The Red String || A SMG34 fanfic

Chapter 6 - Waterloo

While the others were talking among themselves, Three quickly clicked on the link, opening up a webpage that described the trope in detail.

He read through it as fast as he could, becoming paler with each passing line he read.

At the end of the page he saw the following summary:

-The string appears on the pinkie finger
-You can't pull it off or cut it away
-None else can see it
-It can pass through things
-Depending on the fanfiction writer, it can be pulled on or get tangled
-It leads directly to your soulmate.

Exactly like how his string worked.

SMG3 was frozen in shock. The world around him became quiet as the reality of his situation sunk in.

No no no no no.

This can't be it.

There has to be another trope with a red string. This can't be the one.

SMG3 stared at the webpage in desperation, hoping, PRAYING for there to be something else. But the only thing he could see was that word.

That damned word.

"Soulmate."

"SMG3, you good?" SMG4's voice ripped SMG3 out of his own thoughts. He looked at SMG4, his blue eyes focused on Three. SMG4 had placed a hand on Threes shoulder, seemingly trying to reassure him. SMG3 looked at Fours hand again and the red string still tied around his finger.

Soulmate.

At the thought of that word, Three jumped back, removing Fours hand from his shoulder. He quickly closed the Laptop, hiding the webpage he was just on.

"Yeah dude I'm fine, I was just thinking about how we should deal with this." SMG3 said, trying his best to calm his heartbeat.

"We know what the trend is now and how it works... kind of - but we still don't know how to cure all the affected Memes" SMG3 turned to Fishy Boopkins. "Boopkins, I need you to come with me to the Internet graveyard."

"WOAHH? Why me??" Boopkins jumped up from the couch he had just sat down on.

"You're the only Fanfiction expert we have here. If anyone is gonna help me figure out how to deal with this, it's gonna be you."
"Uuh.. okay..." Boopkins was scared, but he realized that SMG3 was right.

"Marios a-coming too!" Mario jumped forward, smiling.

"Absolutely not." SMG3 said, annoyed.

"WOAH! Why noooot" Mario cried, crawling around on the floor.

"You're our avatar. If you come in contact with the fanfiction water who KNOWS how that might affect SMG4 and Me." As much as the thought of seeing Mario in a so-called "Pirate AU" amused him, he didn't want to put anyone in harms way.

"SMG3 is right." Meggy chimed in. "And besides, you only want to see if there is a Spaghetti AU" she continued, giving Mario a smirk.

"Oh ye. I hope they made lots of spaghetti." Mario said, jumping around in joy. Meggy gave him a soft smack on the back of his head.

"Im coming too" she said. "There were some weird things on that Trope list and you're gonna need someone to look after Boopkins"

"waa, thanks Meggy" Boopkins smiled at Meggy. The thought of having someone that looked after him seemed to calm him down.

"Well then, let's go guys!" SMG4 said, ready to open a portal to the Internet Graveyard.

"Woah woah woah, hold on. Who said YOU were coming??" SMG3 protested.

"Whu- Hey, this is a MEME problem! Have you forgotten what S M G stands for? Of course I'm coming with you to deal with this" SMG4 put his hands on his hips. He seemed to be insulted in some way. "And besides, can't I help a friend in need?" His expression softened and he gave SMG3 a little smile.

Friend.

Soulmate.

The memory of what SMG3 had just read on that damn website rushed back to his head and he started to blush. He quickly looked away and opened his own portal to the Graveyard.

"Nu-uh. No. You're staying here. I don't want to deal with some blue loser who thinks he knows more about Memes than me. No way." SMG3 said, while trying to walk through the portal.

But the red string held him back. He tried his best to pull his hand forwards and away from SMG4 but the string wouldn't budge. In fact, it almost seemed like it was growing shorter.

"Uuh, what are you guys doing?" Meggy asked with Boopkins on her shoulders, ready to walk through the portal that SMG3 & SMG4 were standing in front of.

SMG3 realized that without the red string, that the others couldn't see, he must have looked really stupid.

He got a bit embarrassed.

"Ugh fine, Four, you can come too. But don't make me regret it." SMG3 relented. He can't get rid of the string and apparently it can pull him around at random without Three having any way to pull back. So it's best to take the dumbass, who's on the other end of the string with him, to make sure he won't get dragged around too much.

SMG4 smiled and the string seemed to loosen. "Great, then let's go!" he said while walking through the portal. Meggy gave Mario a hug and with Boopkins still on her shoulders she went through the portal as well.

SMG3 stood there for a second, looking at the string. It was a lot less tighter than before and seemed to grow, following SMG4.

Weird. How come it sometimes gets shorter and pulls SMG3 around and other times it's as long as it wants to be?

Anyways, he had other things to think about now.

SMG3 turned around to the rest of the gang. "Well then, See ya later"
And with that, he went into the portal as well.