Chapter 2 - Let The Game Begin! (Part 2)
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The whole gymnasium was in silence. It had been about ten minutes since Monokuma had disappeared and none of the eighteen pupils had talked since.
But then finally someone spoke up.
"Hey, girls," Blossom called her sisters "we can get out of here easily, you know, with our powers!"
"We... no longer have powers." Buttercup said "Both Bubbles and I tried to use them but we couldn't. That stupid bear must've took them away." Bubbles nodded sadly.
Huh, that's why I can't feel them, she thought.
"Yeah, and he must've done something with my magic watch. It isn't working anymore." Ben said "With it I can shapeshift into various aliens."
"Cooooool." both Gumball and Darwin said in awe.
"Yeah, and he must've took away my elasticity too, now that I think about it." Jake said.
"And I can't summon my magic shield anymore! H-How is that even possible?!" Steven muttered.
"No..." Blossom whispered "There's no way he could've just taken our powers!"
"Oh yes there is." Monokuma's voice blared out of the speakers "I didn't exactly took away your powers, they are just sleeping. I injected you something so you can't use powers during your time in this school."
"I can't wait to squeeze that bear until he-" Buttercup's menace was interrupted by Monokuma.
"Attention, students!" he completely ignored Buttercup and continued "As you exit please take an E-handbook. They are located on a table to right of the exit doors."
Everyone walked towards the table and took one of the gadgets. It sort of looked like a normal smart phone but larger and heavier.
Blossom picked it up and tapped the black screen. It lit up with her name and a photo of her on the screen.
"These E-books can do so many things!" Monokuma started "With them you can call or chat with your pupils that are stuck here with you, they can take pictures, they have a map of the school and they're the only way to get into your dorm room! I know, I'm amazing!" he said, all full of himself "Monokuma out!" the audio shut off.
"Huh," Blossom tapped her chin, thoughtfully "so, according to this map," she said to herself, looking to her right "That way leads to the kitchen and the mess hall." she looked to the other way "And that way it's where our dorms are."
"Guys," Connie spoke up "I think we should search for an exit. There's no way that bear could really imprison us here with literally no way out." she suggested "We could split into groups."
"The girl with a horrible fashion sense is right." Mindy spoke up.
"Uh... thanks?"
"Dee Dee, Dexter and Ben, you go check for any flaws in the metal shutters." she said "Finn, Jake and Bubblegum you can go check the mess hall."
"Okay but who died and made you queen?" Dexter snapped.
"Can we not talk about dying right now, please?" Bubbles asked, trembling.
The two ignored the blue powerpuff and when they were about to fight, Blossom spoke up."I agree with her. Just do it, guys." she said.
Dexter sighed and began to drag himself along with the others, to the places where they were asked to go.
"I'll go check the front door." Robin offered, gently.
"You can't go on your own!" Mindy quickly replied "I'll go with you and make sure you don't do anything suspicious."
"Whatever." he said.
"Well, if either of you end up murdered at least we'll know who the culript is." Mordecai joked. Both him and Rigby chuckled at that.
"That wasn't funny." Robin uttered calmly , making the two friends cut it out, and then walked away with Mindy.
"Watching your attempts to find an escape is amusing and all but, I'll check the rooms on my own." Mandy said, calmly.
"Why?" Steven raised an eyebrow.
"Because I don't want to risk becoming the victim of your murder. Someone here might be planning one already." she informed the nice gem and started walking away.
"Hey, hold up, girl!" Rigby steeped in front of Mandy, making her stop and narrow her eyes at him "How do we know if you are not setting up a murder?" he pointed at her.
"Oh puh-lease," she rolled her eyes "Get out of my way, low-life." she pushed him aside and walked out of the gym.
Silence engulfed the gym once again until Gumball noticed there was a kitchen "Ooh, Darwin and I will check the kitchen... y'know... for survival purposes." he quickly grabbed his friend's hand and pulled him to outside the gym.
"So... Steven and I can go check the stairs." Connie said. They walked away.
"Rigby and I will go check the bathrooms then." Mordecai said, walking away with Rigby, leaving the three sisters.
"Okay, girls," Blossom said "Let's go check the dorms then."
"Sounds fine to me." Buttercup said and Bubbles nodded in agreement.
They were walking through the long hallway where the dorms were located. Blossom noticed that each room had a nameplate and a photo of the person that it belonged to. They headed towards Blossom's room, since it was the first one on their path. There was a screen next to the door. Blossom placed her E-handbook to the screen and, after analyzing the E-book the door automaticaly opened and they walked in. What was inside made their jaws hit the floor.
"Woah." Buttercup uttered in awe. "This is pretty nice. Nicer than I expected."
"Yeah. If we ignore the big metal eye-sore." Bubbles said.
"And the security camera..." Blossom added, pointing to the corner of the room.
It was a standard bedroom, with a double bed, with a bedside table with a glass lamp on the left, and a bathroom. There was also a desk and a revolving chair. As they were analyzing the room, Blossom noticed a small plasma-screen displayed on the wall.
"A TV?" she uttered, confused. "Weird how the individual behind that bear bothered to place a TV on each dorm when he plans on all of us dying."
"Blossom, can you not say it like that, please?" Bubbles asked.
"I'm sorry, Bubs, but it's the truth." Blossom said "And until we find a way to escape, we'll have to accept it."
Bubbles simply sighed.
"Hey, Bloss," Buttercup called "I think you bathroom is locked."
"Huh?" Blossom walked to the door and tried to forcefully open it, but she failed. She tried again but it still didn't open "Why is it locked?"
"It isn't locked." a voice behind them said, making the three powerpuff girls jump back. It was Monokuma. Blossom realized he had teleported next to them.
"Sorry, Blossom, but that door is a special case. It is jammed!" he said.
"W-What are you doing here?!" she muttered.
Monokuma ignored her question and walked up to the door. "You have to push the knob up and then twist it." he demonstrated it on the door and it opened up.
"Huh, it worked." Blossom with no emotion in her voice.
"Of course it did!" the bear exclaimed "Oh, and," he continued "you guys know you won't find an exit, right?" he smirked.
Blossom stood silent for a few seconds, listening to that stupid bear laugh but then snapped "You know you can't make us kill each other, right?"
Monokuma was surprised with that answer but soon replied "Are you sure about that, Utonium? 'Cause I'm pretty sure there are people here who are super desperate to leave this place. And you know the only way to leave..." he drawled "And I can't wait for that!" he laughed as he walked out of the room.
"Bastard." Buttercup mumbled.
An hour passed and after the girls check Buttercup's and Bubbles' dorms they received text from Mindy to meet with everyone in the canteen. They soon arrived at the place to find everyone else there.
"Finally, we're all here." Mandy said as the trio arrived and took a seat "I think we should discuss our findings."
"Well, Darwin and I discovered that the food is extremely delicious!" Gumball said.
Mindy rolled her eyes "Robin and I tried the front door but it was blocked, just as the windows."
"Connie and I found the staircases!" Steven revealed.
"But they were guarded off by shutters." Connie finished.
"So, apparently we only have the first floor." Robin scratched his chin in thought.
"The rooms are pretty nice." Blossom said "There's a double bed, a shower room, a TV, and a desk in the ones we checked."
"Too bad there were metal shutters in there as well." Buttercup said.
"And security cameras." Bubbles added.
"The bathrooms don't even have windows so there were no metal shutters." Mordecai said.
"Monokuma told me they re-stock the fridge daily. So, there's no need to worry about running out." Mandy revealed.
"So there are no exits?" Ben asked "I guess this plan completely failed!"
"Not really." Robin replied "The search has confirmed the thing that all of us feared..."
"Which is..." Rigby said, waiting for Robin's answer.
"The fact that we're trapped inside a cage with no way out." Robin revealed.
Everyone in the room went silent. There really wasn't a way out. Blossom stared at the others. Gumball and Darwin broke down in each other's arms. Steven and Connie had tears forming in their eyes. Finn, Jake and Princess Bubblegum were all lost in thought, just as everyone else.
"So... we're really stuck here... forever." Dee Dee said calmly, breaking the room's awkward silence.
"Don't say that, Dee Dee." Dexter tried to comfort his sister "I'm sure we'll find a way soon."
"But what if we don't?" she asked her brother, worriedly "How can I live here? How can we all live here?"
"By adapting." Robin said calmly, making everyone stare at him. Some of them confused and some of them curious about what he was going to say next. Blossom was a mix of both.
"Yeah no." Rigby folded his arms "I will leave this place whether that stupid bear likes it or not."
"Maybe you will," Robin uttered "but until then we will need to adapt." he continued "It is not the strongest or the smartest that will survive, but those who are able to bring about change."
Everyone else just stared at each other and shrugged, letting Robin continue.
"Based on my suggestion, I have a proposal." he stood up from his seat "In the rules section of our e-handbooks, there's a section about 'Nighttime'. I suggest we add a rule of our own here."
"We're listening..." Dexter told Robin to continue.
"My proposed rule would be one that prohibits anyone being outside of their room alone between the hours of 9PM and 7AM." he suggested.
"But why?" Gumball asked, confused.
"This way we won't have to sit on edge, glancing at the door every minute in fear that someone is there, waiting to kill us." he responded, incredibly calm as everyone gasped. "Sadly, we cannot enforce this rule, so we will have to rely on trust." he returned to his seat.
Their old friend, silence, once again came to visit the eighteen students as soon as Robin stopped talking. They were left thinking about what was happening right now and if what Robin said was actually true.
"Hey, what's crackalakin' ?" Monokuma suddenly appeared behind them, making everyone jump in fright.
"Why so serious? Are you already feeling the despair?" he rubbed his paws while laughing maniacally.
"There's no despair in this room!" Steven exclaimed.
"Yeah, we know we're going to find a way to get out of this hell! It's just a matter of time." Buttercup said.
"Yeah yeah, whatever." he laughed, receiving glares from the pupils "Anyways, I have a surprise to show you all."
The pupils shared a quick glance before following him.
They entered a computer room.
"Huh? How did no one found out about this room?" Bubblegum thought out loud.
Monokuma sat on the teacher's chair "Please take a seat!" he said as he gestured to the seats in front of the computers.
Everyone sat down with obvious nervousness on their faces, with the exception of a few like Robin, Mandy and Mindy, who had blank expressions.
"There are CD's beside your computers. Please place them in and put the headphones on." he instructed "Now, show time!" he rubbed his paws, happily.
Blossom picked up the headphones from her desk after putting the CD inside the disc drive. Moments later, the movie started. It was just showing static at first but then, in the screen, appeared the people she wanted to see the most at that moment. There were Professor, Mrs Bellum and The Mayor seated on her living room's couch, waving and smiling widely.
"Blossom, sweety!" Professor started "We're so proud of you!"
"Yeah, you've been selected to one of the most prestigious schools is the world! You go girl!" Mayor exclaimed.
"We hope you do well on this new chapter of your life!" Mrs Bellum said.
They all seemed to be happy for her. That's exactly what she needed to hear and watch after this horrible start. She even managed to smile through this whole thing for the first time.
"And don't forget, Blossom." Professor continued "We love you!" as soon as he finished speaking the screen went static again.
Blossom watched in horror as the scene changed. The couch her loved ones were previously seated on was completely destroyed and they were nowhere to be found. She noticed loads of blood on the ground and on the couch.
She quickly pulled the headphones out of her and threw them on the ground. She looked around just to find most of her classmates staring at the screen in shock. She stared at Bubbles and Buttercup. Bubbles had her hand covering her mouth in horror while Buttercup was staring angrily at the screen. But what scared her the most were Jake's and Bubblegum's reactions.
Jake was on the ground, trembling with evident fear in his eyes. Tears started forming in his eyes as he was leaving the room, running.
Princess Bubblegum was still on her seat, trembling with her hands covering her mouth. She also burst out crying and ran out of the room.
"Guys, wait!" Finn shouted, running towards his friends.
"What the fuck was this, dude?!" Mordecai shouted at Monokuma, who was just smiling widely with his hands on his hips.
"This was just a little motivation." he laughed hysterically as he walked out of the room.
Blossom noticed that Mandy was the only one not showing any type of emotion. She was just staring coldly at the screen with a blank expression.
A chill ran down her spine.
It had been an hour since the computer room. Everyone had headed to their dorms to spend some time alone. After that, who can blame them, though?
Blossom had been laying on her bed, staring at the ceiling for quite a while now. Her head was loaded of thoughts.
Was that video really true? No, it can't be!, she thought No! It can't be! Monokuma said that was a 'little motivation'... maybe that was a little push for a mur-" she was taken off her thoughts by Monokuma's squeaky voice.
"Notice from Principal Monokuma!" Blossom noticed the TV had switched on, revealing Monokuma's face. "I wanted to inform you about some things." he said "First of all, I think most of you must've noticed this by now but there's an MP3 that comes with a pair of headphones inside the drawer of your bedside table."
That was a surprise for Blossom. She didn't even bother to check the drawer of her bediside table. She opened it and found the MP3 with a pair of headphones beside them.
Monokuma continued "Since most of you are kids and teenagers, I thought you would like to listen to some music."
She checked the playlist and saw a song "Fancy by Twice." she read outloud "Nice" she commented.
"Also another thing that is not important. Only the girls' bathrooms have locks, sorry not sorry, boys. That's all. Bye, maggots."
As soon as the TV shut off, Blossom heard a knock on the door.
She walked towards the door and opened it to find Robin standing there with a smile on his face.
"Hey, Blossom." he greeted her.
"Uh, hi, Robin. Is there anything wrong?" she asked, because of this unexpected surprise.
"No! It is just that Darwin invited everyone to his dorm so we can all get to know each other. He told me to come call you." he explained.
"Uh okay. I'll go in a minute." she gave him a fake smile.
"Cool." he walked away and she closed the door.
She wasn't really in the mood to... be with other people. But she thought it would be the best to know the people that are in the same situation as her. So she went anyways.
Shortly after, she arrived at Darwin's dorm. She knocked on the door and was received by a smiling Darwin "Great, you're here!' he pulled her inside of his room.
Most of her classmates were there. There were her sisters, there were Dexter and Dee Dee, there were Mordecai and Rigby, Steven and Connie, Robin, Ben and, of course, Gumball and Darwin. She noticed a lot of people were absent. Mindy, Mandy, Finn, Jake and Princess Bubblegum weren't there, which made her wondering if they were that affected by the video.
"There are people who, sadly, won't be coming." Darwin said.
"Yeah, Mindy said she didn't want to spend time with 'the losers that we are' pff." Ben rolled his eyes.
"Mandy said she doesn't like these type of events." Steven said "Which is weird, because this isn't even a big deal."
"And Bubblegum is still shaken by that video. I hope she recovers." Robin said.
"What about Finn and Jake?" Blossom asked. But as soon as she did, there was knock on the door. Darwin went to check who it was. It were Finn and Jake.
"I finally conviced Jake to come." Finn said proudly.
Jake folded his arms "Yeah, but I won't be staying for too long."
"It's fine to me." Darwin said "Let's begin with the presentations! Let's seat."
Most of the pupils seated on the ground while Gumball and Darwin seated on Darwin's bed.
"Okay, we'll start." Darwin cleared his throat "I'm Darwin Watterson!"
"And I'm Gumball Watterson!" Gumball said happily.
"Oh, so you're brothers! Cool." Connie commented.
"Yup! We're from a small city called Elmore!" Darwin exclaimed.
"Huh, never heard of it." Robin scratched his chin.
Gumball added "We have crazy adventures almost everyday which happen out of nowhere or when we get in trouble. Believe it or not, there was this time when Darwin and I transformed into ghosts! Now it is your turn!" he said.
"Uh okay." Steven uttered "I'm Steven Universe and I'm from Beach City."
"And I'm Steven's friend, Connie Maheswaren." she introduced herself.
"We usually fight bad gems and-" he was interrupted by Rigby.
"Yeah cool. Now it is my turn." he said, receiving glares from the room "I'm Rigby and I am..." he said as he pulled a hat out of nowhere "Eggscellent."
"Eggscellent? Is that some made up word?" Dexter raised a brow.
"What does it mean?" Dee Dee asked with big curiosity.
"Oh, it's nice of you to ask. Eggscellent means-"
"Here we go again." Mordecai rolled his eyes.
Rigby ignored his friend and continued "Eggscellent means excellent... but with eggs."
"Woah, really?" Ben said with evident sarcasm on his tone, making everyone chuckle.
"Hey, stop laughin'!" Rigby shouted "I earned this hat eating a lot of egg stuff. And I'm allergic to eggs." he folded his arms proudly.
"That's just stupid." Buttercup commented.
Mordecai coughed "Actually, I was the one who earned that hat for him. He was practically dead after trying to earn it, eating a bunch of eggs." he revealed.
That made everyone in the room burst out of laughter. Even Jake, who wasn't in the best mood.
"Whatever." Rigby brought his knees to his chest and sighed.
After everyone finished introducing themselves Darwin announced "Hey, I have a pack of UNO cards. Does anyone want to play?"
There were heard a lot of yes answers but then Jake spoke up "Eh, I don't really wanna continue staying here. I'm not in the best mood. Sorry, guys."
"Oh... okay." Darwin said sadly, as Jake left the room.
After a couple of seconds, Blossom also spoke up "I'm sorry, Darwin, but I think I'll go too. I have a lot of stuff in my head right now. Thank you for the invitation, though."
"Really, sis?" Buttercup placed her hand on her sister's shoulder. "I think you should have a bit of fun. In times like these, it is really necessary."
"Don't worry, Buttercup." Blossom replied "But I just really want to be alone right now." she walked out of the room as she waved the other goodbye. "See ya tomorrow, guys."
She closed Darwin dorm's door and headed to her own dorm.
As she was walking she noticed, in the corner of her eye, Jake walking past his dorm and walking forward. He must've noticed her presence, because he turned around and gave her a small smile before heading forward again.
Blossom ignored this and walked towards her dorm.
She placed her E-book in front of the screen next to her door and steeped inside her room.
She immediately closed her door and threw herself on her bed. She stared at her E-book. It was 7:13 PM. What a long day. What a horrible day. She was hoping this was just a bad dream and this never ever happened. She would just woke up on her bed, in Townsville, safely, then hug Professor again and even return to fight crime. But this was way too real. She was trapped inside a school with her sisters and other people she didn't know. And apparently the only way out was to kill someone.
Was there anybody capable of that? Was there anyone so desperate to get out of here to the point of murdering someone?, she thought, I just hope I don't find this out.
Soon, laden with her own thoughts, Blossom fell asleep.
KNOCK KNOCK
Blossom woke up with two knocks at her door.
"Dammit, what time is it?" she streched tiredly as she touched her E-handbook to check the time. It was 3:12 AM. "Gosh, it's three in the morning! Who's awake at this time?" she whispered her thoughts.
She unlocked the door to find Bubbles with Octi on her hands.
"Bubbles? It's three in the morning! Why are you awake?" Blossom asked, as she yawned.
"I'm sorry, Blossom." she muttered "I... I just can't sleep. This whole murder thing and I think I heard footsteps walking past my room and I- I" she whimpered.
Blossom sighed "It's okay, Bubbs." Blossom said calmly "You want me to go sleep with you?"
Bubbles slowly nodded in response.
Blossom gave another sigh and slightly smiled "Okay then. Let's go."
"Thank you." Bubbles whispered.
They headed towards Bubbles' room and slept there.
"Wakey wakey, sleepy uglinesses!" Monokuma's voice rang out through the dorms. "Got it? I switched beauty's with uglinesses! Y'know because you're far from beautiful!" he explained his own joke "Forget it. It's 7:00 AM, so let's get ready to another despair-inducing day at Cartoon Network Special Academy!"
Slowly, Blossom awoke to find herself in a bedroom that wasn't hers'. Oh yeah, she fell asleep at Bubbles'. Where was she though?
"Bubbles?" she called but got no response "She must've woken up earlier." she thought out loud and then yawned.
Blossom remembered that the day before everyone had agreed to have breakfast together as a part of Robin's rule, to prevent anyone worrying.
"I should get going." she said while rubbing her eyes as she got off her sister's bed.
As soon as Blossom made her way to the canteen she was greeted.
"Greetings, Blossom." Dexter greeted calmly.
"Hi, Dexter." she replied.
"Hey, sis!" Buttercup beamed, gesturing her to come sit with her.
"Good morning, Buttercup." she greeted back.
"So, are you feeling better?" she asked.
"Yeah, I am." Blossom responded with a small smile "Everything can be solved with a good night of sleep!"
"Have you seen Bubbles?" Buttercup asked.
"I thought she was already here. I actually slept in her dorm." Blossom told her.
"Really? Why?!" Buttercup asked, surprised with the news.
"She came into my room at three in the morning. She was so scared so I decided to go sleep with her, to make her feel more comfortable." Blossom answered "I think she might just be in the bathroom." she added.
"Yeah, you're probably right." Buttercup agreed.
There were currently nine people in the canteen: Blossom, Buttercup, Dexter, Mandy, Robin, Gumball, Darwin, Steven and Connie.
"So much for everyone being here on time!" Mandy mumbled.
"Hey, lookin' like this takes time! You would understand if you were pretty." Mindy snapped back as she entered the canteen.
Ben was the next to enter, followed by Mordecai, Rigby and Dee Dee.
"Who are we still waiting on?" Gumball asked.
"Finn, Princess Bubblegum, Jake and Bubbles." Connie answered.
"Weird..." Buttercup commented "Bubbles is not one to arrive late."
She must be in the bathroom or something, Blossom, she thought , Don't worry...
Soon enough, Finn toddled in with a worried look on his face.
"Hey, guys?" he called "Have any of you seen either Jake or Bubblegum? I checked their rooms and they're not in there..."
"Bubbles isn't here too!" Darwin said.
"We have to search for them!" Dee Dee exclaimed.
"You can go, I'll stay here." Mandy said.
"Give them more time..." Steven tried to comfort them.
"I think we should just go check for them. Just in case something happened." Blossom suggested, trying to hide her worries.
"Let's go then." Finn said as he walked out of the canteen, followed by Blossom, Buttercup and Robin.
The four of them walked down the corridor where the rooms were situated. They stopped at Jake's room, then at Bubblegum's room and then at Bubbles's room. They were all empty but were clearly slept in.
"Um... Blossom?" Buttercup uttered, staring at her sister's door, aloof.
"Huh?" Blossom inquired when she noticed her room's door was slightly open. "Did I forget to lock it?"
"Wouldn't you notice, when you came out of here?" Robin asked her.
"Actually, I didn't even sleep here." she responded, making Finn and Robin glance at her with confused looks "I slept in Bubbles' room..." she said as she slowly pushed the door open and entered the room.
"Damn..." Finn commented as he saw Blossom's room.
Her room was a mess. There were things out of place, her bed was untidy and there were objects broken.
"...Hello?..." she uttered, as Buttercup, Finn and Robin waited at the door. "Bubbles?" she uttered, worried "Jake?... Bubblegum?..."
She turned to face the shower room, and saw that the knob had been broken. She approached the door carefully, and pushed it open.
There was... Bubbles. She was curled up into a ball, covered in blood, and trembling, fear in her eyes.
Blossom didn't even think and ran towards her sister "Bubbles, are you okay?!" she kneeled down to check if she was okay.
Slowly, she raised her trembling arm, pointing to the other end of the shower room.
Blossom slowly turned her head, fearing what Bubbles could possibly be pointing at.
There she saw the worst image she had ever seen in her life until then... Jake's dead body leaning against a wall, with a knife lodged in his stomach.
"No..." Finn uttered as he, along with Buttercup and Robin, went to check the shower room "No... No... NOOOOOOOO!" he fell on his knees, crying like he had never cried before.
"I can't..." Buttercup said, as she distanced from the shower room, failing at looking at the body.
"W-who did this?" Robin questioned in shock.
"I-I don't know..." Blossom uttered, shaken "But I swear, we'll find out..."
Rooms: Gymnasium, Canteen/Mess Hall, Kitchen, Computer Room, a few Classrooms
Oh no, Jake's dead! I don't think you weren't expecting him to die so soon XD
Small Hint: Where was Jake going to when Blossom saw him?
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