“Tap, tap, tap…” Teamwork Tama was working on his computer with Hardwork Henry. They were working so hard that they didn’t hear the wind whistling or the people sneaking into their house. Suddenly, a huge net appeared out of nowhere and wrapped them up. They were taken to a car and thrown into the trunk. The car was bumping along the road.
“Bruh! I can’t believe we were kidnapped. Why would someone do this to us?” Hardwork Henry said.
“Don’t panic. This car is moving very fast, so I think we’re on the highway. Trying to escape now is unwise,” Teamwork Tama said calmly.
“You’re right. We should wait until the car slows down.”
After an hour or two, the car finally slowed down. When it stopped, the trunk opened, and a masked man said, “You’ve been brought to the test of every round square. Here’s your chance to be the winner.”
After a short rest, the next morning, the three of them were taken to a room where every round square hero was gathered. Teamwork Tama recognized some of them: Compassionate Carlos, Inventive Addres with his super-changeable-easy-treasure box (that’s what he called it), and Inquisitive Indu with Problem-Solving Papri, along with a few others he didn’t know. Everyone was nervous and chatting with each other when the masked man spoke into a microphone.
“Pay attention, everyone. You’ll be taken underwater to face three challenges. The winner of the competition will be the ‘Round Square King’ and rule the world. You can use your wands to protect yourselves. Are you ready?”
Teamwork Tama was about to say yes when a loud sound stopped him. Water flooded around him as they were taken to the underwater world. He pointed his wand to his throat and shouted, “Breasappear!” That was the spell to protect him from drowning and allow him to talk underwater.
He followed the masked man to a place with a shipwreck and sharks. “Welcome to the Atlantic Ocean, where the Titanic sank—the ship in front of you is the Titanic!” the man said. There were gasps of awe as he continued, “Your goal is to find the round square badge. The four who don’t find it will be eliminated. The game starts… NOW!”
Teamwork Tama thought for a moment and took out three microphones from his bag. “We’ll use these microphones so we don’t get lost. I’ll search inside the Titanic, you search outside, and Distance Machine, you’ll stay here and help us locate the badge.”
“Beep. Okay. Beep,” replied the Distance Machine. It could measure the distance to anything but couldn’t tell direction. Teamwork Tama swam inside the Titanic, amazed by the sharks and other dangerous creatures. “Wow, I have to find the badge in these
circumstances? No way!” he thought. He asked the Distance Machine, “How far am I from the badge?”
“Beep. 200 meters. Beep.”
“That’s close,” Hardwork Henry said. “I’m working on a radar algorithm to detect metal badges, but there’s so much waste metal underwater.”
“Bruh!” thought Teamwork Tama as he swam toward the Titanic’s cabin, about 200 meters away. First, he searched on the deck – nothing. Then he searched in the coral – nothing. He started to admire the ship well like luxurious shiny metal rust in the water and everything seems frozen to the point when it shines. He was slowly starting to feel desperate, when suddenly he saw something shiny. He swam desperately toward it, hoping it was the badge, but a shark blocked his way. He gasped and hid behind a coral. The shark didn’t notice him and swam away. Teamwork Tama quickly checked and found the badge.
“I found it! The round square badge! Let’s go back!” he shouted. When they returned, seven round square heroes were already there. “We’re lucky to be the eighth to finish,” Tama said.
The second task began, and the masked man revealed the challenge: purify the ocean water using only materials found in the sea. While Tama was still thinking, Henry searched the internet.
“It says you can purify water with water bottles, sand, and seaweed, but we don’t have any water bottles…” Henry said, confused.
“No problem, there are definitely bottles thrown in the sea by humans,” Tama replied.
“Bruh. Fine, I’ll go with you,” Henry said. They used the spell “AutamaSwim” to swim automatically and collected water bottles and seaweed. They quickly built the machine and handed it to the masked man.
“Mmmh. Good. You passed,” he said.
For the final challenge, they were brought to the middle of the Titanic. “Your challenge is to escape from the locked Titanic. This is the ‘finalition.’ The first one to escape will be the winner.”
They quickly found an exit, but it was locked. The only way out was for two people to pull handles at the same time, but one person would still be locked inside. So, they went to find another exit. They passed through the luxurious first-class rooms, though they were broken, and fish swam by.
“We don’t have much time. There aren’t any other exits. We have to go back!” Henry said heavily. They returned to the locked exit, and as they pulled the handles, Teamwork Tama said, “You go. I’ll find another way. Don’t worry.”
As Henry left, the door suddenly disappeared, leaving only a message on the wall: “Believe in teamwork and you’ll succeed.”
Suddenly, Tama found himself back at a desk with his scuba-diving project still on the table. He had been arguing with Henry all night, but somehow, he was home. The only thing left was a piece of paper with a note: “I believe in your choice. Do what you want, and we’ll all perform.”