"Aah!?" He blinked, looking up at the blue sky through the glass roof.
Grim stood up upon hearing him scream and looked around for the reason.
Trayaurus was still working in the test chamber.
Alex had been looking for Dan ever since morning came around.
When she heard him, she quickly followed it with Lupis behind her. "Dan?" She called out.
She swore she had looked over here already...
Sure enough, Dan was standing in the room she had check earlier. "Alex?" He called back, looking in her direction.
She came over to him, Grim still looking around. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you since I've woken up. And you couldn't have possibly snuck by me and Lupus to get in here. We already checked the whole lab." She told him, confused.
Dan knew what this meant.
He had somehow found a way to get into Minecraft...
That or his imagination was continuing the dream.
He wasn't sure.
"I think we should go talk Trayaurus about this." He said, signaling for Grim to follow.
Grim trailed after him.
Alex was still confused and followed him. "Ok...that didn't answer my question." She told him, trailing after him like a duckling.
Lupis did the same to her.
"I'm sorry Alex but I think it better to be explain this way." He replied as they approach the testing chamber. "Trayaurus? Buddy do you have a minute?"
"Not as busy as earlier, why?" Trayaurus replied, turning around to face him.
Alex listened, quietly now.
"I have something important to tell you. Both of you actually." Dan said, looking at the two. "You might want to sit down."
Alex sat down on the step like part of the wall.
Trayaurus sat in the chair. "Okay... What is it?" He asked, uncertainly.
Dan took a deep breath. "I am not your Dan. Well, not the one from here."
Trayaurus stared long and hard at him, not replying at first.
While Alex only became more confused. "Wait, what?" She asked.
"I'm sorry Alex for confusing you even more. But yesterday was my first time being here in the flesh." Dan explained. "Or is it pixels?" He wondered.
Alex stared at him confused. "I don't understand?" She said but it sounded more like a question.
Trayaurus stood and approached him, staring at him for a moment. "So, you're not playing as your character?"
Trayaurus knew some about him not actually being in the game before but this was completely new.
"Yes!" Dan blurt out, waving his arms. He knew and hoped that Trayaurus would understand. "Yes, I'm not playing as my character because I'm in here."
Trayaurus hummed in thought. "That's new... Do you know how?"
Alex stared at them as she stood up. "Neither of you are making any sense!"
"I'm still working on that." Dan replied before looking at Alex.
She started to speak up again when the pain in the back of head started up again.
She clutched it and winced. "Not again..." she muttered. "You two can talk, I'm going to go lay down..."
She turned to head to Trayaurus' office.
Dan looked uncertain about this and glanced at Trayaurus.
Trayaurus didn't really seem to notice. He was too busy rambling about all the possibilities that this brought and all the tests he wanted to run.
Alex walked down the hall to go lay down.
Dan slipped away from Trayaurus and looked down the hall. He hoped she was going to be alright.
She wasn't quite walking straight and Lupis gave a small whine of concern and she suddenly swayed to the side and collapsed.
"Oh no. Alex!" Dan shouted and quickly ran over to her. This may be Minecraft but it was sure realistic.
Lupis had softened her fall somewhat and whimpered. He let Dan near her.
She was completely unconscious.
"Why does this keep happing to you?" Dan questioned, even though she couldn't hear him.
He then picked her up and headed back to the test chamber.
Alex laid limply in his arms as he carried her.
Lupis whined as he followed Dan.
Trayaurus looked up when Dan re-entered the chamber. "Dan? What happened?" He asked seeing Alex laying in his arms.
"Not sure but she just suddenly collapsed on the floor." He told him.
Trayaurus quickly pulled a bed out of a chest and placed down for him to lay her on. "Here, put her down."
Dan placed Alex on the bed and stepped back. "Did you ever find out why she does that?" He asked Trayaurus.
Trayaurus started to check on her. "I think it's from how she got here... from her description it sounded like she was rather violently electrocuted. As for her still being alive, outside of here, I'm unclear. If she is still alive, she is most likely in a coma of sorts, and if not then I have no scientific idea of how she's even here." He explained, feeling a bit bad for the girl.
He'd been electrocuted before.
It was not a pleasant feeling.
Dan looked disturbed. "That sounds awful! If she survived something like that she should be in a hospital not in here."
"For all I know, she is. Are you not still in your office?" He asked him.
"Yes-Oh! Jemma! I hope she doesn't try to get in before I can figure a way out." Dan said, glancing around.
Trayaurus blinked. "She knows too?" He asked before giving a small sigh. "How did you leave last time?" He asked.
Dan glanced down at the bed Alex was resting on and back at Trayaurus. He then mentally facepalmed. "...I fell asleep and woke up back in my office."
"Well, no harm in trying that. Though I would just go to tell Jemma to wait and come back. Alex might prefer having your company over mine."
"Good idea." He then went and pulled out a bed from out of the chest. "I'll be back."
Trayaurus nodded. "Alright."
Dan laid down on the bed and close his eyes. It was quiet for a moment and he felt himself waking back up on the couch.
Jemma gave a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness!" She said happily. "Well? Did it work?"
"Heh. Yes, it does." Dan replied, looking up at her. "But. You might have to hold back for a bit until we get everything figure out."
Jemma nodded. "Alright." She agreed. She noticed it had the error screen again and had logged him back out.
He sat up and saw what she was looking at. "When I log into Minecraft. What does the screen looks like?" He asked, curious.
Jemma turned to him. "It was kind of like third person from what I saw of it. Like I could see you, Trayaurus, Grim, and whom I am assuming is Alex. It looked Minecraft like, but realistic like it does with texture packs on...kind of."
"Wow." Dan was now seriously thinking about recording this, but, maybe not yet. "I'm going get some water and head back in."
She nodded. "Okay." She agreed. The pugs were watching them curiously.
Dan felt refreshed after drinking some water and told Jemma and the pugs everything was going to be fine, he hoped. He then signed back into Minecraft.
Trayaurus was waiting for him to return.
Alex had somewhat calmed down and was just sleeping now.