Random Encounters: Dimension 13

A Maze of Walls

"Hello!" Gwen yells, walking around the chasm she's in.

It had struck her an hour ago that this was in fact not a very creative April Fools Day prank. She dances around the white space out of boredom, hoping to entertain herself.

"Gwen?" AJ's voice echoes throughout the void.

"AJ?" Gwen calls back.

"Gwen! I'm over here, follow my voice," he calls.

Gwen begins running towards his voice. She runs, but never seems to get closer. She bends over to catch her breath.

"I can't find you!" She cries out.

"I'm right here," AJ's voice is behind her.

She stands up and turns around. AJ stands staring at her, arms open wide. Gwen throws herself into his arms and he wraps them around her.

"Don't play that little trick on me, I was getting concerned," AJ says.

"I won't," she whispers.

He rubs her back soothingly, but something is off. His hands don't feel correct, they feel wet... no, viscid, and heavier than normal. Gwen pulls away a bit, the back of her shirt is soaked, she tilts her head from confusion.

"What's wrong Gwen?" AJ asks, cocking his head a bit.

He pulls his arms away and Gwen catches a glimpse of them. His arms... they're not arms. They're long, slimy, gray, tentacles, waiting to wrap around her and suffocate her. She backs away slowly as two more pairs rise up from behind him, one can only assume they're protruding out of his back. His shadow seems to swallow her whole as if she were caught up in a tsunami. She begins to run in fear, not turning back to look at the horrific monstrosity chasing her.

"Come on Gwen," AJ calls from behind, his voice has deepened and sounds almost digital, "Let's... play a game. You like games, don't you Gwen? Let's start like this..."

A wall ruptures from the ground abruptly, blocking Gwen's path. She runs around it, desperate to get away from the nightmare that's chasing her. Wall after wall pops up, blocking her, causing her to twist and turn all around the endless abyss.

"Don't run away, you were so happy to see me earlier!" He calls, still chasing after her.

"That was before you were a tentacle monster!" Gwen yells back.

"Is that any way to treat your husband?"

"It is when he's trying to kill me."

"Touche."

The hunt continues as the two tend to stay barely two feet away from each other. Soon, AJ, the now tentacle monster, catches up. He grabs Gwen with his tentacles and brings her to his face so they're inches apart.

"Caught you," he whispers.

Gwen screams as everything fades to black.