A couple more days went by, and while we were trying to hang in there, things weren't getting an better. We talked about getting off the island, and trying to figure out who was behind this horrible killing game, but we honestly didn't have any fortune for either of those things. Most people tried to work together, but we still had the usual conflicts, and anyone rarely saw Ellen, Simon, and Henry. On the bright side though, while I still preferred not to deal with Dane and Miranda, I was over my crush on Dane and didn't feel upset about him anymore. I honestly think I have a crush on RK now, but that is to be determined.
We were having dinner on the hotel patio as usual, and for the most part, people were a bit down at the moment.
"Are we ever gonna get off this island?" Dane asked.
"Shut up, you geek." Harvey replied, but didn't attempt to get up out of his chair and assault Dane.
"Wow." Rory commented on. "Things must really be going to shit if Harvey isn't even gonna attempt to hit Dane."
"Shut up...Prank boy!"
"How about you all shut up." Sapphire whined, but she didn't sound as annoying as she normally did.
"Wow!" I thought to myself. "People really are down in the dumps."
"Please, everyone." Irene begged. "We can't give up hope. We're still alive, we're still in this."
"Yeah!" Gavin agreed. "We can do this...We can!"
"Yeah...Yeah..." Sam replied.
"Wow." I thought to myself.
"Still very artistic." Bridget stated.
"If you say so." RK replied.
"We'll be fine." Said Miranda. "We haven't seen Aqua Tail for awhile."
"Right you are, Miranda!" Dane agreed as he wrapped his arm around her, which thankfully didn't bother me."
Irene softly smiled. "It is true, I haven't seen Aqua Tail myself." She then got super serious. "But that can only mean he is most likely planning something for us, something to force someone to kill again."
"Another horrible motive." I added.
"Maybe we can look at it this way." Sam stated.
"What do you have in mind, Sam?" Gavin asked.
"I know we said before, after the first trial that nobody would even think about trying to kill again."
"Yeah, cause that totally didn't happen again." Rory commented.
"Shut up! But after the last class trial, that would make number two! Therefore, why would anyone ever think about trying to kill someone again. We will find out who the killer is, and they will be killed by Aqua Tail!"
"I don't think threatening to vote anyone as the killer is artistic at all." Bridget replied. "But Sam does have a point, we know what happens! Why keep this up?"
"Like I said, it would be another motive." I replied. "Raj and Dana didn't want to kill Donald and Kirsty, but Aqua Tail's motives got into their heads."
"Fuck that otter!" Harvey growled.
"I hope he uses a motive on himself." Sapphire added.
"I believe in our group!" Gavin exclaimed.
I smiled. Even though luck wasn't currently on our side, hope sure was, and it was so nice to see people now trying to be hopeful.
"As long as no one tries to frame me for murder again, it will be alright." Rory stated.
"Yeah, sorry about that Rory." Dane apologized.
"Yeah, thanks."
"It still has yet to be easy for us." Irene said. "But I know, we'll always do our best."
"Right you are, Irene!" Bridget agreed.
After those nice talks, we had a wonder, yet a usual dinner. But honestly, I was fine with that. After dinner, we all went our separate ways as usual. I decided to enjoy some early evening beach air and headed for the beach. I stood on the sand watched the waves go back and forth, back and forth. It was quite relaxing.
"Nice evening we're having." Someone said from behind me.
Startled, I turned around to face who had just spoken. It was RK.
"RK!" I Cried.
"Sorry." RK apologized. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"No, you're fine. You didn't scare me, just startle me."
"Regardless, sorry."
"You're fine!"
There was a moment of awkward silence for a bit.
"But yeah." I started with. "We are having a nice evening."
RK nodded. "Of course, why should it ever not be a nice evening for me?"
"Huh?" I was confused.
"We talked about it before, how I don't have much going for me back home. Therefore, I don't have much of a reason to escape this island, as well as worry too much about dying. I don't have any reason to not think an evening is nice, why would I?"
"Come on RK, stop talking like that."
"I'm only saying the truth and keeping it real."
"Dude, we have our whole lives ahead of us."
"I don't see any kind of life that doesn't involve me being the Ultimate Janitor."
"RK..."
Suddenly, Aqua Tail burst out of the ocean, making me jump in fear, making me land right in RK's space. Embarrassed, I quickly stepped aside, avoiding eye contact. Aqua Tail landed on the beach, right in front of us.
"Hey guys!" Aqua Tail greeted.
I groaned. "What the fuck do you want?"
"Rude!" Aqua Tail then turned away from RK and I. "Attention final fourteen!" Aqua Tail shouted all over the island. "Get your asses down to the beach! Now!"
"Ow!" I covered my ears. "Do you have to be so loud?!"
"YES!"
Groaning in frustration and pain from Aqua Tail shouting too loud, I then got worried. What was he up to now? It didn't take long for everyone else to join RK and I at the beach.
"What the fucking fuck do you want?" Simon asked. "Damn aqua fuck."
"It better not be another horrible motive." Irene growled.
"We shall see!" Aqua Tail laughed.
"Cut the crap, Aqua Tail." Rory insisted.
"Just spill it." Dane added.
"Shut up, nerds!" Harvey cried as he punched Dane in the face, knocking him to the ground. Harvey tried to do the same thing to Rory, but Bridget quickly walked over and kicked Harvey right in the balls.
"Owie!" Harvey squealed in a high pitch voice as he fell to the ground, clutching his balls in pain.
"Not at all artistic." Bridget stated. "But it needed to be done.
"Are you okay, Dane?" Miranda asked as she helped him up.
"Ow..." Dane replied.
"He sounds fine to me." Sapphire replied.
"Hello, can we get back to me?" Aqua Tail asked.
"Hold on a second!" Sam replied.
"Yeah!" Gavin agreed.
"Please people." Irene begged. "Are you ever gonna get your stuff together?"
"Fuck no." Simon snickered.
"Enough of this pointless shit." Ellen ordered before turning to Aqua Tail. "Get on with it."
"I would like to, thank you very much!" Aqua Tail replied.
"Go on then." I insisted.
"I will, so here is the deal people. I'm sure you're all wondering why I called you all here."
"Yes!" Sapphire shouted.
"Then allow me to get right to the chase." Aqua Tail started to get real eerie. "I'm tired of not seeing any blood being shed. Therefore, time for another beautiful motive!"
"No!" Miranda cried.
"Oh yes!"
"What is this new motive?" Ellen asked.
"Take out your tablets."
We all did as we were told.
"Check out the new app, Motive 3."
Sure enough, there was a new app on my tablet called Motive 3. Even though I was starting to freak out, I hit the app. A video popped up, it started with a black screen.
"A stupid video." Rory stated.
"What kind of stupid, fucking, dumbass motive is this?" Simon asked.
Aqua Tail laughed. "You will see, but first, headphones." Aqua Tail pulled out a basket of headphones and gave one to everyone. "Plug those into your tablets and put them on. Now!"
We did as we were told.
"Play the video!"
Now just focusing on my tablet screen, I played the video. For a few seconds, it was still just a black screen. And then, the torturous horror started. The most horrifying and despairing music started playing, which filled my ears with pain. But then the more horrible parts came. Stills and footage of dead bodies, people being killed, people being raped, being killed while raped, people being eaten both alive and dead, people being killed and eaten, people being raped and eaten, people being tortured, people being raped while being tortured. It was too much. I tried to turn my face away from my tablet.
"No!" Aqua Tail shouted, making me stop in my tracks. "Everyone watches the full video, or I'll kill you right here, right now!"
Now becoming so anxious, I kept my eyes focused on the tablet to finish the video. My classmates weren't in my eyesight, but I could tell nearly all of them were feeling the same as me. It was just torture, having to keep my eyes on this horrible video. The video only ended up being a few minutes, but it felt like my life just flashed before my eyes with nothing but despair. After the video was over, I dropped my tablet and played with my ponytail so hard, I ended up hurting myself.
"Fuck man!" Rory cried, who also dropped his tablet. "What the fuck was that?!"
"So not artistic!" Bridget cried.
Miranda had started sobbing, so Dane immediately pulled her into a hug.
"That was so fucked up!" Sam shouted.
"I can't get it out of my head!" Gavin cried as he grabbed his head.
"Me either!" Sapphire cried.
"Aqua Tail!" Irene shouted. "What was that?!"
Aqua Tail laughed. "That was a video!"
"Don't waste my time." Ellen replied, who also looked a bit uncomfortable. "That wasn't just a video."
"It had some kind of effect on us." RK added, who was also looking uncomfortable.
"What did you do to me?!" Harvey cried.
Aqua Tail continued to laugh. "I like to call it a torture video. I won't bore you the the physiological details, but pretty much, if you watch that video, it will fuck up your head!"
"Even I don't find that bullshit funny." Simon growled.
Dane continued to comfort a sobbing Miranda. "Yeah, that was just messed up."
"Well we watched it and it is over now." I replied.
Aqua Tail continued to laugh. "Oh for now it is, but that was just round one."
"What do you mean?" Henry asked, who hadn't said anything this entire time.
"This is your new motive! Every day at this exact time, you will all gather on this beach and watch a different, but same kind of video! And it will continue until somebody's body drops!"
"No!" Miranda sobbed. "I can't watch it again!"
"I just said it won't be the same video, so you won't have to watch it again. Pay attention!"
"Back off, Aqua Tail." Dane stated nervously, but sternly.
"No way!" Bridget cried. "You can't do this to us! It isn't artistic!"
"I don't wanna watch another video!" Harvey agreed.
"Too bad!" Aqua Tail replied. "You will!"
"Shit, shit, shit!" Sam muttered.
"This is bad." I thought to myself. "This is really, really bad!"
"Fuck that shit." Simon stated.
Aqua Tail just burst out laughing. "Fuck that shit all you want, you're all gonna watch another video tomorrow night, unless you want death by otter!"
"No we do not." Rory replied.
"Then you better be here! But of course if nobody wants to watch another video, then somebody just needs to take the initiative and murder!" Aqua Tail waved to us all before running and jumping into the ocean.
The fourteen of us stood there on the beach, not knowing what to do.
"Fuck this!" Harvey cried. "I don't wanna watch anymore of those videos!"
"Nobody does, Harvey." Irene replied. "But..."
"But what?" Ellen asked. "We need to stand strong and tough it out together as a team?"
"Yes!" Bridget cried. "That is exactly what we need to do."
"I shouldn't be surprised, but it seriously is mind blowing if any of you idiots don't think a murder will happen soon."
"No!" Gavin replied.
"Shut up." Ellen got super serious. "I don't know why I'm wasting my breath again, but every single person was affected by the video we just saw, and I can already tell a good majority of you idiots are thinking about watching another video tomorrow. That is all that needs to be said, a murder is on the way."
Miranda started sobbing really hard again, Dane gently kissed her forehead.
"I hate to agree with Ellen." Henry started with. "But I believe she is right, someone is gonna die again."
"This sucks!" Sapphire whined.
"Yes, we know you do a lot of that." Simon snickered.
"HEY!"
"Enough!" Irene roared, causing the attention of everyone to shift to her. "Cut the negativity shit out this instance! And here is what we're gonna do! Everyone, we're gonna discuss this new motive at the hotel lobby, and I mean everyone." Irene cast a glare to Ellen, Simon, and Henry.
"Whatever." Henry replied.
"Fuck it." Simon said.
"Waste of time." Ellen added.
