Episode 27: A Battle of Might and Mind
Well……we've made it. After almost two years, it all ends today.
1602jaw: Nothing better than some foreshadowing. Waluigi came out of this very much improved. And I'm excited to see all four of these casts together.
eo5494: Both Susie and Waluigi played a good game. Now, it's time to see if Terry or Miu will win it all.
That guy: You're right. It was in character and intentional. Hoe you're ready for a fun conclusion.
ThelastCyberKnight: Waluigi came so close, yet it wasn't enough. But that's okay. We still have a great pair of finalists.
G-man 2.0: Welp, if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
Thenewsubwayguy: Many thanks. As I said, we needed some laughs after dealing with Gjira. Let's see who comes out on top today.
NondescriptNorbert: Well, I hope you enjoy your reread. Hopefully I'll learn something from it when you give your overall thoughts.
PrincessGumbalWatterson777: Apologies. Still, I hope you enjoy the final episode today.
Superwheeltires: Thanks so much. Let's keep the hype train rolling!
Happiness studios: It's okay. Kiara can always hire more chickens. It's as Queen Kiwawa commands. And no, there will be no NFTs at all. Just scary monster toys once I hit that plot point. No matter your opinions on the finalists, I hoe you enjoy today's show.
Monkeybot54: Thanks, my dude. Both totally deserve the win.
mistyagami: I'm sorry Waluigi didn't win. But it is what it is. Gotta love brains vs brawn.
And now, with a heavy heart, I say……let the show begin.
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All around the multiverse, people were tuning into their TV's, ready to watch this huge event.
We see Terry's brother Andy, his girlfriend Mai, and their best friend Joe all tune in at Joe's house."
"Really hoping you pull out the win, brother." Andy said hopefully.
"Of course he's gonna win." Mai said. "That Miu stands no chance."
"Kick her ass, Terry!" Joe yelled at the screen with so much intensity it weirded them out.
At Hope's Peak Academy, Miu's fellow classmates were gathered together, ready to watch their classmate potentially win.
"It'll be fun to watch that dumb cow fail miserably." Kokichi cackled. "How'd she even make it to the end anyway?"
"Gonta believes she will win." Gonta said. "Have faith in her."
"Of course she's gonna win." Tenko said. "She's up against a stupid degenerate male. His odds of victory are no more than zero percent."
" Seems everyone is excited in their own way." Keebo thinks to himself.
Next, we see the students of Garreg Mach, all gathered in the reception hall. A portal-like device that displays a screen was provided to them so they could watch.
"So this is what they call television, huh?" Linhardt said. "How's anyone supposed to get anything done if they watch this all the time?"
"That's really funny, coming from you Linhardt." Caspar jokes with his friend.
"The anticipation is killing me." Ashe said. "Who would've thought it'd all be down to Miu and Terry?"
"I was hoping it'd be Fullmetal, but I'm just as satisfied with this outcome." Dimitri said.
"I think we're in for one hell of a show today." Claude speculates.
Lastly, we Gjira in his Foundation cell, provided a TV. He quietly watches with intrigue.
In the nearby cell, Sura was complaining about her TV.
"Only seventy inches?! What do I look like, a damn peasant?!"
With all of that, the show begins
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We open up in a large and busy street. It appeared to be a festival of some sort. There were many food stalls, lots of fun games, both carnival and arcade, a ferris wheel, a whole stage with a concert with a concert set up, a pool, and many more attractions. Hey, for an occasion like this, we gotta go big.
Not to mention there appeared to be many people there. The weird part was the group of people there, as they were ones that weren't in this story, but other ones.
Charlie and Katakuri both appear onscreen. Charlie wore a floral wreath, while Katakuri wore an open flower print shirt rather than his leather vest.
"Greetings, everyone!" Charlie greeted the viewing audience.
"Welcome to the final episode of Total Drama Infinite 2!" Katakuri adds.
"I'm Charlie, and this is my wonderful co-host, Katakuri!"
"It's been a long journey to get here." Katakuri explained. "And a lot has happened since the last time you saw us. We've had a literal battle with the world at stake, and some of the most shocking eliminations yet."
"Let's watch a little recap of the last few episodes." Charlie says. She snaps her fingers, and the screen switches to scenes from recent episodes.
We see the final seven fighting Gideon in Cambodia, and Kiryu's surprising elimination.
Next, there's the battle against Gjira in South Town, with Edward defeating the tyrant, and his and Tari's sudden departure from the game.
We move to Kyoto where we see Glass Joe knock out Chris and make his exit.
Lastly, we see the holoMyth trials and race to Hawaii, where Susie and Waluigi failed.
"And now, only two people remain." Katakuri explained. "Miu Iruma, and Terry Bogard. The two of them have been through quite a lot this season. And now, that's all going to pay off."
"I kinda consider myself lucky I wasn't there for some of that insanity." Charlie brings up. "This season has been crazy beyond belief."
"I can't keep doing this on an empty stomach." Katakuri said as he turned to leave.
"Wait, where are you going?!"
"It's a party. I'm not gonna pass up the chance to stuff my face with all the sweets I can eat."
"Oh. Okay, then. Guess I'll finish this up on my own."
Charlie then looks back at the camera.
"Anyway, what you're seeing here is the pre-show before the main event. We've got people from other worlds here, and I don't just mean that in the normal way. We've got all of the contestants from shows aired in other worlds. The casts of Total Drama Everything, Cruise, and Endless are here enjoying the festivities as well. And some of the will have the opportunity to help our finalists. We'll be back later for the main event, but for now, let's see how everyone is doing. For now, I'm going to enjoy the festivities myself."
She turns away from the camera and sighs.
"Ahh. Now it's time to have some fun."
As the demon walks off, she is suddenly joined by another demon she's very familiar with.
"That was quite a performance, my dear." The voice that sounds of radio static told her. "Digging the new look, by the way."
"Oh! Hey, Alastor." Charlie said, sounding a bit startled. "You scared me."
"Mmm, yes, I've been told I have that effect on people." Alastor bragged. "Your face is practically made for the camera."
Charlie raised an eyebrow. "Is there something you want? You know we haven't seen each other for a while. You know, you've also been competing on another show and all."
"What? Can't I just catch up with my business partner?" Alastor said defensively. "But yes, my time on Cruise was quite an exhilarating experience. Especially putting that no good tin can Screamer through Hell. Such a shame he couldn't make it today. I must say though, I noticed you and that pirate are quite the dynamic duo."
"Yeah, well, when Vaggie isn't around, he's also very supportive and helpful.""
(I know that it's never come up, but Charlie, Vaggie, and Katakuri are all in a three way relationship. The details on that are a bit of a long story, but it happened between Infinite 1 and 2. I know I probably should've mentioned it at the beginning of the season, but lacked an opportunity to bring it up. Well, no harm no foul.)
"Such a shame. Vaggie trusts that giant of a man more than me." Alastor mused. "Regardless, I'm looking forward to this little finale. I've got my bet on that inventor with a sailor mouth."
"Oh, you mean Miu?"
"That's the one. Where is she, anyway?"
"Her and Terry are relaxing at a nearby hotel while the challenge is being set up. They're living it up like kings until then."
"Oh. Well then, it was nice catching up, my dear. Ta-ta."
With that, the Radio Demon was gone as quickly as he appeared.
"I can never get a read on that guy." Charlie mumbles. Suddenly, she remembers something. "Wait, I need to Tari. I've got quite the surprise for her."
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Moving right along, we see how the other contestants, both from Infinite and from other shows, are partying and having fun interacting.
We see Stocking sitting there with a bored expression on her face while stuffing her face with cake. with her, she held a stopwatch. Suddenly, two blurs moved fast past her and hit the brakes.
Those two appeared to be Iida and Everything contestant Ruby Rose.
"Alright, how was that?" Iida asked the demon.
"How the fuck should I know?" Stocking complained. "I was too busy eating to pay attention. Remind me again why I'm doing this?"
"Well, when I heard these guys from Infinite had a resident speedster in Iida, I wanted to see how fast he is." Ruby explained. "And I must say, the guy's fast."
"I appreciate the compliment, Ms. Rose." Iida said. "Nothing wrong with some friendly competition."
"I mean, I don't think you'd be faster than Sonic, but you're still pretty skilled."
"Heh, I doubt I could match him anyway." Iida said. "As long as I'm fast enough to fulfill my duties as a hero, that's good enough for me.
"It's been quite a while, Iida." A voice said.
Iida turns to see his fellow classmate Tokoyami, his girlfriend Sammy, and Peach approach him.
"Ah, Tokoyami! It's been far too long!" Iida greets.
"You guys know each other?" Ruby asked.
"Of course. We're both students at UA High, learning to become professional heroes."
"Kinda sounds like Beacon Academy." Ruby brought up.
Iida turns to Sammy and shakes her hand.
"You must be Sammy. Last time I talked to Tokoyami, he could not stop talking about you."
"Oh, uh, thanks." Sammy said awkwardly. "It's nice to meet you."
Iida then looks at Peach, gets on one knee and bows as a sign of respect to royalty.
"It has also been a while, Princess Toadstool." He said formally. "Congratulations on your win in Endless as well."
Peach chuckles at his mannerisms. "There's no need to be so formal. We're all equals here."
"If that is what you request, so be it." Iida said as he stood back up.
"I think he missed the point of what she was saying." Ruby whispers to Stocking.
"Hmph. What a square." Sticking said as she went back to eating.
"Anyway, where is Susie?" Peach asked. "I hope she's doing well."
"Very much so." Iida answered. "She's around here somewhere. Come to think of it, there's a few people from our show I haven't seen anywhere. This whole time, I've not seen Kiryu, Reg, Aqua, or Doctor Coyle."
The expression on the young hero's face turns a bit somber.
"I'd also like to give my condolences. I heard what happened to Markus and your Rick. I'm sorry all of that happened."
Peach did her best to not let those memories dampen her mood. It stung, but she appreciated Iida's sincerity and honesty.
"Thank you. I heard you all lost a dear friend as well recently, so all my thoughts go out to him."
"Thank you."
As the group continues to talk, we see someone watching them in secret.
From behind a corner, Cinder glared at them, especially at Ruby.
"Why, of all people, is that girl here?!" She growled. "If I had the chance I'd tear her a new one! And if Coyle is nowhere to be seen, that's a red flag."
"Seems like someone is in a sour mood." DIO chuckled as he walked up behind her. "So your mortal enemy is here at this party. Big whoop. You don't see me complaining."
"That's because yours isn't here."
"I know. It's perfect. I'm actually in a good mood for once and nothing can ruin th-OH NO!"
DIO begins to shake, the look in his eyes of arrogant confidence turned to fear in an instant.
"What's wrong?" Cinder asked.
"There's……… two of them!"
"Two of who, exactly?"
"Two……….Deadpools!"
"What do you mean two De-oh."
By now, she too could see it. In front of them, Deadpool and Spinel could be seen chatting it up with three other people. Those being the Everything contestants Julie, Leo, and…….another Deadpool.
"Wait, you're telling me you took a Duel Runner on a destructive joyride through the Kingdom of Nohr?" Deadpool asked.
Everything Deadpool nods. "Yep. and you're telling me you stole the Doomsayer's legendary BFG 9000 and almost killed everyone?"
"Yep."
"Did we just become best friends?"
"I think we did, my amigo."
The two laugh and hug it out, while Spinel talks excitedly to Julie and Leo.
"So you're friends of Wade as well?!" She said as her head stretched real up close to their faces.
"Uh……not the same exact one as yours, but yeah." Julie said awkwardly.
"Do you guys wanna be my friends too?!"
"I don't see why not." Leo said.
"Any friend of this Deadpool is a friend of ours." Everything Deadpool said.
Spinel happily stretches her arms around all of them and pulls them into a tight, big, hug.
"Yay! This is the best day ever!"
"Can't……breathe!" Julie gasped.
"I think they get the picture, Spinel." Deadpool said.
"Oops. Sorry." Spinel lets go of all of them. "Got a little too excited there, hee hee."
"Oh no!" DIO angrily stomps over to them. "NONONONONONO! THIS IS WHERE I, DIO, DRAW THE LINE!"
"Who the heck is this guy?" Julie asked.
DIO ignores her and keeps ranting. "I could deal with two Aquas, I could barely tolerate two Ricks, but I'll be damned if I have to deal with two Deadpools!"
"You know how you guys had to deal with Nom Nom?" Deadpool whispered to Julie. "DIO is way worse. He's so rotten to the core that MemeKing is incapable of redeeming him like your koala cohort."
"What do you want, DIO?" Spinel spat.
"This is unacceptable!" DIO complained. "Just one of him is a pain to handle! Who's idea was it to bring all of these people here?!"
"It was that one lady's idea." Leo answered. "Charlie, I think her name is. She organized the whole thing. For a demon, she sure seemed nice."
"She even gave everyone gift bags when we arrived." Everything Deadpool said as he held one up to show to the vampire.
"Nobody gave me one." DIO mumbled. "Regardless, I want you out of my sight!"
It was then that Julie stepped forward and gave DIO a piece of her mind.
"Look pal! Don't you dare talk smack about my friend like that! We're here to have fun! So go away and leave us alone, or we'll drag your sorry butt back to Castlevania the hard way!"
DIO was left stunned from her sass and attitude, while Deadpool said "Ooh, she roasted you good!" The others cheered for her.
Feeling beaten, DIO walks away in a huff.
"I don't even know what a Castlevania is." The vampire mumbled.
"Wow. That's the first time I've ever seen anyone put DIO in his place without using force." Spinel marveled. "Props to you on that."
"I love me a crossover within a crossover." Deadpool said.
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"So, what do you think?" Doofenshmirtz asked. The scientist was letting Wendy, Armin, and Yuka taste test some sweets. "I had a lot of help from Wonka on this one."
"It's….. delicious!" Wendy beamed. "I can taste all kinds of flavors! Try one, Carla." She gives her cat friend a gumdrop as well
"Yep." Doof said proudly. "Just one of these bad boys will go through ten flavors before it even hits your stomach."
"They don't have stuff like this back home." Armin said as he tried one.
"You have quite the talent." Yuka adds.
"Well, I'm still nowhere near the level of his confectionary talents." Doof said humbly. "But I'm getting better.
Armin points to a nearby small crowd making a lot of noise. "Hey, what's going on over there?"
The group walks over to see an arm wrestling competition. Specifically one between Geralt and Eva.
"C'mon, you got this!" Lightning says to Eva. "Don't lose to this sha-geezer!"
"Don't listen to him, monster slayer, take home the gold!" Yao shouts.
The go at it with such intensity, until Geralt ultimately pins her arm down.
"Impossible!" Eva growled.
The Witcher raises his fist in victory. "Haha, better luck next time!"
"Everyone's really getting along and having fun." Wendy said. "I think this was a great idea."
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We see Sanji at a homemade food stall, preparing his culinary cuisines as usual.
"Step right up, ladies!" He swoons. "Your prince is here to satisfy your hunger!"
"Can you satisfy mine, Vinsmoke?"
Sanji's jaw drops as he sees Katakuri in front of him.
"Crap, it's one of Big Mom's children!"
He readies himself for a fight, but Katakuri just smirks.
"We may have been enemies, but this is a party, Vinsmoke." Katakuri says.
"Huh?"
"There's no need for hostility at the moment. Sure, our crews don't get along, but believe it or not, I have a lot of respect for your captain. I'm over here to eat."
Hearing this, the cook lowers his guard. "Oh…….okay. What can I make for you?"
Katakuri drools at the thought. "I want donuts. Really, really, big ones. And feel free to go nuts on the sugar. I'm known to have quite the appetite."
Sanji readies up his cooking appliances. "You got it, big guy. If I can feed my captain regularly, you should be no different."
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Elsewhere, Zach was seen interviewing Waluigi and Susie. The reporter was writing on a notepad, while Coff filmed with a camcorder.
"You two came extremely close to reaching the finals." Zach said. "Unfortunately, Terry and Miu had you guys beat. How does that make you feel?"
"Well……kinda bummed." Susie said. "But hey, I kicked ass this time. I'll take 4th place. Still, I could've really used that cash."
"It's surely been a journey for Waluigi." Waluigi answered. "Waluigi has had to look deep inside himself this season. He learned he didn't need something so insignificant as being in Smash to feel special. He even found love, and was a big player in helping save the world."
"You're blowing smoke with that last part." Susie chuckles. "Let's be honest, Ed's the true hero of all that."
"Fine. Waluigi will admit that. But he still played a very good game this season. And he met some great people along the way."
Zach asks his next question. "Would you guys return to compete in another season if given the opportunity?"
"Hell no!" Susie said. "I'm glad I did good, but it was such a herculean task to get there. So if he hosts a new season in the future, I'll kick his ass if he makes me come back!"
"Maybe……." Waluigi answered. "Waluigi could still use the money. He promised Wario a cut of it if he won as well. He wasn't too thrilled when he found out Waluigi lost."
"Oh, Waluigi!" The voice of Isabelle would be heard as she scurried up to him. "I've been looking for you. My favorite song is playing right now, and I wanted to know….if you'd join me on the dance floor?"
Waluigi chuckles as he suavely puts a rose in his mouth.
"But of course! Waluigi is the best dancer in the whole of the Mushroom Kingdom, after all!"
He takes her hand, and the two head off to dance.
"How sweet." Coff said. "Oi, Zach! How come you can't find yourself a girlfriend?!"
Zach rolls his guys.
"Welp, if it's all the same to you guys, I'm gonna keep partying like it's 1999." Susie said as she walks off.
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In another area, we see Edward, Tari, Meggy, and Alphonse. They're talking with Ryuko, Brendan, Yusei, and Lammy.
"No way!" Edward gasps. "You guys met Namora and Cherieng?!"
"Unfortunately." Lammy sighed. "Luckily, we were able to put a stop to her. She's not gonna be possessing anyone anymore."
"That's good." Tari said. "It's such a shame how much Gjira plagued us during the competition."
"Tell me about it."
"So this Gjira guy was her equal, huh?" Yusei asked. "He sounds like one of my monsters, to be honest."
"I know it's hard to believe, but I watched the three of them fight each other." Edward explained.
"Let me guess, Torrica?" Ryuko guessed.
"You've met him too?!"
"Yep. Steam Lad too. I figure you saw Cherieng not too long after that."
"Yeah, actually." Ed remembers his encounter with her shortly before they left Cambodia. "She was rooting for me to beat Gjira. No doubt she wanted another one of her rivals out of the picture."
"So she's still out there, I guess." Brendan said. "Plotting, no doubt."
Meggy gestures to Ed, Lammy, and Ryuko. "You three have definitely been through a lot. The heroes of your own stories, in a way."
"Hey, Ed." Alphonse interjects. "What was it the Foundation wanted with you guys anyway?"
"Well, we're only allowed to explain so much before it becomes a problem." Edward explained. "Basically, Rick, Tari, and I are gonna work part time for the Foundation as field agents."
"Wow, really?" Lammy said.
"Uh-huh. It's for our heroism, yet also to pay for the damages done to Site 19. On the plus side, we can see Tickles whenever. They wanted the both of us together as SCP 999 took so much of a liking to us. And they'll do anything to make him happy."
"Sounds like a fun job." Ryuko said.
Suddenly, Ed heard a voice he hadn't heard in a long time.
"Ed? Al?"
The brothers turned to see such a long familiar face. It was their childhood friend Winry.
"It really is you guys!" Winry said excitedly.
"Winry!" Both brothers literally tackled her, giving her a big hug.
"It's been too long!" Al cried.
"Who's this?" Yusei asked.
They let go of her, and Ed clears his throat.
"Sorry. Got a bit excited there. This is Winry Rockbell. My old mechanic, and our childhood friend. She's basically like family."
"So this is Winry?" Tari said. She walks up to her and shakes her hand. "I'm Tari. Ed's told me quite a bit about you. What brings you here, anyway?"
"I competed on Endless." Winry answered. "Didn't get too far in it, though. When I heard you guys were here, I just had to find you. I haven't seen you guys in so lo-"
Winry stopped talking when she looked at Ed's prosthetic arm.
"Your arm! What happened to it?!" She quickly grabbed it and inspected it. "This isn't automail! What the hell happened to it?"
Ed felt he was gonna regret answering. No doubt he'd be on the receiving end of one of her tools. But he couldn't lie to her. Not after they'd just been reunited after what's been years.
"Weeeeeeeell………it got destroyed again the first time I fought Gjira. Miu made me a new one from scratch."
"You two are still as reckless as ever." Winry sighed. "Some things never change." Normally, she'd be frothing with rage at him breaking his arm, but she was astounded by Miu's handiwork.
"What craftsmanship! This Miu really is talented!"
"Well, she is the Ultimate Inventor, after all."
"I need to talk to her when this is all over! I need to see if she'll teach me some of her tricks!"
"That is, if you can get past Miu's……personality." Tari said awkwardly. "She's rather……. eccentric."
"Al and I aren't able to go back to your world." Ed said to Winry. "But when you get back, give everyone our regards. Granny, Armstrong, heck, even Mustang."
Winry puts her arms around both brothers, trying to hold back her tears of joy. "Will do. But tonight, we've got a lot of catching up to do."
"This is such a heartfelt reunion." Brendan said as he took out a tissue and wiped away his tears. "It's family coming together again."
"Ah, Edward. Tari. Just the people I was looking for."
The group now sees Edgeworth walking up to them, with Maya in tow.
"What's up, Maya?" Lammy asked.
"Not much." Maya said. "Mr Edgeworth asked me to do a big favor."
"What's this about, Miles?" Ed asked.
"You see, Ms Fay here is a spirit medium." Edgeworth explained. "She can channel the spirits of those who have died into her own body. It's not something I'm particularly into, but since we're all here, I thought I'd do you guys a nice favor."
"Anyway, he showed me a picture of your dead friend, Giovanni." Maya adds. "I'm going to channel his spirit so he can talk to you all one last time. But given the circumstances, this is the only time we're going to be able to do this."
This information really perked Ed's, Tari's, and Meggy's interest.
"Wait, is this true?!" Meggy asked.
"Edgeworth……….you didn't have to do that." Tari said.
"You're right. I didn't have to. But I wanted to do something for you guys. It's not like I want your praise or thanks or anything."
"Still though, we really appreciate it." Edward said. Looking at Maya, he says, "And thanks to you as well."
"Let's bring out our friend!" Meggy chants.
Taking a deep breath, Maya goes, "Okay……here it goes."
Everyone watches as Maya's body suddenly begins to transform. Pretty soon, it no longer looks like her. The face and body appeared to be more in the shape of Giovanni, while still wearing Maya's clothes. The person now before them looks around in confusion.
"What the?! Where am I?! What's with this costume?! Doesn't look like one I made! One moment I'm chilling in the afterlife, and the next-"
When he sees Edward, Tari, and Meggy, he immediately calms down.
"Boss…….is it really you?" Edward asked.
"Fullmetal! Beanie Girl! Bluejay! It really is you guys!" The dead criminal pulls all three of them into a big hug. You could really feel the overflow of emotions they were feeling.
"Wait. What am I doing here, anyway? I said I wanted to stay dead."
"Technically, you still are." Yusei said. "Maya is temporarily channeling your spirit, and you can thank Edgeworth for that."
"Oh, so I guess this won't be long, huh?" Giovanni said as he looked at his body. "Then if this is the last time we see each other, I guess I better make it count."
With this, he smiles back at his friends.
"We did it." Edward said. "We won. We beat Gjira."
"I knew you would." Giovanni said as he wiped a tear away. "I knew you guys wouldn't let me down. I'm so proud of you guys. I couldn't be any happier. Love conquered all and slayed the beast."
"Hey, you played your part too, you know." Tari brings up. "You were there for us when all hope felt lost."
"She's right." Meggy adds. "From Rapture, all the way to South Town, we probably wouldn't have been around now if not for you."
"I am touched to hear you guys say that." Giovanni said passionately. "But Ed……I'm happy to say this is all thanks to you. You saved the world, after all. I'm proud to have been your friend."
"Have been? You always will be, in life and death." Ed tells him.
"So glad to hear that, guys."
"Man, I was not expecting tonight to be such an emotional one." Lammy sniffed.
"Whoever this guy is, he really means a lot to them." Ryuko said.
Giovanni pulls them into one last hug.
"I guess this is goodbye. For good. Just……never lose that smile or that courage, you guys. And promise……you'll never forget about me."
"Of course not!"
"Well then……goodbye."
As Giovanni's spirit proceeds to leave Maya's body and returns to the afterlife, Ed tearfully says one thing.
"So long…..boss."
And just like that, Maya began to look more like Maya again.
"Whew! Been a while since I did that." She said, "So, how'd it go?"
"Perfect." Tari answered. "Thank you again, Maya."
"No problem. Thank Mr. Edgeworth for asking me to do this."
"I thought I said to leave me out of this." Edgeworth said a little coldly and tsundere-like.
"Tari!" Charlie cried as she ran up to them. "I've been looking for you!"
"Oh, it's you.." Brendan said. "Thanks again for inviting everyone here."
"Yeah……no……problem." The demon says as she catches her breath. "Hope everyone is having fun. Anyway, since there's been some nice reunions all around." She gestures to Winry and the Elric brothers as an example, "I thought I'd provide one to you."
What do you mean by that?" Tari wondered.
"I want you and Theo to take a look at this." Charlie holds up a tablet screen. "I heard from a little birdie that like Edward, you can't exactly go back to your original world. So, I pulled a few strings and managed to get a hold of your old friends live."
"You did what?!" Tari and Theo gasped.
The screen turns on to a video call. Seen on the small screen were Tari's old friends from Silica City: Masa, Lamar, Sofia, Belle, and Lucinia.
"Hey, you guys!" Theo said.
"What's up, little man?!" Lamar said. "And what about you, Tari? It's been forever!"
Tari stood there, mouth agape, and unable to say anything. Her mind was practically blown.
"You're usually not this quiet." Belle jokes. "Cat got your tongue or something?"
"Y…….you guys….."
"Bet you never expected to see us again, huh?" Sofia said. "To be honest, we didn't either. For the longest time, we thought you had died."
"Now imagine my luck." Lamar begins. "One evening, I was flipping through channels, and I saw you on this weird reality show. There you were, facing King Boo, armed with nothing but a vacuum cleaner. I was so shocked I had to tell the others."
"We were honestly shocked." Lucinia said. "First of all, we were surprised to see you were still alive and kicking."
"It's…..still so surreal." Tari said. "Honestly, words can't express how happy I am to see you guys."
"I'm jealous." Lamar said. "Surrounded by so many famous anime and video game characters. It's an otaku's dream."
"And when you were so down in the dumps, I found your private server, and had Theo sent to you." Sofia explained.
"So…..these are your friends?" Edward said. "They seem like nice guys."
"Hey, kid." Masa said to Edward.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for being there for her. She's our friend, and she's been through a lot." Suddenly, Masa's tone gets more serious. "If you ever hurt her or make her cry again, I will track you down and kick your ass. You got that?!"
"Whoa! Ease up on the guy, Masa!" Belle scolds.
"I'm just speaking my mind! After seeing what he did after Romania, I couldn't forgive him for hurting her like that. I don't care if you saved the damn multiverse, I want you to promise me that you'll never put her through that again, you hear me?!"
Ed gulps. "Hear you loud and clear, man. I swear."
"Good."
"Don't worry, guys." Tari said. "I know it's been a crazy ride to get here, but I'm doing fine. It's so great to see you all after so long."
"So, if there's another season, are you planning to compete again?" Lucinia asked.
"Probably not. Our part time jobs for the Foundation might make that a bit difficult. But we'll still still try to see these guys regularly."
"That's great." Sofia said. "Well, I guess we'd better let you guys go. I figure you don't want to miss the finale. We'll make sure to get a hold of you as much as possible, okay?"
Tari nods. "Got it. So nice to hear from you guys again."
"Catch ya later."
With that, the call ends. Tari remains silent, and Theo gets concerned.
"Tari…..you okay?"
Tari quickly embraces Tari in a friendly hug.
"Thanks, Charlie." Tari said as she started to cry. "This really made my day. Thanks for making everyone's day."
"Aww, it was nothing." Charlie said sheepishly. "What are friends for, you know? I wanted to make tonight great for everyone."
"Well, we really appreciate it, Char." Edward said. "You've always been such a hard worker."
"It's almost time, everyone!" The voice of Chris blared across the whole festival. "Everyone please make their way to the spectator's pavilion!"
"Well, looks like it's just about showtime." Lammy said.
"Wonder how the lucky two are doing right now." Edward wonders.
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In a hotel room, we see Terry, laying down on the bed, and deep in thought. Right now, he was reflecting on his journey to this point.
" Well, it's been a crazy ride." He thinks. " But here I am. The finale. It all comes down to this."
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"It still feels so surreal." He says in the temporary confessional. "Didn't actually expect to make it this far. The journey itself to get here has probably been the best part. We've seen a land of sweets, an underwater city, schools for some of the most amazing professions, among other things. And the friends I've made along the way have been the best. Kiryu, Joe, Aqua, heck, even Miu, and she's my last obstacle."
"Am I nervous? A little. Who wouldn't be? Miu's smart, and that's her best asset. I'm pretty strong physically, but even I know that only gets you so far. I'm gonna have to put 110% into this if I'm gonna win. And God only knows what Chris has cooked up for this one. It's the finale, so he's sure to go all out. But I'm ready. More ready than I've been for anything."
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At the same time, we see Miu in her room. Nervously, she paced back and forth, anticipated yet filled with a bit of anxiety.
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"I'm fuckin' stoked to be in the final two." Miu said. "The whole journey here has been one crazy thing after another. Honestly……I feel like I don't belong here. Like I only got lucky enough to be here. I know I've put in the work, but it still doesn't sit right with me. I've had to put up with so much shit that the hard work shows for itself."
"I may be smart and have a rockin' bod, but that only gets you so far. Terry's a physical powerhouse, and I'm willing to bet this last challenge will be physically taxing. I'm gonna have to pull out all the stops if I'm gonna beat him. Honestly, I can't think of a better opponent, though."
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The two continued to wait in their rooms, until they heard a knock on their doors.
For them, Captain Ginyu and Korone entered their rooms.
"It's time." They said in unison.
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We see both finalists, walking down a large aisle in slow motion. In front of them lies a large stage, where Chris and a big, mysterious door awaits, with what was behind it covered with an even bigger tarp. At their sides, there were two large sitting areas, where all of the contestants and guests sat, rooting for who they were rooting for.
The seats were color coded. Red for Terry, and pink for Miu.
Team Terry:
Elena, Popo, Nana, Deadpool, Spinel, Edgeworth, Mercy, Glass Joe, Wendy, Katakuri, Mae, Nicole, Sora, Nomad, Russel, Starscream, Isabelle, Iida, Waluigi, Goku, Rarity, Connie, Nom Nom, Deadpool (Everything), Snake, Superman, Zelda, Fred, Julie Y., Sam, Yusei, Bubblegum, Lammy, Ash (Everything), Coco, Double D, Gaz, Sonic, Jak, Leo, Ruby, Ivy, Harry, Webby, Sly, Bayonetta, Rukia, Vicky, Carmen, Michaelangelo (Everything), Rukia, Noodle, Ryuko, Brendan, Lightning, Tokoyami, Aqua (Cruise) Beastman, Eddy, Mako, Wendy C., DJ, Sammy, Satoshi, Yuka, Priestess, Peter, Peach, Indy, Perry, Beatrice, Ramona, Tomoko, Yae, Lapis, Susie D., Fluttershy, Tigress, Yao
Team Miu:
Meggy, King Harkinian, Charlie, JFK, Edward, Tari, Tatsumaki, Rick, Android 18, Dororo, Susie, Cinder, DIO, Toko, Harley, Max, Maya, Dante, Mandy, Toph, Stan, Shrek, Mega Man, Moka, Cynder, Po, Nagito, Sebastian, Snake Eyes, Sanji, Murderface, Michaelangelo (Cruise), Clemont, Lindsay, Armin, Stocking, Alastor, Ash (Cruise), Dawn, Scott, Eva, Rolf, Terry B., Mighty Ray, Dipper, Lenny, Wednesday, Doofenshmirtz, Bentley, Winry, Amethyst, Tails, Perky
"This is quite the gathering." Terry said as they looked at everyone.
"Didn't expect a whole lot of people would side with me." Miu said. "Thought they'd all choose you."
"Hey, don't downplay yourself. You've totally got fans."
The two finally join Chris onstage. The host takes the mic and clears his throat.
"Attention, ladies and gentlemen!" He announced. "Welcome to the final episode of Infinite 2!"
Miu looks at her cheering section, trying to look for someone.
"Hey……. where's Reg?"
Terry does the same as he looks at his section.
"I don't see Kazzy either. Or Aqua. Well, not our Aqua."
"How can you tell?"
"Well, that one's asleep over there right now. Ours wouldn't want to miss me winning a huge cash prize."
"Hey Chris, where are they?!" Miu asked.
"All will be answered in time." He tells her. He then goes back to talking to the audience.
"Today, we have our two finalists: Terry Bogard and Miu Iruma! By the end of the day, one of them will be walking away with a million dollars!"
The both of them strike a pose for their fans.
"Also, we'd like to welcome our special guests from other shows! Those from Everything, Cruise, and Endless! And on top of getting to watch the action, a few of them will get the chance to play a part in this by getting to help one of the finalists. Now, let us-"
"Hold on a second!" Zach said as he ran up onstage. "I almost forgot to give you something!"
"Can't it wait, kid?" Chris sighed. "Kinda in the middle of something here."
"Actually, it's kind of important." Zach explained. He shows Chris a DVD disc. "This was given to me by everyone from Trainwreck Express."
"What does he mean by that?" Dororo asked Armin.
"That's the new season after Cruise." He answered. "I'm not participating in it, but I know they pulled everyone from it who were in Cruise to come here today."
"They had a message for their fellow competitors in the case they got to help out today." Zach continued. "You don't mind playing it right now, do you?"
Chris sighs again with a bit of annoyance. "Fine. But only because there's a chance it could be utterly hilarious when the guys from that world sent a cake."
He hands the disc to Ginyu and tells him, "Put it on the big screen."
The alien does as instructed, and a giant screen slowly descends above them for all to see.
(This video comes from none other than 1602jaw, who had this fun message from those in his current story.)
The static cuts to Mahiru facing adjusting, seemingly the camera.
Mahiru: "Okay, it seems to be recording right about now".
Satsuki: "What on God's Earth!"
Yamcha: "Muscle Man! What are you doing, man? There are kids around here!"
Eggman: "Is this seriously necessary to be naked right about now?"
Muscle man: "What? I thought it would be a funny surprise to reveal I'm half naked".
Ray: "There's nothing funny about that! Put your clothes back on!"
(This got Mahiru's attention, glancing off and telling him off in shock by the sight of it ).
Mahiru: "Muscle Man! Come on! Do what Ray says! You're making this less funny and more uncomfortable!"
Muscle Man: "Alright! Alright! Sheesh, can't you let a guy have some fun with this".
Frollo: "Is it necessary to bring everyone here?"
Mahiru: "Yes Frollo, it's necessary. Okay everyone! Get in place!"
(Mahiru then moves away, revealing the entire TD Trainwreck Express cast, excluding Hades, gathering in the lounging room. Some were sitting, either on the floor or on the couch, while others were standing. ).
Everyone (Except Akainu, Kris, and Jose) gave a hand wave to the camera, as all of them shouted: "Hi everyone!"
Mahiru: "Hello, this is the cast of Total Drama Trainwreck Express. Bringing you some enlightenment words from each of us. We're here to show our encouragement and praises to our more veteran competitors from Total Drama Cruise".
(Mahiru then turned toward the cast ).
Mahiru: "So who wants to go first? Zoro?"
Zoro: "Do I really have to say something encouraging? Especially to Sanji of all people?"
Nami: "Ugh, yes Zoro! You have to! It's called being supportive to your fellow competitor! And crew too".
Zoro: "Well I don't have much to say, other than I hope he's not going to screw up like last time".
Nami: "Come on, Zoro! That's not even close!"
Mahiru: "Nami, Do you have a few words for Sanji as well? I mean, he is part of your crew from your world".
Nami: "Actually, yes, I do. Sanji, if you are watching this I just want to say that despite some...unappealing aspects, I do wish you luck".
Zoro: "Huh, kinda expecting you to reveal your cleavage to him".
( He chuckled, until getting his head punched by Nami, angrily ).
Nami: "What the hell did you just say?!"
Zoro: "I was joking!"
Akainu: "If you want my word of encouragement, I have no desire in seeing any of them succeed. I expect total pain out of this, if any of these fools try to screw up".
Mahiru: "Uhhh...I-I guess that counts as some word of encouragement".
Packard ( Reading a magazine ): "That barely sounds like it".
Mahiru: "Satsuki, how about you? Do you have any comments about your sister being part of this?".
Satsuki: "I hope for the best. She is strong enough to endure anything, I'll say that. Though honestly, I do hope her aggressiveness doesn't get the better of her".
Akainu: "I doubt she could control it. Seeing how easily loud, brash, and foolish she is".
Satsuki: "What did you just say about my sister?"
Akainu: "Loud, brash, and foolish. Got a problem with that?"
Mahiru: "Uhhh ok guys, please calm down. This is a fun thing we are trying to do here, okay?"
Yamcha: "Uhhh a bit off topic here, but why is it just the Total Drama Cruise cast being selected to star in this other reality show from a different universe? If you ask me, they should've invited us as well. You know? Maybe some of them may be interested in my...Wolf Fang Fist..huh? Huh? Am I right?"
Loona: "No offense, but nobody is going to care about your Wolf Fang Fist".
Yamcha: "Well maybe some of them do. You guys don't know that. Maybe some of them actually would've loved to have me be part of this. I could totally see that".
Shore Leave: "Ha! I doubt that! But now that you mention it, that could be cool".
Yamcha: "What? Me having to participate in the finale?"
Shore Leave: "No sissy! I'm talking about us being part of this finale. I mean come on, people! Wouldn't that be fabulous?"
Jose: "Yeah! They should've had me be in it!"
Robin: "As if! Nobody wants a scrawny, annoying midget brat to be their helper".
Jose: "Don't call me scrawny, annoying, or a midget! I can be a better helper than those losers from last season!"
Robin: "Oh really? How?"
Jose: "Uhhhh...ummm...I got skills...plenty of them".
Robin: "Really? I'm betting one of those skills involves failing then".
Jose: "HEY! YOU TAKE THAT BACK!"
(Jose shouted, got up and try to grab him, only to be restrained back by Wolverine ).
Wolverine: "Easy there, kid! Don't make this even more uncomfortable!"
Mahiru: "Okay, uhhhh Reg, maybe you have a few words for the contestants. After all, one or two of them did save you".
Reg: "Hmmm...I guess I could say, I'm very grateful to be here alive and intact. Who knows what other horrible things I would've endured, without Ryuko and Wendy around".
Mahiru: "Okay, okay, that's good. See, this is what I want to hear. Thank you. How about you...uhhh...Blue Pearl? Got any comments?"
Blue Pearl: "Oh, me? Hmmm...I don't know. I'm uncertain what to say right about now".
Mahiru: "That's okay, just take your time. I'm sure you'll think of something encouraging".
JFK: "I got a few words for the babes from last season! It's called..."
(JFK then proceeded to rip his shirt off, revealing a giant heart on it, as well as his face and a cross mark on his older girlfriend, which is now covered up with photos of Ryuko, Aqua, Wendy, and Stocking ).
JFK: "Heart for all! Giving my heart to those babes!"
(Some of the contestants were appalled by the sight ).
Tiff: "Oh gosh darn it! Seriously?!"
Ray: "We really have enough with Muscle Man! We don't need to deal with you! JFK!"
Mahiru utters to herself: Okay Mahiru, remain calm. This is just an encouraging recording for our fellow contestants. Don't need to be stressed right now".
(She resumed speaking to them in an attempt to try to settle everything down ).
Mahiru: "Uhhh Megumin, do you got a few words for Aqua? She is part of your adventure group".
Megumin: "Ehhh I don't know. I don't feel like giving some word of encouragement to a whiny diva like her".
Mahiru: "Come on Megumin. Please?"
Megumin: "Ugh, fine. All I can say...is I hope if Ryuko and Aqua were picked, I expect Ryuko to kick her ass. There, that's my word of encouragement".
Mahiru: "That's..ummm...good, I guess".
Satsuki: "It is directly to my sister so that's good".
(Just then Jinx raises her hand up to try to get their attention, which she succeeds in that ).
Mahiru: "Oh good, Jinx got something to share. What do you got?"
Jinx: "I got something that's more than a few words of good luck!"
Molly: "Uhhh is this another explosion trick?"
Jinx: "No! It's better!"
(She proceeds to pull out a cake, containing explosives and rockets that are sticking out from the top, much to the unfortunate surprise of everyone ).
Jinx: "A cake I made with my bare hands! Forgot to add some words on it, but I made it with chocolate".
Mahiru: "Uhhhh Jinx, maybe this isn't the right time to-"
(Before she could finish, the cake exploded, sending every rocket into the air, which resulted in one of them to knock down the camera, causing it to crack, much to Mahiru dismay ).
Mahiru: "Oh no! The camera is down!"
As the video ends, everyone was left in utter shock.
"That was…….. something." Beatrice said awkwardly.
"Whoa, was that another me?" JFK said. "It's like looking in a handsome mirror."
"Well, duh." Rick said. "We've met two of me, and two Aquas. Shouldn't be that big of a surprise. The multiverse just works like that."
"They even have a Reg with them." Miu remarks. "Now I officially need to meet him and see what also makes him tick."
"There's plenty of time for tinkering later." Chris tells her, getting back on track.
"Your challenge lies right behind this door." Chris explains, gesturing to the large doors behind them. "Chef, remove the tarp!"
Chef does as instructed and removes the tarp. What lay on the other side of the stage was a large, medieval styled castle.
"What lies inside is someone you care deeply about; waiting for you to come rescue them."
"Aqua……" Terry muttered.
"Reg……" Miu says.
"That's right." Chris answered. "They're each waiting somewhere inside the castle, damsel in distress style. There are two paths inside, one for each of you. But to get to them, there are three challenges that await you on your chosen path. That's why I dub this challenge, "The Final Crusade."
"Are they okay?" Miu asked.
"Yep. They're just chilling in their own cells right now."
"I hope he's alright. He's just a boy. I'm like a mom to him!" Miu said worriedly.
"So what kind of challenges do we have to face there?" Terry asked.
"Three challenges await each of you. Each will either test your problem solving skills, power, and your bonds."
"Those sound oddly specific."
"Trust me, it'll all make sense soon. Get through all three obstacles, and your damsel in distress awaits. Once you rescue them, you'll make your way back out here. The first person to make it back here will win it all, and walk away a million dollars richer."
"Ah, so it's basically a glorified rescue mission." Terry says.
"Correctamundo, Terry. Now, as I said before, some of our special guests will get the chance to join you in your rescue mission."
The screen comes down again, and cycles through many different faces. The spectators pay close attention, as there's a chance they might get picked.
"You will each get one helper from Cruise, Endless and Everything. Three helpers in total." Chris states. "And now, let us start with Everything."
The roulette cycles through all of the contestants from Everything.
"Terry, your first helper will be….."
Finally, the roulette stops on…
"... Double D!"
"Wait, me?!" Double D gasped.
"Hey, good on you, Sockhead." Starscream taunts. "Looks like Bogard is toast. Even Glass Joe is a slight improvement."
"Shut up, tin can!" Gaz snapped. "He's gonna make sure Terry wins!"
She then turns to Double D. "You better make sure he wins. I know you got this"
He gulps nervously. "I'll do my best."
Double D walks up onstage and joins Terry.
"Welcome aboard, pal." Terry says as he pays the nerd on the back. "Was that your girlfriend wishing you luck or something?"
"Um, yes."
"Cool. I'm basically gonna be saving mine here, like in the fairy tales. And I know I could use somebody smart on my side."
"Now, let's see who Miu gets from Everything." Chris says.
The roulette goes once again and lands on…..
"Mega Man! Get on up here!"
"Well, looks like I'm up." Mega Man says. "Wish me luck."
"Dude, I feel bad for you." Susie tells him.
"Why's that?"
"Miu likes robots.
"So?"
"No, I mean she really likes robots."
This makes the Blue Bomber a bit nervous. "O-oh….."
"Don't worry, I won't bite." Miu says as Mega Man joins her. "Unless you ask me to."
"That won't be necessary, thanks."
"Look, there's one bot that I've got the hots for."
She looks at the camera and waves.
"Wish me luck, Keebo! If I win, you and I are gonna get it on like Donkey Kong! Reg and I will be calling you daddy for different reasons!"
Back home, Keebo holds his head down in embarrassment, hiding his blush.
"Aw, c'mon man!" Kaito tells him. "Take the compliment she's giving you!"
"I'm so embarrassed." Keebo groans.
Anyway……back to the main event.
"Next, we'll be seeing who will help you from Cruise." Chris says. "Terry, you're up again."
The roulette cycles again, until it unfortunately lands on….
"Aqua! You're up!"
"Oh no……" Terry groans.
Cruise Aqua was still sleeping, until Ryuko slapped her in the back of her head and woke her up.
"Owch! What's the big idea?!"
"You were chosen, dumbass!" Ryuko tells her. "Get your useless butt up there!"
"Alright, I'm going!"
Cruise Aqua stumbles up to the stage, still shaking off her drowsiness.
"Good to see ya, Timmy." She slurs.
"It's Terry." Terry reminds her.
"Toby, Jerry, whatever. Anyway, why do I have to help you?! Where's that other me?! Couldn't she be bothered?!"
"Actually, we have to help Terry rescue her." Double D explains.
"Are you kidding me?!" Cruise Aqua complains. "I could care less! What do you see in her, anyway?! I'm much prettier and better than her!"
"But you're both identical."
"And she's much nicer than you." Terry mumbled. "I already know I'm in for a rough one."
"Ouch. You got stuck with the worse Aqua." Miu cackled, to which Cruise Aqua glares at her.
"I can't stand her."
"To be fair, our Aqua and I can't stand each other." Miu claps back. "Anyway, who am I getting from the Cruise guys?"
"Miu, you get….."
It goes again and lands on….
"Sanji! Get up here!"
The cook gets up and straightens his tie. "Well, looks like it's time for Mr. Prince to take the stage."
"Good luck out there." Charlie tells him.
Sanji's eyes turn to hearts as he swoons.
"Oh, don't worry, my queen! I'll make sure Miu wins!"
"Keep it in your pants, Vinsmoke!" Katakuri growled. "She's with me!"
Sanji snaps out of it, and quickly walks onstage.
"I can't believe he almost married one of my sisters." Katakuri mumbled. "She could do so much better."
"Just great." Miu complained. "I got a simp. Are you at least strong?"
"Trust me, I'm more than just a cook." Sanji says confidently.
"I'm already concerned." Mega Man said nervously.
"Now, we finish off by giving you each a helper from Endless." Chris says. "Terry's final helper is…"
…
…
"...Ramona!"
"Good luck out there, Ramona." Peach tells her.
"Looks like this guy's gonna need the help he can get." Ramona says as she skates up there.
"What's that supposed to mean, huh?!" Cruise Aqua asked angrily.
"I doubt you'll be much help." She retorts. "I'm just calling it like I see it."
"Why you….."
As Cruise Aqua is seething with rage, Ramona walks up to Terry and shakes his hand.
"Heard you guys helped out Scott. He was telling me all about it. You guys even kicked Gideon's ass too. I appreciate it."
"No problem, miss." Terry said proudly. "Glad we could be of help."
"Alright, let's see who my last helper is!" Miu said impatiently.
The roulette spins one last time, and settles on…
"The final helper is Amethyst!"
"Alright! We saved the best for last!" Amethyst whoops as she struts up onstage.
"Looks like I might have a pretty competent team." Miu says as she looks at Amethyst, Sanji, and Mega Man.
Terry looks at his team, and starts to grow a bit concerned, especially with the other Aqua on his team.
"Regardless, I think I still got this."
"Now that we've got everyone chosen, let's delay it no further." Chris said. "Finalists, on your mark!"
The doors to the castle swing open, and Terry and Miu take their starting positions, as well as their helpers.
"On your mark….get set……GO!"
Both parties run inside the castle, and as soon as they're inside, the doors close shut behind them with a loud clang. Everything that happens inside now could be seen by everyone else with the large TV screens outside.
Inside the castle, they couldn't see anything. The room they were in was completely dark, with the exception of two doors.
Both doors stood at what was presumably the left and right sides of the room, both illuminated in a faint glow.
"Alright….." Terry tells Miu. "You take the door on the right, and I'll take the left. That sound good?"
Miu nods. "Fine by me. May the best man win."
"Alright, gang! Let's move!"
Both groups split up, with Terry taking the door on the left, while Miu takes the one on the right.
"Heh, they took the paths I was hoping they'd take." Chris chuckled. "This is where the fun begins.
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We start off seeing Terry's group. They now walk through a long stone hallway, illuminated by the torches on the wall.
"Wish I had more time to truly admire this place." Terry marvels. "But Aqua needs me, so we'd best better pick up the pace."
"Ugh, I'm sick of hearing of her." Cruise Aqua complained. "Why don't we cut our losses and head back? Who needs her when we have me?"
"You're wrong." Terry tells her. "She's different. Sure, she's not perfect, but then again, who is? I've grown a lot with her on this show, and she's honestly grown from it as well. Plus, she's saved my life more than once, which I'm sure you wouldn't do."
She rolls her eyes as they keep walking. They do so until a wall blocks the way. Situated on the wall was a picture, but all of the pieces appeared to be jumbled, like a puzzle. Like one of those sliding block puzzles that form a picture when arranged right.
"No way. A dead end?" Ramona wondered.
"Doesn't quite appear so." Double D hypothesized. "Given this is the only way the path is leading us, I think it's the first task. Look at the picture on the wall."
"You mean the one that looks like a kid's puzzle?" Cruise Aqua said.
"Precisely. If we solve this, it should open up the path further, and we can move on."
"Great job, kid." Terry remarks. "Okay, guys, let's get this thing moving."
Suddenly, the room shakes as spikes appear from the ceiling.
"What the hell?!" Ramona exclaimed
To make matters worse, the ceiling slowly starts descending, and will crush them in a matter of minutes.
"Holy crap!" They all screamed.
Outside, everyone else was shocked at what they saw.
"What's going on?!" Wendy cried.
"Puzzles can be challenging." Chris explained. "And sometimes, you could get stuck on them. Thought I'd spend this part up so we can get to the really fun stuff. I gave them a countdown, so to speak."
"I shouldn't have asked." Wendy sighed. "Still, I hope the both of them will be okay."
Even on Miu's side of things, they had the same puzzle, and she was scrambling to get it right.
"No, wait!" Sanji said worriedly. "That piece doesn't go there!"
"Okay, I think this goes……here?" Amethyst guessed.
"This better work!" Mega Man said as he slid a piece around.
"Ah ha!" Miu says triumphantly as she slides the last piece into place. "Bingo!"
The picture is complete, now showing a picture of a butterfly. The picture now opens up like a door, and the group runs through it as the descending ceiling stops and returns to its original position.
As for Terry's group, they were still struggling with the puzzle. Cruise Aqua was on the ground in the fetal position, sucking her thumb, while Ramona and Double D were helping Terry with the puzzle.
"Are we seriously gonna die this early on?" Cruise Aqua whimpers.
"Okay, I think we got it!" Terry says as he slides the last piece into place. The picture, now complete, was a picture of an iceberg.
The ceiling stops coming down, and begins to go back up.
"You done crying?" Ramona asks Cruise Aqua, who realizes they're still alive.
"O-of course. And I wasn't crying. I can be scared without crying, you know."
"But we literally saw you crying." Double D brings up.
"Shut up! I wasn't crying! End of story!"
"Let's not argue, guys!" Terry said. We got the first part done. Let's bounce, because we don't know what ahead Miu is."
The three of them nod, and head out for the next room.
(Outside)
"Nice job, Terry!" Sora said. "Glad to see he made it through that okay."
"Maybe so…" Chris says. "but this next trial is really gonna test their might. And for those of you that participate in Smash Bros, this will be familiar to you."
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We now see Miu and her party walking across a dark bridge in the next room. The drop down appeared to be very big if someone fell. All that could be heard were shoes clanking across the metal bridge. It was like something out of Star Wars.
"Anybody else feel like they're being watched?" Amethyst asked.
"We are." Sanji answers. "My Observation Haki is picking up someone in here besides the four of us."
They finally stop at a large, circular platform, and nothing else.
"This can't be the end of the line." Miu said.
A chill is sent down their spines when they hear a low, guttural growl.
"Uh……. Miu?" Mega Man asked. "How you holding up?!"
"I'm not scared!" Miu declared. "Whoever you are, show your fucking face!"
The lights turn on, as a giant creature flies up from below. The crew gasps as they see a giant, purple, humanoid dragon. It's tail was long, pointed at the tip, and ready to skewer someone.
"No?!" Mega Man exclaimed. "Ridley?!"
"A friend of yours?" Sanji asks.
"Not even close! This guy's bad news!"
Ridley opens his mouth, and fires out a beam of plasma.
"Scatter!" Amethyst shouts.
The group separates and hits the deck, avoiding the beam.
Miu gets back up, but Ridley swoops down and snatches her in his claws.
"Let me down, meth head Barney!"
(Outside)
Chris laughs as they watch Miu's crew almost get blasted.
"Why did it have to be Ridley?" Snake wondered. "The guy's a psychotic killer."
"What about Terry?" Joe asks. "If she's up against Ridley, who'd he get?"
We now see Terry's group, walking across a similar bridge like Miu.
"Better be careful, guys." Terry warns. "That looks like a long drop down."
"Oh dear." Double D gulped.
They reach the platform in the middle of the room.
"What is this?" Cruise Aqua asked. "A dead end?"
"The last time we thought we stumbled across a dead end, it didn't turn out to be one." Terry said. "There's some kind of trial in here."
Indeed, as they hear a high pitched cackle.
"What could that be?!" Double D exclaimed.
"Sounds familiar." Terry said.
Flying up from below was a bat-like creature. His body was lavender, his wings reflective and multicolored, and wore a red and blue jester's hat.
"Oh God, it's Marx!" Terry exclaimed.
Marx laughs and drops ice bombs onto the group. Terry runs to the ice bombs and melts them away with a Power Geyser.
"Alright, big boy?! You wanna tango with the wolf?! Then let's dance!"
Double D and Cruise Aqua were hiding in Ramona's Subspace suitcase.
"We don't stand a chance against that!" Cruise Aqua cried.
Marx throws out small seeds across the walls, and electrified branches sprout from all angles. The jester then flies up high above the branches.
"Come and catch me!" Marx giggles. "Tell ya what. I'll give you one hit, on the house, so get up here, and make it count!"
"One hit, huh?" Terry reiterates. "My regular attacks are pointless in the air."
Terry looks at Ramona.
"Got something in that bag of yours that'll really pack a wallop?"
"There might just be." She answers. Rummaging through her bag, she hands him a sledgehammer.
"That's the hardest thing I got."
"Awesome. Thank you. I'll have that pest exterminated in one whack."
Terry takes a deep breath and prepares himself. He then leaps from branch to branch, wincing from the shocks.
"You're gonna fail! You're gonna fail!" Marx sings.
Reaching the top of the branches, Terry leaps at Marx, sledgehammer raised high. The weapon glows with chi as Marx is still giggling.
"Buster…….Hammer!"
With one mighty swing, Terry clonks Marx on the head with all his might. He wasn't laughing no more, as Marx was knocked out cold. The giant monster quietly falls into the abyss as Terry lands safely on the ground.
"Appreciate the help, miss." Terry says as he hands the weapon back to her.
The other two crawl out of the bag.
"Is it over?" Double D asked.
In front of them, another bridge rises from the ground, and a new door.
"I'll take that as a yes. C'mon, you guys. Just one obstacle left.
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Miu struggles to break free from Ridley's grip.
"Let go of me, you cock sucker!"
She reaches for a small mechanical disk in her pocket.
"Haven't used this bad boy since UA. Hopefully, this'll work."
Ridley screams as something grabs onto his leg, which makes him drop Miu.
"Got you, ya little bugger!" Amethyst said. She used her whip to restrain Ridley. "Alright, you guys, finish him off!"
As Miu falls, she puts the disc on her chest, and her body is covered in a high tech suit of armor.
Sanji flies into the air, one of legs engulfed in flames.
"Diable Jambe!"
Mega Man charges up his Mega Buster, even glowing red by activating his Power Gear.
Miu lands and prepares to fire a repulsor blast from her chest.
"It's over, tall, dark and mangy!"
With Ridley unable to move, he's blasted by laser beams, and kicked in the face with a high temperature kick.
Amethyst lets go of him, and Ridley is left a smoldering wreck as he plummets into the abyss.
"Whew. Thanks, you guys." Miu says as the suit quickly turns back into a disc. "I knew I had a good team. Let's move on. We're much closer to my dear Reggie-poo. Who knows how far Terry's gotten."
A new bridge rises up for them, and they walk across it into the next room.
In the next room, it appeared to be a laboratory. A very advanced one, at that. Like something out of science fiction.
Miu whistles with amazement. "I cannot wait to have a lab like this when I win the million."
"Oh…….I'm going to make sure that never happens." A familiar voice declares.
"That voice!" Miu said. "I was wondering why I didn't see you with the other spectators."
Shutting off her invisibility, it was none other than…
"Coyle!" Miu yelled.
"It's been far too long, Miu." Coyle chuckled. "You see, I've spent these last few months healing, recuperating, and plotting revenge. All because some people don't like how I play the game."
"Kick her ass, girl!" DIO yells from outside.
"But nothing hurt worse than my humiliating defeat by your hands." Coyle continues. "All of my hard work was thrown out the window! Beaten by some teenage girl with the vocabulary of a sailor! Who thinks she's so much better than me!"
"You done monologuing?" Miu asked in a bored tone. "We've been through all of this. Now, step aside, and let me rescue Reg."
"YOU'RE IN NO POSITION TO GIVE ME DEMANDS!" Coyle snapped. "Helix, get them!"
Without warning, Amethyst and Mega Man were trapped by a green, amorphous, blob-like creature. The two of them were trapped like fruits in Jell-O.
"Aww, that's mommy's sweet baby." Coyle sweetly tells it. "We don't want anyone interrupting our fight, do we? It'll be just one on one."
"I've still got Sanji!" Miu says confidently.
Sanji, unfortunately, swoons over Coyle. The look in his face had him infatuated with Coyle.
"I could never lay a hand on you." Sanji tells her. "The old geezer drilled that into me."
"Such a shame." Coyle sneered. "Now you're all alone, Miu. Just me and you. Your victory last time was a fluke. Now, we're in the real world."
"I-I'm not scared!" Miu said as she slowly backed away.
"Your body language says otherwise. I want to see you fail today. But more than that, I want to be the one that makes you lose. I want to tear you apart. Piece. By. Piece."
Miu watches as Coyle reaches for something.
"I'll bask in your failure, and drink your tears of despair. I'd like to introduce you to my greatest creation: Hedlok!"
Her creation, Hedlok, appeared to be a large mask contraption shaped and designed like a skull.
"I was going to test this on Max Brass, but you'll be great as the first guinea pig."
"You bitch!"
"Don't look so glum, you little brat! If everything goes well, they'll dedicate this episode to you."
"Chris wouldn't let me die, would he?!" Miu asked.
"He's not here to ask him!"
"Uh, I totally am!" The host's voice could be heard on the intercom inside the lab. "And I'd prefer it if you didn't kill her."
"Can I at least almost kill her?"
"Fine by me. Mclean, out."
"Fuck you, Chris!" Miu snapped.
"Now……where were we?" Coyle says. "Ah, that's right. Iruma, say hello, and goodbye, to Hedlok!"
Coyle puts on Hedlok, and screams as dark energy and sparks fly all around her body. The head sprouts four arms from it, each fist being a smaller version of Hedlok. The eyes on the helmet glow red as Coyle laughs psychotically.
"WHO'S NUMBER ONE NOW?!
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Moving back to Terry's group, the room they entered was dimly lit with candles. The room was designed to look like a martial arts dojo. Standing in front of the door at the other end of the room was someone Terry knew very well.
"Kiryu?!"
"That's right." Kiryu answers sternly. " I'm your final opponent. If you want to get to Aqua, you gotta get through me."
Terry pumps his fist. "Alright! This is gonna be fun fighting you, Kazzy!"
"THIS ISN'T FUN AND GAMES, TERRY!" Kiryu's voice booms throughout the room. "This is serious. You're not doing another fun sparring match. You're fighting for a million dollars."
"I know, but-"
"But nothing. You must take this seriously. As of right now, I'm not your friend. I'm your enemy. If you don't take this fight seriously, you'll never win."
Kiryu throws off his blazer, showing his well built body, and the silver dragon tattoo on his back.
"You better fight me like you intend to kill me. Because I'm gonna do the same."
Terry nods, fully understanding what Kiryu meant.
Terry adjusts his cap."Hear ya loud and clear, man." He looks back at his helpers. "You guys mind sitting this one out? This fight means a lot to us."
"Oh, sure, sure." They answered as they backed away and sat on the sidelines.
Terry looks back at his friend.
"Well, let's really settle this. The Wolf vs the Dragon. Once and for all."
Kiryu smirks. "Wouldn't have it any other way."
He leaps at Terry, and everyone is nearly blown back when their fists clash.
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Back outside, everyone watched as Terry and Miu fought their best friend or worst enemy.
"Aw man, I can't wait to see Terry take the W." Deadpool said excitedly.
"Watching them fight….. it's like other think entirely." Joe remarks. "They've been thick as thieves since the very beginning. And now they're putting all of that aside."
What about Miu?" Toko asked. "She's literally fighting for her life right now."
On the screen, they could see Miu running round the room, avoiding the dark energy balls firing out of the skull arms. Coyle laughs maniacally during all of this.
"If she kicked her ass once, she can do it again." Edward said.
"If this gets out of hand, you will intervene, won't you?" Byakuya asked Chris. "As much as I can't stand that little harlot, this show wouldn't do well with another death."
"Of course." Chris assures. "If it gets that bad, I'll have Ginyu and his crew stop it."
"But Ms. Coyle doesn't seem…..very sound of mind at the moment, so I don't believe she can be reasoned with that easily."
The doc's psychotic could be heard during all of this, proving his point.
"Remind me not to bring her back." Chris said. "She's evil, but not the fun kind of evil."
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Back to Terry's fight, he and Kiryu are throwing out punches at each other violently. Neither tries to avoid the hits, simply taking them head on. Both were bruised badly, and Terry had a bloody nose, while one of Kiryu's eyes was swollen shut.
"How long have they been brawling?" Cruise Aqua asked.
Double D checks his watch.
"About fifteen minutes."
"They're like a couple of beasts when they're fighting." Ramona remarks.
Both friends scream as they throw out a strong punch at the other's face at the same time. As if in slow motion, Terry quickly uses his other fist to punch Kiryu hard in the gut.
"GRAAAAGH!"
Kiryu clutches his abdomen in pain, and drops to one knee. Terry's body wobbles, as he's close to passing out.
"I……concede." Kiryu groans. "You win, Terry.
"I……..do?" Terry asks weakly.
"Yeah. She's waiting for you behind that door."
Kiryu gets up, and limps over to Terry. The two hug it out like bros.
"Go win this thing, Terry."
"Will do, Kazzy."
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Miu hides behind a tipped over table. Coyle floats around the room, searching for Miu. The room was now a mess as shit was either destroyed or knocked around.
"Come out, you little brat!" Coyle ordered. "This room is finite! You can't hide forever!"
"Shit!" Miu muttered. "How am I gonna stop her this time?! C'mon, Iruma, think! Think!"
Miu is caught by surprise as the table is shoved out of the way, and Coyle towered over Miu with murderous intent.
"I've finally caught you!" Coyle said triumphantly. "Don't worry, kid. Once I'm through with you, I'll take good care of Reg. He'll make good spare parts for Springtron!"
Miu holds out her arm in defense.
"Stay away, bitch!"
Suddenly, Coyle is sent flying and pinned to the wall with magnetic force.
"Shit! Why didn't I start with this?! Why did I forget I could do this?!"
"For someone so smart, you shouldn't forget something like that." Coyle teases.
"Shut up! So what if I forgot something?! No one's perfect! This season showed me that I'm not perfect! I'm flawed beyond all belief, and I'm still happy with myself! Beneath this confident, loud genius lies an insecure weirdo that just wants to be loved!"
Her rant really touched everyone's hearts.
"She's a freak, but she's our freak." Susie remarks.
"Aww, isn't that sweet?" Coyle said with disgust. "You think you're so special. But no matter how hard you try, you'll never be good enough to even lick my boots!"
"Shut up!" Miu roared. Her eyes begin to glow, and all of the metal in the room swirls above her.
"I've hit my limit with you, Coyle!"
Still pinned, Coyle begins to get scared. Miu's rage even scares Helix, and he releases Mega Man and Amethyst, and waddles off.
"What's she doing?" Amethyst wondered.
"Everyone watching this, listen up! I've come to make an announcement: Dr. Coyle is a bitch ass motherfucker!"
"What?!" Coyle screeched.
"She isn't." Katakuri said.
"She is." Spinel tells him.
"NeverSafe would be so proud right now." Deadpool said.
Waluigi quickly covers Susie D's ears as Miu continues her speech.
"She fucked me and my friends with one of her experiments, which is a mechanical dick! That's right! She took her experimental dick out and pissed on me! And she said her dick was " this big", and I said "that's disgusting!'"
"I did no such thing!" Coyle scoffed.
"So I'm making a call out post on my Twitter dot com!" Miu continues. "Dr. Coyle, you got a small dick! It's the size of a walnut except way smaller! And guess what?! Here's what my dong looks like!"
Using all of the metal in the room, Miu makes a giant electromagnetic rail gun arm cannon.
"That's right, baby; All points, no test tubes, no slimes! Look at that, it looks like two balls and a bong!"
The rail gun charges up, and Coyle is left defenseless and unable to move.
"She pissed on me, so guess what?! I'm gonna piss on the earth! That's right, this is what you get! MY SUPER LASER PISS!"
She fires out a high velocity projectile beam, and it's making a beeline for Coyle.
"Except I'm not gonna piss on the earth! I'm gonna go even higher! I'M PISSING ON THE MOON!"
Coyle shrieks in pain as the blast engulfs her body, and destroys Hedlok, "the moon", in the process.
Outside, everyone's jaws drop, while Chris is laughing at all of this.
"Oh my." Winry blushes at Miu's rant. "I see what she meant by….. eccentric."
"How do you like that, Mclean?! I pissed on the moon, you idiot!"
When the blast ends, Coyle is left smoldering, her pupils gone white. Everything goes black for her as she collapses to the ground. Miu sits down from exhaustion after that technique.
The whole castle Begins to shake, as it couldn't handle the rail gun blast.
"You have ten minutes before the piss droplets hit the fucking earth!" Miu says as rubble begins to fall. "Now get out of my fucking sight, before I piss on you again!"
Her helpers run up to her and help her up.
"Whoa, that was awesome, dude!" Amethyst congratulated.
"Thanks. That one really took a lot out of me."
"Now that that's done, only one thing awaits." Mega Man said.
"We might wanna hurry!" Sanji said worriedly. "This whole place is coming down after your little stunt."
Miu nods, and they quickly rush to the door, and on the other side, they see Reg in a nearly empty room.
"Miu!" Reg exclaimed excitedly.
"Reg!" Miu picks her up and hugs him tightly. Still his face ends right in her cleavage.
"Can't…….breathe!"
"Oh, sorry about that."
She quickly sets him on top of her shoulders, piggyback style.
"All right, guys! Let's get the fuck out of here! The whole place is coming down, and I've got a million dollars to win!"
"You should've seen it, kid!" Sanji tells Reg. "You'd be proud of how badass she was."
Reg smiles at Miu. "I already am. I know she's been great this season!"
"Thanks, buddy!"
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Terry and co. Enter Aqua's room, and see the goddess sitting there, looking bored.
"Somebody call for a prince?" Terry says.
"You finally made it!" Aqua runs up to him and hugs him. "I knew you'd make i-"her mood sours as soon as she sees Cruise Aqua.
"What's she doing here?!"
"Hey, I didn't ask to be chosen, okay?!"
The whole group is caught off guard when the castle begins to shake. The ceiling and other rubble start falling and collapsing.
"No time to argue, guys!" Terry said worriedly. "We gotta get out of here! Everybody run!"
They leave the room, and bolt it back to the entrance. Both parties were now neck and neck to win it all.
"Both teams are nearly back at the entrance!" Chris announced. "It's anyone's game in this last race for the case!"
Kiryu gets out of there, dragging Coyle's unconscious body.
"C'mon, Terry." He says
Everyone watches in anticipation, and in fear. The whole castle was collapsing, and the tension couldn't get any higher.
Terry and Miu encounter each other again in the room they started in.
"IT'S……….GONNA…….BE….
ME!" They both shout as they're so close to the door!
It was then that the whole building collapsed.
"Terry!" Joe cried.
"Miu!" Tari exclaimed.
Things were quiet as the chaos subsided.
"Are they……okay?" Peach worriedly asked.
"Whoever rises from the rubble first is our winner, I guess." Edward said with concern.
"Suddenly, a hand shoots out of the rubble. A hand wearing a black fingerless glove.
"That could be either of them!" Chris warns." Who's it gonna be?!"
The rest of the body gets out of there, and a horn sounds off that signals the end.
"AND IT'S ALL OVER! HE'S DONE IT! TERRY WINS TOTAL DRAMA INFINITE 2!"
The crowd roars as Terry shakes the bits of rubble out of his hat. Finally, it hits him.
"Wait……..did I win?"
Everyone runs up to him to congratulate him.
"You sure did, pal!" Joe said.
"Way to go, Terry!" Charlie said. "You deserve it!"
"That's what I'm talking about!" Russel said.
Terry's mind was still reeling from all of this, until he remembered something.
"Wait, what about the others?! Are they okay?!"
"They're fine." Susie says as everyone else emerges from the rubble. Other than some bumps and bruises, they were A-OK.
Miu looks at Terry in slight disappointment.
"Well, shit. Welp, guess the better man won."
Reg looks at Miu and smiles.
"Guess he did. But you were still his greatest adversary. Remember that."
"Maybe so. But if there's a next time….." Miu looks at the sky and grins. "I'll be back to kick some ass."
Terry now has a big grin on his face as everyone gives him high fives and fist bumps.
Suddenly, he snaps out of his trance as Aqua pulls him aside.
"There's my big winner! We're rich!"
"You're not the Aqua from Cruise, are you?" He asks with suspicion.
"Let this answer it."
She then pulls him in for a kiss.
"Does that answer your question?"
"Sure does."
"Excuse me, reporter coming through." Zach said as he squeezed through the crowd.
Zach holds the microphone out for Terry. "Terry, you've just won Infinite 2, and the million dollars. Do you have any words for your big win?"
"Just one."
Terry takes his cap and tosses it up in the air and shouts, "OKAY!"
(South Town)
Terry's brother and friends cheer for his victory.
"Way to go, Terry! Knew you could do it!" Mai cheered.
(Hope's Peak Academy)
Miu's classmates still applaud Miu for almost winning.
"Good job, Miu." Keebo says. "Glad you're happy."
(Garreg Mach Monastery)
The whole class celebrates as well.
"That! Was! Amazing!" Raphael exclaimed.
"That was quite impressive" Edelgard remarks. "Well done."
"It's not often I see you smile like that, Lady Edelgard." Hubert remarks.
(Somewhere else in Fodlan…)
Shambhala.
The underground city.
Home of the Agarthans. Those Who Slither In the Dark.
The city was ablaze as a certain pirate crew ransacked it.
Cecil laughs as two Agarthans, Solon and Kronya, lay at his feet in defeat.
"The Blaiddyd boy did a good job wiping a lot of you out." Cecil chuckled. "Too bad he didn't do too thorough enough of a job. You lot are quite interesting, you know that? Especially your power to shapeshift. Could be useful for me."
"How dare you talk to us like that, you vermin?!" Solon spat.
Cecil leans down and flicks Solon in the head. This sends the old mage flying until he splatters into a wall. Kronya watches in horror.
"Let that be a warning." Cecil threatens. His body starts to be engulfed in darkness, and it spreads around him, sucking everything in like a black hole.
"Nothing escapes the darkness! Not even light! Keh heh heh heh!"
" How many powers does he have at his disposal?!" Kronya wonders.
She gags as Cecil grapes her by a hand of darkness.
"You're a feisty one, ain't ya?!" Cecil says. He gives the assassin a sleazy look. "I think you'll do just fine. Tell ya what. I'll let you live if you join my crew…… and become my lady."
"No way, fatass!" Kronya says with disgust.
Cecil tightens his grip around her neck.
"If you don't want me to turn you into pudding like your big brained pal over there, you'll do as I say! We could use someone of your skills and talents!"
Realizing she had no choice, Kronya sighs with defeat.
"F-fine. I'll go with you."
"Excellent." Cecil says as he lets go of her. "Boys, pack yer shit up! We're setting sail!"
As they leave the underground city, Cecil thinks one thing.
" I'll take back what's mine. And live the life of ultimate piracy."
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Later that evening, everyone was enjoying themselves at a big Luau party.
A dance contest was underway as Waluigi was up against Elena.
"Waluigi wins!" Spinel declares.
"Oh yeah! Waluigi wasn't lying when he bragged out his dancing prowess!" Waluigi said as he accepted his trophy.
Katakuri and Peach stuffed their faces with all the sweet treats that Sanji and Doof could make.
"Eat up, you guys!" Sanji said. "There's plenty more where that came from!"
"Doesn't seem very lady-like that you're this much of a sweet tooth." Katakuri says to the princess.
"And I never took you for someone as big as you to be a big softie."
"Touche."
Tari and Gaz, the two best gamers out of everyone, were engaged in a Street Fighter arcade cabinet battle.
Tari laughs as she hits some buttons on her Meta Runner arm, and suddenly, she wins with a perfect accuracy super move.
"Huh. Not bad." Gaz remarks. "Think you can hook me up with one of those arms?"
"It takes a lot of sacrifice just to get one of these." Tari explains. "But if you want one that badly, I'll call Sofia and see if she could cook something up."
"C'mon, kid! Capture our good side!" Both Deadpools said. They had struck a pose together while Brendan sketched them.
"Wait, all of our sides are good!"
"Good point!"
"If you guys talked less, I'd have it done sooner." Brendan said as he draws furiously yet passionately.
Meanwhile, Coyle was restrained in a straitjacket, while The Ginyu Force watches over her.
"NO! IT'S NOT FAIR! I WANTED TO MAKE HER LOSE! LET ME OUT OF HEEEEEEEERE!"
"No way, missy." Ginyu said. "You'd go crazy and try to kill everyone!"
"I'm the baddest brain of ARMS Laboratories! This was not supposed to happen! Noooooooo!"
(Meanwhile…)
Miu and Reg sat a bonfire, while Reg finished putting some gauze around Miu's head.
"After all the times I patched you up, guess we've really come full circle, huh?" Miu jokes.
"Guess we have." Reg says. "Can't believe it's all over, now."
"Yep. I know it's gonna sound fucking cheesy, but I rather enjoyed the journey more than the destination."
"That's the spirit. You'll always the true winner to me."
It was then that Terry and Aqua sat down next to them. With him, Terry held onto a briefcase filled with a million dollars.
"Hey, guys." Terry said. "Having fun?"
"I'm kind of fun-ned out right now." Miu said. "I'm exhausted after today."
"Same. Can't wait to get home."
"So, what are you gonna do with your winnings?" Reg asked.
"Well, I'm gonna donate some of it to help rebuild South Town after the whole Gjira fiasco. After that, I'm gonna travel. This show opened me up to so many worlds, and I wanna see and challenge what all it holds."
"Of course, don't forget about me." Aqua says. "You gotta pamper your goddess, you know."
Terry chuckles. "Of course. But I'm gonna manage the money. No offense, bit you'd blow it all in a week."
"Ooh, shots fired!" Miu cackled, to which Aqua pouts at her.
"Oh haha. Don't act so smug just because you came in second."
"I never would, you useless goddess." Miu says. "Just watch your back."
"Same to you, you whore." Aqua retorts.
"C'mon, you guys!" Wendy runs up to them. "It's time for one big picture with everyone!"
Not too long after, Zach and Chris were getting the camera ready. Everyone stood together in one picture. All of them striking a pose or at least trying to look presentable.
"This is gonna be one for the history books." Zach said. "Okay, everyone! Smile!"
The back of the camera explodes, and both Chris and Zach are covered in green slime.
"Alright, who's idea was this?!" Chris snapped. "Deadpool, was it you?!"
"I'm offended!" Deadpool said. "This wasn't my handiwork!"
"Then who was it?!"
"It was me." Coff giggled. "Relax, it's just gelatin."
Zach laughs as he finishes getting the camera ready.
"Let's take two. Alright, everyone! Say, "Fuzzy pickles!'"
" FUZZY PICKLES!"
Click.
The End
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Elimination Order
32nd: Katakuri
31st: JFK
30th: Charlie
29th: Tatsumaki
28th: Mae
27th: Spinel
26th: Wendy
25th: Max
24th: Aqua
23rd: Android 18
22nd: Meggy
21st: Sora
20th: Reg
19th: Edgeworth
18th: Cinder
17th: Starscream
16th: Deadpool
15th: Isabelle
14th: Dr. Coyle
13th: Giovanni
12th: Rick
11th: Iida
10th: Toko
9th: Harley
8th: Kiryu
7th: Edward
6th: Tari
5th: Glass Joe
4th: Susie
3rd: Waluigi
2nd: Miu
1st: Terry
Well, it's all over now. After almost two years, Infinite 2 is done. It's been a fun journey. We've had so many fun ups and downs, and I'm glad to share it with all of you. A big thanks goes to 1602jaw, TheMasterKat, and NondescriptNorbert, for letting me borrow their casts for the day.
As the curtain closes on this story, we congratulate Terry as the big winner. Both he and Miu were deserving, but Terry just felt right as the winner. The King of Fighters is now the King of Total Drama. He's earned it after the crazy ride we've had. Heroes, monsters, conspiracies, love, loss, reunion, and memes. You could find it all here.
Even though we must bid this story goodbye, it's not truly the end. Infinite 3 will be coming soon, and I've got another fun story to tell. Old faces, new friends and enemies, crazier challenges, and mysteries are afoot. Don't expect me to try and outdo myself again, because it'll be hard to top the highs of this story. The stage is set for the next part of my tales, and I'm hoping you'll put up with me and my crazy imagination.
Honestly, it's hard to put all of my thoughts into words on here. Even if I don't say everything I feel, just know everything you've read these past couple of years came from the heart and soul, and it'll still be this way for the foreseeable future. I'm feeling a lot of emotions finishing up this story, and I hope this story can help you feel better when you're feeling down.
(Geez, it's it fanfiction. Not like I should turn this into a sob fest.)
Jokes aside, let me know what you thought, and I'll see you all at the premiere of Total Drama Infinite 3 sometime soon. Until next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.
