Twin vs. Twin
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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The day had been tiring for the Pines twins...after defeating gnomes with a leaf blower...Dipper just wanted read his new journal, Mable wanted to check on her followers she had on her web account...and just relax the rest of the day-
ZAP!
Sadly, A certain eldritch abomination had other plans...
All over the world...people disappeared in a flash of light...and even more bizarre...every TV, phone, movie screen, radio, and computer began to broadcast(even if they were broken, unplugged, or without any power whatsoever!) LIVE footage of all the 'disappeared' people standing in a strange digital world...and overseeing them all was-
"ME! THE ONE AND ONLY SLENDERMAN!" Shouted Slenderman toward both the world and his 'captive audience'...but mainly the cowering Pine twins...
"Long story: Your all trapped in my digital dungeon! Where you will be forced to compete in various deadly competitions for my amusement!"
There were screams of 'yeah, right!', 'Like we'd believe that!', and 'Impossible...must be a dream!' from the thousands of people.
Slenderman sighed. "Alright then...let's try something..." Slenderman brings up several digital screens hovering in mid-air..."YOU!" He shouts pointing at a random guy.
"Did you seriously text just now that my 'costume' looked lame?" Asked Slenderman incredulous.
The guy shrugged. "Yeah, so? It's a free country."
Slenderman just shook his head in disbelief as he brought up a bunch of screens to float around the guy...all of them filled with very surprised looking people.
"Do these people look familiar?" Asked Slenderman. The guy frowned...then smiled..."Oh, yeah! I think a few of them are my followers!"
"Correction...they're ALL your followers...now say bye-bye to them."
"Wait, what?" Asked the guy confused-
SPLAT!
Right before he...and all his followers died a horrific, bloody death.
Everyone; both in the digital world and in the world screamed and panicked at the sight.
Slenderman laughed. "You get it now? You die here...and all your followers die with you! AND thanks to my cameras...the whole world now knows it too!"
"Nuts to this! I'm outta here!" Screamed several people as they tried to run-
SPLAT!
Before they and their followers all died horribly...
Slenderman sighed... "Now, now. None of that. If you want to live, you have to play by MY rules..."
He then gestures to the both the people of the world and his 'captives'.
"Okay...now that the opening ceremony is over...let's get started! How about an easy game to start us off...OH! Yes, let's play-
TRUE FOLLOWER DIAGNOSIS!
"The rules are very simple...from this moment on...all followers may 'un-follow' you without consequence! But be forewarned...once a persons follower counter reaches zero...that person will die!"
Dipper turns deathly pale...he looks at the online account he never uses...it's at zero!
"Oh, before I forget. You all have phones provided by yours truly! And you can use it to call, beg, or bargain, or whatever with anyone in the 'real world'!"
Nearby Dipper hears a guy scoffing. "Heh, whatever. I got 5000 followers, this is in the- Wha- NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Screamed the guy as his counter went down rapidly. Dipper heard him calling, begging and pleading...but-
SPLAT!
Dipper vomited as that man and many other people died as they're counters hit zero...as his sister sobbed and clung to him...he wondered... Why have I been spared?
All over...the tragedy is repeated...
"I'm sorry...I don't want to risk dying...for you"
SPLAT!
He has a big family...there'll be someone left to follow him even if I un-follow him...right?
SPLAT!
"PLEASE! YOUR MY LAST FOLLOWER!" "...so?"
SPLAT!
….of course...not all 'real world' activity was 'negative'...
"GAH! Come on! What is with this traffic!?" Shouts Ma pines as she and Pa Pines try to hurry down to the local 'I.T.' store to get an account to 'follow' their kids...
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"GIVE ME ALL THE FOLLOWERS YOU HAVE! MY NIECE AND NEPHEW NEED THEM MORE THEN YOU!" Screamed Grunkle Stan as he holds a nerd at gunpoint.
"THAT'S NOT HOW 'FOLLOWING' WORKS!" Pleads the nerd...
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Tyler, if you don't get me online soon. Friend or no friend, I WILL GUT YOU!" Screamed Manly Dan.
"IT'S BOOTING AS FAST AS IT CAN!" Screamed an ever apologetic Tyler...
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While Mable sobbed and cuddled up to Dipper...trying to pretend she wasn't drenched in blood...
Dipper stared at his counter...wondering...why?
"Come on! You can't un-follow me! Were friends! I let you ride in my Limo a dozen times for crying out loud!"
Dipper turns around...and sees a familiar face. What's her name...Pacific...Pacifica! Pacifica Northwest! He remembered her briefly cruising near the shack...making fun of old man Mcgucket...apparently she's rich.
PLEASE! PLEASE! WE SPENT ALL THAT TIME TOGETHER...DID THAT NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU!?
To Dippers surprise...he was hearing the other side of the conversation! "Tell you what...I won't unfollow you...if you tell me my name..."
Pacifica paled...and said nothing "Yeah, I thought so." And like that...she hung up...and un-followed her.
"I...I have no friends..." Realized a horrified Pacifica out loud...all her wealth, power, influence, and net worth...rendered useless by the actions of a sociopath...
Then her eyes went wide. "MOM! DAD! They'll stand by me!" She shouts frantically, as she calls them...
"Daddy! It's so good to hear you! Of course I can count on you and Mom!"
"Actually, we were the first to unfollow you." Stated Preston flatly.
Pacifica collapsed to her knees. "WHAT!? NO! I'M YOUR DAUGHTER! I'M YOUR HEIR! YOU LOVE ME! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!"
Preston shrugged. "Nothing personal dear...it's just it was either you or us...and we love us more...besides your mother and me are young..it's annoying...but we can always have a new child...
Pacifica wasn't listening anymore... I...I have no one...I never HAD anyone...no one cares I'm about to die...no one ever...loved me...
Beep
And just when all the night seemed darkest for the blonde...came the dawn...
ALERT!
Dipper Pines has followed you!
Big Dipper: Hey...you don't really know me...look, I won't lie...my counter is at zero...I should be dead right now...so...I've only given you a few extra minutes of life at best...so...enjoy...I guess...
Pacifica read it...but Pacifca didn't care...This was the best thing anyone had ever done for her! She looked around...saw a boy with a pine tree hat...who waves at her awkwardly...Pacifica was elated...
Someone...loves...me...
Overcome by this revelation...and exhaustion...she swoons...and collapses
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Oh, no! What's wrong with her!? Thinks Dipper as he sees her faint! He'd only been able to follow her(and not anyone else who was 'dying') because he knew her name!...had he been too late? He was about to go over and check on her-
"Well! Looks like things have quieted down...all the 'false' followers seem to have revealed themselves...which means the amount of followers you have left now...is the number of people who truly care about you more than they fear death!...isn't that wonderful?"
No one answered...they were too busy crying and vomiting...amongst the thousands of rotting corpses...
Dipper still looked at his counter confused. I know I should be happy about this...so why do I have this feeling of dread?
"That's a good instinct Dipper! Trust it, you'll live longer!" Shouts Slenderman from his podium suddenly, causing Dippers blood to go cold.
Slenderman once more addresses everyone. Now I know what you all think of me...I'm a murdering psychopath...and your right! Buuuut, I'm also a bit bi-polar...and during these bouts of psychosis...I tend to help right great wrongs..."
Instead of elaborating, he materializes in front of the Pines twins. Who both jump backward in fright. Slenderman brings a screen of Mable's account. "My, my...aren't we popular? Not only have you not lost 'any' followers...but you've actually gained more!"
There were shouts of 'no way!', 'How's that possible?', and 'oh, come on!' from all the other 'contestants'.
Mable gulped...but nodded. "Hmmmm...I wonder if they'd still be loyal if they knew..." He says out loud. Before either twin could ask what he means, he turns to dipper.
"My boy! Can I just say congratulations! I was just rummaging through your computers history...and found this!" He displays numerous screens; all filled with E-mails consisting of notifications of winning patent contests, winning contests involving beating impossible chess moves(like the Zugzwang Shuffle), or solving half of the infamous 'Millennium Prize Problems', and even invitations of early admissions into the worlds best colleges/institutes!
Mable went pale...Dipper...Dipper was just confused! "What is all this!? I've never seen any of this! None of those contests I entered ever called me back!" Shouted Dipper in disbelief!
"Really? How odd...according to the dates; they were sent to your computer...and that 'YOU' turned them all down/or deleted them."
"WHAT!? I DID NO SUCH THING!" Shouts an irate Dipper.
"Maybe...maybe it was a bad internet connection?" Offered a now trembling Mable. Dipper was too angry and confused to notice her sisters unease...but Slenderman wasn't..and made him(somehow) smirk.
"Don't worry...we'll get to the bottom of this...using special 'science'; I can hack your webcam and have it show all!"
Slenderman brought up a screen in front of Dipper; showing his room during the time of the first notification- "WAIT!" Shouts a panicked Mable as she tries to jump in front of the screen...but Slenderman simply caused more screens to appear...all of them showing the same thing-
Dippers heart shattered...he turned to the one person he thought he could trust more than anyone... "Mable..it was you?"
"Dipper I never meant to hurt you! I knew how miserable you were with your current life! I knew you'd leave the first chance you got! I couldn't lose you! I can't make it on my own! I love you!" Pleaded a sobbing Mable.
Slenderman scoffed. "Typical Co-dependent/Enabler relationship...in all it's dark twisted glory." He then smirks as he looks at Mable's account. "In any case...looks like your followers don't much care for a treacherous Sister."
"WHAT!?" Exclaimed Mable as she looked at her phone...her follower count was dropping rapidly!
"NO! NO! NO! PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS!" Her screams...were in vain...the counter dropped until only one was left.
You have one Follower left: Dipper Pines
"Well..isn't his ironic...I guess you were too busy with your legion of followers to follow your own brother...but he wasn't too busy to follow you...one of the 'perks' of being friendless I suppose...
All eyes (in both worlds) found themselves pointed at the silent twelve year-old boy...
Slenderman sauntered up to him. "My boy...You've been through so much haven't you?...tell you what...I'll make you a deal...I'll overlook the fact that your supposed to be dead right now...and even send you home...and all you have to do...is cut the 'dead weight' from your life...aren't I generous?"
Asked Slenderman as he brought up a touch screen in front of Dipper...with the following selection:
UN-Follow Mable Pines?
Y/N?
After a moments hesitation...Dipper reached for it to make his choice...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
AN: Some elements of this story were taken from the manga 'Real Account' I don't own it
AN: I know it says "in-progress" but really I just don't like boxing myself into a corner. For now this is more of a one-shot that I might continue one day...but probably won't.
But, hey. Feel free to use whatever elements you want from this, if you want! Or maybe give me ideas?
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