"Where here you can show your face" Pink called out to the empty city the sound of ticking had faded by now.
"Look at that i'm surprised you showed up so quickly or at all" Ronnie snickered as he appeared on the ad billboard.
"Where here you little shit now what's the riddle" Green called turning to the billboard. He really did look like a kid with shaggy fire truck hair and white eyes. His grin was wide toothy and straight up evil.
"Hello girls and welcome to my game" he cheered spinning in whatever room he was in.
"Just tell us the riddles" Green demanded she hated riddles as is she didn't care about his games she was going to get the answers and disable that was the plan.
"Uh uh uh. Not yet Greeny meany. I have some rules that you've got to follow it would be stupid to start a game not knowing the rules right?" He asked with a pout. "What are your rules?" Pink asked stepping forward. "Well Pinky the first rule is that no one is allowed to assist you its not allowed I don't like cheaters there mean and stupid" he whined.
"Alright else is there?" Blue asked.
"Well next it this is also a game of Simon says if simon says hop you hop if simon says freeze you freeze and if simon say let the robot blast you you let them" he told them with a giggle.
"And why would we do that?" Green demanded.
"Well if you want i can TRASH the GAME AND BLOW UP EACH BOMB NOW" he suddenly wailed pulling out a button preparing to push.
"Wait stop well play" Pink reassured the child.
"Oh goodie thank you pinkie I was worried I wouldn't get to play" he smiled putting the button down.
"Are there any other rules?" Grey asked.
"No i think that's it ...oh wait i think that i should tell you that I will give you an hour to find all of them" what but he already said it was activated that he would give the time for each one. Green seemed ready to call him out on his bluff when Pink covered her mouth.
"Alright we can get them all in an hour what's the riddle?" She asked her voice ready and confident.
"Oh look at that confidence i like that ok here it is 'Look at me I can't look at you love me you know me i love you even if i don't know you hold me be careful i'm tender dont drop me'." He told her proudly a smile coming to his face.
"Simon says you four cant fly" without even trying they dropped to the ground.
"What just happened?" Grey asked as she attempted to fly only to drop to the ground.
"Simon says you do as simon says" Ronnie cried with a giggle. "I'm a very good Simon." He cheered proudly.
"Well let's think about this 'look at me I can't look at you' so whatever it is is blind" Pink started. "Or has its eyes closed." Blue chimed in. "I love you even if i don't know you?" Pink started again. "Don't drop me in tender" she finished when no one chimed in.
"Sounds like a baby" Blue said with a shrug.
"Where do you find babies?" Green asked even if it the answer was right in front of her she just didn't get riddles.
"A nursery" Blue cheered before she frowned.
"Oh no you dont think?" She asked hoping not.
"It's worth a shot, Blue" Blossom answered with a nod.
Getting up Blue shot east towards the cluster of hospitals one being the children's hospital. Running she didn't let her speed decrease. "Simon says Blue can move" without even trying she stopped in her tracks her feet seemed to stop. "Simon says Blue has to let the robot blast you" a familiar looking robot hovered it way over to her its eyes began to glow and she suddenly knew what was coming not feeling any shock as a red laser shot at her. Letting out a scream it teetered on the verge of a sonic scream. "Simon says Blue needs to shut up" without any control her mouth snapped shut.
"Blue!" Each member shouted as they watch the girl on the monitor.
"Isn't this fun." He chanted bouncing from one foot to the other.
"We need to drop this game and just find him" Green snapped through gritted teeth.
"No we have to play by his rules or he'll set off all his bombs were between a rock and a hard place." Pink told her eyes going from the screen to her green teammate.
"Can we assume that since you stopped her she was going in the right direction?" She asked boy who stared at her for a moment his eyes wide before they looked off to the left hand behind his back he started to swing his feet. "Maybeee" he drawled out with a lopsided smile.
"Then can we have the next riddle?" She asked sweetly.
"What about Blue?" Green demanded she wasn't really forgetting about her was she.
"I suppose that ok it get the game going" he said with a laugh.
"So what is it?" She asked smiling up to him her voice dropping as if she was talking to a child.
"Ok the next one is 'they dropped me off here every day as they went out i had fun with no one but myself to play as I colored and finger painted please save me" turning to her teammates she had already figured out his pattern.
"What is it Pink?" Grey asked she had figured something out walking over to her she watched as Pink leaned into over her ear.
"Did you figure it out?" Green asked.
"I think so i'm not sure Grey" she said turning to her green clad teammate.
"I need you go to Pokey Oaks kindergarten" she had figured something out but why send Grey she just gonna get stuck to.
"Run as fast as you can before he stops you."
"Just trust me" She told Grey who simply nodded before running off.
"Where's she going? You already figured it out that not fair Simon says Grey has to stop" he cried stopping her in her tracks she hadn't made it any closer to her destination then Blue. "Pink isn't supposed to be keeping secrets you were whispering what where you saying" Green couldn't help but raise a brow under her mask if Pink had even uttered something under her breath she would of heard it she didn't whisper anything.
"I didn't say anything. I figured out your riddle now can we continue" she told him her voice getting slightly more stern than before.
"No no secrets Simon says Pink tells me what she said" he seemed shocked when Pink said nothing. "Simon says pink tell me what she whispered now" he said again and once more met with silence. "Fine then i guess you didn't say Simon says Grey tell me what she said" what was wrong with this kid couldn't he understand they said nothing.
"As you can see I said nothing now can we please get to the next riddle".
"Fine the next riddle 'I hate you I don't want to go it want to go back the kids can hardly talk there no dont put me on the yellow monster" he didn't put the same emotion he usually put in it.
"I don't like that riddle Im going to change it" what was she doing there were bombs and she was playing games.
"Change it you can't do that this is my game not yours stupid PINK LADY" he cried stomping his feet.
"Right Green go to the elementary" she said not dropping eye contact.
"How did you no no no Green dont move" smirking she got up heading towards the elementary. "No wait Simon says dont move" to her surprise she kept running her feet not stopping getting to the elementary a familiar sound of ticking filled her ears ticking rapidly.
"Pink the high school there's one in the high school" she may not of been good at riddles but this one was too obvious. "How is he part of the elite?" she wondered as she followed the ticking. Her eyes widened the sound of scared heavy breathing also made there way to her ears. There was a door was cracked and there were obviously a class here.
"Hello?" She called coming closer.
"Don't open the door" the teacher cried from inside. "It said that it was explode if the door is open." "What did?" She called. "The note the note did and I'm not risking it" the teacher sobbed her voice was familiar so familiar it was a 1st grade class Mrs. Jenkens class her old class.
"Alright, I'm going to break down the wall" she called to Mrs. Jenkens.
"Your going to what" two voices filtered through her ears.
"Listen this psycho has them stuck between a rock and a hard place. I need to save them" she explained.
"But your going to reveal us" Blink cried.
"Your going to cost money in damages." Really these two were their own kind of psycho.
"Listen i'm going to bust the wall down when i do i want you out of here go out the exit ok?"
"What do you mean bust the wall down?" Mrs. Jenkens asked her voice quivering.
"Get all the kids away from the wall we don't need them getting hit i'm going to try to stop the debris from hitting them but they need to take precautions," she explained her vines covering her fist.
"Are you a superhero?" A young girls voice called from inside.
"Just move kid" she said pulling her hand back.
"Simon says Green has to stop" she could feel her limbs stiffening. It came from the sound system. Using all her strength she attempted to pull her fist forward only for her pose not to move one bit. No no no this was not happening damn it what about the kids.
"Hero lady?" A little girl called.
Clenching her jaw she reminded herself who she was. "My names not Green" she bellowed as her fist rammed forward causing the stone to crack then shatter. Sitting on the other side they stared at her slacked jawed.
"Get out of here ok?" She said to the group who were huddled against their teacher clenching her shirt tightly.
"Thanks hero lady" a boy cheered running out each one had tears on their cheeks all red and puffy.
"Did you actually break that wall?" A boy asked looking up at her with wonder.
"Of course she did didn't you see it" the voice of the girl called she had a doll clutched in her hand it looked all too familiar.
"It's amazing and look shes green like your doll" a girl said causing her to pull the doll closer.
"Yeah she is" she said when the girl had ran out pulling it away, she had a small doll it black hair was short with green eyes a small green dress with a black strip she had thought they were all destroyed.
"What you got there?" She asked almost instantly the girl brought it back to her chest. "It's a good luck charm no one ever seen anything like it before," she answered.
"Well guess what i think there's more to the set if you found that one you could find her teammates im sure" a smile formed on the girls puffy face. "Really?"
"Yeah. Now go" she said looking up the teacher.
"Thank you i don't know how you did it but thank you" Mrs. Jenkens cried pulling the girl into a hug. "Thank you" she repeated before walking away. She missed this people knowing the good that her powers could do
"Greens the bomb did you get it?" Pink noise filtered through her ears. Pushing her thoughts down she ripped the entire door frame off the wall taking the entire thing with her the number one the bomb was the problem 20 minutes.
"We only have 20 minutes but i have it" she answered before running out of the school.
"How did she get out of my game this is not how the game is played" Ronnie cried as she ran back to the square.
"Simon says Green can't move" that's not her name it's not who she is its just her code name.
"No no no no no stop moving."
"How are you doing that?" She could hear Grey asked.
"Who are you?" Was all she said.
"Damn it we don't need riddles right now" Grey growled from her spot.
"Simon says Green need to stop"
The sound of thunder suddenly erupted from the Blue who must of figured it out first.
