"Hm… I choose… Slag!" Tony said, confidently. "Truth or dare?"
"Oh! I'm fired up! I choose dare!" Tony had to think for a moment. He knew Slag was the type to try anything if it was a challenge. What kind of challenge would meet her standards? As he thought about it, he had an idea. "I dare you… to build a wooden house without setting it on fire!"
Slag grinned. "Really? That's it? No problem! I'll be right back!" She stepped outside and ran up to the nearest tree. "Alright! First thing's first! I need to get some woo-" She began punching the tree trunk, only for it to immediately burst into flames. She sighed. "No problem, I'll just move on." She walked up to the next tree.
And the next.
And the next.
Soon, she began shrieking in rage as she kept trying to get wood from the trees. The group watched her endeavors from within the house, everyone giggling. Atlas scratched her hair. "Uh, I don't think she's going to be rejoining us anytime soon."
Mire shrugged. "Oh well. I guess it's my turn then. Hmmm…" She looked at her companions with a sudden realization: her options were quite limited. 'This is just no good. We need more players, but how can we do that without stopping the game?' Her gaze travelled across the room until it landed on a lone iron sword sitting in the corner of the room. An idea popped into her head. "Tony! Truth or dare?"
Tony felt chills go down his spine as he saw the mischief in her eyes. He gulped. "Uh, t-truth."
The slime girl had planned for this and decided to roll with it. "How many kids could we have together?"
Tony felt his entire body go numb as his face felt fire hot. He thought steam would rise from his head if it got any hotter. Mire put a hand to her mouth, feigning shock. "Oh? Was that a tough question? How about this: I'll let you switch to a dare!"
Atlas frowned. "Mire! You can't put him into a corner like that!"
Mire grinned, ignoring Atlas. "Come on, Tony. You can pick dare."
Tony knew that if he chose dare, he'd have to obey any command Mire gave him. However, answering the question could lead to much more. Tony sighed in defeat. "Dare."
Mire smirked. "Alright. I dare you to steal Saber's sword."
Hex raised an eyebrow. "Hm, well, that's unexpected. I thought you were surely going to make Tony participate in some lewd activity."
Atlas smiled at the boy. "Well, that's an easy task. Right, Tony?" Her smile fell when she saw the look of horror on the boy's face. "Tony?"
Tony didn't register her words as he suddenly remembered his ordeal during the Mutant War when Saber was training him…
It was early morning when Tony exited the Village Castle. He was excited to be getting up because today was the day Saber would teach him some of her special moves. He looked around outside the castle and was surprised to find that his trainer wasn't there. 'Odd, she's usually the first one to wake up. Huh?' His gaze travelled to a shiny metal object in the center of the training ground: Saber's sword. He looked around, making sure no one was around. From what Rube had told him, Saber's sword was sacred in that if anyone else touched it, she would get very upset.
Tony rolled his eyes and walked to the sword. He began to reach down for it, his handed mere inches from the hilt.
Suddenly, an arrow flew between his hand and the sword. Tony looked up in time to see a foot kick him in the chest. He fell to the ground, the air in his lungs having left him. Above him, Saber stood with an arrow reared back, ready to launch at him. She kept her foot on his chest. Tony looked up in fear as he looked into Saber's heated eyes.
She exhaled hard before sheathing her weapon and standing down. "Don't ever, ever touch my sword."
Tony nodded, sweat dripping from his brow.
Tony felt his heart beat faster as he thought about what would have happened if he had actually grabbed the sword. He looked at his companions and noticed their worried looks. Mire even seemed a bit unnerved. "Hey, Tony. It's alright if you want a different dare. I have a few other ideas we could try." She said with a wink.
Tony blushed and pulled at his collar. "Uh, no. I think I can handle getting a sword." 'The real question is if Saber can handle it.'
"Hyaa!" Saber yelled, swinging her sword downward. Skelli jumped out of the way before swinging her own sword at Saber's center. The blacksmith grunted and jumped back, parrying the strike. The duo were stuck in a stalemate as they glared at each other. After a few moments, the girls sighed and jumped back. Saber smirked and spoke between gasps. "You… are losing… your edge…"
Skelli laughed. "Me? I… was going easy… on you…" The girls fell back, sticking their weapons into the ground. Suddenly, a rumbling noise rang through the area. Skelli sat up, instantly putting her hand on the hilt of her sword. "What was that?"
Saber blushed. "My stomach. We've been training since sunrise and I haven't eaten anything. Let's take a break."
"I agree. I could eat." The girls stood and began walking towards the Village Castle, but Saber suddenly stopped. Skelli raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"I forgot my sword, let me go… get…" She froze as she saw her previously grounded sword was gone. The foliage it stood behind shook, as if someone had run through it in a panic. Saber grinded her teeth as she let out a war cry.
Tony ran as fast as he could. He knew what would happen if Saber caught him. He cringed as he thought of the pain he would go through. 'Even if I do make it, she'll kill me. Then, she'll kill me over and over when I respawn. I should have taken the other dare!' As he had his second thoughts, Tony felt his heart jumped out of his chest when he heard a loud war cry followed by a threat. "I don't know who took my sword, but when I find you, I will make sure you don't respawn!"
The threat served as motivation as Tony pumped his legs harder. Soon, he saw his house in view. He almost cried when he saw it, but his rejoice was interrupted by an arrow whizzing past him, hitting a tree. He looked back in time to dodge another one as it hit the ground in front of him. Tony soon reached his door and slammed it shut, standing in front of it. The group looked at him in shock. Slag raised her eyebrows. "What happened?" Tony was about to answer, but suddenly was launched forward by Saber and Skelli both kicking in the door.
The former looked around the room. "Why am I not surprised? Which one of you took my sword?"
Tony slowly got up and held out the weapon. "Uh… I can explain?"
Saber looked at him. Her face was emotionless as she approached him. Tony closed his eyes and looked away, bracing himself. Saber stepped closer and closer and closer until…
… she just snatched the sword away.
Tony opened one eye when he didn't feel any pain. Saber examined her sword, turning it around and feeling the point. She sighed. "Tony, you know so very well how I feel about my sword. So, if you hold any value for your life, tell me: why in Notch's name did you steal it!?"
"I… well, um, it's actually a funny story… you see-"
"We were playing Truth or Dare." Mire said.
Saber narrowed her eyes. "Truth… or Dare? You risked your life for a stupid game!?"
"It was either that or…" He glanced back at Mire, who looked at him seductively.
Saber was about to retort, but Skelli stepped forward. "Truth or Dare? Are you all playing?"
Hex nodded. "They are teaching me how to play."
"Do you guys have room for two more?"
Saber looked at Skelli in shock. "Whoa now! Two more? You seriously think I'd have anything to do with something so childish?"
"Come on, Saber. Have a little fun once in awhile. Or… are you too scared?"
The blacksmith felt her blood boil. "Scared? Scared!? Oh, you are on!"
Skelli smirked. 'Hook, line, and sinker.'
AN: I'd like to thank DarkWolf133 and Mephiles for the Truth or Dare questions in this chapter. Definitely hilarious!
Current Players:
Slag
Mire
Tony
Hex
Atlas
Saber
Skelli