BFDI All Over: Flower in Bloom

Cavity

Flower hesitantly made her way through the woods, checking over her shoulder every now and again to make sure she wasn't being followed. She had forgotten how she ended up in the forest or why she was there at all, but neither question mattered as much as how she was going to get out. There was a nasty chill blowing through the place, but Flower had at least thought to grab one of her extra-fashionable sweaters before venturing out here. She was limping, horribly out of breath, and would probably have fallen over to take a rest were she not so worried of who - or what - was in store for her around here.

Every few seconds, she could hear a twig break or a bush rustle. She wasn't alone here, and she knew it all-too-well. She had heard the horror stories of 'Evil Leafy' from the people who competed in BFDIA, and she'd rather not stick around to see if those stories were true. In a state of panic, she'd try to run, but her body wouldn't let her. She didn't have the energy in her for anything more than an unsteady amble. Every time she tried to move faster, she could hear whatever was with her getting closer, louder. She didn't even see what it was... until it was standing right behind her.

"What do you think you're doing?"

Flower turned around to see... herself? Maybe her younger self, at least, since there was quite a noticeable height difference between them. She was looking up at her present self with a very angry glare on her face, her arms folded.

"What happened to you? Are you seriously what I'm gonna grow up to be?"

"J-just leave me alone." She responded firmly, trying to match her younger's self's angry tone even with her shaky voice. "I'm not going to be you anymore."

"Oh? And what are you gonna be instead, huh ? Some stupid suck-up selling ugly sweaters?"

Flower was taken aback by that. Was she really going to take that from her younger self? One who never even touched a sewing needle before?!

"You think they're just gonna like you more because you're being all nice to them?" Younger Flower kept up the attack. "They're gonna push you aside like you're nothing. You only get people to do what you want when you can intimidate them!"

"Oh, look how well that worked for you, first boot !" Flower finally found the courage to yell back at her. "I actually got friends after I stopped doing that. I was about to win BFB!"

"Oh wow, you were gonna win a square . I'm sooo impressed." Younger Flower clapped slowly and sarcastically, much to her older self's frustration. "You could have made something with yourself and your dumb business, but you gave it up, didn't you? Just because it would 'hurt your friends' feelings!'"

"Shut up!" Flower growled.

"Hate me all you want, we both know you're still me. You'll always be me. Blocky even said so!"

"I said shut up!"

"Was framing Spongy with the test answers something a ' nice person ' would do? I don't think so!"

" SHUT THE PETAL UP !"

In a fit of rage, Flower would try and throw a punch at her younger self... only to be met with a loud metal clang. Her younger self was gone now. The forest was gone. The light was gone. She had punched a steel wall.

A wall on the inside of the TLC.

Flower immediately wished she was dealing with Evil Leafy or someone like that, starting to shake as she backed up against a corner of the wall and feeling herself slump down into a sitting position without her control. What the aphid was happening?!