Systematic side tale

Tale takes place during and before the events of the 4th Chapter

This story and Systematic is written by user Kroomer

Systematic entered the mainframe after having gone through another AU, having taken all the useful code he could find, as well as any assets he could utilize for his plans. “*So, where next?*” 404 said in Systematic’s mind. “*I dunno you’re the boss here!”* Error said in the same mind, expecting 404 to have had a plan. “*Silence boy, if we’re all gonna be stuck in this body, we may as well work together*” 404 said. Fatal\_Error had taken control of Systematic’s body, searching through the possible gateways to use, finding something…..*New*. “*Hey guys check this out*” Fatal\_Error said, to which Error and 404 both took partial control of the body back, seeing the strange place. “*Now this is something new*” 404 said. “*I say we check it out*” he followed his previous statement with. “*Are you crazy?! Who knows what could be in there!*” Error said in clear disagreement. “*It’ll be fine, after all, we are 1 of the strongest beings in the multiverse, are we not?*” Fatal\_Error said, to which Error responded with “*Fine, but if this goes horribly, don’t say I didn’t warn you!*” “*It’s settled then, we’re going to see what is in there, and if it goes to hell, we leave immediately*” 404 stated, before taking full control over the body and going to the strange place.

Systematic found themself in a strange place, filled with variations of 404, Alpha, Astral, and several others, some of which Systematic didn’t even recognize. “Where the hell are we…?” Systematic said, beginning to feel drained of power. A random Alpha walked up to Systematic. “Are you ok?” he said, Systematic responding with “For some reason I..feel….weak….” Systematic responded “Ah, that shouldn’t be too hard to fix, we just need to stop by somewhere and get you your citizenship badge. For now, I can just lend you a bit of my power so you can move around” the Alpha said. “Where…am I anyway?” Systematic said. ''You are in **The Citadel**, a place where those who can’t be happy in their own multiverses reside. Would you like me to show you around?” the Alpha said. “S-sure! I’d love a tour of the place to see what this place is!” Systematic said with 404s voice being heard behind it. “Lovely,but first, let’s go get you what you need to move around normally.” the Alpha said, before lending some of his power to Systematic, and walking around with Systematic. The 2 arrived at the county office, and when Systematic entered the room, there was a long, long, *long* line of people. “Oh boy, this is gonna be a while” Systematic said to himself. Once they finally got to the front of the line, Alpha got Systematic the badge and injection, and then they went on their way. “So, now that that’s done, are you ready for that tour?” The Alpha said, to which Systematic responded with “Oh yeah, forgot about that, yeah, let’s see what this place has to offer” They walked for what felt like days, the strange Alpha showing him new places and things, other variations of people, some nice, some mean, some sad, and they both had a great time. “And this is the-” Alpha said, before noticing Systematic wasn’t paying attention. “Is something wrong?” the Alpha said, Systematic gazing at a random Infected talking with an Omni. “T-that’s…..” Systematic said, before going berserk, dashing toward the random Infected and ramming his head into him, sending him backward into a wall. “H-hey! What’s the big idea?!” the random Infected said, before Systematic summoned 10 hands and picked him up. “You….you…Y O U RUI NE   D MY WO RL D, Y O U ALM OS T E VEN KIL LE D M      Y BRO     THE      R!” Systematic said in 404’s voice, before throwing the Infected to the ground, and putting a line of code into him that allows Systematic to do whatever he desires with the Infected. “Let’s see how you like it!” the Systematic said, making the Infected witness horrible things like the death of those he loves, and tearing the Infected apart, only to bring him back to normal. Some guards rushed over to Systematic, pinning him to the ground, only for Systematic to manipulate his body matter to get out of it. He summoned deformed blasters that shot in random directions, throwing the guards off. “LET ME MAKE HIM SUFFER, HE RUINED EVERYTHING FOR ME!” Systematic said, summoning thousands of mis-shapen bones, throwing them at the guards, and killing many people in the crowd in the process. He then proceeded to summon hundreds of hands and shoot distortion rays, his variation of the god ray, at the guards, killing them, and just about anyone within a mile radius in front of the rays. More guards rushed in, this time stronger, summoning blue attacks to hold Systematic in place, and restraining him. The Alpha who had been guiding what he thought was another civil person stared in awe at what he had just witnessed. As the guards finished restraining him, they began guiding him directly to the prison. “You’re gonna regret having done this” one of the guards said to him, Systematic only glaring at them in response.

“*Well look at that, things went wrong, TOLD YOU SO!*” Error said in their mind. “*It’ll be fine, we’ll find a way out of this”* 404 said. *“You know, for once I think I agree with Error, you messed this up horribly!*” Fatal\_Error said, making 404 a bit mad “*LISTEN HERE YOU 2, WE’RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS, SO JUST STAY SILENT, AND LET ME FIGURE THIS OUT, GOT IT?!*” 404 yelled in their mind. “*Screw it, not like things can get any worse.*” Error said. Meanwhile, in the real world, the guards were escorting Systematic into the prison, meanwhile Systematic analized the area looking for a viable escape route, or any helpful info whatsoever. He found nothing, and had soon been guided into a room where there was an Astral sitting there. “Well this is a new one, hello 404#07318, or as you’ve come to be known, Systematic.” the Astral said. “Let me out of here now.” Systematic said in a deep, serious voice. “I’m afraid I can’t do that Willy” she said as she began taking photos of Systematic and writing things down about him. “What are you doing?!” Systematic said only to get whacked in the head by a guard. “Silence!” they said queueing Systematic to shut up. “Let’s see, hands, god ray, firewall, hmm those others are an issue. Body manipulation, malware, code manipulation, I think I may have a way to deal with that.” she said, then snapping a strange device on Systematic’s neck, stripping him of any code or mind related powers. “*Well there goes that idea*” Systematic thought to himself. “Now that that’s all done, go drain him of his power, and then we can throw him into his cell.” The Astral Mother said, to which the guards obliged. The guards took Systematic to another room. “Where are we going now?” Systematic said in anger. “Silence, prisoner. What we plan to do with you is none of your concern.” a guard said. “Actually, I’d beg to dif-” but before Systematic could finish he got smacked in the skull, causing him to silence himself. They connected him to some strange device, then having him placed in a tube. Then, after that, someone activated the machine, sucking out nearly all Systematic’s power, and converting it to a liquid, and putting it in a small jar, and putting it away somewhere else. The guards then disconnected Systematic, him feeling very drained, and having been reduced to only being able to do basic body movements, and use 2 hands, 1 left, and 1 right. The guards, after pulling him out of the machine, proceeded to put a few more restraints on him, most notably strings near the ends of his fingers that attach to the thing that had been put on his neck previously. “Damn, that was….a bit….tiring…..” Systematic said, before being guided to his cell, where he would be locked away for a while.

“*Now we’re stuck here, now we’re gonna be stuck here forever, what have you done, what have you done, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!?!?!?!?!?*” Error said in a panic. “*CALM THE HELL DOWN ERROR!*” Fatal\_Error said, to which Error responded with “*Do you not get it?! We’re stuck here for god knows how long with no way to separate, nothing to do, AND AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM THAT IS?!?!?!*?” Error screamed in Systematic’s mind. “*WE’RE STUCK HERE AND THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, SO SHUT UP AND GET OVER IT YOU CRYBABY*” Fatal\_Error responded with. “*HA! HAHAHA! EVEN YOU ADMIT IT, WE’RE SCREWED! DONE FOR! RUINED! WE’VE LOST OUR CHANCE TO ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS AND NOW ALL THE STUPID MISTAKES WILL ROAM THE MULTIVERSE FOREVER!*” Error said, in an even louder tone. “*SHUT UP! SHUT. UP. IT DOESN’T MATTER, JUST STAY SILENT, SO I CAN THINK!*” 404 screamed in an attempt to silence the 2’s bickering. “Why it seems 3 are trapped next to me, 3 in 1 being, that would be” a voice said in the cell next to theirs. “Who the-” Systematic said, before getting cut off. “It matters not who I am, nor what I appear as. Soon enough, 2 will come, 2 with another 2 to follow. Now I suggest you prepare yourselves, or yourself. Whichever you’d prefer to go as.” the voice said, to which Systematic responded with “I don’t know who you are, but I don’t really like your crypticness, what are you on about?” “You see, you see, there will soon be 2 on a mission, a mission to stop someone who threatens all who originate from a variation of Alphatale. 1 will bring another of great power, 1 with strings attached to you and the ones from your world and its variations, and then another comes, a fake, wearing that of the being the one dominating the body you posses knows best, and yet worst. I hope you are prepared, as this is going to be a mischief-mischief, a chaos-chaos! Prepare yourselves, trio of 3, for when the day comes, everyone must fend for themself.” the voice said. Systematic felt offset by the strange voices statement, but pressed further. “When will this happen?” Systematic said, anxious for a response, despite doubting the voice's words. “**5 Days**” the voice said. After that, a laugh could be heard behind the wall, and the voice seemed to have vanished. “*You don’t believe what he said, do you?*” Fatal\_Error said, to which 404 responded with “*Unsure, on one hand, it’s really cryptic and makes no sense, but on the other hand…..I dunno, it just feels……oddly….true*.” 404 seemed set off, both Fatal and Error were caught off guard by this, as normally, he would be the first to call these things out as blatant lies. “Boss, why do you believe him, he’s clearly crazy. Why would he be telling the truth about such a thing?” Error asked. “Just something about him makes it feel important to me, as if it’s the word of god or something.” Error was shocked at this, especially because of how adamant 404 was about being the ‘God of the multiverse’. Fatal was confused too, wondering how 404 of all people would fall for such a thing, but it didn’t matter. “Best we try to get some sleep, who knows what’s in store for tomorrow.” Systematic said to themself, before going to sleep for the night

**Day 1**

Systematic woke up to guards going door to door banging on them to awaken the prisoners. “The hell…? Oh, right, I’m here…” Systematic said, getting up. “UP! EVERYONE UP! IT’S TIME TO GET THE DAY STARTED!” an Omni said, continuing to bang on doors to wake more and more people. Systematic heard the other prisoners getting up, some staying quiet, some yelling, and all in between. “Would be nice if these pathetic people were a bit quieter” Systematic mumbled to himself. The Omni outside, as well as several other guards began going door to door, opening the cells and taking the prisoners to their respective jobs. Some were complaining, some crying, some screaming, with all the negativity over it, *who knows how bad it could be*. A Delios came to Systematic’s cell, opening the door and hinting for him to follow him. “Is that a….” Fatal\_Error said in their mind, it coming out of Systematic’s mouth as a quiet whisper. “Come with me.” The Delios said, Systematic proceeding to leave the cell. “So where are we going?” Systematic asked, to which the Delios responded simply with “Quiet, prisoner.” This guard seemed to be a bit kinder than the others, but still stern, and most certainly serious. The Delios began guiding Systematic somewhere, keeping close to him in order to act if he were to do anything. A couple minutes later, he was brought to….

“A-a kitchen?!?!?! What are we doing here?!” Systematic said, to which the Delios responded with “Is it not obvious? You’re going to be cooking.” Systematic seemed put off by this statement. “*So….either of you 2 know how to cook?*” 404 said in their mind. “*YOU’RE TELLING ME THE FABLED GOD OF THE MULTIVERSE CAN’T COOK?!?!?!?!?!*” Error yelled in their mind, the words escaping Systematic’s mouth, though in the form of a mere whisper. “The hell….” the Delios thought to himself. *“Don’t worry, guys, I got it under control”* Fatal\_Error said, to which Error404 and Error both were shocked. *“What? When you’ve been around so many Papyruses you start to pick up on how to use kitchen equipment”* Fatal said to clear their surprise. “Guess we got no choice, huh?” 404 said to Error. “Yep.” Error said. The 2 proceeded to give Fatal full control over the body. “Now that that’s dealt with, I can do this just fine.” Systematic said. “Get what done???” Delios said, confused. “Don’t worry about it.” Systematic responded with. “Just get to work” Delios said in a slightly angered tone, before proceeding to leave. Systematic looked a bit sad as the Delios left, remembering Fatal\_Error’s Papyrus. “...It’s fine, let’s just get this over with already.” Systematic said, before starting his ‘job’.

Hours passed, Systematic making things left and right with ease, due to him being temporarily given enough power to utilize his extra hands. Even the guards were in shock at how well he was doing. After a little bit, he eventually finished up and was sent back to his cell until lunch time came around. Upon arriving back at his cell, he noticed he had been given some things such as a bed and a table, granted they were poorly made and not very practical, but they were *something.* He sat down and relaxed for a bit, meanwhile the 3 inside the fusion talked inside their mind. *“Not bad, Fatal”* 404 said, congratulating Fatal\_Error on doing such a good job. *“I’ve spent a long, long time around Papyruses, it’d be a shock if I HADN’T picked up on how to do that by now”* he responded *“Yeah, yeah, whatever, he cooked, big deal. What we need to worry about now is how to ESCAPE THIS HELLHOLE!”* Error said in anger over the fact they were talking about such a trivial thing in his mind. *“Calm yourself, Error. We have time, and while he was cooking I spent a lot of time analyzing the area to look for any weaknesses.”* 404 said. *“And?”* Error responded. *“Well, I haven’t found anything too notable to use now, but if we can ever get this thing off our neck, there is a vent inside the kitchen we may be able to get through.”* 404 said, to which Fatal and Error were both surprised. *“Great, so we just need to break this thing, easy, right?”* Error said. *“Not so fast, this thing is made of very strong material, and with how much we’ve been weakened, it’s going to take someone far stronger to break it”* 404 responded, calmly. *“Great so we’re screwed”* Error said angrily. *“No, but we’re going to need to wait a while for an opportunity, maybe we’ll meet someone useful here”* 404 told him, to which Error ended with *“Whatever, not like we got anywhere to go right now.”* About an hour later, the 3 heard footsteps of many outside the cell. 2 guards opened their door and Systematic got up and went to follow them, expecting they were taking him somewhere, to which he was correct. The guards took him, along with many, many other prisoners to the cafeteria, one of the few places prisoners could interact with each other.  As Systematic was served his food, he heard a few prisoners talking. “I find it quite ironic they allow the kind of treatment that goes on here, quite honestly.” one said, to which another replied with “Yeah, can’t imagine how bad it is for the more hated ones” Systematic pondered on these comments for a moment, before then continuing to eat his meal. However, as he nearly finished, one…’interesting’ prisoner was brought into the room. One with a metal scratched up mask wearing a purple cloak. They had all kinds of restraints, seeming to be one that they don’t want to risk being able to so much as move on their own. “Oh no, there he is” one of the prisoners at the table Systematic had been previously listening to. The prisoner had been guarded by somewhere between 12 and 15 guards. The guards pulled him over to the table Systematic had been eating, and took off a few things restraining his arms. Then, a few seconds later, someone came over with the prisoners food and put it in front of said prisoner. Systematic stayed silent, scared at what the prisoner would do should he speak to them. “So, you’re a fusion of those 3?” the prisoner said. “How did you-” Systematic said before getting cut off. “I know a fusion when I see one.” they said, Systematic responding with “So what’s all the talk about you?” he said, simply saying “Best we get introductions out of the way, I am known here as **Falsity**. What would yours be fusion of 3?” “Systematic” he responded with. “Ah, I see. Well glad to meet you Systematic” Falsity said. Systematic had been thrown off, the other prisoners seemed to fear this guy, but he seemed fairly normal. Systematic questioned how one like him even found his way into such a place. “So, what are you here for?” Falsity asked. “I’m here for attacking the man who ruined my entire world.” Systematic responded. “Infected?” Falsity asked, to which Systematic confirmed true. “Typical, after all, you’ve got 404 in you, do you not?” the prisoner said. “How *do* you know so much about me?” Systematic asked, to which Falsity simply stated “I’ve met quite a few of your kind, none quite like you, but I know how 404s are, always mis-treated by society.” “You- you understand?” Systematic asked in total shock, 404s voice being heard behind Systematics. “Indeed. I’ve spoken to many like you in the past, I’ve grown to understand your pain, I think what you did was justified” Falsity stated. The guards came in, it was time for Systematic to leave. Systematic simply followed them to avoid harsh treatment, and as he looked back at Falsity, he could’ve sworn he saw a blue eye behind that mask. He brushed it off, simply continuing to follow the guards to his cell. After being locked back in his cell, he just sat back for a while and thought about the person he’d met, and waited for the next interesting thing to happen.

A little while later, he heard some ruckus, more than usual. He heard screams, not the normal screams of the infecteds, but rather the screams of someone else. He then heard an Infected’s laugh, followed with more screams, the Infected seemed to be torturing whoever else was screaming in the distance. He was at first angered by what he was listening to, wanting to come in and help, however due to being locked in his cell, that wouldn’t be happening. Eventually, the screams ended, only to hear more screams, this time from someone else. This went on for around a half hour before guards finally intervened and took the Infected back into custody. The day went on, nothing much happened for a while, outside of the usual yelling of the infecteds, as well as the general negative vibes of the prison. Late in the day, someone came to the door, not a guard, nor a prisoner, but a Chara. They used a little hatch on the bottom of the door to slide a plate of food, that being Systematic’s dinner, under the door to where he could access it, before closing the hatch and going to leave. “Wait-” Systematic said in 404s voice, before realising the Chara was already gone. Systematic ate his food in silence, unhappy about not being able to talk to the Chara, as well as the current conditions. A little bit later, someone spoke through an intercom “Time to get some sleep, prisoners. And remember, refuse and there will be dire consequences.” they said, queueing Systematic to go to sleep.

Systematic found himself in a strange room, with a woman talking about something he could not quite hear. He was standing beside another 404 with scars on his face and odd looking eyes. There were also many other prisoners, as well as guards. Systematic tried listening to the speech the woman was making, only to then feel a sudden earthquake. Suddenly, everyone started panicking, and many guards came in, guiding the prisoners back to their cells. The shakes of the building continued, but then-

**Day 2**

Systematic woke up screaming a bit early in the morning, waking up anyone within a good radius of his cell. “SILENCE YOURSELF! I’M TRYING TO SLEEP HERE” a prisoner yelled to which another said “YEAH, JUST CUZ WE’RE STUCK HERE DOESN’T MEAN WE NEED YOU MAKIN’ IT MORE HELL-LIKE” Systematic was annoyed by their responses, and decided to respond with “Not my problem, I couldn’t care ANY less what happens to you all!” all the response he got was people banging on their cell doors and screaming awful things to him, which he ignored, as he then sat down waiting for the guards to come by again. A few hours later, the guards came through and guided Systematic to the kitchen again, to which they repeated the process of the previous day. A few hours later, lunch time again. Systematic sat down at the same table he had been at before, with Falsity being taken in again, however this time, there were only 10 guards with him. Still far more than they needed for Systematic, but less than yesterday. They sat him down at the same spot again, bringing his food out. “Hello again, Systematic.” Falsity said, greeting Systematic as the 2 ate their food. “Hi, Falsity.” Systematic said in response. “So I hear you made quite the ruckus this morning” Falsity mentioned, taking a bite of his food. “I didn’t really do much, just a bunch of freaks getting mad at minuscule things.” Systematic responded. “I see, I see. All the others here can be quite unreasonable” Falsity said, following it up with “I wish I could tear them limb by limb sometimes.” “Eh, I can get that, they are quite obnoxious, are they not?” Systematic said, nearly finished with his food. “Say, I’d like to ask you something…” Falsity said. Systematic looked at him curiously, responding with “Go ahead.” “How would you like to escape this place together?” Falsity whispered. Systematic was excited to hear such a question, choosing to see what he had to say. “I need to get back to my verse, they drained my power, and put this stupid thing on my neck trapping me here.” Systematic said. “Sounds like we got a deal, then.” Falsity said, then saying “I need you to get me something, a knife specifically.” Falsity said. “Got it.” Systematic responded with, before the guards came and guided the 2 to their respective cells. The day went on, nothing much happened until the same Infected from the day before escaped his containment yet again, to which he ended up killing 7 people brutally before guards came again. The guards threw Infected to the wall causing the nearby area to shake a bit. 1 of the guards then proceeded to slam him against the ground, and put their foot on his skull. “You had your chance, but it seems you’re too much of a threat to keep around.” the guard said. “Is that what I’m known as now? How funny!” he then laughed, before the laughs suddenly stopped after the guard crushed his skull. “And that is why you don’t break out of your cells, prisoners.” the guard said, leaving. “*That was quite the ordeal*” Fatal\_Error said. “*Indeed*” 404 responded. “*So, are we gonna talk about that guy?”* Fatal asked, 404 responding with “*We may as well take the opportunity, who knows if we’ll get another chance like this”* Error, though not in complete doubt of it working, was still in opposition “*So we’re just going to trust someone we’ve never met?!*” Error said. “*We may not get a better opportunity to do this.”* 404 said in his defense. “*Whatever, not like we got a choice.”* Error responded with.

**Day 3**

Systematic woke up as normal, the guards came and took him to his usual kitchen duty, and he got to work as usual. He kept working and acting normal, waiting for the guards to divert their gaze away from him. Once that happened, he grabbed a knife and used his goopy body to hide it inside himself to avoid them finding it later on. He then, not long later, finished cooking, and went back to his cell to relax for a bit before lunch time came around once again. Later on, the guards took him to lunch, and by this point Systematic knew where to go, and so did Falsity. The 2 sat down in their normal place, and started talking about the plan. “You got what I need?” Falsity whispered. “Yeah, but how are you going to get it past the guards?” Systematic responded. “Don’t worry, I have my ways.” Falsity said. “Alright, I’ll trust you, but if you get caught, don’t you dare drag me down with you.” Systematic replied. He then proceeded to pull the knife from inside his body and hand it to Falsity under the table, to which Falsity then put it under his shirt. “Now, on to the next thing I need.” Falsity said. “I want you to get me the following; some form of oil, a metal spatula, and a cookie.” Falsity added. “Why a cookie?” Systematic asked. “I need a nice snack here, the food in this place is horrible.” Falsity said, answering Systematics question. “Fine, but I’m getting one too.” Systematic stated. “Whatever, I could care less.” Falsity said, before the guards came to escort the 2 back to their respective cells, as lunch time had ended. A little while later, the guards came back to Systematics cell, and took him somewhere he hadn’t previously been. “Where are we going this time?” Systematic asked in an unhappy tone. “Shut up, I don’t get paid enough to listen to you whine.” the guard said. Systematic and the guard kept walking, eventually arriving at the yard. “Oh, this is new” Systematic said, no longer being quite so unhappy. A few others were being brought to the yard too, mostly consisting of Infecteds and 404s. “*This is an interesting change.”* Fatal\_Error said in their mind. “*Finally, about time we get some fresh air!”* Error stated in anger, but also a bit of excitement. “So what are we doing here?” Systematic asked the guard, only to get smacked by the guard. “I said shut up!” the guard told him, angered by him. “Alright, alright, jeez!” Some prisoners exercised, others did games, but seeing as Systematic had no use nor interest in either, he just sat back and watched. Over time, some of the Infecteds got angered by their failure, beginning to break out in fights, to which the guards did nothing about.

Some of the 404s tried to intervene which only fed into the fights more. People began tossing things and yelling at each other. “*This is quite entertaining, is it not?*” 404 said to Error and Fatal, to which they both agreed. *“Finally, some good entertainment! This is what I’m talking about!”* Error said, excited by their fighting. “*It’s quite pitiful to watch, honestly. People are so angered over tiny things like losing games.*” Fatal\_Error followed Error's statement up with. One object, specifically a tennis racket flew toward Systematic which he caught the moment it was within range of him. He then proceeded to snap it in half and threw it toward one of the Infecteds. “EY WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA BUDDY?!” the Infected said after the pieces of the tennis racket hit him. “Want me to do it again?” Systematic said in a mocking tone, angering the Infected. They then proceeded to walk over to Systematic, throwing a punch at him, only for it to get caught. “I w        ou l    d n’t d    o t hat if I w er e y ou bu ddy” Systematic said in a far more glitchy voice, angered by the Infected. He then proceeded to twist his arm slowly, causing his bones to crack, eventually causing his arm to break off of him. The Infected screamed in pain, then saying “YOU’RE GOING TO REGRET THAT!” kicking Systematic, only for him to dodge it. Systematic then grabbed his skull, digging his fingers into it creating many holes. He then dragged them down the Infecteds skull, creating scratches like the ones on most 404s faces. Systematic them put 1 hand on each side of his skull, slowly pressing in, with the Infected screaming more. Eventually, Systematic stopped, dropping the Infected when his skull had nearly been crushed. “H  eh, t ha  t w  as ‘fu   n’ rig       ht?” Systematic said in 404s voice, but far more bugged out. “G-get away from me you freak!!!!” the Infected said as he then ran away. “That was quite fun, maybe I’ll do it again some time.” Systematic said, before going back to watching the chaos. After a while the guards came escorting everyone back to containment for the remainder of the day.

**Day 4**

Another day, another chance to progress on the plan. Systematic woke, being prepared for the guards to come escort him to the kitchen. They came, taking him to his usual kitchen duty, to which he excelled as usual. He made sure to get the things Falsity asked for, too, including sneaking a cookie for himself. Later on, at lunch, he met Falsity yet again, however this time, there were but a couple guards with him. Odd, but he chose to overlook it. “Got everything?” Falsity asked, to which Systematic simply handed him everything under the table. “Nice, now we’re going to get out of here tomorrow, alright?” Falsity said, Systematic being a bit shocked. “T-tomorrow?!” Systematic exclaimed, only for Falsity to respond with “Shhhhh! We don’t want the guards catching us 1 day away” Falsity stated in slight anger. “Right, right, my bad” Systematic said, apologizing.  “Now I’m going to meet you at your cell tomorrow, and then we’re getting out of here, capiche?” Falsity said, getting a nod from Systematic. “Marvelous, now, I’ll meet you tomorrow. Don’t do anything stupid” Falsity said before the guards took them back to their cells. “*Just 1 more day”* Error said. “*Yep, just one….more….day.”* 404 stated, seeming uneasy. “*What’s the problem boss?”* Error asked, only for 404 to respond with *“Nothing, nothing, I’m fine.*” “*If you insist.”* Error said, before Systematic finally arrived back to his cell. He just sat there for the rest of the day, time passing slowly. He was ready for the day he’d get out, but at the same time a bit scared. Either way, it had to be done. No turning back now. “***No turning back now***”

**Day 5**

It was the last day he’d be in prison, or so he thought. Thing is, today he’d be going somewhere he had not been told about. Oddly, the guards brought a meal to his cell earlier than normal. “This is odd, what changed?” Systematic asked in confusion. The person who delivered his food simply ignored his question, and Systematic brushed it off, eating his food. A little bit later, guards came to his cell to take him somewhere. He found himself in a place filled with many Infecteds in cages above him. The place felt familiar, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it. But as he slowly turned his head to the left, he was greeted with none other than Malware 404. “Ah I see, you’re a mixture of those three” M!404 said, a guard yelling at him to stay silent and hitting him. The Infecteds chanted to hit him again, with M!404 threatening them in response. The guard then hit M!404 again. “Best you stay quiet” Systematic suggested to M!404. They then arrived at their destination, an auditorium filled with many other 404s, with a pale version of the Astral Mother coming onto a stage. She greeted everyone, then getting onto a speech about what they’d done wrong, as well as the laws of the Edensphere. Mid-way through her speech, an explosion went off, to which she paused her whole speech for. She demanded things called “Blue sentinels” take care of the threat. Systematic had no idea what was going on, all he knew was that it was trouble. The version of the Astral Mother, Farnesse, then ordered all prisoners be taken back to their cells until further notice, to which the guards obliged. Systematic was taken back where he’d come. They went back past the Infecteds, and then through the halls to his cell, but just before they got to his cell, a metal object Systematic couldn’t quite see came through and hit 1 of the 2 guards guiding him in the head, knocking him out. Upon further investigation, he realized it was Falsitys mask. He then looked where it had come from, seeing what seemed to be a shell covering Falsity breaking apart into dust, along with several guards around him having been either burnt or chopped to pieces. Falsity turned around to see Systematic. “WWWEEELLL LOOK WHO IT ISSS” he said, his voice being more distorted. His true face was black and very, very burnt and twisted. “YOOUU WERE SUPPPOSED TO BE IN YOUR CELLLL” Falsity then stated, approaching Systematic. “WHERE WEEEERRREE YOU I THOOUUGHT WE WERRE ESCAPPING TOGETTHER” “I was taken somewhere unexpected, there was going to be a speech but it got interrupted by a-” Systematic said before getting cut off “SILENCE! IT DOESN’T MATTER, AFTER ALLLLL….. YOU’RE HERRRE NOW!” Falsity then enlarged his hands, grabbing the 2 guards and crushing them. “So, what’s the plan?” Systematic asked. “Weeelllllll…..I need you to get me onneee more thinggggg.”

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Falsity then enlarged his head, opening his mouth to reveal what looked like a black hole inside it. He then stretched his arms out grabbing Systematic, pulling him toward his mouth slowly, making him watch as he slowly approached his demise. As he got closer, however, the thing on Systematics neck began to break, eventually flying off into Falsitys mouth. Systematic then took this chance, setting his speed high and making his body become thin and long to get out of Falsitys hands. He then went through the halls, Falsity chasing after him “GGGETTT BACK HERRREE BUDDY!” Falsity yelled, throwing small stars at Systematic which, after getting near him, exploded. Systematic narrowly dodged the explosions going into a nearby vent to sneak somewhere else. Falsity toor the grille off the vent creating a small black hole between his hands to suck Systematic out, however Systematic narrowly escaped into the kitchen. Falsity then went through the prison, with there being nobody in his way due to the prison being on lockdown. “Wwwheerrre areee youuuu ‘Systematic’?” he said, his voice echoing through the nearby area. Systematic knew he had to get out fast, as if Falsity or the guards found him, he was screwed. “Where to go, where to go” Systematic said anxiously. He then hid in a closet, waiting to hear Falsity pass, so he knew where he was. He heard heavy footsteps in the kitchen, as well as a “CCcccome on outttt BUDDYY” he heard Falsity looking around to see if he was hiding anywhere, he needed to get out somehow, but how? He then saw there was yet another vent on the floor by him, to which he went in to escape without Falsity noticing. He found himself in a security office, this could be helpful. He sounded the alarm, notifying the guards a prisoner had breached containment. He then went back through the vents into his cell, hoping the guards would suspect nothing of him. However, once he’d gotten to the hallway his cell was in, he saw Falsity there, who lined the walls with blasters that had paused supernovas for centers. “Tttttthereee youuuu areee!” he said, grabbing Systematic and beginning to crush him. Systematic tried escaping how he did before, however Falsity’s grip was too tight. “Ttthhhissss is the eeenddd forrr youuu ‘Systematic’.” Falsity said. “Before things end, tell me this. What are you?” Systematic asked. “Rrrriiightt you wouldn’ttt knowwww mee, yourrrr muulttiverrrse doesssnn’ttt have soommeone like mme. I am whaat is knowwwnn as ann ‘Osiris’, thee traauuma demon of mosst youur kiiindd.” Falsity said, answering his question. “I have someone like that, but, well, they look nothing like you.” Systematic stated. “Now, one more question. A  r e y o    u r ea    dy to g  o b a     ck t o y our    c onta   inme nt?” At that moment, several guards came, causing Falsity to throw Systematic to the side “NNNNOO NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHHAHAAA THIS CAN’T HAPPENNNN NOWWW, NNNNOT SO CLLOSE TO THE FINNALEEE!” Falsity said, before moving the blasters to fire the guards, however as he took more out, even more came in their place. Soon enough, Falsity had been defeated, him being taken to get his power drained again, as well as the guards taking his mask again. “Get back into your cell, prisoner!” one of the guards said, to which Systematic remembered he was supposed to be there. He went back into his cell, one of the guards then locking it to make sure he couldn’t escape. *“That was lucky.”* Error said. “*A little, yeah, but I’d like to think that was mostly strategy.”* 404 responded with. *“No, that was total luck.”* Fatal said. *“Alright, alright, you two win. That was pretty lucky.”*  Systematic then rested for the remainder of the day, as without his regular power, he’d grown weary from such a chase. After dinner arrived, and he had finished eating, he went to sleep, ready for whatever the next day had in store for him.

**Aftermath**

“Another day…” Systematic said, waking up. The guards came, taking him to the kitchen as normal. Nothing interesting ever happened, not until he was taken back to the yard, that is. He was sitting by M!404, looking around. Infecteds were doing the typical violent activities they always had. “Sometimes I wanna strangle these guys” Systematic said, catching M!404s attention. “I wouldn’t be so quick with it. I’d probably tear them atom by atom.” He said. “Fair point, they don’t deserve such a quick fate, but then again, I’m sure they’ll dust each other eventually.” Systematic responded with. Just then, 1 of the Infecteds had been beaten to the point of passing out. For a moment, Systematic got excited, only to realise they had merely been knocked out. “I thought he was dead for a moment, guess not.” he said, a bit angered. “Give them time, these guys are stupid enough to do anything, they’ll end up beating in their own skulls sooner or later.” M!404 stated, confidently. At that moment, the guards came, about to take the prisoners to their respective cells. Back at his cell, he heard a voice in the cell next to him yet again. “So you failed, pitiful, pitiful! I thought you were going to get out of here!” the voice that had foreshadowed the events with Faker and Alphatale.EXE said. “If I let him roam free he would have found me eventually, rather I found my way back to my multiverse or not” Systematic responded with. “Yes, yes, but perhaps you’d gain the strength to defeat him eventually.” the voice said. “Even if I found my strength, he’d also get stronger, he seems to be someone who gains power over time, unlike me. And having the city at his hand, I’m sure he could make much stronger attacks, after all, he was using things like weakened black holes.” Systematic responded with. “Indeed, indeed, but now, you are doomed. Your execution may have been delayed, but it will still come soon enough” the voice stated. “I may be able to find a way out, after all, I did get that thing off my neck.” Systematic said in response. Not long after, guards knocked. “Come with us” they said, to which Systematic obliged. He was then taken to a new cell, a bigger one, with more things in it. “You can thank404#56810 for this one” 1 of the guards said. Systematic looked around, interested in why he’d been moved. “Oh one more thing, your execution has been canceled.” the guard said, before closing the doors, and both the guards leaving. “Seems your fate isn’t quite as grim as expected” the voice said again, this time not being able to be identified as being in 1 spot. “Perhaps you will get another chance, we shall see” they said. “Yeah yeah whatever, I’ll figure it out” Systematic said, bothered by the voice. “See what you can do, maybe you have a shred of hope” they said, before Systematic felt their presence vanish. “*Seems our luck hasn’t run out yet*” 404 said. “*Well I’m ready to get out of here, so you better get to planning*” Error said to 404. “*I’d be glad we have a chance, maybe soon we can get out of here, maybe that Malware!404 guy will help us.”* Fatal stated “*For now, we wait”* 404 said to the other 2, calmly. Systematic laid down in his new bed. “Let’s see what you have in store for my future, fate.” Systematic said, before taking a peaceful nap for the first time in a long, *long* time.