Dark Nights; Hidden Frights || Find the Markers x Flicker

4||Betrayal and Karma

Day 2-Night 2

"Hang on, WHAT?!" Danger exclaimed, walking up to his best friend.

"Oh, don't act all surprised about it," Difficulty Chart said sassily, pushing Danger back. "I've known you for a long time, and I know that you have evil intentions."

"Oh, really?" Danger asked, pushing Difficulty Chart as well. "And what are those so-called 'evil intentions?'"

Difficulty Chart stifled a toxic laugh. "You tell me — after all, you're the one who's acting them out anyway!"

"Yeah right, how do I know that you're just trying to get me out? How do I know that— that you're the actual killer?" Danger spat. "Besides, you're the one who accused me in the first place, and you started this argument altogether!"

"Well, you asked Peppermint if you were evil, then proceeded to say you're not." Difficulty Chart turned to look at the rest of them. "Isn't that correct? Everyone heard him say that, right?"

Everyone was silent, until Candy Cane spoke up. "I mean... he's not wrong, but he might not be right, either."

"I agree," Wild said, comforting Forbidden, who looked ambushed by the conflict's energy. "It makes no sense to me — asking someone if you're evil then saying if you're not."

"See?!" Difficulty Chart exclaimed. He turned back to Danger. "My accusation makes sense—"

"No, it does NOT!!" Danger yelled. "You make no sense at all! I never did anything wrong, I didn't kill Serenity, I didn't bring a weapon, and I most definitely aren't a..." He paused, looking around him. Almost everyone was giving him suspicious glances, except Peppermint and Forbidden, who looked like they wanted it to end.

"You just exposed yourself, didn't you," Difficulty Chart muttered in toxic awe.

"Diff, hang on. Think this through—"

"You just exposed yourself! To everyone!" Difficulty Chart flashed a victorious smile. "And you didn't even notice it!"

"Listen, you know how my jokes are, right?" Danger's tone was more desperate now. "Obviously, as my best friend, y- you'd know I'm joking, right?"

"Hey, PA person!" Difficulty Chart called.

"What? Also, please refer to me as 'host,'" the PA voice spoke.

"Is there a..." He shot a poisonous glance at Danger and smiled. "Voting system in this game?"

An audible gasp could be heard from the speaker. "Uh... yeah. Why— Ohhhhh..."

"Diff, please. Think this through," Danger pleaded. "I know you wouldn't do this. Come on, you know I was joking, right?"

"Sorry," Difficulty Chart said, "but I can't understand traitors."

Another audible gasp. "Hang on, you guys can vote, but I gotta get some snacks for this..." The PA speaker's voice faded away.

"We'll vote by majority. All for getting rid of the traitor?" Difficulty Chart asked.

About 10 Markers raised their hands. There were some shocked glances for Danger's supporters.

Difficulty Chart turned to Danger. A smile crossed his face. "Sorry, man. Majority rules."

"All right, I'm back," the voice on the PA said. "Who's getting eliminated?"

"Danger," Difficulty Chart said, motioning towards him.

"Wow, betrayal much? Eh, all right, then. Hope you don't regret this." A couple of buttons clicked. "Are you sure about this?"

"Yes. He's a traitor."

This time, it was Danger who laughed. "Oh, but are you really?" he scorned. "All I know is, karma's gonna come get you eventually."

A third audible gasp. "Oooh, those last words were GREAT!!" The voice cleared its throat. "Anyways, say good-bye to Danger, everybody!"

And with a click of a button (literally, a button could be heard from the PA), Danger was gone. His journal fell to the floor.

"Well, go ahead then," the voice said. "Read it; see if you're right about him being a traitor."

Wild Marker stepped up. He picked up the journal and started reading. After a while, he winced. "Oooh... Diff?"

Difficulty Chart gave him a sassy sideways glance and scoffed. "What? Is he a traitor?"

"Well... kind of," Wild sighed. "It says he's the Clown—"

A squeal could be heard from the PA. "Oh, sorry." The voice logged off.

Wild stared in confusion, and then continued. "It says he's the Clown, which basically means he can't..." He hesitated, "kill anyone until he gets eliminated."

Everyone in the room could basically sense Difficulty Chart's regret. "I- Is there... anything else?"

Wild nodded slowly. "It said if he gets eliminated, the first person he plans to kill is... you."

At that very moment, the lights flickered. Everyone started grouping up again.

Once the lights were completely shut down. Difficulty Chart sighed. "Danger? If you can hear me, I'm sorry, okay?"

"I know you're sorry, dude!" Danger's voice whispered beside him.

"Really? Are you for real?" Difficulty Chart asked silently. "Also, why can I hear you? Aren't you dead?"

"One, yes, I'm for real," Danger replied, then continued. "Two, you can hear me because you're already dead."

Difficulty Chart sighed with relief. "All right, that's good." He then realized what Danger said. "Wait, wha—" He was cut off, a bullet going right through his head. Before he died, he smiled sadly, knowing this was what he deserved.

But he wasn't the only one that died. Many cries of pain were heard.

"Wait, did multiple people just die?" Danger asked confusedly.