People 26-27

**In People 26**, the People found a lollipop making machine. Some people tried the lollipops it created, and it gave them unusual effects, all of which were good. A few licks of Red gave you 30 minutes of strength and endurance, and Orange gave you 30 minutes of a relaxed stomach, relieving stomach pain and hunger. Yellow gave you an empty bladder for 30 minutes, Green gave you great lungs for 30 minutes, Blue improved your vision for 30 minutes, and Purple increased and improved your brain activity for 30 minutes. Many People tried these lollipops, and the machine had a hard time keeping up with the demand. One day, someone ate a Purple Lollipop and passed out. He died within minutes. Another person ate a Red lollipop and died. The People stopped all distribution of the Lollipops. They let animals taste the lollipops, and about 15% of the time, the effects were different, and much worse. Red lowered your blood pressure until you died, Orange made you sick to your stomach, Yellow remained the same and just emptied your bladder, Green caused sore throats and difficulty breathing, Blue made you blind, and Purple made you pass out and die. Also, the negative effect always overpowered the positive effect if you took a good and bad Lollipop at the same time. The person doing the experiments announced this to everyone. He allowed them to take the Lollipops again, but warned them what would happen if they were unlucky. The People who ate the Lollipops took the Yellow, Green, and Orange lollipops, since these had the least at stake. Sadly, some died or became blind, but most people experienced the good effects. Dream, Dude, Alice, and a nerd decided to investigate the machine. The nerd was amazed by the technology used to create the Lollipops, remarking that it seemed like magic. They observed it creating the Lollipops, and noticed that nothing seemed different when it made them. All the Lollipops looked the same, and nothing different happened when making both the good and bad Lollipops. They concluded that it must have been cursed, since it functioned normally a few days ago. Dude selected areas on a map of the places that could have a wizard’s lair. After a long search, they found a castle on a hill that looked irregular. Going inside, they found it abandoned by its previous owner. They saw a blueprint for the Lollipop Machine, and they also found a journal kept by the wizard. The journal contained notes on how the machine operated, and the journal even had an account of how the Lollipops became cursed.

It read, “A long time ago this machine used to function properly. It was helpful to me and I was proud to see it run. But my enemy had cursed it, and thrice a year I had to dispose of any lollipops created during the week. If you have discovered my creation and are reading this, I tell you one important thing. DO NOT EAT ANY LOLLIPOPS DURING THE 3RD WEEK OF MARCH AND DECEMBER!

“So this wizard guy created the machine,” Dream said.

“We must bring back the news!” Alice said.

They came back into the People’s camp to warn everyone what was happening. While they were gone, the chance of getting a bad Lollipop had increased to 4/5. All distribution of the product was halted. After the week had passed, the People began using the lollipops again. They were used sparingly, as the production of the goods was slow. They would save them until something important happened.

Also, the Lollipop Machine rarely produced a square variant of Yellow. This Lollipop caused an infinitely full bladder that caused infinite urination for 1 hour. It was very difficult to hold your infinitely full bladder for more than a few seconds. Some poor people had to endure urine-filled rooms and humiliation expecting the opposite effects before its effects were announced.

In **People 27**, a person with horns named the Demon terrorized innocent people. He was captured and sent to prison. A short monster with snake arms and legs called Slither also was captured and sent to prison. One day, these two people escaped and had enough time to release Simo and the three Death children, Osto, Rebecca, and Master. The Demon led the escapees into his underground lair. He had in this lair a black flower with dangerous effects to anyone near it. He used Simo as a test subject, who was still laughing maniacally. When Simo touched the flower, he grew sharp teeth and had an urge to attack people. The Demon was able to control Simo to do what he wanted. Master, the smallest, while wearing gloves, was able to sneak into the People’s Public Garden and plant this flower.

Luna, Charlie, Dude, Alice, Dream, Sam, Pet Rock, and a few other people went for a visit in the garden. Dude noticed the Demon’s flower, and upon reaching to touch and inspect it, something happened to him. His pupils became slits, and he only had one thing in mind 一 attack others. Alice and another person touched the flower, and they had the same effects. Dude started threateningly approaching a girl, Dude, and Charlie. Dude and Dream started fighting. Dream had years of training to fight, but Dude was powerful from the flower. Deep in concentration and gazing at Dude as they backed off, Dream did not realize that a person who touched the flower and became evil was coming up behind him. Dude and the person ran toward him. Dream did not see the other person. Charlie realized what Dream did not, and he jumped to push Dream out of the way. The other person and Dude ran into each other and knocked each other out. The People put the evil people into a laboratory to try to turn them back into normal.

“You saved me,” Dream said.

“I was doing the right thing.” Charlie said. “Anyway, I don’t think you could have been harmed that badly.”

“We don’t know that,” said Dream. “Before I always thought of you as the guy who always needed to pee, but now I think differently of you. Thank you.”

“What could have caused them to become like that?” Sam asked.

They inspected the garden, and saw the black flower. Charlie reached out to touch it when Luna said, “Don’t touch it! I think I saw Alice touch that right before becoming evil.”

Dream said, “I saw Dude and the other guy touch it too.”

“Then the flower must be evil,” Luna concluded.

When the group learned of the prison escape, they also concluded that they were the ones who created the flower. They carefully took the Demon’s Flower and destroyed it. They found the Demon’s lair and were able to fight them. The other People were able to come and capture the Evil Monsters and People. They forced the Demon to locate the antidote, and the people who touched the flower were turned back into normal. The Demon, Simo, Slither, and the three Deaths were sent to prison, with the Demon and Slither being sent to a higher security jail.