the gauntlet of math // numberblocks short story

A Scene Riddled With Terror

all of a sudden, the figure...or figures...pounced.

the figures turned out to be... eight ones.

one of the eight ones (#1), who appeared to be their leader, called out to them. "there are four numberblocks here. there are eight of us here. two of us will pounce. ready?!"

another one nodded its head. "ready!"

two of the ones jumped on each of the blocks.

fifteen shrieked. "g-get off of me, you nasty thing!"

the 5th one pulled out a knife. "disarm your weapons! now!"

"absolutely not!!" fifteen pulled out a glock.

the #5 one lifted the knife, then "accidentally" dropped it on fifteen. "whoopsies!"

fifteen screamed, with the pain pushing her to shoot the one multiple times. she shot at #5 around 12 times, with 9 of the 12 shots hitting it.

"AAUGCH!!!!!" #5 coughed. "you...you stupid...fucking..STEP SQUAAAAAAAAD!!!!"

#6 pulls #5 over to #1, their leader. #6 smiled at fifteen. "so, you have a gun? two can play that game!" #6 brought out a revolver. it shot fifteen twice. along with the knife stab that hit her, both of the gunshots were successful, and fifteen fell to the ground. 

thirteen screamed. "F-FIFTEEN!!!"

twenty-six shouted at thirteen, while trying to shoot #1 and #2. "don't just stand there! fight the ones!"

thirteen stared at the fight in progression. just as he looked away, he heard a gun click behind him. #7 has a firearm. 

thirteen shivered. "I can't believe I'm doing this..." he thought to himself. he soon brought out a machine gun.

#8, who was supposed to be helping #7, doesn't do anything. it just watched the two of them.

before #7 began to speak, thirteen, out of panic, shot #7 five times. in rage, #7 shot at thirteen, four times. one of the shots hit him. #7, dented with three of the five shots, stepped back. "flee, #8!! the klutz can FIGHT!!"

#7 and #8 cowardly stumbled back to where #3 and #4 are. they were trying to tie up twenty-one to take her to the gauntlet. "you there, go tie that other step-squad. and stop acting like such an ass," #4 told them.

#7 and #8 stumbled over to fifteen. they tied her as well.

twenty-six and thirteen stepped out in front of #1, #2 and #6.

#1 held a taser. "well, we can't do anything about you. we're taking you anyways, though."

#2 nodded. "world domination, the boss said."

"world...domination?" twenty-six asked.

"yes. WORLD DOMINATION!" #1 said as it attacked with the taser.

twenty-six and thirteen were taken along with fifteen and twenty-one....to the gauntlet.