Clash Of The Worlds: The Anomaly

Chapter 4

A bunch of people wearing Chinese traditional clothing start circling around the group, eventually trapping the guys into a circle. "Woah, what's going on?!" "Mortimer, what's going on?!" "Don't ask me!" "I do not like this!" Bobin yelled. Poof. All the guys are gone in the fog, and so are the dragons. "I kinda like this," Safiya said. "I agree. This is much better." To be honest, none of those guys were really helping us anyway, and I'm kinda liking this situation," Colleen said. "Oh, my gosh. We could start an all girls' band!" Ro exclaimed, jumping up and down in excitement. Justine giggled. "Okay, clues. Clues, clues." "Oh, here's a note," Eva told. "Start the Emperor's wedding festival with a bang." "Is this a Chinese firecracker?" "There's one for each of us," Andrea spoke. 

"We also need the combination to this lock. One, two, three, four letters." "Girl, watch what you're doing with that thing! My merkin's gonna catch on fire!" Safiya stated. "One, two, three!" Ro breaks the Chinese firecracker on her knee. "Ow!" Ro groaned in pain. The other firecrackers fire off. They find four different letters all throughout each confetti cannon. They start jumbling them together to figure out what the code might be to get this thing open."Is there anything that has to do with a wedding? Like a team?" "That's not it. Okay." "Or mate, 'cause it's a wedding." The chest opens. 

"Calling all maidens in the Middle Kingdom. The Emperor is in need of an heir and requires a wife. Report to the palace to be tested for beauty, etiquette and conversation. The one who passes will be wed. Ignore this invitation and face the consequences." "Beauty, etiquette,conversation. So we're like suitors?" Justine thought out loud. "Isn't it obvious? Wed him, kill him, and take the kingdom," The Sorceress said. "That's not a bad idea," Safiya replied. 

Meanwhile, with the guys, each of them are on the ground, bags over their heads, and chained to boxes. Everyone takes off the bags over their heads. Two people walk up the stairs. They seem to be guards. "Who's there?" Bobin asked. "They're the Emperor's foreign mercenaries. I know they're after the Dragon Spear. We need to kill them... or else they'll stop the rebellion," The woman said. "Excuse me, can't help but overhear..." The man brought the sword to Mortimer's throat. All right, that's, uh, a sword to my throat. I was just... I was just gonna say before you start killing us maybe we can tell you about the secrets that we know. Right, guys? Secrets." "Y-yeah!" The guys said. "What secrets exactly?" The male guard inquired. "The spear! We know all about the spear!" Michael told. 

"What do you know about the spear?" "It's a spear that's long and it's powerful. And I bet it can help get rid of the anomaly," Michael bluffed. "If we have the spear, then people will follow us." "Very well. You have one hour to bring us the spear. And prove to us you truly are rebels. Otherwise, we'll find you and we'll kill you." The two guards leave. "They're not gonna take us out of these things? And they call themselves rebels," Bobin scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "Guys, look for a key of anything that you can reach." "I got some balls here, some metal balls. I can roll them to you if they're necessary." "There's a key up here. I can knock it down!" Mark Rober beamed. "Okay, let's roll it to each other!

Starting from Alex, they throw the ball to each other. "Heavy! I said roll the giant heavy-ass ball, don't throw it at me!" Joey said. "Keep rolling it. Do you really think he's gonna get it on his first try? He's not gonna get it on the first try." "Mark's literally an engineer," Jimmy told. Mark rolls the ball, and the stick falls. Mark Rober cheered. "Let's go! Look at you!" Joey cheered. "And you said I wouldn't get it." "I believed in you the whole time, Mark, don't worry. After Mark Rober rescued all the men, they find a note. "The Dragon Spear was carried by the great general into battle and is the sign of a true leader. The spear can only be found by those who exhibit the characteristics of the great warriors of China. Only one of you can compete in each of their challenges. Once all tasks are complete, stand as one in front of the fountain in a matching pose.