A/N: Okay…this is blackout! I'm going to copy the note from "RunnerUp" at the end so that you guys will know what's going on.

Chapter 5: Blackout! OH NOES!

As soon as Cricket reached the hallway, she saw Victor running down the street toward a bridge in the far distance.

She quickly sprinted after him, even when she started to tire. She dodged her way past moving carriages and through throngs of people, even when they yelled at her.

"Victor! Victor!" she called as she ran, trying to get him to stop and turn around.

Yeah, like that would ever happen.

When Victor reached the bridge, he started to slow down. Cricket saw the opportunity, grabbed it, and ran faster, slamming her feet on the ground so that he would hear her coming.

"Victor, wait!" she yelled when she started to close in.

Within 10 feet, Victor turned around, and gasped as she saw Cricket speeding towards him.

Just as he put his hands up and closed his eyes to protect himself, Cricket halted, running a little past him because of the force that she had put into the chase.

Breathing hard, she bent over. After a few seconds she started coughing violently. Victor, panicking, patted her on the back. Eventually the coughing ceased and she could stand up again without her insides feeling like they were being torn in half.

"Thanks," she said gratefully, running her hands through her hair.

They started walking in silence.

After a moment, Victor said sadly, "I was terrible, wasn't I?"

"No, of course not! You were just fine. It's everyone else who was in your face."

Victor hung his head. "That, Cricket, is of no consolation to me."

"Well, it should be. I'm your friend, aren't I?"

"I…guess that's what you would call it…"

He fell silent. Cricket decided that she would leave him be until he was ready to start up again.

Unfortunately, something terrible had clicked into place at that moment.

Just as they reached the edge of the woods, Victor halted, his mouth hanging open and his eyes wide.

Then his eyes rolled back and closed, his body falling fast to the ground.

When it hit the dirt, however, it made no sound.

"Victor! Are you all right?" Cricket exclaimed, bending over to examine him worriedly.

Then her body started to feel like it had been filled with ten ton bricks.

Wobbling, she sighed and closed her eyes, falling back onto Victor's soft body and losing consciousness.

A/N: There it is! Now here is the note from "RunnerUp, and I quoth:

"Alright, LISTEN! Listen, listen, listen! I know this ending is weird, but this is why.

I'll only say this once: RUNNER-UP IS GONE.

This story will be blending into another, bigger, deeper story that will be long and packed with humor, suspense, friendship, and rivalry alike.

As for the rest of my fanfics, they will be getting the same treatment; one character blacking out, then the other. They will also go into the larger story, although at later times.

I am starting in on a Corpse-Bride fanfic, with a humorous character named Cricket. This story will also go on for a while before-BAM! See ya!

Amanda, Holli, and Cricket, along with their matching characters (Erik, Willy Wonka, and, in Cricket's case, Victor) will be dumped into a BIG story. I'm talking chapters in the 40'S!

After that story is finished, the characters will return, and my fanfics will be up again.

Just for good measure, the story will be called "Writer's Block", and will be featured in the Movie Crossovers section in the Misc. Genre. Yes, for anyone who loves all my currently up fanfics, you'll love this!

Don't expect it to be up soon, though! I'll put a note here when everything is ready and the story has begun!

Hopefully I can make the new story a movie…I gotta write a letter…

Anyway, the tagline shall be:

BRING ON DA BLOCK!"

So, yeah. This story has been blacked out, and I will post a note on all of my fics as to when "Writer's Block" will be up! I have one more fic to finish, so give it a few days, my pretties!