Before we begin, I want to add that, just like every character that's in this story, I do not own the Animaniacs. All I own is the story itself.

Oh yeah, and no crazy siblings were harmed during the making of this chapter.

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Chris' recap: "Last time on Total Drama Everything 2, our two teams were sent to Zimbabwe, where they learned I really like to mess with people and copycat their ideas. Don, it was too fun to resist. First, there was a fun Jeep battle. Then everyone learned first hand how scary Victoria Falls could be. Then came the overnight safari to take several pictures of the local animals. During which, a freak accident ended with Leo separated from the rest of his team, then found by some old geezer who apparently knows everything. I'm still freaked out too. Especially when he tells Leo to tell Yusei to 'look after the lamb girl'. Everyone shared their reasons for joining the show by the campfire. The relaxation ended when a lion showed up to crash the party. And while Connie's distraction may have helped most of the team escape, Gaz's negligence led the lion to beat the crap out of Connie, forcing her to quit the game. She's going to be okay, but now I have to pay recovery funds to the Gems or they're going to sue. First Deadpool's fun in Nohr, and now this? I haven't slept well in days! As for Gaz, it looks like Connie has left her a lot to think about, from Double D to her vendetta against Mandy and Ivy. Anyway, the teams are about to smile for the camera. Charlie Chaplin would be proud. Who will crack under celebrity stress? It's time to find out. On Total. Drama. Everything 2!"

*theme song*

Gaz was showing no fear as she examined her surroundings. She was in an open field, and the other part of the area was the tricky part. She was surrounded by a large horde of zombies, all advancing to her. Each zombie also took the appearance of a random competitor in the game, eliminated or otherwise.

In fact, Gaz also got the sense she was playing her zombie game. Sure enough, she was holding a sword, the weapon her character uses in that very game. Realizing this, she knew she had the zombies beaten before the fight even began.

"You have no idea who you're messing with," she said. "Come at me, undead fiends!"

The zombies walked slowly to her, but she was ready. She charged, and easily stabbed a zombie Toph in the head. She then whirled around and beheaded both Zombie Deadpool and Zombie Leo with ease. She then kicked Zombie Moka's head off before turning her sword to something that touched her shoulder.

And she found herself face to face with Zombie Double D.

She paused, hesitating. Gaz had no idea killing even a zombie version of this guy would be hard.

Then she shook her head. "It's nothing," she said. "It's just a zombie. Not the real thing."

"But it still looks like him."

Alerted by the voice, Connie turned her sword around and saw Zombie Connie staring at her.

"He's not the real Double D," Gaz told her. "He's an undead version who deserves to die like every undead filth around here."

"But you're still hesitating," said Zombie Connie, in a more menacing version of her voice. "It's not my place to dictate your love life, but you really like this guy. Anyone can fall in love, and it's up to you to decide whether or not to forget it all."

Gaz looked down. "I wish I could forget it all, but I..I…"

Suddenly, she heard laughing behind her. Once again, she turned around and saw a cackling Zombie Ivy, with Zombie Mandy standing next to her.

"She's refusing to reveal her secrets and open up to someone," Zombie Ivy said. "This is rich."

"Guess there is a difference between the two of us," Zombie Mandy pointed out. "She has the capacity to like someone. Love is for the weak. That makes her weak."

"Weak enough to be eliminated with no effort," Zombie Ivy added.

The rest of the zombies started closing in on Gaz, who was too confused to fight back. The only zombie not coming to her was Zombie Connie. "Love does not make you weak," she said. "What makes you weak is believing that love will."

"Devour her!" Zombie Ivy cried.

Suddenly scared, Gaz dropped her sword on the ground, and she was soon completely surrounded, with no way to escape. She bumped into Zombie Double D, and this caused her to fall down.

"This cannot be happening," she said. She braced herself as Zombie Double D closed in on her…

…...and Gaz sat up in her bed/bench, with no zombie in sight.

She looked around. Sure enough, it was all a dream. It was the same old Economy, with the same old rest of the team fast asleep. No one was a zombie, and Gaz certainly didn't have a sword.

Despite all that, the dream had certainly shaken Gaz, who usually wasn't scared. She remember what Connie had said.

Love does not make you weak.

Even now, when Connie was probably several thousand miles away, she was still somehow getting under Gaz's skin.

Then there was Ivy and Mandy. Gaz had been dealing with Mandy from the very first day. And since Mandy had partnered with Ivy, that made Ivy an enemy of Gaz. And did they truly believe love was for weaklings?

Gaz shook her head. Connie was not going to get to her. And neither would Ivy and Mandy. The only thing Gaz wanted to worry about was winning the game. Besides, it was just like she told Connie. She wasn't the type of person who was supposed to fall in love.

She lay back down and began looking out the window. The game was her top priority. Not Double D, and certainly not that blonde devil child and her plant friend.

(The next morning…)

"I have to remember to thank that fan for sending us this little guy," Ivy said, looking at Shroomy the Foongus.

"You do remember why she sent him to us, right?" Mandy asked.

Ivy nodded. "Of course. But until it learns the pheromone trick, I think she'll make a wonderful troublemaker."

"What kinds of trouble are you talking about?"

"So much."

Mandy was intrigued. "I don't think even the bathroom confessional is worthy of holding these secrets."

"Neither do I. That's why I have a good way to get something off my chest."

"Which is?"

"I take a handheld mirror and tell my secrets to my reflection."

This was not exactly the kind of answer Mandy was looking for. "Okay then," she said, surprised.

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"Let's just say I've spent too much time with Harley," Ivy said.

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Across the room, Sonic was watching a good-luck message he had received.

Sonic's message (submitted by Storygirl000)

(We open up to Story riding on the back of a Pokemon; judging from what we can see of its body, it's a Lunala. She's smiling, though she seems slightly panicked.)

Story: Hey, Sonic! Story here, and I couldn't help but notice how you feel about a certain rose. Seeing as I've already given advice to a certain OTHER couple (holds up a banner that says "Juleo forever"), I figured I'd help you out.

(An arrow whizzes by; Story narrowly dodges.)

Story: Well, that was an...no, not doing that joke. Anyways, my advice? Just confess. Walk up to her and tell her you love her. Guaranteed to work!

(A spear whizzes by; Story narrowly dodges.)

Story: Oh, and can you tell Leo that I'm dropping all my plots against the Nohr kingdom, and that I'm probably not welcome there anymore anyways thanks to the fact my sack of C4 somehow blew up a chunk of the castle, and that he may be receiving an angry, expletive-filled call from his dad soon? Thanks.

(Pans camera behind her to show THE ENTIRE NOHRIAN ARMY is after her.)

Random soldier: Stop right there!

Story: NEBBY, WARP SPEED!

(Nebby cries out a response; video goes to black.)

*end*

"I feel so bad for Leo right now," Sonic said.

Of course, he was also reminded of the fact that he was certainly falling for Ruby. He was absolutely sure of that. Of course, Sonic being in love surprised even himself. He never really thought of himself as needing love. Ever. He was Sonic the Hedgehog, for crying out loud!

No doubt, Sonic had done something no one had ever thought he would do.

He had fallen in love.

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"And that's why Nohr is currently at war with the neighboring Hoshido," Leo told Julie. "Personally, I can tell it's exhausting for both sides."

"As all wars are," Julie said. "What about your siblings? What did they think about you entering this show?"

Leo said, "They all said they were cheering me on throughout the entire thing. My father, however? Well….."

"He said to come back with the money or not at all?"

"Pretty much. And the incident with Deadpool didn't help things between us."

"And I thought Connie's parents were strict. She said they were, and displeasing them was her worst fear, I heard."

"Speaking of whom, how do you think she's doing?"

Yusei then interrupted them. "I heard she's getting a lot of get well cards. Even from some of us still on the plane. Mandy sent one; no idea why. Deadpool reportedly sent the fur of that same lion and a lifesize standee of himself. And even Gaz sent one; also have no idea why."

Everyone then turned to Gaz, who was playing her Game Slave. "What? I had spare paper lying around, and I hated for it to go to waste."

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"That was a pretty interesting answer," said Leo. "She's never really cared about the wellbeing of anyone here."

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Ruby looked around as she polished Crescent Rose. There sure was a lot of things going on lately that had to do with love and relationships. Julie and Leo finally getting together. Lammy and Yusei breaking up. And even something going on between Gaz and Double D.

One second, she was thinking about all that, and then she caught herself thinking about what Sonic would make of it.

She had already pretty much figured out that she was falling for Sonic. Both were alike in so many ways. Both lived for speed, and both were carefree. Ruby and Sonic both went wherever the wind took them. And they both were in the business of fighting evil.

And after Ruby had defeated Amy back in the Emerald Forest, both had gotten closer to each other.

Still, Ruby didn't see Sonic as one to fall in love with anyone. Not even someone whom he shared much in common with.

Then again, Ruby thought she never cared about love either.

(Meanwhile…)

In the cafeteria, Double D had also gotten a good-luck message, and was showing it to Harry and Moka.

Double D's message (submitted by King Yong)

(We see Eddy and Ed smiling at the camera.)

Eddy: Congratulations on being this far Double D! Me, along with Ed, hope that you win, and also for Moka! (Eddy starts to blush like crazy thinking about her and suddenly, Ed disturbed his day dreaming.)

Ed: Do you think Moka will give an autograph soon, Eddy! She was so cool after beating that minotaur! (Suddenly Ed starts to think about anything else.) I love chickens, Eddy!

(Eddy responded by giving Ed an annoyed face.)

Eddy: Whatever, monobrow! (Suddenly Eddy remember something and gives a sinister smile.) Oh, and could you give that jerk Chris this little gift from me? It would be a big surprise for him! (And then Eddy returned to having a normal smile with a blush.) And also say hi to Moka from me! But anyway, good luck now, sockhead!

Ed: Good bye, Double D!

*end*

Double D opened up the large box that came with the message. It turned out to have a large bag of some sorts. Once he saw it, Double D giggled and shook his head.

"Uh, what is that?" Moka asked.

"Eddy's El Mongo Stink Bomb," Double D said. "His brother's recipe for complete chaos."

"It's a good thing that bag is keeping in the smell," Harry added. "So are you going to do what Eddy says?"

Double D shrugged. "I don't want to have to cause trouble for myself, but I could say Chris deserves something like this."

"I have to remember to get Gaz to watch it if you do," Harry told him. "This way, you may actually win her heart."

"Do you guys seriously still believe I like Gaz?" Double D asked.

Moka and Harry both nodded.

"It's actually pretty obvious by now," Moka pointed out.

Double D shook his head. Him and Gaz? He admitted that he did sort of like her. However, there was no way Gaz would ever think of him as anything more than a spineless wimp. Mandy thought of him like that. If she had, Gaz certainly did.

"Attention competitors," Chris said through the intercom. "We're about to land at our next destination for another challenge of fun. Well, fun for me. But I think you'll still like the destination."

Out of curiosity, several competitors ran to the windows to try and found out where they were.

What they saw surprised them. On the side of a large cliff, everyone gasped as they spotted the large Hollywood sign.

"I think we got a good one this time," Mega Man said, smiling.

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"We're actually going to Hollywood?" Julie asked. "Chris needs to come up with good locations more often."

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"This should be a good place for those who come from movies," Mega Man said. "In fact, the only one left like that is Harry. And he almost doesn't count since he started off as a character from a book."

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"Before this place, everyone made fools of themselves," Mandy stated. "Now, everyone still makes fools of themselves. The difference is here, you can get rich off of it."

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Soon, everyone was riding a tour bus around Hollywood while Nom Nom acted as a tour guide.

"And if you look to your left," Nom Nom said through a microphone, "you'll see Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a place where numerous film premieres have happened, as well as a lot of birthday parties and other stuff. Look down, and you'll see their numerous handprints of many celebrities. I am still waiting for them to let me make my own prints. Seriously. How long are they going to keep me waiting?"

Several competitors laughed.

"Notice that, dotting the sidewalk, are thousands of stars. This is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. When someone famous gets a Star here, that's one of the highest honors someone in the media can get. I am also still waiting to get a Star here. I mean, come on! I'm the Cutest Bear on the Internet. Why haven't I gotten my Star or my Prints yet?"

More laughing.

After a few more minutes of driving around, seeing the sights, and Nom Nom's complaining about Hollywood not giving a hoot about him, the bus pulled to a stop at a large, empty film lot with several trailers and building surrounding it. One peculiar feature of this area was a tall water tower at the center of the lot.

"We were able to borrow this empty film lot for the day so we could do our challenge," Chris explained. "Kinda reminds you guys of when you watched Total Drama Action, huh? Consider this a TD throwback."

"Cool," Gaz said, looking around. "A little run down, though, if you ask me."

"Well, we tried to see if we could borrow Warner Bros. Studios for this, but my reputation preceded me."

Yusei raised a hand. "So what's with the water tower?" he asked.

"An excellent question, Yusei. Which will be answered shortly. On to the challenge itself. Just like what happened during last season's tower defense challenge, we have gotten several complaints and even threats for lawsuits after the incident with Connie back in Zimbabwe."

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"I completely thought there was no way any of these guys could be injured," Chris explained. "Unlike the original contestants, most of these guys have powers and stuff. That's why my medical budget was cut in half last season. We never thought we needed it. Then Nom Nom almost falls off a crumbling bridge, Yusei suffers a concussion and a sprained ankle from dealing with Dante, and then Connie gets mauled by a lion.

"Add the troubles with Nohr after Deadpool quite literally crashed Garon's fun, getting pranked by someone, and some fan named Story blowing up part of Nohr's castle, and you get a really exhausted host. Throw me a bone here!"

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"So this time, we needed to take a safer route. That's when I thought of this challenge. All things have a history, and any history has a beginning. That includes movies. So we're taking movies and going retro. Today's challenge is for both teams to create their own silent film and present it to the three judges."

"Please tell me Courtney's not judging again," Double D said. The veterans all remembered when Courtney showed up to judge the singing challenge last season, and she wound up trashing half the competitors.

Chris shook his head. "Don't worry. She won't be here this time. In fact, neither Chef, Nom Nom, nor myself will be any of the judges. Since this is Hollywood, we decided to bring in a trio that has been the bane of one studio's existence."

Suddenly, everyone started to hear banging coming from the water tower.

"Nom Nom, go open the tower and reveal our surprise," Chris told Nom Nom, who climbed the ladder up to the top to open the tower. "This tower, and the surprise inside, is why we originally wanted to have this at Warner Bros. Studios. Oh, and here's another part of the surprise."

Ding! Ding! Ding!

"Oh no," the competitors all said.

"Hey, get over it," Chris told the group. "Singing builds character. And you'll have some friends to do it with."

"Who?" Ruby asked.

"Let's find out."

Nom Nom climbed to the top of the ladder, bracing himself for the torture to come. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door of the water tower. For one long second, there was absolutely nothing.

Then, the chaos ensued.

"HELLOOOOOO NURSE!"

(Author's Note: Yep, I have brought the Animaniacs as guest judges for today's challenge. For those of you who do not know, they are Warner siblings Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, who were locked in the Warner Bros. water tower for being so chaotic, only to escape more than half a century later and drive the studio insane. So another theme song is going to be decimated by me. Here's "The Animaniacs Theme Song-TheMasterKat Edition".)

Animaniacs: It's time for Animaniacs

And we're zany to the max

So just sit back and relax

You'll laugh til you collapse

We're Animaniacs!

(The competitors sit there, wondering just what the heck is going on.)

Yakko and Wakko: Come join the Warner brothers

Dot: And the Warner sister Dot.

Animaniacs: Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot.

They lock us in the tower whenever we get caught

But we break loose and then vamoose and now you know the plot!

Leo: (stares in disbelief) What are we watching?

Gaz: Something stupid, Leo. Something stupid.

Animaniacs: We're Animaniacs!

Dot is cute and Yakko Yaks

Wakko packs away the snacks

While Bill Clinton plays the sax

We're Animaniacs!

(The Animaniacs stop singing and then look straight at the competitors.)

Wakko: Alright, your turn.

Mega Man: Wait, us?!

Yakko: You didn't think we were going to do all the work, did you?

Dot: He's right. Get to it.

(Everyone groans.)

Harry: This is completely rubbish, and it makes no sense at all.

Double D: Don't want to tell them that, they look like they're having a ball.

Ruby: They're completely nuts

Mega Man: And they should be against the law

Gaz: I'm gonna flip

Sonic: Wish we could skip

Moka: Or at the very least, just stall!

Yakko: Stall what? We're having too much fun!

All (Animaniacs and competitors): We're Animaniacs!

We have pay for play contracts.

Animaniacs: We're zany to the max

There's bologna in our slacks

We're Animany!

Totally insaney!

Yusei: I think I'm going crazy!

Julie: We can say it plainly.

Leo: This is getting silly.

Mandy: They're even worse than Billy.

Ivy: This is really lamey!

Dot: Here's our show's namey!

Animaniacs: AN-I-MAN-I-ACS!

(They look at Mandy, who groans again.)

Mandy: (sounding very annoyed) Those are the facts!

Yakko, Wakko, and Dot all started to take overly exaggerated bows in front of the competitors, who were all filled with confusion.

"Can someone explain to me what the heck just happened?" Nom Nom asked.

"I couldn't tell you," Chris said. "That was too ridiculous to believe."

The Animaniacs smiled at him. "Thank you," they all said.

They then turned to the confused competitors. "Welcome to Hollywood, nutheads," Yakko said. "Guys, let's make our introductions."

He and Wakko jumped up. "We're the Warner brothers."

Dot followed suit. "And the Warner sister."

Unexpectedly, they grabbed Chris and proceeded to give him a big kiss. Chris immediately freaked out.

"Nom Nom! Get me a disinfectant wipe!"

Once he regained his composure, he said, "Anyway, we hired the Animaniacs so they could be guest judges for the silent movie challenge."

"Hold on a second," Ivy said. "Why hire those three when they have no relation at all to silent movies?"

"We have our reasons," Chris said, a little irked. "And you guys don't need to know them."

Ivy shrugged. "Okay then. I was just a little curious, and-"

"Because Maya was busy with something, and we couldn't use her abilities to channel Buster Keaton! Is that okay with you?!"

Even Mandy flinched at this outburst. Clearly, the Animaniacs were already getting under his skin.

"Don't you think you should calm down a little?" Julie asked. "You look kinda…..like a ticking time bomb."

"I just got smooched by three cartoon nutcases," Chris responded. "I think I deserve to be a little angry right about now."

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"Fair enough," Julie said, a little spooked.

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Nom Nom handed Chris the wipe, and Chris used it gratefully. "Whatever. Yakko, Wakko, Dot, explain the challenge."

All three gave him a salute, then giggled. "Guys, here's how this is going to go," Yakko started off. "Your poor host over there asked us to judge for this whole party. The Mysterious Moons and the Shooting Stars are each going to create their own black and white silent movie. The characters can have dialogue, but instead of hearing it, all dialogue must be displayed on those funny little speech cards I love so much."

"The teams will each be assigned their own film crew so they can complete the filming and stuff," Wakko continued. "However, it's up to the teams to actually create the plot, the characters, the music, the costumes, the everything else. The teams can go through the large costume trailer over there-" He pointed to a large trailer that divided the lot. "-for whatever they need to look their part. It also serves as the boundary line. Moons get one side of the lot, Stars get the other. Props are in the trailer next to it, also to use as you like. Heck, you can make your own props and costumes if you want. We don't care."

"The teams have seven hours to make their films," Dot added. "After which, you'll present your works up here, on this stage and the giant screen that goes with it, so us, Chris, Chef, the opposing team, and the relatively un-cute koala can also watch the finished project. Once we've seen both, my brothers and I will deliberate on which movie we thought killed. The team whose movie impresses us judges the most will win invincibility. Why the prize isn't a lifetime supply of cheese, I don't know."

Yusei whispered to Julie, "Is it just me, or do these guys give you a strange sense of déjà-vu?"

"Yeah, where have we seen these personalities before?" she asked, jokingly.

They were both thinking the same thing: they may have found people just as crazy as Deadpool.

"As for rules, there are none," Yakko said. "Except impress us. Shouldn't be too hard."

"Any questions?" Chris asked everyone.

Everyone raised their hands.

"No questions, then? Then what are you waiting for? Get to making movie magic."

The teams then divided themselves to separate halves of the lot, ready to start the challenge (and get away from the crazy Warner kids).

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"What do I know about making movies?" Double D asked the camera. "I have helped make a few short videos with Ed and Eddy, but this one should be interesting."

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"Looks like it's time for a challenge I was born for," Ivy said. "Look at me. I'm entirely photogenic. I don't know if it will do anything for the little girl, but those two brothers shouldn't be too hard to sway towards our movie. This will be a piece of cake."

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"Even a movie as seemingly simple as a silent film is bound to be a challenge," Leo stated. "There's the interests of all three judges to think about. They didn't tell us what they like. We're in the dark. Still, we know how to make a plot that works."

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"Did that little girl just say I wasn't cute?" Nom Nom asked incredulously. "Maybe I should teach her a few things."

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At the Moons' side of the lot, the team gathered at a table so they could come up with how they would do the movie.

"Since we already have the filming crew, we can each have a character in this," Leo explained. "But first, we need to know what we're going to do. Any ideas?"

Ruby spoke first. "What about a magician performing a magic show?"

"We need to add more than that," Leo told her. "What else do we have?"

"A man in the 1920's is randomly attacked by a ruthless crime boss," Yusei said. "Like Al Capone."

"Keeping with Ruby's idea about performing," Double D added, "I have an idea where there's this street performer who isn't cut out for what he does."

Leo nodded. "Who else?"

"Watching a baseball game and it goes wrong in some way," said Julie.

"I really don't care," Gaz said.

Yusei told Leo, "Any ideas you have?"

"Actually, I do. It's simple. We combine these ideas that you guys gathered. They all gave me an interesting idea for what direction to go."

"Do tell," said Double D.

Leo nodded. "This takes place in the 1920's. A magician and his charming assistant are holding a magic show in front of a small crowd. Thing is, this magician stinks at being a magician, and he's losing the crowd's interest. Suddenly, the performance is crashed by a crime boss whom the entire city fears. He threatens to kill the magician, who's assistant turns out to be the boss's girlfriend. Somehow, the magician defeats this boss and manages to escape with the assistant, while the audience cheer him on, since they hate the boss. I think we can do this."

The rest of the team thought of this for a few seconds. "This may work," Double D said.

"I see no problem in this," said Yusei.

"Me neither," Ruby added.

"I just want to get this challenge over with, so I have no complaints," Gaz stated.

Julie nodded. "And I'm all for it."

"Then the next thing we need to do is decide who's going to be who," Leo said, then turned to Yusei. "I enjoyed watching 'the Great Yusini' on TV last season, but I think I would like to be the magician on this one."

"I was going to ask to be the crime boss anyway," Yusei responded.

Gaz shrugged and said, "I'll just be in the audience. Why? Don't really care."

"I'm with Gaz," Ruby said. Double D nodded.

"Looks like that makes me the assistant," said Julie.

Leo smiled. "Then all we need to do now is write the script, film everything, and kick the Stars' butts."

The entire team high fived.

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"So what are we doing for this?" Mandy asked. "I don't care what silent film we make, as long as it's my idea."

"Uh, Mandy?" Mega Man asked.

Mandy glared at him. "I highly doubt anyone else on this team can come up with an idea that even comes close to being as good as mine."

"Well if you're so confident, let's hear your idea," Ivy told her.

"Very well. One of us is a mad scientist on the verge of creating their ultimate creation: a woman made entirely out of plants. That's you, Ivy. The mad scientist, that's me. One of her past creations is helping the scientist out. That helper is a fighting robot, a.k.a. Mega Man. However, she is currently being investigated by a police inspector. I imagine Harry with that role. At the same time, he is investigating a phenomenon with a lightning-quick hedgehog, as well as a teenage girl who might actually be a vampire. Need I say more?"

Harry just shrugged. "I don't know. Does anyone else-?"

"We're using my idea! Got it?!"

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"I usually don't get scared often," said Harry. "And yet, Mandy always has a way to rattle me."

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Mandy looked at her team. "Anyone else want to dispute my idea?"

The Stars all shook their heads.

"Then don't just stand there! Move it!"

Everyone scrambled to get something done before Mandy could get them.

(Some time later…)

Both teams were full speed ahead on the movie challenge. So far, the Moons had gotten most of their movie filmed, with only a few key parts left. In fact, they were already in the process of editing some of the film. At the same time, the Stars were about halfway done with filming, and were also getting a few things edited. Ivy was quite enjoying the costume she would be wearing, mostly because it was green and covered in plants.

Pretty much everyone was pulling their fair share of work into the challenge.

Well, everyone except two people.

Most of what Ruby had to do was sit with the rest of the magic show audience (Gaz and Double D), paying attention to what was going on. However, several times during filming, she caught herself looking toward the Stars' side of the lot. Specifically, at Sonic.

"Uh, Ruby?" Double D asked.

This snapped her out of her distraction, and she turned to face him. "Yeah?"

"That's the third time you've been distracted. Are you sure you're okay?"

Ruby nodded. "Of course. I'm fine."

"If you say so."

At the same time, Sonic was having the exact same problem. While he should be ready to hand a prop to another teammate, he would instead be seen taking a look at Ruby. Even when he was supposed to say a certain line, he would find himself thinking about Ruby. This lead to some funny results.

"Sonic, you just butchered it," Ivy said. "My name's not Ruby."

The hedgehog facepalmed, realizing his mistake. "Sorry, Ivy."

"You really need to focus if you want to win," Mandy told him in a threatening way. "If we wind up losing the challenge because of your stupid crush, we'll all personally see to it that you'll get thrown out that plane fast enough to even surprise you."

"Alright, sorry."

"You better be."

Ivy looked at the conversation, secretly laughing.

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"So I've been a little distracted," Sonic said. "So what? Crush or not? It's not going to stop me from racing my way to the million. Make no mistake, my top priority is winning.

"I wonder if Ruby has that same opinion."

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"Am I getting too distracted by Sonic?" Ruby asked. "Absolutely not. I still have the million dollars as my goal in this competition. The only thing I focus on is Sonic-I mean the money!"

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"This is just rich!" Ivy cackled. "The one thing I love more in this competition than messing with my opponents is seeing my opponents do themselves in. When the time comes, both will be easy pickings."

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Nom Nom was sitting on the stage, holding a laptop. Sure enough, he was watching his own videos, like some sort of narcissist. Well, he is one. As he was laughing at one particular moment, he took a glance at Dot, who was passing the time by annoying Chris with her brothers.

"I'm being quite serious," she said. "Don't I look cute or what?"

"You might want to say yes or she'll go bonkers," Yakko told Chris, who was both frustrated and scared.

Chris nodded quickly. "Uh, yes. You're the cutest little thing I have ever seen in my entire life."

Nom Nom's mouth gaped open. "What did he say?"

"I want you to admit it again," Dot said in her sweetest voice. "Just for the fun of it."

Chris groaned. "You're the cutest little thing ever."

"Glad to hear you say that," Dot said as she walked away. As she walked, she passed by Nom Nom.

"So you believe you're the cutest thing in the world?" he asked her.

"Well, duh."

Nom Nom shook his head. "Then you have never even heard of me. Shocking, since everybody has. I happen to have the title of Cutest Bear on the Internet. That's a title I earned because I happen to be able to look oh so cute."

"Prove it."

"I will."

He popped up one of his Internet videos on his laptop, showing him when he portrays an innocent, cute koala bear, unlike the total jerk everyone knew him has. At the same time, he pulled off his cutest face to Dot.

"Not bad," Dot stated. "But you've never faced cuteness at my level. Compared to me, you look like that one ogre guy."

"Really? How about you prove that?"

Dot smiled and pulled off her own cute look. "Hi there," she said in the sweetest voice she could do. "How are you doing?"

Sure enough, even Nom Nom found it hard to resist admitting that she was absolutely adorable.

"Will you excuse me one second?" he asked as he ran off.

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"You have got to be kidding me," Nom Nom said. "How dare she have the nerve to say she's the cuter one. I guarantee that I am going to upstage that cuteness wannabe. She doesn't know who she's dealing with."

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Julie and Leo were sitting by the stage as Yusei, Double D, Gaz, and Ruby worked on editing the film. Both were talking about where they lived.

"Nohr's terrain is pretty harsh and inhospitable," Leo said. "How it even has a population, I have absolutely no idea."

"Bellwood's a really nice town," Julie told him. "With the exception of attacks that would nearly destroy it. Honestly, I'm used to it. You said you had siblings?"

Leo nodded. "I'm the second youngest of five. There's Xander, Camille, Elise, and (the player character in Fire Emblem: Fates; make up your own name for this). Xander's heir to the throne, which makes me wonder why my father made me enter this and not him."

"I'm an only child."

"Lucky."

Both laughed. Then Julie looked down. "It's great that I can finally not worry about getting over what happened between me and Ben, but there's one more thing I will have to do."

"Which is?"

"I want to make sure he and I can be friends. The last thing I want is for him to go Rath and claw your face off."

Leo could understand that. "Will you even be able to talk to him?"

"I hope so. I want to make sure things will be okay between us."

"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll understand."

Julie was about to respond when they heard a commotion from where the rest of the team was working.

"Ruby!" Gaz exclaimed. "Focus!"

Once again, Ruby snapped out of it as she was helping finish the editing. She had been looking at Sonic.

"Sorry, Gaz," she said. "I was distracted."

"It's always distractions with you, isn't it?" Gaz snapped. "You need to pay attention. Eyes on us, not on the hedgehog."

Ruby nodded. "Right."

Gaz shook her head. Ruby was becoming increasingly distracted by Sonic, and this was lowering the amount of help she provided for her team. Gaz was currently hiding feelings for Double D, and no one saw her stare at him for minutes on end. If she could keep her focus, Ruby should too. And yet, it was distraction after distraction.

One thing was certain, this had to stop.

(Meanwhile…)

Sonic was also helping with the editing for the Stars' film. As he did, he took a little glance at Ruby, and suddenly started to fantasize both of them having a crazy race. Both would be going as fast as they could, and though Sonic was the faster of the two, Ruby would be no pushover. Eventually, both would be going so fast that they would crash right into each other. Both started to laugh, and were even about to kiss when….

"Sonic!" Harry exclaimed. "You just covered the screen with explosion icons!"

This made Sonic snap out of his daydream, and he realized the entire screen was covered in those explosion signs you usually see in comic books.

"Dang it!" Sonic yelled as he worked to erase each of the signs.

"All day long, all you've been focusing on is Ruby," Mandy said. "You may have a crush on her, but that crush should not get in the way of winning this challenge. Got that?"

"Okay! I got it!"

Sonic just sighed. Was he really getting distracted by Ruby? Nothing had ever distracted him from achieving his goals before.

(Later…)

Both teams were putting on the finishing touches of their films. They had finished editing, and were now waiting to get them developed. While they were waiting, Gaz was sitting on a bench, playing her Game Slave. "Die, zombies!"

As she played, she noticed someone was walking towards her. And it wasn't someone she liked.

"If you're here to sabotage us, you're going to fail miserably."

Mandy rolled her eyes. "I don't think you're going to have to be sabotaged. You guys can stink without my help."

"That's what you think. What do you want?"

"I want to know if you've said anything to Sockhead yet."

Gaz's eyes popped open. Then she quickly turned around and faced Mandy, her fist ready. "How do you know that?"

"Idiot. Literally the entire competition knows by now. Well, except for Double D himself."

Gaz looked at her. "So what? It's none of your business whether or not I like someone. So butt out."

"I'm just here to tell you that you're wasting your time. Why would you ever want to like that guy?"

Gaz was starting to lose it. "What? Do you have a problem with couples or something? If you do, just go eliminate the ones left. To be honest, I really don't care."

The moment she said that, she realized: oops. She may have just doomed every single remaining couple in the game.

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"Just perfect," Gaz moped. "I just doomed everyone."

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"Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the Total Drama Everything 2 Silent Film Festival!" Chris announced. "We expect to see brilliant creations by our two teams, the Mysterious Moons and the Shooting Stars. Their fate will be decided by our trio of 'professional' judges. The losers will have to choose one of their own to take the plunge."

The Animaniacs all gave their thumbs up.

"The winners, of course, will win invincibility and first-class. Also, we had a replica Academy Award and a replica Golden Razzie, for Best Picture and Worst Picture. You guys can figure out which one will go to which team. The judges will be making their decisions based on several things: how funny your film was, how much it made sense, how much it didn't make sense, how creative it was, how much each teammate contributed, super awesome stuff, if there was any eye candy in it, etc."

The competitors were all sitting in the audience, applauding. Well, Mandy and Gaz weren't.

Chris had them all quiet down. "Now, we're going to start with the Mysterious Moons. Warners, that team comprises of Leo, Double D, Julie, Yusei, Ruby, and Gaz. Their film takes place in the 1920's, involves a bad magician and an Al Capone wannabe, and is titled 'Bad Magic'."

(Author's Note: For this and the Stars' film, this will be done in script format and in bold. The cast list is in order of appearance in the film, with who plays who right next to it. All dialogue and sound effects, if you were watching instead of reading, will be in those cards they always used for silent films. The only thing after that is to imagine you're watching a silent movie.)

"Bad Magic" by the Mysterious Moons

Cast (in order of appearance)

Audience #1: Gaz

Audience #2: Double D

Audience #3: Ruby

The Magic Master (MM): Leo

Claudina: Julie

Stinky Malony: Yusei

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(The scene opens up in a small auditorium, with a stage set up with a table. Audience #1, #2, and #3 are sitting in the audience area. #1 seems bored, #2 is smiling, and #3 is overly excited.)

#1 (to #3): Remind me why you dragged me to this ridiculous show.

#3: Come on. We get to see an actual magician. He says he can make anything.

#1: And yet, the only other guy here is him. (points to #2)

#2: Maybe everyone else was busy.

*Creak*

(A door opens, everyone looks up to see The Magic Master walking on the stage, wearing a neat suit with a bowtie and the classic magician's hat. Close behind him, Claudina, in a pink dress, walks in with a large box.)

MM: Greetings. I am the Magic Master. And this is my lovely assistant, Claudina.

(He looks at Claudina.)

MM: Today, we're going to mesmerize you with my excellent magic skills. (He looks at Claudina again.) Claudina, if you will, please lay yourself on the table.

Claudina: Of course.

(She lays herself down on the table, then nods at MM.)

MM: There is nothing under this table, and it is not connected by a string. (He smiles.) Watch as I remove the table's legs.

(He goes to one side of the table and removes a leg. The table is still standing. But when he removes the second leg, the entire things falls with Claudina.

*BAM!*

Claudina: Ow! That hurt!

(The audience members all stare in disappointment.)

#1: Boring.

#2: Is she alright?

(Hahaha! #3 is laughing. MM looks embarrassed.)

MM: That was not supposed to happen. (He thinks.) Uh….

Claudina: Don't worry. I am fine.

MM: Good. Then we can do the next trick. (He takes off his hat.) As you can see, there is nothing inside this hat. But when I reach in here…. (He reaches into his hat, and claws around for several seconds.)

#1: Well?

MM: (He finds nothing in the hat.) Uh….this doesn't look well, does it?

Claudina: No, it doesn't.

MM: Where's that rabbit? I thought I told them to put a rabbit in here.

(The audience starts booing.)

*Boo!*

*Boo!*

*Boo!*

(MM groans.)

*groan*

*SLAM!*

(Everyone jumps when the door slams shut. Everyone turns to see where it came from, and everyone turns scared.)

#3: Oh no! It's Stinky Malony!

Everyone stares at Stinky Malony, a crime boss whose gang runs the town. He wears a black coat that Al Capone would wear, and a black bowler hat. He stares at MM, and then walks up to him, stopping once at the audience.)

Stinky: You three, don't even think about it.

(The audience members nod as Stinky comes face to face with MM.)

Stinky: So what are you doing with my girl? (He gestures at Claudina.)

MM: She's my assistant, is she not?

Stinky: Don't make me laugh. I know you've been in love with Claudina for a long time.

MM: What makes you think that?

Stinky: Because you always want to have her as your assistant.

MM: That means nothing.

Stinky: I don't even know why she still does it. I hear this magic act's a joke.

#1: It is so far.

Stinky: Quiet! (He faces MM.) Beat it now and keep away from my girl Claudina, or you'll be sleeping with the fishes.

Claudina: Don't you think that's too extreme?

Stinky: No, not really. (He looks at MM again.) Now, leave or die.

MM: Let me think about that. (He kicks Stinky in the shin.)

Stinky: OW!

Claudina: That seems fun. (She grabs a table leg.)

Stinky: Wait a second!

(Both Claudina and MM grab a table leg. Stinky then runs back to the exit.)

Stinky: YOU BOTH ARE INSANE!

(Audience #2 and #3 laugh as Stinky runs past them.)

#2: Best part of my day.

#1: Better than the magic show.

MM: Well, that's our show. (He and Claudina bow.) Now, want to see us beat up Stinky?

(The Audience cheers.)

(fin)

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The screen fades to black, and everyone claps their hands. The Moons all high fived.

"Just to point out, the table thing was my idea," Julie said.

Chris nodded in approval. "That was a very good film. If only there was an epilogue with the Magic Master and Claudina beating up Stinky. Speaking of which, who came up with that name?"

Everyone looked at Ruby. "What?"

"Either way, good job, Moons. What did the Animaniacs think?"

Dot smiled. "I do wish we had seen Stinky being beaten up, but it was a really good job all in all. My only true criticism is how Ruby appeared to be repeatedly staring off into space."

Ruby looked up. "I was?"

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"I thought I was hiding it," Ruby said, sighing. "Dang it, Sonic."

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"I couldn't help but laugh," Yakko said. "I especially like her falling off the table. It's slapstick like that moment that got us on the map, and it worked here. Good job."

"There wasn't any food in it, but I still really liked it," said Wakko. "And the part with the hat was a nice touch."

Chris nodded. "With that, the Moons have started off strong. However, there is still one more silent film to watch. If the Animaniacs like the Stars' film better, they will win invincibility."

The Stars nodded.

"So up next is the Shooting Stars, a.k.a. Mega Man, Ivy, Moka, Harry, Mandy, and Sonic. They have basically a mad scientist thing, which is appropriately called 'The Mad Scientist'."

(Author's Note: Second verse, same as the first.)

"The Mad Scientist" by the Shooting Stars

Cast (in order of appearance)

Dr. Insania: Mandy

Robot Helper: Mega Man

Inspector Thinkton: Harry

Speedster: Sonic

Vampire Girl: Moka

Fuschia: Ivy

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(We open in a small laboratory, where there are several machines, and what appears to be a large tank. In this lab, Dr. Insania, wearing a white lab coat, is mixing chemicals together.)

Insania: If I am able to mix these chemicals together correctly, I will soon have the final ingredient for my greatest creation yet.

(She turns her head to the door.)

Insania: Helper, do you have the other chemical ready?

*creak*

(The door opens, and in walks what appears to be a boy but is also a robot. He is holding a flask containing a steaming liquid.)

Robot Helper: Yes, master. It's ready.

Insania: Excellent. It's time to mix this in.

(She takes the flask and pours some of the liquid into what she was stirring before. She takes the bottle containing the chemicals and starts shaking it to mix it better.)

*swish swish*

Insania: Hopefully, I did this right. Soon, there will be no one left to stop me from unleashing this creation on the world.

Robot Helper: Truth be told, I am quite excited.

Insania: You should be.

*knock knock*

Insania: Get the door.

(Robot Helper nods and leaves the room while Insania still stirs the chemicals.)

*swish swish*

(Soon, Robot Helper comes back with another person. This man goes by Inspector Thinkton. He tips his hat to Insania.)

Insania: Inspector Thinkton. To what do we owe the honor?

Thinkton: I have been getting calls about this place, citing strange occurrences.

Insania: Such as?

Thinkton: Every time a thunderstorm hits, the lightning only seems to strike this house.

Insania: Guess it's coincidence or bad luck. What else?

Thinkton: Some people have smelled a foul odor whenever they pass by.

Insania: It gets hot during the summer, and my air conditioner's broke.

(Thinkton shakes his head.)

Thinkton: Surely you understand who I am. I investigate cases such as your robot here. Here's an example.

(He beckons at the empty doorway, and in walks a blue...whatever it is.)

Insania: What is that?

Thinkton: An animal that, for no reason, can move and run at incredible speeds. Some say he can reach hypersonic levels of speed. I've named him Speedster.

Speedster: Hey, how's it going?

Insania: Impressive. What else?

(Another person comes into the room, this time a teenage girl.)

Thinkton: Strangely enough, this girl appears to be a vampire. She has the fangs of one.

Vampire Girl: I admit, you don't seem very surprised.

Insania: Been there, done that.

Thinkton: What I'm here for is to investigate the interesting cases you have here.

Insania: Is that so?

Thinkton: Yes. I already like your robot assistant.

Insania: I have something else to show you. My greatest creation.

Thinkton: Then show it to me. I would love to examine it.

Insania: Very well.

(She takes the chemicals that she had been mixing the past few minutes and stens onto the counter, just higher than the large tank in the room she's next to. Slowly, she pours the liquid into the top of the tank. Soon, the tank starts to fill with steam.)

Vampire Girl: This is incredible.

*PHWOOOSH!*

(The tank suddenly bursts open. After another moment, a woman walks out of the tank. She seems to be made entirely out of plant matter.)

Insania: SHE'S ALIVE! ALIIIIIVE!

Thinkton: What…..is that?

Insania: My greatest creation to date. A woman made entirely out of plants. I call her Fuschia.

Robot Helper: You have to admit, this is amazing.

Fuschia: Insania, how may I serve you?

Insania: Easy. Show Thinkton and his companions out.

Speedster: Wait, what?

Thinkton: What is the meaning of this?

Insania: I need Fuschia for one simple thing. So I could take over the world.

Thinkton: Are you insane?

Insania: My name's 'Insania' for a reason. Fuschia, do your thing.

Fuschia: On it.

(Several vines seem to sprout out of nowhere, all over the lab. This scares Thinkton and his companions, who run out the door, screaming.)

*AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!*

Robot Helper: Was that really necessary, Master?

Insania: Yes it was.

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Everyone started clapping their hands. The Stars all smiled.

"Why do I have a sense of déjà vu?" Mega Man asked.

Chris walked back onstage. "Good work, Stars. Warners, what did you think?"

"It certainly made me laugh," said Wakko. "Where else can you get a mad scientist to scare an inspector?"

Yakko nodded. "I agree. A plot like this, and everyone is sure to laugh. Though I did notice Sonic, or Speedster in the film, zone out several times."

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"You have got to be kidding me!" Sonic exclaimed.

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"I saw maybe a little less focus from Sonic," Dot said. "Otherwise, everyone did their part spot on. For some, they just had to be who they were. The only exceptions were that Harry's not an inspector, and Mandy's not a mad scientist."

"But she does want to take over the world," Yakko pointed out.

"True."

Chris laughed. "Okay, that pretty much sums it up. Stars, good job. Moons, you did well. But there can only be one winner. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are going to deliberate behind the screen on who they thought were the best today. Everyone, sit tight. The decision will be made shortly."

The Animaniacs then retreated behind the screen, laughing about a joke Wakko had made.

(Time passes…)

"Hey, Ivy," Mandy said. "I have an idea."

Ivy looked at her. "Yes?"

Mandy then whispered something in her ear.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. It will work. Trust me."

Soon, the Animaniacs came back to the stage. "After some intense conversation, arguing, and fooling around, we've come to a decision," Yakko said.

"The winner will get our Academy Award replica," Wakko said, holding it up.

"The losers get this," Dot stated, holding up the Razzie.

"Just announce the winner already!" Gaz exclaimed.

Yakko rolled his eyes. "Fine. The winner of the fake Academy Award…."

"...and the reward of invincibility and first class…." said Dot.

"...goes to…." Yakko added.

All three said at the same time, "...the Shooting Stars!"

The Stars all cheered (except for Mandy) as Wakko threw them the statuette.

"While the Moons were excellent, the Stars just barely edged them," Wakko said.

"Here you go," Dot told the Stars as they threw them the Razzie.

Leo groaned. "Great," he said sarcastically.

Chris rolled his eyes. "Be grateful it's something. "You guys know the drill. Stars, enjoy your invincibility. And first-class is waiting for you. Moons, not only are you still stuck in Economy, but now you'll have to send someone off the plane and into oblivion. Good luck with that."

"Can we do something first?" Julie asked.

"What is it you want to do?" Chris asked.

Yusei smiled. "Just this," he said as they threw the Razzie on the ground.

Cue an event similar to the destruction of that printer in the movie Office Space. Only instead of a bat, they use Ruby's Crescent Rose to smash the Razzie. (Author's Note: You guys can fill in the rest of the blanks.)

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"I have always wanted to do that," Julie said, excited. "That was awesome."

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"See, Animaniacs?" Gaz asked. "That's what you get for not picking us. Your precious Razzie lookalike gets smashed, and it was pretty satisfying."

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"While I am going to go through with Mandy's idea, doing that silent movie reminded me of something," Ivy stated. "Mandy can control anyone she crosses paths with."

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On the plane, Double D had just gotten out of the bathroom. As he walked back to Economy, a pink puff of smoke suddenly hit his face. Instantly, his eyes glazed over.

"Pay attention to this," said Ivy, who appeared behind him. "I want you to tell everyone on your team to eliminate a certain individual. You'll know who that is. You will be released from the dust when that person jumps off the plane."

"Certainly," Double D said in a weary voice.

(Later…)

"I have an idea on who to eliminate," Double D told Ruby.

"Yes?"

"I think we should eliminate…"

(Still later…)

Chris walked into the elimination room, where the Moons were waiting. "Six unhappy Moons sitting in front of me, and one of them is about to be very unhappy indeed. Everyone, it's time to cast your votes."

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A six-way split screen is shown, with the Moons stamping an unknown passport.

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"Now that that's out of the way, it's time to see who goes," Chris said, throwing the peanut bags.

"Leo."

"Double D."

"Yusei."

"And Gaz."

This left Ruby and Julie, both simply waiting.

"Okay, ladies. We only have one bag left, and someone's about to get it. Ruby, you're a decent competitor, but you've had your head in the clouds all day. Could your distracted mind have hurt your team? Do they think eliminating you is best for everyone? Julie, I honestly have no idea why you're here. But, whatever.

"The final bag goes to…"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

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"...Ruby."

Ruby caught the bag, surprised. Then, she sighed in relief. "Sorry, Julie."

Julie raised her eyebrows. "I can't say I'm not surprised."

"Well, the votes from Gaz, Ruby, and Double D did you in," said Chris. "It was 3-2-1."

If Julie was surprised, that was nothing compared to Yusei's and Leo's reactions. "What did Julie do?" Yusei asked Double D.

"I have no idea."

Leo walked up to Julie. "I'm sorry. I don't know what happened. I thought they were going to vote off Ruby."

"So did I. But don't worry about it, Leo. At least I can call Ben and see if he won't kill me."

"Okay."

"Do me a favor and win this for both of us, will you?"

Leo nodded.

Julie then turned to Yusei. "Good luck to you too." In response, Yusei nodded.

Finally, Julie hugged Leo. "Thanks for everything," she whispered, then gave him a light kiss. Then, with a last smile, she took the parachute and jumped off the plane and out of sight.

A second after she did, Double D blinked several times. "Wait, where am I?"

This left his team puzzled. "Don't you remember what just happened?" Gaz asked.

"No, what just happened?"

Gaz looked at him, trying to figure out what it was.

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"I had Double D persuade his teammates to vote off Julie," Ivy said. "Hopefully, her departure will break Leo's spirit.

"Mandy had given me the idea of eliminating the remaining couples, as a way of thinning out other alliances. Ruby was a good choice, but I'm not after her. Yet. While she's a good competitor, her threat level doesn't even come close to Sonic.

"And soon, the hedgehog will be sent packing."

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Ruby and Sonic were getting the same discussion from their teammates.

"Ruby, I think this is for your own good, as well as for the good of the team," Yusei said.

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked Mega Man.

"We mean you're getting too distracted by Ruby lately," Mega Man told him.

"And you almost got eliminated because of Sonic," Yusei continued.

Mega Man then stated, "That being said, the rest of the team has agreed that…."

"...you are no longer allowed to spend time with Sonic," Yusei added.

"But why?" Ruby asked, surprised.

"We're going to be hitting the merge at any time," Yusei told her. "Distractions are something we can't afford on this team."

"Besides, you're our fastest teammate, Sonic," Mega Man said. "If we want to keep winning, we need you at you best."

Yusei continued with, "After the competition, or maybe the merge, you guys are free to date. But until then, we can't allow you to even talk to him. I'm sorry, Ruby…."

"...but it's for the best," Mega Man finished.

Ruby and Sonic both sighed simultaneously (by way of split screen). "I guess you're right," they said sadly.

Both went to sit down, completely miserable.

Still in Economy, Leo and Gaz were talking to Double D.

"Look, we know it's not entirely your fault," said Leo. "But we want to know who put you up to this. My girlfriend is gone because you told everyone to vote her off. That's what Gaz told me."

Gaz nodded. "So you had better tell us what happened."

"I've tried to remember. And I'm being completely honest. But I'm not able to."

"Then what is the last thing you remember?" Leo asked.

Double D hesitated for a second. "I had just gotten out of the bathroom, but when I turned, I was suddenly hit by a puff of pink dust. Next thing I knew, I was in the elimination room."

"Puff of pink smoke?" Leo asked. "How could that possibly….?"

All of a sudden, it dawned on Double D.

"Ivy! It had to be her!"

Leo and Gaz realized that too. In response, Leo started cursing, and Gaz slapped Double D.

"You idiot!" She was cursing too.

"I'm sorry, I just couldn't stop it," Double D told them.

Leo nodded. "It's fine. It wasn't your fault."

"Speak for yourself," Gaz said as she stormed out of the room.

Double D flinched as he heard the door slam, then looked at Leo, who was fuming.

"Leo, are you alright?"

Unexpectedly, Leo looked Double D dead in the eye.

"Ivy's going to pay for this," Leo told him. "And I swear by the kingdom of Nohr that I am not going to rest until that eco-terrorist jerk is off this plane."

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"Do you hear me, Ivy?" Leo asked, fuming. "I'm coming after you."

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Ivy was walking to the cargo hold (which I had erroneously called the luggage room all season long like an idiot). Once she opened the door, she walked inside and headed to where her stuff was.

At the same time, Gaz was in the room, playing her Game Slave to burn off frustration. Suddenly, she heard Ivy open her suitcase and pull out a mirror. Gaz looked up, with her spot luckily obscuring her while giving her a front-row seat at the same time.

"Hello there, me," Ivy said to her reflection. "It's me again."

'She talks to her own reflection?' Gaz thought. 'And I thought Dib was weird.'

Ivy giggled again. "Do you know what I did today? Oh, just split up a couple." She held up a list of every competitor they started with. For those already eliminated, Gaz could see an X through their name. Otherwise, there were other words describing everyone, like 'potential threat' for Leo, 'cannon fodder' for Double D, and 'ally' for Mandy. She saw Ivy cross out Julie's name.

"Another competitor bites the dust," she said. It's fun to run the game. I've run my own criminal operation in Gotham to cover everything in plants, so this is natural. Get it? Natural?"

Gaz, still silent, rolled her eyes.

"That scary girl Gaz, she is certainly someone to be cautious around. Same with others. Yusei has bounced back from heartbreak. Leo wields that book, and may be mad about me eliminating his girlfriend. Moka proved her worth with that rosary. But the one that intrigues me the most is Mandy."

This made Gaz pause.

"It intrigues me that as smart as she is, she has no idea what's coming to her," Ivy continued. "Does she seriously believe we'll be partners all the way to the final two? In truth, I've only been letting her do everything she has done since we became partners. That silent movie challenge taught me how dangerous she is. At some point in the near future, possibly before the merge, I'm going to have to let her go. She's becoming a liability, and is starting to outlast her usefulness."

Gaz was taking in every word as Ivy continued speaking to her own reflection.

"Soon, Mandy will realize the sad truth. That truth is only one of us can win the million dollars. And that is going to be me, whether Mandy likes it or not."

She put the mirror back in her suitcase and walked out of the cargo hold. Gaz sat there, hearing the door close, not believing what she had heard.

Ivy was using Mandy. And she was planning on betraying her.

Mandy was Gaz's biggest rival in the game. Gaz should be happy Mandy would soon be out of the competition.

Still, Gaz was uneasy. She had one question.

Would that be really how she wanted Mandy to go?

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Holy cow! Talk about interesting. This chapter took way too long.

Just as Julie and Leo were ready to spend the rest of the competition together, Ivy pulls another trick and Julie is quickly sent packing. Ivy's kill list is growing, and if she doesn't stop, it may rival even Nom Nom's. But at least Julie can now call Ben and see if everything will be okay.

And not surprisingly, Leo's now out for revenge. Only time will tell if he'll succeed.

Ruby and Sonic have been hit with what I call Distracted Love Syndrome, hurting both team's silent films. As a result, Ruby almost got the boot, and both teams have fully separated the two lovebirds. Yikes!

The Animaniacs appeared as guest judges for the silent movie challenge. Bad magicians and mad scientists all around. Nom Nom's jealousy over Dot was a nice touch, and may have some ramifications in due time.

Everyone's lucky. I've always wanted to go to Hollywood. Awww…

As for Gaz, her crazy adventure continues. Now adding to her feelings for Double D, now she has learned Ivy plans to betray Mandy. Is this really what Gaz wants? I would like to point out that because they're alike, I gave Gaz and Mandy two different roles. While Mandy is always going to be some sort of villain, Gaz is more of an anti-hero. Does she really care about Ivy's actions? Not necessarily. But she's not going to sit around and do nothing before Ivy ruins her own chances of winning.

A lot has happened in this chapter, but there's still next chapter to worry about.

Harry's wish comes true. They're going to Hogwarts! Here, a few former competitors come to help the teams with a high-flying challenge. Still, we have trouble. One person decides to reignite an old rivalry. Another person continues the task that they had been given. And one person's heroic act is what sends them packing. Oh, and since it's Hogwarts, if you want to tell me what kind of House the competitors would be in, that would be cool. I have my own opinions, but I would like to hear yours.

Lastly, I will soon do something a little different. Something like a….oh, I don't know….a Total Drama Everything Honest Trailer? *wink wink*

As for an update on Connie, she's doing great. And she has gotten all of your get-well cards, and would like to say thank you to everyone who sent one.

Well, hopefully this story won't have to wait for another month and a half to be updated.

See you in Hogwarts, everybody. Until then, TheMasterKat out!