(Third Person POV)
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It was all heavenly white. Everything seemed to be glowing.
Other DJ looked around. There was.. nothing. He noticed he was back in his normal clothes here, and he couldn't float. This was strange, to say the least. Nonetheless, he found his footing and started walking forward. He didn't know if it really was forward, but he walked anyway.
Everything was so quiet here. There was no sound except for his footsteps.
It was quiet, until Other DJ heard something faint. So faint it could barely be made out. Having nowhere else to turn, he walked towards that sound until it got louder. It was discernible now. It was.. crying.
And it was so familiar.
Slowly, he approached the noise more. A figure faded into view, curled up in a ball on the floor.
He already knew his name.
"Alan?"
His head perked up, slowly turning and looking at who it was. The sight of his friend only made him look away in shame.
"Hey.." Other DJ took a step forward.
"Don't. Stop."
"What?"
"Don't come near me."
He paused. "Alan, I didn't come here for no reason. I'm here to help you."
"I can't be helped. I know that now."
Silence.
"You know, DJ, you were right. I am a monster."
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"I mean, just look at me. I was power hungry, selfish, and rude all for what? Now.. I guess I'm finally facing consequences. I knew this would happen at some point, no matter how much I ran. It would all come back to bite me.
Even with all this.. I'm still a nobody, just like I was back then."
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"Hahah.. pathetic, right? I should have listened.. but I was all too stubborn, believing in some stupid fantasy that once I did this everything would be better. Now look at me. I've hurt so many people. I've taken so much.. now I have nothing left to give."
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"..you should go now. You're better off without a horrible friend like me.. tell everyone I'm sorry.."
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"..no."
"DJ.. please.."
Other DJ stormed over, knelt down and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"No. You're crazy if you think I'm leaving you here."
"But why?!" He pulled away, choking back tears and facing him. "After every horrible thing I've done, why?!-"
"Because YOU are my friend, Alan! _nala is a monster, not you. The Alan I know wouldn't go this far. The Alan I know listened when I needed it, gave me help, but most importantly.. he saved.. my life.."
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"I never told you why I left, did I? Well.. after graduation.. things got really rough for me. Life just.. sucked. I really wanted to.. give it all up. And then, I remembered some advice from the only real friend I ever had. 'If it were me, I'd run and get a new life with a new name.'"
Tears rolled down his face. "You were my one place of safety. I loved coming over to your house to sit and play games for hours because that felt like home to me. A real home. I loved listening to you rant about nerdy things and your future. You always wanted to work as an animator.. right? Eating junk, hearing you rant and talk.. I miss those days. After I ran away and heard that my story hit the newspaper, I knew you'd see it. I didn't even know where I was at that point but I knew you would. That's why I took that job. I just hoped one day I'd run into you.. and I'm.."
He sniffed. "I'm so sorry.. for leaving you behind to deal with college all on your own. I should have found my way back earlier. I should have stopped it. I wish I could have done something. Maybe if I had stayed. I have so much regret. That's why I care so much. I threw out those wires not because I wanted you to fail, it was because you could have died, and after I learned the truth, I didn't want to lose you again. I wanted my friend, Alan Becker, back."
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"But when I confronted you that day.. that wasn't you. That was _nala. In all honesty, I hate him. But just because he failed doesn't mean you go down with him. There's still time to fix things, albeit nearly 15 years of mistakes. You're Alan, and you aren't a nobody, no matter how many times you tell yourself that. You're somebody, and to me? That's all you ever need to be."
Other DJ took a deep, shaky breath, still shedding tears.
"I.." his friend stared at him, shocked. "I didn't know.. I'm.."
All he could do was hug him. Other DJ of course hugged back.
"It's going to be ok.." Other DJ spoke through tears. "We can fix this.. but we need to start by leaving here first."
"I know we do.. thank you so much.."
Everything went completely white again.
After all that pain, years of suffering..
..a weight had been lifted.
Other Alan was finally free.
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CyberAttack 3
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