Not Your Normal Fangirl

Chapter 1

"DanTDM, Poplarmmos, GamingWithJen, StaceyPlays, JeromeASF, The BajanCanadian, PrestonPlayz, Gizzy Gazza, HuskyMudkipz, Jacksepticeye, The Game Theorist, and SGCBarbarian." I said to myself.

The twelve Youtubers had all disappeared in the past month. I didn't understand how. Twelve missing person reports were on the news, with teary-eyed family and friends begging anyone with information about their son/daughter/spouse/sibling to come forward. I shuddered. I knew some of the people who were missing. It was crazy that something like that had actually happened. That's when something hit a wall or something outside my room. THUD!

"Max?" I called cautiously, "Tim? Are you guys screwing with me?"

My door slowly creaked open, and someone perked at me. Someone with a crazy look in their eyes. Whoever, or whatever it was was completely shrouded in shadows except for the eyes. I backed away, my heart starting to pound faster.

"W-who are you?" I asked, my voice quivering slightly, "how did you g-get in here?"

The figure didn't answer, and for several long seconds, it just stared at me with the crazy eyes. Then without warning, it launched at me, and I screamed.

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I sat bolt upright. I took deep breaths to keep from hyperventilating. I was in bed. It was just a dream Ross...I told myself, Just a dream, just a dream, just a- That's when I noticed that my surroundings were off. I wasn't in my own bed, I wasn't in the house... It hadn't been a dream.

"I have to get out of this place..." I muttered to myself.

My glasses were on the bedside table . I grabbed them, putting them on as I bolted out the door. The problem? The place I woke up in seemed to be a maze of a mansion. I passed the same suit of armor about four times before I took a break, sinking down to the floor against a wall. What is this place? I thought to myself.

"Ross?" I heard a voice ask to my left.

A familiar voice. I turned to the person, and actually smiled with relief.

"Max?!" I cried.

I ran over to him, thankful for a familiar face.

   "That shadow thing got you too, huh?" I asked.

   "Yeah. I don't think it got Tim though. I don't know why." Max said, "we should probably get back to the others."

   "Wait, there are others?" I asked.

   "Yup" Max responded.

   "How many?" I questioned.

   "Including you, we're up to twelve." Max answered.

   The same number of people who disappeared last month... I thought. We walked for a little more, then entered a large, tall room, with wooden beams going across the room a good six feet from the ceiling. Ten other people stood around each other, talking quietly, nervously.

   "Wait, Ross?!" One girl cried.

   It was Jess. Her voice turned heads in my direction. People I knew, in real life, or from their channels walked over to me. Along with Jess, Shelby, Corey, Barney, Red, Adam, Ashlie, Nick(Zres), Uni, and Lizzie(LDShadowlady) were also there.

   "Hi, I'm Ross." I said to Lizzie, who I really hadn't met in person before.

  "Lizzie." She said.

  "I can't believe you're all here!" Came a girls voice, coming from above us.

   We all looked up. Sitting on one of the wooden beams, looking down on us, was a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. She had waist length light brown hair and dark blue eyes that sparkled with a creepy light. She looked at us like we were trophies she wanted to win.

    "And I'm here, in the same room as all of you! Best. Day. EVER!!" She cried, swinging backwards on the beam so she was dangling upside down by her legs and feet.

   "Um, who are you?" Lizzie asked.

   Swinging herself back into sitting position on the beam, the girl started swinging her legs as she answered.

   "My name's Cassie!" She chirped, "I'm your guys's number one fan! That's why I brought you here!"

   Despite her looking like a teenager, she acted like a younger kid. I was still wondering how she managed to kidnap twelve people, some twice her actual age.

   "Cassie," Jess said, "why'd you bring us here?"

   "Omg Aphmaus talking to me!!" She whisper hissed to herself, then to us she cried, "To play with you! I love playing games, and I know you'll have just as much fun as the last group!"

   The last group? I thought, she must mean the other twelve Youtubers!

   "Ok, listen up! we're gonna play Hide N' Seek! I'll explain the rules!" Cassie called, standing up on the beam now, "There are four rounds! Each round is twenty four hours, with a rest day between each one. You all have a watch on, so you can check the time whenever you want. If you survive all four rounds, you can leave, and go home. But if I find you, you get to stay with me, forever and ever! Heehee~!"

   "The first round starts in a couple of hours, so go get ready! I'll let you know when it's time to start!" Cassie said, "this will be so much fun!!"

   And with that she walked along the balance beam, seemingly into a wall...

   "That girl gives me the creeps..." Max muttered.

   "Same..." Uni said.

   "Let's go look for hiding places..." Red said, "might as well right?"

   "Yeah, we also need to find a place for water, or we'll die of dehydration." Lizzie pointed out.

   "Yeah, that would not be good." Adam said.

   "Safety in numbers!" Shelby said.

   The twelve of us wandered the halls, searching for a kitchen or a pantry. Finally, after an hour, we did find a kitchen.

   "Are there any containers we can use to hold water?" Lizzie asked.

   "Let's look." Corey replied.

   We did find some containers that usually held food, small snack containers, which could hold water. There was about eight medium containers, and two large containers.

   "Well, eight people can have their own.. and then the two who have the large containers can share with the two who don't have anything." Uni suggested.

   "Yeah, good idea." Max said.

   "I don't need one." I said.

   "Me neither." Jess said.

   "Alright, I'll share with Jess." Lizzie volunteered.

   "And I'll share with Ross." Corey said.

   We filled all the containers up, just as a bell chime rang, and suddenly, I was separated from the group. I was in an unfamiliar room altogether.

   "Woops!" Cassie's voice sounded from...somewhere, "guess I forgot to mention that you don't start out together. Oopsie! It's time for the game to start. I'll count! 30, 29, 28..."

   I ran.