Welcome to Dreamworld - EPISODE 8

Episode 8 on YouTube

The stakes are raised for Wiatt and his allies as they attempt to cure the rest of the animatronics of the virus.

## Summary

   Wiatt, tucked away in Glory's hand, asks her if it is safe for him to move through the tunnels with her. She assures him she'd never put him in harms way as Wiatt comments on her size. Glory responds that she's well aware of her height and promises to keep Wiatt safe. Through a window on the tunnel, they both see Rex hunting for Sara. Glory, shocked by his behavior, begs Wiatt to let her help him, but Wiatt warns her of the possible dangers of trying to do so, wanting a safer option for them both.

   A Dreamworld Entertainment employee training tape about company loyalty begins to play. It explains that memories obtained inside of the facility by employees are confidential and must never be shared in public records, and it threatens the viewer if this confidentiality is ever broken. As the tape goes on about how information leaks could lead to a dire corporate emergency involving unwanted intruders and a complete shutdown of Dreamworld's operations, the camera zooms out, revealing the tape to be playing on a small television sitting on a stool in a large hallway. The tape accuses humanity of being selfish, greedy, and entitled, and warns its (presumably human) viewer that their company loyalty is the only reason they will be spared. Employees must not stray from the path and must follow the protocol. The footage cuts to the same tape playing on a different monitor as it announces that it is to play in the event of a corporate emergency and will repeat until there's no employees left to watch and no more secrets to hide. Slouched against the wall next to the shelf the television is mounted on is the bloodied corpse of Lewis Bright.

   The screen becomes black, being accompanied only by text. After insulting humanity and the way they think, calling them mindless sheep, the sound of a tape being inserted into a player is heard, and the text on screen begins a story.
The story is about two little sheep, two brothers. While the younger brother is content with the flowers of their field, the older wanted more, desiring instead to see a rose. Despite their mother's warnings of wolves, the older brother ventured into the woods, having heard from a dove that there was a rose bush at its center. He found the rose bush, just as the dove had promised, and admired it until night came. As he made his way home, the sheep wondered why his mother and were afraid of the forest. A voice called out to him from, again warning him of wolves. This voice became upset towards the sheep's arrogance, but the sheep proudly proclaimed he wasn't scared, that he luckily avoided all the wolves and got to see the beautiful roses. The voice warns the sheep that each trip to see the roses would require luck to avoid the wolves, while those wolves only need to be lucky enough to find him once. The story ends, and the narrating text remarks that the modern world has no place for monsters or wolves because humanity would run out of time eventually anyways.

    Wiatt and Glory patrol the RollerRink for Cheer. Glory proposes that she may be searching through other floors of the building like Rex, though Wiatt suggests Cheer is less fitting for that role, as Rex is a security guard and Cheer isn't. A monitor hanging from the wall turns on as Cheer fiddles with the camera. With Pop's go-ahead, Cheer threatens that if "Sara" doesn't turn herself in within three hours, they will "pop off the TV" on Oliver's head, revealing Oliver has been taken hostage. Star Light, who is revealed to be watching the same camera feed, urges Ribbon Dancer and Triplets to get upstairs and save Oliver.

    Inside of a party room, a new Dreamworld employee named Mike sets up party hats as another employee named Alyssa greets him, startling him in the process. Alyssa, excited to meet the new employee, asks why Mike chose to work there, seeing as the facility's location is not convenient and people who work here usually have an interesting reason. Mike explains that he needed the money as he was recently kicked out of his house by his parents over his new name and pronouns, with his haircut apparently being the final straw. Alyssa sympathizes with Rex and suggests he become her roommate for both of their convenience. When Mike is confused about the offer, given that they just met, Alyssa says that she can relate to his struggle, as her family isn't very tolerant about her being bisexual. Mike happily agrees to live with her as Alyssa jokes about bringing him to the same place she gets her hair done, poking fun at the haircut he's given himself. As they share laughs, Alyssa promises to not let anything bad happen to Mike. The tape cuts to Mike's corpse lying in a puddle of blood.

    Following the episode's credits, a final tape plays. A strange figure observes various static screens before turning around, confused that there are still viewers. He asks for the audience's name, but remarks that there are too many people and he can't hear them. He introduces himself as Xavier as he places a Star Light sticker on the screen. Xavier says that he'll leave everyone with a clue, though he calls it more of a recommendation. He says to learn the entire history of the facility, the audience must learn about the man who cursed it, Edmund L. Avidmiser. He urges the audience look at other stories by series creator Rainbott to find bits of information, though they aren't directly connected to each other. Xavier gives his goodbyes to the audience, asking that they wave hello when they saw him elsewhere.

## Appearances

* Wiatt Nicholson
* Glory
* Rex
* Lewis Bright (Corpse)
* Cheer
* LolliPop
* Oliver Acrimony
* Ribbon Dancer
* Star Light
* Masquerade
* Melody
* Mimic
* Hayden
* Audrey
* Mike
* Alyssa
* Xavier

## Credits

**Voice Actors**

Rainbott

- Star Light, Employee training tape narrator, Xavier

N/A

- Wiatt

Corey Wilder

- Rex, Pop, Mike

Malibu Bandit

- Cheer

Cardboardghost

- Glory, Alyssa

**Artists**

Twilight\_sketches

Derpygirl\_draws

Kota\_jjd

Blurryydreams

## Trivia

* The episode reveals that Mike, or Rex, is a trans man, and that Alyssa, or Glory, is bisexual.
* Xavier goes on to appear briefly in Heroes of Destiny, a comic by Rainbott. The page he appears on features a character who describes him as a "great traveler that kept records of all the strange history of the old world" and further references his ability to travel between worlds.
* Xavier also leaves a message in Morse at the end of the second episode of Spellmania which reads "IF ESSENCE WAS DISCOVERED BY HUMAN INVENTORS, HOW WAS IT KEPT SECRET FOR SO LONG? ARE THERE ANY OTHER HUMANS KNOWN FOR KEEPING A SECRET FROM THE WORLD? WHAT IF THOSE SECRETS WERE SOMEHOW ONE IN THE SAME?"

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