Comedic Mastermind

Chapter 4: Cheese Ya Later, Everyone!

(Trophy's POV)

I go into a corner where neither Microphone nor Cherries can see me. Well, I hope they can't see me. But seriously, what am I thinking?! My personality is so different from what they remember me to be. I mean... this is a way to redeem myself, but... no! Not yet. Hmph. But it doesn't hurt to make new friends, right?

I haven't gone into the corner just to sit and talk to myself. I saw this weird blurry yellow figure really far away. I walk towards it a bit and look again. The cave became brighter in my view. As I walk closer and closer, the figure becomes more noticeable. I think I gasped or something. It's that Cheesy Twerp! Ugh. Maybe I should go to where the light is! Wait, that twerp has a huge light above him. I sigh. There's no harm in approaching him, I guess. I tower over him. He stares at me. "Oh, hi, Trophy!" he exclaims. He has the biggest grin on his face while saying that. I don't know if that smile is passive-aggressive or plotting something. What are the odds he's actually happy? I sit beside him. "What are you doing here, blockhead?" I ask. I think he was about to knee slap but stops himself. "Ohh, nothing! I'm just sitting here!" he says while he chuckles. It's irritating. "How did you even get here?" I asked. He laughs maniacally but quickly stops himself. I think I looked disturbed because he apologized quickly. "Heh. Probably exactly how you got here," he says while holding in his laughter. "Stop laughing already!" I shout. He immediately shuts up. I smile passive-aggressively but it quickly fades into a frown as I see Microphone and Cherries approaching us.

"Oh! Seems like you found another one," Microphone says. "Wait... CHEESY?!" I cover my head as if the roof was gonna collapse. Everyone else looked distraught except for Microphone. She quickly apologizes, though. "We meet again, Mic!" Cheesy says, happily. So I think this was some reuniting ceremony. But why me and Cherries? "Cheesy, how did you get here? I know I'm asking again, but I want specifics," I ask again. Everything goes silent. He's thinking as if he doesn't know what to say. He starts by saying, "Uh... I woke up in a really dark place. There was a really dim light so I could see a bit. Just not the details or much of a silhouette." This sounds very similar to what I saw, and almost my exact thoughts on describing it. "And then..?" Cherries questions. There was a bit of silence but Cheesy eventually spoke. "I stepped ahead and saw a tunnel with a huge light so I decided to go through it. Then, I just sat down beneath the light. That's where Trophy found me and then you two came right after!" his distressed frown turns into a smile again.

I think about what he said. So his description means that he was in a totally different space from us. "Hey, actually, did you see anyone close by you when you woke up in that dark place?" I ask. "Good question," Cherries replies. "Well... uh, I didn't see anyone..." Cheesy responds, nervously. "Take us to where you described," I say. He stutters and sounds really nervous. "Guys, stop pressuring him! L-Let's not take any suspicion of him, okay?" Mic says, unsteadily. "Yeah... Thanks, Mic," Cheesy replies, smiling worriedly. They smile at each other. Cheesy sighs. "Welp, guys... I gotta dash! It's been a grate time with you all! Cheese ya later, everyone!" Cheesy knee slaps and runs off. I scoff, Cherries sighs, and Microphone chuckles. Ha. He's ridiculous. That's what makes him hilarious. Microphone breaks the long silence.

"Sooooo what're we gonna do now?" she questions. Cherries squeals but immediately stops. "Maybe. Just maybe! We should all split up and try to find an exit. Scream if you find a light!" Cherries says excitedly. He does know that plan is stupid, right? "Yes, yes! We can do that! I'm sure I have an advantage," Microphone says, while smirking. "Yeah, but a disadvantage is that you can't swim," I say. I didn't even mean that in a bad light. Her smirk fades away and she turns to face me. "You do have a point... But still! Finding a light... I could only hope it doesn't require swimming," she says, sadly. "Trophy, go to the North of us. Mic, go to the East of us. I'll go to the West of us," Cherries says. We confirm the directions we're going in and we all agree. Now we're on our separate ways. I wonder how all of this will turn out, heh.