Escape from Starr Park

Chapter 13: Gem Grab Draft

As of now, our team has been reduced to Mortis, Colt, and Sandy, while everyone else are still unaware of where they are.

Colt's Build, Speed Loader and Magnum Special.

Sandy's Build, Sleep Stimulator and Rude Sands.

Mortis' Build, Combo Spinner and Creepy Harvest.

"Well... Let's see our opponents..." Colt tries to look at the opposite side of the map. As he tries to observe the enemies, Mortis rushes into the middle of the map to try and grab a gem. "Mortis! Wait for us!" Colt tries to call him out. Both Colt and Sandy run over to the center "Be careful!" Sandy calls out. Mortis quickly marvels at the gem before quickly looking up under a shadow.

Before anything could happen, Sandy uses his gadget on the enemy, stunning them. "That was close!" Sandy exclaims "Wait.." The three quickly recognizes the enemy. "El Primo? Is this where you've been??" Colt asks "So? Don't we all play matches every now and then?" El Primo responds. "Poco and Amber are still back at your area and you're still here?" Sandy asks

El Primo stands there, confused. "You're no longer stunned, you can move..." Sandy says. "I... don't have the time to talk..." El Primo says in responds, the three are left confused. All of a sudden, Fang comes in with his super from a bush! "Woah!" Colt exclaims, "How did he get his super already?" Sandy asks. "Got you, guys!" Fang says, regaining his super after another normal attack.

"Fang can't recharge automatically, like Edgar, nor can he build his super with damage..." Colt starts to theorize. All three brawlers are split in different directions to avoid getting chained by Fang's Super, Mortis still keeping all the gems so far. Colt suddenly realizes "SANDY!" Sandy looks to him, near the bush Fang came from. "DON'T GO THERE!"

Sandy enters the bush, little to his knowledge. Bo camps there, with his super Totem. "GAH!" Sandy once again activates his gadget in a panic, then quickly slays both Bo and the Totem. "Oh no... I'm down on my last gadget already..." Colt quickly runs over to Sandy. "You good?" "I think. I'm on my last gadget though." Sandy replies. "So we're dealing with an El Primo, Fang and Bo..."

El Primo's Build, Suplex Supplement and El Fuego.

Fang's Build, Corn-Fu and Fresh Kicks.

Bo's Build, Super Totem and Snare a Bear

Mortis heads over to both Colt and Sandy "What are we going to do?" He asks. They stay, camping in the bush, as the other team guard the middle, collecting the gems. "If we keep this up, we'll lose for sure!" Sandy exclaims. Everyone tries to think of a strategy. "Oh, I wish I was using Silver Bullet!" Colt exclaims "And I really need my Super!" Sandy adds.

"Alright, Alright! I think I have a strategy." Mortis tries to calm the two down. "I have 3 Gems on me, but the enemies are at 8." He peeks out of the bush to look. "Thanks for being our Gem Carrier, Primo!" Fang exclaims, as he pats him on the back. "We're definitely going to win this!" He adds, energetic as always! "Although, I don't know where our opponents are.."

"They're probably just camping in hopes to catch us off guard.." Bo responds "I'm pretty sure I can easily handle them thanks to my Fresh Kicks!" Fang responds. Out of no where, Mortis comes Dashing into the middle. Fang quickly notices him and tries to use his super on him but Mortis quickly dodges it with the speed of his shovel. "Fang it!" He says in rage.

Bo and El Primo square up to start attacking Mortis but get ambushed in the back by Colt and Sandy. From that, Sandy was able to gain his Super, he places the Sandstorm in the Gem Generator, and with his Rude Sands Star Power, He was able to lower the opponents HP just enough to be finished off by Colt and Mortis.

Even if they tried to fight back, they are still in defeat. "Haha! I got it! Mortis grabs all of the gems bringing a grand total of 11 gems. The count down starts, and they all start to fall back to their spawn. "Good job, guys!" Mortis pulls a thumbs up as he dashes away. As they enter their spawn area, thinking they are safe, Fang remains alive after the ambush, in the bushes.

 He clenches his fist, glaring at them with rage, he remains in the bush for a while, then starts attacking, quickly regaining his Super. Being so reckless after the sudden turn in the game, he dashes in with his super, surprising them and regaining a part of his super. Despite this, Sandy uses the last of his gadget to stun him. "Don't you know... You've already lost." Sandy says to Fang with a menacing look.

As soon as he finished his sentence, the timer comes to an end. Our team has emerged victorious! "Goddammit! I really thought..." Fang says. "Good game though!" Colt tries to brighten his mood, pulling out his hand and tries to open for a hand shake. Fang hesitates at first, but later accepts it. El Primo and Bo approaches them as well.

"Also... El Primo!" Colt turns to him after shaking Fang's hand. "Can we have a bit of a talk?" Colt asks "Yeah, a bit of a conflict." Mortis adds. "Eh?? I have nothing else to do." The four of the brawlers go and find a place to have a quick chat. "El Primo, how did you get here?" Sandy starts with the questions. "You know how! We've done these matches before!" El Primo responds.

"No! No! Have you been anywhere before this match?"  Sandy adds. "Well, I was just at the stage with Amber and Poco.." El Primo answers. "We were just there!" Mortis decides to add. "Well, how did you get here? I'm pretty sure it's a long walk." Their questions go back and forth for a while, until Colt decides to spill out the big deal. "This is going to make me sound insane..."

"But there has been multiple pieces of evidence that us brawlers have out consciousness stolen from our true bodies just to be implemented into this game!" El Primo's reaction remains the same as every other brawler who has newly heard of this information, shocked and confused. "Well, I... I don't know what to say to that..." He responds. "Well, neither have any of us." Sandy adds.

"That's why we've been traveling to all these places, meeting all these other brawlers!" Mortis starts a statement "We want to figure out what is actually going on and how to stop it!" Colt adds. The team's eyes light up in determination, in their attempt to convince El Primo. He nods in agreeance. "Well, how are we going to get back?" Sandy asks.

Back at the stage, the others are still looking for the 3. "We've been looking everywhere, and still can't find them!" EMZ exclaims, with the flashlight on her phone turned on. "It's getting late, and we have to leave soon." Amber tries to explain to everyone else. "Hold up!" Shelly stops everyone else, "I hear something..."

Shelly heads over to an alley way where she heard the sounds. "Huh?" Some of the other brawlers follow behind her. "Colt? Mortis? Sandy?" She exclaims "El Primo??" Amber adds. Tara and Gene quickly run over to Sandy while making worried sounds. "No, I'm fine. But... I don't know how it all happened..." "What happened?" Poco asks.

"Mortis told me after he left watching the stage for a while, he was randomly at a Showdown game, I somehow joined him in a Gem Grab game after I found him." Colt explains the situation "Yaaawn, I thought it was a dream." Sandy adds. "But, hey, we found El Primo." Mortis tries to brighten the mood. El Primo gives a wave to Amber and Poco. They stare in silence.

"Okay, okay. But... What now?" Edgar tries to bring up another topic. "What do you mean?" Colette asks back. "We didn't find any hints on the next location, is this a dead end?" He adds. Everyone starts thinking. "The only thing it could possibly be is the Gem Mines." Colt says. "Oh yeah... Because of the Gem Grab map? I saw the gem mines in there."

Colette sighs "If that's all we have to work with, I guess  we'll just have to go with it." Before everyone leaves, EMZ stays behind for awhile. "Poco, are you going to join us to solve this Starr Park thing??" She eagerly asks, crossing her fingers in hopes he'll accept. Amber and El Primo stand there, "This is kinda unfair." Amber whispers to El Primo "I have to agree." he responds.

Mortis quickly comes back to drag EMZ and bring her with the rest of the group. "I think the Gem Mine is the best possible place to go!" Colt tries to explain his theory. "With little to no clues, it's probably our best bet." Edgar replies. Everyone else isn't as excited to move places since they aren't sure if their guess of a location is right. Either way, they are still determined to solve this mystery nonetheless.