Remember my epic Capture the Flag-style challenge from last season? That challenge is about to make a comeback.

And where better to do it than in snowy Aomori City, Japan?

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Chris' recap: "Last time on Total Drama Everything 2, our competitors headed for their first interdimensional destination: Ruby's home in the world of Remnant. There, they set off on a crazy Grimm hunt through the Emerald Forest. The Moons had a tangle with a group of Beowolves, and the Stars dealt with relatively nothing besides a few Ursai. Too bad that couldn't last, as Amy Rose from Sonic's world decided to crash the party and be near her beloved Sonikku. Which prompted Ruby to step up to the plate and fight this other Rose in a fierce battle. After several difficulties, Ruby succeeded, and Amy was sent back to her home. Hope she'll be a good girl. And a Nevermore also decided to crash the party, but it was unfortunately blown up by an overpowered grenade thrown by Deadpool. And speaking of him, he is on the case to discover the reason behind Julie's aloofness toward Leo. Will he find out what's going on? Will Lammy continue to hide her problems from those who care about her? And who will just plain wreck their own chances of winning? Find out right here, right now. On Total. Drama. Everything 2!"

*theme song*

"I think I'm going to meet your forces with a direct attack," Yusei told Lammy as they had another tabletop duel. "In trying to activate that trap last round, you accidentally left yourself wide open. So Junk Warrior can swoop in on you-" He pushed the Junk Warrior card to Lammy's side -"and this duel ends."

Lammy sighed. "Very well," she said as she gathered her deck back up. "Good game, Yusei."

However, Yusei wasn't done talking with her at the moment. "Okay, Lammy. Can you tell me what's going on?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that you hardly put any effort into the duel this time. It's like you didn't even try. And I know you can do way better than that, considering you beat Jack when you visited New Domino City three months ago."

"I've been meaning to ask," Lammy said, hoping to change the subject. "Did he ever get over that? He seemed pretty shocked."

Yusei shrugged. "He'll get over it, but that's not the problem. I know you have had a lot on your mind lately, with the necklace and other things. And I know you want to spare me the trouble, but you have to understand that whatever it is, I'm here for you. And so is everyone else."

Lammy shook her head. "It's nothing, Yusei. And anyway, it's none of your business."

Ouch. That stung. Lamy knew she shouldn't have said that, and she said, "I'm sorry. That was a little mean."

"It's fine."

As they talked, Leo was watching a good-luck message he had just received. And behind him, Deadpool was also watching the message without Leo knowing.

(Leo's message, sent by Nohrian Scum)

(Video begins showing the Nohrian Throne Room. King Garon is sitting on his throne with Prince Xander on his right, Princess Camilla on his left, and Princess Elise sitting down in front of him)

Iago: My Lord, the recording has started.

King Garon: Well done, Iago. This better reach Leo before he messes something up.

Xander: Leo, I'm glad your doing well and are succeeding in the game. Winning the prize money will help Nohr out tremendously in our war with Hoshido.

Camilla: Oh, and darling, don't worry too much about your lady problems. If things don't work out for you let me know so your big sister and her axe can have a chat with this girl. Make her see things your way.

Elise: Hurry home soon, Leo. I didn't think I'd miss you since you're usually locked up in your room reading or studying something, but I've been sooooooooo bored without you. Niles and Odin miss you too. They wanted to be in the message but Dad said Royals only. Just know your retainers and me are waiting for when you come back.

Xander: I have no doubt you'll return to us with honor and glory for all of Nohr. We also look forward to meeting some of your new friends. Several of them seem as though they could help us in the war with Hoshido.

Camilla: Oh one last thing, I know there aren't many mirrors around there but please try to take better care of your appearance. I can't count the number of times your collar has been inside out.

Elise: All your new friends there must be too nice to say anything. I bet it's probably inside out right now.

(Xander, Camilla, and Elise are all laughing until King Garon slams his hand on his throne surprising them. This causes them to stop laughing and jump back a bit.)

King Garon: ENOUGH! Listen well, Leo. I only let you compete in this idiotic game because The Great Anankos advised it, however know this. You will either return to Nohr with the prize in your hands or you will return a failure and regardless of if you are my son you will be treated the same way I treat all failures.

*end*

Leo looked at his shirt collar and rolled his eyes. The reason he had it like that was because he thought it would look cool and impress Julie. And his dad was the same old strict guy. If only he could understand what Leo was going through.

Deadpool looked away, hoping not to be spotted. He had also noticed Leo's attempts to catch Julie's attention, but all they usually got him were glares and slaps to the face. That wasn't right. No one could deny that Leo was quite handsome. And a total brainiac. The complete package! Deadpool would want him if his heart weren't already torn between Shiklah and TheMasterKat (for those who don't know, Deadpool is pansexual). Still, Julie had never acted so distant to anyone. Not even Deadpool himself, and Julie had spent some time last season barely talking to him after learning about his alignment with Nom Nom. There had to be a reason for how Julie had been towards Leo so far, and Deadpool had a feeling Ben was involved as well.

Whatever it was, Deadpool was ready to play matchmaker, and nothing would stop him.

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"The Love Doctor is officially in," Deadpool said.

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Gaz was on her handheld game, trying to take down a boss she was battling. "So what IS your opinion on Double D?" Connie asked above her.

"None of your beeswax," Gaz replied. "You just made me get killed by this stupid boss. Do it again, and you'll be sorry."

"Come on, you know you like him."

"That wimp? As if."

"Don't worry. I won't tell anybody."

Gaz was blushing red. "I'm trying to play my game, so get out of my face or I'll mess up yours!"

"Sheesh, you don't have to be a jerk about it."

(Meanwhile…)

Jak and Daxter had also gotten a message from home, and they were both in Economy, watching it. Next to them was a small box.

(Jak and Daxter's message, sent by RomanReignsFan01)

Samos: Hello, Jak and Daxter! I can see that you are on this show and who knows? Maybe you will win this. (Suddenly, Samos remembers something) Oh, by the way! Keira have something to tell you.

(Suddenly Keira is shown, looking a little nervous and if you look closely, she is also blushing.)

Keira: Uhhm, Jak? (Keira starts to blush much more) I-I just want to wish you and Daxter good luck and I hope you guys win this. And there is a gift from me to you, Jak. I hope you will like it, and don't worry Daxter! There is a gift to you from Tess, and she told me that this will be the most special gift you will ever have.

Samos: But anyway, make sure to bring all you got now!

Keira: Good luck now, Daxter! Especially you, Jak!

*end*

Daxter looked at the box and started tearing through it.

"We could've both opened it, you know," Jak told him.

"Don't care," Daxter replied as Jak reached into the box.

What he pulled out was a silver, miniature version of his jet board on a silver chain. On the board was engraved, "From Keira". Jak looked at the gift and smiled. "Thanks, Keira," he whispered. Then he turned his attention to Daxter, who was hugging and kissing a picture of Tess in a bikini.

"Tess rules!

Jak just laughed. "One picture of Tess, and you instantly go insane. You don't see me going insane after Keira sent me this." He showed Daxter the necklace.

"Just like the jet board," Daxter said. "Not bad."

"Now let's win this game so we can make everyone proud."

"Oh yeah." And they high fived.

Just then, Mandy came into the room, and Ivy and Moka was following her. "What was it you wanted to show us?" Ivy asked.

"Shut up and watch," Mandy said as she turned on the message device she had.

(Mandy's message, sent by Vegetalucard)

(We see a room with multiple Mandy posters and a kid with glasses wearing a Mandy t-shirt.)

Irwin: Whooooo! Mandy! This is a message for yoooouuuu! I am sendin' my love to you girl! Win thi-

(He is cut off as an old man in formal clothing and a cape with fangs walks in.)

Dracula: Irwin, is this that video you're doing for the Total Llama Thing, cause I have somethin' to say. What the heck is with the Moka girl? She ain't no vampire! Vampires are only weak to holy water, not all water! And vampires have no inner whatchamacallit! You only have what you have because you part vampire, part mummy, and part nerd.

Irwin: Grandpapa, you do realize there are other types of vampires, right?

Dracula: There are?

Irwin: Yeah. There's alien vampires, Nazi vampires, stupid sparkly vampires, robot vampires, and even Deadpool vampires. I have a whole book about it, Yo.

Dracula: Dracula don't do research. Now get back. (turns to camera) Give this to the flower chick. (smiles) Hey, baby! Wanna see Dracula dance? (He then begins to do the dance he is best known for. This goes on for three hours before the camera's battery dies.) (Mandy shuts off the device after only watching Dracula dance for five minutes.)

*end*

"Is it weird that I might want to actually see a Deadpool vampire now?" Moka asked.

"A little bit," Jak said from across the room.

Ivy looked back at the device. "That old man dares to dance for me? He doesn't deserve half of me. And is that fat kid obsessed with you?"

"Yes, unfortunately."

"Sucks to be you," Ivy said as she left the room.

When she got to the cafeteria, Ivy sat down and did a run down of the remaining competitors. Even though Mandy hadn't meant it, she was the reason Rarity had been eliminated. There were some competitors who could be easy to manipulate, like Po. Others, in her opinion, were too threatening and in her way of winning, like Deadpool, who, despite his annoying nature, was a skilled fighter and could certainly make it far. Years of fighting Batman had taught Ivy to think before she made any moves. And she had a good way of making it to the top.

All she had to do was persuade the girls and seduce the guys, and they would do whatever she told them to do. Even jump off the plane.

Chris soon turned on the speaker. "Prepare for landing, competitors. We're about to get to our next destination. And I hope some of you brought coats."

A few people looked out the window. They saw an open area covered with snow, and the lights of a city were nearby.

"I know that city," Moka said. "That's Aomori City! It's got to be, considering the snow. We must be in Japan! That's my home!"

She wasn't the only one excited. In first class, Yusei was also excited (considering all Yu-gi-oh installments take place in Japan in some way). "This is literally the one country I was looking forward to going to," he told Lammy. "This is going to be fun."

(Later…)

Once the plane had landed and everyone got off, Chris announced, "Welcome to Aomori City, one of the snowiest cities in the world."

Almost everyone was shivering. While there were exceptions (like Po, who had the advantage of fat and fur, and Harry, who had switched to a winter cloak and Gryffindor scarf), most didn't have any preparation for this kind of weather.

"We thought you were going to provide winter coats," said Ivy bitterly. "I'm not exactly my best when it comes to being cold, and the contract said you would provide something for this."

"Don't worry," Chris told the group. "I ordered the jackets. That should take a few weeks to get here, but you'll get them."

And almost everyone groaned.

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"Chris had better watch his back, or he's going to be hung from a vine by his ankle and slammed into a tree fifty times," Ivy stated.

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"And to think I was excited to be here," Ivy said.

"You tell me," Yusei said.

Nom Nom laughed. "Shut up. You're wearing a jacket!"

"And it's not helping much!" Yusei snapped through gritted teeth.

"Will you both zip it?!" Chris exclaimed.

Crickets.

Chris sighed and continued. "Before we get to the challenge explanation, it's time to unveil a giant twist in the game. One member of the Mysterious Moons, and one member of the Shooting Stars, are going to switch teams!"

This piqued everyone's interest. "Why?" Sonic asked.

"Because I want to stir a little excitement in the game. The Moons may lose a valuable teammate in this switch, and so could the Stars. On the other hand, the Stars could gain the Moons' cannon fodder, like the Moons can. And duos can either become torn apart or joined together. These factors can easily change the balance of the game."

"Are we allowed to pick who switches?" Mandy asked.

The host nodded at Nom Nom, who held up two buckets, one silver and one gold. "The silver bucket has the members of the Moons, and the gold bucket has members of the Stars. The Moons will draw from the gold bucket to decide their team member, and the Stars will draw from the silver bucket. Simple? I think so. Nom Nom, bring the buckets to the teams."

The koala carried the gold bucket to the Moons and placed it next to Connie. Then he carried the silver bucket to the Stars and placed it next to Mega Man.

"Alright, this is it," Chris told the teams. "Moons, since you won the last challenge, you may draw first. And draw carefully."

Since Connie was nearest, she stuck her hand into the gold bucket. And it took a long time. She was really mixing it around, scared she would pick the wrong choice.

"Oh, will you hurry up?!" Gaz exclaimed.

Freaked out by Gaz's outburst, Connie pulled out a slip of paper. Then she unfolded it and read the name. The Stars looked on, anxious.

"Double D."

Gaz grinned a little. "I can finally beat him up," she said.

Mandy looked at him. "You heard her, sockhead," she told Double D. "Go play with the weirdos."

Before doing anything else, Double D turned to face Moka and Harry. "I trust out friendship will continue," he said as he shook hands with the both of them.

"I don't see how it cannot," Harry said.

"Good luck, Double D," Moka told him as he started walking to where the Moons all stood.

"I guess I'm your new teammate," he said. "Maybe this won't be so bad,"

He immediately got several high fives from most of the group, and then went to stand next to Gaz, who then pulled his arm forcefully so their faces were three inches apart.

"Welcome to the team," Gaz whispered in menacing, yet normal, manner.

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Double D gulped. "Keep your cool, Eddward. She's not the embodiment of fear."

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"That's one drawing down," Chris said. "Double D is now a member of the Mysterious Moons. And now one Moon must take his place. Stars, you may draw now."

As opposed to Connie, Mega Man pulled out a slip of paper in only five seconds. Then he unfolded it, and the rest of the team leaned in to see the name.

And nearly all of their jaws dropped. Neither said a word. The Moons were getting more and more nervous. Who had Mega Man pulled out of that bucket?

"Well?" Deadpool asked. "Who is it?"

In answer, Mega Man looked at Yusei and Lammy, a look of worry and regret on his face. "I'm sorry, guys," he said. "But…..I ask that Lammy come to this side."

Both Yusei and Lammy stood there, realizing what he meant, and their jaws dropped too. And nearly all of the Moons went silent, including Deadpool.

That didn't last long. "But they were on different teams last season," Deadpool said. "What makes this any different?"

Yusei facepalmed, and Lammy shook her head.

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"He really wants to know what makes this different from last season?" Lammy asked, incredulously. "How about the fact that while we had been flirting and hanging out a lot, despite being on different teams, we didn't start dating until after the merge. Heck, we technically didn't start dating until AFTER the season ended. This time, it's bound to be harder. Sometimes, Deadpool, you can be really dumb."

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"Lammy and I are in a tight spot as it is," Yusei explained. "What with her becoming increasingly paranoid, and she hasn't told me much about it. This will only make things worse."

He shook his head and told himself, "No, don't think like that. You and Lammy knew you could be on different teams at any moment. We'll both be fine, right?"

He looked at the camera. "Right?"

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"What did I say?" Deadpool asked.

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"We're not going to turn all mean and backstabby, are we?" Lammy asked.

"Of course not," Yusei reassured her. "We've both been through worse. When the merge comes, we'll be together again. I promise."

Lammy smiled. "Good luck."

"You too. Now go. Your team's waiting."

The lamb nodded and walked to the Stars. "Good to have you on board," Mega Man told her.

"Thanks, I guess." Several people high fived her.

"So Lammy is now a member of the Shooting Stars," Chris said. "Now that we have that out of the way, we can explain the challenge. I'm sure the veterans all remember my Capture the Flag-esque challenge on Boney Island from last season."

Julie did a fake haugh. "Remember it? No one could ever forget that fiasco."

"Wasn't that the challenge where Yusei and Nom Nom almost died because Nom Nom was too arrogant?" Ruby asked.

"I wasn't that arrogant!"

Chris said, "Well, for our Aomori challenge, we're going back to that classic game. Once again, both teams are going to protect a Chris statuette inside their fortresses while the other team tries to take the figurine and bring it back to their own fortress. There are, however, a few differences."

"Such as?" Toph asked.

"For starters, you are going to build the forts and defenses yourselves."

Moka raised her hand. "How are we going to do that?" she asked.

"Use your imagination. However, each team is allowed to dip into Total Drama's Challenge Fund to get any materials necessary. Several shopkeepers across the city have been informed of this challenge, and are willing to sell whatever you can use. The catch? They only speak Japanese.

"The second difference is that the teams both have to have a dungeon area for capturing members of the opposite team. Once someone is captured, they must wait in that dungeon until someone from their own team can find them and free them.

"A team can win this challenge in one of three ways. One, you get the enemy's statuette inside your own fort. Two, you destroy the enemy's fort in any way possible. And three, you successfully capture every member of the opposing team. Any questions?"

Everyone raised their hands.

"No questions? Good. Oh, and since Double D and Lammy have switched teams, they get invincibility should their team lose. Now move it."

Both teams gathered up. "So we're building this ourselves?" Connie asked. "For starters, who here knows Japanese?"

Yusei raised his hand, and so did Deadpool.

"Wait, you know Japanese?" Leo asked Deadpool.

"And German, Spanish, and ASL. Don't act so surprised."

Julie pulled out a roll of design paper. "First thing we need to do is design this thing. Luckily, since we have a smart guy like Double D on our side now, it shouldn't be a problem. Not to mention we have a guy who built his own motorcycle. Twice." She pointed at Yusei.

Double D and Yusei nodded. "Let's see what we can do," Double D said.

"Once this is designed, Yusei and Deadpool will head to those shopkeepers and get what we need," Leo said. "Let's win this."

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"So far, I haven't had any problems with the Moons," Double D said. "Then again, it has only been twenty minutes."

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"Harry, are you sure about this?" Mega Man asked.

"Absolutely," Harry replied. "They will have a difficult time knocking this down."

Toph, however, was a little scared. "You want to make the fort entirely out of ice? I'm already trying to figure out where everyone is right now. Stupid snow. Full on ice will be even worse. Besides, none of us are ice sculptors."

"I'm sure we can do this," Mega Man reassured the team. "Ice may seem fragile, but it can be really tough when you use it right. As for Toph, I'll find something for her to do."

Harry started drawing on the design paper. "We'll still need someone to get some supplies. Who here knows Japanese?"

Only Moka raised her hand.

"Then we'll need you to get supplies."

Lammy looked on as he drew. "What's with the circle you're drawing to surround the design?"

"A little surprise."

"Interesting."

All the while, Lammy kept glancing at Yusei, who was drawing the design for the Moons' fort.

"Will you just focus on the game?" Mandy asked from behind her.

Lammy looked and sighed. "I just switched teams and got separated from my boyfriend. Not to mention we're a little bumpy right now. I can't help but worry."

"Has this game not taught you anything?" Mandy snapped. "He's the enemy now. You can't let him win this. You guys may be happy and cheery in your personal lives, but in this game, we're all enemies. Surely, last season's winner understands that."

Suddenly, Lammy's necklace began to give off a faint red glow. "You're right," Lammy said. "I need to focus on the game and not Yusei."

Mandy looked surprised. "I did not think you would agree."

And she walked away, back to where the others were drawing. Then Lammy inexplicably shook her head. "What just happened?" she asked herself, a little confused.

As this happened, Ivy looked on at the other team as Yusei and Double D drew their own design. She had several ideas on how to sabotage the Moons, but the trick was finding the right idea.

"Are you guys going to build a vending machine in this thing?" Po asked. "I'm hungry."

"I know you get hungry easily, but we need you to focus," Double D told him. Po groaned.

Ivy smiled. She may have just found the perfect advantage.

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Po's stomach rumbled. "I haven't eaten anything in three hours. That's a new record. And they won't build a vending machine? I'm wasting away into nothing!"

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Both teams hurried with their build. Several members of the Stars fused a lot of snow together to make their fort and defenses, while Yusei and Deadpool brought everything one by one for the Moons. Soon, both teams were working at a fast pace. And within three hours, both teams were finished.

Chris walked over to the Moons. "May we see your creation?"

Everyone stepped back for Chris to see the Moons' fort. It was a large building made of stone. Several towers made up the structure, and each window had a cannon pointed outside, though the cannons were each the same color as the walls, making it hard for others to see.

"Not bad," Chris said. "This thing will be hard for the Stars to knock down."

The Stars had made their building entirely made of ice. The towers, the foundation, even the cannons were ice. The Moons stood in surprise, finding it hard to believe the Stars could come up with this.

"You guys must have some skills," Chris told the team. "How did you manage to build this thing?"

"Harry's magic combined with a few other tricks," Toph explained.

Chris looked back at the castle. "It's quite the spectacle, but isn't ice a little fragile?"

"Just you wait," Harry said.

"Okay then. However, another drawback is the issues between ice and one of your teammates." He gestured to Toph. "Are you sure she'll be fine?"

"Of course."

"In that case, both teams may get ready to battle it out!"

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"An ice castle?" Leo asked in bewilderment. "Of course they would."

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"And I didn't think Mandy would be any more irritating," said Gaz.

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"And I didn't think Gaz could be surprised," said Mandy. "A glass castle built with the help of the superior counterpart."

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The members of both teams got into their positions. On the Moons' side, Po, Ruby, and Deadpool were standing at the entrance, Leo was guarding the dungeons, Yusei and Gaz were at the cannons, and Conniel, Julie, and Double D were posted in various parts of the fortress. On the Stars' side, Sonic, Ivy, and Mega Man stood at the entrance (Sonic was giving Toph a piggy-back ride), Mandy guarded the dungeon, Harry manned all of the cannons (a questionable move to the Moons but not the Stars), and Lammy, Jak/Daxter, and Moka had the inside. Chris stood in between the forts, ready to start things off.

"Are the Moons ready?"

"YES!"

"Stars?"

"YES!

"Then GAME ON!"

Ruby and Deadpool immediately set off towards the Stars' fort, while Sonic, Toph, and Ivy went to the Moons. Yusei and Gaz started firing their cannons, but once they were within twenty feet of their target, the cannonballs bounced out of thin air and was shot back at the Moons, damaging the walls.

"What was that?" Gaz asked.

"We should have hit that!" Yusei exclaimed.

Harry looked at the damaged Moons' fort and nodded. At the same time, Yusei and Gaz came up with the same conclusion.

"You have got to be kidding me," Gaz said.

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"The wizard covered their fort in protective enchantments?" Gaz asked. "Not bad."

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"I think I may have taken a page from Hermione's book and used logic for this," Harry said. "Sometimes, offense and defense are one and the same."

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"Harry's covered their fort in a force field," Yusei warned everyone through a walkie talkie. "Any ideas?"

"We're going to have to bash that shield until it's broken," Leo told the team. "In the meantime, can Deadpool try teleporting in?"

Hearing this, Deadpool activated his teleportation belt. "BAM!"

And it worked. He was within the force field.

"I'm in! I made it in!"

"Great. Go get that figurine."

"On it."

And Yusei and Gaz fired more cannonballs at the shield while everyone else on the Moons used other various methods.

"We're damaging it," Ruby called.

"Good," Leo said. "Keep going."

However, while they were able to gradually do damage to the force field, the Stars had been able to get through with no problem.

"Harry personalized the protection?" Ruby asked as the Stars made it to the fort. "Not bad."

Thing is, the Stars forgot Po was guarding.

"You guys might as well turn back now or prepare to feel the thunder!"

So the group started battling with Po, who managed to keep even Sonic on his toes. However, Ivy revealed her trump card and blew a kiss at the koala. From that kiss, pink dust was emitted, and Po slowed down the instant the dust hit his nostrils.

"What was that?" Sonic asked Po.

"Pheromone dust. It makes anyone lovestruck. Even pandas."

Po stared at Ivy as though he were dreaming. "Anything you need me to do?"

"Go and lock yourself up in the Stars' dungeons."

"As you wish." And Po was brought through the force field by Mega Man.

Laughing, Ivy walked into the Moons' fort along with Sonic and Toph, who was finally on solid stone again.

"Now let's find that figurine," Toph said.

(Five minutes later…)

The Moons were still hammering at the force field, hoping to breach it. At the cannons, Gaz was going as fast as she could to fire them. And at times, Yusei could hear her muttering.

"Stupid…...who does she think she is?...I'm going to get her…"

"Uh, Gaz? Who are you talking about?"

"That blonde devil child who thinks she's so smart. Wait until I get my hands on her. I can't wait to take that face of hers and punch it so hard she becomes blind-"

Leo's voice sounded from the walkie talkie. "Gaz, focus!"

"SHUT UP!"

Yusei shook his head. "We can't let this distract us. We still need to breach the force field. Sonic, Toph, and Ivy have already made it in."

(Meanwhile…)

"They put a maze in here?" Toph asked, clearly pleased to be walking on stone again.

"You gotta admit," Sonic said. "The Moons are clever."

(Back at the argument…)

"And what about you?" Gaz asked Yusei. "You've been a little unfocused since Lammy left the team. I know you don't want to hurt her in any way, but we still have a challenge to do, and this team won't get anywhere if you sit there and sulk."

"Guys!" Double D said. "Pay attention!"

At that moment, Chris' voice sounded through everyone. "Oh, the emotional problems going through this group right now is glorious. It gives me an idea."

Ding Ding!

"What are the odds?" Gaz asked.

"Don't worry," Chris continued. "The Stars are in on this too. So get to it!"

Everyone groaned.

(Author's Note: Special thanks to MrTempleguy for once again helping me with the song, though the parts sung by Double D and Leo belong to me. You got one couple who just got separated, a bitter rivalry, one person in a weird situation with the scariest girl ever, another guy in love with a girl who won't give him a chance, and two people only starting to realize their feelings. This song combines snowy with Japanese, is nice and smooth, and is appropriately named, "Emotional Struggle".)

Yusei: Should pay attention to doing the challenge, but I don't think I can manage. There seems to be some type of error. Stupid Chris all I want to do is look at-

Connie: (through the walkie talkie) Pay attention to the game!

(Yusei grits his teeth and does his best not to look at Lammy, who is seen on a balcony at the Stars' fort.)

Lammy: I need to pay attention that's true, because if I don't my team will lose. I think that I need you next to me. Who am I kidding I need Yus-

Mandy: PAY ATTENTION!

(She goes back to work, sighing.)

Lammy and Yusei: Can't wait till the merge, and to stop the unbearable the urge to look at you. We don't care if we're on opposite teams, I at least want to see you in my drea-

Mandy: So cheesy!

Yusei and Lammy: The game and you is hard to juggle. There is nothing worse than an emotional struggle.

(Mandy looks out a window at Gaz.)

Mandy: (Looks at Gaz) Look at that goth, standing there so smug. I want to squish her like a bug.

Gaz: (Looking at Mandy) Look at that blonde dimwit, acting so lame. I can't wait to beat her in this game.

Gaz and Mandy: Focus, Focus! Hating you and this game is a lot to juggle. There's nothing worse than an emotional struggle.

(Double D and Leo sit near the dungeons, Leo thinking about Julie and Double D thinking about Gaz.)

Double D: Gaz makes my bones chill, she's so scary. Yet looking at her makes me so merry.

Leo: And I wish Julie would give me a chance. But all I've gotten is the back of her hand.

Double D and Leo: Weird love and rejection is hard to juggle. There's nothing worse than an emotional struggle.

(Sonic looks out a window at Ruby, who is firing Dust bullets at the force field.)

Sonic: I don't know what to do. I think I love Ruby, what to do? Can it really be true? I need a second opinion, what about you?

(Sonic then turns to a bird just to get a squawk.)

Ruby: I guess I'm at a loss of words. I think I love that blue blur. I can't believe it, it's hard to believe. But I guess he's been so nice to me.

Ruby and Sonic: The game and crushes are hard to juggle. There's nothing work then an emotional struggle!

All: Nothing worse than an emotional struggle!

"Not bad," Chris said. "Now get a move on, everybody. Deadpool's close to the Stars' figurine, and Sonic's nearing the Moons'."

"Wait," Mega Man said. "How did Deadpool get in here?"

Then the Stars realized.

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"Of all the ways the Moons could have gotten in, it had to be the one way that even Harry's force field couldn't beat?" Mandy asked. "Just perfect. They happened to have a teleporter."

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Finally, the endless barrage on the force field caused it to burn up and disappear.

"We breached it!" Gaz announced through the walkie talkie.

"Excellent," Leo called. "Ruby, go!"

"On it!" And she sped through to the castle.

Mega Man was at the entrance. "If you want to get through, you'll have to get past me, and I'm not going to let you do that."

Ruby just smiled, jumped up, and fired Crescent Rose onto the ground, giving her a boost up to the second floor.

The Blue Bomber facepalmed. "First a teleporter, and now this?"

Yusei and Gaz saw Ruby enter the fort, and they continued to fire their cannons. However, they also noticed Harry was still at the Stars' cannons.

"Now?" Harry asked Mega Man.

"Yes. Now."

And each of the Stars' cannons started firing all by themselves, shooting at rocket speeds towards the Moons.

"Duck and cover!" Yusei exclaimed.

Everyone ducked and covered their ears as each of the cannons made contact with the fort's walls, dealing significant damage. Despite this, the Moons were still standing.

"How durable are they?" Harry asked himself. "Impressive."

(Meanwhile…)

Deadpool was running through the halls of the Stars' fort, looking for either the dungeons or the figurine. "Dang it, it's like finding a needle in a really icy and fortified haystack."

Eventually, he saw Mandy, who was outside a giant door. "Okay, what are you guarding?"

"None of your beeswax. Turn around now, loudmouth."

Deadpool smiled and teleported again, this time through the door. Luckily, the cooldown prevented it from exploding again.

"Take that, Mandy. Now where am I? Wait, Po?"

Sure enough, he was in the dungeon, and Po was in one of the cages. "Yay. Ivy tricked me into capturing myself, now can you get me out?"

Deadpool responded by firing his gun at the cage's lock. This caused it to break, and Po managed to get out.

"Know where the figurine is, Po?"

"I saw it on my way in here. Let's go."

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"Whoo!" Po said. We're winning this!"

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Ivy looked out a window, and saw both teams hammering at each other. Then she got a call from Mandy.

"Deadpool managed to break into the dungeon. He and Po are heading for the figurine. Now what?"

Then Ivy got an idea. She turned to Toph, who was also searching. "Do you have anything that might smell like food?"

"I bought a perfume that smells just like roast chicken a little while ago. Why?"

"You'll see."

(Meanwhile…)

Po's stomach was growling loudly. "I don't know if I can do this anymore," he told Deadpool. "I still haven't eaten since this morning. I really need some food right about now."

"You can do it, big guy. Once we're back in first class, you can snack to your heart's content. But right now, we got a challenge's butt to kick, and-ooh, a door."

They had come across a large door. However, it was locked, and Deadpool couldn't shoot the lock this time. "Po, will you do the honors?"

The panda nodded and faced the door. Then, without warning, he kicked it as hard as he could.

And the door swung open.

"Alright!" Deadpool exclaimed.

"Not so fast."

Deadpool and Po looked to see Lammy standing in front of the statue, guitar in hand. "I'm afraid you're not leaving here with this."

"Lammy, just give us the statue," Deadpool said.

"If I do that, my new team will take it out on me. Yusei doesn't want that, and neither do you, Deadpool."

The mercenary shook his head. "Lammy, both of us are more skilled at kicking butt and taking names than you are. You're going to lose this anyway, so give us the statue. Do it for Yusei. Do it for the Mysterious Moons who still call you their chum. Come on, Lammy."

Lammy thought about this for ten straight seconds before she did the unthinkable.

Deadpool was only able to notice her necklace glowing slightly before the guitar was slammed onto his head, knocking him out.

"Deadpool!" Po exclaimed.

Then he moved as fast as he could, dodging Lammy's second swing and grabbing the figurine. "Ruby, run outside! Quick!"

Ruby ran back outside the fort and was surprised to see the figuring being thrown out of the fort. Luckily, she caught it and headed straight for the Moons' fort.

"Go, Ruby! Go, go, g-wait…...what's that smell?"

Po raised his nose to where the smell was coming from. "Is that roast chicken?"

And the smell was coming from a perfume bottle, inside the Moons' fort.

Once he caught the scent, everything else fell away. He hadn't eaten in hours, and the smell of food had finally gotten to him. Nothing else mattered except satisfying his giant stomach.

"I'M COMING, CHICKEN!"

He jumped right out the window and landed in the soft snow, not hard enough to injure him but enough to make him start rolling, eventually forming a giant snowball.

Deadpool got up off the ground, rubbing his head. "Lammy, why in the world did you do that?"

"Do what?"

"Hit me in the head with the guitar."

"I did?"

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"What was Deadpool talking about?" Lammy asked.

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The giant snowball rolled past Ruby as she ran to bring the statue. "What the heck was that?"

Then she noticed where the snowball was going to. "Oh, nuts." SHe grabbed her walkie talkie and contacted the rest of the team.

"Guys, we got a giant snowball heading for the fort. I repeat, giant snowball! Run for your lives!"

Everyone inside the fort started running outside (some of the Moons warned Sonic, Toph, and Ivy) and got as far away from the snowball's path as possible. Well, there were only two people who didn't get out that way.

"HEADS UP, GUYS!" Yusei called out as he and Gaz landed in the snow, having jumped from their rooftop location.

Both their heads popped out, and both were covered with snow. "Who's idea was it to have our cannons on the rooftop?" Gaz asked.

"That was you," Yusei replied.

CRASH!

Everyone looked at the fort, which now had a giant hole in it. The snowball had finally crashed.

"Is it going to come down?" Connie asked.

Sure enough, it started to fall apart. Everyone scrambled to avoid the falling stone, but both Julie and Leo tripped.

"Guys, hurry up!" Double D called out.

Luckily, Julie used her tennis racket to deflect some of the smaller rocks, and Leo used his tome to summon out several trees to surround the two, protecting them from bigger pieces.

Deadpool and the Stars ran out of their own fort to see what was going on. "Guys, what did I miss? I heard a loud crash and-oh…."

The first thing he noticed was the remains of the Moons' fort. The second thing he saw was Julie and Leo, both still in the shield of trees, both also looking at the wreckage, and Julie being as close to Leo as she had ever been.

"That was scary," she told Leo.

"Yeah."

Deadpool smiled.

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"She does like him," Deadpool stated.

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Then, Julie noticed she was still next to Leo, and stepped away. "Fun time's over," she said as the trees disappeared, and she walked off, leaving Leo stunned.

"You know that tome is ridiculous when it can make trees grow in snow," Chris said. "And how did that snowball even get there in the first place?

Just then, Po crawled out of the wreckage. "Hey, guys," he said, a little dazed.

The rest of the team realized. "Tell me you didn't," Double D said.

"I guess I was a little too hungry, because I smelled roast chicken, and I wanted to chase after it."

"We never had roast chicken," Julie said. "And we certainly didn't smell it."

(Explanation: The rest of the Moons aren't food-oriented like Po is, so they didn't smell the perfume.)

Gaz walked up to Po and smacked him. "Thanks to your stomach, we just lost the challenge!"

"Oh."

Chris was laughing. "It's true. Since Po destroyed the fort, and Ruby didn't get the Stars' figurine to the Moons in time, I'm going to have to give today's challenge to the Shooting Stars!"

The Stars all cheered and high fived. Lammy sighed in relief, and a few people were patting Harry on the back.

"Mysterious Moons, you tried, but your chances of winning literally fell apart. Time to decide just who screwed up the most."

With that, everyone walked back to the plane, but Yusei was stopped by Deadpool, who tapped him on the shoulder.

"Deadpool, what is it?"

Deadpool whispered a few things in Yusei's ear.

"Is that true?"

The mercenary nodded.

And before Mandy got on the plane, she caught sight of Ivy concealing a bottle of what looked like orange-colored perfume.

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"Well, well, well," Mandy stated. "I think I found something delightful."

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"Not good," said Yusei.

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"I thought for sure that I smelled roast chicken," Po said. "Tigress is going to kill me."

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"Can someone explain why my memory of when I was in that room is a little fuzzy?" Lammy asked.

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The elimination room was full of anticipation, as everyone was waiting to see who would be eliminated.

When Chris came in with the bags, he shook his head and laughed. "Just when it seemed you guys would win, your chances literally go "Humpty Dumpty" on you. That must suck. Well, as I have explained before, Double D has invincibility since he's the team's newest member."

And he threw a bag at Double D, who was hit in the face and knocked over.

"Ouch. Anyway, Deadpool, Gaz, and Yusei are also safe."

He threw bags at all three of them, and they caught them with ease.

"Leo and Connie, you guys also stick around."

They also caught their bags too. Deadpool noticed Julie look slightly less nervous. Curious.

"And Julie, you're safe too."

Julie caught her bag, leaving Ruby and Po. Both were just waiting for it to be over with.

"Two newbies? Sheesh. Let's see what's against the two of you. Ruby, had you been any faster and just kept going after seeing the snowball instead of standing there and gawking, you might have beaten the snowball there and won the challenge for your team. Po, you were the snowball in the first place, and you crashed at the wrong spot. Bet you wish you hadn't let hunger take control, huh? But since I'm feeling generous today, I'm going to skip the dramatic silence." And he threw the bag at Ruby, who smiled and caught it.

Po nodded. "Sorry I let my hunger get the best of me guys."

"Don't worry about it, big guy," Deadpool said. "Good luck."

Chris threw him an extra strength parachute. "Safe travels, chubby monkey."

"Ha ha."

And he jumped through the opening, but got stuck. "Guys? A little help here?"

Gaz walked up and kicked Po's butt, finally pushing him through the opening and off the plane.

"THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!"

"Yeah. Whatever."

(Later…)

Lammy walked out of the first class room. "I'll be right back, guys," she said.

As she walked down the hall, she saw Yusei.

"Hi, Yusei. Who got kicked off?"

"Po."

"Bummer. He was pretty cool."

Yusei sighed. "Lammy, Deadpool told me everything."

"About what?"

"About how you knocked him out with your guitar."

Lammy's eyes widened. "Wait, did I really do that?"

"Do you not remember? Deadpool said you were guarding the figurine, he was trying to persuade you to give it to him, and then you knocked him out. Lammy, what is going on?"

The lamb sighed. "I can't tell you. I don't know how this happened, or why I can't remember it. But I need to deal with this on my own. If I bring you into this, you'll wind up like Deadpool. If I really hurt him, I could wind up hurting you too."

Then Yusei noticed the necklace again. "He also told me that before you hit him, he noticed the necklace start to glow a little. Do you think that has something to do with it?"

Lammy looked at the necklace and shook her head. "It might have just been sunlight."

"Well, whether it's the necklace or not, I want to help you get through this. If only you'll let me."

Both sat down and sighed. "I think it's safe to say that it's not even the merge yet, and this season has already turned weirder than the last."

"Tell me about it, Lammy."

Then they both smiled and looked out the window. Things have certainly taken a turn.

But they had to get better, right?

Right?

(Meanwhile…)

Julie walked into the luggage room, where Deadpool was sitting. "Alright, Deadpool. What's this about?"

"You like him, don't you?" Deadpool asked.

"Like who?"

"Leo. Duh. You like him."

Julie raised her eyebrows. "Leo? He's completely full of himself. Why would you think I was falling for him?"

"First of all, he's not full of himself. Second, I saw you two earlier today."

"We were trying to not get crushed by the raining fort."

"Someone's in denial."

Deadpool didn't seem to want to drop the subject. Julie huffed in frustration and said, "Even if I did like him, which I don't, I have Ben. I don't need Leo."

"I may not be a human lie detector like Toph is, but it's kinda obvious you're lying."

"UGH! Why is this such a big deal to you?"

"Because I'm your friend. I'm your friend, and no matter what, I'm not going to let you sit there and let your feelings for a boy be in vain. Besides, you've been distant ever since the show started, and every time any of us has even mentioned Ben, you would become tense. So I simply wish to know what is going on. Like I said, I'm your friend. Your best friend. Surely your best friend wouldn't let you sulk like Wolverine after his X-Men Origins Movie turned out to be not that good. Man, that movie sucked."

Silence. "I agree," Julie said. That movie sucks."

"I know, right?"

Then Julie sat for a few seconds. "Can I trust you with this?"

"Of course."

"Okay then. The truth is…...that Ben and I broke up three months ago."

Deadpool didn't expect that news. "Oh….I'm sorry. What happened?"

"After last season ended, I became quite famous in my hometown. The girl who placed in the final four and played a part in defeating Nom Nom. Ben's already famous because he's a hero who can turn into different aliens. In between times with him and times with everyone here, I was happy. Thing is, he was starting to get a little jealous. That I had competed in one of the biggest reality shows in the world. Both of us applied, but only I was accepted. If that was bad, he applied again to compete for this season and was once again rejected. Things were getting dicey before, but the second rejection really made him jealous.

"See, Ben's a nice guy, but he has a bit of an ego. We would have constant fights, and we were never happy. One day, both of us decided we were finished, that the relationship was over. I thought we would eventually be able to patch things up. I was wrong. Neither of us have spoken to each other since that day. That's how nasty the break up was."

Deadpool sighed. "I'm sorry that happened to you, but it means you're single and ready to mingle. So why hide your feelings for Leo? You like him, and he most certainly likes you."

"Again, nasty break up. I'm still trying to stomach it. In other words, I'm not ready to be in another relationship."

"Don't you think you're blowing this a little out of proportion?"

"No. That's Ben's job. Not mine."

Neither said anything for a few minutes.

"Deadpool, I need you to promise me one thing," Julie said. "You can't, under any circumstances, let Leo know I like him. Anyone else can know, but he can't. It's too soon for me to be in a relationship after the Ben drama."

Deadpool nodded. "Okay, I won't tell him for two reasons. One, I'm by your side on this. And two, because I still feel you should tell him."

"But-"

"Julie, you need to just let Ben go."

He started to sing "Let It Go" from Frozen. "Let it go, let it go, worry about Ben no more!"

"Dude, I hate that song!" Julie exclaimed, but she was laughing.

Both walked out of the luggage room. "You have a heart, Julie," Deadpool told his friend. "I think you should follow it."

Julie rolled her eyes.

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Due to the elimination, I am now hiding in a concrete bunker 500 feet below the surface of the Earth.

Okay, I know I just eliminated Po, one of the most likeable animated movie characters ever. Blame Ivy. She's the one who turned his stomach against him with that famous roast chicken perfume, causing him to cost the Moons the challenge. Take it out on her, not me.

On the plus side, Mandy noticed the perfume bottle. Interesting.

Double D is now a Moon, and Lammy is now a Star. This switch is already causing shockwaves.

As if Yusei and Lammy weren't going through enough, but this switch has separated them, and that necklace is definitely not normal. Lammy hurts Deadpool, and can't remember it. And she STILL won't let Yusei help? Come on!

And Double D is now on the same team as Gaz. Fun times.

As for Julie, her feelings for Leo are confirmed, as are her reasons for giving him the cold shoulder. Leave it to Deadpool to figure it out. Julie and Ben did break up in the show, but I didn't know that last season. And while it might have been a smoother break up than the one I envisioned in this, I rolled with it.

I hope she follows her heart.

Well, next chapter is the first Aftermath! Sam and Snake are ready and eager to get this done, and we even have everyone from last season (minus Nom Nom), as well as Cynder, Ash, Rarity, and Po. And audition tapes from several other competitors will be shown. Can't wait.

And a little teaser for the chapter after the Aftermath: it's the biggest apple ever.

That should be it, so remember to read and review, fav and follow, send in challenge ideas and locations, as well as audition tapes and good-luck messages, and I'll see you soon.

TheMasterKat out! (I hope no one finds the bunker.)