After finding out that the Maggots have moved on to the next part of the challenge, Jordan and Dawn knew they had to act fast. Especially after their little… "obstacle".

"Well, we do have this key here. Maybe there's a hole or something we can use…" Jordan saw a tombstone with a distinctly shaped-hole on the headstone. "Hey, maybe the key goes there!"

And he was right! After fitting the key, the trapdoor underneath them opened. Dawn fell almost immediately, but Jordan stayed elevated. Pushing an imaginary button, he suddenly dropped at a slower rate than his nature friend. With was lucky for him because he could tell when she was going to land and catch her. Once they did, they found the rest of their team… and Mike and Anne Maria making out.

"Poor Mike…" Dawn knew what was happening and hoped that he would tell Mike soon.

"Hey, everyone's here! And there are some hooks over there… related?"

"Yup! To save everyone, your team must zipline to exit the cave. First team out wins, unless you lost some teammates. Then I would be worried!"

"Huh. It's interesting how he does not care about our friends, ain't it? Dawn?" A tap on his shoulder revealed Dawn looking shocked at the giant spider that was hanging behind them. "Oh boy, think fast Jordan…"

"Excuse me, kind sir! We are just a couple of tourists looking to view the natural beauty of this cave…"

As the two are distracting them, Svetlana was trying to free her teammates, taking a glance at the two. "Wow, those two are beaucoup cuckoo. Wait, is my hand sticky?"

"Would you be so kind as to direct us to the nearest bat cave? We hear they are wonderful this time of year!"

The spider did not have any of it, which confused Jordan since most people are fooled by tricks like that. Dawn did use her Aura Vision to get a glance at who the spider was.

"Hey, this is no ordinary spider! This spider is-" She was interrupted when the two were webbed together.

"Well, this is a minor inconvenience…"

"Do not give up Jordan! We can still win this!" The two managed to make their way to the hooks, right as Brick, who was freed by Svetlana, was about to swing. Though he did have doubts, needing to stick to his code. Luckily, Jordan was surprisingly strong for someone so… average. Right as Jordan grabbed the hook, the cave crumbled.

"Well, looks like it's time to go!" The three swung through the caverns while passing through a bat cave. "Oh, so there was a bat cave in here, after all!" That's when the three noticed a light at the end. The exit. Which came with the abrupt end as the three teens laid on top of each other.

"*sniff* Hey, who leaked?"

"Um, I don't smell anything…"

Chris came up, smiling as usual.

"Well, well! Looks like both teams made it to the finish line! Some wetter than others…"

"Hey, that cave was leaking!"

"Whatever. Today's winning team is… the Toxic Rats!"

The two Rats cheered at their win.

"What? No way, I arrived first!"

"Remember when I said to stick together because there would be a penalty for each team member you lost? Yeah, you lost five! Dawn and Jordan only lost three. So the Rats totally win!"

"No! I should have followed my code!" Brick then fell on the ground crying at Chris's feet.

"So true…"

(Confessional: Does this chapter seem a bit short to you?)

Jordan was inside.

"So turns out the reason why the cave collapsed was that Cameron went full-on adrenaline and took the spider down. And it turns out that the spider was a costume. Worn by IZZY! See, she's one of my relatives. I mean, why else would she act as cartoony as me?"

(Cut: Seriously, this has been under 1000 words so far!)

While the Maggots' elimination was occurring, Dawn took up Jordan's offer to learn about Cartoon Physics. Right now, they were inside of Jordan's hat, in a room that Jordan reserves for moments like this.

"So the first lesson in Cartoon Physics is running. See, cartoon characters can run with little to no energy waste. That is because we channel our focus towards our feet, giving them the wheel effect. Watch." As the room changed to a desert-looking environment, Jordan dashed around the field, his feet turning into wheels. After a couple of laps, he decided to give Dawn a try.

"Are you sure? I do not know much about this effect."

"It's okay. When I was studying and learning these effects, it took me a while too. But the most important thing is to keep practicing!"

Dawn then tried to run like him. However, she did not give the desired effect as she was panting after a jog. "Water?"

"Sure! Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it." She felt better at Jordan's words and decided to keep practicing. She did have to keep retrying, but with every retry, she gets better. It was not until an hour later that she managed to get the hang of it. She finished a lap with what Jordan expected: focus of energy, wheel of feet, and no panting. He applauded at how quickly she was able to learn.

"When you meditate a lot, energy focus becomes easy!"

"Ah."

"Hey, I have been meaning to ask. I noticed other auras inside of your hat. Are you hiding something?"

Jordan remained silent for a bit before deciding to speak.

"If I tell you, do you promise not to tell anyone?"

"Promise!"

"Okay, so there are demons. Demons that once spread throughout the world to cause mayhem and destruction. With their Ultimate Form, they once took over the world until I came along. Using my magic and Cartoon Physics, I managed to take them down, split them up into their original components, and lock them in my hat. But that does not mean that they are not dangerous. Every once in a while, one of them manages to sneak out and back in, sometimes without my knowing. I have yet to find a way to permanently rid the world of them, but one day, I will…"

"Wow. Let's just say I'm glad you came along…"

"I know. But you know I trust you because you're a mage too right?"

"I know! Hey, wanna find out who got eliminated?"

"Sure!"

An exit of the hat leads to the two noticing a new addition.

"Brick? What are you doing here?"

"Well, Chris decided to switch me to the other team, but I promise I won't break my code and let you down!"

"At ease. So no one was launched tonight."

"Actually Chris decided to launch Dakota."

"But… she's an intern…"

"Well, Chris does have a dark soul."

The three nodded at Dawn's statement before standing awkwardly.

"Well, I'm gonna go to bed."

"Okay, goodnight!"

"Night!"

The trio finally went to bed, though Dawn took a while longer to fall asleep, thinking about the demons inside of Jordan's hat…

AU: Okay, so this is not one of my best pair of chapters. I figured that this would be short because I wanted to test a new formula for the chapters: an actual POV from Jordan. I got inspired by reading another story called "Andi's Island Adventure" by TGRickel. It's a cool OC reimagining by the way. Check it out! So should I continue future episodes from Jordan's point of view? Yes? No?

Also, I started a crossover between the two Jordans of the Mario and Total Drama series. It also crosses over with the new DC Superhero Girls show that premiered recently. Look for "Jordan James: Super Life" on my page!
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