Isolated Excerpts from Unwritten History

Gemenii Anzhani K - The Worst Ending

It was a colder night in the city of Kogima, Ironhall and I was standing in the massive parking lot of StarWorld, a children’s centre featuring a group of coronians who played music and entertained the kids whose parents took them there.

I wasn’t here today for entertainment though, I was here to investigate. There were rumors that there were other locations that were shut down due to allegations of not being properly managed and cleaned, being deemed too unsafe for children, but construction on this new location was finished just this January.

It was well after hours, being close to midnight when I went in. Surprisingly, the front doors weren’t locked which made it easy to sneak inside. The place was huge and decorated with vibrant colors. I had never been inside, so I was a little lost at first, but I searched the first floor for anything that could be sinister.

I was starting to doubt I’d find anything and I began to lose hope, until I heard voices behind a door. There was a window on the door, with a giant EMPLOYEES ONLY sign plastered over the front. I took a quick peek inside, and counted seven figures inside.

I recognised the six coronians who were the main attraction, being seen everywhere in posters and merchandise, but there was a woman there, presumably a manager or some official for their brand. I took another look, and noticed something unsettling.

Most of the people in the room had deep red lights in their eyes, all of them except for one of the band members. I didn’t know their names, but there were signs on all of the walls that featured the names of all the performers.

Their names were Archie, Mila, Maverik, Easton, Luna, Ash. Archie was the one who appeared to be uncorrupted, being an orange cat. Mila was also a cat, Easton and Luna were both rabbits, Easton was a rabbit, and Maverik appeared to be a bird.

After a minute, I heard footsteps heading towards the door, and I knew I had to hide. As they walked out, I hid behind one of the decorations against the wall. They all walked past, Archie and the girl going a different direction than the others.

I knew that he would be my only hope to uncover any secrets this place held, if any. I quietly followed, until the woman went a different direction. Archie went into a sideroom and I entered after him, still trying to be as quiet as possible.

I accidentally bumped into a wall while trying to hide, and Archie knew I was there. He was scared for me initially, but when I explained why I was there, he breathed a sad sigh. He told me that he wanted to help me reveal the secrets of this place, so he told me to follow him.

He walked me through a side path and down a set of stairs into the basement.

“Now that we’re away from the others, I can tell you why I was part of this.”

Before he could speak, I heard footsteps behind us, coming from the steps. Archie instructed me to hide, and I ran to the side. It was one of the other band members, specifically Luna. She asked him about a missing instrument, and Archie said he hadn’t seen it. After that, she walked into the darkness to the left of the maintenance hall. Archie took me to the right side and up a set of stairs.

When we got to the top of the stairs, he stopped for a moment. He realised that in order to open the gate, I would have to head to a security room on the third floor of the complex and open the gates with the computer that was in the room. I asked if he would take me there to help me, but he said that he couldn't follow me, as it would draw attention to me, being the last thing I would want.

He gave me a choice between an earpiece or a special pair of glasses that Archie would be able to communicate with me.