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Chapter 2 - Come Home Sweetie

While Max was scratching his hands on the walls as he was moving, he looked around to find Ted and Zoe.

"They're pussies for not fighting me."

He then notieced that someone dropped their bag on the floor, he picked it up, and carried Along without even seeing what's inside.

Outside the Simulation, Arnold and David we contemplating wether or not Max could actually help the story.

"Think about it, he's scary, he's possessive, and most likely, he won't leave because he wants a "revenge", I guess".

"Yeah but that's the thing, revenge against who?" Arnold asked.

"Pretty sure it's the person that killed them." David Replied.

Back in the Simulation, Ted was trying to find a way out. Zoe was next to him.

Behind them however, a figure showed it's light, and it was not happy.

That figure wasn't Max, moreover, it was a whizzing Gunshot.

It hit the Guard in the back.

"Ted, what. happened?" Zoe Asked

"I gotten shot. What does it look like." Ted Replied.

Then Zoe noticed the taser that was used to tase her. She pulled it out of the pocket, pointed it at the figure and demanded for it to get down on the ground.

Max slowly approaches Zoe, before pouncing on her. Ted grabs her hand, and pulls her back, however.

"She wants you, we got to get you out of here."

"But that's my mom, and someone pozessed her." Zoe Said.

"Listen, Do you want to die, or do you want to to come with me?" Ted says, knowing full well her answer.

"Yeah, I'm behind you." Max Said.

Max exits the body of Alice and turns off all the lights.

Alice is pretty much out cold.

Outside the simulation,

"Its Been 3 Hours!" David said.

"Should we get them out?" Arnold Asked.

"I'm running out of Twilight Zone episodes, and I have to tell people that Max is alive, albeit, in a ghostly spirit." David said.

However, Arnold Slaps him and said, "Don't. Don't tell anyone about this, they'll think we're deranged psychopaths, and they won't believe shit. Just play it safe and tell no one."

David nods and turns off the simulation, waking the Child and The Mother.

They stay quiet for a few minutes.

"So, tell us about your experience." David said.

"That's a bit of a hard thing to accomplish. So much shit went down and I honestly don't have the power to explain it." Alice explains.

David then recalls the statement of how not to tell anyone about this, and offers some water for the two.

"By the way, what did you put in that water?" Arnold asks.

"I laced with a potion of amnesia." replied David.

Surprised for a few seconds, Arnold doesn't care after that.

"They signed the waiver, they knew what they were getting into."

After the mother and daughter leave, the two have to decide, either shutting the project down, or continuing.

"Because of Max's presence, it's going to be a bit difficult to keep this project going. I say we abort." Arnold says.

"I, unbelievably say we should just keep going. We've worked on this project for a decade so far, and I'm not going to let this project die because some shitty ghost is in the pipeline." David said.

Arnold Sighs.

"Fine, we'll do it your way for now, but you're taking responsibility for this project if it goes to hell, got it?" Arnold Warned.

"Yeah, and about that mother and daughter, they were alright-" David said before being cut off.

"Because you placed in an amnesia potion which made them forget the 3 hours they spent in that hell of a place." Arnold adds.

"Sure, but nothing bad happened then, it'll all be fine. Besides, Max lives in the situation only, so it's not like he can escape. Everything will be fine." David Said.

At Alice's home, Alice was asleep, when a black shadow entered her room, and got on her bed.

"Time for round two, Max."

The figure entered the body of Alice, sat up, and left the house.

"When I said, I would kill the person that killed me, I meant what I said. Just living up to what I said, and you're gonna help me do it. Even if it kills you."