Finally, the Oddsock statue had all the marbles. Patricia, (Name) and Marlon stood in front, awaiting for something to happen.
“You think something’s go-” Patricia said, before she was interrupted by a crack of pure light that had suddenly opened up in the rock statue. It writhed around for a few seconds, before forming an arch shape. The light faded to reveal a small door in the base of the statue, with a small abstract design on it.
“That’s where Oddsock is! C’mon, let’s go in, filming is starting soon!” Marlon insisted, before opening the small door and crawling through it and into a visibly dark area from the outside.
“Ready to meet Oddsock?” Patricia asked as she waited Marlon to get himself through, her innocent eyes gazing at (Name).
“I hope… I don’t actually know what he looks like…” (Name) confided, wishing either dear Newton or Nana Pud had further clarified what they were. They could be creeps in capes for all she knew.
Inside the door was an expansive, dark building that was far too big to be in the statue… It made (Name)’s weary head throb just at the thought, so she tried to divert her thoughts to the surroundings.
Her surroundings seemed to be standing on a neon, yet slightly rusted pink floor, covering stone and other non developed areas. There was an exceeding amount of orange rust in the area, covering the pinball-oriented area.
“Ah, the legendary set for Pinballs In The Mist. It’s fallen into disrepair, though… How sad…” Marlon lamented in disappointment. The area’s original splendor and current rusted away husk seemed to represent the very heart and soul of Manglewood itself.
“Wait, wait, everyone, ssshshsh, listen…” Patricia suddenly called out, coming to a halt. Marlon and (Name) paused their conversation to listen… They could hear both gentle sloshing of water, and soft, swift and padded footsteps. They were getting gradually louder… They swore they saw a black figure dash on a hanging pink beam above.
“Who goes there?” Marlon yelled out effortlessly, before quickly stepping into a karate stance that any expert would tell you was incorrect and flawed. “I played someone who knew karate…!” He threatened to the surroundings.
The dark figure paused on a beam hanging high above them, before turning and leaping down, light beginning to shine upon it. The figure was what looked like a pale stitched, unthreatening and even cute dog-like creature.
“Oh! It’s just Oddsock!” Patricia chirped, before rushing forward to pet the creature of legend. Oddsock merely swerved around Patricia, before (Name) realised that it was charging towards her at full speed.
“Wait, Oddsock! S-Sit!” (Name) yelled, before being bowled over by the incoming bullet that was Oddsock. She found her face being licked almost immediately.
“Wah! Stop!” (Name) said through a laugh, before wrestling the creature off her and placing it onto the ground beside her. Marlon helped (Name) up.
“You’re natural co-stars, great chemistry already!” Marlon said, clasping his hands together in joy. “Aaand, Cut! Alright, next set… You two need to head to The Ziggurat with Oddsock to awaken Toggle and stop Newton.”
“Can we just, you know, just knock the titans out of him?” (Name) suggested, leaning on Patricia gently to try and get the idea across.
“Hrm, maybe…” Patricia said. “But we hafta get a move-on, c’mon, let’s go!”
A deep rumble was heard echoing from within the cavernous area, before loud snappings… The place was caving in!
“Alright, let’s go, nothin’ to do here!” (Name) spoke quickly with panic, breaking out into a full run towards the exit. Patricia followed, to be outsped by Oddsock who leapt out into the bright Manglewood light.
Marlon? Well… He was too slow.
Just as (Name) and Patricia pulled themselves out and into the sunlight, Oddsock dashing around excitedly over their surroundings, they watched in horror as Marlon was crushed by a falling boulder. They heard the cracking of the film canister that made up his head, and the film crumpling. Fluff was squeezed out from underneath the boulder.
“Marlon, noooo!” Both Patricia and (Name) said in unison.
The two stared at the spot, before being interrupted by Oddsock tackling (Name) and licking her frantically.
[Author’s Note: Chapter 8 and Chapter 9 started out as the same chapter but while I was writing, I realised something I could do, so…]
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Playing God (Newton X Reader)
Fanfiction(Name) is just walking down the road one day, when a white hole opens up and takes her to the ridiculous, fabric quilt land of Bunkum in the Imagisphere. But she finds herself knee deep in a conflict she's forced into, and finds herself caring over...
