[chapter one] virtual world [DW AU]

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(READ PROLOGUE FIRST. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST CHAPTER.) https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1193918201/ [Chapter One - Cosmo] (in the virtual world) Cosmo stared at the pancake sizzling on the pan he held over the stovetop. 'That dream was so weird... What was that big rock dog...?' "Hey- Don't burn the pancakes!" Sprout exclaimed, rushing over to him. Cosmo blinked back to reality and flipped the pancake. "Sorry! I was just lost in thought." "About what?" Sprout eyed the pan to make sure he wouldn't burn the other side. "Just a... weird dream." Cosmo sighed, putting the pancake on the pancake stack. Sprout raised his eyebrows a bit. "Oh yeah? What about?" He picked up the plate of pancakes. "U-Um.. I don't remember, really.." How would Cosmo tell him that he saw Sprout's arm get bit off by a giant rock wolf?? "Hm." Sprout walked to the exit of the kitchen. "I'll tell everyone breakfast is ready. Set up the table, k?" Cosmo nodded and started distributing the plates across the table. As he was placing them, he felt something scratch against his foot. "Pebble, I'm not giving you-" He paused as he looked down to see nothing. Pebble? Why did he say that? There was no pebbles or rocks there... Cosmo stared at the ground. 'Something is seriously wrong with me today..' He finished putting the plates around and went to his own spot to eat. Cosmo decided he should talk to Sprout about the whole "pebble" thing. Maybe he'd know what's going on? He found Sprout and Vee talking in the hallway in a very hushed tone. Like what they were talking about was a secret. They (and Shelly) did that a lot, so he didn't think much of it. Probably some "main character" stuff he didn't know about. Although, he found it strange Astro wasn't included in it too. "Hey, Sprout!" He said, walking up to them. Sprout looked over and smiled, waving. "Hi! What's up?" "I was wondering- Is there someone here named Pebble?" Vee turned her head over to Cosmo, looking shocked. Sprout's eyes widened as he gripped his arm, like he always did when he was nervous. "Um.. No.. Why do you ask?" Cosmo shrugged. "I just randomly said that name when I was putting pancakes on the table." "Well, there's no 'Pebble' here, alright? Maybe you're just tired or something." Vee said matter-of-a-factly. "Y-Yeah." Sprout agreed, avoiding eye contact. Cosmo was confused why they were acting so weird over some name. "Um.. You sure, cuz I could've sworn--" "There is nobody named Pebble, Cosmo." Vee cut him off. Yup, something is definitely wrong. "Okay, okay, sorry for asking then. I-I'll go lay down for a bit, I guess.." Cosmo walked off to his room, ignoring Vee and Sprout's whispering again. 'Is there something wrong with me?' Cosmo thought, laying on his bed. 'Of course there's no 'Pebble' person. I know everyone here. But...' Cosmo raised his hand up and stared at the bracelet adorned on his wrist. It felt like deja vu, staring at that bracelet. Didn't it break at some point? But when? And why is it fine now..? 'Ugh, Vee's right, maybe I am just tired.. I've been pretty busy lately anyway.. Maybe a nap wouldn't hurt..' ~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~ Oh. I'm here again. The dream where Sprout gets attacked by that rock wolf. I already know because we're in that dark hallway where the creature's ragged breathing is the only sound you can hear. We're hiding behind a crate, Sprout beside me, holding a broken rolling pin at ready. We're both so tired from running, but I hold my hands to my mouth to silence my heavy breathing. For some reason, though, I now know the rock-wolf's name. Pebble. This isn't a dream. It's a memory.