Submerged Crescendo

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="Prologue 8 - Flooded Catacombs"=
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==Scene 5: Submerged Crescendo==
“Achoo! Who turned on the air conditioner when it was so cold…” Said Eden semi-consciously, who awoke from sleep. “Wait! Why is it so dark?” Cried Eden. “Bro… I was having a good dream, shut-” Said Allen instinctively, “Wait, why is it so dark?” “That’s what I said!” “Where’s Enigma?” “Over there sleeping beside that hole.” “Enigma! Wake! We’re in trouble!” “Huh?” Said the sleepy girl, “What do you mean-” Before she finished, she opened her eyes wide. “Oh my… Oh dear…" said Enigma. “Well, I did not expect this to happen. Trust me. Nothing is wrong. It’s just the lights are somehow off. I guess it’s a rare phenomenon which happened to us…”
“What is that over there?” Shouted Eden, as he pointed to the distance. Lying in front, was a faceless figure with a human body. “That is a faceling! They are dangerous. We need to defend ourselves!” “The chainsaw!” “Urgh! We don’t have time for that. It is coming for us.” Shouted Eden. “Leave it to me!” Said Enigma, “ Go behind that wall and don’t look at whatever is happening. Trust me, you do not want to know.” “But-” “Now!” The twins felt pressured and quickly hid behind the wall. There was a loud bumping sound, then 1 minute passed, 2 minutes, 3 minutes… It was silent. The twins felt like they were cursed, and unable to move. Just before the twins were too curious and wanted to look at what was happening, Enigma's voice could finally be heard.
She coughed a little, and said, “Alright, I dealt with it. Now we need to leave this place as soon as possible.” “But what-” Before Ethan could ask, Enigma grabbed the shopping cart and said, “Follow me. This is an emergency. We are under threat.” Eden finally decided to quit asking questions and followed Enigma tightly behind. The three moved from the staircase to a small crossway, and one of them seemed to be leading to a small hole that Enigma with the shopping cart could barely fit inside without being drowned by the water.
“Yes! We are lucky! This way!” “But that hole is too small-” Said Eden, who followed into the hole behind Allen anyways. The hole is cramped and half filled with water. It was so dark that everyone could barely see their own hands. “ I don’t think entities will get in here. Let me grab a torch from the cart.” Said Enigma, who finally calmed down after the intense run. “Could you now tell us about how you get rid of that faceling?” Eden still wanted to try Enigma’s patience. “No. It’s a secret. Don’t cross the line.” Enigma’s expression seemed to be so serious that Eden could not say any other word.
After 10 minutes of silent walking, the three finally arrived at a larger space, which still consisted of the tiles that covered all the possible surfaces, except it was different. “This hole is huge!” Exclaimed Allen. As he saw the gigantic hole, he was very surprised. “It is a water slide. The only safe exit I know to get out of this place.” “Should we go now?” “Yes definitely. We will die any second here. I can reassure you.” Said Enigma.
“Wait. How long will it take this time? I need to be mentally prepared.” “A few minutes-” Said Enigma. “Alright, let’s go then!” Eden had jumped in the hole with the shopping cart. 
“... or a few hours.” “Wait, WHAT?” The rest of the two jumped into the water slide tube right behind Eden, and they finally escaped the darkness.
“It is a lot brighter here. Thank god we are not in that cold and dark place anymore.” Said Allen, who is behind Enigma, “And this is fun! I’d always wanted to slide down a super-long water slide for an hour straight. The steepness is alright too!” “I think it will take around 40 minutes this time, judging by the illumination level of the lights.” Said Enigma, “We could get some rest here.” “How’d you know?” Said Eden at the front. “My parents are experts in the Backrooms, and they taught me a lot.”
“Looks like there is a turn. Eden, hold tight to the shopping cart. Don’t let it flip over!” Inside the large slide, the water rushed up to the smooth slope of the walls due to inertia. While the three may comply with that force easily to overcome gravity, the cart would not. “Stabilize it!” Shouted Enigma, “We wouldn’t want our almond water and supplies to be everywhere!”
The flow speed of the water in the slide was quite slow but had great momentum. It was almost impossible for any of them to slow down at all. The shopping cart tilted a little and it looked like Eden was very strenuous. “Almost! Hold tight!” Shouted Enigma again, while Allen was chilling at the back, ready for a fun turn. Out of their expectation, Eden was able to hold the cart smoothly as both of them seamlessly did the turn. “Good job!” Said Enigma. 
“I think it would not take 40 minutes, but 20 now. These slides with the turns are usually shorter, empirical science here, my parents told me that. Can’t explain.” Said Enigma with a slightly excited tone. “Awww, you mean this is going to end in 20 minutes… I’m so sad…” Joked Allen with disappointment. “Also do you realize that the slide is slowly turning from blue to yellow? That means we’re almost noclipping. Don’t worry, this time you will feel absolutely nothing as the interversal connection here is stable.” Introduced Enigma as she lay down on the water and relaxed.
“My back is so sore!” Complained Eden. “You will have to hold the cart to make sure it won’t fall sideways.” Teased Allen. “ I regretted being so eager to get out of that place.” “You should be.” The three continue sliding down the enormous water tube, with occasional moans from Eden due to his backache. “Why is the water becoming slower, and the tube seems to be thinner? Are we almost there?” Asked Eden with a joyful tone. All he wanted was a good stretch on his back. “Seems like it.” Said Enigma.
A few moments later, the opening of the slide could finally be seen. “Yes! YES!” Screamed Eden at the top of his voice. A few seconds later, they reached a buffer zone with deeper water. With all the water resistance, Eden finally stopped. He stopped the shopping cart and looked around. “Eden! Get out of the way!” Commanded Allen, who exactly knew what would happen. “Wait, wh-” Before Eden could finish, the rest of the two came crashing into the poor boy.
“AHHHHH! My back!” Said Eden as a loud crack sound could be heard. “Sorry, Eden, I should have thought of this earlier.” Said Allen, who slowly stood up and left the tube. “Wow, there are a lot of slides! Looks fun.” “Do not walk around randomly… There’s still monsters here, though not as many as before.” Said Enigma gravely, “This is just a transitional place for us to go to another safe place, so we must leave as soon as possible. So basically, you see all those slides? Find a long and wavy one. It may seem bottomless, but it could lead us out of there.”
“Oh, you mean that slide sticking out from the ceiling?” “Yes, exact- Wait, so fast? Wow? I guess we will get going then.” Enigma was surprised. “Eden?” Said Allen, “You alright?” By the time Allen had asked the question, Ellen was already drinking a bottle of almond water. “What? You broke my back! I’m still healing…” Allen could slowly see his face turning from wrinkled to relieved. He slowly stood up, and stretched himself. 
“A lot better. So where do we go now?” “According to Enigma, we are going into that slide over there.” “Alright, this time I’m not grabbing the shopping cart. You do it.” Said Eden as he pointed to the cart. “Fine… I guess.” “I was about to give you guys some information about this place so that you would not get hurt, but I guess it’s all fine now. Let’s go.” Said Enigma, as she settled herself into a position to enter the slide.
“Eden first, he’s holding the shopping cart.” Joked Allen. “No! You!” Said Eden loudly. “Alright, alright…” Said Allen slowly as he entered the slide with the cart. “Eden, you first.” “Alright.” Enigma followed Eden into the slide after Allen let himself go. “It is so bumpy! My butt is screaming in pain!” Said Allen, “Especially when I have to hold the cart too!” “You were relaxing back then, now it is your turn.” “Fine…” Allen stopped talking.
“This will not take long, like two minutes or so. I’ve been here before.” “Nice. It is uncomfortable here.” Said Allen, who was suffering from both butt pain and back pain. “I can see the exit already. Look!” He exclaimed in excitement. “I’ll need to drink some almond water after this. The bumps are torturing me.” The three bear the pain due to the curved surface and eventually made it to the end.
“Why am I seeing an infinite dark void in front?” Asked Allen. “We’re noclipping, just relax. You would not feel a thing.” Everything turned black all of a sudden as they were in contact with the unknown dark space. It felt like a few seconds had passed. “Allen, wake!” Allen opened his eyes and found himself lying on the ground. “Ow… My back and bottom hurts.” Said Allen slowly. “Here you go.” Said Eden as he stuffed a bottle of almond water into Allen’s hands. “Thanks.” Said Allen as he gulped down a mouthful of almond water, “Where are we?”
“We’re in a waterpark. Idiot.” Said Enigma cheerfully. “This place is safe, we can stay here for a longer time if you want.” “I need to take a nap.” Said Allen. “Same.” Said Enigma, who was exhausted after the dangerous and demanding journey. “Do we still have the carpets?” Asked Allen. “Dude. Use your brain. There are a few sunbeds over there.” “Nice! Finally, we needn’t sleep on those carpets.” “Also, is there anything to eat? I just missed tasting things other than almond water.” Added Eden. “I think a dude is selling hot food over there.” 
“Oh, finally someone else! But we don’t have money.” Said Allen. “We barter. Almond water can be used as currency here.” Answered Enigma, who was unsure about buying some hotdogs with their precious almond water. “Come on, we still have plenty… I want to eat something normal…” Begged Eden. “Alright, get one for me too, I guess.” Said Enigma. “Alright, let me take this large bottle. I will be right back.”
The stall looked like a temporary one, with a barbecue and a small portable table and chair, with a young man sitting on it. He looked like he was only around twenty, and had a blue shirt and teal cap on. The stall was under a large parasol as the scorching sun was directly shining above it. The man had been staring at them for a while now. As Eden was coming closer, he quickly prepared his apparatus.
“What’s up boy, what brings you here today?” Asked The man as he lay down to grab a few pieces of bread and sausages. “Do you know other’s here?” “Of course. We have almost 200 people living here.” Answered the man. “Cool.” Eden thought for a while and said, “I want hotdogs for three.” “Of course, that would be three bottles! Now the bottles please?” Eden put the large bottle of almond water on the counter. “Woah man. That is way too much! What I meant was a standard bottle! Here, I’ll transfer some of those into the two bottles until they are full and cap them... Then you can pay.”
Eden waited patiently as the man measured and poured the almond water into his bottles carefully, until the last drip was inside. “Thank you. Now I will make the hotdogs for you.” The man expertly took out three sausages from the barbecue, and put them on three plates. Then he asked, “Mustard and ketchup?” “Yes, please add them.” Said Eden. The man squished the bottles of sauces and drew straight lines on the sausages. “Wow, it must have taken a lot of practice to do that.” “Thanks. I dreamt of being a chef when I was little, so I decided to start small by making a food stall here. Here, it’s all done. Remember to return the plates when you finish! Hope to see you again soon!” 
Eden was running a few errands to get the hotdogs and the bottle of almond water while Allen and Enigma moved a parasol attached to a table to their sunbeds. Finally, the three reunited, and were left to enjoy the fine day taking a nap in the sunbeds. “This is life…” Say Eden relaxingly. “Agree.” Said the other two at the same time. Soon, the three left their unfinished hotdogs on their plates and fast asleep.
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Category:Antagonverse Canon
Category:Tales