“S&M is not liable for any rumors that spread.”

We welcome you to the film of Trapped.

“Well, well, it seems we have a new member!…”

“Who am I?”

“I understand that there has been a rumor.”

“I don’t know!”

“Oh my dear, your talking to the great engineer, this door will never be opened, so give hope and put a smile on that face of yours!”

“What?…..”

“Ahahaha. Hahahaha! AHAHAHAHAAAA!!”

I wake, the image engraved. A large set of teeth, laughing as it’s sharp teeth chew and swallow me. A metaphor….. for what is it…PAC-Man?

“Weird. More horrorishly funny than scary.” I mutter.

“Stupid machine ruining my dreams.”

A door slides open.

“Was it the dreams again?” A female voice asks, figure invisible compared to the blinding light spilling in.

“Yeah.”

“Come here honey, we’ll get you cleaned up…”

“This land confuses your mind….” A shiver runs down my spine, the voice. From my dreams.

“Did…did you say something?”

“Yes I said to come here.” The female voice responds, more steel in it than before.

The figure grows larger, longer.

I start to hyperventilate.

“Deep breaths..”

1

2

3

4………5

“No.”

A darkness unleashes itself from the knots of my stomach. Flowing to my hands, dying them black.

Shadows.

I fling my hands and all the light snaps out of existence.

A robot stands there, glitching with a smile inhumanly on its face. “You should listen to your mother boy, after all we don’t want the rumor of why your really here spreading now do we?”

“Not really…but before I shut you off….Why. Am. I here?!”

“That honey, is classified data.”

“Well, I tried.” I say solemnly.

“Wha..what do you mean?”

I let the shadows go. They flood her, overtaking her.

No screams come from her, only the grinding of metal on shadow.

“Well that’s good, gotta keep life somewhat school appropriate.” I say to myself. I run out the door, to find…….nothing.

An endless void.

The voice crawls back to my mind, “This land confuses your mind…”

“Ah, crap this all.”

And I jump.

To find solid ground. I’m in a laboratory surrounded by, to my joy, more “sigh.” Robots.

I rage, spinning and letting that void of shadow fill me and destroy it all.

But they scream. Their human.

An alarm blares. words spit out over the intercom. I don’t hear it but I know it’s the Rumor. Me. So I run again, door through door, surrounded by the screams.

Until I find myself in that void.

And instead of jumping, I fall. And land in a brightly colored place, unidentifiable.

A new voice comes over an new intercom.

“S&M is not liable for any rumors that spread.”

We welcome you to the film of Trapped.

“Well, well, it seems we have a new member!…”

A man pops in front of me, glitching with a passion.

“Who am I?” I ask him, I don’t know why but I can’t control myself.

“I understand that there has been a rumor.” He says with a wide smile.

“I don’t know!” I yell at him, suddenly angry

To that he goes on a rant.

“Oh my dear, your talking to the great engineer, this door will never be opened, so give hope and put a smile on that face of yours!”

“What?…..”

“Ahahaha. Hahahaha! AHAHAHAHAAAA!!” He spews suddenly.

Then finally it hits me. “This is my dream..” I say slowly, finally gaining control of my tongue.

“Right on…. I’m sorry I don’t think I got your name?”

“Oh I’m….Ethan.”

“Well Ethan it’s nice to meet you. My name is The Other. And I’d like to welcome you-“ It’s suddenly like someone hit pause. He just stops.

“Oh Ethan ethan Ethan Ethan. I told you. Rumors are a dangerous thing. As your host couldn’t finish, I’d like to welcome you. Sadly my control over that insufferable author only lasts so long.”

“But still, welcome to the cOntEst Of chaOs!!!!”

“A. K. A. The end of your life”

And the floor drops. All this because of a rumor….

I’d like to introduce myself. I am the actual Other. That was the MASTER. Hmm all these terms. So confusing.

Anyway I sold my soul to him after a loss of Mahjong. Kind of funny don’t ya think?

This is were Ethan’s story ends and the Warrior begins. If you read this you think it to be funny, bad, definitely not scary. But to all of you…… I have one thing to say.

Welcome to The Contest. I’ll see you in the ring.

“Ahahaha. Hahahaha! AHAHAHAHAAAA!