SMG4: He's Gotta Be Safe

Chapter 7: The Digital Madhouse

The backstage room was stringed with many wires and goo. A scratchy ambience filled the area as a guardian stood tangled within the red tangles. Four was in the center of it all, everything else was around him. The gooey eyes were all watching him closely, echoing quiet whispers. Nobody was there to help him, it was just the eyes watching his every move. As he was going to shut his eyes, the station emerged from the goop and stood right in front of him.

"Hello, [Winston] here! How may I help you?"

Why did it seem so familiar? Was it the... adware? Four shouted: "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT IS THIS??"

"I'm [Winston]. This is a fun show! I was set in place by [redacted] to run the acts."

Four: "...What do you mean?"

"Do you see? I put up a show for everyone to enjoy, no matter what! If they want a show, they get it. You're one of the first clients to return after such an absence."

Oh. Oh no. Four yelled: "THAT WASN'T ANY SHOW!!"

"Everything's a show if you put your mind to it! They continue no matter what."

Four: "WHERE'S THREE?! WHERE'S EVERYONE ELSE?!"

"[Three] is the new client. He's in control now!"

Four: "Wh...WHAT?!"

"Now... Let's get this show on the road!"

The station then cast a live camera recording of the main stage. Four could do nothing to change what was happening, all he could do was watch.

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Mario: "Bro... what happened to you?"

Eyed goo spread around the area, stretching out towards the crew. They all backed away from Three, who only edged closer.

Meggy: "Guys..."

Mario rolled up his sleeves. "We ain't done here, Three. WE AIN'T LEAVING!"

Three: "GET OUT!!!"

Tentacles shot out from the sides and the ground shook immensely. Soon enough, some of the red wires attempted to grasp them, hence they had to put up a fight with Three. Mario, Luigi, Meggy, and Tari used their techniques from the last Splatfest while Saiko and Kaizo worked together with their weapons to deflect the creature. One, Bob, Boopkins, and Melony did the same thing. Their power wasn't really enough to stop him though, as he easily deflected most of their attacks.

One: "It's no use..."

Bob proceeded to pull out a nuke. "COME ON WE CAN'T GIVE UP BLOCKY!" He threw it at Three, and it exploded right on impact. He flew off into the nearby tent wall and rebounded back towards Bob, toppling him over. "MY BALLS!"

Luigi: "WAIT GUYS!! WE CAN USE PEACE!"

Boopkins halted. "OH YEAH! RIGHT?!"

Mario's eyes transformed into dots. "NO!" He took a rocket launcher and shot it at Three.

Luigi: "MARIO!!!"

Smoke cleared the area, and he was gone. Mario rubbed his hands. "See. He's gone! Wait-" Three grasped his neck and threw him down. "OW MY ASS!" The others started to be pushed behind by his force, so they were basically cornered.

Boopkins: "Oh no... We're dead!"

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Four: "THIS ISN'T FAIR. HE'S WAY STRONGER THAN THEM!" He squirmed, yelling at the screen.

"This is fun!"

He had to formulate a plan before his friends got destroyed by Three. How could he convince a freaking TV to not let this continue? Unless, he figured out a loophole. Oh, this was all for fun in the stupid adware's vision, right? Four replied: "Isn't it boring to just have Three take them down so easily? Don't you want to have more of a show?!"