"Nahhh, make that GAMING you". SAGE replies with a twisted smile.
~{WOULD YOU STOP IT WITH THA...}~
"YO SA...GE, IS TH...AT YOU? WE..."
While AMÉ and MONOGATARI were in their own world, trying their best to win a talk over the other game, SAGE stood there in confusion as to why he had opened his GATE into THE CONSOLE.
"Dud that idiot do this?" He asked himself while looking at MONOGATARI.
He turned to AMÉ and he instantly got the MESSAGE.
He began glaring at him.
"Tsk... Didn't I tell that idiot to fix that th... Sigh... What's the point of getting angry, we're already here. It'll be better to just clear him off the list now". He said to himself while nodding his head.
"ALRIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH OUT OF YOU TWO! Damn, it's like dealing with THE GODDESS OF IMMATURITY but two of her". SAGE Interrupts with an angry face. "I'm so glad I can be angry and show it".
...
BACK IN THE PRESENT
"So it was a trap? I see. You were moving too slow that you got caught in a trap, right?"
∆ Where you even listening? When did he ever say it had to do with speed. ∆
"Well, I wouldn't say he's wrong but it wasn't because I was moving slow. After all TIM here is faster than I am, but still got caught in it".
"Yea, sure. He's still slow, so dies thst really count? Haha".
∆ Yea. At least I'm fasted than MONOGATARI who's just as fast as some god I know. ∆
TIM replied, trying to bite back at him. He knew SPEEDY will undoubtedly bite the bait.
After all, he knew SPEEDY will be unable to fo anything to him.
Not just because he could easily leave their as silently as he arrived in their midst, but because he had already looked into the events of the current timeline way beyond that moment.
With that in mind, he smirked and decided to add more gasoline to the already burning fire.
∆ By the way, aren't you the same god who got tagged so bad by someone so slow... Or was that a fluke caused by your reaction being too slow to even feel something wrong on you? Haha. And he said I'm slow. ∆
He looked at SPEEDY who was slowly boiling and nearing his breaking point.
∆ Better measure your speed with the actual slow guy the group. ∆ He added while looking at MONOGATARI.
Intentionally shooting him too, with the same bullet.
At that moment SPEEDY broke.
That last one had hit home perfectly.
For THE GOD OF SPEED to be compared to any other god in SPEED of all things. No matter how the statement was made, even if it was a soft insult, even if it felt like a feather falling on a still lake. It was bound to cause a ripple.
And right now, a mountain had fallen into that lake.
But the wave never came.
∆ What's it? Too slow to hit me? I thought so. How about I make it easier for you ∆
TIM who was normally the calm headed one but the most disrespected amongst the three TIMERS any time they were together, saw this as a perfect opportunity to get back at one of them at least.
He drew his face close to SPEEDY'S right fist, which for an unknown reason was stuck in place moving so slow that one could think he was paused in time.
...
∆ Yea, I thought so. Your pride was so hurt that your true speed has finally been expo... ∆
He stopped as he noticed a smile on SAGE'S face that was never part of the original timeline.
With his eyes glaring deep into SAGE'S eyes.
It yelled, "DON'T DO IT!"
Unfortunately for him it was already too late.
"POW... BOOM"
∆ ...seddddddd ∆
The punch which felt like it had been in motion for over a Billion PIONS had finally hit it's target and sent it flying millions of FRIS away.
"Who did you call slow? Bet you didn't see that one coming" SPEEDY said standing directly above him.
"If you three want to waste my time with your games, please do. Just know that I won't be here to watch it". SAGE said, standing up from where they all sat.
"Wow, hold it right there". SPEEDY replies holding his jacket. "Where do you think you're going after embarrassing me like this?"
"Embarrassing you? Tch... I'll only say it once, let go of me".
SPEEDY could tell that SAGE wasn't joking, the look in his eyes were a hundred and one percent saying he will kill him if he doesn't let go.
"Just stop right there with the glare and answer the question. Why did you switch off my SPEED?"
~{PFFT}~
"Uhn? Sigh... Why don't you ask the second of you idiots what he did with the story". SAGE replied dusting his shoulders.
SPEEDY on the other hand was now holding the lines of MONOGATARI'S body.
"Why did you do that? Answer honestly and I might just consider using..."
∆ Let go of him. ∆
"Uhn?"
∆ I'm not asking. ∆
TIM who was laying millions of FRIS away said holding SPEEDY'S hand.
∆ Why did you alter the timeline? ∆
~{ I THOUGHT YOU SAID I WAS SLOW?
I REPLIED WITH A SMIRK}~
∆ Tch... This ba... Sigh... Nevermind ∆
TIM walked over to join SAGE, who had started moving again.
"Wait that's it? You're just going to end it like this. COMMON! I'm the freaking victim here".
"So you're all going to ignore me to the end... Tch... Alright then".
...
AS they continued their journey in silence, SAGE looked at a circular paper plane which appeared in his front, with a red light blinking on its northern pole.
"We're getting close... Anyways, the things is your speed would have worked against you heavily". He said turning to SPEEDY.
"How so?"
~{DAMN, HIS ANGER REALLY DOES DIE FAST}~
"I heard you MORONGATARI. So why did you say that my SPEED would have worked against me, SAGE?"
TIM and MONOGATARI looked at each other confused at the out of place joke.
"Well, You're the type who hates playing games nor following rules, especially ones that have to do with TIME".
TIM noticed everyone was looking at him.
∆ Hey, I did nothing wrong this time. ∆
~{ONLY THE GUILTY RUNETH WHEN NO ONE PURSUETH}~
"Go on, don't mind them".
"Well the game AMÉ set around his coordinates is called THE TRAFFIC LIGHT".
∆ What a weird name. ∆
"It is indeed weird, but the rules are simple and befitting if it's name. So simple I'm pissed at myself for failing to not fall for it... Well if a certain god wasn't noisy behind me I would have realized".
~{HEY... NOT FUNNY...
WAIT A MINUTE.
DID YOU SAY WE WERE GETTING CLOSE?
CLOSE TO WHERE EXACTLY?}~
"And the rules, that'll make my SPEED work against me are?"
"If you start the game, you stop moving immediately. Wait 5 seconds, then move 5 seconds. After which you have to stop immediately if not you loose. On the second stop you wait 10 seconds then you move for 10 seconds. This continues until you reach the end of the game. Each stop being an addition of the previous stop and movement time".
"Ewww. That feels like something that weirdo MATH GOD will make". SPEEDY replied as he shrugged.
"Yes, indeed. It gives off the vibes of something created by THE GOD OF MATHEMATICS... Well, I wouldn't put it past AMÉ to have stolen the idea from him. After all, that's how all his games were made. Haha".
~{Oi!
I SAID STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF SAGE.
WHERE ARE WE CLOSE TO?
IF IT'S HIS REALM AGAIN THEN COUNT ME OUT}~
"That's funny. Your stupid story manipulation couldn't alter my list. PFFT...HAHAHA. That's hilarious".
~{IT'S NOT FUNNY.
WE?
DON'T TAG ME IN THAT WE PLEASE.
I'M STAYING RIGHT HERE AND NOT STEEPING INTO THAT WEIRD REALM}~
A chair appeared behind him, on which he sat on.
TIM and SPEEDY looked at him in shock.
~{WHAT?
OH NO.
NO, NO, NO.
WE WERE ALREADY THIS CLOSE
I'M OUT OF HERE}~
A bike appeared on which he rode and began heading in the opposite direction from them.
~{STOP IT YOU IDIOT.
I SAID I'M NOT ENTERING YOUR REALM.
I YELLED JUMPING OFF THE BIKE AND BLOWING IT UP.
TCH}~
"You're leaving?"
~{YOU BET I AM.
I REPLIED FLOATING AWAY FROM THEM AS FAST AS I COULD.
UHN?
WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?}~
"You think I want anything to do with that freak show? Nope. Count me out".
"Aren't you following them?"
∆ Nope, I'm good. I'll just use this opportunity to check the flow of time within his REALM. Although I'd be lying if I said I'm happy about going there. ∆
"Well, I can understand. After all he's the worst match for you TIMERS".
"YO SAGE! CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE HEADED TO WAR WORLD". SPEEDY yelled from billions of FRIS away.
"Wow, they're really far away..."
"ALSO, TELL D I SAID HI!" He added
I SURE WILL!" SAGE replied, waving at them as he opened his gate to enter into the REALM ahead of him with TIM.
"BWOOM".
"And they're gone. So where are you headed? Whose story are you about to peep into?" SPEEDY says turning to MONOGATARI.
~{I'LL BE HERE TILL HE'S OUT}~
"You know he's going to meet DECEIT next right?"
~{YEA. I KNOW.
DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT I SAID}~
"I see. Well, see you in 2 PIONS. Don't wanna keep TECNO waiting". SPEEDY replies as he faded away.
~{WELL.
GUESS IT'S ME AND YOU NOW.
YES, I'M TALKING TO YOU.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU HELPED THE WRITER YET.
IS THIS STORY THAT BAD, YOU WANT SOMETHING AS INTERESTING AS A CERTAIN RUBBER BOY?
THIS DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY...
HMMM...
AH, YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT.
IT'S JUST LIKE SAGE SAID, I DID ALTER THE STORY IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR DIRECTION.
BUT, YEA YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT FAILED BADLY.
OH WELL.
LET ME AT LEAST ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN WARPED WORLD.
HOME TO THE GOD OF REALITY}~