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Match got out of the hotel. She barely said Hi to anybody.
Firey was worried for her, but she ignored him.
Ice cube was worried for her, but she ignored her.
Ruby was worried for her, but she ignored her.
Book was worried for her, but she ignored her.
Needle was worried for her, but she ignored her.
...
She recieved a message earlier this morning from Pencil.
One's rests were at the Kitchen, with Two, X ,Gaty and Four. They were baking a giant cake, to celebrate how far TPOT has come.(and also to celebrate One's defeat but it would be rude to tell her)
"Hey Two, Bring me to the Goiky Canal."
"That’s pretty far away Match, you don’t mind me joining you to bring you back?"
"...Sure"
"Match? Are you sure you okay?"
"...I'll tell you when I'm ready to go."
....
She felt numb. She didn’t even notice Firey observing their conversation.
...
She took her phone.
"Okay, I'm ready now."
They turned to look at the others "Alright guys, I'll be coming back in a few minutes, Four, please don’t destroy the hotel while I bring her away"
"No promises" said Four in a mischievous tone.
And they were gone.
...
"Here we are Match! If you need me, I'll be... they looked at their watch. Oh no, I forgot the Oven! I'll come back in a few minutes! Alright?x
And they were gone too.
Match saw a figure. A shadowed figure. It was her "best friend".
...
...
"1,312,038"
"1,312,038 resets"
"...You know Match I noticed something funny.
When BFDI ends,
In all the attempts, they all abandon me.
Book and Icy go to other teams, Ruby and Bubble joins the other show, Needle stays in Woah Bunch.
But in all the attempts you stayed.
Not matter what I did, no matter what I do, no matter what i'll do.
You were always the only one sticking by my side.
And for a time, everything made me think that I would become a monster, that you'll eventually leave me too...
But you didn’t. Never did."
Pencil turned to Match.
"Match, you NEVER changed!
The strange, they all say that you had a development with Bubble THAT’S NOT TRUE! THEY JUST DON'T WANNA ADMIT HOW PERFECT YOU ALREADY ARE! WHY WOULD YOU CHANGE?
...and why would I change?"
Match flinched, she was tired between all that happened yesterday and now, she couldn’t take it anymore.
"Match, remember the first actual BFDI challenge? Why don’t we take the boat and go outside of Goiky? I am tired of seeing the same places over and over again. Let’s go elswhere.
Not Yoyleland, not the Pillary Ruins, not any of those places. Match..."
She took her hand and looked her in the eye.
"Let’s explore the world together."
...
[A] - Explore
[B] - Drown