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Four's POV
Man, a reality show. I remember hearing stories about these things before Marcus started beating me. They were awesome entertainment. Being part of one...well, it's pretty much a lifetime chance.
"CONTESTANTS! ARE YOU READY?" Carl sai- shouts. The reps for each faction got ready. For ours, it was Tris. Trissy. OK, sorry. Tris. She was up against Mary (Erudite), Jonathan (Amity), Joseph (Candor) and Edith (Abnegation). They were okay people, I guess, but did they really think they stood a chance against the girl with only six fears?
"FIRST FEAR TO FACE!" he booms. He took out an elegant-looking envelope with the words 'Face Your Fears- Round 1' written on it. He takes the paper inside and chuckled evilly. "Oh, you'll love this. You go up on a helicopter. You are 'armed' with the necessary equipment and you jump into the ocean and swim back! Isn't it fearful? The faction that does this the slowest is going to be eliminated. We have chosen today's order randomly. If you don't dare to attempt the stunt, you are eliminated. Today, the first faction to go will be..." *drumroll* "CANDOR! Lucky first! Go on. The 'copter's right there."
The Candor rep, Joseph, nervously steps up to the helicopter. I can see the fear in his eyes. Then it hit me. He was afraid of heights. He had acrophobia.
I bite my lip nervously. What if my challenge was to do something involved with heights, or claustrophobia? No point thinking like that. The helicopter flies slowly into the air, carrying Joseph with it. I heard the pilot say, "Now you jump!" But Joseph didn't jump. He waited.
Everyone gasps. The helicopter flies further away, almost out of view when Joseph finally got the nerve to jump. A small silhouette flew down, screaming so loudly we could hear it all the way from here. I see that he tries to come as near as possible, but it's too late. He is way too far to be able to swim fast enough to beat everyone else's times if they didn't make the same mistake. Candor was probably eliminated.
He touches the shore and the clock stops. Horns blast confetti and Joseph, tired and wet smiles a lazy grin. The poor fellow was probably exhausted. Candor never does physical labour. Dauntless, on the other hand...yep, we have a clear shot at winning.
"1 minute and 45 seconds!" Carl calls out. "Next up: ERUDITE!" OK, Erudite. Good. I want to see how delicate little *cough* nerdy *cough* Mary will handle this. She steps up to the helicopter, pumping her fist at her fellow Erudite. Wait, what? An Erudite who's heard of fist pumping?
The helicopter flies up, and as soon as the pilot says, 'Now you jump', Mary flies from the sky to down into the ocean. She's a surprisingly strong swimmer, a possible threat. "30.6 seconds!" Carl announces. I hear whistles, cheers, 'good job Mary!'s everywhere. That's less than half of Joseph's time.
Edith, the Stiff, goes next. She looks terrified. Well, of course she would. Stiffs lead a simple life, with no excitement whatsoever. She repeats the routine, and jumps at a moderate time, and swims at a moderate pace. Her time is 51.7 seconds.
Fourth is Amity- Joy. She looks really happy, but hyper. Hyper as in nervous. She goes through the same thing again. She's a fast jumper, but slow swimmer. That will bring her down. Her time is 50.3 seconds. Ah, well. Looks like Candor's out.
"LASTLY: DAUNTLESS!" OK. This is it. I squeeze Tris' hand and give her a reassuring smile. She smiles back, and steps up to the helicopter. My eyes don't leave hers and I see her suiting up, talking to the pilot. Then, the pilot shouts his line and Tris is a comet hurtling towards the water...
-1 minute later-
Carl is holding Tris' hand high in the air, and giving her a victory pump. She won the fastest time: 29.1 seconds. Who said turning Dauntless won't benefit you?
I run to her, and she pulls out of Carl's hand to embrace me. She's all wet, but that doesn't matter. All that matters is that she WON, she's my girlfriend and I love her.
"OOP, SORRY CANDOR! YOU ARE ELIMINATED! THANKS FOR PLAYING!" he shouts. The Candor quietly walk back to their portal. I hear shouts of insults to Joseph. Candor: Honest. Well, they should be a little nicer. Am I the only one who thinks so?
"ANYWAY, ERUDITE, DAUNTLESS, AMITY AND ABNEGATION, YOU ARE STILL IN THE GAME!" he shouts. "Tomorrow you will have a fearful challenge. One faction will be eliminated. So meanwhile, enjoy the hotel while you can. I'll see you all tomorrow. GOODBYE EVERYONE!"
We are driven to first-class hotels- Dauntless' is the Ritz Carlton. I walk into my room that I share will Uriah and mouth a swear word. It's AWESOME. First class linen, top-of-the-rock bathroom and gosh, the view. Uriah starts jumping on his bed. Why am I friends with this weirdo?
"C'MON, FOUR! Try it!"
"No. I'm not childish, like some people..."
He stops jumping and pouts. It's SO funny.
That's why I'm friends with him.
"Urgh, I hate you," I say, and start jumping on my bed. He 'turns that frown upside-down' and starts bouncing with me on his bed. We scream and say 'woohoo, this is awesome!' and things like that, and Tris and Christina are knocking on the door. I'm pretty sure it's them anyway. Yup, I hear Tris' voice. "...is NOT mentally challenged!". Umm, OK.
I open the door. Uriah is still bouncing. Tris turns to talk to me then sees Uriah in the background. She rolls her eyes and leaves the rest to Christina, who's dragging Uriah off the bed and apparently scolding him. He's meekly nodding his head, but when he catches my eye, he winks.
"Four, WHAT is going on?"
"Um, nothing. Just us being stupid."
She pretends to look confused. "But, you guys are always stupid."
I punch her arm. "Shut up."
She laughs. "C'mon Chris! Our job here is done!" Then she comes close to my ear. "You know, I heard tomorrow's challenge was about mental strength. Insects or something," she whispers. She pulls away. "See ya!"
Insects. Not good. Christina isn't the best person to deal with insects...
