Now that Joe was apart of them, the gang felt like their problems were solved. However as they continued walking though the halls, they ran into a group of boys... literally.
No one knew what was going on. The five boys had turned the corner, but they were so wide now, that they bumped into three other boys at once. Because of their extreme size and strength, Jake and his brother, and Joe, sent the other three tumbling to the group in an tangle of arms and legs, with the big body landing on top of them.
Before they knew it, the three other boys had began to be absorbed, much like Joe had been. One of the boy's heads was now on the other side of Joe's, to the right. The other two boys, were now behind the second set row of heads, on their own shoulders. In the process, the body had grown another set of shoulders, with a set of arms. The torso had thickened, and the big waist now sported another pair of legs, behind the original.
Needless to say, the three new boys were panicked. As Jake and his brothers stood up, the new boys tried to push and run away. It seemed that Joe could now control the back left leg. The boy beside him could move the back right leg. And the two heads in the very back could move the arm that was on their side.
It felt like the huge body was going to rip in parts. Jake and his brothers weren't moving because they were trying to stay calm. The new additions in the back were trying to push away from the first two pairs, while the boys in the middle were trying to run away. They all tried moving apart, but soon gave up, finding it impossible.