Endless Cycles

[Chapter 15]

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Ian was starting to act differently. He rarely came out of his room, and when he did it was either for meetings, or to eat. Bags had begun to grow underneath his eyes, and he looked like he was always crying. Brandon was honestly scared of him. After seeing him kill Jerome that quickly.... It changed Brandon's image of him.

Brandon sighed and sat at a table for lunch. Ray sat beside him, and the two ate quietly. Ian had come into the dining hall, and it seemed as if everyone had stopped what they were doing when he did. He grabbed some food and sat across Brandon and Ray. Brandon noticed Ray look down, not making eye contact with him. Brandon however, spoke to him.

"Hey Ian... How are you doing?" He asked calmly. Ian shrugged and ate silently. Brandon sighed and continued to eat. After lunch was over, Ian left back up to his room.

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This cycle continued for the next few days. Ian came out when there was food, left, and came back when he had to attend meetings. It really worried Brandon... He couldn't do much besides try and talk to him, and that never worked.

Brandon was walking around the place with Ray, when they noticed a new room had opened up, just beside the game room. Curious, they decided to check it out. When they had arrived, they found it was a weaponry, with all sorts of weapons and ways to kill. It was disgusting. Weapons such as swords, axes, maces, and more were hanging above shelves that had various books about dark magic, and some potions that were brightly colored. Brandon and Ray exchanged looks.

"Should we go tell everyone about this?" Ray asked. Brandon thought for a moment. Should they? What if it gave someone what they needed to kill? But then again... Even if they didn't tell anyone, odds are they'd find it anyways. Brandon sighed.

"Yeah... I think we should. C'mon." He said and the two left the room. As they made their way to dining hall, they passed the computer room. Brandon heard a voice from inside and stopped.

"Wait. Did you hear that?" He asked. Ray looked at him confused. Brandon opened the doors to the computer room and listened again for the voice. "Hello? Is anyone in here?"

"Yes! Over here!" Called an oddly familiar voice. Brandon went over to the voice and was shocked. On one of the computer screens, jt was Gavin? But... It wasn't Gavin. It looked like a hologram of him.

"Gavin?!"

"Hi Brandon!" He smiled. Brandon was shocked. Why would anyone make this? How did they make this?

"H-How are you here?" Ray asked, his eyes wide.

"Before he died, Ryan created me! He made me just in case he did die, and I didn't activate until today." The new Gavin replied cheerfully.

"But why did he make you?" Brandon asked.

"Oh! He wanted me to help everyone solve the cases!"

"How do you remember who we are?" Brandon asked.

"Ryan gave me a memory chip of everyone in the country club. Pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah... It's great to have you back Gavin." Ray smiled. Brandon nodded.

"Thanks!" Gavin replied.

"Brandon we should tell everyone about the room.." Ray said. Brandon nodded.

"Is there any way we can take you out of this room?" Brandon asked. Gavin nodded.

"I move freely." He replied and floated out of the computer. "Let's go!" He smiled.

The three made their way to the lobby where a meeting was being held, seeing as how the last one resulted in a death, they wanted it to be away from the food.

"Guys!" Brandon exclaimed. Everyone looked over at Brandon, and were shocked.

"Is that Gavin?!" Asked Tiffany. Brandon nodded.

"Ryan made him before he died. He didn't activate until today." Brandon said.

"Also a new room opened. A weaponry." Ray added.

"A weaponry?" Adam asked. Ray nodded. "Great." He said sarcastically.

"Is this everyone?" Gavin asked. Brandon sighed.

"Unfortunately yes... Everyone else is dead." Gavin looked down.

"Oh.."

"Don't worry Gav, we're going to try and make sure no one else dies." Brandon said comfortingly. Gavin smiled and nodded.

Soon enough the meeting was dismissed and everyone went on with their day. Gavin stayed close until it was time to go to sleep.

"Where should I sleep?" Gavin asked.

"Do you even sleep?" Brandon replied.

"I power down." Gavin said.

"Is that the same? I mean doesn't that mean you don't function at all at night?"

"No not at all. It's practically the same thing as sleeping I get the same feeling as I did when I was alive." Brandon nodded and thought for a few moments.

"Oh alright... Um... Why not just sleep in your original room then?" Gavin nodded happily and made his way back to his original room before he had passed. Brandon smiled and went into his room, locking the door behind him. It was great to have Gavin back, at least in spirit. This gave Brandon hope. Hope that all of them could find a way to leave this horrid place. Perhaps Gavin could help? He was practically a machine, and could find a way into the system. These thoughts ran through Brandon's head as he took a shower.

He didn't want to make Gavin work just yet, seeing as how he just powered up that day. It was kind of odd though. Shouldn't he have powered up when Ryan died? Perhaps Ryan just messed up the programming. To be fair, he was the leader at the time, so he was busy trying to solve murders when they popped up.

Brandon got dressed and climbed into bed. He had a good feeling when he lay down. He just knew that he and the others would find a way out. Brandon yawned and shut his eyes. He was exhausted, and he needed a good nights sleep. Eventually he drifted off into a deep sleep.