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Okay, send us back in 3, 2, 1|

Suddenly Liam had get teleport, but not to waiting room, but the familiar place

The ground is green, there's a lot fake triangle grass, oh no.. Did he get back to the plane?! 

"BACKPACK!!"

Someone had shout as they run to Liam and hug him, it's Scenty.

”Backpack, you are back here!! Why did Airy get you back?!”

Liam didn’t listen to any single words of Scenty or what other said, he is speechless and shock, why did he get back here? Why it’s had to be him?

”why? Why am I back here?”

Liam mumbled, his eyes was widen.

”Backpack deep breathe..” 

Scenty told Liam, try to calm Liam down.

After Liam calm down, he sit down, look at the ground. 

"Backpa-"

"My name is Liam"

Liam said before Scenty finish her words. 

"Oh okay, Liam, you're back here now but, why did Airy choose you to rejoined?"

Scenty ask. 

"Well he's just a psychopath who want to see me suffer in his game"

"That's make sense, what happened after you get eliminated?"

Scenty said. 

Liam take a deep breath before he explained everything to Scenty and other. 

"Oh.. That's a lot.." Scenty said with little shock "yeah, I know.." Liam said. 

"But what I need is give all the notes to Bryce, but I CAN'T because I was in on the plane right now!!"

Liam yelp with upset.

"Liam calm down, maybe you can find the way to give the notes to Bryce soon"

Scenty said, try to calm Liam down. 

"Right.."

"Find the way to give him a notes.."

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The sound of water getting stomp by foots. 

The soda bottle with red label names Bryce, had hold onto the laptop with panicked look. 

"Texty, WHERE IS LIAM?!" Bryce has shout in panic. 

I had no idea|

The robotic voice speak up, Bryce hadn't walk around as he mumbled with himself "oh god, how could this happened? I don't have notes, where could he go?!"

Bryce look up at the website, he look at Liam information. 

Competition Placement: A/N

Bryce gasp as he saw that. 

Bryce, I think Airy get him back to ONE|

Texty said in text to speech voice "I guess so, but WHY NOW?!" Bryce shout in anger, he walk to where the radio was, he sit down on the chair. 

Bryce, is the notes are still with Liam?|

"Of course, the notes are still with him, and I can't go to the universe where Airy is!" Bryce said with upset. 

Bryce look at the radio "what if I go randomly, maybe I might found-" Bryce cut these thoughts away "no.. It's gonna took forever to found Airy, if I go randomly.." Bryce thought. 

Times seem passed like hours, Bryce feel like he gonna fall sleep soon, as his eyes about to shut.

"BRYCE!!"

Bryce’s eyes shot up, as heard familiar voice, he look around.

He saw green backpack are run up to him.. It’s Liam!

“Liam?! How did you-“ before Bryce could finish the sentence, Liam speak up “Bryce, Airy probably know now that I’m died, he’s going to teleport me back soon, this is my only time to give you this” Liam said in panicked, as he put bunch of sticky notes into Bryce’s hand.

”Liam, but how did you died?” Bryce ask, Liam didn’t respond him, but he just smile, but then the realization hit Bryce as Liam disappear..

”Don’t tell me he..”

Bryce was looking shock, he realized Liam might killed himself to get in waiting room and give him the notes, he feel tears was ran down on his face, like he’s about to break down.

Bryce had turn to the laptop.

Bryce?|

Texty speak up “Texty, we’re going to ending this.. NOW.” Bryce said, almost sound like he’s about to cried.

Bryce adjust the numbers on the radio, as he finished, he check on the notes where it said ‘Airy’ with a bunch of numbers, as he sure now the numbers is correct, he pulled the antenna up, he hold onto the notes and the laptop tightly.

As he get teleport, he look around, it’s look like a forest.

Bryce start to walk out from the forest, he saw the cabin, and the.. Waterfall? "what the heck is this place?" Bryce thought. 

He found the cave, there's many large leafs at the mouth of the cave, Bryce had get inside the cave. 

He saw the light maroon lantern, sit on the chair as they working on the computer, they turn around, before speak up. 

"Hi..."

Bryce heard the familiar voice, this lantern is Airy. 

Bryce quickly run to Airy, shove him onto the ground. 

"YOU BASTARD!!" Bryce yelp in anger, Airy get up and stared at Bryce "Do you even realize what you even doing right now?!" Bryce yelled at Airy. 

"Doing.. Competition?" Airy speak up, Bryce push Airy, made him backwards a bit "ARE YOU BRIANLESS OR SOMETHING?! You literally put us through hell!! And you gonna send everyone back NOW, before I'll make you do it!" Bryce yelp in anger. 

"There is.. Six more.. Elimination.." Airy said in monotone voice, Bryce pushes Airy again. 

"ARE YOU NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I JUST SAID EARLIER?! Send everyone back RIGHT NOW!" Bryce yelled, as more anger build up in him. 

"I can't do that right now.." 

"Why not?!"

"There's.. Six more elimination.." Airy said, it's like push Bryce to his limit, Bryce lift up the laptop as he's about to break Airy's computer. 

"Soda Bottle, wait-"

"MY NAME IS NOT FUCKING SODA BOTTLE!!" Bryce yelled "that computer control everything, if you destroy them, I can't take the contestant back" Airy explain. 

"Really? Then I guess you are lucky then!" Bryce said as he pulled down the laptop. 

"Why you even does any of these?" Bryce ask "because I like too.. And I thought it's fun.." Airy said coldly. 

"Yeah, So fun! Maybe the viewers are having fun too! Also what's up with those viewers anyways?" Bryce ask "they aren't.. Viewers.." Airy said. 

"..."

"You made it up"

"Yeah"

"So you are the one who eliminated us, THE WHOLE TIME?"

"Yeah" Airy suad, before he walk out from the cave "HEY!" Bryce yelp before run following Airy. 

"Where do you think you are going?!" 

"I-"

"Whoever you are going to do right now, I won't allowed you to does it, until you send everyone back!" Bryce said in anger. 

"Uh.. No.." Airy said as he walk passed Bryce, Bryce sigh. 

Bryce walk into a cabin, open the laptop. "

Bryce, you idiot!! You almost killed me!! >:( |

Texty type out in anger "sorry, I guess" Bryce said as he rolled his eyes. 

"But what we are going do now? I can't break the computer and-"

Kill him|

"I want to does that! But he is the only person who know how to send everyone back!" Bryce said to Texty. 

"I'll go get reeds.." Airy said from the entrance of the cabin, before walking away "okay" Bryce mumbled as he's about to followed Airy. 

Wait|

"what?"

Ask him, if there's water there|

"Is there water there?!" Bryce yelp, "yh, yeah?" Airy said from outside. 

No thanks, leave me here, tell me what happened afterward|

"Okay.." Bryce said, as he put the laptop down on the floor of the cabin, he put the notes under the laptop "please don't lost" Bryce mumbled before we all out from the cabin. 

He followed Airy "you're.. Coming with me?" Airy ask. 

"I just had more question, but this doesn't mean I trust you" Bryce said "uh, go ahead" Airy said. 

"What is this place?" 

"Uh I don't know"

"Are there other people here?

" no.. It's just me"

"How long have you been here?"

"I guess it's been decade.." Airy said, Bryce was speechless for a minute "he was here, that long?" Bryce thought. 

"Watch your step.." Airy said, as he crossed the small bridge on the waterfall, Bryce look down at the waterfall as he crossed the bridge, try not to think about being fall down. 

Bryce had crossed the bridge, as he saw Airy taking a reeds "so what are you up here for? Are you going to kill me in here?" Bryce ask. 

"What? Why would I.. Does that?" Airy ask, with hint of confuse in his voice "oh don’t act like you’re dumb, after you just kill bunch of other people or the contestant that you like to call them" Bryce said. 

"I just collecting reeds for bedding.." Airy said, as he continued get the reeds. 

After Airy finish collecting reeds, him and Bryce had go back down, Bryce was almost slipped and fall down into the waterfalls, lucky he didn’t.

Bryce get into the cabin, he lift the laptop up, as the bunch of notes are still there, Bryce was sigh in relief “phew, I thought I lose these for a sec” Bryce thought.

Bryce pulled the laptop up, he decide to talk with Texty.

Hey, Bryce.

Do you get anything?|

Not really, but I ask Airy some question, he told me he’s been here for decade, I think| Bryce typing.

Woah.

That probably make sense, about why he’s psycho, and dumb lol

But seriously, can you just kill him?|

Texty typing.

I can’t, I don’t know how to send everyone back without him!

Killing him right now, it’s stupid way to does that|

Bryce type reply.

Okay, but be careful around him|

Texty type, Bryce had get up, he put down the laptop.

Bryce walk out from the cabin “hey.. wanna sit around campfire?” Airy speak up, Bryce sigh “it’s getting cold anyways” Bryce thought as he sit down “you are… not sit with me?” Airy ask.

”I’m not sitting near with the psychopath like you” Bryce said.

No one said anything, it’s pretty awkward silenced, then Bryce decide to break it.

”I ahd a question, how did you get here? Are you dead?” Bryce ask “well.. after I died.. The radio had took me here, this place is pretty nice.. so I decide to stay here..” Airy said “do you had a name?” 

“Yeah, my name is Airy”

”no, I mean, your name before you get here” Bryce said “I think I use to had it.. but I already forgot it..” Airy repiled “then how did you come up with ‘Airy’ name?” Bryce ask “I.. I don’t remember why anymore..”

They both silence for a sec, before Bryce ask Airy ONE more question “what’s happened with the last season?” “Last season?” Airy said with little surprised “you heard me, what happened in the last season?” Bryce said with serious looks on his face “the…” Airy mumble, he take a deep breath before he spoke up.

Airy had start to explain he bring people from different place, but they all got pretty scared and all he can think of that time is competition and he think it's sound fun. 

"But I didn't get very far.. After the calculatory was the first eliminated, the next challenge is throw the rock as far as you can, when I dropped the first rock.. It's crushed the whole plane.. And the contestant were killed.." Airy said, made Bryce was shock, his eyes was widen. 

Bryce can hear Airy still speaking, but he was stuck in the thought after he hear what Airy just said. 

"Those people.. Those people on that website, almost all of them are.." Bryce thought. 

"I spend the next yeras.. To make sure the next competition would be better.. Now.. I think I does pretty good job.." Airy said, but it's made Bryce more mad and feel enough of Airy's bullshit. 

"Pretty good job? Pretty good job?!' Bryce yell, as he pushes Airy onto the ground "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?! HUH?!" Bryce yelled, he grab Airy by handle, push Airy's head into the river. 

“THEY HAD LIFE, THEY HAD FAMILY, THEY HAD NAME, AND YOU STOLE IT FROM THEM!!” Bryce screaming at Airy, who trying to get his head out from the river.

“You kill all of them.. AND YOU STILL DID IT!!” Bryce screaming with anger, as he pushes Airy’s head more deep into a river “WHEN I WAS ON THE PLANE, it’s probably fun for you, BUT for me and other.. IT’S LITERALLY HELLHOLE!!”

Bryce keep pushes Airy’s head down into the river, but then he stop, he pulled away.

Airy get up from river quickly, gasp for an air, he start to coughing violently, Bryce stared at him.

”I’m don’t want to become a monster too.. But I’m not really regret it..” Bryce said, Airy still coughing “I gotta go to cabin now” Bryce said as he going to walk inside the cabin “b-by the way *cough* I made a bed for you..” Airy said.

”Thanks.. I guess..” Bryce said as he get in the cabin, he pick up the laptop.

Did you just screaming at Airy? 0_0|

"well yes" Bryce said. 

Damn Bryce, pop off

Also did you kill him?|

"No, but almost"

Why you are not kill him there?|

"I can't, everyone can't get back if I kill him!"

"I'll go in the cave, when he wasn't around"

Okay, but he careful|

Then there's notifications said "20℅ battery left"

Do you have a charger?|

This made Bryce sudden realize, the charger are still with Liam. 

Bryce out the laptop down, as he lay down on the bed. 

"How am I supposed to sleep on this thing?" Bryce though, as he try to being comfortable on this reeds bed. 

Bryce slowly closed his eyes, as he fell sleep. 

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Bryce slowly wake up, he rub his eyes, he didn't get good sleep in here, especially when this psycho or Airy with him. "Hey" then there's monotone voice speak up, he look up as he saw Airy with the axe in his hand "I'm... gonna go get some woods" Airy said as he walk into a forest, Bryce rolled his eyes as he not respond to Airy especially when he just wake up. Bryce slowly get up from the reeds bed "ugh... this reed bed are suck" Bryce thought, as he look outside, he realized it's was raining right now. 

Bryce walk out from the cabin, look around to make sure Airy wasn't around here right now, as he walk to the cave. He get inside, saw the computer that Airy used and the planet, Bryce walk closely as he saw Liam, Scenty and other on the planet "hey guys!" Bryce whisper shout, but seem like they don't hear him, he look at the table as he saw the microphone, he wonder if Airy use that to speak. 

He sit down on the chair, he look at the computer screen, he saw someone's profile, there's information about them as Bryce read it. 

Bryce confused for a second, until he look the link of the website made him understand what this mean "Theplanedatabase_season3" Bryce eyes widen at the link, he feel anger bulid up inside him, as he click to see more, there's Tomatoey, Melony, Candy bar, Stocking.. as Bryce saw Kylie on the screen, he feel more anger, he don't understand why did Airy decided to choose as season 3 contestant, she is his co-worker and she is just teenager. 

As Bryce go to next page, his eyes went widen as he saw the nail guy.. "is that... Liam's friend?" Bryce feel like his soul left his body, he look at the files, as that nail guys name Owen, Bryce look at the planet once again, then he sigh "I can't imagine how much terrifying and broken Liam would be, if he saw this..." Bryce thought, feel bad for Liam and Owen. 

Bryce feel he need to stop Airy from doing the season 3, especially for Liam, Owen and Kylie... 

Kylie are just teenager, and Owen are Liam's friend, he can't just let Liam lose another things in his life, not after everything he went through. Bryce get up from the seat, get out from the cave. 

Airy are cut the woods, he sigh out as he tired, but then... 

CRASH! 

Airy yelp out as he feel someone kick him down into the floor, the axe fall down from his hands, it's Bryce who kick him "care to explain what is in your computer?!" Bryce yelled in anger, Airy sit up, stared at Bryce in confused "Why did there's season 3 information in your computer?! HUH?!" Bryce yelled at Airy, but seem like Airy still don't understand what Bryce trying to said "what?" Airy's confusion made Bryce more blood boiling "DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME!!" Bryce screaming at Airy in anger. 

"I SAID why did there's season 3 information in your computer?!" Bryce yelled, this time Iary seem to understand now "uh.. Well after this season, you guys will be send back... You guys are really good contestant, so I thought make new season with the people you guys know would be good too" Airy said like it's normal, that is like push Bryce more "good? GOOD?! What you did aare literally opposite of good!! Why the fuck you don't get it?!" Bryce screaming as he pick up an axe. 

Airy try to moved away but Bryce grab his leg and pulled him down "you are enot going anywhere!" Bryce said in anger "send everyone home RIGHT NOW!" Bryce said with threatened in his voice "u-uh but can I get the wood first-" "NOW!!" Bryce screaming as he swing down the axe he missed but it scratched Airy's leg a bit made Airy yelp in pain. “Tch... It's just a little wound, not like I want to help you anyways" Bryce said as he rolled his eyes, Bryce drag Airy back to the cave "you are heavy than I thought"

Bryce forced Airy onto the chair, he put an axe on Airy's neck "if you send everyone back, then I'll let you go, but if you try anything funny, this won't end well for you..." Bryce said to Airy with threaten in his voice.

Airy can’t do anything but just do what Bryce want him to do, he start to delete season 3 contestants files, as he finished deleted, he is about to teleport everyone back “Wait! Can I talk to them first?” Bryce ask “uh sure?” Airy said as he click the unmuted button mic for Bryce, he begin speak up through the mic.

“Guys? Can you hear me?” Everyone on the plane are surprised as they heard Bryce’s voice from the mic “BRYCE?!” “SODA BOTTLE?!” Liam and Scenty are so happy that they heard Bryce’s voice again.

"Yes! Are you guys okay?" Bryce ask with worried "yes, we are!" "Glad to hear that.. I'll get you guys out of here, and this hell will end soon" Bryce said, he turn back to Airy "send them back" Bryce said to Airy. 

Airy nodded, he begins to teleport everyone back one by one, when he finished Bryce get out from the cave then come back with the laptop and the sticky notes in his hands, he try to plug in the laptop, and it's work! The laptop are charged.

Hello? 

Bryce?|

"It's work! Hey Texty, I can charge you now!" Bryce said with happiness. 

Oh gladly :D

Also what did I miss?|

"Airy already send everyone back, now we can finally go back home!"

Oh yeah yippee

Also are you gonna kill Airy?|

"Well I want to killed him, but something told me not to" Bryce said. 

Fine whoever :/

But can we just get out of here now? 

I don't want to stay any longer with that lantern idiots -_-|

"Okay okay" Bryce said with chuckled, as he pulled the plug out, grab the laptop and the sticky notes then walk out from the cave. 

Send us back in 3 2 1|

POOF! 

They both are back into the waiting room, he walk to the radio, begin to adjust it. He look at the sticky notes to make sure it's correct, then he pulled the antenna up.. 

He was back in San Francisco, Bryce smile with happiness.. 

"Finally, everything is over.."