Take-Over: A BFB/TPOT AU

Chapter 55: Arguments Upon Arguments

Eraser & Bomby

Eraser looked around at his surroundings. He was in the original Free Food area, which he knew from the base that was behind him. It was basically untouched, the walls still strong and complete. Exactly how it was before I left. Although the base was the same, the nature was quite different. The trees seemed to be larger than before, more crowded; plants went up to as high as their waist. He could barely see the sun above the trees, again, something that didn't happen before. Eraser took out his pocketknife, looking around once more before looking back to Bomby.

"So, who we targeting first?"

Bomby's eyes widened for a moment. He stammered a moment before responding. "Uh, how about no one? There's only eight of us left, so wouldn't it be better for us to just wait it out?"

Eraser raised an eyebrow and frowned. "That's exactly why we should kill someone. If we kill one object, then we kill another as well. We kill two people that aren't a pair, and we half the numbers. That shouldn't be too hard." Bomby stammered more, but Eraser continued.

"Look man, if we want to win this, then we have to get rid of the others. Sitting around at the base won't help us. So, any objects you have in mind? Or ones to not target, I can work with that too."

Eraser knew Bomby was close to Naily, so he wouldn't want to eliminate her. But wasn't Naily with David? David... Eraser had a lot of thoughts on David. He was a good player; he'd give him that. But killing Pen? His best friend? He's going down for that. David was on his list for sure, but if he was with Naily, that might be a problem. He seemed to be right, as Bomby nodded his head.

"Let's try and avoid targeting Naily please."

"No problem. So, that leaves us with four other people-"

Eraser felt a vibration in his bag. He looked down and pulled out the wrapped gift that Four gave all of them. Bomby got out his too, feeling the same vibration. They looked at each other, both hesitant to open the package. Eraser tugged at the ribbon, letting the wrapping paper fall off and revealing a cardboard box. Eraser looked at Bomby, who was already opening the lid off of the box.

Looking inside the box, there was a square-shaped device with a large screen in the middle. A thin rod stuck out on the top left corner. The screen showed a blue marker (not the writing utensil) with a picture of Bottle on it. It was moving around in an area that looked like a desert. Eraser opened his box and saw the same device, but a marker of Gaty appeared instead of Bottle.

"This must be where they are."

Eraser smiled slightly. This was getting easier and easier. He looked at Bomby, who had a nervous look on his face. He didn't look better as Eraser asked,

"So, Gaty or Bottle?"

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Coiny & Gaty

Coiny frowned. He and Gaty were walking around a mountain area, both of them silently walking downward. Gaty was ahead, a bag hanging off her left side. She was looking around, walking faster steadily. When they had originally arrived at the peak of the mountain, the two argued. Coiny wanted to find Eraser and team up with him and his teammate. Gaty however, wanted to just move and survive.

"We're just going to keep moving and avoiding the others. We're not making alliances; we're going to just survive and ignore the others."

Coiny just went along and followed her. That's how they got to where they were now, walking down the mountain and looking for food. He looked down at his bracelet, which had a small glow to it. It was tightened around his wrist, and (to his dismay) couldn't come off. He'd tried once when they were walking, but it didn't budge, and after about 5 minutes of trying, it sent a small shock to him and Gaty, the latter questioning what had happened.

Coiny didn't tell her why and the two brushed it off, continuing to walk down. He wondered if the bracelets were going to stay for the whole game or just until a number of people died. He preferred the latter option greatly. Gaty wasn't necessarily bad, but she wouldn't even listen to what Coiny said about the other contestants. He wished he was with Eraser instead, at least he would listen to him. Instead, he was with an object who'd rather die than team up with another duo.

"So, after we're down the mountain-"

Coiny was interrupted by a loud vibration in their bags. Gaty turned around, leaning to the side to drop her bag. Coiny opened his and pulled out the present Four had given them. Gaty had kicked hers so that it was near Coiny, and he opened both of them. There was the cardboard box again, and, just like Bomby and Eraser, a tracker was in the middle. Coiny took his out quickly, looking at the bright screen. There was a marker that showed Eraser, who was moving forward and out of a forest area. He smiled widely, happy to know that his close friend was alive.

He took off Gaty's lid also, showing the same tracker with a picture of Book on her's. Her eyes widened at the sight of Book, and Coiny swore he was a smile before she talked. "This must be where they're at."

Coiny nodded. "We should find them and-"

He stopped himself. He looked at Gaty, who now looked away uncomfortably. His smile vanished. A large frown took over instead. Right, he was stuck with an object who wanted to avoid the others at all costs. He looked back down at his tracker; Eraser was now out of the forest area, going into a swampier area. He used his fingers to zoom out and saw that he was two areas away from him and Gaty. That isn't too far. He looked back at Gaty, who was staring at Book's icon uncomfortably. If he really saw her smile, maybe he could convince her something...

"Hey Gaty, where's Book?"

Gaty flinched at his voice, looking closer at the tracker before telling him.

"She's at some sort of desert area. Why?" He could feel her suspicions growing. He took a deep breath and explained his plan.

"Look, we both have people we want to get to. How about we split up?"

She gave him a disbelieving look.

"Are you serious?"

"100%."

"That's a horrible idea," she scoffed. He frowned,

"How is it a horrible idea?"

"Because, it's safer for us to stay together. Plus, remember this?" She raised her leg, showing the bracelet.

"If one of us dies, the other does too. What's not to say Eraser will kill you the first chance he gets?"

"He wouldn't do that, we're buddies!"

"This is kill or be killed now, Coiny. I'm sure Eraser knows that better than anyone."

"W-Well, whatever! I'm going to find him." He pushed past Gaty and walked forward, the tracker in his hands.

"Hey, wait up!" He couldn't see her, but he could hear her rushing to put the tracker back in her bag. He shifted into a run and tried to get as far away as possible. The farther away from her, the better. After about 10 minutes, he reached the bottom of the mountain, where a large forest welcomed him. He looked at the tracker and saw that he was on the border of the mountain side and the swamp area. Eraser was all the way on the other side of the swampy area. He grinned to himself.

"See you soon buddy."

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No New Infected/Dead Characters

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I'll rewrite this someday.