I've Failed (a Gameknight999 Fanfiction)

Chapter Five

School is as boring as heck, like always. I can't wait to get home. 

I'm playing Super Mario Run secretly under my desk when suddenly I get a text from Sam.

Dude help me plz, it says. U will not believe where I am right now.

R U /w/ HB? I type.

How did u no?

Don't ask, I write. 

Srsly help. In creepy and dark basement and scared 4 my life. HB is srsly looking scary. Oh, shoot he's trying 2 take my phone. I NEED HELP!

Well, this is just great. I open up messenger and text Bryne.

I found Sam, I write. She's with Herobrine.

You're kidding! Bryne responds. 

No, I'm not. Text Owen.

Bryne turns around, winks, and takes out her phone.

//////AFTER SCHOOL//////

"You don't think we can find Sam, do you?" asks Owen.

"How can we find her?" I ask. "All she said was that she's with Herobrine in a dark and creepy basement and she's terrified."

"Ask her if Jenny's with her," Owen suggests.

"Can't," I say. "Herobrine took her phone."

"Oh, God, he's smart," says Bryne. "Now she can't text her parents, or call 911, or even take a selfie, post it, and say, 'Hey look ya'll I'm with freaking Herobrine.'"

We just look at her oddly.

"What?" she says. "That's what I would do."

"Bryne, not the time."

Bryne rolls her eyes. "Tommy, I'm gonna tell your dad that Sam's missing, too."

She takes out her phone, types something, and not even a minute later, her phone dings.

"He says he knows, and- oh my God, you won't believe this- four of the president's guards were just killed."

I nearly faint. "WHAT?! Guards?!"

Owen slaps his hand over his mouth in shock. "The warning!" he gasps. "Herobrine said he's got a surprise for the country. He's gonna try to kill the president! He'll take over America!"

"He'd never stoop that low," Bryne says, "would he?"

My gut instinct is to say, "yeah, he totally would" but I don't want to scare Owen too much. I've already scared him enough.

"What's our next move?" Owen asks. "I'm not sure if we can do much, but we have to try."

"I have an idea," Bryne says. "One of us should get on a train to D.C. and see what they can do to stop Herobrine. The others will try to rescue Sam, Tyler, and Jenny."

"I'll go to Washington," I say. "I've always wanted to see the White House and the Lincoln Memorial and the museums and-"

"Tommy, you know you're trying to save America, not going on a field trip?" Bryne scolds.

"Uh- yeah," I say, even though at the time, I didn't mean it.

"I guess Owen and I will look for the others," Bryne says. "But will your dad think when he finds out you're going to D.C. all by yourself?"

"He'll be fine," I say. "Besides, I'm not doing it for myself. I'm doing it for the country."

Owen puts his hand in the center of the circle we've made. "Handshake?"

Bryne and I smile and nod.

"For Samantha Loftus, Tyler Blaylock, and Jennifer Cheverton," I say.

"For President Robbins," Owen says.

We both have put our hands in. Bryne smiles and smacks her hand on ours.

"For the country," she says firmly.

"FOR AMERICA!" we all shout lifting our hands into the air.

"Let's go kick some butt!" Owen says, grabbing Bryne's hand and running off, while shoot for the train station.