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█🕹️👾🎮Chapter 2: Crazy Dream!░▒▓█

March 28th, 2036, Friday night, 11:32 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is getting too frightening! I very much regret visiting Sophia's house late at night, even though it was partially worth it! I guess the result of visiting was both lucky and unlucky.

I turned around immediately to see what caused that thing to break.

I figured out what would make that smashing sound so easy to shatter. It was a light pole's glass case that was smashed. I knew it was that because it was the only thing around my area that had glass, and that light pole has always been on... I was unable to see the case (that used to protect the light bulb) since it sits at the top of the tall dark green pole. However, I might see shattered glass somewhere in the freshly mowed grass...

Nah, I'll use my phone.

I pulled out my phone and tapped the options to click 'torch' and then, boom! I have light! The back of the phone lit up like an actual torch. Now I'm able to see properly. Shining my phone on the ground, I could discern pieces of shattered glass scattered around it. Other pieces were further away... My heart pounded as slowly as a turtle's pace as I examined the broken glass case...

Someone must have thrown a rock at it... But I couldn't see a rock anywhere unless it flew far away- that would be a strong throw. From the looks of it, this can't be good. Wary and scared, I walked up to it to examine it more until I thought about taking a photo of this-

SMASH!

I gasped, knowing for sure that another light pole had been blacked out!

My heart was pumping rapidly as fear crawled up my spine.

My entire body began shaking dangerously again.

"Am I in some horror movie now!?" I search around to see if I can spot anyone.

Using my phone won't help, it's not designed to illuminate far distances...

"Hehehe~!" I'M DEAD SET NOT GOING TO STICK AROUND ANY LONGER!

I ran to get out of the park.

I came across two paths within five minutes.

One of them is the quickest to take me home but because I'm in 'a bit' of a panic, and kind of not thinking straight... I TOOK THE LONGEST PATH! But that's ok! I can just lose this dangerous stranger from the chase... I believe I can...

Whoever that laughing belongs to, it oddly sounds awfully a lot like Crowby from 'War of Time'.

Let me be a video game nerd for a moment.

Crowby is one of the creepiest characters in WoT. In comparison to other video games, I wouldn't say it's the most terrifying character, just creepy. I remember this one sketchy quote that I'll never forget (I can't remember what scene): 'I hide in the shadows, watching my prey wander about, alone. Naive to think wandering alone at night is smart. You will not notice me lurking in the darkness. If you feel the breeze of the Arctic, death is approaching. Imagine it as a game of tag~' ... The game is PG... Somehow that's acceptable for a PG game.

Developers are injecting a sense of eeriness into Crowby...

Rated PG isn't supposed to have creepy moments... Can it?.. Well, how am I supposed to know?

Crowby may like scaring other bots, although he doesn't choose to destroy anyone unless he feels like it or was ordered to by Artron-

Off-topic, I know.

I stopped running after fifteen minutes to catch my breath. As my chest rises and falls steadily, I lean on a nearby tree. I wasn't kidding when I meant I'm freaked out! I'm still shaking from all of that! I'm scared like a wild bird flies.

"I think... I'm... sa-AHHHHH!"- My scream was filled with dread as a fricking KNIFE stabbed into the tree I was leaning against, out of nowhere, near my face!

I took a few moments to calm down before I realised there was something too far-fetched about this knife than I thought it was...

"... Wait a minute... That knife... it looks like-"

"Hello~"

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" I flinch at that same creepy voice that was literally right behind me! Yet again, I somehow had the guts to turn around to see who that person was.

I was speechless and more startled than ever in shock.

"Ah, ha, ha! Your face is priceless when you're horrified!" The 'person' wheezed.

That 'person' who is standing right in front of me is a humanoid bot, with a blood-red cloak and a LED face-like mask thingy.

He shouldn't be real! THIS IS TOO REAL TO BE TRUE!

"Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-You're-"

"C0RW8Y-26, that I go by Crowby, the right hand bot of AR1R0N A.K.A, Artron, the greatest hunter and fighter you'll ever know,"

"Who also got his butt kicked by 'The Cosmic Five'," my brain really wanted me to stay calm but... I didn't know what to say other than gawking at him at this point... Yep, still fearful.

"This has to be some sort of dream..." I whispered.

It heard me.

"I assure you, little fleshy human girl, this is no dream. I am..." He leaned very close to my ear while I tried to move away from him, upon remembering that his blade is still attached to the tree... it's in my way. "Very real~ hehe!" I'M TRAPPED AND DEAD!

"A-Are you going to k-kill me?" He lowered his black scarf and smiled in a nightmarish way that gave me goosebumps.

"Kill you? What made you think of it, fleshy child..? Ah, yes. I see. I'm a hunter that kills the prey. I understand. If you are a bratty kind of fleshy child, I would... Though Artron would hunt me down for doing that. I would not want that to happen unless he told me to,"

All of this confused me, but I guess it was also relieving at the same time. That is when a dumb idea popped into my head.

I ducked under the blade (not a knife) and moved away from Crowby. I stood up again as his head and eyes followed me. His smile dropped in a flash... Something I feared more about him.

"Um... Okay... I guess I should get going then, hehe," when I was about to walk away he grabbed my arm.

Of course, I'm not able to get away that easily. I'm trapped.

"You are not getting away, Airis Gamer," he said.

I widened my hazel eyes as my head turned towards him in terror despite my amazement.

My mouth opened.

"H-How do you know my name?!" Crowby smirked.

"Questions will be answered later. I must- AH!" Instantly, I kicked Crowby in the stomach. I didn't expect it to happen! I was creeped out! And, and!- That's why! I'm dead meat, 110%, absolutely dead meat! So I backed away and ran away from him again. "Grrrrrrrr! You little-"

Shing.

"GET BACK HERE!" Ohhhh no! No, no, no, no! Hearing that indignant tone made me sprint faster than a cheetah! I can't die!

***

Thank God!.. I lost him..! I think!? This is the weirdest, yet, the most frightening dream I have had so far (yes, I'm convinced that all of this is a nightmare). I've been trying to lose Crowby for way too long! And I may have had a problem, well, kinda. I'm only thirty minutes from home... Except... I felt like I'd been followed... again.

Oh, come on!

"Don't you fricking dare tell me that Crowby found me already! Because I'm not doing another 'looking back and forward' thing again!" Not only is he creepy, he's also incredibly annoying to deal with! I mean, as in, he keeps jump-scaring me nearly every time I look back and then he unexpectedly appears in front of me after checking!

... Then again, I'm a little anxious about him capturing me from behind this time. I scanned the area meticulously in an attempt to see if he was around...

Nope, he isn't th-

"AHHH!" Now I'm suddenly swooped into some sort of bubble cage out of nowhere!? "Wha- What the heck!?" Alright, this is too random!

"Ah, ha, ha, ha! I have finally captured you!" That voice sounds completely different... That's not Crowby's voice that- No! No way! There is no way Crowby gave up that quickly.

He never stops hunting, otherwise, he knows he has lost them for good (which would be a 43% chance).

That new voice is on one, other than-

"Dr Brainstorm!?"

I looked down at, indeed, a short old robot who looked (almost) like a rip-off version of Dr Albert Einstein but with less 'hair' on his head. Likewise, I noticed that I was floating above the ground, so I am in the Bubble Trap... That's cool! But it's certainly not good!

"Correction my dear, it is I, 4R.8RA1N570RM- Dr Brainstorm is what I prefer to be called, and-"

"The evil robotic genius that helps Artron rule the timelines," I interrupted and finished the rest for him, it did cause the short old bot to feel upset at first but was perfectly fine with it at the end.

"It is very rude of you to cut the evil genius in, however, you already know who I am because you played the game, I suppose... Do you like my trap?"- He smiled wickedly- "I called it-"

"The bubble trap? That's pretty obvious," You should have seen the look on his face! He was so stunned at my response! Ah, ha! Then again, the name is very obvious for this type of trap.

Who wouldn't name it as manifest as that?

Him.

The evil genius didn't say anything for about five seconds.

"... Well... I... uh... NO! Of course not! It's called... Uhm... it's called... the... the Spear Trap! Yes! That's the name! You are entirely incorrect," my expression remained unconvinced.

"Bruh, you just changed the name, c'mon!" No, seriously. 'Spear Trap'..? That's the coolest trap name he came up with?.. I guess there's nothing special about it.

You might be wondering by now. 'Why are you suddenly not scared?' Well, Dr Brainstorm isn't really a 'scary' character. In the sense that he's more of a bot that tries to shoot for the scares (even though he is incompetent). Think of him as Dr Doofenshmirtz, primarily evil 90% of the time.

Even when he threatens someone, it doesn't come across as convincing or formidable, despite the fact that he gets easily agitated over that.

"Why are you calm? Are you not afraid?" He asked confusingly while I simply answered with a shrug.

"Afraid of you? Of course, I wouldn't. You're not the scariest character that I ever met in WoT, "

Now that I think about it... Let's see, first, I was upset because of my so-called 'friends' treated me like shit, then got terrified of Crowby's unexpected appearance when I was at the park, and lastly, all of a sudden... I wasn't scared once I first met Dr Brainstorm for the first time..?

Pretty queerish.

Is it bad to not be fearful of someone who doesn't look scary yet kidnaps you? I think it is.

To me, I see him as a goofball.

"Hm... I see... I suppose I don't have to hear your annoying screaming for help over and over again... Time to go!" Dr Brainstorm chimed with a pleased grin.

How did I just notice that he had a mini mobile ride floating above my head? That must have explained why the trap is floating.- Oh right-

Timid, I begged him to release me.

"Wait! Please let me go! You don't need to do this! I don't know why you and Crowby are real or what you guys want, but I assure you, I'm not useful for whatever-"

"Sorry, my dear! I follow my master's orders. He needs your service,"

"That still doesn't explain why! Why do I need to be a part of this?! I'm just a useless kid!"

"B-But! I have a family! A mum, a dad, a brother and a sister! They'll notice I'm missing!!"

"Oh, ho! Do you really think begging will do anything? After all, I don't feel pity. I'm an evil genius, not an idiot!"- He laughed out of mockery- "And don't worry about your family, they'll just disappear in thin air!" My hazel eyes grew wide in apprehension at what he was saying.

"No... He wouldn't... Artron wouldn't... They know my family... Oh no!" Fully panicked to death, I began to try (out of desperation) to break free, I banged on the clear bubble 'Spear Trap'.

Bang, bang, bang!

"C'mon! C'mon!" It's not working!

The scientist knew I was trying to escape, and he knew I couldn't break free, so he laughed at me once more.

"Ah-ha, ha! Trying to smash through the trap with your weak fleshy fist won't work! What was the point of that, child?"

"... Yeah... what is the point of that..?" I felt movement.

The mobile ship floated up high into the sky, taking me to God knows where, but to Artron.

This is all my fault.

I should've waited until the next day, I really do blame myself!

Sliding down on the bubble against my back, I began to sob. Even though I'm 100% sure this is all a dream, it felt too real to be one... Why?...

...

POP!

"Wha-!? AHHHHHHHH!!! OOF!"

"Gotcha!" Never mind, I'm free!

The bubble popped out of the blue, causing me to fall, but I was soon saved by someone that caught me in their arms.

The loud pop sound also got Dr Brainstorm's attention.

"Huh!?" My head tilted up to see who- OH MY GOD!

"Captain Techblast!" My eyes sparkled eagerly at the leader of 'The Cosmic Five!' He chuckled, sounding happy to see me as well.

"He caught me in bride style before I even touched the ground! What a hero!" I guess it's not gonna be a nightmare after all!

"I'm glad I found you, or else you would be gone by now," he told me in relief.

"T3CH81A5T!? Techblast!" Dr Brainstorm snarled and floated down near us to Techblast's level. "How did you find us!?" His fist slammed against the mobile mini-ship in demand.

For Techblast, he presented the 'really' look.

"You were floating up in the sky so it's not difficult to miss, and your Bubble Trap is easy to pop, like an actual bubble, Brainiac,"

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" The robot scientist yelled and pushed down a button for the mobile mini-ship to open up two weapons on its sides.

I was alarmed by the two weapons pointed directly at us, ready to fire at any moment.

"Hey,"

"Huh?" I looked over at my hero.

"Hang on tight, ok?" The leader whispered, not looking at me but studying the weapons till I heard the sound of something that was preparing.

Oh, crap! I knew exactly what he meant, so with no hesitation at all, I wrapped my arms around the bot's neck ever so tightly.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" He uses his speed boost to run off while holding me protectively and firmly. I was not prepared for this! I'm freaked out by the amount of speed, which is why I'm able to distract myself (preventing myself from thinking he'll fall and I'll die) by peeking behind his shoulder to see the mad, I mean, angry mad genius right on our tail! "He's behind us!"

"I know!"

PEW! PEW!

After the doctor started shooting his lasers, he missed us every time he tried to aim for Techblast, however, it caused some explosions in the background.

BOOM!

I hugged Techblast even more than before and lowered my head under his chin so I could remain calm, and without feeling so sick either.

***

It's been twenty minutes.

Techblast is still carrying me along with getting away from Dr Brainstorm.

Damn, the doctor never quits, does he? Now that I think about it, what is Techblast's plan-?

BOOM!

The laser finally struck us! Resulting us to CRASH!

In a protective gesture, he changed the holding position to a hug before losing his balance.

"WHOA!" My eyes shut, tightly.

We were rolled down to the rough ground at a very fast speed until we crashed into (what I'm guessing is) a wall.

CRASH!

...

Slowly my hazel eyes opened as I sat up slowly...

I can see dust... and due to dust filling our surroundings, I coughed up a little while simultaneously 'shooing' it away. Then I released Techblast and looked at the area that we were in... I could make out that we had crashed against the police station wall, leaving a massive crack.

This is the area I recognized.

We are definitely near Cranbourne Park.

My home is just a few minutes away!-

"Aww-̷̡̞̰̬̹̜̣̞̬͌̂̓͛͑͜w̴̨͔͐͂͛̚͝w̶̧̧̪̼̱̜͎͙͔͆͒͊̑͒͌́̇̂̆ͅ..." gasped from the groans of pain coming from- Oh crap! This is not good!

"At last! The ship is down!" I shot up at the familiar voice.

From afar, Dr Brainstorm is coming! Shit! Shit! SHIT!

"H̷̻̖͖̿̒̾͐̃̈̋͝-̴̱̥̆̈́̈́͆̽̀͝H̵͈̥̪̏͗͝e̸̢͎̯̝̫̥̊̀̅͆̓͆̄́͑̔͜ȳ̴̢̟̱̘͍̹̘͔̱̲̏̈́̀͂͝͝," The hero bot glitched- The exploitation really got him that badly!? The sight I'm seeing frightens me.

Techblast is damaged.

Not too messed up at least. My heart was pounding steadily.

"A-Are you ok?!" I asked anxiously.

"I'll b̶̢̢̜̰̲̰̻̗̽͑͆̇̒̔͋͋̈́͜͝ͅ-̵͚̞̙̲̻̅͌̃̔b̴̡̛̩̦̏̏̃ē̵̟̹̤̠̘̽͜͝ ̴̨̢̢̮͕̟̦̩͒͝͝f̴̼̹́̾̄̒̄̿͊i̷͇̪͙̮̾̋͜͜n̷̡̧̯̗͙͖̝̭̲̐͌̋̑͒͒̍-̶̙̳̪̜́̾̍͛̓́̈͘e̵̖̜͍̥̦͔̹̳̲̝̓̏̑͊̀͌̍́̓̕,̶̙̟̼̼̩̦͐͋ͅ ̵̨͍̦̲͋̓͋̊̎r̶̻̦̬̘̫̩̓͋̆͠ĭ̶̝͔̉̂͗̕g̴̢̜̬͖̜̞̖̩̭͊̂̐̑̈́̽̀́-̵̧̧̠̟͚̺̺͛͂̔͐͆͐g̴̮̮͙̰͑̃̇͒̌̈́̃̿͝h̸͚̣̤̻͍͋̊͆̄̐́̇̉t̸͚̤̖̑̆̋̆͌̆̚ ̶̦̐͒̋͐͂̈̍̈n̵̳̠̻͌̍-̴͎̻͈̝͉̙̌̄̈́͆́͆͛̕͝o̵̗̙̖̔͋͑̿̔͌̇̃̕͝ẁ̴̰̞͖̖̬͇͍̠͍͕̇̐͠͠ your ş̸̖̬̰̪̦̙̱̿́̈́̓̓̕ä̷̧̨̮͓̱̟͔͕́́̽͌̋̌̑͗̀͝-̸̻̮̜̈̅͌̒̈́̽͋̃̄̑f̴͍͎͖̘͕̫̰̥͂ḛ̸͉̠̈́̊̌̄̋̽̚̕͠t̴͚̹̜̗͔͗̉́́͘y̶̨͍̟̠͍̮̚ is m̸̡̱̙̠̻̪̥̩̗̰̄̄̄̈́͐́-̶̨̤̱͍̖͒͆̅̌̑͌̀͛m̸̛͇̿͐̆̊͂̅͂̕͜͝-̵̛̭̖̻̭̬̒̃̀̈́m̴̥̾̃̋̐͌͋ó̸̡̟̩̪͔̻̲̘̂̄̅̃͜ŕ̷̛̮̪̝̔̈́̓̊̀͆͘ę̷̯̮̇͛̋̾͐͑̚͘ ̶̥̣̞̤̰̣̮͍̎̓̓͐̕͝ì̶̜̈ͅm̶̨̢̤̲̹̃̾͗́̒̕͠p̷̢̧̨͍̳̮̞͉͓̃̐͑̀̾̿̆̚ò̸̹̣͇̮̲̦̱̀-̶̧̨̧̫͎̱͈̜̳̀͋͌̉̕͝r̷͈̤̈́̄͛͗͠ͅẗ̶̙̗̰͓̟̮͎̟͗́̈́͠ͅa̶̢̽̆̽̈́̏n̷̡̯͕̠͎̗̫͍̘̂̿̽̅͂̅̈́̒͜͠ẗ̷͈̤̩́̈́̀̊͐̇̀̏͝͠, run, run s̴̩͙̪͙͆̈́͗̈́͘-̵̲̹͕̻̻̼̫̤̯͎͛̐͑̾̐́̃̊͘s̴̝̍͊-̴̺̝̔̃̑̉͝ͅs̸͓̱͇̥̻̦͌̈́̈́͝-̴̮͙̱͓̠̞̦̘̦͐̏̈́̌̈́ͅó̶̭͉̘̪̞̟͐̽̄̄̂͜ ̴͈͍̘̲̣̞̍͋B̶̧̜̙̟͙̪̖͓͊̒͑͋͠r̵͚̺̀͐̃̉͐͊a̶͚̤͔̮̦̤͋̆͜ͅͅ-̵̛̣͙̽̀̏̃̕͠i̵̠̱̩̯̞͉̞̺̭͆́̈́n̴̨̛͇̩̹̝̹̓̃͗̌͂̅̒̒i̸͖̰̼͘-̸̨̪̺̝͕̦͖̖̤͠ͅa̵͔͈͉͙͌̽́̅͒̕c̸͙͗͌͋̂̿̈̕͝͝ doesn't c̵̯̱͈̹͒̓͗̋́͐ͅ-̴̺͓̟͈͖͖͇͖̈́͊̍̀̀͆̚͝ͅc̶̨̛͍͙̻͕͒̒́̆͒͝ͅ-̵̪̂̾͜c̷̱̘̜̹̞̤̝͆̆̑̔̄̏͠ą̷̛̛̱̜͈̫͖̬̤̞͇̐̈́̓̏͠t̵̡̻̘̝̂ͅc̸̢̙͇͎̳̻̥͙͗̓̉̉̏͘͝h̵̨̪̜̬͍̟͑̾ you ă̶̧̧̜͉̻̠͎̣̔͆̉͊̅͝-̶̠̈́̏͂͝ą̶͇͈̫̫̂͝g̷̥͒̀̑̓͑à̶͖̪͙̻͋̌́́̓i̷̦͆͒̈́ǹ̴̮̮͓͋͋͑̓͝!̷̨̖̱͎̦̲̫̓͋͛̓͐̔̕ͅ"

He told me.

My eyes widened to hear this.

"B-B-But-!"

"GO! ̸̦͊͋̚I̴̡̓̒̄͌͒͘̚͝͠-̶̧̨̦̰͙͋͗͗̀͐̇̋͠ͅI̷̗̟͒ͅ'̵̨̳͍̼̪͌̆l̸̪͉̫̻͛͋̌̉̍̾̅̊l̵͍̉̈́̇̄̂ ̴̙̥̰͓̃̈́͜be ḟ̵̲-̸̧̓̔f̶͇͍̺̺̲͇͇͉͝-̷̧͈͖̺͎̀͐̿̕͝͝f̶̥̻͈̮͚̝͝ͅį̵̡̺̀̚n̶̢͚̲̜͔̟̖̪̝̂ȩ̵̢̲̻̰̘͖̇͆̅͌͜!" He got himself up carefully and held his arm afterwards, "I'll d̴͍̾̈́͋͒͘͝͝ï̷̙s̸̟͇̹͍̩͚͖̍̐̇͐̊̕-̷͚̳̻̩͇̼͇͊͑̉̊̇̔͆ś̶̛̺͓̮̩̝̖̟͛ͅ-̵̣̞͓͎̳̒͐̆͒͆̕͠͠s̴̝͙̤͚̦̖̥̭͎͆͜-̵̧̮͇͗̎͂̆̎͘͝s̵̛͓̱̫̦̱͇̟̼͑͒̒͋͐͒̕̚̕͜-̸̨̙͚̲͍̳̲̈́̆̈̄͒̔̈́̑s̴̙̤̞̏͛͌͌̎̀̃͑͝t̸̨͓̖̪̖̊̔̀́͒̇̓͘̕̚ͅr̵̳̪͕̟̝̺̜̳̳̈́̄ͅa̴̢̮̭̭̭̯̓͌̆͒́́͒̂c̶̨̧̨̛̯͚̱͇̫̺̋̓̔̎̕̕͜͠ṫ̷̞́̀̐̍̀͛̕ ̸̧̡̞̦̬̗̤̙̮́̊̍̀͘ḧ̵̳́̔͐͆̀ḯ̸̠͓͖͇̳̥͍̻̮̎̔̒͆̈́́͠-̷̧̨̰͕̜̤̝̻͔̌͛͆̍̆̎̋͛m̴̧͒̑̍͆̒,"

Looking back at Brainstorm and then at Captain Technoblast... My heart sank, knowing there was nothing I could do.

I sighed and managed to stand up.

I have full confidence that he'll be alright... I hope so.

"Ok then..." I really don't want to leave him like this but... he wants me safe...

I ran off.

I was too scared to even be involved in this battle.

Besides... It's only a dream... right?

***

I arrived back home. Safe this time.

After closing my bedroom door silently.

"This dream is too real to be true..." I walked over to my closet and pulled out a pair of light blue pyjama pants with so many cartoon huskies on them, a grey shirt, and a jumper.

After I changed my dirty clothes into my clean PJs, I charged my phone to place it on my bedside table before my cold body got in contact with warmth, my blankets.

Once I lay down facing the ceiling, I sighed.

"It's just a dream, Airis..." From convincing myself that it was all a dream, to my consciousness being taken over by tiredness, I closed my drowsy eyes until I was officially drifting off to sleep... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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