Stuck In The Woods

11

The next day, Leafy sat near the lake. She was alone. She was... at peace?

She let's out a sigh. "Guess... I'm alone... again..." she felt cold. What to do?

"Its just you and me," she told herself.

"Why did I kill them?" She asked herself.

"They betrayed you," she replied... to herself.

She began crying, realizing she was alone. Once again, it was her fault.

"No, it isn't! It's their fault for treating us so cruelly!"

"Shut up! You always screw everything up! You ruined me! I don't even know who I am anymore!"

"We are one Leafy, and now I will be your only friend, forever, because unlike the others, I care about you."

"I hate you. I HATE YOU. LEAVE. LEAVE ME ALONE. I DON'T WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND ANYMORE! I HATE YOU! I HATE MYSELF! JUST DIE ALREADY!"

Leafy was twitching. No response. Was she just... talking to herself? Was it really that easy to stop that whole time? Did she only need some self control?

She sobbed. She could've stopped this before it even started. She was a horrible person. She made her way deeper into the forest, not wanting to show her face ever again.

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"N-Needle, I'm scared, what if Sh-she kills us?"

Needle patted Clock comfortingly. "Don't worry, I wouldn't let her do it again."

"I'm glad I left before she got to me," Coiny mumbles. "Thanks for picking me up by the way... I just hope this car doesn't break down... You got the right type of fuel, right Pencil?"

"Yeah, I'm not stupid," Pencil says, rolling her eyes. She had to drive them back to the forest in her supervan.

"Just making sure... My truck kinda just broke down out of nowhere!"

Clock looked over at Coiny. "Sorry if I was kind of rude... I guess I wasn't really in the right state of mind," he mumbles.

"Nah, it's fine! I wasn't really either, but hey, we survived!"

"Oh, Coiny, I think I see your truck!" Pencil says, beginning to pull over. She stops the van on her own, and Clock starts spacing out, an unreleased expression on his face. He had two prosthetic legs, which he wasn't used to yet.

Coiny snickers. "I guess this means Leafy ate my tire," he mumbles amusedly, but then sighs. "I hope Pin is okay... I feel bad for leaving her..."

"She's strong! I'm sure she is out there somewhere!"

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Pin wakes up to the sound of faint conversing in the distance. Some distress, some  comforting...

"What if Leafy finds us?" Coiny asks.

"I'll kill her!" Needle says with and angry yet confident tone.

"Wow this is like, the second time she's done something like this," Pencil remarks, "Guess people never change!"

Pin got up and began yelling.

"OVER HERE! HELP! ITS PIN!" she yelled as loud as she can, her throat sore from her prior attempts the day before.

"Guys, that sounded like Pin!" Coiny yelled, and began sprinting towards the sound. "Pin! Pin! Pin! Pin!!!! Keep yelling! We're coming!!!"

"COINYYYY!!!! YOU CAME BACK FOR MEEE!!!!"

Coiny was ready to hug Pin, but stopped once coming up to a hole. "Pin?" He looked down AND saw her in the hole.

"COINY PLEASE, WE HAVE TO GET OUT BEFORE LEAFY FIND US!"

Needle and Pencil finally caught up. They made sure Coiny didn't fall down while pulling Pin out of the hole.

Once he pulled her out of the hole, he wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly. "I'm sorry for leaving you guys with that monster..."

Needle walked over to the two. "Uuuuh, we still need to find Firey, don't we?"

Pin pulled out of the hug. "H-he tried helping me out of t-the hole but... Leafy poured water on him before I could make it out..."

The thought went shivers down Coiny's spine. Firey did the exact same thing he just did, and was killed while doing it...

"Well, let's leave before Leafy finds us," Pencil stated, starting to walk back towards the road.

"Y-yeah, and let's hurry... you never know when she'll sneak up on you," Pin said, feeling nervous.

The four walked back to the supervan.

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Clock was sitting on the floor of the van, too scared to look out the windows. The supervan was safe and locked, but Leafy had an axe.

He felt hisself begin to sweat. What if the others never came back? How would he get back home? He couldn't drive, that was for sure.

He laid on the floor, his heart racing and his breathing quickening, as he stared at the ceiling, thinking of all the horrible things Leafy would do to him once she found him in there, alive again.

He heard the supervan unlock, and shut his eyes.

"Clock? You okay?"

He opened his eyes to see Coiny kneeled next to him and smiled.

"Oh, thank gosh, you guys made it back! Uh, now lock the van," he says after everybody was in.

Pencil locks the van, and starts it.

"Clock! You're back!" Pin says excitedly.

"Pin!!! You survived Leafy? Dang, that must've been awesome..."

Pin chuckles. "Not really, I was trapped in a hole for a bit! It was pretty lonely without any of you guys..."

"So, you guys still wanna go to Goiky Wonders?" Pencil asks.

Coiny shook his head. "Nah, I kinda wanna head home and relax. Also bring back our pal Firey."

"She killed Firey? Doesn't she care about him though?"

Pin shrugs. "Guess not! She poured a bucket of water on him!"

Coiny looked down at Clock's new legs. He recalled seeing one of his real ones in the forest.

"Clock, uh... sorry we didn't listen right away when you said we should leave..."

Clock glanced at Coiny. "Oh no, no worries! I'm fine now! Maybe a little... less agile but, I'm just glad we are going home! We are safe now!"

Coiny smiles. "Yeah we are! No more Leafy here to kill us!"

The group rode all the way back to Yoyle City in the supervan, and were finally at peace once again.