I'll like to thank StyleMarshlovski for Betaing the Chapter.
For round 8 of their game, it was Emerald's turn to deal the cards, which he did with a surprisingly fluid motion, considering he used his arm-gadget.
Red got the Ten and Queen of Diamonds; Green the Two and Four of Clubs; Blue the Ace and Queen of Clubs; and Yellow got the Four of Spades and Queen of Hearts.
Gold had the Five of Diamonds and Nine of Hearts; Silver the King of Spades and Two of Hearts and Crystal held the Queen of Spades and Jack of Hearts.
Ruby had the King of Clubs and Four of Diamonds; Sapphire the Five of Clubs and King of Hearts; and Emerald held the Ten of Spades and Three of Diamonds.
"Call or fold, people."
"350." Red smirked. (Red: 5000) (Pot: 350)
"Call." Green said. (Green: 11700) (Pot: 700)
"Call." Blue smirked. (Blue: 8050) (Pot: 1050)
"Fold." Yellow sighed. (Yellow: 14500) (Pot: 1550)
"Fold." Gold muttered. (Gold: 8350) (Pot: 1800)
"Fold." Silver sighed.
"Call." Crystal smiled. (Crystal: 20800) (Pot: 2150)
"Fold." Ruby sighed.
"Fold." Sapphire muttered, to absolutely no-one's surprise. They knew she had to safeguard her money, and she knew that her hand was garbage.
"Fold." Emerald grumbled.
"Here's the flop." Emerald placed the Jack of Spades and Clubs, along with the Seven of Hearts on the table.
"Next round."
"500." Red grinned, attempting to bluff everyone again. (4500) (Pot: 2650)
"Fold." Green muttered, not the least bit fooled by Red's incredibly obvious bluffing, knowing that it was now impossible for him to get a winning hand.
"Fold." Blue sighed. There was no hand in that flop for her.
Crystal started to get nervous. Red just sat there, with that ineffable smile. What could he possibly have, that would beat her Three of a Kind? It was unlikely to be another Three of a Kind with Queens, because she had one, and if she was right, then Green and Blue'd had the other two, ruling that out.
It was then that Crystal remembered both Red's bluffing tendencies, and that she had enough money to safely go along on the bet.
"I Call." She calmly said. "In fact, I'll like to make a raise. 1000." (19300) (Pot: 4150)
"Shit." Red thought to himself, without losing his calm smile. "She's not buying it."
"Well, Call or Fold, Red? What's it gonna be, Red? WHAT'S IT GONNA FRIGGIN BE!?" she passionately shouted, getting off her chair, waving her left hand at him.
"Um, I fold." Red nervously said.
"YES!" She shouted, frantically claiming the pot. (Crystal: 23450)
"Oh, by the way, Emerald, thanks for dealing a fair game." Crystal told Emerald, who seemed frightened at her outburst.
"YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!" he shouted, and ran off, leaving Gold and Silver to stare in shock after him as he ran.
"He forgot his money and clothes!" Red exclaimed.
"Meh, if he comes back in time, we'll let him back in the game." Blue muttered.
"And if not?" Yellow asked.
"Then I'll just drop it off, the next time I see him." Crystal answered.
Shrugging it off, Red, Green and Blue removed their pants, leaving the males in their boxers matching their namesakes, and Blue in her bra and a skimpy blue pair of panties, neither of which covered much.
Gotta admit, didn't see that one coming.
Maybe I ought to stop taking inspiration for these rounds, from whatever songs, movies, games or Abridged Series I watch or listen to while writing...