Hack: Well then, folks, it's a Solo Challenge! Apologies for the REALLY late chapter, but I've been busy, and to be honest, I've been prioritizing another story a bit more if you readers haven't noticed. But this one was an enjoyable chapter.
Ness: This solo challenge is… quite interesting…
Hack: Yes it is, but it's also quite short unfortunately… But hopefully you'll all enjoy it!
Remaining:
Red Team: Donkey Kong, Doctor Mario, Link, Zelda, Samus, Rundas, Fox, Krystal, Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Mewtwo, Roy, Porky, Louie, Popo, Snake (Will be kicked off)
Blue Team: Luigi, Peach, Bowser, Diddy Kong, Ganondorf, Metaknight, King Dedede, Lucario, Nana, Lucas, Tom Nook, Marth, Isaac, Olimar, ROB
Green Team: Mario, Wario, Yoshi, Geno, Toon Link, Falco, Jigglypuff, Ash, Pikachu, Ness, Ike, KK Slider, Pit, Mr. Game & Watch, Sonic
Kicked off: Kirby, Wolf
Day 7
Red Team
"Ah, it's so nice to have a break from the challenges…" said Roy, relaxing on the stretching bed tied between two trees.
"Yep, really nice!" said Popo.
"So about this alliance…" whispered Roy. "We really need to get working on making it bigger. We need to spend this free day on that."
"Yeah… Well… Link, Zelda, Fox, and Krystal are already in their own alliance, though I don't think they know about us," said Popo.
"True. So let's go down the list, shall we? Donkey Kong…"
"Possible. Very possible. It's nice to have someone strong. He's on the top of my 'to join' list," said Popo.
"Doctor Mario?"
"Also viable."
"Samus…" Roy crossed off her name from his list of remaining smashers. "Rundas might be possible too… He might be a bit too close with Samus though."
"Oh boy, trust me, Samus is not close with anyone, at all. Only thing she's close to is her arm cannon and her love to blow up Captain Falcon."
"So that takes off Captain Falcon off the list since if she blows him up so much, she'll find out about us," said Roy.
"I think she's like Mewtwo though. Independent, but won't betray us."
"Well… Not recruiting her or Falcon. Nor Goroh either; he's been a prime target of Samus lately," said Roy, sighing.
"Porky's about to get kicked off… Snake's independent… Maybe Louie."
"So we can try recruiting Donkey Kong, the Doctor, Louie, and Rundas," said Roy.
"Uh huh!" said Popo.
"Let's go then!"
"Mmmm… Mmmm… Yeah, I'd like that, Sammy…" muttered Captain Falcon in his sleep. "Oh, Zelda… You want this too?"
Captain Falcon was walking down the street, his arm around Samus's shoulder and his other around Zelda's. They were on a beautiful date in Mute City, about to enter a café.
The atmosphere in the dream suddenly changed, however. The blue sky turned dark, and the two girls were gasping in horror. Captain Falcon looked confused with this change; how can an awesome date with two hot girls turn so dark?
"CAPTAIN FALCON!!!!" Samurai Goroh cried, running at Captain Falcon.
"Whoa! What're you up to, Goroh?" asked Falcon.
"I have something to say!" said Goroh.
"Uh… what?"
"I…"
"OH MY GOD!!!" Captain Falcon cried as he sat upright immediately. He was sweating. "…Ah… No way… there's no way… Goroh would say that…"
"Uh, Captain Falcon? Are you awake?" asked Roy, walking into the treehouse. "You're the last one to wake up."
"Ugh… I was dreaming… I was on an awesome date… When Goroh said that he loved me… That's really weird, isn't it?"
Roy gave a confused face. "…Uh… Right…"
Mewtwo was hidden behind the house, listening. He was snickering. Oh I enjoy messing with people's minds…
"Anyways… I'm forming an alliance right now," said Roy. "And I'd like to see if you'd like to join us."
"Us? Who, dude?"
"Well, I'm not telling you unless you say that you'll join."
"Well… We'll see. How many peeps?"
"Two…"
"Any girls?"
"Nope, sorry. And we're not recruiting Samus or else we're going to get blown up every second."
"Man… That sucks…"
Is Roy recruiting more people? Mewtwo thought to himself. Interesting… Only him and Popo… Versus Link, Zelda, Fox, and Krystal. It'll be interesting to see where this will go…
"Well…" said Falcon. "I don't have to stop…"
"Hitting on girls? You don't have to."
"I wasn't going to say that…" said Falcon, sighing.
"Riiiight," replied Roy, rolling his eyes.
"But I know of the other alliance right now. If you get someone else to join, I'll come in!"
"Sure? Okay, I'll come back after we get one more!" said Roy.
Green Team
Speaking of alliances, the Green Team has three small alliances so far. Wario and Jigglypuff are not friends, yet they are still maintaining their partnership. Mario, Yoshi, Geno, and Ness are all together in the largest alliance, and plan to grow into the main power of the team. Pikachu and Ash are also partners together…
"I don't wanna be selected for the solo challenge!!!" cried Pikachu, his mouth smeared everywhere with ketchup.
"We can't do much about it though," said Ash. "I don't think you'll get voted on though."
"Okay… But Ash… I'm worried…"
"What?" sighed Ash, getting a little annoyed. "About the solo challenge?"
"No… This ketchup bottle's gone empty. Can you get another one?"
Ash's hand clenched into a fist. I am not Samus, I am not Samus, I am not Samus, I am not Samus…
"Oy!!! Pikachu!!!" said Toon Link, coming into the scene. "The challenge mail came in!!!"
"Really?" said Pikachu, wiping off the ketchup on his mouth.
"We want to gather everyone around here!" said Toon Link. "We're playing with the Blue Team."
"This is the challenge?" Mario asked Toon Link. The tribe was gathered at the beach.
"Yeah…" said Toon Link.
"But I thought we never find out about the challenge beforehand…" said Ness.
Yoshi was reading the paper. "The selected ones between Blue and Green shall participate. That's all it says."
"YOU GATHERED US HERE TO JUST TELL US THAT WE'RE PLAYING BLUE TEAM???" yelled Wario.
"I was over there target practicing," said Falco.
"I was over there practicing my swordplay…" sighed Ike.
"I was over there practicing my music," said KK Slider.
"I was over there target practicing," said Pit.
"Wait, didn't Falco already say that?" asked Ness.
"…Ah, yes, you're right."
"Well since Toon Link disrupted our schedule…" said Falco, quite annoyed. "I think I'll give him a little punishment."
"Yeah right, Mr. I-Wet-My-Pants about The Ring," said Toon Link, snickering.
"Wait, WHAT? GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE RUNT!!"
"…Wow… I think our team should be known as the boring team," said Sonic, laying on his back to enjoy the sun.
"Why?" asked Geno.
"Because… We don't have anyone like Samus, Captain Falcon, or Mewtwo to be humorous with."
"…They're all in the Red Team," said Geno.
"Right."
"I'm going to go, I'm going to talk with Mario for a bit," said Geno. "See ya!"
"Bye bye…"
Mario, Geno, Yoshi, and Ness were hidden in the woods, sitting in a circle.
"So who're we gonna vote on?" asked Geno.
"Well this early in the game, we can't risk anybody in our alliance losing in the solo challenge," said Mario.
"No really?" asked Yoshi, rolling his eyes.
"Our alliance is too small too," said Ness. "We know of one other alliance, and that is Wario and Jigglypuff."
"So what? Crush their alliance?" asked Geno.
"Definitely," said Mario, slamming his fist into his other hand. "Though on who is the problem. Jigglypuff contributes to the campus, but she's weak in the challenges. Wario is very powerful in the challenges, but he lazes around too much."
"I'd say…" said Ness. "Wario. When we enter the merge, he's going to be a hassle. He's strong, fast, and tricky."
"Doesn't that mean that he can probably win the solo challenge?" asked Yoshi.
"Maybe, but you never know what's in it," said Ness, smirking.
"All right, so all for Wario?" asked Mario.
"AYE!"
"And meanwhile, we should work on making our main force," said Ness.
"I'm glad we've got you," said Mario. "The brains."
"Heh… But remember that we can't reveal who's in our alliance. We should only have one person asking others, so the others can't collaborate and figure out who's in this."
"I believe I can," said Geno. "I'm in good terms with a number of members."
"Great!" said Ness. "Who's your first target?"
"Ike and Sonic."
"Well… Not that I mind Sonic…" said Mario. "But he isn't exactly the brightest guy around. He's also a little lazy, not as much as Wario though."
"Well the more the merrier, eh?" said Yoshi.
Blue Team
"It's the solo challenge now…" shuddered Isaac. "Last time, we lost Kirby in it…"
"Is that a bad thing?" asked Marth, smirking.
"…Not really, but it would suck if we lost another member in the solo challenge," said Isaac.
Deeper in the caverns, like Popo, Nana was trying to develop her own alliance with Lucas. However, their options were mostly limited. Nana was also doing most of the planning, with Lucas simply nodding in response each time.
Meanwhile, Peach was making a nice breakfast for the entire crew, cursing Kirby under her breath, with Tom Nook serving them.
"Any more?" asked King Dedede. "I'm starving and I want my energy for the solo!"
"You probably won't even be chosen…" muttered Diddy Kong.
"That's what everyone's thinking right now," chuckled Bowser.
"AH! Will… will… will I be chosen?" shuddered Luigi.
Bowser and Ganondorf glanced at each other, holding fists and grinning evilly.
"Alert! Alert!" cried Diddy Kong. "Cast your bets in here! Write down who you'll think will get voted, and I'll pay you back threefold whatever you put in if you win!!"
"A bet? Sounds interesting," grinned Marth.
"I BELIEVE I WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS BET," said ROB. "I DO NOT HAVE ANY USE OF HIS BANANAS."
"Maybe… I'll bet him…" said Isaac. "Marth and I are voting for him anyways."
"Hah! I'm going to win this bet!" said Bowser, casting in his bets.
"Hmmmm… I'll vote for him…" said Metaknight.
"What are they doing?" Peach sighed as she flipped another fried egg for King Dedede.
"A betting competition," said Olimar, having his red pikmin help keep the stove flames lit.
"A BETTING COMPETITION?" yelled Tom Nook. "OH YES, I'M GOING TO BET BIG!"
Olimar and Peach looked at each other. "Did you know he was a gambler too?" asked Peach.
"I never would have suspected it…" replied Olimar, chuckling.
…A foolish human desire… Lucario muttered to himself. I will not descend to their level…
It's the Solo Challenge!!!
"All right, Blue Team! Green Team!" said Hack as they each came to the beach; it was not the beach that the Green Team lived on.
"We're at a beach," said Yoshi. "This is where I can win!"
"Well… you're not going to know about the challenge until the person has been voted on," said Hack.
"Peach!" said Mario and Geno. "How are you?"
"Ah, perfectly fine now that Kirby's gone," said Peach.
"Whoa, Kirby's gone?" gasped Ness.
"Self-explanatory. He was starving the team," said Tom Nook.
"I see… Not very surprising, but a bit unfortunate…"
"Mario…" stuttered Luigi. "Can you get rid of Bowser for me?"
"WHAT?" Bowser roared.
"Sorry, no can do, you've gotta take care of him yourself," said Mario, shrugging.
"So… Cast in your votes!" said Hack.
Everyone from both teams did so, putting them in their respective baskets. Hack looked through the Green Team's basket first.
"So we've got… eleven Wario, two Mario, one KK Slider, and one Sonic. Pretty obvious who's playing."
"Grrrr… You'll all regret this!" said Wario, stepping up.
"Now for Blue Team… Interesting…Eleven Bowser, Two Luigi, One Tom Nook, and One ROB. Well Bowser, you're against Wario."
"Figures…" growled Bowser. "You're gonna get raped, Wario!"
"Ha! Yeah right!" said Wario.
"Well then, your challenge should be fun!" said Hack. "Wario and Bowser… You both have to walk across that."
He pointed at the ocean. On them are two really long balance beams, each suspended by wood stuck in the water.
"It's simple. You two must start from one end and cross the balance beam to the end! Whoever reaches the end wins! However, if you fall, you have to start back at the beginning again."
"Woo! This is my forte!" said Wario. "I'm gonna win this!"
Bowser shuddered. He was big. He can't possibly walk across a balance beam.
"Oh, but just walking across it is no fun," said Hack, shaking his head. "Both of your teams will be participating in it too!"
"WHAT?" gasped the teams.
"Yep. The Green Team will be in the water, throwing whatever they want at Bowser to make him lose his balance. On the other hand, the Blue Team can throw anything at Wario. Of course, it can't be something as big as a Jigglypuff, but something as small as rocks or bullets…" he gave an evil smile.
More bad news for Bowser. More good news for Wario. "Gwah ha ha ha! This match is mine!" said Wario.
"Man… I'm too big…" groaned Bowser. "This match is… against me…"
"Now then…"
After a few minutes, Bowser and Wario were on their respective balance beams. Their teams were in the water, sniggering.
"Ready? GO!"
Instantly, Bowser and Wario were knocked off by a mass of rocks by their opponents.
"ARGH!"
"NOOOO!"
SPLASH! SPLASH!
"This is… unfair…" muttered Bowser, staggering.
"The water is my specialty…" said Wario. "I won't lose!"
Wario got on his knees, ducking underneath Diddy Kong's bananas, and began to crawl underneath Lucario's Aura Spheres and Peach's turnips. Bowser, however, was knocked off again by an arrow from Pit.
"RAWR! NOT AGAIN!" he roared as he splashed into the water below.
"Gyah ha ha!" said Wario, but he was not paying attention, and a PK Fire from Lucas knocked him off. "Argh!!"
"I'm… going to… make it…" grunted Bowser, crawling across. However, he was knocked off yet again by a cup of wine from K.K. Slider.
"…You drink wine?" asked Pit.
"Why yes, I do, from Brewster's. He secretly sells wine sometimes, rather than coffee. I recommend it, especially on Saturday nights."
"I've got an idea…" said Wario. "TAKE THIS!!!" He began to charge across his beam with a shoulder dash, plowing through all types of projectiles.
"NO WAY!" Bowser cried.
"GYAH HA HA HA HA!!! I WIN!" said Wario, who was now a few feet before the end.
BAM!
A laser from ROB pierced through Wario's dash and knocked him off.
"Nice one, ROB!" said Luigi. "I personally hate Wario more than Bowser!"
"ACCURACY IS NOT AN ISSUE," replied ROB.
There was another splash; Bowser was knocked off yet again by a fireball from Mario.
"I think you may have made this a bit too difficult…" suggested Ash.
"Possibly… But I like seeing them suffer. Wario almost made it too," said Hack.
"He won't be anymore because of ROB," sniggered Luigi, watching Wario climb back up, just to be knocked off by another laser. It was the tenth time.
"I've got an idea…" said Bowser, learning from Wario's dash method. He crawled into his shell and slowly spun across his beam, deflecting attacks shot at him.
"What! No fair!" said Wario. "GYA!" he screamed as he was knocked off by ROB again.
Although Bowser was moving very slowly, he was moving very surely, as nothing was able to stop him.
"Knock him off!" cried Mario.
"Geno Beam!" Geno cried, but it was deflected.
"Thunderbolt!" Pikachu let loose a bolt of electricity, but it didn't cause Bowser to flinch in the slightest.
"PSI FLASH!" Ness cried, but even that couldn't budge Bowser.
It was clear who won this short challenge. As Wario was knocked off for the thirtieth time, Bowser finally reached the goal.
"Goal! Bowser is the winner! So he is now immune to votes in this tribe's next council!" said Hack.
"YES! YES! YOU SEE THAT, WARIO?" Bowser yelled.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! THIS IS UNFAIR! I DEMAND A REMATCH! I DARE BOWSER TO TAKE MY PLACE AND TRY TO TAKE ROB'S LASER IN THE SHELL!!!" screamed Wario.
"ACTUALLY, MY LASER MIGHT NOT PIERCE BOWSER'S SHELL. IT IS AN ULTIMATE DEFENSE," said ROB.
"Your loss. Any last words before you disappear?" asked Hack.
"How am I going to disappear?" asked Wario.
"Like this." Hack snapped his fingers. Wario was still in the water, but a whirlpool formed where he was floating, and before he knew it, he was sucked in and gone.
"…Wow, I am glad I won…" said Bowser.
"No kidding…" said Luigi, shivering. "That looks scarier than Bowser."
Red Team
"So… the lock is now in place…" murmured Snake by himself. No one else was around now. "Nobody can break this. I've set some traps around the food… I will definitely catch the criminal… There's no way a pig could steal food like this."
An image of a pig formed in his mind, which transformed into the face of Porky.
"…Yuck! Disgusting!"
A yellow pikmin was hanging down from a tree, looking at the code that Snake is putting in for the unbreakable lock. It nodded and swung back up, hurrying back to the camp.
Tribal Council!
The Red Team slumped into the tribal room, dragging themselves in like slugs. It was dark; the room was lit only by several candles.
I believe that exact same sentence was used in Day 4 of the story, Mr. Author… said Mewtwo.
"Hey! You can't read the story about other tribes!" said Hack.
But I'm psychic.
"Whatever. So you've all come… It is the second tribal council, because you have all lost your immunity match, Red Team!"
"So you're all here to vote off one member. Though you've only stayed with each other for almost a week, I'm sure you've all had time to make great friends… and great enemies as well. You will all get a slip of paper and enter that isolated room over there. You can say anything you want to the camera, if you wish, but put in your vote into the basket. Do you all understand?"
The Red Team nodded.
"All right. Donkey Kong, you begin."
Donkey Kong came up and put his vote in the basket without saying anything.
Doctor Mario also came in and wrote a name down. "It'd be great for me if you left, so there's one less person to operate on."
Link came up and wrote down Porky. "At first I didn't have any hard feelings against you, but I really can't stand your cockiness. I hope you enjoy hell. I'm sure my entire alliance feels the same way."
Zelda came up and also wrote down Porky. "Porky, I'm sorry… You've been a bit of an annoyance, and failing at the late challenges, I know you'll only bring us down even more, both in challenges and in our camps…"
Samus came up and wrote down a name, then left, cocking her arm cannon.
Rundas came up and put in a name without saying anything.
Fox came up and wrote down Porky. "Personally I don't have much against you, seeing as I'm a cocky guy myself, but the alliance is against you."
Krystal came up and mimicked Fox. "I hate you, Porky, and I never thought I'd have to say that I hated anyone."
Captain Falcon came up and wrote down Porky. "It's you, Porky, and I'm the only one allowed to be that cocky around here, dude. No offense."
Samurai Goroh came up and slipped in a name.
Mewtwo came up and wrote down a name, then floated out of the room.
Roy came up and put in Porky. "You're a disgrace to our team. We could've won if it weren't for you, but you just had to be so damn… idiotic. Good bye."
Porky came up and put in Samus. "I'm tired of you blowing me up all the time! What's wrong with me being the leader? I'm best fit for it! You should be ashamed of yourself!"
Louie came up and put in a name in the basket, then left.
Popo came up and put in Porky. "I wish I could've known you a little better to see why everyone really hates you, but Roy wanted to vote against you, and I don't see how you can help the team much. No harsh feelings, just following our alliance."
Snake came up and put in Porky. "For some reason… when I think that pigs steal our food… I think of you. And I truly think that you're the thief. Nothing personal, but all thieves have got to go."
Hack walked in front of everyone with the basket, picking out names.
"Hm, this one's a no-brainer. Very interesting."
"What's interesting? That everyone voted for Samus?" snickered Porky.
"Nah, but ironically, you're out."
"WHAT?"
"The count is quite unanimous. Fifteen votes for Porky and one for Samus. Quite obvious who voted for Samus."
"YOU? YOU VOTED FOR ME?" yelled Samus, pointing her arm cannon at Porky.
KABOOM!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Porky was sent flying out.
"Well Samus saved me the job of kicking him out through the door of exile. He's out! You're all dismissed!"
Wario's Last Words
"ARGH!!! That game was so darn unfair! How can I win against ROB's laser? Why did everyone vote for me? ARGH!!! Bowser should have been kicked off, not me!"
Porky's Last Words
"Why didn't anyone vote for me? I'm clearly the best! Clearly! I'm king of pigs, and I'm king of the world! I'm king of this stupid game! Nobody should vote for me! What's wrong with society today? I should get some of my pig guards and finish off that damn Samus so I can take over the tribe for myself! I deserve all the food, and all the praise! I've done the most work, and I've helped all the challenges! I'm the best! I'm the best! Nobody can beat me! Nobody can…"
"All right, cut," said Hack, who was holding the camera. "If it's a rant about how you're the best…"
"BUT I'M THE BEST! NOBODY CAN MATCH UP AGAINST ME! EVERYONE SHOULD…"
Hack cut the camera off there.
Reasons for Voting:
Donkey Kong - Porky, got annoyed with his cockiness and hated his guts
Doctor Mario - Porky, it's one less victim of Samus to operate on, and he hated his guts, but the former was the main reason
Link - Porky, hated his guts
Zelda - Porky, hated his guts
Samus - Porky, hated his guts
Rundas - Porky, made Samus disrupt his and Mewtwo's training schedule.
Fox - Porky, just followed his alliance, but began to hate his guts
Krystal - Porky, hated his guts
Captain Falcon - Porky, stole the spotlight from him, so he hated his guts
Samurai Goroh - Porky, stole the spotlight from him, so he hated his guts
Mewtwo - Porky, disrupted his and Rundas's training schedule; also knew who everyone was voting for, and wanted to make it almost unanimous; hated his guts
Roy - Porky, hated his guts
Porky - Samus, hated her guts for blowing him up
Louie - Porky, didn't like pigs, so hated his guts
Popo - Porky, followed Roy's vote, but didn't necessarily hate his guts
Snake - Porky, thought the dead pigs from his traps protecting the team's food were linked to Porky, so hated his guts
Hack: I'm sensing a pattern above… Well tune in next time!
