"The villains were always ugly in books and movies. Necessarily so, it seemed. Because if they were attractive- if their looks matched their charm and their cunning- they wouldn't only be dangerous. They would be irresistible." Nenia Campbell, Horrorscape
Chris stands inside the Drama Dome, showing off his flashing smile as the camera pans closer to him and the large hologram beside him. "Last time on Total Drama Sci-Fi Showdown, the contestants did their first challenge in their new teams that had elimination on the line."
The hologram showed the full body models of the Cyan Protoss members. "The Cyan Protoss had Cyrus as the drama stirrer, with Terrance still gunning for Wesley and Nataline to be eliminated. Tatiana wanted Terrance and Nataline to get along, so she decided to hear the techie boy's side of the story only to have them strain their friendship. Lucy found solace in the company of both Jude and Nataline as her new alliance members. Wesley stayed positive despite the negative vibes from the team and Ivy is as air headed as ever, while Nelly is now on the hunt for a new alliance."
The hologram then showed the full body models of the Silver Terminators. "Meanwhile, The Silver Terminators also had drama on their hands. Shane refused to properly coordinate with his teammates and preferred to work alone most of the time, which caused some strain to the team morale that Arnold and Sarah is trying to build up. Phoebe socialized with Valerie and Sarah, slowly breaking out of her shell. Jane now faces a dilemma of having no alliance, but tries to find comfort in knowing that Cassie and Phoebe are in the same team as her. And Desmond now takes on the role of drifter for the time being."
The hologram showed the challenge and the elimination ceremony. "After a challenge that involved robots and power systems, the Cyan Protoss lost and therefore had to vote someone out. With the combined strength of Terrance's hatred and Lucy's masterminding, our foreign boy Wesley Quinton Highsmith takes the fall."
Chris spread out his arms in a dramatic fashion. "Will Jane find a way to stay safe or will her statue be her only salvation? Will Phoebe be able to keep up with her team? Just what kind of mastermind game is Lucy playing? And will Nataline find out why Wesley was eliminated? Find out now on Total...Drama..Sci-fi Showdown!"
(Cyan Protoss)
Lucy found Jude hanging around the back of the outpost, firing at a tree trunk with his makeshift bow and arrows.
"Good morning, Jude." Lucy greeted him with a smile. This startled the marksman and his next shot went wide.
"Oh! Hi Lucy!" Jude whipped his head back to look at her. "Good morning."
"Sorry to startle you." Lucy said sadly.
"No, it's okay. Really." Jude assured.
"I wanted to talk about last night." Lucy said, still with a sad tone.
"Yeah, that's why I've been doing archery over here. Last night didn't go as we expected and doing this helps reduce my stress." Jude explained as he motioned towards the tree filled with arrows.
"Oh, I see." Lucy nodded in understanding. "The truth is, Cyrus bullied me into voting for Wesley."
"What!?" Jude said in both shock and anger.
"It's true." Lucy became teary eyed. "He told me there will be consequences if I didn't vote for him. I was gonna tell you about it but there wasn't enough time. I'm sorry." She apologized as a tear escaped her eye.
"Hey it's not your fault." Jude went over and wiped away her tear. "It's Cyrus' fault. I'll go confront him about this." He said through gritted teeth.
"There's no need. I don't want our team to have so much drama." Lucy said softly.
"But he's threatening you!" Jude exclaimed. "I won't allow it!" And with that, he stormed back inside the outpost.
Lucy's right eye flashed red as she gave an evil smile. "Perfect."
~Confessional~
Lucy: *her right eye is flashing red* Jude will do anything to protect me, even willing to stir up drama. Hehehe. This is too easy. Soon, this entire team will fall under my control. Who needs alliances when you're the only one with a flawless strategic mind? Hehehe!
Jude: Nobody threatens Lucy like that and gets away with it. I knew Cyrus was trouble, but to think he'd go as far as threaten someone is uncalled for! He better be ready to face me.
~End Confessional~
Nataline was eating breakfast along with Tatiana and Nelly. The gamer girl and the nerd were eating at a faster rate, however.
"What seems to be the hurry?" Nataline asked the two of them as she saw Tatiana put an entire muffin in her mouth.
"We're finishing up the mecha chocobo today." Tatiana exclaimed after she swallowed the muffin. "It'll be so awesome!"
"It's just a few more tweaks anyway." Nelly chipped in while gulping down soup straight from her bowl.
"Is Terrance still asleep?" Tatiana asked Nelly. "Should we wake him up?"
"Nah he's probably just changing clothes upstairs." Nelly answered. "Let's just finish our food and get going."
"If you don't take the time for your food to digest properly, you might get a stomach ache." Nataline told them.
"You're not my mom." Nelly rolled her eyes at her. "So just mind your own business!"
"Hey don't be mean to Nataline." Tatiana said with a frown.
"She's probably judging us right now. Being nerds and all." Nelly gave a scoff.
"No I am not." Nataline assured her. "I like how you're passionate about building this machine."
"Yeah yeah don't patronize me." Nelly said dismissively as she finished her soup and went outside. "I'll be waiting outside. Go and get Terrance." She told the gamer girl as she walked away.
"You've made some...interesting friends, Tatiana." Nataline told her once Nelly was out of earshot.
"They're really nice people." Tatiana defended. "So I don't know why they're being so cruel to you."
"I'm used to it. Not many people like me anyway." Nataline shrugged.
"But you're awesome too!" Tatiana insisted. "I bet the people back home love you too."
"Well..." Nataline said as her voice shook a bit. "...Not exactly."
"What do you mean?" Tatiana asked in a concerned tone. "I'm sure your parents love you, right?"
"No...they don't." Nataline said slowly as she made a sad face. "Look, I'm not comfortable sharing it right now." She said as she stood up and made her way towards the bathroom. "Sorry."
"No, it's alright. I didn't mean to make you remember that." Tatiana said. "But I'm here for you if you wanna talk about it."
"Thanks, Tatiana. I really do appreciate it." Nataline smiled. "I do need someone else to talk to after what happened last night."
"Yeah. Right..." Tatiana nodded slowly and Nataline proceeded to go inside the bathroom.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: So Terrance's plan did work and Wesley went home. I wonder how he got the votes to go his way last night. But anyway, it looks like Nataline is hiding something. My friendship level with her isn't that high yet though, so maybe I'll spend some time with her later. For now, I gotta focus on finishing that chocobo with Nelly and Terrance!
Nataline: Telling that to Tatiana will definitely make her interested to hear more of it. I guess it is about time I told someone my story, but what if she spills it to Nelly and Terrance? My image would be ruined! If only Wesley hadn't left last night, then maybe I'd ask him for advice.
~End Confessional~
Terrance got out of the boys bedroom while he played with his EMP grenade, leaving Cyrus inside. He heard loud footsteps and saw Jude angrily walking upstairs.
"Hey, what's gotten you in a-" The techie boy started but was shoved aside by the asian man as the latter opened the door.
"No time. Cyrus has to pay!" Jude growled as he slammed the door shut. There was a shout of confusion and angry bickering afterwards. Terrance stood there dumbfounded when Lucy went upstairs and approached him, her right eye flashing red.
"Is the drama already ensuing? Hehehe." Lucy giggled in a sinister way.
"What did you tell him?" Terrance asked her, still shocked by Jude's sudden angry behavior.
"Calm down. It's all part of my plan." Lucy assured him. "No wait, OUR plan."
"Our plan?" Terrance raised an eyebrow. "When did I suddenly become a part of it?"
"I've seen the way you act around Nataline." Lucy said in a singsong voice. "You hate her right? You wanted to eliminate both Wesley and her because you hate them, right?"
Terrance adjusted his glasses. "And so? You said you'll vote for Wesley last night to gain my loyalty. What exactly are you planning?"
"Oooh~ So you're willing to hold an audience with me?" Lucy grinned in a sinister way. "Sacrificing Wesley was worth it then."
"So what's this plan of yours?" Terrance asked.
"It's simple. We vote off Nataline the next chance we get." Lucy stated.
"That's your plan?" Terrance gave an amused scoff. "That's been my plan since the beginning. Ever since the Red Sith formed, even."
"And how did that work out for you?" Lucy smiled sarcastically.
"W-What?" Terrance looked taken aback. "Look we just had some...technical difficulties. But I swear, I'll get her voted her."
"Then that's why I'm here to help." Lucy assured him. "Now, any more questions before we officially align?"
"Yeah. What's with Jude?" Terrance glanced towards the bedroom door, where angry voices are still heard as well as a few crashing sounds.
"I need Cyrus to get angry at me. I need to create as much drama as possible in order to make sure our votes stay as planned." Lucy explained. "Jude is nice and real charming, but we're still playing a game here. We'll need all the advantages we can get to make it to the merge, and to the finale." She grinned evilly.
"Right." Terrance adjusted his glasses as he turned away and went downstairs.
~Confessional~
Terrance: Lucy looks like she has ulterior motives, yet I can't seem to grasp it. Not to brag but taking me to the finale means that she'll be at a disadvantage. Whatever, as long as we get rid of Nataline and whoever the popular people are on the other team, I'm good with her plans.
Lucy: *her right eyes is red* This is going so well for me. With Terrance, I just have to eliminate everyone else depending on who he pleases. This means that I'll have to cut off Nataline's game time soon, but it doesn't matter. There are nine members on the enemy team that I can pull over to my side in the merge. She's nothing to me now. Hehehe.
Cyrus: *he has a black eye and bruises* What the hell is Jude's problem!? I didn't threaten Lucy! I'm gonna vote them both out, and my Invincibility Statue will save me! Screw them!
~End Confessional~
Nelly and Tatiana were hanging out by the side of the outpost where they left the mecha chocobo. Terrance approached them and saw them charging up the power core.
"Oh, hi Terrance!" Tatiana waved and greeted as she stood up and saw him.
"Finally, you're here. Where does this go?" Nelly held up a small, box-like device.
"Oh, that's the advance AI box." Terrance said. "That goes inside the hatch and directly under the synchronize antenna."
"Okay, sure." Nelly said as she opened the hatch and attached the AI box inside.
"So what took you?" Tatiana asked him. "Is Cyrus causing trouble for you?"
Terrance thought of what happened earlier and smirked. "Not today. Today he got beaten up by Jude."
"What the heck?" Nelly exclaimed in surprised. "Nice!"
Tatiana looked horrified. "But that's bullying."
"It's because Cyrus was apparently threatening Lucy, so Jude stepped up to defend her." Terrance lied while shrugging.
"Yeah that guy deserved it." Nelly nodded. "I mean, a black eye wouldn't be obvious with his emo make-up anyway." She added with a smirk of her own.
"Well I guess he kinda deserved that." Tatiana reluctantly agreed. "But I hope Jude didn't beat him up too badly. We still need him for the challenge."
"Do we?" Terrance raised his eyebrow. "He literally fell off the railings in the last challenge by one shove."
"Plus as long as Jude isn't injured we'll be fine." Nelly added dismissively. "Even though he is pretty stupid at times." She said under her breath.
"We can't just rely on Jude though." Tatiana frowned. "We gotta pull our own weight!"
"Maybe next challenge we'll be able to use our past items again." Terrance pondered out loud. "And maybe Chris will let us use that chocobo."
"Yeah, testing it against the enemy team will be fun to do." Nelly grinned. "We'll show Arnold that brute strength isn't everything!"
"Isn't using a mechanical animal also brute strength?" Tatiana tilted her head in confusion.
"But it was made with great minds!" Nelly insisted. "It's totally different. We're not like them."
"If their asset is physical strength, then we'll just have to counter that with our sci-fi knowledge." Terrance adjusted his glasses.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's do a test run." Tatiana exclaimed as she hopped on the mecha chocobo and held up a remote.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: Hanging out with Terrance and Nelly is awesome! They know a lot of games and they can totally make it into a reality here in this world. As a gamer, having them as friends is so cool! Oh wait, I forgot that Terrance doesn't consider me as a friend. *she frowns* And if last night was any sign, it's that he's clearly got the votes to turn on me if he wants to.
Nelly: I'll definitely outlast Arnold and Sarah in this game. I'll use my intelligence to outsmart them and get far into the merge! Jocks had their time in the spotlight, but now it's time for the nerds to make a comeback. Come to think of it, the majority of the enemy team are strong people. I wonder if that's supposed to mean something.
~End Confessional~
Ivy walked outside for some fresh air when she saw Cyrus sitting by large rock, kicking away at smaller rocks. She tilted her head and decided to go over to the emo boy.
"Cyrus? What are you doing here?" Ivy asked him as she sat down on another large rock that is next to him.
"Minding my own business." Cyrus grunted. Ivy looked closely at him and noticed his black eye.
"What happened to you?" She asked him in concern. "Did you hit your eye or something?"
"Forget it. Not that you care anyway." Cyrus glared at her before standing up.
"Maybe people will start to care if you open up more." Ivy told him. "You're a writer, after all. You should learn to express yourself properly."
"Says the person who spaces out every ten minutes." Cyrus spat.
"I get hit by inspiration every ten minutes." Ivy defended calmly. "I don't spend my mornings sulking and being anti social."
"I'm not like you. You're just a casual writer and illustrator. I'm meant for a more sophisticated form of literature." Cyrus said haughtily as he began to walk away.
"If you say so." Ivy sighed.
Cyrus looked over his shoulder at Ivy while mumbling to himself that he didn't see Nataline come the other way and the two collided.
"Ow. Watch it!" Cyrus glared at her as he whipped his head back and rubbed his arm.
"I wasn't the one not paying attention to the path." Nataline retorted. She looked him up and down and noticed his bruises and the black eye. "I'm not surprised. I saw Jude storm upstairs earlier. I suppose that answers that concern."
Cyrus raised a fist at her. "Maybe I should make you feel the same-"
Just then, the outpost door opened and Jude walked out. He saw the scene and crossed his arms, glaring at Cyrus.
"I see you haven't learned your lesson." The marksman remarked nonchalantly.
Cyrus sighed angrily and just walked away. "Whatever. I'm out."
~Confessional~
Cyrus: This day just seriously sucks already. I can't wait for the next challenge to make it worse. *sighs*
Ivy: Cyrus is someone I don't actually know how to handle. I've met other fellow aspiring authors and none of them are as obnoxious and anti social like him. Wesley going home last night means that I basically have no more friends in this team. I thought talking to Cyrus will help but it turns out that he's not the kind of person people usually get along with.
~End Confessional~
(Silver Terminators)
Cassie went outside to see Phoebe already doing push ups. She tipped her hat backward as she went nearer to the doll faced girl.
"Howdy, Phoebe." Cassie greeted her. "You're up early." She remarked.
"Hi, Cassie." Phoebe said as she stopped exercising and dusted herself off. "Y-Yeah, I decided to e-exercise early so I could relax b-before the next challenge."
"Good thinking. I'm just waiting for Jane to change clothes before we go jog around." Cassie told her. "Wanna come?"
"O-Okay!" Phoebe nodded happily.
Jane went outside and saw the both of them. "So, you ready?" She asked the rancher girl.
"You know it." Cassie nodded with a smile. "Oh and Phoebe will be coming with us if you don't mind."
Jane looked at Phoebe's clothes and raised an eyebrow. "You're gonna jog in that? It might get ruined."
"I'll b-be fine." Phoebe assured her. "I don't w-want to be a burden to the team, so I-I'm exercising really h-hard."
"Well, it's fine I guess." Jane shrugged. She then pointed in the distance. "We'll jog until we reach the Red Sith outpost and then back here. It's not that far and we can have more time to rest up for the next challenge."
"Sounds mighty fine to me." Cassie agreed. "Let's go."
The three of them began jogging. They began at an even pace but Phoebe soon found herself lagging behind.
"Are you okay back there?" Jane looked over her shoulder at Phoebe.
"Y-Yes." Phoebe answered. "Just not u-used to it, is all."
"We can take a short break inside the outpost if you want." Jane said as she saw that they are close to the Red Sith outpost.
"N-No need. I want t-to keep going." Phoebe told her with conviction.
"She's a mighty fine gal." Cassie remarked. "I like people who work hard."
"It's always like that from where you're from, right?" Jane asked her.
"Ya got it. Work from dawn till dusk." Cassie nodded. "I usually tend to the live stock and wrangle up the wild bulls."
"You wrangle up the wild bulls?" Jane repeated in shock.
"Yeah. It's a pretty good work out actually. I also help out with fixing fences and all that stuff." Cassie added.
"So that's how you got strong." Jane nodded in acknowledgement.
"My sister is the one who tends to the crops, cleans the barns, and feeds the animals." Cassie told them. "Oh and she cooks too."
"So basically the less physical work." Jane noted.
"She's younger than me, so we're going easy on her for now." Cassie shrugged. "How about you, Phoebe? Got any siblings?"
"Yes. An older s-sister, actually." Phoebe smiled. "H-Her name is Winona."
"That's nice. What does she do?" Jane asked her as they started to circle around the outpost now.
"She usually g-goes shopping with her friends." Phoebe told them. "But s-she also helps p-people with their emotional p-problems."
"You mean like a guidance counselor?" Jane asked her.
"I think it's mighty fine that she helps people out like that." Cassie smiled. "Your sister must be a great person."
"S-She is and I look up to her t-too." Phoebe said. "A-After all, I'm n-not good at socializing."
"Hey you got us." Jane assured her with a smirk. "We're here for you."
"I get that we're in a competition, but making friends here are all good." Cassie added. "We can watch each other's back too."
"Are you suggesting an alliance?" Jane glanced at Cassie.
"If y'all want to make it that, then sure." Cassie tipped her hate forward.
"I l-like the idea." Phoebe nodded.
"Same." Jane grinned.
~Confessional~
Cassie: These two are really great people. I'll definitely be there to support them and even help them get far into the game. We all need allies if we wanna get far, I think.
Jane: Even if I have an Invincibility Statue, it's only a one time use. An alliance is a good way to establish control over the game and a good way to control who you take with you to the finale. Cassie and Phoebe will make for good members and maybe I'll even rope my old alliance back in once merge hits.
Phoebe: Talking to t-them was really good. I think m-my socializing skill is g-getting better, yay! Winona, I-I hope you're w-watching this, because I made a l-lot of friends here already.
~End Confessional~
Arnold and Sarah were walking around the forest, hand in hand.
"Team morale is doing pretty well." Arnold remarked to her.
"You know it." Sarah agreed. "I don't know about Shane though. And Desmond looks pretty distant."
"Desmond will come around." Arnold shrugged. "Maybe he isn't used to being in a bigger team yet. As for Shane, we can just eliminate him. We need teamwork here, after all."
"Yeah I agree." Sarah nodded. "But I'd rather not have to eliminate someone. We had too much of those back at the Blue Ardonians."
"Yeah. In fact, the Green Drell only had one elimination ceremony right? They have the most members." Arnold noted. Sarah suddenly stopped walking. "What's wrong?"
"The Green Drell have the most members, which means that there's a high chance they might band together again." Sarah realized. "What if they secretly have an alliance with each other?"
"And add Shane in it?" Arnold shook is head. "I don't think so. You're bring paranoid."
"But just think about it. Cassie, Phoebe, Marvin, and Valerie are on good terms. I don't know about the other two in the other team but maybe they're just lying low for a while." Sarah said.
"That's ridiculous, babe." Arnold insisted.
"I know what it's like. I have a friend who also joined a band but then they ditched him because all this time they were plotting to get someone back and they were just using him as someone expendable." Sarah said with hand gestures. "What if the Green Drell are gonna gang up on us once we hit merge? They'll have the biggest alliance."
"Well...it's still unlikely." Arnold scratched the back of his head. "But if it'll make you feel better, we can vote of one of their members in the next elimination. Shane is still an option."
"Yeah." Sarah breathed. Arnold gripped her hand tighter and kissed her cheek.
"We'll be fine. We'll definitely make merge." Arnold assured her.
~Confessional~
Arnold: Sarah is a cool girl, but maybe she is being kinda paranoid, I don't know, But for her, I'll vote for the Green Drell members. I mean, Shane is still an option so there's that covered.
Sarah: What if...What if my band has ditched me already ever since I came to this show!? Come on guys, you wouldn't do that, right? *laughs nervously*
~End Confessional~
Marvin was eating an apple outside of the outpost when Valerie approached him, waving flirtatiously.
"Heya, Marvin~" Valerie greeted him.
"Good morning, Valerie." Marvin greeted back.
"How are you doing?" Valerie went closer to him and smiled seductively.
"I'm doing fine. Except now I'm thinking of how to tell Phoebe I like her." Marvin explained.
"Mmhmm~ I know what you need." Valerie told him in a singsong voice. "You need some confidence. I get that most guys are shy and believe me when I say I've met a lot of guys with similar problems. But you know that Phoebe is shy too so if you don't make the first move then you just might lose her."
"But I don't know how to admit it to her." Marvin said with a sigh. "I gotta act fast though. I don't know when I'll be eliminated."
"You think you're not gonna win?" Valerie tilted her head. "You don't look very confident."
"I'm not even sure I can last until merge." Marvin chuckled. "I'm not physically strong, and I usually keep to myself so my social game isn't that strong. I wonder if Chris put me here to make sure I get eliminated." He pondered aloud.
"Hey I'm not strong either." Valerie pointed out. "We all have an equal shot at winning this as long as we play fair!" She exclaimed.
"So you're saying you don't plan on being the villain this season even if it might improve your chances?" Marvin asked her.
"Nope! I hate underhanded and dirty cheaters." Valerie looked disgusted. "It's such a turn off." She did a repulsive gesture.
"I see. That's good then." Marvin nodded. "So can you help me tell Phoebe?"
"Sure thing~" Valerie chirped.
~Confessional~
Valerie: I know I said this last time, but personality affects beauty too. Those who play underhandedly and cheat are such losers in my book. I hope Marvin doesn't turn evil just because he thinks he's not good enough to win.
Marvin: I owe Valerie one for helping me with this dilemma. I think of my odds in this game and I'm not liking it so I really hope I get to tell Phoebe how I feel before then. In fact, I'll even help her win.
~End Confessional~
Shane and Desmond were inside the outpost eating breakfast silently. After a while, Desmond rolled his eyes and finished his cereal.
"You know, it wouldn't hurt to talk sometimes." Desmond told the loner boy.
"But why would I talk to you?" Shane said harshly. "You're not interesting."
"Chill. I see why your old teammates don't like you." Desmond sighed. "You're not gonna last very long without any allies."
"I won us that last challenge." Shane leaned back and glared at Desmond. "You didn't make it past the second floor. I think I have a better chance than you."
"We'll see about that." Desmond returned the glare. "Because unlike you, I have a strategy that will take me far."
"You're pretty strong, but not as strong as me. They'll keep me over you." Shane smirked arrogantly as he finished his coffee.
"You tell yourself that." Desmond gave a side grin. The door opened and Phoebe walked in.
"E-Excuse me? Are t-there still any apples left?" Phoebe asked meekly.
"Yeah." Desmond took one from the fruit basket and tossed it to her. The doll faced girl didn't react fast enough, however, and the apple hit her chest and rolled on the ground.
"Eek! I-I got it!" Phoebe chased after the apple as it rolled outside.
"But I think we can agree that Phoebe is the most useless member we have." Shane glanced at the open door and then back at Desmond. "She tries too hard to fit in and be useful but the results are still horrible!"
"Then why didn't your team eliminate her the first time?" Desmond asked.
"Because she looks innocent!" Shane said as he clutched the handle of his cup tightly. "She has Cassie, Valerie, and Marvin wrapped around her little finger. Her little...useless...puny...finger." He emphasized each word with edge and spite.
"Then we have to convince the rest to vote her out." Desmond suggested.
"Like you said, they don't like me." Shane growled. "Not to mention your social game looks like crap too."
"Pretty much. I never had control of my team so I kinda lost interest in trying." Desmond shrugged.
"But do we have a deal? We eliminate Phoebe first?" Shane placed down his cup and stared at the other boy intently.
"...Deal." Desmond nodded with a small smirk.
~Confessional~
Desmond: Having Shane as a temporary ally wouldn't hurt. After all, it's not illogical to vote out the weakest link in the team. But even so, I still need to lay low. Making sure I drift on by to the merge is my top priority now.
Shane: Trusting Desmond may not be the best idea since he doesn't reveal much about his own intentions, but it's better than nobody at all. He's right, I do need allies to keep me safe but it's not easy when people will target you for your attitude. Tsk.
~End Confessional~
Chris' hologram appeared inside the outposts of the two teams.
"Get up and get ready, everyone! Your next challenge is here." Chris announced. "For this challenge, the Silver Terminators will be going to the ruins of the Green Drell outpost while the Cyan Protoss will go to the Blue Ardonians outpost. Move it! Oh and you guys can bring whatever stuff you think will help you in this challenge."
"This is great, y'all. I can bring my suit." Cassie told her teammates happily. "I'll go change real quick."
"And I can use this again." Jane showed them her rope.
"Guess I get to bring this again." Terrance said as he played with his EMP grenade. Nelly smirked and Tatiana clapped.
"Hey maybe Chris will let me bring the chocobo." Tatiana said to them.
"Yeah, let's finish testing it there." Terrance adjusted his glasses.
"This is a challenge. It isn't play time." Nataline told them.
"Who said we're playing around?" Nelly sneered. "You just mind your own business."
After a long while, both teams made it to their assigned places.
"Man, this place is wrecked for good." Jude shook his head at his old team's outpost.
Lucy went teary eyed. "I had a lot of good memories here." Jude wrapped one arm around her to comfort her.
"Isn't this where you were supposed to end up?" Terrance raised his eyebrow at Nataline, who glared at him in response.
"It's none of your concern. The four of us would have made it safely if you didn't go and betray us like that." Nataline retorted.
"I am THIS close to pushing you over the river bed." Terrance said as he held up his hand and gestured a small space with his fingers.
"Guys, let's not fight now." Ivy said as she went in between them.
"Playing white knight now that Wesley's gone?" Cyrus scoffed. "That's rich."
"But we need to work together now!" Tatiana exclaimed as she got in Cyrus' face. "So you better behave and stop being toxic."
Cyrus tried pushing her away but made feeble results. "Whatever." The emo boy stood further away from his team.
"He's pretty weak in actions." Nelly remarked to Tatiana. "Did you even feel his push?"
"A little." Tatiana said. Nelly shook her head in amusement at this.
Meanwhile, the Silver Terminators looked around the area of the ruined Green Drell outpost. Arnold kicked aside some rubble and Marvin tapped his chin in thought.
"O-Oh no. Our outpost is r-really d-destroyed." Phoebe frowned as she stared at the debris.
"Tsk. I won't miss it." Shane grunted as he passed by it.
"That's cruel to say." Cassie shook her head at him.
"Now I wanna see our old outpost." Sarah said.
"Nah, we gotta focus on the challenge." Arnold told her. "Can't get distracted with looking at what's left of the outpost."
"You're probably right." The rocker girl nodded.
"Nothing here seems out of the ordinary." Marvin remarked.
"Maybe our challenge is to build it up again." Desmond guessed.
"Can't we do something that isn't a physical challenge for once?" Valerie frowned.
"You're just too weak to compete then." Shane glared at the flirt.
"I know I'm weak but you don't have to be so mean about it." Valerie pouted. "I still think you're hot though~"
"You work out here often?" Jane asked Cassie as she looked around the forest.
"Ya got that right." The rancher girl nodded. "It's better here, to be honest. The forest gives you better exercise options."
"S-So let's go jog h-here next time." Phoebe suggested.
"Sure, Phoebe." Cassie smiled at the smaller girl.
Chris' hologram appeared in front of the two teams now, and with a snap of his fingers, two long open transport vehicles with metal crates loaded were summoned forth, one for each team.
"Attention, everyone. I'll explain the challenge now." Chris said to them. "But first, the Silver Terminators should make someone sit this challenge out."
"Shane." Arnold and Sarah said in unison.
"It's for the good of the team morale." Arnold added.
"What!?" Shane growled. "Are you insane!? Why not make Phoebe or Valerie sit out!?"
"Too late. Shane will sit this challenge out." Chris chuckled as he snapped his fingers and Shane's avatar flickered out instantly. "Alright, time to explain the challenge."
Another hologram appeared showing small metallic humanoids that are crouched down and a tall, armored soldier with a plasma double edged staff. "You'll be defending this payload with everything you've got from these enemies. The smaller ones are just simply mini enemies that are easy to whack on the head but the armored ones are much more harder to take down."
"The goal is to hold them off for as long as you can. The first team that gets their payload completely overrun will face elimination tonight." Chris snapped his fingers again and a metal crate appeared in front of the two teams. "Here are your weapons for the defense. Good luck." He chuckled. "Oh and one more thing, the armored warriors have a chance of dropping one Invincibility Statue. There are a total of two Statues in this challenge." And with that, his hologram flickered out, leaving the teams to their own devices.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: Defending the payload? I love missions like these! I totally got this in the bag, especially with my chocobo with me. *she says proudly*
Nataline: I wonder why they made Shane sit out when he's clearly a strong asset for them. *she shrugs* No matter, all this means is that we have better odds of winning now.
Lucy: I hope I don't get beaten up too badly. *she gets teary eyed*
Desmond: Another physical challenge, it seems. I bet they're starting to regret making Shane sit out.
Arnold: I don't regret making Shane sit this one out. Look at us, we're mostly made up of physical assets here! The other team should still watch out for us.
~End Confessional~
(Silver Terminators)
Jane opened their crate to reveal eight metal poles of varying length. Three are small, four are medium sized, and one is long.
"We're gonna fight those things...with these?" Desmond asked, surprised.
"Chris did say we're only supposed to survive." Jane reminded him as she took a medium length one. "I'm pretty sure the wave is endless."
"I'm not that strong so I'll go for this." Valerie said as she picked up a smaller sized one. Phoebe tried picking up a medium sized pole but had a hard time swinging it.
"Just give it to me. You're not strong enough for it." Desmond stated matter-of-factly as he took the metal pole from Phoebe.
"O-Okay." Phoebe said in a sad tone as she picked up one of the smaller sizes. Marvin picked up the last small size.
"Thanks for not taking a medium one." Sarah exclaimed to Marvin as she took a medium sized pole. The boy just nodded at her.
~Confessional~
Marvin: I actually only took this because it would make me more versatile. But she can think what she wants.
~End Confessional~
Cassie took the longest one and spun it around.
"Aw yeah! The suit makes it weightless to me!" Cassie beamed as she went over to practice with it.
"But I wanted the long one." Arnold frowned as he settled for a medium sized pole. Sarah patted him on the back.
"It's okay, you're still strong in my book." The rocker girl pecked him on the cheek and the soccer player smiled.
They heard distant growling and snarling.
"Looks like we better get ready." Jane remarked to her team.
"Eeek! I-I'm scared." Phoebe said fearfully as she gripped her pole tightly.
"Don't worry, we're in this together." Cassie tipped her hat forward with a smile. This lessened Phoebe's anxiety as she took on a defensive stance.
"Here they come." Desmond warned as he saw a couple of the small creatures in the distance, charging towards them.
(Cyan Protoss)
The team gathered around the metal crate as Nelly opened it and revealed its contents.
"Oh oh! Dibs on the longest one!" Tatiana exclaimed as she immediately took the longest pole and then mounted her mecha chocobo. "For this challenge, I'm Tatiana the Chocobo Knight!"
Terrance took hold of a medium sized one and so did Nataline.
"Are you sure your arms can handle that?" Nataline asked Terrance with a smirk.
"Worry about yourself. You're the one in a dress." Terrance rebutted as he walked away and practiced wielding it.
"Hmph." Nataline huffed.
"Gonna play it safe." Cyrus decided as he took a small metal pole.
"Same here." Ivy nodded as she picked up a small one too. "We're not that strong anyway."
"Well at least I'm a better writer than you." Cyrus said arrogantly as he walked away. Ivy just shook her head and went the other direction to practice.
Nelly peered in and realized there is only one small one left. Lucy and Jude saw it too.
"Can I have the last small one?" Lucy asked the both of them.
"Of course. I'm sure Nelly wouldn't mind." Jude said while slightly glaring at the nerd girl. Nelly just breathed and nodded.
"Yeah, you can have the last one." Nelly told Lucy. The latter happily took it and walked off. Nelly then picked up a medium sized one along with Jude. "If I fail at this, I'm blaming you."
"Don't worry, you have me on your side." Jude assured her as he practiced a series of strokes and blocks in a flawless sequence. "We got this."
Nelly rolled her eyes. "We better."
~Confessional~
Nelly: I don't like how Jude is basically spoiling Lucy now. We're in Total Drama, dammit! We're supposed to bring each other down. Don't tell me he's gonna take her to the finale and then just let her win. *rolls eyes*
Terrance: I played games where characters use poles as a weapon so I think I'll be fine. It is heavier than it looks though, so I gotta play on the defensive for now. I'll just have to rely on Tatiana's charging power with her new mount. *adjusts his glasses*
~End Confessional~
Distant growls and snarls can be heard and soon a small wave of the small creatures started charging towards them.
"Well, let's do this." Jude said as he twirled his pole and took an offensive stance. Terrance stood beside him, also in an offensive stance though not as refined.
"Chaaaarge!" Tatiana let out a battle cry as she charged forth atop her mecha chocobo, holding her metal pole as if it's a lance.
"Well there she goes." Nelly said with a smirk. "Someone's been looking forward to this opportunity."
"Will she be alright?" Nataline asked.
"The armor of the animal will most likely be strong enough to sustain heavy damage, but I can't say the same for the rider herself." Nelly shrugged.
"She'll be fine." Terrance told her as he pointed ahead to where Tatiana's chocobo trampled on some of the creatures as she proceeded to stab them and making them flicker out, reducing the number of enemies heading their way. "See?"
Jude, Ivy, and Cyrus destroyed the creatures that came close to them.
"This is almost too easy." Jude remarked with a grin.
"Don't get complacent now." Ivy said as she thrusted her metal pole into a creature's chest area and its avatar flickered out. Soon, their first wave has been cleared.
The other team almost fully cleared the first wave as well. Jane, Desmond, Arnold, and Sarah took the front defense while Cassie charged ahead, easily twirling her pole and destroying the creatures as her body suit activated and gave her increased agility.
"C-Cassie is doing so great out t-there." Phoebe exclaimed.
"I know right! We're gonna win this!" Sarah cheered.
"Well we better make sure we don't let any of these things slip past us." Jane said as she took down another small creature. The first wave ended shortly and Cassie returned to them.
"How y'all holding up?" Cassie asked them.
"Well so far they haven't made it past the first line of defense." Arnold said proudly. "Our teamwork is perfect!"
"Let's keep this up guys!~" Valerie cheered.
The second wave came. This time, there were less smaller creatures and a few armored soldiers appeared among them.
"This should be good." Desmond noted as he took on a defensive stance.
"I wonder if the Invincibility Statue is held by one of those soldiers." Marvin pondered to himself.
"I'm going out there again." Cassie announced as she ran forward while thrusting her pole at the small creatures that stood in her way.
Meanwhile, the Cyan Protoss just witnessed the second wave come in from the distance.
"The second one already?" Jude panted.
Tatiana rode back towards them. "There are some armored soldiers now. It might get harder."
"Then you should go ahead and stop them. Try focusing on the small ones first." Nataline suggested. "Whittle down their numbers so we can outnumber the soldiers."
"I swear if you think that plan with work-" Terrance tried to argue.
"Okay!" Tatiana saluted and rode ahead once more, stabbing and trampling on the small creatures while trying to avoid the blows of the armored soldiers.
"She's gonna get overpowered out there." Terrance said angrily at Nataline.
"No she won't. Have faith in her." The noble girl glared at him.
"Shut up and keep fighting." Cyrus scoffed at both of them as a small creature went up to him and was about to pounce on him but he whacked it in the head.
The team continued fighting but soon an armored soldier came up from behind Ivy, who stood there spaced out.
"Ivy, look out!" Lucy tried to warn her but the soldier already raised its plasma staff and stabbed downwards at the spaced out girl, making her avatar flicker out.
"They got Ivy!" Jude charged forward and locked weapons with the soldier. Terrance came forward and stabbed the soldier's gut with all his strength, making it stagger back and giving Jude enough space to deliver a killing blow to its head. "Thanks." He nodded towards the techie boy.
"No problem. We gotta help the others." Terrance adjusted his glasses and went over to where Nelly and Cyrus were fending off some of the small creatures. Jude decided to go help Lucy who was about to get overwhelmed by a soldier.
"Aah!" Nataline screamed as a soldier slashed at her arm, making her fall back to the payload. Another one came from beside her and shoved her against it before slashing her in the torso, making her avatar disappear and delivering damage to the payload.
Just then, Tatiana came riding back and used her mecha chocobo to slam against one of the two soldiers before she stabbed right through the other one's helmet.
"Looks like I made it in time." The gamer girl remarked to herself as the animal trampled upon the first soldier.
"Maybe if you came earlier, we wouldn't have been so overwhelmed." Cyrus retorted.
"Look out!" Nelly warned the emo boy. But when Cyrus turned around, a small creature pounced on him and pinned him down, followed by more of them and soon his avatar flickered out from being scratched and beaten on. Nelly was able to strike down most of them with the help of Tatiana.
"I hope we're doing better than the other team." Tatiana said hopefully.
Soon enough, the second wave was finished. Lucy helped Jude to his feet after he took some damage from a soldier they both fought and Terrance went over to them.
"This sucks." The nerd girl grunted. "At least Jude is still here."
"Yeah but if this was the second wave, I'd hate to see the third one." Terrance shook his head.
Over at the Silver Terminators' side, they were slowly getting pushed back by the attack as well.
"Gah!" Desmond got hit by the smaller creatures as he was trying to push back a soldier.
"Eek! S-Stay away!" Phoebe cried out as some of the smaller creatures got past the front line of defense and started closing in on her and Valerie. Their smaller poles were enough to easily repel them back, however.
"We can still do this." Valerie encouraged her. "We just have to watch our backs." Phoebe nodded as they continued to defend.
Sarah fell back a little as a soldier locked weapons with her and it won. Arnold came to her aid immediately to whack the assailant in the head to grab its attention.
"Now, Sarah!" Arnold told her. The rocker girl gave a short nod as she tripped the soldier with her metal pole, making it fall to the ground painfully. Arnold twirled his weapon above his head for a moment became slamming it down upon its chest, fully making the soldier's avatar disappear.
"We did it!" Sarah cheered as she hugged him. Arnold hugged her back before breaking apart.
"We still need to help the rest of our team." Arnold said. He looked at the condition of the other members and saw a soldier fully striking down Desmond which made his avatar disappear.
At the same time, Marvin is seen fending off the smaller creatures.
"This is getting harder and harder." He remarked to himself as he blocked a blow from one of the creatures.
"Heads up!" Sarah told him as she pointed to his side. Marvin reacted fast and was able to block a strike from a soldier. Sarah came up to it and slammed her pole at the back of its head, stunning him for a short while.
"I-I'll help!" Phoebe exclaimed as she ran up from behind the soldier and tackled him to the ground, then proceeded to continuously hit it in the back of its head until its avatar flickered out.
"Whoa. Not bad, Phoebe." Sarah praised.
"Yeah, you saved me." Marvin smiled at her.
"Hey! I helped too." The rocker girl pointed out.
"Right, you did." Marvin scratched the back of his head. "Sorry."
"Argh!" All three of them turned around to see Valerie overwhelmed by the smaller creatures, pinning her down before a soldier finished her off and made her avatar flicker out.
"Oh n-no." Phoebe said sadly. Arnold and Jane came up behind the soldier and took it out while also killing off the small creatures that surrounded it but not before they damaged the payload.
"Am I too late?" Cassie came back running towards them, panting heavily.
"Well we managed to fend off the second wave." Marvin told her.
"But we lost a few of our teammates." Sarah said with a frown.
"V-Valerie didn't m-make it." Phoebe said sadly.
"You make it sound like she's dead for real." Sarah nervously chuckled.
"We lost Desmond as well." Jane called out as she approached them.
"I wonder if the other team is doing any better than us." Marvin pondered out loud.
"I don't think so. They're the physically weaker team." Arnold bragged. Sarah rapped him on the head.
"You better not jinx us, Arnold." The rocker girl scolded.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: Maybe I should stay closer to my team in the next wave. Time to go for the defensive mode!
Jude: Being the only physical asset on this team is sure showing its disadvantages. I really hope we last longer than the other team.
Phoebe: I r-really don't know how much longer I c-can keep this up. B-But I have to be brave f-for my team. I h-hope Cyrus can see this.
Jane: Actually, we're doing pretty well if I do say so myself. I don't even know how the other team might have survived that.
~End Confessional~
The Cyan Protoss moved backwards as the third wave came towards them. This wave had no small creatures and only a few soldiers. However, one of these soldiers is carrying two plasma staves instead of one. That same soldier is even looks and acts more robot than man.
"Is this the boss level?" Tatiana asked her teammates.
"Even if it isn't, I doubt we'll be able to make it out alive." Terrance said as he readied his weapon.
"We still gotta try." Jude told him. "At least until the Silver Terminators give in first."
"Then no more charging forth." Tatiana said. "I'll stay here and defend wit you guys." The mecha chocobo let out a squawking sound as the gamer girl twirled her metal pole.
"Will we be able to hold them off?" Lucy asked with worry.
"Definitely not. But just stay on the defensive." Nelly told her.
The Silver Terminators also saw their third wave heading straight for them.
"That one with the two blades must be their leader or something." Jane remarked.
"It might even be the one that contains the Statue." Marvin muttered to himself.
"Y'all just defend right there. I'll go and stop some of them there." Cassie announced as she set forth again, her body suit activating and making her run faster.
"I feel like this is a bad idea." Sarah said.
"What? So you want to go after Cassie?" Jane asked her.
"Yeah, for back up." Sarah said. "Arnold, can you help them out in the defense?"
"Well sure, yeah of course." Arnold nodded. "But are you gonna go up front?"
"Yeah. Jane is with me so we'll be fine." Sarah smirked as she and Jane rushed after Cassie to assist her.
"D-Do you think t-they'll be alright?" Phoebe asked no one in particular.
"Yes. I have faith in them." Marvin grinned as he went close to Phoebe. "And don't worry, we'll be fine in the defense."
~Confessional~
Marvin: A good way for Phoebe to notice me is to make her feel safe and assured. I have some doubts about their plan, of course, but I don't want to feel weak in front of her. Maybe it's my ego or something.
~End Confessional~
The Cyan Protoss are currently clashing with the soldiers already. Some soldiers are going after Tatiana and trying to dismount her. Others are focusing on the payload itself and Nelly, Lucy, and Terrance are aiming to stop them. Jude is currently fighting the one with the two plasma weapons.
"Over there!" Nelly called out to Terrance as she pointed to a soldier bashing the crates.
"Got it." The techie boy ran over there while twirling his metal pole and then thrusted forward, knocking back the soldier. He was about to follow up with another attack but a soldier came up to him and blocked his strike. "Damn, they're getting good."
"Coming through!" Tatiana exclaimed as her animal slammed into the soldier Terrance was fighting. It got knocked back and hit the earlier soldier, sending both their avatars flickering out. She twirled her pole again and stabbed it at a soldier charging from her side, catching it by its neck and making it flicker out too.
"You're pretty good at this." Terrance noted.
"Thanks!" Tatiana beamed. However, this moment of distraction enabled a soldier to strike her from behind, dismounting her from her chocobo. "Aaah!"
Terrance turned to see that it was the soldier with the two plasma staves. "What the-" He glanced towards where Jude was and saw that he wasn't there anymore. "Jude lost!?"
~Confessional~
Terrance: It's good that Tatiana didn't charge forth and leave us, but without Jude this fight got a whole lot harder. *adjusts his glasses as he grunted*
~End Confessional~
Meanwhile, the Silver Terminators are also locked in combat. Jane, Cassie, and Sarah are up front and are currently working together to fight a soldier and the one with two weapons while the rest of their teammates work to resist the ones that are heading straight for their payload.
"Eek! S-Stay back!" Phoebe screamed fearfully as she dodged an attack by a soldier. The attack went to the crate behind her and shattered it.
"Be careful! We can't have it destroyed." Arnold reminded her as he blocked a strike from a soldier that was about to slash down on the payload beside him. "Take this!" He delivered a hit to its head and it connected, knocking back the soldier. However, another soldier charged on by and tackled the soccer boy to the ground and locked weapons with him.
Marvin was busy fighting off two soldiers that converged on him as he was guarding the payload.
"Guys? A little help here?" He asked his teammates though they couldn't pay attention to him as they were all slowly being overwhelmed as well. A soldier caught his weapons and held it there long enough for its companion to deliver a killing blow to his back, making his avatar flicker out of the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the bigger soldier that is fighting the other three members of the team is fighting on equal ground.
"We can't seem to just pierce right through." Jane said to them as she ducked a blow aimed for her head.
"Cassie, can't you overpower it?" Sarah asked the rancher girl as she blocked a blow but ended up staggering backwards.
"I can try, y'all. But it's gonna leave me open." Cassie shook her head as she readied herself to duel the soldier. She started off with a strike to its body but it was easily blocked. It began to use the other staff to cut her down but Sarah blocked it.
"Jane, go around it and stun it!" Cassie ordered. Jane nodded and moved to go behind the soldier, twirling her metal pole before bringing it down on the soldier's head. It dealt enough damage to temporarily stun it, giving Cassie and Sarah enough time to keep whacking it with their own weapons. They managed to hack off its left arm before it regain its composure and resisted them.
"Cover me while I try to grab that!" Sarah pointed at the fallen plasma staff as she began to move towards it. The soldier saw what she was doing and raised its other staff to try and bring it down to her head, but Cassie moved in between them to block the blow. She succeeded, however, the soldier's strike was strong enough to push down Cassie's metal pole, making it pierce through Sarah's body just as she was about to grab the plasma staff. The rocker girl twitched a bit before her avatar disappeared.
"Well that just happened." Jane said as she moved back to gain better footing.
"Sorry." Cassie apologized as she moved back as well, preparing for any of the soldier's attacks.
"Wait I just realized that I have this." Jane took out her rope that was attached to her hip. "We can still take it down."
"Toss it here! I'll make a lasso while you distract it." Cassie told her. Jane did as she was told and soon the rancher girl went busy making a lasso while Jane distracted the bigger soldier.
Meanwhile, back with the Cyan Protoss, they were able to take out most of the other soldiers, and the bigger one was now stalking towards them as they fell back to their payload.
"This isn't good at all." Nelly gritted her teeth. "We're screwed."
"Not yet." Terrance said as he took out his EMP grenade. "It's not over yet."
"Is it really gonna work?" Tatiana asked him as she was on foot now while her mecha chocobo was busy battling two soldiers.
"It has to. So here's the plan, I throw this at his face and we pummel it." Terrance adjusted his glasses as he clutched the EMP grenade tightly in his hand.
"Then let's do it." Lucy nodded, though she was teary eyed.
"Wipe those tears away, because we're about to win." Nelly smirked as she held her weapon in an offensive stance.
Terrance nodded once as the soldier went closer to them, twirling both of its staves. The techie boy waited a bit longer.
"Hey, it's done!" Tatiana cheered as the mecha chocobo went back to her side and squawked. "Anytime now!" She exclaimed to Terrance.
"Now!" Terrance threw the EMP grenade directly to the soldier's chest and it exploded in a flash of sparks and blue electricity. The soldier was stunned in place and its plasma staves lost its power.
"Okay, let's go!" Nelly charged forth followed by Tatiana and her chocobo. The mecha animal went ahead and tackled it to the ground, disarming it and pinning it down while Nelly and Tatiana strike it in the guts and head. Soon, the soldier's avatar flickered out and left its weapons behind.
"Yes, we did it." Nelly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Cool!" Tatiana exclaimed as she picked up one plasma staff. She realized that the plasma blade wouldn't activate. "Aw." She tossed hers aside but then saw a small Statue on the spot where the soldier vanished. She picked that up and examined it, then realized its an Invincibility Statue. "Whoa. This is so cool." She squealed highly but softly as she stashed it inside the hatch of her chocobo.
Nelly picked up the other plasma staff and secretly kept it. "This might still be useful." She said to herself.
"Oh no." Lucy said grimly.
"What is it?" Terrance looked at the soft spoken girl. Lucy pointed ahead and he followed with his gaze. There in the distance is another wave of enemies. Numerous soldiers marched towards their location and smaller creatures came in swarms.
"Well that's it." Nelly dropped her metal pole and walked back to the payload. "Gotta wait for our doom."
The mecha chocobo backed off as the small creatures drew nearer. It let out a squawk but they remained aggressive.
"Not now." Tatiana's voice shook as she gripped her metal pole tight. Suddenly, an alarm was heard and the horde suddenly stopped. "Wha-?"
Back over at the Silver Terminators' side, Cassie had successfully disabled the soldier with the lasso as Jane drove her metal pole through its back. The soldier flickered out and left behind a small Invincibility Statue. Both girls inspected it.
"Is that an Invincibility Statue?" Cassie asked Jane.
"Yeah. Wanna have it?" Jane offered.
"Really? I mean, thanks." Cassie smiled as she took it. "You don't want it?"
"Let's just say that I'm covered." Jane smirked. "Anyways, it looks like we're done here."
They heard a loud alarm go off from near them.
"Attention, everyone. The Cyan Protoss win today's challenge!" Chris' voice was heard though he himself was not present.
"What?" Jane demanded. "How come?"
"Check your payload." Chris ordered. Both of them rushed back to check on their payload and found that is was completely destroyed. Two soldiers stood there while Phoebe and Arnold were nowhere to be found.
"Ah shucks." Cassie tipped her hat forward grimly.
"Silver Terminators, I'll see you in an hour for your elimination ceremony." Chris chuckled. Jane and Cassie groaned as they walked back to their outpost.
(Cyan Protoss)
Terrance, Tatiana, Nelly, and Lucy made their way back to the outpost and chatting along the way.
"That challenge was awesome!" Tatiana cheered. Her chocobo squawked in agreement.
"Is it because we won, or because you got to test drive your animal?" Nelly smirked.
"Both!" The gamer girl nodded.
"Too bad though, Chris said a soldier might have an Invincibility Statue but I haven't seen it yet." Lucy said softly.
"Well it doesn't matter now since Chris cleared the field." Terrance pointed out. "Speaking of Statues, I wonder who got the two Statues from the robot challenge. The one where we built our own."
"Beats me." Tatiana shrugged.
"It's whatever I guess." Nelly said dismissively. "Whoever has it is bound to be bragging it right about now."
"Maybe." Terrance said, unsure.
"I'm glad we won, though." Lucy smiled. "Not to rain on our parade, but I didn't think we'd win a physical challenge like that."
"I see your point. Statistically speaking, the other team are stronger." Nelly agreed. "But we just proved that great minds are better than barbaric brawn!" She gestured towards the mecha chocobo.
"Plus the rider wasn't so bad herself." Terrance complimented with a side smirk. This made Tatiana blush a little.
"Aw, thanks guys." The gamer girl said as she pulled in the three of them into a hug.
"Can't...breathe.." Lucy said weakly.
"Not...comfortable.." Terrance added. Both their faces look a bit flustered.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: To be honest, I wanted to tell them that I got this challenge's Invincibility Statue, but I wanted it to be a secret too. You know, like a hero's trump card or secret weapon or something.
Lucy: *her right eye is red* I need to know the people who have Statues so I can make sure that eliminations go my way and my way alone. These little twists that Chris gives us is...quite troublesome at best.
~End Confessional~
The rest of the Cyan Protoss were already at the outpost. They all saw one cube from the locked door disappear.
"I guess this is our reward for winning." Jude scratched the back of his head.
"They really pulled through for us, that's nice." Ivy smiled as she sat down at a chair in the living room.
"I'm the team's physical asset and I got taken out. I'm pretty much a disgrace." Jude sighed in disappointment.
"Don't feel bad. We all have our off days. Moreover, predicting the number of opponents per wave is difficult." Nataline told him. "The second wave simply caught us by surprise."
"You're just as much as a disgrace for being taken out too." Cyrus sneered. "You're nothing special."
"Stop speaking like that to our teammates." Ivy scolded him but Cyrus glared at her.
"And you just stay out of this. This is a perfect time for you to just space out!" Cyrus retorted.
"Man, does this guy ever chill?" Jude whispered to Nataline.
"I once lost my cool arguing with him. It's time we learn to simply ignore him." Nataline suggested, whispering back.
"Yeah, gossip all you want." Cyrus turned his attention back at the two of them. "None of you even won a challenge for us anyway."
"It was only the second challenge for the new teams." Ivy pointed out.
"And you guys suck at holding your own! This victory was probably a fluke!" Cyrus countered back.
"Just a fluke? You're lucky the other four aren't here right now." Jude rolled his eyes.
~Confessional~
Cyrus: These people act so high and mighty just because we won a challenge. I'm telling you, we're the weaker team by far so this one victory was definitely a fluke.
Jude: Seriously, Cyrus is so annoying. I wanna beat him up again but I'd rather listen to Nataline's advice. It's not good to get distracted by people like him especially if you're the only physically strong person here on this team.
~End Confessional~
(Silver Terminators)
Phoebe was outside of the outpost, waiting for Jane and Cassie to come back. Marvin saw her and decided to approach her.
"Waiting for the other two?" Marvin asked her.
"Y-Yes." Phoebe nodded. "I want to talk t-to them about the v-v-vote."
"Right, we did lose after all." Marvin said rather sadly. "I was thinking that maybe we should vote off Shane."
"Shane?" Phoebe repeated.
"Yeah, because the team doesn't like him much." Marvin explained. "Arnold and Sarah seem to value team morale here, and Shane is clearly against that. He may be a Green Drell member, but we don't have close ties with the guy anyway."
"Y-You're right." Phoebe admitted. "He does act m-mean too. Especially on t-the times I try to exercise s-so that I could help t-the team better."
"I also think our team will be in high spirits with him gone." Marvin nodded. "Now Desmond is also an interesting character."
"Really?" Phoebe tilted her head.
"He doesn't socialize much with the rest of the team as far as I know." Marvin said. "He's a physical threat but tries not to make that obvious." He added.
"Do y-you think he's p-planning something?" Phoebe asked him.
"I'm pondering about that but I can't say for sure." Marvin said while tapping his chin in thought. "Anyways, here they are now." Sure enough, Jane and Cassie are headed towards them.
"H-Hey guys." Phoebe greeted. "We w-were just talking about the vote."
"Oh really?" Jane glanced at Marvin. "I didn't know you two were close."
"We're friends." Phoebe smiled. Marvin furrowed his brow but said nothing.
"Then that's good." Cassie nodded. "We were talking about the vote too while going back here. We wanted to settle for Shane."
"W-We were just talking a-about voting him out too." Phoebe said, surprised.
Just then, Valerie stepped outside of the outpost too and saw them.
"Heya, everyone~" The flirt greeted with a wink. "What'cha talking about?"
"The vote." Marvin told her. "We're voting for Shane tonight."
"Aw, why him?" Valerie pouted. "He's hot and mysterious?"
"But he's also not a good team player." Jane pointed out to her. "I also get that he's a strong player and that he basically won us the last challenge, but it's time we consider the long run."
"Plus it makes Arnold and Sarah trust us more. And they are better to keep in the long run." Cassie added.
"Well, I'll think about it." Valerie kept pouting. "I still don't know." She turned away from then and began walking the other direction.
"Ya won't regret voting for him." Cassie called after her but she gave no response.
~Confessional~
Valerie: On one hand, it's gonna be good for team morale like they said, but I'm sure I can make Shane have a change of heart. A little...persuasion wouldn't hurt. *she winks* But in order for this to happen, he must not be voted off tonight. Or maybe it really is a good idea to just drop him.
Cassie: I hope Valerie votes for Shane. I can't force the gal, but we need to get in Arnold and Sarah's good side. But then again, I don't know how that gal thinks.
Marvin: I was originally going to talk to Phoebe about more...personal matters to try and get closer to her, but it ended up being a talk of strategy. Oh well.
~End Confessional~
Shane and Desmond were hanging out in the living room, talking about the vote.
"So how should we vote?" Desmond asked Shane.
"We vote for Phoebe and force the others to do the same." Shane grunted.
"Well yeah, we did talk about it earlier. But how are you gonna make the others vote for her?" Desmond raised an eyebrow.
"Are you guys talking about the votes?" Arnold asked as he and Sarah went downstairs.
"You guys were upstairs the whole time?" Shane furrowed his brow.
"I did hear...kissing noises earlier." Desmond remarked. Arnold and Sarah both blushed.
"Well...I...We..It's none of your business!" Sarah said to them. "So anyway, are you guys talking about tonight's elimination? Because if so then I have a proposal for you."
"What is it?" Desmond asked. Shane glanced at him but could only sigh.
"I want you guys to vote for Valerie." Sarah announced.
"Valerie?" Desmond repeated.
"Sarah said it's because Valerie is really social, and therefore could be the leader of the secret Green Drell alliance." Arnold explained.
"There's a secret Green Drell alliance?" Shane deadpanned.
"Look, there are five Green Drell members here, which is clearly the majority. But then I doubt they'll let you in because of your attitude." Sarah pointed at Shane, who glared at her in response. "But if you're really not one of them, then you'll vote for Valerie with us."
"Why not Phoebe? She's weaker." Desmond suggested.
"Because Phoebe is my friend now!" Sarah told him.
"But you just said she might be in this secret alliance." Shane deadpanned once more.
"Yeah but she's kinda my friend now so no one votes for her!" Sarah declared.
"But it's up to you though." Arnold shrugged. "Even though babe's idea is so awesome." He kissed her on the cheek and she blushed.
"Get a room." Shane rolled his eyes.
"That's what they did earlier." Desmond reminded him.
~Confessional~
Desmond: I guess...we have no choice but to obey them for now. Splitting the votes doesn't seem like a good idea especially since we don't know how the others are voting. Ugh, why did Chris give such a short time to decide?
Sarah: After Valerie, it's Marvin next. He's weak too so it won't be much of a loss. And no, I will not vote for Phoebe!
~End Confessional~
(Elimination Ceremony)
Everyone gathered at the elimination site with the Silver Terminators taking their seats in the middle. Chris stood in front of them holding eight space food containers.
"Silver Terminators, welcome to your first elimination ceremony." Chris started. "It's time for one of you to go and I have the votes right here. Let's get on with this so I won't be late for my massage later." He checked his watch.
"Those safe are..." He began. "Jane."
"Arnold."
"Marvin."
"Desmond."
"Cassie."
"Sarah."
This left Phoebe, Shane, and Valerie in the bottom three.
"The rest of you received at least one vote for tonight." Chris told them.
"What? Really?" Valerie looked surprised.
"I don't care." Shane rolled his eyes.
"Eek." Phoebe looked scared.
"But another one safe tonight is...Phoebe!" Chris tossed a container to her which she caught. "Shane, Valerie, one of you will be going home tonight...
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...is what I would say if the votes weren't tied!" Chris announced.
"Wait, what?" Valerie sat up straight now.
"It's a tie?" Shane repeated.
"That's right, which is why I have a tie breaker." Chris said as he snapped his fingers. Two medium sized metal poles were summoned forth in front of them. "For this tie breaker challenge, you'll be dueling with these weapons from the earlier challenge." Chris smirked. "Whoever gets killed will not respawn back here but rather return to the real world now."
"Oh no." Valerie frowned as she grasped the pole. She couldn't do a proper stance due to its weight.
"So this is what you guys have been doing." Shane said as he picked up his and practiced doing some thrusting motions. "This should be easy."
Both of them stood opposite of each other and waited for Chris' go signal.
"Remember Valerie, you were part of the challenge and Shane was not." Jane said to her. "You have the advantage."
"But she can't wield it properly." Marvin glanced at the way she was holding her weapon.
"I think she'll lose." Desmond shrugged.
"Let the tie breaker challenge begin!" Chris declared.
Shane immediately charged forth and delivered a body blow to Valerie. She managed to block it but she staggered backwards.
"You're not gonna win this." Shane growled.
"I can try!" Valerie said back as she blocked another blow. She delivered one of her own, aiming for his head but Shane ducked and thrust his weapon towards her gut, piercing her and immediately making her avatar flicker out.
"Too easy if I do say so myself." Shane smirked.
"And it looks like Shane won!" Chris announced. "It was an easy match, after all." He chuckled.
"S-She didn't even get to say her l-last words." Phoebe frowned.
"Who cares? She's still the 17th place loser." Chris snorted. "Anyways, go back to your outposts, go shoo! My appointment is coming up." His avatar flickered out of the virtual world.
"Well that was kinda anti-climatic." Marvin shook his head as his team stood up and left. The Cyan Protoss also began to head back.
~Votes~
Marvin: They want to vote off Shane to increase team morale. It's not the most reasonable of strategies but it'll do.
Phoebe: I v-vote for Shane. I h-hope this works because he's s-starting to scare me.
Jane: It's time for Shane to go. His attitude is starting to annoy me.
Desmond: I'm going with the flow and voting for Valerie. I don't know where Sarah is going with this, but it's no use arguing about it now.
Shane: Tsk, as much as I hate to do this, I vote for Valerie.
Sarah: I'm voting for Valerie, the social butterfly. I know that we bonded last time, but I seriously suspect that you all are in a secret alliance.
Arnold: I'm voting for what my babe wants, and that's Valerie. No hard feelings.
Cassie: My vote goes to Shane. Here's hoping Valerie does the same too.
Valerie: I can't vote for a hot guy like Shane, and I'm sure he can still change so I'm taking a random vote choice and its Phoebe. I mean, who would vote for cute little Phoebe, right?
~Eliminated~
(24th place) Richard - The Maestro
(23rd place) Delilah - The Serpent
(22nd place) Felix - The Prankster
(21st place) Harvey - The Chill Guy
(20th place) Betty - The Phone Addict
(19th place) Nicholas - The Detective
(18th place) Wesley - The Blue Blood
(17th place) Valerie - The Energetic Flirt
Chris stood inside the Drama Dome with a flashing smile on his face. "The Silver Terminators attended their first elimination ceremony and took out Valerie! How will the former members of Green Drell take this loss? Will Marvin be able to tell Phoebe how he feels now that Valerie is gone? Is Sarah right or just delusional? How will Cassie's and Tatiana's Invincibility Statues affect their game? And will Cyrus ever stop being so obnoxious? Find out next time on Total..Drama..Sci-Fi Showdown!" The camera turned off.
Valerie is a character that was meant to be early game fodder, but then I decided to lengthen her stay because she had more to offer than I thought. As someone who is cheerful and suggestive, Valerie was a positive force in the cast. Her supposed plot with Marvin and Phoebe was simply a fluke because I have other plans for those two. Other than that, she fulfilled her role as the resident flirt and overall positive energy and so it's time for her to leave. She was fun to write, and I hope you guys liked her too. :) XBloodLegendX