7-Day MCSM One Shot Challenges - 2020 Edition

Game

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It was like everything happened in slow motion. Petra's gaze was locked on the green team, watching in fury and disbelief as the gladiators stepped aside to let them pass without as much as a second glance. Her face had twisted into a raged scowl, feeling her blood start to boil. Em had tricked them! She never wanted to actually team up!

It happened in a matter of seconds, Petra was so distracted by the green team, she didn't pay attention to what was happening around her. It was Jesse's cry that snapped her back to reality, catching sight of her friend only moments before a gladiator's axe had been impaled into her.

"Jesse!" Petra screamed, bolting forward.

But it was already too late, Jesse's body falling limp onto the blood-stained bricks. Petra skidded to a stop, watching with wide eyes as her friend disappeared, leaving only her inventory behind.

"We did it!"

Petra's gaze shot up to Slab and Clutch, who were high-fiving each other. Fresh anger began pulsing through her veins, her blue eyes alight with rage. She wasn't about to let Hadrian get his prize that easily.

"What the-!" Slab called in surprise as Petra suddenly somersaulted between them, one of her arms scooping up a good chunk of Jesse's inventory. "Get back here!"

Petra hadn't been able to grab everything, but she had the redstone heart and that was what mattered. Leaping back up onto her feet, she bolted past the remaining gladiators, who were mostly preoccupied with taking out what was left of the purple team. Forcing every ounce of energy into her legs, Petra pushed on after the green team.

Her heart was thudding painfully inside her chest, the image of Jesse limply lying on the brick floor with blood pouring from the gashes in her armour, engraved into Petra's mind. Even though she knew Jesse wasn't truly gone, it was incredibly painful to see her best friend like that. She wondered how horrible it had to be for Jesse, who had had a clear view of Ivor and Lukas getting crushed the day before.

"I'm like so close, I can do this!"

Petra was ripped from her train of thought, looking up at the sound of Nell's voice. She spotted the remaining two members of the green team, where they were climbing up a vine covered wall.

"Not a chance in hell!" Petra bellowed, taking an impressive leap over onto the wall.

"Way to catch up, dude!" Nell called over to her as Petra climbed up to their level.

Petra wasn't paying attention to Nell, her anger filled eyes locked on Em. She watched, her expression changing from anger to one of horror, as Em suddenly attacked her own team-mate, sending Nell tumbling down towards the lava below them. While somebody like Jesse might have thrown their own race to help her, Petra didn't spare a second glance at the fallen player, instead glaring over at Em.

"Cutting off your own friend to win?" She growled.

Em didn't seem interested in responding to Petra, heaving herself up the last few vines to the top. The warrior quickly followed, effortlessly pulling herself up. She was nearly taken by surprise, Em waiting for her at the top with her fists ready.

"Not that easily!" Petra called, rolling beneath Em's punch just in time.

She rolled onto her back, kicking upwards so both her boots met the green team captain square in the gut. Using that same momentum to somersault backwards and get to her feet again, Petra flung around and bolted. Running as fast as she could, she leaped up the brick stairs, bolting out into the icy night air.