The next day the 9 remaining kids found themselves in room 4 trying to get out alive.
"With every room we get through it increases our chances of survival, but it decreases at the same time" said Brenda.
"I would've thought our families & friends would've found us by now. Everyone must be looking for us" said Claudette.
"The sooner they find us & put Linda in jail the better. That woman is crazy" said Darcy.
"I'll say. I still don't know whether or not the losing kids are actually being killed" said Elias.
"I hope they're not. Surely it has to be special effects or some other gimmick" said Flynn.
"Just the thought of us being killed is terrifying. I don't want to think about what might happen to us" said Henry.
"I don't know how Linda even brought us here or how she knows us. It's creepy that she'd put us in this kind of situation for little to no reason" said James.
"It's like we're in a horror movie. Maybe that's what this is" said Nadia.
"I hope so. It's better than being killed for real" said Thomas.
Once again everyone tried to escape but nothing worked. A set of pinball machines, a set of slide puzzles & a set of horizontal bars appeared as Linda's voice was heard on the intercom.
"Time for your next challenge. It'll be played in 3 rounds. In round 1 you all have 5 minutes to get the highest score you can on the pinball machines. The 6 highest scoring kids will advance to round 2 where they'll race to solve a sliding puzzle. The 1ST 3 to solve their sliding puzzles will advance to round 3 where they'll have to hang from a bar for as long as they can. Whoever hangs onto their bar the longest wins the challenge & starts the elimination process. I wish you all luck" said Linda.
All the kids began playing on the pinball machines. They launched the ball & used the controls to send the balls around the obstacles as they tried to get the highest score they could. Elias once again came out on top by scoring 5000 points, Darcy advanced with 4750 points, Henry advanced with 3500 points, Brenda advanced with 2250 points, James advanced with 1000 points & Nadia advanced with 500 points. Claudette, Flynn & Thomas were eliminated with 475, 350 & 225 points respectively. The 6 remaining kids then went over to the sliding puzzles & worked as fast as they could to manoeuvre the pieces & solve the puzzle. The slide puzzle showed a picture of Linda when completed. Elias, Darcy & James were the 1ST 3 to solve their sliding puzzles eliminating Brenda, Henry & Nadia. Elias, Darcy & James then went over to the bars & hung on. As time went by they all felt the strain. Elias used breathing techniques he learned through meditation & yoga to put intense concentration on holding the bar while blocking out the pain. Darcy & James both struggled & readjusted numerous times. James eventually dropped after 10 minutes & Darcy soon dropped after 20 minutes making Elias the winner of yet another challenge.
"Well done Elias. 4 victories in a row. You're very talented. You get to start the elimination process again" said Linda as the pinball machines, slide puzzles & bars disappeared & were replaced with a table holding 8 keys.
"I shall save Brenda" said Elias as he grabbed a key.
"I'm going to save Flynn" said Brenda as she grabbed a key.
"I'm saving Claudette" said Flynn as he grabbed a key.
"I'll save Henry" said Claudette as she grabbed a key.
"I wish to save Darcy" said Henry as he grabbed a key.
"James is safe" said Darcy as she grabbed a key.
"The last person safe is Nadia" said James as he grabbed a key.
"Yay I'm safe" said Nadia as she grabbed a key. This left Thomas without a key.
"Thomas you're eliminated. The rest of you may continue to the next room" said Linda.
The kids who had keys entered the next room leaving Thomas by himself.
"The death trap in this room is a bucket of acid that'll melt you into sludge. For a 12-year-old that'll be a painful way to go. Goodbye Thomas" said Linda.
"NO. LET ME GO. SAVE ME" cried Thomas as a bucket of acid dropped from the roof & was dumped on him. Thomas screamed in agony as the acid melted him to sludge. Meanwhile Chase was continuing the search for Linda & the kids. He was in Barkingburg asking the Earl, Princess, Sweetie & the rest of the kingdom if they knew where Linda & the kids could be found. Nobody in Barkingburg had any idea where they were. After searching through the whole kingdom & finding nothing Chase returned to Adventure Bay.
"How did the search in Barkingburg go Chase?" asked Ryder.
"It went nowhere. Nobody in Barkingburg had any information & I didn't find any leads. Linda & the kids must be somewhere else" said Chase.
"We'll find them eventually. They surely can't be too far away. We'll continue the search tomorrow" said Ryder.
Everyone settled down for the night. As Chase lay in his pup house he thought about how frustrating it was to have no leads as to Linda & the kids' whereabouts.
"It really annoys me that we haven't found anything that'll lead us in the right direction. I refuse to let Linda get away with this. As a law enforcement officer, I will prosecute her to the highest degree of the law. I won't show her any mercy. Why should I when she's possibly endangering the lives of innocent children? I'll make sure she gets what she deserves" thought Chase as he fell asleep.