Escape the Night

~ Smoke Sickness ~

"Man, Julia..." Meghan said. "I just can't believe it." She looks at Rose. "So how are you coping?" They are resting together on the floor somewhere on the deck. "Yeah, I'm fine." Rose said. "I think, I really want to be here, we have to stay." She said. "Yeah, we do..." Meghan said. "So what do you think is next for us?" She asked. "A relationship?" Rose asked. "What-" Meghan got confused. "I meant as in for the game itself, like what's next for the group-" "I don't want to think about that right now..." Rose whispered, and she held Meghan's hand. "I'd lie if I didn't say," Meghan started. "...that I didn't catch a bit of feelings for you myself." She said eventually. "So..." Rose said. Meghan got closer to her. "So..." And they started stargazing together,

"I'm so done with these people..." Esmay said, and she walked onto the deck. "I just want to go home... Meghan is right, this place sucks." She stared over the ocean. That's when she heard a singing voice coming from afar. Esmay's eyes widen. "Is that someone singing? Meg? Rose?" She looked around and saw Meghan and Rose on the floor stargazing together, quiet. "Who is this if not them..." She said to herself.

"Guys!" Esmay ran into the lower deck with Meghan and Rose behind them. "What is it?" Espen asked. "Also, I'm sorry, Rose, I overreac-" "You're forgiven, we found something important." Meghan said. Espen sat down. "What is it?" Rhea asked. "There's someone singing on the upper deck!" Meghan said. "Meghan, what the fuck are you on about?" Roan asked. "Yeah, who could possibly be with us here? We're far away from land." Roi stated. "Guys," Rose said. "You have to believe them, there really is someone out there." She looked at the others. "Any proof that there's actually something there?" Roan asked. "No, but," Rose said. Rhea interrupted her. "Rose, I'm done with your fake ass act, I'm going outside and there isn't going to be anything!" Rhea sped up towards the outdoors. "It might be dangerous though, maybe Meghan could be right.. Are you sure you're going to check up there?" Roi asked. "Yes, I'm going up there and I'm not gonna find anything." Rhea said, and looked Rose in the eye.

Rhea arrived on the deck. "See, nothing is here! A waste of time..."

Roan was on the stairs hesitating to go up. "Hmm..." He hummed, looking outside into the sky. "Roan, don't!" Esmay said. "Rhea doesn't know what's gonna happen to her. There is someone up there!" She looked at him, hoping he'll listen. "Right, well it's only us and Jeremiah here." Roan said. "There's totally someone." He started walking up. "How can you not believe me?" Esmay asked. "Why is it so hard for you guys to understand?" She turned back to the group after realising Roan had already gone outside. "Meghan rolled the dice, there might be something out there again, just like the other two times we rolled that dice!" Once she said that, Rhea's scream could be heard outside. "Is this the part where I tell you I was right?!" Esmay says with a smile on her face. "Do you guys hear violent pounding and screaming?" Roi said. "That's Rhea!" Rose yelled. "We need to go ge her!"

After everyone had ran onto the deck, Rhea was nowhere to be seen. "I could have sworn there would me something to attack us right after a second!" Meghan said. "Wait!" Roi said, voice trembling, terrified. "Look at him!" Roi pointed behind them. Espen was on the floor, screaming and banging on the wooden planks. His skin slowly turned blue greenish with purple painful spots covering his arms and legs, his ears got pointy and his eyes turned ink black and he grew sharp yellow teeth. Roi noticed smoke covering Espen's body. Espen stood up and he walks like a zombie, except fast. Rhea ran towards him, the same happened to her. Together, Rhea and Espen eerily smiled at the others. "Oh my god..." Roan said. "I'm sorry, Esmay, for doubting you." Esmay nodded. "It's fine, but I have to say it." She waited for a bit. "I told you so." She smiled again. Rose sniffed. "That smoke, it's so..." Before he knew it, the same process applied to him as to Rhea and Espen. "Rose!" Meghan yelled. "Block your nose, now! Everyone, we have to return to the lower deck!" Leon said. He blocked his nostrils and ran towards the staircase down. Roan accidentally tripped while chasing them. His reflexes took his hands away from his nose and he turned into a monster too. "Come on guys, almost there!" Roi said, then he tripped too. "No! No! No!" He turned into a monster when Espen ran towards him and touched him. Meghan and Leon ran down the stairs and Meghan slammed the door shut. Then they heard a loud bang on the door. "Shit." Meghan said. "Oh my god, Meg! Esmay was still out there!" Leon said. "Sorry!"