Just From the Books

The Plan, 9

"Awake?"

Tree opened his eyes and saw Black Hole hovering above him. "What happened…" He sat up and rubbed his head. "I managed to convince them not to kill us, so we'll be fine. Actually I think they were scared of me, who knows." Tree stared at him confused but then took in their surroundings. They were in an empty room with a window and one door that looked like it was locked. "We gotta get out of here, these people are insane!" He attempted to stand but a sudden pain shot through his entire body making him groan in pain. "Careful Tree. Also, you can't blame them for being quote on quote "insane". There is literally a huge black substance that's already consumed almost half of this village and probably most of the people who lived here." Tree scoffed then eventually stood. "Let's just leave." He got to the door but it wouldn't open. "Oh uh, about that the door is locked." Tree glared at BH and tried again, no progress being made. "The others are probably doing way better than we are right now…"

“We are actually! Too bad for you two.” Now that’s a familiar voice. They both look out of the window that was in the room and see Gb, how convenient. Tree stumbled to the window, “Just the face I wanna see right now! I mean Tennis Ball would be slightly more inviting.. Anyways where were you?! And where are the others?” Gb took out a bat and handed it to someone who he couldn’t see. “Coiny, smash the window.” Tree backed to the side as fast as he ever moved before, luckily faster than Coiny could swing. The noise of the window shattering was loud and obviously someone heard it because the door knob started shaking. “Get me a key!” Someone yelled from the other side. “What are you two idiots waiting for? C’mon!” Gb helped get Tree out and Bh had no issue escaping all by himself. “Did they escape?” Fan asked while recording Knife who broke the door down. He growls at Fan and walks past him, “Mephone is gonna be upset. Now you better find those two bastards or I’ll feed you to that death robot.” Fan took the threat seriously but his happy tone didn't change. “On it!” He walked out of that specific hall then let out a sigh, the thought of being eaten was disturbing. The screams of horror coming from your useless body, your bones being crushed and torn apart, and the flavorouse aftertaste of blood. Maybe it wasn’t best to think about it.

Tree hugs Golf Ball while she was trying to get out of his arms, “Resist!” She kicks her legs as hard as possible and hits his stomach. He yelped and let go. “Enough horseplaying! Where is Leafy?” Pin asked, “She’s not with you?! Are you kidding me!” Tree kicked the ground, “Maybe she’s with Basketball and Grassy! We just need to find them.” Pin looked around the area. Besides the building they just broke out Tree and Black Hole from, all the houses and dirt roads were empty. Lifeless. Her breath hitched when the sound of multiple speakers, most likely all over ii North, turned on. “All villagers, we’re holding a competition! There are some..missing.. people around the village and your goal is to find them! I will list the names; Balloon, Leafy, Eggy, Tree, and Black Hole. Find them and bring them to the jail. Each person found is 100 coins each! That should be enough.” Pin could hear the person muttering “greedy little shits” then the speakers turned off. “I don’t think that’s good.” Coiny said and Gb slapped him, “Of course it isn’t! We gotta find everyone and leave this place as soon as possible!” Coiny smacked Gb back making her fall, “It was your idea for us to come here in the first place and look at us now!” She got up and stepped away from him. “If it makes you any better I have an idea on how we could find them.” Coiny was about to slap her again but Pin held his arm back. “They said Eggy right? Leafy could possibly be with her! Of course I’m not certain but it’s worth a shot.” Golf Ball was confident with her suggestion and they all could tell, “But Eggy went with the rest of the Losers in a different direction! How could they possibly be here faster than us!” Pin mentions and everyone agrees besides Golf Ball.

Pin did have a point but if Eggy is here, based on the announcement, they’re all here. “I don’t know but we should at least give it a go! Unless you all have a better idea.” She smiled when they all went silent, “What I thought. My plan it is!” “How are we gonna find the Losers anyways?” Tb remarked, “Oh my dear friend, you underestimate me and my potential!” They stood there staring at her. “Just tell us already!” Coiny yelled. “Okay okay! Listen to me for a moment.. If Leafy was captured, she must have had help to escape wherever she was brought to. She didn’t know Eggy so they must have been in the same place! The Losers then break Eggy out, but before that Eggy and Leafy bonded, so they broke Leafy out as well. Get where I’m going at?” All of them minus Coiny nodded yes. “Now for the plan part..”