Hello, this is Pastrinator64 with the tenth chapter from VOiD. Things really are heating up, aren't they? Friendships are strengthening, love triangles are forming, the plot is just now becoming clear... Amazing that we're still here after ten chapters, you guys have been great! :D Now then, let's get on with replies to reviews!
Replies To Reviews...
Somebody10101: Yeah, it basically means if Notch still has the Hammer of Notch protected. If the Glitch hasn't taken it already then it wouldn't be in the treasure room. See what I meant?
Kyle McShade: Oh... I'm only a bit disappointed, but that's alright. It really would be cool if you could, like, put together and program code as you please. I'd be creating games left and right.
CSICreeper: For the love triangle between Mark, Kelsey and Gabe, Mark would have the Triforce of Lovesickness, Kelsey would have the Triforce of Cuteness, and Gabe would have the Triforce of Abs. Isn't that how it goes? XD
Guest: Why thank you. :) I think Vanessa will eventually find a way to get rid of her, she'd for sure do something like that.
Guest: Dwarf Fortress? You mean like those guys in the huge cavern from the MC song "Diggy Diggy Hole"? I luv those guys!
Guest: Cool, but what size font? It should be size fourteen or less.
BfheadGamer: I'm just waiting for someone to ask the Fourth Wall Repairman a question. That'll be great when it happens. :D
Guest: Maybe. Maybe, just maybe, if I feel like it. They'll be mentioned later on, I'm sure.
Guest: I don't want to make things TOO easy, now do I?
JumpingJacks1357: Oh yeah, the relationship of Kelsey and Mark is confusing right now, but everything will be explained in the future, I promise. And also, if you could just PM me, I'd like to know what you thought of The Glitch, or at least, if you have an account and you can PM me. If not, just put it at the end of your review or something, because I really am curious.
Enderwolf: *bends down and scratches behind Void's ear* Cute dog, Enderwolf! ;D Yeah, Mark and all those guys have block powers, a couple of them get revealed in this chapter.
dadmitch1: There'll be plenty of action later on, I assure you! :)
UnknownDubstep: Oh, Pastrinator64 (me) will be starring in a chapter-long mini-adventure at the end of the book with his four friends. (They were chosen in the beginning of the book, I just chose all of my greatest fans.)
Alright! That's the most I've ever had to answer! Now, let's get on with the story!
Hello, this is Pastrinator64 with another chapter from VOiD. Last time on VOiD we watched as Mark and his friends stayed in Chiller Manor for the morning, but then left the next hour. They walked for hours at a time, but Mark had a great time joking with Adrian, and their relationship only strengthened. Then they stopped at the end of the day to rest. That night they received a surprise visit from Salutem, who informed them of two new objectives they would have to fulfill in order to get the Balance Core back onto its pedestal, of which include stealing the Hammer of Notch and a single black tear of sadness from the Glitch. Now that they know exactly how tough the road will be, they now decide that it is best to rest up for a week. We watch as they set up their new home, and Mark attempts to set up his own relationship with Kelsey.
Now, let the story commence!
Chapter 10: Effects Of Love
The next morning after Salutem's strange appearance the group decided to stay and rest for a few days. They'd been walking and walking for almost a week with barely any rest-time. They still had plenty of wooden planks, so they first got to work on their new house right there in front of the forest first thing in the morning.
Mark handed out stacks of birch planks to Kelsey, Gabe, Lucas and Adrian, then a stack to himself. Rexum just sat to the side humming, sitting atop his Eyestone. Vanessa was sitting on top of her open book, which was still glowing with red, trying to copy Rexum. They only had so many stacks, but with the lot of them they'd make a house in no time. When he was done handing out planks he said,
"Alright, Lucas, you work on the foundation. Gabe and Adrian, you guys work on creating separate rooms inside the base that Lucas is building. Kelsey and I will work on the large fenced-in area for Felix and any future livestock."
Mark paired himself up with Kelsey on purpose, of course. He was confused very much on if she liked him or Gabe or both, because for some reason she seemed torn between them. As everyone got to work on the house Mark made a crafting table and set it nearby. Kelsey came over and said,
"We'll need some fences, of course."
Mark put his hand down to place his birch planks in the grid on the face of the crafting table, and so did Kelsey, resulting in an awkward moment where they touched hands, hers over his. Mark pulled his back a second later, his cheeks reddening, and then he quickly gestured to the 3x3 grid.
"Ladies first."
Kelsey was blushing, and she avoided his gaze. She placed down her planks, and then snapped her fingers, and the full stack split into two 32 block stacks, one above the other, creating sticks. Kelsey picked up sticks from the result-square until she was left with sixteen planks in each pile. Mark did the same thing once Kelsey removed her planks. Once they both had plenty of sticks they crafted enough fences to make a 10x10 pen perfect for keeping any animal. As they began to place blocks, Mark spoke to Kelsey, nervous, but still curious.
"So, what's YOUR block power? Adrian told me his, it's grass."
Kelsey looked up and smiled and little, making Mark blush even harder. She was so cute!
"I got the Block power of Ice, so my Minecraft name is Kelsey Ice. I never liked farming, so if I were like that Adrian with the last name Grass I'd be annoyed, because I might *shudder* have to become a farmer! On Earth my last name was Frey."
Mark laughed casually and said,
"Cool, I think I used to know someone with that last name."
She looked curiously at Mark for a few moments, but then lost the look and said,
"What's your Block power?"
Mark looked down embarrassedly and said,
"Er, I don't know. I just found out about Block powers from Adrian early this morning. I mean, my dad, you know, the FAMOUS Norman Cobweb, has that last name. I mean, so do I, so I must have Cobweb powers. How do I use them?"
Kelsey grinned and put the fence stack in her hand into the hotbar on her left arm and turned around to face the grass, so Mark followed her movement.
"Like this." she positioned her hands to be pointing towards the grass block in front of her. "It's real simple. All you do to place a block of your power is jerk your hand at the spot where you want it placed." she jerked her hand at the outlined block before her and a block of ice appeared sitting on top of it instantly. "To get rid of it without having to wait at all, you just do the opposite, and pull away from it." she pulled her hand back, and the ice block disappeared instantly. She turned back to Mark and said, "You can place and break blocks from any distance, actually, so there's no limit at all. Be careful, though, cuz' if you place or break too many blocks you'll get really tired. Got that all?"
Mark nodded, and so he tried it himself. He jerked his hand to the same place that Kelsey had created the ice. Suddenly, a cobweb block appeared out of thin air. Mark laughed a little, and then jerked his hand back, making it disappear.
"Cool!"
Mark turned towards their home and saw Gabe coming outside, and he threw out his hand, creating a cobweb at the top of the door. When Gabe walked outside he was stuck in the sticky webs and thrashed.
"Pthhhfbbleah!" he cried, much of the cobwebs blocking his view.
Kelsey punched Mark in the arm—the second time that day—and demanded,
"Get rid of the cobwebs, he obviously doesn't find it funny, Mark!"
Mark grinned at the sight of Gabe attempting to break the cobweb.
"It is kinda f—"
"No it's not, break the cobweb!"
Mark grumbled and said,
"Alright, I'll break it."
Mark took his time, pretending to shift his position to something more comfortable, yawning, but Kelsey looked like she was about to grab his hand for him, so he waved his hand at Gabe, and the cobweb disappeared. Gabe wiped his face off with his T-shirt sleeve.
"Bleck! Alright, who placed the cobweb?!"
Gabe's eyes fell on Mark, who smiled nervously, waving his hand. Gabe was about to come over and give Mark a good lecture about being more like the gentleman he strived to be, but Kelsey stepped between them and said to Gabe,
"Hey Gabe, I think Lucas needs something to do, can you help him out with that?"
Gabe paused for a moment, but then inclined his head in a nod and said,
"Anything for the kind lady."
He bent down and took Kelsey's delicate hand and kissed it, then let go the next instant to go off and find Lucas. Mark was fuming, and he became even angrier when he saw Kelsey blushing, a shy smile creeping up into her lips. She didn't speak to Mark again. The next thing Mark knew he could hear "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" by Jimmy Cliff began to play from out of nowhere. These random music outbursts were starting to get to Mark, mainly because he had no clue where they were coming from.
Then they built a door there near the edge of the pen with a block of birch planks above it, and Mark created two wooden buttons. It would be used to get in and out without letting animals free.
They turned to look at how their house was going. It was going well, Lucas was playing with Butterball nearby, apparently finished with his job, because there three blocks from the pen they built sat a decent 13x15x6 cabin with a door and ten windows, four on the left and right and one in the front and back. He looked up just in time to see Adrian falling off of the roof. He quickly sidestepped to avoid being crushed, and then bent down to grab Adrian's hand. Kelsey grabbed his other, and he was hoisted back up. As he was brushing the dirt off of his checkered blue shirt he looked at Mark and said,
"Sorry, partner, I'm not very balanced, see. Almost crushed ya there!"
"That's ok. So, how's the house going?" asked Mark.
Adrian led them towards the door near the front and replied,
"Oh yeah, I'll show ya."
Adrian pushed the door open, it creaking slightly as it went. They entered their new home, and Mark and Kelsey were pleasantly surprised. Their home was actually one big room, so Gabe and Adrian must've just been helping with the foundation along with Lucas instead of separate rooms. Mark liked the big open space better anyway.
Gabe was already inside; he busy setting up their beds along the left wall. Adrian got back to what he was doing before he fell off the roof, setting up a line of furnaces up against the other wall. Soft white carpet covered the floor as a bonus. Mark walked over to the long line of beds on the left wall and sat down on his, which was in the very middle. And, SCORE! His was next to Kelsey's! But then he noticed that Gabe would be to Kelsey's left, so his spirits fell instantly. (He could tell all this because Gabe had put signs above each bed with their names.) Then Lucas walked in through the door, squeezing through Mark and Kelsey. As Adrian was putting up a line of crafting tables about the furnaces Lucas walked over and started making some chests for them. He placed three large chests in the middle of the room.
Mark looked out the window, noticing the setting sun, and then said,
"Hey guys, the sun's setting, we should probably get Rexum and Vanessa in here. Also, Felix should get tied to the side of the house."
Gabe walked towards the door after placing the last bed.
"I'll take care of it."
Mark walked over to his bed in the middle and sat down on it, taking a big breath. They would be taking a week of rest to prepare for the next time they left. A week of rest sounded plenty good to Mark, who was seriously exhausted from the past weeks of nonstop-travel. About thirty seconds later Vanessa and Rexum walked in. Rexum had his green-robed arms pressed together, one on top of the other like he was about to do some kind of Zen activity. He spotted his bed at the other end of the room and said,
"I do not need a bed, at night I shall meditate on my Eyestone instead."
So they took down the sign above his bed, leaving it empty for anyone who they might happen to come across later. Gabe entered moments later and sat down on his own bed, and pretty much everybody else did the same. As Mark was lying down he noticed his shoes, which were battered and muddy. He didn't want to mess up the bed he'd be sleeping in for a week, so he took them off. His socks felt like they were made of cardboard, so he peeled them off his feet and threw them in a crusty heap at the foot of his bed. Lying on the bed he crossed his arms and stared up at the ceiling, not really thinking about anything, just being thankful for the upcoming rest week.
Rexum spoke up from the center of the room, and they all looked to see him standing on top of a chest in the middle of the room.
"Young ones, I will now explain what we will be doing in the following week. I have received a vision from the Spirits In Between, and it was quite vague, but from what I remember I know that they have ordered me to make sure we all get good rest for this week and that I should not force any of you to do anything whatsoever." they all went "YES!", and Mark turned to his right to slap Adrian's raised hand. "So, for this week you are free to do anything you choose for recreation." they all whooped and cheered (except for Gabe, who just sorta stared at Rexum with a frown).
"But," he raised a finger and cast a serious look, shushing everyone instantly. "I must say that near the finish of my vision, the Spirits In Between told me that it is most important that I restrict you from going into Whirlpool Alley, which is only fifty blocks from the shores of the nearby beach. It is an area of dangerous whirlpools, some of the most hazardous of them coming from the Whirlpool Mod itself. If I see any one of you go near Whirlpool Alley, I will have to relieve you of your privileges. If the Spirits In Between say that it is too dangerous, then I say it is as well... Good night." he walked to the corner of the room next to the door and placed his Eyestone, sitting on it the next moment.
As Rexum closed his eyes and got into his arm-fold Zen position, everyone exchanged looks. Adrian leaned over and whispered,
"Whadda ya suppose is in Whirlpool Alley?"
"I dunno, maybe a monster. Or maybe it's just the whirlpools that are dangerous." replied Mark.
"Or maybe it's a treasure that'll turn ya evil."
Suddenly, Rexum clapped his hands—his eyes still closed—and the torches lined up along the walls extinguished. Apparently, that meant they were supposed to shut up and rest up. Mark sighed and lay back down on his bed. He'd have a whole week to himself, so he still had that to look forward to.
While Mark was sleeping he had the most amazing dream he'd had in a long time.
He was sitting in his cabin on his bed; only the chests in the center of the room were gone, leaving a big, open, carpeted space. All of the furnaces were on, so it was very hot in the room. Suddenly, the door behind them opened and Kelsey walked in. She approached Mark and smiled, her green eyes bright with excitement.
"Hello, Kelsey." said Mark, standing up from his bed.
Kelsey kept smiling at him, showing off her perfect white teeth. Then she walked forward and put two hands on Mark's back, pulling close to him. Immediately, he felt his heartbeat kick up several notches. He was so used to being the first one to make a move that this had shocked him in place. She leaned forward and kissed him flat on the lips. Somehow, they gravitated towards the back wall and ravaged each other's faces like they were wild animals, blinded by their own adrenaline.
"Wow...this is...way, way cooler than I could've imagined..." said a hazy voice in Mark's head.
When Mark took a short breath in between their kisses he murmured,
"Kelsey I love you so much."
Kelsey hugged him closer, locking his lips to hers.
"Me too. You're way better than Gabe could ever be...funny, intelligent, not so overly chiseled that it's scary...I just love you so much more."
As they backed up against the wall, Mark felt his footing go loose and the two of them slipped, landing on the floor a moment later with her on top. For a moment, this seemed like an even better situation. But then Kelsey had a sudden look of uncertainty on her face and pulled away his hands from her back, standing up in front of him. Mark looked up at her with pleading eyes, not wanting them to have to stop.
"Kelsey, don't go." he pleaded, giving the tan skin of the leg in front of him a small peck.
Kelsey giggled a little when he did that, but yet she backed up again, this time quicker, and that strange look on her face returned. Mark looked up at her in pure confusion and said,
"Is something wrong?" she was about to back up, but he moved forward and grabbed her leg with both hands. "Kelsey, don't go! I don't want you to! You have to stay, for me! If you go hang out with Gabe again, I...I don't..."
Suddenly Kelsey jerked backward with a disgusted look on her face and shouted,
"Mark, what the heck are you trying to do?! I'm not Kelsey!"
Mark awoke to reality the next moment. He was lying on the carpeted floor of the room. Standing in front of him was Lucas, who had the same disgusted look on his face. Mark looked down to notice his hands were clasped around Lucas's leg, so he quickly let go. Lucas backed up again just as Mark was figuring out what had just happened.
"Dude, you were talking to me like I was Kelsey! You must've been dreaming or something, because you were muttering nonstop in your bed, making out with your pillow. Then you rolled off and crawled towards me and tried to kiss ME!" Mark had a sudden image of himself smooching Lucas's leg and felt a bit of vomit pop up and then recede. "You must've REALLY been making out with Kelsey, like, HARD! Man, I wish I could do that some day!"
Mark jumped up and put a hand over Lucas's mouth to shush him. Lucas through up his hands in defense and shouted,
"Hey, wait, not with Kelsey! That's not what I meant!"
The last thing Mark needed was attention for a crazy love dream with Kelsey. But Adrian was already staring and grinning at him from his bed, on which he lay sideways to look at the black-haired boy.
"Hoo boy, yer one lovesick puppy, my friend!" he declared.
Mark shushed him too and hurriedly looked around for Kelsey. He saw her looking at him from the other side of the room, sliding some porkchops into a furnace for breakfast. A few seconds passed, and then she just smiled awkwardly and turned back to her cooking breakfast. Mark was almost totally sure she had heard what Lucas said. Mark looked from Lucas to Adrian, who were thankfully both keeping their mouths shut. He took Lucas by the shoulder and brought him towards Adrian so the three of them were close together.
"Okay, can you guys not tell everyone about my dream with Kelsey? It'd mean the world to me; I'd just feel a lot less embarrassed if she didn't know. Or at least, if she doesn't already anyway."
The two of them nodded and went back to their own business. Mark paused for a few seconds, looking at Kelsey for a few more moments.
"Man, what I wouldn't give to be back with her on that carpet, though..." he thought to himself, gazing longingly at her.
"Mark!"
Mark snapped out of his trance and turned to his left to see Gabe staring at him.
"Are you okay, my friend?"
He nodded and turned towards the window, muttering,
"Yeah, I'm...definitely fine."
He looked out the window at the forest to his left and the beach to his right. It was a nice quiet spot, and they would have a nice quiet week of recreation, undisturbed and death-free, hopefully. The morning went by pretty slow, people were just up, so everybody had a glossy look to their eyes—except for Lucas, who never seemed to get tired. Mark caught himself nodding off while eating some of Adrian's delicious fried eggs, because even its wonderful aroma couldn't keep him awake.
Once he was finished with his breakfast he sat down on his bed and wondered what the heck he wanted to do. Mostly he wanted to get out of the stuffiness of their new home, so he stood up, grabbing his filthy socks as he went to the door. He exited the house and walked to his right for another thirty or so block till he had reached the ocean. He threw his socks out there, knowing that he wasn't doing damage to the environment, and then walked back to the house to make new socks and shoes, Minecraft ones that wouldn't get all filthy.
He entered the house again and walked to the chests in the middle of the room, rummaging through them until he found four blocks of wool and four pieces of leather. He crafted a pair of both on their line of crafting tables. He slipped on the comfortable fabric of the socks, and then pulled up his new leather shoes. They looked brand new, so he was satisfied.
Mark looked around at everyone, all of which were minding their own business. He knew that he could do anything he wanted now, so he walked back outside. He planned on exploring the forest nearby for anything interesting. He pushed the door open, making it creak like it always did, and stepped back into the fresh morning air. He turned to his left this time, moving towards the forest. He entered the trees and began to smile as he admired the beauty of it all. He walked through the trees for fifteen or so minutes before sitting down by a stream. He took in a deep breath of clean air, and then sighed it back out, looking around at the landscape.
He felt something nudge his elbow and he turned to see a little piglet nuzzling him with its little wet nose. The piglet oinked and kept bumping into his arm, and he smiled, patting the piglet's head. Then another two little pigs scuttled out from the trees towards him. He was suddenly reminded of his first time when he landed on Buenomalo after entering that portal. It seemed so long ago, yet it had only been three weeks.
Then the mother and father pigs came from the trees and oinked for their children to come back, so the little pigs all nudged Mark one more time before going back. Mark heard Mickey slither out of his Blockpack, and he saw Mickey slither up to the mother and father, hissing. The pigs oinked back like they were communicating, and after a few seconds of exchanging animal sounds Mickey turned to look up at Mark.
"Master Cobweb, these pigs recognize you, they say they meet you weeks ago and you were on ground when they saw. Do you recognize?"
Mark got down on a knee and patted both the parent pigs' heads.
"Yeah, I do remember. Did you follow me or something?" both the pigs oinked, and Mark wasn't sure if that meant they understood or what, but instead he said,
"Alright, I'm gonna bring you guys back to our house, you and your piglets will be taken care of well." he tapped the head of the father pig and said, "You're Mr. Pig," then he tapped the mother pig and said, "And you're Mrs. Pig." he looked down at the three piglets that were sitting and looking at him attentively. In turn he pointed to them, saying, "You three are Almond, Pistachio, and Peanut, cuz' you're all NUTS!"
Mark's loud outburst excited the piglets and they all jumped onto his lap, squealing high pitched in their excitement. He laughed and pet each one of them, and then all of a sudden Pistachio turned around and saw someone coming through the trees, and he squealed in fright instead of excitement, running behind his parents, who also backed up when they saw the figure. Almond and Peanut scuttled behind their parents too, squealing with fright.
Lucas came through the trees, and when he saw Mark he walked forward. The pigs started squealing louder, apparently afraid of him.
"Hey Mark!" he turned to see the pigs, and both the parents let out a grumbling/warning noise.
He pointed at the pigs and said,
"What's wrong with them?"
Then Bonbon came through the trees and gave a Creeper-smile, hissing in a friendly way. The pigs were still scared to death, all five of them backing away from what appeared to be Bonbon.
"I'm sure they just sensed a Creeper was coming and knew she was dangerous."
Lucas grinned and scratched the top of Bonbon's head, and she snuggled up against Lucas.
"Aw, she's not dangerous unless you scare her, are you? Huh? Huh girl?"
Bonbon started thumping one of her little green feet like she was really enjoying it. Mark felt as though his space was being intruding upon, so he stood up and said,
"Hey, Lucas? Can I just have a walk by myself through the woods, if that's alright?"
Lucas paused for a bit, looking disappointed, and then said,
"Suit yourself."
Mark thought he heard Lucas whisper "dang" under his breath, but he didn't think too much about it. He looked down at Mr. and Mrs. Pig. They looked up at him and squealed again, almost like some kind of warning. Mickey was still sitting next to them, and he turned his little head to stare up at Mark.
"The pigs tell you stay away from boy, he dangerous. I sense it too, I do not like boy. He scary..."
"Mickey, it's just Lucas! They probably haven't met too many people. Plus, he had Bonbon with him, so that probably just added to their fear. C'mon, I'm gonna take 'em back to our house and give them a place to sleep and everything." said Mark.
"Alright, but Master please watch out for boy."
Mark rolled his eyes, let Mickey crawl back up his leg to get onto the Blockpack and crawl inside. Then he slapped his thigh to motion for the pig family to come. They followed him, the babies especially with excitement, until they exited the trees. Mark saw his house only twenty blocks away, so he led them towards it. When they got to the door, Mark noticed that Pistachio was shaking nervously. He seemed to be the nervous one of the group. Mark patted his head and said,
"It's ok; my friend's are all really nice! Oh! I just remembered, you guys will really like Kelsey, she's in love with animals."
Peanut charged forward and bonked his head on the door, trying to get it open. He was the adventurous one. Mark laughed a bit and opened the door, let the piglets and their parents scuttle in. As soon as Kelsey heard an oink she looked up and saw the piglets coming towards her. She squealed and bent down picking all three up into her arms.
"Awwwwww, they're so CUUUUUUUUTE!" she looked up at Mark and said, "Where'd you find them?"
"By the creek in the forest. I've seen them before, I met them when I first landed on Buenomalo." answered Mark.
Mr. and Mrs. Pig cautiously approached Kelsey, but she didn't hesitate, and he held out pieces of her bread for them to munch on. The piglets kept attempting to jump up and grab the pieces before she dropped them, which Kelsey thought was just adorable, so she just dropped the whole loaf for them.
Mark went over to a chest and found some pieces of blue wool, which used to place a 3x3 area into the floor in the corner of the room. The pigs could sleep comfortably over there.
Then he went back and sat back down on his bed, thinking of other things to do. For some reason he caught himself glancing back at Lucas. He kept wondering why Mickey and the pigs were afraid of him. Maybe he disliked animals. But then again, he does own a pet...
"Oh well, I'm sure he just had a bad experience with pets some time in his life..."
He spent the rest of the morning thinking of stuff to do. He was afraid that he'd have a really boring week if he couldn't think of anything. Thankfully, the following week was FAR from uneventful, if you catch my drift...
Can't wait to see what happens in the upcoming week, can you? I believe it; this upcoming week will be VERY interesting for Mark and company.
Now then, let's get on with my favorite part, the QAA!
To Salutem: Can you cry on my hand? (I'm missing a glove.)
Salutem: I am afraid not. My tears will disintegrate all but the Ultra Hero of chapter three in the Divination of Dimensions.
To the Glitch: Are you like... Constipated or something? And which mob in the Minecraft Dimension do you hate the least? I have to ask, being part Enderman and all.
The Glitch: No, I am NOT constipated, you imbecile! I contain no bodily fluids, fool! I'm a virus, in case you haven't already noticed! And which mob do I hate the least? Hmm, I hate them all for being such insufficient underlings, but once they're mutated by my viruses I love them all, for they have the help of the bugs deep inside their code! I AM SO EVIL! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
To Salutem: Exhausted from running and hiding from the virus?
Salutem: Oh yes, I am more tired every day. Now instead of one virus there are nearly twenty searching Buenomalo, just to find and kill me! It is tiring...
To Everybody: How are you in the same room together without fighting right now? Danny can't stand Norman.
Mark: We only have to stay in Pastrinator64's mind when we're not being featured in the story. *fourth wall shatters for the third time this story and the Fourth Wall Repairman comes in with his Wall Hammer, grumbling under his breath* Yeah, I know my life is on paper.
Vanessa: I don't like it at all, whenever the Author isn't talking about us— *Fourth Wall Repairman raises his hands and says, "Hey! All of you just stop talking! Do you know how long it's taking me to fix this fourth wall? My job is stressful enough!" goes back to grumbling and fixing* Seriously, that repairman guy has problems.
Kelsey: I don't know, too many boys trying to flirt with me in the same room doesn't seem good to me.
Gabe: Not enough room for my needs. Also, there are too many girls inside Pastrinator64's mind from The Glitch who are swarming me.
Adrian: Hm, I dunno, it might'a been better if Pastrinator64 had imagined a bigger space for us.
Lucas: Woah! Woahwoah! Isn't this, like, breaking the fourth wall?! This is so cool! *Fourth Wall Repairman is blasted backwards by the explosion of the fourth wall in front of him*
Rexum: As long as I have my Eyestone and golden oak staff, I need not of extra space.
The Glitch: I despise it! While I am inside the Author's mind I return to being just a thought, just an idea! It is humiliating! I cannot do anything to absorb him! Just this once I do not feel like laughing out loud, I am too disgusted.
Salutem: It's not really THAT bad. The only bad part is that I'm always stuck sitting next to the Glitch. It talks about one day ruling the universe, and I sincerely hope the Author isn't planning for that to happen later on in the story. *Fourth Wall Repairman walks over and grabs a protective suit after being blasted for the second time by an exploding fourth wall, trying to fix it with his Wall Glue to keep it permanently intact*
The Mastermind: Eeheehee! Oh yes, I only had one chapter to appear so far, so I spend a lot of my time in the Author's subconscious thoughts. I like to, eeheeheeheehee, PLAY with the others, they do find me creepy! Mmmhmmhmm...
Mickey: I do not like being inside there. It is dark and small and scary being around so many people.
Bonbon: Oh yes! Yes, yes, I love being with Lucas! Lucas is my bestest friend! I love him! I love him! Lucas is my bestest friend! I love him! I love being with Lucas! I love him! Yes, yes!
Ridere: Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. ..
Clamatis: Hisssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh...
Felix: My master is a kind and compassionate man, and I do not care if we are in the story or in the Author's mind, as long as I am with him I am happy. *chomps down on his pile of apples*
Amelia: Ooh! It's really fun! This boy named Quinn plays wiff me always! We play Hide and Seek and Chutes and Ladders, my favorites!
Notch: I've barely been mentioned, so I've been stuck inside Pastrinator64's subconscious thoughts the entire time, almost.
Norman: I try and convince the Author to give me as much appearance time as possible, as long as it means I can find Mark and Vanessa!
Lizzy: I agree with Norman, I try and spend as little time as possible in the Author's mind with everyone else.
Danny: Oh my God, things couldn't be worse. Even though it's been twenty years, I still despise the cockiness of that Norman. And now I have to spend most of my time stuck up inside my creator's brain with him! Ugh!
Quinn: There's a new little girl named Amelia that I usually play with. I love little kids, and she's the cherry on top of my
Bailey: I only got two chapters, so I spend most of my time with Lucas. Something's wrong with him, though.
Fourth Wall Repairman: Well, all I get to do is come back here to repair the fourth wall that these idiots keep on breaking! Apparently they just assume that I'm always going to fix it. One day I'll quit though! I swear I will! The stress just kills me!
Whew! Once again, I feel sorry for the Fourth Wall Repairman.
Anyway, for next time, what interesting things will happen during their upcoming week of rest? What really is in Whirlpool Alley besides killer vortexes? And will Mark ever be able to get Kelsey to tell him her feelings for him? Find out next chapter in VOiD!
But for now, this is Pastrinator64, and I'll see you later with chapter numbah eleven!
*throws sugar bomb, disappears in a cloud of fine white sugar*
Byyyyyeeeeee...
~Pastrinator64 [~]