Well, here's chapter 2! Sorry, it's a bit short, and events are a bit...rushed. =/ I hope this is good, though.

Chapter 2:

I woke up to pitch blackness.

At first, I thought I was safely in bed, but then it all came flooding back. The flashing light, the game, Tim…

Where WAS I?

Could I be-

No, it's not possible, I can't be..

I can't be dead, can I?

The blinding flash…

But how could light kill a person? That doesn't make sense..

All these thoughts swirled in my head. Suddenly, I heard silent crying.

Who-

"Tim?" I whispered.

He sniffled. "Susan? Where are you?"

"Here," I tried to call, but my voice sounded raspy.

I heard shuffling. Then a fistful of my red hair was yanked.

"Ouch! My hair!"

"Sorry," He groped around for my arm and tried to help me stand, but it was impossible to see in the darkness. At last, I got to my feet.

Thump. Thump.

We froze.

Oh god, someone's coming. Coming closer, and closer-

"Susan, what do we do?" Tim asked with fear in his voice.

"We should hide!" I exclaimed in an urgent whisper.

I wasn't gonna stick around to find out if the person coming was a psycho killer ready to murder us, or even something else altogether.

My gut tells me it isn't safe.

I took his hand in mine and used my free hand to grope around.

After my hand hit thin air, I cautiously took a step and reached forward while still holding onto Tim.

Ok, I got something!

A wall? Hmm, feels like wood.

Wait, wooden walls?

"Achoo!" A sudden sneeze interrupted my thoughts. Oh no, Tim's allergies!

Wait, he's only allergic to dust. Wooden walls and dust? Doesn't ring a bell.

Poor Tim…

But I have to find out where we are.

Thump. Thump.

Crap, the footsteps!

I could feel Tim squeezing my hand tighter as I moved along the wall.

My foot bumped into something.

"Ow!" I hissed.

"Susan?" Tim whispered.

"Shh, Tim-" I reached forward and felt around.

"Susan, my nose is getting stuffy," Tim's voice started to get nasally.

"Tim, hang on in there," I tried to sound like a big sister, but I couldn't stop the fear in my voice.

Huh? It feels like…boxes!

That's it!

"Tim, behind here!" I whispered.

We got down to our knees and carefully crawled behind the boxes, scrunching up in the corner with our eyes shut tight.

Brr, it's pretty cold in only pink pyjama boxers and a blue T-shirt.

Tim's lucky he's wearing long-sleeved pyjamas. His allergies get worse if he's cold.

Thump. Thump.

Oh no, getting closer…

"Achoo!" Tim sneezed. I heard a clapping noise as he put his hand over his mouth.

Thump. Thump.

A door opened and someone stepped in. Please don't let us be caught…

"Sure is dark in here.." A voice said.

Definitely a male. Sounds like a teenager though.

He's probably going to pull out a chainsaw and-

Ok, ok. Don't be paranoid.

I hear him walking up toward us. Uh oh…if he looks over the boxes, we're done for.

I hear a click and light floods the room. I don't dare open my eyes though.

"Ah…Ah…Ah.." I put a hand over Tim's mouth. If he sneezes…

"Who's there?!"

I freeze. We've been caught.

A tear formed in my shut eye. I'm not ready to die, I'm not ready to die-

"It's me, Zidane!"

My eyes shot open at that.

Zidane??

But…but…Zidane's a video game character.

I can hear a door bursting open and people running out. But I can barely hear what they're saying as I'm still in shock.

I can't believe it.

Wait, maybe it's not the video game Zidane. It could be another guy named Zidane.

It could also be a dream…yeah…

The light could have just knocked me out.

But how do I explain the light? Was the TV malfunctioning?

I've never heard anything about a bright flashing light as a sign that your TV's broken.

A third door bursts open and a loud roar sounds, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I take a small peek over the side and see familiar people.

Zidane, Cinna, Marcus, Blank…

Also Baku in a dragon mask.

This can't be real. It just can't!

But it is. I have to face up to it.

I clutch tightly to Tim as he stifles another sneeze.

"Sis, what's happening?"

I don't answer. Instead just listen to the sounds of battle.

"Ow! Easy, boys!"

After hearing that, I knew it was over.

I listen to Baku kicking open the door to another room, and they all run in for a meeting.

"Tim, now's our chance!" We both crawl from our hiding spots and out into the open, getting on our feet.

I look around the room. It looks so much more real when we're standing right in it.

"Achoo!" Tim sneezed and wiped his nose.

"We've got to get out of here!" I run to the door in front of us, and proceed to open it.

I forgot, the ship is supposed to land!

"Susan, what is going on here?" His nose really was stuffy now.

"I'll explain later, but we have to hide again!"

I grab his hand and we both get behind the boxes again, waiting until we can escape.

*******A while after******

The ship finally landed. I can hear Baku commanding them off, and then finally getting off himself.

"Come on," I say to Tim, and grab his hand again.

"Susa-"

"Just trust me!"

I wrench open the heavy door and we go through. I look down- there were stairs and stuff.

I run down, dragging my little brother with me. Oh man, this is a bit more complicated than I thought.

After somehow getting out, we find ourselves in a castle.

Alexandria Castle. We were really in the game, weren't we?

"Umm, sis, where are we?" His voice was no longer nasal, which meant his nose had cleared. Phew.

"Tim.." I begin, not really sure how to tell him. "Do you remember...Final Fantasy 9?"

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Not much of a cliffhanger..hehe... Reviews are welcome!