Chapter 2 (Z8): When Fiction Hits the Fan

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The worldwide freakout hit maximum overdrive.

TV stations? Completely hijacked.
News anchors? Panicking.
People? Questioning their entire existence.

And at the heart of it? YG and Void—two masterminds sipping imaginary coffee, watching chaos unfold like it was a Netflix binge.

Live from Batang Quiapo – Manila Goes Ballistic
The Batang Quiapo cast was still stuck inside their own show, except it wasn't a show anymore—it was real life now.

Cardo Dalisay, a man who survived more bullets than any human should, was reloading an actual gun, no longer bound by TV rules.

Jessica Soho was trying to interview Tanggol like it was still a news segment.

"Ano pong masasabi niyo sa nangyayaring ito ngayon?"

Tanggol, still confused as hell, looked straight into the camera:

"Jessica... mas lalo mo lang akong pinahirap, eh."

The comments were spamming emojis.

"BRUH TANGGOL JUST TALKED TO JESSICA SOHO LIKE SHE'S A SIDE QUEST."
"THE NPC ENERGY IN THIS SCENE IS UNREAL."
"CARDO VS TANGGOL? THIS THE BATTLE OF THE DECADE."
Meanwhile, in another part of the Philippines, It's Showtime! was mid-segment when the stage glitched out—and suddenly, Teddy Romano, the most gangsta-ass villain in Batang Quiapo, was standing on their stage.

Vice Ganda blinked. Looked around. Looked at Teddy. Then back at the audience.

"...PUTANGINA, KASALI KA BA SA SAMPLES?!"

Teddy, not amused, pulled out a real gun.

Vice Ganda: "...WAIT WAIT WAIT TIMEOUT TIMEOUT TIMEOUT—"

Commercial break unavailable. This is real life now.

The Internet Loses Its Mind
Twitter? Collapsing.
Facebook? On fire.
TikTok? Every Filipino making skits pretending they're also stuck in Batang Quiapo.

One dude even made a TikTok of himself saying:
"Bro, if I suddenly glitch into MMK, I SWEAR TO GOD I'M NOT CRYING."

The government? Had no idea what to do.

A press conference was held.

The Philippine President stood there, sweating, staring at the cameras like he just woke up from a coma.

"Mga kababayan... ah... hindi ko rin alam kung anong nangyayari."

The reporters were losing it.

One guy from Rappler raised his hand:
"Sir, so what's the government's action plan regarding Cardo Dalisay's immortality being confirmed real?"

Another one from CNN asked:
"Mr. President, is it true that Lito Lapid is now an actual senator AND a legendary gunslinger?"

Everyone was talking over each other.

Meanwhile, in the middle of EDSA, random Filipinos were bumping into anime characters, GTA NPCs, and literal figments of their own imagination.

One guy saw Doraemon standing near a Jollibee.

Another dude? Almost got run over by Lightning McQueen.

At some point, Jose Rizal himself spawned in—looking around at Manila with complete disappointment.

"Putangina, eto pala 'yung kinamatayan ko?"

YG & Void – The Architects of Madness
Back in the void, YG was just grinning.

"Damn. This is entertaining as hell."

Void was laughing too hard to breathe. "BRO, JOSE RIZAL IS OUT HERE ROASTING HIS OWN LEGACY."

At this point, the universe had officially become a giant improv session.

Everything anyone ever thought of... was blending together.

Cardo Dalisay was now Manila's real crime-fighter.
Every Filipino teleserye character? Now walking among real people.
Even commercials were acting up—Jollibee mascots were now REAL ENTITY BEINGS.
And then...

The Final Glitch: The Ultimate Crossover Begins
In the middle of all this chaos, the sky ripped open—and descending from the heavens?

A GIGANTIC COSMIC BEING.

A voice thundered across the world:

"WHO... DID... THIS?!"

The clouds crackled.
Reality shivered.
Everyone—Tanggol, Cardo, Jessica Soho, Jose Rizal—looked up in horror.

YG took a deep breath.

Void leaned in.

"Welp," Void muttered. "Looks like we got the attention of something BIGGER."

...

To be continued.

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