Game Set, Play (w|w version)

Separated part 1

Gwen ran towards the lightning bolts. She didn't plan on stopping until she could see a person.

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Inside Peter's head

Liz? Liz? What happened? Where's Gwen? Sam? Rose? Alex? Anyone? They're all gone. I don't like this. First, a scary voice says that this is a game and now, I'm alone. This can't go well for me. Though the snow around me is nice. I've always liked snow. Maybe this won't be so bad. I wish someone was here with me. Someone I know. There's still over ten people out there who probably don't plan on being my friend. Now I'm back to wishing that I had different powers. Healing isn't going to help me in a fight. Not to win or escape. Not that I want to fight. I won't have a choice, will I? I could run, I guess. Running is good. I'm already liking that plan. I'll just run and keep running until I die from tiredness or an asthma attack. Can you have an asthma attack if you don't have asthma? I don't want to die. Not out here alone. I haven't thanked Mom properly for all that she's done for me. I haven't thanked Liz for always being there for me all of these years. She's the greatest friend I've ever had and I never told her. She's probably worried about me right now. "Poor Peter. He can't fight. He isn't strong enough for some sick game of kill everyone and the survivor gets to go home." I can just imagine her looking for me and finding a dead body. Or maybe I'll be buried in the snow and no one will ever find me. What's that black stuff over there? Maybe I shouldn't check it out but I really want to know. Okay, I'll slowly get closer. Slow. Slow. Slower. Now what? I should use my foot in case it's acidic or an animal. I need to do this very ssslllooowwwlllyyy- yeah, it's dangerous! Very dangerous! What's a white tiger doing here? I'm going to die. Very much going to die. He looks mad. Please, don't kill me. Please, don't kill me. Calm down, tiger. There's no need to be angry and eat me. Please, don't kill me. Please, don't... is he calming down? Or she, I guess. He's not showing me his teeth anymore. His body is less tense. Did I do that? It's like what happened to Rose when we crossed worlds. I guess my powers are pretty useful in dangerous situations. Go me. I might not die after all. Where's he going? He's leaving. Aawww, I was hoping that he'd stick around. We could have been friends. It would have been awesome if Liz found me riding around on a tiger. I would need a special suit for it. Possibly one matching- What was that? Something moved. More like someone. They're moving a lot over there. Why is he running at me? Or she, I guess. Maybe I know them. Maybe it's Sam. It doesn't look like her. What's that green stuff? That's coming my way! Good thing they have bad aim. Okay, I don't know them! And I don't think they want to be my friend! Time to run!

Peter ran as fast as he could hoping to find somewhere to hide or someone whom he knew who could protect him from the stranger.

Inside Alex's head

Sam? Where'd everyone go? We must have been split up for this stupid game. Most games split people into teams. Someone clearly hasn't spent much time playing any of the good ones. Games are also supposed to have rules and a goal. "Amuse me" is not a goal. What matters is getting out of here with my friends. Wherever they are. I'll look for them first. Then, we can find a way out of here. We've been through worse. It can't be that hard to get out of here if we managed to get out of a bunch of alternate worlds a couple of months ago. So how do I find the others? All I see is snow and a couple of mountains. I'll have to lift myself. I'll roam around to find the others. I love my abilities. How high should I go? I'll decide on the way. There isn't much around here. This is a good height to see people but too close to the ground if they attack me. A little higher and it should be perfect. There. Would higher hurt though? Ow! Apparently. What was that? Some sort of invisible field preventing me from going higher. Why? How? I'll figure it out later. Right now, I need a direction. Which way looks best? Towards that mountain. I'll come back if I'm blocked again.