Happy Birthday, America!

Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light…this next chapter of Final Destination C3K?

C3K © André 3000

Final Destination © Whoever made it… sorry, I don't know.

WHAT WAS THAT MOVIE CALLED AGAIN?

The rest of the gang was at Li'l D's house that night…except for Eddie, who was too traumatized to leave his room, and no matter how much the gang called Eddie, he just wouldn't answer his phone.

"Poor Eddie," Kim said, her eyes on the floor.

"Li'l D," Sunny started. "About that déjà vu feeling you had…what happened?"

"Well…" Li'l D said, hesitantly, "we were trying to escape the fire. Tamika was complaining…as usual…and a clock fell on her. Eddie tried to save her, but he got fried. A burnin' plank fell on Philly Phil, which blocked Madison from the exit, and she burned to death. And I don't know what happened to Sunny."

"What about us?" Kim and Kam both said simultaneously.

"That wasn't very pretty, neither. Kam got hit in the heart with a stake, and Kim got decapitated, also with a stake, and I got hit by a bus. And…that's it."

"Wow…" Philly Phil said in disbelief.

"The worse part is the boards that were supposed to kill Kim and Kam killed Tamika," Li'l D added. "What if we really were supposed to be killed, and now we will be…one by one?"

"You mean like in those movies?" Philly Phil asked. "What were they called again? Last Resolution…End Revelation…?"

"Well, as hard as it is to believe," Kam said, "we better make sure Eddie is alright anyway."

Li'l D nodded. "Good idea." Then he looked over to Madison, who was shaking. "You okay, Madison?"

Madison looked at him in fear. "L-Li'l D? Am I gonna die?"

Li'l D put a hand on her shoulder. "We gonna be okay, okay Madison?"

She nodded, still shaking, but forcing a small smile nonetheless. "Okay."

"You ain't gonna die on my watch. I promise," Li'l D whispered to reassure her.

Madison nodded again, her smile slightly wider. Even if their fates were inevitable, she at least trusted that Li'l D will try to help the gang stay alive as long as they could.

Later, the gang was at Eddie's mansion. Sulu answered the door.

"Master Edward is in his bedroom," Sulu said. "He's been in their since the…incident…earlier today."

They entered the large house. "Well, at least he's got something to sing about when singing the blues," Madison said, trying to lift everyone's spirit-- including her's-- a little.

It didn't work.

Sunny sighed. "Madison, now's not the time for that."

When they found Eddie's room, they gasped. Eddie had a gun up to his own head.

"Don't come any closer, friends," Eddie said monotonously (or, at least as monotonously as he could).

Li'l D's eyes widened. "EDDIE! DON'T DO IT!"

Eddie ignored him and pulled the trigger.

Nothing happened.

He tried five more times. "Huh?"

"Uh… why would you try to shoot yourself with no bullets?" Kam asked.

"Uh… the things loaded," Eddie said, opening the barrel.

"All six are duds?" Li'l D asked. "That's impossible!"

"It's just like in the sequel," Philly Phil said to himself.

"Huh?" Kam asked.

"In the sequel of that one movie I told you about before, someone tried to shoot himself, but he couldn't. All six of his bullets were duds. What a co-ink-a-dink!"

"Or not," Sunny said with a deadpan tone. "Maybe we really are doomed."

"What the heck is goin' on here?" Eddie asked.

"We believe that Tamika's accident was no accident," Philly Phil stated.

"And we think you might be next on Death's list," Li'l D finished.

Eddie shook his head. "Come on, now! You expect me to believe that?"

"But, Eddie…" Kam said, "the planks that killed Tamika were supposed to kill Kim and me!"

"Well why didn't they?"

Kim and Kam hung their heads low, obviously offended by Eddie's remark.

Li'l D growled. "Then it's settled. If you wanna be so stubborn about it, why don't you just go ahead and DROP DEAD!" he yelled. "Why should we care?!"

"Because I'm next after Eddie?" Philly Phil answered.

Li'l D rolled his eyes. "We're leaving, Eddie. And don't come cryin' to us if you lose an eye," he said, walking out of the room with the others behind him.

"Or a toe. Or an arm. Or an ear. Or…" Eddie heard Madison say before Sunny shut the door behind them.