white void of adventures // phan

part one

He was trying to make sense of the past few hours, but he just couldn't wrap his head around the thought. This was the first time he wasn't with that seemingly half insane man who thought the entire world was an adventure. He was alone for once, and he had time to think. Dan replayed the events back in his head, starting from that morning;

His eyes fluttered open as tiny particles of dust fell around him. a bright light shone into his eyes, and his pupils turned into the size of a pinhole as he tried adjusting to the light. he seemed to be in a white void, slowly, spinning. there was nothing below, above or on the sides of him. he was floating. it seemed like he was in outer space, but a version where it isn't dark, and stars dont exist and it's all white. he pinched himself, wondering if he was dreaming or not.

Dan bent upwards, in a sitting like position and looked around him. a man stood a few feet away from him, cowering away shyly. the man had dark hair, pale skin and was quite tall. his cheeks were rosy and his eyes were blue.

'Hi,' the man spoke up. 'what's your name?'

dan repeatedly blinked, not sure whether to answer or not.

'it's okay, i'm Phil. you can trust me. i know all of this seems really weird but i can explain it to you, we can become friends. So, tell me, what's your name?' Phil sported a bright smile as he spoke.

'i- i'm Dan.'

'Nice to meet you Dan. You must have questions, go ahead ask them' Phil said, moving closer to dan.

'Where am i?' dan stuttered out.

'This place doesn't necessarily have a name. it's a white void, but there's secrets to it, secrets we can find out together'

'How did i get here?'

phil shrugged. 'i was once in your position, that's how i'm here now. when i woke up, there was someone else too. they showed me the things i'll show you'

'what secrets are you talking about?'

'there's other places. adventures. would you like to find those other places?'

dan thought for a moment. 'Can i go home?'

'yes, but we're going to end up going through those places anyway.'

they both shared a silence as dan tried to process everything.

'are you willing to go on an adventure with me, Daniel James Howell?'

'h- how did you know my name?' Dan said, clearly shocked.

'That's a secret. I'm afraid i cant tell you, Dan.' Phil giggled. 'So, will you go on an adventure with me?'

'I dont know'

'well, do you trust me?'

dan shook his head no. phil spoke up again; 'you know dan, either you trust me and you go home or we stay here forever'

'i dont know who you are, i can't trust you'

'so i guess we're staying here forever then' Phil dived backwards and put his arms behind his head and yawned. 'Forever's a really long time, i might as well take a nap.' and with that, he closed his eyes, his grin still on his face.

Dan stared at him, unsure of what to do.

Phil opened his eyes and floated back up to dan.

'Trust me, i won't ever hurt you.'

Silence returned, before phil spoke up again.

'You want to get out, right? Oh come on, dan, your life was so boring! you hated it! this will be so fun. You and I, on an adventure through places beyond your imagination, wouldn't you like that, Dan?' Phil paused. 'Finally something fun. finally something to do. now tell me, do you trust me?

Dan took a deep breath. 'okay.' 'I trust you, Phil'

Phil's eyes beamed at Dan's response. He crossed his legs like a little child excitedly and stretched his arms out in front of him. 'Okay. Now, put your hands in mine'

'what?!'

'I thought you trusted me, Dan!'

'Why do you want my hands, you freak!'

'I'm not going to eat them, Just give me them!'

Dan huffed at their silly little argument, before giving phil his hands. Dan also crossed his legs after doing so. 'Now what?'

'Do you trust me?'

'yes, i've already sai-'

before dan could finish his sentence, they were dropping down at an incredibly high speed.

tons of colors flew up around them and Phil's grin couldn't have been larger.

'First key to get out; trust.' he said.

Suddenly, they stopped in a room in the middle of nowhere. the room had windows, a door and everything but no roof. They both landed on the bed.

'Hey, this is my room!' Dan yelled out.

Phil nodded. 'Grab your stuff, shove them in a bag and let's go, Danny boy. We aren't home just yet, this is just a fake version of the real thing, just for you to grab your things. Our adventure may take a while, but it sure will be fun. and magical, maybe. I'll just wait outside while you get your things'

Phil walked out the door.

and now, here he was. Daniel James Howell, the plain small town boy ready to go on an adventure with a strange man. Who knew what was going to happen?

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I'm either leaving this here or i might write another part lol