Quick warning. There are quite a few quotes in here for the sake of humor.

Chapter 31:Another Stupid Hallway Scene

The three of them headed to different doors, with G&W dragging his feet and muttering something about how this was going to be incredibly stupid. Leon opened his door and his tongue drooped out immediately. Inside the small and simple room was a table with a HUGE chocolate cake on it.

"CAKE!"he screamed happily. He quickly ran towards it, hands outstretched eagerly, but just before he could reach the delicious treat, it disappeared. Leon blinked and frowned, hands still held out."...Cake...?"He then heard the sound of whirring and looked up to see a camera pointed right at him. He blinked once and took a few steps to the left, and the camera followed. He then took a few steps to the right. The camera watched his every move.

"We pride ourselves in safety. For instance, please remember that the floor here will kill you. Try to avoid it,"a feminine robot voice said. Suddenly, a line of spikes erupted from the floor near the wall in front of him, then more spikes appeared even closer.

"...Meep,"Leon squeaked out, eyes wide. He quickly turned tail and ran off, slamming the door behind him."The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie."He repeated, hugging himself tightly.

NiGHTS opened the door she had picked, then flew back a bit with a shout when she saw herself staring back at her. She sighed in relief when she realized it was just a mirror. She couldn't help but laugh at herself.

"I need to relax a bit more,"she remarked, shaking her head.

"I'll say. You look pretty stressed out,"her reflection told her. NiGHTS eyes widened and she slammed the door shut.

"That...was disturbing,"she muttered, taking a deep breath.

G&W opened another to see something that, to say the least, surprised him. In front of him was a world made entirely of aluminum cans.

"...Well, then,"he muttered, closing the door again and looking around. He watched as Leon opened another door across the hall. After a pause, his eyes widened and he slammed the door shut. He then pressed his back against the door. The flat man could've sworn he saw Leon's heart literally pumping out of his chest as NiGHTS flew up to him.

"What happened, Leon?"she asked.

"Mimes! Nothing but MIMES!"he gasped out. The jester looked at G&W.

"Did you find it, Game and Watch?"she asked.

"No, but I found a gigantic TV remote and a world made of cans,"he replied flatly. NiGHTS rubbed her head as Leon looked in another door.

"I don't think we're going to-"she started, but Leon cut off her with a shout of "Found it!"NiGHTS flew over to him as G&W continued to drag his feet as he walked. The two looked inside the large restroom cautiously, as if something would suddenly appear and attack them. They went inside and started looking around. NiGHTS floated up to see if there could be something hidden in the ceiling somehow as Leon searched a small crawl space underneath the sinks, and G&W started looking through the stalls.

"No,"he muttered after opening a door."Nope...No...Zilch...Nada...N-What the-?"Inside the last stall was not a toilet, but a purple hippo head.

"If you go in me, you die,"it said. G&W slowly closed the door.

"That was just wrong,"he muttered. The three looked amongst themselves.

"Well, it's not here,"NiGHTS said as the three of them went back into the hall."What do you think we should do?"

G&W sighed."I don't know,"he muttered, becoming depressed again. NiGHTS crossed her arms at his tone.

"Alright, Game and Watch,"she said sternly."You've been upset ever since we got here. What have you been thinking about?"G&W hesitated to answer. Leon looked between the two of them for a moment, then looked at G&W.

"You've been depressed? I didn't know that,"he muttered, scratching his head.

G&W sighed again."Well..."he started, trying to think how to speak his thoughts. He really didn't want to discuss it, but maybe it would have been better to get it off his chest."The thing is, I can't stand all of thi-"He was interrupted by large thumping noise coming from one of the rooms. Their heads shot in the direction of the door it came from.

"What was that?"NiGHTS asked. Leon slowly approached the door, creating a sphere of spatial energy in his hand. He reached the knob with his other hand, then swung the door open, pulling the sphere back to throw it. What he saw made him drop the sphere of distorted energy, as well as his own jaw. He immediately slammed the door shut again and press himself against it, shaking violently, and his two companions quickly approached him.

"What was it?"NiGHTS asked.

"B-big...pink...spider,"he stuttered. G&W just stared.

"You're freaked out by a pink bug?"he questioned. Leon got right in the flat man's face, grabbing him by the shoulders.

"You don't get it, man! It was a big bug!"he cried.

"...Was it wearing a fancy-looking crown?"NiGHTS asked a bit worriedly. Leon nodded furiously."Uh oh..."

"What is it?"G&W asked. Before the jester could respond, the door swung open and a string of web connected to Leon's back. He slowly looked over his shoulder to see the sticky line, then looked back at the two.

"Mother,"he squeaked, then was yanked into the room. The two immediately went after him.

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End of Chapter

You gotta love the hallway scenes.