CHAPTER THREE: Mysterious Shadows
A/N: Just wanted to say that this isn't connected to Electric Heights at all. Separate story, separate plot, Will doesn't have any powers (yet).
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TazmaniaLizard: He does, just not in this story. They ain't tapped yet. And yeah, I'm aware it's out lol took some time, but here!
The inky demon growled as it stared down at Will.
Will stared back.
I'm screwed.
He backed up slowly.
Once he reached the entrance to the hallway, he bolted.
Will stopped in a room he didn't recognize.
He looked around.
Huh.
There were a few speakers lying around, and a can of soup. There was also a few splotches of ink, and a pole. On the floor by the pole, there was another pentagram.
Actually, it looks a lot like the place I fell into. Not the same, but similar.
He surveyed the rest of the room.
Some candles and barrels, and a couple of tubes hanging off the ceiling. He absentmindedly wondered why there wasn't as much ink in the hallway he'd come from. There had definitely been more earlier.
Suddenly, one of the ink spots started forming a shape.
He was immediately on guard, staring at it as it formed.
"Hey there! Whatcha doing here?"
Oh. It's just Bendy, thank Arceus. He thought, relieved.
Bendy looked at him quizzically. "Ya gonna answer my question sometime today?"
Will startled a bit. "Uh, yeah, sorry. I got chased here."
"Really."
"Yes. What time is it, anyway?" Will said, looking around.
"'round 12 am, far as I can tell."
"Huh."
Bendy glanced around, like he was looking for something. "So, uh, what chased ya here?"
Will shrugged. "Dunno. Looked kinda like you, only bigger. And half-melted."
Bendy seemed to get even more anxious when he said that. "Ya sure?"
Will nodded. "Positive."
"...shit."
Bendy led them around in circles, seeming a bit confused about where he was going, but obviously having a very clear destination in mind.
Will glanced around, trying to figure out where exactly he was going.
Eventually, Bendy stopped, and stared at a wall. "Now if only I could remember how ta get in there..."
Will shrugged. "Don't ask me. I don't even know what you're talking about."
"Maybe it was a different room...no harm trying..."
Bendy then proceeded to slam himself into the wall. Or try to, anyway. He went right through it.
Will blinked. "Please tell me this isn't another weird demon thing."
A muffled voice came from behind the wall. "I'm not a demon!"
"Then what are you?!"
"...a devil."
"Aren't those the same thing?"
"NO."
Will shook his head. "I think they are...how'd you get in there, anyway?"
"I just did. I'm not actually sure how it works..."
"Then how am I supposed to get in?!"
"...I honestly have no idea."
Will facepalmed. "That's really not helpful."
One hour later, Will had gotten in the room successfully, though not without a ton of persuading.
It was a completely ordinary room. Fairly small, but that was it. The only things in it were a candle and another cardboard cutout.
Will stared at the cutout. "What the hell is that?!"
"A cardboard cutout."
"I was being sarcastic."
"Ya didn't sound like it."
Will sighed. "I just meant what is it supposed to be."
"...oh. I'm not sure."
Will stared at it for a few more seconds, then tried to get behind it.
Turned out that there were invisible walls behind it.
This did not prevent him from looking at it. Just from going behind it. It was also strangely unmovable, which confused him a bit.
He resumed staring at it. "How are there even invisible walls there? Did they raid the Fuchsia City gym or something?"
"What's Fuchsia City?"
"...forget I said anything."
Bendy frowned. "But I want ta know."
"It's a city."
"That's not helpful."
"It's plenty helpful."
"No, it's not. Where is it?"
"In my world."
"Still not helpful. How do I know this ISN'T your world?"
This continued on for a few minutes.
Then...well, what happened next could only be called a catastrophe.
The wall exploded.
It took them a while to escape, but escape they did. Both of them were glad they were still alive and worried about what had exploded the wall. They had ended up falling down a hole, and slamming into something. Luckily neither one of them was hurt, but it was still shocking.
Bendy was the first to speak up. "What in the world was that?!"
Will shrugged. "No idea, but I don't want to meet it, whatever it was." He took the opportunity to look at the room.
A bunch of plushies of some angel character covered a shelf. An old-fashioned TV was mounted on the wall near the shelf. On the other side of the room, a couple posters and a cutout stood. At the very back was a panel of glass set in the wall, a door visible behind it.
He read the poster out loud. "Alice Angel, huh?"
The room went dark, and he jumped. "Oh shit, it's never good when that happens."
The TV clicked on, as well as several others he hadn't noticed. That's when the singing started.
I'm the cutest little angel, sent from above, and I know just how to swing.
I got a bright little halo, and I'm filled with love...
I'm Alice Angel!
I'm the hit of the party, I'm the belle of the ball, I'm the toast of every town.
Just one little dance, and I'll warm your heart...
I'm Alice Angel!
The light clicked on behind the glass.
I ain't nobody, I'm a happy dish, and boy, can this girl sing.
This gal can grant your every wish...
It took him a few milliseconds to register the fact that whoever was singing this was probably going to try to kill them. A few milliseconds too many.
A horribly distorted figure appeared in the glass. Both of them jumped backward.
"I'M ALICE ANGEL!"
The glass shattered.
A/N: Let's leave this here. Chapter Three is IMMENSE. I'm going to need two chapters for it.
