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    In Universe D10C, we see the beautiful landscape of Waterfall and a trial in progress.

Sonic: "You're too slow!" he shouted, boosting off a cliff with Vortex hot on his tail.

They both sprint toward the exit ring, where Eggman and Mugman are waiting. Mugman, seeing the two approach, fires off his Super Art 1, pushing Vortex back and giving Sonic just enough room to reach the exit ring.

Eggman: "What took you so long, rodent?"

Sonic: "Chill out, Egghead. I'm here now, aren't I?" He gives a sarcastic smirk, clearly irritating Eggman.

Eggman: "Whatever. Everybody's here, that skeleton went into the ring first."

With one final nod, all three of them jump into the exit ring. Vortex, recovering from Mugman's attack, watches the survivors enter. He lets out a low growl.

Vortex: "I'll find you," he mutters, turning away from the ring, just before it pulses with energy.

The exit ring shifts from its usual bright green to a deep red. Vortex barely has time to react before it forcefully sucks him in.

In Universe R4U5, we see the quiet town of Halloween Town and a trial in progress.

Bacon Hair: "HELP!! COME ON, WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?!" he yelled as he dashed through two houses, Drakobloxxer chasing close behind.

As they both make it onto the road, Bacon hears a familiar voice shouting something, but it's too far away to make out. Taking a chance, he stops in the middle of the street. Drakobloxxer closes in and swipes at him. At the last second, Bacon dodges out of the way. Before Drakobloxxer can react, a rocket slams into him, knocking him down and leaving him disoriented.

Bloxxer: "Take that, you freak! Come on, Bacon, move it!" he yelled, activating his Overcharge Coil and speeding away.

Bacon quickly follows, but glancing back, he sees Drakobloxxer getting back up and speeding toward him.

Bacon Hair: "I don't suppose you got another rocket?! He's on my tail right now, and I don’t have enough energy for another dash!" he said frantically, struggling to catch up with Bloxxer.

Bloxxer: "Crap, that freak just won’t stay down! Sorry Bacon, I don’t have another one on me. But if we can just get to Brickbattler, then maybe...!" he said, purposely slowing down a bit.

But just as Drakobloxxer charges forward, a rift appears between him and Bacon. With no time to course-correct, Drakobloxxer vanishes into the rift as it snaps shut behind him.

Bacon skids to a stop, staring back at where the rift just was.

Bacon Hair: "Wait, are you seeing this, Bloxxer?"

But before he gets an answer, the area around them begins to shake and glitch.

Bacon Hair: "Whoa! What’s going on?!"

And just as he says that, everything disappears.

A red ring appears above what looks like a Baseplate from Universe R4U5. But something feels off. This doesn’t seem like R4U5.

Vortex is shot out of the ring just as it closes behind him. He slowly gets up, more irritated than ever.

Vortex: "That has never happened before," he growls, scanning the semi-unfamiliar surroundings.

"This looks like Test Zone... but different."

He begins walking, trying to get a sense of the situation. The area resembles Test Zone, but there are far more buildings than he remembers. As he approaches one of them, a rift suddenly opens in front of him, and Drakobloxxer bursts out, slashing Vortex across the face.

Vortex: "WHY YOU LITTLE!" he roars, clutching his face and locking eyes with his attacker.

"YOU ARE DEAD!"

Vortex charges forward, slashing at Drakobloxxer with one hand. Drakobloxxer dodges the attack, then lets out a deafening roar that causes Vortex’s vision to blur.

Vortex tries to rub his eyes clear, but while he’s distracted, Drakobloxxer lunges in with a flurry of rapid slashes, pushing Vortex back until he crashes into a wall.

Vortex’s vision clears just in time, but before he can react, Drakobloxxer grabs his head and slams it against the wall repeatedly. After a few brutal hits, Drakobloxxer bites down on Vortex’s shoulder, drawing blood.

With a furious shout, Vortex kicks him away and quickly burrows underground. Drakobloxxer spins around searching, but it's too late. Vortex erupts from the ground behind him, delivering a powerful kick to the side of his head.

Vortex: "You are quite the annoyance, you little pest," he scowled, clutching his bleeding shoulder.

Vortex then vanishes, turning invisible.

Drakobloxxer stands tense, trying to track him. Suddenly, a slash cuts across his face. He strikes back in the direction of the attack, but hits nothing. Another slash this time to the back of his head. Then another. And another. He’s being attacked from all angles.

Snarling in frustration, Drakobloxxer lets out a piercing howl and with it, he briefly glimpses Vortex’s aura.

SLASH!

He lands a clean hit across Vortex’s chest, breaking the invisibility.

Drakobloxxer grabs hold of him, going in for another bite, but Vortex suddenly erupts in rage. The area around them turns blood red. With a furious scream, Vortex leaps into the air with Drakobloxxer still holding on, and slams them both into the ground, creating a massive red shockwave.

The blast sends Drakobloxxer flying across the Baseplate, crashing into a nearby building.

Vortex marches toward him, eyes glowing with fury. He grabs Drakobloxxer by the neck and lifts him into the air.

Vortex: "You have entertained me long enough, creature. YOU. ARE. DEAD."

And with those final words.

Vortex rips Drakobloxxer in half, tossing the two broken pieces aside like trash.

He lets out one final, victorious laugh.

As the outrage fades and the area slowly returns to normal, Vortex glances back at Drakobloxxer’s torn-apart body.

But then.

A booming voice echoes from nowhere.

???: "WOW! Now that’s what I call a FATALITY!"

Vortex spins around, searching for the source, but sees no one.

???: "No need to waste your energy, Hedgehog. I’m not actually there."

Vortex: "Who are you? Are you the one who brought me here?"

???: "Yes, aaaaaand yes!"

Vortex: "WHY did you bring me here?"

???: "Tsk tsk. So many questions for someone who just ripped another creature in half. You’re out of question tickets. Maybe later. Ta-ta!"

Vortex, now more confused, and angrier than ever, starts walking again, a low growl in his throat.

He has no idea who that voice belongs to… but he plans to find out.

And when he does, their head will be on a spike.

In Universe T5B2, we find ourselves in the familiar Test Zone from Universe D10C.

and with it, our little survivors.

Bacon slowly opens his eyes, blinking against the light. He sees Bloxxer sitting beside him.

Bacon Hair: "Ugh... Bloxxer? Where are we?" he asked, rubbing his head.

He looks around. The area resembles Baseplate, but with far fewer buildings.

Bloxxer: "I don’t know. I’ve been with you the whole time, you were out for a while."

Bacon Hair: "Sorry... I guess I was really tired after being chased for so long."

Bloxxer: "It’s alright. I did a sweep around here earlier, didn’t see any threats. But we still need to be careful," he said, still clutching his launcher tightly.

Bacon Hair: "Well... since I’m up, should we get moving?"

Bloxxer nods. They both get up and begin searching for a way out of the area. As they walk, Bacon tries to lighten the mood.

Bacon Hair: "So... did you see Drakobloxxer disappear into that rift?"

Bloxxer: "Yeah, I saw. Hopefully that freak’s gone for good."

Bacon Hair: "I know from Brickbattler that you’ve got history with Drakobloxxer. Do you want to talk about it? It's okay if you don't."

Bloxxer: "...I appreciate the sentiment. But no. I don’t want to talk about it."

A quiet stretch of silence follows as they walk, until they reach what looks like an exit from the area.

Bloxxer: "Finally! Felt like we’ve been walking for hours."

They both walk into the exit and enter what seems to be a series of wide, twisting hallways filled with random furniture, desks, lamps, chairs, and more. The strangest part, though, is the floor, ceiling, and walls, all made of smooth, polished black glass.

It’s not just dark, it’s empty. When Bacon looks down, he sees nothing beneath him. No ground. No structure. Just black.

It feels like they’re walking on nothing.

Bacon Hair: “Man, this place is crazy... when was this even a place?”

Bloxxer: “Beats me. Never seen anything like this.”

As they walk through the odd, echoing corridor, they spot a familiar face sleeping on one of the couches.

Bacon Hair: "HUH?! Guest?!"

Bacon runs over and quickly shakes him awake.

Guest: "Huh...? Oh hey, Bacon. What’re you doing here?"

Bloxxer: "We should be asking you the same thing!"

Guest: "Oh hey, Bloxxer. I was looking for you guys, but I found this place... and the couches here are really comfy."

Bloxxer: "THIS is no time for a nap! We still don’t even know if this place is safe!"

Guest: "Okay, okay! I get it, no need to yell."

Bacon Hair: "Have you seen Brickbattler? Maybe he knows what this place is."

Guest: "No, I haven’t seen him—wait, aren’t you gonna ask me if I know what this place is?"

Bloxxer: "No offense, but... we don’t think you do."

Guest: "Hey, you don’t know that! Maybe I do! …But yeah, you’re right. I got nothing."

Bacon Hair: "Alright, even though this back-and-forth is fun, we really should get going. I feel kinda weird standing on this black glass."

Bloxxer: "Yeah, same. Even though it looks cool, like we’re standing on nothing... it’s unsettling."

They all nod in agreement and continue walking down the endless hallway. Eventually, they reach a bend but when they turn the corner, they stop in their tracks.

Standing ahead are four figures, but they don’t look like any normal Robloxians. Bloxxer quickly raises his launcher and steps protectively in front of Bacon and Guest.

Mugman: "H-Hey! Let’s all calm down!"

Sonic: "Yeah, maybe put the launcher down? We’re all friends here... I think?"

Sans: "Whoa. They look kinda like you, yolkman."

Eggman: "It’s Eggman, you miserable skeleton."

Sans: "Eh. To-MA-to, to-MAH-to."

Eggman: "Anyway, they look nothing like me! They’re way too... blocky."

Bacon Hair: "Bloxxer, put it down. Killers usually don’t talk this much. And there’s not enough blood on them—or sharp objects."

Guest: "Yeah, and plus they look kinda cool! You’ve got a blue hedgehog, a weirdly tall Robloxian, a living teacup, and a skeleton I somehow really like."

Mugman: "I’m actually a mug."

Sans: "Heh. I really like him."

Sonic: "So... we cool? If so, I’m Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!"

He holds out his hand with a grin.

Bloxxer lowers his launcher slightly. With a glance at Bacon and a nod of reassurance, he fully lowers it.

Bloxxer: "Well then... I’m Bloxxer."

He takes Sonic’s hand and shakes it.

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In Universe F51N, we see a gothic mansion perched atop Yorick's Resting Place, where a trial is in progress.

A green slash cuts through the air, barely missing a robloxian as he tumbles down the steps. Quickly recovering, he flips a coin, but it lands on tails.

Chance: "Now is not the time for bad luck!"

1x1x1x1 walks behind him and suddenly stabs themselves with both of their swords. Chains burst from their body as four zombies claw their way up from the ground. As 1x1x1x1 tries to charge at Chance, they trigger a subspace tripmine, which explodes in their face, leaving them disoriented.

Chance glances over at a hooded robloxian.

Chance: "Thanks, Taph! I’ll make sure to repay you later!" he says, flipping another coin.

Taph: "👍" He nods, loading another tripmine, but then notices something.

"‼️👀🫵"

1x1x1x1 shakes off the effects of the blast and suddenly sprints at full speed toward Chance.

Chance: "Crap! Guys, I could use a little help over here! My luck just ran out!"

Just then, Guest 1337 rushes in, stepping between Chance and the charging 1x1x1x1. He readies a punch.

Guest 1337: "Let's do this."

But before they can clash, a rift opens beneath 1x1x1x1, swallowing them whole before snapping shut.

Guest 1337: "What?!"

Chance: "Huh? Did Greeny learn a new trick?"

Before anyone can respond, the world around them begins to shake and glitch.

Chance: "Oh, what now?!"

As he speaks, everything disappears.

In Universe R4U5, we see the once-lively Crossroads, now the setting for a trial in progress.

Shedletsky screams as he falls off a cliff and crashes onto the path below. Jane Doe quickly rushes to his side, trying to patch up his wounds.

c00lk1dd: "Tough luck, little admin. I thought you were stronger than this!" he laughs, standing at the edge of the cliff.

Shedletsky: "It’s a little unfair going up against two people," he says, casually taking a bite of his chicken.

Just as he finishes speaking, a figure leaps into the air and comes crashing down. Shedletsky tackles Jane Doe out of the way just in time. The figure slams into the ground, creating a shockwave that sends both of them flying backward.

John Doe: "YOU WILL ALL DIE TODAY!!" he roars, charging forward.

But before he can reach them, he’s struck by a massive hammer, sending him staggering back.

Builderman: "Not today, son. Not today."

Shedletsky: "Builder! Oh, am I glad to see you. Where have you been?!"

Builderman: "I was busy getting the sword you dropped." He tosses the Windforce over to Shedletsky.

"You can thank me once we get out of here alive."

c00lk1dd: "Aww, how sweet. One final moment together… before you all DIE together!" he laughs, dropping down beside John Doe.

Shedletsky pulls himself up, now wielding the Windforce. He stands beside Builderman, ready for the fight. Across from them, c00lk1dd stands next to John Doe.

Shedletsky: "Well, this feels like a more even fight."

c00lk1dd: "If you admins wanna go out like so-called heroes, I’m not stopping you." He brandishes his knife.

But just as John Doe charges in to attack, a rift opens directly in front of him. He runs straight into it, and it snaps shut behind him.

c00lk1dd: "What the?!" He steps back, but another rift opens beneath him, swallowing him whole as it, too, snaps shut.

All three survivors look around, stunned. Before anyone can say a word, the world around them begins to shake and glitch.

Shedletsky: "WHAT’S GOING ON?!"

Builderman: "I DON’T KNOW, BUT HOLD ON TIGHT!"

And just as he says that, everything disappears.

Back in Universe T5B2, we now see the Roblox HQ, but not the one from this world. This is the HQ from Universe D6O9.

Brickbattler: "This place is weird," he thought to himself as he wandered through the HQ.

"I never visited the HQ much, but this place looks... kind of different."

Eventually, Brickbattler finds the entrance and spots the long hallway made of black glass. But before he can move forward, a rift tears open in midair and c00lk1dd falls out, landing right in front of him.

c00lk1dd: "Hell?!" he exclaims, looking around.

"I'm at the HQ?"

Brickbattler: "What?! Why are you here?!" he says, quickly drawing his sword.

c00lk1dd turns to him and laughs, twirling his knife with a wicked grin.

c00lk1dd: "Hah! Looks like the admins got away but you'll do nicely, Brickbattler!" he laughs, lunging forward.

Brickbattler grips the hilt of his sword with both hands, blocking c00lk1dd’s knife just in time. He follows up with two quick slashes, leaving a deep gash in c00lk1dd’s side. But c00lk1dd retaliates by shooting a tentacle into Brickbattler, piercing Brickbattler’s left shoulder, and lunging in for another stab toward his right arm.

Brickbattler barely deflects the knife, but it still grazes his shoulder. He kicks c00lk1dd away, yanking the tentacle free from his wound.

c00lk1dd: "Hahaha! I can do this all day!" he taunts, watching Brickbattler clutch his bleeding shoulder.

Before they can clash again, the sound of something slicing through the air makes both of them freeze. A glitching green sword flies between them. They dive out of the way as it hits a fence near the exit. The sword vanishes on impact.

Both look back inside the building—standing there is a green figure.

c00lk1dd: "Whoa! Cool trick, 1x! Never seen you do that before. You look different too... when did you get a second sword?"

He squints at the figure.

"...And you're quiet. You're not my 1x."

Before he can say anything else, 1x1x1x1 lunges at him with a slash. c00lk1dd narrowly dodges the attack.

c00lk1dd: "Whoa! Okay, yeah. I still don't know what's happening but you definitely mess with the wrong kid!"

While the two are distracted, Brickbattler seizes the moment to slip away unnoticed.

Brickbattler: "I have no idea what's going on... but I need to find Bacon and Bloxxer fast!"

He bolts into the black glass hallway.

c00lk1dd goes in with a slash of his own, but 1x1x1x1 clashes their swords against his knife. 1x1x1x1 pushes c00lk1dd back, but he quickly uses his bottom tentacles to pierce 1x1x1x1's abdomen. 1x1x1x1 staggers back as the tentacles go through their body and out the back, spurting black blood.

c00lk1dd pulls out one tentacle and stabs his knife into 1x1x1x1's jaw. He pushes 1x1x1x1 back until they hit a desk, then lifts them up and slams them down onto it. He drags them across the desk, knocking over all of the computers and slamming them into a divider, breaking it.

c00lk1dd removes his tentacle and knife, then stabs 1x1x1x1's glowing eye but just as he does, the eye releases a burst of aura. 1x1x1x1 punches c00lk1dd off of them, quickly stands up, and with a burst of speed charges at c00lk1dd with a flurry of slashes. c00lk1dd deflects some of the strikes, but most of them land, cutting into his body. 1x1x1x1 then slashes off c00lk1dd's bottom tentacles and kicks him through the railing, sending him tumbling down the stairs into the basement of the HQ.

1x1x1x1 stands at the top of the staircase as their eye grows back. They stab themselves with both swords. As the chains crackle around them, two zombies crawl out into the basement.

c00lk1dd slowly gets up as the zombies close in behind him, but before they can get too close, c00lk1dd's remaining upper tentacles stab into both of them, causing them to wither away.

c00lk1dd: "This was a little entertaining. But I have run out of PATIENCE!!" he yells as the space around him begins to glitch before returning to normal.

"The bloodmoon calls. And it wants you DEAD!"

1x1x1x1 draws both swords, and as the chains crackle around them, they perform a horizontal slash, creating a sharp shockwave that flies down toward c00lk1dd. But he quickly runs up the stairs, leaps over the slash, and delivers a strike of his own, gashing a massive wound into 1x1x1x1's body. 1x1x1x1 retaliates by kicking c00lk1dd back down the stairs and throwing one of their swords at him.

The glitching sword pierces through him, and c00lk1dd's body freezes up and begins to glitch. As four pop-ups enter his vision, he can barely see 1x1x1x1 charging down the staircase. When the glitch effect finally fades, c00lk1dd tries to deflect the incoming attack but just then, 1x1x1x1 flickers slightly to the right, completely severing c00lk1dd's right arm. As his knife falls from his severed arm, he quickly catches it with his left hand and cuts off 1x1x1x1's right arm.

1x1x1x1 immediately retaliates by headbutting c00lk1dd, staggering him, then uses their remaining arm to cut off c00lk1dd's left arm. As c00lk1dd's knife falls to the ground, he stumbles back and slumps against one of the dividers.

c00lk1dd: "So this is it, huh? Dying here in the HQ. It's... fitting." With the star in his right eye flickering out, he starts to smile.

"Heh... Don’t worry, buddy. I’m coming home. Let’s play together."

And with those final words, 1x1x1x1 stabs their sword through c00lk1dd's chest. As the star finally fades, they pull the sword upward, splitting c00lk1dd vertically. As 1x1x1x1's arm slowly grows back, they stand over the body for a moment before walking back up the stairs.

When 1x1x1x1 reached the entrance of the HQ, a voice suddenly boomed out of nowhere.

???: "WOW. Just WOW. That has got to be one of the best brutalities I’ve ever seen!"

1x1x1x1 slowly looked around, eventually staring up into the sky.

???: "And of course, silent but deadly wins. Shame about the finish, I was looking forward to talking to that kid." The voice chuckled to itself.

"Well, since I can't get a good back-and-forth with you, I’ll just be on my way. Ta-ta."

And with that, the voice stopped speaking. 1x1x1x1 simply looked down and entered the black glass hallway.

On the other side of Universe T5B2, we see Planet Voss from Universe F51N, and three Robloxians sitting next to the black glass hallway.

Chance shot awake, frantically looking around.

Chance: "Huh?! Crap, when did we get to Planet Voss?"

He looks to Guest 1337, who is the only one standing.

Guest 1337: "Well, we were about to leave, but Taph wanted to wait for you to wake up."

He pointed to Taph, who was sitting next to Chance.

Taph: "👍" He nodded.

"👥🚶➡️⬛🪟"

Guest 1337: "Taph's right. We should be going."

Chance: "Yeah, let’s go. But first—"

He takes out his coin and flips it, landing on Heads.

"For good luck."

They all enter the hallway. Once inside the weirdly decorated corridor, they come across a fork in the path.

Taph: "⬅️➡️❓"

Chance: "Well, you know what they say: right is always right."

Guest 1337: "I would argue with you on that logic, but we’re working with nothing."

Chance: "So it’s a yes? Let’s go then. Honestly, I didn’t expect you to agree that fast."

They begin walking to the right as they continue talking.

Guest 1337: "We don’t have time to waste on little arguments like that."

Chance: "Well, after everything we've been through, I honestly didn’t spend that much time with you. I mean, I saw you around the cabin, but I just don’t know who you are."

Guest 1337: "My life story is nothing you should concern yourself with."

Chance: "No, I insist. Let’s talk! You seem like a pretty closed-off person. I rarely see you talking to the others, and when you do, it’s always about the next trial. I don’t know, it just seems a little weird."

Guest 1337: "Hey, sorry if I’m not the most approachable guy in this purgatory, but I’ve got a lot on my mind, and I don’t want to burden the rest of you with it."

Chance: "Heh. All of us have our little backstories, no need to hide it. I mean, I could make some guesses. You were in the army, right? How was it?"

Guest 1337: "It was a time... I joined because a bacon hair terrorist group was killing all the guests in Robloxia, and I didn’t want my family to live in a world where they’re always under threat."

Chance: "That is noble... Man, now I feel kind of inadequate. I just ran a casino, and you fought in an actual war!"

Guest 1337: "Heh, don’t be. I heard from some of the others that your casino is actually the only one in the world that isn’t rigged. Would you mind telling me about it?"

Chance: "Well it's only fair, you shared your story so I'll share mine." He fixes his hat first to get ready.

"Okay so where to start? I ran a casino like you know, I actually inherited it from my family, honestly I didn't really do much to manage it to be honest, I mainly just like to gamble at my own casino and a local casino called the Sonnellinos, I was on pretty good terms with them until that fateful day."

Guest 1337: "What happened?"

Chance: "Well... I apparently won a rigged game in the casino and stole their prize which I guess no one was meant to get. After that the reputation of my family has been dragged through the mud, because they accuse us of cheating or something."

Guest 1337: "That is... Rough."

Chance: "I'm honestly surprised that you even heard anything remotely good about my casino after that."

Guest 1337: "Man, I'm sorry I asked."

Chance: "It's fine. now we're both even!" He said happily to lighten the mood as he flips another coin.

Guest 1337: "Heh, I guess that's one way to look at things."

They both walk in silence after that, but Taph suddenly stops them as they reach a bend in the hallway.

Taph: "👂❓"

Guest 1337 and Chance tense up, listening. Footsteps echo from around the corner. Guest 1337 shifts into a battle stance, and Chance pulls out his flintlock, bracing for whoever might appear.

But when the figures come into view, they lower their weapons.

Chance: "Shedletsky?! Builderman?! Jane?! I mean, I expected more of us to show up eventually, but... why do you all look different?"

Builderman: "I'm sorry, but... do we know you?"

Guest 1337: "Wait. Did this place mess with your memory? We talked before the last trial. In the cabin."

Shedletsky: "Cabin? I have no idea what you're talking about."

Jane Doe: "Maybe this place is pulling people from different times... or even different dimensions. Did you guys also wake up somewhere you weren't before?"

Chance: "Yeah... and just a hunch, but did you experience a glitching effect before waking up?"

Jane Doe: "Yes! So you're seeing the same thing too?"

Builderman: "Sounds like we've got multiple universes at play."

Shedletsky: "Why jump straight to the multiverse theory? They could just be from a different point in time."

Builderman: "We don’t recognize them, but they recognize us. And that ‘glitch’—if it were local, we’d know. The only explanation is that it hit several universes at once."

Shedletsky: "Huh... Yeah, okay. That checks out. No wonder you’re the boss."

Taph: "👀‼️‼️‼️🫵"

Everyone turns to where Taph is pointing—and sees a half-corrupted Robloxian standing behind the group.

Guest 1337: "John Doe. He’s here." He immediately drops into a battle stance.

Chance: "Crap! Why now?!" He draws his flintlock again.

"But... I might be seeing things, or does he look a little different?"

Builderman: "Could be our John Doe. If he looks different, that might explain it." He pulls out his ban hammer.

John Doe: "I’LL RIP YOU TO PIECES!!"

Guest 1337: "Yeah, that’s definitely your John. Ours doesn’t talk."

Shedletsky: "Doesn’t matter, because it’s time to rumble!" He steps in front of the group and draws the Windforce.

"It’s time for round two!"

As John Doe charges in, Shedletsky spins forward with Windforce, slicing into him. Before John can retaliate, Chance fires a shot, hitting him in the side of the head.

Chance: "Yeah! And how about some more?!" He flips a coin, Heads. He pulls the trigger again, but the flintlock only clicks.

"Crap!"

John Doe lunges at Chance, but Guest 1337 steps in, blocking the blow and countering with a powerful punch that knocks John back toward Builderman. Builderman slams his ban hammer into John's side, knocking him down. Before he can recover, Taph hurls a subspace tripmine. It explodes in a burst of purple energy, disorienting John Doe.

Taph: "🏃💨‼️"

Guest 1337: "Taph’s right! We need to retreat, now!"

Everyone bolts, sprinting past the stunned John Doe, who slashes wildly at the air.

John Doe: "YOU CAN’T RUN FROM ME FOREVER!!"

His scream of rage echoes behind them as the group escapes into the depths of the hallway.

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In Universe P2C1, we see "My World" the desolate Green Hill that is the stage for the current trial in progress.

Laughter rang out over the desolate hills as Jeffrey Woods stabbed someone to death.

Jeffrey Woods: "My new face, isn't it beautiful?" he said, turning his head toward the last remaining Survivor.

The Survivor: "Yeah, yeah, I've heard this a thousand times," they said, quickly taking out a flashbang and throwing it, blinding Jeff.

Jeffrey Woods: "GAHH! I'll gut you like a fish!"

The Survivor: "Get your own line, copycat!" they taunted as blue sparks flashed around them, and with a burst of speed, they dashed away.

Jeff flourishes his knife and begins to maniacally laugh non-stop as he chases the Survivor. TS stops in their tracks, whips around, and pulls out Doom's Gauntlet. Jeff lunges in for a slash, but just as he does, TS puts up their other arm in a parry stance. TS parries Jeff as they charge the gauntlet.

But just as TS strikes Jeff, launching him back, a rift opens up beneath them and TS falls through as the rift snaps shut.

Jeffrey Woods: "What the?! Never seen any of them do that before!" But just as he says that, a voice booms out of nowhere.

???: "Oops. Got the wrong person. Oh well, second time's the charm!"

Before Jeff can say anything, another rift opens up beneath him, swallowing him in and snapping shut.

TS quickly shoots open their eyes as they now appear in a run-down and vandalized pizza place.

The Survivor: "Oh, what the fuck."

In Universe F51N, we see Underground War, a once bustling area for a good game of Capture the Flag, now the grounds for a trial in progress.

Jason lunges forward with a slash, cutting a wound into Noob's back, making Noob trip and fall onto the blue flag. Noob quickly drinks a slateskin potion as Jason slashes at them again, but as the slash connects, Noob's skin gets coated in a layer of slate, blocking the blow. Before Jason could do anything else, he gets stabbed in the back by a sharp dagger.

Noob: "T-thanks, Two Time!" they said, slowly picking themselves up.

Jason slowly recovers from the stab, but just then a plasma beam hits him, slowing him down. Dusekkar levitates toward Noob and helps them up.

Dusekkar: "The slate may shield, but wounds run deep. Now leave, or risk the endless sleep."

Noob: "T-thanks... I-I dunno how I could repay you..."

Dusekkar: "No debt, no gold, just flee with speed. Your breath alive is all I need."

Noob finally gets up as the slateskin wears off. Jason, now enraged, lunges forward with a slash but out of nowhere, 007n7 comes running in and takes the hit. As he falls down lifeless, both Noob and Dusekkar hear a voice coming in.

007n7: "I bought you guys some time...!" he said, throwing a can of Bloxy Cola at Noob.

"Now hurry... because I'm all out of clones for now...!"

As the three of them run away, Jason gives chase. But just as he closes in, a rift appears below him, swallowing him in and snapping shut. 007n7, seeing that, stops everyone in their tracks.

007n7: "Wait! Did everyone just see that?"

Noob: "H-huh? Did your c-c00lgui do that?"

007n7: "No... my c00lgui isn't programmed to do that..."

But just as Two Time finally ran up to them, the area around them started to glitch.

Noob: "W-what's going on!?"

007n7: "I don't know, but hold on to me!" he said as he activated his c00lgui.

But just as it finished charging, everything disappears.

In Universe T5B2, we see the black glass hallway and the Act 1 Group walking along it.

Guest: "So, can I ask where we’re going?"

Sans: "Yeah, I've been meaning to ask that since..." He checks his wrist like there's a watch there.

"The entire time we've been here."

Bloxxer: "Aren’t we trying to get out of here?"

Eggman: "Yeah, but this blasted maze seems to lead nowhere!" He screams out as his voice echoes in the hallway.

Sonic: "Chill out, egghead! We'll find something soon."

Bacon Hair: "If we’re getting impatient, then why don’t we just run? Most of us have abilities that help us move fast."

Mugman: "But I can't—" Before he can say anything, Eggman cuts him off.

Eggman: "Yeah, emphasis on most! Not all of us can run fast, idiot!"

Bloxxer: "Hey, back off! He's only trying to lighten the mood." He says, raising his launcher slightly.

Sonic: "Okay, everybody calm down." He quickly steps between them.

Sans: "Yeah, come on Eggman, you’re getting all hard-boiled!" He chuckles at his own joke, and out of the corner of his eye, he sees Guest chuckling too.

Eggman: "GAHH! THAT WAS THE WORST ONE YET!"

Mugman: "Wait, g-guys! I see something up ahead!" He points to what looks like a doorway further down the hall.

Eggman: "Ah, finally! One more second with you idiots and I would’ve lost it."

Sans gets ready to say something, but Guest cuts him off.

Guest: "Would you say you... would have cracked?"

Sans bursts out laughing at that one, and even Sonic lets out a chuckle. Eggman, in a huff, storms off through the doorway. Everyone quickly follows after him. On the other side, they find a forest with a camp in it.

Guest: "Wow. Freaky."

Bacon Hair: "Yeah, who would’ve thought a hallway would lead to a forest?"

They all step inside, only to find another archway this time made of wood. They look up and read the sign:

"Camp Pineview."

Mugman: "This... is a camp?"

Sonic: "Huh... Let’s go in."

Bloxxer: "What?! We should be more careful! Who knows if a killer’s in this location!" Just as he says that, Guest taps his shoulder.

Guest: "Like that one over there?" He points to the middle of the camp.

Everyone looks where he’s pointing and sees a figure standing next to a lit torch. The figure has their back turned, a chainsaw strapped to their back, and a machete in hand. Bloxxer raises his launcher. The figure turns around, wearing a hockey mask.

Guest: "Oh yeah, that’s a killer right there."

Jason slowly starts walking toward them, but just then, another figure approaches from the side.

Jeffrey Woods: "Well, well, what do we have here?" He says, brandishing his knife.

Jason turns toward Jeff and raises his machete threateningly.

Jeffrey Woods: "Back off, masky! They're mine!" He steps closer.

While the two killers face off, Eggman starts hatching a plan with the others. He steps back to the archway and plants a mine beneath it. Sonic hoists Mugman onto his shoulders as Mugman takes aim.

Guest: "It’s go time, Bloxxer!" He yells, sprinting toward Jeff. He pulls out his spray paint and sprays Jeff, temporarily blinding him.

Bloxxer fires a rocket at Jason, stunning him, while Mugman shoots his peashooter at Jeff, knocking him back a bit.

Eggman: "Great! Now everyone with speed, grab someone who doesn’t have any and book it back to the hallway!" He yells, activating his jetpack.

Eggman rockets back into the hallway. Sonic boosts behind him with Mugman still on his back. Sans shrugs and teleports out of there. Bloxxer activates his overcharge coil, grabs Guest, and runs to catch up. Bacon dashes after them, but glances back to see Jeff regaining his vision, furious.

As Jeff watches them escape, he turns to Jason.

Jeffrey Woods: "Gah! You're going to pay for making me lose my kill!"

Jeff charges at Jason. He stabs Jason in the chest, but Jason doesn't flinch. Jason then slashes Jeff across the chest. Jeff staggers back a little bit before stabbing Jason in the chin. He then turns Jason toward the archway and kicks him toward it. Jason staggers from the kick, but just as he's about to charge at Jeff again, he gets pulled toward the mine underneath the archway. It explodes, stunning Jason and sending him sliding toward Jeff. Jeff sweeps Jason’s leg and stands over him.

Jeffrey Woods: "Go. To. Sleep!"

Jeff stabs Jason's right eye. He laughs maniacally as blood gushes from Jason's eye. As Jeff rips out his knife, Jason suddenly punches him, sending him back and into one of the torches. Jason quickly gets up and lunges forward with a swing. Jeff crouches under the swing, and it only hits the torch, breaking it. The torch falls and ignites the surrounding grass.

Jeff stabs Jason's foot and pulls upward, splitting Jason's leg up to the knee. Jason plunges his machete through Jeff's hand, making him drop his knife. Jeff quickly lifts his hand, causing the butt of Jason's machete to hit Jason, staggering him a bit. As Jeff forcefully rips his hand free splitting it, he grabs his knife again. Jason then grabs him by the neck, punches him twice in the face, and throws him to the ground. Jason lifts his boot to stomp on Jeff’s head, but Jeff rolls out of the way just in time and gets back up.

As blood scatters around the burning camp, the two slashers stare each other down. Fire spreads around them. They both charge. Their blades clash for a moment before Jeff kicks Jason's cut-up leg, causing him to stumble, and stabs his knife into Jason’s face. Jason retaliates by punching Jeff in the stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Jeff staggers back as Jason struggles to get up, then runs toward Jeff and punches him in the face before falling again. Jeff also struggles to rise, crawling over to Jason and punching him. Jason retaliates by grabbing Jeff’s head and slamming it into the burning grass.

Jeff quickly grabs the knife still embedded in Jason's face, forcefully rips it out, and slashes off the fingers Jason is using to hold his head. Jeff then shoves himself away, his face partially charred from the burning grass, as both of them struggle to get up.

But Jason gets up before Jeff. He walks over and does a combination of slashes, two hits with his machete, then jams his chainsaw through Jeff's body before kicking him into the fire. Jeff struggles to get out of the flames, but just as he stands, Jason winds up a strong horizontal swing and completely decapitates him.

As Jeff’s body falls over lifeless, the camp becomes fully engulfed in flames. Jason walks through the fire, finds Jeff’s decapitated head, and stomps on it, crushing it.

Jason turns away and disappears into the flames as the blood from both slashers burns away.

In another part of Universe T5B2, we see the still-wounded Brickbattler wandering through the black glass hallway.

After narrowly escaping, Brickbattler, still clutching his shoulder, walks through the dark corridor. Eventually, he runs out of energy and slumps against one of the black glass walls.

Brickbattler: "Man, oh man. Can this day get any worse?" He chuckles to himself a little before hearing footsteps.

"And there it is."

He gets up and draws his sword, only to see a seemingly normal Robloxian walking toward him.

The Survivor: "Whoa, easy there. Would you mind not pointing your sword at me? I think I’ve had enough sharp objects pointed at me for today."

Seeing it was another survivor, Brickbattler slumps back down against the wall. TS approaches and helps him up, guiding him toward one of the nearby couches.

The Survivor: "Hey dude, I don’t know what you’ve been through to be that tired, but this place is littered with furniture, you shouldn’t be sitting on the floor." They sit down on the couch beside him.

Brickbattler: "Sorry, I’ve just had a long day. Is there even a day and night cycle in this place?"

The Survivor: "Who knows. But let me guess you got attacked by a killer?"

Brickbattler: "Bingo. I was just exploring, but I came across c00lk1dd."

The Survivor: "I'm sorry, but am I supposed to know who that is?"

Brickbattler: "Huh, weird. Maybe my theory is correct."

The Survivor: "What theory?"

Brickbattler: "Well, first of all, I’m just going to assume that we both woke up in a place not familiar to us?"

The Survivor: "Yeah, you got that right. I woke up in a pretty abandoned-looking pizza place that looked like it had been vandalized."

Brickbattler: "Yeah, that makes sense. I woke up in a facility with some creature at the center. I think it was a holding facility for that creature, but I don’t know."

The Survivor: "What you’re describing sounds like the Gilgamesh Holding Facility."

Brickbattler: "You know what that place is?"

The Survivor: "Yeah, I’ve been there a couple of times. And by the way, that creature at the center—his name is E-17B. He was made by the Iris Corporation or whatever. Sorry for sidetracking you."

Brickbattler: "No, thank you. That just proved my theory. This place is mysterious, but it seems to have pulled locations, and us from different universes. Like, for instance, you don’t know who c00lk1dd is, even though he’s one of the main killers terrorizing my world. And you talked about some corporation called the Iris Corporation, which I have no knowledge of."

The Survivor: "If that’s true, then it’s a good change of pace. So, since we seem to be stuck with each other, mind if I ask your name?"

Brickbattler: "You can call me Brickbattler. And what about you?"

The Survivor: "Honestly, it’s been a while since I gave out my name, but most people call me The Survivor. You can call me TS."

Brickbattler: "Seriously? ‘The Survivor’?"

The Survivor: "Hey, it’s not any weirder than being named ‘Brickbattler’!"

Brickbattler: "Heh, touché." He chuckles, but it sets off a sharp pain in his shoulder.

"Ow. Heh... guess I’m still pretty banged up after my last run-in."

The Survivor: "Hey, I think I got something for that! Hold on." They take out a medkit and hand it to Brickbattler.

"Here! This should patch that up."

Brickbattler: "Thanks, but... can you really spare that?"

The Survivor: "It’s fine. I have spares." They take out another medkit.

Brickbattler: "Well... uh. Okay then. Thanks! I owe you one." He takes the medkit and starts patching up his shoulder.

The Survivor: "It’s no prob. So, since we’ve got time to kill—heh—why don’t we talk about our past or something?"

Brickbattler: "Yeah, maybe I can start first. Well... I’m nobody special. I played a lot of Brickbattle games hence the name, heh. I guess some people in the—" He cuts himself off.

"sorry, in my group they looked up to me, which I don’t know why. I’m just a normal Robloxian trying his best in the Xploit outbreak."

The Survivor: "Wow, that’s heavy. I’m kind of like you. I’m nobody special, and in my world, instead of whatever you have, we’ve got demons and freaks terrorizing everything. Wanna know what the death tally is in my world? Well, I’ll tell ya! Whatever number you're thinking of, think higher."

Brickbattler: "Jeez... your world might have it worse than mine."

The Survivor: "Yeah, hehe. I got the nickname The Survivor because I’m like a magnet to monsters, but I live."

Brickbattler: "Man... and how long have you been doing this?"

The Survivor: "I don’t know. Like, close to two years now."

Brickbattler: "I’m sorry. That must’ve been rough."

The Survivor: "Don’t be sorry. I adapted, picked up some new tricks along the way, which is cool. Heh, I’ve been doing this for so long I almost forgot my name." They chuckle a little.

"So... are you feeling all better now?"

Brickbattler: "Yeah, I’m feeling better now. Shall we hit the road? Or... the hallway."

The Survivor: "Yeah. Even though these couches are strangely comfy, we should stretch our legs if we want to survive this nightmare together." They get up on the couch and hold out their hand.

Brickbattler: "Yeah, I agree. We gotta lube up these gears or else they’ll get rusty." He says, taking TS’s hand and getting up.

The Survivor: "Ew. Don’t ever say that again."

Brickbattler: "Haha, agreed."

As they begin walking, TS suddenly stops Brickbattler. They close their eyes then suddenly shoot them open.

The Survivor: "Get ready! Because we have company." They say, taking out the Doom’s Gauntlet.

Brickbattler: "Wait—what’s coming?!" He asks, drawing his sword.

As they stand ready, both of them hear a creature approaching.

The Survivor: "I’d recognize that sound anywhere! It’s—!"

Niloticus.

Chapter Text

In Universe T4D0-4, we see "Hill" the once bright green hill now the setting for a hunt.

Tails frantically runs as his arm cannon charges. He spins around, raising the arm cannon at the figure chasing him, Tails Doll. Tails fires his shot at Tails Doll, but he jumps out of the way. Just then, Tails Doll gets struck out of the air by Amy's hammer.

Amy: "Tails! Are you okay?!" she yelled, dropping down toward them.

Tails: "Thanks for the help, Amy! And I'm barely holding on."

Amy: "Tails, you need to fall back! The others are on their way, I'll hold him off!"

Tails: "But how?! Didn't you just throw your hammer at him?!"

Amy: "I'll just get it back—" Before Amy could finish, she sees Tails Doll charging at them.

"TAILS, WATCH OUT!!"

As Tails turns around, he can feel the sharp claws of Tails Doll dig into him. He gets fatally wounded. As his body falls to the ground, Tails Doll lunges at Amy. But before Tails Doll can slash her, a grappling hook flies through the air and hits Tails Doll. He is then yanked toward Metal Sonic as Silver charges up an orb and fires it at Tails Doll, stunning him. Shadow drops down next to Amy as Metal Sonic and Silver run over to them.

Shadow: "Ms. Rose, I know you are upset about Tails's death... but this is no time to freeze up. He would want you to survive, and the only way to do that is to grab your hammer and prevent more lives from being taken by this monster. To honor his legacy, and everyone else’s."

Still shocked, Amy gathers herself and runs toward her hammer. But just as Metal Sonic and Silver run to assist, Tails Doll flies up and toward them.

Silver: "Oh no! I don't have enough energy to shoot them out of the air!"

Metal Sonic stops in his tracks as he gets ready to attack. But just then, Shadow performs a homing attack and stuns Tails Doll, knocking him out of the air.

Shadow: "Don't be reckless, Metal! I know you are a copy of... Him. But you didn't have to inherit his recklessness."

Both Metal Sonic and Shadow stare each other down before Silver jumps in between them.

Silver: "Guys! This is not a good time to squabble, he’s getting up!"

All three of them stand ready as Amy walks into the middle, still wiping the tears from her eyes.

Amy: "O-okay. We can't afford to lose another person!"

Silver: "Yeah! It's no use going against all of us!"

As everybody prepares for a fight, Tails Doll flies toward them, but as he gets close, a rift opens up in front of him. He accidentally flies through it as it snaps shut.

Shadow: "What?"

Silver: "Did he learn to teleport?"

Shadow: "If he did, he would be appearing behind us by now."

Just as Shadow says that, the area begins to shake and glitch.

Amy: "What's happening?!"

But just as she says that, everything disappears.

In Universe P14B, we see "PC Install Edition" a bright area with traces of hopes and memories, now the grounds for a trial in progress.

JX1DX1: "You.can't.run.from.me.Jacob!" He yelled while chasing Jacob.

Jacob quickly whipped out his shotgun and shot JX1DX1, but just as he fired, JX1DX1 teleported behind Jacob.

Jacob: "O-oh no!"

JX1DX1: "Oh.yes." he said as he punched Jacob.

But before JX1DX1 could attack Jacob again, he got hit by a hammer, knocking him down.

Dragondudes3: "Hell yeah! Take that, you red #######!" he said, running over to get his hammer.

JX1DX1: "Not.so.fast.stargazer!" he yelled, trying to throw a punch at Dragon.

But just as the punch almost connected with Dragondudes3, his body froze up as it turned completely black with a loading bar. JX1DX1 passed right through him as his hand started glitching. Dragondudes3 then reappeared above his hammer and returned to normal as he picked it up again.

Dragondudes3: "Ha! You fell for it!"

JX1DX1: "You.lag.switching.nuisance!"

Jacob ran away from the scuffle before bumping into Prototype.

Jacob: "O-oh, Prototype! Have you seen Brandon? I really need his help right now."

Prototype: "Brandon6875935_is_coming_over_to_help." He then saw the scuffle.

"Jacob_go_recover_hit_points_I_will_go_help_Dragondudes3."

Jacob: "N-noted."

As Jacob ran away, Prototype ran toward the scuffle. He activated his speed coil and transferred some energy over to Dragon. Feeling a surge of speed, Dragon slid underneath JX1DX1’s next punch and ran over to Prototype.

Dragondudes3: "Thanks, Proto!" he said as he whipped back around and threw his hammer at JX1DX1, knocking him down again.

Before JX1DX1 could get up, a loud scream rang in his ears, throwing him off. Guest 666 ran over to Dragon and Prototype with his cat 'Model' running beside him.

Guest 666: "Hi there! Let's go to your game," he said, gesturing for them to run with him.

They both followed Guest as they slowly approached Jacob and Brandon standing by a light box.

Brandon6875935: "Cleanse."

Jacob: "Yeah, I know. I'm almost done." He looked over to see the rest of the group coming over.

"Hi guys, did you lose him?"

But just as he asked, JX1DX1 appeared behind Guest 666. As JX1DX1 laughed, Jacob pulled out his shotgun and shot him. But as JX1DX1 fell, a rift opened up beneath him, and he dropped through. It snapped shut as the group was left speechless.

Dragondudes3: "Jacob! When could you do that?!"

Jacob: "I-I don't know?! I didn't do that! I think."

But before anyone could say anything else, the area started to shake and glitch.

Guest 666: "D="

And with that, everything disappeared.

Back in Universe T5B2, before the clash between slashers, another event was happening on the other side of the universe.

Amy, Shadow, Silver, and Metal Sonic walk along the black glass hallway.

Silver: "So where are we going exactly?"

Shadow: "Out of here."

Silver: "Yeah, but we still don't know where 'here' is."

Amy: "Man, where's the Chaotix when you need them?"

Silver: "Aren't they dead?"

Amy: "Silver, I was trying to lighten the mood!"

Silver: "Oh, sorry!"

Shadow: "Still, we need to know where this mysterious place is, and how to escape it."

Metal Sonic quickly steps in front of everyone to stop them as his senses pick up something.

Up ahead, they see the normally black glass of the hallway stained with red and yellow blood. Bodies litter the hallway, as in the middle, they see a black figure ripping another person’s head off. As the body slumps to the ground, the black figure turns its head toward them.

The Stalker runs at them as Metal Sonic stands ready. The Stalker pounces forward, and at the same time, Metal Sonic charges forward. They both clash as Metal kicks The Stalker away. Metal then fires a grappling hook at The Stalker, hitting its head. He yanks it down, smashing The Stalker's head on the ground.

The Stalker gets up and screams loudly, causing everyone to cover their ears. But Metal Sonic charges up his booster and flies toward The Stalker with a dropkick, but before it can connect, a rainbow outline surrounds The Stalker.

The kick connects, and The Stalker slides back but is unfazed by the attack. As the outline fades, it lunges forward, hitting Metal Sonic with a slash. Metal doesn’t have time to react as The Stalker keeps repeatedly slashing him, eventually pushing him against a wall. But before it can damage Metal Sonic any further, it gets struck in the head by Amy’s hammer. Before The Stalker can even get up, it gets hit by Silver’s orb as Amy runs over to help Metal.

Amy: "Metal! Are you okay?" she asked, as she helped him up.

Metal Sonic’s eyes are flickering in and out, but he gives a nod. He tries to get up and fight again, but Shadow steps in front of him.

Shadow: "You are in no shape to fight. You should have calculated that you would lose this fight in that condition."

Metal Sonic quickly gets up as if to argue, but his eyes flicker again as he falls down.

Amy: "Shadow is right, Metal! You stay back, and we will handle it."

Amy picks up her hammer as they get ready to fight, but just then, a mysterious voice rings out.

???: "Oh, sorry to spoil the fun, but you have a matchup I planned. You can’t waste your energy fighting these people, so off you go!"

Just then, a rift opens up beneath The Stalker as it falls through and snaps shut. Everyone is left speechless until Shadow steps up.

Shadow: "Wait, Overseer! Are you the one behind all of this?!"

???: "Oh, the little hedgehog has a question, I’ll humor you. Yes, I am the one behind your current predicament. But I will say, the title of Overseer sounds a bit too stuffy and not fun."

Silver: "Then what should we call you?"

???: "Mmh... call me The Game Master! And now that’s all, I’ve already exceeded my limits by answering two questions, so I’ll leave you to it. Bye-bye now."

Amy: "Wait! We still have questions!" she yelled, but nobody answered back.

Silver: "Well, at least we now know there's a force that is causing all this."

Shadow: "Yeah, and we will find that so-called 'Game Master' and put a stop to this!"

Amy helps Metal Sonic up as the group continues on pass the bloodshed.

In another part of the universe, we see Facility_0 and two unlikely people walking around.

JX1DX1: "Huh.this.place.does.contain.some.of.our.spots!" he said, nudging Father.

"This.is.The.Beast's.old.stomping.grounds.right.or.am.I.mistaken."

Father: "Wh,,y di,d I h,,av,e t,,,o b e st,u,ck wit,,h yo,,,,u?" he said, facepalming.

"N o, www, won,,der Se,,an thin,,ks ,yo,u a,,re i,,,nsuff,,erab,le."

JX1DX1: "Oh.don't.be.a.buzzkill.daaaad."

Father: "D,,on't e,v,er c,,all me,tt th,,,at."

JX1DX1: "Then.why.do.people.call.you.'Father'?"

Father just lets out a loud sigh. But just then, a rift opens above them and The Stalker falls out, it quickly gets up and looks around. JX1DX1 is shocked for a moment before wrapping his arms around both Stalker and Father.

JX1DX1: "Hey.look.at.that.the.gang.all.here!"

Father: "W ,h,,at?" he said, pushing JX1DX1 away.

"Th,is is lit,era,,lly not,everyb,,ody. Wh,,,at about Se,,,an, Ki,,,llerKy,,le, Be,ast, S,pi,,rit, C,,ontent ,Del,,et,e d, In,flu e,nce,,,"

JX1DX1: "Okay.I.get.it."

Father: "Ch,,angin,g the su,bj,,ect, wh,,y did,, Sta,,lker,f fa,,ll tho,u,,,gh that, rif,t?"

But just as he said that, another rift opens up behind them and Tails Doll floats out. He looks at the three of them and bears his claws.

JX1DX1: "Well.looks.like.you're.up.for.a.scrap.then," he said, stepping forward to fight.

But suddenly, a voice rang out.

Game Master: "Oh, no that won’t do. No tag teaming allowed."

Father: "W ha,,t?"

Just then, a rift opens up beneath JX1DX1, making him fall in, as Father accidentally backs up into another rift, which snaps shut.

Game Master: "Now that’s better. You two have fun!"

Both Stalker and Tails Doll stare each other down as time seems to tick. Suddenly, Stalker lets out a loud scream as Tails Doll charges at him, but before he can stab Stalker, a rainbow outline surrounds Stalker, and his claws fail to penetrate its skin, Tails Doll continues to slash at Stalker to no avail, as The Stalker stabs him in the chest and slams him into the ground, creating a dent. Stalker then drags him across the floor as it runs toward the exit of the area, the rainbow outline fades as Tails Doll digs his claws into its arm, drawing blood.

Feeling the pain, Stalker quickly throws Tails Doll toward the exit, Tails Doll collides with a lamp in the black glass hallway, knocking it over. Stalker then pulls a rock from the ground with telekinesis and throws it, as Tails Doll quickly gets up and throws the broken lamp at Stalker, both the rock and the lamp collide midair as The Stalker pounces forward, but just then, Tails Doll places a large fiery ring on the ground and floats to the side.

The Stalker lands in the ring of fire, burning it. Tails Doll then picks up one of the couches with his own telekinesis and throws it at Stalker. It hits, making Stalker fall on its back, burning it more. It quickly gets up as Tails Doll throws a drawer at it, but it lets out a loud scream as Stalker stops the drawer midair with its telekinesis. It then jumps on the drawer as a rainbow outline surrounds Stalker, extinguishing his flames.

Tails Doll picks up all the furniture around him as Stalker pulls all the cabinets from the drawers behind it into a cluster, Stalker throws the cluster as Tails Doll floats back and throws another couch. They clash, and as water bottles and boxes fall on the black glass Stalker charges at Tails Doll, all of the floating furniture then flies toward Stalker, but it just charges through, barely being hindered, as Stalker slowly catches up, Tails Doll abruptly stops and slashes at Stalker with his claws.

The rainbow outline fades as his claws dig through Stalker's skin, he quickly follows it up with another slash at its eyes, Stalker retaliates with its own slash, but as Tails Doll tries to duck underneath the slash instead hits his crystal, Tails Doll freezes up a bit as Stalker stabs his stomach and lifts him up, as blood drips down Stalker's arm, a floor lamp hits Stalker away from Tails Doll, he then stabs both of his claws into Stalker and flies up into the air, slamming Stalker into the black glass ceiling, Tails Doll rips out his claws, but before Stalker can fall to the ground, a cabinet flies up and smashes it against the ceiling.

The drawer falls a little bit before Stalker stops it midair, standing on top of the drawer, Stalker slashes at Tails Doll, gashing him. They then trade slashes at each other as the floor lamp lifts up and flies toward Stalker's back. Sensing this, Stalker dodges the lamp, but just then, Tails Doll catches the lamp and smashes it against Stalker's head, destroying the head of the lamp. Losing focus, both the drawer and Stalker fall down, but at the same time, Tails Doll uses his claws to sharpen the broken lamp and ignite the tip. Using telekinesis, he sets the flaming pole down, and as Stalker falls on the drawer, the flaming pole impales him through the drawer, the impact creates a ring of fire around Stalker as it tries to remove the pole, but it is stuck, as Stalker screams out, Tails Doll laughs.

He then floats away as Stalker burns alive, but after going down the hallway a little bit more, a voice booms.

Game Master: "Not bad. Not bad at all. Unfortunately, another silent one wins, but I’ve got to give it to ya, you didn't disappoint. Anyways, it seems like another battle was happening at the same time as yours, so I need to rewind on that real quick. Good luck, little doll."

The voice stops as Tails Doll starts stitching up his wounds and floats further down the black glass hallway.

Back in another part of the universe, after The Stalker got rifted away, the group decided to press on and try to find a way to fix up Metal Sonic after the scuffle.

Amy was carrying Metal Sonic on her shoulder as she followed behind Shadow and Silver.

Amy: "Shadow, are you sure we can find parts to fix up Metal?"

Shadow: "There's a chance. This hallway is filled with random furniture, so there's a chance that it will also have random parts."

Silver: "Yeah, but even with the abundance of drawers and cabinets, the only things we're finding are food and water, which is good but not what we need for Metal. Unless he can eat as well."

Amy: "I will say, it's a little bit weird that this place is filled with bottled water and lunch boxes."

Silver: "Yeah, it is weird. Who left all this stuff here?"

Shadow: "Who cares, just be grateful that we have this at all. It's probably the Game Master there, mystery solved."

Amy: "You guys really don't know what 'lightening the mood' means, do ya?"

Shadow: "Sorry, it's just... Where did it all go wrong? We did everything right, stopped Eggman's latest scheme and saved everyone. Why did that blue fool have to..."

Silver: "That's the thing. Calamities will pop up when you least expect it, a candle can become a wildfire if you leave it unchecked long enough."

Shadow: "So you're saying that we should be watching everybody all the time? That's unrealistic, and you know it."

Silver: "That's not what I... It's not anybody's fault that the disaster happened. Trust me, disasters like this pop up randomly all the time, it's just that this one spiraled out of control."

Shadow: "Yeah, and I didn't do anything to stop it from spiraling out of control. If I acted early on, then maybe he would still be..."

Amy: "Hey, it's not your fault, nobody saw it coming."

Everybody stays silent for a little bit before Amy speaks up.

Amy: "Hey, let's change the subject. This hallway is pretty long, right? Wonder why it's so long."

Silver: "Maybe that Game Master made one hallway this long, so now he's contractually obligated to make every hallway long."

Shadow: "How did you come to that conclusion?"

Silver: "Just a hunch."

Amy was about to speak, but when they got close to a fork in the hallway, Shadow suddenly stopped walking.

Shadow: "Wait! Do you hear that?"

They all focus on the noise Shadow was talking about.

Amy: "Footsteps?" she said, laying down Metal Sonic and taking out her hammer.

Silver: "Get ready, guys! This might get messy."

They all stand ready as five blocky looking figures emerge from the left hallway. Both groups look at each other for a bit, everything deafeningly silent, but suddenly.

Jacob: "AHHHH!" he screamed, as he quickly whips out his shotgun and shoots at them.

But before it can hit anyone, Silver quickly jumps ahead of Shadow and forms a barrier, blocking the shot. He then charges up an orb and throws it at Jacob to retaliate, but before the orb can hit Jacob, Brandon runs in front of him and raises his hand. In a flash of light, a light box appears in front of him. The light box blocks the orb as it crumbles. Dragon then jumps in front of Brandon and raises his hammer, ready to throw, but then Amy runs in front of Silver and raises her own hammer, ready to throw as well.

Both Amy and Dragon stare each other down, both of their hammers still raised in the air.

Amy: "Maybe we can talk about this? Even though your friend almost shot us, it was probably in self-defense, right?"

Dragondudes3: "Yeah, we can talk about this, but first, should we lower our hammers since we chose the talking route?"

Amy: "Good idea..."

They both slowly lower their hammers.

Jacob: "S-sorry for shooting you..."

Shadow: "It's fine. Under these circumstances, it's understandable to have a trigger finger."

Dragondudes3: "I guess it's my turn to apologize, sorry for almost caving your head in with my hammer. But it wasn't entirely my fault! If your silver friend there didn't throw an orb at us, then maybe we would..." He then stopped mid-sentence as he slowly turned his head toward Silver.

"Wait... SILVER THE HEDGEHOG!! WHAT!"

Silver: "Wait! You know about me?"

Amy: "How do you know about him?"

Jacob: "Y-yeah, how do you know about them?"

Dragondudes3: "You seriously don't know? They're from Sonic the Hedgehog!"

Shadow: "Sonic?! Wait, what do you mean we're 'from' Sonic?"

Dragondudes3: "Oh crap! Forget what I said. Would you guys mind if I consult with my team for a little bit?" He said, quickly pulling everyone into a group huddle.

"Guys, we are definitely not in the Vast anymore. Those are the characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and they are also here!"

Jacob: "So they are from a video game franchise? That's pretty normal considering that we are all trapped inside of our Roblox avatars."

Dragondudes3: "Yeah, but just look at them. They are also kind of blocky, which means that they probably come from Roblox as well, but I don't recognize them from any games I've played. So there could be some time-mumble-jumbo stuff going on right now, and the fact that Shadow said that it was understandable for you to have a trigger finger considering the circumstances!"

Jacob: "So what does that mean?"

Dragondudes3: "It means that they are probably in a similar situation as ours! You know, fighting for our lives, running from Killers, all that junk. So let's just treat them as like one of us and don't mention the fact that they are from a video game, sounds good?"

Jacob: "Y-yeah!"

Prototype: "Affirmative."

Dragondudes3: "Good, now let's go make a good first impression." He said, as they all returned to the other group.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. How about we start over and introduce ourselves?"

Amy: "Okay, even though you somehow already know who we are, we might as well introduce ourselves as well. I'm Amy Rose, you already know Silver, and the brooding one is Shadow." She then remembers Metal Sonic as she runs over and helps him up.

"Oh, and he is Metal Sonic!"

Dragondudes3: "Metal Sonic?! Why is he with you guys?"

Shadow: "Eggman's dead."

Dragondudes3: "O-oh..."

Amy: "Way to bring the mood down, Shadow! But changing the subject, how about you guys?"

Jacob: "My name is Jacob."

Guest 666: "Hi."

Dragondudes3: "He is Guest 666 and he can only say specific phrases. Anyways, nice to meet ya. I'm a big fan. My name is Dragondudes3, but you can just call me Dragon."

Shadow: "Which one of your parents named you that?"

Dragondudes3: "Oh well, it's complicated."

Brandon6875935: "Hello."

Prototype: "His_username_is_Brandon6875935_and_my_designation_is_Prototype."

Dragondudes3: "But you can just call him Brandon."

Builderman: "And I'm Builderman."

Dragondudes3: "Huh? WHAT, BUILDERMAN!!"

Shadow: "I'm guessing by that reaction that he isn't a part of your group?"

Dragondudes3: "Yeah, he's like a big shot in our universe! What are you doing here?"

Builderman: "I came from the other hallway, and I saw yer' standing over here."

Amy: "Wait, your name is Builderman?"

Builderman: "Yes, that's my name."

Amy: "So you know how to build and repair stuff, right?"

Builderman: "Yes, that's what I do."

Amy: "So can you fix up our friend, Metal?"

Builderman walks over to Metal Sonic and examines him for a little bit.

Builderman: "Yeah, I can fix yer' pal over here, but we need to go somewhere safer. Luckily for ya, I know a place." He then gestures for everyone to follow him as he goes back to the right hallway.

Dragondudes3: "You can't just fix him here?"

Shadow: "This place is not safe."

Jacob: "R-really? We've never encountered anything in these hallways before."

Shadow: "That's because you got lucky. We encountered a black creature that busted up Metal."

Dragondudes3: "So Killers can also appear in the hallways? Man, that's all kinds of messed up! Why can't we ever catch a break?"

Builderman: "Put that conversation on hold, y'all. We're here."

They all look and see a door embedded into the wall. It was also made out of black glass and almost blended into the wall. Builderman opens the door to reveal a fairly large room with one corner containing multiple beds and the other corner containing some random furniture and a pile of board games.

Dragondudes3: "Oh, score! What is this place?"

Builderman: "Welcome to the safe room. Here ya can rest. This place is filled with a lot of food, water, and even entertainment!"

Shadow: "How do you know that this is truly a 'safe' room?"

Builderman: "When I first found the room, a mysterious voice told me that I was the first one to find a safe room. That was when he told me what I told y'all."

Shadow: "The Game Master. I guess he made these rooms for survivors."

Dragondudes3: "The game what now?"

Amy: "We'll explain later. What we need to do now is to fix up Metal."

Builderman: "Put him on the couch. I have some spare parts on me, so I can use those to fix 'em up."

Amy carries Metal Sonic over to the couch as everyone finally enters the room, with Silver closing the door behind him.