(featuring the most random "revival" ever it's so weird and out of the blue. there's your warning about that. but I've been thinking about writing it since forever soo here is my execution! And read the author note at the end, please!)

PREVIOUSLY ON ESCAPE THE NIGHT ... the heroes journey into the prehistoric exhibit to face the cursed God. After a betrayal, Colleen is torn to pieces. And the Collector returns.

"THAT WAS INCREDIBLE." Joey comments, "You did it for us!" Rosanna exclaims, "Oh my god." Vivienne murmurs. "The museum is mine now. You must go back to your exhibit, where you belong." The Sorceress, who had previously slain the Collector, laughed manically. Leaving the heroes confused.

Joey: She just wanted to use us so she could take the museum for herself. What a selfish bitch!

Bretman: You think you know a bitch. But the Sorceress is faker than me, and how can you out-fake me?

Vivienne: I know a man who said to never trust strange white women.

Then, another laugh is heard. Neither from the heroes nor the Sorceress. The collector. The collector arises back laughing, "She's not dead?" Rosanna questioned, "Shouldn't she be dead?" Vivienne asked.

"You think you can kill me, in my own museum? My soul will return here forever." The Collector spoke, "Oh my god." Bretman comments, "Wait, if the Sorceress can't even kill her, then how are we gonna kill her?" Joey asked.

"Yours, on the other hand, will go to hell!" The Collector yelled, "We will make up a plan when we get to it. For now guys keep calm." Mortimer spoke, it was a tactic his mom used. "How can we keep calm we're about to die?" Joey asked, "Mortimer how does this help?" Rosanna was skeptic.

The Collector put her staff on the ground, red light coming out of it. The staff facing contact with the ground resulted in multiple monsters coming out of fog. Some familiar, some not.

"Oh my god is that Benjamin?" Rosanna asked, seeing the tall man. "Meet my latest collection." The Collector spoke.

Rosanna: All of a sudden we see a lot of creatures coming out of fog. The only thing we can do is run. I feel like I'd rather be eaten by raptors than this!

"Who are they?" Bretman asked, very confused, "Is that the carnival master?" Joey asked, "That's how that dude looks like?" Vivienne asked, "The vampire?" Rosanna questioned, "No the guy with the blue crystal in his chest." Mortimer answered Rosanna's question.

Joey: Most of them don't know who these creatures are. But to me, these are all like family to me. Except family that wanna kill me, and I've killed them.

"Remember them? They have not forgotten you." The collector spoke.

Joey: It's a very uh, dysfunctional family to say the least.

"Actually Miss I don't know half of those things besides the tall guy and the clown, thanks!" Vivienne retorted. "Vivi these are people who want to kill us!" Rosanna reminds, "Yeah and I don't know half of them." Vivienne shrugged.

"Mortimer I know your biggest fear is here right now, but remember you are good. You're with us now." Joey told Mortimer, referring to the Carnival Master.

"Guys we have to run." Mortimer spoke, "Three, two..." Vivienne counted, "Never mind that bitch, run!" Bretman yelled as everyone did so.

The group of five ran inside the lounge, hiding with anything they could.

Vivienne: The only way we can escape tonight is to get that final key. How are we gonna do this with all these killer monsters chasing us everywhere? And again, I don't know half of these monsters I don't know what that Collector was talking about.

"Are they gone?" Rosanna asked as Mortimer went out his hiding spot first. "Yes." Mortimer answered, making everyone get out their hiding spots.

Rosanna: So we get out of our hiding spots and go to the Armageddon clock. The clock opens up and then there's a note!

"What is it?" Vivienne asked as Bretman found the note, "The Collector's wrath holds no limit. If any of these monsters capture you, you'll be taken to the Gorgon's layer and held for two minutes, before being slain by the Carnival Master." Bretman read.

Joey: The note doesn't explain what the red sand is, but I hold onto it because I know it's gonna come in use.

"To be released, the others must all place a hand on the warrior's statue." Bretman finishes, "Listen, we're all in this together. All of us have fought through so much to be here, and I want to escape the night with all of you guys. Even you, Mortimer." Joey spoke.

"Actually I was thinking since we're a group of five I could maybe try and distract the monsters? I've had a bit of an adrenaline rush and need to let off some steam. So why won't I just have some fun and run?" Mortimer asked, "You joking?" Vivienne asked, making some snort.

"For real though, that's like a huge responsibility. What if you get caught?" Rosanna questioned, "I can handle it." Mortimer nods, "You sure?" Joey asked, "Yeah. I'm the fittest here, I got it." Mortimer answered.

"Okay, you do you. But I promise if any of us get caught, we'll all go to the Gorgon's layer and get any of us free." Joey declared, "Yes. I promise." Rosanna spoke, having her pinky out.

Vivienne: None of us really knows what to do with the sand. But we look around and nearby a table we see a book. Turns out it's the Collector's spell book. We have no idea how that got here but I know we're gonna need it.

"There's a note in here." Rosanna spoke as she skimmed through pages. "The Collector cannot be slain in her museum. But she can be turned to stone by the Sword of All Legends." Rosanna read.

Joey: Wait, so we can kill the Collector. We just need to get the sword that can turn her to stone.

"An emblem from each era must be gathered and placed around Excalibur to receive it. The first lies around the walls of Egypt."

Rosanna: So somehow when we get to the Egypt Exhibit without any monsters getting us.

"Okay, I think it's time I run around and distract. I'll see you guys." Mortimer spoke. "Bye, stay safe!" Vivienne called out as he ran. "I'm really hoping white boy doesn't do anything dumb." Bretman comments, "Hopefully not." Joey agreed.

"Okay, guys go!" Joey spoke as the group ran to the Egypt themed room. "What's that?" Rosanna questioned, a glass circular object was on a table with a note. "The letters of a land forgotten by time can release me." Vivienne read the note.

"I think there might be a code with these letters." Rosanna spoke, "How many letters?" Vivienne asked. "One, two, three, four, five." Bretman counted.

Joey: Land forgotten by time, I have no clue.

"Okay so the answer should be five letters. Is Egypt five letters?" Bretman guessed, "E-G-Y-P-T..." Rosanna spelled and counted the letters with her fingers, "Yeah, it should be." Vivienne agreed.

Bretman: we're in the Egyptian exhibit, bitch. The word is Egypt.

"What can you forget about over time?" Joey questioned, "Just put in Bretman's answer, Egypt. It's five letters and we're in this themed room." Vivienne spoke. "Alright I will." Joey answered.

Bretman: Again, nobody listens to me besides the other smart bitch because obviously I'm the dumbest and I made it out of here on accident.

Joey does as told, putting the letters to spell Egypt. "It worked." Vivienne comments, "Yay Bretman did it!" Rosanna clapped her hands.

Bretman: Like I said...(scoffs)

Joey: The codex opens and inside I find the next clue and the first emblem.

"It's like a nice green color!" Rosanna comments seeing the emblem, "Right! It's so pretty." Joey spoke, "You guys!" Bretman and Vivienne spoke, a reminder to not get distracted. "Sorry!" The other duo replied.

"The second emblem sits beneath Vishnu's feet." Joey read a note.

Vivienne: So we know we have to go to the Rotunda.

The four walked outside the room, "Are we sure Mortimer's like doing well as the distraction?" Vivienne questioned, "Probably! I don't see anything." Rosanna replied.

"He's like a hunk, I think he's got it." Joey comments, "Probably." The two girls shrugged as the group walked steadily and carefully.

Joey: The plan is to stick together.

Suddenly, a harpie (a blue feathered woman) and Lucy (a girl in pigtails) appear, "I guess Mortimer didn't distract these ones!" Vivienne screeched and ran.

Rosanna: The plan has failed, so now it's every man for himself!

Vivienne hid behind a curtain, same as Bretman inside the Egyptian room. Rosanna, being small, hid behind a statue and hoped the creatures didn't search there. Joey was no where to be seen—at least for the three.

Joey was outside and carefully hid behind a curtain, "There's like so many of them..." He muttered and looked around if the Harpie and Lucy were still there.

"Are they gone?" Rosanna asked, peaking out from behind the statue, "We probably have to hear Joey call us out." Vivienne suggested, "Think so. I thought Mortimer was distracting them!" Bretman spoke. "Well one guy can only do so little." Rosanna replied.

"Bretman! Ro!" Joey calls, "That him?" Vivienne asked, "Think so! Let's go." Rosanna went outside, Bretman and Vivienne following along. "Joey!" Rosanna called back, "I'm here!" Joey replied.

"That was terrifying!" Joey comments as he saw the trio. "There's a lot of them but we have to be glad that Mortimer is doing his best to distract them. It's only two so far." Vivienne spoke.

Vivienne: I know we basically just sent out Mortimer to do the most craziest shit ever...but how many monsters really are there outside? How well is he actually doing? I know we should be grateful and stuff but I have doubts because we're so close to escaping!

"How do we get to the Rotunda?" Rosanna questioned, "Just go out there and hide!" Joey suggests, "All of us?" Rosanna gasped, "Yes. Three, two, one." Joey opened the door as everyone follows along.

Bretman: We finally get to the Rotunda where Vishnu resides and I'm like, where her feet at?

Currently there was a strong man outside, behind him was the group of four. The four tried to crawl around.

Joey: This is going to be exhausting if this is how we get to each exhibit. But there's only one right now so maybe Mortimer is doing well, I hope he is.

"What does that note say on the table?" Rosanna asked. "Carey the bags of sacred earth across the grounds to the remains of Garuda to help him pay his penance." Joey read, "These the bags?" Vivienne asked, "Think so." Bretman replied.

"Oh my god they're heavy!" Joey exclaimed as he tried to life one, "There's four of them, one for each of us." Rosanna noticed, "Oh my god, you have to be kidding me." Vivienne sighed.

Vivienne: Amazing, we have to go weight lifting for Garuda. I don't even know where that is.

Surprisingly, the group was almost making it, until a strongman came close. The group had to rush and make it inside, "Oh my god! I'm slow!" Rosanna screamed.

Bretman: Wow I'm like really on it, like these bitches don't even know who Garuda is. I'm like, girl that's him right there.

"Right there" was a nearby pillar outside. The group quickly put their filled bags down. "Here, drop them." Joey spoke. "You guys! Something opened back there." Bretman spoke, noticing the sound. "It's a chest." Vivienne saw.

"Yes! We got the other stone." Rosanna held it, "Where's the bag?" Joey asked, "The next one lies where the Emperor once sat to think." Bretman read.

Rosanna and Vivienne gave a look to each other, "Oh we remember that one..." Rosanna spoke, "Upstairs." Vivienne spoke.

"You are mine!" The group heard Hightower (a clown with abs and bright red braids) yell. They hid behind a small table, crouching down and trying to crawl around. Unfortunately Hightower was clever, and snuck around it.

Another unfortunate thing was Vivienne was taken. "No!" She yelled as the clown grabbed her arms. "You guys have to save me!" Vivienne said, "We will, Vivi!" Rosanna yelled back.

"Quiet, girl!" Hightower exclaimed, "You're probably happy because you couldn't get me at the Ferris wheel!" Vivienne squeaked, "Actually I am." Hightower smirked.

Vivienne: Joey I know I kinda killed off your best friend in order to save mine but please let that go and save my ass!

"You know I don't even know who half of you are. So before I die do you mind having a bit of introduction?" Vivienne rambled.

Vivienne: I feel like I'm gonna get sacrificed soon and murdered and be sent to hell. My only hope here is to talk.

"Jesus Christ who are you?" Vivienne's eyes widened as she saw the Carnival Master, "Lay down." Hightower ordered. "On the floor? You kidding? You don't have any chairs?" Vivienne questioned.

"On the rock?" Hightower sighed, "Ohh." Vivienne laid down, "Oh my god you're Benjamin!" Vivienne yelled seeing the tall figure.

"So I'm just gonna wait here for a few minutes?" Vivienne spoke, "Do you like your life?" The Carnival Master asked, "Do you like yours? I mean no offense but shitty life you have." Vivienne retorts.

"You should appreciate your life more." The carnival Master replied, "I'm kinda dead though." Vivienne replied.

"Boss! We found another one!" The strong man spoke, holding a familiar boy.

The weird thing was the boy wasn't Bretman or Joey. He had bloodied bandages around his chest. His attire was a dirty white shirt and messy hair. Vivienne recognized the figure immediately.

Vivienne: Wait, isn't he supposed to be dead?

"Alex?" Vivienne gasped seeing the guy, "What's going on? Where did you go?" She wanted to stand up and ask millions of questions.

"Wait, I know all of you guys want to sacrifice me right now. But I have questions!" Vivienne exclaimed. "Lay him down on the floor." The Carnival Master rolled his eyes.

"Alex aren't you supposed to be dead?" Vivienne asked, "I don't even know what happened either. I think pirates saved me. I remember waking up patched in bandages and having this bracelet around my wrist." Alex explained, "What bracelet?"

Alex: I know I'm supposed to be dead. Trust me, I'm shocked too. I think Jezebel had mercy on me and made Rorik purposely miss the way to ultimately kill me. But now I'm surrounded with a bunch of creatures and Vivienne? What's going on? I honestly feel like I'm gonna die anyway.

"Okay clown girl, crystal chest dude. That's Alex. Earlier he got shot by some pirates and we though he was dead. I don't know where the hell y'all found him but please let me ask some questions before you kill us!" Vivienne pleaded.

"Wait so how are you alive exactly! Tell me what you know because the others will be confused as fuck." Vivienne spoke, not caring for any sort of answer from the Carnival Master. "I'm literally telling you! I woke up with bandages around my body, and I have this bracelet on my wrist! I think Jezebel had mercy on me. I think they secretly spared me." Alex replied.

"I don't think the others will believe that." Vivienne spoke, "Forgot to mention I also found a note in my pants pocket. Does that prove my innocence?" Alex added.

"Shut up!" The carnival master yelled, "No!" Vivienne and Alex exclaimed back, "This note says:

Rorik had some sort of mercy on ya. You're not dead. I made him shoot just a tiny off to not kill you. After I made sure Rorik and the others went away, I pulled yer out the waters. Rorik made me save you myself because I wanted to do it anyways. Now go on, find your friends. Find that sailor girl. — J

P.S., The bracelet gives you some sorta magic to be fine even with injuries. We found it on a raid and Rorik was also nice enough to give it. Don't take it off.

..." Alex read the paper, and quickly put it back in his pocket so Hightower doesn't take it.

"Alex this is a miracle. You're not supposed to be alive. But Jezebel had a thing for you I guess? Keep that note safe." Vivienne replied.

Vivienne: I'm just worrying more about if the others will deal with this sudden surprise. I even forgot about the fact the others had to put a hand on that statue to save us. Jezebel thank you for having mercy!

"I'm sure this has been a sudden night for all of you guys. I mean imagine being taken by a girl and then now you're an exhibit? I mean me personally I'd think I'm worth more than that. But honestly this is probably one of the coolest exhibits I'd go to if I wasn't an exhibit. Wait, scratch that, I think I'd be a good exhibit. It feels night the collector chose me!" Vivienne ranted.

"Do you ever stop talking?" Hightower and The Carnival Master asked. "If you think she's crazy. I was shot by pirates an hour ago." Alex spoke, "You know your two minutes are closer to be down?" The Carnival Master reminded.

"Honestly I think combined we should both have four minutes." Alex retorts, "Yes, so agreeable Alex!" Vivienne replied, "And he almost died an hour ago, he should have an extra minute."

"What the hell was that orange light?" Alex asked, "Alex. Just stay with me right now!" Vivienne grabbed his hand and ran.

"Alex!" The whole group exclaimed seeing the boy, "Oh my god, what happened to you?" Joey asked.

Joey: oh! So we have a sudden surprise...what is he doing here?

Bretman: Honestly I know Alex just came here but come on! Those monsters can catch us in a second! I don't care that he came back he's alive and that's good but we have thirty minutes till death.

"Rosanna is in the Emperor's room and told us to meet her there after we save you guys." Bretman spoke as he held a paper, "Is that for the next emblem?" Vivienne asked, "First I have questions, what is he doing here?" Joey spoke.

"Alex just read the note from your pocket." Vivienne spoke, "Yeah, here." Alex grabbed the paper from his pocket, "lets go to the Emperor's room while you do so." Vivienne adds.

Joey: Honestly being shocked is an understatement. But at this point, there's one more person we're saving.

Bretman: On the way to the Emperor's room we basically just explained whatever the hell we're doing to Miss Alex.

"Hey guys!" Rosanna spoke, hearing the door open, "Oh my god is that Alex?" Rosanna asked, eyes wide open.

Rosanna: Is he a ghost? Is this a figment of my imagination? Is he real? What's going on?

"Before you ask, I'm real. Before you ask what happened, read this note." Alex spoke, holding the note yet again.

Vivienne: So while Rosanna reads the note me and Bretman notice that there's obviously sticks laid out on the floor and a scroll. We also lock the door first. Because I seriously don't want to see a bird woman and a fucked up cheerleader storming in.

"The Emperor loved to think of himself as a hero. Assemble the character before the throne using the reeds to truly become one." Bretman read, "Ro, is that the reeds this scroll explained?" Vivienne asked.

"Yeah, I noticed these ones here. I don't know what to exactly do with it. I'm guessing the character is the one on the scroll, but I wanted to hear your guy's opinions first." Rosanna explained.

"Rosanna you're a certified genius right now." Vivienne smiled.

Alex: Once everyone put the sticks in correct order, a chest pops open.

"Alex that is an emblem." Vivienne spoke as Bretman held it, "The next lies where flesh becomes stone." Alex read the next clue.

Joey: Where flesh becomes stone. It's either Calliope's statue or the Gorgon's lair again.

Vivienne: So now Mortimer is distracting more better. So we safely made it to the lair without any distractions.

"If something pops up we can hide." Bretman spoke as he and Joey open up a scroll. "Only when the garden of stone faces the Gorgon's killer will the secret be given up." The two read.

"Who killed the Gorgon?" Rosanna questioned. "Oh the Minotaur, that's what killed Colleen." Vivienne remembers.

Vivienne: Not my best moment...

"The note said the Garden of Stone needs to face the beast. I think we have to make all these statues face the Minotaur." Alex spoke. "Exactly! We should do it." Rosanna spoke.

""Guys come on move some statues!" Bretman reminds, "I'm trying! These things are heavy." Rosanna complained.

"Right! They have to lose some weight next time they get turned to stone." Joey said, the two were pushing one statue together.

Majority of the statues were already facing the Beast. Only about three needed to be repositioned.

"You guys, you guys!" Bretman exclaimed as a box opened.

Bretman: A box opens with a bottle of blood in it and a note.

"The Gorgon was once a member of the Society Against Evil before the Collector turned her." Bretman read

Joey: Wait, the Gorgon was a Society Against Evil member?

"Her blood holds the voice of vengeance and gives a sword the power of turning flesh to stone. Excalibur must be bathed in it to complete its transformation. The next emblem resides where wishes are given."

Bretman: This blood, we have to pour on Excalibur to turn it not to a regular Excalibur, but the Sword of All Legends.

"So the Collector turned her?" Joey asked, referring to the Gorgon.

Joey: The Collector essentially turned a Society Against Evil member into this monster, and her blood holds the vengeance that will turn flesh to stone. This is awesome.

"So is this the ultimate vengeance for what the Collector did to the Gorgon?" Rosanna asked, "Yeah." Joey replied.

Rosanna: That is some #1 payback I am all ears!

"We have to go back to the Genie's lamp." Bretman spoke.

Bretman: Arabia, here we come back honey.

"Be careful there might be someone here." Vivienne spoke.

Bretman: All of a sudden we see this vampire! He's kinda cute though, should I let him take me?

"God, I feel safe in here." Alex sighed, remembering the comfort in the Genie's lamp. "Guys, honestly, can we just stay here?" Joey asked.

"Weave the golden rope to the correct plot points to tell it correctly." Vivienne read the note.

Vivienne: Basically there's these sentences scattered across the room and we need to weave these rope through the different sentences in the order of a story.

Rosanna: Pretty sure none of us have heard this story before. But I just have the paranoia of a monster just crawling through this place.

"Wise sage and healer begins working for the king. Maybe this is the first one since it says begins, like the beginning of the story!" Rosanna suggested.

Bretman: I kinda let Ro take the lead with this one just let us know where to weave this.

"That all of it?" Alex asked, "Think it is." Vivienne replied, "Okay let's read it from the beginning." Bretman advised.

"A wise sage and healer begin working for the king." Joey read the start, "The King's closest adviser tells the king that the healer is trying to murder him." Rosanna read the second part. "Fearing for his life, the king orders the healer to be executed." Next was Bretman. "Just before he is beheaded, the healer gives the king a book of magic." Then Vivienne, "The next day, the king reads the book, only to die from the poison on its pages." Alex finishes.

"That was kinda smart." Alex adds, "It does." Rosanna agreed. "Sounds like a story." Vivienne comments.

"It worked!" Joey spoke once he heard the unlocking of a chest. "Is this the fifth crystal?" Vivienne asked, "Yeah. This note says: X marks the spot." Joey spoke.

"Where's the X?" Bretman questioned, "That looks like the Sans of Egypt." Alex comments.

Joey: On the map, there's some circles and one red circle. But, I don't know what it means.

The group walks out, "It like awfully quiet. Is Mortimer doing too well?" Vivienne guesses. "He's probably inside the buildings distracting the other ones. Just go and hope." Bretman replied.

"What do we need to do?" Rosanna asked, "Fuck, I see them. Hide!" Alex suddenly spoke. They successfully hid behind low pillars.

"How are we supposed to do this if they're in here?" Rosanna asked. "Someone has to distract, again." Vivienne suggested.

Joey: Bretman is the most extra out of all of us. So if anyone is gonna make a distraction it's gonna be him.

"I feel like Bretman you can make a scene." Joey guessed, "Okay." Bretman nods and stands up. "Hi! I'm right here!" The group can hear him yell.

"Guys we have to run in." Joey spoke to the others. "Why do we keep on seeing her!?" Rosanna asked. "She's insane." Bretman comments. "X marks the spot? That's a pirate hat." Alex pointed to a nearby pirate hat sitting on a stepping stone.

"Genius!" Rosanna smiled, "X marks here because of this red dot." Vivienne took off the hat. "Maybe we have to stand on here?" Bretman guessed. "Let's try." Joey agreed. "Who's we? We're a big group." Vivienne spoke, "All put your feet on there." Alex spoke, "Got it."

"Wait oh my god! Where I'm standing it makes an X." Rosanna gasped, "Genius Ro!" Joey exclaimed, "Cinnamon roll is right! If you stand here you can see it!" Vivienne grinned, "Wait I wanna see." Joey says.

Joey: Looking in the directions of where the X is pointed I look down and I here that there's something on the bottom.

Joey finds a small pouch, "Yes!" Bretman exclaimed.

Bretman: We open the bag and we find another emblem.

"It's a nice Amethyst." Vivienne noticed, "Cute." Rosanna comments, "Good for protection." Bretman comments, "that's not a condom." Alex spoke, "Spiritually." Joey rolled his eyes, "Ohhh!"

Bretman: One more to go and the not also reads that the last and final emblem lies beneath the mouth of a once great beast. And I'm like, what beast?

"Beast? A lion? Or like a genuine monster?" Rosanna guessed, "A dinosaur? That's a beast!" Joey adds. "What did the note say again?" Vivienne asked.

"The last and final emblem lies beneath the mouth of a once great beast." Alex spoke, "Okay let's try the prehistoric exhibit first, then Ro's idea." Vivienne suggested, the group agreed.

They went inside the room, "Oh the lion might be the beast!" Joey ran to the statue as Vivienne closed the doors, "The mouth of it?" Rosanna asked. "This could also be a beast." Bretman walked to a dinosaur's fossil of a head.

"Oh, guys, there something over here!" Vivienne spoke. "Feel the rhythm of the dinosaurs. Play in perfect rhythm four times to reveal the final emblem." Vivienne read.

"How do we play it?" Alex asks, "There's colored squares at the bottom." Rosanna noticed, "Red, orange, orange, blue, orange, purple, purple." Joey read the pattern.

"Oh guys there's drums!" Alex found, "Oh there is! We have to play it in the right rhythm like the note said. What colors are there?" Rosanna helped Alex move the drums.

"There's blue, red, and orange." Vivienne spoke. "What's the purple?"

Rosanna: We need three colors but we can't find the other one anywhere!

Alex: I think they're not getting it so quickly like I am... Purple means you bang on the red and blue drums at the same time.

Bretman: Miss Alex, being the clever bitch she is, knows her color theory.

"So who wants to bang on the drums?" Vivienne asked, "I'll do orange!" Rosanna volunteered, "I can do blue." Bretman comments, "I'll do red." Joey spoke.

Vivienne: So we kinda just waited for them to finish because me and Alex knew that they knew what they were doing. Then something under pedestal opened.

"That's the final crystal." Vivienne walked to the opened compartment. "Excalibur calls you. Place the emblems around it, and read the words of the spell."

Rosanna: So we walk outside and notice there's something new.

"Why's there so many?" Rosanna questioned, "New collections must be placed in an exhibit where they belong, like the Collector herself would do. Build a ring of fire, place Crimson sand in the center. Then lure them inside to complete the spell she was about to perform." Rosanna read.

Bretman: I've lured monsters before and I'm not scared to do it again.

"We have to find Mortimer." Vivienne spoke. "I'll go get him." Joey spoke, and ran to check. The boy wasn't so far, he had every monster behind his tail.

"Mortimer,  follow me! Don't say anything." Joey yelled, "Why?" Mortimer asked while running, "Just follow along!" Vivienne and Rosanna yelled.

Mortimer sighed as Joey ran around the ring of fire, the monsters ran through it, making them stuck.

Joey: If this ring of fire doesn't work, we're gonna die.

"Wait why is Alex here?" Mortimer asked, Alex sighed and took the note once again from his pocket. "Mortimer watch this first." Rosanna spoke.

They all watched (joey taunted them) as the monsters were surrounded in red lights. They all screamed as they were placed in glass boxes, just like the others were originally in.

"Excalibur time!" Vivienne grinned as she ran, she grinned because she knew they were close to winning.

Vivienne: We still need to kill this Collector guy. We don't have much time left so we sprint to Excalibur, place the emblems around the sword. Bretman pours the blood on top of the sword...

"That doesn't look nice..." Alex comments. "Time to read the spell, guys." Rosanna spoke as everyone crowded around Joey.

"Let the old fade to dust, and from the ashes of the ages, rise as the Sword of All Legends." The group chanted. The dull Excalibur now lighting up in blue.

"Can I hold it?" Vivienne asks, "Yes, go!" Joey said. "What if it's heavy?" Vivienne then wondered, "If it is then I'll hold it for you, just go already." Joey shoved her lightly to the sword.

Vivienne sighed as she pulled the sword from its rock. "Oh this shit is cool." Vivienne smiled, "You look amazing holding it, Vivi!" Rosanna cheered.

"Oh wait am I gonna kill the Collector?" Vivienne then realized, "Yes, come on!" Mortimer spoke as he and the others went to the Collector.

Bretman: Let's kill bitch, because time's ticking.

Vivienne: Honestly holding the sword is cool! It feels very lightweight. Can I take it with me? But the thought of killing the Collector...oh god what if she kills me instead!?

The group went to the entrance of the exhibit. Perfect timing to see the Sorceress get stabbed in the back (literally). The Collector laughed, "I told you I would make you beg!"

Bretman: Honestly she deserved to die, honey.

Rosanna: Kinda thank you Collector for killing her, because that Sorceress betrayed us!

The Collector's laugh slowly faded as she looked up, seeing Vivienne with the sword.

"It's not possible! This is my museum! You can never take it from me!" The Collector yelled.

Vivienne first set the sword on the ground, power from the sword lighting through. Then she ran towards the Collector, stabbing her straight through the stomach. She gasped lightly as she ripped the key from her neck.

"Kinda creepy as hell. But guys, go, run inside." Vivienne yelled.

Bretman: We could literally turn to ashes any second now, let's put the key in and get this sphere honey.

Vivienne ran inside the room with the safe, "We have two minutes left." Bretman checked the clock. "I don't care, I'm putting this key in." Vivienne spoke.

"Every time we put a key in, something horrible happens. What if this is all a trick, what if this isn't helpful, what if the sphere isn't in there and we all die or something I don't know now in panicked!" Rosanna ranted.

"If we die, at least I'm dying with all of you guys. I'm putting this key in." Vivienne declared. Vivienne stepped back as the safe was unlocking.

She opened it up, finding the cosmic sphere. "Is that the sphere?" Alex asked, "That's it!" Joey exclaimed. Vivienne grabbed the sphere. "Ro, grab the sword for me, I'm taking that home." Vivienne spoke.

"Don't touch this box either. That's Pandora shit." Vivienne added, and closed the safe.

Joey: Before we leave, I need to take care of one last thing.

They walked into the room with the green jar filled of souls. "What is this?" Alex questioned, "That green jar is the souls of all of your friends. We have to free them somehow." Mortimer spoke.

"How? do I do this?" Vivienne held out the cosmic sphere, "Let me try to open the jar." Joey walked towards it. "Joey, you're gonna save the others!" Rosanna smiled. Joey lifted up the lid, watching as green wind flying around the room.

Everyone's mouth agape, in either shock or fascination. "Sweet and all, but we have to go, guys." Mortimer spoke, "Guys, let's go." Alex spoke.

Bretman: At the end of the day I'm here to save myself and honey, let's hele mei.

The group sprinted towards the entrance as time was running out. Vivienne held out the cosmic sphere again, creating a blue portal.

"Come on! Everybody!" Joey yelled as the group went into the portal.

"You guys?" The group heard Nikita's voice, they turned around in shock. "We've made it." Vivienne sighed. "We're going home." Rosanna smiled.

"Rosanna you have Excalibur?" Matthew asks, "Yeah, it's really cool! Earlier it was glowing blue, but now it's back to normal." Rosanna placed down the sword, and exchanging a hug with the boy.

"Mortimer came too?" Nikita asked as she saw the boy. "So what year is this?" Mortimer asked, looking around the trees.

"Welcome to 2016, babe." Joey spoke.

"My Mat." Vivienne saw her lover, "My Anne." Matthew went to hug the girl, "We're never accepting invitations from Joey again." Matthew joked.

"The only invitations you'll receive from me from now on are birthday parties." Joey joked back.

"Can we get home now? I'm all sweaty and tired, and I want to take a shower again and go to sleep." Rosanna spoke, "Agreed." Bretman spoke.

"Whose car we taking?" Vivienne asked, "You have three options. Me, or Nikita's car." Matthew spoke.

"We have to take Jael and Ryu too." Matthew adds, "Who?" Alex asked, "We'll explain in the car." Nikita spoke. "Okay, Bretman, Alex, Jael, Ryu, my car." Nikita declared.

"We'll be fine. You don't need to take us." Jael spoke, "Come on, blondie, experience the comfort of coming home and feeling a couch." Vivienne spoke.

"Either way we're not leaving you here in the forest. You have to get some sleep somewhere safer." Rosanna comments.

"I guess a nap doesn't sound bad." Ryu spoke, Matthew laughed, "Besides you came in my car here, you're going home with me too." Nikita adds.

"My Anne, Ro, Joey, Mortimer, with me." Matthew spoke. "Alex, you've definitely have to explain later why you're patched up." Vivienne adds, "Oh I will."

The group of ten walked to the two cars. They arrived as five, leaving with double the people.

"I didn't know any of you guys beforehand. But now, I think I've definitely somehow bonded with all of you guys." Bretman spoke. "Me too." Alex comments. "Why?" Rosanna asked

"We've all escaped the night."

rue's notes.

Congratulations, you've finished Afterglow!

This is probably one of my favorite books I've written so far. It was so fun writing this since February. Definitely my shortest writing time ever. I've loved writing Vivienne, I've loved writing this book. I will definitely write extra chapters or an epilogue soon.

I didn't write how Joey didn't get into the Pandora's box, plain stupidity I don't even want to add that in.

How do we feel about the sudden "revival" lol, it's so random but it makes sense for me 😭

And I've also taken time here to announce I will be making a new escape the night book!

I was considering making the pairing as a DeStorm love interest, underrated for sure! But seeing the recent comments about how we all wanted Alex to win I'm doubting it. Give me your opinions, but I really do wanna write this pairing! My oc I have paired him with will make them a cute couple (which by the way you can find sneak peaks of the original character in my other book: kitsch).

I don't know when I'll publish it, maybe in a few days! But give comments on who you want the survivors to be! DeStorm + the main oc are probably already confirmed survivors. I'll probably switch off Joey with someone else's and one other survivor. I'll let you guys explain your opinions of the other two guests you want to survive, and I will do my best to write it in. I won't guarantee it though, just the ideas!

But again, let me know your thoughts of the new escape the night book.

With that being said, that's a wrap!