Pibby Glitch Novels & Stories

The arrow pointed to the word “HEART." Above it, were a pain of names shinning red. The sight of the names left me motionless. It read “Offenders, MELISSA and GAVIN." My blood ran cold. “What is the punishment for?” I yelled, my voice shaking. “He didn't even respond." The system’s voice deepened. “Silence glitch. Processing penalty..." “Excuse me!" What? who the fuck is a glitch? Me. Like hell, I'm no glitch.

Gloss worked fast, his fingers flying across the keyboard. “He left a backdoor open,” he muttered. “If I can get in…” “Do it,” I urged. Just as he hit enter, my system glitched. The blue text flickered violently before turning crimson. [Error: Interference detected.] [Error: Source corrupted.] “Gloss, stop!” I shouted, but it was too late. The screen burst into static, then went black. He spun around, confusion written all over his face. “What happened?” I didn’t answer. I couldn’t. The air buzzed with electricity. The lights dimmed, then surged.