CHAPTER 4

MONSTER BOWL

There is a game going on in the football field and the opposing team are in black uniforms the symbol of a green orc hand with a mace bat in which each spike is caked with blood. But seems to have a mix of wear as some have shoulder pads that are spiked along with a few of the helmets which have different types of blades, one a Buzzsaw, another spikes, another a fin blade and a couple with bull horns. And all the football players are inhuman as their all orcs all extremely vicious and blood thirsty as their all green skinned looking at the opposing team with their teeth exposed, drooling saliva, blood and slime, or even with runny noses dripping with snout, eyes burning red.

The opposing team consist of uniforms that are all red jerseys and they are the regular looking kind you would normally see but a slight difference as there is some samurai armor mixed as the torso has crimson red armor with the red shoulder pads and slight armored legs protecting the thighs. Their symbol is one that is of a skull with fire. Each of the players are inhuman looking as some of them consist of zombies. As one player is extremely pale looking and has black painted eye shadow. Another has skin that is deteriorating as there are some of the mans jaw line that is exposed and barely covered with just four strings of flesh.

There is someone whom is walking a big slowly but smooth, that has the number 666 as his number, this person is sweating like a hog and is a bit out of breath but maintains his strength however best he can. He then looks at the score board and realize they have a tied game and are close to winning as they are now on forth quarter and there is plenty of time left in the clock.

Suddenly number 666 then hears the voice of his coach and this coach is in completely armored samurai gear as he is covered head to toe in black armor. His head is completely covered with his helmet along with his face that is a oni demon mask as it has a sinister grinning smile with the barred shark teeth and eyes holes that are completely black except for the glowing eyes. The coach says in a deep voice, "Number 666, Adam front and center."

Adam hears and then runs toward the coach and then the coach says, "You've got a few new players that are coming into the mix, I want you to help take them to their positions."

Adam looks to the right of the benches and he sees Dipper, Mabel, and Wendy all in football uniforms however the last two he's more surprised about as it's both Candy and his brother Darrien/Talon whom are also in uniform. He's both relived but also a little puzzled as to why their here.

The coach then looks at all of them and says, "All five of you your up."

He then calls out five of the other players in the field and has them come to the benches. Adam and the rest they run and head to their positions.

Adam looks to his friend Dipper and says, "Glad to see all of you join me."

Dipper says, "Wish I can say the same, if we all get out of here."

"Only way out is to play though the game and win, sorry those are the rules."

"When are you for rules?"

"Since I got recruited into playing for this league."

Dipper has a look of disbelief as he sees his friend is into this predicament despite being life and death. Adam then looks and sees another one of his new players whom has a football helmet over the other helmet he's wearing with the silver face plate.

Adam says, "Brother, what are you doing here?"

Talon then says, "To rescue you."

They then here the whistle and all the Mystery Shack Investigators they all take up their positions and then the signal by the opposing quarterback is given. The players all tackle and the opposing quarterback is getting to position to throw the ball. The players aren't just tackling a couple of them one zombie and orc are using broad swords against each other. Other orcs and zombies are punching out at one another with some big spiked brass knuckles and tearing out pieces of flesh and drawing lots of blood and creating some helmet damage.

Two others are fighting with nailed bats and suddenly the zombie armed with one swing it at the orc's left side and imbeds the nails of the bat to the stomach of the orc demon. The orc the spits out green blood and gets on its knees and then the football zombie then has his bat mace positioned overhead and then hits the player on the back of the neck and the opposing orc goes down on the ground. One of the opposing players takes out a Buzzsaw from its helmet and throws it, the Buzzsaw it flies straight toward the forehead of a zombie football player and it goes straight through to the helmet and imbeds itself. The zombie screams in pain as blood spurts out in a geyser quickly.

The Mystery shack investigators are having troubles of their own. As their defending themselves against the demonic orc players and at the same time stop the opposing team from getting the ball. Dipper he tries to tackle and push one down but hen that happens the orc then has a vicious smile and looks at Dipper as if he's preys waiting to be killed. Dipper looks and some color drains from his face.

Dipper says, "Eeep."

And then runs as the orc is chasing him down and Dipper tries to get away, but the orc does a belly flop move and then land straight on Dipper and Dipper is on the grass hard slightly held down by the orc's weight. Then some of the other fellow orcs they come and then dog pile on where Dipper is.

Dipper painfully says, "What did I do to deserve this….ulgh."

Meanwhile Mabel she is at a position and she suddenly sees an orc player coming her way trying to tackle her. She can't avoid on time and she screams a little. But then suddenly a drop kick hitting the orc on the torso area and head hard. strong enough to make him topple.

Mabel sees Wendy and says, "Tag you it."

There are a couple more orcs coming.

Mabel says, "Crap."

Wendy signals her to get on her back which she does since Mabel is slightly shorter then Wendy, let alone the fact Wendy is stronger faster runner then her. Wendy piggybacks Mable and she runs like the wind and isn't slowed down by Mabel for one second.

Meanwhile, both Talon and Candy they run together and suddenly they find a slight row of spears sticking out on the field. Talon sees several of the orc players come his way and he take some of the spears and when one comes he immediately thrusts, impaling the orc right through the chest. Suddenly he sees a third come and then Talon breathes a sigh and points the two orcs recently impaled by the spear and then drives it even further and the tip goes right through the second orc and penetrates the third. He then drives the spear a little more and all the orcs spasm in pain and then they all kneel with their head bowed down with a spear in their gut keeping them up.

Candy take a spar and is looking around and sees one orc player armed with an axe is running toward Adam when is at the middle of the field keeping an eye for which player is about to get the ball and is constantly moving trying to keep the blockers off him while little does he know one orc is trying to assassinate him. But just as the orc is trying to get to Adam, suddenly a spear from above drops down and is driven straight though behind his back and goes all the way to the ground. That orc slouches their dead with only the spear propping it up. Adam then sees where the spear comes from and it's his brother's girlfriend and Mabel's friend Candy and he nods and so does she.

The ball is suddenly thrown, and Adam sees where it's going, and he runs to tackle the opposing player in position but a couple of the blockers catch up and tackle him down. Candy from her vantage point sees where the ball is going and the player. She quickly takes up another spear and then she gets a running start. Talon covers her when a couple of blockers try to intercept her, he can tackle on and the others he makes a dive for and tackles him down. Candy builds up enough speed and then throws the spear up and it goes in an arc and there is an opposing player orc about to get it and then just as the football comes down his way the spear goes right though it's eye shield, penetrating it's left eye and going straight though it's head down on the ground. The orc player slides down and green blood covers most of the pole. It is twitching, and they are all now on third down.

Adam sees Dipper whom is dog piled by a bunch of orcs and he signals his brother Talon to help him out. Both then throw the orcs of them and kick a few in the butt so they would get running back and they see Dipper flat on the ground. Adam then sighs and then both Adam and Talon help Dipper up and Dipper looks a bit dazed.

Dipper says, "Did anyone get the number on that airliner?"

Adam then shakes him a bit and Dipper snaps out of it and looks at him.

Dipper says, "Out of all of the video games to dream about, you had to dream about this one."

Adam says, "Look on the bright side at least one of my dreams come true."

"Which is one of my nightmares, when I wake up I'm going to kill you."

"Not unless this game does."

Talon says, "Alright guys we've got to get back in the game, we've got seconds to strategize."

Dipper then can shake off what he's been though and then Adam runs and gathers the Mystery Shack Investigators together with him and they are in a huddle.

Adam says, "We have to intercept that ball, it's the only way we'll have the advantage and survive this game."

Dipper says, "How, are opposing team are all big, scary and have everyone of us at numero uno on their kill list."

Talon says, "Too bad we didn't come in on first quarter, I and Candy could've mopped the floor with them, now we have only mere minutes of a victory."

Adam looks at his brother for a little bit and then back at the rest.

Adam says, "I've got a plan.

Mabel says," Alright Adam what do you think we should do."

Adam quickly comes up with a plan and whispers it to them. He can say out the plan before some of the Coroners they clear the field of dead orc and monsters by putting them in really big wheel carts where on body is piled on to another and there is on Coroner that is banging on a gong passing with a waking announcing over and over, "Bring out your dead.".

Coaches from both teams they bring in replacements for all the dead players. They all gather around and then the opposing quarterback gives the signal. The round has begun and suddenly all the Mystery Shack Investigators they tackle with the others and a few of them, Wendy, Adam, Candy rush the middle after the players from both team's tackle. All three can get though right toward the opposing quarterback. The quarterback is unable to find the other player Talon and assumes he still in the tackling position. He sees Adam, Candy and Wendy have broken though and are coming toward him.

One of the orcs covering him are coming toward Adam, he throws a punch at with a gauntleted hand, but Adam then delivers a hand punch to the gut and the orc goes down. Wendy see the others coming here way with a hatchet, she dodges the swing, grabs the orcs hand with both hers and can misdirect the axe to go straight into its mid-section and it goes down.

The orc Quarterback he then throws the ball and as it comes to one of the opposing players suddenly and in the open one the other side but suddenly there is an outstretched arm and it's a bionic arm where the hand is extended form some wrist jacks and he clamps down on the ball and then retracts his arm back. And has the ball under his arm and starts to run, avoiding one of the offensive players but suddenly there is a group of them armed with axes. Talon sees Dipper is running through breathing hard but on the right position. He throws the ball and Dipper catches it and runs, Talon sees the axe group approach and he suddenly make his left arm hand straight and it looks to that position. Then when the group runs toward him he swings his whole arm quickly and his knife hand goes right though the necks of all three orcs and they stand there but then suddenly their necks open and their heads fall back right on the ground and the bodies collapse in front.

Dipper keeps running as an opposing, player or two keeps running for him drooling with slime or ooze on their cruel mouths, with Dipper in their sights.

Dipper says to himself, "I hate Football, I really really hate Football."

He sees Mabel and says, "Here Mabel catch." The ball flies straight for her and he catches it and she run and makes it to the 30-yard line but sees she is surrounded by opposing them that not just want to tackle her but kill her as they all have murder in their eyes. She then does the only thing she can do, and she kneels and puts the ball down on the ground while holding it which counts as yard gained and their side still having the ball.

Everyone then lines up and then Adam with all the Mystery Investigator gang he makes a little x sign to everyone knowing its time to executes the other part of the plan, they all nod acknowledging they understand what to do. Talon has the ball and set up for an under legged pass and Adam gets right behind Talon and then everyone is lined up and then Adam says, "Blue 666, Blue 666, Hut…Hut, Hut…Hut!"

And the game commences, Wendy runs closely past Adam as he back up. Adam then cuts to the left fast, one giant Orc spots him and chases after Adam. It has a hammer welding right at him and then it swings it overhead and it drops down, but Adam jumps before the hammer is imbedded on the ground creating a crater. The orc manages to dislodge it and then he has the hammer overhead once more about to make the kill and get the ball. But then Adam rolls upright and the orc sees he doesn't have the ball. The orc is confused wondering where the ball really is and then it looks and sees it's Wendy whom has the actual ball and is running down their endzone.

The orc then looks back at Adam and sees he is armed with a sling shot he just got off the ground and the sling is pulled straight back and he then let's go and the ball bearing hits the giant orc in the forehead right between the eyes, there is the sound of a hard crack of the skull, with a little stream of green blood coming down. The orc gets staggered by the blow and then just plops right down on the ground hard.

Meanwhile Wendy is running, she survives as open of the orc of the opposing players comes at her for a tackle, it misses. There is then another that is coming after her armed with a giant Japanese cleaver spear, but Wendy point her left wrist and she uses the weapon she collected earlier a wrist crossbow and discharges it and the arrow hits the demon football player in the head and it goes right through its head with the arrow covered with yellow blood. But then she sees a couple of Orcs trying to take her on both armed with hatchets. She sees Candy is in position all according to her plan. Wendy passes the ball and the ball flies straight to Candy, Wendy then sees the two Orcs and immediately executes a right spin hook kick. The spiked cleats of her shoes tear though the right cheeks of both players and both armed orcs go down.

Candy is zipping at breakneck speed as Candy activates another button on her wrist remote and she can jump forward as the ball is coming at her pathway diagonally and she is flying closer and closer ill she feels the ball right one her chest and she grasps it hard and she soon lands. As soon as she lands most of the demon football players are trying to converge on her she then pumps her legs. Fords chemicals pumped into her made her legs feel light and strong as she started to run she felt herself take the first two steps driven onto the ground but then suddenly she finds herself taking more steps than ever before and it's just enough to get her to cover the final yards. she passes by one and then another and another each failing to grasp her as if they are trying to grasp air. She soon becomes nothing, but a red blur and she finds she is going left then right and left again in a split second and so many demon players she passes never grasp her or scratch her once.

The more furious they are the faster she is, and she has cleared the 30, 20 but then she begins to slow up and she is on the yardage line. Candy is seeing some of the demons are starting to converge on her as her power is starting to wear down and she sees the clock and it's coming down to 15 seconds. She gets her breathes in conjuring up her emergency reserve energy and she runs as the slew of demon's gains on her. Dipper, Mabel, Wendy and Adam are all sword fighting with samurai swords against some of the other orc armed with medevil swords to cover Candy.

Talon he is constantly running but he has transformed his bionic arm into a chain mace as he sees one of the orcs trying to tackle Candy he immediately catches up to the guy and then does an overhead swing which smashes the mace ball right on top of the head of the orc whose head gets squashed like a grape as green blood spurts out in different directions out the openings of the helmet. He sees one other come her direction to the left and he suddenly does a 180 spin and the ball connects with the orc face, completely smashing it, imbedding the ball right into its skull and straight though.

Several orcs are trying to cover her, but it does them no go as she is able to clear one more yard with one more step and then the next goes straight over the boundary line of the endzone. As she runs into it, all the crowd is silent for a moment, she then looks up on the score board and the timer are on zero and then she looks at the score which is unchanged as the opposing team still has a point over them. But then she looks at the home section of the board and it goes up several points and suddenly the crowd they all cheer and go while. Everyone celebrates, the mystery gang the all run toward Candy and they pick her up on their shoulders and cheer with her. Candy can't help but give a big smile, as it's not every day you get congratulated for a victory in anything.

All the mystery gang as there are all together they reconvene at the Explorer Zone structure. And despite wanting to celebrate they still have a job to finish and so they hold up on the festivities but not before the give some congrads to Candy.

Mabel acts really excited for Candy.

Mabel says, "WOW YOU WE'RE GREAT, YOU WERE AWESOME, YOU….

Candy then puts up her hands and says, "Whoh, whoh Mabel slow down it wasn't just me."

Wendy says, "Ah, your just being modest, I like that."

Adam says, "You deserve some of the glory."

Talon then has his hand on her shoulder, despite Candy unable to see his face, from the touch of his hand on her shoulder she can tell he's happy for her.

Talon says, "I guess your really are a football player after all."

Candy says, "Oh, look I was just doing my job, like everyone of you were, our team couldn't have won if it wasn't for all of us."

Dipper says, "Yeah, that was actually some good thinking Adam."

Adam says, "Thanks man, learn from the best."

Dipper says, "Though next time if you're ever going to dream of a video game sport, make it something a little calmer."

"Like "Gladiator Mini Golf"."

Dipper then has a couple of eyebrows push up knowing what kind of game it is but then says, "Um, yeah sure…why not."

Talon then he waves his hands and gets in the middle of the group and says, "Alright, alright settle down everyone, now we're not out of this yet we still have a job to do."

Dipper says, "I want to know who is doing all this?"

Adam says, "I'd like to get my hands on the fraker, for what he did to us and Mabel."

Talon is pondering to himself for a whole and then steps in and says, "Whoever is doing this seems to know who you all are and is able to get into the darkest corridors of your minds and hurt you with it, until he decides to kill you."

Dipper then says, "Your right it makes perfect sense each of those places are based on some deep seeded fear, for me it was humiliation in public."

Wendy says, "I'm afraid of being alone."

Adam says, "Me it's losing."

Mabel says, "Me my favorite toy store closing, worst day of my life.

Talon says, "Yeah mine too, when I rule this world I'm bringing every toy store back.

Candy says, "Alright back to subject."

Talon says, "Sorry."

Candy says, "Do you think he'll or she will get us again with those fears?"

Talon says, "I don't think so, when we fought through them, he lost his or her

hold on us rendering the illusions useless."

Wendy says, "So, what are we going to do how do we find this guy."

Talon look one way and then back.

Talon says, "I think right now we should all get back with Ford and think up a new strategy."

Adam says, "I second that."

Dipper says, "Usually I wouldn't agree with you but for once I make an exception."

All of them they press the green buttons to exit but they do nothing.

Talon the presses it again. "What the hell?"

Adam says, "I don't understand why isn't this working."

Talon then presses the black button to communicate to Ford.

"Ford come in." Talon gets static.

"Ford do you read me?"

Once again Talon gets static.

Candy says, "It's like with the light compasses earlier we've been hacked again."

Dipper says in a slightly panicky tone.

"Ah no, what about the red buttons, has he hacked them?"

"I'm not sure and I think it's best we don't find out, they're our last line of defense we can only use them once."

Everyone agrees and then Mabel she's looking outside the double doors and says, "What is that?"

They all look and see there is once again drier desert landscape and the red sky, but they also see some sort of structure out in the distance. It's a big rectangular wall with a big door and there are a couple of other walls connected but their pointed diagonally left and right backward.

Talon looks and says, "It's where we have to go."

Candy says, "I really don't like this. "

"There's nothing about this nightmare to like.

Talon takes a step forward but then looks back at everyone and says, "Listen if you want to back away I'll understand."

Candy walks to him and takes Talon's shoulder, puts both hands on it and says, "Hey we're int his together."

She smiles. "Besides you need me around to protect you."

Adam then step up to Talon. "We promised each other we'd watch each other's backs, I've never broken that promise yet." He has his and on his arm. And each of the others step up. Talon then nods and then says, "Alright stick together."

They all then go out the double doors out toward a dry landscape and hellish atmosphere, straight into some fortress of the unknown.