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Previously On Escape The Night
The group splits off and finds the meat pie recipe and reunites Gretel with her brother. But, as punishment for stealing the Gingerbread Woman's meat pie recipe, they must send two into the final death match.
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Athena: So this Gingerbread Bitch is telling us that we have to send two people to fight for their lives, because we stole her 'oh so precious' meat pie recipe.

"If you all would please follow me." said Allison, as she lead the group back to the lounge.

"Talk amongst yourselves." said Allison. The group split off. Zeke, Coral, and Sadie were all talking. "Listen guys, I feel really bad about inviting all of you here, so I think I wanna vote for myself." said Zeke.

"Aw, don't feel bad." said Sadie. "Yeah, it totally wasn't your fault." said Coral. "In fact, I think I'll vote for myself too." said Sadie. "Same." said Coral. "Aww, you guys are the sweetest."

Meanwhile, Noah, Lucas, and Lyra were talking. "So, who hasn't done much." asked Noah. "Well, I think there's only one person in our group who hasn't pulled their weight." said Lyra.

"Alright, it is now time to vote." said Allison. One by one she called everyone to the voting table.

"Zeke." Zeke voted for himself.

"Athena." Athena walked up.

"Garret."

"Noah."

"Coral." Coral came up and also voted for herself.

"Lyra." Lyra went up and voted.

"Lucas."

"And finally, Sadie." called Allison, as Sadie walked up and did the same as Coral and Zeke.

Allison began to shuffle the cards. People were twiddling their thumbs and sweating.

"The first person going into the challenge is...The Nightingale."

Lyra hung her head.

Lyra: I can't believe I have to go into this challenge. I thought I pulled my weight. MY SWEETS! WHY HAVE YOU BETRAYED ME!

"And the second person going into the challenge is...The Engineer."

"What? Again?" said Athena, shocked as her eyes began to water.

Athena: I can't believe I have to go into this again! I just wanna go home.

"I'm so sorry guys." said Coral.

"Please follow me." said Allison, as Lyra and Athena followed.

Allison leads the two women into the Baking Room.

Lyra: So when we walk back into the room, there are even more sweets than before.

"Whoa." said Athena. Samson, who's hand was bandaged, handed Lyra and Athena a note.

Athena: If this challenge has anything to do with sweets. I'm gonna puke.

"Choose a side, then eat and swallow everything red until you are given your next instruction. The first to complete all three instructions lives. Set the baking timer to thirty-minutes and be finished before it rings or no one gets out." read Athena.

Lyra: So there's a possibility of us both dying!

Step 1: Eat Everything Red

Samson started the timer and Athena ran to the left, while Lyra ran to the right.

Athena: As much as I dislike eating tons of sweets, I'm not losing.

They both begin wolfing down on every red thing that they can find. Lyra starts eating all of the red donuts and Athena is eating gumdrops and gum balls.

Lyra: Anything red that I find, it's in my mouth.

Athena empties out a jar of chocolates and finds a red one, while Lyra starts to eat red licorice.

"Okay! You're done." said Samson, as he gave Athena her next instruction.

Lyra: I see that Athena already you has her second instruction, and I'm panicking.

Step 2: Eat Everything Shaped Like A Square

"Umm, okay!" said Athena as she ran off and started trying to find things.

"I've eaten everything red right?" asks Lyra as Samson shakes his head. Athena begins to eat a square chocolate. Suddenly, Lyra finds a red heart shaped gummy.

Lyra: FUCK!

Samson gives her her next instruction. Soon, Lyra catches up to Athena.

Athena: So I see that Lyra's catching up and I'm just hoping I'm still ahead.

Soon, Lyra starts eating chocolates, brownies, and cookies.

"Bleh." said Lyra.

Lyra: I'd never thought I'd say this, but I think I ate too much chocolate, I'm starting to feel sick.

Athena continues looking for more squares. Lyra finds her last thing and eats it. Samson gives her her last clue.

Step 3: Eat The Queen's Cake

Lyra: Bitch, absolutely not.

"That's not even fucking possible!" cried Lyra.

"What?" asked Athena.

Lyra sticks her hand in the cake and begins to eat it.

Lyra: I can't.

Soon, Athena finds her last square and eats it. She groans when she sees the third step.

Athena: Are you FUCKING kidding me?!

She also begins to eat the cake. The two keep eating and eating until...Lyra finishes her cake.

"YES! FINALLY!" she yelled.

Lyra: Thank Jesus.

"NOOOOOOO!" cries Athena. "I'm sorry." says Samson.

Athena: It's over. Lyra won. I'm about to be flavoring the next pie.

Athena starts to cry. "To finish." said Samson. "You have to eat a piece of this meat pie." Lyra takes a bite of it.

Lyra: I'm REALLY hoping that pie wasn't made of babies.

"Wait. I'll give you the gem, if you help me kill the Gingerbread Woman." said Samson. Athena and Lyra looked at each other, joy in their eyes.

Athena: Wait! I might get to live!

Lyra: Yes!

"Yes! Yes of course! Anything!" they both say.

"All you need to do, is feel her that the pie tastes terrible, and that there's something wrong with the oven. Then, she'll go in to check it, and I'll shut the door." says Samson.

"Okay!" says Lyra.

Athena: Just like Hansel and Gretel!

Just then, the Gingerbread Woman walked in. "Well! I see you've been fattened up nicely for the oven!" she said.

Athena: Excuse me?

Just as Athena was about respond, Lyra took a bite of the pie. "UGH! This is disgusting!" she said.

"What do you mean?" asked the Gingerbread Woman, clearly horrified. "There must be something wrong with the oven!" said Lyra.

"Hmm, let me see." The Gingerbread Woman stepped into the oven, then Samson closed the door.

"WHAT! WHATS HAPPENING?!" she screamed. Samson turned on the oven and she screamed and yelled in pain as she was cooked alive.

Athena hugged Samson, and her and Lyra high-fived.

Samson hands then the next gem and a scroll.

Athena: I can't believe we both get to live!

The two run outside where the rest of the group is waiting. "ATHENA? LYRA?" they all yell.

Garret: Did they both get to live? That's awesome!

"Samson, said he'd help us and give us then gem if we helped him kill the Gingerbread Woman!" exclaimed Athena.

Coral: I knew he was a great guy!

"That's amazing!" said Noah and Zeke.

Just as the group begins to celebrate, they hear a crackle of thunder.

Sadie: Of course.

Noah threw a lollipop at the Sorceress as she emerged from a smoke cloud. "PICK IT UP!" she yelled.

"I think you forgot something. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DIE. And since you tried to outsmart me, you will pay double the price!" she laughed.

Lyra: What the hell does that mean?

All of a sudden, two harpies came out of nowhere. One had Samson and slit his throat. "NO SAMSON!" yelled Coral. Then, they grabbed Athena...and Lyra.

"What! Wait? What's happening?!" they both cried as the Harpies yanked them inside.

"No!" cried Garret. The door closed, and two splatters of blood were seen.

The Sorceress laughed, wickedly. "THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU TRY TO DISOBEY THE GAME AGAIN!" she screamed, and then disappeared.

Allison took the group and ran them back to the lounge.

"What the fuck just happened?" asked Lucas. "Did two of us just get killed?" asked Sadie, tears brimming.

Noah: Here we thought that two of our friends got to live, instead, they both died.

Lucas placed the gem into the crown.

"I guess, we have to play by the rules from now on." said Zeke.

BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG

The clock struck midnight.

Six Guests Alive

Five Guests Dead