"Last time on Total Drama Sci-Fi Showdown…" Chris started. "The three teams braved the desolate wasteland and ran up the volcanic path to reach their flags. Phoebe and Richard wanted no part of it while the entire Blue Ardonians team had a blast, minus Nelly of course." The hologram showed the top of the volcano where the Red Sith faced off against the Blue Ardonians. "The Red Sith were close, but the Blue Ardonians made one last hustle and Jude brought home the bacon in the end, sending their team in first place. The Green Drell lost, making them face the very first elimination ceremony of the season and Richard was the unlucky one out." He chuckled. "What challenge awaits them next? Will the Green Drell make a comeback? Will Phoebe finally be useful in challenges? Can Jane carry her team in this next one? Find out right now on Total…Drama..Sci-Fi Showdown!"
(Red Sith)
Jane woke up first and sat up, stretching a bit before standing up and heading for the door. "Another day, another challenge." She muttered to herself.
~Confessional~
"We were so close to winning that last challenge." Jane angrily muttered. "That Jude better not let it get to his head."
~End Confessional~
Nataline opened one eye and watched her go. She looked around and saw that the rest of the girls are still asleep.
~Confessional~
"Yesterday showed that the Blue Ardonians are no pushovers." Nataline furrowed her brow. "I need to find a weakness in them."
~End Confessional~
Nataline got up and saw that Tatiana was also getting up. "Pleasant morning, noble lady." She greeted in a medieval accent again.
Nataline can't help but giggle. "Always in a good mood."
Tatiana smiled back sheepishly. "It's just that Jane took the defeat a bit harsh yesterday. I hate to have to lose again."
"Likewise." Nataline agreed. The two girls headed outside and into the living room. Betty was left there alone and they didn't know that she was actually awake and typing down something on her phone.
~Confessional~
"Okay so I like totes decided to make myself more useful by jotting down everyone's strong and weak points." Betty explained. "I can't wait to tell them what I've got."
~End Confessional~
Jane saw Terrance, Felix, and Desmond hanging out at the living room with Terrance fiddling with the last EMP grenade in boredom. "Hey Jane." Felix greeted.
Terrance looked up to see her too. "Sup."
"Sorry about the challenge guys." She apologized. "I should have done better. We wasted precious resources." She waved towards Terrance's grenade.
"Don't worry about it. I was the one who thought it was a good idea to throw it at Jude. Never underestimate that guy's accuracy." He placed hands in his hoodie pockets. "Anyways, what do you think the challenge will be?"
"I hope it's something physical again." Jane said hopefully. "I promise I'll prove my worth this time. Oh, and what happened to Wesley?"
Desmond cast his gaze towards the bedroom. "He was really worn out. We decided not to wake him." He then stood up and headed towards the front door. "I'll go get some fresh air. Felix, wanna come with?" The prankster nodded unenthusiastic about it.
~Confessional~
"It's hard to lead a team when Terrance keeps his own devices and Wesley being so nice to everything that breathes." Desmond sighed. "I hope I can get Felix to side with me here. In fact, I might rope in Nataline too."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Since the boys are gone now, maybe I can talk to Terrance in private." Jane said.
~End Confessional~
"So, Terrance…"Jane started as the boys left the outpost.
"Yeah?" Terrance stopped playing with the grenade and gave her his attention.
"You interested in an alliance with me?" She suggested with a firm voice, though it still shook as she said it. She immediately cleared her throat. "I mean, I find you competent and you look like you know what you're doing, so maybe we should work together towards the merge."
The boy furrowed his brow considering her offer.
~Confessional~
"On one hand, having Jane on my corner can give me safety in elimination and from Nataline." Terrance looked one open palm. Then he looked at the other. "On the other hand, she's a girl and I'm still not completely comfortable with aligning myself with one. Even if she isn't a popular type or anything."
~End Confessional~
"Maybe we shouldn't be talking about this." Terrance said warily and cautiously. "We should think about winning."
"We're gonna face elimination someday." Jane reasoned. "It's best to be prepared and-" She stopped talking when Nataline and Tatiana walked out from the bedroom.
"The cavalry has arrived!" Tatiana exclaimed happily.
~Confessional~
"We need to get some positive vibes here. No use being toxic, right?" Tatiana beamed.
~End Confessional~
Meanwhile, Felix and Desmond stepped outside to see that they are back in the clearing where the outpost originally was. "Looks like Chris reverted it back to normal." Felix noted.
"Nothing is normal here, Felix." Desmond stated. "Just like our team."
"What? What about our team?" Felix frowned.
"I wanna know what you think of our odds when elimination comes. I'm even willing to work with you instead of eliminating you for that prank you pulled on me." Desmond crossed his arms.
"Hey, all in the spirit of April Fools." Felix laughed but then stopped when he realized Desmond wasn't laughing along. He cleared his throat. "I mean, even if we align with each other, we're still in the minority."
"I'll get Nataline to join us." Desmond simply responded.
"What? That rich girl?" Felix inquired. "The one with issues against Terrance?"
"Yes, her." Desmond confirmed. "We need her to join us to get a bigger influence on the team."
"Why can't we just get Terrance? He seems cooler. Not to mention he's good in challenges." Felix pointed out.
"But what are the odds that he'll accept?" Desmond countered back. "He might be good but I don't get the feeling he's a team player."
"I see." Felix said, still confused. "Nataline it is then."
~Confessional~
"I'm not into this strategy talk. All I do is prank people. I hope I find good stuff in the next challenge that I can use. Hehehe.." Felix chuckled mischievously.
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
Cyrus was currently talking to Cassie in the living room, with Shane outside to get some fresh air. "It's mighty good that Chris let us enjoy the forest again." Cassie smiled. Cyrus groaned in response.
"I'm not a fan of nature. I like to stay indoors if I can help it." He replied.
"What about your exercise?" Cassie pointed out.
"I don't need it." Cyrus rolled his eyes.
"But it's important." Cassie insisted. "How do you stay healthy then?"
"I eat a balanced diet..." Cyrus defended. "…with extra coke." He added shyly.
"Them city folks really don't care about fitness anymore." Cassie shook her head in disappointment.
~Confessional~
"I was wondering why not everyone here on this team are into physical challenges." Cassie realized. "I oughta help them out on that."
~End Confessional~
Valerie was awake in the girls' bedroom. She is currently staring at Phoebe who is applying her make-up. "Why do you wear make-up everyday?" She asked.
"Mom said it's so I can look g-good on TV." Phoebe replied meekly.
"But you stutter and you sucked at that last challenge." Valerie snorted snidely. Then her expression softened when she saw Phoebe look at her sadly.
"S-sorry." She managed to say.
"Hey now…."Valerie tried to comfort. "Look I'm trying to be positive about this team, but not everyone gets along. Or at least they don't bother trying." She went over to Phoebe's bed. "So sorry if I come off as harsh or mean or anything."
"O-okay. It's okay." Phoebe smiled her cute smile. Valerie beamed at this.
"You're so cute! Damn, how could I stay mad at you?" She hugged the other girl. Phoebe was taken aback.
"Eeek! Please l-let go." She pleaded.
"Just five more seconds." Valerie purred as she hugged her tightly.
"Eeek!"
~Confessional~
"Maybe Valerie isn't such a bad p-person after all." Phoebe rubbed her arm. "Now I feel bad for voting her last night."
~End Confessional~
(Blue Ardonians)
The only ones currently awake on the team are Nicholas, Lucy, Nelly, and Arnold as they sit back in the living room and chatting.
"Yo, dudes, lets go ace this next challenge again!" Arnold exclaimed.
Nelly rolled her eyes. "I hope it isn't anything solely physical. I can't show off what I can do and now I feel freaking useless." She angrily muttered.
"What is it you are good at, Nelly?" Nicholas inquired. "Academics?"
"Get me a computer and I'll show you." Nelly smirked. "Unless if you want me to state the entire periodic table right now."
"Bo-ring." Arnold gagged. "Physical challenges rule!"
"Only a barbarian would agree with you." Nelly scoffed.
"Oh yeah? Well only a nerd with no life would agree with you. No wonder you're so scrawny." Arnold countered.
"Everyone please-" Lucy started.
"Stay outta this!" They both said in unison as they glared at Lucy. She then looked down in fright with tears welling up in her eyes though no one noticed that.
~Confessional~
"Why can't we all just get along?" Lucy sniffed. "We're a good team. We even won that last challenge."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I see it now." Nicholas realizes. "Nelly utilizes her mind molded by the academe to get far in her life while Arnold relies on his physical assets to achieve his wants." He looked down, deep in thought. "In order to maximize team effectiveness…Hmm"
~End Confessional~
Sarah and Jude went out of the bedrooms to see the bickering going on.
"Hey hey hey. What's with this?" Jude stepped in. He then saw Lucy on the brink of tears. "You're making Lucy cry." He slammed the table to get both of their attentions.
"Arnold, take a chill pill." Sarah said as she placed her hand on Arnold's shoulder. The boy blushed and looked away.
"Right. Sorry." He muttered an apology.
"And you!" Sarah spat and glared at Nelly. "You've been negative ever since this team formed. You better get your damn social game in check."
"Tsk. I don't have to justify myself to you brutes. Rockers like you are obviously obnoxious punks who can't get a decent life going on." Nelly spat back. She stood up and headed for the main entrance.
"Where the hell are you going?" Sarah raised an eyebrow.
"None of your business." Nelly angrily said as she got out and the others realized that they are back in the river area.
"Interesting. The scenery went back to normal." Nicholas noted.
"A fight just broke out and that's all you gotta comment on?" Jude snickered. Nicholas nodded without emotion.
"Yes." Was all he said in respond. "The bickering is useless and unnecessary. Only logic stands true."
"Well…Whatever works for you." Jude shrugged.
~Confessional~
"Nicholas is…how do I put this?" Jude scratches the back of his head. "He's logical, yes. But sometimes, too logical. It's like he's a robot."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Brutes like them can never understand. They probably failed in trigonometry and algebra, which is too easy by the way." Nelly said haughtily. "They can never live in real life if they can't use their brain cells, assuming they have any."
~End Confessional~
Chris' hologram appeared in the room with them. "Hey, how's everyone's morning?" He then snorted. "Actually, I don't care. Anyway, make sure everyone is back inside the outpost in ten minutes. We don't want any avatars morphing along with the scenery, now would we?" He laughed as the hologram flickered out.
"Should we go call Nelly?" Lucy asked around.
Nicholas stood up. "I'll do it." He left the outpost to get the nerd back.
Once everyone was safe inside their respective outposts, the doors immediately locked itself and a barrier was placed around the place. The jungle scenery vanished, flickering out in blue sparks that soon reformed to create a new scenery. This one looked city-like. It was futuristic, with various races from different planets all gathered around like a metropolis. It is currently day time and all the contestants got out of their respective outposts to admire the new area.
(Red Sith)
"I don't believe it." Tatiana's mouth was agape and she stood there awestruck. "It's an alien city."
Terrance looked at a few flyers lying around as well as a map. "No way." He turned to his teammates. "We're in Coruscant!"
Tatiana was wide eyed when she heard that but Wesley wore a confused look. "Pardon me." He frowned. "What is this…Coruscant?"
"It's an alien planet where aliens hang out. Think of it like New York or Tokyo except it's with aliens." Felix explained nonchalantly. Jane, Nataline, and Wesley still looked confused while Betty was taking pictures.
~Confessional~
"This is legit cool." Terrance beamed. "I've always wanted to be in an alien city. I wonder if we'll meet the Senate."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I hope Terrance and Tatiana will help us out here." Jane wore a confused look on her face. "I'm not familiar with this sci fi themed season anyway. I just came here to improve myself."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I mean it IS a city." Nataline pondered. "I should at least be able to pull my weight on my end whatever the challenge may be."
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
"Eek! S-sorry!" Phoebe apologized to a blue skinned alien as she accidentally bumped into her. 'W-where are we?"
"I don't know." Cyrus shrugged. "But I can use this for some inspiration."
"Interesting. I have yet to see a human soul here." Marvin said as he stared as the passersby.
"I wonder what Chris is up to." Valerie shook her head. "I love the city no joke, but this place isn't exactly where I'd go shopping."
"Aw, this isn't my strong suit y'all." Cassie frowned. "The setting is for city folks."
Shane was staring at some shady people carrying boxes and loading it into what looked like levitating transportation vehicles. It was long and can house only one person which is the rider. The cargo seemed to go at the back into some kind of compartment. He looked at the corner of the street and saw a couple of men fully dressed in white armor and helmets with blaster guns in their hands known as clone troopers.
~Confessional~
"It's like any ordinary city." Shane said. "Unaware passersby. Smugglers. Guards. Except they're not human."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Gosh, it's another city alright. I wonder if I'll be any good this challenge y'know?" Cassie wondered as she tipped her hat forward.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I usually go on places with big gardens and a quiet atmosphere like parks." Ivy said. "The city isn't where I can find happiness."
~End Confessional~
(Blue Ardonians)
Everyone had mixed expressions when they took in the city atmosphere. Nicholas and Lucy remained calm and collected. Arnold, Sarah, and Delilah were all awestruck. Nelly glared at some of the passersby who glanced at her. Jude and Harvey all checked out the flyers with confusion.
"Coruscant?" Jude looked towards his teammates. "What?"
"You don't watch Star Wars, huh?" Nelly remarked.
"Sorry we're not nerds like you." Arnold scoffed. "We got lives, you know."
Nelly fumed. "I swear you wouldn't know how to survive this place without me! Listen up. This city accommodates many kinds of alien life which is why you barely see any humans walking about." She gestured around her.
"But they are all intelligent life forms, yes?" Nicholas inquired.
"Don't interrupt me!" Nelly snapped. "Yes, they are intelligent to some degree. But don't let the other races fool you. It's just like any ordinary big city."
Delilah rested her gaze on a clothes shop. "Well, they do have some…exquisite tastes in clothes." She cringed.
Lucy looked at the clone troopers nearby with their blaster guns. "And their guards look scary and weird." She pointed out.
Arnold raised his hand. "Yo what do they do for sports here?"
Nelly just facepalmed.
~Confessional~
"I get it. I'm a nerd so I should know everything about Star Wars. But can they just find that out themselves and get some exposure? God." Nelly grumbled.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Nelly sounds like such a know-it-all." Sarah sneered. "What a nerd."
~End Confessional~
They saw the clone troopers chase after a man who just closed the compartment of his speeder. "Halt!" One of them said.
"It's a smuggler. Don't let him escape!" His companion said.
However, the man got on the vehicle and drove away and out of firing range of the clone troopers' blasters. Nicholas stepped forward but Nelly stopped him.
"Whoa whoa whoa. Are you seriously gonna chase after him?" Nelly exclaimed in shock. "I know you're a detective but leave it to the justice system here. You could get in trouble yourself or hurt you know."
"That is for me to decide. If there are smugglers, then I must see to it that they are apprehended." Nicholas shoved her aside but this time Harvey stopped him.
"Hey man. Look, being the law enforcer is cool n' all but if you get in trouble out here I don't think Chris will approve. The guards look capable enough anyway." He glanced towards the clone troopers who seem to have mounted on their own speeders and chased the smuggler into the city.
~Confessional~
"I simply can't help myself." Nicholas said evenly. "The law must be upheld at all costs. These smugglers should have chosen an honest way of living."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I respect the guy, you know. "Harvey stated. "I really do. But sometimes he can get in over the head with this whole justice thing. Are all detectives like this?"
~End Confessional~
Chris' hologram appeared in front of them, grinning his signature smile. "So, how's the new place? This is where you'll do your next challenge." Two more holograms appeared, one showing five speeders similar to what the smuggler used, the other showing the specific area in the city which looks like a storage area of some sort.
"Five of you will have to take the reins of these speeders containing smuggled goods." Chris smirked. "You have to bypass the city guards and defenses in order to get to this storage hanger here. The other two members must act as heads of the city's defenses, doing whatever it takes to prevent the other two teams from reaching the storage hanger." He then flashed a smile and smirked. "Now then, who will do what? And the Blue Ardonians and Red Sith has to sit someone out of this for team balance and all."
"I like to volunteer for that." Lucy raised her hand. "I'm not good at driving or defending a city."
"I'll become a city guard. Doing criminal work is against all what I worked hard to become." Nicholas stated simply.
"Me too. I'm more familiar with this territory than you guys so I'll defend." Nelly added.
"Why? Because you're an alien?" Arnold snickered and Sarah laughed with him.
Nelly glared and was simmering with rage. "Shut up!"
~Confessional~
"I hate those two! I swear I wanna vote them off first chance I get! Ugh." Nelly crossed her arms in anger.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Arnold's pretty funny." Sarah said while grinning. "I like that guy."
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith)
"So who'll sit this one out?" Jane asked everyone.
"I think I should do it." Wesley frowned. "I have not learned how to drive yet."
"So am I." Tatiana pointed out. "But I wanna be in it because it's so cool! Smuggling goods on the low and taking it to the streets for a high speed chase! Yeah!" Some passersby looked at her funny and she immediately drew back. "Ehehehe…"
"Now who wants to be on the defense?" Jane looked around for any volunteers. Terrance, Nataline, and Felix all shot up their hands. "Hey Chris said only two."
"I can build us some good defenses. It's my forte." Terrance reasoned. Jane nodded.
"Yeah you look like the type." She then turned towards Nataline and Felix. "Only one of you can join him."
"I can prank 'em!" Felix said proudly. "They'll never see it coming."
"How childish. The city is my home and I am unparalleled in this battlefield. I can most definitely plan a strategic tactic to help the defense." Nataline reasoned.
"That's boring." Felix grumbled.
"It's efficient and effective." Nataline glared as she countered back.
"Why not rock-paper-scissors it?" Betty suggested. "Whoever wins gets the spot."
Both people nodded and stuck out their fists. "One..two..three..draw!" Nataline showed an open palm while Felix showed a closed fist.
"Paper beats rock, I'm afraid." She smirked.
"Damn." Felix cursed. "Welp, back to boredom."
"But smuggling is fun." Tatiana pouted.
"He probably doesn't even have the slightest idea on how to run the defense anyway." Nataline shrugged.
"Why? Because I'm a commoner?" Felix raised his eyebrow, annoyed.
"I said no such thing. But if the shoe fits…" She smirked.
~Confessional~
"Honestly, why do people like Nataline and Wesley get to compete anyway? They got loads of money back home!" Felix complained.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Here we go again with one of Nataline's plans." Terrance rolled his eyes.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"This is one challenge I can definitely be good at." Nataline said confidently. "I used to log hours into reading books that talk about war tactics and defense tactics used in combat. I…wonder why I actually covered those sometimes."
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
"So, how do we split the work y'all?" Cassie asked her teammates.
"Smuggler." Shane crossed his arms.
"Smuggler." Valerie and Cyrus said in unison. The former winked at the latter but he simply rolled his eyes.
"I reckon I can be good at the defense." Cassie announced.
"Same here. I know a thing or two about how to defend the base." Marvin added.
"U-um, that means I g-get to be a smuggler r-right?" Phoebe squeaked out.
"Is that a problem? Can't you drive?" Valerie inquired.
"My d-daddy taught me how to ride a bicycle and I p-picked up a little on how to ride a m-motorcycle so it should be fine." Phoebe said with a smile. Cassie looked at her warily.
"Ya sure?" Cassie asked. "We can trade places if ya want."
"N-no no. I can manage." Phoebe assured.
~Confessional~
"Is this her way of making it up to us for that last challenge?" Cassie wondered. "I mean I know I said I ain't letting slackers stay on my team but even then I wonder if she'll be fine ya know."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I d-don't wanna go home." Phoebe tried to say with conviction. "I-I have to do m-my best today."
~End Confessional~
The city guards of each team got on a bus-like transportation and headed to the storage area which will act as the destination of the team challenge. They all conversed while inside the bus.
"So, you guys huh?" Marvin began.
"Yes. It's us." Terrance affirmed.
Nicholas noticed Nataline with them. "I see you've chosen the side of justice." He nodded towards her in approval. She laughed lightly.
"Justice? Is that why you joined this side, Nick?..Do you mind if I call you that?" She asked him.
"No, by all means." He assured her.
"Thanks. I'm actually here to once again put my strategies to the test." She exclaimed. "I'm sure I can contribute nicely to this challenge."
Terrance snickered as he kept his hands in his pockets. "Yeah because that worked out so well last time." He replied sarcastically.
"You sabotaged us." Nataline said angrily at him. "My plan would have gone perfectly."
"He sabotaged us?" Nicholas chimed in. "Terrance, did you not trust us? Why did you do it?"
"None of your business!" He snapped at the two of them. "Arrogant and such know-it-alls." He added under his breath.
~Confessional~
"I'm not about to sabotage her plan this time simply because it'll put a target on my back." Terrance said begrudgingly. "But maybe when the merge hits. Ha, that's assuming she'll ever make it there."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"It would seem that Terrance truly did abandon us back in the first challenge." Nicholas said with little expression. "Though it is irrelavant now since we are on opposing teams."
~End Confessional~
Meanwhile, Nelly was listening in to the conversation between Cassie and Marvin.
"I wonder how we'll make the defense. I reckon we ain't gonna build fences or walls." Cassie said.
"Perhaps along the line of electrical wires or tanks barricades." Marvin replied with a shrug.
"Tank barricades? Are you freaking kidding me!?" Nelly wore a 'wtf' face. "This is Star Wars not Call of Duty."
"It is? I wouldn't know." Marvin told her. "I don't get exposed to this kind of thing much. The only sci-fi I know is Marvel and DC. Does that count for something?"
"A bit." Nelly gruffly said as she rolled her eyes.
~Confessional~
"Uncultured swines." Nelly sneered.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"What's the deal with her? Is she some kind of techie wizard or somethin'?" Cassie folded her arms. "But she looks like she's all talk to me y'know. Makes me wonder why she voluntereed for this."
~End Confessional~
The assigned city guards made it to the storage area and they all filed out. Waiting for them inside is Chris himself and not a hologram.
"Well if it isn't th host himself." Marvin remarked.
"Yeah I was beginning to wonder if we had a host at all." Nelly scoffed.
'Whatever." Chris grumbled. "I just got sick of using a hologram and wanted to try sending my avatar here." He gestured for them to follow him further in. They all did and soon they are in a large and spacious hanger where there are six groups of infantry waiting for them. Each group were a mix of clone troopers and troopers with speeders, the foot soldiers being the more prominent ones. "Your job is to stop the other teams from getting here to the hanger. One from the Blue Ardonians and one from the Green Drell will work together to stop the Red Sith's smugglers, one Red Sith and the other Blue Ardonian representative will stop the Green Drell, and the last two will stop the Blue Ardonians. Simple, right?" He waved his hand dismissively.
"Wait, do we also get guns?" Nataline inquired.
"Yes. You will also have a standard blaster gun, thus making you six the last line of defense since you'll be stationed here." Chris explained. He gestured to three control panels before him. "Each team's smugglers will take one of three main routes going here. You can use this panel to manipulate traffic and block off certain paths." He then pointed ahead at a pile of materials in the side. "Since you got a few hours before the smugglers move out, I'll give you guys the liberty to be creative and add more to the defense." He grinned at all of them and chuckled. "So, any questions?"
"Are those all the rules?" Nelly asked.
"Yes. Those are all the rules." Chris affirmed.
"There won't be any more added rules as we go on?" Marvin inquired.
"Nope. All the rules I stated are two city guards against one team, be creative about your defense, and that you have a couple of hours to prepare and tell your infantry what to do." Chris confirmed it once again.
Nelly had a knowing sinister smile on her face but Terrance noticed it. Marvin just nodded thoughtfully which made Cassie tilt her head.
~Confessional~
"I'm looking for any holes in the rules." Marvin explained. "And I can say that we are prone to sabotage."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I'm totally sabotaging them." Nelly smirked knowingly. "Or not. Maybe I'll consider it."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I must say that I have stopped riots and mapped out possible escape routes for criminals back home when my parents took on cases." Nicholas stated. "I'm confident in my abilities to halt their advance. Criminals must be apprehended!"
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I saw that smile!" Terrance insisted. "I should keep a close eye on her. Should I tell Nataline?…Nah. If she's so smart then she should totally be fine on her own."
~End Confessional~
Nicholas went on to the panel along with Marvin to discuss the battle stations and protocols they will use to halt the Red Sith's advance.
"So how do we do this, Nick?….Mind if I call you that?" Marvin asked the detective.
"Not at all. It is of no concern to me." He waved him off. "More importantly, our defense needs to be impregnable."
"Hmm.."The other boy was deep in thought. "..What about we put some barricades up as they near the inner part of the city? That way, they'll take longer to actually get here."
"Yes, excellent plan. I'll fortify our defenses here. Godspeed." Nicholas nodded once then went over to talk to his clone troopers to fill them in. Marvin kept looking at the panel, thinking of where to place the walls.
Terrance and Cassie went over to the other panel to talk about how to stop the Blue Ardonian's smugglers. They inspected the intersections as well as possible choke points.
"I can create some electrical wires that will send out beams to damage them." Terrance smirked as he suggested that. "Got anything to contribute?"
"I reckon we can use this here traffic to our advantage." Cassie pointed at the various intersections. "I can send some of my troops on speeders to ambush them. Ya fine with it?"
"Sure." Terrance nodded. "It could work. I'll go make the traps." He left the panel and headed to the pile of materials in the side. He stopped and looked over his shoulder. "For a country girl, you're not half bad at this."
Cassie smiled and went over to the clone troopers to inform them.
~Confessional~
"I'm glad to see that he don't look down upon me none." Cassie exclaimed. "I hate it when that happens."
~End Confessional~
Nelly and Nataline took over the last panel that will handle the Green Drell's path and basically argued over what to do as defense. Nelly argued that it's better to plan it in the inner part of the city while Nataline countered that an outer defense would catch them off guard.
"I read a book once that using unexpected methods can be crucial in attaining victory." Nataline argued.
"Yeah assuming you know the place." Nelly scoffed. "But you don't know Coruscant. You don't know anything regarding its ways of defense. Heck, you probably don't know how these clone troopers work."
"They're like regular soldiers." Nataline deadpanned. "They have armor and a gun. It isn't rocket science." She pointed out.
Nelly fumed at this. "Shut up! You don't know anything, rich kid. Just leave the defenses to me." She stormed off to where her clone troopers are gathered.
Nataline stood there with a slightly angry face as she clenched her fists. "That girl.." She breathed. She then proceeded to go talk to her own troops.
~Confessional~
"That girl thinks she's smarter than me!?" Nataline said angrily. "Commoners don't know their place, do they?" She then took deep breaths. "Okay, just calm down Nataline. Anyway, my plan is to send my troops further outward to intercept them. They'll not expect an attack so early so that's the idea."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"That rich girl with the lacy dress is seriously not gonna last long." Nelly sneered. "Not only is she opposing what I say when I know what I'm doing, she thinks she has a better plan! Hah!" She mocked. "My plan is to fortify the inner parts of the city leading here, and put some walls to place them at a dead end. See? Easy yet effective."
~End Confessional~
Once Chris had made sure everyone's defenses were set up, he used his hologram form to talk to the other contestants that were waiting by their respective outposts.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." Chris chuckled.
"Dude it's been five hours!" Arnold whined from his team's outpost.
"W-what happened to our teammates? Y-you didn't do anything b-bad to them right?" Phoebe asked anxiously from her team's outpost.
"Let's get the challenge going." Jane cracked her knuckles as she smiled. "It's challenge time now…right?"
"It's time for your part of the challenge!" Chris exclaimed. Blue lights and sparks surrounded the ground in front of the hologram and then five speeders spawned forth. "Each of you will drive one speeder containing cargo that you will need to deliver to the storage area. The more members you have that will reach safety, the higher your chances of winning. Each speeder has their own shield bar which will protect you from blaster fire and whatnot but once it runs out then you better hope you survive until the end. Any questions?"
"W-we still get to respawn even if we c-crash right?" Phoebe meekly asked.
"No!" Chris laughed. The contestants gasped in horror and confusion. "Nah, I'm kidding. I'll get sued if any of you actually died." He shrugged. "Anyway, get on your vehicles so we can get started."
Everyone got on the speeders and turned it on.
"One more thing." Chris snapped his fingers and blue sparks flickered again and formed a map for each of the riders. "It's a map of where you are and where you need to go is marked by a red dot. Good luck."
(Red Sith)
Jane took off first with Tatiana trailing behind her. "Woohoo! We're smugglers! Yeah!" The gamer girl cheered. The former simply sighed in annoyance.
"Look just keep it down, Tatiana." Jane said through gritted teeth. "I don't wanna lose this challenge. And telling the bystanders what we're doing will gather attention."
"Awww." Tatiana pouted. But seeing Jane's glare at her made her salute immediately. "I mean, yes maam!" This, however, made her swerve to the side and to another path.
"Tatiana!..Ugh.." Jane scowled as she continued on the main road.
~Confessional~
"Look, Tatiana probably means well." Jane said with a little annoyance evident in her voice. "But if she doesn't focus then she could get eliminated. I will not be held back..even if it is her."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Jane sure knows what she's doing." Tatiana smiled. "She IS the leader of this party. She's strong and smart so she's gotta be!"
~End Confessional~
Meanwhile, Betty, Felix, and Desmond brought up the rear and saw Tatiana go to another path.
"Maybe that's a good idea." Desmond noted. "Felix and I will go left, Betty will go right and follow Tatiana."
"Splitting up so we won't get caught…."Betty wondered out loud. "I like it!" She swerved to the right where Tatiana had disappeared to.
"Alright Felix, it's you and me now." Desmond stated firmly. "We got this so just follow my lead."
"Um, I'm not good at high speed chases." Felix said a bit nervously. "But you're the boss."
"Of course." Desmond smiled.
~Confessional~
"I need Felix to align himself with me so that I can be safe until merge. He's not all that strong so he should be easy to boss around." Desmond smirked. "But I need more people to make this alliance grow."
~End Confessional~
Jane rode alone in the main road, weaving through other vehicles smoothly. She kept an eye out for the clone troopers or for any other trap but to no avail.
"Weird. Still no resistance." She kept going, narrowly avoiding traffic.
Meanwhile, Felix and Desmond were nearing the storage area. They rounded a corner but found a dead end, a steel high wall blocking them. They U-turned but saw that some clone troopers were behind them
"Damn." Desmond muttered.
"We're screwed." Felix sighed.
(Blue Ardonians)
The team currently moved in unison, not going too far from each other. Jude and Arnold were in the lead and constantly took a few turns, prompting the team to follow.
"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Delilah called from behind them.
"Of course, dudette." Arnold stated confidently. "Jude here told me to go here. He read the map and everything." Just then, they all immediately stopped as they hit a dead end ahead.
"Riiight…" Sarah trailed off. "Sure he did."
Jude clicked his tongue and turned back. "It's a big city okay?"
~Confessional~
"Actually, I'm not so big on directions." Jude admitted. "But don't tell them that. I gotta be as good as Harvey and Nicholas out here. Gotta prove myself."
~End Confessional~
Harvey pointed at an intersection ahead. Traffic is a bit heavy. "We should take a turn. Isn't there a detour somewhere here?" He turned to Jude.
The archer thought long and hard and then snapped his fingers. "That way." He pointed at a narrow path to the side. "We'll come out at another intersection. Hopefully there's less traffic there." They headed towards that path.
They then heard movement behind them and saw that a few clone troopers on speeders came out from the intersection and are now giving chase to them into the narrow path while opening fire.
"Ah!" Delilah screamed. She and Harvey were the ones bringing the rear so both of them took the majority of the blaster hits. Their shield activated and the bar was being depleted with every hit they take.
"Hurry!" Harvey urged his team. The ones in front sped up until they reached the end of the narrow path and into the intersection. Harvey was close behind them. The end of the path suddenly created sparks of electricity that criscrossed just as Arnold, Jude, and Sarah got past. Harvey got hit by the electrical beams and his shield bar was immediately reduced to half. "Not good." He exclaimed.
Delilah soon passed that same electrical barrier, her shield not being enough to sustain the damage. "Gah!" Her speeder went out of control and crashed down in the intersection, her avatar flickering away.
"We lost Delilah! Mayday! Mayday!" Arnold yelled out.
"Don't they only scream those in helicopters?" Jude asked quizzically.
"Well that's one down." Sarah remarked. "Didn't expect that."
~Confessional~
"Whoever planned that must be a genius!" Harvey exclaimed. "I almost got wrecked myself."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"I'm such a genius." Terrance smirked.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"This is the second time I got out early in a challenge." Delilah frowned. "This does not look good for me."
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
Shane went on ahead of his teammates, not bothering to communicate with them. He turned on many corners and soon the others were not able to catch up.
"Shane! Come back!" Valerie called after him.
"It's no use. He won't cooperate." Cyrus grunted as he pulled up beside her. "We can vote him off when the time comes."
"Yeah. Yeah, of course." Valerie stated uneasily. Ivy pulled up beside her and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"It will be fine. If we stick together, we'll be alright." Ivy smiled at her. Valerie blushed a little and smiled back.
"Let's go. Can't waste time." Cyrus instructed as he revved up the engine and kept moving, Phoebe close behind him.
"U-um, excuse me? C-Cyrus?" She tried to get his attention, but to no avail. The boy was simply too focused to hear her. "N-nevermind then." She hung her head as she followed him, the others not so far behind her.
~Confessional~
"I really t-think Cyrus is cool." Phoebe sighed with a cute smile. "I wish I just h-had the guts to talk to him properly." She then frowned.
~End Confessional~
They rounded a corner and came face to face with a few clone troopers, their blasters drawn.
"There they are! Fire!" One of them said. They all opened fire and Cyrus and Phoebe took a few hits.
"Eeek!" The doll-faced girl shrieked and immediately ducked into a narrow alleyway.
"Phoebe!" Cyrus followed her and the rest were supposed to follow suit but more clone troopers on speeders blocked their path.
"Darn it." Valerie cursed under her breath.
"To the intersection." Ivy instructed. Valerie nodded and followed her as they made a turn and blended in with the other vehicles but not before taking some damage as well.
~Confessional~
"Well then, that happened." Ivy frowned.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Phoebe just had to react like that and blindly run away, now did she?" Valerie said irritably. "Honestly I spared her because she was cute but now I'm starting to wonder whether we should have kept Richard instead. At least he doesn't openly panic and make rash decisions like that." She pointed out.
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith)
Betty managed to catch up to Tatiana and the two drove side by side in another path. They have yet to encounter any clone troopers so they're taking it easy a bit.
"So…if we do lose, how do you think the votes will go?" Betty asked her friend. She was holding her phone in one hand, with the memo app opened with their teammates' names on it as well as some notes.
"Why would you think about that!?" Tatiana gasped. "Have you no faith in our splendid party?"
"Well of course I believe in us." Betty lightly laughed, though it sounded a bit forced. "But elimination is inevitable right? I got some friends who love Total Drama and they totes told me that elimination can never be avoided."
"But I'd rather focus on winning every challenge!" Tatiana pouted. "Keep your spirits up, young squire. The world is a vast and promising place. We must seize its treasures and obtain greatness!" She dramatically said while doing hand gestures.
Betty giggled. "Yeah…you're probably right." She looked at the memo one last time before turning her phone off and pocketing it. It was then that a large number of clone troopers came to sight from two sides.
"Halt!" One of them said, raising his blaster.
"Oh no! They found us! We must flee at once if we are to fight another day." Tatiana exclaimed fearfully yet dramatically as she sped up forward, Betty following close behind. Due to the immense number of clone troopers firing at them, their shield bars dropped significantly.
~Confessional~
Betty has a hand to her chest. "That was totes wild." She panted. "An experience to remember." She grabbed her phone and took a selfie.
~End Confessional~
Both girls saw the storage hanger up ahead. "We did it!" They exclaimed in unison.
However, they immediately stopped their vehicles when they saw Marvin standing there, his blaster at the ready and he is accompanied by two clone troopers. "Hello girls." He greeted.
"This is it Betty." Tatiana started. "The moment of truth. The hour of reckoning. The time long awaited. The clash between hope and despair. The-" She was interrupted when the clone troopers and Marvin opened fire, completely shattering her shield. "Go go go!" She urged.
Betty sped up and crushed one clone trooper before it took aim at her. "Aaah!" She screamed while riding away. Tatiana tried to follow suit but got shot down.
"Argh. Ugh…"She fell from her speeder and Marvin loomed over her.
"You lose." He said. He then held down his hand which Tatiana gladly accepted. "But there's no need to shoot you." He shrugged.
"Thankies!" Tatiana exclaimed. "Such a worthy rival." She added.
Marvin chuckled. "Maybe you shouldn't have said all that earlier. Just a tip."
"But I want this encounter to be as colorful and memorable as possible." Tatiana pouted. "It's too dull if I didn't include it."
Marvin thought about it for a while then eventually nodded. "Indeed."
Betty managed to make it inside the storage area with her speeder where Chris himself was waiting for her.
"Congratulations, Betty. You were the first one here for your team. And the first smuggler here in general. Guess you took a shortcut huh?" Chris chuckled.
"Whew." Betty sighed in relief then flopped down on the floor. "At least I made it. I feel bad for Tatiana though."
"Yeah, she's not gonna win you guys any points." Chris shook his head. "But at least now you can take a break." He gestured at the large blue hologram screen behind him. "And you get to watch everyone else fail!" He added excitedly.
~Confessional~
"It's good that I made it. Now my team will be happy." Betty smiles. "#Smuggle2k17"
~End Confessional~
(Blue Ardonians)
Everyone in the team is currently in the main road, stuck in traffic.
"Aw damn it. Why now?" Sarah complained.
Jude was currently using the map and the rest were on the look out for clone troopers. "We can ride the traffic all the way to the storage hanger or we can ditch this and take another shortcut." He said to his team.
"Do you wanna risk a segway, dude?" Arnold said nervously. "Those electric traps ain't a joke."
Harvey checked his shield bar. "I feel you, bro." He said sadly. "We blend in nicely here anyway. We should be fine yo."
Sarah sighed. "I guess so." They passed by alleyways and other narrow paths. "Did the men in white give up so soon?"
As if on cue, several clone troopers appeared out from the alleyways they just passed by. They pooled in from all sides, completely surrounding them. Cassie and Terrance stood amongst them from either side, with their blasters in hand.
"Well looks like we got ourselves a big one eh?" Cassie smirked as she tipped her hat forward.
Terrance grinned. "I didn't think it would be THIS easy." He aimed at Harvey while Cassie aimed at Jude.
"Uh, guys?" Arnold looked around in distress. "Now what?"
Sarah was closest to a nearby narrow path. It was littered with a few wooden crates and boxes. Harvey saw this and whispered to her. "You can still make it out alive. We'll try to follow behind you." She nodded in response.
"Hey scrawny kid, get ready to get owned!" Arnold suddenly said, making a hard turn and heading straight for the techie boy. Terrance wasn't able to react in time and got hit, sending him crashing to a nearby wall. This prompted the clone troopers under his command to open fire on the soccer player, bombarding him with blaster shots and completely destroying his shield as well as making the speeder explode. Arnold's avatar disappeared with the blast.
"Now!" Harvey exclaimed. Sarah wasted no time and immediately making a break to her left where the narrow path was, knocking over the crates which further made it harder for the clone troopers to give chase.
"Wait for me." Jude called as he followed suit, getting himself pelted by blaster shots in the process which destroyed his shield but not the speeder itself. "Whoa. Close one." He remarked.
~Confessional~
"I don't want Lucy to think I'm a loser. I got us a win last challenge, and I'll get us a win in this one." Jude said confidently.
~End Confessional~
Harvey was there alone. He once again checked his shield bar which is already really low. "Well..too late for me now." He simply got off his vehicle with his hands high in the air.
"You're under arrest pardner." Cassie mockingly said as she approached him. Harvey smirked back.
"We're not out of this yet. They'll both make it." Harvey stated.
"Guess we'll wait n' see." Cassie tipped her hat forward.
~Confessional~
"I like to say I did good in this challenge…but I didn't." Harvey said sadly.
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Ugh…My back." Terrance groaned.
~End Confessional~
(Green Drell)
Phoebe and Cyrus were currently keeping it stealthy, moving through alleyways and avoiding the intersections as much as possible.
"A-are you sure about this plan?" Phoebe meekly asked the emo. Cyrus grunted and nodded once.
"Yeah. So far we haven't encountered any other troopers since the last one so I'd say they're spread thin. But be alert just in case." Cyrus told her.
"O-okay!" She agreed.
~Confessional~
"He's so s-smart." Phoebe said gleefully while sighing.
~End Confessional~
They exited the path only to be confronted by a few clone troopers plus Nataline, who stood with them. "This is as far as you go." She stated firmly.
Cyrus sneered. "Right…Just our luck."He revved up the engine and glared at Nataline, who glared back in response as she held up her blaster rifle.
"Eeek. W-what do we do now, Cyrus?" Phoebe looked anxious. She darted her eyes around to see the clone troopers all raise their weapons at them.
"We go forward. Trample her." Cyrus gritted his teeth as he charged straight at her, primarily aiming for the path behind her.
"Fire!" Nataline ordered. Her troops fired at Cyrus, whose shield was shattered completely. Nataline aimed her gun right at the emo boy and fired, knocking him out of his speeder and making his avatar disappear. The aristocrat sidestepped to dodge the unmanned vehicle but soon got on it when it stopped.
"Oh no! This i-is not g-good!" Phoebe said fearfully as she sped the other way.
"You can't run from me." Nataline declared as she gave chase using Cyrus' speeder, firing at the girl as she went. Phoebe took some damage but made a sharp turn and safe when traffic poured in. "Damn it." Nataline cursed in anger.
~Confessional~
"I can't trust Nelly so I gotta double my efforts here." Nataline said, determination present in her eyes.
~End Confessional~
Ivy and Valerie managed to make it to the inner parts of the city and are now in the main path. The traffic was low so they cruised on by easily.
"Do you think the others made it out?" Valerie asked her friend, who seemed to be in a daze. "Ivy?" She saw that Ivy was about to hit another vehicle. "Ivy!" She yelled.
"What?" Ivy looked back at the road and abruptly stopped the speeder, barely missing the vehicle in front of her. "That was close." She remarked.
"What's with you? You always space out like that." Valerie pointed out. "Focus on the challenge. You were the one who got us out of that mess earlier."
"...Right." Was all Ivy said in response. Just then, steel walls rose up from many sides, blocking off pathways and leaving only the main road open. Clone troopers were seen high atop the walls, their blasters aimed downwards.
"We're trapped." Valerie said softly. "The only way is forward now."
Ivy nodded and they both sped up, trying to weave through the traffic. Blasters shots rained down upon them, slowly reducing their shield bar. Nelly laughed as she came up from behind them, a few clone troopers on speeders under her command with her.
"Hey girls." Nelly said in a sing song voice. "Ready to lose?" She laughed as she ordered her troopers to fire. They did, and Valerie's shield bar was emptied and gone.
"No!" She said in shock. Ivy then went behind her to cover her from any more bullet fire.
"I got your back. Keep going." Ivy stated, surprisingly calm. Valerie was still confused but went on ahead.
"She left you. How sad." Nelly remarked unsympathetically.
"That's good." Ivy said as she abruptly stopped her speeder.
"What?" Nelly's eyes were in shock as her speeder collided with Ivy's, causing both to crash into each other and making the clone troopers stop as well. The traffic increased as the speeders lay there, preventing any further chase.
"Ah…How the sky is nice." Ivy remarked as she lay on her back, her gaze upwards. Nelly simply groaned beside her.
~Confessional~
"I don't get Ivy at all." Valerie pondered. "At one point she's in a helpless daze, and then at another she's a good team player. Weird. But sexy." She winked at the camera.
~End Confessional~
(Red Sith)
Felix and Desmond had managed to get past the clone troopers but lost a lot of their shield bar. They entered the inner parts of the city and caught a glimpse of Jane blitzing past them.
"Was that Jane just now?" Felix scratched his head.
"I think so." Desmond responded. They both got out of the alleyway and peeked to the side when they saw Nicholas and his clone troopers on speeders chasing down Jane. "Oh damn. We walked right into that one."
"Over there, sir!" The clone trooper pointed at Desmond and Felix who began to go to where Jane went. "Are they smugglers too?"
"Yes. Apprehend them all." Nicholas said bluntly and emotionless. "Leave no smuggler alive."
"Yes, sir!" They said in unison. They opened fire on the Red Sith smugglers, but missed most of their shots.
"Jane! Wait for us!" Felix called out to her. Jane looked over her shoulder to see Felix and Desmond behind her.
"You two. Where did you come from? Where are the others?" Jane asked. They rounded a corner and sped up more, nearing the storage hanger.
"We split up because we thought it was your plan." Desmond stated. Jane simply tilted her head in confusion.
"What? I didn't order anything like that." She countered.
"But we saw Tatiana go the other way-" Blaster shots interrupted Felix as he realized that his shield was down. "Uh oh." He was nervous now.
"Hurry and get in front of us." Jane commanded. Felix nodded and did as he was told. They were close now. Nicholas came up behind them, a determined and cold look in his eyes.
"Surrender in the name of the law." He said coldly.
"Wow, someone's having fun." Felix remarked dryly.
"Keep going. Just a little more." Desmond gritted his teeth as he sped up. Jane and Felix did the same. Nicholas fired his blaster, damaging Desmond's shield and soon bringing it down as well. "Come…on." He said to himself.
The doors of the hanger opened and all three were able to get inside before Nicholas was able to shoot down at least one of them. Chris and Betty were there to greet them.
"Hey guys! You made it!" Betty cheered. She took out her phone and snapped a group picture despite the other three all disheveled. Nicholas came inside not long after.
"No. I failed." He muttered to himself. "I let the smugglers live."
"Hey dude, it's all just a challenge."Chris assured him. "There wasn't anything illegal in there."
"There wasn't?" Nicholas eyed Chris suspiciously.
The host went to one speeder and opened the compartment revealing cans of soda. "See? Are you telling me that soda is illegal now?" He smirked.
Nicholas' mouth was hanging. "Then I wrongfully accused them of smuggling? I failed as a detective and a protector of the law." He clenched his fist. Desmond approached him and patted his shoulder.
"Hey. This isn't your planet or city, remember?" He chuckled.
"Logically, yes. But it still hurts." Nicholas simply stated evenly as he went away to go over the panel.
Jane pumped her fist in the air. "Yes! We did it. Did we win yet?" She asked excitedly to the host, who nodded. "YES!"
"The Red Sith lost the least members and therefore instantly placed at first." The host nodded. "All that's left now is to see who will be put into the pits of elimination tonight." He chuckled.
(Green Drell)
"Eeek!" Phoebe screamed as she kept turning and weaving through the traffic trying to get Nataline off her trail. The latter seems to be way behind her though but that didn't stop Phoebe from panicking. "S-someone help!"
No help came but rather a few clone troopers pooled in at the intersection where she is.
"There! The smuggler!" One of them said as they all opened fire on her.
"Nooo!" She saw her shield meter deplete completely as she desperately got out of the main path and into a narrower path. She could see the storage hanger up ahead. "I can m-make it." She breathed a sigh of relief.
It was short-lived, however, when a well aimed shot threw her off balance and sent her off of her speeder. "At last." Nataline's voice came up from behind her as Phoebe's avatar slowly flickered out.
~Confessional~
"F-fudge. I screwed up. N-now Cyrus will never notice me." Phoebe said sadly. "I h-hope we don't lose. I d-don't wanna go home."
~End Confessional~
The people inside the hanger all watched the large screen divided into three sections. One showed Sarah and Jude nearing the hanger, the other showed Shane also nearing the hanger while dodging the eyes of the clone troopers and the last showed Valerie taking the main path heading straight for the hanger.
"It could be anyone's game." Jane noted.
"Hey Chris, what happens when both of them show up? It's gonna be a tie." Felix pointed out to the host.
"Oh yeah. Never thought of that." Chris realized.
Chris' hologram appeared in a miniature form in front of the remaining smugglers' speeders. "Attention everyone. Since there are only two smugglers left for both the Blue Ardonians and Green Drell, in case both or at least one of you survive the second place will go who gets here first. That is all. Hope you all crash." He chuckled as the hologram flickered out.
"Well that's convenient." Jude remarked to Sarah. "Let's go fast."
Sarah giggled. "I like it fast." She grinned pervertedly before clearing her throat. "I mean, let's go."
They both sped up. However, as they neared the end of another path, electrical wires activated and created another crisscross barrier.
"Wha-?" Jude was interrupted when they both passed by it and his speeder exploded, thus eliminating him from the challenge while Sarah's shield completely depleted.
"Guess it's up to me." Sarah stated nervously as she sped up.
~Confessional~
"I'm not gonna lose this. Mark my words!" Sarah said with determination.
~End Confessional~
Meanwhile, Shane came up the main road and saw Valerie there too.
"Shane! There you are." The flirt exclaimed. "Where have you been? We're the last ones left." She pointed out.
"I know." He bluntly replied. "I didn't take any damage so I'll be fine."
"Well my shield is gone." Valerie frowned.
"That's just too bad. Now I guess that's it for your game." Nataline also came up to the main road and aimed her gun at Valerie.
"Tsk." Shane grunted as he swerved to block Nataline's shot, taking the few hits instead. His shield depleted but not by much.
"You can't protect her from me." Nataline said darkly. "Damn you, just get out of my way."
"Hmph. What's a sheltered rich girl gonna do about it?" Shane retorted. "Valerie, speed up. I'll delay her here." He instructed the flirt. She nodded and sped up, leaving Shane to deal with Nataline alone.
"You think you can stop me?" Nataline asked him.
"I don't think. I know." He drove closer to her and tried to pry the gun out of her hands. She retaliated and they were now in a tug of war, dangerously coming close to crashing.
"Just…let go.." Nataline huffed as she slammed her speeder into Shane. He slammed back.
"Losing your cool? I guess you should have stayed at home." He said bluntly. "You're not meant for the outside world. Stay indoors like you were born to do." He added harshly.
"Shut up! You know nothing!" She yelled as she slammed harder into his speeder, making his shield bar deplete significantly but Nataline's speeder had started to spark.
"Your vehicle's gonna explode." Shane pointed out. "If we both fall, it will be an easy victory for us."
"Assuming Valerie makes it before the Blue Ardonians." Nataline grinned darkly as she slammed into his vehicle one last time, making her own speeder explode and completely shattering Shane's shield as well as destroying its engine.
They both jumped out of their speeders as it crashed into the other vehicles, sending them sprawling to the ground.
~Confessional~
Nataline's clothes are slightly burned and ripped. "That was worth it. But I admit that I did kind of lost it earlier."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
Shane's clothes was also ripped and burnt. "Crazy bitch." He muttered.
~End Confessional~
Chris stood in between the two entrances of the hanger. Everyone else who were inside waited expectantly.
"Ten bucks says the hot rocker girl will make it." Felix smirked to Desmond.
"No way. Valerie is cuter, she should win." The latter smirked back.
They saw both Sarah and Valerie approaching their respective entrances, both going at high speed.
"There it is folks. Who will come in second place? Who will doom their team to elimination?" Chris said to the camera while flashing a smile.
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…"Valerie! You earned your team second place!" Chris exclaimed.
"Yes!" The girl cheered. Sarah pulled up as well and groaned.
"Aw." She frowned.
"Blue Ardonians, I will see you at elimination tonight." Chris said.
Nicholas furrowed his brow and Sarah clicked her tongue.
(Blue Ardonians)
After Chris reverted the scenery back to the forest, he informed them that elimination will start in 15 minutes. The team sat at their outpost, each not wanting to start a conversation.
"So…" Jude tried to start. "Voting time…huh?"
Nicholas looked away, Nelly scoffed, Delilah looked down but gulped hard, Lucy fidgeted with a tear in her eye, and the rest just had no comment or reaction.
"This sucks, guys." Arnold finally said. "I like you all." Sarah put her arms around him in a half hug to try and comfort the soccer player.
"I need some fresh air." Nelly huffed as she stood up and left, going outside into the river bed. Nicholas, Lucy, and Jude also went out but went opposite of where Nelly went.
"Look, we should team up and make an alliance." Jude stated to the two of them. "You guys are great and I wanna trust you both to be in this with me."
"Who are we even voting for?" Lucy frowned.
"I recommend we vote off Delilah. I heard she was the first one out. This has happened twice in a row." Nicholas stated matter-of-factly.
"But she's nice." Lucy was teary-eyed.
"Lucy…" Jude scratched the back of his head. "I don't wanna say this either but she's a weak link. She has to go."
"Well I…" Lucy looked from Nicholas to Jude who were both looking serious about the vote. She could only sigh. "Fine. Delilah it is. It's for the team anyway."
"I'm glad you can see this in a logical way." Nicholas nodded but didn't smile. He went close to the river bed and just stared at the water.
~Confessional~
"I must play logically. I must think straight." Nicholas chanted. "Delilah is the weakest link here. I know that. And so…"
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
Lucy is twirling a strand of hair in her finger. "Nicholas plays too logically and Jude is too scared to vote but agreed with the plan." She smiled sinisterly. "Well, looks like Delilah is too bland to stay. Too pathetic as well. Hehehe."
~End Confessional~
Arnold, Sarah, Delilah, and Harvey remained inside the outpost.
"So how do we vote?" Harvey asked uneasily.
"We vote for Nelly." Sarah stated firmly. "She keeps berating us and it's annoying." She rolled her eyes.
"True. Morale would definitely increase with her gone." Arnold considered it. "Should we tell the others?"
"Nah. I'm sure they can see it that way too." Harvey shrugged.
"Cool. I'm gonna go check out the river." Sarah said as she walked out.
~Confessional~
"I just wanna chill out here, man." Harvey said. "Voting people out is so stressing and heavy yo."
~End Confessional~
~Confessional~
"Nelly is such a pain in the ass." Sarah scoffed. "Time to say goodbye."
~End Confessional~
Lucy silently approached Sarah outside. She came up behind the rocker girl and laughed lowly.
"Well well well, if it isn't our resident guitarist." Lucy said, her voice a little different than usual.
"Lucy?" Sarah turned to see her. The girl's hair is no longer held back by a headband and is flowing freely and her right eye is scarlet red in color. Lucy gazed at other girl with a knowing smirk but with dark intent.
"Let's talk strategy shall we?"
(Elimination Ceremony)
The Blue Ardonians sat at the center of the area, with the other teams surrounding them. Chris stood with containers of space food before him.
"Blue Ardonians, it's good to see you here." Chris smirked. "After a first place victory last challenge, I expected better from you all. But I guess everyone has their days." The team members grunted or rolled their eyes in response. "Anyway as you already know, if you receive a space food container you are safe. Nicholas."
"My thanks." Nicholas said as he caught the space food.
"Sarah."
"Woohoo!" Sarah cheered as she got her food.
"Arnold."
"Yes." The soccer boy grin as he got his.
"Jude."
The asian boy got his food but said nothing.
"Lucy."
"Thank you." Lucy sighed in relief as she received her space food.
"Harvey."
"Nice yo." He smiled as he caught the food.
This left Nelly and Delilah in the bottom two. Nelly sneered and glared at the other girl, who glared back at her trying to look brave.
"You should have just eliminated yourself. It's probably only your vote that went to me." Delilah said unconvincingly.
"Dream on." Nelly scoffed.
"The final container goes to..." Chris paused for effect.
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..."Nelly!" Chris exclaimed as he tossed Nelly the final space food container. The nerd smugly grabbed it.
"Ha! You lose!" She bragged.
"What?" Delilah stared in shock. She looked towards all her teammates. Harvey and Arnold all looked confused but Sarah didn't make eye contact.
"Why? I don't get it." Arnold said. "Nelly was supposed to go."
"Guess people like me more." Nelly boasted. Lucy's eye turned red for a moment but reverted back immediately, which no one saw.
"Delilah, you have finished the game in 23rd place." Chris said. A large beam of light shone down on Delilah, engulfing her form and completely removing her from the virtual world. "Everyone else, you may head to bed now." Everyone filed out and headed back to their own outposts.
~Votes~
Arnold: Nelly, time for nerds to learn their place. Which is 23rd place by the way.
Nelly: Nicholas and Jude told me they'd give me a chance and to vote for Delilah. No choice now, so I vote for her.
Jude: Sorry Delilah, but you held us back twice now.
Harvey: Nelly has to go. She isn't making this a chill place to hang out yo.
Nicholas: Delilah, you are useless in challenges and therefore cannot contribute much to this team. Goodbye.
Delilah: Bye Nelly, it was nice kicking you off.
Lucy: Hehehe, poor poor Delilah. But this is what happens when you're too weak to compete.
Sarah: I don't know what's gotten into Lucy or what she has planned but if she says that she'll owe me if Ijust vote for Delilah then...then I guess I vote for her. Sorry guys. Lucy was just so...ugh.
~Eliminated~
(24th place) Richard - The Maestro
(23rd place) Delilah - The Serpent
Chris was back at the Drama Dome with his flashing smile. "Looks like that's the end of the road for Delilah. With her gone, have the Blue Ardonians eliminated their dead weight completely? What is up with Lucy? Will Arnold and Harvey find out why Sarah flipped on them? And how about the Red Sith? Will they get complacent now that they won first place? How will Terrance's and Nataline's rivalry end? Which side will Felix follow? And for the Green Drell, will Phoebe prove herself worthy to her team? And will Shane ever trust and work together with his team? Find out next time on Total...Drama...Sci-Fi Showdown!"
Delilah was a character that was originally meant to stay a bit longer. As you can see, her stereotype was more or less never utilized. That was because she was originally supposed to become a passive villain and manipulator but I decided to change that. So I had to eliminate her to make way for the others with a bigger plot ahead of them. XBloodLegendX