"Are they gone?" Hope ask.
"Yup!" Mighty Ray said.
"We're just in the closet!" Sparky Black shouted from the closet.
"Close enough." Hope said. "Let the pocky game begin!"
Hope took out the hat and pull out two names from it. With a small chuckle, Hope said, "It's Alpha Girl and Sonia for the turn!"
Sonia suddenly spit out some lemon-lime soda at the commander, and shouted along with Alpha Girl, "What!?"
"Sonia, is that my soda?" Hope ask, pointing at the clear bottle in Sonia's hand as Sonia took another sip of the soda.
Once she realized what the monkey said, she spit the soda out at the commander again. Sonia nervously chuckle and said to the Apetrully, "Sorry, commander."
Why didn't you say that the first time you did it? Apetrully thought, looking annoyed.
"Apetrully, I think you should leave and wash up before anything else happens." Hope said.
Apetrully let out a sigh of relief, and thought, This might be a chance to escape this game, but first, I have to change my costume. It's starting to feel sticky.
"You better come back once you do." Hope said, making the commander feel a little chill down his back.
She won't be that mad. She only gets that mad when someone insults her mother, and I don't think anyone would do that twice unless they want to die by a pink and white monkey. Then again, I don't think Hope can really kill anyone, right? Apetrully thought, quickly walking out of here.
Hope turn her head to the two chosen girls and said, "Pick pocky flavor do you want. Let's just hope none of the pocky are broken."
From the closet, you can hear four gulps. Sonia and Alpha Girl look at each other, then at the boxes of pocky that looks pretty damaged. I don't think there's a chance of those four to live.
"Chocolate." Alpha Girl said.
"Almond." Sonia said.
"Chocolate."
"Almond."
"Chocolate!"
"Almond!"
Chocolate almond crush!" Hope shouted, holding out the pocky. "I have to warn you, it's pretty hard to do the pocky game with nuts like these on the pocky."
"Let it be over." Alpha Girl groaned, taking the pocky.
Sonia didn't say anything as Alpha Girl put one end of the pocky, and Sonia put the other end in her mouth.
"Ready... Go!" Hope shouted.
Once the two begin, they found out that it is hard to nibble on a pocky with almond because it wasn't smooth as the other ones they ate, so they're not exactly used to it, but they tried their best to get to the middle of the pocky. Most of the guys seems to look a bit eager on who's going to win.
"You guys seem to be a bit too eager." Hope quietly mumble so no one can hear her.
Sonia suddenly break the pocky when they were about two inches from each other. Alpha Girl let out a sigh of relief, almost thinking that she have to kiss another girl. As Sonia ate the rest of the small pocky piece, Hope shouted, "Alpha Girl for the win! Sonia loses!"
Hope turn her head towards Sonia and was able to talk until Sonia said, "I know. I know. Since I lost, I have to sing."
"Yup." Hope said, taking out the blue boombox out of no where.
As Hope turn the boombox, Alpha Girl notice Sonia looking at her with a smile.
Sonia: Made a wrong turn
Once or twice
Dug my way out
Blood and fire
Bad decisions
That's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Hope happily sat close to Alpha Girl, who was listening to Sonia's song.
S: Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way, it's all good"
It didn't slow me down
Mistaken
Always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around...
Alpha Girl's eyes widen from the lyrics. They strangely describe someone she knows, and by 'someone', she means herself.
S: Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me
Alpha Girl have a small smile on her face, then was suddenly hugged by Hope.
S: You're so mean
When you talk
About yourself
You are wrong
Change the voices
In your head
Make them like you
Instead
Alpha Girl gave a quick pet on the head for Hope, then pay her attention to the song.
S: So complicated
Look how big you'll make it
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It's enough
I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons
See you same
The warrior suddenly felt Hope's hug squeezing her a bit, but then she stopped.
I was getting used to that. Alpha Girl thought.
S: Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please
If you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing
You are perfect to me
Then everyone notice Hope by Sonia's side.
Hope: The whole world stares while I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is some ice cold soda.
The song briefly stops when Hope sang that line and then gave Sonia a small glare. Must be because of what happened earlier. Sonia nervously chuckle from Hope's glare, and said, "I'm sorry?"
Then they went back to the song.
H: So cool in lying and I tried, tried, tried
But we try too hard, it's a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cuz they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Strange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that?
Why do I do that?
Why do I do that?
Hope briefly looks confuse until she remembers the song.
H & S: Ooh, pretty pretty pretty,
Pretty pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please,
If you ever, ever feel
Like you are perfect, to me
H: You're perfect
You're perfect
S & H: Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than
Less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please,
If you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing,
You're perfect to me
The music stops as Sonia and Hope bows. Alpha Girl was hugged again, but this time by both Sonia and Hope. A slightly larger appear on Alpha Girl's face with a small blush of embarrassment. She heard a whisper from Hope: "Just making sure you feel appreciated."