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No ships btw
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The first time Logan had done what he called the “Glitch” was in 5th grade. Thomas was taking a test on biology. The rooms was silent as everyone took their test. However Thomas reached a question he was confused on. The wording was so strange, he wasn’t sure what it was asking of him. While Patton thought they should just ask for clarification, Virgil had began to panic. After all no one else was having trouble. But while that was happening, even Logan began to panic. The clock was ticking down and they couldn’t seem to move on from the question. Logan wracked his brain to understand it but he just couldn’t. He looked down and saw his own skin become fuzzy and jumpy, as if he was a computar glitch.
In the end, they skipped that question and left it blank. Due to this, they were one point away from a B and ended up getting a C. Logan felt so guilty.
Logan had learned that the glitches were caused when Thomas or him were incredibly confused. Logan’s body would ache, and he began to fizzle into painful computer code. His vision would go blurry, filled with the text “ERROR ERROR ERROR” blinding, him. It was almost worse than Virgil’s panic attacks. At least those didn’t cause him physical pain every time.
However it no longer happened often. Logan was Logic after all, and Logic can work almost everywhere! However there were the times where he drew blanks. He would quickly excuse himself and suffer alone. He couldn’t let the other sides know he was flawed. Logic was never flawed! IT WAS LOGIC FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
The others were flawed enough what with their feelings.
He couldn’t reveal he had them too...
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(Roman demands new skills asap and logan panics)
The Light Sides were meeting with Thomas to discuss ideas for new videos. And Roman had had one of his “Brilliant epiphanies”.
“Roman, I don’t think you understand.” Logan tried to explain. “Learning the skill needed for that video will take lots of time and effort. The video is due next week-“
“You just hate that I came up with it before you!” Roman laughed. “Are you saying the Great Logic can’t LEARN something NEW?”
“That is not what I am saying. It is just that-“
“Oh Logan, it would be so cool!” Patton smiled.
“I suggest if we really want to do this, we push back the video date-“
“But then Thomas’s fans will hate him! It has to be on time!” Virgil paniced.
“I understand the concern-“
“Perfect!” Roman smiled.
“Then its settled! We’ll learn how to do this new skill, then make the video and release it on schedule!” Thomas smiled. “Thanks guys!”
The Sides quickly sunk out.
...
Logan wasn’t normaly one to curse. However all he could think right now was a combo of “fuck”, “god dammit” and “shit”!
This was insane! How was Logan to learn this entire new skill and talent in a WEEK?! Logan felt dizzy and achey for a second. Shit, it was happening!! Logan took a derp breath, and the glitch went away. No, he refused to lose control.
If Thomad and the other sides belived he could do this, then He would. He was Logic!
The skill required research, practice, and then experience. A week was certainly a time crunch, but he knew with the other sides help, he could do it!
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Scratch that, the other sides apparently weren’t going to help. Virgil was doing his usual routine of panicking about due dates(which really rushed Logan), which yiu think would make him want to HELP Logan. But no. Patton was working on keeping Thomas from shuting himself in on work, keeping him social! This just frustrated Logan to no end.
And you woukd THINK Roman wouod make an effort to help Logan. After all this was HIS idea. However, he simply went to have adventures in the imagination. And rarely worked on the script.
So this Left Logan all alone. Overworked an panicking. Because GOD DAMMIT WHY WAS THIS SO HARD?!
He scanned had scanned the instructions five times, and Logan understood the bare minimum. He tried to find different resources, worded differently in a way he would understand. But nothing! Logan felt his vison go fuzzy, and he achednin agony. This was the 7th glitch in that hour. He didn’t like it,’oh god he HATED it! It hurt! It hurt! It hurt! But he had to push through!!
It was already tuesday, and Logan still was very confused. As Logan took a deep breath, he began to follow what little he understood of the intructions. He was messing up so badly, but also managing.
Suddenly, there was a knock on his door. Logan stood and opened the door. It was Patton! Finally! Had someone noticed his distress-
“Hiya Logan!” Patton smiled. “Thomas is currently with some friends right now! But there’s som underneath stress coming from the fact he still isn’t confident in his skill yet. Just remember to keep working hard!” Patton smiled as he skipped away.
Logan closed the door and collasped to his knees. He felt so stressed and alone. While the other sides had fun, he was violently glitching in his room. Logan held up his hand. It was glotching so fast he almost couldnt see it. But boy he coudld feel it.
Through his agony, Logan lifted himself back onto his desk. Through blurry vision, he continued to learn the skill. But he simply couldnt understand! He was doing the bare minimum, getting it done. But it wasnt well done. And he just couldnt make it any better!
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At least 3 days in, no matter hiw hard Logan tried, he simply made no improvement. The glitching is was closd to constant. Almost every other minute he glitched. Soon enough it would be every minute, a permenent episode. Logan had never felt so unappreciated. Ignored by his FamILY and in so much physical pain! No one had seen him sense Patton came in.
Lost in his thoughts, Logan messed up. He ruined the project, and Logan the wanted to scream. All that confusion and pain, and he messed it up!!
Logan couldnt see. It all went white. He could feel himself moving, yet he was not in control. He was shaking- no, spazzing in his chair. He had never felt so much PAIN! The ache was now a THROB! He wanted to scream, but couldbt find the air to do so.
He almsot didn’t feel the soft hands touch his shoulders. The muffled voice telling him “it will be ok”, almost wasnt heard. Janus’s soft reassuring smile, was not seen.
Soon enough, nothibg was seen, heard, or felt. The white, went to black.
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Logan could suddenly breathe again. He didn’t feel a throb, but still a faint ache. He could feel a soft but unfamiliar cousion under him. When Logan opened his eyes, he could see again. He was not in his room, nor anywhere in the Light Side’s home. Where was he?
“Oh! You’re awake dear,” Janus/Deceit entered the room, and sat next to Logan on the couch he rested upon.
“Where am I?” Logan asked.
“In the Dark Side’s living room.” Janus said. “Sorry for not asking, but in the state you were in I had no choice but to bring you here.”
“Well thank you for your hospitality,” Logan stood up. “But i must get back to work-“ Logan began to glitch again just at the THOUGHT of the project. He stumbled.
Janus quickly caught him before he could fall. “You are hurting yourself,” Janus said. “You must rest, you are overworked.”
“Again, thank you for the consern.” Logan panted, trying to get a hold of himself. “However I have no time to nurse myself.”
“Goodness Gracious Logan! Look at yourself!!” Janus cried. “All sides have their drawbacks. For Virgil, its his anxious corruption. For Patton, its his frog form. This...this GLITCHING! Its YOUR drawback Logan! Surely you see that! When you overwork yourself-“
“Its not overwork.” Logan said.
“What do you mean?”
“I...I am fully aware that my glitches are my drawback, but it is not caused from overworking myself.”
“The what is it-“
“I...I don’t understand!!” Logan cried out. He couldnt hold it in anymore. He began to sob. “When I don’t understand something no matter how hard I try, I glitch. And i simply don’t understand this project! Ive done so much research and I simply don’t understand the intructions if what i should be doing!! And none if the other sides have bothered to help, only to tush me! I’m logic i’m supposed to understand everything! I have all the answers! But i don’t! I dont! I dont! I dont-“
Logan’s vision went blurry not only from tears, but glitching again. This time, it was his feelings he didnt understand.
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Janus watched in panic as Logan fizzled in and out as he sobbed.
“Logan? Logan!” He cried, grabbing his shoulers. “Logan can you hear me?”
Logan’s eyes had gone blank, hut red. He simply mumbled “Error error error error error error” over and over.
“Logan! Logan snap out if it!!”
Logan didnt snap out of it.
“ERROR!! ERROR!!” Logan screamed out in pain.
“LOGAN!!” Janus slapped Logan across the face as hard as he could.
Logan gasped for air. The tears didnt stop, but he was back.
“I had no idea,” Janus breathed. “H-How long has this been happening?”
“S-since...since Roman asigned me to learn this skill...”
“That was a week ago!”
Logan’s eyes widened. “A week?! THE VIDEO! ITS TODAY! I STILL DONT-“
Janus covered Logan’s mouth to stop him. “Shhh!!” He said urgently, but calm. “This skill for the video has been causing you physical agony Logan! I refuse to let you suffer any longer!”
“B-But I-“
“No. You will stay here and rest. I’ll make sure Remus stays out of your way.”
“But what about the video?”
“I’m going to talk to them. I will explain everything.”
“NO YOU CANT!” Logan screamed.
“Why not?”
“I-I’m logic! Th-they dont think I feel anything. They CANT know I feel anytting!”
“Logan that’s ridiculous!” Janus yelled.
“Please you cant-“ Logan began to glitch again.
“I’m so sorry about this!” Janus grabbed Logan’s nose and pintched. Logan began to hyperventilate, and once Janus covered Logan’s mouth, he passed out.
Janus sighed. Looks like he needed to talk with the Light Sides.
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The Light Sides stood around Thomas in the living room.
“Where is Logan?!” Roman scoffed. “He knows we need him for this video!”
Suddenly Janus rise up in Logan’s spot.
“Deceit!” Roman shouted.
“Ah!” Patton cried out in fear.
“What do you want?!” Virgil hissed. “Where is Logan?!”
“Ah yes, Logan!” Janus smiled calmly. “Thats why I’m here.”
“What did you do to him?!” Virgil yelled.
“Not what I did, what you did.” Janus sighs.
“Excuse me?”
“Look, I would give anything to keep my ‘evil dark side’ act up right now. But Logan is in danger right now.” Janus explained.
“oh no!” Patton cried. “We have to save him!”
“Its not that simple.” Janus said.
“Please, how can we help?”
“Logan is ‘glitching’. We all have our drawbacks, and this is his. He simply does NOT understand the task that was given to him, and he’s in agony because of it.”
Roman and Thomas saddened.
“I had no idea this project was upsetting him so much...” Thomas said sadly.
“I...I thought he would be able to handle it!” Roman said.
“Maybe he could’ve,” Janus glared. “With HELP. But apparently none of you made an effort to!”
All the Sides saddened.
“This may be last minute, but that is the cost of Logan’s health: Cancel this video.”
“WHAT?!” Roman yelled.
“Or do you want Logan in MORE pain?”
Roman went silent, and nodded.
“You will come up with something else to do for a video another time. But right now, Logan needs to get back to health and heal.”
It was at that moment all the Sides realized how much they had truly overwhelmed and overworked Logan. How much they had HURT him. They all collectively agreed that this video was OFF. And it was at that moment, Logan could feel the ache begining to vanish.
THE END
This was so much fun to make!!!!!
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