The Challenge (Part 1)
Sunny Bay: Park
At the park, the civilians were minding their own business, but unbeknownst to anyone, an alien was hiding up in a tree.
"Now to cause a minor incident!" the alien said. "Gamemaster, moving in."
Gamemaster revealed himself, causing the civilians to fly into panic.
The civilians tried to run out of the park, but Gamemaster cast a force field to block the exits.
"Not so fast! I need you here for just a little bit longer!" Gamemaster said, and he fired a beam that turned everyone into trophies.
"Perfect! This should be enough to get the Princesses' attention." Gamemaster said.
Sunny Bay: Iris's house
Back at Iris's house, the Princesses were minding their own business, when they heard an alert.
"Alien attack at the park! A monster is turning people into trophies!" Iris said.
"Amaru, we'll need your wings!" Talia said.
The Princesses got on Amaru, who changed into his pegasus form and took off for the park.
Sunny Bay: Park
The Princesses arrived at the park to confront Gamemaster.
"Ah, the appointed guests have arrived." Gamegrab said.
"Turn those people back, monster!" Auriana said.
"Sure I will, but only if you agree to take part in my challenge." Gamemaster replied.
"Challenge? What challenge?" Carissa asked.
"A series of 5 different events!" Gamemaster replied. "And if you lose, you'll have to hand over the Power Gems!"
"Forget it! We don't have to play your stupid challenge! Turn everyone back to normal." Iris said.
"So, you refuse do you?" Gamemaster asked. "Well then, do you have any concerns over what happens to those people?"
"What do you mean?" Lyna asked, and Gamemaster revealed a bomb, with all the civilians turned into trophies, tied onto it.
"The bomb will detonate if you get too close, but I am a generous guy, take part in my challenge, and I will see to that those people are safe." Gamemaster said.
The Princesses exchanged worried glances.
"We have to accept his challenge." Iris said, "We can't let innocent people get hurt."
"Yeah, although I have a feeling the challenge will be rigged somehow." Talia said.
"Alright, we accept." Iris said.
"Great, now touch this orb to seal the deal." Gamemaster said as he revealed an orb, and the Princesses touched it. "And now I'll keep my end of the bargain."
Gamemaster snapped his fingers, causing the bomb to disappear and returning all the civilians back to normal, who then all fled the park.
"Now then, let the games begin!" Gamemaster said as he teleported himself and the Princesses somewhere else.
Gamemaster's dimension: Arena
The Princesses ended up in a dark arena in an alternate dimension.
"Whoa, where are we?" Lyna asked, and then, the lights turned on, revealing Gamemaster.
"I welcome you to… Gamemaster's Challenge!" Gamemaster announced as he revealed a spinning wheel. "Spin the Wheel to decide Round 1!"
"I'll spin it." Iris said, and she gave the Wheel a good spin, and the wheel landed on Sumo.
"Oh! Look what we have here! Our first round will be a sumo match!" Gamemaster announced.
"A sumo match?" Talia asked. "How are we supposed to fight in that?"
And then, Gamemaster snapped his finger, causing the Princesses to suddenly become fat, gaining sumo wrestler physiques.
"What the?" Iris said. "Did you turn us into sumo wrestlers?"
"Yes, since you are the players, I can freely alter your form for each rounds!" Gamemaster said.
"What, that's not fair!" Auriana said.
"Forget it, let's just get this round over with so we can change back." Talia said.
Gamemaster created 5 sumo wrestler constructs to serve as the Princesses' opponents.
"Let this match begin! Best 3 out of 5 style!" Gamemaster said as he rung the bell.
First up, Talia and her opponent grabbed each other and tried to push the other out of the ring.
Talia was being pushed back, but Talia moved to the side and forced the wrestler forward and out of the ring, gaining a win.
Second, Auriana and her opponent fought to push the other out of the ring.
The wrestler grabbed Auriana by the wrist and she was forced out of the ring, gaining a loss.
Third, Lyna locked hands with her opponent and exerted force on each other.
The wrestler forced himself towards Lyna, causing her to lose her balance and fall on the floor, gaining a loss.
Fourth, Carissa and her opponent grabbed each other by the shoulder.
Carissa was being forced back, but she managed to sidestep and knock the wrestler down, gaining a win.
And finally, Iris and her opponent tried to push the other out of the ring.
Iris tried to resist, but she got lifted by her opponent and then dropped flat on the ground, gaining a loss, and ending the round with a score of 2-3.
"And that's it! Looks like this is a loss for Team Princesses, the score is now 0-1!" Gamemaster said. "Spin the Wheel to decide Round 2!"
Talia spun the Wheel, and it landed on Board Game.
Gamemaster snapped his finger and the arena became a giant game board.
"And now, choose your game pieces!" Gamemaster said as he revealed several game pieces.
Iris picked a shoe, Talia picked an airplane, Auriana picked a car, Lyna picked a teapot, and Carissa picked a wheelbarrow.
"Oh wait, I forgot to mention, if you lose a round, there will be a penalty." Gamemaster said, and then, the Princesses were changed into the game pieces they chose, each in their own respective colors.
"Ah! I'm a car!" Auriana said.
"And I'm a teapot." Lyna said.
"Why do I get the feeling he didn't actually forget?" Talia said.
"Hey, how are we supposed to roll the dice like this!?" Iris asked.
"You don't. As a matter of fact, you move by using the big spinner in the center. The spinner will spin on its own, and when you're ready to stop, just say it and the spinner will stop, whatever number it lands on determines how many spaces you get to move." Gamemaster said. "In order to win, all 5 of you must make it to the goal within 10 minutes! Now let's begin Round 2!"
On Iris's turn, the spinner landed on 9.
On Talia's turn, the spinner landed on 10.
On Auriana's turn, the spinner landed on 5.
On Lyna's turn, the spinner landed on 6.
On Carissa's turn, the spinner landed on 8, and Carissa landed on a question mark space.
"It's time for… a Minigame!" Gamemaster said, and he spun a wheel, and it landed on a paintball gun. "Looks like it will be… Paintball Panic!"
The giant game board became a square field with several blocks rising from the ground, and the Princesses were inside a circle at the center of the board, still as their game pieces.
"In this Minigame, the goal is to avoid getting hit by paintballs during the duration of 50 seconds." Gamemaster said. "If you get hit by a paintball, you have to move back 5 spaces, but if you win, you get a bonus spin on your next turn."
And then, the starting bell rang, and four paintball guns that were at the corners started up, they started firing really slow, and then, they increased firing speed as time went by, making it hard for the Princesses to dodge them.
The first to get shot down was Auriana, followed by Talia and Carissa.
After 50 seconds, Iris and Lyna managed to avoid getting hit with paintballs.
"And that's it!" Gamemaster said. "Extra spin for the winners and penalty for the losers!"
Iris's first spin landed on 8 and her extra spin landed on 6, allowing her to go 14 spaces.
Lyna's first spin landed on 10 and her extra spin landed on 7, allowing her to go 17 spaces.
Talia, Auriana, and Carissa were forced back 5 spaces each.
Eventually, Iris, Auriana, Lyna, and Carissa all made it to the end, while Talia still needed 10 spaces left, and the time was only 13 seconds left.
"Go, Talia! Make this one count!" Iris said, as the spinner began to spin.
Talia waited, and then, she shouted for the spinner to stop, and the spinner slowed down and reached 10, and it appeared it was gonna pass it, but it didn't have enough speed, so it stopped on 10, allowing Talia to reach the finish before the time, and giving a win for the Princesses.
"Looks like a win for Team Princesses, the score is now 1-1!" Gamemaster said and the Princesses returned to their normal selves.
To be continued…
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