[ Episode 6 - Try Not To Laugh Challenge ]

Silver Spoon's POV

* red sirens blaring *

MePhone4: " ATTENTION! ATTENTION! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! "
" WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE! "
* the red blaring sirens stop *
" .. from laughing! "
" At the grand premiere of- "

Bow started laughing heavily, apparently someone started passing this note where everyone was snickering at.

MePhone4: " Where was I? "
" The grand premiere of-! "

More contestants started laughing.

" of Inanimate Life Weekly Limited MePhone Edition. "
" Why is no one listening?! "

I started reading the note that was given to Cabby and laughed, same with the others whilst passing it around, snickering.

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " Incoming! "

Yin-Yang tosses the note onto The Floor's face.

The Floor: " PFFFT-HAHA this literally cannot be allowed. "
" This is the absolute funniest, silliest thing going on right now! "

MePhone4 looked furious about us interrupting his speech, which was kind of hilarious.
Bow snatches the note and tries to show it to Clover.

Bow: " Hey Clover! Wanna see this funny- "

Bow approaches Clover, while Clover backs up out of fear.

Bow: " .. it's a really funny note about- "

Bow continues approaching Clover, Clover continues backing away from Bow.

Bow: ".. okay maybe later! "

Clover had a disturbed look on her face, I then saw her rush to the Calm-Down-Cabana.

Balloon: " I'm so sorry we're late for your emergency thing, MePhone. "
" It won't happen again. "

I saw MePhone4 grin for a split second.

Nickel: " Hey! We probably didn't miss much. Probably just some "
"Oh boo hoo help me!"
" None of the contestants I trapped here wanna play my wittle game!"
" BABY HOST WAH WAAH! "

Balloon: " Hahaha! .. mm.. "

MePhone4: " Arghh... "

I was handed the same note and took a look at it again, laughing with the others.

MePhone4: " If this note is SO funny, let me look! "

We all stopped laughing and looked at MePhone4. He tried to grab the note I was holding.

MePhone4: " C'mon! Give me that! Lemme have it! "

I smirked, raising it even higher, resulting him failing to grab the note from my hand. I chuckled.

" Of course, it's a hoot. " I exclaimed.

The tender wind then blew the note away from my hands, oh.

Test Tube: " NO! Why must levity be so fleeting? "
" Curse this gentle breeze! "

Candle: " How about we join together and recollect the note's message? "
" So that way we may all re-experience the grandest humor of our lives.. once again. "

There was a long silence before we all resumed in laughter.

MePhone4: " That's IT. " * the red siren flashed *
" Laughter is OFFICIALLY ILLEGAL! "

[ Insert Crowd Gasp/Shock.mp4 ]

The Floor: " Haha... whaat? "

[ insert Inanimate Insanity Invitational Intro ]

MePhone4: " While I was excited for the original challenge.. the Chocolate and other very yummy treat tasting challenge is now on the back burner. " 
" For today's challenge, three contestants from each team will compete. Two of those contestants, The Law Abiding Citizens, CAN NOT LAUGH!
" Any giggles, chuckles or " hehe's! " are breaking the law, sending them to the Jail of Criminals and out of the challenge. "
" The third contestant on each team, The Nuisance, will try to get the opposing citizens to laugh. "
" The first team to lose both of their citizens to the societal corruption of joy and laughter will be up for elimination! I'll pick three from each team to compete! "

Nickel: " Wow I wonder which three he'll pick. "

We all stared at MePhone4's screen, it displayed the randomly selecting screen, showing all the results. 

* sighs * I hope our team doesn't fail this challenge, I don't want to head back to that filthy elimination area.

MePhone4: " Go to your respective team places over that stage and respectfully sit on one of those stools placed. "

MePhone4 pointed to a spotless stage and leaded everyone there.

MePhone4: " The law becomes sacred.. now! Begin! "

I crossed my fingers, looking over at Yin-Yang and Candle. But I was focused more on Candle.
S̶h̶e̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶e̶d̶ ̶d̶a̶z̶z̶l̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶e̶a̶r̶i̶n̶g̶,̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶c̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶g̶e̶m̶.̶ 

* AHEM * You heard NOTHING! BELIEVE ME- I would NEVER fall for such a foolish witch!

Bow: " Hey girl! While you're stuck here and not able to run anywhere, Goo and I thought that you could use some cheering up! "
" We're the... Cheer Factory! "
Goo: " - Cheer Factory! "

" Nailed it! "
" And you're our FAAAAVORITE customer! "

Bow grabs a file [ possibly Cabby's ] and opens it, reading.

Bow: " Prepare your face. "
 " Okay... what do you call a photocopier that's low on ink? "

Bow looks at Clover then back at the file.

Bow: " a PALE imitation! " * ba dum tss * " Is that... is that supposed to be funny..? "

Cabby snickers.

Cabby: " Wait.. why are they trying to make Clover laugh?... "
" WRONG TEAM! "
MePhone4: " Shhhh-eket! " He shushed Cabby.

The Floor pops up to the The Pinkers side.

The Floor:  " Hello hello! "
" FunnyLittleFace1337x7 coming to you live from the comedy stage! "
" Ge... g... ge r-get ready!... "

The Floor stopped talking, having stage fright while Goo, Clover and Bow stared at him. He then disappeared somewhere, Paintbrush stood up and called for Floory.

Paintbrush: " Floory! "

Candle: Try mindfully positioning your energy, Yin-Yang. Each of your halves serves a valuable purpose. "

Yin-Yang was practicing with Candle on meditating, sitting on their respective stool.

Nickel: " Oh YAAAANG! "

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " If you want to talk to one of us you have to talk to... um... "

Yin-Yang quickly clears their throat.

Yang [ In Yin-Yang ]: " Oh! Both of us! We are balanced. Right, Candle? "

Candle nods.

Yang [ In Yin-Yang ]: " WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE! " He said as they stand on their stool.

Nickel: " Yin's a scrawny little pudding-boy, isn't he? "

I looked at Yin-Yang, trying to hold their laugh, UGH! its NO use, we are definitely landing in elimination. Then suddenly CANDLE started laughing, which everyone was confused. She wasn't the usual person to laugh in situations like this.

Candle finishes laughing with a tear on her eye, in which she swipes away. She then coughs for a bit.

Candle: " Mm. "

MePhone4: " CRIMINAL! "

MePhone4 presses the button, it buzzes and flashes a red light. 

" Off to the prison for Grand Theft Chuckle! "

Candle: " Now it's up to you... " She said to Yin-Yang.

The jail bars slammed as Candle was pushed inside, still holding that stupid smile-

" Already? Ugh... I would never break. "
Paintbrush: " You laugh whenever Nickel walks by. "
" P-HA! OHOHOHO! Imagine! The embodiment of the most meager of wealth! "
Paintbrush: " What about a penny? "
" A who now? "

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " She must have really trusted us to keep it together. "
Nickel: " No way she must've been dumber than she sounds. "

I gasped, HOW dare this USELESS PIECE OF WEALTH say such a THING about her! I tried to lunge at him, but failed due to Paintbrush and a few other teams holding me down. " LET ME AT HIM " I screamed. 

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " You think you're cool when you say that? You just make fun of people because you're... you're sad! "
Yang [ In Yin-Yang ]: " Dumb sad! Dumb guy! "

All [ in unison ]: " OOOOOOH! "

Nickel: " Umm, at least I'm not the one sad over my entire team voting for me! Heh. "

" HOW'S THAT TREATIN' YA? "

Yin-Yang had a shocked expression like everyone else.

How did he know about that!? HMPH! I swear I'm going to throw hands on him if I have a chance.

Test Tube: " Oooo- "

We all glared at Test Tube.

" - OH. "
" Oh I- I guess we're not doing that now, ok. "

Tea Kettle: " Ugh! We had a plan, and now he just ruined the whole mood! "
" How's he supposed to make anyone laugh now?! He just doesn't think. "

Bow: " Oh oh, here's a good one I remember! "
" SOUR CREAM! "
Paintbrush: " That's in really bad taste now, boo! "
" Go back to the c̵͓̽ȟ̷ͅȁ̶̻i̴̯͋r̴̅ͅ  jokes! "

Bow's face glitched for a bit after Paintbrush said " c̵͓̽ȟ̷ͅȁ̶̻i̴̯͋r̴̅ͅ ", awfully suspicious.

Nickel: " Uh- oh look a pie! Oh whoops!  "

Nickel " accidentally " slipped on the pie. Humiliating.

Clover: " Oh wow, I've been doing pie all wrong!  " She commented.

Nickel lifted his face which was covered in pie and cream with a cherry on top.

Nickel: " Ah just laugh already you awful Box killer!  "
MePhone4: " Nickel! Where'd you get that pie?  "
Nickel: " Uh, your dumb Pic-Nix tables, doi?  "
MePhone4: " The "dumb Pic-Nix tables, doi?" that I banned you from?  "

Nickel: " No, uh... th-the other one. "

The jail bars slammed, as MePhone4 forced Nickel inside, which was quite amusing to watch.

As I look back at the stage, Tea kettle grasps the note that slowly landed.

 Tea Kettle: " Mama's gotcha! "" Let's see what this funny note can do. "

Tea Kettle folds the note into a paper airplane and tosses it over to the other team.

" Away! "

Bow gasps, seeing the note heading to Clover.

Bow: " Amazing catching skills GO! "

The paper airplane slows down and lands on Bow's hand.

Paintbrush: " * gasp * My thing. "

Bow slides over to The Sinkers and shows the note to Tea Kettle. Resulting in Tea Kettle laughing uncontrollably.

Tea Kettle: " HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! "
" Oh dear! I'm sorry, Balloon! I didn't know a note could be this hilarious! "
"How is this legal? "

MePhone4: " It's NOT! "

MePhone4 thus presses the buttons as it buzzes and flashes a red light. 
It proceeds to Tea Kettle landing in jail as the bars slammed.

The Floor popped up in The Pinkers side, beside Goo.

The Floor: " I used to be funny... but that was a long... long time ago. "
Goo: " Mhm, and how does that make you feel? "

I slowly shake my head, there's no way we could win this.

" Pack it up it's hopeless. " I said, leaning back a bit on my stool.
"  Who you wanna vote tonight?  " I motioned over to Paintbrush.
Paintbrush: "  We're not- ugh. Why not just put all of THIS towards helping the team? "
" The team? Heh! When I win come the end that'll matter quite little. "
Paintbrush:  " Fine jump ship when the teams merge, I don't care. "
" But right now you're stuck with us! So you better start learning when to help out and when to step back. "
" Ugh what can I do? ADVISE my teammates? Just childishly shout out: Flooory! Remember! "
" The stage is just the ground but taller! The world is your oyster! It is all, you! "
The Floor: " ..You're right! I don't have stage fright, I AM THE STAGE! "

Well I didn't expect that, looks like my words and phrases DO matter.

The Floor: " Hey! Goo... guy? "" What do you yell when the apple doesn't fall far from the tree? "Goo: " What do you yell? ""Uh oh! Floating apple!"

A moment of silence . Then Goo inhaled for a bit.

Goo: " HA- "

Thus, Goo landed in jail. There were only 3 CITIZENS left, 1 in each team with their NUISANCE.

MePhone4: " Each team only has one citizen left! "" Who will submit to a life of felonies first? "

Bow: " -and then I caught the ball with my face! It was at my expense! Funny right? "Clover: " Bow, I don't deserve this. "
Bow: " Deserve? More like, DESSERT! Because you dessert this! Because you're so sweet. "

Bow pulls out a plate with a slice of chocolate cake with whipped cream on top.

Clover: " I'm the one with this gift. I don't need sympathy too. "Bow: " But I- "Clover: " What'd make me happy is knowing that we tried our hardest to win. Okay? "

Bow nodded, before sprinting over to Yin-Yang.

Bow: " Wuh-oh! Watch out! I have... "
" SPAGGERS! " She said as she pulls out a plate filled with spaghetti.
Yang [ In Yin-Yang ]: " Oh no! But Yin is known for finding spaghetti hilarious!  "
Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " So wiggly... * tries to hold in laugh * "

" Ahh you can take her Yin-Yang! Candle left the challenge to you for a reason. "
" Now which one of you is stepping up, and which is stepping back? "
" GO ON. "

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " That's it! Mindful positioning! Take the wheel! "

Yin-Yang stands up on their stool and closes their eyes, Yin's eye now is white with a black outline. 

Yang [ In Yin-Yang ]: " I, Yang, finally in charge! "
" Your spaggers affect me little! "
Bow: " OMG no fair! "
" Well wait what about the um... uh.. pudding-boy huh?! "

Yang would gasp and hold their laugh, Thus, Yang's eye is now black with a white outline.

Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " Yang would find that funny, but the pudding-boy doesn't. "

Bow: " Ugh, nothing is working. "

She then lets go of the spaghetti, causing the plate to shatter and make a mess.

MePhone4: " HEY! CLEAN THAT UP, I DON'T WANT ANY MESS! " He shrieked, off screen.

Bow: " Ugh- okay, Hey Floorida! "

The Floor pops up near Bow.

Bow: " *points at Balloon* Less get 'em! "
Balloon starts panicking as both Bow and The Floor beamed at him.
Tea Kettle: " You can take 'em Balloon! You're SO tough! "

Both Tea Kettle and Nickel were worried for Balloon as he begins to panic even more.

 Nickel:" Ugh! tha-that's not gonna help! "
"Um... uh... BABY HOST! BABY HOST! WAH WAAAH! "

Balloon: " Heheh... " He said, letting out a small giggle.

Both Bow and The Floor stopped midway, gasping.
MePhone4 thus presses the button, it buzzes and flashes a red light once more.

MePhone4: " The Sinkers lost! The Pinkers and Thinkers win! "
" Somehow the teams that were most distracted won?! How can this be?"

Candle: " Perhaps it's the power... of love. "

.. I don't really get it- huh?

MePhone4: " HAHAHAHAHAHA!- "

We all jokingly dragged MePhone4 inside the jail and slammed the bars on him.

MePhone4: " Okay. The law's canceled. Class dismissed. "Yin [ In Yin-Yang ]: " WAHOOO! Recess! " They said, spinning around in circles like a hyperactive person.

Clover: " Thanks you two! " She motioned over to Goo and Bow." I need just a little more time to think about this.. luck thing..? "

" But a distraction from the Cheer Factory was just what I needed! " She said as she giggled, patting Bow's head.

[ timeskip ]

Candle: " Thank you dearly, Silver, for giving the final push everyone needed. " 

She looked at me, I blushed a bit, rubbing my back.

" A-awh! of course! Would I ever let a teammate down? " I said, now looking at Paintbrush." Don't answer that. "

Paintbrush: " Well, feel free to help out more often. "

Paintbrush said as they gave me a thumbs-up.

" Ah excellent thought. This team has needed some direction from the distractions. "
" Everyone! now don't think of me as your new leader, but more as a.."

" ROYAL ADVISOR! "

Everyone cheered for me, I smirked, looking at Paintbrush who was frozen shocked.

[ timeskip ] 

Tea Kettle was voted out of the game, which is entirely fine with me since she gave me those " motherly instinct " vibes.
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I was sitting on a rock, thinking about life choices when Candle suddenly approached me.

Candle: " Silver? can we talk, just for a moment? "

I nodded, really confused on what did she want to talk to me about.

Candle: " I really believe in you, your a good person, but.. you just don't seem to show it. "  

She said, looking into my eyes. She then suddenly grabs both my hands which I didn't expect. I blushed a tint, she definitely noticed that, oh my God-

Candle: " Awh your blushing. I knew you liked me "

She smiled, making me blush even more, AGH HER SMILE- CURSE LOVE!

" Wha- NO I DONT-! Y-YOU WITCH!" 

Candle: " Your aura says otherwise * giggle *  "

Before I could respond, she straight away hugged me without hesitation. The height difference was weird but it didn't matter. I didn't know how to react, the feeling was overwhelming but I loved it, blushing even more. After a few minutes, Candle would let go and smile once more.

Candle: " I have to go watch over Yin-Yang, I wouldn't want them starting a quarrel about Dr. Fizz and Water again. Good luck for tomorrow! "

She giggled, walking away. I waved back at her, having butterflies in my stomach once again.

[ day 6 complete ]

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Total Time: 1-2 days [ screen time ]
Word Count: 3050 words

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