*fangirls in many languages*

I AM SO ALMOST DONE FINISHING THIS.

I AM BOTH EXCITED AND SAD.

BUT MORE OF EXCITED.

ON TO THE CHAPTER!

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The four continued on the hall, unlike the other hallways they have been in, this was a tad bit brighter, and had lesser crates and lockers.

Everywhere was decorated counters, with different objects on the top. Six spotted a bonsai with a crying bird on the branch, with it's mouth open to sing, forcefully if Six could add. Another had a broken mirror, another was a Nome statue holding a sausedge, another an old broken TV.

There was paintings too, of the teachers and something else, all ripped up and covered in black paint. There was a picture of the Circus in a small frame, a lady with a red dress and her back from the painting, the Sadistic Teacher's portrait, and one with a jar, inside was a key, surrounded by water.

It was scary, like they were not anymore in a hallway of a school, but somewhere like the Lady's Quarters.

Lots of creepy stuff, fun, Six thought sarcastically as they walked on.

"Hey look!" Twenty-Three called, Six turned to see her pointing at one of the signs of a big double doors, "The Principal's Office," she said.

Seven sighed exaperately, "Like finally," he mumbled and Twenty-Three rolled her eyes while Six silently giggled.

Mono walked up to open the door, he hopped and held the handle, then pushed it down but it wouldn't budge, "Oh wow, great," he muttered sarcastically as he tried to push it down again but nothing happened. So he hopped down defeated.

"What is it?" Six asked and Mono turned to them, "Locked. We better find the key."

"Everything needs to be in the hard way huh?" Twenty-Three mumbled while looking around the hall, then her eyes landed on a painting, "Oh my crikey," she mumbled agast.

Six turned to face her, "What is it Twenty-Three?"

Twenty-Three pointed a painting and they all turned to where she was pointing at. Twenty-Three was pointing at the painting with a jar with a key surrounded by water.

Seven gulped, "That's not a hint, right?" He asked hopefully, Twenty-Three turned to him, "Maybe it is... It's implying about a key, and we need a key to open this blasted doors," she said.

"But where would it be then, if that painting is a clue? Since there can be countless of jars. How do we know it's the right one?" Mono asked as he turned to Twenty-Three, Six took a closer look at the jar and saw it had designs.

"Um, the jar is very detailed, look at it," Six pointed out and Mono also took a closer look, "Okay, that solves my question. Now where could that be?"

"I think I know... I saw it once..." Seven said, looking at the painting with such serious face.

"Where?" Six asked, Seven turned to her, "The Depths."

Twenty-Three held out her hand in a time out position, "Okay, before we continue solving this - where is the Depths?"

"It's a part in the Maw, that was the first place I went to," Seven gulped remembering his first part of the nightmare, "It's filled with water, and there is this old lady called the Granny that would drown you once it saw you."

"Okay, an indoor pool where an old lady that likes drowning kids resides," Twenty-Three summed it up and Seven chuckled dryly, "In a nutshell."

"Do you think that the Depths is the school's pool?" Mono wondered, looking at the painting and to them again.

"Possibly," Seven said.

"Then we better go to that indoor pool, it's not that far from here," Six said and the three nodded. Six faced the double doors, How close we are... But still so far away, she thought bitterly before following the others.

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They made their way down the hall, Seven on the lead since he was finding the indoor pool. He always went there after his morning classes - I mean he is part of the swim team after all.

He finally stopped to see a hole by the wall. Walking inside, it was dark, and on the floor he found a metal trapdoor.

The Depths was down there... Seven got a very vauge idea that the Granny would be Mrs. Four... And that meant he would kill her...

Seven only sighed heavily while looking at the trapdoor, Six took notice of that and held his hand, "Hey Sev, you okay?"

Seven turned to her and tried a smile, although it may looked forced, "I'm okay... It's just that nightmare... The Depths..."

Six smiled comfortingly, "Hey Mister, you are part of the swim team, it would be impossible for you to drown. I betcha you can do it," she said.

Seven chuckled dryly, "Yeah, but hold on," he said as he faced her and the other two that were following not far behind, "Will you guys be coming with?"

Six blinked, then her face became slack with surprise, "Oh I didn't thought of that," she mumbled while rubbing the back of her neck uncomfortably, "I don't know how to swim," she muttered.

"Hm, whatcha two talking about?" Twenty-Three asked as she and Mono walked a but closer to them, Six turned to her, "Erm, you by chance know how to swim?"

"Nah, I sink like a rock," Twenty-Three said, "What about it? - Oh right."

"Yeah, just below this metal trapdoor is an indoor pool with a monster swimming up behind you like the shark in the Jaws movie," Seven said and Mono turned to him, "So are you saying you have to do this alone? We split up again?"

"Why? You don't know how to swim bro?" Seven asked.

"Nope, like Twenty-Three, I will sink like rock," Mono said and fiddled with the edge of his paperbag.

Six frowned, "So we have to split up... Again? But we just met up... Again," she mumbled sadly, Seven turned to her and cupped her cheek with his hand, "Hey, we are not splitting up."

Author: Geez I am making them split up lots of times now. *shrugs* meh.

"But you will go to the Depths without us," Six said, blinking back tears as her frown deepened, "What if... you..."

She didn't even dare to finish that thought, yet Seven knew what she was trying to imply and he was also scared about that too...

Still Seven smiled comfortingly, like how Six did just a while ago, "I will go get the key, and you three can just wait up on me. I promise I won't be long."

Six nodded as she smiled too, "You better, or even if I can't swim, I will go to you and drag you back myself," she warned and Seven laughed, "Yes ma'am."

Six leaned in close and hugged Seven, Seven obliged.

Meanwhile... In the background as Sevix had a moment, Twenty-Three smiled as she clasped her hands together, seeing that her ship was beautifully sailing (and yes, she now ships them hard).

"Aw they're so cute," Twenty-Three mumbled as the couple had thier moment.

"Shush, they are having a moment," Mono said while turning to her, "We don't wanna destroy the mood as the saddening third-fourth wheelers."

Twenty-Three silently snorted, "Shut up mister sink like a rock like me," Twenty-Three said in a teasing voice while leaning closer and pulling down Mono's paperbag like she always did.

Although Mono expected it, he flinched a bit when Twenty-Three leaned close, he inhaled sharply as his heart skipped some beats and he swore his ears and cheeks felt hot. He was glad he was wearing a paperbag so Twenty-Three wouldn't see and tease him about it...

Why was he feeling that way?

Twenty-Three tilted her head to the side like a confused puppy, and Mono got to see her confused lavender eyes blink at him, "You okay Mono?"

Mono blinked as he cleared his throat while looking away from Twenty-Three's close face, why was he suddenly feeling this way? What is this? Is it okay to have this... unknown feeling? Turning back to face Twenty-Three, he pushed that unknown feeling aside (again) and forced a smile (even if Twenty-Three won't see it).

"Yeah I'm fine," Mono mumbled while looking away from her (again). Twenty-Three blinked then smiled, "Y'okay then," she said while leaning back, letting Mono sigh in relief cause it felt like he was holding his breath for forever.

Now going back to Sevix, they let go of each others embrace and Seven looked down on the metal trapdoor again, reaching for the handle and pulling it open. Inside was endless darkness that fell down and Seven could hear the water below.

The others circled around the trapdoor, "Unlike the others places we've been, you need to enter a trapdoor," Mono suddenly pointed out, Seven chuckled dryly, "Well, when I did enter the Depths... I fell in a hole," he said.

Six smiled at Seven and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, "Good luck down there," she said and Seven smirked, "I will be, promise," he said and nodded to them.

Seven took a deep breath as hopped down the vent and he fell, down and down... Looking up as the light in the hole dimmed. Going one place, the nightmare he still needs to finish.

Six stared down the hole, frowning at the sad thought Seven might not make it. Shaking her head, she forced happy thoughts.

"Let's go find somewhere to wait," Mono suggested and Six nodded. Twenty-Three only gave a smile while holding her wrist as they walked out that small room.

Schreeek...

The three jolted from the sudden sound that would come from a trolley, they turned to it and Six let out a inaudible gasp to see what has caused that noise.

At the other far side of the hallways, the Janitor went out a door with a trolley of cleaning supplies with him, "Can't believe I made all this way for just fukken nothing," he grumbled while walking past as he pulling the trolley behind him, and the said the said trolley made a squeaking noise as it rolled the floor.

The three quickly ran back in the hole before the Janitor sensed them. Six peeked out the hole and she just saw the Janitor walking past still grumbling and dragging the trolley.

But halfway the hall, the Janitor stopped and sniffed the air. Letting go of the trolley, he started to feel around.

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.: Seven's P.o.V. :.

Seven kept falling, he looked around and saw nothing but darkness and the sensation of falling down to one certain place.

Splash!

Instantly Seven was greeted with water as he fell meter deep into it. The water quickly ran into his body and he felt the cold freezing water. He lunged up to the surface and let out his breath.

Seven looked around the Depths to see it was still dark, but he could see figures of crates and whatnot, but he could see a platform nearby.

Wiping the water off his face, he headed to that direction.

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Slowly.... my chapters are getting shorter....

Before it would be 2000+ words but now it's 1900+ to 1600+ words...

So many drawbacks, but tho, it will be ending...

I feel sad.

Somewhat sad but the sequel makes me excited.

ANNNND, since this is the last chapter I update now, I GOT A NEW FANFIC IDEA!!!

It's gonna Little Nightmares... with Mythology... Mostly Greek. Demigods, more monsters that'll eat the kids up, Titans *cue Shingeki no Kyojin--* Not that kind of Titans, Oracles, giants, gorey monster fights, betrayals, death, sacrifices, powers, stuff like that.

I was thinking that for months now... m o n t h s. I researched and debated what would be the god parent of the kids. I was totally stumped with Mono's, but I am sure with what I chose now.

Should I go on and publish that fanfic???

Oh welp, see ya'll next time!

*drops a smoke bomb and disappears in the Internet for God knows how long*

Wattpad: Publish Finished.