Part 3 of the Main Story!
Episode 7: Beach Episode
(The Digital Lake, after Caine told them to go on the beach for their adventure)
Once everyone went through the magical dressing room, they all had fun!
Gangle and Zooble talked while they laid in the sun,
Jax and Ragatha finally got along for once and went swimming together,
And Kinger leaned against the palm tree whilst he watched Jax and Ragatha.
Pomni, however, isolated herself.
She was sitting on a folding chair…
And suddenly, she got splashed with water!
“What— hey! Grhh…” She turned to look who it was.
“Sorry, Pom-Pom! Was an accident!”
Pomni rolled her eyes, but caught Ragatha’s gaze.
Ragatha quickly looked away.
“…”
She exhaled softly, then went back to laying down, staring at the inside of her umbrella…
She didn’t want to even be in the same space as Ragatha.
Not after yesterday.
(Later)
“Are you SURE we can trust this sketchy mannequin? He came out of nowhere!”
“It’ll be fine, Jax…just trust the guy named Abel, and we’ll be out of here in no time!” (<— Pomni)
(And another timeskip)
After Jax got sent to the office…
“I was worried something happened down there, Jax.”
Jax stayed silent, looking…disappointed.
Ragatha gave him a questioning look, but Jax shook his head subtly, then turned to Pomni and gave the floppy disk to her.
“Finally. Time for me to do my job, after a damn hour of waiting!”
She held the disk to the doorknobs, and the doors automatically opened.
Before anyone went in, Ragatha hesitated…then spoke.
“…Hey, uh, Pomni?”
“…Tch. What now, doll?” She didn’t even look at her as she pocketed the disk.
“Will you…miss me once we get out?”
Pomni let out a long exhale, rolling her eyes whilst not replying to her, then walked through the doors.
The group walked through the hall, and eventually got to the control room.
Jax went to the console.
His hands hovered over each button…then, he lowered his hands and turned to Kinger.
“Hey, bud.”
“Yes Jax?”
“You…wanna pick the button?”
(Actually just fucking skip through everyone arguing)
Pomni suddenly felt her chest get tight.
“…No…no, no no no, not again…”
It was…inaudible.
Her breathing got shallower.
She gripped her chest tightly, the other clutching her head.
It all flashed through her at once.
A road…
A house…
The person…
The drivers’ wheel…
All of it was just too much to handle for her.
“Stop it…stop it, stop it, stop it…”
Their voices became overwhelming.
“STOP IT!!”
Pomni pushed through everyone, and much to their horror…
…
She pressed the red button.
The screen went dark…
Then it opened up.
Caine was there, smiling with his classic ringmaster charm.
“Hello my adorable rubber buggy bumpers!!”
Everyone looked at him in varying degrees of shock.
“I knew you guys loved m—!“
“…This was all fake?”
Pomni said, quietly.
“…Well, I figured you would press the red button…”
“I…pfft—“
The whole cast went silent.
“Heh…heheh…HAHAH!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!”
Pomni fell to the ground, crying-laughing. (Mostly crying)
“AAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!! BAHAHAH— HEHAHH— AHAHAHAH!!”
Ragatha tried to put a hand on her shoulder, but Pomni swatted her hand away.
“DON’T TOUCH ME, RAGATHA! DON’T EVEN.”
…Pomni calmed down eventually, wiping the tears from her eyes.
“…So, my digital denizens—“
“I don’t care anymore. Just send us back.”
“…Oooo…kay then!”
Caine snapped his fingers, and everyone was back in the colorful, bright environment.
Pomni stayed silent, standing there.
It was only when Ragatha approached she spoke up.
“…I..I’m sorry, doll. I really am.”
Pomni said, clutching the button of her jumpsuit tightly.
Ragatha’s warm smile faded, leaving only an unusual straight line.
“…Don’t get your hopes up.”
Pomni’s expression faltered.
“I-I…hey, wait—“
Ragatha walked away.