Note: Here's chapter number 4. ^_^ Few of the material presented here was information given to me by the creator of Seyu, Kossmoe. This chapter referrs somewhat to the short songfic, "Secret". Well, enjoy! Oh, and furthermore, the nightmare is a little detailed and gory, so if you're weak of stomach, turn away!

CHALKZONE THE MOVIE: EARLY DAYS
Story by DarkHououmon


"Now tell me again, exactly HOW are we going to go to ChalkZone?" Penny had asked again, wanting to get a straight answer. They had been walking on the side walk for sometime. She was getting exhausted having to carry Snap the whole way. The guy was still injured. She did volunteer to carry him, but he was a lot heavier than he looked. "How much do you weigh?" She inquired. "One thousand pounds?" "Hey! Just so you know I do exercise every day!" Penny laughed and commented that he does most of his exercising running away from danger. If the two Rudys weren't there, Snap would've done something bad to Penny.

"We need to get into the school!" "But Rudy!" Snap protested. "How are you going to get into the school? It's closed!" "By breaking in!" This had stopped all of them dead in their tracks. Penny had a look on her face that said 'You have got to be kidding me!'. The smaller Rudy looked like he was about to faint at the idea of breaking in...and having to worry of being caught.

Penny sighed. "Rudy, this has got to be the stupidest idea you've come up with. Breaking in...." Rudy narrowed his eyes. "Well you've any better ideas?" She nodded, saying that they could just borrow someone's chalkboard for a day or two. This idea might work..but that would only give them little time to defeat Seyu. And what would happen if they did reach ChalkZone? Would the drawings recognize them? This did make Penny feel a bit nervous. Reaching ChalkZone is one thing, but having to prove they're from 2-3 years in the future was another thing. 'I'll have to face Cyclops the one-eyed monster again....' Muttered Rudy in his mind.

Snap yawned a little. Rudy looked at his blue friend and smiled. "Maybe we should rest for a while. Both you and Snap are still hurt, so maybe some sleep will speed recovery." "That's not a bad idea, Rudy!" Penny had agreed. They stopped by the park bench and set their things next to them. Rudy and the younger Rudy posed as siblings, watching over their friends while they slept. Penny slept next to the older Rudy while Snap next to the younger one. Within about an hour, Snap started sweating, and shaking. He was having a nightmare.....

Inside the nightmare.....

Snap looked at his surroundings. The room was dark.....only a candlelight was seen in the room. Snap stood up, and walked towards the candle. He met something hard with a bang. 'What?' The drawing looked around closer, and realized that there were metal bars blocking his path. Looking above and below, metal sheets were where the bars were attached to. The candlelight flickered a little, revealing part of the contraption, the metal bars glistening quickly. He was in a cage. 'W-what am I doing in a cage?! I'm claustrophobic!' His mind was racing. He frantically looked left to right, sweat starting to roll down his face, his heartbeat speeding up.

He looked around the room, trying to find some keys so he could get out of there. "Rudy? Penny? Little Rudy? Where are you?!" He sniffed the air, and smelled the scent of blood. He shuddered, turning around in the direction of where the smell came from. He screamed when he saw the dead bodies of Rudy and Penny on the ground near his cage. It looked like their throats were slashed, and their abdomninal organs were splattered on the ground. Rudy's right arm was severed off, the bone and muscle showing up too clearly, even in the dull candlelight. Penny's entire right side of the head seemed to have been ripped off, the dull bone glowing in the light. Their blood, mixed together, had flowed all the way to Snap's cage, staining the base of it with blood.

"Rudy....Penny...." 'But..how? Who did this happen?'

"Why brother....you're awake." Snap turned around, and saw glowing red eyes near the flame. As the eyes stepped closer, Snap could clearly see the faint form of his brother, Seyu, walking towards him. The flame only revealed the face clearly. The look on it was both pure hatred and pure delight. It was as if he was enjoying watching him suffer. 'Then again....he does like watching me suffer!' "Why? Why did you do it?" Seyu scowled at the older brother, bringing up a fist, holding a blood stained butcher knife. "Because....I did say that one day I will rob you of the thing you held most dear, but it wasn't your friends....." Snap's angry face turned to confusion. "It was your life!"

Holding the knife in his hands, Seyu came rushing over to the other. Snap panicked, and dashed to the other end of the cage, barely evading the blade as it barely sliced his scarf. He accidentally crashed into a knob in the corner. The white brother only gleamed evilly as the restraints buckled up onto Snap's arms and legs, rendering it impossible for him to evade anymore attacks!

"Seyu.....you never told me that.....you'd...."

"Oh I didn't?" He thinks for a moment. "Oh that's right, I erased your memory of it. You don't remember!" Growling in hatred, Seyu thrusted the knife forward. The blue drawing managed the best dodge he could do, making the knife slice into his shoulder deeply. Snap screamed loudly as the knife was thrusted inward, then out, a stream of blood staining his arm and leg. Laughing, Seyu thrusted again, this time glazing Snap's stomach. It wasn't enough to kill him, but it did cause Snap great pain and he screamed even louder. In an attempt to save himself, he kicked his brother in the leg. It didn't hurt much, but Seyu was caught unguarded, and dropped the knife due to the surprise of the attack.

'I have to get out of here...' Snap thought weakly, knowing his time in this world was numbered. He didn't have much time left. He had to get out. He had to! But how? With the restraints on, he couldn't budge even if he tried to...There had to be another way... "You little....." The blue brother gulped as Seyu recovered from the shock, glaring at him through dangerous red eyes. "Big brother, I didn't want to do this to you...." He pulled out a remote control. "No actually, I did!" He picked up the knife and held it threaningly in front of his face, and pressed the red button. Snap looked above him, and saw a large bucket of something floating towards his way. "What's that?"

Seyu laughed cruelly, "Oh, you don't know? Well, allow me to show you!" He used the joystick on the remote to tilt the bucket slightly. A single drop of the colorless liquid dropped out. 'Water?' Snap laughed in his mind. But then he remembered that water erases drawings! "You're going to kill me with water?!" "No....look." The other one said darkly, pointing as the drop of liquid descended towards the ground. They watched in anticipation. When it finally struck the ground, it sizzled against the metallic surface, burning a hole right through it! Heat from it caused the new hole to glow intensly for a few seconds, then it died down. Seyu turned his evil glare towards his brother. "Now...it's your turn."

The other one starting to look around frantically, trying to find some way to evade the attack. 'But how can I? There's no way out of here!' "Any last words?" The evil Seyu smiled, pointing the bucket in Snap's direction, the Sulfuric Acid bubbling wildy. "Yes! Just what did I do...that made you so mad?" At first, Seyu was speechless. His anger expression settled down to a look of sadness. For a moment, the two only stared at eachother, almost expressionless, not making a move. 'Did I really hit him in the place that it hurts the most?' He wondered. As he waited, Seyu did raise his hand a little, but then tightened the grip on the remote! His expression changed back. "You made me lose someone....now you'll pay for that!" Screaming in anger, Seyu thrusted the butcher knife forward.

It was so fast that Snap did not have the time to react. The next second he knew, the knife sliced right into his chest! "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" The scream echoed throughout the area. The knife sliced right through his heart and pierced his lungs. Seyu laughed as the blood started coming onto Snap's chest. His body started to pale slightly, and he moaned in pain as the blood dripped to the ground, staining the metal floor.

"Say goodbye, brother!" Seyu laughed. He then punched into the joystick, causing it to malfunction. The bucket started to tilt downwards, not stopping. Through his sheer pain, Snap could barely make out the clear liquid coming down at him. It felt like he was had been through a slicing machine. His heart was having great trouble beating. His breath was raspy, and slow. Suddenly, some of the liquid hit! "AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" He screamed again with what little strength remained. His skin started to dissolve. The liquid stained his eyes, causing him to lose his eyesight. The last thing he saw before he went blind was Seyu's glowing red eyes. The muscle, vessels, and tendons started to appear as the liquid burning right through him. Giving one last breath, Snap collapsed to the floor, and the Sulfuric Acid continued to dissolve him until there was nothing left. Not even blood. The sound of Seyu's triumphant laughter roared throughout the skies.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" Snap jumped right out of the park bench, landing roughly in the dirty ground. The blue drawing panted frantically as he became more and more aware of his surroundings. 'It was just a dream....' He said to himself. His scream had awaken Penny. Rudy was fast asleep on the bench with his younger counterpart. She looked at Snap with both annoyance and concern on her face. "Snap? Are you okay?" Snap looked at her. She cringed when she saw the look in his eyes. They were almost lovesick! She knows Snap doesn't have a crush on her, but he was looking at her as though she just died and came back. "PENNY!!!" The blue boy ran over to her and jumped into her arms. He cried into her shoulder, shaking violently. "You're alive! You're alive!" He said between sobs.

"Snap? What happened?" She said silently. "I-I had a dream. Seyu killed me...and you...and Rudy.....It was too real!" He whimpered. 'I never seen Snap like this before.' Penny noted as she saw the tears stream down the blue one's face, staining her shirt and the ground with them. "It's alright Snap....it was only a dream..." Rudy budged a little, and stretched out. "Time to wake up already?" He murmured. His half open eyes looked around the park. When he saw Penny holding a hysterical Snap, they snapped open. He dashed over to his friends' sides, and placed a hand on Snap's shoulder. "What's wrong with him?" "He had a dream last night. A nightmare, actually. We all were killed." Rudy only gasped at this. 'No wonder Snap's such a wreck! Poor guy....'

He kneeled in front of Snap, who then latched onto him, repeating over and over again, "You're alive..." 'I wish I could say something to cheer him up....but unfortunately, there isn't.....'

Seyu watched the whole scene with glee. 'It would appear my brother has just had a bad dream about me....and now he seems too afraid to fight...not that he would have stood a chance before.' His red eyes narrowed into slits, his snarl turning into a smile. A smile of evil. 'Time for some fun...' Seyu walked over towards the bench, the children's backs towards him. He took silent steps, so they wouldn't suspect him coming. He whispered to himself, "This is too easy...." The younger Rudy had no idea that Seyu was nearby, and within firing range. Snap continued to sob when he heard the faint noise of footfalls. He turned his head up, and his eyes widened in fear. Rudy and Penny turned around, and yelled in surprise when Seyu appeared next to the park bench, right next to the little Rudy!

Don't make fun of it! Don't destroy it! Don't cheapen it!
That one thing everyone has that they won't give up.
Only love! Only dreams! Only you!
Those are the only things I won't let go, ever.

On nights when I can't settle down no matter what,
I just want to throw anything and everything away.
Don't complain, just open the door, ya know.
I don't have time to quibble with you.

"Well well now....What do we have here? A bunch of humans with their drawing? Hehehehe....." His voice was low, dark, and empty. Like a void. His expression changed from pure evil to pure confusion. Everyone looked at Snap, who's eyes were wide in fear and his mouth perked, like he was about to scream. Suddenly, Snap let out a shrill, "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" The voice was high-pitched. More high-pitched than normal. Snap sounded like a girl! The shrill lasted about 30 seconds, and then, like a bag of marbles, collapsed to the floor, unconscious. Rudy looked at his fallen friend in concern. "Uhhh....Snap? You alright?" No reply, though he was still breathing.

Seyu's expression was no less confused. 'Am I really that scary?' He shook his head a little, and went back to business. 'I have to get those two humans to hate eachother, but first.......' Out of the blue, he punched Penny and Rudy! The two, injured, collapsed to the ground. Penny landed in Rudy's arms. Holding onto eachother, they braced themselves for the demonic brother's attack, but it never came. But why? 'Why hasn't he attacked us....unless....' Rudy stared in shock as Seyu prepared to launch an attack at Snap! "NO DON'T!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. Seyu's back straightened up and eyes went wide in surprise. The attack flashed upward, colliding with a building, causing a portion of it to disappear. The drawing gasped slightly, and turned his attention towards the children.

I want to fly all over the place.
I wanna throw caution to the wind.
It isn't because I've lost anything
It's because nothing's even started yet.

"You really had to do that, didn't you? Well, kid, you're about to see my other form!"

'Oh.....no....' Rudy thought. Penny trembled, "You have another form?" The white drawing laughed evilly, stating that he had grown even stronger. So strong he could use his powers to cause himself to shapeshift entirely. Raising up his arms, he summoned his fiery energy to surround him. The flames danced on all sides of him, glowing intense red and orange. His entire body glowed bright orange, and he could feel power surging up inside of him! The power was so great, that he let out a lound shrill of pain as his insides shapeshifted, and molded into a new formation. His mouth became longer, his neck stretched out. His gloves and boots had 3 golden claws shooting out from them. A large white tail grew out, and his legs and arms grew stronger. His back was no longer straight. It slanted like that of a Tyrannosaurus's. He was still wearing the bandana and gold cape. His eyes, still glowing evil red, stared ahead through clouded eyes of hatred. "I am Seyu--Armageddon Form!" He let out a loud roar, ripping through time and space!

Don't make fun of it! Don't destroy it! Don't cheapen it!
That one thing everyone has that they won't give up.
Only love! Only dreams! Only you!
Those are the only things I won't let go, ever.
What do you want? What do you wanna do? Where do you wanna go?
Cut through the darkness and run to grab what you want all through the night

"Oh no...." Penny whimpered silently, hugging onto Rudy, who held her close. "S-stay away from us!" The new monster only laughed coldly. As he spoke, his voice was slightly deeper. "I may be only 13 percent stronger than I was before, I'm still stronger than you, and therefore, you shall perish!" He inhaled deeply, his chest turning a dark red as the energy was being channeled upwards towards his mouth.

"Infernal.....Terror......BLASTER!!!!" A giant line of fire shot out, its flames trying to choke the life out of the 4 people who was there. The younger Rudy woke up, and screamed in horror as the attack headed straight towards them, wanting to kill him. He dashed off the bench, and directly onto Snap, who woke up. "Ahhhh!!" Snap yelled, seeing the fireball headed straight towards them! Suddenly, the sky started to swirl! "What's going on?" Rudy shouted in confusion. Seyu looked up towards the sky as well, and was just as shocked. "It's a vortex!" He growled, and then the ground was starting to be sucked upwards. The pale yellow light was like a vacuum. Snap hung onto the smaller Rudy while the older one hung onto Penny. They screamed loudly as they were being sucked up into the vortex.

Seyu hung onto the ground only for a few seconds, and was sucked up with the children. The vortex closed, and everyone else in the area didn't seem to notice....

Believing, I want us to believe in each other.
I want it to be as plain as black and white.
Because it's not just intensity
Because it's not just gentless...

The 5 screamed in horror as they passed all the planets. First Mercury, then Venus, then Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Then after the planets passed, the stars circled around them, the tunnel starting to narrow. The sun grew brighter and slightly bigger. A white light appeared, faster than the speed of sound, the little Rudy, the older Rudy, Penny, Snap, and Seyu were pulled into it...then all they saw as black.

What do you want? What do you wanna do? Where do you wanna go?
Cut through the dark and run to grab what you want all through the night

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Whoa! Another cliffhanger! Well, heh...I had no choice. I was soo tired when I wrote this....I didn't want to continue. Heh.....Anyway, in the next chapter, the best way to describe it, read Parsec's stories. I based off the next idea on one of his stories. It's not exactly like it, but I was inspired by one of his stories to do so. ^^ Anyway, see you next chapter!