"sheriff & the outlaw."

"sheriff & the outlaw." is the third episode of the first season of "My Virtual Escape". It premiered on November 25, 2017 on YouTube.

Description
Isaac returns the crystals to Michael and has an intense encounter with a rebel named "Arachnid".

Plot
The episode begins with Isaac giving the crystals to Michael. He then tells Isaac that he is the right-hand of the Overlord, and tells him that the crystals were XP. He also warns Isaac that there is a dangerous man named Arachnid who he should try to avoid at all costs. Isaac then walks into his house to find his Mother. After they spend some time together, she is seen divorcing Joseph and abandoning Isaac just as she did in the real world. Isaac then gets splashed with some water by Mary-Two and Joseph which causes him to take off his E.V.E. helmet. They confront him about the weed they found in his room, but Isaac yells at her and tells her she'll never be his Mom. This makes Mary-Two angry, so she storms off and leaves him and Joseph alone together. After talking for a while about the weed, Isaac tells his dad that he saw his Mom in the game. Joseph says he shouldn't play the game just to talk to his Mother, then leaves.

A few days later, Isaac brings his friend, Leah, over to try out E.V.E. When she plays, she is attacked by Arachnid and logs out. Isaac tries calming her down, but she says he shouldn't be playing that game and goes home. Excited at the possibility of meeting Arachnid, Isaac logs into E.V.E. After walking for a while, he sees Arachnid training outside of his hideout. Malachi then comes to see Arachnid and tells him that the XP he gave him got stolen, which leads to Arachnid shooting him dead. Isaac confronts Arachnid about killing Malachi and asks him to teach him how to play the game. Arachnid tells him to come inside, but before he can, he is pulled out of E.V.E. by Joseph so that he can go to Mother Sarah's session. They talk for a while about his problems, and she eventually says that he hasn't tried to speak to God, which sets Isaac off. He then goes back to his room and logs into E.V.E. to talk with Arachnid. Arachnid tells Isaac that the game is like a battle royale where the last man standing goes to Haven and gets a real life wish. He then asks Isaac if he wants to go on a mission for some XP, and Isaac has to decide whether to side with Michael or Arachnid.

StoryFire Prologue
It was late at night in the world of E.V.E. Malachi, who had seen his fair share of adversity, decided to start playing more aggressively.

MALACHI: *sprinting through the woods* is that sombody's house?

Malachi comes to a clearing. It's somebody's property. He smirks.

MALACHI: Finally... some action.

Malachi rushes the back door to the house. Someone is definitely inside. Arachnid flashes a light on outside. He's on high-alert.

ARACHNID: Nobody's taking my fucking shit. I didn't work this hard to have-

Arachnid stops talking to himself... He sees a tuft of blond hair crouched outside his window. Arachnid grabs his nunchucks.

WHACK!

Arachnid opens the door and smacks the shit out of Malachi's arm.

MALACHI: AHH! Fuck. Lay off bro!

Malachi starts scrambling away, tripping over himself. He lands next to a large piece of wood. Malachi grads the wood as Arachnid lunges towards him with the nunchucks again.

CRACKKK!

Malachi smashes Arachnid's face in with the wood and then rushes into the house.

MALACHI: Oh shit! Where the fuck are the crystals?! I know he's gotta have some. C'mon. C'mon.

Malachi starts rummaging through all of Arachnid's stuff... while Arachnid himself is still trying to regain consciousness. Malachi pulls a plastic container out of a wooden stand. It's heavy... and LOADED with XP crystals.

MALACHI: HOLY FUCK! I've never seen so many... and look at all the different denominations!!!

Suddenly, Arachnid fires a bullet right by Malachi's head. He's back AND angry.

Malachi panics... dropping the tray of crystals. He frantically grabs a handful of three orange bags and runs.

ARACHNID: You steal from me?! You're gonna fucking pay for that.

Arachnid fires a few more shots at Malachi, each one just barley missing him. Malachi finds the front door and sprints out of it, heading straight into the woods from whence he came.

ARACHNID: No... *aims his pistol into the woods*

He fires one bullet. It grazes Malachi's leg, leaving a pretty deep cut.

MALACHI: AHHHH! FUCK!

Malachi drops to the ground... Arachnid starts walking towards him. Malachi, in a panic, consumes some XP crystals. His leg heals instantly. He dashes deeper into the woods. Arachnid returns to his house... never to let his guard down again.

ARACHNID: He'll be back... they always come back...

*** ONE DAY LATER***

Malachi is searching through a dark bedroom for some more crystals... He is unable to find anything.

MALACHI: Guess I'm just gonna have to conserve what I stole from the spider guy. Is... somebody here? Shit... the fucking moderator is here.

MICHAEL: Hello!? Is anyone in here? You're not in trouble, I just want to talk.

Malachi feels a pang of guilt...

MALACHI: Ugh... Yo, moderator!

MICHAEL: Ahh, Malachi. Good to see you again. (sarcasm) May I ask what you're doing in this house?

MALACHI: None of your business, dude. Was just looting, looking for more crystals.

MICHAEL: MORE crystals...? You wanna tell me where you found the others? Thought you were unranked?

MALACHI: Some dude gave 'em to me. FOR FREE!

MICHAEL: I don't believe it. Who...? Got a name?

MALACHI: Nahh, just know what he looks like... web tattoo on his eye.

Michael's face changes... The energy shifts... There's a sudden discomfort to be felt in the room.

MICHAEL: Arachnid... You got crystals from Arachnid...?

MALACHI: Yeah, bro. What's your problem?

MICHAEL: Impossible, Hand him over.

MALACHI: No way, man! I worked hard to get this shit!!!

MICHAEL: Thought they were free...?

The two men stare at each other closely... You can cut the tension with a knife. Malachi hesitates... and books it out of the front door.

MICHAEL: You motherfucker! Come back here!

Michael chases Malachi across somebody's yard and into the woods...

MALACHI: You'll never catch me, asshole!

Malachi was right... the Moderator never caught him. However... A bullet did. Right into the back of his skull. The bullet came from Arachnid later that night... after Malachi attempted to steal more crystals. It was a lesson learned for Malachi... shame... It may have come too late?

Characters

 * Isaac Kalder
 * Michael
 * Arachnid (debut)
 * Malachi Samson
 * Mary Kalder
 * Adam (disguised)
 * Joseph Kalder
 * Mary-Two
 * Leah Matthews
 * Mother Sarah
 * The Overlord / Joseph Kalder (debut)

Trivia

 * Although this is the first time we see Arachnid in My Virtual Escape, he was previously seen in The Devil Inside.
 * This is the only episode that was released on YouTube before StoryFire. The reason for this is unknown.
 * This is one of the only episodes to have a post-credits scene.
 * This is also the only episode to have the "Prologue" at the end of the episode on StoryFire, rather than at the beginning.
 * The title of the episode refers to the audience learning about Michael (the sheriff) and then Arachnid (the outlaw).

Soundtrack

 * "Clouds Are Breaking" - Juliette Reilly
 * "Divider" - Chris Zabriskie
 * "Unusual Habitat" - Silent Partner
 * "Persian Bump" - Tremsz
 * "Echoes of Time v2" - Kevin MacLeod