Prism saga Chapter 3: The Citadel

This takes place at an **Unknown time** and **Unknown**

Pink404 and N! 404 eventually made it all the way out to the center of the tree where a large elevator was, Pink404 pressed a few buttons before the two both began to ascend to the top.

“AAnElevator hu,” N! 404 said as he continued to star at the branches of the Edensphere

“What's wrong?” Pink404 asked

“ This place looks so magical and surreal and yet, there's an elevator that takes you to the top of it all? Doesn’t that seem…idk anti-climactic?” N! 404 asked as he looked at Pink404 who only laughed at the question.

“ Oh geez suga, you know not everyone has time to make fantastical things for everything, sometimes simple is just as good as complicated” Pink404 chuckled as they finally reached the top of the Edensphere and to the Citadel. As N! 404 turned around his eyes lit up as he witnessed a larger-than-life city, buildings going on for miles, and large expansions of woods circling the perimeter. He looked up t the sky only to see clouds and sun in the sky. He then looked ahead of him and saw hundreds of people all walking about some not even from AlphaTale itself.

“Wow this is…wow,” N! 404 said as he then tried to walk forward only to be reminded, he was still holding Pink’s hand

“Oh no you don’t sugarplum, you and I are here until the end baby” Pink404 smiled then blew a kiss at N! 404 who looked disgusted, just then an Alpha! Sans dressed as an officer came walking past them on a horse.

“Ad- er OFFICER!” N! 404 shouted in anguish catching the Officer’s attention

“What is it, citizen?” Asked the Officer in a tough and deep voice as they stopped in front of them the horse giving a bit of attitude at the sudden halt.

“SIR YOU GOTTA HELP ME! I’M BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THIS PINK ABOMINATION! YOU GOTTA HELP ME!!” N! 404 shouted in the plea, the Officer looked at him and then at Pink404 and then down at their hands which were still together.

“This lover’s quarrel? Cause if so I don’t affiliate with that sort of nonsense” said the Officer

“What?! Lover’s-HELL NO, I NEED TO FIND SOMEWAY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND WITH TURNING INTO SANDWICH AND UNTIL THEN I’M STUCK HOLDING THIS FREAK’S HAND!!!” N! 404 shouted again

“Sir you need to calm down, now from what you’ve told me it sounds like your new around these parts, we’ve been getting a lot of new folks in lately so I’ll have to ask you to go down to the County Office where they can get you your injection and official Citizen badge, Though I’d recommend getting some funds, prices have gone up this term of the year, now if yall excuse me I gotta get ready for the Gathering happening in times square.” The Officer said as he then went along his way with his horse leaving Pink404 and N! 404.

“FINALLY! Alright, County Office here I come” N! 404 said as he began to walk away with Pink404 being dragged behind him. Even though he knew N! 404 hated every second of them being together Pink404 was loving every second of the warmth of his “companion’s” hand, the tight grip and constant regripping were so good and reassuring all the time. It had been a long time since he had felt this way, even if he wasn’t truly himself.

After what felt like hours of asking for directions, getting lost and then more lost the two eventually found themselves at the court office, N! 404 then pulled Pink404 along as he entered inside only to then see that the place was PACKED with people, 404s, Alphas, Charas and even Rocks who all needed a Citizenship badge. N! 404 looked at where the line began and where it ended but had no idea where to start, he looked in complete defeat as he rested his head on Pink’s only to remove it after realizing it. Pink404 looked to N! 404 who was completely washed.

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N! 404 opened his eyes only to then see that everyone in line had disappeared, He looked around for a moment and then to Pink404 who was fixing his makeup. He didn’t know what to make of it, he was no fool, something happened, but what? he’d figure it out later, but now was the time to get that badge! N! 404 rushed to the front counter.

“EXCUSE ME! Sorry, ahem, Excuse me I’d like a Citizenship badge please, and the injection as well” He said as he checked behind him again to see if anyone was there.

“That’s gonna be 500,000 Kroomer,” said the woman in front of him behind the desk

“What? What the hell is Kroomer?” N! 404 asked when suddenly the woman unzipped herself revealing Alpha! Spamton to be disguised as her.

“IDK but it sure sounds [Like one hell of a D E A L] HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!” laughed Spamton as he pounded on the counter. N! 404 looked in shock at what happened and then at Pink404 who was just staring at Spamton with a cold look.

“My friend, are you sure you want to [Go the distance] with a thing like that?” Spamton said pointing to Pink404, N! 404 looked at him and then at Pink.

“The hell you on about?” N! 404 asked when suddenly a portal opened behind Spamton beginning to suck him in.

“ Looks like I was [Right on the money] about you from the start you [Pink starfish], Heed my warning you [Little sponge] you value your life you’ll keep away from that thing,” Spamton said before getting pulled into the portal. The portal then spit out the Citizenship badge and the injection needed for N! 404 before finally closing.

“…Crazy guy hu? Hehehe” Pink404 giggled only for N! 404 to let go of his hand and inject himself immediately with the serum and then place the badge on the right side of his chest. He then walked back a couple of paces and then used blue mastery on a box of tissues by lifting them and setting them down.

“YES! Finally got my powers back” N! 404 said as he breathed in and out feeling much better than before.

“Yay! Now you got your powers back and can move all on your own, guess that means you don’t need me anymore” Pink404 said as he went to sit down. N! 404 looked at him annoyed and then looked outside seeing everyone having fun and enjoying themselves.

“Ughhhh come on,” N! 404 said with a groan as he started towards the door, Pink404 looked up in glee and ran after him.

“Can I hold your hand?” Pink404 asked

“ NO!” N! 404 said in frustration as he exited the court office.

As they did they began to see balloons and large sums of people hurtling together around a stage in what looked to be the time square, N! 404 looked out at everything with a bit of clarity, he felt the light shining on him from the sky. He basked in it, even though he didn’t know if it was real or not, until suddenly a random Infected walked past him and towards the crowd, N! 404’s mind went berserk as hundreds of unkept emotions began to go off at the first sight of the man that ruined his life. But just as N! 404 was about to make a move against him another 404 popped right in front of him.

“HEY THERE!” shouted the 404, N! 404 hesitated as he couldn’t past this 404, He then looked at them and noticed their look, this 404 wore glasses and looked a lot nerdier than any other 404 he had seen yet.

“Hey! Move out of the way,” N! 404 said frustrated as he tried to push the 404 out of the way only to have him get in his way again.

“…Look pal, I don’t have time for this! I NEED TO SAVE EVERYONE!” N! 404 shouted as Pink404 tried to get him to lower his voice.

“Save everyone? What do you mean?” asked the 404

“Ju-Just stand back and watch,” N! 404 said as he then used his Blue mastery on the random Infected and lifted him, Everyone looked in shock at the action even some running away from the scene. The Infected looked on in horror at the maddened and downright furious expression from N! 404.

“H-HEY WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!? I’ve VERIFIED!” shouted the confused Infected

“SHUT UP! Heheheeh THIS IS WHAT ITS LEAD TO HASN’T IT?, God has finally given me a chance, a chance to redeem myself, a chance to finally…finally” N! 404 struggled with his words as he looked down at the ground in hurt only to then get people throwing junk and rocks at him, he then looked on in confusion as he couldn’t understand why or how these people could support him.

“*How are…Why are you defending him? He's the reason we're all here, why this story is even happening…so why. WHY THE HELL ARE YOU TREATING ME LIKE THE BAD GUY!!”* N! 404 screamed in his head as a rock hit him directly in the back of the head causing him to drop the random Infected allowing it to get away.

“…damn,” N! 404 said as he looked on only to then have himself held down by a group of 404s, and then another tall 404 came into view. This 404 looked at N! 404 and then placed blue mastery cuffs on him, N! 404 looked confused as he stared at this 404 who seemed to wear some sort of military-like clothing.

“Well well well, what do we have here, a little troublemaker, you must be new around here, but we don’t allow attacks out in the public or assaults on Infecteds with a verification, that’s a 10,000$ fine, and 3 days in the county or you can apologize for what you did to this poor man,” said the 404 as it looked down at N! 404 who was still very much confused.

“What the hell is wrong with you? It's Infected! I-…alright…fine, but just who are you supposed to be anyway?” N! 404 asked which the 404 then smiled proudly and looked up heroically.

“I stand for peace, justice, and things right in this verse, I am Blade!404 natural defender of this place and occasional man’s man” B! 404 said as he winked at some Charas nearby causing them to blush.

“This place gets worse by the second” N! 404 said when suddenly a large explosion went off at a nearby building.

“WHAT THE HELL!?” B! 404 shouted only to then get thrown to the side by blue mastery from an unknown user.

“Woah!” N! 404 said as he looked around and everyone else as they were confused with what was going on, suddenly a blast fires in the center of the area bringing up smoke and causing everyone to panic, N! 404 looks around and makes his escape into the perimeter of the Citadel where he hides in the trees, he then hears the voices of the 404 officers as they begin to look for him.

“…What the hell did I sign up for,” N! 404 asked himself

“Hell,” said a voice above him causing him to backway nearly tripping over the shrubbery near him. He looked up to see yet another 404 wearing an old school-like outfit and yet had enough pop to it to stand out amongst the others.

“Great not another one,” N! 404 said with annoyance

“I’m not like one of them,” the 404 said as he dropped to the ground with a loud bang

“I’m the REAL 404, the one that looks at all of this and sees nothing, but fools, I am Rho! 404 or better 404 Prime” said Rho! 404 with confidence and intimidation.

“Look that’s cute, but I’m on a mission not here to understand how this world works or whatever it is!” N! 404 said as he tried getting the blue mastery cuffs off.

“Here allow me,” Rho! 404 said as it used gravity magic to collapse the blue mastery’s link to its creator causing it to fizzle out.

“Heh, nice trick… so why did you save me back there? I know it was you” N! 404 asked while he felt his wrist.

“ You seem normal, you see this place for what it truly is. It’s a nightmare, different versions of us walking around and just kindly accepting the man that murdered our home, I can’t stand the sight of this place, that’s why I hang out here or on the Eden tree. Rho! 404 said as he looked away in annoyance.

N! 404 looked around the place he was now further away to get a good scope of the place, he could see the city and then beyond that closer to the main mass of the tree was the real deal, the Capital or at least what looked to be something like it, it was built around the tree and more and even saw what looked to be a bigger structure built behind the tree.

“Heh good luck getting into there, that place is heavily secured and protected more than even the tightest Omniverses around including shadow….. hemp, No, perhaps you are or aren’t different, but you should know something is coming, the higher-ups don’t want the public to know, but I’ve seen it, I’ve seen what this thing can do, how many it's killed. And if your mission is perhaps what I think it is I’d reconsider it.” Rho! 404 said when suddenly the whole Citadel shook violently, with the screams of people and others being heard from the city.

“Told you,” Rho! 404 said as he then flew off at high speed.

“WAIT! Damnit” N! 404 said as he then began to start towards the city.

“What the hurry little boy,” said a deep demonic voice behind him, N! 404 froze, his body still and completely encapsulated in fear as he then noticed a large shadow looming over him and the trees that once did the same, his head slowly turned around to see a large figure bigger than trees staring at him.

“Hello,” said Faker

**Credits**

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