Chapter: 5 the challenges
(Editors note this chapter I will be switching Point Of View a lot)
(Trixie's POV)
"I don't know what that wackos game plan is we have try to not use slugs
to deal with it" Eli said
"Hey!" Something grabbed my blaster so I went to get it "that was a challenge?" I asked
"No that was a distraction" Shepard said "now help!"
I turned around and everyone was entangled in vines
"I think it may be time to seriously reconsider this no slug rule" Pronto squealed
"I think you may be right" Eli pulled his blaster and shot buzzsaw out taking everyone's vines off
"OK but now you lost buzzsaw I hope it was worth it" Kord started
"Oh it was... for me" The game master said
pronto growled and fired a Ramstone at him
we all yelled at him
"Oh goody another slug it'll make a great addition to my collection" he started "but I can't just take something without giving something back here have an apple" he threw a apple with a fuse "go on take a bite it's practically exploding with flavour"
"Shit run" Shepard yelled
The "apple" exploded and caused the entire stage to change
"Two bridges but only one will get you safely across the quicksand lake make your choice quick that bucket of rotting apples are to about tip" The game master said even more psychotic than ever
"Why don't we swim across?" Pronto suggested
"Because it's quicksand" I stated
"Precisely" pronto said loudly
"Hmm he wouldn't expect us to go for the good bridge unless that's what he wants" Eli thought out loud
"Eli choose quickly" I said
"Jump" everyone got on the shabby bridge
"Wrong Choice" Game master stated
"Jump to the other bridge" Eli yelled
The entire bridge started rocking and bucking about and pronto fell down
As we all made it across but pronto
(Pronto's POV)
"I should've brought my bathing suit" pronto said as pronto dove into the quicksand "ohh this is nice" pronto thought "oh the bottom" I thought as I started to dig through the bottom of the quick sand lake "Gauck cough hello"
"Hey he's talking to us from the soupy beyond" Kord said like a baby
"No from the darkly below where someone doesn't understand the concept of a well lit workplace" Pronto said
"How did you survive?"Trixie asked
"Why shouldn't I have?molenoids spend their summers bathing quicksand also I dug a hole through the bottom of the pit"
"that makes your inside operative find where the game masters controlling all this and report back but keep this quiet we can't have him know you're down there moling around" Eli said
"Understood agent pronto is on the move like a ghost" pronto continued
(Eli's POV)
"four contestant stand you truly are the most impressive I've ever challenged" Game master said
"Maybe we're not impressed playing against a lonely crackpot with him too much time on his hands" I insulted him
"I had some more challenges planned but let's just skip to the grand finale and this time it's personal" Game master said as everything went black
"Ah Eli our hero to slugs and people alike can you save them both? and if not who do you choose?"
"I know you two from the zombie mall what are you doing here?" I asked they responded with bickering
"Well it wasn't my idea, I can tell ya we should have taken the cruise Silvia"
"You need need to get out of your comfort zone Howard"
"Remember what the doctor said that my comfort zone"
"doctor Schmoctor honestly"
"Do we really ...really right here right in public"
(Trixie's POV)
"Trixie dear sweet,Trixie. How about little target practice,hmmm. Five targets, five shots if you can make them that is"
"You think I'm wasting my slugs on your silly game forget it"
"then allow me to supply the slugs"
They fell through a tube in the wall
"Though I very much doubt even that will help you"
"what are you saying I can't shoot straight"
"Hm hm well see won't we"
(Shepard's POV)
"Commander I know relatively little about you but I know you have a device that turns you invisible"
"what's your point you Wanker?"I asked
"If you can get through this obstacle course you'll have a chance to get away, I doubt you'll take it with your friends still here"
I started running but there was a large pit the bridge was invisible
(Kord's POV)
"Kord the brilliant engineer you have two minutes to build something amazing or your friends will have a nasty surprise"
"Eli? Trixie? Shepard?" I yelled into my comm only getting static
Seeing what was going on on the screens I got to work
(Eli's POV)
"these chairs are extremely well-made look at the joinery" said Silvia
Hank Replied "Sylvia, I don't care about the cotton-pickin' joinery"
"Somethings not right here" I said "Okay whiff stink'em!"
As he impacted They didn't react"ah so thats his game"
(Kord's POV)
As I tightened the last bolt I exclaimed "there we go" before realizing I had no idea what it was "What the heck is this thing". Turning back to the screens I realized that if Trixie hit that last target Eli and her where history
(Pronto's POV)
As pronto creeped out from around the rock Pronto saw The game master "team pronto to talk dog I have eyes on the package and I see the slugs they look like they're connected to the package it's really creepy" Pronto finished
"Got it so thats why she does it" Eli stated
(Shepard's POV)
"If you're listening your an ass you know that right" I cursed
"Oh I know" The game master mused
"Shit do it for Tali" I said as I stepped onto the cloaked platform
(Kord's POV)
"Kord your times up what did you make for me?" The game master asked
"A jet pack but it ain't for you" I stated as I took off Flying to Trixie's little box stopping the last shot
"thanks but you made me miss my shot" Trixie snapped
"Yeah and that shot would have dumped Eli in the drink and turned you to paste" I said they shot up my phosphorus slug lighting up the machine above
"Oh" was all Trix said "is that Japack?"
The Pack miss fired and broke"it was a jetpack"
(Eli's POV)
"Watching and waiting? you really need to brush up on your hero skills" the game master said
"They didn't react to the stink they're more of your robots and I know you won't hurt slugs you need them for there power" I stated
"Oh what else do you know?" He mused
"that you're just a clever nerd in a basement who's hooked up to a slug energy machine the power himself and his fantasy" I said my voice rising toward the end
"how could you know that" he yelled
"why don't you stop playing games with robots and holograms" I said poking the projection "and match wits with me in the real world" I finished
"Fine" and with that the walls fell
"There you guys are" Shepard yelled
"In fact I'll even show you the way" the game master continued as rocks began to fall
"It's another challenge you guys go" I said
"No this is my fault I'll fix it" Shepard stated
"Hey guys" Pronto said as he popped up from a hole "hop in"
We all slid down to the central chamber
"Ah Friends to the end what noble losers" Game master said
"We ain't that Noble" Kord said
"we just found a better way down" Trixie continued
"on the pronto express toot toot" Pronto whooped
"Stop your yammering and Fire" Shepard yelled a few rounds escaping his gun "dam strong cyclonic Barriers"
"Everyone under the geoshard" I yelled Shepard stayed out to draw fire
(Shepard's POV)
"Hey you fuck" I yelled as I drained his shield "this for putting me through those trials" I said my fist colliding "this is for putting my friends in danger" I said again "and this is for everyone else you killed" I yelled my omni-blade drawing only to have him throw me back and shatter the geoshard hut
Jumping out of the explosion Eli drew his double barrel mod and fired destroying the container housing the slugs
"Nooooooo! Grrrr One final challenge" the game master said pressing a red button "I've started a melt down that will destroy this cavern you might have just enough time to save the slugs or catch me" He said running
"He's right bro" Kord said
"Forget him save the slugs" Eli yelled"
Eli shot a drill nosed slug I've never seen and Trixie shot an arachnet after it laying a web on the ground I grabbed an armful of slugs and dropped them on it along with everyone else "there's one left you guys go" Eli yelled as we ascended I heard the sound of a slug hitting velocity and sighed
As we reach the surface Eli came up behind us "well that was a bust looks like we'll have to look out for fake rescue missions now on" Kord said
"this wasn't in fake saved them" Eli said pointing at the slugs