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Weird Update On The Author's Personal Life: I made a poster on creating an army of killer mice, also known as optogenetics. It was great.
Dear Readers: I'm not dead! I seem to say that too much lately. I've been busy just with life in general. I'll seem less dead come summer. This story, a Team E-Scope three-shot, was originally written for a forum game on the Total Drama RP Universe forum, but this is a more fleshed out version. The link to the original story, which was kind of rushed, is on my profile.
Back in a time when they knew they could fly,
Anything could be done, as long as they try,
Endless the journeys, the limit the sky,
United, together, they'd never die.
Part One: Beginnings
"Here, you'll need these." E-Scope passed Noah an orange visor and a pair of antlers, handing similar accessories to Eva. Noah scrutinized the moose hat. How he was talked into this he wasn't sure.
"Why do we need antlers? They look dumb," Eva growled, inspecting the antlered hat.
"They're for the team. C'mon Eva, show a little Team E-Scope spirit!" Izzy chided.
"It's worth not having to deal with Anti-Me back at the resort, that's for sure," added Noah.
Eva shrugged. "I didn't think Justin was that bad."
"Of course you didn't."
The three of them had been put in charge of patrolling the forest, since a bear had recently got into some food that had been left out and Katie and Sadie were scared. There was also five dollars apiece for doing it, some small consolation for losing the chance to win a million dollars. But hey, it was money. And E-Scope had long since burned Noah's last book.
Said psycho lead the way, bouncing ahead, while Eva followed jogging. Noah had long since given up on keeping up with them and walked behind.
"Guys, over here. Kaleidoscope found something."
"Hurry up! You walk slower than my grandma!" Eva yelled back at him.
"Original insults, Iron Woman." Noah continued to take his time as Eva rolled her eyes.
E-Scope leapt out of the tree she was climbing, landing between them. "So, the good news is, the bear is gone. Bad news? I think we're lost."
Noah looked to his friends. "Well, I guess there are worse people to be lost with."
Eva turned away, though Noah could've sworn he saw her smile. "Well, sentiments aside, what are we going to do? It's getting dark," she said.
"Ooh, we should totally camp out here. We can sleep up a tree! I heard this guy say that's what you do in the zombie apocalypse!"
"I don't think we're that desperate yet," said Noah.
E-Scope pouted. "You guys are no fun."
"We should just keep walking," Noah suggested. "Maybe we can find our way back, and I'd like to sleep in an actual bed tonight."
"E-Scope sees something!" She yelled from up ahead.
Noah sighed. "What is it this time?"
"Look, it's a cave! And these bear droppings smell fresh. Guys? Guys! Onwards, Team E-Scope!"
"Izzy, don't go in there!" Eva yelled.
She turned away, ignoring her.
"I mean, E-Scope. Stay away from there!" But it was too late.
"Ooh, hi there. You're a nice bear. Heh, heh."
"E-Scope!" Eva charged into the cave.
Noah heard a loud battle cry, most likely from Eva, followed by a painful sounding thud. He almost couldn't bear (heh, bear) to look. "Iron Woman down!" E-Scope cried.
He peeked in through the cave's mouth, and found himself face to face with a large brown bear. Noah yelped and backed away. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see a blur of green waving frantically. "Hey, look at E-Scope!" The bear kept on advancing.
"Do you want some barbecue chips?" E-Scope tried. She grabbed a bag from the ground and tore it open with her teeth, and the bear turned its head, growling questioningly. Noah scrambled out of the way, his heart beating fast. He naturally hid behind a rock and froze.
"Here." E-Scope tossed the bag of chips to the bear, but the bag hit it in the face and fell to the ground. The creature glanced to the chips at its feet, and then back at E-Scope. It was considering its options, Noah realized. He silently pleaded for her to run, but did not dare to call out.
The bear crossed the distance between them in mere seconds. It swung a massive paw and knocked E-Scope to the ground, continuing to close in on her.
E-Scope glared right back at the bear, her gaze shifting to something behind it that Noah couldn't see from behind the rock. She smiled and gave a thumbs-up. As it reared up, ready to attack her again, the bear was tackled by a blue blur. [AN: And no, it wasn't Sonic the Hedgehog.]
"Die, stupid fleabag! Nobody likes you, Bridgette! Um, I mean bear." Eva took the bear head on, landing a few vicious kicks at its legs and baring her teeth.
It's times like these I'm glad she's on our side, Noah thought. He shakily stood up, running- um, well, walking purposefully to E-Scope. "Are you okay?" He asked.
She shrugged. "E-Scope's fine. Y'know, it's not her first bear fight."
"Should we… help her?"
"Nah, Iron Woman's good." Eva now was on the bear's back and was attempting to strangle it.
The bear roared, unable to reach Eva behind it. "Run, guys!" she yelled.
Eva was wrestling with the creature and appeared to be winning, and his brain was screaming, there's a freaking bear in front of you. Get out of the way! But still Noah hesitated.
"I can catch up! Noah runs like an old lady, so it shouldn't be hard!" Eva slammed the bear against the cave wall.
"C'mon, let's go!" E-Scope said urgently. She grabbed Noah's hand and began to drag him away. Noah followed.
"Do you even know where you're going?"
"Just, come this way." She continued dragging Noah off. After less than five minutes of walking, they emerged from the trees.
"You knew the way back this entire time?"
Before E-Scope could answer, the duo was immediately rushed by Katie and Sadie.
"Oh my gosh, they're back!"
"Eeeeeee! Noah and Izzy are back!"
They babbled on for a while about how scared they were, whilst squealing way too much. Then, Sadie asked the question Noah had been dreading. "Um, guys? Where's Eva?"
"Iron Woman should be back any minute," E-Scope declared confidently, casting a glance to the woods as if Eva would burst out of the trees wearing a hat made from the bear's fur.
"You left her there! In the woods!"
"With a bear!"
"Iron Woman can take care of herself."
Justin, who happened to be walking by, called over his shoulder. "It's not exactly a bad thing leaving Eva to the bear. The Playa would be a lot safer without her." He quickly realized his mistake, as he had attracted the attention of Katie and Sadie.
"OMG, you're totally right, Justin!"
"Oh yeah? I agree with Justin way more than you!"
"No you don't!"
"I do too!"
This was the last straw for Noah. "E-Scope, we're going back." Without a warning, he headed back towards the woods. "I can't believe we just left Eva there! She could be dead by now, and it would be our fault."
"Eva's super strong. Did you see her slam that bear into the wall?" E-Scope's eyes lit up as she remembered this. She cackled a little.
Noah was running now. Well, running to the best of his ability. "Eva?"
"Where are you, Iron Woman!" E-Scope sang.
"E-Scope! Noah!" Came a hoarse voice from up ahead.
When they reached the cave, they saw Eva now on the ground. She was still throwing punches at the bear, which looked equally battered. They seemed to have little effect as the ursine beast loomed over her. It snapped at her, and Eva barely avoided its jaws by rolling to the side.
Noah took a deep breath. "I'm probably going to regret this," he mutttered. He felt around on the ground and his hand closed around a large stick. Before he could process how incredibly stupid what he was about to do was, he ran into the cave and hit the bear over the head. The stick promptly broke in his hands. The bear rubbed its head and growled. "Well, this turned out a lot better in my head."
Eva used the distraction to try and stand up, but she fell back down, gritting her teeth. "Guys. This is stupid, but I think I twisted my ankle."
"Well, crap."
The bear recovered, but E-Scope jumped on its shoulders. "Kaleidoscope's a vampire!" she screeched, biting down on its neck.
"Can you make it back to the Playa?" Noah asked.
"I can try. I'll crawl if I have to."
"Good, because I'm not carrying you."
E-Scope was busy chasing the bear around. "And tell your three cubs and your grandfather Clyde E-Scope sent you!" She yelled as the poor creature lumbered out of the cave.
She sat down next to Eva and Noah, picking bits of the bear's fur from her teeth. "Haha, E-Scope showed him. Silly bear didn't stand a chance!"
"Why'd you guys come back?" Eva demanded. "I could've taken him!"
"You would've become bear food if we hadn't come back," Noah stated bluntly.
Eva looked at Noah for a moment, and he was afraid she might hit him or something. "Yeah, I might've," she finally admitted. "Thanks. You really helped me out there." She quickly changed the subject. "You should've seen your face when that stick broke. What were you thinking?"
"I didn't think," Noah replied simply. "If I thought, there was no way I would've done it."
"E-Scope thinks we should get back to brag about our escapade."
Somehow, Izzy and Noah together managed to support Eva as they limped back.
"You never told me, E-Scope. Why didn't you lead us back if you knew the way?"
"Wait, Izzy knew the way back?" Eva asked.
"E-Scope dunno. Who's Izzy?"
Eva facepalmed. "I mean E-Scope."
"Weeelll, E-Scope wanted to spend more time with you guys. She was having fun."
"So, you lost us into the woods and picked a fight with a bear?"
She nodded vigorously. "Yeah!"
Noah shook his head disbelievingly.
I'm pleasantly surprised with how long this turned out. Be sure to review!
Feline out! *backflips away*