Chapter 21: Trouble.

~Coraline's POV~

I sat in the living room in annoyance as Ben kept on gently tapping my button eye every couple of seconds. I wasn't sure if he was doing it to be annoying, or if he was still shocked it had happened. Either way, it was annoying me. Eventually I couldn't take it anymore, and when he tried to tap it again, I grabbed his wrist.
"Stop." I said, sternly.
"Heh, sorry." Ben said, moving his hand away from my eye, although I knew he really wasn't sorry. Abigail was sitting across from us, hugging herself. She looked worried about something.
"Abigail? Everything okay?" I asked.
"It's Wybie!" she blurted out so loudly that it made everyone jump, "He ran off into the woods! I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen! He left almost an HOUR ago, and he's STILL not back!"
She brought her feet up on the couch and hugged her knees, hiding her face.
"He did WHAT?!" Slender blurted out, "He can't do that! Zalgo could find him easily!"
"So what if he does?" Ben asked, putting his hands behind his head in a relaxed way, "I'd actually like to watch him be tortured and killed by Zalgo's minions."
I glared at Ben, and he instantly shut up.
"I'm gonna go find him." I said, standing up and starting to walk over to the door. One of Slender's tentacles wrapped around my waist, and he picked me up and moved me away from the door.
"Hey! Put me down! I have to-" I was interrupted by one of Slender's tentacles covering my mouth, and I glared at him.
"Coraline, child, you cannot go into those woods!" Slender said, "Not on your own."
"Well, why not?!" I asked. But no one could understand me, since Slender's tentacle was still covering my mouth.
"I admire your bravery, Coraline," Slender said, "But I will NOT allow you to go out there."
I crossed my arms. I was angry, but mostly, I was worried about Wybie. Although he had been being a pain lately, he was still my best friend. And he had accepted that Jeff and I were together, right? Had he been lying?

~Wybie's POV~

Jane led me to a strange, red portal.
"This is where Zalgo lives." Jane said. Zalgo? That name sounded familiar. Had the other Creepypastas mentioned it before?
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked. Jane chuckled.
"Of course it is!" Jane said, "Trust me, Willbie."
"WYBIE." I corrected.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, now let's go." Jane said. She grabbed my hand and practically dragged me through the portal. I found myself standing in a huge, dark corridor.
"Whoa..." I said, "This place is pretty creepy..."
"Don't judge a book by its cover!" Jane said in the sweet voice she had been using the whole time while she was talking to me. Was she normally like this? Or was she just acting? I didn't care. I just needed help to get Coraline back.
"He's in there." Jane said, "Now, you wait in that room right there, and I'll be right back."
She pointed at a room that looked like an open prison cell. At first I was suspicious, but the room had no door, so she had no way to lock me in. I cautiously walked in and sat down on the bench, and waited as Jane walked through the big door.

~Jane's POV~

"My Lord..." I said, bowing to Zalgo, who was hovering in the middle of the room, "I have an idea that I believe will help us catch little Coraline."
"Speak..." Zalgo said, smiling evilly.
"I have brought one of her closest friends to your realm." I explained, "You see, my Lord, he's quite jealous of Coraline and Jeff. He has feelings for Coraline, and he feels that Jeff is getting in the way. I told him that you could help him with this problem."
Zalgo's evil smile grew.
"Excellent..." he said, "I believe I know how to handle this. Send him in!"
"As you wish, my Lord..." I said with a chuckle. I walked back out of the room and over to the room Wybie was in.
"Lord Zalgo wishes to see you now." I said.
"Okay..." Wybie said. He still sounded unsure, but I knew he'd do anything to get Coraline back. I smirked as Wybie walked into Zalgo's chamber.

~Wybie's POV~

I gulped as I saw the huge, red and black demon hovering in the middle of the room.
"H-hello." I said, "Uh... Jane said you could help me?"
"Indeed I can." Zalgo said, "Jane has already explained your situation to me, and I do believe I can help you."
"You can?" I asked, slowly smiling.
"Of course." Zalgo said, "Now, here's what you need to do..."
I listened.
"Lead Jeff and Coraline to me." Zalgo said, "Then-"
Suddenly, it hit me.
"Hey!" I shouted, "I know you! You're Zalgo! You're the one who tried to kill Coraline!"
Zalgo looked surprised and irritated at the same time. I couldn't believe I had forgotten that.
"That's it, I'm outta here!" I said, running toward the door as fast as I could. But when I tried to open the door, it wouldn't open. Zalgo sighed.
"You couldn't just cooperate, could you?" Zalgo asked, hovering closer to me, "Well... At least you'll still be helpful."
"Hell no, I won't!" I shouted, "Let me go!"
Suddenly, I felt myself getting light-headed, and then everything in me changed. I was angry at both Jeff AND Coraline. What had happened to me?
"I'll bring them to you..." I said, glaring at the thought of those two, "Kill them both..."
I hated Coraline. I hated her. I hated Jeff. I hated both of them.