The Ring

Part 3: The Ring Haven

The crowd roared with applause as Brendon took the stage. Brett Marker beamed at him as he sat down. There was a seat on the other side of him, but Brendon decided to ignore it.

"That was amazing!" Brett exclaimed. The audience cheered in agreement.

Brendon smiled at Brett then at the crowd. He didn't feel great since his brother sacrificed himself, but he enjoyed the win.

"So, Brendon," Brett started. "You didn't get any injuries!"

"Not from this round," Brendon said. "But I still have a scar from round one." He unbuttoned the first button on his shirt to reveal the scar on his neck. Brendon was determined to make Brett really realize how tough the contestants of The Ring really were. The crowd reacted in ohs and awes. Brendon left the button undone as Brett proceeded to interview him.

"What was your strategy?"

"Well, what was it?" Brendon turned to the audience. They all broke out screaming different things, but all Brendon could hear was a random guy yell, "Be a jerk I suppose!"

Brendon couldn't help but laugh. "Uh, my plan worked really well. I slept in the day, killed at night."

Brett nodded enthusiastically. "It was genius! I was voting for you the whole time."

"I'm honored."

"Who did you regret killing most?" Brett asked.

Brendon thought for a moment, relieved that Brandon wasn't an option since he didn't kill him. "Uh, Charlie."

"Why so?"

"She's not as annoying as the others."

The crowd snickered along with Brett.

"So, someone seems to always die permanently each round," Brett said solemnly.

Brendon turned to Brett in shock. "What?"

"Unfortunately, Madison Rooney couldn't be brought back." Brett responded.

"Why not? What happened to her?"

Brett shrugged, a frown on his face. "Her death wasn't shown on camera."

"Who killed her then?"

"Raven."

Brendon sat back in his chair, registering this information.

"On a happier note," Brett said, his tone changing drastically. "Everyone else is in good condition according to the doctors!"

"That's great." Brendon tried as hard as he could to keep the bitterness out of his voice. He could get in a lot of trouble if he ruined the interview.

"What did you think when you heard Poppie had killed Logan?"

"Ah, well I felt that was very unfortunate for Logan since she hates Poppie. I also was hoping if I lost Logan would win, but..." Brendon shrugged.

"You won." Brett said, smiling brightly.

Brendon jolted up in 'surprise'. "I did?!" He was extremely relieved when Brett and the audience laughed.

"I have great news," Brett spoke once the noise died down.

"What's that?"

Brendon's question was answered by Logan walking on stage. Brendon jumped out of his seat and the two hugged and kissed in the middle of the stage. The crowd went wild, some probably didn't even know Brendon and Logan were dating before.

Once the crowd went quiet Logan sat in the empty seat while Brendon also sat back down.

"Who decided that you should be placed strategically in between me and Logan?" Brendon asked, gesturing towards Brett. Brett laughed along with the audience and switched places with Logan.