Prologue
(Don P.O.V)
“S-M-I-L-E everyday!” I sing along to the Smiling Critters theme song from Poppy Playtime while my Uncle Jimmy drives me to comic-con.
“You must really like that tune hah Don?” Uncle Jimmy said with a tired sigh after hearing that same theme song 15 times this road trip.
“I can’t help but find it catchy.” I said while I was tapping on my DogDay mask that I have resting on my lap. “By the way. Thanks again for driving me to comic con while my car is getting repaired.” I said gratefully because if it wasn't for some idiot driver hitting the back of my parked car. I would have gotten to the con myself.
“Anything for my favourite nephew. And don’t worry about that idiot driver. I made sure he paid for the damages in order for him to avoid getting cement shoes.” Uncle Jimmy said with a grin as we entered the parking lot to the con.
Yeah as you can guess. Uncle Jimmy is a part of the local mafia. But not just a part of, he is the right hand man to the mafia boss Don Ken Cobblestone. Now before any of you say I am in the mafia. No, I am not in the mafia. But as long as I don’t rat them out they will protect me and my mum. Plus Uncle Jimmy has been helping me and mum out whenever he can ever since my dad got wrecked by a rival mafia 10 years ago. That started a 6 month long gang war.
But that’s enough about my Uncle. Now let's get to who I am cosplaying as for this comic-con. If you haven’t guessed it already then I will tell you. I am cosplaying as DogDay of the Smiling Critters from chapter 3 of Poppy Playtime. It took me months to make the costume but it was worth it. The only thing that I am kicking myself over is that I didn’t have enough time to make DogDay’s sun pendant.
“And here we are.” Uncle Jimmy said as he finished parking the car in a space that’s near the comic con. I can already see so many cosplayers coming in and out of the building.
“Thanks for the ride Uncle Jimmy. Are you sure that you don’t want to come in with me?” I asked while I got out of the car and put on my DogDay mask.
“Nah. I got some business to take care of a few blocks over. You know. Payments to collect, rats to wreck and a car to crash. Which by the way you might want to take a bus or taxi home. And I will meet you back at your place later tonight with pizza from our favourite pizza place.” Uncle Jimmy said as he closed my door for me and opened the window. “Oh one more thing. Watch out for some shady mechants. I hear that people go missing at these cons.” He joked which got me to chuckle a bit. Since we both know that only happens in those MLP fanfics that one of the boys, Brony Brock, reads.
“Oh relax Uncle Jimmy. Nothing bad is going to happen to me. I will see you later.” I said to Uncle Jimmy as he drove off to do some mafia business. “Heh me getting displaced. Like that’s going to happen.” I said to myself as I entered the comic con building.
(1 hour later)
So far everything is going perfectly. From seeing up and coming stuff to taking pictures with other cosplayers. Right now I am checking out the little shops they have here. “This has been a great con so far. Hmm. I think I will check out that shop before I go for lunch.” I said to myself as I walked toward a shop that was in a corner of the east wing. But little did I know I was being followed by a shady person.
Once I reached the shop I noticed the merchant was dressed as an anthro Princess Twilight Sparkle in a Resident Evil 5 merchant outfit. “Oh?! Why hello there stranger.” The Twilight Merchant said to me in a pretty good Twilight Sparkle voice. “What are you buying?” She asked while she waved her hand over all of the props and other items she had on the table.
I then take a look at what’s on the table. There are many props and items from films, games, comics and anime. However I have spotted the one item I needed. Right in front of me is a tray that has all eight Smiling Critters pendants. I then point to DogDay’s sun pendant and asks the Twilight Merchant. “How much for the DogDay pendant?” I asked her which she smiles in that well made mask of hers.
“For you my happy little friend. It’s £20.” The Twilight Merchant said which I paid her right away. After that I picked up the pendant and put it around my neck to complete my cosplay.
“Perfect. Now I can conti-...” (BANG!) I wasn’t able to finish what I was saying due to the sharp pain I am feeling in my body. I looked down to see blood pouring out of my chest. Meanwhile the Twilight Merchant had her hands on her mouth in shock at what just happened.
“Hehehe. Why hello there bitch boy.” said a voice from behind me who’s voice I heard once a long time ago. I slowly turn around, while having a hand on Twilight Merchant’s table for support, to see the one person I didn’t want to see again.
The man standing in front of me, who is still aiming a smoking gun at me with a crazy grin, is Wrecky Randy. He is from a rival mafia and he is the man who wrecked my Dad all those years. “Tell your old man that I said hello.” Wrecky Randy said with an insane laugh while my version was starting to burr.
Meanwhile the crowd that has formed around us are in a mix of shock and confusion.
“N-No. This can’t be how my life ends.” I said to myself while coughing out blood that some of it leaked out my mask. Just as my legs lose the strength to stand and fall to my knees I start to think about the people who will miss me.
Uncle Jimmy is going to be angry.
Mum is going to cry.
And my friend Rocky, who couldn’t come to the con today due to being sick, is going to laugh. Because that's just how he cops when losing someone he cares about.
But before I fully collapse, while pulling the table down with me, a giant hole opens up below me.
As I fell into the hole the table, that’s behind me, fell over and the tray of the other Smiling Critters pendants fell in the hole with me.
“S-I-M-L-E everyday.” Was the last thing I said before everything faded to black.
(static) [SYSTEM ERROR!] (static)
(Third person P.O.V)
[SYSTEM ERROR!] [SYSTEM ERROR!]
That was the sound that’s shouting out the hole Don fell into. Along with it starts a shootout of glitchy static lightning bolts everywhere. “What the hell!” Was all Wrecky Randy could say before a bolt hit him and he exploded.
This has caused everyone to start running and screaming away from the hole. Like that is going to make a difference because the glitchy static lightning is creating new holes and causing explosions.
Many of the non-cosplayer got blown up by the bolt or they fell or got sucked into a hole. While the cosplayer got turned into the characters they were dressed as by the bolts. Along with them falling or getting sucked into holes like the non-cosplayers.
“No no no! This can’t be happening!” The Twilight Merchant said in a panic as she backed away from the first hole. Which sucks things in like the other holes. “This never happened to me before. Or to any other Merchants for that matter.” She added as the chaos gets bigger and bigger.
Just then she hears a loud noise coming from above her and when she looks up to see that the building is starting to collapse from all of the explosions. “Fuck this shit! I'm out!” The Twilight Merchant said before using her magic to create a portal to her base in the void and jump in.
Moments after her portal closed the first hole now glowing brighter and brighter.
[SYSTEM ERROR!] [OVERLOAD!] [OVERLOAD!]
With that the whole building exploded and took most of the surrounding buildings along with it.
To bE COntINue