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Fan: *Walking into the living room while whistling before cutting himself off*

Fan: Uhhhh... OJ?

OJ: *sitting on a couch while reading a newspaper* Yeah?

Fan: What is... that? *Fan points at a black inky void in the middle of the living room*

OJ: *puts down newspaper while standing up* What the heck?

OJ: I have no idea what that is.

Fan: Well what do we do with it?

OJ: *shrugs*

*Nickel and Soap walk into the room*

Nickel: What are you two- WHAT THE HECK!?

Fan: Oh hi.

Soap: WHAT IS THAT?

OJ: We have no idea!

OJ: It just showed up!

*The void "glitches" slightly*

Nickel: OH GOD!

*Oj and Fan back up*

Soap: OK, WE GOTTA GET RID OF THIS THING!

Oj: But how?

*Fan looks around and sees Paintbrush walking out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee*

Fan: *Grabs the coffee*

Paintbrush: HEY!

Fan: *Splashes the portal with the coffee*

*Muffled screams come from the void*

Paintbrush: WHAT THE- WHAT IS THAT?

Paintbrush: AND WHY DID YOU SPLASH IT WITH MY COFFEE?

Fan: I THOUGHT IT WOULD GET RID OF IT!

Nickel: WELL CLEARLY IT DIDN'T YOU IDIOT!

Oj: EVERYONE CALM DOWN!!

Oj: There is no need to get worried!

Soap: I disagree... *points at the void*

*Everyone looks at the void as a hand begins to emerge from it*

Everyone: AHHHHHH!!!

*The figure comes out of the portal and falls on the floor*

Nickel: AHHH- wait.

Nickel: Everyone shut up!

Oj: *stops screaming* what do you- oh.

*The figure stands up revealing itself to be... Test tube*

Fan: Hey Test Tube.

Test Tube: Hi Fan.

Nickel: Oh good it's just Test Tube, also quick question, WHAT?

Nickel: Why did you come out of a nightmarish lookin portal?

Test Tube: Well, Fan, you know how you told me to buy that game Portal to "Help me be less stressed"?

Fan: Yeah, why?

Test Tube: Well I was so fascinated by the technology of the portal gun that I decided to see if I could recreate it.

Test Tube: The portal you saw was the result of the prototype.

Test Tube: Looks like I have to work on it some more..

Test Tube: Also, did one of you throw coffee through it?

Test Tube: Because it came through and burned my face.

Fan: Uhhh.. *slowly hides coffee mug behind back*

Fan: No can't say that we did.

Paintbrush: *Facepalms*

Paintbrush: I'm getting another coffee..

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Balloon: *yawns and stretches*

Balloon: *groan* Good mor- *Sees Pickle is still asleep*

Balloon: *whispering* Oh.. guess I woke up early.

Balloon: *looks at phone* ..I woke up VERY early..

*The time is 2:06*

Balloon: Well I guess I'll just go back to-

*notices thing on desk*

Balloon: Is that a... what is that? *picks it up*

Balloon: Oh it's... a wristwatch? *puts it on*

Balloon: Well it looks nice..

*the wristband has a phrase on it "Dream Detected"*

Balloon: What the?

*a button starts glowing*

Balloon: *pushes the button*

*nothing happens*

Balloon: ...Well that was-

*Balloon starts getting pulled towards pickle*

Balloon: WHAT THE- WOOOOAAHH *blacks out*

*Balloon (no longer whispering): *wakes up* Where am I- HUH?!

*His body has been pixelated*

Balloon: WHY AM I- *he notices the entire area is pixelated*

Balloon: WHERE AM I- *he hears a noise from the distance*

*a cute pixelated mushroom man is walking by*

Balloon: WHAT IS THA- Actually that's actually kind of cute...

*It is then jumped on and killed by a pixelated pickle*

Balloon: AHHHHHHHH

Pickle: Huh? OH!

Pickle: Hey Balloon, I see player two has joined the game.

Pickle: It's normally Knife but eh.. beggars can't be choosers..

Balloon: What?

Pickle: Come on the boss is up ahead!

*Pickle heads into a castle*

Balloon: Hey, wait up!

*Balloon follows only to see pickle fighting a mechanical t-rex*

Balloon: I... am so confused..

Pickle: Balloon! Help me out here dude!

Balloon: Uh- ok?!

*Balloon starts jumping on the t-rex*

Pickle: Cool! Now make sure you get off after five seconds or-

*Balloon is flung off the t-rex and takes twenty damage*

Balloon: Ow.. *notices the watch*

Balloon: ohhh... I get it now

*Balloon presses the button and disappears*

Pickle: Alright, I got it down in the red!

Pickle: Could ya pass me a potion?

Pickle: ...Balloon?

*Pickle is stomped on by the t-rex*

GAME OVER

*Balloon appears in the bedroom and is no longer pixelated*

Balloon (internally): Alright, so I have a device that lets me go into people's dreams, now the question is...

Balloon: what do I do with it?

Balloon: I got it! I can travel into the other's dreams and make their dreams better!

Balloon: Alright, let's do this.

*Balloon sneaks through the hotel until he arrives at his destination, Fan and Paintbrush's room*

Balloon: *Uses the device to enter Paintbrush's dream* Here we go...

*Balloon blacks out and wakes up in a grassy field, but the sky is almost completely white and the grass looks odd*

Balloon: Alright, I'm here now where's- *spots Paintbrush in the distance*

Balloon: There they are.

*Balloon walks towards Paintbrush who is holding a paintbrush and paint palette*

Balloon: Uhh.. hi?

Paintbrush: Hmmm? Oh..

Paintbrush: Hey Balloon... I don't remember painting you..

Balloon: Nice to see you- wait what do you mean you "Don't remember painting me"?

Paintbrush: Well here's an example..

*Paintbrush takes the paintbrush and waves it in near the grass*

*A dandelion begins to materialize near their brush*

Paintbrush: See?

Balloon: Wow! That's so cool!

Paintbrush: I guess it is.. but anyways, why are you here?

Paintbrush: Is this the part where this dream turns into a nightmare?

Paintbrush: Are you gonna start erasing everything I paint as part of some metaphor about how deep down I don't trust you or...?

Balloon: Oh no no no! I'm here to make your dream better!

Paintbrush: Well honestly I don't see how you can do- OH!

Paintbrush: I have an idea.

Balloon: What is it?

Paintbrush: You can leave...

Balloon: Oh... well, bye then.

*Balloon uses the device and leaves*

Balloon: Well that was nice... I think..

Balloon: Fan looks pretty content with his dream...

Fan: Hawaii.. is.. the best..

Balloon: Very content...

Balloon: Guess I'll go somewhere else...

Balloon: *Heads to Cheesy and Soap's room* Alright Cheesy...

Balloon: Say cheese! ...Man that was horrible..

*Balloon enters Cheesy's dream*

Balloon: Alri- *Is interrupted by a sea of laughter*

Balloon: Huh? *Looks around and sees he's sitting in a row of seats, the other seats are filled with objects*

Balloon: What is this..? *Sees Cheesy up on a stage*

Cheesy: Thank you! Thank you! You're all too kind!

Cheesy: *Brings the mic he's holding up to his mouth*

Cheesy: Anyways.. How much does a pirate pay for corn?

Cheesy: A BUCCANEER!!

*The crowd once again starts laughing*

Balloon: Oh no.. Cheesy puns..

Balloon: I'M OUT OF HERE!

*Balloon exits the dream*

Balloon: Ok.. I need some fresh air.. that place was crowded..

*Balloon heads outside*

Balloon: Hmmm.. I haven't really helped anyone yet..

Balloon: I mean I’m pretty sure I got Pickle killed, I only annoyed Paintbrush, and I bailed on Cheesy... although who could blame me

Balloon: Maybe I should just go back to-

*Hears rustling from a nearby bush*

Balloon: What the- oh it's probably just a squirrel...

Balloon: Hmm.. I wonder what an animal would dream of...

*Balloon pushes the button and blacks out*

Balloon: *waking back up* alright lets see what-

*The environment is exactly where he once was, except now it's day time*

Balloon: Huh.. guess it doesn't work on animals and I just blacked out...

Balloon: Well at least I got SOME sleep last night..

Balloon: Guess I'll just head back inside and-

*As soon as he enters the hotel he notices that the objects seem to be celebrating*

Balloon: Woah.. what's going on in here?

Oj: Oh hey Balloon, we're just celebrating the best person in the hotel!

Balloon: Oh yeah, and who's that?

Oj: You don't remember?

Oj: Why it's Taco of course!

Balloon: W- WHAT!?

*Taco enters the room with the Cherries and Soap in tow*

Taco: Thank you all, you're way too kind..

Left Cherry: No, if anything we're not being kind enough.

Right Cherry: YOU'RE THE BEST!!

Balloon: Ok, what is going on?

Oj: Why don't you remember?

Oj: This is the exact day when Taco let me win Inanimate Insanity and told me I should put my money towards something for everyone!

Balloon: That is... not how I remember that...

Oj: Well come on, you're gonna miss the rest of the party!

Balloon: I don't think I will..

Taco: And why is that?

*Balloon is startled by Taco appearing right behind him and instinctively blocks his face with the hand that has the watch on it*

Taco: Wait is that...

Balloon: Oh uhh hi.... Taco..

Balloon: I was just talking about how much I.. love this party..

Balloon: Heh heh.. it's greaaat.... please don't hurt me.

Taco: I can't hurt you in a dream, airhead!

Balloon: What?

*Taco grabs his arm and pushes the button on the device*

Balloon: *wakes up* Wha-

*Taco jumps from the bushes and takes the watch*

Taco: GIVE ME THAT!

Balloon: H- HEY, THAT'S NOT YOURS!

Taco: As a matter of fact it IS!

Taco: I thought I lost this somewhere...

Taco: How incredibly daft are you to use a strange watch that let's you just enter people's dreams that you just found?!

Taco: I would just put it back, or better yet.. CALL THE POLICE!!

Balloon: Ok, but the bigger question is...

Balloon: How did you loose something inside the hotel?

Taco: ...

Taco: The- the uhh.. answer is right here in the palm of my hand.

Balloon: Oh yeah? Let me see-

*Taco pulls out a smoke bomb and throws it at the ground, creating a cloud of smoke*

Balloon: *cough* *cough* What the-

*When the smoke clears Taco is gone*

Balloon: ...

Balloon: I think I'm just going to go back to bed...

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Marshmallow began her morning as she did any other... groaning, stretching, and thinking she died while sleeping and was now a ghost for about four seconds before realizing that her mattress was still absolute garbage.

As she slowly awoke she looked at her phone which was conveniently placed on her nightstand. "Well, looks like I'm up early, might as well start making breakfast..." she though to herself. She managed to crawl here way out of bed and made her way downstairs. When she got to the living room that was connected to the kitchen she noticed Dough on his phone. "Hey Dough, how are you doing?"

After Dough noticed she was in the room he responded "Oh, hey Marshmallow, I'm doing fine."

"Good to know." Marshmallow said, before heading to the kitchen. As she opened the door she looked behind her and saw that Dough was looking at pictures of bears the whole time, something which did not surprise her at all. Now in the kitchen, Marshmallow decided that she would just make herself a bowl of cereal. Eventually she heard footsteps coming from the living room, and seeing as her only roommate who had feet was Apple, she figured that's who it was. Sure enough she was right as Apple soon entered the kitchen.

Apple's eyes lit up slightly when she saw Marshmallow "Hi Marshy!" she said.

"Hey Apple." Marshmallow responded before asking if she wanted any breakfast.

"I'll just get myself some cereal." Apple said getting a box of cereal from a cupboard. Once breakfast had been made for the both of them, they went into the living room and saw Bow and Dough watching some tv. The tv was significantly more modern than the rest of the house as it was a housewarming gift from some of their friends from the hotel. She sometimes wonders what they all were up to nowadays, probably nothing that hectic.

The scene cuts to the living room of the hotel, which is on fire and everyone is screaming. Cheesy was running away from a very large snake and Fan had been turned into a statue somehow.

The scene cuts back to Marshmallow, thinking to herself before Bow invites her and Apple to come watch tv with them, as the show "War for Fantasy Paradise" was having a rerun of one of its best episodes. Marshmallow sat down but then something seemed to make her uncomfortable.

"What's wrong Marshy?" Apple asked.

Marshmallow then said "Do any of you have the feeling that today is different somehow?" "Like whatever being created this world wanted to experiment with a new way of making the universe because he thought the old way was lacking in quality?"

The room was silent, until Dough said "Not really no.." As the group went back to watching the show.