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Ch.4
Capture the Flag pt.1
Welcome to the latest chapter of this fic! This one will be one of the shorter ones since I have a lot going on today. Please R&R!
One moment, Ed was carrying Double D and Eddy into the portal. The next moment, he found himself falling face first into a rocky ground. The three Eds picked themselves off the ground, observing the mountainous region.
"Wow! Did we get transferred into some sort of mountain on Earth?" asked Jonny.
"Nope. Everything around you is virtual." The kids looked around the area, trying to find of the voice.
"You're not gonna find me," replied the voice. "It's me, Zeke. I'm communicating with you from the lab."
Eddy dusted off his shirt. "Well, what are we supposed to do?"
"Not much," replied Zeke. "Head straight down the path until you reach a castle. A flag will be waiting for you. Grab that, head back here, and you win!"
"Wow, that sounds simple!" replied Nazz.
"Not quite," replied Zeke. "I've also installed some programs made specifically for eliminating you."
Jimmy began to quiver like jello. "E-Eliminate?"
"That's right," said the purple-haired male. "Just think of it as a video game. "You have ten hit points. Once you run out of them, you'll be transported back to the lab. One of you needs to be 'alive' to grab the flag, so don't die, okay?"
Kevin folded his arms in frustration. "So, how are we supposed to defend ourselves against those things that are trying to kill us?"
"Don't worry, I've got you covered," replied Zeke. With a flash of light, a belt holster with a ray gun appeared on each of the kids. "You'll find more weapons along the way, but you can use these until then."
"Cool!" exclaimed Ed as he attempted to twirl the gun like a cowboy in the movies. However, the gun flew out of his hands, releasing a blast of energy as it hit the ground.
Eddy yelped in pain as the ray blasted him in the back. He glared at Ed, clenching his fists. "What was that for?"
"Um, Eddy," said Zeke. "Now you only have nine hit points. You guys might wanna hurry up and get to the castle."
Sarah nodded in agreement. "He's right. Let's go!"
"Rolf has no idea how long our journey will be," replied the foreign kid. The kids took a left turn, only to find a large, stone castle in the distance.
"Well that's convenient," remarked Double D. The kids hurried further down the path, but quickly stopped. The castle was far across from them and the only way across was a group of floating platforms, each at varying heights.
"It's just like Zeke said," said Kevin before running off the side of the cliff and onto the first rock. "It's like a video game!" The kids nodded in agreement, taking a deep breath before following Kevin. After a minute or so, most of the kids had arrived on the other side. The only person left to make it across was Jimmy.
"Hurry Jimmy!" exclaimed Sarah. "We're all waiting for ya!"
Jimmy nodded obediently. "I'll be there in a second!" He hopped onto the next rock, only to fall back on his rump, grabbing his ankle. "Sarah! I think I pulled something!"
The kids groaned in frustration before Sarah called to him, "Don't worry, I'll be right there!" However, before she had a chance to do anything, the platform Jimmy was on began to shake violently. The retainer-clad kid tried to stand, but the vibrations and his ankle injury made it impossible for him to do so. The platform suddenly stopped, plummeting to the dark depths below, bringing Jimmy with it.
"Jimmyyyyyyy!" shouted Sarah as she watched her friend disappear.
Eddy gave a chuckle before walking away from the cliff. "Heh, sucks to be him." Sarah retaliated with a fist to Eddy's head, knocking the boy to the ground.
"Sorry Eddy, but now you have eight hit points," said Zeke from above. "And don't worry about Jimmy, he's back at the lab. I hope he stops screaming soon."
After a brief walk, the kids stood a few yards from the castle. Double D's brain was once more at work, thinking up a strategy. "We should probably split up once we're inside so we can cover more ground, though from my experience from playing video games tells me that the flag would most likely be at the top or the bottom of the…augh!" Double D doubled over as a laser blasted him in the stomach.
The kids looked up at the sky to see a group of mosquito-like bugs hovering overhead. Due to their preoccupation with the bugs, they didn't see a group of soldier-like creatures carrying shotguns. Several kids fell to the ground as they were bombarded with shotgun blasts and mosquito shots.
"Everyone hide!" shouted Kevin as he dove behind a rock. The rest of the kids did likewise as more shots followed. Although the rocks were useful for hiding from the soldiers, the bugs still had the aerial advantage.
"Ow! Cut it out!" shouted Jonny as his leg gave out from under him after a mosquito shot.
"Jonny, watch you're hit points!" warned Zeke. "You've only got three left and that's exactly how much is behind one of those shotgun blasts from the soldiers."
The large-headed boy looked to his friend Plank. "Tell me if you see the soldiers." He held Plank over the rock he hid behind before pulling him back down. "No one's there? Okay then!" The moment Jonny stood up, he was blasted in the head by one of the soldiers.
"Plank, I told you to watch out for them!" groaned Jonny as he and his wooden friend disintegrated.
"The evil creatures have claimed Jonny the wood boy!" shouted Rolf. "Rolf shall avenge him!" The foreign kid pulled out his gun, shooting one of the soldiers in the head, causing the creature to disintegrate. Before he had anytime to celebrate, a mosquito flew at him, releasing a shot. Rolf dodged out of the way, the shot hitting one of the soldiers instead.
Ed stood up on his rock, whipping out his gun. "Prepare to die, evil minions of Evil Jim, Brother of Evil Tim! Ed is here to…" A mosquito shot him in the back of the leg before the last soldier shot Ed off the rock.
"Dude, now you only have ten hit points left," noted Zeke. "You better not do anything stupid."
"You do realize you're talking to Ed, right?" said Eddy as he blasted one of the mosquitoes into a pile of dust.
Double kept his sock head low, using his best tool in his arsenal: his mind. "Just a little further. Come on mister mosquito, make my day!" A mosquito paused in midair and began to charge up his shot. Before he could launch his attack, Double D shot it down with a blast from his gun. "They need to pause to gather power, allowing us enough time to draw our weapon and destroy them!"
"Look out Double D" The sock-headed kid was suddenly engulfed by Ed as the final mosquito blasted him in the back.
Ed smiled at Double D dumbly as he began to disintegrate. "Did I do good Double D?"
"Yes you did Ed," replied Double D sadly as Ed disappeared. Kevin popped out from behind his rock, blasting the final mosquito out of the sky.
The final soldier raised his gun, taking aim at Rolf. However, he never got to fire as Nazz flew at him, delivering a karate kick to its head.
"I think that's the last of 'em," said Sarah, who stood by Double D. "They'll pay for hitting by stupid brother. Hurting him is my job!"
"Let's just get the flag and get this over with," said Eddy as he pushed the door open to the castle.
I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Find out what happens inside the castle in my next update! Please R&R!