Episode 6: Be Swift

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The episode starts with Axel sprinting through the dense forest, eyes darting around, heart pounding. She's focused, determined to find the cabin--she remembers the spot clearly. Caleb threw Nichelle's body somewhere near it..., she recalls. The trees blur past her as she makes her way through the familiar terrain, arriving at the dilapidated cabin they all knew too well. Her breaths are heavy as she circles the structure, eyes scanning the area carefully. Then, just beyond a bush, something catches her eye--a skeleton, half sticking out, the bones long stripped of flesh. She stares for a moment before recognition dawns. Nichelle?

The camera abruptly cuts to Bowie, who is searching around a group of large rocks, frustration clear on his face. Suddenly, a crackling sound echoes through the air, followed by Scary Girl's voice booming from unseen speakers. "Axel's found Nichelle! Axel is safe from elimination!"

"Ugh, shit, shit!" Bowie curses under his breath, anxiety bubbling up in his chest.

The scene shifts to Damien, who was the first to bolt. He's cautiously walking along the beach, trying to calm himself as he looks for the body the group had found earlier. His heart races when his eyes land on the decayed remains of the man on the sand. A shudder runs through him as he stares down at the corpse. Just then, Scary Girl's voice echoes again. "Damien is safe from elimination!"

Damien lets out a relieved breath, though the sight of the body still makes him queasy.

The camera then pans to Wayne, trudging along slowly, his feet dragging through the dirt. He's not just tired-he's weighed down by the memories, the trauma. It's been a little over a year since the nightmare of their season, yet now they were back, forced into another twisted game. No one wants to risk being eliminated--whatever that truly means--but the stress is beginning to eat away at him.

We then switch to Caleb, who's sprinting through the forest, his mind racing. As gruesome as it is... I have to find a body, he thinks. Suddenly, he spots Julia a few yards ahead of him. They both stop in their tracks.

"Any luck?" Caleb asks, panting.

"Nope, you?" Julia responds, equally exhausted

Caleb shakes his head. Without another word, they split up, knowing time isn't on their side.

Chef, meanwhile, is methodically walking through the forest, trying to remember where the bodies fell. His military training keeps him calm, but even he feels the weight of the game pressing on him.

Back to Bowie--he's cautiously approaching a familiar sight: the confessional booth. "Oh, it's the confessional," he mutters, nostalgia briefly hitting him. As he walks closer, his eyes widen in horror. Lying next to a large rock is a skeleton, crawling with ants and insects, half-covered by the underbrush. The sight is nauseating.

"Oh, oh, oh, ew, oh my fucking God!" Bowie exclaims, turning away, trying to keep from throwing up.

"Bowie has found Zee! Bowie is safe from elimination!" Scary Girl's voice chimes again.

Bowie lets out a deep sigh of relief, quickly moving inside the confessional booth, needing a moment to pull himself together.

We instantly cut to Julia, her frustration boiling over. "Ugh! FUCK!" she yells out into the empty woods, fists clenched. Her mind races, panic setting in as she starts to think about what elimination might truly mean. What if Scary Girl just slits your throat? Julia can't shake the image of that creepy laugh as the blade comes down.

With Axel, Damien, and Bowie already safe, the remaining four--Julia, Caleb, Wayne, and Chef--are feeling the pressure. The hunt intensifies, stress building as they each realize that they could be the next to fall in Scary Girl's deadly game.

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