D1b Membrane's Simulation Nightmare
(Featuring @invader-d1b as the main character, and mentions of @ukagaka-zim, @tallest-blue-nerd, @tak-e-over, @roach-with-a-knife, @zim-exe, @aik-membrane, @ask-paranormaloddities, and @survivor-zim.)
There was darkness, but there were sounds everywhere. Computers, beeps and buzzing
D1b opened his eyes slowly. What was happening? He couldn't move. There was something tied to him, his arms, his head, his legs. It was sharp.
He tried to look around. He was surrounded by screens and weird looking tech. His heart sank into his stomach as a feeling of dread washed over him. "No… no, no…"
"Well, sorry D1b." A familiar voice said. "The simulation was flawless but you still figured it out."
D1b breathed in sharply. "Dad?" He couldn't see him, he couldn't see anything other than tech.
"Yep. Welcome back to the real world," Membrane's voice said. "Honestly, it's annoying that now I have to find another way to keep you busy until the labs are ready to take over."
"What, how long have I been in here??" D1b asked frantically.
"About… how old are you, eighteen? So sixteen years," Membrane said simply.
Even though D1b couldn't see himself, he felt all the color drain out of his face. "What?" The ties on him released and he sat up. Membrane was looking at him through a glass window, there was strange tech filling the rest of the small space, barely large enough for someone to move around in.
"Yes, yes, I know. I probably took it too far and all. Whenever I was worried you'd figure things out, I just threw in a little pain or a bad event to keep you busy," Membrane said, typing away at a keyboard.
D1b looked at his hands, he was shaking. He wasn't wearing a shirt either. All of his scars were… gone.
"I suppose there were other things that would've given it away, stuff that clearly couldn't have been real, but it kept you distracted," Membrane said.
"What things?" D1b asked coldly.
"Oh, Zim, Miyuki, all the aliens. Tak even," Membrane said.
D1b shivered more, he felt sick to his stomach. "They're not real…"
"I guess I should go ahead and say it, Gaz isn't real either," Membrane added.
D1b felt numb and cold. What the hell was happening… "No, no, no…"
Membrane shrugged. "Diiz, Keef, Zirus, Zuri, Aik, Eep, your fae friends. All of them, entirely fake. Engineered to keep you busy and help you grow up so I didn't have to spend time parenting a child."
D1b couldn't stop shaking. This was much worse than what he had imagined. "No, no, no, please, they were real, I… I…"
"Eh, sorry kid," Membrane said half heartedly. "I was going to leave you in there for another year, but I guess I might as well start training you."
D1b shook his head vehemently. "No, I'm not listening to you…"
Membrane didn't seem to hear him. "Eh, screw it. I'll just send you back in. I don't have any use for you for another year. This will only seem like a dream to you anyway." He presses a button.
"Membrane!!" D1b screamed, trying to stand. Everything cut to black.
