Aldermere

Part XV: The Part In Which Our Heroes Go To Hell

Silence fell over the town of Aldermere. It was deafening. Ash caked the town. Two thirds of Aldermere's population had been killed. Three fourths of the population left alive were severely injured or barely clinging on to life.

Thankfully, Wen wasn't one of them. However, Darla was. Her battery was running very low. She only had 10% left.

They were hiding in the Mall at Hot Topic (The edgiest store ever according to Wen). He sat down beside Darla.

"You doing okay?" Wen asked Darla.

"No, not really. I don't have much time left. Once my battery is dead, I'm dead," Darla explained.

"Can you go into a power saving mode?" Wen asked.

"I wasn't given that feature."

"Could I hook you up to a power source or something?"

"I don't work like that, Wen."

"There's got to be a way I could save you!"

"There is none. There are no batteries nearby that you could use. I am going to die very soon, Wen."

"No! I'm not letting you just die here! There has to be a way! There has to!"

"Wen look at me. I am going to be okay. I am just a machine. This was going to happen eventually. There is nothing you can do."

"You're not just a machine! You're our friend and I like like you!"

"I like like you too, Wen. But my battery is dying. All the batteries that would replace mine were destroyed when the facility was destroyed. I will be fine. We need to focus on the problem at hand: saving what is left of Aldermere. We have to find a way to stop the Devil before he finally takes Aldermere off the map!"

Wen sighed. "You're right. But in order to stop him we need to get into hell."

"I could help with that."

Wen and Darla turned around. A girl with short brown hair dressed in strange clothing stood before them. She was wearing white latex gloves.

"Who are you?" Wen asked.

"Nobody important. At least not until 100 years from now, but that doesn't matter. I can open a portal for you guys to get into Hell. Wallace is there too," the girl told them.

A portal opened up right next to her. It was definitely a way in.

"Thank you, but please tell me your name," Wen said.

The girl hesitated. "I don't think I should. It could alter the timeline. Anyway, see ya."

The portal sucked Darla and Wen in and spit them into Hell. Fire surrounded them. The barking of hellhounds, the moans of the tortured, and the crackling of fire was all that could be heard.

The two friends got up. Hell was a lot bigger than Wen had thought it would be. He surveyed the fiery wasteland. It was terrifying.

"We have to find Wallace, if anyone can help us, it's him," Darla said.

"You're right, but where even is Wallace?"