A small moan escapes 2D as he rolls to his side. 'Why am I so tired?' thought 2D. He slowly opened his eyes, blinking in the sunlight coming through the window...wait, window?
The bluenette sits up fast, looking around him. He was in a bedroom with horrible green diamond shaped wallpaper. The room was pretty plain looking, he was on a bed, there was a dresser across from him with a mirror, plus a toy box at the foot of the bed.
'Where am I?' thought 2D.
He got out of the bed and realized something was different. He was shorter than normal. He looked at himself to see he was wearing a blue sweater vest and bash shorts. He ran to the mirror and looked at his reflection.
He was a ten year old again! "What's going on here?!" yelped 2D. He looked at his face, his eyes were blue again, plus he wasn't missing any teeth. His hair was still blue and once again in a neat style.
"This doesn't make any sense." said 2D. He sighed when the bedroom door opened. "Stuart, I see you're already up." said a woman. Tears came to the bluenette's eyes as he stared at the woman.
She was wearing a pink spring dress, but Stuart knew that face anywhere. The long brown hair and blue eyes, it was Rachel, his mother. 'But, she's dead, so is dad.' thought 2D.
"I thought for a moment you'd sleep the day away, sweetie." said Rachel. "Bu-but you died, you died in the vault." cried 2D. The woman blinked to tilt her head a bit.
"Vault, what are you talking about Stuart, and last I check, I'm still alive." said Rachel. The bluenette was confused, how was she alive? "Oh, maybe it was a bad dream sweetheart, I knew David shouldn't have let you watch that horror movie last night." said Rachel.
2D was silent and Rachel kissed her son's forehead. "Come on down to breakfast, we're having your favorite, pancakes." said Rachel. She left and the ten year old sat on the bed.
Was it true, was it all really just a bad dream? 'The vault, the Wasteland, even Murdoc and Dogmeat, was it all just a dream?' thought 2D. He didn't believe that, it all felt to real to be just a dream.
Especially his relationship with Murdoc, the kisses, the words spoken, even the sex, it was all something a ten year old shouldn't know about.
2D tried to think of how he could have gotten here, something about a pod. 'What is a G.E.C.K. anyway, I never heard of it.' thought 2D.
With a sigh, he left the bedroom. He was in a crisp, clean white hallway that lead past another bedroom and a bathroom. He continued on, going down the stairs to hear talking in the room behind the stair case.
The bluenette entered to see his mom at the stove and a man at the table, reading a newspaper. He was in a red plaid shirt that was tucked into bash pants. The brown hair and blue eyes gave him away, it was David, 2D's father.
"Hey there Stuart, your mother told me about your nightmare, sorry about that, guess your still too young for horror movies." said David. "I-it's alright Dad." said 2D. He took a seat at the table where a small stack of pancakes were placed in front of him.
"Now eat up, I don't want you inside all day, it might be the weekend, but that doesn't give you the excuse to stay in and watch TV all day again." said Rachel. 2D nodded and got a kiss on the forehead.
This was all so strange.
"Wait, the weekend?" asked 2D. "Ya, it's Saturday kiddo, no school till Monday, though I do hope you're working on improving your grades." said David. 'Great, I'm still in school.' thought 2D.
He ate his food and eyed his parents a bit. They seemed normal, they acted and looked the same. 'But this can't be real, Murdoc IS real, I know he is.' thought 2D.
He finished his meal and David folded up his newspaper. "Well, I best get going, Kyle called me over to his place to watch the game, I know the Red Soxs will win this." said David. 2D was then shocked and looked at his father.
"Um, Red Soxs?" asked 2D. "Ya, they're a baseball team, Stuart, you know I always go over to Kyle's place to watch sports." said David. "Um ya sure." said 2D. David left and 2D continued to sit at the table.
Sports, now THAT was a big red flag. His father HATES sports, always has. Even when 2D joined the baseball team in the vault, David never went to a game because of how much he hated sports.
Wait, what about his mother?
2D nodded, Rachel loved to read on medicine, she loved helping sick people but was unable to be a doctor due to her G.O.A.T. telling her she was to be a mechanic. 2D then looked to the woman.
"Hey Mom, what due you think about helping people who are injured?" asked 2D. "Ugh no thank you, if it's you then i will help, but I can't stand germs or blood, it's all too much for me." said Rachel.
Ding, ding, another red flag.
These really weren't his parents, they were fakes. 'I was right, this isn't real, the Wasteland is real, and so is Murdoc.' thought 2D. He got out of his seat and ran towards the door.
"Stuart, where are you off to?" asked Rachel. "Just outside, I wanna explore." said 2D. "Oh alright my little explorer, just don't go to any dangerous places." said Rachel. She acted like his real mom, but there was a few things that weren't right. 'This is a good impression, but nothing can know everything.' thought 2D.
He left the house to see he was in a cul-de-sac. There were houses all around him, all the same white color. He saw an island in the middle with a swing and a slide. 2D sighed and walked away from the house, maybe there was someone here who wasn't a fake.
He was looking around when he bumped into someone. "Oh hello there, you must be new here." said the man. "Oh uh yes I am." said 2D. He has to be real because he's never seen him, unlike his parents who acted like they've always lived here.
"Well then, welcome to Tranquility Lane, the best little neighborhood in the world." smiled the man. "Thanks." said 2D. "Oh, you should go talk with Betty, she just loves making new friends." said the man. He nodded towards the island where 2D noticed a little girl there.
The man left and 2D looked away. He had a bad feeling about Betty, so for now, he wanted to see who else was here. He meet more people, who again welcomed him here, talked about how great this place was, and also how he should see Betty.
'There has to be someone here who isn't crazy.' thought 2D.
He walked past a house with a tree to hear a creaking sound. The bluenette looked in the back to see a five year old sitting on a swing tied to the tree. She has short black hair and wore a light blue dress with puffy sleeves and a ribbon around here waist.
She looked depressed, so the ten year old walked over. "Um, hello?" asked 2D. The little girl looked up and 2D could easily tell she was Chinese, or maybe Japanese. The girl's eyes widened, showing off her emerald green eyes.
She jumped off the swing and ran to the bluenette gripping his arms. "You, you're new here, you're not supposed to be here." said the girl. 2D gasped, so she was aware of what was really happening.
"Ya, I'm not supposed to be here, well, that was till I got trapped in a G.E.C.K." said 2D. "I did too, I've been trapped in this hellhole for four fucking months!" spat the girl. 2D nodded, happy to find someone who was sane.
"I'm 2D, what's your name?" asked the bluenette. "Oh, my name is Noodle, in case you don't know, I'm Japanese and not really five." said the girl. "Oh, well I'm not really ten." said 2D. Noodle giggled and smiled happily.
"Oh I'm so glad I met someone who doesn't think like these people, I really want to get out of here." said Noodle. "Me too, I have to get back to the Wasteland." said 2D. The girl smiled and held his hand.
"Then let's work together, maybe that weirdo Betty can help, the people here never shut up about her." said Noodle. 2D agreed but then stopped.
"Wait, so you don't know how to get out of here?" asked 2D. "If I did, I would have left already." said Noodle. "True, but why do we have to talk to Betty?" asked 2D.
"She's all anyone talks about, so it makes sense that she would know how to get out of here." said Noodle. "Alright, let's go." said 2D.
With his new friend by his side, the two headed off for the small island.
A/N: So 2D is now trapped in Tranquility Lane, but he's at least made a new friend. Yes, Noodle has finally joined the story! What will when they talk to Betty, just who is she? Stay tuned and plz review.