Chapter 65- A Random Dimension
As the protagonists enter the tunnel, they find a small alcove with only a ladder down. Cassandra shrugs at Koja and descends. Underground, she jumps back and gasps.
Missingno falls down, landing on his face. Koja and Driller follow after him, ready for battle.
In the cave, hundreds of regular sized Digletts are crowding the ground, sides, and ceiling. They are huddled as far to one side as possible, shivering uncontrollably. A few Dugtrios can be seen every now and then, no better off.
Cassandra raises an eyebrow. "What are they all doing here? Hiding? I thought that no one can understand what is happening with glitches?"
"Oh, so is that how it is?"
From farther down the cave, a low, chilling voice echos. They turn towards it, but the darkness makes the figure hard to pick out. As they start to grow used such little light, they finally begin to pick out the unique figure of the glitch. The creature is facing away from them, but they can see the rotund body with long, slender limbs. The pointy shoes and hair-like protrusions are key traits that lead to only one Pokemon.
"Mr. Mime." Missingno lifts his head off the ground. "... Kind of."
The Pokemon is no longer the white with magenta highlights, but now a pure black with dark grey highlights. Its four fingers are pressed against a thin opaque wall, and beyond that is pure darkness.
"I was confused on why the Pokemon didn't run from me." The creature turns its head slightly to look back at them, a jagged grin full across its face. "So I decided to push fear into all of them."
It takes a step back and touches an invisible wall. As its fingertips vibrate, two attacks are activated simultaneously.
Mr. Mime used Barrier!
Mr. Mime used Light Screen!
The two walls combine into one and spread through the width of the cave. They pierce through the ledges and walls, and then the parts on the other side of the wall dissipates into the darkness.
Suddenly, Cassandra and Koja appear behind it. Mr. Mime side steps both the hammer and the blade.
Mr. Mime used Double Slap!
They block with their weapons as two very powerful slaps push them back. Koja's weapon turns back into a rock, so they pause for a moment. As it changes into a sickle, they rush forward again, but the slaps automatically hit them both in the stomach.
Cassandra is pushed away and rolls on the ground. She clenches at her wound, but lifts herself up. "What was that?"
Koja spins to land easier, but he still struggles to stay up. "Missingno. Any help?"
Missingno leans up in a lawn chair. "I thought you guys wanted to do this? Now you want me to Kill Steal?"
Cassandra glares at him.
"Fine, fine." Missingno reaches under the chair and pulls out a rocket launcher. With a press of a trigger, the deadly missile soars through the air, lighting the cave with its flame. As it reaches Mr. Mime, sure to end its pitiful, angry little life, its hands blur as they reach out and slap the missile, rebounding it the way it came.
And explodes on the seated glitch.
…
After a few seconds, Cassandra rolls her eyes. "Missingno, everyone knows you aren't dead. Just do your thing."
"You guys are no fun." Missingno appears right behind the creature. As he goes to strike, he notices that its hands are in front of it. He smiles and punc-
Suddenly, its hands are driving into Missingno. He is shoved upside down into the barrier, and slides to the ground.
"No fair." He coughs. "What was that?"
Hit 4 times!
"Oh."
He looks up at the creature, who has turned around and placed its hands on an imaginary wall.
"... Oh, no." He scrambles to get up, but is just a step too late.
Mr. Mime used Barrier!
Mr. Mime used Light Screen!
Missingno runs face first into the new barrier. He floats away as the ground dissipates, struggling to stay upright. He sees the others yelling something at him, but the sound never makes it past the absolutely impenetrable force field.
So… you can't get out?
"No." His arm elongates, punching the wall. "This glitch has been sitting for quite a while."
Which means that you are completely separated from the other world, no way for any glitch you make to escape.
He rubs his chin. "I'm sure if I think hard enough, I can do something."
… Really? Nothing?
His eyes widen, then his smile spreads. "I get it." He suddenly stops, looking at the others. He feels himself change back into his true self, the power that he usually uses to keep it all in filling back into himself. Even without eyes, he can see Cassandra's eyebrows raise as she gasps. Koja knits his eyebrows together, but Cassandra seems to say something to him.
He concentrates on building back up his power. All the new power that he draws in goes right into his power storage until it is full. He can feel the extra effects his body has tingle against his pixels, but they have nothing here to glitch. He then reigns it all in with most of the next wave of power, filling his reservoir with just the little amount left over. His change back into a human form takes another chunk of power, but such a full rest leaves nothing to be desired.
The total time takes just a few moments, and he is ready to fight again. He floats back, a sword in one hand, and a ball of mass glitching power in another. He shoves the power into the wall, guiding the glitch to make a door. He kicks the door open…
And the glitched vacuum dimension sucks it closed on his face.
The creature laughs as he turns back to the other two. He wipes off some cold sweat as he says, "There is no way he can actually escape that place. It will almost instantly suck him back in again."
"Key word here is 'almost'." Missingno breathes down Mr. Mime's neck.
Mr. Mime used Barrier!
Missingno used Slash!
The sword cuts right through the regular attack, inflicting a shallow wound on the creature. It still clutched at it as its eyes grew fiery, and it hissed at the opponent before it.
Missingno looks down at it and sighs. "Sorry.I'm going to have to change you back."
"No! It's not fair that I have to look like that! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!"
He shrugs. "Life sucks, huh?"
Missingno used Slash!