After the 4th outburst from someone seeing me glitch in the station, I decide to go hide out somewhere. I end up going to Sugar Rush because not only is it a huge place, but it's got food everywhere. For once, I'm not disturbed by the Surge Protecter. I put my hand against the invisible force field that separated me from the game.
I push against it and receive a heavy shock. I jerk away, and hiss curse words under my breath. I take a few steps back, bracing myself for the pain this time. I pass through the entrance a lot easier this time, still crumpling into a ball of pain once on the other side. Why does this hurt so much?
I slowly get up and head into Sugar Rush. I avoid people so a repeat of Turbotime 2 wouldn't happen. I didn't exactly want to get kicked out this game too. I find myself deep inside the candy cane forest. I stop midstep as I could've sworn I heard something.
"...Wh-Wh-Who's there?" I do a full 360 turn, subconsciously reaching for my gun that-oh yeah! It's not there anymore!
The movement suddenly stops. I stare wide eyed, unsure what exactly lived out in these candy forests... Couldn't be too bad, right? I go into the area where I think I saw whatever it was. I stop, my mouth falling open as I spot a giant... Candy coated... Bug thing.
It notices my presence and whips around, a guys head on the end of the long, candy speckled neck. I scream bloody murder, red binary flashing before my eyes. I turn and run as fast as I could. The giant bug chases after me, seeming just as panicked as me. No time to ask why though.
"SWEET MOTHER OF MONKEY MILK, HELP!" My plea for help comes out staticky and garbled as glitches run through me.
I thrash and kick as the bug pins me to the ground, placing a clawed hand over my mouth to muffle my screams. It looks around the basic area before turning its attention back to me. I can't help but notice it looked kinda like that guy I landed on a few days ago.
He makes a shush signal and slowly removes his hand from my mouth. It takes all my self control not to scream again, but I manage. Instead, I start talking faster than a speeding train.
"Oh god, what a-a-a-a-re you? Please don't eat me, I taste terrible! I'll make you sick! I-I'll-"
He puts a hand over my mouth again, a flicker of red coding going across his face. He gives me an annoyed look, "Okay, calm down. I probably won't eat you. Just shut up."
I stare wide eyed until he moves his hand away again. He backs up, still tensed up and ready to pounce. I slowly sit up.
"What do you mean probably?"
"I mean, I will eat you if you tell anyone you saw me."
"Gah! Right, not a word from me!" I mime zipping my lips shut and throwing away the key.
He nods curtly and turns quickly, returning to the dense part of the candy cane forest. I get to my feet and follow him.
"Hey, where're you going?" I question. "Are you even part of this game? If so, what the hell is a giant bug doing in a sweet game like this?"
He looks back, narrowing his eyes at me. He stops, "Yes I'm part of this game. Now go away." He begins to walk again, this time faster.
I run to catch up, "Ya know, for something so big, you sure are fast!"
He abruptly stops again, using one of his candy striped legs to kick me away. I slam into a tree, rubbing my head in pain. I continue to follow him though, now curious about the giant bug-man.
"Do you have a name?"
"Can you not take a hint? Leave me alone!" He hisses, whirling around and grabbing me by the back of my dress.
"Hey! Put me down!" I protest angrily. He was about as big as Ralph, I could take him! ...Okay, so maybe I couldn't.
Next thing I know, I'm hanging off a branch high above the ground. I yell at the stupid bug, trying hard to find a way off the tree. He steps back and checks out his handy work with a satisfied smirk.
"I didn't mean put me down up here! Get me down!" I try and unhook my dress from the branch.
I glitch angrily, unable to see for a few moments. I cry out as I suddenly fall off the branch. The bug suddenly backs up as I hit the ground.
"Your a glitch." He states.
"Yeah, and your a bug." I get up and dust myself.
"Your a glitch... And your in this game."
"...yes." I roll my eyes. "And I'm not here to take over or whatever."
There's a long silence as he stares at me for awhile. Flickers of red binary are the only things moving really. He suddenly whirls around and tromps off, leaving me standing there.
"Hey, wait up!" I bound forward and grab one of the thin, pink strands that might've been a tail.
He hisses, a large glitch enveloping him entirely. I quickly let go and stare nervously. When the glitch passes, I look at the much smaller, non-bug person. His skin was completely gray, his eyes yellow, glowing orbs. He wore a white jumpsuit and a matching helmet.
"...Woah."
He stops to look down at himself, "What did you do?!"
"I-I don't know!" I hold my hands up defensively.
I'm not sure how it happened, but I found myself inside a mountain. Coca Cola mountain to be exact. I sit on a rock as the guy paces around me. I turn my head to watch him, starting to feel a bit dizzy.
"What's your name?" I ask for the third time.
"Call me Candy." He finally answers. "Now, come here."
I stand up and walk over to him, watching curiously as he rapidly flickers between two very different avatars. I decide not to ask about it yet.
"Do it again." He commands.
"Do what exactly?" I frown.
"Change my avatar."
"I... I don't really know how I did that." I shake my head. "Maybe my glitch just passed onto you?"
He sighs in annoyance and walks away. I stand there awkwardly for a few seconds.
"Are you a hobo?" I call after him.
"No!" He throws a rock at one of the mentos stacks coming out the ceiling.
One falls off and lands in the Cola Hot Springs. I scream and run away from the edge as a mini volcano erupts from it. I yell curse words as a few splashes land on me.
"Oh MOD, that is HOT!" I rub furiously at my side, hoping it would ebb the pain.
Candy laughs at me and goes to lay in his little lean-to bed thing. After hesitating a few minutes, I walk over to the little guy curiously. He was glitching just as bad as me, switching between a candy-themed avatar and and racing-themed one.
"...Are you a glitch?" I ask.
"What do you think, idiot?" Candy sits up slightly. "Now explain to me how you got into this game, glitching up a storm."
I shrug and sit on the edge of the bed. He frowns and sits upright.
"Don't you have a race to be getting too or something?" He questions.
"I'm not a racer," I shake my head.
"I thought so, with the way you dress."
"What's that suppose to mean?!"
He gives me a silent smirk and lays back down, wrapping himself in a candy wrapper. I cross my arms and sigh. What's wrong with the way I dress?
I get up and slick my hair back, looking at what seemed like an unfinished track. I start picking up small rocks and chucking them at the Mentos hanging over the hot springs.
Small explosions go off as they hit the boiling hot beverage. Candy jumps up, his eyes looking more bug like. He walks in a trance-like state towards the geysers spewing up from the lava.
"H-Hey! Candy, hey! Stop!" I grab his shoulder and pull him back. "What, are you crazy!?"
He suddenly snaps out of it, and he's actually pretty mad. I don't even know what I did!
"Stop messing with the volcano." He scowls, stalking back to his little cot.
"Someone's a little bit grumpy," I tease in a sing song voice.
"Shut up, ...er... What's your name?"
"Just call me J-J-Jay-G!" I smile.
"Alright... J-J-Jay-G." He smirks
"Sh-Shut up, that's not what I meant!"
He waves his hand dismissively and lays back, staring at the top of the mountain. He closes his eyes and seems to doze off for a few minutes. I decide to opt to skipping rocks ontop of the boiling Cola instead of trying to erupt the volcano.
"What kind of game are you from, Glitch?" He suddenly asks.
"Third-person shooter."
"Oh. Never mind."
"...eh?"
After awhile, I decide to leave. Candy was being no fun. He stopped talking to me at some point. I force my way through the force field and camp out in Game Central Station once more. I sleep on my usual bench, sighing softly.
Things seem to be taking a better turn for me. Sure, I was still homeless, I lost my favorite gun, and I'm being threatened by more than one person... But at least I have someone to be around that doesn't give me dirty looks or yell at me.
Candy's threat still clung to me, "Like I said, if you tell anyone you saw me, I will end you."
"Hey, Jay-G!"
I turn around and scream in surprise. I roll off my bench, into a defensive position. I breathe a sigh of relief when I realize it's just Jet.
"Mod, Jet. Give me a heart attack, why don't you?" I stand up, leaning over the bench to hug him. "Are you gonna run away too? I wouldn't blame you if you did."
"Yeah, yeah." Jet pats my head, grinning big as always. "How's it been going?"
"Not bad. Been sleeping a lot."
He suddenly pulls away, shuddering slightly as a few stray glitches run through his body.
"How do you stand that?" He looks at his hand as it flickers away from existence, but soon comes back.
"You get used to it after awhile." I cross my arms and stare at the ground, scuffing my feet slightly.
An awkward silence ensues as he stares at me. I sigh exasperated and drop my hands.
"You wanna know what happened, don't you?" I roll my eyes.
Jet nods sheepishly, taking a seat on the bench. I sit next to him with my legs crossed. I crack a smile and knock on his helmet.
"If you wanna know, you gotta let me wear your helmet." I say.
He frowns, feeling the helmet almost protectively. He slowly takes it off and plops it on my head.
"Don't mess it up." Jet warns.
"I won't, I won't." I sigh. "Now how do I start this story..."
As I finish my story, I make sure to add not to tell anyone. He nods slowly, a look of pity crossing his face. I straighten the slightly to big helmet and smile anyways.
"Well, you could always stay at my place if you ever get sick of sleeping on a bench." Jet reaches for his helmet.
"Noo, let me wear it a little longer."
Jet's hair was black and cut into a messy Mohawk style. I liked it. He should wear his helmet less often.
"I've gotta go." Jet tries again.
"Your no fun!"
"The arcades about to open..."
"Fine, fine. I better to back to hiding." I sigh, taking off his helmet.
"Hiding...?"
"People tend not to like glitches." I toss him it. "See ya later, Jet, my man!"
"See ya." He waves before he disappears into his game entrance.
wow, that took awhile to write... Please review!