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Chapter 4: Shatter if You Matter

by T.C.

T.C. On a remote island far away from any civilization, a crazy entity appeared, and began to play dangerous games with the residents. And now, to stay in the game, they are dependent on you, the viewers! Who will win the grand prize, and who will be sent away?
“I’m bored.” Tortilla said.
“How about we do something fun, like draw?” asked Flaggy.
“Look, you may be on our team now, but we aren’t friends. Got it?”
“Oh.. yeah, I get that, don’t worry!”

Barbra Odker interrupted their conversation by grabbing both of them, and bringing them to the elimination area.

“It’s that time of day, folks!” Barbra said.
“Elimination time?” asked Pita Chip.
“No, contest time! But first, new teams!”
“New teams?!” yelled Jawbreaker.
“Correct! Balloon, Circle, Flaggy, Protractor, and Tortilla, you are Team Baba! H, Jawbreaker, Monkey Bread, Pita Chip, and Spiked Punch, you are Team Barbra!”
“So, what’s the challenge?” asked Tortilla.
“Cops and robbers! Team Baba, you all will be tasked with guarding that bank over there!”
“Okay, how did we not see that?” Circle asked.
“Team Barbra, you must get in there and steal the diamond! You will have one hour, if the diamond is removed from its spot after an hour, Team Barbra will lose! If it is still on its spot, then Team Baba wins! You will begin now!”

Team Baba wasted no time, Circle grabbed his teammates and sprinted inside of the bank. Team Barbra was about to do the same, before Jawbreaker stopped them.

“Okay, listen. We need a plan! she said. “If we just go in blindly, we’ll lose! Punch, you can cause a distraction for us. Me and H will try and open the vault, while Monkey Bread and Pita Chip sneak into the vault. If we don’t get in, place the diamond down somewhere so it’s off its spot.”
“Sounds bad, but whatever. Let’s do this.” H said.
“Wow, you aren’t being pessimistic for once, H. Good job!”

“So new friends, any plans?” Protractor asked.
“I say two of us can stay and guard the vault. And then the rest of us can arrest the other team!” Flaggy suggested.
“Okay, but who’s gonna guard?” Tortilla asked Flaggy.
“I’ll do it with Balloon!”
“Good enough. Let’s go, team!”

Spiked Punch wandered into the lobby of the bank, and slipped. The sound of glass shattering filled the quiet void. Protractor, Circle, and Tortilla ran over to the lobby, and stared at Spiked Punch horrified.

“Oh no! Spiked Punch! She’s dead!” Protractor yelled.
“Quickly, run!” Jawbreaker yelled.

Team Barbra tried to run past, but were caught quickly.

“Wow!” said Barbra “That was fast! But wait, where’s Punch?”
“She died!” Protractor yelled.
“Oh, then I guess she’s eliminated! See you at the elimination, Team Barbra!”

As the sun began to set, the four members of Team Barbra sat on the couch.

“Okay! Let’s begin! First vote, Jawbreaker! Monkey Bread! The last two votes go to… Jawbreaker! Please enter the banner.”
Jawbreaker sighed. “Well, even though I only got to be with you all for one challenge, it was fun! Goodbye team.”

Jawbreaker rolled into the banner, eliminating herself. The rest of the team left the elimination area. Barbra’s smile faded away once she was alone.

“He will come back soon.. I need to prepare for that day. Hairy, make a mental reminder to prevent Baba from returning to Earff.”
“Okay, I’ll let you know to prevent Baba from returning to Earth.” Hairy said.
“No, not Earth, Earff! This planet!”
“Oh! I keep mixing them up.”
“Clearly.”

Meanwhile, Baba Odker spawned himself back in The White Zone.

“Welcome back, Baba!” Screeny displayed.
“Oh, hey Screeny! Wait, what are you doing here? I thought you died!”
“Nope, I came back.”
“Weird..”
“Well, anyway, what are you doing back here? Don’t you have a show to host?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah! Thanks for the reminder, Screeny! Let’s go!”

Baba Odker grabbed Screeny, and teleported back to Earff. He looked around, seeing how much things have changed over the day he has been gone. But then, something caught his eye. Baba slowly let go of Screeny, and flew over to what he saw.

“Oh, hello Barbra!” he said.
“YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD ON PLANET TEN!” Barbra yelled.
“Well, I was dead. But then I didn’t want to be dead.”
Barbra sighed “See, this is why I left you.”
“No way, I was the one who left you!”
“ARE WE HAVING A YELLING CONTEST?!” Circle asked.
“NO!” screamed the Stickalite’s in reply.
“Look, Baba, these contestants love me more! After all, I made it more fun!”
“Oh really? How so?” Baba asked, mockingly.
“Well, if someone dies, they are eliminated!”
“…Who died?!”
“The drunken one.” Barbra said with a smug look on her face.
Baba Odker recovered Spiked Punch, then threw her into the banner. He directed his attention back to Barbra. “Okay, if they love you, let’s see who they’ll pick tomorrow!”
“Fine, lets!”
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