Barbie Video Game Hero Page #2

[GASPS]

The virus. Come on, Barbie.

- Whoa!

- KRIS:
Look out for those moles.

BARBIE:
They can do that?

That was way too close.

[CHEERING AND SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

Oh, uh, Barbie, when it looks

like you cannot keep up...

...remember to look

for a suitable power-up.

- Surf's up.

- GAME NARRATOR:
Power-up engaged.

I always wanted to crowd-surf.

[EMOJIS GASP]

BELLA:
Oh, no. Clowns?

Why does it always have to be clowns?

KRIS:
What?

Sweet, tornado power-up.

Missed. Talk about

taking the wind out of my sails.

BELLA:
We can't let her win.

Barbie? I have cupcakes.

Barbie?

Ooh, a racing game.

Does this thing even work?

[RUMBLING]

KRIS:
Earthquake!

[ALL SCREAMING]

Huh?

[GRUNTS THEN SCREAMS]

Whoa, whoa!

That didn't even do anything.

[RUMBLING]

[SCREAMING]

I don't know where Barbie is,

so I guess it's just you and me.

Now that the shaking has stopped...

Better luck next time.

There's not going to be a next time

if you don't let me win.

Nice try, but you'll need

a better trick than that to beat me.

What's that?

[SHOUTS]

- Oh, I can't stop.

- Neither can I.

[GASPS]

A power-up.

Hang on.

GAME NARRATOR:

Serious air power-up, engaged.

BELLA:
That was close.

Huh?

[GRUNTING AND YELLING]

What were you saying about "close"?

[GASPS]

Oh, no.

[ALL YELLING]

Well, that's a slam dunk.

[GROANS]

Why did you do that?

Do what? Save you?

Well, "save" is a pretty strong word.

You're supposed to be competing

against us, Barbie.

Yeah, the goal of the game is to win.

Right now the goal of the game

is to defeat the virus.

Because if the virus takes over,

there is no game.

The reason is clear why Barbie is here.

She must win first place

for all our sakes.

- So how do we stop it?

- I need to beat every level of the game.

But I could use some help.

Help? Our help?

Heh. That's not how we play.

- We play to win.

- Me too.

So let's win for all of us.

Like a team?

Team.

- Yeah, I don't know about that.

- BARBIE:
Listen.

If you stay, you're going to become

corrupted by the virus.

[SHOUTING]

You have to come with me.

But we've never left this level.

There's a first time for everything.

[SCREAMING]

GAME NARRATOR:
Tornado power-up, engaged.

[GASPS]

- And that time is now.

- Whoa.

Quick, jump.

Hurry.

- KRIS:
Unh!

- BELLA:
Quick, this way.

- Oh, no.

- Aah!

KRIS:
What?

Wow, Barbie really jumped the shark.

We have one last jump

up and over the finish line.

- I guess I'll let you win.

- You mean, I'll let her win.

Oh, you two don't need to let me.

- KRIS:
Watch out!

- BELLA:
Aah!

No!

Bella!

- BARBIE:
Huh?

- Whoa!

Bella, I have an idea. Give me your hand.

GAME NARRATOR:
Barbie wins.

Bella, awesome.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANING]

Kris, nice try.

- Yes.

- All right.

KRIS:
Uh...

[RUMBLING]

The virus is getting awfully near,

but no need to worry.

That portal is our way out of here.

BARBIE:
Let's go.

[KRIS SCREAMS]

[ALL SCREAMING]

- KRIS:
Whoa.

- Where are we?

I think this takes us to the next level.

The level you did indeed defeat...

...but between levels is

where you get your end treat.

My what?

Huh?

Oh, my trophy.

Hey, I win my level all the time.

No one gives me a trophy.

Uh, we're supposed to win our level.

- You mean, I'm supposed to.

- KRIS:
Oh, no, no.

I'm supposed to.

- BELLA:
No, I'm supposed to.

- It looks like code.

Wow, great trophy.

- What's code?

- Code is a set of instructions...

...that build or change functions

in computer programming.

If I put pieces together right,

I can make changes to things around us.

Here, let me show you.

Wow, great trophy. I wanna try.

BARBIE:
See, each piece of code is unique.

So if it doesn't work the first time...

...try again with a different piece.

Whoa.

Cutie, does every level have one of these?

Oh, that's a good one.

The answer to your question is yes.

After each level, new code you'll possess.

Now through the portal below

to the next level is where we must go.

KRIS:
You mean that tiny little door

a million miles away?

CUTIE:
Uh-huh.

Oh, well, in that case...

[ALL YELLING]

[ALL GRUNT]

And, oh, I love this bit.

Without any further ado,

welcome, players, to Level Two.

Uh, Kris?

You feeling a little flat?

Very funny.

Where did the acorns come from?

Don't ask me.

Ask them.

Okay, we need to figure out

what the game is.

Can't we look around first?

We never left our level before.

- But we're a...

- Thanks so much. You're the best.

...team.

- Woo-hoo!

- Yeah.

Okay, Barbie, I guess

we're flying solo for this one.

[LAUGHING]

Ten points.

This is amazing.

Who knew we could leave our level?

I could get used to this.

Taking it easy, making leaf angels.

I'll bet I can beat you at taking it easy.

No way. I'm the king of taking it easy.

"Taking it easy" is my middle name.

No, it's not.

Ah. There you are.

I've been searching about.

Barbie might need you to go help her out.

What?

- But it's our first day off in like forever.

- Yeah.

And I'm beating Bella at taking it easy.

- No, you're not.

- Yes, I am.

If this game is too hard,

then here you should stay.

If you think you can help,

then, please, come and play.

You know, for a cloud,

he's not very uplifting.

Yeah, he's kind of raining on our parade.

He's always got his head in the clouds.

Looks like it just got cloudy

with a chance of showers.

And no silver lining.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

I guess we kind of owe Barbie.

She sort of saved us.

- I guess you're right.

- I'm always right.

No, you're not.

BARBIE:
Okay, so the name of the game

is to destroy the tree house.

Please.

- Come up with a harder game.

- So now you're here to help?

- I can bring down the tree house faster.

- It's not a comp... Huh?

Oh, you're on.

[SQUIRREL GRUMBLES]

What you doing?

We have to knock the tree house down

to finish the level. We're almost done.

- Hmm. What's she got to say about that?

- Huh?

- Who?

- Her.

[SHOUTS]

- Oh, no.

- Help. Please.

Not that Cutie is so wise...

Well, actually, he is.

...but maybe look at the squirrel's eyes?

Um, Bella, Kris.

These squirrels have been

corrupted by the virus.

- Not me.

- I didn't do it.

CRYSTAL:
Help! Please.

We have to get her out of there.

Bella, Kris, cover me.

Uh, I just want everyone to know

that it was Barbie's idea...

...to throw acorns at the tree house.

Is it too late to ask

what "cover me" means?

Phew.

- Got you covered.

- No problemo.

Huh.

Hi, it looks like

you've got a squirrel problem.

I hope you have a squirrel solution!

Huh.

[SIGHS]

You don't, by any chance, have

extremely long hair I can climb, do you?

- No, but I do have something nutty.

- Oh?

Yes.

Watch out!

Ah! Oh, no.

Wow, the girl's got moves.

Ehh. I could do that.

- Oh, no.

- Oh, this isn't the game at all.

I think the squirrels' code

has been scrambled...

...but they turned on me

before I could check.

- It's a virus.

- Ugh. Of course.

Is it affecting the whole game?

It will if we don't stop it.

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