Lockdown (Picture Day book 2; an II fanfic)

Loop

(This chapter contains some sensitive content and I would recommend skipping past the end if you are easily upset by this. Thank you)

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Balloon woke up slowly, allowing his eyes to adjust to the dark surrounding.

The gym was nearly pitch black, save for a small blinking red light down in the center of the gym.

Wait... When did that get there?

It took a while for Balloon to notice, but he was alone in the gym. Everyone else who had been there previously was gone.

The pure silence gave Balloon the chills.

"Hello?" He called, hearing nothing but the voice that echoed in return.

He was completely alone.

Where did everyone go?

Balloon slowly stepped down from the bleachers, focusing his vision on the small blinking light in the center of the gym.

The closer Balloon got, the more the source of the light came into view.

There were two tall umbrellas and a screen sitting in front if them. Two buttons and a camera sat in between the umbrellas.

Balloon scrambled backwards.

That stupid teleportation device...

The blinking red light was coming from the camera.

Balloon glanced around the gym, seemingly searching for anyone else who may have been in there with him.

"If someone is there, tell me now!" Balloon demanded to nobody in particular.

Oh who am I kidding. There's nobody else here...

Balloon sighed and turned back to face the cameras.

He wasn't expecting what happened next.

Someone was standing directly in front of him, though it was hard to tell who it was, as he could only see the silhouette.

Balloon nearly jumped out of his skin.

"W-what?!" Balloon exclaimed, backing up away from the figure.

The figure only stood there silently and motionless.

Balloon took a few deep breaths before slowly stepping closer.

Eventually, he was face to face with the motionless figure.

He reached out his hand slowly and waved it in front of the figure to see if it would react.

There was nothing.

Nothing.

Balloon lowered his hand and just stared.

"That's... weird..." He mumbled, shuffling to the side to walk around the figure.

That's when a hand grabbed his wrist.

Balloon let out a scream of pure terror and attempted to pull his arm away.

A blue light emitted from the figure.

...MePhone4?

It was in fact MePhone.

But...

...this wasn't the MePhone Balloon knew.

His face was glitched and distorted in a terrifying manner.

Balloon panicked as MePhone4 dragged him over to the camera.