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The Anomaly Helper | OC | ??? | Self-insert

(Not the same ??? from the first OC oneshot. It's another OC that I haven't named just yet. Oh, and Y/N is supposed to be human.)

Y/N woke up in the middle of a musty room. The walls of the room appeared to be made of bricks, and the floor out of stone. The last thing they remembered was the fact that they were a guest at Mr. Wilson's home. Mr. Wilson appeared to be one of the commoners of the city, and he had offered them a drink. Y/N had drunk it, and passed out. Now they were here. 

Y/N's head hurt. Probably from hitting the floor. Their thoughts were interrupted when a voice said, "Anomaly 50 has awoken. Wilson, please guide the anomaly to the intermission room." Suddenly Mr. Wilson appeared in the room next to them, and he firmly took their hand and started dragging them out. 

"HEY! What are you doing?! What's happening?!" Y/N screamed, kicking and flailing. They weren't making it easy for Wilson, but he persevered, dragging them across the rough stone floor. He didn't reply. After a while of the ruckus, Wilson finally said, "Silence, Anomaly 50. You are yet to find out, and this isn't a good way to begin with." 

Y/N was stunned. Wilson was nothing like the welcoming host he had been so many hours earlier. It was like he changed in a span of a few hours after Y/N had passed out. 

Or maybe...his friendliness was a guise. It was a ruse to get them to come to this place. And they had fallen for it. Y/N was overcome with a fresh wave of fury, but before they can do anything, a loud crash was heard. 

Wilson had stopped as well. He had heard it too. 

A guy in a lab coat, presumably a scientist or a mad lab-man, rushed out. "Wilson! Anomaly 7 is loose again! It is wreaking havoc in the intermission room!" He exclaimed. Wilson dropped Y/N's hand, and said, "Okay, I'm coming to see what I can do!" He then rushed into the doorway, and Y/N had a brief glimpse of a whirl of golden fur. Maybe it was a lion in there. 

Y/N was now alone in the hallway. Upon closer inspection, it was a hallway lit with torches, and dungeon doors lined the walls. Each door was large and there was a small window at the top as well as what looked like a slot at the bottom. The closest one was a door with a plaque that read 'Anomaly 49'. If they had been Anomaly 50, this anomaly here was the latest before their arrival. 

Overwhelmed with curiosity, Y/N crouched low, and tried to peer into the slot. It was unfortunately sealed shut, so they tried to look into the window at the top. It was hard as it was so high up. They had to get on their tip-toes to have a good look. What was inside almost scared them.

It looked like a large, completely overgrown moth that was vaguely humanoid. It was tan, and had circular markings on its wings. It appeared a bit hairy, and it looked as though it were a human that suddenly merged with a moth. 

Suddenly, it looked up and noticed Y/N. It seemed surprised, and then its surprise turned into alarm. It rushed towards the door, and Y/N braced themselves for the door to break and get attacked by the anomaly, but instead of an attack, the anomaly said in a soft voice that sounded raspy and vaguely masculine, "You are the next a-anomaly, aren't y-you?" 

Y/N turned to it in surprise, not expecting it to talk. Then, they nodded slightly. The anomaly looked troubled. "I will n-not l-let another person fall victim t-to them..." It said. 

"What do you mean?" asked Y/N. "What are you talking about?" 

"S-Short version. The scientists are capturing p-people t-to turn them into doomsday d-devices...they're b-biding their time so t-they can have enough a-anomalies for t-total chaos," The anomaly said. "I-I don't want to s-see another innocent person transforming i-into a monster...s-so I'll tell you how to e-escape," 

Y/N didn't expect to get immediate help, especially from one of the existing anomalies. Then again, how could they trust this...moth-thing?

"How could I trust you? We just met, and you're now suddenly offering help." said Y/N. There seemed to be a bit of hurt in the moth anomaly's pure black eyes, but it tried not to sound offended. 

"I-I'm your only chance at getting o-out. Once they've d-dealt with A-Anomaly 7, they're bound t-to get you. T-This is the perfect opportunity t-to escape," It said. Y/N pondered the anomaly's words for a while, then decided it was right.

"Okay. I understand. Now, how should I escape?" Y/N asked. 

"G-Go back to the room you woke up in. F-Feel t-the walls for a lose brick. I-If you f-find it, p-push it, and a d-door will a-appear. O-Open it a-and run out as fast a-as y-you can." said the anomaly. "How did you know about this escape route?" asked Y/N. "T-That's not important. N-Now go." said the anomaly. 

"But...what if they found out you helped me?" asked Y/N once more. "W-With my luck, I'll g-get shocked. N-Now, please g-go, and hurry," said the anomaly. Y/N hesitated, then ran off the way Wilson had dragged them in. 

They ran as fast as they could, and when doing so, strange noises sounded from the dungeon doors on either side of the hallway, as if there were mad animals acting as alarms, which is to say, they were. Soon enough, there were the sounds of running behind Y/N, and the yells of Wilson: "STOP!"  

Finally, Y/N reached the end, and frantically searched for the loose brick. The running sounds were drawing nearer, and Y/N scrambled, looking for it. 

At last, they found it. They pushed it, found the door, opened it and dashed out. As the scientists were about to follow them out, they were smacked in the face by the door, which they programmed to act as an emergency exit and to seal shut immediately after everyone leaves. They were too late, so Y/N themselves were considered 'everyone'. 

Y/N was glad. They were home free! They wouldn't become a doomsday monster.

But on the other hand, they were worried about Anomaly 49. It had risked so much to let them leave. What would happen to it, besides shocking?