Escape the Night

~ The Flower Lost Her Thorns ~

"Umm could whatever is doing this consider killing the prettiest one last?" Esmay says, stuck in a bag made of grass hanging from a tree. "You are the prettiest, but now is not the time for cliché's!" Roan says, also hanging from the tree, just like everyone except Leon. Leon approaches the tree and hears them talk. "Aha! So this is the tree that has them all!" He says. "Well I can only see one solution to free them." Leon gets a lighter from his leather jacket's pocket and holds it against the tree, burning it. The tree quickly catches fire and some bags fall to the ground. "Is this what hell feels like?" Esmay says, after she hits the ground. "Nice! Everyone made it out alive!" Leon says. "All of you..." He follows, sarcastically. The ground started shaking. "What's happening?" Espen asks. The tree shakes and three holes appear in the tree, two of them glowing, the last hole started to speak. "Good job... For starters." The tree said. "Wait..." Roi says, and he looks around and notices that every tree is talking. "I am what makes this island." The trees and plants spoke. "And if you want to escape it..." They continue. "Let me guess..." Meghan says. "You have to kill one of yours." The plants say. "I want two people back on the beach within an hour." They say. The eyes stopped glowing and they are left with the creepy sight of every organism standing still, looking dead. They decide to head back to the boat.

"No! I can't do this again! I can't!" Rose says, pulling her own hair. "What do you mean?" Roan asks. "Trial!" Rose says. "Possibly being sacrificed! If I get sent in, I'll die! I just know it!" She sits down and puts her head flat on the table. "Rose, you've been in two trials." Roan says. "I'm sure you'd make it out alive." He says, trying to boost her confidence. "No! I can't handle watching someone else die! I just want to stop Jeremiah and go home!" She responds.

"Hey Meghan," Espen says. "Can you come with me for a second?" He asks. "Sure, I guess..." Meghan says. Meghan follows Espen to the table with the board game, where Leon, Roi and Roan are waiting for them. "What is this meeting about?" Meghan asks. "We're voting against Rose to die." Roi says. "What?!" Meghan steps back. "We're voting Rose for elimination again..." Leon says. "Why?" Meghan asks. "We don't see how we can trust her anymore..." Roan says. "If we want to escape the night, we need to work together." Espen continues. "That's exactly what Rose is doing." Meghan complains. "Don't you understand? Rose is killing us all one by one!" Leon says. "We have to get her out before it's too late." He looks at the boardgame. "I can't vote Rose to die!" Meghan says. "Meghan," Roi says. "It's life or death..." He looks at her. "Where's Esmay?" Meghan asks. "She's the most confident and ambitious at the moment, we're putting her against Rose so we're sure Esmay wins." Roan says. "The plan will go perfectly if we split the votes against them." Leon says. "Are you in, Meghan?" Roi asks. "I can't believe I'm gonna do what I'm about to do." Meghan says. "I'll see you all at the ceremony..." Leon says, and he walks towards the upper deck. "Voting Rose it's awful, but it's the right thing to do." Espen says, and he follows Leon.

Jeremiah puts the bowl down on the table. "As the island requested," he says. "We need to pick someone who will be courageously sacrificed so we can sail the heck from here." He pats the edge of the bowl as a sign that the voting can start. "Just saying, I know I'm going in." Rose says. "Well... I'm not gonna say you're wrong." Leon responds to her. "Ok but seriously, what have I done to upset all of you?" Rose asks. "It's kinda obvious at this point." Roan responds. "Yet it isn't, tell me!" Rose demands. "No. You know what you did..." Leon says. "I can't believe it, you all really want me in?" Rose says. "This is horrible..." Espen says. "Let's just get this over with." Roi says. After everyone has voted, Jeremiah looks in the bowl. "There are only votes for two people." He says. "The people going into the trial will be Esmay and Rose." He chuckles. "Why am I not surprised." Esmay laughs. "Dammit..." Rose says. "Don't worry guys, I can beat Rose on this one." She says, confidential. "Good luck guys." Roan says. "Slightly better luck to Esmay." He chuckles. "Rose, third trial in a row, how does it feel?" Jeremiah asks. "Let's just go now." She responds.