Chapter 15 - Hope Fading

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A/N: I was listning to this song when writing this chapter, and I thought it was rather fitting for the theme of this. Also, warning there will be depression and trauma featured in this chapter.

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"Get her out of here, she's an Imposter!" Calypso ordered.

"No!" Budgie exclaimed as Personify and Syn moved forward and grabbed her arms. "I'm no-"

Before the terrified crewmate could finish her sentence, she was thrown into the Ejection Pod and the lever was pulled by Personify.

Budgie was launched into space. Everyone watched with worried faces to see if they were right with their decision.

We have to be right this time. We just have to be.

...

...

...

Budgie was not an Imposter. One Imposter remains.

No...

"She was caught! On camera!" Ocean yelled in rage. "How is this even possible?!"

Suddenly, small footsteps filled the room. Me and a few others turned around to see a familiar, tiny purple crewmate holding a blob.

Tattle.

He looked heartbroken and scared. How could he not be? He experienced his parent die...

The child held onto his blob tightly as tears flowed down his face.

Calypso walked up to his and gently ruffled his hair. "Poof boy... it's going to be okay."

Tattle said nothing. He wiped his tear stained face with his free arm.

"Who's gonna take care of him?" Soul asked. Their face showed genuine concern.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"I will." Personify said.

Tattle flinched, not really liking the idea of having a new parent. I felt really bad for him.

However, Personify was very gentle and careful with Tattle. He reached his hand out and gave him time to trust him and take it. Soon enough, the small boy was being held by Personify. Tattle's eyes still resembled fear and trauma.

Aubbie let out a defeated sign. "We're doomed."

"Don't say that." Soul said. "Please don't say that. We'll catch the Imposter. We will." Harvey wagged his tail slightly, the dog sensing the orange crewmate's hope.

"All we are doing is killing innocent people." Aubbie said in a generally depressing tone that made me nervous. "One of you that I'm looking at is an alien cannibal who wants us all dead."

The black suited crewmate hung her head with guilt. It wasn't her fault, and I desperately wanted to tell her that.

"Aubbie-" I started, before I was interrupted by a sudden burst of tears.

It was Sadie.

"She's right! We're all going to die!" She wailed. Syn wrapped a reassuring arm around.

Despite how she treated me, I honestly felt bad for Sadie. We all didn't want to die.

Soul picked up Harvey and slowly went to their knees.

"Please... whoever the Imposter is... please stop torturing us... "

The orange crewmate's words almost made me cry. But I was definitely tearing up. I wish Willie was here, so I could have a shoulder to lean on...

Wait.

Where is Willie?

Every since Clover's ejection, he's been gone.

"I-I'll be right back." I said, heading to my room. I haven't been there in days, and none of us have slept.

I slowly opened the door and looked around. It was dark, so I turned on the dim lights. Willie was nowhere to be found. I was about to leave, when I heard a slight rustling coming from under the bed.

Cautiously, I walked over and peered under the bed. Surprisingly, Willie was under there, holding a peice of pizza and sniffling.

"W-Willie?" I asked, anxious seeing him like this.

"Aubbie's right." Willie said.

"Y-You can hear all the way out there?" I asked.

"Yes." Willie said. "I knew things weren't going to get better when Clover was ejected and Cye died. It's one thing seeing someone dead, it's another thing seeing your fellow crewmates throwing someone off the ship with no oxygen. I can't stand to see it."

"Come on out. I can't stand seeing you like this." I said.

"Okay." Willie said, slowly pulling himself out from under the bed. I noticed the pizza he had was old, and was half eaten.

"Let's go get some food. The only thing you've had is half of a pizza." I said.

"Is there a point in eating? I might die tommorrow anyway." Willie said.

Once we were out in the Cafeteria, I stopped. I felt like sobbing. Everything was hopeless.

"Are you alright...?" Willie asked slowly.

"No." I said.

I dropped to my knees, ready for a good cry. Suddenly, I heard a foot stomp on the table. I looked up. It was Calypso.

"Listen, everybody." She said, catching everyone's attention. "I know things seem absoloutly hopeless right now. But we have to keep going if we want to live. We have to try as hard as we can. If we give up now, the Imposter wins. I don't think we should let that happen. We won't give up. We will survive.

We will make it out alive."

The room was silent, but only for a few seconds.

"Yes. We will!" Personify said. "I'm not dying on this ship!"

"Neither am I!" Soul declared.

Sadie shaking brought herself back up. "We will survive!"

I looked behind me, to see that Willie looked inspired. His hopelessness was gone, and so was mine. Everyone's was.

I went over to Aubbie, who was still sitting at the Cafeteria table will her head hanging.

She looked up at me, and I reached my hand out to her and she took it.

I pulled her up from where she was sitting. "Don't worry, we'll survive. Together."

Aubbie smiled at me, and I returned a smile back.

We will live. We will not die. Whoever you are Imposter, you're going to die. And so will all your lies and cruelty.


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