It was like any other day in the small town of Welks, Utah. Quiet and peaceful. Birds can be heard in the distance with a small cooling breeze running through the air. Your voice quickly breaks the silence. "As for the missing people, the police still have yet to find any leads. Although, they have been quick to reassure that they haven't given up," you say as you wrap up the daily news. You enjoy your job as a news reporter and refuse to give up a story when given to you. On the other end of the camera, your cameraman and long time friend, Charlie, is quite different. He's more quiet, introverted, and prefers to be behind the camera instead of in front of one.
[[Continue->Phone call]]''Aug. 17, 1953'': Testing is ready to commence for Project 718/OPERATION "SUPERPOWERS" in the environment dome. No volunteers for testing just yet.
''Aug. 18, 1953'': Chief scientist, Dr. Maximus Woods, has volunteered as prime subject for Project 718 under name: Subject Zero. All tests are now being prepared.
''Aug. 21, 1953'': Testing has begun. The Super Serum has been injected into Dr. Maximus Woods, A.K.A Subject Zero, approximately at 12:53 A.M. Hours have passed and nothing has happened thus far.
''Aug. 25, 1953'': Subject Zero has gained a slight form of telekinesis. Small signs of abnormal quick healing factors have also appeared, taking only a mere couple hours to fully heal mid - large wounds. The tests, so far, seem to be successful with no side effects.
''Aug. 30, 1953'': Subject Zero has had impressive changes with easy to control telekinesis, rapid healing, and even seemingly superhuman-like strength.
''Sep. 5, 1953'': Over the past few days, Subject Zero has seemingly went through a change in personality.
''Sep. 10, 1953'': Subject Zero has become rapidly unstable with major signs of Schizophrenia. Subject Zero doesn't seem to realize the environment is fake anymore and treats test mannequins as if they were real living beings.
''Sep. 17, 1953'': Multiple teams have been sent in to allow real communication. Unfortunately, all teams have either been killed or badly injured in fits of rage from Sebject Zero and for very unclear reasons, he does not allow anyone to recover the deceased. It is unclear where he takes or what he does with the bodies.
''Oct. 3, 1953'': Subject Zero has become too unstable and seemingly hellbent for murder. For safety reasons, all research is being abandoned and the facility is to be shut down. It is unclear what the government wants to do with Subject Zero. Only information given was that he should not be allowed out into the real world as it could result in our nations destruction.
Click [[CONTINUE->Intro]] to begin.(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX=")[EnviroDome
"We experiment for the safety of our people"
Created by BMP Productions
[[Start Story->Prologue]]
[[Credits->Credits]]]You get a phone call. You quickly look and see that it's your boss. Do you answer?
[[Yes->Answer]]
[[No->Do not answer]]You decide to answer the call. Your boss tells you about a possible story to cover involving an old run-down facility on the outskirts of town called Envirodome. The catch is that it hasn't been touched in over 50 years and it could be risky to go there. Of course, you hate turning down any possible story so you think for a moment. What should you do?
[[Tell your boss you'll take the story->Take the story]]
[[Tell your boss you'd rather not take the risk->No risk]]
[[Tell your boss to piss off and hang up->Fired]]You decide not to answer. Instead, you decide to say bye to Charlie and head home. Back at home, you have a great rest of the day and night quickly comes. You go to bed and have a great nights rest.
[[Continue->Screw This! Ending]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[''Screw This!''] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Phone call]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You tell your boss you'll take the story and he tells you how to get there. Excited to do a seemingly interesting story, you quickly tell Charlie to get in the van and you explain the situation on the road. You know Charlie hates the idea to do the story just by the look on his face, but you try to ignore it for the sake of the story. You eventually reach a long driveway that leads to a large sign with vines growing on it.
[[Read the sign->Sign]]
[[Ignore the sign and keep driving->Ignore the sign]]You tell your boss you'd rather not take the risk as it could be dangerous. Your boss tells you that's fine and hangs up. After hanging up, you look at Charlie and say, "Screw this!"
[[Continue->Screw This! Ending 3]]You told your boss to piss off and then hung up! Later that night you get another phone call from your boss and he informs you that you are fired!
[[Continue->Fired! Ending]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)[Fired!] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Answer]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You decide to read the sign.
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX=")[Restricted Area
EnviroDome
"We experiment for the safety of our people"
*Special Access Required*]
The sign makes it abundantly clear this is the correct place so you decide to keep driving until you finally reach a ginormous rusted metal dome that seemingly is the size of an entire town.
[[Continue->The Dome]]You ignore the sign and keep driving until you finally reach a ginormous rusted metal dome that seemingly is the size of an entire town.
[[Continue->The Dome]]The dome is clearly made of a strong and thick metal with rust and vine overgrowth being the only noticeable issue. The entrance seems to be the only square shaped part of the entire place. Although vine overgrowth covers majority of the two large entrance doors, it is actually quite fragile and can be ripped away with ease. Should you rip away the vines and try opening the doors, search for another way in or leave?
[[Try the doors->Doors]]
[[Search for another way in->Another way in]]
[[Leave->Leave]]You decide to rip away the vines and attempt to open the doors. Unfortunately, in the process of ripping the vines away, you accidentally cut open your finger. You ignore it and continue to rip away the vines. You manage to get to the doors and reach for the handle. Oddly, the door is cold as if it was chilled from a breeze, but it was one of the hottest days of the year so you knew it didn't make much sense. Taking a mental note of that, you carry on and open the doors with one large pull. Charlie mocks the situation and says, "I guess we're ready to enter hell."
[[Continue->Inside the dome]]You look for another way in, but it feels nearly impossible. Fortunately, you do find a samll hole in the right side of the entrance wall. It doesn't seem like a safe way but it might be the only way so you decide to try it anyway. You ask Charlie to go in first as he's smaller and could fit through better. He reluctantly goes through, but rips his pants and gets a large scratch down his leg in the process. You ask if he's okay and he tells you he'll be fine before helping you through the hole. You both have managed to get through the hole and continue inside.
[[Continue->Inside the dome]]You decide to say, "Screw this" and leave because it all seems to be a waste of time.
[[Continue->Screw This! Ending 2]]You and Charlie take only a mere couple of steps before you stop and stare in wonderment at the thing before you. The dome now shows the real reason it is so large, there's an entire town within it's walls! Charlie remarks, "There's a whole damn town in this place?" You say nothing and only give a slight nod as you begin to take your next steps to enter the town. Charlie follows until suddenly, something strange occurs. The entrance doors slam shut and begin changing as if there was never any doors to begin with. They quickly turn into a holographic representation of what looks like realistic roads and grass, ultimately leaving no trace of the doors. You find it odd but don't worry too much. Charlie on the other hand, is far too reluctant to step another foot into the place. Should you choose to comfort him and help lead him further into the town or walk away and hope he'll follow?
[[Comfort him->Comfort - Version 1]]
[[Walk away and hope for the best->Walk Away - Version 1]]You comfort Charlie and convince him it'll be fine. You both begin walking forward into the town under the dome. Looking around, you notice even more how odd this place is. Every wall looks like a continuation of the town that goes on for miles and miles in every direction. There are beautiful green trees all around, some forming a forest of sorts around the town. There are rundown houses and businesses like stores, but that's far from the oddest part. The entire area is chilled from a cool relaxing breeze in the area with the sun and clouds in the sky, although there is no possible way as the entire building was sealed on the outside. This facility is completely solid with no fractures of any sort. How could there be any of this within the dome? You think for a moment and even realize the sun is in a completely different position from what you saw mere minutes ago outside the dome. Outside the dome, it is approximately 10 a.m. but inside the dome, the sun is positioned as if it were mid-day around 2 or 3 p.m. Clearly confused, but still determined, you bring yourself back to focus and decide your next move.
[[Head to the nearest building->Nearest Building - Version 1]]
[[Continue to walk through the town and explore->Explore - Version 1]]You walk away from Charlie and hope he'll follow. Fortunately, he does follow, although reluctantly. You both begin walking forward into the town under the dome. Looking around, you notice even more how odd this place is. Every wall looks like a continuation of the town that goes on for miles and miles in every direction. There are beautiful green trees all around, some forming a forest of sorts around the town. There are rundown houses and businesses like stores, but that's far from the oddest part. The entire area is chilled from a cool relaxing breeze in the area with the sun and clouds in the sky, although there is no possible way as the entire building was sealed on the outside. This facility is completely solid with no fractures of any sort. How could there be any of this within the dome? You think for a moment and even realize the sun is in a completely different position from what you saw mere minutes ago outside the dome. Outside the dome, it is approximately 10 a.m. but inside the dome, the sun is positioned as if it were mid-day around 2 or 3 p.m. Clearly confused, but still determined, you bring yourself back to focus and decide your next move.
[[Head to the nearest building->Nearest Building - Version 1]]
[[Continue to walk through the town and explore->Explore - Version 1]]You continue to walk further into the town until you reach the nearest buildings. Suddenly, you're met with an eerie feeling as you spot several mannequins around the neighborhood. Trying to ignore the sight, you reach a nearby home and wonder if you should enter.
[[Enter the house->Enter House - Version 1]]
[[Continue to look elsewhere->Continue Elsewhere - Version 1]]You decide to ignore the buildings for now and begin exploring further into the naturally beautiful scenery. You admire the trees as they dance in the breeze. You gaze upon the beauty of the natural overgrowth of vines and grass that grow along the rocks and paths. The sky is also a beauty to behold of it's own. Clouds and sunshine glow along the blue horizon as you admire it all, losing focus of your objective. Charlie quickly breaks the silence and peace, reminding you of the reason you are both there. You finally come back to reality and reassure Charlie. Suddenly, you're met with an eerie feeling as you spot several mannequins around the neighborhood. Trying to ignore the sight, you both notice a nearby home and wonder if you should enter.
[[Enter the house->Enter House - Version 1]]
[[Continue to look elsewhere->Continue Elsewhere - Version 1]]You walk up to the house and turn the door knob. It's unlocked!
You and Charlie decide to walk in and begin searching different parts of the house. Charlie asks which area of the house you'd like to search.
[[Search the living room and kitchen->Living Room and Kitchen - Version 1]]
[[Search the bedrooms->Bedrooms - Version 1]]You decide to keep walking instead of searching any houses here. You and Charlie keep walking but suddenly you hear a man's rough, raspy and downright unsettling voice echo in the distance. You and Charlie quickly hide behind a nearby fence. You spot a strange looking man.
[[Continue->The Strange Man - Version 1]]You chose to search the living room and kitchen!
You begin searching the kitchen first and find nothing but old cutlery and silverware. There's an empty bottle here and there, as well as empty cans. Nothing interesting for a further search. On that note, you begin searching the living room and notice a few different things. On the floor is an old fire poker with what looks to be a rusty color stained along it's spiked end. Next to it is an old crumpled piece of yellowed paper the color of black and white.
[[Pick it up->Pick Up - Version 1]]
[[Leave it->Leave It - Version 1]]You decide to search the bedrooms while Charlie searches the Living room and kitchen.
After a few minutes of searching through 2 bedrooms and finding nothing, you find your way back to the master bedroom. At first glance, there is seemingly nothing here either, but out of the corner of your eye, you see a glint of something shining. It's an old picture and an old worn Bible. You take a look at the picture and see that its an original image of the dome in it's prime. It shows perfectly clean buildings, trimmed grass, controlled nature and clean mannequins wearing 50's aesthetic clothing. Somehow, majority of the place seems the exact same with only natural overgrowth being the only major difference. After a moment passes, you close your eyes, take a deep breath and wonder to yourself, can the beauty of this place be enough to make a story on? Quickly, the mood changes as you hear Charlie gasp in horror. You rush to the living room and see Charlie holding a piece of newspaper yellowed with age. He hands it to you and tells you to read it.
[[Read the newspaper->Read the paper - Version 1]]You decide to pick up the crumpled up paper. It's a newspaper article!
The newspaper is dated ''//October 3, 1953//''. The article reads
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX=")[//Today, the government ran facility, EnviroDome, had been shut down after multiple men had been slaughtered at the hands of the company's very own test subject, Subject Zero. The few men who had survived the slaughter could not speak of the events other than safety protocols were put into place to prevent Subject Zero from getting out into the real world. Does this mean he is still inside the facility and if so, how long will he stay there?//]
The article makes you audibly gasp, alerting Charlie. Charlie quickly runs to check on you and you hand him the article. Charlie reads it and says, "what the hell?" You attempt to lighten the mood, but before uttering a single word, you hear a man's rough, raspy and downright unsettling voice echo in the distance. You and Charlie duck behind a window inside the house and look outside. You see a very strange looking man.
[[Continue->The Strange Man - Version 1]]You decide to leave the paper and carry on.
Charlie comes back from the bedrooms with no useful information. You try to lighten up the mood, but before uttering a single word, you hear a man's rough, raspy and downright unsettling voice echo in the distance. You and Charlie duck behind a window inside the house and look outside. You see a very strange looking man.
[[Continue->The Strange Man - Version 1]]The strange man looks as if he's been lost in time from multiple decades based on the look of his clothing. His shirt is an aged and yellowed white T-shirt paired with an old worn 50's era greaser jacket. His jeans are a dull blue pair of boot cut jeans ripped at random points in the fabric. One of his shoes is from a pair of 90's era basketball shoes while the other is a simple cowboy boot. His hair is disgustingly matted up from natural oils and patches of it is either missing or much longer than the rest. His facial hair is a scruffy five o'clock shadow with small patches missing. His entire look and demeanor radiates insanity at it's peak. To make the matters worse the strange man is outside seemingly playing catch with a child sized mannequin as if it were alive. He speaks to it as he tosses the ball into a glove on it's hand. "For the last time Jimmy, I'm tired of this shit! I can't just keep throwing it straight to you! Actually try catching it," the man angrily screams at the mannequin. Suddenly, he throws the ball so hard and fast that it subsequently decapitates the child-like mannequin. He begins yelling at another mannequin to not call him by an unknown name and to call him Subject Zero. This is the moment you realize that he has been here since the days the dome was built and was most likely a test subject that somehow has lived here all this time. You need to think of your next move at this time.
[[Sneak out the side door of the house->Sneak Out - Version 1]]
[[Run out of the house->Run - Version 1]]
[[Laugh at the strange man->Laugh - Version 1]]The newspaper is dated ''//October 3, 1953//''. The article reads
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX=")[//Today, the government ran facility, EnviroDome, had been shut down after multiple men had been slaughtered at the hands of the company's very own test subject, Subject Zero. The few men who had survived the slaughter could not speak of the events other than safety protocols were put into place to prevent Subject Zero from getting out into the real world. Does this mean he is still inside the facility and if so, how long will he stay there?//]
Startled, yet intrigued, you attempt to lighten the mood, but before uttering a single word, you hear a man's rough, raspy and downright unsettling voice echo in the distance. You and Charlie duck behind a window inside the house and look outside. You see a very strange looking man.
[[Continue->The Strange Man - Version 1]]You and Charlie try sneaking out the side door of the house.
You slowly make your way out of the house and manage to make it outside. You stop for a moment to think of where to go. You see a large trash can and signal Charlie to stay put as you go to hide behind it. You make it and proceed to signal Charlie to cometo you. He manages to nearly make it, but unfortunately as he takes his final step there, he trips. This causes Charlie to fall into the trash can and causes noise to radiate throughout the neighborhood, ultimately alerting the strange man, now known as Subject Zero. As you and Charlie begin running, you glance back and notice that you're being chased by Subject Zero. This is terrifying enough, but it gets worse as you here Charlie scream out in terror. You look back again and notice there is now multiple people chasing after you. At first, it seems they are human, but after one last look you realize that they aren't human at all. In fact, they're mannequins! They are somehow moving like humans and running alongside Subject Zero. Suddenly, Charlie trips over his own feet while you continue running. Should you stop and help him or leave him to hide?
[[Stop and help->Help Charlie]]
[[Leave and Hide->Leave Charlie]]You and Charlie burst out the front door and start running. This quickly alerts the strange man, now known as Subject Zero. As you continue running, you glance back and notice that you're being chased by Subject Zero. This is terrifying enough, but it gets worse as you here Charlie scream out in terror. You look back again and notice there is now multiple people chasing after you. At first, it seems they are human, but after one last look you realize that they aren't human at all. In fact, they're mannequins! They are somehow moving like humans and running alongside Subject Zero. Suddenly, Charlie trips over his own feet while you continue running. Should you stop and help him or leave him to hide?
[[Stop and help->Help Charlie - Death Version]]
[[Leave and Hide->Leave Charlie - Death Version]]You burst out into laughter from the sight of this crazy man talking shit to a non-living mannequin. Suddenly, fom all the noise, the man turns to you in the window and throws a baseball so hard that it breaks through the window and proceeds to obliterate your head. (text-colour:red)[You are dead!]
[[Continue->You're an Idiot! Ending]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)["You're an Idiot!"] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Strange Man - Version 1]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You decide to help Charlie.
You come to a full stop and quickly run back to help Charlie. As you make it to him, Subject Zero and the mannequins are rushing toward you both faster than expected. You manage to get Charlie up, but before you have the chance to run, Subject Zero catches up to you both and knocks you down. The mannequins subsequently start beating you and ripping away at your flesh. With only the sounds of Charlie's blood-curdling screams and Subject Zero's sinister laughter, every passing second gets worse as you feel your skin being ripped away and your stomach being stripped from your body. Soon enough, you can see the mannequins covered in your own blood and entrails as they continue ravaging your body. You realize Charlie's screams are no longer present as your sight goes red, then quickly to white. You now know there's nothing you can do other than lie here and suffer your demise. As you lie here in your final moment, you begin taking your final breath and then there is nothing. (text-colour:red)[You have died!]
[[Continue->Death by Mannequin Ending]]You continue running until you find a dumpster next to a fence that you can hide behind. You were too caught up in getting away that you didn't even bother to save your best friend from a now imminent demise. As you hide, you watch in horror as your best friend is beaten and ripped apart by mannequins, all while Subject Zero is laughing and Charlie screams. Unwilling to watch any longer, you turn away and suddenly...
[[Continue->Bad Friend]]You decide to help Charlie.
You come to a full stop and quickly run back to help Charlie. As you make it to him, Subject Zero and the mannequins are rushing toward you both faster than expected. You manage to get Charlie up, but he winces up in pain. "I think I sprained my ankle. You'll have to leave me," Charlie says dismally. You protest, but Charlie shoves you away and falls back to the ground. You look up and notice the mannequins are getting closer by the second. Charlie yells for you to go and you hesitate... What should you do?
[[Listen and go->Listen to Charlie]]
[[Ignore him and stay with him.->Ignore Charlie]]You leave him to his most certain demise.
You manage to make it to a dumpster that you decide to hide behind. As you hide, you look back at Charlie who sadly gets caught by Subject Zero and the mannequins. You watch for a moment in absolute horror. Your life-long best friend is beaten to near death as he screams in agony. You begin to feel sick and no longer watch as this is not how you wish to remember your best friend. You quickly pull yourself together to think of what to do. You notice the house behind the fence has an open window. With quick-thinking, you bolt to the open window and climb through in the hopes you weren't spotted.
[[Continue->In the House]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Death by Mannequin] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Strange Man - Version 1]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]](text-colour:red)[''A MANNEQUIN COMES OUT OF NO WHERE AND CRUSHES YOUR HEAD INTO THE DUMPSTER.'']
This was ultimately because you were a terrible friend and karma decided to kick your ass. (text-colour:red)[You are dead!]
[[Continue->Bad Friend Ending]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)[Bad Friend] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Strange Man - Version 1]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You ignore Charlie and begin trying to help him up again.
Before you have the chance to run, Subject Zero catches up to you both and knocks you down. The mannequins subsequently start beating you and ripping away at your flesh. With only the sounds of Charlie's blood-curdling screams and Subject Zero's sinister laughter, every passing second gets worse as you feel your skin being ripped away and your stomach being stripped from your body. Soon enough, you can see the mannequins covered in your own blood and entrails as they continue ravaging your body. You realize Charlie's screams are no longer present as your sight goes red, then quickly to white. You now know there's nothing you can do other than lie here and suffer your demise. As you lie here in your final moment, you begin taking your final breath and then there is nothing. (text-colour:red)[You have died!]
[[Continue->Death by Mannequin Ending 2]]You listen to Charlie and leave him to his most certain demise.
You manage to make it to a dumpster that you decide to hide behind. As you hide, you look back at Charlie who sadly gets caught by Subject Zero and the mannequins. You watch for a moment in absolute horror. Your life-long best friend is beaten to near death as he screams in agony. You begin to feel sick and no longer watch as this is not how you wish to remember your best friend. You quickly pull yourself together to think of what to do. You notice the house behind the fence has an open window. With quick-thinking, you bolt to the open window and climb through in the hopes you weren't spotted.
[[Continue->In the House]]Luckily, you weren't spotted! This is a perfect chance to look for a possible weapon or anymore information on what is happening. You begin searching. The kitchen is bare with only the occasional open can food item lying around as if someone had been surviving on it. You can't find any weapons or anything to make into a weapon for that matter. You come across a large pile of old newspaper sprawled out on the living room floor. You notice they mention Subject Zero and this dome.
[[Read the newspaper->Newspaper]]The newspaper reads:
(align:"==>")[//''October 9, 1953''//]
(align:"=><=")+(box:"X")[//''The project was abandoned and only a few escaped with their lives. One former scientist decided to speak up on the incident and the facility protocols. "The main doors have been closed, but sadly were not locked," he explains, " Oddly, the doors were designed to allow people in, but never to leave. At least not without someone opening the doors by going to the overseer's office. Basically, this means anyone who decides to go into the facility without the knowledge of how to leave, will be stuck in there forever. Fortunately, Subject Zero has been left there without the sanity to remember how to leave. Besides, he believes he is already in the real world. Let's all pray that it stays that way."''//]
This proves that you've made a huge mistake by taking this case. This was all your fault. You never should've taken the case, nor walk into this place without any prior knowledge of it. No matter, there's no reason to dwell on the issue. You at least know how to escape now. If you can actually find the overseer's office that is.
[[Continue->Spotted]]Suddenly, your moment of peace is ruined as you hear footsteps coming toward the front door. You wait a moment before slowly creeping back to the master bedroom. As you take your first step backwards, the floor creaks and with a loud snap the front door suddenly flies off it's hinges. Behind this door was the already too familiar face of Subject Zero. You immediately react and start to run to the master bedroom. Subject Zero follows, not far behind. You slam the bedroom door shut and attempt to find something to block the door. There is a wardrobe that stands nearly as tall as the door but is seemingly easier to knock over and a dresser that is long and likely heavier. Which do you use to block the door?
[[Use the dresser->Dresser]]
[[Use the wardrobe->Wardrobe]]You block the door with the dresser.
Subject Zero arrives at the door and begins to hit it. It seems to hold... But then it snaps in half, allowing Subject Zero to have an opening into the room. He takes advantage of the opening and tries climbing through. You look around frantically for a solution but it all comes down to only one option: Jump out the back window. This wouldn't be an issue if the ground level wasn't so far down. You know it'll cause pain if you don't land correctly, but it's the only option. With hesitation, you open the window and prepare to jump out.
[[Jump->Jump Out The Window]]You block the door with the wardrobe.
Subject Zero arrives at the door and begins to hit it. It seems to hold... But then it completely collapses, allowing Subject Zero to have access to the room. He quickly begins walking through the broken down door. You look around frantically for a solution but it all comes down to only one option: Jump out the back window. This wouldn't be an issue if the ground level wasn't so far down. You know it'll cause pain if you don't land correctly, but it's the only option. With hesitation, you open the window and prepare to jump out.
[[Jump->Jump Out The Window]]You leap out the window and hope for the best!
Just as you thought, the jump led to your legs snapping back causing one of your legs to fracture. Ignoring the pain, you keep yourself upright and proceed limping into the forest area behind the house. You eventually reach a large tree and lean onto it. It seems you have lost Subject Zero since you don't see him anywhere. You contemplate on lying next to the tree and getting some rest as you may need it to continue, but you know there could still be immediate danger right around the corner. What should you do?
[[Get some rest->Getting Rest]]
[[Keep going->Keep Going]]You decide to get some rest.
You lie next to the tree beside you and prop your fractured leg up on a broken branch. The pain is nearly unbearable so getting some rest might help focus away from the pain temporarily. You close your eyes and lie there for a moment. Suddenly, you hear a noise and quickly rise up. Before you even have a chance to react, a large fist comes hurdling toward your face. The fist belongs to Subject Zero, who somehow found you. The punch knocks you out cold.
[[Continue->Unholy Superpowers]]You continue running through the forest. You reach the other side and see that there is a building that looks like a grocery store, then another that looks like a hardware store. You realize you're very hungry and the grocery store MIGHT have food to eat, but the hardware store could have something to use as protection against any threats. Which store should you go to?
[[Grocery store->Grocery Store 2]]
[[Hardware store->Hardware Store 2]]You suddenly begin waking up to an odd feeling. It feels as if all your blood is rushing to your head and everything feels numb. You try opening your eyes but everything looks blurry. Suddenly, you hear someone speak, "Wake up. Wake up!" You can barely see anything other than a shadowy looking figure before you. The figure is upside down... or are you? Out of no where, you fall to the cold hard floor. A moment passes as your vision finally comes to and you're met with a familiar face. It's Charlie! But how?
[[Continue->The Serum]]Charlie helps you up and you notice that your leg is no longer hurting. You ignore it for now so you can listen to Charlie. He explains that he thought he was surely dead, but instead of killing him, the mannequins just beat him to near death and then drug him away. He also explains that he was injected with something that Subject Zero called the Super Serum. But he was not the only one this happened to. He moves aside and shows you a large group of people sitting in a dark corner of the strange concrete room you're in. Apparently, all these people are the missing people they previously reported about and all of them, Charlie included, were injected with this Super Serum as some sick experiment to create a superhuman. The catch is nobody ever managed to be the perfect test subject and was led to pure insanity, even if they did get superhuman abilities. After this debriefing, You realize that everyone in this room around you is a ticking time bomb of insanity and superhuman abilities like super strength and telekinesis. They'll all eventually turn insane and murderous or by some off chance, become the perfect superhuman. Suddenly, and very unexpectedly, one of the people start frantically screaming amongst the crowd of people and begins foaming at the mouth. The man abruptly stops screaming and makes full eye contact with you and gives you a demonic looking grin. He begins walking up to you with murderous intentions in his eyes. As he reaches you, you realize that he's quite bigger than you initially thought. He's approximately around 6 foot 2 inches in height and broad at the shoulders. He stares you down as you contemplate your next move. Typically, you prefer to stand your ground in most situations, but is this really one of those 'typical' situations?
[[Stand your ground->Stand Ground]]
[[Attempt to move away->Move Away]]You decide to stand your ground.
You stand tall and stare right back at the large man. Instead of letting fear get the best of you, you quickly throw a punch at the man. You thought this was a great idea as it could prove your dominance. Unfortunately, this had the same effect as attempting to tame a rabid dog. This just enrages the man and in a mere second, he grabs ahold of your head and begins to squeeze. You can feel pressure as he forces his hands together with your head between them. Soon enough, you can hear the cracks of your skull and your vision goes red. You feel the dripping of blood leaking from your nose and eyes as the man yells violently in your face. Within seconds, your head is obliterated from the pressure. All this just because you had to be a big macho man. (text-colour:red)[You are dead!]
[[Continue->Just Had To Be A Man Ending]]You attempt to move away, but can't seem to get away from the man's death stare. You eventually reach the wall and you have no where to go. Suddenly, you start getting an awful choking feeling in your throat. You grab your throat and begin to float in the air against the wall. As you continue choking, you quickly realize that the man is using telekinesis on you. You kick at the wall and try to escape from his telekintetic grasp but to no avail. Charlie attempts to help you but the large man tosses him back with ease as if he were simply a piece of clothing. You look around using your peripheral vision, searching for anything to help. You notice a broken table leg to your left and a sharp pipe like object to your right. You could also attempt to kick your legs forward at the man.
[[Grab object to the left->Left Object]]
[[Attempt to kick the man->Kick Man]]
[[Grab object to the right->Right Object]]You grab the object to your left. It's a broken table leg!
You manage to grab it quickly and proceed to smack it across the large man's face. This distracts him long enough for you to escape the telekinetic grasp. Unfortunately, the distraction was nothing to him and he quickly composes himself. He begins walking toward you again and with fear paralyzing you, it's impossible to move away. The man grabs ahold of your head and begins to squeeze. You feel the pressure as he puts force into it. You are sure this will be your death so you just wait, paralyzed from fear. Then suddenly...
[[Continue->Subject Zero - Table Leg & Kick]]You kick the man in the face!
This distracts him long enough for you to escape the telekinetic grasp. Unfortunately, the distraction was nothing to him and he quickly composes himself. He begins walking toward you again and with fear paralyzing you, it's impossible to move away. The man grabs ahold of your head and begins to squeeze. You feel the pressure as he puts force into it. You are sure this will be your death so you just wait, paralyzed from fear. Then suddenly...
[[Continue->Subject Zero - Table Leg & Kick]]You grab the object to your right. It's a sharp broken pipe!
With a quick lunge at the man, you shove the sharp end of the pipe into the large man's jugular. Blood begins squirting from his neck and he finally drops you. You manage to catch your breath and get back on to your feet. Unfortunately, this did not stop the enraged maniac as he pulled the pipe from his neck and viciously throws at you. The pipe comes rushing toward you but then suddenly...
[[Continue->Subject Zero - Pipe]]THE PIPE STOPS MID-AIR ONLY A MERE INCH FROM YOUR FACE AND FLOATS!
Suddenly, it flies back into the face of the man who threw it. His head nearly explodes from the velocity of the pipe. Confused, you look around to find who just helped you. Unfortunately, it isn't who you hoped it would be. It was Subject Zero, who had just walked into the room. Why did he save you? He did try to kill you not that long ago after all. Was this just some sick game? Nevermind that now, you need to compose yourself for whats to come. You prepare to have an encounter with Subject Zero, but instead of confronting you, he just gives you a stare that could've belonged to the devil himself and then leaves the room.
[[Continue->Insanity Under Pressure]]THE MAN"S HEAD UNEXPECTEDLY EXPLODES!
Confused, you look around to find who just helped you. Unfortunately, it isn't who you hoped it would be. It was Subject Zero, who had just walked into the room. Why did he save you? He did try to kill you not that long ago after all. Was this just some sick game? Nevermind that now, you need to compose yourself for whats to come. You prepare to have an encounter with Subject Zero, but instead of confronting you, he just gives you a stare that could've belonged to the devil himself and then leaves the room.
[[Continue->Insanity Under Pressure]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)[Just Had To Be A Man] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Serum]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]A few minutes pass. You stare at the mutilated corpse on the ground as you struggle to keep yourself together. Charlie dreadfully sits in a corner trying to hide tears running down his face. Seemingly, all hope is lost. There's no way out of this place. You're stuck in hell. At least, that's what it feels like considering your current predicament. You sit in sorrow as you wait for whatever is to come. Next thing you know, the door flings open and 3 mannequins walk in, followed by Subject Zero. They all walk over to the body lying on the floor and subsequently drag it out. "Well, he was just another waste," Subject Zero sarcastically remarked. He glances over at you before turning to walk back out of the room. Suddenly, before he even gets through the door, the room turns into a hurricane of screams. Every single person in the room, excluding you and Charlie, begins screaming painfully like the man before. Foaming from their mouths and losing every ounce of innocence, they all angrily divert their attention to Subject Zero. Subject Zero turns realizing every single test subject was a failure and is subsequently attacked by all of them. You notice that this caused the door to be left wide open. This is your oppurtunity to escape.
[[Escape->Escape]]You grab ahold of Charlie's arm and pull him along as you run for the door. You manange to make it through the violent rampage of superhumans ripping one another apart and reach the door. But as you make it to the door, Charlie rips his arm away from your grip. You stop at the edge of the doorway and look back at him. You notice his eyes have changed to an unnatural color. He stares at you while behind him is what looks like a group of rabid dogs fighting, all but the pack leader is getting ripped to shreds. Charlie winces in pain and begins to speak. "You'll have to leave me. I've never been brave a day in my life, but if I'm going to die today, I at least want to go out being as brave as I can," he says with tears in his eyes. You know you must accept your friends fate, but it hurts too much.
[[Leave him and run->Leave and Run]]
[[Apologize to Charlie->Apologize]]You nod your head to Charlie and close the door, leaving Charlie behind. This may have been for the best so you wouldn't have to witness him lose himself. You bring yourself together and run out through the wooded area before you. You reach the other side and see that there is a building that looks like a grocery store, then another that looks like a hardware store. You realize you're very hungry and the grocery store MIGHT have food to eat, but the hardware store could have something to use as protection against any threats. Which store should you go to?
[[Grocery store->Grocery Store]]
[[Hardware store->Hardware Store]]You attempt to apologize to Charlie before leaving him to his fate.
Before you can speak a single word, Charlie begins losing his sanity and angrily shoves you out of the door. "GO, $name, NOW," Charlie yells as he loses himself. You stare for a moment with the most fear you've ever felt. Suddenly, Charlie lunges toward you as if someone else had taken control. Before he reaches you, you slam the door shut and take a deep breath. You bring yourself together and run out through the wooded area before you. You reach the other side and see that there is a building that looks like a grocery store, then another that looks like a hardware store. You realize you're very hungry and the grocery store MIGHT have food to eat, but the hardware store could have something to use as protection against any threats. Which store should you go to?
[[Grocery store->Grocery Store]]
[[Hardware store->Hardware Store]]You reach the grocery store, but the door is locked. You look inside through the glass door and see multiple opened foods. You're certain there should be food left inside, at least you're hoping. You think for a moment and come up with only 2 options, break the glass door or check the hardware store.
[[Break the glass->Break the Glass]]
[[Check the hardware store->Hardware Store]]You reach the hardware store and is surprised to find it unlocked. You enter and notice the store is packed full of hardware supplies. You can definitely use something in here as a weapon, but what? You look around for a bit and come to a quick conclusion. A shovel! It's the best option when you think about it. It could be used as a weapon, of course, but also as a tool. With it's thin edges, it can be used against screws and with it's leverage, it can be used to help lift things. Of course, you can't forget the one thing it's meant for! Digging! You quickly decide on the shovel and begin to run back out of the store. Before exiting, you hear a noise nearby and begin looking around. It's coming from the grocery store across the street! With good long look, you see who you fully expected. Subject Zero! If you went there for food and water, you could've been captured. You wait for the right moment and then bolt out of the hardware store. You make hasty retreat back into the forest nearby.
[[Continue->River of Blood - Version 2]]You look around and find a brick on the ground. You pick it up and launch it through the glass door. It shatters quickly but loudly. You don't really care at this point and walk right in. You begin searching through all the aisles. There seems to be nothing in any of the aisles other than ripped apart trash. By the last aisle, you're ready to give up, but then, you see at the end of the aisle is a wall of snacks and water. You run to it and with no hesitation, you begin devouring the snacks and chugging down the water as if you had been neglected all your life. You finish a good chunk of what you found and take a moment to breathe. The peace is broken quickly though, as you hear a strange sound in the next aisle over. You hesitantly check it out.
[[Continue->The Beast]]Much to your surprise, it's a large mangy dog-like animal. It's possibly a coyote that somehow got into the dome, but it looks so hideous that it's far too difficult to tell exactly what it is. It has patches of fur missing, sharp teeth, a protruding rib cage and crooked legs. It's a literal beast of a creature just casually ripping away at a pile of trash on the floor. You have no intention of bothering it, so you attempt to back away slowly without making sound. Unfortunately, you step back onto a bag of chips lying on the floor and it pops loudly, alerting the beast. It quickly stops eating and slowly looks in your direction. It's face is half-torn with blood dripping down it's face and out it's mouth, a sight to induce nighmares. It slowly moves toward you while releasing a hauntingly deep and brutal growl. You stumble against the wall behind you and prepare for the reaper to take your soul.
[[Close your eyes and accept fate->Accept Fate]]
[[Don't take your eyes off the beast->Look at the Beast]]
[[Stand Ground and Attack->Attack the Beast]]You accept your fate and prepare for what you are certain will be death. You close your eyes, take a deep breath and clench your fists. With your eyes closed, you wait for your demise but then suddenly...
[[Continue->Saved by the Devil]]You stare back at the beast, ready to die but not willing to give death the pleasure of seeing you afraid. You take a deep breath, clench your fists and watch as the beast prepares to pounce at it's prey. But then suddenly...
[[Continue->Saved by the Devil]]Instead of going down without a fight, you growl back at the beast and quickly grab the nearest item to you. You and the beast lunge toward each other, each with far too much pride. You smash the beast in the head, but it quickly snaps back and...
[[Continue->Death by Beast]]YOUR JUGULAR IS QUICKLY RIPPED AWAY AS THE BEAST SINKS IT'S TEETH INTO YOUR NECK! YOUR BLOOD SPEWS VIOLENTLY FROM YOUR NECK AS YOU TRY HOLDING IT IN! THEN THE RAVENOUS BEAST RIPS AWAY AT YOUR FLESH AND DEVOURS YOU ALIVE!
(align:"=><=")[(text-colour:red)[YOU ARE DEAD!]]
[[Continue->Ripped Apart Ending]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)[Ripped Apart] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Beast]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]"Heel, ya damn mutt," a familiar disembodied voice yells across the store. You quickly open your eyes and you and the beast both divert your attention to the voice. It's Subject Zero! He once again has saved you from death! Why? Does he just want you all to himself? Does he want to trick you into a false sense of security? He could've just let you die... again. You stare in confusion and watch as a brutal scene occurs before you. The beast of an animal attempts to attack Subject Zero but fails miserably. Subject Zero slams it into the ground and stares it down as it gets back up and prepares to attack again. The beast quickly latches it's teeth into Subject Zero's arm but that was a huge mistake. He quickly grabs the beast's hind legs and with a quick and easy pull, he rips the beast in half, leading to it's entrails falling out to the floor. You watch in horror, but quickly snap back to reality. While Subject Zero is distracted, you quickly run out of the store and back into the forest nearby.
[[Continue->River of Blood]]You continue running into the forest until you eventually start stumbling from loss of breath. You fall to the ground and instead of getting up, you embrace the ground and relax in the grass around you. You look up through the leaves and branches to get a glimpse of the sky. By this time, the sky is turning a bright scarlet tint from the setting sun. You still wonder how this is even possible but it's the last thought on your mind as you catch your breath. You lie here in silence and listen to the wind singing through the trees. It's so silent that you can even hear water flowing. Wait! Water? Is there a river or lake nearby? You quickly lean up and look around. It's a river! Unable to get back up to your feet, you manage to crawl your way over to the body of water. Needing water immediately to avoid dehydration, you quickly decide to...
[[Drink the water->Drink Water]]
[[Wash off with the water->Wash Yourself]]You begin drinking the water without hesitation. After multiple drinks of it, you notice an odd metallic taste, as if you were sucking on an old copper penny or silver spoon. You pause for a moment and open your eyes to take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize now that you just drank water tainted by blood of the deceased. You feel sick.
[[Puke->Puke]]You close your eyes, frantically wash your face with the water and then take a moment to breathe. You catch your breath and open your eyes. You take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize that you almost drank water tainted with the blood of the deceased and just rubbed it onto your own face. You stare in horror for a moment but eventually gain composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 2]]You begin violently puking and eventually collapse to the ground from having nothing left to puke up. You lie here next to your own vomit and a river of blood for a solid 10 minutes before gaining your composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 1]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 1]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 2]]"$name, wake up! You're going on live television," Charlie says anxiously to wake you up from your slumber. You open your eyes and check your surroundings. You realize that you're in a studio, ready to go on a talk show. Charlie helps you out to the recording floor and you sit at a table next to an interviewer. "In 3... 2... 1... Welcome to TalkTime, I'm your host Tim Wiesley and today on the show, we have $name! He recently escaped from a near-death experience while on a hunt for a great story to report on. So, $name, could you tell the viewers a bit on that experience," says the interviewer, Tim Wiesley. You begin to answer his question and explains the experience. You explain everything but you suddenly begin realizing that you don't remember how you escaped. Suddenly, realizing this is all fake and not reality, you start screaming, "This isn't real! I saw dead people! I saw my best friend die!" All of your surroundings begin melting and morbidly changing into decaying flesh. Every person in the room starts decaying as they walk toward you, screaming violently. Suddenly, you feel your mind being taken by insanity. Then, out of the dark recesses of the now decayed room, Subject Zero walks toward you as if he were a dark god. As you lose yourself and begin screaming, everyone around you, in perfect sync, starts saying, "You're going insane, $name." Enraged, you stand up, close your eyes and belt out a fierce scream. Suddenly, there is silence. You open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up]]You suddenly wake up with no indication of why. You look around and realize you're home in your bed. You slowly lean out of bed and try gaining composure. You believe that everything is fine so you get up and walk downstairs. You realize that you are starving so you make yourself a bowl of cereal and begin eating at the kitchen table. You enjoy every bite. Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it. "$name, don't trust yourself," the voice says ominously. At first, you couldn't tell who it was, but then you realize it's Charlie! But how? You ask him but he once again say not to trust youself. What does that mean? You try asking again but he suddenly yells through the phone. You wince and close your eyes from the noise. Then you open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up]]You wake up suddenly! You realize that you were dreaming and are still in the dome town. Unexpectedly, you hear a splashing sound nearby. You peek your head out of the pipe you're lying in and look around. You look left, then right and suddenly you find the source of the noise. In the distance, you see two mannequins throwing corpses into the river. Sadly, amongst these mutilated bodies, was the ripped apart body of Charlie. You feel sick at this sight and turn away in disgust. Suddenly, the voice of Subject Zero echoes through the forest. "At this rate, we'll need a bigger river if we can't figure out this damn serum," he says angrily. This immediately brings you back to reality and you begin thinking about what to do from here. You realize there's only 2 options at this point.
[[Logically, you can run in a straight line in any direction and you'll eventually reach the edge of the dome. From there, you could follow the edge until you reach the overseer's office to unlock the doors.->Overseer's Office]]
or
[[Dig through the pipe and hope it leads to an exit out of the building. But this will be incredibly risky and may even be a waste of time.->Dig Through The Pipe]]You sneak away from the pipe, eventually losing sight of Subject Zero and his mannequins. You start running as fast as you can until suddenly you ram right into something. You get up and try moving forward again, but instead of being more forest like it looks, it's actually a wall. When touched, it turns to a strange glossy silver color, revealing what is really behind the holographic walls. Just knowing all this has been invented and just left is astonishing. There has been holographic technology since the 50's and no one knew because they left all research here. You revel on the discovery for a moment, but quickly get back on task. You start feeling around the edge of the dome. Much to your surprise, it took only a few stressful minutes to eventually find a door. You take a minute to prepare yourself before opening the door. After a moment, you crack open the unlocked door and slowly open it.
[[Continue->Overseer's Office - Continued]]You decide to dig through the pipe in the hopes it'll lead to an exit. You begin digging, getting dirt and mud in your finger nails. After hours of digging, you eventually reach a patch of stones, yet you don't give up. As time passes, the stones start wearing out your skin, causing your fingers to bleed profusely. You still don't give up. But then, you hear the haunting echo of Subject Zero's voice. You turn and he stands at the far opening of the pipe with a devilish grin. With a quick wave of his hand, the entire pipe begins to collapse, trapping you into the stone and mud within it. You've made it this far and even though you could suffocate, you still believe that with your last bit of willpower, you can manage to keep going. Although, there is no guarentee that there is an exit at the end of this pipe.
[[Keep digging->Keep Digging]]
[[Give up->Give Up]]You continue digging even if it will most likely lead to death. Though your fingers are down to the bones by this point, you start to see a glimpse of light. Hopeful, you keep digging away as you begin to lose your breath. You start to convulse from the lack of oxygen and start sporadically flailing at the last bit of mud and stone between you and freedom. You begin to fade away and your vision grows dark. You finally reach the end and feel the remaining mud and stone to collapse. Unfortunately, by this point, you are already dying and feel nothing. With your last moments of life, you force yourself to see the outside world. You actually made it! You actually got outside the dome! Although you're dying, you smile at the fact that you actually proved to yourself it is possible to escape hell. This is the end of your story.
[[Continue->Freedom in Death Ending]]You decide to just give up. You're far too beyond the threshold of caring. You lie in the small hole in the pipe you've created so far and simply close your eyes. You begin to feel light-headed from the loss of air. No longer caring and ready for sweet death, you slowly fade away until you suddenly start convulsing from the lack of oxygen. Before you know it, you stop breathing and everything goes dark. This is it. This is death. Never did you believe this is how you'd go, but it is and you can't do anything about it. Your story ends here.
[[Continue->Suffocation, No Breathing Ending]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Suffocation, No Breathing] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[Freedom in Death] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]As you completely open the door, it reveals a room filled with technology. You realize this is what you were looking for and quickly rush in. Upon entering, you trip over something and bust your nose into a desk. You start pouring blood from your nose, but somehow there's no pain. You check your nose but nothing is out of place and the bleeding has already stopped. Too focused on your current goal, you ignore it. You get up and continue walking into the room, eventually having to walk up a narrow stairwell that leads to an even larger discovery. The entrire front wall of the room is a ginormous window and controls for the entire dome's environment. There is a day and night cycle, weather controls, air controls and even a... SELF DESTRUCT BUTTON! Many thoughts run through your head as you stare at that button. Before making any decisions, you spot a paper next to the button. You read it...
[[Read the paper->Read the Paper]]
The paper reads:
(align:"=><=")[''//CAUTION
Please do not press the self-desruct button. If pressing the button becomes necessary, you will only have 25 SECONDS to exit the facility before the self-desruct program causes the entire dome to collapse. BE QUICK!//'']
Upon reading this, you now have the knowledge of how to destroy the facility and everything within it. You definitely consider pressing this button and escaping but before you can decide on anything, you hear, "This god forsaken place hasn't even been real all of these damned years! Now that I know, I can get out of here and have the whole god damn world to experiment on! To make a better me!" You turn to see Subject Zero once again. You stand and stare in anticipation of what is to come.
[[Make a remark->Make a Remark]](put: (prompt: "Make a Remark", "Type what you want to say") into $remark)
You say, "$remark"
Subject Zero stares at you.
[[Continue->Superpowers]]You and Subject Zero make eye contact and have a stare down. Suddenly, Subject Zero Screams angrily and lunges toward you. You quickly react by throwing your hands in front of you. Out of absolutely no where, Subject Zero flies backwards and slams into a control panel. Confused, you look around frantically, wondering what the hell just happened. "Oh wow, you're the one," Subject Zero exclaims excitedly. You question what he is talking about but then it hits you...
[[Continue->Best Test Subject]]YOU'VE SOMEHOW BEEN INJECTED WITH THE SUPER SERUM!
"No! How," you question out of anger and confusion. Subject Zero explains to you that when you were captured before, he injected his latest rendition of the serum into your blood stream. He also explains that all he's done for years is create new versions of the serum and capture people who apparently wandered into the dome, injecting them with the new versions. "I don't believe it," you once again exclaim.
"Did you really never wonder how you kept healing so quickly or managed to keep yourself going under intense circumstances? It was far too obvious," Subject Zero excitedly says, "And considering you haven't gone insane after all this time, you must be the perfect test subject! The thing that I strived to be, but never could!" You begin getting angry and run towards him. You lunge him through the overseer's office window and land on top of him. This reveals the entire section of the dome walls around the overseer's office. Suddenly, Subject Zero strikes back and uses his telekinesis to fling a nearby dumpster into you. As you get up, you retaliate by...
[[Throwing a shard of glass at him telepathically->Glass Shard]]
[[Lunging toward him and tossing him into the open door of the overseer's office->Door of Overseer's Office]]Using your new telekinesis powers, you lunge a shard of broken glass into Subject Zero's side. He quickly pulls it out and heals within seconds. Instead of attempting to attack you again, he runs back up to the overseer's office. You follow in confusion. Upon entering the room, you see Subject Zero pressing the door controls. He's opening the doors so he can leave!
[[Press the self-destruct button in retaliation->Self-Destruction]]
[[Leave him and leave through the open doors->Cowardly Leave]]You lunge toward Subject Zero, grab him and toss him into the overseer's office door. This doesn't phase him much at all and he quickly gets back to his feet. Instead of attempting to attack you again, he runs back up to the overseer's office. You follow in confusion. Upon entering the room, you see Subject Zero pressing the door controls. He's opening the doors so he can leave!
[[Press the self-destruct button in retaliation->Self-Destruction]]
[[Leave him and leave through the open doors->Cowardly Leave]]You retaliate and quickly slam down onto the self-destruct button!
A voice begins to radiate across the entire dome, "SELF-DESTRUCT INITIATED. IMMINENT BUILDING COLLAPSE IN T-MINUS... 25... 24...
You realize this is it! You must go and hope to make it out. With Subject Zero confused and distracted, you punch him and then leap out the broken window. You immediately start running.
[[Continue->Self-Destruct]]You decide to cowardly run away to freedom. Unfortunately, Subject Zero had different plans for you and slams down the self-destruct button.
A voice begins to radiate across the entire dome, "SELF-DESTRUCT INITIATED. IMMINENT BUILDING COLLAPSE IN T-MINUS... 25... 24...
You realize this is it! You must go and hope to make it out. With a head start, you might make it out before Subject Zero has the chance.You immediately start running.
[[Continue->Self-Destruct]]23... 22... 21...
You run as fast as you can. The dome already begins to collapse. A large piece of the rubble comes flying down from the right. You quickly...
[[Duck and dodge right->Success 1]]
[[Duck and dodge left->Dead]]20... 19... 18...
You successfully dodge the rubble and continue running. Suddenly, you hear Subject Zero from behind, yelling violently in the distance. Then another large chunk of rubble falls from the right.
[[Dodge right->Success 2]]
[[Dodge left->Dead]]You unsuccessfully dodged! (text-colour:red)[You are dead!]
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Self-Destruction]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]17... 16... 15...
You once again successfully dodge the rubble. You continue running and realize you've gone through the area where you were held captive. Suddenly, Subject Zero telepathically launches a broken door at your feet.
[[Dodge right->Dead]]
[[Jump dodge->Success 3]]
[[Dodge left->Dead]]14... 13... 12...
You once again successfully dodged. Now you've made it to the forest area behind the original houses. A tree starts to fall toward you from the left.
[[Dodge right->Success 4]]
[[Dodge left->Dead]]11... 10... 9...
You successfully dodged again! Subject Zero is closing in now. He prepares to attack.
[[Launch something back at him->Success 5]]
[[Just keep running->Dead]]8... 7... 6...
You launch a large piece of rubble toward Subject Zero and it causes him to stumble. You've now made it close to the exit but time is running out as the entire dome is crumbling down to you.
[[Keep running->Keep Running]]5... 4... 3...
You're almost there! But is it enough? You notice a large piece of debris lands directly on top of Subject Zero. Suddenly, the same is about to happen to you as a large chunk is tumbling down directly where you need to go. Certainly, the debris will land directly on top of you if you keep going toward the exit.
[[Slide under->Slide Under]]
[[Wait a moment and go around it->Wait for It]]2... 1... 0...
With one last leap of faith, or should you say, slide of faith, you manage to make it completely through the debris and the doors. You're free! You weren't crushed, but you hope that Subject Zero is.
[[Continue->Freedom]]2... 1... 0...
You wait but it ultimately wastes too much valuable time. You quickly try to run around the debris but by the time you get halfway there, the entire dome has collapsed on top of you.
[[Continue->Military Takeover]]Hours pass by...
You feel a crushing weight pushing against you and attempt to open your eyes. You see darkness. Only darkness. Wait! Is that a glint of hope? There's a light! Is this freedom or is it death coming to take you away? No matter, you try going toward the light anyway. With a push, you force the weight off of you and suddenly you realize, you're still alive! You were trapped under the rubble near the exit. Excitedly, you use what little strength you have left and attempt pulling your leg away from the grasp of debris. It doesn't budge, but then you remember you can just use your mind now. With a wisp of your hand, you telepathically move the debris off of your leg. You manage to get onto your feet and shake off any pain that was initially there. You smile and chuckle in amazement as you begin to walk out of the rubble, moving everything out of the way with your mind. You eventually make it to the road where you and Charlie had left the van. As you walk to the van, you close your eyes and wave your hands above you as you begin to yawn. A few pieces of rubble fly above you with ease and crash back down. You look back and laugh to yourself, but suddenly the sound of a fear stricken voice echoes through the air. "Don't move! Stay where you are," the voice yells, cracking under fear. You turn to see just another problem: The Military! You react to having guns in your face and throw your hands up. This inadvertently causes one man to be knocked back and subsequently killed. Alarming the military men, they take aim and greet you with death. This time, death takes form of a bullet designated for you, Nathan White.
[[Continue->Military Ending]]You look around in awe. Where a dome the literal size of a town once stood before you, is now a pile of rubble and debris. You feel many emotions. You feel pride for managing to survive what felt to be hell, but depression kicks in the second you remember the horrors you witnessed. Charlie... He's gone... You feel as if you did avenge his death but at the same time, you caused it by bringing him here. You don't want this memory and unsure how to carry on, you turn from the pile of broken hell and simply walk away. You're alive and have freedom from the devil's grasp, but at the cost of a friend. Unfortunately, this is the best outcome you ever could've hoped for. This was your retribution.
[[Continue->Retribution]]Congrats! You've completed your story! You got the (text-colour:yellow)[Military] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Keep Running]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You've completed your story! You got the (text-colour:yellow)[Retribution] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Keep Running]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You continue running into the forest until you eventually start stumbling from loss of breath. You fall to the ground and instead of getting up, you embrace the ground and relax in the grass around you. You look up through the leaves and branches to get a glimpse of the sky. By this time, the sky is turning a bright scarlet tint from the setting sun. You still wonder how this is even possible but it's the last thought on your mind as you catch your breath. You lie here in silence and listen to the wind singing through the trees. It's so silent that you can even hear water flowing. Wait! Water? Is there a river or lake nearby? You quickly lean up and look around. It's a river! Unable to get back up to your feet, you manage to crawl your way over to the body of water. Needing water immediately to avoid dehydration, you quickly decide to...
[[Drink the water->Drink Water - Version 2]]
[[Wash off with the water->Wash Yourself - Version 2]]You begin drinking the water without hesitation. After multiple drinks of it, you notice an odd metallic taste, as if you were sucking on an old copper penny or silver spoon. You pause for a moment and open your eyes to take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize now that you just drank water tainted by blood of the deceased. You feel sick.
[[Puke->Puke - Version 2]]You close your eyes, frantically wash your face with the water and then take a moment to breathe. You catch your breath and open your eyes. You take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize that you almost drank water tainted with the blood of the deceased and just rubbed it onto your own face. You stare in horror for a moment but eventually gain composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 2 - Version 2]]You begin violently puking and eventually collapse to the ground from having nothing left to puke up. You lie here next to your own vomit and a river of blood for a solid 10 minutes before gaining your composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 1 - Version 2]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 2 - Version 2]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 1 - Version 2]]"$name, wake up! You're going on live television," Charlie says anxiously to wake you up from your slumber. You open your eyes and check your surroundings. You realize that you're in a studio, ready to go on a talk show. Charlie helps you out to the recording floor and you sit at a table next to an interviewer. "In 3... 2... 1... Welcome to TalkTime, I'm your host Tim Wiesley and today on the show, we have $name! He recently escaped from a near-death experience while on a hunt for a great story to report on. So, $name, could you tell the viewers a bit on that experience," says the interviewer, Tim Wiesley. You begin to answer his question and explains the experience. You explain everything but you suddenly begin realizing that you don't remember how you escaped. Suddenly, realizing this is all fake and not reality, you start screaming, "This isn't real! I saw dead people! I saw my best friend die!" All of your surroundings begin melting and morbidly changing into decaying flesh. Every person in the room starts decaying as they walk toward you, screaming violently. Suddenly, you feel your mind being taken by insanity. Then, out of the dark recesses of the now decayed room, Subject Zero walks toward you as if he were a dark god. As you lose yourself and begin screaming, everyone around you, in perfect sync, starts saying, "You're going insane, $name." Enraged, you stand up, close your eyes and belt out a fierce scream. Suddenly, there is silence. You open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up - Version 2]]You suddenly wake up with no indication of why. You look around and realize you're home in your bed. You slowly lean out of bed and try gaining composure. You believe that everything is fine so you get up and walk downstairs. You realize that you are starving so you make yourself a bowl of cereal and begin eating at the kitchen table. You enjoy every bite. Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it. "$name, don't trust yourself," the voice says ominously. At first, you couldn't tell who it was, but then you realize it's Charlie! But how? You ask him but he once again say not to trust youself. What does that mean? You try asking again but he suddenly yells through the phone. You wince and close your eyes from the noise. Then you open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up - Version 2]]You wake up suddenly! You realize that you were dreaming and are still in the dome town. Unexpectedly, you hear a splashing sound nearby. You peek your head out of the pipe you're lying in and look around. You look left, then right and suddenly you find the source of the noise. In the distance, you see two mannequins throwing corpses into the river. Sadly, amongst these mutilated bodies, was the ripped apart body of Charlie. You feel sick at this sight and turn away in disgust. Suddenly, the voice of Subject Zero echoes through the forest. "At this rate, we'll need a bigger river if we can't figure out this damn serum," he says angrily. This immediately brings you back to reality and you begin thinking about what to do from here. You realize there's only 2 options at this point.
[[Logically, you can run in a straight line in any direction and you'll eventually reach the edge of the dome. From there, you could follow the edge until you reach the overseer's office to unlock the doors.->Overseer's Office - Version 2]]
or
[[Dig through the pipe, using your shovel and hope it leads to an exit out of the building. But this will be incredibly risky and may even be a waste of time.->Dig Through The Pipe - Version 2]]You decide to dig through the pipe in the hopes it'll lead to an exit. You begin digging with the shovel. Within no time, you're farther into the pipe than expected. The shovel really came in handy here. Suddenly, you hear the haunting echo of Subject Zero's voice. You turn and he stands at the far opening of the pipe with a devilish grin. With a quick wave of his hand, the entire pipe begins to collapse, trapping you into the stone and mud within it. You've made it this far and even though you could suffocate, you still believe that with your last bit of willpower, you can manage to keep going. Although, there is no guarentee that there is an exit at the end of this pipe.
[[Keep digging->Keep Digging - Version 2]]
[[Give up->Give Up - Version 2]]You keep digging and don't stop. You're fairly certain this pipe leads somewhere and with the shovel, you can manage to get to the end before you die of suffocation. Eventually, you see light! Your head is light and you feel dizzy, but it's not enough to bring you down just yet. You keep digging until finally, the mud collapses out of the pipe. You quickly climb out and look around. You actually made it! You actually got outside the dome! You smile at the fact that you actually proved to yourself it is possible to escape hell. You're still confused about a few things that occured in the dome, but you quickly dimiss it for this is the end of your story.
[[Continue->Freedom!]]You decide to just give up. You're far too beyond the threshold of caring. You lie in the small hole in the pipe you've created so far and simply close your eyes. You begin to feel light-headed from the loss of air. No longer caring and ready for sweet death, you slowly fade away until you suddenly start convulsing from the lack of oxygen. Before you know it, you stop breathing and everything goes dark. This is it. This is death. Never did you believe this is how you'd go, but it is and you can't do anything about it. Your story ends here.
[[Continue->Suffocation, No Breathing Ending 3]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[Freedom!] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up - Version 2]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]With shovel still in hand, you sneak away from the pipe, eventually losing sight of Subject Zero and his mannequins. You start running as fast as you can until suddenly you ram right into something. You get up and try moving forward again, but instead of being more forest like it looks, it's actually a wall. When touched, it turns to a strange glossy silver color, revealing what is really behind the holographic walls. Just knowing all this has been invented and just left is astonishing. There has been holographic technology since the 50's and no one knew because they left all research here. You revel on the discovery for a moment, but quickly get back on task. You start feeling around the edge of the dome. Much to your surprise, it took only a few stressful minutes to eventually find a door. It's unfortunately locked, but this could be the place you were looking for. You decide to use your shovel to pry open the door. Although this does work, the shovel ultimately breaks, becoming useless. You leave the broken shovel and begin to open the door.
[[Continue->Overseer's Office - Continued]](put: (prompt: "What is your name?", "Type name...") into $name)
Hello $name
[[Continue->Intro 2]]Before you begin your story, $name, you must first understand one thing. This is an an interactive story, but most choices will not have a major impact, as this is a more linear story for people to read and enjoy while making a choice here and there. Although, there will be moments where your choices matter the most and will impact the story, so be cautious of which choices you make. If you understand this, please [[continue to begin.->Intro - Continued]]You reach the grocery store, but the door is locked. You look inside through the glass door and see multiple opened foods. You're certain there should be food left inside, at least you're hoping. You think for a moment and come up with only 2 options, break the glass door or check the hardware store.
[[Break the glass->Break the Glass 2]]
[[Check the hardware store->Hardware Store 2]]You reach the hardware store and is surprised to find it unlocked. You enter and notice the store is packed full of hardware supplies. You can definitely use something in here as a weapon, but what? You look around for a bit and come to a quick conclusion. A shovel! It's the best option when you think about it. It could be used as a weapon, of course, but also as a tool. With it's thin edges, it can be used against screws and with it's leverage, it can be used to help lift things. Of course, you can't forget the one thing it's meant for! Digging! You quickly decide on the shovel and begin to run back out of the store. Before exiting, you hear a noise nearby and begin looking around. It's coming from the grocery store across the street! With good long look, you see who you fully expected. Subject Zero! If you went there for food and water, you could've been captured. You wait for the right moment and then manage to limp your way out of the hardware store. You make a hasty retreat back into the forest nearby.
[[Continue->River of Blood 2.0]]You look around and find a brick on the ground. You pick it up and launch it through the glass door. It shatters quickly but loudly. You don't really care at this point and walk right in. You begin searching through all the aisles. There seems to be nothing in any of the aisles other than ripped apart trash. By the last aisle, you're ready to give up, but then, you see at the end of the aisle is a wall of snacks and water. You run to it and with no hesitation, you begin devouring the snacks and chugging down the water as if you had been neglected all your life. You finish a good chunk of what you found and take a moment to breathe. The peace is broken quickly though, as you hear a strange sound in the next aisle over. You hesitantly check it out.
[[Continue->The Beast 2]]Much to your surprise, it's a large mangy dog-like animal. It's possibly a coyote that somehow got into the dome, but it looks so hideous that it's far too difficult to tell exactly what it is. It has patches of fur missing, sharp teeth, a protruding rib cage and crooked legs. It's a literal beast of a creature sniffing around as if it smells it's prey. You realize it might be sniffing you out. You are sweaty and bleeding, after all. You have no intention of letting it find you, so you attempt to back away slowly without making sound. Unfortunately, you step back onto a bag of chips lying on the floor and it pops loudly, alerting the beast. It quickly stops in it's tracks and slowly looks in your direction. It's face is half-torn with blood dripping down it's face and out it's mouth, a sight to induce nighmares. It slowly moves toward you while releasing a hauntingly deep and brutal growl. You stumble against the wall behind you and prepare for the reaper to take your soul.
[[Close your eyes and accept fate->Accept Fate 2]]
[[Don't take your eyes off the beast->Look at the Beast 2]]
[[Stand Ground and Attack->Attack the Beast 2]]You accept your fate and prepare for what you are certain will be death. You close your eyes, take a deep breath and clench your fists. With your eyes closed, you wait for your demise but then suddenly...
[[Continue->Saved by the Devil 2]]You stare back at the beast, ready to die but not willing to give death the pleasure of seeing you afraid. You take a deep breath, clench your fists and watch as the beast prepares to pounce at it's prey. But then suddenly...
[[Continue->Saved by the Devil 2]]Instead of going down without a fight, you growl back at the beast and quickly grab the nearest item to you. You and the beast lunge toward each other, each with far too much pride. You smash the beast in the head, but it quickly snaps back and...
[[Continue->Death by Beast 2]]"Heel, ya damn mutt," a familiar disembodied voice yells across the store. You quickly open your eyes and you and the beast both divert your attention to the voice. It's Subject Zero! He saved you from death! Why? Does he just want you all to himself? Does he want to trick you into a false sense of security? He could've just let you die. You stare in confusion and watch as a brutal scene occurs before you. The beast of an animal attempts to attack Subject Zero but fails miserably. Subject Zero slams it into the ground and stares it down as it gets back up and prepares to attack again. The beast quickly latches it's teeth into Subject Zero's arm but that was a huge mistake. He quickly grabs the beast's hind legs and with a quick and easy pull, he rips the beast in half, leading to it's entrails falling out to the floor. You watch in horror, but quickly snap back to reality. While Subject Zero is distracted, you quickly limp your way out of the store and back into the forest nearby.
[[Continue->River of Blood 2]]You continue running into the forest until you eventually start stumbling from loss of breath and the extreme pain in your leg. You fall to the ground and instead of getting up, you embrace the ground and relax in the grass around you. You look up through the leaves and branches to get a glimpse of the sky. By this time, the sky is turning a bright scarlet tint from the setting sun. You still wonder how this is even possible but it's the last thought on your mind as you catch your breath. You lie here in silence and listen to the wind singing through the trees. It's so silent that you can even hear water flowing. Wait! Water? Is there a river or lake nearby? You quickly lean up and look around. It's a river! Unable to get back up to your feet, you manage to crawl your way over to the body of water. Needing water immediately to avoid dehydration, you quickly decide to...
[[Drink the water->Drink Water 1.0]]
[[Wash off with the water->Wash Yourself 1.0]]You continue running into the forest until you eventually start stumbling from loss of breath. You fall to the ground and instead of getting up, you embrace the ground and relax in the grass around you. You look up through the leaves and branches to get a glimpse of the sky. By this time, the sky is turning a bright scarlet tint from the setting sun. You still wonder how this is even possible but it's the last thought on your mind as you catch your breath. You lie here in silence and listen to the wind singing through the trees. It's so silent that you can even hear water flowing. Wait! Water? Is there a river or lake nearby? You quickly lean up and look around. It's a river! Unable to get back up to your feet, you manage to crawl your way over to the body of water. Needing water immediately to avoid dehydration, you quickly decide to...
[[Drink the water->Drink Water 2.0]]
[[Wash off with the water->Wash Yourself 2.0]]You begin drinking the water without hesitation. After multiple drinks of it, you notice an odd metallic taste, as if you were sucking on an old copper penny or silver spoon. You pause for a moment and open your eyes to take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize now that you just drank water tainted by blood of the deceased. You feel sick.
[[Puke->Puke 2.0]]You close your eyes, frantically wash your face with the water and then take a moment to breathe. You catch your breath and open your eyes. You take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize that you almost drank water tainted with the blood of the deceased and just rubbed it onto your own face. You stare in horror for a moment but eventually gain composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 2 2.0]]You begin violently puking and eventually collapse to the ground from having nothing left to puke up. You lie here next to your own vomit and a river of blood for a solid 10 minutes before gaining your composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 1 2.0]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 1 2.0]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 2 2.0]]"$name, wake up! You're going on live television," Charlie says anxiously to wake you up from your slumber. You open your eyes and check your surroundings. You realize that you're in a studio, ready to go on a talk show. Charlie helps you out to the recording floor and you sit at a table next to an interviewer. "In 3... 2... 1... Welcome to TalkTime, I'm your host Tim Wiesley and today on the show, we have $name! He recently escaped from a near-death experience while on a hunt for a great story to report on. So, $name, could you tell the viewers a bit on that experience," says the interviewer, Tim Wiesley. You begin to answer his question and explains the experience. You explain everything but you suddenly begin realizing that you don't remember how you escaped. Suddenly, realizing this is all fake and not reality, you start screaming, "This isn't real! I saw dead people! I saw my best friend die!" All of your surroundings begin melting and morbidly changing into decaying flesh. Every person in the room starts decaying as they walk toward you, screaming violently. Suddenly, you feel your mind being taken by insanity. Then, out of the dark recesses of the now decayed room, Subject Zero walks toward you as if he were a dark god. As you lose yourself and begin screaming, everyone around you, in perfect sync, starts saying, "You're going to die, $name." Afraid, you stand up, close your eyes and begin to break down with tears in your eyes. Suddenly, there is silence. You open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up 2.0]]You suddenly wake up with no indication of why. You look around and realize you're home in your bed. You slowly lean out of bed and try gaining composure. You believe that everything is fine so you get up and walk downstairs. You realize that you are starving so you make yourself a bowl of cereal and begin eating at the kitchen table. You enjoy every bite. Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it. "You're going to have to keep going, $name," the voice says ominously. At first, you couldn't tell who it was, but then you realize it's Charlie! But how? You ask him but he once again say not to trust youself. What does that mean? You try asking again but he suddenly starts crying through the phone. You wince and close your eyes from the noise. Then you open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up 2.0]]You wake up suddenly! You realize that you were dreaming and are still in the dome town. Unexpectedly, you hear a splashing sound nearby. You peek your head out of the pipe you're lying in and look around. You look left, then right and suddenly you find the source of the noise. In the distance, you see two mannequins throwing corpses into the river. Sadly, amongst these mutilated bodies, was the ripped apart body of Charlie. You feel sick at this sight and turn away in disgust. Suddenly, the voice of Subject Zero echoes through the forest. "At this rate, we'll need a bigger river if we can't figure out this damn serum," he says angrily. This immediately brings you back to reality and you begin thinking about what to do from here. You realize there's only 2 options at this point.
[[Logically, you can run in a straight line in any direction and you'll eventually reach the edge of the dome. From there, you could follow the edge until you reach the overseer's office to unlock the doors.->Overseer's Office 2.0]]
or
[[Dig through the pipe, using your shovel and hope it leads to an exit out of the building. But this will be incredibly risky and may even be a waste of time.->Dig Through The Pipe 2.0]]With shovel still in hand, you sneak away from the pipe, eventually losing sight of Subject Zero and his mannequins. You start running as fast as you can until suddenly you ram right into something. You get up and try moving forward again, but instead of being more forest like it looks, it's actually a wall. When touched, it turns to a strange glossy silver color, revealing what is really behind the holographic walls. Just knowing all this has been invented and just left is astonishing. There has been holographic technology since the 50's and no one knew because they left all research here. You revel on the discovery for a moment, but quickly get back on task. You start feeling around the edge of the dome. Much to your surprise, it took only a few stressful minutes to eventually find a door. It's unfortunately locked, but this could be the place you were looking for. You decide to use your shovel to pry open the door. Although this does work, the shovel ultimately breaks, becoming useless. You leave the broken shovel and begin to open the door.
[[Continue->Overseer's Office - Continued 2.0]]You decide to dig through the pipe in the hopes it'll lead to an exit. You begin digging with the shovel. Within no time, you're farther into the pipe than expected. The shovel really came in handy here. Suddenly, you hear the haunting echo of Subject Zero's voice. You turn and he stands at the far opening of the pipe with a devilish grin. With a quick wave of his hand, the entire pipe begins to collapse, trapping you into the stone and mud within it. You've made it this far and even though you could suffocate, you still believe that with your last bit of willpower, you can manage to keep going. Although, there is no guarentee that there is an exit at the end of this pipe.
[[Keep digging->Keep Digging 2.0]]
[[Give up->Give Up 2.0]]As you completely open the door, it reveals a room filled with technology. You realize this is what you were looking for and quickly rush in. Upon entering, you trip over something and bust your nose into a desk. You start pouring blood from your nose and wince in pain. You lift your head and hold your nose. Too focused on your current goal, you continue looking around as you keep your nose up to stop the bleeding. You eventually reach a narrow stairwell that leads to an even larger discovery. The entrire front wall of the room is a ginormous window and controls for the entire dome's environment. There is a day and night cycle, weather controls, air controls and even a... SELF DESTRUCT BUTTON! Many thoughts run through your head as you stare at that button. Before making any decisions, you spot a paper next to the button. You read it...
[[Read the paper->Read the Paper 2.0]]You keep digging and don't stop. You're fairly certain this pipe leads somewhere and with the shovel, you can manage to get to the end before you die of suffocation. Eventually, you see light! Your head is light and you feel dizzy, but it's not enough to bring you down just yet. You keep digging until finally, the mud collapses out of the pipe. You quickly climb out and look around. You actually made it! You actually got outside the dome! You smile at the fact that you actually proved to yourself it is possible to escape hell. You're still confused about a few things that occured in the dome, but you quickly dimiss it for this is the end of your story.
[[Continue->Freedom! 2]]You decide to just give up. You're far too beyond the threshold of caring. You lie in the small hole in the pipe you've created so far and simply close your eyes. You begin to feel light-headed from the loss of air. No longer caring and ready for sweet death, you slowly fade away until you suddenly start convulsing from the lack of oxygen. Before you know it, you stop breathing and everything goes dark. This is it. This is death. Never did you believe this is how you'd go, but it is and you can't do anything about it. Your story ends here.
[[Continue->Suffocation, No Breathing Ending 2]]The paper reads:
(align:"=><=")[''//CAUTION
Please do not press the self-desruct button. If pressing the button becomes necessary, you will only have 25 SECONDS to exit the facility before the self-desruct program causes the entire dome to collapse. BE QUICK!//'']
Upon reading this, you now have the knowledge of how to destroy the facility and everything within it. You definitely consider pressing this button and escaping but before you can decide on anything, you hear, "This god forsaken place hasn't even been real all of these damned years! Now that I know, I can get out of here and have the whole god damn world to experiment on! To make a better me!" You turn to see Subject Zero once again. You stand and stare in anticipation of what is to come.
[[Make a remark->Make a Remark 1.0]]You begin drinking the water without hesitation. After multiple drinks of it, you notice an odd metallic taste, as if you were sucking on an old copper penny or silver spoon. You pause for a moment and open your eyes to take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize now that you just drank water tainted by blood of the deceased. You feel sick.
[[Puke->Puke 1.0]]You close your eyes, frantically wash your face with the water and then take a moment to breathe. You catch your breath and open your eyes. You take a moment to glance at the water. It has a strange discoloration to it. Not like mud or sand but almost like... BLOOD! You frantically look around and then notice something at the end of the river bank. It's bodies! There is a large pile of mutilated corpses at the edge of the river bank, causing the river water to be tainted. You realize that you almost drank water tainted with the blood of the deceased and just rubbed it onto your own face. You stare in horror for a moment but eventually gain composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 2 1.0]]You begin violently puking and eventually collapse to the ground from having nothing left to puke up. You lie here next to your own vomit and a river of blood for a solid 10 minutes before gaining your composure. You finally lean up to look for some form of shelter, knowing that you can't continue on without rest.
[[Continue->Shelter 1 1.0]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 2 1.0]]You painfully climb to your aching feet and stumble your way down the river bank. You eventually reach the end of the river and spot a very large pipe. You limp over to the pipe and look inside. It's certainly large enough to fit you inside, but you will need to dig out a place to lie down as it is filled completely with mud. No longer caring, you claw out a chunk of the mud and climb into the pipe. Now that you have an adequate resting area, you lie down in the bed of mud. You no longer can keep your eyes open and in a matter of seconds, you fall asleep.
[[Continue->Dream 1 1.0]]"$name, wake up! You're going on live television," Charlie says anxiously to wake you up from your slumber. You open your eyes and check your surroundings. You realize that you're in a studio, ready to go on a talk show. Charlie helps you out to the recording floor and you sit at a table next to an interviewer. "In 3... 2... 1... Welcome to TalkTime, I'm your host Tim Wiesley and today on the show, we have $name! He recently escaped from a near-death experience while on a hunt for a great story to report on. So, $name, could you tell the viewers a bit on that experience," says the interviewer, Tim Wiesley. You begin to answer his question and explains the experience. You explain everything but you suddenly begin realizing that you don't remember how you escaped. Suddenly, realizing this is all fake and not reality, you start screaming, "This isn't real! I saw dead people! I saw my best friend die!" All of your surroundings begin melting and morbidly changing into decaying flesh. Every person in the room starts decaying as they walk toward you, screaming violently. Suddenly, you feel your mind being taken by insanity. Then, out of the dark recesses of the now decayed room, Subject Zero walks toward you as if he were a dark god. As you lose yourself and begin screaming, everyone around you, in perfect sync, starts saying, "You're going to die, $name." Afraid, you stand up, close your eyes and begin to break down with tears in your eyes. Suddenly, there is silence. You open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up 1.0]]You suddenly wake up with no indication of why. You look around and realize you're home in your bed. You slowly lean out of bed and try gaining composure. You believe that everything is fine so you get up and walk downstairs. You realize that you are starving so you make yourself a bowl of cereal and begin eating at the kitchen table. You enjoy every bite. Suddenly, your phone rings. You answer it. "You're going to have to keep going, $name," the voice says ominously. At first, you couldn't tell who it was, but then you realize it's Charlie! But how? You ask him but he once again say not to trust youself. What does that mean? You try asking again but he suddenly starts crying through the phone. You wince and close your eyes from the noise. Then you open your eyes and...
[[Continue->Wake Up 1.0]]You wake up suddenly! You realize that you were dreaming and are still in the dome town. Unexpectedly, you hear a splashing sound nearby. You peek your head out of the pipe you're lying in and look around. You look left, then right and suddenly you find the source of the noise. In the distance, you see two mannequins throwing corpses into the river. Sadly, amongst these mutilated bodies, was the ripped apart body of Charlie. You feel sick at this sight and turn away in disgust. Suddenly, the voice of Subject Zero echoes through the forest. "At this rate, we'll need a bigger river if we can't figure out this damn serum," he says angrily. This immediately brings you back to reality and you begin thinking about what to do from here. You realize there's only 2 options at this point.
[[Logically, you can run in a straight line in any direction and you'll eventually reach the edge of the dome. From there, you could follow the edge until you reach the overseer's office to unlock the doors.->Overseer's Office 1.0]]
or
[[Dig through the pipe and hope it leads to an exit out of the building. But this will be incredibly risky and may even be a waste of time.->Dig Through The Pipe 1.0]]You sneak away from the pipe, eventually losing sight of Subject Zero and his mannequins. You start running as fast as you can until suddenly you ram right into something. You get up and try moving forward again, but instead of being more forest like it looks, it's actually a wall. When touched, it turns to a strange glossy silver color, revealing what is really behind the holographic walls. Just knowing all this has been invented and just left is astonishing. There has been holographic technology since the 50's and no one knew because they left all research here. You revel on the discovery for a moment, but quickly get back on task. You start feeling around the edge of the dome. Much to your surprise, it took only a few stressful minutes to eventually find a door. You take a minute to prepare yourself before opening the door. After a moment, you crack open the unlocked door and slowly open it.
[[Continue->Overseer's Office - Continued 2.0]]You decide to dig through the pipe in the hopes it'll lead to an exit. You begin digging, getting dirt and mud in your finger nails. After hours of digging, you eventually reach a patch of stones, yet you don't give up. As time passes, the stones start wearing out your skin, causing your fingers to bleed profusely. You still don't give up. But then, you hear the haunting echo of Subject Zero's voice. You turn and he stands at the far opening of the pipe with a devilish grin. With a quick wave of his hand, the entire pipe begins to collapse, trapping you into the stone and mud within it. You've made it this far and even though you could suffocate, you still believe that with your last bit of willpower, you can manage to keep going. Although, there is no guarentee that there is an exit at the end of this pipe.
[[Keep digging->Keep Digging 1.0]]
[[Give up->Give Up 1.0]]You continue digging even if it will most likely lead to death. Though your fingers are down to the bones by this point, you start to see a glimpse of light. Hopeful, you keep digging away as you begin to lose your breath. You start to convulse from the lack of oxygen and start sporadically flailing at the last bit of mud and stone between you and freedom. You begin to fade away and your vision grows dark. You finally reach the end and feel the remaining mud and stone to collapse. Unfortunately, by this point, you are already dying and feel nothing. With your last moments of life, you force yourself to see the outside world. You actually made it! You actually got outside the dome! Although you're dying, you smile at the fact that you actually proved to yourself it is possible to escape hell. This is the end of your story.
[[Continue->Freedom in Death Ending 3]]You decide to just give up. You're far too beyond the threshold of caring. You lie in the small hole in the pipe you've created so far and simply close your eyes. You begin to feel light-headed from the loss of air. No longer caring and ready for sweet death, you slowly fade away until you suddenly start convulsing from the lack of oxygen. Before you know it, you stop breathing and everything goes dark. This is it. This is death. Never did you believe this is how you'd go, but it is and you can't do anything about it. Your story ends here.
[[Continue->Suffocation, No Breathing Ending 4]](put: (prompt: "Make a Remark", "Type what you want to say") into $remark)
You say, "$remark"
Subject Zero stares at you.
[[Continue->Superpowers 1]]You and Subject Zero make eye contact and have a stare down. Suddenly, Subject Zero Screams angrily and lunges toward you. You're unable to react quick enough before he grabs your neck and slams you into the wall. He exclaims, "You were meant to be my latest and greatest test subject! But somehow you escaped from me! You won't this time!" Unwilling to be a test subject, you use all the strength you have left to muster up a punch to his face. Subject Zero laughs, drops you to your knees and proceeds to press the door unlock button. The main doors begin to open as you force yourself onto your feet. You take a deep breath to keep yourself together in the hopes you can survive what you're about to do.
[[Run to the exit with every ounce of strength you have left->Run to the Exit]]
[[Press the Self-Destruct button and get the hell out of here->Self-Destruct and Run]]You attempt to run away to freedom and rush down the stairs and back out of the overseer's office. Unfortunately, Subject Zero had different plans for you and slams down the self-destruct button.
A voice begins to radiate across the entire dome, "SELF-DESTRUCT INITIATED. IMMINENT BUILDING COLLAPSE IN T-MINUS... 25... 24...
You realize this is it! You must go and hope to make it out. With a head start, you might make it out before Subject Zero has the chance.You immediately start limping your way to the exit.
[[Continue->Self-Destruct 1]]You muster up every ounce of courage and quickly slam down onto the self-destruct button!
A voice begins to radiate across the entire dome, "SELF-DESTRUCT INITIATED. IMMINENT BUILDING COLLAPSE IN T-MINUS... 25... 24...
You realize this is it! You must go and hope to make it out. With Subject Zero confused and distracted, you frantically tackle him through the overseer's office window and ultimately land on top of him. You immediately get up and start limping your way to the exit.
[[Continue->Self-Destruct 1]]23... 22... 21...
You limp run as fast as you can. The dome already begins to collapse. A large piece of the rubble comes flying down from the right. You quickly...
[[Duck and dodge right->Success 1.0]]
[[Duck and dodge left->Dead 1]]20... 19... 18...
You successfully dodge the rubble and continue running. Suddenly, you hear Subject Zero from behind, yelling violently in the distance. Then another large chunk of rubble falls from the right.
[[Dodge right->Success 2.0]]
[[Dodge left->Dead 1]]You unsuccessfully dodged! (text-colour:red)[You are dead!]
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Self-Destruct and Run]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]17... 16... 15...
You once again successfully dodge the rubble. You continue running until, suddenly, Subject Zero telepathically launches a broken door at your feet.
[[Dodge right->Dead 1]]
[[Jump dodge->Success 3.0]]
[[Dodge left->Dead 1]]14... 13... 12...
You once again successfully dodged. Now you've made it to the forest area behind the original houses. A tree starts to fall toward you from the left.
[[Dodge right->Success 4.0]]
[[Dodge left->Dead 1]]11... 10... 9...
You successfully dodged again! Subject Zero is closing in now. He prepares to attack.
[[Throw something back at him->Success 5.0]]
[[Just keep running->Dead 1]]8... 7... 6...
You manage to limp by and pick up a nearby baseball. You throw it as hard as you can at Subject Zero and it causes him to stumble. You've now made it close to the exit but time is running out as the entire dome is crumbling down to you.
[[Keep running->Keep Running 1]]5... 4... 3...
You're almost there! But is it enough? You notice a large piece of debris lands directly on top of Subject Zero. Suddenly, the same is about to happen to you as a large chunk is tumbling down directly where you need to go. Certainly, the debris will land directly on top of you if you keep going toward the exit.
[[Slide under->Slide Under 1]]
[[Wait a moment and go around it->Wait for It 1]]2... 1... 0...
With one last leap of faith, or should you say, slide of faith, you manage to make it completely through the debris and the doors. You're free! You weren't crushed, but you hope that Subject Zero is.
[[Continue->Freedom 1]]2... 1... 0...
You wait but it ultimately wastes too much valuable time. You quickly try to run around the debris but by the time you get halfway there, the entire dome has collapsed on top of you.
[[Continue->Military Takeover?]]You look around in awe. Where a dome the literal size of a town once stood before you, is now a pile of rubble and debris. You feel many emotions. You feel pride for managing to survive what felt to be hell, but depression kicks in the second you remember the horrors you witnessed. Charlie... He's gone... You feel as if you did avenge his death but at the same time, you caused it by bringing him here. You don't want this memory and unsure how to carry on, you turn from the pile of broken hell and simply walk away. You're alive and have freedom from the devil's grasp, but at the cost of a friend. Unfortunately, this is the best outcome you ever could've hoped for. This was your retribution.
[[Continue->Retribution 2]]Hours pass by...
You feel a crushing weight pushing against you and attempt to open your eyes. You see darkness. Only darkness. Wait! Is that a glint of hope? There's a light! Is this freedom or is it death coming to take you away? No matter, you try going toward the light anyway. With a push, you force some of the weight off of you and suddenly you realize, you're still alive! You're trapped under the rubble near the exit, but you believe you can escape it. Excitedly, you use what little strength you have left and attempt pulling your broken leg away from the grasp of debris. It doesn't budge, but then you hear people and cars. You scream out for help and hope for the best. Suddenly, 2 men in military uniforms walk across the debris in front of you. You call out to them and they spot you immediately. They walk over, remove the rubble from your leg and help you up. You smile and chuckle in amazement as you're assisted out of the rubble. As the men help you over to an ambulance, you realize that you're actually alive! You're ecstatic to have made it out alive, even if you do have multiple broken bones. Although, you're unsure what to do now considering you lost your best friend in the process of escaping this place. You begin feeling depressed by this thought, but you quickly realize that Charlie never would've wanted you to feel this way. He definitely would want you to live your best life, no matter what! With that thought in mind, you decide to leave this place behind and strive to become the best reporter you can be, just like you and Charlie set out to do in the beginning of your career. To start this journey, you will report your findings on this place and let the whole damn world know your name is $name!
[[Continue->Best Ending]]Congrats! You've completed your story! You got the (text-colour:green)[Live Your Best Life (Best)] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Keep Running 1]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[''Screw This!''] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Dome]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[''Screw This!''] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Answer]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Death by Mannequin] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Help Charlie]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[Freedom!] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up 2.0]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Suffocation, No Breathing] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up 2.0]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Suffocation, No Breathing] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up - Version 2]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]YOUR JUGULAR IS QUICKLY RIPPED AWAY AS THE BEAST SINKS IT'S TEETH INTO YOUR NECK! YOUR BLOOD SPEWS VIOLENTLY FROM YOUR NECK AS YOU TRY HOLDING IT IN! THEN THE RAVENOUS BEAST RIPS AWAY AT YOUR FLESH AND DEVOURS YOU ALIVE!
(align:"=><=")[(text-colour:red)[YOU ARE DEAD!]]
[[Continue->Ripped Apart Ending 2]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:red)[Ripped Apart] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->The Beast 2]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You got the (text-colour:green)[Freedom!] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up 1.0]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]You got the (text-colour:red)[Suffocation, No Breathing] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Wake Up 1.0]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]]Congrats! You've completed your story! You got the (text-colour:yellow)[Retribution] Ending!
[[Go back to Checkpoint?->Keep Running 1]]
[[Go back to the very beginning?->Title]](align:"=><=")[Created & Written by Michael Parrish
Made with Twine 2.0
(text-colour:yellow)[''Disclaimer'': If anyone who plays/reads this wishes to collaborate to create an actual game around the concept of this interactive story, please read this. The initial idea for this was to create a Resident Evil-esque style horror game using the plot to this interactive story. Although I do have a degree in Game Design, I, unfortunately, do not possess the necessary skills to make a proper game on my own. If anyone would like to help make this into a reality and talk over how to do so, please contact me at ''animationman7618@gmail.com'']
(text-colour:green)[Thank You for Playing/Reading!]
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