Chapter 19: Puzzles

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Nightmare's POV the next day

I finally figured out all the messages! Now to eliminate them! Let's see...

I sit at my desk with two pages worth of listing the error messages or general code I researched and their meanings.

1) 100-Code to continue a message.

2) 200-OK message of code

3) 201-Created a resource.

4) 204-No Content

5) 205-Reset Content

6) 206-Partial Content

7) 300-Multiple choices

8) 301-Moved Permanently

9) 304-Not modified

10) 307-Temporary Redirect

11) 400-Bad Request

12) 401-Unauthorized

13) 402-Payment Required

14) 403-Forbidden

15) 404-Not Found

16) 408-Request Timeout

17) 410-Gone

18) 415-Unsupported Media Type

19) 500-Internal Server Error

20) 503-Service Unavailable

21) 002-Message cannot be delivered

22) 006 or 61-Message expired

23) 010, 01, 020-Message rejected

24) 011-Cannot be delivered but wait for resend

I cross out any that don't fit the format of a date:mm/dd like mine being 12/21. So that eliminated numbers 23, 21, 24, 19, 11, 7, 2, and 1.

1) 204-No Content, 2) 205-Reset Content,

3) 206-Partial Content, 4) 301-Moved Permanently,

5) 304-Not modified, 6) 307-Temporary Redirect,

7) 401-Unauthorized, 8) 402-Payment Required,

9) 403-Forbidden, 10) 404-Not Found,

11) 408-Request Timeout, 12) 410-Gone,

13) 415-Unsupported Media Type 14)503-Service Unavailable

I gaze at my list, trying to think. The code for his birthday relates to him...Which message fits him? I eliminate codes 206, 205, 301, 304, 307, 402, 403, 408, 415 and 503. Their messages didn't seem to connect with him.

That leaves me with:

1) 204-No Content

2) 401-Unauthorized

3) 404-Not Found

Hmm....Let me think....What about his home? He lives in an empty space between AUs...That isn't easily entered and is extremely hard to...Oh!

I circle it and then mark the date on my calendar.

I hope I am right...

I hear a knock at the door and slide my stuff aside. Error pops his head in.

"HaVe YoU sEeN mY gLaSsEs?"He asks

"No, I haven't seen it. What happened?"I ask

"I tHiNk KiLlEr ToOk tHeM. He sNoOk iNto My rOoM wHeN i WaS wAkInG fROm a NaP aNd nOw tHeY'Re gOnE."He says

I smile at him, heading out to help him.

"I solved it by the way. Your day is in four months, isn't it?"I ask as we search around

"HoW diD yOu-?"He begins

"It relates to you. You live in an empty void that isn't easily found or reached. Error 404 is the message for something that can't be found. Did I get it right?"I tell him

He chuckles, nodding.

"Then the planning will begin."I say

His cheeks turn yellow.

Then we hear meowing. I see Horror taking pictures of Perl who was wearing Error's glasses. I'll admit, the cat looks cute with them. Then I get an apple thrown at my head, another hitting Error's. We catch the apples and I smile, knowing the meaning and myths behind it. I wonder if Error does.

I hand him the apple and he takes it.

"WhY aM i HoLd1nG aPpLeS?"He asks

"So that we can do this!"Killer says

Suddenly I feel a shove from behind, knocking me into into a closet. Then I hear Error yelp and a thud before the door slams, locking. I see Error on top of me, his head in my chest and his wrists tied. My face burns and I feel my soul beat faster. The apples roll to the side as he struggles to sit up. I help him sit up and untie his wrists.

"Unlock this door now!"I snap

"Nope! You two belong in there!"Killer says

"WhErE's hErE?"Error asks

"One sec, Error."I say, sinking into goop

I slip out under the door and take shape, scaring Killer off as I open the door again. I pull Error out and grab his glasses off of Perl...after taking a pic to save to an album. He puts his glasses on and blinks a few times.

"WhErE weRe tHeY?"He asks

I show him the picture and he smiles, letting out a glitched coo. Perl hops up beside me, climbing my tentacles to my shoulder, looking as well. He swipes the screen, making it exit and show the albums I have.

"WhY dO YoU hAvE an AlBuM oF mE?"Error asks

My face burns, seeing him swipe through them.

"I liKe oUr tiMe t0gEtHeR."I say, seeing him pause at a picture that I took when he leaned on me asleep.

His cheeks turn yellow, then taps a button or two, getting the album shared with him. He smiles, hiding it in his scarf.

"KiLlEr gEt bAcK w1tH mY cHoc0lAtE!"He snaps, chasing after Killer.

I look at my phone, seeing pictures from his albums already blend into the shared one. I smile, seeing that I am not the only one that took subtle pictures.

Umm, where am I supposed to go from here?

TBC

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