READ THIS!!!! I am truly sorry, but I have just realized that when posting this story, I accidentally skipped this chapter!

Extreme blush well, here it is...


The First Challenge

The two teams marched up to where Ansem stood on a pretty little platform of doom and destruction. "So, what's the challenge?" Cid asked.

Ansem spread his arms wide and said, "My friends, it is in your Destiny to compete in a team obstacle course!" He pointed to a trail and continued, "The first team to make it to the river, fill their bucket with water, and return, wins. Now destiny will guide you to choose four people to not participate in this challenge."

Following many gunfights and apple pie, it was decided that Zexion, Leon, Xemnas and Sephiroth would stay out of team Warriors of Justice and Cloud, Saix, Cid and Xigbar would stay out of team Dominators. Everyone went to the starting line.

"Get ready..." Everyone tensed,

"Get set..." Everyone tensed even more,

"Bologna!" Everyone fell.

"What in the hell was that?!" Larxene screeched. Ansem chuckled and said,

"I kid, I kid, GO! (destiny!)"

The two teams sprinted through the path, pushing and shoving to get to the river first. The path stopped curving and everyone saw the river, wayyy in the distance. All of a sudden, Sora yelped as he was pulled into the air, trapped in a net.

"Soraaaaaaaah!" Riku cried in slow motion as he reached back for his friend, but couldn't get to him in the crowd. Meanwhile, Larxene was busy throwing little jolts of electricity at Demyx's feet ordering him to run faster.

"Whaaah! Why an I the only one who gets picked on?!"

Suddenly, Xaldin fell to the ground with a dart sticking out of his neck.

"What the hell kind of challenge is this?!" Axel exclaimed as he hopped over Xaldin's body. The river still wasn't any closer.

"Is it just me or are we not moving very much?" Luxord asked.

"It appears that we are running on a giant treadmill." Vexen stated examining the ground while he jogged (scientists of his caliber don't run).

Everyone collectively exclaimed, "D'oh!" and jumped off of the treadmill.

"Hey, where did Marluxia go?" Yuffie asked looking around for the pink haired man.

"He stopped to smell the roses - literally." Kairi said, scowling.

"Were almost to the -ahh!" Merlin was cut off as his feet caught on a root and he fell. Aerith stopped and asked,

"Do you need some help?" She held her hand out to the elderly man. He took the offered hand and said,

"Thank you kind woman."

"Well don't thank me yet!" She yelled with a smile as she flung the wizard into the bushes.

"Ahh! My back!" was his muted cry. Finally, the two teams reached the river and filled their buckets with water.

"Okay girls, time for plan Untouchable!" Larxene yelled out. Team Warriors of Justice was just about to run back onto the path when they were surrounded by the girls of camp Dominators.

"Move out of the way!" Riku yelled gesturing with his arm for them to clear out.

"You big strong guys wouldn't hurt us poor little girls." Kairi said smiling flirtatiously. All of the poor unsuspecting guys got nosebleeds. The girls giggled and ran off to catch up to Larxene and Demyx (who was carrying the bucket), while the guys hurriedly stuffed tissues in their noses.

"That was a dirty trick!" Riku yelled. Yuffie turned around and stuck out her tongue.

"They saw someone on the path ahead. It was Marluxia with a bouquet of freshly picked flowers. Seeing everyone else approaching, he waved and said,

"Guys, look at these beauti-" He was pushed to the ground and trampled without a second thought.

By now, team Warriors of Justice had caught up with team Dominators. 30 feet from the finish line...25...20...5,698...then back down to 20.

'Damn them!' Larxene thought to herself. Then she was struck by the most original though ever - she stopped, stuck her leg out and tripped Riku, who in turn tripped Lexaeus who was carrying the water, whose ginormous body tripped Axel, Vexen, and Luxord simultaneously.

"Oh yeah! We win bitches!" Kairi shouted.

The mass heap of elbows, eardrums, legs and noses that was team Warriors of Justice groaned and tried standing up. Sephiroth, who had been sent to collect the missing contenders, returned with Xaldin draped over his shoulder (still unconscious) while dragging Sora along (who was still in the net). Marluxia was following close behind the silver haired man, crying over the demolished flowers he was cradling in his arms. Sephiroth dropped Xaldin onto the ground (where he remained unconscious) and let go of the rope he was using to drag Sora. The Keyblade Master found his way out of the net and asked dazed,

"Did we win?"

"That would be a no." Axel said flatly as Ansem declared team Dominators the winners. At that moment, Merlin wandered out of the trees and collapsed mumbling about how vicious the wildlife was.

"So, what did we win?" Yuffie asked anxiously.

"You win..." Ansem began. There was a drum roll. "Stop that!" he shouted at the little boy who had the drum. The boy sighed and walked away. "Destiny has allotted you to win...fluffy slippers!"

The girls plus Marluxia squealed in delight. The boys slapped their foreheads. Ansem turned to team Warriors of Justice and said,

"You have a date with Destiny tonight when one of you will be voted off of this island." So, with the challenge won, everyone went back to their camps.

Later that night was the first tribal council fire. Axel was having fun waving his torch back and forth ecstatically. Ansem poofed out of nowhere and said,

"People, let's vote!" So all 12 members voted. Ansem got the bucket with all of the slips of paper in it and read the first vote.

"Merlin." Merlin gulped.

"Merlin...Merlin... another Merlin." The wizard broke out in a sweat.

"Merlin." Merlin started chewing his fingernails.

"Merlin. One more vote and you're out." Merlin's eyes popped out.

"Aaand Merlin. I'm sorry but Destiny has chosen you." Ansem said throwing the votes into the fire.

"Why me?!" Merlin asked looking at his former teammates.

"Because no one likes you." Someone muttered.

"Who said that?! If I find out who said that, I don't care who you are, I'll stick my wand so far up your a-aaaaaaaaaahhh!" A trap door opened up underneath the wizard and he fell into it. Everyone stared in shocked silence. Ansem turned to them and said,

"Well? What are you waiting for? Return to your camp."

Sora stuttered, "B-but what happened to-"

"You need not concern yourself with such trivial matters." Ansem said as he faded into the shadows. Everybody looked at each other. Ansem popped back out of the shadows and yelled, "Destiny!" then he vanished again.


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