Date: 26 Jan
Alive: 14
Dead: 0
Team morale: 92%
Two days had passed and the group had not heard from Clara or Hazel at all. Toby was sitting on his bed, worrying about them.
"Toby?"
Toby looked towards the door and saw Pastel standing there, with a look of worry. "Came to ask about how Clara's doing? It's only been two days, I don't expect them to return anytime soon." Toby said simply.
"Yeah. I tried messaging her, but got nothing." Pastel said, holding up her pastel-green handphone. Toby could see a row of messages from Pastel that Clara had not responded to.
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Pastel:
How are you doing? Please respond.
(Sent at 0435 hours, read)
Pastel:
Everyone's worried sick about you and Hazel. I'm really worried about what's out there, please respond.
(Sent at 0612 hours, read)
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The rest of the messages were all saying 'respond pls'.
"Why were you texting Clara at 4 am?" Toby said, giving Pastel a look. "Um, well-"
Pastel's phone suddenly vibrated with a message. It was from Clara. Both of them read it, and they gasped.
"Call everyone, now." Toby said as they rushed out of the room.
The message read:
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Clara:
ITS AN EMERGENCY! SOS!
(Sent just now)
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"
Okay, we need a rescue team to save Clara and Hazel. Anyone volunteering?"
Nobody moved. There was dead silence in the room. Then, somebody raised their hand.
"I'll go." Simon said. Kee also did the same. "So will I."
Toby grabbed a gun and the three of them left.
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"Getting their location yet?" Simon asked. Before Clara and Hazel had left, they had been given a tracker so if they were in trouble, they could be found and saved.
"I think we're getting closer. The ping's getting more rapid." Kee said.
Soon, they reached a small cabin in the forest. It was absolutely wrecked. "Clara, Hazel, if you're there, respond!" Toby said. No response.
They walked in and they heard a sniffing sound from a room. They broke open the door and saw Clara, looking traumatized.
"Clara! Oh god, are you okay?!" Kee exclaimed. Clara flinched and backtracked into the wall.
"Clara, it's us. Is something wrong? Where's Hazel?" Simon said.
Clara was still breathing heavily, a scared look on her face. She had a injury on her knee, which was exposed through the torn part of her pants.
Kee went over and hugged her. "We're so sorry, when I saw the texts, I thought it was too late."
"It's really you..." Clara said through tears, hugging him back.
They went back to the truck and headed back to the base. When they got there, everyone was concerned.
"What happened, Clara? Where's Hazel?" Aqua asked.
Clara looked up at them.
"She's dead."
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Day 3 Summary
Dead: Hazel
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The Doubles (A Horror Au)
Horrorinspired by TMC after a nuclear strike, the world is now inhabited by dangerous beings who threaten to take out the gang, one by one, using psychological warfare. What's worse, they can't tell which is real...
