HEY I'M BACK! Just like I said!

I just realized that I accidentally mislabeled the in-chapter chapter title as 8 when it was actually 9. I'll go back and fix it when I get the chance.

Disclaimers~!
I do not own Professor Layton or any of it's trademarks or whatevers... I also do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, YGOTAS, Level5, Hetalia, Nintendo, Google, You Tube, this site, the Fourth Wall, the sixth wall, the eighth wall, the eleventh wall, or any of the other icons/brands/companies mentioned. I also don't own the cover picture for this story, only the self-drawn "cracks" on it.

Puzzle (English) = Pazuru (Japanese)

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~Chapter 10: Accusing the Authoress-Fangirl / Breaking the Sixth Wall~


"Tiffany..."

"Yes, Professor?"

"I think it's time to end this. Time for us to go back."

"Ahuh. I'm trying to figure out how to do that!"

"I know that. However, I believe that you already know how."

"No I don't." What is he talking about? I wonder. Is he accusing me of purposely bringing them here?

"You said that this game is relatively popular. And this game in particular was advertised more than the other games in the series, correct?"

"Right..."

"So a lot of Layton fans have this game and have played the all the way through. And I'm sure that some of them have unlocked the same features you have, including the Secret Episode in which Luke and Emmy break the Fourth Wall."

"What are you saying, Professor?" Luke asks. His tone of voice... It makes me think that he's starting to pick up on whatever the Professor is implying.

"I will get to that, Luke. So, others have done exactly what you did just before we arrived here yesterday. Yet, I don't believe this incident has occurred with any of them. I'm not entirely sure how this works, but I feel like we would have known if it happened elsewhere. What I'm saying is that out of all the players of the game, this has only happened to you. Isn't that odd? Why would one person be singled out?"

"Are you saying that it only happened to me because I did something to make it happen?!" Now I'm starting to get insulted and upset. One of my favorite characters is accusing me of something? That's crazy! And not to mention a bit discouraging. "I didn't do anything wrong! I just want you guys to go back to the game so everything goes back to normal and I can fix the screen and keep playing and solving puzzles! But it has been nice having you here..."

"So you like having us here."

"Omg! Professor! Can you please get to the point! What are you accusing me of and what does this have to do with getting you back to the game?"

"Allow me to explain. This world may be new to me, but I've gotten used to it surprisingly quickly, and figured this situation out just fine. You are a 'fanfic writer'. You write fictional stories based on your favorite shows, books, or movies... Or games. And some fanfics include self inserts, meaning the author puts his or herself in the story as a character."

"Professor!" Emmy exclaims. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

I think he is...

"I might be. Tiffany... I haven't seen any sign of you having any existing parents or guardians here living with you. How convenient that there is no one around to hide us from. That kind of convenience usually shows up in such fanfics. You have written two fanfics about someone breaking the Fourth Wall in two different categories. And I believe that this is the third."

"!"

"What I'm saying is, I believe that we are all now in a fanfic that Tiffany wrote about the Fourth Wall breaking and the three of us coming out of the game."

"No..." I breathe disbelievingly. Then... I scream. "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" I fall back and land on the floor, as a crack zips its way from one corner of the room to the other, then disappears.

"Tiffany!" Luke shouts. He rushes over, probably to help me up.

He manages to help me sit up. I'm trembling. "P-P-Profffess-sssor... You shouldn't have said that!"

He runs over to me and puts an arm around me, keeping me upright. Luke lets go now that the Professor has hold of me. "Are you alright?! What do you mean? What just happened?"

"I didn't even realize... And I think you just broke the ss-six..." I shudder again. "The Sixth Wall."

"The sixth wall? What is that?"

"I don't know! I'm just making things up by now!" I finally stop trembling. "I can sit up on my own, thank you." He lets go of me but stays there next to me. I cross my legs and sit up a bit straighter. "You probably broke several rules of reality right there, Professor! With that little revelation of yours. Now I know why your enemies find you so frustrating... Not only did you break the Fourth Wall, but you also realized that you're in a fanfic, which I don't even believe."

"Tiffany," Emmy says softly. "I think the Professor is right. I'm sure that if you look deep inside yourself, you will find the want to meet and interact with your favorite characters from your favorite shows and books and games. Which is why you probably wrote this fanfic. So you could meet us."

"Yes," the Professor agrees. "But this isn't right. It breaks too many rules and someone will end up getting hurt."

"Wait... Now what are you saying?"

"I'm saying that since it was you who made us come here through the Fourth Wall, it is you who must send us back. We've already been here for too long."

"What makes you say that?"

"Luke? The coin."

The coin? Is that like a codephrase or something? Apparently so. Because Luke nods and presses the light switch. And to my surprise, a golden coin pops out! Luke catches it. "A hint coin," he says.

"Oh my frigging gosh that is a frigging hint coin so frigging Prussia-approved!" A hint coin just appeared! In my house! Amazing!

"Does that usually happen in the real world?" the Professor asks me.

I shake my head. "No... Only in the game."

"Exactly. Like you said, breaking that Wall must have accidentally caused some of the game physics to leak into your world. Which shouldn't be. Tiffany..." I look up at him. "It's time to let us go."

I bow my head and stand up, then walk over to the couch and sit on it. I start pouting again. "Fine. I guess you got me. Yeah I like having you guys here. It's been awesome! And I actually wanted to help ou go back. But now that I know it's all my fault and that I have control over everything, I actually don't want to undo it!"

"But you have to," Emmy says.

I think to myself...

I smirk. "Well everything should go back to normal once I undo this, so technically I can do it anytime I want. And I don't want to just yet!"

"Tiffany..."

"Hey! Now I'm in charge! And not to be evil or bossy or put anyone in danger or whatever... But I just want to warn you that my inner fangirl just might turn this into a crackfic if it feels like it. And I really don't want to do that."

"What's a crackfic?" Luke asks.

"Anything goes. Literally anything. Which is scary."

"Are you threatening us?!" Emmy cries.

"No. I'm just saying it could happen. And by the way. You know what? The eighth wall has already broken, so I might as well say it. I'm just a self insert. I'm not the real me. So technically whatever the real me says, goes."

I can tell the three of them are starting to get worried. And that's understandable. I am starting to act a bit crazy.

But then I stop thinking it. That scenario would turn out waaayy too ugly. And then I realize that if I was actually just thinking of a scenario to what might happen next, that must mean that I really am the author here and I have been dragging this out. This is all my fault!

"I..." I sigh. "Fine. Let's go." I head for the bedroom and the others follow.


Preview time~!

Next time...

"I... I want something from you before you go."

"But Tiffany... I think you know what time it is."


As usual, I have the whole thing typed up on my iPod and have the whole story ready to be site edited and then posted. So expect an upload a day~!

I just thought of what the 6th wall is. Like how the Fourth Wall is between reality and fiction, the Sixth Wall is between reality and imagination. There we go. Let's see how long it takes for the idea to catch on.

See you next chapter!

BYEEEEEE~!