Once upon a time Buddy and his friends were having a LAN party at his house. It was almost midnight and they were in the middle of trying to beat their parkour times on Minecraft. That’s when Buddy got a notification that someone by the name of The Game Master had sent him a message on Steam.
“Hello, Buddy. Today I thought you and I might play a game together,” Buddy read aloud, raising his eyebrow at the use of his real name.
Eli, Brandon, and Joe all looked up from their game in curiosity.
MrMcDoom: Who is this? Call me MrMcDoom.
The Game Master: In due time, Buddy. In a moment you will see a red light aiming at one of your friends from the window. If you refuse to cooperate, I’ll be forced to give my man perched outside the go ahead to take immediate action.
Buddy raced to the window, scanning the yard for this man. Seconds later, a red laser light appeared directed at Eli’s chest.
“Get down!” he yelled, as the others all ducked out of view.
Buddy crawled back to his computer as more messages popped up.
The Game Master: Now, now, now. I thought you would do that, I just wanted to show I mean business. If you’ll look outside you will see something that I hope will motivate you more to cooperate.
Buddy crawled to the window, poking his eyes up just enough to see outside. He squinted, trying to see through the dark. He could make out two silhouettes standing in the dark, one being much larger than the other.
Suddenly, one figure fumbled in the dark before turning on a flashlight to show who was next to him. Buddy gasped when he saw his sister, Bella, with a rag around her mouth and arms tied. He quickly crawled back to his computer.
MrMcDoom: What do you want?
The Game Master: To play a game of your choosing. If you can beat me, I’ll let your sister go. If I win, you will never see her again.
MrMcDoom: Why?
The Game Master: Why for the fun, of course!
Buddy chose the game Bed Wars on Minecraft, knowing he was an expert. His friends all anxiously gathered around him as he went through the long and grueling game. As teams were eliminated one by one, it came down to just
Buddy and The Game Master. In one quick battle, Buddy knocked The Game Master off the edge and won.
A few moments later there was a knock on the door and they came down to open it, seeing Bella standing there freed.
They were never contacted by the Game Master again, and Buddy had saved the day.