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Whatever. Anyways, it's time to finally find out who will be joining the 20 existing merge contestants in part two of the second chance challenge! Enjoy or flame - haven't said that since season 1.
Euro-Drama Farmyard - Episode 17 Part 2- I Feel So Haiku
"And we are back!" Adrijana announced as the camera faded from black.
"Where did we go?" Emilia giggled.
"Shut up," Marios sighed, giving her a nudge from behind.
"Welcome everyone," Adrijana said as she faced the camera, though her eyes were turned to Marios and Emilia, and she was giggling.
She turned her eyes forward and said, "In case you just tuned in, the 15 eliminated contestants have been fighting it out for three spots in the merge. As it stands, Amanda, Vincenz and Mirzo are in the lead, but it is still anyone's game.
With that said and done, let's continue onto challenge number eight, which was created by Johannes, and my goodness, this one sounds fun," Adrijana chuckled as she batted her eyes to the camera. "Johannes, come up here and announce it."
"I have a bad feeling about this," Tia sighed. Alma giggled at this.
"What Adrijana said!" Johannes announced, before clearing his throat. "Okay…for this challenge, you will all be competing for the best twerk. That's right – you 14 eliminated contestants will all get in a line and start twerking. Twerk like your life depends on it."
To Johannes' word, thirteen of the eliminates got into a line, turned their back, and started shaking their asses.
The only one who didn't was Aleksander.
"Yeah…not doing that," he sighed. "I'm immune, remember?"
"Yeah, I thought so. Still, you lose," Johannes stated. "Now, as they are still doing that, I think it's time someone judged."
He tapped his foot for a bit before saying, "Ah, got it. Marios – I want you to give each female contender a mark out of 50. Adrijana – you rate all the males."
"Wha…" Adrijana protested before she shook her head and said in a creepy tone, "Um…okay."
"I shall do that too," Marios added as he stood up from the bleacher.
Adrijana started off with Mirzo.
"Wow, what a stiff ass!" Adrijana complained. "So not sexy. 6 points."
"Aw, poor dude," Emilia sighed at this.
Marios began staring at Anka.
"Hmm…not bad. Could be a bit more stable," Marios commented. "I'll give you 33 points."
"Moving on," Adrijana sighed as she gazed at Vincenz. "Oh…someone does a lot of exercise."
"Meditation, mostly," Vincenz corrected.
"Cool – 43 points," Adrijana replied, before blowing a kiss at him.
Emilia was squealing with laughter as she tugged onto Lou, whose sides were splitting.
"Huh – you gotta check her out. She's a natural," Marios commented, pointing at Amanda. "That's a solid 44."
"Ooh, even better," he quickly added as he ran over to Estrella. "It's so awesome! 47!"
He then walked over to Alma and sighed, "That's anti-climactic. 23 points."
"Screw you! She is twerking for her life!" Symon screamed at him.
"He's alright though," Adrijana stated, pointing at Zeferino. "I give him a solid 35."
"She's cool as well," Marios said, referring to Jessie. "39."
"Her on the other hand…meh," he said to Dani. "26."
"Useless! Get into it more!" Adrijana screamed at Anton, whose butt was slightly shaking. "2 points."
"I like you though – you're going pretty fast – 38," she also commented, referring to Luko. "Also, he's got good glutes – though he could more polished – eh, 31."
She gestured towards Shay as she said this.
"She's the opposite – very polished, but a bit flat," Marios commented. "A solid 34 for Tia."
"Okay, I've taken down all the scores! You may all come back to reality!" Johannes exclaimed as he held a checklist.
The eliminated contestants plus Marios all stopped what they were doing.
The interns and the Zany Zebras were all splitting their sides with laughter.
"Er…what just happened?" Marios asked in confusion.
"The less you know, the better," Johannes assured him. "Here are the points…"
"Er…how did you score it?" Marios asked in confusion.
"I didn't – er...like I said, you don't need to know," Johannes replied. "Anyways…
"1 point for Dani
2 points for Shay
3 points for Anka
4 points for Tia
5 points for Zeferino
6 points for Luko
7 points for Jessie
8 points for Vincenz
10 points for Amanda
and
12 points for Estrella!"
"Woo! Er…what was the challenge again?" Estrella asked, raising an eyebrow.
"The less you know…THE BETTER!" Johannes exclaimed, stretching out his hands.
[Confessional: MWAHAHAHAHA!
Johannes (Iceland): That was a good laugh. Ha, I can't believe Marios said Tia had a tiny ass.
Let's face it, behind our proper selves, all of us are a judgemental bunch of perverts.
I'm pretty much eliminated at this point, but that sight was worth 100 points for me.
Marios (Greece): Damn, I would have really liked to have seen that challenge…was I in it?
Emilia (Netherlands): [she is silent for a moment before she falls to the ground with laughter.]
Adrijana (Slovenia): [her face is crimson] I watched the footage...]
"And with that, we return to the scoreboard!" Adrijana announced.
Vincenz - 51
Jessie - 38
Anton - 18
Tia - 39
Luko - 23
Alma - 35
Estrella - 36
Johannes - 19
Amanda - 54
Shay - 12
Aleksander - 10
Anka - 21
Zeferino - 35
Dani - 34
Mirzo - 39
"Ooh, Alma has slipped quite a bit. Poor Symon," Adrijana sighed. The camera switched to the Ukrainian, who was gazing at the ground. "But the top 3 remain the same. Amanda is first, Vincenz is second, and under tiebreaking rules, Mirzo is third."
[Confessional: It seems like things are set in stone…then again, maybe not.
Amanda (Sweden): Me and Vincenz are way ahead at the moment – it looks inevitable at this point.
Vincenz (Switzerland): [praying] Thank you for putting me ahead. Please make sure it stays that way…
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Okay…still doing well…but I'll need to get a bigger lead…
Aw no – Estrella's challenge is next…
Estrella (Spain): Another 12! YES! I'm only a mica bit behind at the moment. Maybe I will make it after all…]
"Now that we're done with the twerking challenge…apparently…" Adrijana said awkwardly. "…it's time to move onto Estrella's challenge which is…pole dancing. Yeah, sorry, but I doubt most people will be able to do that."
"Aw," Estrella sighed, sticking out her lower lip.
"But, the producers have thought of another circus themed challenge which may be even better," Adrijana added. "Trapeze swinging."
"Oh, that is so much better!" Estrella exclaimed, clapping her hands.
The fourteen contenders all had their legs hanging onto metal trapezes which were hanging onto a wooden frame.
"Okay, to pass this, all you have to do is jump at the right time and grab onto the horizontal pole in front of you before landing on the mattress on the ground," Adrijana explained. "If you fall off, you can climb up and try again. First people to do it get the points."
"I feel sick," Anton muttered.
"Good to hear everyone is on board!" Adrijana exclaimed. "You may start…now!"
Thirteen of them immediately started swinging. That was, except for Anton.
"I'm really sorry," he said as he dropped down to the mattress. "I just can't deal with the height."
"Don't worry about it, Anton!" Emilia exclaimed.
"I did it!" Anka exclaimed as she jumped. Unfortunately, she missed and fell flat onto the mattress. "Ouch."
As she climbed back up, Amanda and Vincenz both jumped, though Amanda was a lot quicker.
They both dropped down onto the mattress.
"Amanda, you earned your second twelve! Vincenz, 10 for you."
"Yes! We're way ahead!" Amanda squealed. "Both of us are so returning."
"I sure hope so, but we can't jump to conclusions," Vincenz replied, before Amanda hugged him tightly.
"Okay…" Mirzo muttered to himself. "If I just get the right angle…"
"Here goes!" Zeferino exclaimed, before he jumped off and successfully grabbed the pole. He let go and landed squatting on the mattress.
"Not bad, Zef – 8 points to you," Adrijana commented. "Okay…who's next?"
"Alright, I think I got it…" Mirzo muttered, and he jumped and successfully grabbed, but someone had beat him to it.
"I've done it!" Aleksander cheered as he dropped down to the ground.
"Hey, how were you able to do it?" Mirzo asked.
"I'm not completely useless," Aleksander shrugged, before walking off.
"Surprisingly – very surprisingly – Aleksander gets 7, while Mirzo gets 6," Adrijana stated. "Eight people left."
Luko tried next, but he didn't time it well, and he fell off.
"Damn it," he groaned, before going to climb back up. As he walked over, Anka landed on top of him.
"Sorry," she apologized, before running off.
"Whatever," Luko groaned as he followed behind.
Johannes was the next to successfully grab the pole, and once he'd dropped down, Alma followed behind.
"There," she said. "Slow and steady."
"Damn…I need to this," Jessie groaned, and she quickly jumped before missing the pole. "NO!"
Dani was next to attempt, with Tia right behind. They were both successful.
"3 for Dani, and 2 for Tia!" Adrijana announced.
"Yes!" they both cheered, high-fiving each other.
"Only one spot left up for grabs!" Adrijana announced.
"This time…" Shay muttered as he tried to grab it, but completely missed.
"Okay," Anka sighed before she also missed.
"I can do it, I can do it," Luko groaned as he continued to swing.
"I think I got it!" Jessie exclaimed, before she successfully grabbed the pole.
"Jessie gets 1 point!" Adrijana announced. "Everyone else, get down!"
"Well, I was the only one left," Luko sighed, before he released his legs and landed on the mattress.
"That was the ninth challenge!" Adrijana exclaimed. "This time, Amanda got her second twelve, putting her farther in the lead – but where exactly is everyone else?"
The interns turned over the scoreboard again. By now, they were all covered in dust.
"A…a…achoo!" Intern #3 exclaimed, before she sneezed chalk everywhere.
Vincenz - 61
Jessie - 39
Anton - 18
Tia - 41
Luko - 23
Alma - 39
Estrella - 36
Johannes - 24
Amanda - 66
Shay - 12
Aleksander - 17
Anka - 21
Zeferino - 43
Dani - 37
Mirzo - 45
"The top 3 are still the same, but it's still pretty close," Adrijana commented.
"You said it," Mirzo sighed.
[Confessional: Is it set in stone? How many more times can I say that?
Amanda (Sweden): Me and Vincenz are just getting further and further up! This is brilliant!
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Alright…I am still third but…ugh, Adrijana's right, it's still really close.
Zeferino (Portugal): Yes! 4th place! I'm only 2 points behind. I can still do it – I just need to get ahead of Mirzo.
Aleksander (Albania): How did I get seven points, you ask? I have no clue. At least I'm not last now.
Shay (Russia): I can't believe I'm last! THIS SUCKS! GRAAAAAAH!]
"We are now two thirds of the way through – and some people are much higher than others, so I've decided to announce another twist – whoever finishes last is on bathroom duty for the rest of the contest!" Adrijana announced.
The people at the bottom of the list, particularly Shay and Anton, looked nervous about this.
"Yeah…hopefully this will encourage you to keep trying," Adrijana giggled. "Anyways – Alma's challenge is next – Operation!"
As she said this, the interns laid fourteen sets of the popular board game on the tables.
"Okay – all you have to do is use the tweezers provided to remove a bone from the board – but don't touch the sides or you will hear a buzz," Adrijana stated.
"This sounds so exciting," Anka said sarcastically.
"Yeah, I bet cliff diving would be so much better," Aleksander shot back.
"Oh, shut up! You did cooking!" Anka snapped.
"Alright, the bone you all need to grab is the funny bone, which is in the upper arm! Everyone take a table in three…two…one!"
The others quickly ran over to their tables.
Anka was the first to attempt, and she immediately hit the sides, making the game buzz.
"Eeek!" Anka screamed, before grabbing the tweezers and trying again.
"You're putting me off," Aleksander hissed.
Anton looked rather uncertain as he attempted for the first time. He slowly grabbed the bone and pulled it up, but he was shaking a lot and accidentally hit the side. He groaned.
Mirzo also went for his first attempt. He was very careful, but it barely buzzed as he tried to get it out.
"Damn," he groaned.
Dani was beside him, and carefully reached the tweezers in and pulled the bone out.
"Yes! I did it!" Dani cheered, holding it up.
"Dani gets 12 points! Congratulations!" Adrijana exclaimed.
"There…there…" Aleksander muttered, before holding his tweezers up. "I am also done."
"Aleksander gets 10 points!" Adrijana announced.
Mirzo attempted again, but it also buzzed.
"I am done," Vincenz said politely from the other end of the table.
"8 points," Adrijana said, pointing at him.
"Come on…if I go steadier…" Mirzo sighed as he tried pulling it again.
"Finished!" Johannes exclaimed excitedly. "I get 7 points."
"There…done," Mirzo said, looking a little frustrated. "Six?"
"Yes," Adrijana confirmed.
"Got it!" Zeferino cheered.
"Also completed," nodded Amanda.
"5 and 4 for you two," Adrijana stated.
"Come on! I gotta do it!" Shay screamed as it buzzed on him again. "I am not on bathroom duty!"
"There," Tia said in relief as she pulled hers out. "I did it!"
"Tia gets 3 points! Only two sets left!" Adrijana exclaimed.
"Darn," Luko groaned as he missed again. "Patience…"
"Finished," Anton whispered as he pulled his bone out.
"2 points for Anton!" Adrijana announced. "One left…"
"Yes!" Luko cheered, pulling out his bone.
"1 point for Luko! The tenth challenge is over!" Adrijana exclaimed.
"Yes! Go Luko!" Pavils cheered, which earned him a glare. "Er…sorry."
He looked back at Luko and put his hands up in surrender.
[Confessional: Has Latvia ever been at war with Serbia?
Lou (Cyprus): I don't get why Luko can't just forgive Pavils. If I can do it, anyone can.]
"
With that, I can present the scoreboard once again – third place remains anyone's game!" Adrijana announced.
Vincenz - 69
Jessie - 39
Anton - 20
Tia - 44
Luko - 24
Alma - 39
Estrella - 36
Johannes - 31
Amanda - 70
Shay - 12
Aleksander - 27
Anka - 21
Zeferino - 48
Dani - 49
Mirzo - 51
[Confessional: Ooo…
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): [takes several shallow breaths]
Dani (Hungary): Okay, I'm only two points behind, and Zeferino is three points behind. One of us has to make it!
Alma (Croatia): Yeah…I'm quite a bit behind now…oh well, there are other people who deserve it.]
The Zebras continued to cheer as Adrijana announced the next challenge – "Now that Alma's challenge is complete, we will move onto Luko's challenge – the simple contest of a 100m race."
[Confessional: Simplicity can equal innovation
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Oh…damn you, Luko. This would have been easier a year ago…damn…]
The fourteen participants were lined up behind a white line before a long green lawn.
"Okay, this is it! Ready, steady, go!" Adrijana announced.
The fourteen contestants immediately sprinting across the lawn.
"Anka takes an early lead!" Adrijana announced. "Oh, but Shay and Jessie are catching up…Vincenz has a very interesting procedure too – he's a good contender for the top 5…"
"Go Alma!" Symon cheered. "You can do it!"
"I chose the wrong shoes for this," Alma groaned. She was near the back of the pack.
"And we have our winners!" Adrijana announced. "Anka gets 12! Next – Shay is 2nd with 10, and Jessie is third with 8!"
The three of them started cheering.
"Tia gets 7, Estrella gets 6, while Vincenz gets 5 and Zeferino gets 4!" she continued. "3 for Amanda, 2 for Johannes and 1 point goes to Dani."
The last few people crossed the finish line with that – Mirzo came 11th, Anton came 12th, Alma came 13th and Aleksander was way behind in last.
"Alright, alright – a quick challenge that was – yes, yes, yes," Adrijana commented, before shaking her head. "Once again…we have the scoreboard!"
"Brrrrfffff," Intern #3 groaned. At this point, she had become a white dusty blob.
Vincenz - 74
Jessie - 47
Anton - 20
Tia - 51
Luko - 24
Alma - 39
Estrella - 42
Johannes - 33
Amanda - 73
Shay - 22
Aleksander - 27
Anka - 33
Zeferino - 52
Dani - 50
Mirzo - 51
"YES! YES!" Zeferino roared, pumping his fist, while Mirzo just hung his head.
[Confessional: Finally – a change! Poor Mirzo…
Zeferino (Portugal): Hell yeah! Third place! I can still make it!
Dani (Hungary): Yes – go Zeferino! Also, two points behind – closer and closer.
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Dammmmmmmmmmn…I'm a point behind….dammmmmnnn.
Anton (Poland): Great…I'm last – if I could just have a miracle in one of the last challenges…]
"Here's the twelfth challenge!" Adrijana exclaimed as the interns came walking back in. "Courtesy of Tia…vinegar chugging!"
"What? Gross," Aleksander complained.
"You're welcome," Tia said snarkily.
"At the table, you will each find a 500 millilitre glass of malt vinegar. When I say 'go', you will have to chug it down," Adrijana explained, at which everyone walked over to the tables. "GO!"
With that, thirteen of the contestants started chugging, with the exception of Aleksander.
"Pussy," Tia groaned.
"I don't look to be last at the moment, so there's no point," Aleksander shrugged.
"Done!" Anka exclaimed, before accidentally smashing her glass.
"Me too," Luko added quickly, also having completed his drink.
"I've had far worse," Jessie shrugged before letting out a burp.
"Yeah, I once ate a…" Shay began as he also finished.
"I'm done too," Estrella nodded.
"Wook!" Mirzo groaned as he also completed.
"Also completed," Vincenz smiled.
"Tha…tha…" Anton croaked.
"Finished!" Zeferino exclaimed.
"Me too," Dani added.
"That was so gross," Amanda groaned, as she finished 11th.
"And that's over and done with," Adrijana announced. "Once again – the scoreboard!"
Vincenz - 78
Jessie - 55
Anton - 23
Tia - 51
Luko - 34
Alma - 39
Estrella - 48
Johannes - 33
Amanda - 73
Shay - 29
Aleksander - 27
Anka - 45
Zeferino - 54
Dani - 51
Mirzo - 56
"As you can see, Vincenz is now first, while Amanda is second, and Mirzo has come back to third. Meanwhile, Zeferino has dropped down to fifth, and Jessie has come out of nowhere to fourth," Adrijana commented. "And despite a solid three points that time, Anton is still last."
Anton groaned once again.
[Confessional: Things are too close for comfort…seriously, Jessie is 4th!
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): I keep going up and down…but I can still make it. I've got to! I must!
Jessie (Italy): Yeah…how did that happen? Still, I'm just a point behind – I can take Mirzo no problem...I think.
Zeferino (Portugal): Aw…that's too bad...I thought for a moment that I'd make it. It's still not over yet though.
Amanda (Sweden): Darn…that's the first time I got 0 points. Oh well.]
"People, we are down to the last three challenges," Adrijana announced. "While it is technically possible for anyone to get all three 12's and make it through, it's far more unlikely for some people. Still…bathroom duty."
Anton shuddered at this.
"Anton's challenge is next," Adrijana stated. "You have five minutes to write a haiku – in case you didn't know, that's a poem with three lines – one with 5 syllables, one with seven and another one with 5."
The interns handed each one of the 14 participants a sheet of lined paper.
"They will be judged by Noah and Dawn, who will each give you a mark out of 50," Adrijana continued. "You may begin…now!"
[Confessional: Hai-ku, Tae-kwan-do!
Tia (Bulgaria): [sighs] I've never been any good at poetry…oh well, I may as well give it a go. 5 syllables…
Noah (Canada): A haiku is much more than a poem with 17 syllables – it's supposed to describe a personal view.]
"5 minutes is up!" Adrijana announced. "It's time for you to all come up one by one and read your poems. This time round, I've decided to start with the person in second-last place, and so on until Vincenz, who is in first place. Aleksander, you're up first."
Aleksander shrugged as he stood in front of the others and uncrumpled his sheet of paper.
"The oven does cook
Few things can survive its heat
This game is the same."
Dawn and Noah both looked rather impressed.
"Not bad," Dawn commented. "I like how you transitioned from cooking to this contest. I think it's worth 42 points."
"I liked it, but I personally found the transition a bit odd – 38 points," Noah replied.
"Aleksander, surprisingly, gets 80 points," Adrijana announced.
"Don't underestimate me, b*tch," Aleksander replied before he left the stage.
"Shay – you're up next," Adrijana stated, and the Russian muscular man came onto the stage.
"Ahem," Shay began.
"My name is the Shay
Muscular Russian man here
I am no pussy."
Noah and Dawn both looked at each other with raised eyebrows.
"That was terrible," Noah commented. "Who…what? I mean…that's worth a whole eighteen points."
"Yeah – not a ounce of depth – I will give it twelve," Dawn added.
"Come on! How do I get some points!?" Shay screamed.
"Shay gets a lacklustre 30 percent," Adrijana commented. "Johannes next."
Johannes stood up and announced his poem.
"You will give me points
Top marks and twelve whole points, yes
You don't have a choice."
"Absolutely beautiful," Noah said monotonously. "A full 50 for you."
"Yeah, nice try, Johannes," Dawn said dryly. "That scheme was worth a whole 15."
"Ah well, can't please 'em all," Johannes shrugged, before leaving to join the rest of the crowd.
"Johannes get 65," Adrijana stated. "Who's next?"
Luko was next to announce his poem -
"The thrill of running
Adrenaline rises.
Like my one love's kiss."
"Eh…" Dawn sighed. "30 points."
"Kudos for using correct English," Noah stated. "I'll give it 38."
Alma's poem read –
"My dearest Symon
A brain, a heart, and loves lots
Cannot be measured."
"That was really sweet," Dawn stated as she wiped her eye. "42 points."
"Not bad, it just didn't move me," Noah sighed. "34."
Anka was the follow up –
"Life is an adventure
No time to stop and wait
You only live once."
"Not great – and there's six syllables in the first line," Noah sighed. "9."
"It was alright besides that mistake," Dawn stated. "19."
Anka walked off, looking rather huffy, while Estrella stood in her place and started to read –
"My arms they do swing
Circus excitement for me
No match for Beni."
"An odd transition," Noah sighed. "26 points."
"Yeah – it wasn't great," Dawn stated. "32 points."
"Gah! What must I do to get through!?" Estrella roared before she ripped up her poem and littered the pieces on the ground.
Tia unfolded her poem before reading it.
"My studs in my skin
Holes that express who I am
Much like Ruben's heart."
"I loved it – what a great metaphor," Noah stated. "A solid 43 points for you."
"I feel it could have been worded better," Dawn commented. "31 points."
"Not bad at all," Tia commented in satisfaction.
[Confessional: This sure is an interesting one.
Noah (Canada): In reality, you're not meant to have metaphors in haikus, but come on – that was really creative.]
There was a static cut before Dani was the next to step up.
"Hope you enjoy!" she exclaimed before beginning to read.
"Life is a puzzle
Layers and sides to be solved
Rubik's don't compare."
"Alright," Noah nodded. "I give it 37."
"I also enjoyed it," Dawn added. "41."
Zeferino followed with this poem, and he recited it in a dramatic tone –
"Guitar in my hand
A million tunes can be played
Too fragile for all."
Noah and Dawn both started applauding for this one.
"That's what I call a haiku!" Noah exclaimed. "46!"
"I also found it excellent!" Dawn squealed. "44 points."
"It didn't even make much sense," Shay pouted.
[Confessional: A reference to his broken guitar…
Zeferino (Portugal): When I don't have my guitar, poems are a good alternative – I've written a lot of them. Still, I didn't think they were that good.
Shay (Russia): BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE!]
"To describe a life
Hard to escape the structure
Much like a haiku," Jessie recited.
The two former contestants both tilted their heads at this.
"Yeah…it was good I suppose," Noah commented. "I'll give it 39."
"40 points," Dawn added.
Jessie nodded at this.
Mirzo was next, and he took a few deep breaths before continuing.
"An athletic life
Friends but no ounce of passion
Brains are more for me."
"Loved it!" Noah exclaimed. "Good transition – 46 points."
"It was…okay," Dawn sighed. "36 points."
"82," Mirzo nodded, quickly adding it in his head.
"A sisters' friendship
A bond connected by blood
Others don't compare," Amanda read out.
"Wha…oh I get it – well, I'll give it 34," Noah stated.
"I thought it was beautiful," Dawn beamed. "43 from me."
"Thank you," Amanda nodded before the last person, Vincenz, came onstage.
He took a brief breath before saying –
"Peace, tranquillity
Can be whatever you want
Massive crowds for me."
There was slight bit of laughter.
"Heh, I'm always one for sarcasm," Noah chuckled. "I'll have to give it 45."
"I thought it was clever," Dawn added. "44 points."
"89 points for Vincenz!" Adrijana announced. "That's that challenge over – the results were close, and amazingly none of you tied –
Luko, 1 point
Tia, 2 points
Alma, 3 points
Amanda, 4 points
Dani, 5 points
Jessie, 6 points
Aleksander, 7 points
Mirzo, 8 points
Vincenz, 10 points
And
Zeferino, 12 points. »
"YES! YES!" Zeferino cheered, jumping up in the air. "Another 12!"
Mirzo sighed at this.
"Once again, we have the scoreboard!" Adrijana exclaimed. "Er…the scoreboard?"
"Mm!" screamed a voice at the other side. "Mmmm!"
Adrijana quickly ran over to find Intern #3, who seemed to be encased in chalk dust, and could hardly move.
"Wha…how…" Adrijana said awkwardly as she grabbed a duster and started dabbing at Intern #3.
"We've used, I dunno,15 pieces so far," Intern #3 groaned. "Don't ask how it got so hard."
"Well – the main thing is you're okay now," Adrijana said sympathetically. "Here is the scoreboard!"
Vincenz - 88
Jessie - 61
Anton - 23
Tia - 53
Luko - 35
Alma - 42
Estrella - 48
Johannes - 33
Amanda - 77
Shay - 29
Aleksander - 34
Anka - 45
Zeferino - 66
Dani - 56
Mirzo - 64
"With that, third place has gone back to Zeferino!" Adrijana announced.
"Well done!" Dani cheered, giving Zeferino a pat on the back.
[Confessional: It's still a tight race here…
Zeferino (Portugal): Yes! I'm in the lead, and only a couple challenges to the finish – I really hope I can keep this up.
Credit where credit's due, Mirzo is a fighter.
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Not good…not good…
And worst of all, Jessie's challenge is next. She's probably going to think of the most vile, dangerous, physical…]
"Here is Jessie's challenge!" Adrijana announced. "Pac-man!"
"What?" Mirzo said in surprise.
[Confessional: That's a good exclamation
Jessie (Italy): Yeah…I know. There's a Pac-Man machine at the arcade near where I live, and I have the top score.
All the 12 year olds there think I'm a goddess or something…
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): An arcade game? Okay…I can deal with that…I think…]
The interns had set up 14 machines.
"Okay, here's the deal!" Adrijana announced.
"All of your machines will start at the same time. Whoever can clear the level the quickest gets 12 points. You only have one life, and you are eliminated if you lose it."
The eliminates nodded in unison.
"With that, all of you should get to a machine and…start!" Adrijana exclaimed.
The Zebras cheered as the eliminated contestants all ran over.
"Okay…what do I do?" Alma asked.
"Seriously, you've never played Pac-man before?" Jessie asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Use the joystick, avoid the ghosts, and try to get the bigger dots!" Symon yelled at her.
"Okay…got it!" Alma exclaimed…but it was too late. A ghost had got her.
"Alma is eliminated," Adrijana sighed.
"Damn it," Symon complained.
"Ugh, move you stupid pie! Move!" Anka screamed, before accidentally breaking off the joystick. Her character died a few seconds later.
"Anka is also out," Adrijana added.
"F*** this s***," Anka scowled, before stomping off.
"Mm-hmm," Vincenz muttered to himself as he gently moved the joystick. "Yes…oh, whoops…"
His game also ended.
"Vincenz is out too – well, he's pretty much unbeatable anyway," Adrijana shrugged.
"Oh well," Vincenz said calmly. "At least I'm still in the lead."
Anton was sweating as he continued to play.
[Confessional: Poor guy…
Anton (Poland): I have to score some points here…I'm still a bit behind Shay and…toilets…ugh…
I really hope I get some kind of remorse – don't mean to be conceited, but I more than deserve it.]
"Yes, finished!" Dani cheered as her screen started flashing.
"Congratulations to Dani – she gets the whole 12!" Adrijana announced.
"What, already?" Estrella asked, leaning over, before the 'game over' music played. "ARRRGH – DAMN!"
With that, she kicked the arcade machine over, smashing the screen.
"Careful!" Adrijana yelled at her.
"Oh…sorry…spur of the moment thing," Estrella said nervously, before slowly stepping away.
"Ugh…I'm no good at these things," Amanda sighed to herself as she moved the joystick about. "Okay…just dodged the dead end…"
She screamed when she accidentally died, though it was in an enthusiastic way.
"Darn…" she sighed, still giggling a bit.
"Amanda is out, but gets one point," Adrijana stated.
"I am finished!" Aleksander cheered as his screen also flashed.
"Oh, me too," Mirzo added.
"Aleksander gets 10, and Mirzo gets another 8," Adrijana said to the camera.
"C'mon…c'mon…" Anton muttered as he continued to move his joystick.
Meanwhile, Shay's game had just ended.
"Arrgggh!" he screeched, before stomping off.
"Shay gets 2 points," Adrijana stated, before hearing a few more beeps from the game. "And Tia and Zeferino are also out – 3 and 4 for them…"
"Darn…I'm out too," Luko sighed.
"And 5 for Luko," Adrijana added quickly.
"So close," Zeferino groaned, shaking his head.
"Phew," Mirzo muttered.
"With that, it's all down to Anton and Johannes – who will get 6, and who will get 7?" Adrijana asked rhetorically.
"Yes! Almost…" Johannes cheered, before he peered over at Anton, who looked petrified.
He sighed to himself, "Curse my good heart."
He used to joystick to move over to the ghost, rendering Pac-Man dead.
"Looks like I'm out," he stated.
"Johannes gets 6 and Anton gets 7 – that ends this challenge!" Adrijana announced.
The Zebras started applauding at this.
"Well done Anton!" Emilia cheered. "You can escape those toilets!"
Anton tried his best to fake a smile.
"Only one challenge left!" Adrijana announced. "Here's the scoreboard once again."
Intern #3 smiled as she presented it once more.
Vincenz - 88
Jessie - 61
Anton - 30
Tia - 56
Luko - 40
Alma - 42
Estrella - 48
Johannes - 39
Amanda - 78
Shay - 31
Aleksander - 44
Anka - 45
Zeferino - 70
Dani - 68
Mirzo - 72
[Confessional: This is it!
Zeferino (Portugal): It's getting really close…but I can still make it! I can do it…I can do it…
Vincenz (Switzerland): My challenge is the last one…and what better way to celebrate than being almost impossible to beat!
I'm coming for you, Eloise
[he blows a kiss]
Er…it was platonic.
Look, she's a beautiful girl, but…I just don't want a relationship right now.
For the present, I see Eloise as just a friend.
Amanda (Sweden): I'm pretty much untouchable at the moment. Okay…Mirzo is only six points behind, but I'm still pretty sure I'll be back.
Anton (Poland): Alright…I'm only one point behind Shay. All I have to do is get at least two points ahead of Shay, and I'll be safe.
[puts hands together to pray]
Please…whatever deity is out there – don't be cruel to me. For just this once…
Mirzo (Bosnia-Herzegovina): Alright, I'm still ahead, but only by two points.
It's all down to me and Zeferino…and possibly Dani, but it's less likely.
I have to do it…it's the final trial…
[he takes a deep breath]]
"Contestants, we are at the last challenge!" Adrijana announced. "And this one is intense…Vincenz, would you like to tell them?"
"I have devised what I consider a challenge and a beneficial exercise," Vincenz stated. "All of you have to balance on a pillar – the last people standing get the most points."
"Oooh," the Zany Zebras said in unison.
"Yes, an exciting way to end this," Adrijana said, an odd looking smile on her face. "Let's get you all prepared…"
[Confessional: My flusher is thumping
Johannes (Iceland): I'm really worried about Anton. Thinking about that guy being stuck in the bathroom cleaning for the next couple of weeks
Shay on the other hand…he's a bully. And I can't stand bullies.
There's one thing I must do…]
The fourteen contestants were all standing on pillars large enough for them to stand on two feet.
"Are you all ready?" Adrijana asked as she held a remote.
There were nods at this.
"Okay, all of you start balancing on one leg…now!" Adrijana exclaimed.
Just when half the pillar went down, Shay immediately fell off, followed by Johannes.
They were then followed in seconds by Tia, Luko, Alma, Estrella and Anka.
"Well, that was weird," Adrijana commented. "We'll need a photo finish for that…eh, I can get it in a minute."
"I'm bored already," Aleksander shrugged, stepping off.
"Aleksander gets 4 points…somehow," Adrijana said awkwardly.
"I'll drop out too," Anton sighed, also stepping off.
"Anton gets 5," she added.
"Thank goodness," Anton muttered. "I am so lu…"
He noticed all the others, who looked rather confused, while Johannes had a smug smile on his face.
[Confessional: Yes! He did it!
Johannes (Iceland): [takes off his hat]
I'm sorry, I just had to. I couldn't bear it…
I smooth-talked everyone who couldn't win or lose into falling off as soon as possible
Anton (Poland): That was really nice of Johannes. I owe him one.
Tia (Bulgaria): [scratches her head] What the heck just happened?]
Only Jessie, Amanda, Zeferino, Dani and Mirzo remained.
"Ooh…damn Johannes. Now it's more difficult," Mirzo groaned as he started to struggle.
"Yeah, I've had enough – not like I can win at this point anyway," Jessie sighed before stepping off. "Plus, closer it is, more fun it is to watch."
"She's got that right," Dani groaned as she also struggled to keep her balance.
"I'mma stay until the end. Not taking any chances," Amanda stated.
Sweat dripped down Mirzo, Dani and Zeferino's foreheads.
"I…I could this all day," Zeferino said, his voice shaking.
"R…r-r," Mirzo replied, struggling to speak.
Just then, feet hit the ground.
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"Dani gets 7 points!" Adrijana announced.
"Ugh!" Dani groaned, stomping her feet. "So close – you can do it, Zef!"
Zeferino smiled at this and straightened his back.
"He's determined," Mirzo squeaked.
"Hey boys," Amanda whispered. "Once one of you falls off, I'll go next. That way, whoever gets the 12 is guaranteed to go through."
"Ooh, sounds good," Zeferino croaked.
"Eh…" Mirzo muttered.
"Glad you agree. Good luck to you both," Amanda smiled.
"Oooh," Mirzo gagged, clearly struggling, while Zeferino looked similarly stressed.
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Mirzo lost his balance and landed on the ground.
He was speechless over what had just happened.
A couple of seconds later, Amanda also jumped off.
"Eight for Mirzo, Ten for Amanda, and ZEFERINO GETS THE TWELVE!" Adrijana screamed. "Also…Noah and Dawn looked at the photo finish – Luko got 1, Tia got 2 and Estrella got 3."
Intern #3 quickly flipped over the scoreboard once more. The winners were all in block-capital with blue and yellow coloured chalk.
VINCENZ - 88
Jessie - 67
Anton - 35
Tia - 58
Luko - 41
Alma - 42
Estrella - 51
Johannes - 39
AMANDA - 88
Shay - 31
Aleksander - 48
Anka - 45
ZEFERINO - 82
Dani - 75
Mirzo - 80
"Our returnees are...VINCENZ, AMANDA AND ZEFERINO!" Adrijana continued to screamed.
The Zebras all started cheering, with Emilia being by far the loudest. She quickly ran out of the bleachers and ran towards Zeferino, giving him a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek.
"You did it!" she screamed. "You made it! See you in the merge again buddy!"
Lou had also come over, and once Emilia and Zeferino had broken apart, he shook hands with the Portuguese guy.
"Well done – good luck in the rest of the game," he stated.
"Thank you," Zeferino smiled. "I just…I can't believe it!"
"You earned it, Zef," Dani giggled, giving her friend a nudge. "Say hi to Agnessa and the Hadilicous for me."
Like Emilia, she also gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Symon had some tears coming out of his eyes as he hugged Alma.
"I'm sorry you didn't make it," Symon said a drop landed on Alma's shoulder.
"No…I'm sorry," Alma replied. "But promise me you will do your best out there. I believe in you."
Johannes had just gone to congratulate Vincenz when he bumped into Anton.
"Hey…Johannes," Anton smiled, scratching his head. "I just wanted to say thanks – you saved me from last place."
"Hmm? Oh, you figured out," Johannes sighed. "Eh…I wasn't going to win anyway, so I figured I could give you some help."
"I don't get why you didn't just use your powers to get through. I'd love to have your abilities," Anton stated.
"I couldn't. It's a dangerous power," Johannes shuddered. "Power corrupts – and if you let this power corrupt…it's not good."
"Oh, the free will thing," Anton remembered, snapping his fingers.
"I can see most people are happy with the choices," Adrijana commented. "With that, it's time for you to go and join the other 20 contestants in the merge! Come on, now!"
"Let's go Zeferino," Emilia said as she grabbed his arm. "Join us in the upper circle."
"That's one way of phrasing it," Zeferino chuckled, before they both walked off. Lou was holding onto Emilia's other hand.
[Confessional: That's a rap! Wiggidy-wiggidy-wap-rap!
Zeferino (Portugal): I DID IT! I made it to the merge again. This time I hope to make it all the way! Lord knows Portugal could use a win!]
The sun was setting as Amanda walked across the field from the intern cabin, when Aleksander popped out from behind a tree.
"Hello," he greeted.
"What do you want?" Amanda asked, trying hard not to sound irritated.
"I…er…just wanted to say congratulations," Aleksander said, scratching his neck. "On…um…making it back."
"Well, thank you," Amanda said, not sure how to react.
"Okay, let's just get to the chase," Aleksander said, shaking his head. "Will you…kiss me?"
"What? NO! GROSS!" Amanda screamed.
"Amanda, don't bother trying to lie. I can see right through you," Aleksander replied.
Before Amanda could protest, he added, "How do you think I knew you were just a cover last season, and this season? How do you think I can resist Johannes' powers? How would I know about the time you and your sisters ran away from your au pair in Disneyland…"
"Ugh, get out of my head," Amanda snapped, clutching her temples. "That's a personal moment."
A couple of tears poured from her eyes in memory/
"Okay, I'm sorry," Aleksander apologized quickly. "So it means that much to you…"
"You know my secret now," Amanda sniffed. "What do you want to do about it?"
"I just wanted to say that I'd be happy to be in a relationship with you," Aleksander replied politely. "You know, if you learned to stop caring about your personal image…no offence."
"Just-just stop it," Amanda frowned. "Now, if you don't mind, I better get to the cabins."
She began to stomp off, before Aleksander ran up beside her, "Wait…just one more thing."
"Go away!" Amanda yelled at him.
"It's not about you and me! It's about the game," Aleksander added.
"Alright, fine," Amanda sighed, stopping. "What?"
"I just wanted to say…don't trust Sveda. I'm not lying about her – she really is dangerous," Aleksander replied.
"Okay," Amanda nodded.
"I'm not kidding. I know her kind," Aleksander said, before taking a deep breath, "There was this girl in my Home Economics class – she used to go after boy, after boy, after boy, and would use psychology to manipulate them into doing the most ridiculous things. She even tricked one guy into head-butting one of his parents."
"That's awful!" Amanda exclaimed.
"She came after me once – I decided to go along with it, just so I could make out with her and stuff, but somehow…she even tricked me into her ways," Aleksander shuddered.
"How did she do it? Did you not read her mind?" Amanda asked.
"I could but…ugh, I dunno what she did – something about her eyes, and her sports bra…I had myself convinced that my clairvoyance had a margin of error. Don't ask why," Aleksander groaned. "In the end…I ended up practically being her personal slave - cooking her dinner each day, until one day…the stove set on fire!"
"She tried to kill you!?" Amanda exclaimed.
"I don't know exactly," Aleksander sighed. "But it was then that I woke up. I realized that I doubted myself, and I escaped through a window. Not sure about what happened to her…she ended up moving away…still…never again."
Amanda couldn't help but look a little cynical.
"I have nothing to gain from telling you this," Aleksander insisted. "I've blown my chances this season, and I'm not asking for anything in return. Just thought you might be the person who would believe me."
With that, he put his hands in his pockets and walked off.
Amanda had a thoughtful look on her face before she also went her own way.
[Confessional: Amanda! BELIEVE HIM!
Amanda (Sweden): Aleksander's right, he had nothing to gain from it.
But…can it be true? Would he really do that?
Ugh...dweeb is so hopeless for me...yeah...
Aleksander (Albania): Amanda can't hide her feelings forever.
In the meantime, all I can do is kill her with kindness. It's easier for me than you'd think]
"With that, we have now got the final line-up for this year's merge!" Adrijana announced as she faced the camera once more. "Tune in tomorrow morning LIVE when I will be discussing each one of them with a special guest star…don't miss it right here on Euro…Drama…Farmyard!"
Final results –
Vincenz - 88
Amanda - 88
Zeferino - 82
Mirzo - 80
Dani - 75
Jessie - 67
Tia - 58
Estrella - 51
Aleksander - 48
Anka - 45
Alma - 42
Luko - 41
Johannes - 39
Anton - 35
Shay - 31
So, that is it! Vincenz, Amanda and Zeferino are back, and we have our final merge line up!
Agnessa (Belarus)
Amanda (Sweden)
Beni (Moldova)
Berto (San Marino)
Carolyn (United Kingdom)
Eloise (France)
Emilia (Netherlands)
Finn (Ireland)
Hadi (Israel)
Ilene (Belgium)
Katerina (Macedonia)
Lou (Cyprus)
Marios (Greece)
Pavils (Latvia)
Petros (Armenia)
Rikard (Finland)
Sanna (Denmark)
Stela (Romania)
Sveda (Azerbaijan)
Symon (Ukraine)
Tyge (Norway)
Vincenz (Switzerland)
Zeferino (Portugal)
I really don't know what to say from here, since I can't say I had reasons for bringing them back, because I really didn't. It was all based on who would have realistically made it.
All I can say for now is - next chapter Adrijana will be discussing the 23 merge contestants with a special guest star next chapter! Don't miss it!