Day 1 of 2024: Unexplained screaming

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I am going to self insert my own capabilities of screaming abstractly. For slight context, they are both in the woods.

'Gem?' Impulse called to Gem.

'Yeah?' Gem replied.

'Do you hear that?' Impulse asked, hoping Gem heard the slight ringing noise.

Gem listened thoughtfully for a minute before replying 'Yeah, like a faint whistle?'

'What is that? And is it just me or does it sound closer?' Impulse asked.

'It's definitely getting closer. Like at least ten feet closer.' Gem stated, listening.

'Should we run?' Gem asked Impulse, a newfound look of panic and worry creeping across her face.

'No, we don't need to ru-' Impulse was cut off by the scream abruptly stopping, a crackle like fire, it getting at least ten degrees warmer (celsius), and the scream starting up again, but louder. 'We definitely need to run.'

Gem and Impulse took off sprinting, the scream getting louder, and louder. Impulse could swear his ear was bleeding, but he was running too fast to care. The scream began to take on a sort of musical note, to the tune of 'Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?'.

Impulse kept running, he didn't stop, not even when Gem fell down.

Gem fell down, and she didn't get back up.

'GEM!' Impulse shouted, concern and fear fighting for dominance in his mind. Concern won, and Impulse turned around to help Gem up.

'Come on, we have to keep running.' Impulse shouted over the scream as it continued.

'I can't-I can barely run. You have to leave me behind, Impulse.' Gem wheezed. Only then did Impulse notice Gem was bleeding from her entire left side.

'Gem, I am NOT leaving you behind. I can carry you, you'll be fine.' Impulse promised, not sure if he could keep it, but willing fully, to try.

'No, Impulse, you can't. Save yourself.' Gem gasped.

'Gem, I thought I made myself clear, I am NOT leaving you. I can save us.' Impulse said again before picking Gem up and draping her over his shoulder.

Impulse took off running, a little slower from the added weight of Gem, but determined to save both of them. If he couldn't save himself, he could at least try to save Gem.

The screaming got louder until it sounded like it was above them, then the clicking sound, a crackle, a rise in the temperature.

Oh, no.

The screamer was setting fire to the forest. Gem and Impulse were so close to the edge. 
you know that song from the Muppets that Kermit sings? I just imagined it but like this, "the lovers, the screamers, and meee~ all of us uonder its spell!~" imagine it sung by Cleo.

The heat was becoming too intense, and Impulse knew it.

'Gem, I'm going to throw you.' Impulse yelled.

'WHAT!?' Gem screamed just before Impulse threw her out of the forest, just before she could be fried into a Gem Filet.

Just before Impulse was fried into a filet.

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