BFDI All Over: Flower in Bloom

Back to Where I Restarted

Flower stood completely still, just watching the portal for a second...he found out? How did he find out?

Wait... of course, she nearly forgot that the Announcer could hear everything that went on inside the TLC. He must have somehow heard that, even through the "vacuum" of space. Was it via hidden speakers? Bluetooth? She wasn't sure, but now it felt like pretty much everyone knew. Well, it could just stay a rumor for now, right? Nobody had real, definitive proof... right ?

After finally making her way through the portal to Earth, she saw the rest of the recently-rejoined Freesmart, now standing on the 'final' Cake at Stake area - a huge, white platform suspended in the air, with a few red chairs. There wasn't any ladder, unfortunately, so Flower had to make due with climbing up the best she could. On the other side of the platform, she could see the eliminated contestants all stationed there, watching them. They'd be casting their judgement...

"It's gonna be okay, Flower." Pencil assured her. "We'll still have an alliance even after the game's over. Like we promised."

"Yeah, and you only have a twenty-five percent chance of leaving." Golf Ball said, "It's not great odds, but you still have a-"

" He knows ."

Golf Ball blinked in surprise. "Huh?"

"He...knows..."

Those two vague words were enough to give Golf Ball the same thousand-yard stare she had. Oh great, as if things couldn't get bad enough... and if he figured that out, how much else did he know? Did... did he know they had downloaded info about him off of TV?! She had to keep calm, though. Looking nervous would only incite more questions. It'd only make Announcer want to learn more... Maybe he was still in the dark about something? Hopefully...? Gah, she hated being unsure! She couldn't find out now, though... not without potentially destroying everything she's been trying to do.

"The eliminated contestants will choose who's next to be eliminated." Announcer said. "Pin and Pen are immune."

Leafy, while slouched over, gave Pin a small glare. Of course ... of course she'd get immunity now... At least the sun felt nice. She doubted she'd get a lot of sunlight after this, though, since she knew she'd be right back in the TLC again.

"Oh, by the way, Pin..." Pen suddenly said. "You know those weird berries I found in that city? I made you something!"

Pin looked around only to see Pen holding a large pastry, which looked kind of like a cake... or was it a pie? Either way, it seemed a few minutes overcooked and had a very distinct smell.

"Oh... nice !" Pin forced a grin. "Yeah, I'll... I'll pass."

"Oh...well, how about any of you guys?" he suddenly asked the eliminated contestants, waiting for Announcer to give the queue.

"I've seen what you made in that taco challenge." Tennis Ball sighed. "No thanks."

"I had to eat what you made in that taco challenge!" Firey added. "Count me out!"

"I'll try your pie, Pen."

Everyone looked over at Leafy, who finally decided to perk her head up. While she hadn't had them in a while, she definitely recognized the smell... yoyleberries.

"Oh...thanks, Leafy!" Pen smiled, tossing her the pie-cake-pasty thing.

Pin rolled her eyes, "Don't take that as a sign she's a nice person." She whispered to him. "Just keep an eye on her."