Shadow snapped out of his possession and merrily skipped down the hall with his new cat friend. The two purred along the way.

"That cat can fuck off." KC said.

Frakenvern and Natalie were fuming over their recent loss of candies as Kiwi flaunted his new mask. Vernon leaned against the wall and pet his demon.

The group was beginning to lose hope. The halls were confusing and endless, and some even appeared to shift. As they sat around, discussing a plan, a light rumbling sounded from far down the hall behind them.

Zersch turned his head and eyed the opposite end of the hallway. Everyone was silent. The noise grew.

Then, a figure turned the corner and sprited towards them.

"Is that..Curtis?"

Curtis sprinted towards the group at full speed. His face appeared frightened and he was quite out of breath.

"RUN!" he yelled as he ran straight passed them.

No one knew what to do.

"RUUUUUUUN!!!!!" Curtis screamed.

Behind them, the rumbling grew louder and louder. Something was coming after them, and quickly. Everyone ran.

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Alive Zersch: 68 candies Vernon: 62 candies Kiwi: 34 candies KC: 31 candies Natalie: 28 candies Shadow: 24 candies Deceased Boc: 0 candies Vic: 11 candies Lamps: 13 candies Panda: 6 candy Rob: 13 candies Matt: 17 candies Bryce: 43 candies Korr: 49 candies Item Bank

Elimination Quest




- The grid below is the series of confusing hallways. Each of you starts at the bottom point. You must get to the top point, where Curtis is waiting.


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- You must PM me your path through the halls. An example:

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- The [o] spaces are the spaces that you're walking through. You must place one on each row going all the way from the bottom to the top

- Hidden behind many spaces are traps that will slow you down. The person that runs into the most traps will fall behind and be eliminated.

- But it isn't all luck. When you PM me your list, you must send me something along with it. For every FIVE candies that you give to me, it will correct one of your trap spaces. That trap will not count against your total.

- The candies that you send me will be taken away from you after the quest. The more you send me, the better your chances of survival. Will you spend more candies to survive? Or be too frugal and die?

- You have until 9:00 to PM me your grid.

Everyone ran.

Curtis was far ahead and could only be seen turning corners briefly. The group kept up enough to see which way he was going.

"YAW..ARE WE SURE HE KNOWS THE RIGHT WAY?!" Vernon yelled as they all sprinted in a pack.

They ran to the end of one hall and looked both ways. To the left, nothing. Same with the right. Curtis was out of sight.

"THERE!" Natalie yelled as she caught a glimpse of Curtis crossing the end of the hall. The group ran after him. Shadow's new pet cat wasn't able to run fast enough and nearly fell behind, but he scooped her up and put her on his shoulder.

The rumbling behind them increased. The group looked over their shoulders as they continued to sprint away. A rolling, thick fog was coming after them. Something was within the fog, and it was picking up speed towards them.

They continued to run. The floors continued to quake violently. Paintings were falling from the walls and suits of armor were falling over into the hallway. A battle axe nearly cleaved KC in two, but he was pulled to safety by Vernon.

"SEES CURTIS!" Zersch yelled, pointing his finger down the hall. Curtis was standing in an open doorway.

"QUICK, GET IN!" Curtis screamed back. Everyone piled into the room. When the last person was in, Curtis slammed the door shut, closing them off from the fog.

Everyone crashed into the room and fell onto the ground to catch their breath. Curtis leaned with his back against the door, breathing heavily. His shirt was drenched in sweat.

"What..." KC began as he breathed in and out. "..what was that?"

"It's a long story." replied Curtis.

"am hate halls" said Zersch. Shadow hugged his black cat as Natalie stood to her feet.

"Wait a minute..." she said as she surveyed the room. She did a head count. "One, two, three-four-five..."

Everyone looked up at her.

"Where's Kiwi?"

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Kiwi ran. He took a left turn as the fog closed the gap on him. He shouted for his friends, but no one answered. He was alone.

Kiwi got to the end of the hall and took another right. As he ran down the center of the hallway, he saw a figure sprinting straight towards him at the far end. He slowed to a stop, realizing that it was his own reflection in a mirror at the end of the hall. It was a dead end.

Kiwi looked around. There was no way out. He backed up towards the mirror as the fog crept closer. He leaned against the cold surface of the mirror when suddenly...the fog stopped. It didn't come any closer. Kiwi opened one eye and looked down the end of the hall. A figure was emerging from within the fog.

"...Paul?!"

"Hello Kiwi." Paul said.

Kiwi was stunned. He hadn't seen Paul in thirteen years.

"But......you died?! You were dead. I was at your funeral!"

"Shhh.." Paul began. "There's no time to explain right now."

Kiwi looked on, stunned. Paul stood at the junction of two hallways while Kiwi was still at the far end.

"What..what are you doing here? What is this?" he asked, puzzled.

"You'll find out in due time." Paul said with a smile. As he did, he took a step back and shut the double doors, cutting him off from Kiwi. Staring down the hallway at Paul, Kiwi was even more puzzled.

"Goodbye Kiwi." Paul said.

A mechanism started up. Kiwi looked around the hall frantically. "What..what's happening?!"

A puff of dust shot out from the bottom of the walls on either side. The walls began to move towards each other.

"No.....NO!!" Kiwi screamed.

The suit of armor at the end of the hall was knocked over. The mirror that Kiwi was leaning against was quickly crushed as the two walls crept closer together. Kiwi ran down the hall towards Paul and tried to open the door. Paul simply smiled back. Kiwi began to kick at the door handle, but it was no use.

he grabbed the sword from the suit of armor in an attempt to wedge it between the two walls. The sword was perfectly horizontal in his hands as the two walls met each end. Kiwi smiled. "Ha!"

The sword snapped.

Kiwi's smile quickly faded. The walls were now extremely narrow, with little room for Kiwi to move in. The suit of armor rattled around on the floor as it began to squish inwards.

Kiwi placed his back up against one wall and held his arms and legs against the other. The pressure was too much.

Kiwi's forearm snapped, and the bone jutted through the skin. Kiwi screamed in excruciating pain. Then, his legs broke. The white bones broke through as blood poured onto the ground.

The wall was now against his chest and back. He could no longer turn his head. The walls began to press against the sides of his skull. Kiwi screamed as much as he could. There was a sickening crunch.

Paul looked through the window on the doorway as a flash of blood covered his face. The walls were now touching. Kiwi was no longer.

A speckle of blood sat on Paul's bottom lip. Paul licked it off, and whistled as he walked away.



Kiwi has been eliminated

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Alive Zersch: 33 candies Vernon: 27 candies KC: 21 candies Shadow: 4 candies Natalie: 3 candies Deceased Boc: 0 candies Vic: 11 candies Lamps: 13 candies Panda: 6 candy Rob: 13 candies Matt: 17 candies Bryce: 43 candies Korr: 49 candies Kiwi: 19 candies Item Bank