Randy's POV

"The Alien, (Y/n) (L/n), has been stanked! I think I've never seen someone, who has been stanked, so insane and looking so- glicthy? I mean, Her silohutte is still there but like- she's too glitchy that her whole body isn't totally recognizable. One more thing, don't let her touch you or else you'll freeze and glitch like she does!" Heidi turns the camera to one of the victims and returns the camera back to her, "This is Heidi Weinerman bringing you-" Her monologue was cut off with her gasping in horror as a glitching figure touches her. That was the last thing the screen showed before it was shatters and glitched up.

I turn away from the television shop, and look around. The sky was still dark but I'm sure that the sun is going to rise in an hour or two. People who were minding their own business on this night lay frozen as they glitch along the side walk. Some completely unaware, some had terror on their faces. Cars were no excuse, glitching where they were parked or still on the road, frozen in action.

I shake my head as the conversation I had with (Y/n) comes haunting back. I couldn't forget it. How can I when I'm the one who provoked her into feeling this?

"I trusted you to protect me!" (Y/n) hits the metal bars with her foot and I have a feeling that hit was meant for me. Her voice just spoke with such disbelief and distrust that my face scrunched at the sound of it.

I raise my hands in front of her to let her know I'm not here for a fight, "I know, and I'm really sorry about it. Please, just calm-"

She cuts me off, "You were there, weren't you?! You just watched me get tortured! Why didn't you do anything?!" Her voice getting louder by the second as she basically shouts this in front of me. I was caught off guard. I didn't know she was capable of shouting like this since I always see her in such a calm state. Despite the sudden out burst, I felt somewhat offended by her words.

"What could I had done? They honkin' strapped me to a chair, (Y/n)!" Maybe she didn't hear that from Viceroy, but it certainly is the truth! It's not like I enjoyed watching her get hurt! I am not a honkin' sadist!

She scoffs, her (e/c) eyes glaring with such anger, "You could've done anything! Literally anything! For f*ck's sake, You have smokebombs!"

Is this how she says 'Thank you' in her planet? I came didn't I?!

"Well, sorry for not being as smart as you are! Here's a thought, If you're so smart then why didn't you escape before or maybe like right now?!" I shouted dripping with sarcasm as I stride over to her. Then, I hit the metal bars which startled her a bit, "Go ahead, escape! Looks like you won't be needing me right?!"

Recovering from my sudden hit, she returns with another slam with her hand, "Yeah, you're right, absolutely right! I don't need a ninja-wannabe! I don't need a nobody who's behind that mask! I don't need someone who constantly screws up the only job as a hero and protector of this town!" She says in disgust, but I could see from her (e/c) eyes, which is filled with anger, that it's also clouded with tears. She looks to the cage floor, quickly wiping her tears with her arms.

Why is she crying?

Wasn't that meant for me?

I tear my gaze away from her and turn my back against her, confused but anger took the best of me, "Well, fine! If you're like that then, I regret ever helping you or being nice to you! Viceroy, Howard and all of the people were right! You belong in there! You belong in a cage, (Y/n)! You freak alien! Everyone hates you anyway and they surely won't care about some freak who suddenly disappeared!"

I don't know why I said all of those things but I do regret everything now. Maybe it was because she stepped on a line there. Maybe I did mean everything I said and maybe she did too.

But what really haunts me the most in that conversation is what she said before she was engulf in green smoke.

She begins to laugh- a laugh that was meant to be sarcastic but as I turn, I see that it was nothing more than a sad laugh. I hear tear drops against the cage color as her head is still lowered, "Jokes on you! You're so dumb! I'm not an alien and guess what? You're not real! You were never real in the first place! So why?! Why did I ever... why... did I.. fall for you?"

She lied? She's... not an alien?

I'm not real?

And that last bit, fall for me? She has a crush on me? Maybe something more than a crush? Not on Randy Cunningham, but on the Ninja, right?

A cold breeze comes through, snapping me from my thoughts. After this, she may not have that feeling towards me. I climbed to a lampost nearby and made my way to where I last saw Heidi making the report earlier.

As I land in the street, a firgure- a glitching figure turns into a corner.

"(Y/n)!" I shout her name as I chase after her, "Please, I just want to talk!"

and hopefully destank you.

As I turn to the corner, I see her just standing there, her back against me in the middle of the road amongst chaos and glitching items.

"G̵̜͖͚͂͋ơ̵̩͔͍̥̮̗̜̲͗̒͂̆̐ͅ ̷͈͇̫͖͙̪͉́̅̿͜á̶͇͙̎͛̂͂̂͒̑̚̕ͅͅw̴̫͇̩̾̅ȧ̴͓̀̎̄̈͝y̷̢̝̘͗́̃̌̀̈́͘.̸̨̨̛̣̞̥͕̞͇͋̆͑͒̀͊͜ͅ "

I didn't move even though I heard her. It's not because I didn't want to, It's just.. I couldn't understand her.

My brain fails to recognize the words she's speaking and that just confirms my speculation that she's possibly speaking in her natural alien language? or dialect?

Either way, I still stood there in a haze.

Another thing that bothered me is her voice. It sounded as if someone had messed with it. The threatening voice was all scattered and unbalanced compared to her smooth and calming voice.

I gulp, trying to prepare my mouth to say the words I already planned on saying, "(Y/n), please," I pleaded as I raise my hands in sign that I'm not here to hurt her, "I'm sorry for what I've said."

She turns, and I took it as a chance to observe her new appearance. I don't recognize who she is or who she was. Everything that made her (Y/n) disappeared and now remains, what I pressumed, her alien side. Her true from.

The only thing that gave me the idea that it's her, is her silhouette, and the sight of her whole body is constantly glitching away, limb by limb but forms right back on. I can't help but wonder if this is secretly hurting her.

Her eyes that were once filled with tears now remains blank, and emotionless. I'd give anything to see her (e/c) eyes again that lights up with wonder on everything that amazes her. After a few seconds of silence, the glitching figure speaks again but this time, I could understand her yet something is clearly off. It wasn't the scary voice that she used. I slowly lift up my head as I realize that it was my voice that I heard.

"You freak alien!"

My eyes widen, completely caught off guard, "What?"

She tilts her head as a creepy wide smile appears on her glitching face. Then she takes a step forward while I step back in response, "Everyone hates you!"

It's my words. She's using it against me, "I didn't mean it! I swear!"

The glitching figure returns to her threatening voice, "L̷i̸a̷r̴!̷" she looks away, " ̵̢̒̀b̷̹͛ͅu̶̻̅t̴̜͇͒ ̴̡́̾I̸͚̣͆̽'̷̙̓̆m̷͖̎͂ ̸̲͓̂ó̵̺͠n̴͈̉̏͜è̶̠ͅ ̷̡̇t̴̗̉́ō̵͔̯o̵̻̿.̷̖̯̇̓ "

She starts moving, then breaks into a quick sprint. I try to run after her, but as I come in too close, I freeze in spot. I hiss in pain as I stare at my hand, glitching and deforming but in a few seconds, the pain and the glitching comes to a stop. I clench and unclench my hand just to make sure I could still move it or if it's broken.

I lifted my head and look to see if (Y/n) is still here, but looks like she disappeared into the quiet city.

After making a quick mental note about what happened when I touch her, I realize that talking to her isn't going to work. I wish it didn't had to come to this, but I have to destroy the thing she loves the most.

I need a plan. I need a plan. I need a plan. I need a plan. I need a plan. I need-

A certain ringtone tears me away from my thoughts as I jump back a little. I took my phone out and glance who'd call me.

HOWARD! YES!

I just hope he isn't glitching, and I might as well consult the Ninja Nomicon too.

I pick up the call, expecting his voice to basically shout at my ear.

"What did you do?!" His tone clearly filled with anger.

I smile weakly, trying to steer the conversation away, "Heeey buddy! Nice to hear that you're not glitching! Where are you, anyway?"

He scoffs before saying his reply, "I'm right where you last saw me, you peice of wonk. And you better come here, right now."

"Riiight, Gotcha. I'll be there in a flash." That's the last thing I said as I drop the call and went straight to my house hoping that Howard somehow figured out something.

Man, I must really be so desperate in this situation to think that Howard actually thought of a plan or a solution. again.

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"You want us to go in there?!" I blurt out as I try to fight Howard's grip, who is currently pulling me towards the alien's room, "Isn't that like private and stuff?!"

I hate this plan.  I hate this plan. I hate this plan. I hate this plan.

"Do you have any other ideas? Chances are, the only thing that she loves the most is in there!" He quickly added the last part to convince me even more, "Plus, it's only you. I'm not entering some alien girl's room. I've been there and I don't want to experience that again."

I froze, "You've been in (Y/n)'s room?"

Howard laughs, "Of course not! I'm talking about my sister, who by the way goes to extra measures just to prevent me from going inside her room. Why did I just share that? To make a point that girls are territorial. How much more do you think can an alien girl do?"

Oh juice, he's right. Girls are territorial.

"Which is exactly why I'm not going in,"  I manage to shake his hand off and I just stare at the white door, "Thank you for encouraging me."

All my time in this house, whenever I pass by this door, I always stop and stare at it wondering what she's doing inside. Now that there's a chance, I still feel like standing outside and stare at the door. I don't want to go into that room because... well, I decided that if I do get to be inside the room, it would be because she invited me - not the ninja who was in her room the last time - but me, Randy Cunningham. But that day never came.

"C'mon, You're the ninja. You can totally handle this. That is, of course, if you're a coward." Howard sighed in annoyance as he turns the door knob and pushes the door open. In one swift motion, he pushes me in and closes the door from behind. It was dark and a little unsettling just standing in complete silence inside her room. I release a deep breath I didn't even know I was keeping as I spend seconds just staring into nothing but black. Even though there's a window, it's currently covered with thick curtains.

Not bearing the silence anymore, I quickly turn and tried to open the door when suddenly, I heard a click through the door that made the doorknob stiff as a rock, "Did you just locked me in here?!"

"Just take a quick look around. I'll stand guard right here." His muffled voice cuts through the wooden door.

Each knock being louder than the last, "Howard! Let me out!"

Silence only greeted me when he no longer replies.

Panic creeps in as I realize I'm now trapped in (Y/n)'s room, but it also dissipates since I could really just get out of this room now by using the window or just put on the Ninja mask on and kick the door down, or then again, jump out the window.

But that won't get me anywhere will it?

Running away can't solve anything for the long term. I need to face this.

Inside this room, lies a solution that would, and could stop all of this. I sigh in defeat as I reconsider sneaking around her room and let Howard's words sink in mind.

"Take a look around huh?" I began to search for the light switch, running my hands on the wall. Finally, a click is heard as light floods the room. I prepare myself for the worse, not knowing what to really expect or see.

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What do you think Randy will find in your room?

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