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8: One Day In Horrorland

GOOSEBUMPS
CHAPTER EIGHT

THE GROUP PACKED into a tight circle as monsters converged all around them. Seeing an opening, Cely attempted to flee, but a monster quickly stepped in front of her. "Guys, what do we do?", she asked, her voice raising to a panic.

"We play the game", Becca answered, her tone perfectly calm. Even her expression was so blank, you couldn't tell what she was thinking. "That's what you want, right? For us to play your stupid game show?", she asked the lead monster.

"That's correct", he nodded.

"Then take us there", Dakota interjected. "There's no reason to intimidate us."

The monsters led them to a dark building, where a spotlight blinded them all. "Give it up for Becca and her friends, everybody!", a monster in a suit stated, causing monsters in the crowd to cheer while they descended the stairs, huddled together. "All day, you've been on Horrorland Hidden Camera, but you failed to amuse us", he continued. "Becca and her friends are here to compete for the grand prize!" Another light turns on on the stage. Beneath it is Nolan, whose arms are tied behind his back. A white cloth is still tied tight between his teeth, keeping him from speaking. They have him down on his knees, but he looks mostly unharmed. Traumatized, but unharmed. "Todays trivia will be all about Nolan McClain! Give it up for Nolan, everybody!"

The monsters applaud, and the one in the suit smiles mischievously as they get ushered behind a purple table that has red buzzers on it. "Becca and her friends will be asked a series of questions about Nolan. If they get them right, they get their friend back. If they get them wrong", he focuses on the camera, his next words a growl, "he's ours."

Genesis leans over to Hero and Spencer. "What am I supposed to do? I can't answer questions about Nolan", she whispered.

Hero glanced over at Becca before shaking her head. "I don't think we have to. This is her element."

Spencer nodded. "Yeah, Becca's got this. If you know an answer for sure then, sure, go for it. But if not, just wait for her answer. We don't wanna mess this up. If we lose Nolan, we're all fucked."

"Okay, so everybody keep your hands off the fucking buzzers, alright?", Andy asked, causing everyone to look at him. They had never really heard him cuss before, not in a serious setting. "What? I'm just saying! We should all leave the little red button alone!"

"We'll start with an easy question. What is Nolan's favorite f-"

Before the man could get the final word out, Becca had already slammed her hand down on the buzzer. "Blue raspberry."

Wretch looked confused. "What?"

"You said they're gonna be easy questions, but you're not gonna ask the obvious questions first because you want me to fail", Becca answered. "So it's not favorite food. So, Nolan's favorite flavor is blue raspberry."