C.C.'s Adventures in Twisted Wonderland

Chapter 3-2-2: Head in the Game

***Deserted Island - Tropical Forest***

3rd POV:

"Mrah...I'm exhausted! I gotta magically cut a tree down, levitate it somewhere, cut another one, levitate that one...This's way more work than I was expectin'. I'm hungry, too...I know! I'll go check up on Team Provisions! Myahaha!" Grim exclaims before running off. "Grim, wait!" Yuu yells while chasing Grim. "Oh hey, Sealie and Shrimpy bailed. Guess that means they'll be coming in last." Floyd says.

"I never agreed to your competition anyway. I'm not a child. You're the only one who gets worked up over that sort of thing. Wouldn't you agree, Jack?" Riddle asks. "Mm..." Jack grunts inattentively. "Jack?" Riddle asks again. "Oh, sorry. He said it was a competition, so I was trying to keep my head in the game..." Jack trails off. "Dang, Sea Urchin, you've been BUSY. That's a huge heap of logs you've got! I think you're pullin' ahead of me." Floyd says, impressed.

"It's impressive, certainly...But are your magic reserves all right, Jack? Cutting trees is tiring work in and of itself, let alone carrying them all. You shouldn't wear yourself out." Riddle says. "Who said anything about magic? I'm just carrying the logs by hand. Like this. HRGH!" Jack says while picking up another log. "The brute-force approach!" Floyd and Riddle exclaim in surprise. "To think he can do all that by relying on nothing but his physical strength..." Riddle mumbles.

"You're the man, Sea Urchin! You got muscles for DAYS. Somethin' like this is totally a cakewalk for you, isn't it? In which case, you can get mine too." Floyd states. "Hey, don't dump your logs on top of the ones I'm already carrying! You'll ruin my balance." Jack exclaims. "Huh? I didn't do nothin'." Floyd says in confusion. "Then why is my load suddenly heavier?" Jack asks. "Woo-hoo!" Stitch says from on top of Jack's lumber. "Stitch!" the three exclaim in unusion.

"Hey! Don't hop around on my stuff!" Jack exclaims while Stitch hops around. "What's up? You here to play? Or did you find somethin' cool?" Floyd asks. "It's more of Gantu's robots! Were you fleeing from them?" Riddle asks after observing the situation. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. You guys don't get it. Don't worry, Stitch. I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. Playin' by yourself's a drag, so you want us to bust 'em up with you!" Floyd exclaims. Stitch nods and grins, getting ready in battle position. "Ahaha, let's have some FUN!" Floyd exclaims in excitement.