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To Win a Blueberry Competion part 2 rough draft
🕑 Added 2022-07-12 05:31:53 +0000 UTCTo Win a Blueberry Competion part 2.
Alexa smiled as she sank into her easy chair. “It feels so nice to be home. Ahhh.” She flipped off her shoes and stretched her blue arms out. “Now I can just relax and wait for the rest of this blueberry fourmla to get out of my system.” She sighed. “After that second dose that Terry tricked me into taking my skin has been blue for almost twenty four hours. I am lucky that I have shrunk down to my normal self.”
Alexa grabbed the remote and turned on the television. “There is no way I am going to the regianls to see who wins this whole thing. For all I know I could turn into a blueberry forever. Or at the very least I would be blue skinned for the rest of my life. I can’t let that happen.” She scratched at the pale bloches on her neck.
Alexa groaned as her pants vibrated. “Please tell me that isn’t who I think it is.” She muted the television and pulled out her phone. “Ugh it’s Terry. Great.” Alexa took a deep breath. “Hello?”
“Alexa. Hey how are you?”
“Recovering.”
“Hey now what is there to recover over. So what if you are a bit blue? It is only temporary. You said it yourself in a tweet that it was coming off.”
“I am not going to the last round of the competition Terry!” Her cheeks turned pruple. “Do you hear me!”
“Now let’s not make any rash decisions here. The competition is just two days away and we will have to spend some of that time traveling. It will take quite a bit of time to travel all the way out to California. So please be ready for when I come over.”
“I said no! I am waiting for this gunk to fade away so I can reschedule my date with Norman. It was bad enough that our time together last time was ruined.”
“Hey I know. He can come with us. It will be so magical.”
Alexa slammed her fist down on the side of the seat. “I am not dragging him into this. He can’t see me all blue and bloated. I told you that before.”
“So I shouldn’t of gotten all three of us tickets on a plane leaving for California in a few hours?”
“Terry. I just. . .” Alexa took a deep breath. “Fine. We can go out there but no competion and no fourmal you got it? I have had enough of this nonsense.”
“Meet you at Arendals Airport in three hours. Love you.” The line went dead.
Alexa groaned as she jumped to her feet. “Great. Just great.” She ran her hands through her hair. “Terry just doesn’t listen to a word I say. It is like words go in one ear and out the other. Ugh. Is that car worth so much to her?” Alexa shook her head. “Hopefully she will get a taste of her own medicince before this trip is over with.”
***
Later that day Alexa found herself at Arendal Airport. “Huh great. Can’t believe I am being roped into this again.” She pulled at her hoodie. “And before this damn skin coloration could even go away.”
“Hey Alexa. Aleaxa!” She turned her head to see Terry and Norman storalling towrd her. “Hey long time no see.” Terry took Alexa’s hand and shook it vigorsously. “So glad you decided to come.”
“It isn’t exactly like I have a choice.”
“Oh come on now. You always have a choice. Life wouldn’t be well life if you didn’t have a choice in the matter. Isn’t that right Norman.” Terry laughed.
“Umm right?” He looked at Alexa. “What is with the hoodie? I can’t even see your face.”
Alexa pulled her hood down to cover her face even more. “I umm am going for something.”
He narrowed his eyes. “The scary bomber threat look? What is wrong with you?”
“Look I am just embaresed with a make up mishap and I don’t want people to make a big thing about it ok.” Alexa sighed. “Can we just focus on getting on that plane?” She grabbed her bags and walked into the airport. The place wasn’t too terribly busy and Alexa was able to walk right up to the front desk. “Hello I am here about the flight to California.”
The man behind the desk tapped his finger as he looked at Alexa. “Umm miss we don’t allow people to cover their faces here.”
“But—
“Don’t make me call security.” He picked up a phone with his calloused hand as Terry and Norman walked up from behind.
Alexa sighed. “Ok.” She reached for her hood.
“Slowly now.”
Alexa snorted. “You can trust me.” She lifted her hood to reveal her blue face. “There are you happy?”
His eyes went wide. “What in the world is wrong with you?”
Norman raised an eyebrow as he reached the desk. “What are you talking about?” The man pointed at Alexa and Norman turned his head. “Alexa? What in the world happened to your face?”
She sighed. “I spilt some paint on it this morring. It was an accident.”
The clerk ran a finger along Alexa’s cheek. “Ugh this stuff sure feels like paint or something similar. Ugh.” He sighed. “Well I guess I don’t have to call security for this but it is very, very funny.” He chucked.
Alexa tapped her fingers on the side of her body. “Can I get those tickets?”
Norman and Terry raised their hands. “Oh and us too. We are with her.”
The clerk nodded his head. “Three tickets for Calaforina? Ok then.” He typed away on this computer. “Flight leaves in fifteen minutes. Gate 4.” He handed them their tickets. “I would hurry if I were you. The gate is on the other side of the airport.”
Terry snacted the ticket and smiled. “Thank you.” She rushed off.
“Hey you still have to pay lady.”
Terry laughed. “They are the ones with the money.”
Norman turned around. “Hey you just can’t leave me with the bill you cheap scate.”
Alexa sighed and turned turneds the waiting clerk. “Why did I expect something like this to happen?” She groaned and reached for her purse. “I expected this from Terry but Norman? Great.”
“I just need a hundred dollars. Each.”
Alexa sighed. “Ok here you are.” She handed him the money. Now Terry has even more stuff to pay for this nonsene. Alexa picked up her bags and followed after the others. A few minutes later she spotted gate four and hurried her pace. “Almost there.”
The young lady just outside the gate held up her arms. “Hold it. Can I see your ticket?” She crossed her arms. “And just what are you on you blue faced wonder?”
Alexa sighed and showed the lady in a suit her ticket. “Here. Now let me through I have to get on that plane.” She tapped her foot as she waited for her ticket to be examined.
“Hmm it looks to be in order. What I can’t fathom is how you got past security. Well let me take your bags.”
Alexa pulled back. “Why?”
“Have you never flown before? I am going to send them off to be put on the plane.” She laughed. “Then you can go find a seat. Or are you a bit sick from that blue whatever you took?”
“I am fine.” She dropped her bags on the floor. “There. Happy?”
“There is no need to get snippy. Go on ahead.”
Alexa sighed. “Sorry. I just have been dealing with some crappy friends lately. Thank you for your help.” She dashed down the corridor. “Now here is hoping that this trip will turn out to just be a fun time in California and not another blueberry trap.”
***
A few hours later their plane touched down in sunny California. Alexa looked out the window to see the wonderful blue sky she had heard so much about. “I can’t wait to see the first wonderful thing on this side of the country.” Her face turned into a frown as she looked up into the cloudy sky above. “Sunny California my ass. Huh.”
Terry rushed up and tapped Alexa on the shoulder. “Hey we are here. Come on. Let’s hurry and get our stuff. We have a competion to get to.”
“I told you I am not here for that.”
“Oh come now. We came all this way.” Terry pulled Alexa to her feet. “It can’t hurt to go all the way.” She rushed off the plane.
Alexa shook her head. “I hope I can find a way out of this nonsense.”
“What nonsense?” Norman smiled as he walked up.
Alexa chuckled. “Oh nothing. I just think we can find a better place to hang out then that silly furit competion.”
“I mean it will be cool to see the ending to it all. Won’t it? I mean imagine if someone has something bigger than Terry’s Blueberry.”
Alexa scratched at the back of her head. “I am sure someone will. Don’t worry.”
“I don’t think so. That thing was bigger than my car.”
She stamped her foot onto the ground. “No it wasn’t.” She took a few deep breaths as Norman looked at her in confusion.
“Are you ok? It isn’t that big of a deal if the blueberry is the biggest or not.”
Alexa sighed. “I am sorry. I am just “helping” Terry with this and it puts a lot of stress on me.” She turned around. “Now lets go before they shut us in here.”
“You do know they wouldn’t do that right?” Norman followed after her. “Have you flown before?”
Alexa shook her head. “Why is everyone asking me that?”
They exited the plane and walked into the terminal where Terry waited for them. As they came into view Terry waved her arms wideily. “Hey over here. I got our bags already.”
Alexa crossed her arms. “Already? How did you know which ones were mine and Norman’s?”
Terry tossed Norman a bag. “Because I know you two so well silly.” She giggled. “It is the right one?”
He examined the bag. “Yep. Thanks for the help there.”
Alexa sighed and yoinked her luggage from Terry’s grasp. “Thank you for the help.” She exaimend the terinal. “So where do we go from here?”
Terry smiled, her white teeth shining in the dim light of the overhead lights. “We wait on the cabs that will take us right to the competion. I sadly didn’t have enough money for any hotels or anything fancy like. We are just going to have to head straight to the fair grounds.”
Norman shugged his shoulders. “Fine by me.”
Alexa tapped her fingers on her luggage. “And with the competition starting tomorrow where are we going to sleep?”
Terry laughed. “Umm you are going to love this. We are going to camp out at the fair grounds.”
Alexa’s eyes widdend. “Camp out?”
Terry pulled out a pamphlet. “It’s all here. Contenst winners are invited to camp out on the fair grounds for good food and fireworks. Only requirement is you bring your contenst entry item.”
Alexa gulped. “Oh to bad. I don’t see your blueberry anywhere. I guess we can’t attend the camp out.”
Terry raised an eyebrow. “Don’t be to sure Alexa.”
Norman looked at Alexa and then at Terry. “What are you two talking about?”
Terry laughed. “Oh northing Norman. Let’s just head outside and meet up with the cabs. We have to get to the fair grounds now don’t we?” She grabbed Alexa’s arm. “Now let’s get going.”
They walked outside into the chilly summer air. Terry shivered as she looked from one side of the street to the other. “It is unsusualy cold for this time of year. Now where is that cab?”
“Maybe it isn’t coming?” Alexa joked.
Terry snorted. “Not funny.” She turned her head. “Oh there it is. Hey!” She dropped her luggage and ran into the middle of the street. “Hey.”
The man behind the wheel honked the horn as he slammed on the breaks. Still Terry did not budge as the cab slowed to a halt, the front fender almost hitting her as the vehicle crawled to a stop. The driver rolled down his window and stuck his head out. “What the hell is wrong with you lady?”
Terry rushed up and smiled. “Hello. We need your services.” She opend the back door and jumped inside. “Take us to Sixey Seventh and Baker Street.”
He turned around as Alexa and Norman walked over with the luggage. “Are you nuts? That is all the way on the other side of town? I may be a cabbie but I have my limits here.”
Alexa narrowed her eyes as she set the bags in the car. “I thought you said you had the transportation set Terry.”
She weakly smiled as Norman slid into the car. “I said I would get us a ride over to the fair grounds. Ok.” She pulled herself into the front seat. “I will pay you what ever you want. Just take us where we want us to go ok.”
“I just can’t. . . What ever I want?”
“What ever you want.” Terry winked her eyes.
He rubbed his tan hands together. “Ok then. Sounds like a deal to me. We will be off as soon as you are ready.”
Terry sat back as Alexa pulled herself into the vehicle. She leaned over and whispered, “You don’t have any money to give him though. If you can’t pay for a hotel room how are you going to pay the cabbie?”
Terry giggled. “Oh don’t worry. I have everything under control and figured out.”
Alexa rolled her eyes and leaned against the side of the cab. “I just hope you know what you are doing.”
Terry smiled. “Trust me I do.” Alexa jumped as she felt a prick on her arm. “And you are going to help.”
Alexa rubbed her arm as she turned her head. “You didn’t just. . .” She narrowed her eyes as the pale blotches on her skin turned blue. “You did. I knew it was just a matter of time until you did this again.”
The driver snorted. “Will you pip down back there. I can’t focus.” He turned up the radio to ear bleeding levels. “Damn kids.”
Alexa covered her ears with her hands. “Can’t you just put a devider up between us and you sir?” The driver just hummed away as he drove. “What the hell? How does this music not bother you?”
“What? Don’t you like this new age pop? It is so soothing.”
Norman blinked. “Did someone say something?” The driver laughed and coutuined to drive.
Alexa crossed her arms. How did I end up tralving with crazy people? She pulled at her seat belt. Ugh the damn thing is starting to feel tight. She looked down to see her belly slowly expanding. “Crap!”
Terry looked over and giggled. She then winked and said something Alexa couldn’t hear over the insanely loud music. Still Alexa silently cursed at her friend for putting her in this situation. Ugh this cab ride needs to hurry. She pushed on her expanding belly. I am really filling up with blueberry juice.
She felt a tap on her right shoulder. “Hey!” Alexa turned her head as Norman screamed at the top of his lungs. “Are you alright? You seem a bit bloated.”
Before she could answer the driver turned the raido up even more causing Alexa to cover her ears. “Ugh for gods sake.” Her sides began to press against Terry and Norman. “Stop turning up the music. It is starting to hurt.”
Terry pushed at Alexa. “Hey just because you are swelling up doesn’t mean you can try and crush me.”
Alexa groaned. “Ugh this seat belt is killing me.” She took her left hand from her ears and dug under her growing body for the seat belt release. “I need to get out before it’s to late. I feel like I am being cut in half by this belt.” The skin below the belt was extremely purple and her body below the seat belt was pooling with more and more juice. “I can’t. . . get my hand down there.” She rested her hands on her enormous hips which forced Terry and Norman against the walls of the vehicle. “Ugh.”
She grabbed the sides of the car as her legs became filled with blueberry juice, quickly melding together. Her feet burst out of her shoes and looked like blue dough before melding into her round lower half. “I look like one of those blow up punch clowns. Maybe a bit more blobbier but still.”
The driver pulled to a stop. “We are here.” He shut off the music and turned around. “Ok I want some. . .” He spottoed Alexa. “What in the living hell?”
Terry slipped off her seat belt. “Sorry but we have no money.” She grabbed her bags and jumped out of the cab. “Have a nice day.”
Alexa turned her head. “Hey what about me?” Her chest began to bubble. “That isn’t a good sign.” She put her hand over her vibrating torso. “Oh god.” She groaned. “I am scared.”
Norman gulped as he threw his seatbelt off. “I umm. . .” He kicked his door open. “Terry wait up.”
The driver narrowed his eyes at Alexa. “Someone is going to have to pay up lady. I don’t much care what is happening to you.” He held out his hand. “Now give me what I want or I am going to call the police.”
Alexa closed her eyes. “I. . .” The seatbelt snapped off and all of the pent up pressure burst forth. Her upper body became filled with blueberry juice in an instant, her body filling up the entire vehicle. She slammed the driver against the windowsheild but her explosive growth didn’t stop there. She expanded more and more until the vehicle burst apart and she sent the driver hurtling across the street. She shook her head as she looked down at the massive blueberry body. “I can’t believe how massive I am. I am even bigger than last time.”
The driver shook his head. “My car.” He looked up at Alexa. “You giagantic blueberry. . .”
Terry jumped in front of him. “Hey leave her alone.” She held out a syringe. “Unless you want to be a big blue blueberry yourself.” Blue watter squirted out of the needle.
He shook his hands. “Hey leave me the hell alone lady. You are nuts.” He grabbed his keys from the pavment. “Leave me out of your shit from now on.”
Terry smiled. “Thanks for the ride.” She turned around and looked up at Alexa. “Told you I had everything under control.”
Alexa snorted. “How dare you turn me into a blueberry again.” She looked around. “I can’t feel my hands and feet. What happened to them?”
Terry laughed. “I don’t see any hands or feet this time. You look quite like a real blueberry.”
Alexa’s face turned purple. “My hands and feet are just gone? Terry this is too much. Turn me back.”
Terry turned around. “Not until we get the grand prize. Moma needs her prize car.” She turned her head. “Then we can make you normal again.”
Norman walked up. “How did you do this to Alexa? We are supposed to be here on a date.”
Terry shugged her shoulders. “It was umm an accident. Sorry Norman. But hey she can now help me win this thing.”
Alexa took a deep breath and then yelled at the top of her voice. “She is lying Norman. She did this to me. You have to do something.”
Norman crossed his arms. “I saw what you did in the cab Terry. You can’t trick me.”
Terry laughed. “Ok, ok. But what do you want me to do? We just have to wait things out anyways. Might as well win things while we are here right?”
Norman looked at the ground. “I guess.” He looked up at Alexa. “I mean that grand prize does sound nice.”
Alexa banged her head against the side of her body. “But. . . Ugh.”
“Come on Norman.” Terry waved at him. “Help me roll her into the park.”
“Ok.”
Alexa moaned as she was rolled towards the fair grounds. “This is not how things were supposed to go at all.”
***
Alexa blinked her eyes open as the sunlight of the morring sunrirse beamed over the park. “Ugh.” Her blueberry body shuddered. “Morring already.” She looked down at her body. “And I am still a blueberry? Great. Just great.” Alexa sighed. “I can’t believe it. Am I ever going back to normal?”
“Rise and shine my big blue friend?” Alexa turned her head as Terry walked her way, eating a giant pretzel. “Are you ready for your big day.”
Alexa narrowed her eyes. “Let’s just get this over with. Then we can figure out how to turn me back to normal.”
Terry nodded her head. “Once I have my car we can do whatever you wish. Don’t you worry you big blue head.” She giggled. “Now then. The contest will start in about an hour. I have some things to do so just sit here and enjoy that morring sun. I think blueberries like it.” She turned around. “Anyways see you in an hour.”
Alexa sighed. “I can’t wait for today to be over with.”
“Hey.” She felt someone poke her giant body from behind. “Alexa.”
“Whoever is back there you will have to come to my front. I can’t really twist my head.”
A few moments later Norman walked around so she could see him. “Hey how are you holding up.”
“I am doing as well as I can be.” She rolled her head. “Just waiting for all of this to be over and for this juice to go down.”
“I have something I want to discuss with you?”
“What?”
“After we win this competition and have a way to turn you back I am going to use that fourmal on Terry. This nonsense has gone to far.”
“Norman. . .”
“Don’t need to thank me.” He turned around. “Just doing my part to help you out. Just leave everything to me.”
“Norman!” He rushed off between two tents before she could say another word. “Great. I don’t want him to get mixed up in this anymore than he already is. What if Terry finds him snooping around? She could hurt him or worse.” She gulped. “We don’t need him being injected with the fourmla because he was trying to save me. Ugh damnit Norman. Please tell me by have a way to turn me back means you will wait until I am fully back to my old self.”
