The three new boys were definitely startled by their sudden closeness to their classmates. The original 4 were desperately trying to think of a way to calm them. Then, Jake thought of a brilliant idea.
ĻAll of you just shut up!" He yelled. They were all silenced. "There's absolutely no way out of this so you better just get used to living communally. It's wonderful being so close." Jake said and the three boys and Joe the bully had a collective epiphany. They realized sharing a body was the best thing ever. Interestingly enough, several other boys heard Jake's little speech. They looked incredibly enthralled by the prospect of sharing such a magnificent, muscular body.
"Well, do you guys want in on this too?" Jake asked them. They nodded very slowly and stepped forward. One by one they were absorbed into the growing body. The new additions made their body equal 20 heads, 40 arms, 20 legs in total. Their structure had slightly changed. They were situated in 5 rows of four with each row packing eight arms, four on each side. Under each row was four legs. Their large train-like body's legs were controlled synchrously to prevent any walking hazards.
They all felt so powerful and hot. They wondered if they could absorb all the boys in their grade. Surely they could.