Memory Synchronization

CHAPTER 5: Memory Synchronization (PART 3)

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In an empty black void. There's Scroll who is just sitting there. She opened her eyes to her surprise, and scratched her eyes using her foot.

Scroll: Gotta be kidding. I hate those dark dreams... am I still dreaming?

Scroll looks around, there's no one with her, not even her friends. She was all alone in this black void.

Scroll: ... Inkwell? Popcorn? Test Paper? ...

Scroll quickly stood up and proceeded to look around but now in a desperate manner.

Scroll: Inkwell?! Popcorn?! Test Paper?! (scratches her eyes even harder) IT WASN'T A DREAM! OF COURSE IT WASN'T! I'M DEAD!! THEY SENT ME TO HELL!! I HATE MYSELF!! IT WAS ALL MY FAULT! What was the point, huh? Give and take??! Siiiick... Now I'm dead! Nothing!

Scroll draws herself on the ground.

Scroll: OH! I KNOW!! (kicks off her self portrait) YOU MANIAC!! You just wanted to take everything. Frick off. No more of my friends, no me, no new family... Uuuughh... (sniffle)

Scroll sat down and started to cry silently. She looked up and strained herself trying to open her injured eyes.

Scroll: and yet, why do I always get nice things, despite how much I hated myself?

[Flashback to Scroll's life before she "died"]

Scroll is on bed with a bandage stuck on her forehead. She looks at a card for her that reads "get well soon!" from Inkwell and Popcorn.

Scroll: I promise.

[ANOTHER FLASHBACK]

On Scroll's birthday, Inkwell and Popcorn gifted her a potion of some sort.

Inkwell: Scroll, this is all yours!

Popcorn: Happy birthday, Scrolly!!

Scroll: What's this?

Popcorn: It's a levitation potion! Since you don't have arms, Inky and I requested Ms. Witch Hat from Melody Labs to make this potion so you could pick things up using levitation!

[BACK IN THE PRESENT]

Scroll: I'M SO STUPID! WHY IS LIFE SO STUPID?! WHY IS EVERYONE SO STUPID??!! And... gh... and... I failed every single thing! (sniff) Even the things I liked. Even myself, all just, dead gold. so maybe I deserve "hell" after all... You win. You really did outsmart Scroll. Because there's nothing else to take.

Scroll then went silent and accepts her fate when suddenly, she felt a woosh of the wish behind her and a familiar voice.

???: Did you really think nothing was left? Scroll, really?

Scroll: Whah?!

The wind then wrapped itself into a large circle around Scroll and then eventually formed into Popcorn.

Popcorn: Because- because... I don't just disappear like that, y'know??! I was shown so much joy! I brought joy, you and Inky brought joy, so why leave?

Scroll: (slowly stood up) Popcorn!

Scroll ran into Popcorn and hugged him, crying in tears of joy.