Arabella's POV

"Guys!" I beamed as I ran out of my room and Henry, Charlotte, and Schwoz all turned to me. I giggle as I hugged Henry and he hugged me back with shocked.

"Woah, why are you so happy?!"

"Because, you know that super awesome video game I've been playing? Until Dawn." I smiled at them and Henry and Charlotte.

"That horror game that you've spent hours trying to beat?" Charlotte asked and I saw a paper in her hand.

"Yeah! Hey, did you get in LIMP?"

"Yeah, but It's not called LIMP." Charlotte argued.

"It technically is." Henry reasoned and she glared at him.

"Congrats on that, but after months of trying to beat it I finally finished the game!" I giggle with excitement and Henry smiles.

"That's awesome, Airy!" Henry said and embraced me in his arms. I hugged him back, but the hug lasted longer than it should and I sort of enjoyed his embrace. I felt safe and calm.

"Um..."

Henry and I realized and released each other awkwardly.

"Sorry." We both say and I turned to Charlotte with my cheeks turning back to normal.

"You have to show me how you beat the final boss."

"Got it." I smile at her and we hug.

An alarmed blared and I gasped when I saw the monitor flash the Time Jerker's location.

"Dad!" I call as Schwoz and I rushed over to the monitor to catch the exact location.

"Bella! Schwoz! The alarm!" My dad rushed downstairs and over to us. "Oh my gosh!"

"We know! We know! We're trying!" I exclaim as we track his location down. I gasped and pointed at the tracked location.

"You see Sector Eight-G!" My dad pointed.

"Yeah!" I say.

"I see and look at Transformer #128!"

"Ha! Ha!" My dad successfully tracked the Timer Jerker's location. "We got him!"

The three of us cheered and hi-fived with excitement.

"Heck yeah, baby!" I laugh.

"What just happened?" Henry asked.

"We just figured out the location of the Time Jerker." I smile.

"No way!" Henry beamed.

"Way yes!" Schwoz remarked.

"Ray! Guess what happened to me!" Charlotte beame.

"Yeah..." My dad waved her off and her face fell.

"How'd you guys pin point his location?" Henry asked as he popped a gum ball in his mouth.

"See, when you use a time machine it sucks down a massive amount of electricity." Schwoz began and my dad stood up.

"And the computer just picked up a major power suck. So, we triangulated the source..."

"And boom we got his location!" I finished with joy.

"He's on top of the Swellview Clock Tower." My dad informed Henry and took out a gum ball from his container.

"I got into the Language Information and Math Problem!" Charlotte chimed in. "It's really prestigious!"

"Come on, kid! It's time we told the Timer Jerker what time it is." My dad smirked, ignoring Charlotte and walked away from us with Henry.

Summer Time?

"Ha, yeah. Jail'O'Clock." Henry chuckles and we look at him, strangely.

My dad ignored his stupid pun. "Let's blow."

They both blew a bubble and it popped transforming them into Captain Man and Kid Danger.

"Come on!"

They went over to the tubes and my dad looked at Charlotte.

"Charlotte! Congrats on getting in LIMP."

"Thanks, but it's not called LIMP!" Charlotte protested, but they both encased themselves in tubes.

"Up the tube!"

And just like that, they were gone.

"LIMP." Schwoz and I chuckled, but stopped when Charlotte glared at us. "Congratulations."

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My phone rang and I picked it up after pausing my game.

"Yo, what's up?"

"Airy! Something crazy happened!"

"What is it?" I asked him.

"I'm reliving this day all over again and I know you beat the final boss of Until Dawn!"

I gasped and dropped my controller. "Seriously?! How'd you know?"

"Like I said, I'm reliving this day and I know what's gonna happen." Henry explained. "Like, I killed a bunch of hornets before they could attack me, I didn't fall for Piper's dumb prank, and I know that Charlotte gets in LIMP."

I rubbed my head and laughed. "Are you okay? I think you need a doctor."

"I'm not crazy. I'll prove it when you beat the game."

"Fine, but if I don't, you won't hear the end of it." I tell him. "But if I do, I'll share my gummy bear stash with you."

"Sweet! I love your gummy bears!" Henry chuckled. "Alright, see ya."

"See ya, Hen."

I hung up and smirked as I continued playing Until Dawn. I can't wait to see what happens when I beat the final boss.

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Henry was wrong. Not only did I not beat the game, my computer crashed and all my data got erased and I have to start all over. I've been crying for an hour about it, and it's all Henry's fault. He got my hopes up and now I'm hopeless.

I walked out of my room and Henry was there with Schwoz.

"Hey, Airy." Henry smiled and I stared at him.

"Hi..." I greeted.

"Congrats on beating Until Dawn."

"I didn't beat Until Dawn." I sorrowfully say and his face falls. "Thanks for getting my hopes up."

"What do you mean? I've already lived this day, I know you beat the game." Henry protested and I shook my head, opening my laptop.

"No, I didn't. Look at my saved data." I show them my data that was nonexistent.

"There's no data." Schwoz pointed out.

"I know, because my computer crashed and all my data got erased!" I cried and shut my laptop, before walking back upstairs. "I'll be in my room crying for an hour or five!"

Tears formed in my eyes as I raced upstairs and into my room, before slamming the door shut.

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"Guys!" I beamed as I ran out of my room and Henry, Charlotte, and Schwoz all turned to me. I giggle as I hugged Henry and he hugged me back with shocked.

"Woah, why are you so happy?!"

"Because, you know that super awesome video game I've been playing? Until Dawn." I smiled at them and Henry and Charlotte.

"That horror game that you've spent hours trying to beat?" Charlotte asked and I saw a paper in her hand.

"Yeah! Hey, did you get in LIMP?"

"Yeah, I got in to LIMP!"

"Is it really called LIMP?" I asked her.

"Yeah, I found out that's what they call it!" She beamed.

"Crazy right?" Henry gasped.

"Congrats on that, but after months of trying to beat it I finally finished the game!" I giggle with excitement and Henry smiles.

"Yes! I did it!" Henry said and this confused me.

"No, I did it." I corrected him.

"Yeah, sure, whatever. That's awesome, Airy!" Henry smiled and embraced me in his arms. I hugged him back, but the hug lasted longer than it should and I sort of enjoyed his embrace. I felt safe and calm.

"Um..."

Henry and I realized our long hug and released each other awkwardly.

"Sorry." We both say and I turned to Charlotte with my cheeks turning back to normal.

"You have to show me how you beat the final boss."

"Got it." I smile at her and we hug.

What a great day it's been.

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Sorry for two short chapters. Secret Beef is also short, but the one after that is longer✌️