Coming into the jet was tense for some of the occupants. That some would consist of Chris, who was holding his junk and limping into one of the seats. He groaned and used a pillow to ease his pain down below when Chef sat across from him.

"Don't look at me like that," Chef replied in response to the contempt look in his direction. "This is from your actions."

Chris's look remained the same, "Don't worry. I'm far from done."

Chef snorted, "I ain't worried about you. I'm worried about me."

Alice and Laura were glaring at each other every time the two crossed paths, which wasn't difficult with them being two of the nine people in the back of the jet.

Freddy was in the middle, darting his eyes back and forth between the ladies. Every time he would start to talk to Laura, Alice would find her way to throw something or stop him, which would cause Laura to run at her, only to be stopped by Freddy.

TJ would have been there to intervene, but she was inside of a bubble that contained only her and Yuan. She was simply looking at him, her head perched on her knuckles on the table. How could TJ not stare at him after the outburst he made in the snow?

~static~

TJ was sitting with her hands on her bouncing knees, her eyes shining with excitement. She looked positively giddy.

"I'm so glad Lawra getsta stay here! To be honest I'm glad we ALL getta stay!"

She giggled.

"And now I know why Wan's been actin' differnt! My mama told me once that love makes ya do crazy thangs! That was afta she saved my papa from a wanderin' coyote with nothin' but a rollin' pin! This show has been teachin' me far more than school eva did!"

She cleared her throat and steadied her bobbing knees before taking a deep breath and exhaling with a softer smile.

"Wan always had a speshul place in my heart. He's smart, settles thangs with his words, always keeps me guessin' what he's gonna do next... I know everone else says that he's bad and he can be pricklier than the thornbush nextta our veggie patches... But he has good deep down and his purdy thoughts always come through in his pichurs and wall-pichurs and otha thangs."

She grinned confidently.

"My feelins for him are clear as a summa sky. I've neva been more sure of anythang."

~static~

While TJ was lost in Yuan, Yuan was drawing TJ in his coal pad. He made sure to get every detail of the beauty in front of him, not once did he mess up. He couldn't afford to ruin the piece in front of him. However, the constant fighting in the surrounding area made him snap his head in their direction.

"Can you please shut those disgusting traps you call mouths?!" He demanded, "I am trying to concentrate!"

That was enough for Laura and Alice to glare and leave each other alone, and Freddy to get dragged into a debate with Chris and Chef about who would survive a zombie apocalypse.

When Yuan saw everyone going about their business, he let out a breath, "Thank you," he replied sarcastically before looking back at TJ, who gave him a somewhat disapproving look.

"I may have professed my love to you, but that does not mean I've professed any type of kind emotion towards these lesser people."

TJ folded her arms and raised an eyebrow. She said nothing. Probably because she was thinking of the times Yuan had actually been nice in the past. Instead of answering, Yuan excused himself to the bathroom.

~static~

Yuan folded his arms, the finished piece of TJ in his hands. The design was rough, but intricate, showing every detail of her face and the expression she was making…because she was staring at him.

"Okay, I know my actions have changed in a minuscule manner when it comes to the inferior contestants on this show," Yuan said looking at his drawing, "and the light within the darkness of my black tinged soul is the reason for that."

He placed the picture on the counter, "No one will ever manage to capture me utter the words that I'm going…soft." He snarled and pointed to the camera, "Ever!" Yuan leaned back, "However, I will make the exception that I have made alterations to my ways and act accordingly to please the love of my life. That's all you're getting out of me on this."

~static~

He left the confessional, moving back to TJ when he realized that they were told to change into their uniforms. When Yuan was going to question such actions, Blaise and Marsha arrived in the jet with lunch trays each packed with food.

"To celebrate my final five and the nonelimination challenge, Blaise and I brought you food instead of having the losers cook. After all, you're all winners tonight," Marsha explained with a smile.

Chris snorted, "I can think of a loser," he muttered with a smug grin. Freddy and Chef looked at Chris before looking at each other.

"Ya think the guy who got kicked in the netherlands would consider himself the loser," Freddy mumbled. Chef snickered, "Especially since he had to take care of the damage himself."

"You know I am right here where I can hear you," Chris replied to the two of them in a monotonous tone.

"Good," Marsha remarked as she passed everyone their plates. Everyone accepted the food gratefully and dug in.

Marsha and Blaise retreated to the stateroom afterwards and weren't heard from for the rest of the night.

With the tension or bubbles of emotion roaming the air, the dinner was eating quickly and silently. Plates here thrown away and the passengers on the jet got ready to sleep before the next landing. Pajamas on and ready, the contestants plus Chef and Chris were in their respected seats before some fell asleep.

However, three busy bodies were up all for different reasons, but ultimately ending up with the same results. Laura wanted to vent in the confessional; Alice wanted to hear what she had to say; Freddy wanted something to drink.

~static~

"Oh my Gawd!" Laura cried as she launched right into it, even before she sat down "I cannot believe that happened!"

"Helping Freddy, coming last, not being eliminated, kneeing Chris in the nuts- Yeow!" she started grinning, remembering the incident "wow, I'm gonna remember that for the rest of my life!"

She then glared at the screen and pumped her right fist into her left hand "Alice. Has. Got. Ta. Go!"

"Aaaaargh! That (beep) is meat- YOU HEAR ME ALICE, YA FREAK, YOUR GONE! TOAST! NADA!"

She took a deep breath and laid her hands down "Also, Freddy- wonder what he kept trying to tell me, can't believe I forgot about that... mainly because Alice keeps preventing him from talking; it's gotta be some secret she's keeping from all of us that Freddy knows about."

She then goes to leave, before pausing and looking at the camera oddly, she goes towards it so she is pretty face to screen "Ugh, is that what my hair looks like?"

She'd seen her reflection in the camera "I'm gonna do something about it, stat!"

She then exited, hands playing with her coif.

~static~

Laura bumped into Alice, who pushed by Alice with her shoulder. Laura pulled her arm back, ready to punch Alice in the face, but she paused, thinking that she had other plans for Alice…for now. Sending Alice a dirty look, Laura went to her seat. She had more important things to take care of.

Alice returned the dirty look before going into the confessional.

~static~

Alice sat down with a look of annoyance on her face.

"They're both still here; and that tramp had enough nerve to call me a freak! Yes, I heard you Laura!" Alice groaned with frustration. "I was really looking forward to seeing one of them go, especially Laura," she said getting up and checking to make sure no one is eavesdropping. When she thought she was successful, (she really wasn't) Alice sat back down.

"Chris warned me to watch out for Freddy and then he mentioned in his sign off will Freddy ever get to tell the truth, so he had to hear my confessional. It's the only thing he would have on me right now." With a frown, Alice wrung her wrists, "I've been keeping them away from talking so far, but now one of them really have to go."

Angrily biting her lip and scratching her arm, Alice stormed out of the bathroom.

~static~

Alice thought the coast was clear in her confessional, but Freddy once again, heard her confessional. Damn him and his need for something to drink! Before Alice noticed his presence, Freddy quickly darted into the confessional.

~static~

He walked into the confessional looking concerned and irritated simultaneously. He plopped down on the seat with a huff. "Y'know, I always found it amusing in shows when someone was trying to tell another person something important, but kept getting interrupted right when they were about to say it. But now that it happened to me, I don't find it funny anymore."

He then gave a look of determination.

"I need to tell Laura about Alice trying to frame her and that she's still trying! Alice is like the Marionette during 10/20 mode in FNAF 2. The game is already super duper hard, but having this menacing threat that you need to keep checking really makes it that much harder. Now she's keeping me from even uttering a word to Laura!"

His eyes widened, and he perked up.

"Whoa! I said something that was kinda smart."

Freddy thought for a moment before saying," Y'know... if I start thinking about this like a video game, maybe I can manage to do something big in this game. Watch out Total Drama! Cuz Freddy is here to game!"

He got up, about to leave before remembering something before adding, "After I warn Laura."

~static~

Nothing happened eventful after Freddy's confessional. However, things were clearly tense between the three, and Chris would have enjoyed it if he was on the jet.

The first person to notice that was Yuan. He also noticed the angelic look that TJ possessed when she slept. He paid attention to the luscious forest down below and the large statue of Christ the Redeemer watching over the city.

"No…" he said softly. This is the last place he wanted to be; however, it appeared like they were landing in the outskirts of the intended destination.

The last thing he took note of what the sound of something beeping. It was jarring at his nerves, so he sought it out. Laura and Alice watched him curiously, finally hearing the noise and lack of adults. It was Freddy who found the recording device that had been beeping.

He pressed a button to stop the beeping, and that's when a voice sounded.

"If you hadn't bothered to look outside, then I'm happy to welcome you to Rio De Janeiro!" Chris's voice sounded from the recorded, "You're not gonna hear my sister cause this is a challenge that I pitched in for…again," he dark chuckle echoed in the jet.

"This isn't gonna end well," Freddy remarked with a sigh. Yuan was silent as he listened intently.

"But we're not going to be in Rio specifically," Chris's voice continued, "really, we're going to a very lavish hotel that's bloomed around the forests." TJ had woken up to a something breaking, specifically Yuan throwing the recording device at the wall.

Alice gasped and stared at Yuan whereas Freddy and Laura watched him with concern and confusion. Laura didn't care and was agitated that they didn't know what the challenge would be.

"I thought boy wonder would do something like that," Chris voice chimed from another hidden recorder. Yuan snarled in frustration.

"Anyway, our challenge is going to be in the very successful Apaec Hotel! Yuan should know all about it, hehe."

Freddy frowned in confusion at the statement.

"There's been a leak in some sensitive information needing recovered. Ten files from ten of the best agents are located in the hotel, and you won't know who you'll meet; it's your jobs to act like a spy and get them back. Your outfits and tracking equipment are in the hangers. This will be a last person to arrive or not have both of their files kind of elimination and blah blah. I'd tell you good luck, but I don't feel like it."

Laura sucked in air at another last place elimination challenge; she was not going down this time. It would be that wench, Alice.

Alice was thinking of who she would take down first as she grabbed her outfit assigned to her. The girls would wear black leather pants with black tank tops and zip jackets. Black leather heeled boots were their shoes. The guys would wear black stretchy pants and black shirts with a leather jacket.

"By the way, this recorder will explode in five seconds if you don't find it," Chris started to laugh. The five teens looked around frantic and searched everywhere out of self-preservation.

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

Beep! "Haha you suckers! Get a move on people!"

Yuan snatched his clothing and went to throw them on, "When I get my hands on the infuriating, moronic, slab of existence, his sister will be pleased with my work." He zipped up his jacket with trembling hands, "Let's get this over with."

TJ went to touch his shoulder, but Yuan sped out of the jet before she could get the chance. TJ clutched her tracker, staring at Yuan with a frown.

~static~

TJ still wore a frown on her face, "Whut on Petunia's spotted fannay is wrong now?!" TJ asked, throwing her hands in the air.

~static~

The five teens were suited up, making their ways out of the jet and into the hotel. Their trackers took them in different directions.

Laura was chanting confidently that she could win this thing and do what she had to do get that first place of the entire season. She looked down at her tracker to the first room that would contain her file. They were all told that 'special agents' were holding the files and they would have to find a way to get it from the agents.

That would be no problem for Laura, as she was very efficient with persuasion; and sneaking out of the house was easy.

The room she arrived to was dark, as evidence of the lack of light under the door. Laura placed her hand on the doorknob and slowly turned it.

She peeked inside, seeing nothing but darkness. Laura felt around the room, finding something hard and wooden that could be a desk.

"Aha!" she exclaimed victoriously before feeling around for something like a file. Suddenly the light turns on and Laura had to cover her eyes quickly from the sudden change.

"Well well well, if it isn't little miss backstabber," came a voice.

Laura rolled her eyes and turned to the one and only Sabrina, dressed in a purple leather suit. "Of course you'd choose something so tacky."

Sabrina snarled, "I'll have you know that this style here is classy!"

Laura snorted, "I'm sorry sweetie, but black…" she gestured to her outfit, "…is classy." Laura pointed to the purple leather, "Now that right there is top of the line boujee."

Sabrina gasped and closed her fist at Laura, "Take that back right now!" she demanded. Laura ignored Sabrina and looked through the desk for the file. This frustrated Sabrina and caused her to throw the file at Laura.

"That's what you're looking for you tramp!" Sabrina screamed. Laura took the file that was thrown at her and immaturely stuck her tongue out.

"If you were smart, you would have realized you just gave me the file," Laura told Sabrina with a smirk before running out of the room.

Sabrina stomped her heel and screamed in frustration.

Freddy had managed to get inside of the vents in the ceiling of the hotel, only having problems of moving without making so much noise.

'It's all in the breathing,' he thought to himself as he moved along the path indicated by the tracker he had. Freddy was careful in not making any noise, but when he found the opening to the room he needed to be in, Freddy was so excited that he lifted himself up and bumped his head on the top of vent.

"Ow!" he exclaimed, quickly covering his mouth in case the agent in the room heard him. Peeking down the vent, Freddy didn't see anyone moving or making a sound; so, he tried to open the vent door quietly and slip through.

Too bad it wasn't as thought out as sneaking through the vents in the first place because Freddy fell through the hole and landed on a body.

A groan erupted from the body under him, and Freddy held his head to gain focus. Blinking, he noticed a file under the body and began to pull. The body under him started to shift and Freddy realized he landed on a guy.

"Oh my god!" Freddy exclaimed mid-jump. The person on the ground started to get up and shook his head. "Paul?" Freddy announced, surprised.

Paul turned to Freddy and scratched the back of his head, "Hey, dude," he replied, "wouldn't have guessed I was a secret agent, huh?"

Freddy's eyes were wide, "Are you really?"

Paul laughed, "Nah, just one for the game. Dig the look?" He gestured to his black suit and tie. Freddy laughed before realizing something else.

"Why aren't you in a room that Laura would find?"

Paul shrugged, "We weren't told who we would meet in each designated room. Hopefully I'll see her," he replied with a smile.

Freddy patted Paul's shoulder, "If you don't I'm sure you'll see her at the end; if not then, I'll make sure she knows you were looking for her."

Paul smiled once more, "Thanks, man. Maybe you'll get to see Naomi."

"Naomi is here too!?"

Paul cleared his throat and started pushing Freddy out of the room, "You didn't hear that; and you need you get out of here."

"But I don't have the file!"

"What's that in your hand?"

Freddy looked to see he did successfully grab the file, "…Oh…heh."

Paul pushed him out, "See ya, buddy! You got this."

The door shut behind Freddy. He wasn't bothered, because he had a grin on his face.

Yuan approached the next room number that was marked on his tracker. He didn't understand the stealth nonsense of this because everyone would have different rooms anyway. However, the need to stay out of sight from his family was just fine with him.

He shook his head; Yuan would not allow those thoughts to plague him at this moment. He needed to remain focused and in the game, rather than allow the very bane of his life and existence to continue to cause his suffering.

Sadly, his suffering would continue. A patch of aqua comes into Yuan's vision, which caused the guy to reveal a ghost of a sneer.

"They placed you in my room?" he questioned, "As much as I enjoy the aesthetic of your color choices regarding your hair; as I dye my tips accordingly, I didn't expect to see your face."

Cole shrugged, "Not much I can say dude. I was told to be in here with this file," he replied holding said file up.

Yuan raised an eyebrow, "Well, are you just going to stand there or are you going to give it to me?"

Cole looked at Yuan, "You do know that this is a spy challenge; gotta be stealthy with it."

Yuan shook his head, "That's not going to work with me. The faster I get this challenge done, the better everyone in this miserable, demeaning place will be."

It was Cole's turn to raise an eyebrow, "Something you'd like to share?"

"If you want your tongue and ears to be mounted on my next painting."

Cole raised his hands, "Chill dude, I was just asking."

Yuan growled, "I do not have time for this!" he reached forward for the file, but Cole moved back.

"Yuan, just chill dude."

Yuan wasn't in the mood for chill; he was in the mood to get the hell out of the hotel. Cole could see it in his eyes and handed Yuan the file. Yuan accepted it and looked at Cole warily as he backed away.

"Yuan," Cole started, "just tell someone."

Cole didn't know what was wrong with Yuan, but his words affected Yuan all the same as he moved away.

He was about to let out a breath of relief until he heard a chuckle.

"Look what the slums brought in, Father."

Yuan was frozen in his place.

TJ wandered aimlessly on the top floor of the hotel. Her thoughts drifted to the way Yuan stalked away from everyone as soon as the challenge started. She knew it couldn't have been here, right? On the jet, everything was just fine.

It had to be something else, and TJ was going to find out what it was this time. First, she'd have to find her file.

TJ looked at the tracker, "Wait a secun…" she turned it the right way, and looked at the tracker again. "Yay!" She cheered before moving again. "Now ta find that fiyal," TJ told herself while looking down at the device.

She kept on moving in the dark spots of the hallways like she thought spies did in the movies. It worked well for her, but there was no one in the corridor anyway.

The X on the device in her hand showed her that she was at the right place; however, there was no door in front of her. TJ frowned, "I know I ain't goin' crazay," she told herself before turning around. There was a door behind her.

"Oh," she slapped her forehead and went inside. No one was in the room full of bookcases. TJ looked around. "This gotta be a bagilleon books in here," she said in awe.

"It's precisely one thousand, eight hundred and forty-two," replied a voice from behind.

TJ jumped and was about to throw her tracking machine until she saw who was dressed good in black.

"Ron how couldya do that ta me? I near bout had a hart attack!" TJ exclaimed clutching her chest.

Ronny laughed, "I'm sorry, but I happened to look around the room before the challenge started and had a chance to calculate the amount of books here; and I was hoping the person coming in here would make a statement similar to your own."

TJ nodded as she followed along, "I don't got awl of what ya said but I think I got tha jist."

Ronny nodded, "I've read that many books in my life so far. Given that some of them were short stories and comics, however…" he shrugged, "…still a good read."

TJ bit her lip, "I know Ima supposed ta take it from ya, but could ya give me the fiyal? I really need ta find Wan."

Ronny contemplated his options. He took the file out of his jacket and gave it to TJ.

"I'd rather read right now than have to watch you sneak the file from me," Ronny said with a laugh, "Go find your guy."

TJ hugged Ronny, "Thank ya kindlay Ron!" she kissed his cheek and ran off.

Ronny watched as the girl ran off and went to grab a book from the shelf, "Ah, what a nice challenge this is," he told himself as he took a seat and began working on the book he grabbed.

Alice grumbled to herself while she followed the mark to her first file. Of all the challenges, they would have to endure now was a spy challenge. A spy challenge that Chris constructed at that. Alice could only hope that things would work well for her, but at the same time, she needed to make sure that Freddy didn't screw things over for her before she could execute her plan.

She knew that walking in the floor lobby in plain sight was a bad move on her end, but Alice didn't care. As soon as she got her hands on that file from the agent, she would find Freddy and make sure he kept his mouth shut.

Her tracker blinked, but it wasn't because she was at the destination. Unfortunately, it was signaling that she was on the wrong floor.

Alice huffed in frustration before turning around to find the door for the stairs. It didn't take long for her to find said door and move along them. She continued to look at her tracker before bumping into someone.

Both fell doesn some of the stairs, grunting and shrieking. In the back of Alice's mind, she deduced that the other person she fell into was a female. When both stopped at one of the floors, Alice noticed there were papers scattered on the ground.

"Why am I not surprised that I would get someone to make us both fall down stairs and nearly kill us," the girl mumbled.

Alice blinked to get a view of the girl holding her neck. "T-Tori?"

Tori groaned and held her neck, "No I'm the Great Pumpkin," she replied sarcastically.

Alice sighed, "I see you've gotten more spunk since we've last spoken."

Tori cleared her throat, "If that's what you wanna call it," she shrugged vaguely. Alice knew there was something Tori wasn't telling her, but there wasn't anything Alice could do about it; so, she simply shrugged.

"I don't think this was supposed to be our meeting spot was it?" Alice asked. Tori looked at her like why was she asking her dumb questions. Alice caught it and mumbled to herself. Gathering the papers, Alice stood and looked at Tori at eye level.

"Well, I think our business is done here," Alice remarked before starting to walk away.

Tori cleared her throat, "You're forgetting something," she remarked, holding Alice's tracker.

Alice cursed and turned around to retrieve it. When she reached out for it, Tori pulled it back.

"Not so fast."

Alice was frustrated, "Come on, Tori," she pleaded.

Tori gave Alice a grim look, "You can't keep doing what you've been doing. It's not going to end well for you if you don't."

Alice raised an eyebrow, "I think I'll be fine," she remarked before attempting to grab the tracker again. This time Tori gave it to her and Alice turned on her heel to walk back up the stairs. Tori watched her with a sigh; she shook her head and left from the stairway as well.

The four adults were split into two adjourning rooms because the contestants would arrive from different doors once they finish.

And because Chris requested it specifically. He wasn't about to watch some more lovey dovey puke fest from Blaise and Marsha in the same space together if it was only for the challenge. Of course, that's not what he told the producers going forward with this challenge, but details. The only thing that screwed his plan over is that the producers were still wanting to work the family angle, thus sticking him in the room with his sister.

Blaise and Chef were sitting in one rooms with Marsha and Chris in the other. However, there was a window that displayed one room to the other. Blaise and Chef were rather comfortable, apart from having to see the discomfort from both Chris and Marsha.

"This is your fault somehow, I know it," Marsha said bitterly. Chris adjusted his shirt and pulled out a mirror to check his hair.

"Believe me when I say I did not want to be in the same room as you," he replied with an eyeroll.

Marsha huffed and started to pace, "Why did you choose this location? It has ties to Yuan, I'm sure and I didn't want the contestants seeing their families through challenges like this! It could take off their focus!"

Chris just stared at Marsha, "I've put kids on a toxic waste island. I don't care."

Marsha frowned, "Why did you grow up to be such a douche?"

Chris was unaffected by the insult, "Why do you think that everything has to be prissy and perfect like you?"

Marsha folded her arms, "At least you finally admit it."

Blaise and Chef looked at each other, "I think we're gonna need some popcorn," Chef suggested. Blaise looked through the window at the arguing siblings and nodded. "Sasha!" he called for the intern, "We're gonna need some popcorn!"

Freddy walked away from the room that he took the file from Paul in. It was good seeing the guy again and it didn't hurt that he hinted at Naomi being around the hotel somewhere.

After talking with Paul, felt more confident about his chances here for this challenge. All he had to do was figure out which spy game he wanted his 'skills' to resemble this go around. While his head was wrapped in thought, Freddy wouldn't have heard the person behind him raise their arm and knock him out from behind; he was out instantly.

He didn't hear the chuckle from his captor nor did he hear the next triumphant words to leave her mouth.

"You're not getting the chance to out me."

Alice grabbed Freddy's ankles and started to drag him away, not before checking his body for anything that could get her caught.

"I hate being a girl sometimes," Alice grunted as she tried pulling the heavier guy, "then again, Adaliah was strong…I just hate being me." With a sigh, Alice kept going with her plan.

Someone was closer than Alice would have hoped, and that person tracked the trail of something making a mark. Too bad Alice didn't realize the gaming only PSP could make such a mark.

Laura narrowed her eyes at the trail, "Okay, call me crazy but something is telling me that my lovely and totally worthy services will be needed soon."

Yuan's cold expression covering his fearful demeanor didn't waver as he looked at his father and older brother. "Duarte," he said monotonously. However, through the cracks of that simple word brought a crumbling to Yuan's composure.

His brother snarled and moved to rush at Yuan, "How dare you address Father in such a—" Duarte held his arm out in front of his son to stop him.

"That is quite alright, Mateo," Duarte told his son, "this is much to be expected from a rebel such as the boy in front of you."

It was a long time since Yuan and his father had spoken more than a few words to each other; but today appeared to be the day he would have to face the trembling music of disparity and his family. If Yuan wasn't shaken up, he would have enjoyed the thought of that being his next work of art.

"I'm merely a boy to you," Yuan replied, trying to appear strong in front of the two. Duarte laughed, but he refused to look at Yuan in the eye.

"You've never been my son. Just the insolent waste of space that defied his superior by creating filth and claiming a heritage full of nothing."

The sting from the words Duarte bit out pierced the façade Yuan tried to grasp on, and he gripped the bar on the wall for support. Duarte noted the move and looked smug.

"You aren't even a man. I am rather astonished at seeing you last in such a game based on using your smarts and instincts; you lack majority of the skills." Duarte fixed his collar, "If only Rosalia could see the failure of a son now. Perhaps she was lucky she went to the twins' soccer game."

Yuan couldn't reply like he wanted. He was chanting in his head that Duarte's words didn't matter, that he was strong and his own man.

"What kind of man disowns his son for embracing their true heritage?" Yuan finally managed to utter, "You're nothing but a sniveling, gluttonous, pitiful excuse for a man. I'm more man than you'll ever be."

The silence following would cause any audience to sweat drop.

Alice continued to drag Freddy, almost to the elevator when a person cleared her throat. She turned around, only to be met with a hit to the head with a boot, knocking her out cold.

"Hmph, she didn't last as long as Tori did," Laura remarked with a snicker and kneeling to Freddy. Laura lightly slapped his face, "Freeeeddyyyy," she said softly to him. Laura repeated her method and frowned when Freddy smiled and mumbled Five Nights at Freddy's Sister Location.

"Freddy!" Laura snapped and slapped him hard. Freddy shot up quickly and gasped, "Mom!" he cried before blinking his eyes and looking at Laura. He reached to scratch the back of his head sheepishly before wincing at the pain in his shoulder.

Laura helped him up and started walking towards the steps with Freddy, opting to keep their location a secret from Alice.

"No need to thank me..." Laura started, "I mean, it would be very appreciated, but I thought the saying would be fitting."

Freddy let out a short laugh, "Thanks Laura."

Laura nodded, "No biggie. She wasn't ready for that big boot."

Trying to get the feel back into his shoulder, Freddy was rolling his shoulder. He groaned as he walked with Laura, who was helping him walk.

"I know I look good in this outfit, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna help you this entire time like I'm actually an agent," Laura told him.

Freddy chuckled dryly, "You're such a charmer."

"Aren't I though?" She retorted with a small grin. Freddy used his good arm to reach behind his head and scratch it casually. At that, Laura scrunched her nose and looked away. "What was Alice doing with you anyway? Didn't particularly see her as the homewrecking type."

At that moment is when Freddy remembered the very reason that got him to that point. "That's right! You don't know!"

Laura stopped walking and turned to him, "Is this about what you needed to tell me in Colorado?" she asked.

Freddy nodded, "It's Alice…" he looked around to make sure that nothing would interrupt him this time, "…she's trying to get rid of you…" He proceeded to tell her of the exchanges between he and Alice up until the point that Laura found him.

Laura had remained quiet throughout the time that Freddy spoke. Though, when he finished, Laura's left eye twitched.

"Oh that trick is mine," she promised vehemently. Laura made sure Freddy was alright before strutting out in the direction they last saw the passed-out Alice.

Too bad he wasn't, and he slipped and hit the wall.

Yuan had been shaking during the entire exchange, clenching and unclenching his fists in effort to calm himself down. However, none of that was helpful in the slightest. A nerve in Duarte's neck looked like it would pop from the backtalk he just heard from Yuan. Mateo made a move to keep his father from doing anything rash in case someone were to see.

"Why you pathetic, impudent piece of garbage! I'll have you know that I—"

"WAAAAN! Are ya in haareee!" called out an incoming and familiar voice. TJ's bouncy strawberry blonde curls came into view and Yuan gulped. She was in full view of the not so friendly family reunion and frowned.

"Come on now, we gotta get awr thangs so we can win!" She exclaimed reaching for his arm. TJ stopped herself when she saw the expression on his face and the outraged looks on the men in front of him. Something didn't seem right and TJ wasn't having in.

"I don't know what tha two of ya done did to my Wan but I won't be havin' nun of it!" she snapped suddenly. This caused Yuan's ferocious yet hurt look to turn into one of astonishment. Duarte's and Mateo's looks were similar.

"I'm gonna assu…susp…guess that y'all awr his famuly cause ya kinda look alike, but ya gotta pointy nose and thangs…" she trailed off in regards to Mateo, who look offended, before she shook her head and continued, "No how, ya ain't gonna be mean ta him cause we gotta job ta do and ya ain't hurtin' his feelins or takin' him outta tha game ya hear me?" TJ finished before taking the more than willing Yuan out of the hallway of that floor. She pressed the up button, after finally getting the hang of it, and the pair went into the elevator and out of the men's sights.

Alice was brushing herself off, muttering about what she would do to Laura the next time she saw her. Coincidentally, Laura appeared at the floor lobby and snarled.

"You wench," Laura spat before charging at the girl. Alice didn't have much reaction time before she was tackled to the ground. Instinctively, her hand shot out to push the body off her. However, Laura wasn't budging. "Oh no honey, you're getting this ass whooping," Laura vowed as she started swinging.

A couple of hits landed before Alice hooked her elbow into Laura's nose. Laura leaned back after yelping from the sharp pain shooting from her face. She clutched her nose and gave Alice the opportunity to kick Laura away.

"What the hell was that?!" Alice demanded trying to catch her breath. Laura, still clutched her throbbing nose, glared at Alice.

"You're trying to get rid of me you sleazy wannabe!" Laura exclaimed, "And that means you need to be dealt with."

Alice cursed under her breath because she knew that Freddy managed to tell Laura of her plans. She brushed herself off again, "This is a competition, remember? You of all people should remember that."

Laura growled, "So you callin' me stupid?" she asked before lunging for Alice again. Alice was more prepared this time around and blocked the punches. She sent back her own, making a red mark on Laura's cheek.

"Do you know how much makeup this is gonna take to cover that?!"

"Don't know and don't care." Alice muttered something along the lines of 'you need it' and Laura caught it.

"Oh that is it!"

Laura swung her leg, making Alice think she was going to trip her. When Alice took the bait, and moved back, Laura grabbed Alice's arms and headbutted her, knocking Alice out for the second time. Laura checked her nails and makeup. She winced at the pain in her nose after she touched it gingerly before closing her compact, Laura left the lobby.

Why does everything have to be about you?" Marsha demanded with her hands on her hips.

Chris snorted, "That only worked on Mom, in case you didn't know," he replied. Marsha narrowed her eyes, "Why couldn't you just leave! I am doing just fine without you. You always try to make things about you!"

Chris gave her nonchalant glance, "You do realize you took over my show?" He smirked, "So who's really trying to make things about themselves?"

Marsha clenched her fists. Chris saw it and grinned, "Did I hit a nerve?"

"I'm about to hit your face." Chris gulped at the thought of his face getting even the tiniest of blemishes; he raised his hands up to his chest.

"We can talk this out…"

Chef and Blaise were watching with half interest. The popcorn from earlier was gone.

"You think I should step in?" Blaise asked Chef. Chef shook his head.

"Nah. If Marsha kills him, I will get a bigger salary."

Blaise frowned, "I don't like her having to fight with him so much like this."

"It's TV, this is gonna bring in more ratin's, fool," Chef replied before looking around, "You think they got some chicken round this place?"

Blaise shrugged, "I'm sure she's locked the door so there's no way I can get in; so, let's go find out."

Chef patted Blaise on the pack, "My man."

Inside of the elevator, Yuan couldn't help but admire the female in front of him. Because of that, TJ was looking down with a blush at the hard scrutiny.

"You never cease to amaze me, Tonya Jane," Yuan said finally.

TJ looked up to Yuan and blinked, "Does sees mean a good thing?" she asked him.

Yuan had to bite back the retort as he nodded mutely to her, "I do…" he coughed, "I do apologize that you had to see such a misfortunate scene. What you saw was the putrid seed that was planted into my heart."

As the elevator continued to move, TJ made her way to Yuan. When she was in front of him, she gently placed her hand on his chiseled jaw and turned him to look in her direction. Her finger lightly tracing the markings under his eyes.

"When I look in ya eyes, I only see Wan," TJ said softly before smiling and leaving the elevator, as it had dinged and opened without Yuan realizing it.

He didn't get a chance to reach for the retreating figure of TJ, who was shivering with a smile as she walked away.

Laura felt victorious with knocking Alice out twice in the same challenge. She knew that she would reap those repercussions…maybe. At that moment, Laura didn't care. Her mind was on making sure that she was staying in the game and not letting Alice get that over her.

Her eyes swept over the tracker for the next room she would need to retrieve the file from, but there wasn't another mark to indicate where it was.

Furrowing her brows, Laura hit the device to see if there was a mishap, but nothing changed. Laura looked around the piece of machinery to see if it was defected; she had no such luck.

"This is my karma, isn't it?" Laura asked herself with a frustrated sigh. Continuing to walk down the path, Laura had to pray in her head that her luck would change quickly.

It was as if her prayer was answered in a millisecond. Right there on a table next to the restroom doors appeared to be a file. It took Laura less than the time to grab the file than it was to spot the file in the first place. She would have gloated at her luck if it wasn't for the bathroom door quickly opening.

Laura hid in the closest dark shadow on the wall to prevent from being caught until she saw a familiar dark haired man.

"I sense your presence, Laura," the person stated, "you can come out now."

Knowing that she was caught, Laura moved out of the shadows, "Ya know James, you calmed down my first altercation on this show, but I wouldn't have thought you could 'sense' me."

James chuckled, "My dear Laura, I could read the developing nature you possess from my stones before we arrived today. I knew we would meet."

Laura gave James a sideways look, "Ya know, that's kind of creepy."

"Call it what you will, but you grabbed the file while I was occupied in the restroom."

Laura huffed and held the file close to her, "What of it? I have what I need now and we don't have to talk anymore," she said starting to walk away.

"While you do, don't allow your anger to cloud your judgement. It will bring a fatal outcome to your chances here." He smiled encouragingly, "The spirits never guide me wrong."

Laura simply nodded and waved at James before walking away and getting from James as quickly as possible. Now she posed a different problem; her tracker was still not showing her where she needed to go. It was luck for her to find James and now she needed that luck again.

"So James…your spirits wouldn't happen to know where the finishing room is would they?"

Alice was now mumbling threats under her breath about what would happen to certain people when this show was over. They were becoming a thorn on her plans to win more than anything now.

She walked along the dark side of the wall until she appeared at one of the bathrooms. Why they would have a file in here, Alice couldn't understand.

She would understand soon enough because there was an agent in there that she'd rather not meet.

"Hello Alice," a sultry voice purred from one of the bathroom stalls. Alice froze with wide eyes and turned around from the sink quickly to come face to face with her foe.

"Angel…" she said in a cold tone, "wanted to get a repeat of Rome, huh?" Alice taunted.

Angel snarled, "No my dear," her snarl turned into a smirk, "I want you gone, just like you sent me, Naomi, and Laura, well almost Laura," She laughed. Alice gritted her teeth.

"I did what I had to do," she replied.

"Did you?" Angel asked taunting Alice, "I think you cheated so you could stay in the game. Wouldn't you agree? That doesn't sound like the sweet, strong Alice looking for redemption." She laughed once more, "Tut, tut, sounds like you took a playbook from…" she tapped her chin and looked up to the ceiling, "me."

Alice shook her head, "I am nothing like you," she spat.

"I beg to differ," Angel replied with a smug grin, "I saw what you wanted to do to Laura, and I would do the exact same thing." She shrugged, "A bit subtler than you, but the all the same." She placed a hand on Alice's face, "Face it darling, you're more vindictive than you want to believe."

Alice snatched Angel's hand away from her face, "I am not and will not ever be you. Ever!" She pushed Angel out of the way and out of the bathroom. Her eyes were downcast and she sighed, "Never…right?" she asked herself softly.

Angel smirked at Alice stalked away from her and pulled the file from her jacket. Too bad Alice forgot something very important to the challenge on her way to the finishing point.

Freddy wandered through the next floor of his destination. After Laura left him, he managed to get to the elevator. Freddy couldn't wait on her to return because he had to find his next file.

And hopefully come across Naomi.

He rolled his shoulder again, groaning at the numbness it felt from being knocked out tragically, hitting the floor by Alice purposely, and then hitting the wall by Laura accidentally. While he did this, someone was watching him from the vents.

Freddy looked back as his tracker and stopped in front of a door; he went to turn the know when…

"Pssst."

Freddy looked around, but not seeing anything. He went to turn the knob again.

"Freeeeddyyy…"

Freddy turned around quickly, not finding anything. The back of his mind was nagging at something familiar in the sound of the voice, but he couldn't place it.

"Freddy!"

Freddy looked up to the ceiling to see a face staring at him. He jumped, but not out of fright. Freddy jumped for joy and reached for the person.

"Mario, oh Mario, can't get to me can you?" the person said. Freddy rolled his eyes playfully, "I know you want to see me, Naomi," he replied.

Naomi tapped her chin, "Mayyybe," she grinned before slipping through the open vent. The moment she hit the ground, Freddy engulfed Naomi into a hug and kissed her. Naomi returned the gesture before pulling apart.

"I know I was missed, but not this much," she said with a laugh. "But I have been watching you and I wanted to ask how your walkthroughs have been going and about the challenges you've gone through since I've been gone. I see you helping Laura in most cases. Do you think she—"

"Yes, I missed you a lot," Freddy interrupted her. Naomi pretended to be upset that she was interrupted, and kissed his nose.

"We'll be with each other always; remember that."

Freddy smiled before Naomi started pushing him away, "What are you doing?" he asked.

"You have a challenge to win," she replied.

"But I don't have that file I need from you!"

Naomi chuckled, "It's already in your coat. Slipped it in when you hugged me."

Freddy grinned, "Have I told you that I love you?"

"I would certainly hope so!"

Smiling at his girlfriend, Freddy left the floor and made his way to the finishing point marked on the tracking device.

TJ never thought she would be crawling under the floors in a fancy hotel looking for a file with her tracker. Yet here she was, guided through under the floor with dirt and grime on her outfit looking for someone who would possibly be in this area.

She didn't mind the dirt because it brought her a little bit of comfort being in a place like this. Which brought her mind to her 'Wan' and the look of distress he had in his eyes. She didn't know what was really going on, but TJ was going to say anything to get Yuan out of the situation she was in; TJ hoped that Yuan would tell her in due time.

Her tracker buzzed, which was surprising to her because TJ didn't remember it doing so. Grabbing the tracker, TJ realized that it wasn't her device making that noise.

Panicked, yet curious at the same time, TJ looked around and kept moving for the source of the buzzing. The noise kept growing louder and louder until TJ was met with another body covered in plastic. The plastic was buzzing and TJ tried to get a closer look at the head that wasn't covered in the plastic.

"Greetings Tonya Jane!" declared the voice. TJ gasped at the voice and her smile was bright.

"Zach!" She cried crawling closer to him. She paused when he was buzzing still. "Whatcha doin'?"

Zach turned to look at TJ properly and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Taking a remote from his plastic suit, Zach pressed a button and the buzzing ceased.

"My deepest apologies. I was experimenting with some wires and created an insect deflector!"

"Insek deflektor?" TJ repeated confused. "Why?"

Zach nodded eagerly, "I couldn't pass up such an opportunity! Once I manage to dissect the wires I've used I can repeat the same thing back at our eliminated habitat," he explained. TJ understood some of the things he said, but it was best not to go too far into the conversation due to her being on an invisible time limit.

"Ya wouldn't happen ta have a fiyal on ya would ya?" TJ asked. Zach motioned with his hand for her to lift the tile above her. TJ took the hint and repeated his actions. The tile easily moved and TJ's hand felt around for the file. Not too long, she found it and gripped it. After fixing the tile, TJ hugged Zach, who blushed in return.

Adjusting his glasses once more, Zach cleared his throat, "If you proceed through the area you grabbed the information you sought for, you'll arrive at your designated destination sooner rather than later."

TJ smiled and moved the tile once more. Climbing through, she waved at Zach, who surprisingly hadn't cut the power off to the hotel yet. She headed for the finishing room.

Yuan found himself wandering the top of the hotel, not caring about the last file he needed at this point. There were numerous things on his mind: his heritage, this place, TJ, Duarte and Mateo, and his future. Not one thing could be put at the top of the list of his wandering mind thanks to their connections to each other.

His moment of solitude was crushed, however.

"I take it that you're not caring anymore."

Yuan whipped his head towards the voice, only to groan and return to his prior position.

"What gods have forsaken me to have to deal with all of this within hours of a dragging day?" he sighed dramatically, plopping his arms down on his lap.

Robin sat next to Yuan on the edge and clasped his hands, "I'll be frank. I wasn't sure who I would see," Robin admitted. It was clear to Yuan it was probably the scarred chit that Robin was wanting to see, "but this could have been worse."

Yuan snorted bitterly, "You know nothing about my times during this challenge."

"You're right; I don't know," Robin replied, "but I do know that whatever is going on is really breaking you to the point you're letting it win."

"They will never win while I possess breath in my body," Yuan vowed coldly.

Robin shrugged, "You could have fooled me. This is the makings of a man that's losing the battles in his mind. Take it from someone who constantly needs to have everything done as efficiently and effectively as I possibly can."

He pulled out the file that Yuan needed to complete the challenge.

"Take this and show your demons that they have not won."

Yuan stared into Robin's eyes and gave a curt nod, standing and taking long strides to the finishing room.

Robin watched him walk away before looking up to the clear blue skies.

Freddy, Alice, and TJ arrived on the side with Marsha and Chris. Freddy looked at the two and closely examined the purple bruising and scars the two possessed.

Marsha saw Freddy examining her and her brother, "Don't ask," she replied before clearing her throat, "As you were told, this is a last place elimination once again; but in order to be in last place, you must not have your two files."

Chris was muttering curses under his breath and mentioned slime being used next time. Marsha decided to ignore him.

On the other side, Yuan and Laura ran into the room that Blaise and Chef were residing in and watching the other five people.

"Bout time you maggots showed up," Chef remarked. Yuan and Laura glared at the man simultaneously.

"Given the experience I've had today, I'd rather not join in this pitiful banter that you've started," Yuan snapped.

"And I agree with him…for once," Laura added. Chef rolled his eyes and turned to the other group on the other side of the window, leaving Blaise to finish his job.

"You know the person in last place is leaving the show tonight; and the only way to be in last place is if you arrived last or if you did not get your two files."

In Marsha and Chris's room, Marsha added on, "Also, our agents have all told us whether they still have a file." She paused.

Blaise began talking on his side, "Only one person claimed to still have a file."

The contestants' breaths hitched in their bodies. Only one of them knew the truth, and that truth was about to hurt.

"Alice," Marsha started, "let me see your files," she told the girl. Alice bit her lip and pulled out two files. Marsha's eyebrows rose in astonishment, "I see that it wasn't you then," she remarked with a hum.

Alice let out a breath in a relief and a smirk in her mind.

Blaise looked to Laura and Yuan, "Let me see your files, please," he told them. Laura and Yuan both held two files in their hands; they were safe.

On Marsha and Chris's side, Chris's grin was wolfish, "So it's left to the two of you runts." He flexed his fingers and laughed, "Let's see those files," he taunted. Yuan and Laura both looked on in the other room with concern and worry for two different people.

TJ looked fearful as she pulled her two files out of their spot; one of them were torn, but they were otherwise in shape. Yuan let out a breath at her still being safe and in the game with him. Their eyes locked through the window.

Chef made puking noises, "Spare me the romance bull," he mumbled, reaching for a chicken wing.

Laura gasped at the revelation; that only left Freddy. Freddy was confused as he pulled out the only one file, "This has to be a mistake, I…I took both of my files!"

Marsha looked solemn while Chris was laughing, "You must have been hallucinating, dude, because clearly there is only one file."

Freddy tried to think of what had gone wrong; he didn't understand. Alice had a ghost of a smirk on her face.

Alice grabbed Freddy's ankles and started to drag him away, not before checking his body for anything that could get her caught.

Alice felt a file that Freddy held on his person and grinned, taking it with her just in case.

Laura saw the smirk and felt her blood boil. She marched to the door, only to be stopped by Blaise and Chef. Instead, she banged on the window.

"Let me at that conniving witch! I know this is her fault! I know it is!" Laura yelled, kicking and screaming at the window, "If I get my hands on her again, she won't get back up!"

TJ's eyes were wide at Laura's threats to Alice. She put her hand on the window, "Lawra calm dowun!" she cried to the girl in the other room. Alice stood there with her arms folded; Laura couldn't touch her now, and definitely not in the jet. All she needed to do was make sure that she stayed away from her in the next challenge.

Chris started clapping, "Listen you monkeys, this is all good for ratings and all, but we got a schedule to keep!" Marsha clenched her fist again and took a deep breath before looking to Freddy.

"I'm sorry Freddy, but you don't have your two files; you're leaving us tonight."

Giving up, Freddy sighed and put his head down, "I guess I had a good run. Met some great friends; got a great girlfriend, who I saw in the challenge; and seen new things!" He lifted his head, "Thank you Marsha, for everything." He gasped, "I get to ride back with Naomi, don't I?!" he asked excitedly.

He wouldn't get an answer because Chris pushed him towards one of the appearing interns, "Yea, yea, let's keep it moving," he mumbled as Freddy struggled to get from Chris's push. It was too late and he was gone.

TJ looked to Yuan, now more concerned for him from their previous encounter. Yuan looked back at TJ trying to mask the look of desperation of wanting her touch.

Laura simply stared at the dark-haired girl in front of her through the window with a stony glance. She did mouth something to her 'You're next'

Alice read these words and cursed under her breath, realizing what's happened. She would have to win the next challenge or she was gone. TJ was on Laura's side and Yuan would follow TJ to the ends of the earth…she would have to do something drastic.

In that moment, Alice heard Angel's words ringing true in her mind.

Chris smiled towards the camera, "Well that was eventful," he remarked before chuckling, "Now that it's over, who will we see leaving next? Will Yuan—"

Chris didn't get a chance to finish his usual ending because Marsha knocked him out with a chair. She put it down as if she didn't just assault her brother and gave a short laugh.

"Let's get out of here."

The inhabitants of both rooms couldn't agree more with that statement. Suddenly, everything within the hotel blacked out, causing someone to scream rather girlish. Whether it was Chris or Chef wouldn't be determined.

"WHERE IS ZACHARIAS?!"

Haha, I almost made the 2 week mark, but I do want to say that the glitch that happened helped in my hesitance to type for a couple of days. It totally shouldn't have but it did. I'm gonna miss our FNAF Fanatic, and I'm happy to have him branch a little bit more than having just that label on him. Happy reading folks!