The Total Drama series belongs to Teletoon, and Cartoon Network. Also, the Alphabet idea isn't mine. It belongs to Frank15. Everything I also mention that's copyrighted belongs to their respective copyrights. However, all my characters belong to me.
BaconBaka's Bites: Yeah, I'm sorry this chapter took a lot longer than it needed to be. Several factors came up, and my heart wasn't in the right mindset to be writing. But at least I got the chapter finished now, so that's all that matters.
WARNING: This chapter contains some pretty graphic deaths, even though the contestants are in a virtual world. Any younger readers may want to read with an adult, guardian, or older sibling. If you're too squeamish about this kinda subject material, you may wanna skip to after the challenge. I'll tell you when the violence is over for this chapter.
With that said, it's time to start up the challenge!
I volunteer as tribute!
Currently, the contestants were in the middle of an arena, where a silver, horn shaped building was overlooking the group.
Most of the campers looked over at Isaac.
"So… Any idea on what this is?" Selena asked.
"That's known as the Cornucopia. It's where they stockpile weapons and supplies for the reapings." Isaac noted. "But be warned, it can get pretty bloody..."
Most of the campers were shocked at what they heard.
"Well, it is what they call a bloodbath." Isaac continued.
"Blood? Forget this, I'm outtie." Omelette said, interrupting Isaac as she walked away.
"Er, I wouldn't think that would be a good idea." Vikki replied back, catching up to Omelette. "If we are truly fighting for our lives, virtually… It be a good idea to have a weapon on hand."
"Is that what sharp sticks are for?" Omelette asked, as she continued to walk away.
"Well… I think it's every man for themselves..." Vikki pondered.
"Well, let's get this stuff over with..." Whitney said, as she walked over to the Cornucopia, and eyed what appeared to be a mace. "Nice, and very badass to boot!"
Tina picked up a whip. "Familiar territory..." She said with a grin, as she soon took off.
Bob looked at a trident, and tried to pick it up, but failed due to it being too heavy.
"Ugh!" Bob moaned, as he decided on a baton on his weapon of choice. He soon grabbed up some supplies, and took off, following Tina's direction.
Maxwell eyed a katana, and grinned as he picked it up, running for Tina.
"Guys, pick up the pace! Everyone's grabbing all the good weapons!" Selena ordered, grabbing herself a trident.
"Will do, Selena!" Vikki replied back, as she picked up a few knives, and took aim, throwing one somewhere…
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"...OW!"
Vikki stepped back in shock, seeing who she hit. "Oops… Sorry, Luka."
But Luka only pulled the knife out. "Eh, only nicked me. Besides, VR challenge."
Vikki, not wanting to take any chances, soon ran off before Luka's team could retaliate.
"Hello!" Hannah grinned, picking up some sais. "This'll help fend off Maxwell, and any close-range weaponry."
Xander picked up a dagger, and grinned.
"This should go the way of beat-em-ups in arcade games… I should be safe with this on my side." Xander said to himself, running off.
"Hope these come in handy..." Yuki said, as she pocketed some bricks, and soon ran off.
Kagura was still trying to choose what weapon to use, as well as Ethan.
"Er, Ethan-Kun? What do you suggest?" Kagura asked.
Ethan simply picked up a spear. "I'm going for a spear. Why not try a battle axe?"
Kagura tilted her head. "Do they even have battle axes?"
"Beats me..." Ethan replied back, as he looked at Isaac, who was holding a bow and arrow set, and running off with supplies. "Hey, Isaac! Did they have battle axes at the Hunger Games?"
"Check near a crate! It's where Cato died after he got his throat slit!" Isaac responded back, before continuing to run.
"Cato?" Kagura asked, but Isaac was long gone. She then looked for a crate, and found a battle axe, leaning next to it. "Perfect-o!"
"Wait, I just remembered! Is Isaac on another team?" Ethan asked.
"Eh, he's our only guy on the island who knows about this kinda stuff." Kagura responded.
Confessional: Real smooth, Ethan…
Ethan: -He face palms- How did I even know that Isaac was on the other team? Stupid… Stupid… Stupid..
Soon enough, everyone either fled, either with weapons, or altogether… Except for one.
Luka, after being stabbed accidentally by Vikki, was having her pick of weaponery.
"Hmm… I'm thinking a scythe would be good for me..." Luka said, as she picked it up, and was about to walk out of the Cornucopia, when all of a sudden...
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...She was stabbed in the back by a long sword, by an obese, orange haired nerd. Luka's now dead body slumped over, as the nerd sneered down at the punk.
"First blood… Nice." Francis grinned. "Now, to find the others."
Luka's pod opened, as she stepped out.
"The hell happened?" She asked, clearly confused as to what happened.
"Tough luck, Luka! You got stabbed in the back!" Chris announced out loud. "How about we have a replay of the action?"
On screen, Luka could only watch the replay of her being stabbed.
"And once again, in slow-mo..." Chris continued.
"Eh, no thanks." Luka denied, as she started to walk over to the bleachers. "Still, how did I get stabbed? I saw everyone run after I hid..."
With Dana, she was overseeing the challenge as she was confused.
"Chris? I don't think that was one of the campers that did Luka in." Dana said out loud.
"It's the nature of the games, Dana." Chris responded back. "Now, I've got a few announcements to make to the campers…"
Dana nodded, as she looked even closer, as Dirk walked over.
"What's going on, mon cherie?" Dirk asked. "You didn't see that, did ya?"
"Yeah, in fact? The camera didn't even show Luka's killer..." Dana answered back. "And Chris' replays didn't even pan over to them as well..."
"Yeah, something is afoot..." Dirk noted, stroking his goatee. "I'll look further in this issue."
"And I'll keep an eye out. Besides, I've got 50 bucks riding on Bob surviving." Dana nodded back.
"Isn't that a bit grim?" Dirk asked.
"Hey, Allie bet some cash on Hannah. Besides, it's all in good fun, right?" Dana questioned back.
"Good point..." Dirk nodded.
Confessional: What if they both bite it?
Dana: Still, who would want to backstab Luka, and literally? Still, hope Bob survives. I've got my eyes on a game I want!
The Fields
Back in the challenge, Omelette was done finishing her wooden spear, as Vikki approached her.
"Hey, Vik! Check it out!" Omelette grinned, spinning her spear almost like a baton. "Best weapons comes from nature, am I right?"
"Err… I think that's cheating..." Vikki said out loud.
"In the words of Mills Lane, I'll allow it!" Chris' voice boomed throughout the air.
Omelette stuck out her tongue at her friend, as Vikki could only sigh playfully.
"Silly, silly Omelette..."
"Now, first off, you know your objective; kill off any and all the members of your opposing team. But, there are a few catches. First off, if your body glows a bright blue, you're basically hungry.
"Wait, we gotta deal with hunger mechanics? Lame!" Omelette said out loud, frustrated at the new addition of the challenge.
With Tina, she, Bob, and Maxwell were listening to Chris' speech.
"Second, there are some hidden dangers. You more or less have a Hit Point system. Right now, you're all mostly at full health, so your bodies won't be glowing. But once your health depletes, you'll start to glow from a bright red, to a dark red when you're on low HP. Be warned, though. As some attacks can result in a One Hit KO." Chris continued.
"What if you're both have low HP and hungry?" Bob asked.
"Then you will rotate between glowing red and blue." Chris answered. "Course, by that time, you're more or less hosed."
"Eh, I dealt with scores of battles at low HP in games all the time. That's second nature to me." Tina responded back.
"I would like to tell more, but I love to keep some stuff a surprise..." Chris teased. "Oh, almost forgot! Each 'day' lasts about 5 minutes. And it can be rather difficult to see in the dark..."
"Unless you're a ninja, a crook, or Omelette." Maxwell said out loud. Tina could only giggle, as she shared a high five with the Otaku.
"With that said, McLean out!" Chris finished, as the three looked all around.
"So… What do we do?" Bob asked. "Aside of trying to virtually kill our friends?"
"Simple. We try to gather up supplies." Tina answered back. "And try to make any secondary weapons if possible."
"Makes sense to me." Maxwell said out loud, as there was some rustling being heard. "Hey, you hear that, Tina?"
"Yeah, I do…" Tina noted, as she walked ahead. "You two stay behind; if I don't come back in 5 minutes or if I bite it, run the other way..."
"You got it!" Maxwell answered back, as Tina began to dash forward…
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...She didn't last too long, before getting a knife in the eye. She spun around, staggered around, then fell flat on her back, motionless.
"Tina..." Bob choked out a sob. "Nooo..."
Maxwell's face was white with pure horror, as he grabbed Bob's arm, and the two started to run for it.
Soon, the owner of the knife walked over to Tina's corpse, picked up the knife, and shivered at the sight.
"Ouch, I was aiming for her head, not her eye… Sorry, Tina!" Vikki said to herself, pocketing the knife, and doing some thinking. "Now… Where did Bob and Maxwell run off to? I swore I heard the two..."
Confessional: Two's a crowd!
Vikki: Plus, talk about an overdramatic death… I admit, I seen bits and pieces of the movie, and the tributes as Isaac calls them just fall over dead.
Maxwell: How could I go up against someone with a knife? I only did what came natural…
Tina: Okay, I maaaayyyy been a bit overdramatic with my death. But when else would I die, Paper Mario style?
Selena was leaning on a tree, watching the sun sink below the horizon, as some images appeared up in the sky…
The first was of Luka, sticking out her tongue, and doing a peace pose. The image then faded from color to black and white, indicating her death.
"Rest in peace, you tongue studded cutie..." Selena smirked, as she blinked. "Did I just seriously say that? ...Naaaaahhh."
The second was of Tina, who gave off a gentle smile. Again, the color changed from color to black and white. Selena sighed.
"Tough shame, geek… I wanted to face off against you in the heat of battle." Selena said to herself. "Oh, well… Maybe next time."
"Hey, Selena-Chan!"
Selena turned around to see Kagura, running up to her. She was carrying a cardboard box.
"Hey, Kagura." Selena greeted her friend. "Found any tributes, yet?"
"Actually, no. I was looking for some of the more weaker tributes to take out, but it appeared that some people took out the two more than likely strongest tributes first." Kagura answered back, as she displayed the cardboard box. "In either case, look what I got from an unknown sponsor!"
Selena looked at the box. "Err… How come it says Yuki Berry Crunch on the side?"
"Perhaps… This challenge is being sponsored by Yuki Berry Crunch? I dunno." Kagura shrugged. "So, Luka-Chan and Tina-Chan is out, I presume?"
"Yep. Not sure how, though." Selena answered back, as she looked at the moon going rapidly across the sky.
"Guess dawn's coming sooner as once thought..." Kagura noted. "Then again, we can't just Hyperbolic Time Chamber this thing."
Selena blinked. "Err… Is that a Maxwell thing?"
But Kagura simply shrugged. "Hey, I catch dubs from time to time. Gotta see how they deal with the stuff we send over."
"I see..." Selena nodded, as the moon started to set, and the sun started to rise in the east. "Welp, guess it's back to killing for sport… Talk about repulsive. How does Isaac even enjoy this stuff?"
"I've seen more repulsive stuff by accident." Kagura replied back. "And that doesn't count on what someone I know is into..."
Selena gulped. "Do… I wanna know?"
"Nope." Kagura shook her head.
Confessional: Yeeeaahh, this may up the age rating of this fic.
Selena: Calling it now… That someone Kagura mentioned is into inflation. Seriously, if you're watching this? Gross, man… Just… Gross.
Kagura: Seriously, Yui… Why do you find having Hello Kitty's head on a pike so… charming?
Ethan was wondering around the arena, seeking for any tributes to take on.
"Hello? Anyone around for me to take on?" Ethan asked out loud. "Anyone at all?"
But upon seeing that nobody was coming around, he started to run ahead, and scout the aream as his thoughts went elsewhere…
In a thick jungle, Ethan was decked out in torn clothing and had war paint on his body. He was holding what appeared to be a katana made out of bacon.
"Okay, just gotta take out a few more, and I walk out of this arena..." Ethan thought.
"Dude… Get off!"
Ethan turned around to see Xander, standing there, swinging some sausage links almost like a nunchuck. He too was also in some war paint and torn clothing. He had Yuki pinned currently, who was trying to knock him off.
"Hey, it's the name of the game, homes!" Xander responded back.
Ethan slowly walked up to the Arcade Gamer. "Okay, Xander… Let's not do anything too rash now..."
At that moment, Yuki shoved Xander off, got up on her feet, and started to sprint. A frustrated Xander looked as his prey was escaping.
"Aw, come on! At least let me have at least one kill-" Xander yelled out, as he was stabbed in the stomach by a running Maxwell, dragging a sprinting Bob alongside him.
"Sorry!" Maxwell yelled out as he ran past the downed Xander.
Ethan blinked, as he looked at his surroundings. Indeed, Xander was on the ground, and glowing red, as he started to get back up slowly. He soon swiftly stabbed Ethan with his dagger in the chest, and pulled it back out, knocking Ethan's now dead body on the ground.
"Nothing personal, holmes." Xander said out loud.
Yuki's eyes went wide, as the now horrified artist eyed Ethan's dead body.
"What… He..." Yuki could only mutter.
Not too soon after, Xander was finally finished off by Maxwell's katana, with a startled Bob not too far behind.
"You… Killed him." Bob muttered.
"Not yet..." Maxwell noted, as Xander was on the ground, bleeding out.
"Ow… My tragus..." Xander moaned, as he slumped over, motionless.
"Now he's dead." Maxwell said out loud.
Yuki approached Maxwell carefully.
"Man, Maxwell… That was quite bloody, hon." Yuki said out loud.
Bob, meanwhile, was petrified in fear.
"Maxwell…" Bob muttered.
Maxwell turned around and put a comforting hand on Bob's shoulder.
"Hey, you needn't worry; it's only VR, Bob." Maxwell reassured.
Bob gave off a glare at the Otaku. "Only VR… ONLY VR?! In all my times in the virtual world, I went through hatred during the Fear Challenge, got my butt handed to me by a possessed King DeDeDe, and just a few minutes ago, I saw my friend and my roomie Tina get stabbed in the eye!" Bob yelled out loud. "She seen the bodies of her family, and you mentioned that you didn't have any parents. Did you even see them die at all?!"
Bob inhaled and exhaled, trying to gain composure.
"Sorry… It's that all of this stress is getting to me. We all nearly died yesterday, and having a challenge based all around death..." Bob continued.
Yuki put a comforting hand on Bob's shoulder. "Bob, it's gonna be okay, hon."
But Maxwell was silent, as he looked off in the distance.
"I… Used to have parents." Maxwell said out loud. "A real nice mom and dad, to boot, almost like any other..."
"What happened, hon? Did… Did they die?" Yuki asked, curious about the whereabouts of his parents.
"It all happened back when I was five. I was living with my parents in… A rather bad state. After the economy crashed, we were homeless almost overnight. We were broke, hungry, and trying to find shelter was a challenge in and all of itself." Maxwell began.
Years prior to the show…
Somewhere in an alley, a male was scrounging through a trash bin, looking for any type of food. His wife was nearby, with their son, sleeping nearby, shivering in his slumber.
"Find anything, dear?" The female asked.
But the male only shook his head.
"Only a meager amount for Maxie..." The male answered back, as he forlornly looked at his son.
"What can we even do, dear?" The female asked out loud. "If not for us, but for our son?"
The male looked at the young Maxwell, as he started to stir awake.
"Daddy… Did you find anything?" Maxwell asked.
The male responded by giving Maxwell the food he found.
"Here… It may not be much, but..." The male answered.
Maxwell ate the meager amount of food, as the male and female sat next to him. The male looked at the female, and gave off a nod as he put his hand on Maxwell's thigh.
"Son… We want what's best for you, and..." The male said out loud, as he sighed. "You would be better off living with your older cousin rather than with us."
The young Maxwell was shocked. "What?!"
"Maxwell, if you continue to live with us, life will get more difficult for you. You could get sick, and even die." The female continued. "Trust us, it's for the best."
Maxwell sniffed in sadness. "Okay..."
"Now… We gotta work with the cover of darkness..." The male said. "First off..."
During the night, they managed to sneak aboard a truck headed to the town where Maxwell's cousin lived. They rode in the truck, for almost all of the night, and half of the day until finally arriving at their destination. As soon as the truck stopped, they snuck out, and started to make a mad dash for the suburbs. They soon stopped at the front of a rather nice house, as the female knocked on the door, and a female around the age of 20 answered the door. She soon hugged the male, female, and Maxwell.
"Dawn, thanks for taking Maxwell in." The female said out loud.
"No problem; I already know he's gonna fit right in." Dawn replied back.
Maxwell looked down, with tears streaming down his face. The male kneeled down, and removed the hat he was wearing.
"Maxwell… You gotta be brave for us, okay?" The male requested, as he placed his hat on Maxwell's hat.
"I will, daddy..." Maxwell nodded, unsure about himself.
The male and female hugged their son one last time, as they soon gently pushed him over to Dawn, as they walked away, as Maxwell could only wave at the two until they were out of sight.
Maxwell looked up at Dawn, who looked back at him.
"Maxwell, like your parents said, it was for the best." Dawn said out loud. "But I know one thing that'll cheer you up. Do you like cartoons?"
"I… often caught some from time to time..." Maxwell replied back.
"Well, I got some that you wanna check out." Dawn inquired. "Though they may be of another country."
"Okay..." Maxwell shyly responded back, as the two walked inside their house…
"The cartoon she showed me was an episode of Sailor Moon, and for some odd reason… I liked it." Maxwell smiled at both Bob and Yuki. "And soon after, I became the otaku you see upon you."
Bob nodded. "Whoa…"
"Did you ever get in contact with your parents, at all?" Yuki asked.
"Sadly, I didn't since they left me with Dawn. I like to believe that they're somewhere… Proud of me for what I've done so far." Maxwell answered back, as an axe clobbered him on the brain. He soon collapsed to the ground dead, with brain matter oozing out.
Both Bob and Yuki looked forward to see Selena pulling out the axe from Maxwell's corpse, as Kagura stood watch.
"Huh, this is just too easy…" Selena mused. "Hey, Kagura! You want Bob?"
"Hmm..." Kagura pondered.
But in almost a second later, the sound of swishes was heard, and Selena was a pile of bloody pieces where she once stood.
Kagura gulped. "Hey, no fair! She didn't even get a chance to choose!"
Bob shivered in fear, as Yuki tapped him on the shoulder, and pointed at a general direction…
Francis was standing there, sheathing his katana blade. He grinned at the three, and gave a slight look at Bob.
"Well, well… If it isn't the three insufficient fools..." Francis said out loud.
"Make that TWO insufficient fools, cause I am OUTTA here, baka!" Kagura declared, as she ran off.
Bob and Yuki could only look at Kagura fleeing.
"Smart girl..." Bob muttered, as Yuki nodded in agreement.
"Well, I still get two for the price of one." Francis continued, as he started to advance towards Yuki and Bob, who were backing off.
But Yuki was even more confused at how an eliminated camper got into the challenge for starters.
"Hey, hon? I thought you got booted a few days ago!" Yuki said out loud. "What are you doing back here?"
"Oh, that's very simple. Like I would explain it to you, you whelp..." Francis answered back.
"Okay, I know for sure he wasn't in the Arena Building when we entered the pods at the start of the challenge..." Bob inquired.
Francis scoffed. "You know, you may be a bit smarter than you think… But I'm more smarter than you… Who won several Pokemon challenges at school? Me. And all it took was an old school Game Boy and a link cable..."
"Knowing you, you more than likely clobbered your opponent on the head..." Bob muttered.
"Shut up!" Francis yelled back.
The two had to think of something in order for them to escape. Yuki looked at the corner of her eye to see that the sun has already set. She gave off a quick nod to Bob, as the sky started to light up and show the first tribute.
It was a picture of Ethan, who was sporting a smile. Bob had to act fast.
"Francis! He drew Yuki a picture of a Meowth!" Bob lied out loud.
"Like I'm gonna fall for that-" Francis replied back.
"An ALOLAN MEOWTH!" Bob interupted.
Francis' blood boiled, as he stopped, and looked up at the sky in anger.
"ALOLAN MEOWTH IS NOT! A! POKEMON!" Francis yelled out in rage. He then looked far ahead to see that both Bob and Yuki ran off, ahead of him.
A few moments later, he noticed a camera, and ran up to it.
"You! You gothic bitch! Read out what I am about to say, or ELSE!" Francis yelled right into a camera in the arena, before smashing it on the ground.
Confessional: Yeeeaahh, I should have added a spoiler warning prior…
Allie: -She is holding a note- I was instructed to read this by Francis, or he threatened to sue my family… Let's see here. -She opens the note- I will show them… I just need to find the perfect foe to take on… How did this even get into my hands?
Bob: Yeah, I felt that was a bit too much… But what else could you do against a Genwunner like him?
Elsewhere, Omelette was wondering around by herself, as she looked up at the Tributes. It showed off Xander's smiling face.
"Ugh, why did you had to die, cute butt?" Omelette asked herself, as the next picture showed above her.
It was of Maxwell, who was also smiling.
"Man, all the cute guys are dying..." Omelette sighed, as she continued looking up.
Selena's face showed up, indicating to the Photophobic girl that Selena bit it.
"And all the cute girls, too..." Omelette continued. "Dammit, everyone. Quit killing everyone with all of the cute butts!"
"Aww, and it was one of my favorite kills, too..."
Omelette turned around to see someone who she didn't expect to see so soon…
"Francis? What? How?!" Omelette asked out loud.
"Oh, I really appreciate using something that's not Pokemon to… I don't know… ELIMINATE ME?!" Francis roared out loud.
"Hey, your behavior was justified! And after that stint with Dana..." Omelette continued.
"And you just had to ruin it for everyone." Francis sneered, as he started to mimic typing something in.
Omelette raised an eyebrow. "Er, you aren't going the blackberry route like that one guy on Survivor did, are you?"
Francis finished typing in a command, as there was some loud buzzing being heard…
In all but a moment, Omelette could see in the moonlight, what appeared to be black hornets, starting to swarm all over her.
She tried to run, but her feet were plastered to the ground.
"Dammit… Can't move..." Omelette cursed, as the hornets went for their target…
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! Get them off! GET THEM OFF!"
Francis only smirked as the hornets stung her all over.
"You were a very nice treat for these tracker jackers, Miss Omelette..." Francis grinned deviously.
Omelette swung her spear around, even stabbing Francis with it at least once… But he simply took the spear, and broke it with his knee. His gaping wound even repaired itself, as he continued to watch the clearly yelling Omelette suffer a grisly death. And in such a short moment, most of the swarm dispersed, leaving behind a very dead Omelette, with some remaining tracker jackers coming out from her eye sockets, ears, nose, and mouth. Her body was almost unrecognizable from the stings…
He soon walked away, leaving Omelette's body behind…
Omelette stepped out of the pods, as she sat in the bleachers.
"Ugh… Stupid swarm..." Omelette pouted, as she noticed Maxwell nearby. "Hey, how you die? Someone like you could had aced this challenge with what anime moves you could pull off."
"Eh, got an axe to the head." Maxwell shrugged, sitting next to Tina. "Still… Why didn't you even move?"
"Strangest thing, I couldn't." Omelette replied back, word for word.
Maxwell was confused, as Tina tapped on Maxwell's story.
"Hey… Don't you find it rather strange? Omelette bit it being unable to move, Selena was sliced to ribbons, and Luka died without even having a chance to take part..." Tina whispered into Maxwell's ear.
"Yeah, now that you think about it… It is really strange." Maxwell noted.
Near the control panel of the pods, Dana was puzzled.
"Strange, I didn't even hit any of the bloodbath commands! The hell?!" Dana asked out loud.
Dirk walked over to Dana, feeling confused as well.
"Say, who is that large guy?" Dirk asked. "He was nearby when Omelette died."
Dana raised an eyebrow at the words 'large guy' as she viewed a replay of Omelette's death. It soon made perfect sense…
"Francis!" Dana said out loud. "But how?! We eliminated him ages ago!"
Allie soon walked over, and was puzzled at what she seen onscreen.
"How did Francis even get into the challenge? We gotta remove him!" Allie said out loud.
Dana typed some commands, but…
"Dammit, error message after error message! He managed to override the system, somehow." Dana muttered.
"Augh..." Allie growled in frustration. "Dana, you knew him longer than any of us..."
"Actually, he was booted a day after I arrived." Dana admitted.
"Hmm… All we can do is wait and see what he does..." Dirk nodded in response.
"And I'll see on trying to create a program on how we can reverse Francis' moderations. Cause seriously, he managed to heal from an accidental wound!" Allie exclaimed.
Dana nodded, as she continued to watch the challenge…
"Good luck, guys..."
Confessional: They'll need it…
Dana: You may be asking yourselves, why we just unplug the machine and send everyone out of the challenge? Well, it takes a lot of convincing from the Producers in order to cut a challenge short. That, and this is some pretty expensive machinery. Our butts would be on a platter if that thing got damaged.
Back in the Challenge, the sun was already rising, and Isaac was finishing up some breakfast.
"Okay, it's Day 3, and I didn't have to take down a single soul yet..." Isaac said to himself, as he looked up at the sky. "Am I making for a good Katniss?"
"Not sure what you're talking about, but whoever she is… You make for a good one, Isaac-Kun!"
Isaac turned around, to see Kagura, standing there, with a grin. Isaac himself, gave off a smirk.
"Only one person I know uses honorifics like you do, Kagura..." Isaac said out loud, as he readied his bow.
"And now, this is where we do battle! A full out battle, and all of that… doo-dah? Jazz?" Kagura responded back, brandishing her axe.
"You got it." Isaac answered, as he fired a shot off at Kagura, who swiftly dodged it. The Asian girl retaliated with some axe strikes, to which Isaac dodged quickly.
Running off, Isaac started to fire arrows back towards Kagura, who was dodging them with ease. Knowing that he is a legit threat, pocketed the axe, and started to pick up some rocks, throwing them at the steamster. Isaac dodged the rocks, as he continued to fire back arrows. The two fought against each other for a good while, all while the ground started to shake, and some smoke started to bellow out in the distance.
"Whew… For a former Hikikomori, you sure are fast..." Kagura complimented.
"It came from fleeing school bullies… Though you're anything but." Isaac replied back, as the two stopped at the edge of a cliff.
"Well… Guess it's time for a finishing move." Kagura said out loud. "And don't sweat it, this won't take ages to power up."
Isaac reached into his quiver, and pulled out a single arrow.
"One arrow..." Isaac thought. "I gotta make this shot count..."
Kagura readied her throw with her axe, as Isaac started to aim for Kagura's head…
Soon, the ground began to shake from underneath the two, as Isaac soon lost his footing, and started to fall into the abyss.
Kagura ran towards the cliff, to see Isaac, having grabbed onto a tree branch. At the bottom of the abyss appeared to be some very sharp rocks...
"Isaac?" Kagura asked out loud.
But Isaac could only smile at his opponent.
"Good game..." Isaac replied back, as the branch snapped off, and he fell onto the sharp rocks below, slicing and killing him instantly.
Kagura looked down at Isaac's corpse, as she started to walk away, as the reluctant victor.
"Way to killsteal from me, RNG..." Kagura pouted.
Confessional: Yeah, randomness can be unfair, sometimes.
Isaac: Was I scared? Yeah. But Kagura proved her worth in the battlefield. And hey, I lasted 3 days in a psuedo Hunger Games challenge. That counts for something, right?
Kagura: Aww, my axe wanted to axe him, too… No pun intended.
Kagura continued to walk away, as she ran towards Yuki and Bob, who was having a staredown with Vikki and Hannah. She hid herself away, as she observed what the four were going to do, and readied her battle axe, just as a precaution.
"Okay, Rock-Paper-Scissors on who gets the first hit?" Vikki offered.
"But isn't Bob's Defense a little low?" Yuki questioned back, as she looked at her friend. "No offense."
"You didn't have to say it like that, Yuki..." Bob pouted.
"How can this work, again?" Hannah asked out loud. "Should we make a mini bracket?"
"By the way… Where did Whitney go?" Vikki asked out loud.
"She mentioned to us about finding some supplies. She did say she'll be back shortly." Bob answered back, as he face-palmed. "Oops..."
Kagura grinned. "If I can take down Yuki and Bob now, then the rest of my teammates can take on Whitney..."
She started to run towards the four campers, as what appeared to be an explosive landed right near the group…
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What followed was a white flash, and then static on screen…
Elsewhere, Whitney was busy, examining her an item she got from a… known sponsor.
"Who knew that Kurocorp made hatchets?" Whitney mused, as she heard the explosion. Sensing the worst, she started to run towards the source of the explosion…
And when she got to where the explosion came from, she was shocked at what she saw…
Kagura and Vikki's bodies… Or what was left of them, were all over the area, almost unrecognizable. Yuki's lifeless body was burnt to a crisp, and hanging from a tree branch via her eye socket. And a small, charred body parts were all over the area. It was clear that they belonged to Hannah, as evidenced by the spiked bracelets on one of the arms… Or what was left of them.
"What… The actual… fuck?" Whitney cursed to herself viewing the bodies of her friends, as the earth began to rumble, as black smoke started to bellow out in the distance. She lept out of the way of a steady stream of lava, as someone started to approach her.
"Well, well… Look what we have here..."
Whitney turned around, to see Francis, on the other side of the lava stream, holding Bob, who was glowing a dark red. It was clear he was still alive.
"Francis..." Whitney growled.
"Well, well… If it isn't the messy haired individual herself..." Francis smirked. "Shame you had to miss out on that explosion..."
Whitney took notice of Bob, being held above Francis' body.
"What do you plan on doing with Bob?" Whitney questioned firmly.
"Oh, that's very simple..." Francis smirked, as he tossed in the semi-concious Bob into the stream of lava, incinerating him instantly.
Whitney's eyes narrowed in anger. "You… You monster!"
"I've been called that several times. Even by Gamestop employees as well." Francis shrugged.
"Still, what can you even do to me? You're on the other end of this lava stream, and there's no possible way you can survive a stroll through all of this molten rock..." Whitney inquired.
"Oh, really?" Francis smirked, as he started to walk through the lava stream, without any difficulties at all.
Whitney's eyes went wide in surprise. "Okay, I may be crazy, but how are you even surviving?! This is hot, molten lava! The kinda lava that can fry you!"
"Oh, really?" Francis asked, as he scooped up some lava with his hands, and tossed it at Whitney. She barely nearly dodged the throw.
"Damn… You're insane..." Whitney muttered, as…
"Whitney… Whitney. Can you hear me?"
Whitney knew that voice from a mile away. Tapping her head, she looked at Francis, and took off, hiding herself behind a tree.
"Dana?"
"Yeah, you do know what's going on, do you?"
"Nevermind the fact that someone who clearly shouldn't be here is also cheating." Whitney muttered back.
"Now, listen… Due to the way this challenge works, any and all tributes on a team must be defeated before the challenge can end. And being that you're the only one still standing… Look. Think you can hold out until we can get those mods uninstalled from Francis?"
"I dealt with tougher foes… I think I can do him solid." Whitney whispered back.
"Good. Now-"
Static filled the air, as Whitney was cut off from Dana's transmission. Whitney looked over at Francis, who was typing something onto his 'pad'.
"I ain't letting no tranny OR some Bisexual bitch ruin my fun..." Francis sneered. "I'll crush you!"
"Not likely… Punk." Whitney responded back.
Both Francis and Whitney lept at each other, with Whitney brandishing the hatchet she got from the sponsor. Managing to dodge Francis' blows, she made sure that he wasn't going to take him down without a true fight.
"What… Are you? I always assumed you were a retarded klutz..." Francis exclaimed.
"Hey, behind these bandages, scabs, and scars show someone who's made of pure toughness." Whitney responded back, dodging another blow from Francis. Upon seeing an opening, Whitney swung her hatchet clear across his arm, hacking it off completely.
But soon after, the arm started to rematerialize, and Francis was back in full fighting form.
"Geez, who's sponsoring this year's Hunger Games? Cyberdyne?!" Whitney exclaimed.
Francis scoffed. "What a pity that you're wasting useless trivia on me…"
He then noticed that Whitney was flashing red and blue.
"And it appears that you're on your last brink of life… Time to end this!" Francis declared.
Whitney growled. "No… Not this way… NOT THIS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!"
All of a sudden, what appeared to be a beam of light suddenly hit the greasy teenager, as he was unimpressed.
"Pfft, like any cheesy light effect will defeat me..." Francis gloated, as the beam of light stopped, and he tried to tap on his pad…
...But nothing happened. Frustrated, he tried to tap on his pad again, but again, nothing.
"Ugh! Forget it, I'll deal with you myself, Tracker Jackers or NO Tracker Jackers!" Francis declared, as he tried to swing his katana at Whitney. But it was a flimsy swing, as it broke into several pieces.
Whitney, in return, delivered a kick right to his gut, sending him backwards a few feet.
"What the hell? What happened to my hacks? And my strength?!" Francis demanded out loud.
"True strength comes from within." Whitney gave off a glare. "Not from hacks and all that junk."
Francis tried to return a punch, but Whitney swiftly stepped out of the way. She then delivered another kick, sending him farther back.
"No… I am NOT about to lose to some unkempt Bisexual! NO!" Francis yelled out loud.
But Whitney was having none of that, as she delivered a barrage of punches and kicks onto Francis, before jumping back, and delivering a round-house kick across Francis, as he soon got impaled by the end of the Cornucopia. Not too soon after, it snapped off, sending him right into the lava.
Whitney was puzzled. "Er… I don't think that was supposed to happen… At ALL. But hey… I beat him."
Whitney did some triumph poses, as some victorious music started to play, as she was teleported out of the arena…
Back at the Playa, the pod opened, as Francis stepped out in pure anger.
"Ugh! All of that work hacking myself into the challenge, and some frizzy haired bitch beat me!" Francis roared out loud.
"Er… Back up a bit, hm?" Nuva questioned firmly. "What was that first bit? And what were you doing in that pod?"
Francis had to think up an excuse… Anything.
"Look, a Muppet!" Francis yelled out, as Nuva didn't budge an inch.
"Nope, ain't falling for that one." Nuva replied back.
Francis gulped. He knew he screwed up. He had one more trick up his sleeve…
A few minutes later, Francis was being dragged off by Danny, while Francis was rubbing his eyes.
"Ugh, who knew she carried mace?" Francis questioned out loud.
"Be lucky I don't try to plow you right now..." Danny muttered under his breath.
"Aw, shut up..." Francis replied back.
(Author's Note: If you decided to skip the violence of the challenge, then you are free to resume reading.)
Back in the Arena Building, the teams were standing next to each other, as Chris was getting ready to announce the winner.
"Man, I can't believe that Francis would even interfere!" Whitney exclaimed.
"Yeah, you think we were done with him after that instance involving Dana. Apparently not." Omelette pouted in response.
"Hey, what stint involving Dana? And if you explained it before, I more than likely forgot about it." Whitney said, a bit curious.
Omelette got closer to Whitney, as she whispered it into Whitney's ear. Afterwards, she gave off a gentle smile.
"Whoa. In either case, that doesn't make her any less of a woman." Whitney smiled back.
"Still, you managed to fight off against Francis, who from what I've experienced, was beyond hax. Good job!" Omelette complimented.
"Yeah, teach me how to do that, meow!" Nerdi exclaimed, beaming at Whitney's strength.
Meanwhile, Bob was looking very distant, as Tina walked up to him.
"Bob? You feeling okay?" Tina asked gently.
But Bob was still silent.
"Bob, I know when you're feeling upset… You can speak to me in private if you want." Tina confirmed.
"Campers!" Chris said out loud, as they snapped to attention. "While it is clear that Francis did interfere with the challenge, still… Someone did win."
"Yeah, we know. Now, are you gonna do something about it, other than chewing the bastard out?" Selena remarked.
"Believe me, we shall do our very best to see that this matter is looked upon." Chris answered back. "But in either case, one Tribute was still standing when they fought off against Francis, and you already know who it is. Therefore..."
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"...The Stealthy Seals wins Immunity!"
The Stealthy Seal's teammates cheered out loud, as the Preyin' Penguins' members sighed in defeat.
"And your reward this time is the entire Hunger Games DVD set!" Chris continued.
Isaac nodded. "I've already got them on DVD, so I'm good."
"Er, I think they're in their original wrapping." Maxwell stated.
"True." Isaac replied back.
"As for the Preyin' Penguins, one of you is about to be sent packing. So, think on it on what could be your last few hours on the island!" Chris finished, as he and the Interns left, with Dana giving off a glance at Bob, before she followed the rest of her fellow workers.
Confessional: Odds are, if Dana can't cheer Bob up…
Dana: Bob's acted really distant ever since he got eliminated from the challenge… He didn't even acknowledged Tina, and they're older sis and younger bro! Something's afoot… And I shall see if I can help him out.
Nearby the cabins, Bob was looking out at sea, and not in the best of moods.
"Stupid challenge… Stupid Francis..." Bob muttered underneath his breath. "Why must you torture me so much, Dana..."
He continued to look out at sea, as someone started to approach him.
"Bob?"
Bob turned around to see Dana nearby. Before he could get up, Dana was sitting next to him.
"Bob, I just want a simple answer." Dana requested gently. "Why are you acting like a sourpuss recently?"
Bob gave off a growl.
"Bob… Are you even feeling okay?" Dana asked again.
"No, I am not!" Bob snapped back, looking royally pissed. "Every time there's a VR Challenge, I am always freaked out of my own mind! It started with the fear challenge, then I got taken down by a possessed King DeDeDe, and just now, I ended up taking a lava bath thanks to some obese jerk! And who was behind the controls all this time? You! It's all your fault!"
Dana could only look at Bob.
"Why must you torture me so much?! Haven't I suffered enough from older authority figures?! First, my mom and now you!" Bob yelled out loud.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down." Dana frowned, "Look, Bob. You're a sweet kid, but do not take this out all on me. I, like anyone else here have no intention of harming you. The fear challenge while I understand can hurt you, that wasn't me wanting to harm you, the second time was apart of the challenge, and the third wasn't even my fault. Francis hacked rendering anything I could do pointless." She sighed, "So...so don't go compare me to someone abusive. That's a step too far."
Bob could only open his mouth, thinking of something to say...but he couldn't. "Oh, forget this." he grumbled as he walked away.
With Ethan, he was sitting underneath a tree, daydreaming, as Yuki approached him.
"Hey, hon. What you dreamin' up?" Yuki greeted.
"Eh, just being in my own world before the vote off." Ethan answered. "I may be gunning for Xander, to be honest."
"Well, I did have plans on hooking him up with Omelette, but… I think Xander's body language would say otherwise." Yuki explained. "Besides, I highly doubt Omelette would be the one to up and get a tattoo of a butt. On her butt."
"Err, is this the fact Xander has a sister as a tattoo artist, or were you hanging with Candace before she got the boot?" Ethan asked. "Eh, nevermind. So, you want me to vote for Xander?"
"Well, considering that his ally Ross is still healing… I still want to take you to the finale, sweetie." Yuki replied back. "Plus, we had history with Hannah and Kagura. Let's let us Flyin' Flounders flound hard!"
Ethan blinked. "That was worded better on paper. But I'll see what I can do."
The two of them blushed at each other, as they walked away.
"Well, bye." The two said to each other, before departing.
Confessional: Wow, nice conversational skills, you two…
Ethan: Why am I always so nervous when trying to talk to Yuki? -He blushes- Maybe I am… No. I AM in love with her! But… How could I attract her?
Yuki: I just adore Ethan… -She blushes- But now, the main thing is to try to hook up Omelette and Xander together.
Ethan was walking back to his team's cabin, as Hannah was talking to Allie on the steps. He hid behind a tree, as to not interrupt anything.
"You even know where Bob went?" Hannah asked. "He seemed awfully angry."
"I'm not even sure; he seemed upset after the challenge." Allie answered back.
"Think I should try to cheer him up?" Hannah asked.
"Well, an adorable girl like you could be the ticket." Allie smiled back.
"I wouldn't call myself adorable." Hannah responded back, blushing modestly.
Allie then noticed Ethan's body, as she got up.
"In either case, I think you have a bit of some pre-campfire meetings going on. See ya later, Hannah!" Allie said, as she left, as Ethan walked towards his friend and teammate, all confused.
"How did she know?" Ethan asked out loud.
"Well, considering you wear bright colors, it was a given that you were spotted on sight." Hannah remarked back.
"But you have bright pink pants, Hannah. And bright green sneakers, to boot." Ethan replied.
"Good point..." Hannah said out loud. "So, what you need me for?"
"Simple enough; all we gotta do is team up to remain on here." Ethan answered. "Look, you wanna win Bob' heart, and I the same with… A girl."
"So, you want for the two of us to team up for love?" Hannah questioned, as Ethan nodded. "Ooh, that, I like!"
"Hey, whatever happened to denying that your time together with Bob isn't a date?" Ethan smirked.
Hannah simply shrugged. "Eh, I'm getting used to it, by now. Besides, if I got girl crushes on several girls, and a legit one on Bob..."
"So… Who should we go after?" Ethan asked.
"In my opinion, I say we rid ourselves of Xander. He may be cool and all, but he has no other allies left." Hannah answered.
"Well, if you say so..." Ethan nodded in response.
"Now, I should go and find some way to cheer up Bob. See ya later, Ethan!" Hannah chirped, as she left Ethan to his own devices.
Elsewhere, Omelette and Vikki was elsewhere, the former sitting on a balloon sofa provided by Vikki, and the latter, juggling some scarves.
"Hey, Vik? You think if I rub this balloon couch on my head, and place it against a wall, it'll stick?" Omelette asked.
"Hmm… You don't think it will go the way like what happened last time?" Vikki questioned back.
"Hey, that balloon butt was a work of art!" Omelette winked back, as Xander approached the two girls.
"Hey, girls." Xander said out loud. "Say, who are you two voting for?"
"Hmm, gotta go for Kagura." Vikki replied back. "Cause I rather not vote off anyone a friend of a friend."
"So don't worry. Your cute butt's safe." Omelette smiled at Xander.
Xander breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks, girls." Xander thanked the two.
Elsewhere, Selena was tuning her motorcycle, as Kagura was assisting.
"Yeesh, you think Gravlei would check her vehicles before she invaded with her goons..." Selena said out loud. "Kagura, if you ever buy yourself a hog like this, make sure to check it daily."
"Will do, Selena-Chan." Kagura nodded. "Heck, you should meet my cousin. Hugest Kamen Rider fan I know!"
"And he's that guy that rides on a motorcycle?" Selena asked.
"Yep!" Kagura answered truthfully.
"And you tell me this NOW?" Selena questioned back, as Ethan approached the two.
"Hey, girls?" Ethan asked out loud. "I just want to know who you're voting for."
"Eh, gotta go for Xander. Dude's got no allies helping him, so if we take him out now, before he has a chance to recover..." Selena answered back.
"Yeah, I'm with her as well." Kagura nodded back. "Gotta vote Xander-Kun."
"Okay, that's good info to know." Ethan replied back, as the intercom cracked to life.
"Penguins! Please report over to the Campfire! It's time to vote out one of your own..." Chris said through the intercom.
"Welp, here we go." Ethan commented, as the three started to make their way to the campfire…
Confessional: Someone is going to ride off tonight…
Hannah: I looked, and looked, and I just couldn't find Bob anywhere… Man, where is he? Guess I'll have to wait for after the campfire ceremony to continue my search…
The Campfire
The members of the Penguins were awaiting for Chris to arrive. While they were waiting, they were either talking to each other or engrossed to their own devices. Hannah was looking worried, as Vikki noticed the young goth.
"Hey, Hannah? What's wrong?" Vikki asked.
"Yeah, you needn't worry about tonight." Omelette chimed in.
"It's nothing… Just that I couldn't find Bob anywhere..." Hannah admitted.
"Maybe… He wanted to be left alone?" Vikki questioned.
"He was rather upset, from what I heard… I just know that I can cheer him up." Hannah answered back, as Chris approached the campers.
"Penguins… The odds were not in your favor today, and in just a few short minutes, one of you will be walking the Dock of Shame. But first, I want to ask a few questions..." Chris said out loud. "Penguins… The odds were not in your favor today, and in just a few short minutes, one of you will be walking the Dock of Shame. But first, I want to ask a few questions..." Chris said out loud. "Omelette! You out of all the Penguins, had the most brutal death of them all: Being stung repeatedly by Tracker Jackers. What are your thoughts currently?"
"Well, all I know is that I am NOT going for a beekeeping career anytime in the near future. Or far future." Omelette answered back.
"I dunno… Some people actually adore bees." Selena remarked.
"Right… Second off, Hannah! You were one of the longest lasting tributes today. Do you feel in any danger of being booted?" Chris asked.
But Hannah simply shrugged, due to her worry. "Eh, as long as I don't get booted, I'm good."
"And finally, Selena! What are your thoughts, being that you aren't following your label, known as the Snob?" Chris questioned.
Selena looked up at Chris' question in shock. "What? I can be snooty! Honest!"
She looked at one of the campers at random.
"Uh, nice outfit! Where you find that, a thrift store?" Selena asked haughtly.
"Actually, scored these threads from Hot Topic." Omelette admitted. "Which, due to our fame, may be the hottest thing to buy, now."
"Er… Vikki! You're such a retarded clown… Uh..."
"Selena, calm down!" Kagura pleaded.
"I… Uh..." Selena stammered, as she sighed in defeat. "What have I become?"
She then looked at Vikki, all defeated.
"Sorry I called you a retarded clown..." Selena apologized.
"It's no biggie." Vikki answered back gently.
"Okay… Now with our daily dose of drama done… Now it's time for you to make your vote!" Chris announced.
"Isn't drama the name of the game?" Xander raised an eyebrow.
Confessional: Vote Time! The second vote that matters!
Selena: Who am I? Someone who's gotta vote for Xander…
Omelette: I rather vote for Kagura. She may have a cute butt and all, but who knows? There may be hope for me and Xander. Maybe? I dunno.
Hannah: I'm gonna take some advice and vote for Xander. Besides, he's the only one without any close allies, and I wanna find Bob.
Xander: Gotta vote Kagura, holmes. If only so I can try to talk to Omelette more.
Once the last Penguin (Vikki) was done, Chris returned with a plate of marshmallows.
"Campers, you know the deal! If I call out your name, come up and receive your marshmallow. Selena, you're safe."
"Charming..." Selena muttered out.
"Omelette, your butt's still on the show."
"Vikki..."
"Ethan..."
"Hannah..."
Kagura and Xander were the last two remaining. They each looked nervous, as they eyed the last marshmallow.
"This is the last marshmallow of the evening. And the votes were close! But tonight, it goes to..."
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Kagura nodded, as she caught her marshmallow. "Sorry, Xander."
Xander shrugged. "Eh, it's cool. Guess I'm outta credits, huh? Well, see ya."
He started to leave, as Vikki elbowed Omelette. Omelette snapped to attention, as she started to follow Xander.
At the end of the Dock, Xander was waiting for the Boat of Losers, as Omelette approached him.
"Hey, Omelette! You came to see me off?" Xander asked.
"Yeah, but there's something I gotta get off my chest." Omelette answered.
Xander nodded in response. "Hm, what is it?"
"You may be a cool guy, but I think… We be better off as just good friends. Sure, you may be a cute guy and you have such a nice butt and all, but we have different lifestyles. You're into arcade gaming and tattoos, and I'm into butts and grading butts as well. I'm sure you'll find a nice gal someday to game with. Heck, maybe even next season? Now, be proud of how far you came, okay? I'm sure you made the top of the High Score chart by now."
Xander nodded, a little heartbroken, but accepted Omelette's offer as friends. "Sure, I did make it far. And hey, you may find some awesome guy or girl to pal around with someday as well."
Omelette smiled, as she gave Xander a piece of paper.
"Now remember, when you're feeling down, just look at that paper, okay?" Omelette requested with a smile.
Xander nodded, as he hugged Omelette, to which she hugged back, as the Boat docked. He then boarded the Boat as it started to depart.
"Bye, Omelette!" Xander said out loud, as he unfolded the piece of paper, and developed a grin.
'Xander in general: A +'
Omelette walked back to where the rest of her team was, as Vikki was waiting.
"So, how it go? Did you two-" Vikki started to say, as Omelette held her hand up.
"None of that, we decided we were better off as friends." Omelette replied back.
"Oh. Sorry about that, Omelette." Vikki responded.
"Eh, it's fine." Omelette said out loud.
"In either case, the rest of you are all safe… For now." Chris interrupted, as he made his leave.
Selena could only look at her team, as she made her leave, muttering something under her breath.
A short while later, Selena was riding around on her motorcycle, listening to some music as well.
"Snobby, my ass. I've built up my rep a lot! Who cares if I own a bitchin' bike?" Selena said to herself.
She soon noticed what appeared to be Bob, still looking out in the distance, and still being his grumpy self.
"Isn't that Bob? What is he doing far from camp?" Selena asked herself. "Tough guy..."
She soon parked her bike nearby, as she hopped off, and started to approach the kid.
"Bob?" Selena asked.
Bob turned around, and gave off a bit of a glare.
But Selena simply scoffed. "Pfft, that glaring won't work on me."
Bob sighed in defeat. "What do you want? Want to declare that you survived the vote?"
"Why do you care that I'm still here?" Selena replied back. "After all, I'm one of the most popular students in High School. I rule over an iron fist."
"Then how come you haven't tried to rule over us, yet?" Bob questioned back.
"No, I'm asking the questions here." Selena stated, "Why do you still care that I'm here?"
"Because… You're an interesting girl?" Bob replied back.
Selena glared down, "Don't kiss my butt, Bob."
"Besides, I wouldn't want to take away Omelette's schtick." Bob smirked back.
"So?" Selena leaned against her bike.
"Anyways, what do you really want?" Bob asked.
"I was biking. I found you moping in the woods. I came here and you showed me attitude." Selena looked to the side, "If you think I care, you're wrong. But I do want to know why you'd just run into these woods."
"Because I'm mad, all right?" Bob responded back.
"That's a dumb reason." Selena smirked back.
"So? You're not the one that ended up face-first in lava." Bob said out loud.
"It's a virtual reality. Grow up." Selena rolled her eyes, "Look, you wouldn't be on the show if you thought you'd get hurt. It's Total Drama. Everyone wants to be friends, but it's still a game for a million dollars."
Bob grew silent at Selena's response.
"Don't be upset." She sighed, "Look. I'm not trying to the bitch here. I'm really not. But it's pretty clear you've been through a lot. But don't let that stop you from fighting. From winning."
Bob nodded. "Yeah, you're right."
"Good." Selena hopped back on her motorcycle, and handed Bob her helmet. "Hop on. And hang on tight."
Bob did as instructed, as he put on Selena's helmet. "Sure, but first… Can we stop by Dana's? I owe her an apology."
"Bob, everyone's going to bed. Do it tomorrow." She said as she took off, rather fast.
"WHHHOOAA!" Bob yelled out loud.
Maxwell and Tina were sitting in front of their cabin, as Maxwell looked at his friend.
"Sorry that you got killed early on." Maxwell said out loud.
"Eh, I've been creamed worse in games." Tina replied back. "Still, I'm hoping that Bob's okay."
"Hey, a tough kid like him? He's bound to be fine, I know it." Maxwell smiled.
"He was really upset earlier, and neither Hannah nor Dana seen him..." Tina stated.
"You think we should go out and look for him?" Maxwell asked.
"Yeah, you're right." Tina nodded, as the two got up, and started to leave for the woods, as…
'VROOM!'
Selena pulled up next to the two, as Bob hopped off, and removing his helmet in the process.
"Bob!" Tina exclaimed, as she gave her brother-figure a hug, as she turned towards Selena. "Selena, thanks for bringing back my Bob."
"Eh, it was nothing." Selena shrugged.
"Tina, I'm so very sorry that I've been such a sourpuss these last few hours..." Bob apologized.
Tina simply patted Bob on his head. "It's fine, bro. We all have our off days."
"Also, smooth thinking on having Bob wear your helmet, Selena." Maxwell chimed in.
"Hey, can't have his brains be splatted on this isle." Selena replied back, as she got back on her bike. "In either case, I'm hitting the hay after I park this thing. Night, you two."
Selena rode off, as the three looked at each other.
"In either case, I'm beat. Maxwell? See ya tomorrow!" Tina said out loud, as she went into her cabin to go off to bed.
"Yeah, I gotta head off to bed. Sleep all of this off." Bob added.
"You and me both." Maxwell commented, as the two of them entered their side of their cabin.
But unknown to the two, someone was watching the entire scene unfold…
Confessional: What a happy ending!
Bob: I know what to do, first thing in the morning. Find Dana and apologize to her. Hope she isn't too sore at me.
Chris was on the Dock, ready to sign off the episode.
"And so, Xander has ran out of continues, and his game is over! But with his leaving, what will happen next? Will Omelette find that one guy or girl for her? What will Selena do, now that her snobby ways doesn't matter anymore? Will Ethan be able to work on a team of solely girls? Will the Penguins bounce back? And who will be the next one booted? Find out next time, on..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"Dictionary!"
Elsewhere, Dirk entered his room, and got on his laptop. Typing in some stuff, he pulled up one of the files of the campers.
"Hmm… Maxwell..."
Upon reading what was onscreen, a grin developed.
"I know what I must do… But I gotta keep it hidden from everyone." Dirk said to himself. "Wouldn't wanna spoil the… Surprise."
"What surprise?" Dana asked, as she entered the room.
"Oh, it's nothing, lovely." Dirk replied back, quickly going onto a web browser.
"Nothing? I could have swore I seen Maxwell's face onscreen." Dana butted in. "I only came in to tell you that Bob was found safe, and that Hannah's hanging with Allie before bed."
"Cool." Dirk smiled gently.
"Now... What was on screen?" Dana asked again.
Dirk stepped to the side, allowing Dana access to the laptop. Upon seeing what was onscreen, she backed away quietly.
"I… rather not be spoiled by any leaks. Good night!" Dana declared, as she was gone within a moment's notice.
Dirk breathed a sigh of relief.
"Man, that was beyond close… Now where was I? Surprise? Oh, yeah. Time to plan for it..." Dirk declared.
VOTES
Hannah - Xander
Ethan - Xander
Omelette - Kagura
Selena - Xander
Vikki - Kagura
Xander - Kagura
Kagura – Xander
Eliminated: Zero, Peter, Jeanette, Danny, Nuva, Francis, Alec, Gina, Ugra, Quentin, Candace, Ross, Xander
Elimination Notes: Xander
While I do think this draft of Dictionary had improved on a lot of the mistakes I made last time, Xander once again was given a minimal role in the story. There were certain stories and characters I wanted to focus on. I had trouble giving him more of a defined personality, so I just put him off to the side and brought him in whenever I felt it was needed; Talking to Ross to pull him back down to Earth, his Ship Tease with Omelette... Sadly, nothing had clicked for him. He didn't really have any deep connections, which is what killed him. You can't go too deep without having an alliance. If I were to do Xander again, I would focus more on him getting an alliance, as well as his love of arcade gaming. Inky, Centipede, and Q-Bert may have 'helped' him get this far, but this is where he falls.
Special thanks to CragmiteBlaster for helping me with some of the Hunger Games lore, and to Dragonettes for helping me with the chapter.
NEXT TIME: Who's the Boss? The Campers are, if they can defeat some video game bosses!
Xander: Game on, everyone!
BaconBaka OUT!