My nightmare...it was all coming true...

Picking up that map was the worst thing I could've ever done...

I didn't mean to make Bones' fate like this.

A sign replaced the spot his house once stood...I stared at it for what felt like forever. Staring in awe; in complete terror and shock. I was overwhelmed with fear...I didn't want to read the sign, so I just ran back to my house to burn that map.

Once I returned, my mailbox was blinking.

Mail..? I questioned myself. Who could've possibly sent me something..?

I carefully opened it to find a letter. A letter from...Bones? Without thinking, I ripped open the envelope, and grabbed the paper inside.

It read:

Dear Dawn,
Today is a very important day to me. I have been living under extreme amnesia; but unaware. I started to think about the time you mentioned a cat named 'Rover' to me. When I did, the full memory of him returned to my mind. I know now I do not have much time left here in Animal Crossing.

At this point, I was panicking and the letter was trembling between my fingers. The handwriting began to be really sloppy from there on out...As if he was rushed to write it. I continued to read it:

Rover is evil. Everybody in Animal Crossing has been a victim to his doings. He made us all forget of his existence forever; though I'm not sure how. When I first arrived, he gave me a task. He ordered me to a specific house- and he ordered me to watch over some 'human'. I wasn't sure what human he was talking about at the time. But, once you got off the bus- I had a feeling that I was supposed to help you. Befriend you. My memory hasn't fully returned...But, I know that somehow Rover controls each of us. Apparently he was close to controlling you, as well. By the time you get this letter, you've probably forgot everything about him...Have you?

I found myself shaking my head in a response to his question. I remember Rover...I do...I remember everything he did...r-right?

I forced myself to recall that evil cat. I went such a long time not thinking about him...the memory of our meeting was...blurry...I still vaguely remembered it...I noticed that I wasn't yet done reading the letter. There was one last paragraph left.

Don't forget. If you forget of his very existence he'll successfully control you. By forgetting, you leave your guard down. He's going to take advantage of your mind that of which is unaware that he's even alive. It's happened to all the citizens of Animal Crossing. When you first enter Animal Crossing, he plays with your head. I remember you telling me about your nightmares, and what you experienced at your own home. I recall when that cat played with my head, too. Not a lot of it- but I remember it in general. He'll make you go insane. By doing that, it also makes your mind weak. Your mind was vulnerable, Dawn. Now that you are forgetting, he's going to control you like a puppet. Just remember to not forget of ROVER ROVER ROVER ROVER ROVER ROVER ROVER ROVER RO.

The last sentence of the letter was way too difficult to read. But, I could definitely make out the repeating 'ROVER'. The handwriting changed by then...Rover took control of what he was writing...he took Bones. But...did he..send this letter? Why would he send me it? I knew then that looking at the map wasn't the thing that caused Bones' home to be destroyed...it was his memory returning to him.

The fact that I was starting to actually forget of Rover began to make me paranoid. I knew that once Bones regained his memory, Rover tossed him away...What did he do to him..?

I had to keep the letter. I folded it up and put it in my pocket. By then, I was wondering how I could stop Rover from doing this...he got rid of the only person who could help me...

It was only me who could stop his evil acts.

I ran back inside my house to get that map; it would help me remember. But, once I entered, there were cockroaches running around on my floor.

"Wh-what the heck!?" I shouted. I wasn't fond of bugs...

I stepped over them quickly to reach the other side of the room. The cockroaches were the LAST things to worry about!

I looked under the table I was trying to move before to see where I had dropped the map at.

Oddly, I noticed little pieces of paper; ripped paper. I knew it was the map.

Rover was now destroying the things that would help me remember our meeting.

I need to save the ones in Animal Crossing. I don't want their fate to end up like Bones'. The animals do not need to be controlled by Rover.

Ooh suspense! Everything is starting to come together, huh?Chapter 10 will be posted between May 28th-June 2nd