herself, "Dad, look, I just...I wanted to see where this path led, and-" Henry stopped her, "Are you making her do this?" Henry asked, irritated, "No sir. She can leave whenever. She's the one who chose this. You would know that if you listened to Harriet," Miranda said, irritation flashing in her eyes. Henry sighed, "Harriet...?" he asked, staring at her diapointendly, "I just wanted to see where this led..." Henry sighed, "You know what...fine," he said, "You're 18, Harriet. I'm not going to guide you through everything..." he said, "Just know I'm not going to go easy on you anymore..." he said, then retired to the retry button. The two stayed quiet for a moment, then Mini spoke, "You can go back whenever Harriet. I'm not going to force you to stay...just let me know when you want to reset..." Harriet sighed, "Let's go," she said, retrying. She soon found herself face-to-face with the C.C.C. containment operative. Harriet chose Kaboom. She pulled out a TNT block from Banjo Kazooie, while Mini pulled out a banjo. Harriet tossed the TNT at Harriet, who hit the TNT at the containment operative with the banjo, killing them. They got an achievement 'Banjo Kablooie.' "That was...chaotic...I walked right into that one," Mini said, making Harriet laugh. They soon tossed the body, or what was left of it, off the train, "We're all clear, Macbeth. The infiltrator is off the train," Mini said, "All right." Mini sighed, sending a message to Right. Letting him know what happened, that they were safe now, and that two members didn't thoroughly check the train. Mini and Harriet retook their seats. They were quiet for a bit before Harriet spoke, "I can't believe we survived that...I mean...with only one retry," Mini chuckled a little, "Yeah, usually we have to retry several times." they were quiet again...one minute passed...then five minutes passed...then twenty...then the train stopped, "We're here, everyone start unloading and getting stuff into the shuttle," Mini said into a radio, "On it, boss," she heard, "Boss, huh?" Right had met them at the door. He seemed slightly pissed, "Hey Papa," Mini said, oh so casually, "You two go help the others, I'll take care of this from here," was all he said. Harriet nodded, following Mini as she began to leave, "Don't kill anyone, please," she told Right as they left.

Henry and Ellie flew down in a rocket pod and crashed into a SAM turret, destroying it in the process. "That was...weirdly...smooth..." Ellie spoke, Henry nodding in agreement, "So, what's the plan?" Ellie asked, then an intercom went off, "The rocket will be leaving very soon, please get on immediately. I will not hesitate to leave you behind," causing a slightly panicked voice to speak through their earpieces, "Sounds like they're about to take off," Coraline was co-piloting with Charles, "Probably should try to get over there right away," she added. Henry was presented with options, and selected 'barrel,' allowing him and Ellie to get launched up. Charles flew by with the helicopter, but Henry missed the timed event, causing Henry and Ellie to drop after hitting the bottom of the helicopter, "Ah shoot!" Coraline then jumped out, grabbing hold of them and deploying a parachute, "That was close," she said. They landed, immediately being surrounded, "Uh oh..." Luckily, Henry and Ellie were able to take them out with ease, using Henry's 'combo move' option, "Oh, sick," Coraline said, "We should probably get moving," she said, moving forward, "Everyone alright?" Charles asked, concerned, "Yeah, we're on the ground, we're safe," Ellie said, "Alright, just try to keep up with Coraline. Last thing we need is for everyone to get separated," he said. As the group continued, trying to catch up to Coraline, they found her in a shoot-out with two other Toppat members, "Could use a little backup!" one shouted into a radio. Coraline saw Harriet. She looked angry, as well as hurt, being betrayed by her best friend as she was. Soon, Mini saw an opening and bolted with Harriet, "Move, move!" Harriet ran off, before being cornered again, "Where are you guys?!" Mini shouted into her radio, "We can't find you, Mini, hold them off a little longer," a voice responded, "Was that Right Hand Man?" Coraline asked Eli, loading her gun. Harriet was hit with a timed event, seeing Henry having a gun aimed at her. She had to choose, but panic filled her mind, making her freeze up. Mini saw what was going on, "Harriet!" she called out, trying to get Harriet to snap out of it, but the timed event ran dry, and next thing Harriet knew, she was in the fail screen. She saw that Coraline had actually shot her, not Henry. Harriet curled into a ball, crying, "Hey, Harriet, what happened back there?" Mini asked, crouching down, "I-I can't- I-" Harriet sputtered, "Hey, hey, we don't have to keep going...I don't mind going back..." Mini said, "B-But..." Harriet started. Henry watched quietly, starting to let his guard down for a moment. Soon, Mini turned to him, "Nice shot, Henry," she said, smiling, and that's when Harriet noticed Mini would've had to of died too to be here, "How far we going, Harriet?" Harriet sighed, "I guess back to that part where you asked me about joining while we were in the complex...?" Mini nodded, "That works...you know this means will have to be enemies though, right?" Harriet nodded, then paused, "You don't seem all to worried about it..." Mini shrugged, "You're my friend. I would rather you be happy than friends with me, Harriet...now go press the retry button so I don't screw up your memory," Harriet nodded, pressing retry, along with Henry. Mini sat there for a moment, sighing, "It was fun while it lasted, I guess..." she seemed a bit upset actually. She had grown to like Harriet, but...she sighed, guess it doesn't matter...Harriet would be happier this way, I mean, could Mini blame her? If she had to make a choice between Harriet and her dads, well...Harriet wouldn't remember her choice anyway. As long as she presses retry before Harriet and Henry, they don't remember anyway...for the most part...Mini reached out to the map, going back, then pressing where she needed to be. Might end up with Mini getting screwed over, but...she was ok with it.

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