Barbie Video Game Hero Page #3

I have to beat this level.

But how can you beat this level

when the game no longer exists?

It used to be a crystal-matching game.

You match three crystals on the tree...

...they explode into acorns,

and bring my house safely to the ground.

Then the squirrels come eat the acorns.

But suddenly, the squirrels started

throwing acorns at my tree house.

- I'm doomed.

- Oh, no, you're not.

Climb down. You can do it.

[WHIMPERING]

- I can't.

- What's your name?

- Crystal.

- Crystal, I'm Barbie.

I don't want you to be scared.

But if the squirrels keep going,

you're going to be forced to leave this tree.

I'm sorry. I'm afraid of heights.

It's okay, Crystal.

We'll get you out of there.

Whoa.

Whoa. She's a superhero. Aah!

Bella, Kris, hello? A little help?

- BELLA:
Hmm?

- KRIS:
Huh?

- You go, girl.

- You got this.

Uh, hello, Cutie alert.

Barbie's point, you totally missed.

I believe what she needs is you to assist.

- Right.

- Right.

- Oh, right.

- Oh, right.

- Speed power-up. Coming right at you.

- Batter up.

Hey, Barbie.

- Teamwork.

- Oh, yeah, teamwork.

Oh, no.

GAME NARRATOR:
Speed power-up, engaged.

Barbie?

This isn't good.

It's the thought that counts?

If we survive this, we're going

to have a long talk about helping.

I do not mean to worry,

but you must beat this level in a hurry.

KRIS:
Huh?

[EMOJIS LAUGHING]

Uh, Barbie, remember

those virus guys from before?

They're back,

and they brought their friends.

Oh, this isn't good.

- You know what we have to do?

- Yup. Unh!

[SNEEZES]

[BELLA LAUGHS]

Glad you could join us.

- Does their power-up ever run out?

- I need to complete the game.

But I can't play

if we're fighting off these squirrels.

Whoa.

I thought squirrels were supposed

to eat acorns, not throw them.

That's it. Cover me.

BELLA:
Huh?

That means you fend off the acorns

while I try out a plan.

- Oh, sure, of course.

- Oh yeah, totally knew that. Aah!

[SHRIEKS]

Time to sing for your supper.

Whoo!

Oh, no!

Time to meet your match.

Yeah.

Hmm.

[CRYSTAL SCREAMING]

[SCREAMS]

Woo-hoo!

GAME NARRATOR:
Winner, Barbie.

Oh, hi.

Crystal, you have to come with us.

The virus is still out there.

I don't know if I can.

She's never been out of her tower before.

I'm afraid her tree house

was built with no door.

You know, you could

climb out of the window.

I can climb out the window?

Ready to try something new?

Ha, ha. Uh-huh.

Wow. I was programmed to stay

in my house, but this feels amazing.

Yeah, we pretty much ditched

our programming too. Now we're a team.

So part of teamwork isn't disappearing

when someone on your team needs you.

Now you tell us.

We told you we've never done this before.

- But we won, and that's all that counts.

- Yes.

- [BARBIE SIGHS]

- [RUMBLING NEARBY]

[SHRIEKS]

[SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY]

Um, excuse me, I hate to interrupt

this moment of victory...

...but we must get to

the end of this level, and quickly.

Hold on. I've always wanted

a chance to use this.

[KRIS LAUGHS]

- Yeah!

- Yeah!

Buckle up.

[ENGINE REVS]

Whoa, Cutie, do you even have

your licence?

BOTH:
Whoa!

[ALL YELLING]

It looks like we lost the squirrels.

[GASPS]

And found a bunch of new ones.

GAME NARRATOR:

Turbo jump power-up, engaged.

[ALL CHEERING]

[BELLA SCREAMS]

[GASPS]

[TYRES SCREECH]

[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

Cutie, what do we do now?

Do not begin to fear.

Cutie will get us out of here.

ALL:
Whoa!

Hey, Cutie.

We can leave this level

through that waterfall.

Um, I thought you weren't supposed

to go chasing waterfalls.

GAME NARRATOR:
Collect coins for speed.

BELLA:
Yeah!

Woo-hoo!

[ALL YELLING]

[SCREAMS]

- She's not good with heights.

- It's okay. We've got you.

It's even kind of pretty

if you open your eyes. See?

There's the portal down below.

Yes, it's beautiful, thank you.

[CRYSTAL WHIMPERING]

- Hmm. What's that?

- Oh, Barbie, do not fret.

Our mission there is one to forget.

But what if the virus goes there too?

There must be other players in there.

The players there can stay retired.

This bonus level is not, uh, required.

Oh, it's a bonus level.

So it's not part of the main game.

This path is a risk you needn't take.

The rest of the world is what's at stake.

Hmm. I have to at least warn them.

I don't know, if Cutie says

we don't have to...

You don't have to do. I do.

I'm the one that needs to

beat all of the levels.

You brought me here

for a reason, right, Cutie?

- What?

- Catch you on the flip side.

Barbie, wait.

Don't you wanna find more code first?

GAME NARRATOR:
Welcome to the bonus level.

Player, take your mark.

- Let's do this.

- Welcome.

You don't need to welcome me

every time, Gaia.

I was talking to the player.

Oh, right.

- Hi, that's Gaia.

- And that's my sister, Maia.

Hi, I'm Barbie.

We don't get many players over here.

Why not?

Not everyone can unlock it.

So it appears you're not everyone.

Huh?

ANNOUNCER:
Three.

Listen, I need to warn you,

your world is in danger.

ANNOUNCER:
Two.

- I think the only one in danger...

- ANNOUNCER:
One.

...is you.

ANNOUNCER:
Go.

Whoa.

Whoa!

No one said it would be easy.

[EMOJIS LAUGHING]

No.

- Huh?

- Hi there.

MAIA:
Hey!

- Did you really think you would outrun me?

- I kind of did.

I'm talking to Barbie.

Oh, heh, right. I keep doing that.

Whoo! Ha, ha.

Whoa. Whoa!

Why couldn't it be a dancing game?

[BOTH LAUGH]

Time to go for the glow.

GAME NARRATOR:
Speed power-up, engaged.

BARBIE:
Whoa!

Awesome.

A virus is coming to take over

your world. It's already here.

[BOTH SHRIEK]

- What are you talking about?

- A virus is coming to take over your world.

Why should we believe you?

You don't need to believe me.

Believe that.

[EMOJIS LAUGHING AND SHOUTING]

Whatever that is, I don't want it.

- How do we make the virus go away?

- I need to beat this level.

Which means you need to beat us.

There's only one problem with that.

You can't beat us.

- We can't slow down.

- We're programmed to win.

Oh, no. My power-up is powering down.

GAME NARRATOR:
Winner, Maia.

Oh, no.

[ALL GASP]

BARBIE:
Oh, no.

Whoa.

Barbie. Oh, you're okay.

[SIGHS]

But you're not okay.

The virus went into the level. And I...

I didn't win.

I'm sure you did the best you could.

But I was supposed to win.

And now there's no way back.

The portal is gone.

Cutie said it was a bonus level, right?

So it doesn't matter,

in terms of saving the bigger game.

It matters to everyone in that level.

I didn't save them.

- It's my fault.

- Barbie, you can't beat yourself up.

It's not your fault.

Whoa. Wait. What happened to the rhyme?

[CUTIE SIGHS]

Well, you see, it's, um... Heh.

Well, it's not your fault,

because it's mine.

Seriously, is no one else freaking out

about this no-rhyming thing?

All of the players

were having so much fun.

At least, it looked like fun.

[BELLA & KRIS LAUGHING]

Hey.

No one talks to the in-game tutorial.

So I had this idea.

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