I have one less AE now...

*crying in the background*

*hugging will* vuio

*also hugging will*

I still think the ghosts (including myself hahahahaha) are teaming up and killing people.

Day 4: 

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The residents of Maple cabin looked around nervously; out of the seven they had started with, only four remained. Oak cabin, however, woke to find Ty chewing on a fruit mento he found in one of the nightstands. Neko gave him a weird look.

"I wonder how the murderer is doing it," MJ voiced during breakfast.

"Id's problee shome gind ov magig," Darkking spat out.

"Huh?" Neko puzzled. Darkking swallowed his large mouthful of blueberry muffin.

"Sorry. I said it's probably some kind of magic."

"But magic isn't real, moron," Ty retorted at his brother, rolling his eyes. Icy gave Ty a sceptical look.

"I mean, it could," she argued, slathering her toast with rasberry jam. "There's so much of the world we haven't explored yet." At that, Annabelle was dying to tell her that 90% of the ocean, at least, remained unexplored, but she instead turned back to the conversation she was having with Will and Maki. They often talked, leaving Nymph the odd one out. She usually just crossed her arms and scowled at them. That day, though, she looked more like a he. She- he- had skin the color of creamed coffee, messy brown hair with moss green tips, and a large, lizard- like, poisonous green tail protruding from his lower back.

The hours ticked by. Winter fooled around on her laptop, changing the background and discovering a new website. Darkking and MJ took a walk in the woods. MJ pointed out a very fat toad. Somehow, Ty, Icy, Viola?, Fireburst, Neko, Maki, and Annabelle wound up together, not knowing what to do. Viola? suggested they do a cooking contest; those who didn't want to cook could judge. Everyone agreed that it was a great idea, so Icy dashed off to ask Madam Bearu if they could use the kitchen. 

Ty, Fireburst, Viola? and Icy filed into the kitchen while Annabelle, Maki, and Neko stayed in the dining room to judge whatever the contestants whipped up.

The four CBers found separate work spaces and began to work intently. They peeled through old recipe books and checked Madam Bearu's stock of certain ingredients. Viola? decided on a fancy meal to impress the judges; both Icy and Fireburst went with Italian dishes; Ty got rather frazzled and chose boring old soup. They worked quickly and in a professional manner. Ty's, while dull, could have been delicious if he hadn't spilled Icy's pizza sauce in it.

Soon enough, Maki popped her head into the kitchen to warn them that they had five minutes left; Viola? squeezed a bit of lemon on her salmon; Fireburst added meatballs to her spaghetti and and slid garlic bread next to it; Icy sprinkled parmesan on her side salads; Ty attempted feverishly to undo the mess he had created.

The judges tried each meal in turn. Ty stopped them from trying his altogether; he was afraid of giving them food poisoning. Icy won, with an honorable mention to Fireburst; nothing can outdo pizza.

After the competition, Neko, Maki, and, strangly enough, Byann, thought it would be nice to take a walk outside. They almost immediately ran into Darkking and MJ. They laughed and fooled around, pretending twigs were Harry Potter wands. Then, Neko gave a sudden gasp.

"Guys! The deer I saw that one time is back!" She whispered exitedly. Everybody hurried over and peeked around a tree. The deer looked up at them and- smirked?! What?!?!

The deer morphed into the form of Nymph that Annabelle, Maki, and Will had sat with, only this time, he was cackling with laughter. Byann groaned. Several others sighed. Neko, however, noticed some strange ridges on the tree she was gripping. She looked at it curiously, then realized that there were words carved into the trunk:

We are so, so sorry.

She cannot redeem herself. There is no forgiveness for what she did. We deditate this place to you; oh, our dear friend, you will never be forgotten.

Love always,

Ella and Katie

What did it mean? Who were they talking about? Who couldn't be redeemed? What awful thing had she done? These questions swirled in Neko's head- then, she was unable to think. I mean, it's rather hard to think when you're dead.

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RIP, Neko. 

Day 5 (sorry it's short I'm really busy. And tired.)

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Fireburst left breakfast before most of the other guests, giving Byann the perfect opportunity to lob his bagel at someone. It hit Nymph squarely in the back of the head. She leapt up from her seat, shaking with fury, and chucked a pancake right back at him, hitting him full in the face with syrup. It is uncertain who threw what next; all I know is that it was utter chaos. Maki, Annabelle, and Will fled the scene, Fireburst, Viola? and Everstorm had already left, but Byann, Ty, Darkking, Mor, Nymph, MJ, and Winter were still there, playing strong. Byann just wanted as much craziness as possible, Nymph sought out revenge on everyone who hit her, but the rest just wanted to have fun.

After the epic food fight, Winter and Darkking went to go explore the parts of the treehouse that branched way off from the main part. They didn't regret it. They came across a room filled with sunlight, spotted a slide and went down it, then found themselves in a sort of small room with a large, bubbly hot tub. The two of them got their swimsuits faster then the speed of light. They sunk in, sighing with relief.

"This... is... wonderful," Darkking sighed. They talked about music, Marvel, and general Fandoms for a while. Then they simply sat in silence. Darkking, though he enjoyed it, left before Winter did. He got to his cabin, then clapped a hand to his forehead- he had forgotten his phone back in the room with the hot tub. He marched slowly through the hallways, stumbled down the slide, then froze with shock- Winter hadn't moved one inch from her spot, but she was most definitely dead.

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Darkking sighed, looking at the Glum expressions on his fellow CBer's faces. It's never fun to hear about another murder. Then his stomach growled- it was already 11:30, and he had been more focused on throwing his food then eating it at breakfast. He walked to the dining room and found a small black dragon in Nymph's spot.

He chewed on his turkey sandwich with a vacant expression. When he finished eating, he went back to his cabin, got out his Chromebook, and Googled sudden causes of death. He didn't think it likely that all of the people who died had had a heart failure. He soon stopped his search, because it was rather disturbing.

Meanwhile, Fireburst took a walk in the forest, listening to the singing birds and a chorus of cicadas. She found a small trail and followed it, looking at the beautiful nature surrounding her. She stopped to admire a flower- then something flashed in her memory. A match of beach volleyball, won by her and her teammates. A pretty flower with spikey leaves. A sudden drowsiness, then nothing...

Then, quite as suddenly as it had come, the memory was gone. Fireburst blinked, wondering why she was standing there. She gave herself a little mental shake, then continued on the trail. 

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Dinner was a particularly enjoyable affair- it was pizza night, and, come on, we all like pizza, right? People kept getting up and grabbing slices from other tables, because each table had a different topping; the CAPTCHAs had cheese, Byann (who was now the only one at his table) had pepperoni, Viola? and Fireburst had sausage, Will, Maki, Annabelle, and Nymph had one with assorted vegetables, leaving Ty, Darkking, Icy, and MJ with a meat supreme. 

After dinner, Annabelle showed MJ the room with all the telescopes. MJ was amazed by what she saw- glittering stars, a brilliantly full moon, even Venus. She gave a soft 'wow' and made a mental note to come back the next night.

Meanwhile, the murderer lay in the dark, relishing in the knowledge that they were giving a nice atmosphere of mystery and panic. They also had a bonus- no one would consider them as a suspect. Their face twisted into an insane grin. They were mad, and they knew it.

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RIP, Winter.