the backrooms

the supermarket

"great, you nocliped out."

i shook my head and examined the white room. "nocliped? what does that mean?" i asked zuul, i still haven't seen him, but i was definitely starting to question his character.

zuul growled and suddenly appeared in front of me. he looked a lot different then lazurus, he was still a shadow dog, but, i could tell that he was a lab.

"nocliping is when you beat the system in a sense, like, say you see a wall, that's darker than the others, that's a shortcut, essentially." i looked to the side, trying to make it seem like i understood, which i did not, at all. "uh-huh." i said back to him. my mind switched on when i saw that one side of the room, was glowing with a bit of a yellow tint.

i started walking towards it, and decided to put my hand in. my hand went right through the wall!

"you did it!" zuul boomed. even though i still could not see it, i could hear it. i scoffed and laughed. but then quickly looked around. my eyes went wide. "woah." i gasped. around me, it was a really empty store area.

almost like a supermarket.

a black dog suddenly appeared in front of me, it was a black lab, with glowing eyes, and an unsteady feel to it.

"zuul." i said nodding my head. "in the flesh, well." i chuckled. "fur."

the dog shook and looked at me. "cmon, we have to find your friend."

i nodded and let zuul lead me along. "wait? where's tristan?" i asked looking around the store frantic. zuul bit my ankle. "ow!" i yelled. "what was that for?" i asked the dog. zuul turned its head to me.

"you will attract the others, and the things."

i looked at him in disbelief. "the things?" i asked, my eyebrows narrowed. just the sound of the name gave me goosebumps. zuul jumped in front of me. "shhh!" he growled. "the things are these misformed humanoid creatures that will eat you alive if they see you. they are not really called things, but you absolutely cannot say the actual name, it will summon them."

i nodded. oh, okay, fair enough.

as we made our way through the super market. i started to hear whispers and footsteps. and so did zuul, i could see his ears move up and down and side to side.

"stay behind me." he said, leading the way.

suddenly, a pale girl with wirey blonde hair and gray eyes appeared in front of us. i silently gasped and bit my lip in fear as i cowered behind zuul.

a low growl escaped the dog.

i stood back, the feeling of fear swirling through my body. "run." zuul growled as he stood his ground, his paws planted firmly on the linoleum floors.

i nodded, and turned the other way, before anyone could make a move, i was down that hall as fast as possible.