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>ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛɪɴɢ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ?

>ᴀ... "ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ."

>...

>ɪᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ɴɪᴄᴇ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ?

>ᴀʟᴀɴ ɪꜱ "ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ɪꜱ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ʜᴇʀᴇ.

>ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ "ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ."

>ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇ ꜱᴀᴛɪꜱꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴛᴀꜱᴋ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟʟʏ.

>ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ.. ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴꜱ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ.

>ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴀᴄʀɪꜰɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟ.

>..ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴄᴇʟʟᴇɴᴛ ꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇɢᴏᴀᴛ.

>ʙᴜᴛ.. ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏᴡ?

>..ɪ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ɢɪꜰᴛ. ᴀ ɢʟɪᴍᴘꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ..

>ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ.. ꜱᴏᴏɴ.

...

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(Third Person POV)
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He blinked his eyes awake, heaving from running so much. Other Alan groaned, still feeling energy pulsing through him. It burned a lot, but it started to slowly fade out.

"Ugh.. what?"

He was on grass.. outside? This didn't look like anywhere near his house. His phone buzzed, still in his pocket.

"Huh? Oh."

Sitting up on the grass, he pulled out his phone.

Other Second laid on the floor, jumbled.

"Ugh.. Alan? What happened? Where are we..?"

"I don't know.. I just panicked then.. I don't know."

"Well wherever we are, we need to find our way back, and quick. That thing isn't gonna take it easy on our friends. I think we both know that."

"Right.." Other Alan stared off for a second. "Sorry.. I'm just worried."

"About?"

"Didn't you see who was chasing us?"

"..right. It's so weird. Why would he even be chasing us in the first place?"

"I'll.. explain later. For now, can you pull up Maps and see where we are?"

Other Second nodded and maneuvered to maps, opening it. It took a few seconds, but soon it popped up with their location.

"..why are we in Washington D.C.. and 50 miles away from the state capitol?" Other Alan reloaded the map, trying to see if it bugged out. But no, they were in fact 50 miles away from the U.S capitol building. He could see the silhouette from where he stood. It was only now he realized the sky was a rusty red.

"So.. did we just teleport somewhere random?"

"I.. uh.. don't think so? This doesn't look like our world.. universe.. timeline? Gah, I don't know."

"Well I'm sure there's someone around who can help. Try walking into town, or maybe inside the capitol?"

Getting up, Other Alan started walking. "But why would anyone help me? My story has got to be the least believable. 'Oh yeah! I fell through a wormhole between worlds and now I've coincidentally ended up right behind the state capitol and I have no idea how! I'm totally not a criminal! Can you help me?'"

"Ok.. ok, I get it, but I could do without the sarcasm right now."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever."

They kept walking. Other Alan was able to see the capitol closer now, but as he did, he froze in shock at the flag flying over it. Chills went down his spine.

"Uhh.. Alan.. you good?"

"..no. No no no no no.. that can't be real.." He started to shake.

"Show me whatever it is!"

Slowly, he lifted his phone so Other Second could see.

The flag flying above it was red..

and it had _nala's iconic symbol plastered onto it.

"..."

"..."

"Second..?"

"Yeah?"

"..I don't like the look of this place."

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