Octopus Man, Kookakoo, and Floran had been walking around the building for what felt hours. Floran trudged along, feeling upset at the situation. "This place is a labyrinth." she said exasperatedly.

"Umm... Floran, could you help us?" Octopus Man asked quietly. Floran turned around angrily. "What is it now!" she shouted. She then put on a confused expression when she saw Kookakoo being eaten by a largemouth bass. "She is dying." Octopus Man said. "I am dying." Kookakoo confirmed.

Floran scratched her head in frustration and said, "Just blow it up with your math powers and hurry up!"

Kookakoo shook her head and replied, "This fish ate a horse, so the horse essence is restricting my power." Floran took a deep breath and exhaled before saying, "Ok. Let Octopus Man help you then."

Octopus Man chuckled and responded, "Well you see..." It was then revealed that he too was being swallowed by a largemouth bass. Floran clenched her fists in rage and yelled, "HOW DID THIS EVEN HAPPEN!"

Octopus Man looked up and said, "Well it all started..." Before he could tell the story, the bass ate him completely.

The bass then stood up on its two back fins and began speaking, saying, "I am the almighty bass. An omnipotent being that can consume the very essence of a being."

Kookakoo's eyes then widened in fear. "Wait, so I'm also going to be erased from existence when this thing eats me?" she cried. The bass shook its head. "Uh, no, that's just a normal bass idiot." it said in a manner-of-fact way.

"Oh okay." Kookakoo said before being swallowed whole by the bass.

The almighty bass then turned to Floran and opened its mouth. It began sucking in the air around it. Floran manifested an energy sword and plunged it in the ground. She then held onto it tightly so she wouldn't be sucked up.

"HAHAHA! YOU CAN'T DO THAT FOREVER!" the bass yelled. Floran then looked over at the bass with a serious expression and said, "I know those two. They may be idiots, but they wouldn't die to something like this."

Floran and the bass then were in the middle of a gravesite, looking down at the graves of Octopus Man and Kookakoo. "They really died like that?" Floran asked herself in disbelief.

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The bass nodded. "Yeah. Where were we? Oh yeah." the bass said before the two of them instantly returned to the hallway. The bass then opened its mouth again, attempting to suck Floran up.

Floran continued to hold on to her energy sword tightly. Just when the sword was about to give up, the bass was blown up.

Floran was surprised and looked behind her to see that Octopus Man was holding a bazooka. "I'm back. I just needed to die, but now I feel refreshed."

Kookakoo was standing beside him with large biscuits that were undoubtedly the ammo that the bazooka used. Octopus Man then threw the bazooka away and said, "Anyway, let's keep going. What are you waiting for Floran. You're such a slowpoke."

Floran's eyes burned with rage at this statement. She just pushed past them and Kookakoo giggled to herself. She nudged Octopus Man and said, "She is mad for no reason." Octopus Man nodded and said, "I know right! Some people are too sensitive."

Floran tried her best to ignore them. The next corner instantly led them to a massive metal door. Floran stepped up to the door and knocked on it.

The door then opened, revealing the rest of the group. "Finally." Floran sighed to herself. Brazilian Bug Boy stepped up and said, "There you are. We need you to fly up to the top of this massive guitar and play a specific note. There are two notes, and I'll play the other one."

"Geez I just got here and now I need to do this?" Floran said angrily. She flew up and started playing random notes. "Well, you should listen to the song first." Brazilian Bug Boy said.

Lola opened her mouth and the riff started playing again. Floran listened to the riff and looked at the giant neck of the guitar. "I have a pretty good ear for music. I think it's this note." she stated as she played a note that sounded identical to the real one.

Brazilian Bug Boy nodded and flew up and played the note right underneath the one Floran played. As they played this, the world around them began to distort.

Lola spoke up and said, "You are being transported. I will wait here for your return." Lusha laughed a bit and said, "Wow, that was pretty easy."

Cutecumber quickly drew her cucumber sword. "Maybe, but I sense some danger now." she stated. The world around them completely shifted into a white world with a pulsating blue light that illuminated the entire world.

"Ah, the entrance to the center of reality." Lusha said to herself. They all then heard some noise behind them. When they turned around, they saw a man wearing a black leather jacket and a party hat panting for air. He was facing off against a man holding a fork. It was the man Lola saw when attempting to find the center of reality. He was the gatekeeper.

"HEY!" Cutecumber yelled out, trying to get the man with party hat's attention. The man turned around and shouted, "STAY BACK!"

Cutecumber looked confused, and the gatekeeper threw a fork as Cutecumber. it stabbed her arm and she fell on the ground in pain. "ACK!" she cried.

The man said, "Be careful. This guy can keep you alive until he wants you dead, and he will just torture you relentlessly before he's had enough. He won't let anyone get to the center of reality."

Lusha helped Cutecumber up. Cutecumber pulled the fork out of her arm and let out a scream of pain. The gatekeeper just watched with an emotionless expression.