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BaconBaka's Bites: Whoa, sorry it took so long! Here's hoping you weren't kept waiting too long! And being that most of you have exams this week, all I can say is good luck with them if you do have them. And for those who got through them, here's a chapter to ease your worries away...
With that said, it's time to start up the next chapter!
Chris is on the Dock of Shame, ready to give out the recap of the last episode.
"Last time, on Dictionary… Our two teams went into the world of the VR, to take each other on in the Hunger Games! There was blood, violence, and or course, death to be had! But soon, the challenge was taken over by one Francis Jackson, who somehow managed to hack his way into the challenge, and laid waste to nearly all of the campers. Up until a certain frizzy haired girl gave him his just desserts, earning the Seals the victory! And at the Campfire, it all came down to Kagura and Xander. In the end, Kagura continued on, while Xander's game is over!"
"Now, 13 campers remain. We're inching close to single digits, so keep on rooting for your fave! And make sure to have some back-up faves if your fave gets voted off, tonight, on..."
"Total!"
"Drama!"
"DICTIONARY!"
(Cue I Wanna Be Famous)
It was the middle of the night, and Bob was currently tossing and turning in his bed.
"No… It was only a small drop..." Bob muttered in his sleep, as he snapped awake. He looked around to see his fellow roommates sleeping soundly.
Breathing a sigh of relief, he decided to step outside to get a breath of fresh air. He was sitting on the steps, as someone started to approach him.
"Bob-Kun?"
Bob knew who that voice belonged to. She looked up to see Kagura, standing there.
"Hey, Kagura." Bob greeted out loud.
"What brings you out here in the middle of the night?" Kagura asked out loud.
Bob gulped. Even though he knew Kagura back during her days on the Flounders, she knows Selena… And what if that info got to Selena?
"Promise not to tell anyone?" Bob asked.
"I promise." Kagura smiled back.
"Okay… I had a nightmare." Bob admitted.
"And why would I tell anyone about that?" Kagura asked. "All of us have nightmares, Bob-Kun! That's no reason to be ashamed about."
"I know… But..." Bob muttered.
"Look, let's get you back to bed. In the meantime, I'll sing a song that my mom used to sing to me when I had trouble sleeping. I've since sung it to my little brother." Kagura offered.
Bob nodded, as he entered the cabin, as Kagura tucked him in.
Kagura
Hoisted above the Roof Tops are the Carp Streamers
The big black carp up there: That one is the Father…
See the Smaller Red Carp there? They are his Children
See all of them swimming in the sky, So merrily…
At the end of the song, Bob was sound asleep, as Kagura smiled warmly at the young kid.
"Oyasumi Nasai, Bob-Kun…" Kagura said in a soft whisper.
Elsewhere in the Arena Building…
A sleepy Dana, Dirk, and Chef Squirrel were centered around a table, with Allie looking at a computer monitor.
"Holding an interns meeting in the middle of the night." Dana sighed.
"Yeah, I gotta be honest. Who even hosts meetings at 3 in the morning?" Dirk asked out loud. "In fact, who even does ANYTHING at 3 in the morning?"
"Other than someone making chocolate pudding?" Dana questioned back. "I think at that moment, you lost control of your life."
"Eh, just as well. I wanna set up a roastery chicken now, before Hatchet beats me to it." Squirrel chirped out loud.
Allie looked at the three, and nodded.
"Okay, you wanna know why I called you here tonight?" Allie asked out loud.
"Other than dragging us out of our dreams, yeah." Dirk nodded back. "I was lying in the middle of the beach with a beautiful babe-"
"Well, I needed some people for an experiment, and you three were the only interns available." Allie said out loud, interrupting Dirk.
"Wait, what about any of the other interns?" Dirk asked back. "I never did catch their names."
"It's because they don't even have any." Dana answered back.
"What, no name? Everyone has to have a name..." Dirk raised an eyebrow.
Dana sheepishly scratched her head. "Welp, time to tell the truth, and this'll blow your mind… They aren't exactly human. They are actually androids that were ordered by Chris before the season." She explained. "Don't know how that works out, but eventually he realized he needed some actual humans for some of the jobs on the show."
"Which raises another question. I've seen episode 1 of this season. Who was that intern who was in a body cast?" Allie asked out loud. "Cause I highly doubt androids even need them."
"Well… He was actually a, I kid you not… a door-to-door body cast salesman. From what I heard from Chris, he lept off the cliff 30 minutes before the show began, just to show off what his company's body casts could actually do." Dana admitted, as she looked at Dirk, Allie, and Squirrel's gawked expressions. "Yeah, I reacted the same way, too."
"Bro didn't even know that he be eating hospital jello?" Squirrel chirped. "I wouldn't wish that kinda fate on anybody..."
"Anyways, I did some research, and I can safely say that yesterday's challenge was hacked." Allie summarized. "And we all know it came from the Playa, because the main culprit was Francis."
She then gave a quick look at Dana.
"Dude doesn't like you." Allie added.
"Dude doesn't even like his own mother." Dana replied back. "I am quite surprised we didn't terminate the dummy's contract right then and there."
"We can't. Not unless he does something truly heinous that alerts the law." Allie said out loud.
"I can tell this guy is more troublesome than once thought..." Dirk commented. "Dana, you've been here longer than any of us. What acts did he do?"
"Well, for the most part… He framed Zero and Peter on the Squids, was very rude towards everyone..." Dana listed.
"Gave my cooking a 1 star on Yelp..." Squirrel chirped out loud.
"And attempted to outst me out about me having X Chromozones the night he got the boot." Dana finished, as she shrugged. "Not like it matters anyway; I grew an iron will against that sorta thing."
"Right. Now, then… Our plan is to upgrade the VR pods to ensure that this kinda hacking can't occur again." Allie continued. "Besides, if Francis could get in easy… Imagine what someone the likes of Jeanette could do."
"Who?" Dirk raised an eyebrow.
"She was booted early on, even before I arrived." Dana answered back. "And before you ask, she's a lesbian, Candace isn't looking for anybody right now, and Nuva is a few steps shy of becoming Facebook official with Ugra."
"Oh." Dirk said out loud.
"Hey, you may have a chance with Gina." Dana reassured. "I'm sure someone like her would dig the dark and mysterious type."
"In either case, we want to test out a program I developed. This program, if activated, can deter any and all hacking attempts." Allie explained. "I would like to talk about it more, but it would be a lot more fun to show you. Dana? Since you know a lot about this machine, I want you to be behind the controls of the VR, while I jump in."
"But, what kinda world should I send you in?" Dana asked.
Allie winked in response. "Surprise me with something cool."
"You got it!" Dana responded back, as Allie got in one of the pods, and uploaded herself into the virtual reality world.
"So… What world will you send our cutie gothie into?" Dirk asked.
"Ssshh… Just you watch." Dana smirked, as she typed in a command…
Confessional: And this coming from Dana… This can only be good.
Dana: Might as well have a little fun… -She sports a devious grin-
In the virtual world, Allie looked around what occurred to be some suburbs, as she nodded.
"So far, so good." Allie pondered. "But why do I feel a slight draft on my thighs?"
She then looked down, and her eyes widened. She soon ran over to a mirror to look at her reflection, and stepped back in shock.
Allie was now wearing a Japanese school uniform, complete with brown loafers. The goth was not impressed.
"Dana! When you said surprise me with something cool, I did not mean one of Maxwell's animes!" Allie yelled out.
"Oh, relax, it's only a Magical Girl anime world I sent you into." Dana replied back. "You know, with minute long transformation sequences and taking down the main baddie of the week."
"Be lucky it wasn't Puella Magi Madoka Magica." Dirk added.
"Nah, I wouldn't be that cruel." Dana stated.
"Well, now that I'm in here… You wanna try sending Chef Squirrel into the other pod? It's modded in a way so it won't send him into the VR." Allie requested.
"Will do!" Dana replied back, as she typed in some commands, but the cooking Squirrel was a no-show.
"I guess it works." Allie grinned, as her expression soon turned serious. "But what do we do if anyone even surpasses the hacks and tries to interfere with the challenge?"
"Well, I gathered up some data, and..." Dana replied back. "Dirk will show you, being I highly doubt that Chef Squirrel can do so."
"And that's my cue to enter! See you in a few, lovely." Dirk teased, as he made his leave.
"Dana..." Allie muttered.
"Yeah?" Dana questioned back.
"You send me something nightmarish, I am sending you right into the world of Free." Allie replied back at the red-head.
Dana gulped, as she feverishly clicked on the mouse, as she soon slumped back into her chair, breathing a sigh of relief.
"Don't. Do that!" Dana scolded back. "Seriously, I nearly got scarred in the first 10 minutes of episode 1!"
"But did you mention at dinner about how you liked the hot boys, the water, the cute butts, hm?" Allie winked back.
"Alright, Omelette 2.0, time for you to meet your foe of the week..." Dana giggled, as she typed in some commands.
In all but a short minute, an explosion sound was heard, as there was some black smoke in the distance.
"Dana, did you have to blow up something random?" Allie asked out loud.
"I made extra precautions, and made sure that a small object of non-importance was the one totally trashed." Dana answered back.
"Which was..." Allie questioned, as she ran up to where the explosion came from…
It turned out that the explosion came from what appeared to be a…
"...A vending machine?" Allie asked. "I didn't know you were against Coke!"
"I'm not, it's that that kinda vending machine only SERVES coke!" Dana responded back. "That is not natural!"
"MWAHAHAHA!" A new voice laughed out loud.
Allie looked forward to see Dirk, trying to look devious, and starring down Allie, with Chef Squirrel, covered in soot.
"My explosive squirrels worked! Now NOBODY will stand in my way!" Dirk declared.
"Oh, really?" Allie asked back. "Cue a minute long transformation sequence!"
Allie did as she said she would, and was now in an outfit, similar to that of any Magical Girl show.
"The lover of skulls, flames, and bits! I'm Glitter Bunny!" Allie announced, as she soon face-palmed. "Why did I just say that out loud?"
Dirk was blushing at Allie, with blood coming out of his nose.
"Er, Dirk? Now, look… Just pinch the bridge of your nose to stop the bleeding-" Allie instructed.
"Err..." Dirk stammered, as he fainted on the spot, fading away from the town. Allie looked over at a mirror.
"Am I… That attractive in this outfit?" Allie asked out loud. "Nevermind, just eject me out now. We'll discuss on what to do with hacking attempts later on."
"Awww, but I already had a finishing move loaded up for you!" Dana replied back.
Confessional: FINISH HIM!
Allie: -She is back in her normal outfit- Do I wanna know how that finishing move would have turned out?
Dirk: I thought our amore doctor looked really beautiful in that outfit…
Dana: Oh, well. Perhaps next time…
Early the next morning, Dana was getting ready for the day, as there was a knock on the door.
"It's open!" Dana chimed out loud, as Bob opened the door and stepped in.
"Dana?" Bob said out loud.
"Hey, Bob." Dana replied back. "You feeling better since last night?"
"Yeah. Tina helped me out with calming me down." Bob answered back. "As thus Selena."
Dana smiled. "That's good."
"Also, Dana? I… I would like to apologize for my actions from yesterday after the challenge." Bob said. "I was being immature..."
Dana smiled again. "It's fine. I know you've been through a lot, and I'm sorry as well for putting you through those VR games to begin with."
"I know. You're only doing your job." Bob replied back.
"Yeah, if I knew that those kinda games would bring to you, I would have thought up something different." Dana admitted.
Bob nodded, as he turned to leave, but stopped short of the door.
"Dana?"
"Yeah, Bob?" Dana asked back.
"Can you teach me how to be brave?" Bob requested.
Dana looked down at Bob, and smiled.
"Or course, I can." Dana replied back. "In fact, I used to be like you, as well."
"Really?" Bob chimed.
"Really. But that's before I decided to brave up against the bullies and doubters." Dana stated.
"And how did you do that?" Bob asked.
"Well..." Dana began to say, as from far off, Selena was listening to the two's conversation, and gave off a smirk to herself.
Confessional: A devious plan at work, here?
Selena: So, Bob wants to be even braver… I think I can manage that.
Preyin' Penguins, Boy's Side
Ethan was attempting to draw something on a pad of paper, all while Hannah was busy punching and kicking a punching bag that she strung up on the ceiling.
"Er, are you sure about that, Hannah?" Ethan asked, looking up from his drawing. "We all know how strong your punches can be."
"It's because I use the full power of my fists. Almost Ivan Drago style." Hannah responded back.
"Who knew you were a fan of the Rocky Franchise?" Ethan questioned.
"Yep, fan of flicks 1, 2, 3, and 4! Don't like 5, but I like Balboa and Creed." Hannah winked back. "Besides, I super-stuffed this baby with a lotta feathers. Trust me, if they drop faster than a stack of lead..."
"Well, that's true." Ethan nodded back, as he went back to his drawing.
Hannah took notice, and walked over to his drawing.
"So, what 'cha drawing?" Hannah asked.
"Eh, nobody in particular." Ethan denied.
"It couldn't be our own gal who's named after snow, is it?" Hannah teased back.
Ethan sighed, as he revealed what he was drawing. It was a picture of both him and Hannah having a picnic.
"You like her, do you?" Hannah asked.
Ethan sighed. He knew he was trapped, and that Hannah was a lot stronger than him.
"Yeah, I do..." Ethan admitted.
"Well, then ask her out!" Hannah suggested. "What do you have to lose, anyway?"
"What if it ends up like how she tried to hook up Omelette and Xander?" Ethan asked.
"Then, at least you can admit that you tried." Hannah answered back.
"Gotchya. I shall ask her out..." Ethan declared. "When the time is right."
"There we go!" Hannah grinned.
Ethan then gave a smirk at Hannah.
"So, when you gonna ask Bob out?" Ethan teased back.
Hannah blushed. "Oh, I will! I'm waiting for a day that doesn't end with the letter Y!"
Ethan did some thinking, as he realized what Hannah was referring to.
"Halloween, huh? Quite fitting for a goth girl like you." Ethan asked back.
Hannah giggled. "Smart man."
Confessional: You think she would ask on Thanksgiving…
Ethan: I bet she's just nervous… Maybe Yuki can help with the two hooking each other up? I should ask her.
Hannah: This palindrome's just warming up… I'll see to it that both Ethan and Yuki are making out before the end of this contest.
Preyin' Penguins, Girl's Side
Selena came back into her side of the cabin, to see Vikki applying some purple streaks into Omelette's hair. Kagura noticed Selena come in.
"Hey, Selena-Chan! Where you've been?" Kagura asked.
Selena shrugged. "Eh, just tuning my bike. Proper maintenance is important."
She then spotted Vikki applying the streaks into Omelette's hair, as she smirked.
"So, guess Vikki finally corrupted you, huh?" Selena questioned out loud.
"Yeah, I figured it was time for me to get some awesome highlights in my hair." Omelette admitted. "That, and I think purple highlights can attract anybody, boy or girl."
"That, and some fanart of her depicts her with purple highlights, anyway." Vikki added, as she started to blow dry Omelette's hair with a hair dryer made out of balloons.
Kagura blinked in confusion. "Er, how are you even doing that, Vikki-Chan?"
"Ah-Ah-Ah! Clown's secret." Vikki winked back.
Selena gave off a bit of a pout. "For a clown, you're no fun."
Vikki couldn't help but giggle.
Confessional: Hey, just gotta clown around!
Vikki: Yeah, I often did the dying of hair to some of the younger clowns in the circus back in the day. I was more or less a big sister to them. Though, you think I told this before? Why do I have a feeling of deja-vu?
Selena: There's fanart of Omelette? Huh… Our fans are odd, sometimes.
Omelette: That ain't all; there's also some people who actually pair Selena and… I kid you not, Tina! Though there's one guy who pairs me with Vikki. I gotta say, good call, man
Stealthy Seals
In the Girls side of the cabin, Yuki was lying on her bed, feeling a bit disappointed…
"I can't believe I failed at a shipping..." Yuki lamented.
"But that's no reason to be down. Just think about who you shipped so far. Heck, had not been for you, I wouldn't had gotten together with Isaac." Whitney comforted.
"Yeah, that's true, meow!" Nerdi exclaimed.
"Plus, look at all of the good you did so far." Tina said out loud. "You're basically our Blissey, on the team; you're our caring soul of the group."
Yuki looked up at her teammates. "You really think so, sweetie?"
"Heck, you got Ethan out of his funk, after he learned he was incompatible with Jeanette. Believe me, you're the sunshine that holds this team together." Luka continued.
Yuki got up, as she smiled.
"Thanks, guys… I really needed to get my head back into what really matters." Yuki said out loud, as she took out her paint brush, and her many vials of face paint.
"Er, how big is your bag?" Maxwell asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Eh, big enough, hon." Yuki answered back. "
"Sounds fair." Maxwell nodded.
Confessional: Quite a short scene, huh?
Yuki: -She is now sporting a flower on her left cheek, and a bomb on her right- And what truly matters is drawing, and shipping! And I now have a major ship to attempt… Here's hoping it works; these two deserve each other, hon!"
Meanwhile, at the Playa, Francis was busy, typing away on a computer.
"Ugh, can't believe they padlocked that room with the VR pod..." Francis grumbled, as he continued to type, as something caught his eye.
"Hmm..." Francis gave off a devious grin, as an idea crept up on him.
A few hours later at the Mess Hall, everyone was eating breakfast, all while anticipating on what today's challenge was going to be. Even Dana was grabbing a bite to eat, as well.
"Hmm… You think today's challenge will take place in the jungle, like what was gonna happen a couple days ago?" Bob asked out loud.
But Dana simply shook her head. "Nah, that place is way beyond dangerous. We found out just how dangerous that night following Gravlei's attack."
Bob gulped. "Yikes..."
"Yep. Other than here, the only other islands we have to use are Wawanakwa, and Flower Atoll. So, our best bet is to stick to familiar territory."
"What about Boney Island, hon?" Yuki asked out loud.
"Well, with all of the mysterious creatures on that isle… Yeah, it be best if we keep you guys put on this isle. We lost many an intern there prior to the show." Dana answered back.
"Yikes..." Luka responded back. "Were their families at least informed?"
"They… Didn't exactly have any families." Dana replied back. "We scrapped up as much as we could of them, however."
"Speaking of which, I noticed recently that you're the only Intern other than Allie and Dirk that's acting more… human." Selena butted in. "All of the other interns… Blink in unison."
"Did you hire the Children of the Corn as Interns, if that was the case?" Whitney asked out loud.
Dana simply chuckled. "Nah, at least I hope not. 'Sides, their hair's not blonde and they don't speak in monotone. Not to mention that they didn't hypnotize us."
"As far as we know." Vikki shrugged, as Chris came into the room.
"Greetings, campers! I hope you are excited for today's challenge!" Chris announced. "I won't say more on this subject, but after breakky, please report over to the Arena Building for more details."
Bob's heart sunk when he heard those words. "Oh, crap… Not another VR Challenge..."
Selena gave the young Bob a bit of a look, as Bob noticed, and straightened up.
"But… I shall try my best!" Bob finished.
"Hey, who's to say that it won't scar you for life?" Chris shrugged, as he left the room, leaving the contestants to wonder what the challenge even was.
About 20 to 30 minutes later, the teams entered the arena building, where the pods were set up. They were currently talking to each other.
"So, where do you think we'll be going to this time? The world of Slayaway Camp? Clock Tower? ...A Kaizo Rom hack?" Omelette asked.
"Wait, how is Kaizo scary?" Tina questioned.
"Oh, I read stories online… Unfair difficulty, traps at the goal… Man, game programmers can be sadistic..." Omelette nodded.
"I never even pegged you to even be a gamer, Omelette." Selena noted.
"Eh, gotta do something on a rainy day." Omelette shrugged. "One can't live on grading butts alone."
Soon enough, Chris entered the room, with a huge grin on his face. He was dressed as a referee, while the three Interns were dressed as ring announcers.
"Huh, judging by the duds, I guess we're gonna be doing a bit of fighting." Whitney nodded.
"Correct you are, Whitney! Today, you all are going to be taking part in a fighting tournament!" Chris announced. "And before anyone asks, everything for this challenge is going to be non-lethal."
"Yeah, Chris ended up getting eMails upon eMails from angry soccer moms, angry social justice warriors, angry Tumblr bloggers about the excessive violence and brain splattering last episode." Dana explained.
Both Bob and Yuki gave a look at Selena.
"How was I supposed to know that challenge was going to be highly detailed?" Selena questioned back.
"Anyway… How many of you are familiar with the Paper Mario series?" Chris asked out loud, as Tina wildly raised her hand. "Besides Tina?"
Tina put her hand down, as Bob spoke up.
"It's the most awesome RPG series featuring everyone's favorite plumber, and it involves paper craft!" Bob answered out loud. "Oh! And Sticker Star sucks! Color Splash was an improvement!"
Tina smiled at Bob, proud of him, as she elbowed Hannah, who was next to her. "Psst! He's a keeper."
Chris gave off a pout. "I sorta liked Sticker Star..."
"But did IGN give it a crappy score?" Dirk questioned back.
"Annnnnyyyywwwaaayyy..." Chris continued, interrupting Dirk. "I'm sure the two Nintendo nerds know about the second game's third chapter."
Tina smiled. She knew what it was.
"Yep! We're talking about the Glitz Pit! And today, you shall be partaking in our very own style of the challenge, right here in the VR!" Chris announced out loud. "We shall be doing it in a team wins the most battles wins it for their team style of challenge!"
"Sound fair." Vikki nodded.
"But first off, what does any wrestling-based challenge need? Some really rockin' entrance music for all of you!" Chris continued yet some more. "You have about 10 minutes to find some music for you to use for your general theme."
"Hey, why can't we use some of our normal theme music, such as Bob's theme?" Selena questioned.
"While some fans canonized the Pokemon X and Y bike theme to Bob, we want something else to peak everyone's interest… Now, go and pick your theme music!" Chris finished.
Bob gave off a pout. "That bike theme isn't that bad..."
Confessional: At least your bike wasn't swiped by some chocolate-loving boxing trainer…
Yuki: Why do I have a feeling this episode will be muted in Germany, hon?
Whitney: Ugh, and I bet that my favorite theme is probs blocked in Canada, too… Screw you, region exclusive videos!
Maxwell: Time for my love of J-Pop to shine!
The contestants were using iPads and searching through YouTube, listening to any songs that may fit them.
"Hmm… What would be a good theme from a game series that's obscure enough..." Bob said to himself.
"Swish!" Hannah shouted in glee. "My theme actually fits with the challenge!"
"Ugh! You gotta be kidding me! This song is unavailable in this country?!" Whitney yelled out in anger. "Screw you! Just... Screw you!"
Luka looked over at her friend. "What… song are you even trying to find?"
"Only the greatest theme music ever!" Whitney gloated, as she showed Luka her pad.
"Fuwa Fuwa Time?" Luka questioned out loud.
"Yep! Only trying to find an instrumental of it is borderline impossible for Canadians like us!" Whitney complained.
Maxwell, hearing of Whitney's plight, walked over to her.
"Can I see your pad?" Maxwell asked out loud, as Whitney handed it over. Tapping a few buttons, he soon gave it back to the bandaged up girl.
"Cool! How you find it, Maxwell?" Whitney questioned, beaming at what just occurred.
"You just gotta dig deep to find what you want." Maxwell answered back, as he went back over to Tina.
"That was real nice of you, Maxxie." Tina winked back, as Maxwell blushed deeply.
"This! Is! BULLCRAP!" Selena shouted out loud. "How do half of you have such geeky theme music given to us by our fans?"
"Isn't it our primary demographic these days?" Kagura questioned back.
"Well, yeah. Whatever happened to the demographic that worshipped Duncan, anyway?" Selena continued.
"Probs moved on, probably… You may wanna ask Yuki; she's our resident Cupid." Hannah answered back. "Or they like Luka now? Kids tend to like the ones whose parents tell them to stay away from."
"Hmm… You may be smarter than you look..." Selena complimented with a grin.
Once the 10 minutes were up, the contestants gave the pads to Chris.
"There we go! Now I'll hand them off to Dana, and she can upload them to the pod, and we can get this challenge started!" Chris said out loud. "Now, the fights are gonna be randomized. Whoever team reaches 10 victories wins the challenge! Now, then… Let's see who's gonna be fighting first..."
Chris pressed a button, as on-screen, the camper's faces flashed by very fast. It soon stopped on…
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"And our first battlers are going to be Bob… And Selena!" Chris announced out loud.
Bob looked worried, as he gave off a look at Selena. "But… I can't fight a girl..."
"Bob… It's a VR Challenge. There won't be any harm done to any of us. Okay?" Selena sternly replied back.
Hearing that, Bob nodded back, as they both entered the pods, and entered the virtual world…
In a rather beat-up locker room, Bob was just sitting on the bench. There seemed to be some burly-looking virtual fighters, all of them that looked like they would absolutely cream Bob if he roused them up. But something else was on his mind…
"I still don't wanna hit Selena… How can I even go through with laying a hit on her?" Bob asked himself, as he pressed a button on the terminal. "Oh, well… I know how the actual game works… Let's get this over with."
Dana appeared on the other end of it, via a web-cam.
"Bob, bud! Ready for your match?" Dana asked out loud.
"Dana? You're assisting in this challenge?" Bob questioned back.
"Eh, I grew up playing this game. I know Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door inside and out! So, I know how to handle things." Dana answered back. "Now, Chris forgot to mention this, but like the actual game, there are some restrictions you gotta abide by if you want this match to actually count."
Bob sighed. "Figures with Chris that there would be a catch..."
"This one's real simple; all you gotta do is..." Dana said, as he gulped. "Oh, dear..."
"I don't like the sound of that 'Oh dear'..." Bob replied back.
"Selena… Has to hit you three times." Dana admitted. "I am deeply sorry, bud. I know you wanna be brave, but I also know about the abuse you endured back at home."
Bob sighed in defeat. He's been in the front of abuse before.
"Do… You still wanna go on, bud?" Dana asked. "It's okay if you don't wanna."
Bob looked back up. "Yeah… Selena would be deeply disappointed in me if I didn't man up."
"I gotchya. Now just wait for security to come escort you to the ring." Dana suggested, as she ended the call.
Bob was in deep thought, as he remembered the last time he was at the business end of a punch…
In the other locker room, Selena was getting some instructions for her match against Bob and was talking to Allie via web-cam.
"Whoa, back up! Let me get this straight! I can't use my wrench?" Selena asked, holding what appeared to be a wrench.
"'Fraid not." Allie replied back, having control of her team for the challenge. "Them Social Justice Warriors would burst a gasket again if we tried Tom and Jerry style violence on this show."
"I'm quite surprised that they actually watch this show…" Selena commented, as her expression turned back into anger. "But that was back before our parents were even born; I think its commonplace by now."
"Some parents are strict as F, Selena. Hell, some of them even treat the word 'butt' as a curse word to the severity of the word cu-" Allie continued.
"No need to finish that word and up the age rating." Selena interrupted. "You're far beyond too graceful to be using language like that."
"Either case, just wait for security to arrive, 'kay?" Allie instructed, as she ended the call.
Selena looked at her wrench, and sighed.
"So much for manning Bob up with this thing..." Selena muttered. "Not like I was gonna hit him or anything."
In the now packed arena, a record crowd of virtual people was watching, and waiting, each of them holding signs. Dirk was in the middle of the ring, holding a microphone.
"Good evening, fight fans! We have ourselves one lovely lineup for you all!" Dirk announced. "And first up…"
Bob's chosen theme started playing. It appeared to be heroic sounding. (Cottage Cheese from Magicians Quest: Mysterious Times)
"He's the youngster with a couple special lady friends! He knows how to turn the world on with a smile! He can make a lonely day and suddenly make it seem worthwhile! From an orphanage where he resides at… It's Smilin' Bob!" Dirk announced, as Bob entered the arena, with the virtual audience cheering him on.
"Bob 3:16?" Bob asked himself. "I think I am a bit too young to know that reference..."
He soon hopped into the ring, as he awaited his opponent.
"And now, his opponent! She's a not so snooty girl with a love of motorcycles! She knows how to rev it with the best of them! Hailing from Da Garage… It's Selena!" Dirk announced, as at the other end of the arena, Selena walked down the arena, as her audience either cheered her on, or booed her with her theme music of rock and roll playing. (Ze Fron from The Urbz: Sims in the City)
"Aw, go eat a hot dog..." Selena replied back at the booing, as she entered the ring, and looked at Bob. "Don't ask about the lyrics of that song; it was the only song that pandered to my interests that wasn't truly copyrighted. And 'Born to be Wild' is beyond overused for bike songs."
"Okay, now Chris forgot to deliver the rules, but you gotta knock your opponent off the arena. We clear?" Dirk asked, as the two of them nodded back. "Good, Now, are you two ready to square off against one another?"
Bob nodded uneasily; he knew what was coming.
Selena also nodded.
"Then… Get yourselves ready to… RUMBLE!" Dirk yelled out loud, as a gong rang out, as the audience cheered out loud ready for the match to unfold.
Bob simply stood there, with his arms stretched out.
"Bob… What are you even doing?" Selena asked, curiously.
"Simple… Getting this restriction outta the way." Bob replied back. "You gotta hit me three times."
"Bob, that doesn't mean you gotta stand there and tank it; you gotta man up and take the hits as they come." Selena said out loud. "Just like in those dorky RPGs you and Tina play."
"But if this was an RPG, wouldn't your speed stat be higher? You ride a motorcycle." Bob whispered back.
"Hey! Where's the beat down?" An audience member yelled out, ready to toss a can at one of the fighters.
Selena sighed, and was about to raise her foot in the air, and stomp on Bob's foot, as some threatening music started to play, as on a screen displaying the fight, appeared to be a virtual version of Francis' head.
"A-HEM!" Francis cleared his throat, as the audience booed loudly. "Excuse me!"
"Francis!" Both Bob and Selena said in unison.
"Since when did he become a computer program?!" Bob exclaimed. "Or in this case, a computer virus?!"
"I dunno, but I am uninstalling it right now." Selena answered back, readying her wrench to throw at the screen, as…
"Nuh-huh! Remember, you are under restrictions. Using your wrench at all will net Bob the victory by default." Francis taunted back.
Selena looked back at Dirk, as he nodded sadly. She begrudgingly pocketed her wrench
"And if you're wondering how I managed to get into this challenge, Dana… I always find my way through, one way or another..." Francis taunted out loud.
Bob seethed his teeth in anger.
"Oh, getting angry, I see? Temper temper..." Francis continued. "After all… You wouldn't want me to show these out to the public eye… Or maybe I do."
On screen, what appeared to be a black haired girl in a dress, was holding a Game Boy.
"Baby pictures? Is that the best you got?!" Selena asked back.
Confessional: Apparently so…
Selena: I spread way worse rumors before… Go ahead, Francis. Do your worst!
Outside the VR in the Arena Building, Tina held her head in embarrassment. "How the hell did Francis get photos of me when I was a kid?"
"I dunno..." Maxwell replied back. "This is beyond more than when I learned that Yuri! On Ice! wasn't about actual yuri..."
"I haven't seen that pic since before my parents died. How did he get his greasy mitts on them?" Tina questioned back.
"Something's afoot..." Maxwell pondered. "Did your parents have any social media websites?"
Tina did some thinking, as her eyes lowered. "Yeah, they did… That conceiving chubby -BLEEP-… How dare he hacks my parents dead account and swipe their photos, even if it was just one!"
The next pic showed up on screen. It was of a younger Whitney, all dolled up in a rather cute dress. The bandaged up girl shot up.
"I'm with Tina on this one! How the actual hell did you get that photo?!" Whitney yelled out loud. "The only reason I was in that dress was when I was visiting a beyond elderly relative when I was five!"
"Okay, meow. Let's not get all worked up..." Nerdi suggested.
"Yeah, I gotta agree with her on that front." Isaac said out loud.
The next photo appeared on screen. It was of Dana, opening up a Christmas present. Her hair was more shorter and more boyish.
"Wait, that photo was the Christmas I got my Betty Spagetti toy... Before I even started my… How did you even get those pics?" Dana asked out loud.
"Ain't the Internet a beautiful thing?" Francis taunted out loud, as he displayed the next photo…
It was a family portrait, with a girl with her black hair in pigtails.
Allie glared at the screen. "Francis! That pic is personal property! You better rid of it… NOW!"
"Where's the fun in that?" Francis replied back, as he displayed the next photo.
It was of a black haired boy, with large glasses, braces, and wearing a headpiece.
"And how DARE you get Dirk involved in this!" Allie yelled back.
"Oh, I'm just getting started..." Francis taunted, as he displayed the next photo.
It was of a blonde girl, around 5 years old, with an obese figure and eating an ice cream.
Everyone in the arena building looked over at Omelette, who was stunned.
"Oh, no… That ain't me… But the only other blonde girl on this show is..." Omelette said out loud, as her eyes lowered. "Why, that chubby bastard..."
Confessional: Is chubby even considered a politically correct term these days?
Omelette: -She is angered- You know what? They may have to invent a new letter for me to grade your butt, Francis! Though that also means inviting a new contestant to fit the alphabet theme… Whatever, you do NOT mess with any of my fellow LGBT community members like that!
Back in the ring in the VR, Selena, as thus the audience, was silenced in shock.
"Ladies, gentlemen, and even more ladies… We did NOT plan for this to even happen! Including that pic of me back when I was 12!" Dirk said out loud. "We'll look deep in the matter, I assure you."
Bob, being concerned for his friend, approached Selena.
"Selena? What's wrong?" Bob asked.
But Francis cleared his throat, interrupting the kid.
"Oh, isn't it obvious? It is clear as day. Selena..."
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"...Used to be a fatwad! Yep, she used to be really chubby, and really ugly too. Why not laugh at her now?" Francis taunted out loud, as the audience booed LOUDLY at Francis, with the audience tossing cans and snacks at the screen.
That did it for Selena. She hopped off of the ring, sobbing her eyes out and ran off, effectively forfeiting the match.
"Selena, wait!" Bob yelled out loud, also hopping off of the arena, and followed Selena, as he started to fade back into the real world. "Crap, forgot that I won by default and I'm fading! Doesn't matter, I can catch up to her in the real world!"
Dirk could only look around the arena in shock. The audience was booing loudly.
"Er… Crud. Wish we had some dancing entertainment..." Dirk sighed.
Now back in reality, Selena tore off the compartments of the VR pod, and ran off, still sobbing, as Bob started to follow, as everyone could only watch, as Bob's VR pod opened up, and he removed his compartments as well.
"Selena! Wait up!" Bob yelled out, hoping to catch up with her.
"Leave me alone!" Selena ordered back, as she ran out of the arena.
But Bob continued to follow Selena, as Chris looked at everyone.
"Whoa, I don't know about you guys, but that was beyond too harsh." Chris said out loud, as he looked at the screen…
It appeared to be a pic of a younger Chris crying, as on the TV in the photo, there was a soap opera on-screen. He gave off a look to Dana.
"Dana? You know what to do." Chris nodded at the Intern.
"Deleting and banning Francis off this VR server? You got it..." Dana said out loud, as she typed some buttons, and the picture slideshow came to a halt. "Seriously, Allie, Dirk, and I did every possible measure last night to make sure that this thing didn't even happen!"
"Besides, nobody exposes my love of General Hospital and gets away with it..."
"Chris? Might wanna cut to commercial." Dana suggested.
Chris sighed, as he looked at the camera.
"In either case… What's gonna happen now? Will Bob be successful at bringing Selena back from the dumps? Find out… After the break!" Chris said out loud.
Back at the audience, Tina only watched, stunned at what just occurred.
"Bob… Hope you can help her..." Tina muttered. "She never deserved that to happen to her… At all."
At the Playa, Francis growled as he was kicked off the VR's server and effectively banned. He shut down his computer in anger.
"Grrr… And I was about to spoil Bob's fun, too!" Francis yelled out loud, as there was a knock on the door. It soon opened to reveal Xander.
"Er, holmes? Some lab rats are kinda here to see you." Xander said out loud. "They look awfully pissy at you, and I think they invited a third one."
"Great, now some dirty rats came to chew me out? Well… I'll have something for them." Francis got up, as he left the room, as Ross limped his way over, with support from a pair of crutches.
"Dude… What lab rats?" Ross asked out loud. "I never seen any arrive here, and I'm the second animal fanatic, next to Luka."
"They mentioned that they arrived from Acme Labs… And for some odd reason, one of them had the voice of Orson Welles." Xander explained back.
"And I got their autograph, to boot!" Candace said out loud, grinning happily, fainting on the floor. "Including one from the greatest criminal mind! Ahhhhh..."
"Okay, this I gotta see." Ross relented. "If only to see actual cartoon characters chew out our resident troll."
"Right behind ya, holmes." Xander nodded, leaving Candace on the floor.
"Oh, Rattigan… Oh, Rattigan… The world's greatest criminal mind!" Candace sung out loud.
Back outside, Bob followed Selena's tracks, as it stopped at the Dock. He could only see the Boat of Losers in the distance going beyond the horizon.
"Selena must have swiped the Boat of Losers, poor girl..." Bob noted, as he eyed what appeared to be a kayak, most likey belonging to Chef Hatchet. Saying a quick prayer and writing down a quick note, he hopped on and started to paddle the boat, following the Boat of Losers' tracks, or lack thereof, due to it being on the water...
The destination where Selena parked the boat was soon coming to be apparent… Where a thick fog started to develop, and a skull shaped mountain started to come into view…
"Boney Island..." Bob muttered to himself, as he grew even more afraid. "Dana warned me about this place… And the many interns that met their fate there..."
He soon was not afraid… But now worried.
"But now's not the time to be afraid! I gotta find Selena!" Bob said out loud.
Yee-Ikes. Francis has really done it now. And now Selena is somewhere on Boney Island, sobbing her eyes out… Can Bob find her and help her out?
NEXT TIME: The fights continue without Bob and Selena, while the other two try to survive the mysterious island, and its mysterious creatures...