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Cody trembled and curled up with his arms next to his chest. "I... I'm so... sorry... But..." Cody paused a bit, listening to Gwen sob softly, trying her best to look away from Duncan, "I... Ahahaha... I'm... ah... my hands... I can't move them anymore... I'm so... Sorry... I'm sorry..." At that moment I stood up and stopped Cody from doing anything else reckless. "Noah...? N-Noah, I can't... breathe... I'm so sorry.. I didn't mean to pull the trigger..." That's when I saw the knife that Duncan was supposed to have. How did Cody get the knife...? He coughed up blood as I held him. He had stabbed himself, though luckily someplace that he wouldn't die on the spot. Panicking, I took off my sweater and tore it up with the bloody knife. I wrapped his wounds tightly and kept the remains of my sweater. I guess I could use these for other purposes. "Cody, hang in there, you can't leave me yet. Mike, try to comfort Gwen. Cody, please, you can't do this. You can't leave me..."

"Breathing hurts, Noah... And... we are no longer partners... The stamp was ruined..." Cody slowly went unconscious.

"Cody, hang in there..."

"..."

"C-Cody...?" Cody was still, but he heard him breathing. Mike helped me carry him to a safe spot, and we tried our best with Gwen, but she stated that she would rather never see us again, and went on her way. Fine with me. I just need Cody to be here. I don't care if some stupid stamp made us partners and was destroyed, we'll be partners to the end. To assure this thought, I put the stamp together the best I could and stamped Cody so we could have the same mark on us. I kept the destroyed stamp in my pocket, though I would never come to tell...

Mike got up slowly and decided to check around the area for any people who might have the key. Obviously by now it was easy to tell that the person who had the key was being selfish because the door of 233 has not yet opened. "Mr. Anonymous" started speaking again.

"B, Duncan, Leshawna, and Harold have died. Someone has found the key. What's this person going to do with the key...? Will you be saved, Rm. 233? You have 2 hours to figure out who you will save, key holder. All, some, one, or none..." He, or maybe she, cuts off and all I could hear was everyone banging at the door, screaming for help, desperate to get out. There was something going on in there, and I thought, oh, they might die if we don't save them in two hours. Could it be the stereotypical poison gas? Or maybe they're gonna drown. Humans are selfish, though. Whoever has the key just wants to get out. I've got to find the key, but I can't find myself to leave the dorky Cody...

He remembered Duncan and Gwen and it clicked to him that Bridgette and Trent weren't with him. What happened to them...? Maybe he could go find them and form a new alliance with them. Unless they were dead... It's weird hearing it from me, but... I want to save as much people as possible.

Mike hasn't come back yet... I hope nothing horrendous happened to him... It's better to have some kind of team than be alone in this place. How did Mr. Anon. even "borrow" the school? How did Cody know certain things, or was it that the only person who didn't know was me? Cody finally calmed down and his breathing was normal. Seeing his sleeping face... Oh, what am I doing, it's probably already been 10 minutes since the incident, though it feels like an hour. I have to wake up Cody; We can't stay here forever. We took Gwen's knife and we still have his gun. These will be good for defense against whoever threw that spear... Ah, the spear... Why didn't I take that...?

I softly nudged Cody a few times until he woke up. Cody opened his eyes slowly and tried to move, but he whimpered in pain instead. I helped him up carefully, still wondering when Mike would come back. Cody spoke groggily, "N-Noah... Are we.. still here...? Where's... Where's Mike...?"

"We're still here, Cody. Mike, he- He left to check around a few minutes ago, but he- He hasn't come back. I think maybe we should go find him... But first, I- I want to have a little chat, Cody."

"I-" Cody averted his eyes, worried, "I'm sorry, Noah, if it's about the whole game, I can't tell you."

"But Cody... Can you at least tell me why you can't tell me?"

"Because... because..."At that moment Cody grabbed me by the collar and pulled me down so as to whisper in my ear. "Because he told me not to... I'm sorry, Noah... I'm scared. I can't tell you..."

"I don't understand... Who is he...?" Cody nodded his head and we began our search for the key. It was then that I felt the strong need to protect Cody. What's going on with me today?

A few minutes later, I felt the need of having a clock. The school clocks weren't working, so it was impossible to tell how long it's been since Mr. Anon. had spoken. They must have hidden that container well if the key holder hasn't escaped yet. Ahh, where was Mike? He said he'd check the area. Either he ditched us or was captured.

Mike was on his way to search, now. "Ahh, I can't believe I saw two deaths right in front of me!" A sinister laughter escaped his mouth as his hair flipped downwards, "Ah ha ha ha ha! It was gre~at..."

"No! I mean- stop it Mal!"

"Dognabbit, we can't do anything while he's here!"

"You, too, Chester! Uggghh!" Mike walked around and saw no one so far. He heard some noise in the janitor's closet and decided to open it. He saw Bridgette and Trent tied up and gagged, locked inside the closet. He was gonna untie them until someone shoved him inside and was to end up as the two he found. Together, they struggled, trying desperately escape.

Noah and Cody searched the area they were in, which would be the quad. Nothing was interesting, except two convenient hidden batteries. It was obvious then that they would be needing these, and Noah hoped it was for a clock. Mr. Anonymous started speaking again.

"There are now useful items hidden throughout the school. It is 6 pm, and you only have an hour and a half to save room 233. Key holder, you choose not to save them? I'm anxious to see who will get out alive. Maybe no one will get out alive."

The man stopped talking. Noah was provoked by the last words he said and shouted, "Yeah? Well, I hope you die from that anxiety!" Cody blocked Noah's mouth quickly and they continued the game. Exactly 6 pm. They came at 4pm, had it really been exactly two hours? They had 1 hour and 30 minutes left to save the 10 people who were left inside room 233. Noah knew he'd have to keep all that in mind, but Cody was on his mind right now. He wanted to know why Cody knew so much about "Mr. Anonymous," but he forced it out of his mind. It was 6 pm, leaving one hour and thirty minutes left to find the key and save those in room 233. Who was going to make it out alive...?