Peffron: A Love Story

The First Trial

AN: I'm sorry. I believe I've lied again. This is not the end. It was supposed to be, but then I had a brilliant idea, and decided to extend it even more. When will the lies end?? But enjoy, for the few people that are reading this, if anyone actually is reading this. To show you how much I care, I wrote this on mobile, so you're welcome.

As we walk, we make light conversation, and try to avoid talking about the fact that our whole school just blew up, we have no idea who did it, and we're just casually walking down the hill when they could still be out there. But you know, whatever. Yolo.

I walk along, adding in to the conversation and trying to be cheerful when suddenly, I trip over my own foot and fall on my face. Everyone turns, and after spotting me, they laugh and point, and then continue to walk. I watch them go, feeling very satisfied with my choice in friends. But then, an old Japanese man appears out of nowhere and says, "You are the chosen one. You were picked by Fate to trip over your own foot and fall, because you are the only one strong enough for the trials that will come along your journey down this hill. You will face unspeakable dangers, betrayal, and unimaginable pain. Be prepared."

Then he vanished, leaving me to squint into the sunlight. Well. I sigh and pick myself up, and decide to catch up with everyone. As I make my way towards them, a giant blobfish comes blobbing towards me from the side of the road, and dramatic music plays in the background. As the blobfish comes before me, I try to prepare myself for whatever it wants. Then, it says in a very blob-like voice, "If you want to get past me, you must reach the salt deposits."

He then forms an arm out of his blobby mass and stares at me menacingly with his blobby eyes. With his blobby arm, he points to his left at a 90 degree cliff that just so happened to be there for the sake of this story. I can see the salt from here, and I try to figure out the best way to get to it. My friends must have noticed the commotion, and they've stopped to watch.

I decide to go for it, and run up the cliff like I'm an agile goat, and don't stop climbing until I reach the salt. Then, with a magnificent leap, I jump off and land with a thud in front of the blobfish. It looks at me, obviously blobbing impressed, and moves out of the way.

"You are free to continue on with your quest," he says.

When I rejoin my friends, Bob asks me how I managed to do it.

"Well," I say, "I crave that mineral."