It's time for our first otherworldly challenge of the story to start. Things are about to get crazy!

And just to make sure no questions are asked, let me explain that I am using the pre-Volume 3 version of my competitor Ruby, and therefore, the pre-Volume 3 Vale. This will keep things simple, especially because Volume 3 was so dark.

Okay, that's out of the way. Time to have fun!

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Chris' recap: "Last time on Total Drama Everything 2, our competitors had a little pre-challenge fun by having a food fight in the cafeteria. Despite the fun, Nom Nom was punished for starting said food fight by being our judge in our Paris fashion show! That's what you get when food gets on this handsome face. During the theatrics, Gaz and Mandy boldly proclaimed to each other that the other would go down in defeat, and Mandy sought out to make sure the so-called 'copycat' was taken out. What did she do? She switched Gaz's outfit with that of the fashion unicorn Rarity. Ha! And the joke was on Mandy. Not only did Gaz find a way to modify her new outfit and win the Mysterious Moons the challenge, but Mandy's scheme also ended with poor Rarity being blamed for the mistake. So Rarity was sent down the Drop of Shame after a decidedly ironic challenge, leaving Mandy with a casualty that she never meant to cause. Will Mandy get her revenge on Gaz? Will the Moons uncover the mystery behind Lammy's necklace? And will an unexpected arrival force someone's competition to grind to a halt? The only way to know these answers is to watch this exciting episode of Total. Drama. Everything 2!"

*theme song*

It was the middle of the night. Everyone on the plane was sound asleep. The Moons were all in the first-class room, where Deadpool was muttering something about chocolate chimichangas in his sleep. In Economy, a rat was scampering on the floor, and it climbed over Mandy, Harry, and Double D before leaving the room and entering the hallway. The rat looked into Chris' cabin, where the host was slightly snoring. Chef was snoozing at the cockpit (the plane was currently on autopilot). Without a sound, the rat scampered down the hallway and into the luggage room. He started sniffing the ground, looking for food.

As he looked, the center of the room started to glow brightly, and the rat paused to see what it was. After a moment, the glow stopped, and in its place was a weird creature. She appeared to be a hedgehog, with pink hair/spikes and a red dress. In her hands was a giant hammer.

"I actually managed to get on," the hedgehog whispered to herself. "I hope Tails won't be angry when he finds out I secretly borrowed his teleporter." She looked around the room to make sure no one was there, and only saw that rat. Though apprehensive about it, she ignored it and took out a locket. Then she opened it to reveal Sonic's face.

"Oh, Sonic," she said, a slight hint of anger in her voice. "I cannot believe you didn't invite me to this party you were going to. Still, I feel this will be an even better way to meet you." She noticed a broomstick next to a crimson trunk. Curious, she opened it and saw a silk-like cloak. She grabbed it and put it on, and could instantly tell she was invisible.

She smiled. "Invisibility cloak, huh? No one will mind if I borrow this either, will they?" Then the hedgehog noticed something else. Another suitcase. This one had a nametag on it. The hedgehog looked at the nametag and used a flashlight to read it.

"'Property of R. Rose'."

She sat down next to the suitcase. "This could be fun. There's this other girl named Rose that's here. I hope she's not after my Sonikku."

After that, she snuggled onto the floor in the most comfortable way she could. "I'm coming for you, Sonic," she said as she fell asleep.

(Meanwhile…)

"What the-?" Lammy asked herself. She knew she was dreaming. Or was she? She looked around the room, where the rest of the Moons slept. It looked like it was real, but there seemed to be a problem. Everyone looked asleep, but they also seemed frozen. Lammy stood in the middle of the room, confused.

"Can someone tell me what's going on here?"

As if to give an answer, her ruby necklace started to glow. She looked at it, a little scared. "This is not normal," she muttered. Lammy was about to go back to sleep and hopefully end the "dream" when she heard something. A voice. A woman's voice.

"Hello there, little lamb."

Startled, Lammy looked around the room. Nothing. "Who's there?"

"I must congratulate you on your astounding victory in the previous season of this….show. Would you like to win again?"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

The voice laughed. "I don't mean the show or anything. How would you like to join me? Your victory in this show proved you're a force to be reckoned with. Selfless, yet brave. We could work together."

Lammy shook her head. "I don't know who you are, or what you want from us 'working together', but I'm not exactly sure that's a good decision."

"But together, we could win a lot more than a million dollars. All you have to do is win this show again, and we can join forces, and everything you see from then on will be yours. Does that sound sweet?"

"Ok, Deadpool must be making a joke or something. Whoever you are, you can forget it. I have my friends, and I really only came back to this show to hang out with them."

The voice laughed again. "In time, you will reconsider. After all, your decision not only affects yourself. It affects those you care. That sensei of your, Chop Chop Master Onion. Your friends back home. Even the one who cares for you the most."

With newfound fear in that warning, Lammy slowly turned to Yusei. "What do you mean?" she asked. "What's going to happen to my friends? To Master Onion? To him?"

"All will be revealed soon. In the meantime, I truly hope you reconsider."

Then, without explanation, a strange force pushed Lammy back into her recliner…..

….and she woke up, sweating, breathing heavily, freaked out.

Yusei rolled over to look at her, worried. "Lammy?" he asked tiredly. "Is everything okay?"

Lammy laid back and nodded. "Yeah. Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. Bad dream."

"What was it about?"

The lamb considered telling the truth, but eventually decided to say, "I was being chased around by an army of miniature Deadpool's."

After five seconds, Yusei smirked a little. "I guess that would be the kind of thing someone would be scared of." Still, he looked at her expectantly.

"Don't worry about it," Lammy said. "It was just a dream. I'm fine. Just go back to sleep."

Rather than argue about the subject, both rolled over back on their sides. Yusei fell back asleep quickly, but Lammy laid awake, thinking.

Who was that voice in her dream, and what did it truly want with her? And if something wasn't done, would Yusei be caught in the crossfire?

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"Yusei had already done enough for me last season," Lammy said. "I don't want to drag him into whatever is going on."

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(The next morning…)

Deadpool was in the cafeteria, holding a stopwatch. Ruby and Sonic were poised in the hallway outside the Economy room, ready to race.

"Here are the rules, racers," Deadpool announced. "You are both going to race from here, and go through the entire plane and back. First one back here wins. Ready, set, GO!"

The racers immediately began. They ran through the cafeteria, then through first class, down the stairs and through the luggage room. As they did, the mystery hedgehog girl, still under the invisibility cloak, was spun around several times. Luckily, they were going so fast that they didn't notice her at all. The girl also noticed that when Ruby ran, she left a trail of…

"Rose petals? That must be that Rose girl. Is she racing with my Sonic? She has speed, but she must go down."

(A minute later…)

"It was a tie?"

Deadpool nodded. "Yes, Sonic. The both of you tied. Sonic was the faster, but Ruby had better braking and turning. And you both crossed at the same time. It was a tie."

Ruby shrugged and said, "Guess that's as good of a finish as we're going to get."

She and Ruby went back to sit at the cafeteria. "Where do you think we're going next?" Sonic asked.

"No idea," Ruby replied. "Let's hope the challenge doesn't kill any of us. And that race we just had was awesome!"

"Agreed," Sonic said, smiling.

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"When I first met Ruby," Sonic said, "I was a little scared that she would be too much like Amy. Turns out, she's a lot like me. Free spirited, doesn't like to be nailed down, and does what the wind tells her to do. I can't really say anything bad about her."

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"He's super fast, fun-loving, and super cool," Ruby stated. "It's not everyday you find a guy who you can feel comfortable around without battling monsters in the middle of conversations."

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"You can't ignore me forever," Leo said. He and Julie were sitting in first class, where Leo had once again been turned down.

Julie sighed. "Leo, you probably think all girls are ready to swoon when they even see you. Not true. There are girls with willpower. And while I admit that you're very attractive, and that you're sincere, I'm just not the type of girl for you. So can you just drop the advances?"

Leo huffed. "I just wish you would give me a chance," he said sadly. "But why the coldness? Is it because of Ben?"

That question hit its mark. "It is because of him, huh?" Leo asked. "I don't want to turn you away from him, but I can tell something's not-"

SLAP!

The prince stood in shock as Julie stormed off. He was rubbing the red handprint on his face. "Ow."

Gaz rolled her eyes. "Love is stupid," she said. "All it does is change people and make them stupider than they already are."

"Oh yeah?" Connie asked. "You haven't been able to take your eyes off Double D since this show started. And the stares you give him aren't the hate kind either. Sounds like you have a crush."

"Double D? He's a wimp! He seems to have no muscle mass whatsoever, he's too polite, and I do not want to know what is under that sock."

"No one does," Po said.

(Meanwhile…)

"Me and Gaz?" Double D asked Moka. "It does seem unusual."

The vampire nodded. "It does. And yet you act more gentlemanly around her than you do around the rest of us. Simply manners around a girl? Or secret feelings? Kurumu happens to be an expert when it comes to love. She can help you out."

While they were talking, Harry walked in the room. "Have you guys seen my invisibility cloak anywhere?" he asked. "I searched my trunk and it's missing."

Moka and Double D shook their heads. Harry huffed. "Hermione asked me to make sure I do inventory on all my items every morning," he explained. "If I miss even one day, she'll find out. I went to do that, and the cloak was nowhere to be found."

"Was it there last night?" Double D asked.

"Yes."

Moka shrugged. "Did someone take it?"

"Probably. Whom? No clue. Why? Don't know. Where is it now? Trying to find out."

"Weird," Double D said."

"Hey losers," Nom Nom called on the intercom. "Chris wants you guys to prepare to land. It's time for another challenge. Oh, I have always wanted to use this thing."

(Later…)

Everyone got off the plane, and the questions rose immediately. First one was: where the heck were they?

"Where the heck are we?" Mega Man asked.

Chris ignored the question and started tapping spots on the ground with his foot. The group was in some sort of barren wasteland, where all they saw for miles was flat, hard ground.

Finally, Chris stopped tapping. "Found it," he said as he stomped hard on the spot he was just on. Something started to rise out of the ground, and everyone quickly scrambled away from it. Soon, some sort of circular archway was fully out of the dirt.

"Do I dare ask?" Leo asked himself.

"Where did you get that handprint on your face?" Deadpool asked him.

"Nowhere."

Chris stood back near the competitors and pressed a button on a remote he was holding. The space in the archway started glowing, and soon a swirling pink vortex was inside.

"This is the portal that will take us to the interdimensional locations," Chris explained. "Through that portal is another world. And we're going to spend today's challenge in another world."

As though on cue, the portal suddenly swirled faster and disappeared to show a pretty city, and a giant clock tower was in the background.

"Is that…..is that Vale?" Ruby asked. "That's where my school is!"

"You are correct," Chris said. "This is the city of Vale, one of the four kingdoms of the world of Remnant. More details will come once we're inside. Now, shall we?"

He stepped aside so everyone could get through. Ruby ran through the portal in an instant. Though hesitant, everyone else followed seconds later. They appeared in Vale's downtown area. Chef soon drove in with a bus.

"All aboard," Chris said. "To the Emerald Forest."

Once the bus started moving, everyone started taking some pictures. "So this is what your world is like?" Sonic asked Ruby.

"Yep. I grew up on an island just outside the kingdom. And my school, Beacon Academy, is near the forest, and-wow!"

As the bus drove on, a second bus going the opposite direction went past them. Everyone looked out the window to see three girls waving at the group, particularly at Ruby. One had white hair, another had black hair, and the third was blonde. They were the same girls who had appeared on Ruby's good luck message.

"Hi guys!" Ruby called out to them. Her friends waved right back.

"Good luck, sis!" the blonde called out.

They kept waving until both buses turned different corners, removing each other from their sights.

"You'll introduce me to them when this show ends, right?" Sonic asked Ruby when she sat back down.

"Totally."

Meanwhile, the female hedgehog from earlier had snuck through the portal and onto the bus, and had watched Sonic and Ruby talking. "That man stealer has no idea what she's dealing with," she whispered. "There's only room for one Rose in Sonikku's life. And that is me."

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"I swear I heard some girl's voice on that bus," Deadpool said. "Something about Sonic and roses."

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Eventually, the group arrived at the forest, waiting to get started. Chris directed them to several squares that had been put onto the ground.

"Why do I feel scared all of a sudden?" Double D asked.

"You always feel scared," said Mandy.

"True."

Once everyone was on their spot, Chris told everyone, "Your challenge will take place in the Emerald Forest, where all Beacon first-year students do their initiation. Once I'm done with the explanation, each of you is going to be launched into the forest, where you'll have to come up with your own idea on how to land yourselves. Fun, right?"

Most people gulped. "My headmaster made us do that too," Ruby said, shrugging.

"Now, will Ruby please explain to us what the Creatures of Grimm are?" Chris asked.

Ruby nodded. "They're soulless monsters that terrorize the world, and part of the job of a Huntsman or Huntress is to keep them from destroying the world. You have your Beowolves, your Ursai, King Taijitu, Death Stalkers, Nevermores, and more. And there are a lot of Grimm in that forest."

"Exactly," Chris said. "Which brings us to the challenge. That is to take down as much Grimm as possible. You will all have to use whatever skills you have in order to beat them. Some are harder to kill than others. And I don't expect everyone to get out of this unscathed."

Everyone except Gaz, Mandy, and Deadpool shivered with fear.

"You have until sunset to fight your way through what's in there. Once sunset hits, you will all return to this spot, and we'll announce the winner. The team that has killed the most Grimm at the end of the day wins invincibility. There is, however, one trump card. We have concluded that there is one full-sized Nevermore in this forest. It is incredibly hard to bring down. The team that defeats it ends the challenge automatically and wins the invincibility. Everyone understand?"

At this point, everyone was getting their game faces on. "This will be a piece of cake," Sonic said.

"Then be prepared to be launched." He threw both teams a walkie talkie. "This will let you know about certain updates, like who's in the lead, if the Nevermore has been killed, or when it's almost time to leave. And for those of you who don't really have the means to land safely, either piggyback off of someone else, or nice knowing you."

Double D gulped again.

"I'll give you all a countdown," Chris told the group. "Ten...nine...one!"

"WHAT THE-!"

Before Deadpool could finish his exclamation, Chris had pushed a button, launching everyone off their spots and into the forest.

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"Did Chris just launch us into a forest, knowing that the launch might very well kill us?" Jak asked. "And also knowing that the forest is teeming with strange creatures, and that we might not come out alive?"

"I know, right?" Daxter said. "Awesome!"

"I don't see that as awesome, but we've been through enough stuff before. This won't be too hard."

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"They're called Grimm?" Mandy asked. "Gee, I wonder where they got that name from."

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"I don't think Pearl saw this coming when she gave me sword lessons," said Connie.

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Ruby landed into the forest the same way she did when she last came here: using her scythe's recoil to slow herself down and then swinging off a tree. Mega Man used his ceratanium disks to latch onto a tree, which he then jumped off of and landed perfectly. Deadpool used his teleportation belt to get closer to the ground, but once again, the belt exploded upon his third teleport, and he crashed into the trees and landed on the ground with a thud.

"I really need to fix that belt," he groaned.

Toph made a stepping stone path out of nearby boulders, leading to the ground and also providing a safe landing for Double D and Moka. Ivy got the trees to do the same for her. One by one, everyone landed in the forest, some more well executed than others. For example, while Harry used a spell to stop his descent about two feet from the ground, Lammy, Yusei, and Connie were not so lucky, and they ended up temporarily stuck in a tree.

"Looks like our chances of winning this game got 'tangled up'," Connie said, and she laughed at her own joke. Her audience was not impressed.

"Leave the jokes to Deadpool, okay?" Lammy asked her. Yusei nodded. "Yeah."

"Everyone's a critic," Connie said as the three climbed down from the tree.

Soon, the Moons all managed to find each other. "Alright, Lammy," Deadpool said. "Call the shots."

Lammy nodded. "What we'll want to do is stick together on this one. We'll be able to take down an entire group of Grimm this way, and the Nevermore will be easier to kill with numbers. Everyone ready for this?"

The team cheered.

"Then let's go."

(Meanwhile…)

The Stars were using a different strategy. "It would be best if we split up into two groups," Mega Man told the team. "The four heaviest hitters go after the Nevermore, while the rest handle the other Grimm. And after observing the fighting abilities of all of us, the four most recommended for Nevermore duty are myself, Toph, Harry, and Jak. Any questions?"

"I think we're all good," Sonic said.

Everyone nodded, and the Nevermore group headed deeper into the forest.

As Sonic and the others went in the opposite direction, the hedgehog girl from earlier peered through the cloak.

"It's go time."

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"You ever get the feeling you're being followed?" Sonic asked.

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"Are we there yet?"

"Deadpool, we don't really have much of a destination."

"Leo, please just humor me for one second. Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Now?"

"No."

"Now?"

"No."

While Deadpool and Leo went back and forth, a few of the Moons giggled.

"Ladies and gentleman, here's your entertainment," said Gaz.

"Is there any food nearby?" Po asked, groaning.

"Did you already eat the entire care package your friends sent you?" Connie asked.

Po shifted his eyes. "Maybe."

A second later, everyone heard a weird growl coming from behind the trees.

"What was that?" Julie asked.

Everyone heard it again. "Anyone want to check out the source of the scary, possibly deadly growl that could come from one of those Grimm things?" Deadpool asked the team.

And everyone looked at him. So he started walking towards the source of the growl, while the rest of the team followed.

"Me and my big mouth," Deadpool sighed. "Then again, that is supposed to be my thing. I'm not the Merc with the Mouth for nothing."

He finally made it to a clearing, then turned his head to look behind a tree. He saw around nine weird wolf-like monsters with masklike faces.

"You guys seen any weird creatures called Grimm anywhere?" he asked the monsters. Leo facepalmed.

The monsters immediately noticed the rest of the team and stared at them, snarling.

"What are these?" Po asked Ruby.

"Beowolves."

One of the Beowolves was staring at Lammy, who pulled out her guitar. Before the monster could react, it got hit in the face with the back of a musical instrument.

Deadpool pulled out his swords, Leo readied his tome, Connie got her sword out, Po got into a combat stance, Ruby pulled out her scythe, and Gaz simply looked bored.

"Any ideas?" Connie asked.

Chris then called on the walkie talkie. "I see you guys are having your first encounter," he called. "I know a way to make this fight a little more interesting."

Ding! Ding! Ding!

"Oh, come on!" Yusei exclaimed. "Do we have to?"

"Did the best singers in the world ever complain about having to sing? Don't think so."

Mega Man also called through the walkie talkie. "Do we also have to sing?"

"Nope. This one is just for the Mysterious Moons."

The Stars all sighed in relief.

(Author's Note: This song took a lot of effort for me to create. It wasn't easy, but I somehow got it done. This song has a medium tempo and is called, "It Had To Be Grimm".)

Po: It had to be Grimm! (roundhouse kicks a Beowolf in the face)

Julie: It had to be Grimm! (readies her tennis racket)

Yusei and Gaz: Why in the world did it have to be Grimm?!

Lammy: It had to be Grimm!

Leo: It had to be Grimm! (uses his tome to smack a Beowolf with a tree)

All: Oh why in the world did it have to be Grimm?!

Connie: Steven and I never fought things like these.

Deadpool: Doesn't matter. I can kill them with ease. (he and Connie each behead a Beowolf)

Julie: I'm sure Ben had worse than this ever was.

Leo: Why do you like mentioning him?

Julie: Just because.

Yusei: This isn't much better than dueling a robot. (summons Junk Warrior, Turbo Warrior, and Nitro Warrior to distract the Grimm)

Lammy: Or shredding in Hell itself, but they'd better give it their best shot. (hits several Beowolves with her guitar while they're distracted by Yusei's monsters).

Ruby: This is what I trained for, and I'm not losing. (beheads several Beowolves with her scythe)

Gaz: This is all stupid, and we have better things to be doing.

Po: Why did it have to be Grimm?

Connie: When it could have been…

Leo: A date with a tree…

Gaz: Dealing with my brother…

Lammy: More time in Hell…

Po: Starving to death…

Connie: Losing my sword again…

Yusei: Dueling someone with Dark Magician…

Julie: Dealing with my love problems…

Ruby: Nothing else really…

Deadpool: My wife meeting TheMasterKat and the two get jealous over their love for me and start having a cat fight…...actually, that would be awesome.

(Everyone proceeds to look at him for a long time.)

Deadpool: What?

(The team shakes it off.)

Deadpool: It had to be Grimm!

Gaz: It had to be Grimm!

Connie and Julie: Why in the world did it have to be Grimm?!

Lammy: It had to be Grimm!

Leo: It had to be Grimm!

All: Oh why in the world did it have to be Grimm?!

Chris clapped as the song ended. "That was pretty good." he told the team. "Now, back to the challenge. While you guys took on those Beowolves, some of the Stars killed three Ursai. They can catch up at any time, so get a move on."

The Moons immediately went to another part of the forest.

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"It's a good thing we didn't suffer a 'grim' demise!" Connie exclaimed, then she laughed at her own joke.

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Sonic was on top of a tree, looking for any signs of Grimm. "Anything?" Double D asked.

"Nope!"

The hedgehog sighed and jumped back down. "How do you think the others are doing? Do you think they're fighting the Nevermore?"

"No idea," Moka replied.

(Meanwhile…)

"How do you think the others are doing?" Daxter asked Mega Man. "Do you think they're fighting hundreds of Grimm?"

"No idea."

(Back with Sonic's group…)

"I hope something happens soon," Sonic mumbled.

Those words were no sooner out of his mouth when he heard rustling in a nearby bush.

"Any ideas what that might be?" Sonic asked.

"You asked the question," Mandy demanded. "You go check it."

Ivy smirked. "This should be fun."

Not wanting to argue with her, Sonic walked to the bush where we had heard that noise. He was saying to himself, "Please be a Grimm so we can be that much closer to winning the competition." And he moved the leaves back.

And he wound up with a really nasty shock.

"SONIC!"

"AMY?!"

It was the pink hedgehog girl, and she quickly embraced Sonic out of sheer joy. "I bet you thought your secret was well hidden, but you were wrong. You know you can't shake off Amy Rose!"

The poor blue blur found it difficult to say anything through his clear surprise. "How did-where did-how the-h-how did you get here? I thought Tails and Knuckles promised me they would keep this a secret."

"You never promised Cream!"

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"That is the last time anyone should let Cream watch this show," Sonic said.

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The Moons were still walking, and were coming closer to a weird temple.

"That place brings me so many memories," Ruby said. "The temple is where Team RWBY became Team RWBY."

"So what's your school like?" Lammy asked her.

Ruby smiled. "It's the place where we learn to become Huntsman and Huntresses. We already know how to fight well thanks to the training schools most of us go to before we apply to schools like Beacon, which are for us to hone our skills, participate in tournaments, and begin our lives as protectors of the world."

"That has to be the coolest job in the world!" Deadpool exclaimed. "Do you think they would want to accept me? I've got mad skills."

Then the walkie talkie turned on again. "Hey Moons, you have got to see this," Chris said through the speaker. "About three kilometers from your destination is something happening between five of the Stars. And it is hilarious!"

"I'm not going this time," Deadpool said.

Po shrugged. "Who wants to see whatever is going on?"

And they all looked at Ruby. "Why me?"

"Because you actually know your way around this forest," Gaz said.

"I've only been in here one time!"

"Don't care. Go check out the Stars' problems."

If Ruby had to be honest, she didn't want to miss it. "Okay then." And she zoomed away from the group.

As she left, the rest of the Moons heard a really loud yell.

"That doesn't sound right," said Po.

(Meanwhile…)

Sonic had a lot of trouble trying to shake Amy off. "Did you really have to come here?" he asked.

"I wanted to cheer on my Sonikku from up close and watch you win," she said sweetly.

"Sonikku?" Double D whispered to Moka.

"While I do appreciate the gesture, I want you to know that I don't need your help on this," Sonic told Amy. "You don't need to worry about me."

Amy just laughed. "You, mister, have been spending too much time with that other Rose girl. Who is she, anyway? And what is she doing with my Sonic? Tell me. Who is she? I really want to know." She batted her eyelashes to him in a cute way, but it made Sonic feel uncomfortable.

He was starting to back away, when he heard Ruby's voice to his left. "Is this where the entertainment is happening?"

Mandy, Moka, and Double D all pointed at where Sonic and Amy stood.

"I'm guessing that's Amy?" Ruby asked Sonic, who nodded.

"Ruby Rose, meet Amy Rose."

Amy giggled. "Ruby, huh? You're not falling in love with my Sonic, are you?"

Ruby was stunned by the comment. "We're just friends."

"Sure you are. And friends love racing each other on the plane, sitting by each other on the bus, and having amazing conversations."

"Don't you think you're a little too clingy?" Ruby asked. "There's a borderline between excited fangirl and obsessive stalker."

The hedgehog girl shrugged. "When you find the man of your dreams, you're supposed to chase him down. You don't seem to get with the program."

Chris arrived at that moment. "What did I miss?"

"Just that," Sonic replied, pointing at the girls.

"How did Amy even manage to get on the plane in the first place, much less keep herself undetected?" Double D asked.

"I may have borrowed Tails' teleportation device. And I also borrowed an invisibility cloak from some guy's trunk." She held the cloak up for everyone to see. "I can turn invisible myself, but this thing works better since it also hides my shadow."

She then turned to Ruby. "Like I said, there's only enough for one Rose in this game and in Sonic's heart." With those words, she immediately pulled out a giant hammer from behind her back. "And that will be me."

Ruby smiled. "Very well." She grabbed Crescent Rose from behind her and transformed it to scythe mode.

"This is probably going to be the best catfight ever!" Chris yelled. "Now, let me explain some conditions. You are not allowed to kill each other or hurt anyone else, especially me. This fight will go on until one Rose immobilizes the other. If Ruby wins, Amy will politely apologize to her AND Sonic and return home. If Amy wins-"

"Then I take Ruby's place in the competition," Amy finished.

Sonic gasped, and so did the rest of the group.

That, however, didn't faze Ruby one bit. "You're on."

"I'll stay here and watch," Sonic told the others. "You three should keep looking for more Grimm."

Double D nodded, and he, Ivy, Moka, and Mandy hurried away from the area.

"Now, shall we?" Amy asked Ruby, holding her hammer up and taking a battle pose.

Ruby smiled and also got into a battle pose. "We shall."

They were ready. Both Roses charged, weapons ready.

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"CATFIGHT!" Chris yelled.

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The rest of the Moons arrived at the temple, where they had decided to look around and explore. And a few people were quite impressed.

"So this is where initiation for Beacon happens every year," Leo said. "Ruby told me that. It sure is fantastic. And the architecture is exquisite."

"You should see the architecture where I live," Connie added.

Lammy looked around with apprehension. "Does this place feel a little...tense to you?" she asked Yusei.

"Yeah. Don't know why. It feels like something's about to happen any minute."

Deadpool shrugged. "This place seems fine to me. I don't see how-"

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The Moons all stopped in fear. Julie said, "You don't think…."

In the distance, everyone saw a large bird fly in their direction. And by large, I mean really, REALLY, large. It was black, had a masklike face like the Beowolves did, and had super scary claws.

"I'm guessing that's the Nevermore Ruby was talking about?" Po asked.

"No, that's just a little hummingbird," Gaz said with sarcasm. "Of course it's the Nevermore, idiot!"

Julie turned to Deadpool. "Think we're all a match for that thing?"

"No idea, but Chris said whoever defeated it would win the challenge for their team. So what are we waiting for?!"

The Nevermore landed on a perch at the cliffs, and it stared at the team.

"Deadpool's right," Lammy said. "Let's show this guy what the Mysterious Moons are made of!"

"Though this would be better if we had someone who's actually defeated a Nevermore," Yusei said. "Like Ruby? I knew it was a bad idea to send her after whatever the Stars are doing."

Deadpool fired his guns at the bird, and it merely shook the hits off. "This may take awhile," he said.

(Meanwhile…)

Ruby deflected another hit from Amy's hammer. "Where did you learn to hit like an anvil?" Ruby asked.

"None of your beeswax, Sonic stealer!"

Ruby huffed and swung her scythe at the hedgehog, who quickly dodged. Ruby had quickly noticed that Amy had her own superhuman speed. While she was more manageable in the speed department that Sonic, Ruby knew this would not be a cakewalk.

So she tried a new tactic. She fired her scythe at a different direction, and she combined her Semblance with the high recoil to zoom around Amy several times and get her confused. Unfortunately, Amy pushed her hammer right in front of Ruby's path, and she slammed into it. Sonic winced at the sight. "You okay?"

"Yeah," Ruby said, getting to her feet.

Then she tried a different approach. She and Amy ran to each other and hit their weapons against each other several times. "Nice gardening tool," Amy said. "I'm more impartial to hammers myself."

"Well I think scythes rule. Mine does."

They kept swinging at each other, and then jumped back. Amy sighed. "Looks like it's time I bring out the big guns."

She took her hammer and spun it several times, fast enough to form a tornado, and sent it to Ruby, who was immediately sucked in.

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"That thing can make tornadoes?" Ruby asked. "Are you kidding me?"

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The tornado spun her around several times before it spat her out onto the ground. Shaking herself off, Ruby could tell she wasn't going to last much longer if this kept up. She looked at her tablet thing called a scroll and saw that she was now in the red.

Still, she couldn't give up. Her time on the show was on the line. She had to keep fighting. So she stood up.

(Meanwhile…)

The Stars, who had regrouped, found the Moons fighting the giant bird. Yusei was using Stardust Dragon to scare it into several attacks, from Leo's nature manipulation to Deadpool's arsenal.

"Looks like we're late for the party," Jak said as he switched his trusty Morph Gun to a rocket launcher and shot it at the Nevermore.

"The party's only just started, really," Deadpool said as he threw a grenade at it, causing it to crash into the wall.

Lammy huffed. "This thing is strong," she said.

Then the bird shot out several of its feathers at the group. Most people dodged while others blocked.

"That thing shoots feathers?!" Ivy asked. "What a birdbrain!"

Harry used a spell to shoot a feather back at the Nevermore. "Hey, where's Ruby?"

"She went to check on that disturbance the other half of your team was having," Julie replied.

"Sonic's with her," Double D said.

"I hope she's having more trouble than we are," Toph said as she threw several boulders at the bird. "How do you even defeat this thing?"

Mega Man was firing several times from his Mega Buster. "With a lot of effort," he said. He then switched to his saw blades and started throwing them at the Nevermore. They managed to hurt its wings and slow down its flight.

Deadpool had another grenade ready. "Yusei, do you think you can keep that guy's beak open?"

"Yep. Why?

"Just do it!"

"Whatever. Stardust, go Cosmic Flare!"

That irritated the bird enough for it to look directly at Yusei. It started flying at him, but he stood his ground. "Tell me when to throw it!" Deadpool exclaimed.

"Just do whatever it takes to destroy that thing," Lammy told the mercenary.

Double D raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you worried that if Deadpool's plan fails, Yusei will become shish-kabobed?"

"It will work! I know it!"

"Deadpool, now!"

And that grenade was thrown right into the bird's mouth. Yusei quickly ran out of the way as the Nevermore crashed through the temple. It was about to attack the group again when the grenade inside it detonated, and the poor bird exploded. Everyone watched as the poor guy fell from the sky, finally defeated.

"That was my strongest grenade," Deadpool said. "I knew it was smart to save it for something like this. I am such a genius."

"I guess since Deadpool defeated that thing, we win?" Connie asked. "Cool, though that idea was a little unorthodox."

Deadpool laughed. "So it involved using Yusei as bait. It worked, didn't it?"

Lammy rolled her eyes. "Now what?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Harry replied. "We have to make sure Sonic and Ruby are alright."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Po asked the group. "Let's go."

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"Lammy sure seemed calm knowing that plan could have easily backfired and her boyfriend could have been crushed by a giant bird," Double D stated. "What's going on here?"

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Ruby was now dodging every blow from Amy. That hedgehog sure was strong.

"Sonic's mine!"

"What makes you say that?"

"For starters, I'm a hedgehog. Duh!"

"Oh, that justifies your reasons?"

They continued to fight, and Sonic was starting to get a little anxious. He didn't think the fight would go this far. He thought either Ruby or Amy would have given up by now. Nope. Both had their reasons to continue. Ruby's time on the competition depended on her winning, and Amy wanted to be with her so-called boyfriend. Still, he knew that this was getting out of hand.

Soon, the rest of the competitors finally made it to the area. "So what did we miss?" Moka asked him.

"Ooooh, catfight!" Deadpool exclaimed. "And Ruby's fighting Amy! She's my all-time favorite Sonic character!"

"Hey!" Sonic responded

He then looked at Harry. "Oh, and she stole your invisibility cloak."

The wizard did a facepalm. "Of course."

By this point, the fight between the Roses had driven them to a cliff. "Just give up and leave Sonic to me," Amy said.

"Never!"

Sonic shook his head. "This has gone on long enough." He quickly ran to the fighting girls.

"Don't ruin the fun!" Deadpool exclaimed. "Please don't end the best catfight of all time!"

Amy had finally pushed Ruby to the edge of the cliff. "Amy, we need to stop this!" Ruby yelled. "This had gone too far."

The hedgehog just growled. "Not until you give up."

"Fine!" Ruby swung her scythe again, and Amy was about to deflect with her hammer when….

"BOTH OF YOU STOP!"

Sonic had come between both girls just as their weapons were about to connect. Quickly, they stopped, surprised.

"Both of you have taken this fight too far," Sonic told them. "We're right now near the edge of a cliff, and if this keeps going, at least one of us can fall off. I'm sure you guys don't want that."

"I certainly don't," Ruby said.

Amy shook her head. "Neither do I. But Ruby, you're the only thing standing between me and my Sonic. Why haven't you given up already?"

Ruby was just about to answer when the spot Amy was standing on started to crumble. Surprised, everyone looked and saw Amy start to fall off the cliff.

"YIKES!"

"AMY, NO!" Sonic yelled.

Right before Amy was to fall, Ruby quickly grabbed her hand and pulled her back onto the cliff. Both girls watched as the piece of rock fell one hundred feet to the bottom and then shatter.

Ruby then looked at Amy dead in the eye. "I haven't given up because Sonic is my friend no matter what."

Amy looked back down the cliff again and sighed. "I surrender."

Sonic and Ruby were surprised, and both said, "What?!"

"You win, Ruby."

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"I really did not expect her to do that," Sonic said.

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She quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off. "Ruby, Sonic, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused today. And I'm not apologizing just because your stupid host over there is going to make me."

"Hey!" Chris cried.

"I truly am sorry for everything. I mean it."

Chris looked at Toph. "A little confirmation, please?" Toph gave a thumbs up. "She means it."

"Okay, good."

"It's fine, Amy," Sonic said. "And to tell you the truth, I'm not that mad."

Ruby smiled. "So Amy, are things finally okay between us?"

Amy smiled. "Definitely."

Then she walked over to her and whispered in Ruby's ear, "But this does not end here. Sonic will be mine, and I hope you remember that. Got it?"

Ruby sighed. "Oh boy."

Chris pressed a button, and a portal appeared near the group. "Amy, this will bring you back home. You lost the fight, so Ruby stays in the competition, and you, Amy, must go. Pull a stunt like this again, and we will call the authorities."

"Sheesh, you really need to lighten up," Amy said as she giggled.

She then grabbed Sonic and hugged him tightly. "Good luck, Sonikku! I'm cheering for you to the very end. And if you ever tire of Ruby, you know where to find me."

"Amy, I can't breathe! You're hugging too tightly!"

She realized this and let go. "Sorry."

Right as she was about to go through the portal, Amy was stopped by Harry. "Okay, where is it?"

"Where is what?"

"My invisibility cloak. Hand it over."

Amy held up the cloak. "Oh yeah, this. I'm guessing this is yours?"

"Give me that!" Harry quickly snatched the cloak from her hands. He walked back to the group, finally satisfied. "You have no idea how much trouble I would have been in with Hermione if I had lost this."

With that, Amy finally went into the portal. "Bye, Sonic!" She waved as the portal closed.

Sonic just sighed. "You have one weird life, dude," Mega Man told him. "How you survive a fan girl like that, I'll never know."

"It's easier than you think."

Chris checked his watch. "Well, I saw footage of Deadpool blowing up the Nevermore with a grenade, so he earned victory for himself and the Mysterious Moons." The Moons cheered.

"Shooting Stars, twice in a row? Sheesh, looks like you're sending someone home. Or you would, if this were really an elimination challenge!"

"Really?" Double D asked.

Chris nodded. "It was supposed to be an elimination challenge, but while you were out here, one of my interns blew up a stink bomb in the elimination room."

"I said I was sorry," said Nom Nom, who had appeared out of nowhere.

The host glared at him. "So that room will be quarantined until your next destination so it can get fumigated, and instead of the Stars eliminating someone tonight, the Moons will be getting a reward: a full-out party in first class."

The Moons cheered again, and several gave Deadpool high fives since he was the one that won them the challenge.

Once the excitement died down, Chris pressed another button, and another portal appeared. "This will take us back to the real world, and to the plane. Now let's move."

Everyone walked through the portal in a single line. The last one through was Ruby, as she took a look at the towers of Beacon in the distance. She smiled and followed the others.

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"BEST! CATFIGHT! EVER!" Deadpool cried out.

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Later, the Moons were enjoying that party in the first-class room of the plane. Several people were dancing, and there was even a hot-dog eating contest between Po and Deadpool.

"This is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen," Gaz said as she watched.

"I have seen worse," Julie stated.

In one corner of the room, Ruby was talking with Sonic, whom she had invited to the party.

"Chris can certainly throw a party if he puts his mind to it," Sonic said.

"Tell me about it."

Eventually, Sonic said, "Hey, I never did say thanks for the help with Amy. I really appreciate it."

"It was nothing. Although, you don't really seem to hate her at all."

"Truth is, I don't. She's most certainly a friend. It's just that she is…." He couldn't find the words.

"An obsessive stalker?" Ruby finished

"Yeah."

Ruby looked out the window. "Do you think she'll pull something like this again?"

"Doubt it. Once Tails finds out, he'll keep that teleportation device under lock and key. Besides, she won't want to anyway."

"Why not?"

"I saw the look on her face after you kept her from falling. And when you told her that we're friends. I think she realizes that the best way for her to cheer me on is to do it from the sidelines."

Both smiled. "And we have people to cheer on here too," Ruby said.

"Definitely." And they high fived.

Then they got a look at Leo, who had once again been rejected by Julie.

"More rejection?" Ruby asked.

"Yes. I don't get it. I have never failed at wooing girls. Why can't I woo this one?"

He quickly sat back down when he noticed Julie glaring at him. Deadpool also noticed this. It was impossible to deny that something was up with Julie. And her best friend was determined to find out what.

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Love can force people to do crazy things, including follow your crush to another world.

No one left this time. I was planning to eliminate someone, but I couldn't find a way to eliminate that person and make it justified. So he/she sticks around. Who was originally supposed to go? I'll tell you eventually.

Thanks to Deadpool's idea, the Moons got a super sweet party, and the Stars got diddly squat. Though using someone else as bird bait may be a little too extreme for my taste. And what is going on with Lammy? What is the necklace doing to her? And how will this affect her relationship with Yusei?

Amy Rose crashed the show, hoping to be with her huge crush, Sonic. This led to her and Ruby battling it out, gladiator style. But poor Amy was defeated (sort of), and things go back to normal for our besties, Sonic and Ruby. I got the idea after MasterSaixus sent me Sonic's good-luck message. So thank you, MasterSaixus!

And why does Julie keep rejecting Leo so coldly? Deadpool's on the case.

The group has left Vale behind, and their next destination is Aomori City, Japan. Here, an original TDE challenge is reborn, with a special catch. One person comes to terms with their love problems, another messes up big time, and a surprise twist brings one duo together and tears another duo apart.

And after Aomori City, will be our first Aftermath! Can't wait!

So remember to read and review, fav and follow, give me challenge ideas and suggestions, and send in good-luck messages and audition tapes.

Happy Halloween! TheMasterKat out!