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The Pedometer that Never Sleeps

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"Hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey..." went the pedometer in Weston's head. The constant "heying" of it was migraine-inducing. Unfortunately though, it was wired to his brain, and just trying to yank it out would lead to some undesirable effects. All of this because he couldn't keep track of regular old pedometers that clipped onto the belt, and not the mind.

It was a nice, sunny day when it happened. He had just broke his twentieth one, and out of frustration, his mother dragged him to a clinic that offered this "state-of-the-art" and "revolutionary" technology called a "permanent pedometer." It apparently hooked up directly to the brain, so that one could keep track of their "tracks" throughout the day subconsciously and subtly, without any embarrassment. Though no one told the creator of this new "technology" that hearing a voice cry out "hey" wasn't very healthy for people who sometimes hear voices in their head without the permanent pedometer.

Weston got home and went to his room. He popped his newest game into his computer, a remake of a very popular game from an even more popular series, and plopped onto his gaming chair. As he neared a spot that he heard made many others go insane for some reason, he heard a very familiar, very haunting, voice.

"HEY! HEY! LISTEN! HEY! LISTEN! HEY!"

Weston realized that day that the creator of the "permanent pedometer" was, in fact, a sadistic psychopath who aimed to rule the world with the help of a certain blue fairy.
FFM Day #5!
I was inspired by the prompt "A pedometer that's rude, crude and generally unlikeable"
Hopefully the end isn't too surprising for Legend of Zelda fans...
Other works for today: FFM Links July 5, 2015
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NamelessShe's avatar
I love this so much--->Weston realized that day that the creator of the "permanent pedometer" was, in fact, a sadistic psychopath who aimed to rule the world with the help of a certain blue fairy.