Third Trial

[yourghosthost]

[Today, the Ghost Host seems eerily quiet as you descend the stretching room, not even doing his usual speech. The Usual 25 tombstones are there, but with three new epitaphs for Tadashi, Wander, and Sylvia.

Noticeably, Wander and Sylvia’s are identical, except the names are reversed for Sylvia’s tombstone.

Here lies Tadashi Hamada
Tried to save his brother with a wire
But got trapped and burned in a fire

Here lies Wander and Sylvia
Best friends and heroes from the stars
Were never able to recover from their scars

There’s no turning back now, is there? Be wary. Trust no one.]

You know what you have to do.

Comments

1/?

[yourghosthost]

...Hatbox Ghost.

Oh my grave...it's Randa-

2/?

[candlelightsflicker]

[With one blow from behind. Lawrence-GH finds his head severed from his shoulders.

His head rolls around the ground uselessly.

Candlelights flicker. The air is deathly still.]

3/?

[candlelightsflicker]

You idiot.

[From behind where Lawrence once stood, there's a mysterious man in a hat. He might look familiar to Maui. One hand clutches a hatbox. The other clutches a large fishhook.]

I gave you a choice. There will be repercussions, Maui.

Starting now.

[He cackles, and disappears.

Drums start.]

are you ready?

[grimgrinningghosts]

[Purple lights fill the room.

Music starts.]

ARE YA READY?

[You guys should.

Probably get out of here.]

[sixfingeredstan]

[........what the literal fuck is happening]

Everyone, we should probably...get the hell out of here.

[arpeggiositar]

GET OUT GET OUT GET OUT!

[And there goes Demyx, running quite fast. Yeah, let's all get out of here, guys]

[whistlenotchirp]

[He chuckles nervously, eyes darting left to right.] I, uh, don't think so! I think we need some time to RUN!

[Already hopping off his tombstone and floating to the ground.]

[trashcubes]

[Guess who is going to catch you so that you can get out of here quickly with us, cricket friend]

[kindaruledatit]

[The music starts up, her axe is still clenched tightly in her hands. instincts are taking hold.]

We gotta go, NOW!

[aboyandhiscar]

[what the fuuuuuuck WELP]

Let's mosey guys, move, move!

[amadeusrockette]

[SHE IS NOT HECKING READY AND SHE IS GONE.]

[wannagetsmote]

[Reprecussions. That was... to be expected, really. You don't make deals with devils without any of those.

He turned his head to face Anna, then Namine.]

Someone, cover their eyes. And... tell Short stack-- Tell Lefou...

[Tell him what. He didn't know.]

[sixfingeredstan]

I've got her. [Ford covers Namine's eyes with one hand.]

Tell him...tell him what?

[His face is so upset right now????]

[wannagetsmote]

Doesn't matter. Get everyone else out first.

Whatever that is -- whatever's happening, it's my fault. I'm not leaving until everyone else is gone. So Go!

[chainbroke]

Maui!

[ Oh, no. No, no. ]

Y-you have to get out of here, too!

[sixfingeredstan]

Come on. We need to get out of here.

[He's gonna just...yeah. Scoop her up and start running.]

Hide your eyes in my shoulder, Naminé.

[defyingfrigidity]

[... Wait, what?]

No, just run with us...!

[wannagetsmote]

Elsa. [Maui offered her a careful smile, though his eyes remained tight.]

One time I messed up so bad, I turned into a half-shark. Two different ways. If I can make mistakes, you can too. Remember that.

[Maui picked up his oar once more, and backed toward the door, pushing anyone else that lingered back with him.]

[kindaruledatit]

Elsa....

[She's really starting to worry about the music. And she's looking to the queen to follow, because things are not getting any better.]

[outsidethecircle]

[...Oh dear god, what is happening. She... she is so unsure? But she's walking away backwards. What the hell--]

[terribibble]

[They're on opposite sides of the circle but it doesn't matter, they're all going the same direction, and he is not letting any of the other people he cares about in this place get hurt today. He catches up to her and puts a hand on the small of her back to nudge her along.]

Come on, hon, we have to move.

[kindaruledatit]

Maui! Come with us! [No more people should be left behind!]

[nobodyperfect]

Big Guy...

[They didn't talk much, but that's what happens, he guesses.]

Just... Take as many as you can.

[He starts running, after giving Naminé and Ford a Look.]

[aboyandhiscar]

Dude.

[Hook. Didn't Maui mention something about a hook last time they talked. But maaan, no time to chat it up. He rubs at his hair frustrated, and gives Maui a pat on the shoulder]

Not sure what's happening now, but--remember, man.

Knew you didn't belong with the bad guys.

[wannagetsmote]

And you don't belong with the dead guys. [Still, Maui's... smiling.

And definitely giving Mike a hard shove toward the door.]