Doki Doki Days to Come: Chapter 5
Jacob finished his classes and immediately left the school like most other days. He lived only a short distance away, so he casually walked home.
As he was walking, he began to think about what he would do upon arriving at his home. Every day had become somewhat monotonous to Jacob, and he dreaded the fact that he had never really accomplished anything with his life. He had never had a girlfriend or exceeded the expectations of his peers. He had only ever had a few friends, and they had either left or found other people to socialize with. Dwelling on the topic only led Jacob to realize that he was a loser through and through.
Jacob made his way around the corner and sighed. Today's the day, he told himself. I'm going to accomplish something today. Then he saw her. A girl was running towards him, and she was sobbing uncontrollably.
He couldn't believe his eyes.
The girl looked exactly like Monika from Doki Doki Literature Club.
He started to rationalize.
She couldn't be, he thought. How could a video game character suddenly become completely real?
Well, I guess there's only one way to know for certain.
Monika was in the process of diffusing an argument between two of her club members, Yuri and Natsuki. From what little information she was able to gather, she had determined that the argument had started when Yuri called Natsuki cute without thinking first. The conversation quickly became heated when Natsuki felt personally attacked by Yuri's statement. Sayori had tried to step in, but she hadn't been able to calm either of the two down. Monika began to think about what she could do to help, when Sayori began to fade, shifting everyone's focus towards her.
"What's happening?" Sayori desperately inquired. "It hurts!"
Natsuki began to scream.
"What should we do?" cried Yuri.
Then, she and Natsuki began to dissappear as well.
"Sayori... ," Monika said softly. She began to tremble. Sayori had vanished completely.
"Monika!" cried Yuri. "Help us!"
Monika turned her attention to Yuri. She and Natsuki were bawling. Monika grabbed Yuri's hand and used her free arm to reach towards Natsuki.
"I don't know what to do," Monika sobbed. She could no longer feel Yuri's hand.
Monika turned her head, and Yuri was nowhere to be seen. She made one last effort to reach Natsuki.
"Please," Monika whispered.
She ran towards Natsuki just as she began to fade out of existence. Monika thought she had made contact with her, but she had instead went through Natsuki like she had never been there in the first place.
Immediately, Monika became desperate. She began frantically searching the game's files, looking through every line of code she possibly could, but the data linked to her club members was no longer there.
In the place of that data was a new file.
Monika turned to face the doorway. Her eyes were still red from crying, and her tears were impairing her vision.
Then, he appeared.
The experiment had been a success. Matthew felt new vigor from leaving his older body behind in favor of a much younger one. The protagonist of Doki Doki Literature Club had made the perfect vessel. He was merely a shell from the start. Existing for the sole purpose of being used as the image of another. He was easy to control and easier to replace.
Matthew had located the school and made his way across it and upstairs. He had opened the door to see Monika alone and crying in the club room.
She looked towards him and gently called out his name.
Then, Monika began to focus intensely on him. Matthew explained to her that he was no longer the protagonist but rather the player. She seemed confused, but Monika listened intently and seemed to believe him.
"So... where are my friends?" she asked.
"Don't worry," he said. "They're real now."
Monika smiled, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Thank you, Matthew. That's all I ever really wanted."
Monika followed Matthew to the end of the world inside the game. He stepped into a blinding white light, and she followed.
When she awoke, she saw Matthew, still in the body of the protagonist. He approached her calmly and said, "Now that I've finally done it, what is it that you would like to do first?"
Monika thought for a moment then replied, "Well, now that we're all real, I would like to see my friends."
Matthew frowned. "They were never real, Monika."
"I thought you said that they are now."
"That's not the point." he sharply replied. "They could never feel what you feel for them. They don't know how."
Tears once again began streaming down Monika's face.
"Don't you see, Matthew? When I was deleted, it was all so confusing. But then I realized that it doesn't matter exactly how real you determine others to be. I have no right to call someone else fake because they can't see what I can and neither do you! I thought that was why you deleted me: because I destroyed the things that I had once considered real!"
Matthew was taken aback by her words.
Monika began walking away.
"I'm going to find my friends."
She exited the lab, leaving Matthew standing in stunned silence. When she was outside, Monika began running.
The girl began to slow down. Soon, she began leaning against the wall of a building. Jacob approached her cautiously, trying not to seem too obvious.
What exactly do I say to her? he wondered. She seemed to take notice of him, as he was just standing, looking at her from a few feet away.
Being closer to her only added to Jacob's suspicions that she was genuine. She had the same long ponytail and giant white bow. Her eyes were also the same stunning shade of emerald green.
She looked at him, turning her head slightly as if she was trying to figure out what he was thinking.
He nervously met her gaze with a half-smile.
"Have you ever heard of Doki Doki Literature Club?"
Author Note: That was admittedly, not the most organized chapter. I still think it turned out good though. I guess all I can say is feel free to disagree if you'd like (*^▽^*).