DDR: The Gauntlet
By Hat-Chan
Chapter 1: Arrival of the Contestants
"Come on Rage, don't walk so slowly!" Emi yelled as her and Rage stepped off the plane. "I'm coming Emi chill! You're not the carrying a month's worth of luggage!" Rage called after her. "This is so exciting I can't wait to get to our house!" Charmy explained as she along with Alice, Astro, and Janet left the plane towards the bus taking them to their home while they're at the challenge. "Akira this is gonna be fun because we're gonna win!" Yuni shouted as Akira slowly walked behind her. "Come on Akira you're walking at a snail's pace!" Jenny called from behind Akira as they boarded the bus. Johnny followed closely behind her as Tracy and Noaki boarded the bus last.
Telluride, Colorado 5:15: Gauntlet Meeting Area
As the group steps out of the bus the see a huge sign that says "The Gauntlet" which is hang over a pool of freezing water. "Okay everyone, my name is Izam and I am your host for the Gauntlet!" Izam exclaimed excitedly. "Let me explain the rules! Basically you will be competing on teams of 6 you will be competing in challenges for money." He paced excitedly about in front of the contenders. "Every time your team wins you bank $10,000 dollars into your team account!" Everyone cheers and starts dancing in the stands. "The bad news…" Izam's statement silenced the group. "After every mission each team will have to vote someone to the Gauntlet…" "Which means that the person from Team A and Team B voted to the Gauntlet will compete against each other and the loser will be sent home." Every one in the stands looked at each other with disbelief while Izam continued. "Let me announce the teams:
Team Naoki:
Naoki
Rage
Emi
Akira
Yuni
Tracy
Team NM:
Jenny
Johnny
Janet
Charmy
Astro
Alice
"Good Luck Teams!" Izam shouts. "This meeting is finished!
The All-American DDR House: 6:30pm: Janet and Alice's Room, Team NM meeting
"Okay everyone we need a strategy for voting the Gauntlet." Janet explained. "Yeah Janet is right I think we need a strategy too." Jenny said as she sat on the bed next Johnny. "Well I think we should vote based on performance in the missions." Charmy explained to Janet. "The only problem with this is that certain people may be good in one mission and bad another and that if they lose in a Gauntlet they may have been the key to winning this competition." Janet said as she paced the room. Just as Janet sat down her cell phone alerted her she had a Text Message. "I got a message which says, 'your first mission is tomorrow at 7:30 wear a bathing suit, sandals, and bring a towel, be ready at 7:00.' "
The All-American DDR House: 6:30pm: Yuni and Tracy's Room, Team Naoki meeting
"Well I have a suggestion on a voting strategy; it's called 3-2-1."Yuni explained. "We first overall vote on who should go to the Gauntlet, then we vote on the top 3 buy using 3-2-1, 3 meaning the person that you really want to send to the Gauntlet, 2 is 2nd, and 1 is 3rd ." Yuni looked at everyone in the room. "That's the most fair way to do I guess." Tracy exclaimed as she looked to Yuni. "I also think that's a good idea!" Naoki sang out. Then he thought, 'I should write a song about my experiences here it would be hot DDR song to add to my belt!' "Well then it's settled lets rest on this we have a mission tomorrow morning at 7:30. As the meeting finishes Yuni and Tracy have a brief discussion on who they think the weak link is. "I personally believe that it's Emi." Tracy exclaimed as Yuni wrote down the team's strategy. "I would personally vote for Emi to go to the Gauntlet because she looks like a very weak player… but we just a have to keep an open mind and not say that no matter what we're gonna vote for her you know." Yuni stated. "But let's not vote for each other okay." Yuni also stated. "Okay Yuni I promise!" Tracy promised and turned out her light to go to bed.
Telluride, Colorado 7:30 Gauntlet Meeting Area: 1st Mission
"Welcome to your 1st mission: Snake Soup!" Izam excitedly spoke. "You will have to float in this pool of 58.8 degree water which you have to stay in the longest win…" "What is the catch Izz-chan?" Emi asked as she stood up. "Well you'll be sharing the pool with snakes." Izam said. "I ain't playing with these snakes if I get bitten I am suing! Tracy exclaimed in a tone where she wasn't kidding. "On your marks, get set, GO! HONK!" As the horn sounds all 12 contestants jump into the freezing water filled of snakes. "This mess isn't funny!!" Akira screamed as he climbs up one of the ropes above his head to get away from the snakes. Akira hung on the rope which his legs were still in the water and about 10 snakes wrapped around his legs and he panicked. "Oh NO!!" Akira's hands slipped from the rope and he plunged under water. "Akira I'm calling you out, I'm sorry." Akira climbs out of and sits on the side of the pool. "I'm sorry Emi and Rage you're out." As they both surfaced to the top they got out of the pool. "So after 30 minutes from team Naoki: Naoki, Yuni, and Tracy are still in the pool. From Team NM: Alice, Janet, Johnny, Jenny, Charmy and Astro are still in the pool. As Izam says this both Janet and Astro plummet under water and are eliminated. "Darn now I gonna be voted to the Gauntlet!" Janet threw her towel around and kicked the stands as hard as should could. "Oh no!!!" Charmy pulled herself on the rope but fell under water as did Jenny and Johnny. "Guys we now in phase 2 which means you have to keep your arms above the water are you are out." Izam explained as he blew the horn to start the 2nd phase. Immediately after the whistle blew both Naoki and Alice sank under water leave Team Naoki the winners. "After 2 hours Tracy and Yuni are still wading in the water…but Tracy throws in the towel because her team already won. " WE DID IT!!" Yuni threw her arms around Tracy. "We won!!"
The All-American DDR House: 6:30pm: Yuni and Tracy's Room, Team Naoki meeting
"Okay looking at the votes the top 3 people voted to the Gauntlet are Akira, Emi, and Rage." Yuni said as she saw the shock on all 3 of their faces. "Now reading the ballots… Emi is going to the Gauntlet…" Rage's face dropped as Emi ran away crying. Yuni and Tracy looked at each and both said to Rage, "We're sorry but it was the right decision. Rage looked at them with a look of disgust and left to comfort Emi.
The All-American DDR House: 6:30pm: Janet and Alice's Room, Team NM meeting
"Janet I love you as a team leader and all but you got last and my self, Alice, Charmy, and Jenny all believe that you should go to the Gauntlet." Johnny said to Janet. "Well ya know you did what you had to do and I gonna try to do my best in the Gauntlet." Janet said as she packed her bags and tried to hide her disappointment.
Telluride, Colorado 5:00 PM Gauntlet Meeting Areas: 1st Gauntlet: Janet Versus Emi
"Well Emi since your team won today roll the dice of challenges!" Izam said. As Emi rolled the dice her team cheered for her. "Emi! Emi! Emi!" They all cheered. "The dice landed on "Dead Man's Drop" which means you guess will hang upside down on these trapezes and the first to fall loses so girls on your mark get set go backwards!" Emi and Janet flipped into position hanging up side-down. "Come on Emi-Chan!!!" Rage and Akira yelled as Yuni, Tracy and Naoki cheered from the stands. "SHE'S BREAKING EMI!! Rage yelled. Emi held her finger to her lips and everyone one started to get silent. She thought, 'I want to see her shake!' Janet's legs started to shake and slip.
"I want to see her fall!" Emi yelled! Janet started to slip and then… "Oh snap!!!" Janet screamed. As she screamed she plummeted ten feet into the freezing pit of water.