Not So Sweet Candyland

LXXXIV: On the run

"Hurry Up! WE don't have much time!" Berry grabbed Chase's hand as they reached the ominous sky. There was a slight fog around them, and a shiver went down Berry spine.

"Well, this is a new experience, in all honesty, I don't know what to feel, it feels strange here, like something might come and attack us. What is this fog?" Berry swiped her hand across the fog, but she felt a burning sensation once her hand and the fog made contact.

"It's a trap." She mumbled.

"It's a what?"

"We have to run! This is serious! But, I don't know what this fog is. It... burns your skin if you make contact with it."

"Does this have anything to do with the sages?"

"This might be something that they set up back in the day, but Argh! It hurts! It burns!"

Berry tried to keep herself calm but in the end, she only could hold back the pain that she was feeling for so long. It was unbearable, just like knifes of fire getting jabbed into your skin.

But, Berry tried her hardest to push through the pain and to keep a smile on her face as she ran through the burning mist.

A message was formed through the fog.

The pain will kill you before you believe in your second chance of breathing.

Berry gasped.

"This isn't fog." She realized. "This is a poisonous gas."

"Do you know what kind? Ouch!"

Berry started to remember, but she ran faster and squeezed Chase's hand tighter.

"It's a poisonous gas called "Witches Brew." Mixed with multiple gases and liquids from the periodic table such as lead, mercury, bromine, xenon, hydrogen, kryptonite and even man made items of the periodic table, this mist or fog or whatever you want to call it has a time limit. If we don't get through this within an hour depending on how intense this is, we'll die. "

"But how do we get out of it? It seems so massive and long and with the terrain that changes, it's never the same! What if there is a mountain that forms and we don't make it out of this fog? What will happen?"

"Like I said you idiot, we'll die. That's it. And i am not going to fucking die because of something stupid like this fog or trap. I'm keeping my guard whether they like it or not. And for one, I am not going down without a fucking fight."

She put on a mask and gave one to Chase.

"This should help us for now."

"Is this a face mask?"

"Yes, now put it on."

"Fine."

Chase put it on and his eyes started to tear up.

"Oh my god, why out of all times are you crying? This is nothing to cry about! WE have to get through this together! And we are! YOU are not the one that is going to be dying on this adventure, we're near the end and I am not letting you go!"

"I-it's not that. It's just that the gas is making me tear up for some reason. I don't know what it is, but i can't stop the tears."

"Just.. I don't know what to do with you. Just shut up and we have to get through this."

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE

There was a strange sound of a rumble as Chase and Berry were still running around.

"What is that?" Chase asked but his voice was cracking.

"Don't worry about it."

"But, it sounds scary, it sounds terrifying."

"You're listing synonyms. Do you do that all of the time?"

"No! I'm just saying that I think there is something on our prowl!"

"look, the woods can have some magical creatures here and there, it's nothing to worry about. Just look for-..."

BAARRRRRRRRRGH!

Berry suddenly stopped in her tracks and looked back. She saw a 20 foot tree right behind her with a scary face and branches that were as sharp as blades.

"Uh oh. This is not good! NOT GOOD! CHASE, RUN!"

"But Berry, what about you?"

"Don't what about me, just run! You can't fight! Just leave this to me! I never fought one of these before, but I can sure as hell try to fight it!"

Chase just looked at her and then at the tree mutation.

"No."

"No what? can't you follow instructions? Go, just fucking go! It's not that hard!"

"No, I am not letting you get yourself killed."

"Are you serious? Chase, you have to get back to your real world, you matter more than me, now step back and let the professional do her work." Berry grabbed a knife that could turn into a gun and her other hand would be used for magic.

"I can't listen to every word that you say, so fuck it! You mean more to me than you think! Leapious Ouladio Havana!"

Chase leaped up into the sky and landed on the tree's shoulder. The tree tried swinging at Chase but Chase dodged with ease each and every time. Berry was amazed at how good he has got and he did not seem the littlest bit scared of what was to come.

"Leapious Ouladio Havana!" Berry jumped as well and she got her knife gun ready.

The two of them used their knife guns to attempt to shoot and stab the tree, but most of their attacks just fazed through the tree.

"Wait a second." Berry realized and that's when she had an idea.

She started to build a flame and transported the flame of magic into her gun while using her legs to kick the tree mutation in the face. Chase kept it distracted by walking on it's head.

Finally, Berry was ready to soot and she levitated right in front of the tree.

"STAY BACK CHASE!" She prepared the gun to shoot.

Chase jumped backwards and fell to the ground, and he ran in the direction of where berry was facing.

"I guess you're not ready for this one, Mr. Tree."

She fired the gun. A bullet of fire came shooting out at him and he was shot right in the face. The fire bullet exploded on him and he blew up and burnt into a million pieces, the recoil sent Berry flying and Chase ran to go grab her.

But, he failed and she was tumbling on the ground instead.