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Telamon, what were they doing? He and 7 were at Telamons manor to get this ‘void star’ that 7 wants to nab. Sure, they’ve done stupid stuff that almost got them kicked out of college. But this, this was different. They were in an admins game, the TELAMON’s game. And hacking in it none the less! This was a death sentence.
“7…you sure the Void Star is here? We’ve been walking around for a bit.” Noli felt like the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. 7n7 was trying to locate the item with his C00LGU1, sense 7 tried to code a locator into the GU1 to find this star.
“Yeah…mhm, think so at least.” 7 took off his glasses, bitting on the end of them. He did that a bunch whenever he was thinking.
“It’s not locating it like I programmed it to, if you can keep searching for a moment while I see if I can debug this..” 7n7 trailed off, volentelling Noli to search around for the star.
“Yeah, I'll get looking.” Noli started to wander around. Telamon’s Manor was crazy scary in his opinion. There were constant noises that sounded behind him, he would turn around and no one was there. It gave him the chills.
Each step broke a stick, or crushed a leaf. It made some kind of noise that made Noli feel uneasy, he would look back at 7 to make sure he was still there, which he was.
‘Telamons wrath, calm yourself Noli.’ he tried to take a deep breath, a sound came from behind him. He whipped his head around to see nothing.
“You..almost done? This place gives me the creeps.” Noli shouted at 7n7, trying to see if he was almost done.
“Yeah. Think I almost got the location!” 7 said quite happily, 7n7’s tail was wagging slightly. He put his pink glasses back on, before running over to Noli, almost tripping over the gravel that laid out a path.
“I did it, you see there was a compilation with the code that allowed the void cyst to be tracked” 7 started rambling on about code, yet Noli didn't really understand what crazy words 7n7 was saying, talking about how…well, he can't even explain it.
“Alright! Let's go!” 7n7 grabbed Noli’s wrist, the grip tight. The C00LGU1 in 7’s other hand, showing a radar like system with a red dot in the way they’re heading. He looked up to the horned Robloxian. His tail was wagging. Noli would follow him till the end of the world. If they were at a cliff and 7n7 said jump, he would ask how high and jumpright off...
They came to a huge wall, showing the end of the game.
“Alright, we gotta find a way to get across the border. Go look over on the South and West wall. We’ll meet in the middle after we look, holler if you see anything!” 7 was running the other way from where Noli was supposed to be looking. He didn’t really like it, the loss of the touch that is. 7n7 liked to poke and prod at him a lot so it wouldn’t be long until he would be dragged somewhere else anyways..
He was looking around, looking for anything that could lead to this star that 7 was dead set on finding. Noli couldn't really remember what the item even looked like, even with how 7’s would talk about how powerful it is. He needs to start listening to the other more, and stop tuning him out, even when all he talks about is that code bargain.
Each step left him wanting to had stayed back at the dorm, they could be watching a movie, maybe annoying some poor Robloxian. But noooo, 7n7 decided tonight, of all nights, to go find a banned item in an admins game. And not just any admins game, the TELAMON, Y’know, the guy who kills Robloxians for breathing wrong, that guy.
The soft wind kept him somewhat grounded, he was on the edge of just leaving the game and going to sleep, he had classes tomorrow also. Each step felt heavy, every crunch of something he stamples on or shuffle of gravel, a few accidental trips on pumpkin vines and the orange fruit themselves, made him regret coming here.
Noli decided to just head back to the middle, not wanting to be alone in the manors map any longer. Picking up his feet in a sprint as if an admin had caught him looking for the item, that thought just made him panic even more. What if an admin did find them, they were already in a rough spot with DoomBringer, oh Telamon, they would be in badlands for hundreds of years!
“WOAH, WOAH, Noles, did an admin find us!?” 7 shouted at the running Noli. Tripping the masked robloxian so they fell flat on their face, they let out a grunt. Black blood flowing out of their forehead, whipping it up quickly with their hoodies sleeve.
“Well, I guess not…” 7 mumbled, letting Noli pick himself up.
“Telamon, why do we have to be here! This is…its a death sentence!" Noli yelled. He didn't mean to yell, but this place made him want to run and never look back.
“Calm down, I found the star's entrance, so you can stop your complaining!” 7 sounded proud in his accomplishment. Showing Noli the c00LGU1. Nothing had changed, but whatever.
“Looks like it!” He said through his teeth, smiling. Sometimes he wanted to punch the nerd in his dumb face and watch those glasses break.
7n7 grabbed Noli’s wrist. Dragging him to wherever that crown was. There was a part of a wall that was a slightly lighter black, but it was hard to tell the difference. 7 kept dragging Noli to the oddly door shaped patch of light black.
7 shoved Noli into the patch. They ended up in a pitch black room, with the star, or a crown, floating in the middle. 7n7 stepped in, gasping when he saw the crown. Running towards it, using his C00LGU1 to take the star.
“NOLI, WE FOUND IT! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!” 7n7 ran to Noli, pulling him in a hug and spinning him around. Noli has never seen the other so happy, well maybe once when he fixed that bug for 7n7… but that was a month ago. He couldn’t help but crack a smile whenever he saw 7n7 so…happy.
“WE COULD SELL IT! WE WOULD MAKE MILLIONS! OR MAYBE WE COULD USE IT-”
“USE IT!? NO WAY!” Noli panicked, being immediately cut out of his trance and also cutting 7 out of his happy rant. Why would they use the crown. It felt like the thing was staring at them, waiting for one of them to put it on.
“Why not! We would be the most powerful hackers. You should put it on!” 7 shoved the ‘void star’ to Noli, the other immediately shoving it away from him, as if he was allergic to it.
“ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!” Noli shouts at him, the tragedy part of his mask now talking. The frown deppend, even though it was just a mask. He was shaking out of rage slightly, Noli himself wouldn’t be surprised if smoke would rise from his ears.
“Think of it, Noles! Me and my Gu1, you with the Void Star! We will be the best hackers ever!” 7n7 took Nolis hands, as the GU1 kept holding the crown. It wanted him to put it on, the crown did. It was waiting for him to. This was a set up, it had to be. That crown wanted him, like a spider watching a fly buzz around it.
“If you put it on, you could run a cult! You would have the power of a banned item! Think of it, just think!.” 7 went on and on.
“You..we could be some of the most powerful hackers to ever exist. We could be more powerful than the Admins, like THE admins! The real deal! No one has been able to even get close to their power!” Noli didn't want to put it on, but 7 wouldn't stop talking. Wouldn't stop saying how he should put it on..
It scared him. Why was 7n7 being so pushy? He was never this pushy before, well maybe that one time they went to the pizzeria, and the time 7 cheated off of Noli, and when..Nevermind. The crown wanted him to put it on, but every gut feeling said no. Noli would honestly put it on to make it all stop. 7’s coaxing, the crown, it was overwhelming. Then there was a crash in the distance, an Admin join, Telamon.
“Shit, we gotta get out of here.” 7 mumbled, panicking. He placed the crown on Noli’s head and started the teleport. The other froze, mentally panicking that 7 just placed the thing he never wanted on, on. He wanted to start sobbing, sense when did he feel like that. Everything was blurring together, everything was slowing down until it all went red.
They teleported, back into 7n7 and Nolis dorm. The bunk bed, TV in the corner. Broken flower pot still against the wall.
“WE DID IT!” 7 screeched, hugging noli. The crown sat idly on his head, it wasn't so bad. Maybe 7 would stop coaxing him and the crown stopped, well, whatever he was hallucinating the crown was doing.
“Yeah.. we did didn't we!” He started laughing, they did it. Even though 7n7 did most of the work, if 7 was giving him credit, he would take it and run with it. He felt himself calming down, nothing happened, and they were back. Best of all 7n7 looked like he could kiss Noli right now, and he would be so willing to have that happen.
7 noticed the crown, his tail wagging with excitement."You put it on! See, nothing bad happened!” 7 nudged Noli, putting his arm to rest on his shoulder since 7n7 was the taller of the two.
“Yeah..i guess nothing bad happened.” Noli smiled, forcing teeth into it. The crown fit comfortably, like a hat designed to fit exactly to a heads measurements..wait, sense when did it fit well? It tilted downward from the size difference when 7 first put it on him..
“Telamons sake, we should head to bed. We have a test tomorrow.” 7 started to laugh, it was 2 in the morning, and the adrenaline was high.
“Heh…might just skip tomorrow and hope the professor lets me take it another day.” Noli walked to the lower bunk, taking off the crown. It wasn't so bad, why was he so paranoid? Whatever, tomorrow they can reign chaos on that stupid pizza place and that one employee, Carson? Eh, can’t even remember his lousy name.