BFDI All Over: Flower in Bloom

No Returns

Golf Ball had finished setting up the last tent for everyone on her team. It took a lot of work, especially without any help, but it paid off in the end, it seemed.

"Not bad work, Golfy." Despite being on the other team, Tennis Ball had decided to come over to admire her work.

"Thank you." Golf Ball said with an exhausted grin, before her expression grew a little more annoyed. "Do you know what the Announcer said to me? I asked him where the sleeping arrangements for his dumb game were, and he said, and I quote..."

"Mattresses were not in the budget. I'm sure you all can manage ."

"He just left us to fend for ourselves like animals !"

"Well, you managed to handle it nicely." TB smiled down at her. "I have some sleeping bags for the Squashy Grapes, myself."

"Hm... not too bad." GB smirked. "Well, best of luck... and can we agree to let each other on even if one of us ends up being unsuccessful?"

"Oh, of course! I just wish we could be on the same team, though."

"Yeah, same here." Golf Ball then looked around for a second. "Well... I suppose it could be worse. At least you don't have to deal with Flower ."

"At least you're not on a team with Snowball..." TB chuckled a bit. "Besides, she did win the first challenge for your team."

"Yeah, but I sincerely doubt that's going to last." Golf Ball paused for a moment. "I am curious, however... did you overhear what she happened to say near the end of the challenge?"

Tennis Ball raised an eyebrow. "No, not really. What did she say?"

"Mmm... I'll tell you later. I imagine it would help to be somewhere a little more private when divulging crucial information."

TD nodded in understanding. "Of course."

"No, but seriously. Who in the spherical world is Sam ?!"

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"OMG! We did it! First real contest and we crushed it!"

Bubble, Match and Pencil all laughed and squealed as they hugged each other, standing just outside the friendship van. Turns out the alliance was a great idea after all.

"Thank goodness we got that motor from Golf Boill!" Bubble thought. "That, and... oi guess Flower got to the rope first."

"Oh yeah, about that..." Pencil hummed. "Can we talk about Flower being, like... really weird? Even by... Flower standards?"

"Oh yeah, totally..." Match nodded. "Why'd she just, like... break down?"

"Who knows?" Pencil shrugged. "Flower is Flower . I dunno what she's planning... and I don't care enough to find out."

The two best friends let out a fit of giggles at that, but Bubble simply thought for a second.

"You know... something Flower said really made me think, though."

"Hm, what's that?" Pencil asked, before realizing... "Wait, you mean that whole... 'never too late' thing?"

"I, like, don't buy that for a sec, Bub." Match rolled her eyes. "She's probably just, like, acting nice in case she, like, doesn't win just so she, like, gets to go on the island."