The University Life

The Second Challenge

"Okay, listen Oozmas!" Mike announced as Don, Art, Squishy, Terry, and Terri sat on the steps while Mike, Sam and Sullivan stood, "Now, we're going to have to start winning these things together, so that means I'm going to need each of you guys, to pull your own weight."

"Mike" Squishy scared Mike, while trying to get his attention.

"What is it?"

"We've made a list of our strengths and weaknesses," Squishy informed.

"In high school," Don announced, "I was the master of the silent scare. I could sneak up on a field mouse in a pillow factory." He demonstrated, but his tentacles stuck to the ground, making popping noises every time, he lifted up a tentacle. "Sorry!, They get stickier when I'm sweaty," Don informed us, "Oh my gosh, that's terrible."

"We're experts in the ancient craft of close magic," Terry told Mike. Terry and Terri did a few tricks, and then Terri said, "It's all about misdirection." Then, the cards fell out of one of their sleeves.

"I have an extra toe," Art announced. Sam looked at him with wide-eyes. "Not with me, of course."

"Guys, one slip up on the next event, and we're goners," Mike told them, "So for this to work, I'm gonna need you to take every instinct, you have and bury it deep, deep down."

"Done," Art announced.

"From now on, we are of one mind. My mind," Mike was talking like a general, almost barking orders at them, "I will tell you, exactly what to do, and how to do it."

"Uh...okay, Mike. Seems about right."

"Alright," Mike clapped, "Give me scary steps. Fifty up and down, right now. Let's go!"

They were in the second event.

They had to avoid getting caught by the librarian, if we wanted to stay in the games. "We are at the halfway point of the second event, and things are getting interesting," Claire announced softly. Sam looked up and saw HSS had gotten their flag.

"We have to move faster," Sam said to Sullivan, who was behind her, while whispering. "We can afford to lose!"

Sullivan nodded, "I know!" He whispered back.

"Only two teams left. Who will make it out with their flag, and who will be eliminated?"

"In a real scare, you do not want to get caught by a kid's parent. And in this event, you do not want to get caught by the librarian."

The librarian shushed Brock and whispered, "Quiet."

Terri scoffed, "What's so scary about a little old librarian?"

Sam heard the floor creek, a gasp, the librarian said, "I said, 'Quiet'," Screaming, a tree branch crunching, and a loud splash.

Sam gulped

The team resumed tip toeing, when Sullivan whispered, "Faster!"

"Slow and Steady!" Everyone on the team, but Sam, whispered back to him.

Sullivan quietly ran over to the ladder by the statue, that the flag was on. "Sulley!" Sam quietly shouted to him. Then, the team shushed her.

When Sullivan got to the ladder, there was a loud creak. Sam turned to the librarian and saw she hadn't moved an inch towards Sullivan or anybody else.

Sullivan quickly went up the ladder, and when he was about to reach their flag. The ladder broke from it's bar, and fell backwards. "Sulley!" Sam screamed. She ran forward, and he landed on her hard. "Ow" The two monsters stood up.

Sam looked back, and saw the librarian coming towards her. Sullivan grabbed her arm, and wrapped his arms around her. Sullivan had buried Sam's head in his shoulder using one hand, and he had pulled her closer to his body. Sullivan's back face the librarian, as he tries to protect Sam.

Then, Sam heard a pop. Sullivan's grip on her loosened, he turns towards the librarian, and he saw Don popping his tentacles on the ground.

"Five, six, seven, eight!" Terri yelled. "Look over here!"

Then, Sam heard Art laughing, and stuff getting thrown or kicked on the floor. "Is that legal?"

"You better believe it, mop top!" Brock informed loudly, "The only rule is don't get caught."

Sullivan let go of Sam. When the librarian had faced them, Sullivan grabbed Sam's left hand, and pulled her along as she ran. "Guys, what are you doing?" Mike questioned as the team ran towards him.

"They said, Don't let her catch you," Terry informed.

"But, they didn't say how!" Terri finished. Don and Terry, each grabbed on of Mike's arms, and carried him away and out of the door.

Everyone jumped out of the library, tumbled down the grass, and Sam landed on Sullivan, while said monster had his arms around her waist.

Sam laughed as Art called out. "We did it!"

"No, we didn't!, We forgot the flag!" Mike informed.

Sam helped Sullivan up as Squishy scared Mike again. He held up the flag.

"Way to go, Squishy!" Sam cheered.

"How?" Mike questioned.

"Misdirection," Terri answered.

Sam laughed. She looked up to Sullivan. "Sulley," said monster looked down at her. "Thank you for trying to protect me in the challenge."

Sullivan chuckled while putting his arms behind his head, "It was nothing"

Sam giggled. She then looked at Sulley wondering how much muscle, he had underneath his blue fur. She blushed at the thought and shook her head to get rid of it.

"The EEks have been eliminated," Brock announced after the EEKs got thrown out of the library, " And, Oozma Kappa, lives to scare another day!"

"We're OK!, We're OK!, We're OK!" Everyone cheered.