CH 4: Sleepy Breach

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Scratch scratch scratch...

The sound of pens on paper has never been more monotonous. The fourth day here isn't as exciting as the other days. Today's abnormality was an old, futuristic disc with an eye drawn in its middle. The object itself seems inactive but it does seem to run on something.

Testing doesn't show much in results. I'm now tempted to put this thing away again...

Yeah no...

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"Ugh there is nothing useful with this crap, why do we even have this." a person with a person with goat horns and messy black hair says. "Meh it's probably something we can't see directly." said a man with snow-colored hair. "Maybe, but let's hope n-" the black-haired man suddenly stopped as he placed the object in its holder.

"Roy you okay?" Asked the snow one but the other did not respond. The first asked again but was interrupted by a sudden outburst of laughter from the companion. The black-haired man slowly raised his hands to his eyes only to be held from its destination by his friend. "DUDE WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?" yelled Y/n but his question was only answered by hysteria. Any attempts to stop the hysterical friend proved to be futile, his head jerked towards the hands instead.

Y/n could only watch in terror as blood slowly dripped onto his hands. The sound of flesh tearing could be slowly heard. The hands dug deeper into the cavity pulling something out, a snapping sound was heard amidst the laughter. 2 spherical objects were pulled out it was white at the front and reddish-pink at the back. Y/n let's go of Roy's hand as his body slumped down on him. Taking the risk he looked into Roy's face. Torn flesh was freshly dug into what was Roy's eye sockets, blood kept flowing like tears into his E.G.O gear staining it in red.

Stumbling back is the only thing Y/n could do, as he thought it was over his companion's corpse rise once more to burst into a fit. The reanimation of his friend's corpse would've made anyone mad, Y/n was not an exception.

"RRROOOOOOYYYYYYY!!!!"Y/n jolted awake, wearingly panting at the dream, except it was never a dream...

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Shuddering at this memory Y/n decided to keep it until the end of the day, maybe that will keep him alive. Paperwork is the only entertainment until the others come back, maybe he could phase his mind out of this.

Scratch scratch scratch...

More sounds come from the pen, the paperwork becomes finished paperwork. Still as boring but not as tedious as more paperwork comes. The CODEX rang for the first time just as the door let Roy come in. "Hello Y/n," Roy greeted, "H-hello Roy," Y/n replied still nervous from the experience. Y/n decided to book it to his task feeling unsure of how to react towards Roy's demise.

The sheep slept peacefully in the middle of the room, wishing the same fate as the sheep Y/n stepped closer and raised his hand once more. The fluff was soft, if the eyes weren't so unsettling he wouldn't mind sleeping with it. His pats were making the sheep sleep better but Y/n noticed some discomfort. 

His hands were a bit rough, odd, he never used this much power before. The CODEX quietly signalled his job was done, looking back at the sheep the eyes were gone. Metallic locks covered his sight as he moved away from his unit. Inhaling more air to prepare for the awkwardness with his resurrected friend.

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Sitting in the prairie a figure was seen.

The grass was nice, and the cool sun was happy.

Such a nice place to enjoy, The Shepard was always protective.

The family was together forever, melodic baas and clucks sing through.

Kaboom! A loud crack could be heard.

Shepard was nowhere to be seen.

The family was silent, no baa nor cluck was made.

Sitting up a tree was seen, struck down in the middle it was. 

Fire burning leaving charred wood in it.

The world has gone dark, and so has its dream.

The eyes shot open on its fluffy sleeping host, discomfort could be felt from its unyielding gaze. The being floated through the room towards the door, letting it open. Gasps of sleep came through the sheep's mouth as sparkles flew from the source. 

"Void Dream has breached containment"

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Roy's POV

The doors open revealing Y/n coming through, I was more surprised that he wasn't tired. Y/n has been staring at his hand for a while now after he sat down. I pay no mind to it, he probably was looking at where to scratch it. 

I stood up and started stretching when I saw a sparkle coming in my direction, how curious where did it come from?

intrigued by these foreign shows I slowly tried to catch one, my hands were successful but my eyes weren't. My visions started to shift as I was no longer in the facility but in the streets of the home, I am ever so familiar with. Across it was my ever-loved Darling's Restaurant, I walked to it happily to greet her once more.

Y/n's POV

Looking through my palm and wrist to see if I was suffering from something, I noticed an odd sight here. Roy looked as if he was mesmerized by something, not only him but the other clerks as well. Clouds form under these people as they plop down into it. Their smiling sleep tells me they are enjoying themselves. 

Maene comes into the room with a new necklace from the other side, looking at the sleeping employees she grins mischievously. Grabbing her Cross-Skull Mace she quietly went to the sleeping Roy, readying it to smack the man.

The doors opened once more and it was not a human this time, the sheep I was working with floated through. Eyes are frantically looking around the room, clerks are also hiding under the table. Slowly gravitating towards the other door, a pair of footsteps could be heard rushing through.

Leaping into the air holding their mace up was Linda, striking the sheep like a meteor. The sheep was slammed to the ground making a soft thud sound. Maene and I were staring at the person who just attacked the sheep.

"What?" She asked, "Did y'all not hear the breach?" 

Maene: Uhhh Linda...

Linda: Mhm yeah?

Maene: We just got orders from the Manager to not attack it...

Linda: WHAT?

Looking down to my CODEX I see the command, "Well shit." I thought

The fluffy mass twitched, Linda and Maene didn't seem to notice. "Uh guys," I spoke but my words fell on deaf ears. The mass shifted once more, this time new appendages appeared.

I tried getting the two to notice it but they were too absorbed in their conversation. The entity rises once more and this time resembles more of a rooster. I quickly grabbed my baton and ready myself to strike, in doing so the two noticed my action and proceeded to do the same.

However, we were too late. The now rooster abnormality let out an ear-piercing cackle.

Everything happened so fast...

The cackle woke up Roy but something didn't seem right...

His relaxed demeanour has changed entirely, no longer was it present instead it was that of a brute. Eyebags are present but his eyes tell a different story.

A haymaker right to the rooster's head followed by a variety of beatdowns and gunshots quickly filled the scene. Black blood now covered his body, the abnormality imploded into a fluffy egg with a sheep and rooster on either side.

Roy simply stood there for a moment before he licked the blood on his baton. The CODEX rang as a new order was sent.

Suppress the panicking Roy

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