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So, Tori was in fact serious when she said that she wouldn't talk at the tattoo parlor. But either way, I still got an awesome tattoo, so that's pretty sweet. When I showed it to Tina, she seemed shocked by how amazing it was. She even said that she couldn't believe that I got it. Probably because I used to be pitiful, but now I'm super barbaric.

As we file into the training room the next morning, Four glares at us wordlessly as always. In fact, the room is pretty quiet until Eric strides in, slamming the door shut behind him.

"Everybody, shut the hell up!" he yells, and I wonder why he always thinks we're talking when we're not. "Four's gonna talk now."

"Thank you for the introduction, Eric, my friend." Eric groans, as Four turns the chalkboard so we can see it. "Today, we are going to be fighting. Since there's an odd number of you guys, one of you won't be fighting. But there's totally no favoritism involved."

I look at the board and see that I am not fighting today. Probably because I am the weakest, not at all because Four kinda likes me. That's just crazy talk.

"Oh god!" Tina yells obnoxiously. "I have to fight Tank!"

"Who's Tank?" I ask.

"Moly, remember?" She points to the girl who growled at us during the first bed fight. "She decided to rename herself Tank, and Eric just allowed it because it's a four letter name."

As Tina speaks, Will and Alan go into the ring. Weirdly enough, my only male friends have to fight each other. I watch, as they stare at each other nervously. Eric, however, grins happily, as he walks to the edge of the ring with Four at his side.

"Now dance, monkeys, dance!" Eric screams.

"Sir, how long do we, uhm... dance for?" Will asks.

"Until you can't dance anymore!"

"Actually, that's not true at all," Four says calmly. "You can totally give up whenever you want."

"Not according to me!" Eric fires back.

"I totally respect your opinion, my friend," Four says, as Eric rolls his eyes. "But isn't Maxx in charge?"

"Maxx loves this idea! Look!" Eric points across the room. "Look how happy he is with this idea!"

We all turn around only to realize that Maxx has been standing in the corner this entire time. Uria wasn't kidding when he said that Maxx just kinda stands in the background, not saying anything. As we look at him, he grumbles in response.

"See?" Eric yells at Four. "Now dance until you can't dance anymore, monkeys!"

"I apologize for doubting you, Eric, my friend."

Eric groans loudly before telling Will and Alan to start. They both stare at each other nervously until Alan starts crying just like he does when we're trying to sleep. Will looks around confused, as Alan starts sobbing. Eric grimaces, as Will slowly walks toward Alan.

"Uhm... Are you oka-"

Alan squeals, as he throws a punch and hits Will in the face.

"You scared me!" Alan yells, as Will falls over. "Did I knock him out?"

"Sadly, yes," Eric sighs. "Well, that was thoroughly disappointing. There wasn't even any blood!"

Alan walks over to Christina and I, as Four walks into the ring and grabs Will's arm and starts dragging him out of the room. Probably to drop him off in the hallway so he won't be in the way. But that theory goes out the window when Four drags Will outside, and then he just doesn't come back. I gasp loudly, as I realize that we are now alone with Eric.

Oh wait! We still have Maxx! I turn around and look at the corner where Maxx was chilling before. Except he's gone now. Spooky. But anyway, that means we really are alone with Eric now. I can't help but think that that's just as bad as leaving kids with a babysitter that sharpens knives.

"Just you and me, kids!" Eric yells, as he sharpens one of his knives. "Next fight! Tank and Tina!"

Tank growls, as she sprints into the ring. Tina looks at me, wide-eyed, before slowly walking to take her place in the ring. Tank growls again, as she glares across the ring at a scared-looking Tina.

"Fight!" Eric screams at the top of his lungs.

Tina jumps to the side, as Tank rushes over to her and rams into the siding of the ring. She tumbles over, still growling. Tina runs back over to her and starts scratching behind Tank's ear. At first, I just think she's being stupid and I'll probably be able to get out of going to her funeral because I didn't know her for that long. But then, I realize that what she did was actually really smart. As she scratches behind Tank's ear, Tank rolls over and smiles and even licks Tina's arm.

"What the f**k!" Eric yells. "What is this?"

"Her weakness!" Tina yells back.

When I look at Eric, he has literally turned red out of anger, but then all of a sudden, he calms down and even smiles. It's kinda creepy, but I guess it's a good thing. Suddenly, he starts slow-clapping, and I'm all for celebration, so I join in. But then, he glares at me, so I stop.

"Good job, Tina," he says. "Now come back out here so I can reward you."

"Oh, word?" Tina says, as she runs out of the ring before Tank can wake up from her trance.

"Word." Eric nods, as Tank starts growling again. "Everyone, follow me!"

Tina grins at me, as we all start following Eric to the door of the training room. Tina ends up ahead with Eric for some reason, as they talk about her victory and how awesome she is. I wonder why we're walking so far, and then I realize that we're headed for the Chasm. Maybe he's going to let us throw coins in so we can make a wish to be as awesome as Tina. Suddenly, Eric stops at a spot right above the Chasm.

"Gather around, initiates!" Eric yells, even though we are all right next to him. "The real reason that I brought you here is because Tina cheated, and now she needs to be punished."

"Wait, what?" Tina says, her eyes wide. "But I totally won that fight!"

"With trickery! Plus there was no blood, again! That's not a requirement, but I'm bloodthirsty so that makes me mad!" Eric snarls. "So, now, as punishment, you have to hang over the Chasm for an hour while we sit here and watch!"

"An hour?" Tina shrieks.

"Can we make popcorn?" Drew asks from the back of the crowd.

Eric gives a thumbs-up.

"This is crazy!" Tina cries. "That's not even possible!"

And as Tina continues to babble, I decide that I better get us out of this because Tina is my only friend besides my weird male friends, one of which cries all the time and the other recommended that I get a nipple piercing. Gross. So, I try to think back to the fight with Tank to see if I can somehow get Tank in trouble instead of Tina. Suddenly, an idea pops into my head, and I gasp.

"Eric!"

"Shut the hell up!"

"I just thought you would want to know that Tank has been calling herself 'The Tank' which is not a four letter name!"

"WHAT?" Eric screams, as he runs over to Tank.

I watch, as he picks up the unsuspecting Tank and chucks her into the Chasm. He stands there for a moment before he suddenly sighs and smiles.

"Ah, violence," he sighs before turning to look at the rest of us. "Training is over. Go away so I can enjoy this moment."