Juniper awoke to the sound of eir alarm beeping. Despite it being a Saturday, ae still wanted to be up early so ae didn’t mess up aer sleep schedule. She yawned, sitting up in bed & rubbing her eyes.
Upon his desk, he spotted a paper that wasn’t there before. Curious, they turned on their light & got out of bed to look at it.
It was a lavender color, with a green border. There was text on the poster that read: “The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! When you’re ready to start, head on down to the Red Lobster!”
“Huh. Interesting.” zae hummed. “Well, not like I have anything better to do today. Let’s hit it.”
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Kalani was in his living room, watching TV. She had already been up for a little while, but was starting to get hungry.
“Alright,” he said, getting up & stretching his arms. “Let’s see what I’ve got to eat.”
She entered the kitchen & opened the fridge, only to be met with a paper she had never seen before.
“Huh?”
Kalani grabbed the paper to read what it had said. It was lavender, with a dark blue border.
“The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! When you’re ready to start, head on down to the Walmart with the ballpit!” the paper had read.
“Hmm.. well, it might be fun.” he said. “I haven’t been on a scavenger hunt since 5th grade.”
Forgetting about her hunger, Kalani quickly slipped some shoes on & headed on out.
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Leslie woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside their window. It sat up, rubbing its eyes. “Mm.. good morning, birds..” they mumbled, getting out of bed. “It’s Saturday.. no classes today, which means I can- ..huh?”
Entering their living room, Leslie spotted a paper on their coffee table. Leslie walked up to it to get a closer look. The paper was lavender, with a gray border. There was text on the paper, which read “The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! When you’re ready to start, head on down to the bakery!”
“A scavenger hunt?” it questioned. “Eh, might as well. It is the weekend, after all.”
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“Nora. Nora, wake up.”
Nora awoke to the feeling of being shook by Sorrel.
“What do you want?” she yawned, sitting up.
“I found this paper in the living room,” they said, handing a lavender paper with a yellow border to her. “I think it’s for you.”
“Huh? Ok..”
She took a look at the paper to see what it said.
“The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! When you’re ready to start, head on down to the abandoned Pizza Hut!”
“A scavenger hunt?”
“Yea. Looks kinda interesting, yea?”
“I guess so.”
Sorrel stretched their arms. “Well, you have fun on that scavenger hunt. I’ve gotta prepare for that auction!”
“Oh, yeah, you are going to the auction, huh? Have fun.”
“You too!”
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Cherry groaned, rolling out of bed. She had spent all day looking online for dumbbells to buy. If they were gonna take this hero thing seriously, they had to get stronger, so they could wield their sword without dropping it.
She got out of bed & entered the living room, only to discover a paper hanging on her wall.
“The fuck?”
They walked up & took the paper off of the wall to get a closer look. It was lavender, with a red border. The text on it read: “The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! When you’re ready to start, head on down to Target!”
Cherry stared at the paper for a few seconds.
“Oh, what the hell? I was the best at these things in elementary. Let’s see if I’ve still got what it takes!”
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“Alright! Here we are!”
Juniper pulled up into the Red Lobster parking lot & hopped out of xyr car. Ve took out the paper ve had found in ver house, only to see that the text on it had changed. Now, the paper read: “First things first, you must search for a purple pencil hidden somewhere outside of the Red Lobster premises, for this will be important later on in the scavenger hunt!”
“Huh, the text changed. Neat.” fae nodded, looking around. “Now where could that pencil be?”
You’d think a purple pencil would be easy to spot outside a Red Lobster, but apparently it was not! It took Juniper 15 minutes to find it hidden under a rock.
“Aha! There it is! What’s next?”
Juniper went to look at the paper to see what was next, but a sudden, sharp prick in pheir arm. Viv looked to see what it was.
“A tranquilizer dart? Where did-”
& with that, Juniper was passed out on the ground.
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Kalani hopped off of her bike & entered the not-abandoned Pizza Hut. His first quest was to go to Walmart & get some Sharpies. Now, she had to go to a Pizza Hut (a real one, not the abandoned one) to get a pizza.
He walked up to the counter.
“Welcome to Pizza Hut, how may I help you?”
“Yes, uh... can I get a pizza please?”
“Of course, what size?”
“Uh..”
Kalani looked to the paper to see if it had changed. The paper now read, “Get the large pizza, with pepperonis.”
“Yea, I’ll get a large pizza.” Kalani looked back at the cashier. “With, uh, pepperonis.”
“Alright, one large pepperoni coming right up.” the cashier nodded, heading to the back of the restaurant.
She decided it would be a good idea to sit down while waiting for her pizza, so she sat at a seat near the counter.
After a couple minutes, the pizza was done. Kalani walked back up to the counter & paid for the pizza.
“Have a nice day.”
“You too!”
Kalani took the pizza & left the Pizza Hut, excited to find out what his next mission was. However, a prick in her arm distracted her.
“Huh? What-”
Before he knew it, Kalani was passed out on the ground.
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Leslie left the bus as they approached the Dollar General. Its first mission was to stop by the bakery & get some cupcakes with purple frosting. After that, they had to go by the library & steal a few rocks from outside. Leslie thought that was a bit strange & peculiar, but it was a scavenger hunt, so they didn’t question it.
Now, it was tasked with going to Dollar General & purchasing 3 cartons of eggs.
Entering the Dollar General, Leslie was greeted by none other than..
“Natalie?”
“Leslie?!”
Natalie, who was running the cash register, was shocked by Leslie’s entrance to the store.
“What are you, uh, doing here?”
“I work here! This is my job!”
“You work at a Dollar General?”
“I gotta pay rent somehow. What about you? What are you doing here?”
“I’m doing a scavenger hunt. It told me to come here & buy 3 cartons of eggs.”
“What kind of scavenger hunt makes you come to a Dollar General & buy eggs?”
“This one, apparently!”
Natalie sighed. “Well, the eggs are down in Aisle 8, if you were wondering.”
“Thanks, Nat!”
Leslie walked on down to Aisle 8, where the eggs were. It took out 3 cartons of eggs & walked straight back to the cash register. Natalie took the eggs & started scanning them.
“So what are you doing later?”
“Why do you wanna know?”
“Just curious.”
“Well..” Natalie hummed. “There’s this auction I’m going to later, after my shift is over.”
“An... auction?”
“Yea, I saw a poster advertising it outside the university theater. I’ll be there.. y’know, not stealing stuff.”
Leslie highly doubted that.
“Anyways, your eggs cost $18.”
They paid for their eggs & gave Natalie a friendly grin.
“Have a nice day!”
“Uh.. you too.”
Leslie left the Dollar General, eggs in hand. Today was really shaping up to be a good day, with this scavenger hunt & all. As it checked the paper to see what was next, a sharp prick in its back alerted its attention.
“Ow! What was-”
Leslie fell onto the ground, completely knocked out.
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Nora got out of her car & entered the Arby’s. Her first stop for this scavenger hunt was the abandoned Pizza Hut, where she had to dig out $20 from the cash register (why that was still there, Nora had no clue). Next, she had to head on down to the local Whole Foods to get some solo cups. Then, she was tasked with going to Claire’s (a store in the mall) to get some purple backpacks.
Now, Nora was at Arby’s. She looked down at the paper to see what it read.
“Your next task is to get 5 packages of chicken tenders! Trust me, we’re gonna need it.”
Walking up to the counter, Nora was greeted by the Arby’s employee.
“Hi! Welcome to Arby’s, how may I help you today?”
“Hi, uh, could I order 5 of the chicken tenders? Like, not only 5 chicken tenders but like, 5 container thingies with the chicken tenders in them.”
“...sure?”
“It’s for a scavenger hunt, I’m not planning on eating any of these.”
“What kind of scavenger hunt are you on?”
“One that’s described as ‘very extraordinary,’ apparently.”
“I feel sorry for you.”
The cashier headed to the back & got the chicken tenders.
“Alright, 5 chicken tenders.. that will be $20.”
20 dollars exactly.
Nora pulled out the $20 she took from the abandoned Pizza Hut & gave it to the cashier, taking the tenders from them.
“Have a nice day. &, uh, good luck with that scavenger hunt.”
“Thanks! Have a nice day as well!”
Nora left the Arby’s, satisfied with the purchase. As she made her way back to the car, she felt a sharp prick in her shoulder.
“Ow! What even-”
Before she could utter another word, Nora was knocked out in the middle of the Arby’s parking lot.
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Cherry parked her car outside of the Auction House & hopped out. Their first task was to go to Target, where they had to get 2 stacks of the lined paper you’d find at schools. Next, she had to go to Walmart (not the one with the ballpit) & pick up a vase. After that, they had to go to the park & get some balloons. Luckily, it was free balloon day, so Cherry had gotten the balloons for free!
Then, she had to stop by the florist to grab some purple flowers (presumably for the vase). Now, Cherry found herself outside of the Auction House. They didn’t necessarily want to be at the Auction House, but the scavenger hunt commanded them to be there, & what were they to do?
She looked at the paper for her final instructions.
“Congratulations! You’ve completed The Very Extraordinary Scavenger Hunt! Turn around to receive your prize!”
“Huh.” Cherry said. “This seems.. kind of suspicious, doesn’t it?”
Nevertheless, she turned around. Nothing happened for a moment.
Then they felt a sharp prick right in the back of their neck.
“Ow! What the hell-”
& then she collapsed, passing out.
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“Ugh... my head..” Cherry groaned.
The group awoke in a dimly-lit room. The only source of light was from a small window up at the top that none of them could reach. Not to mention, it was absolutely freezing in there.
“Jesus, it’s cold as fuck in here..”
“Oh, hey!” Leslie grinned. “Funny seeing you 4 here.”
“Nice to see you too, Les. But.. where is here, anyhow?”
“I dunno, but from the looks of it, I don’t think there’s any way out.”
“Ohohoho! You’d be correct, my friend! There’s no way out!” a sinister voice laughed from outside the door.
They all gasped. They knew that voice well. Too well.
It was none other than The Auctioneer.