As you guided The Batter you looked at what you have become. Your hands, they felt odd. As if they weren't yours. Small strings connected to your fingers, they seemed like they've been there before. But why? You have never been here. Or were you? All of this made your head hurt. Thoughts and theories came into your head and and made it spin. Your eyes were blurring and your hands seemed off. They seemed to glitch before your very eyes. You closed your eyes and opened them again. You saw a cat that looked like the one from Alice in Wonderland. Only it was whiter and more slim.
"Ah! (name)! The Batter! I thought i'd never had to see you two again." The cat said in a low, hushed tone, yet understandable.
"What do you mean 'again'?" You asked the cat.
"You will see my child." He said, giving The Batter an angry look. The tall man returned the favor.
"Anyway, welcome to zone zero. I'm The Judge if you're wondering. This zone was long ago abandoned and then became the home of me, my brother, and other people. Well let's talk about the purpose of this. You are supposed to purify this land, yes?" You nodded ",Well then, to do that you will have to kill the impures. And to do that you will have to have a battle. Now, do you want to learn how to do?" The cat asked you. Without thinking you shook your head.
"No thank you. I know how to." You said with a second thought.
"Very well then. If you want to survive the other zones you will have to solve puzzles. So because of that I've decided to make a puzzle that would lead you to the door. Come, come with me." He lead you two all the way to the top and simply said, "These are the puzzles. Good luck." And left.
You looked around and saw five blocks. Four of them looked pressable. The one blocking the door didn't even look movable. You saw the windows and curiosity got the best of you. You walked over to one of them and looked at the ocean.
Oceans...
Oceans...
Oceans as far as the eye could see. You thought to yourself. You extended your arm, the sleeve of the dress flowing in the wind. The sun was tall in the sky. You reached up and pretended to touch it.
"Nice view, isn't it (name)?" The Batter said as he stood beside you. You jumped slightly and stepped back.
"Do you do that often?" You said as you put your arm down and looked at him.
"Not really, I guess."
"Good. If you did that often I would have to have eyes installed on the back of my head." You laughed softly and walked the middle of the room."Alrighty, let's start."
_Timeskip_
You and The Batter walked through the yellow door frame and made it to a platform with a red block in the middle.
"This is where you save your file," The Judge started,"so if you wouldn't lose anything. Go ahead, touch it." He looked at you straight in the eye. You reached out and touched it.
"Great. Alright let's go (name)." The Batter said. He touched the block and all of a sudden you two were put in a strange void.
"Walk on the red spots and we will be transported to any zone that is available. Right now we have to go Zone One." He said as he guided you to the red spot. You walked on it and then blinded by a white light.
"A-ah!" You choked out. You shielded your eyes and grabbed The Batter's hand.
"(Name) we're here." He said softly. You slowly put your arm down. A metro train was infront of you two. You stepped forward, hand still in his. As you walked inside you noticed that no one was inside.
"Good, no one's here." The Batter said softly. He let go of your hand and sat down. You sat next to him a foot away. You started shaking and tapping your foot. A thousand thoughts raced through your mind.
Why am I here?
Why am I The Batter's 'God'?
Why me?
Does anyone at home know I'm not there?
What is the point of this?
A hand suddenly landed on your shoulder. You shot your head up and looked at who was doing it.
B-Batter...? What are you-
"What's wrong?" He said in a dark, yet soothing voice.
"Uhm, i-it's nothing! I'm just fine. Just, fine." You said in a fast paced tone.
"(Name), look at me." You turned your head away.
"(Name), please." He said. You didn't budge an inch, so, he did what he had to do. He reached out to find your chin. He put it between his pointer finger and his thumb. He slowly moved your face to him, your (colour) orbs looking at him.
"(Name," Your name softly poured out of his mouth," I know this seems all sudden but you have to stay strong. At times you might be scared, others you will want to cry and just surrender yourself to darkness, but you can't. You have to help me, this world, this universe. With a flick of your wrist you can fix everything, so please, be strong." He stopped after his voice cracked slightly. He let go of your chin, but your eyes stared at him.
"Y-You remind me so much of him." He said to himself. He then let go. Tears feel and he hugged you. You stared at the ceiling, later hugging him back. He sobbed in the crook of your neck.
What's gotten into him? Why is he crying like this? He is supposed to purify this land, not to sympathize about me.
"Shhh," you cooed," it's okay Batter. Shh." You rubbed his back, like a mother would do. You pulled him off of you, taking his hat off in the progress. You looked at him. His blonde short hair was messy, his eyes were puffy and red, and so was his nose.
"Remember what you said? 'Be strong'? Please do the same for me." His black eyes stared at your own for a short time. He dried his tears and put on his hat.
"That's better!" You said happily while smiling.