Day One - Part 2

[Blink]

Blink was still trekking her way down an open path when the voice of Karl Jak once again rang over the speakers. Really? Was it noon already? Had she been on this island for twelve hours? She had hardly slept and she didn't eat at all. Of course, remembering those facts only made her tired and hungry. “Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen! It took a little bit to get going, but here are our deaths over the last six hours…"

The pink creature quickly pulled her map out of her bag, standing there in the middle of the path. She used the little marker that was attached to the laminated paper to mark off the names.

"#29 Flash. #17 Lubbock. #11 Jason Voorhees (we think). #10 Alain."

Blink squinted in confusion at the comment over the Voorhees character. Rather then cross him off entirely, she put a question mark next to her name. She didn't know any of the other names. One of them had died at her hands, and she was fairly certain that guy wasn't known as 'Flash.' So she had to assume the person she had eliminated was either Lubbock or Alain.

"And here are your beautiful little Dangers Zones that will activate in six hours! J3. K6. B3. F1. It’s nice to see all the little buddies down there on the island, but just remember… only one of you can win at the end. Until sunset!"

As Karl Jak signed off, she looked up to where the voice was coming from. She couldn't identify any speakers, but she was certain it was coming from a tree. She thought about his ending comments. Little buddies down there? She took that mean that some people were teaming up. That was not good news for Blink, who had no friends and no weapons to defend herself. Going up against bad odds would not go well for her.

Suddenly, there was a cool touch at the back of her slender neck. She tensed, and then inwardly cursed. There was a gun pressed to her head. She had been careless and stopped right in the middle of an open path without thinking. She practically begged to be found. "Put your bag on the ground," a female voice commanded. She sounded stern. "I'm not trying to kill you, I just want your weapon."

This caused Blink to chuckle. "You have a gun. I have this." She held up the barbie doll after retrieving it from her pocket. She held up the superhero doll, causing the caped wings of the toy to flutter in the breeze. "Still want my weapon?"

There was a few moments of pause as the predator debated. Finally, Blink felt the weapon being pulled from her skin. "I'm not trying to fight," she said again, re-affirming her point. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't going to be dangerous."

The pink teleported turned around to face her would-be attacker. It was a short woman, somewhere between slender and curvy that didn't really have a name. She had sparkling blue eyes that caught Claire's eyes immediately, but the most obvious feature was a long purple hair. She was holding up a very strange looking weapon; it was a thick gun with a long blade attached underneath it. It took her a moment to place, and then when she did she could feel an uneasiness cross through her. It was a chainsaw. Attached to a gun.

This woman had a chainsaw gun, and Blink had gotten a barbie doll. That was bullshit.

"I'm Violet," the woman greeted her. Blink had it funny that her name matched her hair. "I've played this game before. Where I come from. I know that people fare better when they team up."

"You don't even know me." Blink told her, not understanding her logic. For all this Violet girl knew, Blink could be a serial killer outside of the game. Why risk it? "I could kill you the second your back was turned."

The girl smirked. It was made Blink nervous. "I won't be turning my back anytime soon. What's your name?"

"Blink."

This time it was Violet's turn to squint. She must have thought that name was as silly as Blink thought about her's. "Alright," she finally decided, as if she was judging the name to be a passable one. "Do you want to do this thing together, buy us a few more days, or are we going to have to duke it here?"

Claire tensed a bit as Violet's hand moved along the trigger guard of her gun. She looked along to the sides of the path, committing the location to memory. She was going to need to know the area if she had any hope of outrunning this weapon. "Listen, I appreciate the offer, but...that sounds really stupid to me."

At that, she suddenly lept forward, teleporting in mid-lunge. Violet had reacted by jumping backwards, but she had an obvious confused face on her when the pink woman disappeared entirely. Blink appeared next to her, finishing her side kick by slamming her foot into the hip of Violet, sending her sideways. When the woman hit the ground, she had expertly landed on her back, her gun pointed up in the air. Blink teleported in front of her before she could react, kicking her hand to the side and sending the chainsaw'd projectile the dirt.

"That makes things a little more even," Blink grinned. She brought her foot up and slammed it down towards the plum-topped head of the girl. She yelped as in one quick movement, Violet had brought her wrists up to block the shoe from hitting her, and then kicked Blink's ankles right out from under her. She grunted as she hit the ground, back first.

"It's not even close to even." Violet moved over her, balling her hand into a fist. "It's not too late to call a truce and told this out."

"That's not the way this thing works," Blink hissed up at her. It's not that she didn't appreciate the idea of a buddy. It was that she didn't trust anyone at all, especially cute chainsaw-cannon wielding girls that hold her at gunpoint.

"Suit yourself," Violet told her. She brought her fist down and clocked Blink right in the face. The pain shot up her nose and into her brain as she pounced off the dirt path underneath her. She was actually surprised by the quickness of the punch, her eyes obviously dazed as another one came down. Blink quickly shuffled her head to the side, this time getting hit on the temple. She tried to teleport, her body quivering as she struggled, unable to drag the girl's weight with her. It wasn't going to work in this position.

Instead of taking a third shot, Blink brought her leg up, colliding her ankle with Violet's knee from the side to buckle her weight to the side. Violet rolled expertly to her feet, but it was too late to get Blink back into a trapped position. The woman quickly rolled sideways and teleported. Violet's eyes turned to the magenta girl's bag, where she spawned, easily rolling over it to capture it. She was trying to escape, a fact that she was sure Violet identified instantly.

Before she could teleport again, Violet tackled her from behind, sending them both to the ground again. "Just listen to me!" She shouted as she was thrown off again. Blink quickly rose to her feet, but this time her bag was behind Violet. Realizing this, the azure-eyed fighter slid her feet back so it touched the green bag, ensuring Blink couldn't do that teleport thing to snag the bag. "I've played this twice before this. I'm not new to this. Teams get far. Partners get far. If you go in alone with that barbie doll against a group of three or four...what do you think is going to happen?"

Claire seemed to relax a bit. The fact that even after their quick scuffle, Violet still wanted to be partners made her feel a bit calmer. If this was a trick, she'd have just killed from the beginning. She was trying very hard to get Blink to agree, even if it meant more fighting. "I just...I don't know." she admitted.

"Listen. Give me a chance. If I wanted to rob you, I would have." Violet relaxed a bit, reaching down to pick up Blink's bag. She tossed it to her, which the pink Prime caught. "If you want to leave later, then that's fine. But we can go far together. A lot easier then we would on our own."

The logic was there. The genuine feeling she was getting was there. It took a lot for her to go against her gut and just teleport away, but Blink's soft side finally caved in. She looked up and nodded her head, dropping her guard. "Alright. Fine. Let's do it."

Violet smiled and held out her hand. "Partners?"

"For now," Blink agreed, not wanting to commit too much. "Partners."

They shook hands.