Manny vs. Death

Chapter 1 - Straight Up

Manny is playing with his toys, the room is weirdly dark and from the shadows Manny hears a faint whistle.

Manny: Bubby?

As it gets closer, Death emerges from the darkness and reveals himself and sits next to Manny.

Death: Well, Well, If it isn't Manny Heffley himself.
Manny: uh

Death: So, I've heard you are kinda a big deal now, I can understand some of your actions, but you also killed your big brother Rodrick, the only sane one here. You have a big bounty on you buddy, now I could turn you in, but you've taken so many lives, believe I deserve one too to avenge all of the lost ones.

Manny says nothing and takes out his knife.

Death: hm, this is gonna be fun...

Manny Sprints over to Death, using the same knife he used to murder Rodrick with as Manny kept Swinging it at Death, he kept dodging, then death brings out his scythes and goes all at Manny then his scythe flies over Manny's head, as blood is coming from Manny's forehead, as his life flashes before his eyes.

Death: What's the Matter, Life's flashing before your eyes Manny?

Death kicks over Manny's Knife

Death: Pick it up, Pick. it. UP.

But Manny Picks it up

Manny: How did you find out?

he says while slowly walking to Death pointing his knife at him, but before Manny can make his move, Death tosses a Scythe at Manny's leg as it slices the bone a bit and he falls over and blood keeps streaming from it. Death picks up Manny by the throat

Death: I know everything, I know everyone, I am Death!

Manny gets shocked as he's thrown to the floor

Death: and I don't mean it metaphorically or rhetorically or poetically or theoretically or in any other fancy way, I'm Death straight up. I've come for you Manny, If I let you keep living, sure you'll kill more crazy people like your parents, but you'll also kill off all the sane people, like your poor brother Rodrick.

Manny: B-but b-but Greg-
Death: oh come on Manny, Greg had no choice in the matter, plus we both know you are still gonna kill him, well, was still gonna kill him.

Death laughs

Death: you know, I just love the smell of fear, it's intoxicating.

Manny is laying there bleeding, he knows he won't be able to kill Death, in a last minute effort, he quickly slides under that small crawlspace in the playroom. Death starts whistling as he's breaking down the wall, Manny quickly gets a diamond pickaxe out of the chest and mines to the Bathroom. Before Death would find him again he bandaged himself up and he has to escape, he did not want to meet the toilet monster so he went in the bathtub and started smashing the drain so it's small enough where he can barely fit through.

Manny is outside and he's just running as fast as possible, when he bumped into Rowley who was on his way to Greg's house.

Rowley: hey Manny
Manny: hey...
Rowley: What's wrong?
Manny: it's nothing
Rowley: Zoo Wee Mama!

End Chapter...