Hi, I’m Teddy. I’m a 3×3 Rubik’s Cube. Y’know, sometimes other, cooler Rubik’s Cubes (like the 4×4, 17×17, and even the 3×3 MIRROR cube) ask me why I’m so easy to solve. I don’t know why; I was just made this way. Of course, the cooler Rubik’s Cubes don’t understand what I mean and just gossip with each other.
“Have you heard? The human ripped apart the 2×2 and 2×3 cubes because they were too easy. I’ve heard that the 3×3 Rubik’s Cube is next.”
Oh, nooooooo!!! There must be a way out of this. I know, I can just hop over to the closet and hide in one of the human’s clothes pockets. *boing boing boing* Ok, time to hide in this random pocket at the back of the closet! Good night!
100 YEARS LATER
Huh. I feel oddly refreshed from that nap I just took. Well, I guess I’m just gonna peek outside to see what time it is. Huh, I see today’s newspaper on the table over there. Hey, wait a minute…why aren’t the cooler Rubik’s Cubes who used to bully me there? It’s fine, that’s actually good for me! Lemme just hop out of this pocket. AACHOOOO!! Wow, this closet sure is dusty! *boing boing* Time to check what time and day it is! I’m betting on Wednesday. *looks down at newspaper*
IT’S 3025!?!?!?!? Wait, today’s newspaper headline says “ALL Rubik’s CubeS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OUT OF DISLIKE BY THEIR HUMANS. WHO WILL SAVE US FROM THIS WORLD OF BOREDOM???”
*gasp* I’m the last Rubik’s Cube alive.
“I’M THE LAST Rubik’s Cube ALIVE!!!” *covers mouth* oops. Now the human will surely find me now. *waits for a minute* Nothing happened. THE HUMAN IS NO LONGER IN THIS HOUSE!!!
Wait, the newspaper says here that any Rubik’s Cube that appears will get a grand reward of $10,000,000,000,000 and a mansion with servants as long as they agree to get X-rayed so the humans can figure out how Rubik’s Cubes are made.
“I’M GONNA BE RICH!!!”
Let’s go.
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