Gina Gets Distracted

"We'll catch up to them. They can't be too far." I was determined to find them.

Gina was snooping. "What's this over here?"

"Hey guys! I think I found something over here."

"What is it you see Gina?"

Rachel And Jenna Run From Snake

Jenna came running and hollering out of the bush. "Look out behind you Rachel!"

She grabbed Rachel and they ran as fast as they could.

The snake chased the girls away. It was probably defending her nest nearby.
At least the girls weren't snake food. This time.

Lookin' For The Kid

We climbed and made our way through in the direction of Peter. 

Gina was really worried about the kid but tried not to show it. And she really wanted to knock the f--- out of Rachel and Jenna. They ran away without warning anyone about the gator. They could have saved Tracy, and Pinky.

Like I always say, 'You gotta stick together in Reality Forest.' They'll get the same in return one day. We were all pretty upset about that actually.

Jayson suggested we head back to the waterfall.
I kept going. "Some of these branches are broken and look, some of the leaves are freshly torn. We'll go in this direction for a little while longer. We gotta find the kid and the girls. They're as good as dead without us."

Peter Moves On

Peter hollered back at Matthew, "Sorry Matt, I have to find the girls. I can hear them through the trees over here."

The kid wouldn't listen, "Come back!" I yelled.

"It's too dangerous Peter!"
He kept fighting his way through. Peter went on without us.

Rachel And Jenna Rest

Rachel sat down on a fallen tree to rest.

Jenna went behind a bush. "I'll be back in a second. I have to tinkle."

It was good to sit after running from the gator. She felt safe, for a moment.

She tried to catch her breath.

It's hard to catch your breath when you're creeped out by everything.

Especially things that hunt you.

Peter Climbing Ahead

Peter climbed through the thick bush. He was far enough ahead to still not be able to reach.

He was determined to catch up to the girls and help them.

He was too young to go through the Reality Forest alone. There's way too much danger here.
He just barely missed touching a blowfish spider. If he would have touched it, he'd spend the rest of his day laying numb.

There are far greater dangers in Reality Forest to worry about than being poisoned by a spider.

Plant Food

Pinky was plant food when we found her.
This giant flesh-eating plant is very sensitive, if you touch the leaves, big slithering arms slide out from the centre and try to pull you in. You don't stand a chance trying to smell this flower. Sad thing is, a lot of dolls die in Reality Forest because it smells so good.
We'll have to find the others and find them quick.

Finding The Others

We heard one of the girls screaming.

"It sounds like Pinky!" Jayson said.

It sounded like she was screaming for her life.

"We have to go find her. We should go now while the gator's occupied." I said.

Gina agreed.

"W-w-w-we can't." Jayson muttered.

"I'm sorry for what happened to Tracy Jay, but we have to go help the others before they get into more trouble. It's what's best Jay. We should stick together in Reality Forest. You come with us..."

"...or you can stay here and watch the rest of your best friend get eaten by the gator. Maybe you'll be next in line. You look like a nice tasty meal to a gator. Slurp! There'll be scavengers here soon too."

Pinky Escapes! Or Does She?

Pinky ran fast through the bush. She certainly wasn't getting eaten by the alligator.

The sun was shining down and the air was very sticky. She pushed her way through and ended up in a nearby clearing.

She didn't see the big plant in front of her. It had a beautiful pink, fragrant flower with hundreds of pollen stems in the centre. The leaves were fern-like and very long.



She fell over it.

Pinky landed on the ground in front of the plant.
Luckily the stems weren't painful. She was a bit stunned from the fall. "Ouch! That hurt."
She thought she noticed a bone.
The flower still smelled heavenly.

Something slimy slithered up her leg. Pinky tried to get away. It was pulling her in.

This is no ordinary flower.

This is a Reality Forest flower. And the only thing it eats is doll flesh.
Pinky screamed for her life.

Tracy Loses Her Head

The alligator's jaws were lightning quick when it finally caught Tracy. We could hear the crunch of her skull all the way over here.

At least the gator had the decency to kill quick.



I'll never forget the fear in her eyes. They were very googly after she was dead.

The three of us couldn't believe our own eyes. We lost a new friend. 

I felt badly for Jayson, he lost his good friend.

He's got us now. 

This is life in Reality Forest.

Trying To Help Tracy Escape

Tracy kicked and scooted on the ground to get away from the beast.

I hollered to try and get the alligator's attention.
Gina threw rocks.

Jayson stood there and yelled at it. "Get away from her bitch! Hay!"

It ignored Jayson and snapped its jaws at Tracy some more...

The Gator Attacks

Everyone ran.
The monster gator had a hunger in his eyes.
Jayson dived out of the way towards me.

Pinky dove into the bush...

...and Peter jumped over some bushes too.

He's going to end up with some serious scrapes and scratches.

Tracy had everywhere to go but couldn't move.