"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet." - Maya Angelou
Chris stood inside the Drama Dome, flashing his signature smirk as the camera panned in on him and the large hologram beside him. "Last time on Total Drama Sci-Fi Showdown..." He started. "The two teams were tasked to defend a payload, with the loser being decided when their payload gets completely destroyed by the enemy. Their only main weapons were metal poles but they were allowed to use past items as well as whatever new ones they have."
The hologram showed the Silver Terminators guarding their payload. "The Silver Terminators had to sit someone out and they chose Shane to take one for the team, despite his protests." He chuckled. "Cassie decided to go charge ahead to stop the wave head on, her body suit being the main factor in her success. The rest of the team formed lines of defense around the payload to stop those that escaped Cassie's strikes."
The hologram now showed the Cyan Protoss defending their payload. "Meanwhile, the Cyan Protoss were not all that confident about their physical skills, but some of them had a glimmer of hope when Tatiana presented her new mount, the mecha chocobo. The gamer girl charged forth and trampled on the enemies, giving the rest of them an easier time defending."
The hologram now showed a scene where Terrance threw his EMP grenade and when Jane, Cassie, and Sarah were fighting the bigger soldier. "In the end, the assets of the Cyan Protoss gave them the win, making the Silver Terminators up for elimination. They eliminated Valerie, the resident flirt, but that was not the most interesting part. What's interesting is that Cassie and Tatiana now have Invincibility Statues as part of the spoils of the challenge."
Chris spreads out his arms in a dramatic fashion. "Which team will win today's challenge? Can the Silver Terminators make a comeback? Is Marvin next on the chopping block? Will Tatiana tell her team or her friends about her Statue? What will Nelly do with the broken weapon that she picked up from the fallen soldier? Find out now on Total...Drama...Sci-Fi Showdown!"
(Silver Terminators)
~Confessional~
Sarah: It's a good thing Shane won that tie breaker and that Valerie was eliminated. Honestly, this secret alliance thing isn't showing itself as something obvious. Maybe I'm wrong.
~End Confessional~
Sarah was changing clothes inside the bedroom when Phoebe woke up and rubbed her eyes. The doll faced girl had a sad look in her eyes as she glanced towards Valerie's empty bed.
"Hey look..." Sarah started slowly and cautiously. "About last night..."
"W-Why did you vote for V-Valerie?" Phoebe squeaked. "I t-thought we were friends."
"But we are!" Sarah insisted. "That vote last night wasn't anything personal." She defended.
"So why d-d-did you vote her off?" Phoebe asked her, narrowing her eyes. "S-She wasn't e-even bringing down team m-morale."
"I just..." Sarah tried to say. "Well I can't really say...why."
"So you v-voted for you because y-you didn't have any other targets i-in mind?" Phoebe asked. "You could h-have voted for S-Shane." She argued though rather meekly.
"Well...Yeah." Sarah admitted. "I'm not good at this voting stuff. I guess I got a little overwhelmed...Ehehe..." She scratched the back of her head embarrassingly but Phoebe still looked sad.
"I m-miss Valerie." The doll faced girl said softly.
"Sorry..." Was all Sarah told her as she awkwardly got up and left the room.
~Confessional~
Sarah: Okay now I feel sooo guilty for doing it. Maybe I should eliminate Phoebe and let her reunite with Valerie, yeah that's it. That can totally work. *she smiled broadly*
Phoebe: I d-don't really see any reason to vote o-out Valerie. S-She's pretty, nice, brings about g-good team morale, and is b-better to keep rather than someone l-like Shane. What if...What if I-I'll be voted out next!? *she cowers in anxiety*
~End Confessional~
Cassie went outside the outpost after breakfast to see Shane and Desmond hanging out by the entrance.
"Howdy, boys." Cassie greeted icily. "Have y'all seen Valerie lately? Haven't seen her all morning."
"Tsk. Get over it, it's part of the game for someone to get eliminated." Shane retorted.
"I know, so why are ya still here?" Cassie spat. "Valerie deserves to stay more than ya do."
"You don't know that. We're not even in the merge yet." Desmond pointed out.
"I don't even see why voting for her was a good idea." Cassie shook her head. "She did nothing wrong."
"She was weak. Weak people don't deserve to stay." Shane said coldly as he narrowed his eyes at her, to which she returned the gaze.
"What's going on here?" Jane asked as she walked out of the outpost as well.
"These two have weak reasons for voting out Valerie last night." Cassie told her.
"Shane wants to save his own skin too, you know." Desmond interjected. "It's only fair."
"I'm surprised you're defending him." Jane raised her eyebrow at him. "What, is he your new Felix?" She snorted with a side smirk.
"Don't get so cocky. You don't have an alliance as well." Desmond rolled his eyes.
"Well actually, she does." Cassie said as she stepped forward and got in Desmond's face. "She has me and Phoebe."
This brought a look of shock on Desmond's face but he quickly replaced it with a cold stare. Shane also looked grim.
"I got nothing to say to you weaklings." Shane said dismissively. "Come talk to me when you've actually won us a challenge." He left the scene as he headed for the forest.
"You gonna leave too?" Jane glanced towards Desmond. "Go on, go join your little partner. We'll see who has the last laugh."
"If you think eliminating Shane is good for the team, then you're pretty delusional yourself." Desmond shook his head as he left and followed Shane.
"I'm a survivor, not a quitter." Jane called after him.
"And we ain't about to let this stand." Cassie added.
~Confessional~
Desmond: They're acting all righteous trying to avenge Valerie. They fail to see that it's really part of the game that someone gets eliminated. And Shane is a valuable asset to the team, not Valerie. All she does is flirt around and act all friendly. Kinda like Wesley to be honest, though in a less subtle way.
Shane: Those clowns are gonna see their friend soon. *he snickers* But I'd rather not risk another elimination if I can help it.
Cassie: *she tips her hat forward* Nobody messes with my friends, and avenging Valerie is what I'm gonna do. Good thing I got Jane an' Phoebe on my side. Maybe it's high time I officially let Marvin into the group too. I think they're friends too so he's gotta have to say yes to joining us.
~End Confessional~
Marvin was eating breakfast with both Arnold and Sarah in the outpost. The two lovers are happily talking with each other while the other boy remained silent for the duration of the breakfast.
"I did a curve shot, and when the goalkeeper moved in to catch it, it hit his crotch instead!" Arnold laughed and so did the rocker girl. "His face was worth it!" Arnold then mimicked a constipated face and Sarah laughed even harder.
"Oh my God, that face!" The rocker girl burst out laughing.
"Too bad it was just a friendly match. If that was a tournament match, the crowd would definitely go wild." Arnold said with a smirk.
"Hey Marvin, why don't you share a story?" Sarah turned towards the other boy in the room with them. Marvin looked up from his empty plate.
"My life isn't as interesting as both of yours." Marvin with a light shrug. "I'm not in a sports team and I didn't join our school's music club."
"So what are you good at?" Arnold asked him. "You gotta have some talent with a cool story behind it."
"Like I said, nothing to share." Marvin said. "But I'm good at my academics though."
"Like a nerd?" Arnold raised his eyebrow.
"Probably. I'm not in their circle though." Marvin told him. "I don't think I belong in any social circle."
"Hey that's not true." Sarah said.
"But it is. My circle of friends is small and they also don't belong in any social group." Marvin shrugged again as he stood up. "Excuse me, I gotta go use the bathroom." He went inside the bathroom and left the two lovers there.
"Do you think...he feels sad because Valerie left last night?" Sarah asked the soccer player.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he did. They were from the same original team after all." Arnold responded. "So, do you really think they have a secret alliance going on?"
"I'm not a hundred percent sure yet." Sarah admitted. "But I swear, I have a feeling they do. Right?"
~Confessional~
Arnold: Well seeing as how Marvin is sad that Valerie left means that Sarah's theory might actually be true. Whoa, my girlfriend is so smart. Well, time for me to prove my worth by winning us the next challenge. *he flexes his lean muscles*
Marvin: Now that Valerie is gone, there is no one to help me admit my feelings to Phoebe. I guess all I can do now is help win challenges so I won't get eliminated, or Phoebe for that matter. I don't know why they voted her out, but all I know is that we're divided enough to watch our own backs from each other.
~End Confessional~
(Cyan Protoss)
Terrance woke up to find Cyrus also stretching as he woke up as well.
"Oh joy, the nerd is awake." Cyrus rolled his eyes drowsily. "Are you gonna roll for perception so you'll know where your glasses are?"
"The fact that you know DnD is disturbing enough for your kind." Terrance shook his head as he grabbed his glasses and wore them.
"My kind? At least I'm not as unprivileged as YOUR kind." Cyrus retorted.
"You know, I kinda hoped we could get along, for being outcasts and all, but then I figured you're not worth the trouble." Terrance remarked.
"At least I can dish out real art." Cyrus rolled his eyes. "That little bird creature thing you have outside is nothing. It's a cold and lifeless machine." He added.
"Like you?" Terrance asked coldly but in amusement as he walked out of the bedroom.
"Emos have passions too you know." Cyrus glared from behind Terrance as he followed the techie boy out.
"And so do I, but you don't see me dissing others about it." Terrance rolled his eyes in annoyance as he went downstairs.
"Well fine, I'll just get straight to the point." Cyrus groaned. "I actually do have something good to say."
"Well that's new." Terrance stopped in the living room and turned around to face him. "Fine, what do you got?"
"I want an alliance with you." Cyrus finally said. Terrance raised his eyebrow but Cyrus just groaned again. "I know you hate Nataline and want to get her out, and I can help you do it as long we have have each other's backs in the merge. Oh and Jude is also a viable person to kick out, right?"
"Well yeah I do hate Nataline, and yeah Jude can get pretty dangerous after merge hits," Terrance considered. "But working with you? It's really not worth it. I'd sooner eliminate you." Terrance said dismissively as he turned around again and went inside the bathroom.
Cyrus clenched his fist and stormed outside the outpost.
~Confessional~
Cyrus: Damn! Why can't I get myself an alliance!? Not even Terrance wants to side with me against a common enemy. What am I supposed to do now? Oh wait, there is still one option. One, very stupid option. *he sighs*
Terrance: Did you guys honestly think I'd stoop so low as to work with Cyrus in order to get Nataline and Jude out? I'm not really that desperate. After all, I have Lucy on my side now. All that's left is for Nelly and Tatiana to see reason. I...kinda realize my alliance members are all girls. I'm not comfortable around girls if you all remember. *he sighs*
~End Confessional~
Tatiana saw Nataline by the side of the outpost sitting on a large rock, picking out flowers and removing their petals one by one.
"Hey, Nataline!" Tatiana ran up to the noble girl.
"Good morning, Tatiana." Nataline greeted back. "Did you need something?"
"Just wanna talk to my friend." Tatiana exclaimed as she sat on the ground across from the other girl.
"You're really so nice." Nataline smiled. "But I don't know what we should talk about."
"That's okay, I do!" Tatiana nodded her head with a grin. "Let's talk about your place. What's it like? You look really rich so I imagine that you live in this large mansion with butlers and maids and two giant guard dogs."
"Well yes, I do live in a large mansion." Nataline nodded. "And as for your other thought, I don't really keep count of how many servants I have because of how busy I am but I can estimate that I have more than twenty servants. Oh, and I don't like dogs." She smiled.
"Wait- You have over twenty servants!?" Tatiana exclaimed in shock. She thought for a while and said, "How big is your mansion anyway? And I'm pretty sure some of them do other things than clean and cook."
"It is quite big." Nataline told her. "And I really wouldn't know what else they do. They tend to leave me alone as I work."
"You're lucky you have servants to clean your mansion. Me and my sister have to do our part in the chores." Tatiana said. "But it's alright. It's kinda like a game too!"
"You sure do love games, huh?" Nataline remarked.
"Of course! Anything and everything in life is a game if you have the right imagination." Tatiana told her.
"A game huh..." Nataline looked down and thought about it.
"What's the matter?" Tatiana tilted her head in confusion.
"Oh, nothing. I just thought of what you said, is all." Nataline laughed lightly.
~Confessional~
Tatiana: Nataline is really fun to be with, and I think my friendship level with her just increased. Tomorrow, I'm gonna raise my friendship level with Terrance!
Nataline: Treating life and all its challenges as a game? Can I really do that? Does she think it's all a game to her? I like to take it seriously since I have a lot of burden on my shoulders, but maybe she said that before she's so carefree.
~End Confessional~
Ivy was walking around the edge of the forest area when she saw Jude and Lucy talking over at a distance. She tilted her head and decided to approach them but stopped in her tracks as she listened in.
"So we're gonna make this secret alliance official now?" Jude asked Lucy.
"Of course. We can start by eliminating Ivy, and then we get rid of Nelly for leaving our alliance." Lucy said.
"And..um..what about us? Are we...you know..." Jude tried to say as he scratched the back of his head.
"Yes. We're official too." Lucy said happily while blushing as she stood on her tip toes and gave him a peck on the lips.
Jude held her close and his face also looked so happy. "I'm so glad I finally get to make you my girlfriend."
"I know. I'm happy too. You're always there for me and you're so kind too!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Of course." Jude flexed his muscles a bit. "I'll protect you from harm. We're definitely gonna be a great couple."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves." Lucy giggled. "We still have a game to win."
"Oh, yeah." Jude chuckled awkwardly. "Right, but after this game ends, I'll take you out on a date."
"Yay, thank you Jude!" Lucy clapped her hands and hugged him. "Now I gotta go talk to Nataline about this."
"Yeah, she'll totally be happy for us." Jude grinned. "I'll stick around and gather more materials for my arrows." He entered the forest area and disappeared among the plants and trees.
Lucy started to head back and Ivy began to space out right there, not realized that the other girl had already found her and is now standing next to her.
"Ivy?" Lucy said softly. "What are you doing here?"
"Oh." Ivy snapped out of her daze. "Nothing." She left the scene and didn't look back.
Lucy's right eye flashed red as she glared at Ivy walking away.
~Confessional~
Lucy: *her right eye is red* She was listening in, wasn't she? She might tell the others of my secret alliance with Jude, but I'm not worried. Nataline believes in me and Terrance knows better than to listen to someone like her. Her word holds no water. Hehehehe.
Jude: *he is currently putting together a makeshift arrow* Tatiana's chocobo animal thingy really helped her carry this team to victory in the last challenge so I think I'll have to use my makeshift bow and arrow to help the team too. Sure it isn't futuristic or anything but I'm a good shot. Now, what kind of flowers does Lucy like?
Ivy: So Jude and Lucy are together now? I see. I guess eavesdropping didn't do well for me.
~End Confessional~
Cyrus is in the living room in the outpost just thinking to himself when Nataline entered. The emo boy glared at her and she returned the gaze as she headed upstairs.
"She won't be here long." Cyrus muttered to himself. "But still...I need allies." He grumbled.
Suddenly, the bathroom door for the girls opened and Nelly walked out. She noticed Cyrus sitting in the living room and scoffed.
"Well this is a very not unusual sight. In fact, it's getting kinda boring and old." Nelly remarked as she passed by the emo boy. "Go get some friends or something." She gave a side smirk.
"What the hell do you want?" Cyrus sneered at her as he rolled his eyes. "Just go socialize with your other nerd friends."
"At least we're not bored in here." Nelly shrugged in faux innocence. "Do you just sit there or anywhere alone? That's so sad. Maybe you should just go to the resort and...sit there alone." She laughed.
Cyrus just glared at her icily. "I swear if you don't shut up..."
"You'll do what?" Nelly challenged as she raised her eyebrow.
"I'll eliminate you from this game." Cyrus suddenly gave a confident smirk.
"You think you have the power to do that?" Nelly said with an amused scoff. "That's nice."
"I guess we'll see at the next elimination." Cyrus said dismissively as he stood up and left the outpost.
Nataline went downstairs again, taking note that Nelly is in the room and Cyrus isn't.
"And now, the other person I hate." Nelly sighed irritably as she glanced towards the noble girl.
"The feeling is mutual." Nataline huffed. "I have better things to do than talking to you, anyway." She waved her hand dismissively.
"Hey, that's supposed to be my line!" Nelly exclaimed as Nataline left the outpost, leaving the nerd alone.
~Confessional~
Nelly: Both Cyrus and Nataline are so annoying. I hope Tatiana votes with me and Terrance next time and take out one of them. It gets on my nerves that these two are still in this thing. I mean, of course it's because we won, but still! They aren't smart enough to compete and that's for sure!
Cyrus: *he takes out his Invincibility Statue* Fine then, so what if I don't have allies? I can turn the votes around with this. They won't ever see it coming.
~End Confessional~
Chris' hologram appeared in both outposts' living rooms.
"Good morning, contestants!" He greeted. "And since I don't care about your mornings, I'll get straight to the point."
A portal was summoned forth into the living rooms, either in silver or in cyan depending on the team outpost.
"Another portal, yay." Cyrus remarked dryly in his team's side.
"I wonder what is beyond it." Marvin pondered out loud.
"Your challenge will take place in the area beyond that portal." Chris explained. "But you will not go in at once, rather by pairs." He snapped his fingers and another hologram appeared beside him, this time a showing the appearance of a futuristic emblem. "Your challenge is to run across a single track, where in the end lies an emblem like this. There will be a few obstacles and of course, the other team to worry about. Once again, you can bring whatever asset you have in your possession. The team with the most emblems win the challenge. Oh and the respawn concept works here once again."
"Alright!" Tatiana exclaimed. Nelly gave a side smirk as she held the plasma staff.
"This is mighty cool, y'all." Cassie said as she held up her bodysuit.
"Now, here's the fun part of this challenge." Chris told them. "I will be choosing the pairs." He chuckled.
"Hmm?" Shane raised his eyebrow.
"I have a bad feeling about this." Terrance muttered.
"Now let's begin!" Chris exclaimed. "For the first round, the pair for the Silver Terminators will be Phoebe and Marvin."
"Eeek! I-I'm going first?" Phoebe asked fearfully. Marvin placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't worry. We can win this." Marvin assured her.
"Good luck you two." Jane encouraged.
"Y-Yes." Phoebe said with little conviction. Shane rolled his eyes at this.
The chosen pair went inside the portal to the challenge location.
"And for the Cyan Protoss, Nelly and Cyrus." Chris said to the other team from their outpost.
"Give me a freaking break." Nelly deadpanned.
"Are you serious? This nerd wouldn't be able to keep up." Cyrus snorted.
"We'll see about that." Nelly glared at him but soon gave a side smile as she walked through the portal. Cyrus groaned but followed.
"Did she just smile?" Tatiana asked Terrance.
"Yeah, and I saw her carry something metal in her hand." Terrance noted.
(Cyrus and Nelly vs Phoebe and Marvin)
The other ends of the portals were side by side, and the two chosen pairs emerged from them at the same time. The entire area around them is pitch black like a void, and the only thing there is a straight path ahead, made of small tiles attached together like pixels. At the very end of the path is a metallic podium-like structure where the emblem was, floating above it and gleaming brightly. Chris' hologram appeared in front of the four of them.
"Welcome to the Virtual Void!" Chris exclaimed. "This is where you will do the challenge. I hope you remember the rules."
"I do, so where are these obstacles you mentioned?" Nelly raised her eyebrow. "There is absolutely nothing that can stop us."
"U-Um, excuse me?" Phoebe interjected. "W-We're here to win too so we'll s-stop you."
Nelly glanced at her and sighed before turning back to the Chris hologram. "See? No obstacles at all."
"Well I see you still got your arrogance." Chris chuckled. "But here are the obstacles you'll face." A few pixels lowered down and away from view before rising back up again, this time revealing that there are turrets placed on it.
"That's it?" Cyrus asked. "No offense, but you're Chris. Usually there would be a lot more than this."
"I hate to say it, but I agree with him." Nelly nodded.
"Perhaps this area could only cater to a few obstacles at a time." Marvin pondered.
"For the record, I didn't want to reveal all the obstacles in one go." Chris defended. "It's so that you won't give a heads up to your teammates when you get back."
"T-That seems fair." Phoebe agreed meekly.
"Nobody asked for your opinion." Cyrus glared at her and the doll faced girl yelped in backed away.
"Always the cruel one, I see." Marvin remarked.
"Shut up. Just prepare to lose." Cyrus grunted as he stepped forward.
"Then are you guys ready?" Chris asked them. They all nodded. "Then on your mark...get set...go!" His hologram flickered out immediately as the four contestants took off running.
Cyrus grinned slightly as he stuck his foot out to trip Phoebe, making her fall down on her face.
"Ow! H-Hey!" Phoebe said in pain.
"Phoebe!" Marvin quickly turned around and went back, helping her get up. Nelly passed them as they did this.
"We got this in the bag." Cyrus said to her. "And it's all thanks to me." As he said that, the turrets took noticed of him and began firing, knocking him back and making him fall to the ground.
"And that's why you suck." Nelly sighed as she turned on her plasma staff.
~Confessional~
Marvin: That was a cheap move by Cyrus. I really have no idea why he hates Phoebe that much but I cannot allow that to continue. This time, we'll be winning this challenge.
Nelly: *she twirls her plasma staff* It's a good thing I fixed this first thing in the morning. Never thought I'd have to test it right away but it looks like it's gonna work.
~End Confessional~
Nelly kept running forward, deflecting turret fire with her plasma staff.
"This is too easy." She remarked smugly.
"D-Don't count us out y-yet." Phoebe called as she and Marvin started catching up to her. Because most of the turrets were aimed at the nerd girl, they weren't being blasted as much and were soon able to run alongside her.
"But then you forgot this." Nelly smirked as she used her plasma staff to stab at her side, hitting Marvin's gut area.
"Gah!" Marvin's avatar flickered out and leaving Phoebe alone.
"Eeek! N-No." The doll faced girl looked fearful now as Nelly was now poised to deliver another strike, this time aimed at her.
"Like I said earlier, you're not obstacles to me." Nelly grinned arrogantly as she she delivered a downward strike at Phoebe, but the latter was able to dodge in time by hurling herself forward. "What?" She said in surprise.
In this defenseless state, the turrets were able to blast the nerd enough times to send her avatar out of the challenge. Cyrus passed the place where she had disappeared.
"Well, so much for her." The emo boy shook his head. he gazed ahead of him and saw that he was now close to the emblem. He also saw that Phoebe got up and started running again.
"I t-think I can make it!" The doll faced girl exclaimed as she picked up the pace.
"I don't think so." Cyrus said as he also picked up the pace and was now gaining on her.
Only one turret stood in their way as they were now so close to the emblem. Cyrus was now beside Phoebe, but the latter ran even faster to put her back in the lead.
"Damn, how did you get so fast?" Cyrus grunted as he tried to run even faster.
Both of them reached out for the emblem but the turret fired at that same time. One of them got hit in the back and was sent falling forward, making the other grab the emblem successfully. That person was...
"Phoebe! Congratulations!" Chris' hologram exclaimed as it suddenly appeared in front of the doll faced girl.
"Ah!" Phoebe screamed and recoiled in shock before realizing who it was. "O-Oh, um, yay!" She cheered with a cute smile.
"Okay then?" Chris said, a bit weirded out. "The Silver Terminators get the first point." Chris announced. "Phoebe and Cyrus, you may head back now to your outpost."
(Tatiana and Jude vs Jane and Cassie)
The next chosen pairs exited their portals at the exact same track. Chris had chosen Tatiana and Jude for the Cyan Protoss, and Jane and Cassie for the Silver Terminators. The gamer girl mounted on her mecha chocobo while Jude stood beside her, carrying his makeshift bow while his quiver of arrows were hanging by his left hip. Cassie wore her bodysuit while Jane tied the two ends of her rope on both of them around their waists.
"What are you guys doing?" Jude asked them.
"Making sure we stay in sync." Jane said.
"We don't wanna lose each other in this race." Cassie explained.
"But it's one straight path." Tatiana tilted her head.
Jane smirked as she finished and stood beside her partner. "You'll see what we mean."
Jude and Tatiana glanced at each other and shrugged. Chris' hologram appeared in front of them.
"Are you guys ready?" Chris smirked. He snapped his fingers and oil started seeping out from the cracks of some of the tiles, creating slippery surfaces. "On your mark...get set...go!" His hologram flickered out as the contestants began their sprint.
Tatiana rode ahead, easily surpassing everyone else. Cassie and Jane followed behind with the former taking the lead. Jude brought up the rear and notched an arrow into his bow.
"Do you actually think that will work on us?" Jane smirked as she looked over her shoulder and saw Jude take aim. However, she didn't see the oil tile and slipped and fell on her back. Cassie felt her end of the rope tug at her. She looked back and saw Jane on the ground.
"I got ya." The ranch girl gripped her rope and pulled hard as Jane gripped her end of the rope too, sending her back on her feet instantly. Cassie continued to tug at the rope until Jane managed to catch up. Because of this move, Jude wasn't able to overtake them.
"So that's what it's for." Jude noted. He saw Tatiana already so close to the emblem. "But at least I held them off long enough."
"We ain't gonna make it." Cassie tipped her hat forward as she saw the gamer girl as well.
"Just keep running, she's bound to slip up." Jane told her.
Sure enough, Tatiana didn't see an oil tile ahead of her due to her staring at the emblem as she rode. The animal slipped hard and sent the rider flying off.
"Aah!" Tatiana fell hard on her back as she tumbled across the floor.
"Get up! You're almost there." Jude called out as the other three were closing in.
"Come on, Jane. We got this!" Cassie encouraged her teammate as both of them picked up the pace.
"It's not over yet." Tatiana exclaimed. She then pointed at both Jane and Cassie. "Attack!" She ordered her chocobo. The mechanical creature's eyes lit up in an almost blazing fury as it got up and spun around, now charging towards the two Silver Terminators.
~Confessional~
Jude: Wow, my bow and arrow isn't even needed here. That thing will trample over those two in an instant.
Cassie: Well I'll be. It's a raging animal. If this was a bull or a horse, I would know what to do. But how does someone put down...that?
~End Confessional~
The mecha chocobo closed in on both Cassie and Jane, squawking in a battle cry as it went.
"Here it comes." Cassie said as she kept on running.
"I have a plan. Spread out but keep running." Jane ordered. Cassie nodded and went further to the side as they ran.
"What are they doing now?" Jude said in confusion as he neared the two as well. "Tatiana, get up!"
The gamer girl groaned as she slowly got up. "Okay okay." She turned back towards the prize and staggered towards it.
The mecha chocobo let out a screech as it glanced from Jane and then to Cassie. It turned to its side and ended up chasing down Cassie.
"What the-" The ranch girl said in shock as she dodged to the side by tumbling.
"Keep going! We can trip it with our rope." Jane called out as she kept going and was catching up to Tatiana.
The rope went in contact with the mechanical creature's legs though was unable to trip it.
"What?" Jane whipped her head back to see the chocobo still standing, squawking at Cassie as she jumped back up and started running again, her body suit glowing as she tried to force the rope to trip the creature.
"Tug harder!" Cassie told her teammate. While they were greatly slowed by their efforts against the chocobo, Jude managed to near them and soon pass them.
The mecha chocobo saw the rope by its legs and used its beak to bite into the rope, snapping it in half. The sudden action sent the two Silver Terminators falling forward with great force, with Jane crashing into Tatiana in the process.
"Argh!" Cassie rolled forward but managed to get up easily. She saw Jude reaching his hand out to grab the emblem and so she tried using her body suit's speed to catch up to him. Unfortunately, her effort wasn't enough and the marksman managed to swipe the emblem from the podium.
"And Jude takes the point for their team." Chris announced. Jane and Cassie groaned while Jude and Tatiana cheered. The mecha chocobo cheered as well by flapping its mechanical wings and squawking. "Now the points are tied. Will the Silver Terminators make a comeback or will the Cyan Protoss seal their victory?"
(Nataline and Terrance vs Arnold and Sarah)
The next chosen pairs had mixed feelings about each other. Arnold and Sarah were happy that they were together for this challenge.
"This is gonna rock!" Sarah cheered.
"Yeah! Our synergy is amazing." Arnold agreed as the two shared a quick kiss.
However, Terrance and Nataline aren't all that excited to be paired up with each other. The techie boy sighed and adjusted his glasses.
"We should put our differences aside, if only for this challenge." Nataline told him as sweet as she can, though the smile she gave was forced. "We have to break the tie and win, after all."
"Yeah yeah, whatever." Terrance sighed again. "Just don't get in my way."
"That's not how teamwork works." Nataline folded her arms. "We need to come up with a plan to defeat them. They are physically stronger than us after all."
Before Terrance could respond, Chris' hologram appeared in front of the four of them. "Welcome to the Virtual Void. Being emotional is highly welcomed in an empty and boring place like this." He chuckled.
"Would you please just show us the obstacles we'll be facing?" Nataline urged, somewhat irritably.
"Fine." Chris grumbled. "Here it is." Chris snapped his fingers and a few tiles sunk down then rose back up to reveal bulky robots atop it. Their left arms are machine guns while their right arms are short flamethrowers. They wore heavy and intimidating helmets but are slow in movement.
"Cool." Arnold said, impressed. "Let's do this." He said cockily.
"On your mark...get set..." Chris started. The four of them crouched slightly and leaned forward. "Go!" The hologram disappeared and they took off running.
~Confessional~
Nataline: Even though Terrance and I aren't on good terms, we still need to work together if we want to win. I hope he sees this too and cooperate for once. *she twirls a strand of her hair*
Sarah: Arnold is the best challenge partner I could ask for! It also looks like the Cyan Protoss don't like each other much. We got this. *she smirks*
~End Confessional~
Arnold and Sarah ran faster than Nataline and Terrance due to them being more physically fit.
"Try to keep up!" Arnold taunted Terrance as the techie boy had a hard time catching up to him.
"And try to make it past this foul." Terrance gritted his teeth as he dropped down and slid on the ground, planning to tackle Arnold's legs and make him trip. However, the soccer player saw it in time and jumped to dodge, not skipping a beat as he resumed running.
"Really? An inexperienced person like you just tried to slide tackle me?" Arnold smirked as he went on. Terrance stood back up and shook his head in irritation as he continued running as well.
Meanwhile, Nataline was able to catch up to Sarah with much effort. The rocker girl saw this and grinned.
"I didn't know rich people can be athletic." Sarah remarked.
"I may not be that physically fit, but I like to keep persevering." Nataline said as she slowly passed Sarah.
"Well I wanna win too." Sarah elbowed Nataline to the side, but the other girl elbowed her back in retaliation.
"Look out!" Terrance called from the side as he pointed ahead of them. Nataline saw that a robot was aiming its flamethrower at the two of them. Thinking fast, she dodged to the side which made Sarah's next shove miss. Because of this, she staggered a bit and wasn't able to dodge the flamethrower sweep from the robot.
"Uh oh." Was all she said as the flames soon engulfed her and sent her avatar flickering out in a puff of flames.
"No!" Arnold exclaimed in shock as he saw his girlfriend get eliminated from the challenge.
"Yes." Terrance grinned as he ran faster now, catching up with Nataline.
"Thanks for the heads up." Nataline told him with a slight smile.
"Whatever." Terrance rolled his eyes.
Two more robots blocked their path and fired their machine guns at the three of them.
"I can't lose here." Arnold avoided more of the shots but two of them caught him in his arm, making him stumble and lose his balance. "Whoaaa!" He said as he tried to regain his balance.
Terrance used this chance to focus his strength into tackling him towards one of the robots. The soccer player saw him at the last minute and tumbled to the side, sending Terrance himself crashing into the robot. It budged a little but otherwise shot him repeatedly and sending the techie boy's avatar flickering out of the area.
"He just had to act rashly." Nataline sighed as she kept running.
Arnold got back on his feet and chased down Nataline.
"You're not gonna keep up with me." Arnold said rather cockily as he neared her, but slowed down as another robot started firing on him. "Why is it always me!?"
"Just keep your gaze straight, Nataline." The noble girl encouraged herself softly as she was close now to the podium and the emblem. The soccer player gained on her though once he got out of the last robot's line of fire.
"It's not over yet!" Arnold screamed with conviction as he sprinted with remarkable speed. He caught up with Nataline just as the girl held out her hand to grab the emblem.
They both leaped forward at the same time and one of them managed to grab the emblem first and that was...
"Nataline! You won another point for your team!" Chris's hologram announced as he appeared again to congratulate the noble girl.
"I did it." Nataline breathed a sigh of relief. "I won."
"No...No!" Arnold cried out as he got down on his knees in exhaustion and banged his fists on the ground.
"Now get back to your outposts so the last pairs can get their turn." Chris then turned to Arnold. "You better hope your final pair will tie the score, or else it's elimination time for you again."
(Lucy and Ivy vs Desmond and Shane)
The final pairs of both teams arrived in the Virtual Void for the challenge. Over on the Cyan Protoss side, it's Lucy and Ivy while the representatives of the Silver Terminators are Desmond and Shane. The pair from the Cyan Protoss looked a bit nervous.
"This isn't fair." Lucy pouted. "They're stronger than we are."
"Most members of the other team are stronger than we are." Ivy reminded her.
"These girls? Really?" Shane scoffed as he looked at them. "This is an easy win."
"If it was such an easy win, why did Arnold and Sarah lose in their round?" Desmond shook his head. "Don't get cocky. We don't know what to expect from them."
"Just watch me and stay close." Shane grunted as he took his position. "I'll knock these two off the field."
"Please don't be so rough." Lucy became teary eyed. "We didn't expect this either."
"Well sucks to be you." Shane glared at the soft spoken girl.
"May the best team win." Ivy said to Desmond.
"Of course." Desmond nodded.
"Are you guys ready now?" Chris' hologram appeared in front of them. "For this track, spikes will randomly protrude from the ground and hit you so watch your step and hope you're lucky. Now on your mark...get set...go!" His hologram disappeared which marked the start of the challenge.
Desmond immediately took off running but Shane went slightly slower, grinning evilly as he did. The loner boy waited for Lucy and Ivy to pass him before he picked up his own pace. He quickly went in between the two girls and tripped them both with one sweep, which made them fall forward.
"Heh, that's that." Shane said smugly as he passed them.
Desmond looked over his shoulder and saw what his teammate did. "You know that wasn't exactly necessary right?"
"I know, but it was fun either way." Shane smirked as he passed his own teammate too. Unfortunately for him, his next step triggered the trap and small spikes emerged from the ground ahead of him. He got hit by a lot as he tried to slow down. "Argh. W-What?" He groaned in pain as he kneeled down and stopped. His teammate stopped as well.
"Need some help?" Desmond asked. He was too distracted to see Lucy and Ivy pass him.
"No! Just hurry up and win it!" Shane yelled at him as he pointed ahead. Desmond turned and saw the Cyan Protoss pair run ahead of him.
"Right." Was all he said before he resumed running.
~Confessional~
Shane: It's time I start playing even more aggressively to secure a win. Desmond should know that we have to win so we can be utterly safe from elimination. If it means playing dirty like this, I don't mind. I don't care.
Lucy: *her right eye is red* So Shane thinks he can get away with that little stunt, now does he? Maybe I won't be able to get back at him in this challenge, but I'll remember him when we hit merge. Hehehe, that's assuming he makes it there.
~End Confessional~
"We're almost there." Lucy noted as they both neared the emblem. However, spikes suddenly rose up ahead of them, this time longer and it came at random intervals. "Ivy, be careful!"
The other girl was spacing out though, and didn't take notice of a spike protrude right in front of her. She crashed into it and fell backwards, but another one protruded behind her and impaled her, making her avatar flicker out immediately.
"Oh no." Lucy said, teary eyed as she watched her teammate vanish.
"You're screwed now." Shane growled as he gained on her, followed by Desmond. He wasn't able to run that far though as the injury still persisted and he gradually became slower. "Ugh..."
"I got this." Desmond sprinted ahead and was now next to Lucy. The both of them reached the podium and they both reached out to grab the item...
But a spike protruded from the ground and caught Desmond by the arm, making him yell in pain and lose his balance as Lucy successfully grabbed the emblem.
"Congratulations, Lucy!" Chris' hologram appeared in front of her. "You have won another emblem for your team and sealed the Cyan Protoss' victory!" He congratulated the soft spoken girl. "Silver Terminators, I'll see you once again in the elimination ceremony." He turned towards Shane and Desmond, who growled and groaned respectively.
(Cyan Protoss)
Nataline, Tatiana, Lucy, and Jude were hanging around behind the outpost, gazing at the stars.
"Is that the Orion?" Tatiana exclaimed as she pointed at the night sky.
"I wouldn't know. I'm not good with constellations." Jude admitted sheepishly.
"Neither am I." Lucy said.
"I am, and yes that is the Orion." Nataline told the gamer girl. "Ah and by the way, congratulations." She smiled as she turned towards Jude and Lucy.
"Thanks." Jude beamed.
"Wait, what happened?" Tatiana asked in confusion as she glanced at Nataline and then at Jude.
"Jude and I are together." Lucy said happily. "It happened just this morning." She said.
"Oh my God!" Tatiana squealed as she hugged the soft spoken girl. "That's so cute! I'm so happy for you guys." She beamed.
"Well we haven't told everyone yet since the challenge started early." Jude said. "Not that telling Cyrus would be good anyway." He deadpanned.
"Well we won the challenge, so both of you can enjoy your time together now." Nataline gave a light smirk to both of them and they both blushed.
"Y-Yeah." Lucy said in embarrassment.
"I gotta go now. I'm supposed to check the maintenance of my pet." Tatiana told them as she skipped away.
"She's pretty lively." Nataline giggled.
"And formidable. You should have seen her and her mount in the challenge." Jude pointed out. "If not for the oil, she would have easily won that challenge and the rest of us wouldn't even be halfway through."
"She's pretty good then." Lucy said, impressed.
"Yeah, she is." Nataline said softly as she glanced at the direction Tatiana went.
~Confessional~
Nataline: Tatiana is pretty good in challenges now. Almost too good in fact. I feel like I want to eliminate her, but she considers me her friend and really puts in the effort to talk to me. I can't do that to her. But what about the merge?
Lucy: Jude is such a sweet and nice person. I hope we'll really be able to keep in touch after the game.
Jude: That mechanical creature is really something. It's better than my makeshift bow and arrow for sure. Wait, wasn't that thing made with the help of Terrance and Nelly? Maybe I can get them to make me a weapon too,assuming they'd want to talk to me.
~End Confessional~
Terrance and Nelly were hanging out by the living room, hearing sounds of tools and the mecha chocobo by the side of the outpost.
"Tatiana really loves that animal, huh." Nelly remarked.
"Yeah, which is ironic since she's the Chocobo 'Slayer'." Terrance emphasized the last word with a side grin. "But I am pretty proud of it too. I mean, it helped us won two challenges today."
"Technically Jude won the challenge since Tatiana tripped and fell but yeah I see your point." Nelly nodded. "It just goes to show that great minds are better than brute strength." She said arrogantly.
"Amen to that." Terrance smirked. "This is the kind of advantage we have over the Silver Terminators."
"By the way, how did you get into inventing stuff?" Nelly asked him. "No offense but you look like someone who doesn't belong in any social group."
"That's because in my school, I'm one of the 'outcasts'." Terrance rolled his eyes as he remembered. "The popular kids in my school have total control and the make school like a living hell, more than it already is."
"Ouch." Nelly said. "But I can relate. Us nerds usually get pushed around by the jocks and by the pushy ones who just wants their math homework done." She said disdainfully. "But I learned to stand up for myself and my friends. I joined up here to prove that you don't need physical strength to win."
"That's nice. My cause isn't as noble as yours though, since all I wanted was a better computer and college money." Terrance said with a shrug. "But while I'm here, I guess I can go prove that being popular isn't everything and that 'outcasts' like me have purpose too."
"And Wesley went home last time, just like you wanted." Nelly nodded. "Oh and I voted for him too."
"Thanks for seeing it my way then." Terrance smirked as he adjusted his glasses.
"So you wanna make an official alliance?" Nelly offered. "I basically left Jude and Lucy's alliance and I'm pretty sure we can still convince Tatiana to join us."
"I don't know, I mean you're all girls." Terrance said, unsure and hesitant.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine." Nelly assured him. "No ulterior motives. Come on, it's just us."
"Well..." Terrance thought of it for a moment, before finally extending his hand. "Deal." They both shook hands.
Upstairs, Cyrus and Ivy were listening in on their conversation.
"Dammit, now they're officially aligned too." Cyrus whispered in frustration.
"What are you going to do about it?" Ivy asked him.
"Something." Cyrus said unconvincingly. "Just...watch me." He said nervously.
~Confessional~
Terrance: I'm in an exclusive alliance with Lucy, and now I'm in an alliance with Nelly. I actually don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Cyrus: I can't be left out! This is...this is madness! My Statue can save me once, but not twice. I need to pin the target on someone else and confuse these alliances. But who?
Ivy: It seems like Cyrus is starting to lose this confident aura he put around him. Is this the part where the villain realizes his imminent doom?
~End Confessional~
(Silver Terminators)
Arnold and Sarah met up with Desmond at the back of the outpost.
"Okay let's talk about who to vote for tonight." Sarah declared.
"Where's Shane?" Arnold asked Desmond. "He's gonna miss out."
"He said he needed to walk for a bit and told me not to follow him." Desmond explained. "But he did tell me to update him on who to vote."
"Okay that's good enough." Sarah shrugged. "I'm leaning towards Marvin now."
"Why him?" Desmond asked.
"He's not that strong of a player." Sarah said simply. "Losing him wouldn't mean much. That sounded kinda rude." She said in surprise.
"But it's true." Arnold said. "He is pretty weak. We need Jane and Cassie for challenges after all."
"So Marvin it is?" Desmond asked for clarification.
"Yep." Sarah chirped with a grin.
~Confessional~
Sarah: Like I said, I'm not gonna eliminate Phoebe. She's my friend and too innocent to leave this game. And Marvin looked like he missed Valerie, so why not?
Desmond: I'm gonna have to tell Shane about this. Hopefully he'll agree since splitting the votes against Phoebe would be a bad idea.
~End Confessional~
Cassie, Jane, Phoebe, and Marvin met up inside the girls' bedroom.
"I feel like I'm intruding." Marvin remarked.
"Nah, don't worry about it." Cassie assured him. "We won't do anything to ya."
"Usually it's the opposite." Jane wondered aloud. "But anyway, time to talk strategy."
"W-Who should we vote for?" Phoebe asked. "S-Should we try t-to eliminate Shane again?"
"There are eight of us, and if what I guess is true, then the other four people are aligned. We'll be forcing another tie." Marvin pondered aloud. Both Cassie and Jane had grim faces.
"I hear ya." Cassie tipped her hat backward.
"I have a plan." Jane announced. "But you're not gonna like it."
"What is it?" Cassie asked.
"I'll find out who they are voting for and I'll vote with them." Jane said. "The rest of you vote for Shane."
"How will that work?" Marvin looked at her warily. Jane responded by taking out her Invincibility Statue.
"This is how it'll work." Jane declared. "I'll use this to save you."
"What? Y-You have o-one?" Phoebe said in surprise.
"Yeah. I got it in the robot building challenge." Jane told the doll faced girl.
"Well I'll be. Guess we got a plan now, y'all." Cassie said with a grin.
"Sure looks lie it." Marvin nodded.
~Confessional~
Jane: I know I'm taking a risk by using this on Marvin and not to save myself in future eliminations, but I figured that a strong alliance is better than individual protection.
Marvin: Jane's plan is a bold one, but I have no choice but to trust her. I highly doubt we'll be able to win against Shane in another duel if it does become a tie.
Phoebe: Jane d-didn't tell me she had a Statue. O-Or maybe it's something t-that's usually kept secret. W-What if Shane has one too!? Eek! N-No! G-Get a hold of yourself, P-Phoebe. That's not likely to h-happen. Or is i-it? *she cowers*
~End Confessional~
(Elimination Ceremony)
The contestants took their seats at the elimination site. The Cyan Protoss sat on the sidelines while the Silver Terminators took their place in the center. Chris stood before them with seven space food containers.
"Looks like you guys might be doomed to a losing streak." Chris smirked as he glanced at the members of the Silver Terminators.
"Shut up and get on with it." Shane growled angrily.
"Alright alright, sheesh." Chris said irritably. "I have here seven space food containers and if you don't get one it means you're out." He explained. "Phoebe."
"Jane."
"Cassie."
"Sarah."
"Arnold."
"Desmond."
Shane and Marvin were left in the bottom two. Shane grunted as he shook his head and Marvin looked somewhat nervous.
"One of you will be going home tonight." Chris told the two boys.
"And it's not gonna be me." Shane growled.
"Actually, yes. It's not you." Chris chuckled as he was about to toss Shane his space food container when Jane spoke up.
"Wait! Shane is the one going home." Jane declared confidently.
"What are you talking about? Marvin received the most votes." Desmond told her.
Jane fished out her Invincibility Statue. "I use my Statue on Marvin. That will save him from going home, right?"
"Yes. Yes it will." Chris grinned as he took the Invincibility Statue from Jane. "Now that Marvin has been saved from elimination..." He tossed Marvin the space food container instead. "Shane, you have been eliminated."
"What!?" Shane bellowed in anger. "NO!"
"Sorry, man. But that's it for you." Chris shrugged. "You have left this game in 16th place. Any last words?"
"Screw you!" Shane growled to Jane. "Why the hell did you do that!?"
"Because I hate you?" Jane raised her eyebrow.
"That's not cool." Arnold shook his head.
"It's fair." Cassie pointed out. "And it's not like he didn't deserve that, y'know."
"Fine then! Good luck winning challenges without me!" Shane growled. "Maybe Chris is right, maybe a losing streak is ahead of you." At that same moment, the beam of light shone down on him, encasing him in a bright light as his avatar left the virtual world.
"The rest of you may go now." Chris said dismissively to them. They all filed out of the elimination site, some looking grim than others.
~Votes~
Jane: I overheard Desmond and Shane talking and it looks like they're gonna vote for Marvin, so Marvin it is. *she grins*
Phoebe: S-Shane is so mean and scary. I h-hope Jane's plan w-works.
Marvin: Time to go vote for Shane. Again.
Sarah: I'm voting for Marvin not only to weaken the secret Green Drell alliance, but also to lose a non physical asset.
Desmond: I hope Sarah knows that sooner or later, we'll have to eliminate Phoebe too. But for now, I vote for Marvin.
Cassie: I vote for Shane as always. It's seriously high time for him to go.
Shane: Desmond told me that we're voting for Marvin. Not my first choice, but not my last either.
Arnold: Sorry Marvin, it's nothing personal but I vote for you.
~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
(16th place) Shane - The Lone Wolf
Chris stood inside the Drama Dome with a smirk. "The Silver Terminators lost again, and Marvin was so close to getting cut off from the game. But the power of the Invincibility Statue is absolute, and Shane took his place in an instant. Will the Cyan Protoss do a hat trick in the next challenge? How powerful is Tatiana with her mecha chocobo? How will Terrance handle two alliances at once? Will Jane be safe now that she used her Invincibility Statue on Marvin? And what will Desmond do now that his only other real ally is gone? Find out next time on Total...Drama...Sci-Fi Showdown!" The camera turned off.
Shane was such an interesting character to write. He's good in challenges but lacked so much social skill and strategic gameplay. You might think he's perfect for the merge if only he didn't get outdone by a Statue, and I have to agree. However, I really didn't want to force another tie and make him win just to milk out his stay in the game when his story is just about done. The negative forces in this cast is so few that Shane's presence is kinda necessary. But he has no more room for plot so it's about time he goes.
Oh and by the way, my friend Lessoneritalia made a story called 'Never enter the mansion' which is posted in the games category and under the Ao Oni fandom. It has my cast in it and revolves around a whole new story. Go check it out and support her too. :)
Don't forget to leave reviews and tell me what you think of the cast now. We're a few eliminations awat from the merge and I'm exciting to see what will happen then. Ciao! XBloodLegendX