A Dummy's Lady - A Goosebumps Fanfiction {Completed}

Choices

The puppet gently poked the back of my leg with the knife. "Move it, you." He pointed at the humans, "Non-Fiend," since Cassandra was considered one and not a human, and the monsters, wanting me to head in that direction.

Having no other option, I sighed and walked towards the group, lowering my head to the ground.

"Shelly!" I heard Hannah exclaim.

I raised my head back up and glared at her, her father, and the teenage boys. "What are you guys doing here?" I asked.

"The monsters! They escaped from their—" Champ started.

Zach nudged him in the arm.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"We heard it on the news," Zach explained, ignoring Champ's question. "The others and I wanted to help in stopping the monsters before they do any serious damage."

"You could have called the National Guard," I suggested.

"And tell them what? That real monsters have invaded Madison?" Hannah said. "They would not believe us, Shelly."

I played with a finger. "Yeah."

"Psst. Shelly," I heard Cassandra say my name. I turned to her, and she stared into my eyes, as if she were trying to tell me something important.

"Enough of this conversation!" Slappy spat. He walked up to the monsters and turned. He grinned at me and raised the knife. "Shelly, my lovely Shelly. You know that you are the one for me. You are my bride."

I shook my head and clenched my hands into tight fists. "No," I said. "I am not."

He growled at my negative response, and then took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "It is okay. You know what? It is fine. Just peachy." He glared at the humans and "Non-Fiend." "I will not force you to be mine." He teleported to my caretaker's shoulder and brought the knife close to her. "Instead, I will make you choose."

I gulped.

"Be my queen forever...or your dumb caretaker will suffer."

I looked at Cassandra. Her body stayed still. She did not look scared or hesitant of Slappy holding a deadly weapon to her soft skin. She kept her eyes locked on me, not giving the puppet attention in the slightest.

Finally, I made my decision.

"No."

"No?" Slappy repeated.

"I will not be your bride."

He clenched his teeth. "Fine." I watched as he stabbed Cassandra in the neck.

And I did not feel regretful one bit.

I had made the right decision.