I woke up to the sound of knocking. How long was I asleep for? I looked over at the alarm clock. 9:32 PM. Crap! Taco's gonna freak out! I got up, trying to to waken the sleepy Cheesy across the room. I went to the door, but the knocking was coming from the window. I looked over and saw Taco in it. I went over and opened it.
"Took you long enough. Now let's get going. We've got work to do." she whispered, also afraid of waking up Cheesy.
So we both quietly climbed down the rope hung from the outside of the building, hoping that OJ didn't have any cameras up outside. He had a few set around the inside, but only in the main room and some of the halls. Those things must be pretty expensive.
We both quietly landed and made dashed to the Perilous Forest. The only thing that was actually perilous about it was Taco. If she wasn't here, there would most likely be no peril in this forest. Then how did it get its name? Was it the animals here? Did a big, mythical monster live here in the past? Wondering about that made the trip seem much shorter. In only about 17 minutes of running, we made to the campsite. And what I saw didn't surprise me. It was an unconscious MePhone, arms and legs tied up, as well as tape over his mouth. Just in case he woke up. I saw that Taco had already started on his mask. I also noticed that Taco had somehow made a mask of Toilet. I decided not to question it. For now, I just sat on one of the logs surrounding the weak fire and watched Taco scrape away at the mask of MePhone with her skinning knife. After a few minutes, she spoke up.
"Well, I think you know why he's here. Correct?"
"Yes."
"Good. Well, I didn't just bring him here for the mask. I also did something that will help us out a little."
I was a little worried about what she could've needed MePhone for besides his mask.
"And that is?"
"Simple. I disabled MeLife."
Wow. She really did that. She preventing anyone from being revived again. She really is evil. But it didn't bother me too much. As long as I did what she wanted me to, Taco would protect me. At least, I hope she will.
"You've also got your first assignment tonight. We're gonna take put someone."
Geez. This got serious fast.
"The big guy himself. The head honcho. You're killing OJ tonight. And you're gonna use one of these masks to pin the blame. Go ahead. Choose who you want to frame for OJ's death." she said as she gestured towards the masks laying on the ground.
This would be hard. Not just killing him, but putting the blame on someone else? That's just horrible. But I didn't want to die either. And these masks might help me out anyways. So I looked through the pile and tried to find someone good. I would need to save Balloon's mask for some other time. Using that is basically just a free kill. So who?
Then I got it. Pepper. It was perfect. She would've killed OJ so she could have Salt all to herself. Flawless.
"So, have you decided yet?"
"Yes. I'm choosing Pepper."
"Heh, you're smarter than you let on. Go ahead and grab that mask. And take this too. You'll need it."
Taco handed me a key ring. Keys to just about every room in the hotel were on it. I didn't question how she got it.
"You've got until this morning to shatter that guy. So get going."
I quickly grabbed the key ring and Pepper's mask, and ran off back to the hotel. I didn't want to kill anyone. Then again, I wouldn't want to be killed either. Not being able to be recovered anymore only made it more scary. This meant whoever Taco had on her hit list would be gone until she decided to bring them back. I just hope there arent too many on it.
I was at Hotel OJ now. Too bag it wouldn't be that way for much longer. I stood behind the building and put on Pepper's mask. Only then did I realize how weird it felt to be a girl. I can't really go into detail here, but it felt really weird. As Pepper's memory flooded into mine, I learned that she was planning on doing this anyways. Good. Only makes this easier. But at the same time, should I really do this? Was I that selfish? To kill someone else to preserve myself? No. I'll find a way to bring them all back if Taco doesn't.
I made my way to OJ and Paper's room, careful not to be seen by any cameras. Then, I was in there. Both of them were fast asleep. I walked over to OJ's bed. I held my fist up high. I held it there for a second, contemplating. Then it came down.
Glass shattered and orange juice went everywhere. I quickly ran back out of the hotel the way I came, purposefully letting the cameras see me. I made it back out of the hotel, and went back into the forest, taking off the mask. Eventually, I made it back to the campsite.
"Good work, my friend. We'll see where this goes. Then, tomorrow night, If I deem it necessary, another will perish. Now use that rope and get back to your room. I don't want you getting caught already."
I threw Pepper's mask back on the pile as I ran back again and checked the time. 1:06 AM. I needed to get back before Cheesy woke up. Good thing our room was up high.
After a few more minutes of running, I was back. I climbed up the rope, and then fell into my bed, exhausted. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard the door slam open. It was Test Tube. It both woke up me and Cheesy with a jump. "Guys...Oj's dead."