~This is madness. Four gone. Three left. Claude went to rescue Nobody and brought extra sprinkles. Scilph is still in isolation. Atlantica and Blackie have already ransacked every Dining Hall for salt. They said they were going to The Generator... that powers the entire school.~

~I am losing hope. So many people have been taken today... but Attie only has one more hour to be sad, and Scilph has one more hour until she can come back out. This is extremely distressing. I don't know what to do.~

~At least Pacifica's message helped, helped a lot, really. Except for the STATIC PARTS. AUGH! WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO BE SO DIFFICULT--!~ *glass breaking*

~Oh no. No, no no.... My mind is losing control. If I get too furious or any sort of extreme negative emotion occurs, then--~

~Mass destruction. By God.~

~THIS IS WHAT SHE WAS PLANNING. THIS IS WHAT SHE WAS DOING ALL ALONG! Fortuna, you sly devil... I will rip out you innards and--~ *vibrating noises*

~...I need to stay calm. Calm.~

~Calm.~

---Morris---

I want to leave i want to leave i want to leave.

It's even worse that a bowl of nice-looking soup is sitting right in front of me, taunting me, reminding me who I am. Pacifica got a signal, but I don't care. She can't talk to Sciph. She won't check her Journal. Mattie won't stop bugging me... she keeps telling me useless love tips. But I don't make her stop. She seems really scared, and this is her way of coping. So I just try and block her out.

Gretel is quietly eating steak fries, sitting in a booth. It's ironic that this stupid Forever place is a diner. Go figure. I was expecting some sort of vortex.

I'm staring intently at the TV screen. Scilph pops up, and it grabs my attention. She is looking straight at me. I reach out, slowly. Paci wraps up her message, and looks at me. "Morris..? You okay?"

I don't care. I'm reaching for Scilph. I just need to see her, tell her that I'M sorry and then SHE'LL forgive me. I almost have my hand on the screen-- when suddenly, something happens.

Scilph's head begins to deform. A small crevice appears in her forehead, creating a crack down her porcelain face. The crack deepens, and seeps through, more and more, until her entire face is split. I watch in horror as she smiles, her eyes gently looking at me--

And she shatters.

I feel like throwing up. Mattie stopped talking, and everything is silent. Paci has her hands over her mouth, and her eyes wide. Gretel has a fry halfway to her mouth. She slowly sets it down. Fortuna smiles pleasantly.

I begin to weep.

{I just read Gretel's last post. Oh no. No, no no no no... I need to forgive her. But I can't see Scilph. I could poof out of existence any moment now--! What do I do, what do I do.. AH! I SEE BLACKIE AND ATLANTICA! Th-they're coming for me!}
"Morris, we need you! Right nownownow!" *sobs*
{Atlantica?! Why're yo cryi- Never mind that! I can't right now! I need to forgive Scilph!}
"But how? She can't come out to use her zip-zap powers, remember?!"
{I-I know, I remember! I-it's just-- I'm going to be the next to go.}
"What?! NOOOOOOOO!" *more sobbing*
{...Atlantica.}
"Whut?" *sniff*
{What are THOSE?}
"Oh. Those are EBIBs. From Forever."
{They're... they're surrounding us.}
"Morris? Ate you Oka-"
{Need to forgive her forgive her now i can't leave her like this forgive forgive forgive forgi-}

{IT'S OKAY, SCILPH!}

"AHH!"

*Morris disappears*

"...He's gone."

{I feel awful.}

{@Nobody has completed her task, but is- I don't know. I have no idea where she is. @Scilph has ALMOST completed her task... @*Atlantica* MIGHT JUST complete her task if she stays sad for a little while longer. @Gretel, @Pacifica, and @Matching by Mattie have been abducted by this twisted Fortuna chick. Eralonia seems to know them somehow...}

{The Prophe-pocalypse isn't due to happen on Tuesday... it's due to FINISH on Tuesday.}

{I-I need to forgive Scilph... but I can't! She can't talk to anyone else for another 3 hours... but I need to, before she gets abducted as well...!}

{I hate this Fortuna person. She's seriously pissing me off, and we can't forget that whe don't know WHAT she's doing and WHY! Well, if I get abducted, I guess I'll find out... but it's better not to tempt fate.}

{I saw Atlantica earlier, followed by Blackie. Then he came over to me, and I could spill my guts about how awful things were. He kinda just went back to Atlantica.}

{I wonder where they are now... not to mention what they're doing.}

~Oh my god.~

~24 hours, and not a single sprinkle.~

~THIS IS WONDERFUL! GLORIOUS, BEAUTEOUS! ON TASK HAS BEEN COMPLETED! Oh, Nobody, I am so prou-~

~Ah.~

~You are... trapped, somewhere. Not in The Forever Realm, I don't suppose... But... hm. I am very confused. And now, @that kid is- ARE the Walls? This doesn't make sense. Anyway, where those two could be... There are three options: 1. The school catacombs, 2. The basement, and 3. Somewhere we don't yet know about. This is all so stra-~

=ERALO!=

~Oh! Claude! Oh, my goodness!~

=Where's Nobody? I've been lookin' and searchin' and I'm so scared and I dunno what to do! P-please help! Y-you've got yer act together! Y'know what to do!=

~Claude, read this Journal entry. It was Nobody's most recent entry.~

*silence*

=Oh my God.=

=I know where she is.=

~What?! Claude, where?!~

=YOU SIT YOUR ASS RIGHT THERE, AND DON'T FOLLOW ME! NOBODY NEEDS ME, AND I NEED TO DO THIS ON MY OWN!= *fast pawsteps fading*

~...~

~Oh his own.~

~Three gone.~

~I am going to cry.~

~So, that marks off Gretel, Pacifica, and Mattie. Can this day get any WORSE...? Well, on the bright side, Mattie did do ONE good thing. Burning those stupid sprinkles. Thank you, Matching By Moron. But otherwise, this is insanity.~

~"Time is running out"...? Fortuna, that sneaky little-- I will cut her into ribbons. This isn't "Impending doom" At all! it's disappearances right under our noses. I can't believe the nerve of her.~

~I am going to investigate about this Fortuna character.~

~We might as well just indulge ourselves now, because we are doomed.~

~Two spirited away, two more going insane, one still compulsively lying, and one not taken, just not around. Where IS Morris, anyway? Humans disgust me. You wouldn't do one thing if your life LITERALLY DEPENDED ON IT! Sickening, selfish creatures. I don't know why I bother to hide it. Your behavior exhibited so far has given me so much doubt, I am considering not even trying. Eat every sprinkle, lie all you want, hate people, be upset, because tomorrow ((OR TODAY)) may be your last day on Earth. Good work, guys. Psyhigh will become a massive crater, OR a burnt crisp, OR assaulted by Who-Knows-What!!~

~I'm disappointed in all of you.~

Eralonia read the Journal entries frantically. Oh, no. No, no, no. This was disastrous. They were all going to die, because of someone's craving for sweets. ~No, Atlantica,~ She silently screamed. ~No! Stay sad, stay dreary. I know it hurts, but hurt a little longer!~ But it was no use. She couldn't do it on her own, and she couldn't get help from ANYONE. She certainly wasn't succeeding.

Pacifica AND Gretel were gone? TWO IN ONE DAY?! How was that even possible?! This Fortuna character sickened the cat to the core. Who even knew what was going on in The Forever Realm...

Suddenly, her ears perked up. She heard singing, coming from the railroads.

It was Gretel's voice. She was off like a shot to the source of the serenade, hearing the gentle lyrics.

Sorry if I'm eerie,
or if you get the creeps
I never should have told you
about my stupid drea-

And the it stopped.

As mysteriously as it began, it ended. A message. A message from the Forever Realm. As she was walking back, she thought about what it mean, while still pondering Fortuna and silently cheering on Atlantica (by beating her down) in her head. Eralonia returned to Campus, where she saw Claude lying, motionless, on the ground. She remembered reading about the fall. She gasped and rushed over to him, checking his pulse, but he got up seemingly without a scratch. He coughed a bit.

=Geez! You'd think someone could sleep in peace around here!= He sauntered off and fell asleep in the bushes.

Eralonia set back off, her mind on Fortuna. "Watch yourself, Eralonia. LOVE, Fortuna." Sickening. It reminded her of--

Eralonia gasped.

~Mattie, you brainless clod. You can't LIE over your LIES. You must stay truthful for an entire day. Not a single lie must slip off your tongue. Maybe you just shouldn't speak, or speak very carefully. If you feel a single shock, you must start over. *sigh* This will not be easy. But no one ever said this would be easy.~

~Look here, Lying-Lover. You know for fact that you have no "Customer-Growing Club". And I don't know how you got tied into this either. I have no idea how this Prophecy works, but you're in it for some reason. After this whole thing blows over, I'll let you know. By the way... this isn't just to save yourself. It's to save everyone. You could think that the fate of this school rests on your shoulders. Well, on OUR shoulders. A single slip-up, and it's all done. You can complete this tomorrow. But today, you've failed. Congratulations for wanting to show off to virtually no one.~

~*slow, heavy breath* Look. There's no shame in telling the truth. You look like more of a fool when you aren't honest.~

Ring around the students...
Each about to lose it...
Focus...
Focus...
We'll all fall down.

Ring around the feelings...
Each a different meaning...
Happy...
Crying...
We all break down.

Ring around the lies...
Each one a surprise...
Honesty...
Differently...
We all go down.

Ring around the candy...
Each one perfect, dandy...
So sweet...
Must eat...
We all turn down.

Ring around the dying...
Each stop crying...
Alone...
No home...
We all burn down.

Ring around the souls...
Each as pure as gold...
Forgive...
THEN truly live...
We all die down.

Ring around the sleeping...
Each waking one still weeping...
Sweet dreams...
Sweet dreams...
We're all dead now.

~Goodness gracious above. Gretel. Gretel... she's the first to go. She did not complete her most difficult task--! Oh, no. Why so soon? Why today, it is Sunday! It wasn't supposed to come for another two days... this is insanity. You must do all as you were instructed to do. TODAY or TOMORROW, it must be completed. This force strikes quickly, and without warning.~

~And Atlantica and Pacifica... oh, no. No no no no no. This isn't right, this isn't right at all! Why would- Pacifica. If you can somehow hear me, keep hope. You can survive this... unless she hasn't already been taken to The Forever Realm. No, this is awful... WAIT! ATLANTICA! You must properly mourn for your sister! Be sad! Cry, even! I-it will save your life and hers.~

~Be cautious, everyone. I have no doubt in my mind something is afoot.~

~*sigh* Nobody, your cat has not joined a cult. I don't know how you came to that conclusion. And I strongly hope those munching sounds are not sprinkles. Lying will not help. I am omniscient, I will know if you are not being honest. This is for your own safety, Nobody. I don't want anyone else to die.~

{What do you mean, "else?"}

~!... You know exactly what I mean, Morris.~

{Hmph.} *whip crack*

~...He teleported. He's probably on the roof again.~

~Anyway... I had just read about the instance of Jackie Packerman. How he was kidnapped, and about Ximena. I have come to believe that Fortuna could possible be the one enacting our fates, and putting up a barrier so I cannot see it. That must be it... oh, my. This will be more difficult that I thought.~

*click*