The sunlight streaming through my windows woke me and the breath caught in my throat as I saw an ominous figure clothed in black standing on my balcony. I looked at the android, but somehow she had managed to turn off.
"Stupid bloody useless thing." I muttered to myself as I stood up and went to the balcony, sliding open the glass door and slipping outside. I turned to the Boogieman and he gazed at me.
"It's time." The thing weezed in its terrible voice, I flinched a bit but that didn't prevent me from hearing what he said.
"Wait, you mean that they're coming today?" I said, excitedly, the creature nodded.
"I'll be back later today to collect your end of the deal," it remarked, coughing slightly. "We'll meet on the roof."
I nodded, an inkling of a plan forming at the back of my mind. "O-okay, as long as they make it safely." And with that the masked face was gone.
I decided to go down to the elevators to pay Dullard a little visit, after all, I'm sure he missed me. I opened the elevator doors and pressed the button to the bottom floor twice and then the button to my room once, the code to the secret room.
Be careful with that boogieman mate, I warned myself. He's bad news, this ain't your normal demon. He's got some power and you might've made a deal he'll force you to keep. I shook my head.
No, I told the voice. We'll just do the same thing we've done in the past, hit and run.
But we can't run forever. The voice pointed out before going silent. I knew my logic had a point too; there really weren't too many more hiding spots left to run away to and hide.
The doors swished open and I stepped outside, finding myself in the corridor that led to Ache-Face's room. I opened the door and found 2D fully awake, his face pressed up against the window.
"Hey Cy-Noods," 2D said, not turning to check who it really was. "Will you talk to me today? Tell me a story…" he requested faintly, his long fingers tracing an invisible pattern on the glass.
I cleared my throat and 2D must've realized that it wasn't the android because he turned his head stiffly, as one would do if they knew a terrible monster was behind them and they had to look at it. His black dents narrowed as he confirmed my presence.
"Noodle will bring down your breakfast." I said quietly, rubbing the back of my neck. 2D stood and turned to face me again, face contorted with rage.
"Fat fing is NOT NOODLE!" he said fiercely. "Don't call it by 'er name! Noodle is comin' back!" tears formed in his eyes and I saw one roll down his cheek.
"I know, I know." I murmured, closing the door.
"Wait!" he said, putting his hand in the way. I reopened it and glared at him.
"What?" I asked, impatient.
"Muds, could yew send down the robot wif me breakfas'?" he asked, I nodded. 2D smiled slightly, but it was a terrible smile, a skeleton's smile. His face was white as bone and sunken in, the more I looked at him the more I saw a skull and I didn't like it.
I was glad to be out.
"Bloody hell." I murmured to myself when I got into the elevator. Only now was guilt starting to creep into my system for what I had done to 2D. To see his sunken, decrepit face had been a bit of a wake-up call for me. I rubbed my eyelids and shook my head.
It had to be done, I reasoned, had to be done. It'll all be okay when Noodle and Russ are back, because then he'll want to stay I assured myself. I rolled my eyes, of course, here came the voices again.
"I'm crazy, talkin' to meself, hearing fuckin' voices." I muttered darkly as the elevator doors opened, putting me in the kitchen. The android was there already, a tray full of food. She didn't greet me but went straight to the elevator, I guessed it was food for Ache-Face so I didn't protest.
I got myself a beer out of the fridge and opened it. "Congradufuckinglations Murdoc." I said before guzzling it down.