ANIMOLE
Desire Cannot Be Conceded
8 down, 8 to go. The blood, sweat and tears of these feisty young men and maidens are slowly pushing themselves to the final hurdle, and in today, we've got a real nasty challenge awaiting them.
Other than that, they should be fine…
POLLS
Chiriko: 38%
Yolei: 31%
Duplica: 15%
* * * *
(It's early morning, the sunrise is just emerging and a slightly tired Yukino Miyazawa watches the sunrise outside sunny Scotland. Time for the introduction…)
Yukino: Words as regrettable as any can be, as Naoko found out. She set her heart thinking her friend wasn't the mole…and has those actions cost her? Naoko was eliminated at the half way point, as the mole slowly closes onto more victims. This time…(Yawns)…oh, you know the drill, I've got to give some slackers a wake up call…
(Yukino holds her frying pan up with an evil grin as she goes to 'wake up' 8 contestants…well, 7 contestants, 1 mole.)
Remaining contestants (eliminated ones not in bold);
Akari Kanzaki – Cosmo Beauty – Battle Athletes Victory
Chiharu Mihara – Student/Cheerleader – Card Captor Sakura
Chiriko – Suzaku warrior and researcher – Fushigi Yuugi
Cody Hida – Digidestined of Knowledge and Reliability – Digimon 02
Duplica Imite – Actress and Ditto Master – Pokémon
Giselle Dexter – Valedictorian – Pokémon
Haitani Masayuki – College Pervert – Love Hina
Haley Mabiki – Navigator – Nadesico: Prince Of Darkness
Ken Ichijoji – Digidestined of Kindness – Digimon 02
Kensuke Aida – Otaku – Neon Genesis Evangelion
Naoko Yanagisawa – Student/Horror Otaku – Card Captor Sakura
Rika Sasaki – Student/Model Housewife – Card Captor Sakura
Shampoo – Amazon – Ranma ½
Shirai Kimiaki – College Pervert – Love Hina
Touji Suzuhara – Bionic Man – Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yolei Inoue – Digidestined of Love and Sincerity – Digimon 02
* * * *
(The time is 5.30am, and the group are ready to get a wake up call. As the rooms were limited, the teams shared rooms last episode…)
(In Room 1, are Kensuke and Haley. Room 2 is Ken and Chiriko. Room 3 contains Akari and Yolei, whilst Room 4 has Rika and Duplica.)
Yukino: (VO) Last night, Naoko's elimination came as a surprise to many of the team. It also meant that Kensuke lost his partner and Rika lost a friend. Can they break out of this funk?
Yukino: WAAAKKKKEEEEE UPPPPPPPP!
(O.K, maybe she should have said 'wake' out of this funk?)
(Some of the rooms as she checks in have the unfortunate masses getting up, as Kensuke and Haley show rubbing their eyes…)
Kensuke: And you'd think I'd be happy with a beautiful girl to see first thing in the morning…
Yukino: Shut up, get changed and be ready for 6.
Kensuke/Haley: Hai.
(Chiriko seems fine in the early morning (like Yukino, an early riser for studying) whilst Ken is a bit sluggish. Akari needs to be booted a couple times by Natsuki number 2…)
(…whilst in the final room…)
Yukino: I SAID WAKKKEEE U…huh?
(In an almost parallel sequence to her own life, we have a cute scene of Rika and Duplica still fast asleep. Yukino ALMOST does the angelic double kiss like she does with her sisters…but stops herself.)
Yukino: I know she sounds like Kano…but she isn't…snap out of it!
(Yukino finally does manage to get the two girls up, as the teams have to fight for use of the showers…)
Kensuke: MINE!
Ken: MINE!
(Shot of Yolei slipping in between the two guys…)
Yolei: HEH, LADIES FIRST! (slams the door)
Ken/Kensuke: NOT FAIR!
(…of course, they forget there is more than one shower…)
Duplica: Ah much better…all yours Rika!
Rika: Hai!
(The two Ken's sweatdrop)
(…but in the end, it's down to business as an early hour means an early challenge…or should I say an early trip…)
* * * *
Yukino: I'm glad thanks to a little assistance that you are all up and early, but I'm sorry to say that we've got a trip planned to you of course…and I suggest you are prepared for it, because it will be hell on earth. We'll travel via Skuld to a coach station, and then take an hour drive to our destination…just be prepared, that's all.
Haley: I really didn't like the way she said that…
Yukino: (evil) Heh, heh. Haley my boy, you have no idea.
(Mass facefault)
Yukino: Come on then, let's head off, I suggest you don't go to sleep, as the people doing this challenge may not let you off well…
(After Yukino finishes scaring them half to death, they head outside to Skuld, who is not enjoying the early shift as much as anyone…)
Skuld: Even after 5 hourly injections of liquid fluid mach forty 46, aka, liquid ice cream…I still don't wanna do this.
Yukino: Sorry, get your goddess butt ready!
Skuld: You're worse than Urd!
Yukino: (scary mode) WHAT WAS THAT?
Skuld: (sweatdrops) Um…nothing?
* * * *
(The next scene is see are a tired 8 on a coach, all sitting separately, contemplating what is going to happen…)
Kensuke: It's something that has to be tough…
Rika: (worried) I guess maybe it was the best that Naoko-chan is gone then…
Ken: Just hope it's more mental than physically tough, because I feel there are certain people in the group who I don't think can handle it…
(Rika steps back, as she feels that Ken meant herself. In reality, Ken meant someone else…who is sitting at the back)
Haley: (sneezes) Excuse me.
Yolei: Don't catch a cold now Haley.
Haley: Right.
Akari: (yawns) I could never get up early…no wonder I was always late…Itchan usually woke me up…
Duplica: How?
Akari: (sweatdrops) Usually by dumping me outside the room by the ponytails…
Duplica: I'm not even going to ask…
(The coach drive is a long nightmarish prospect, but what comes at the end of the tunnel…is far worse…)
* * * *
(The gates open…and Kensuke reads the words. It should read 'WELCOME TO HELL' but it's a close second…)
Kensuke: Boot…camp…
(Immediately, a few begin writing their wills. Rika in particular seems to be white with shock. Inside…)
(Four Drill Instructors await them, two men and two women. The men are Lieutenant Leroy Surge (Pokemon) and Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop). Whilst Spike heads towards the coach, the two women are Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats) and….er…well…Rally Vincent (Riding Bean).
(Yes, they are based on each other, but the GS Rally is a brunette whilst the RB one is blond. But they are both gun trained highly skilled bounty operatives, so we won't make fun of them…)
(Spike calmly walks to the coach and enters it.)
Spike: Good day to you all…behind me, you are going to encounter pains for the next two days you won't have ever known. Out of the 4 of us, I won't shout at you and scream…but those three are going whatever the hell they like. So I suggest you listen first and ask questions later…
(As soon as Spike steps down, Surge and the two Rally's head over…and cue the screaming…)
Surge: EVERYBODY OUT OF THE COACH, NOW!
(In a panic, the 8 head out with their bags, some tripping (which doesn't impress Surge at all) and just needed to get out of there. By now, the two Rally's have joined them, and whilst they won't be as bad as Surge, that doesn't mean they are going to be nicey-nice…)
(…and just to save me from a headache, I'll put the initials of the show they are on to distinguish the two of them.)
Rally (GC): Look at all this crap here…I don't think they'll be needing any of this for the next two days.
Rally: (RB) You 8, take this crap to the bay, Spike, lead the way to these guys…they'll need all the help they can get…
Spike: Follow me.
(Spike heads towards the bay, where the teams are already panicing…some like Akari seem to accept it just for two days, whilst some like Rika are damn near petrified…)
Rally: Come on missy! We have no time to put on dresses and tea parties today…
(Rika is obviously scared, and near tears, but it's a case of doing what they say as she follows behind the others…)
Rika: I'll admit that I was afraid being here, as soon as I saw the gate. I just thought 'It's for two days'. I can handle anything in a short time period. I don't want to be proved wrong…
* * * *
(We now get very rapid shots of the four DI's and their 8 pieces of flesh. Fast forward to see them dumping clothes on desks…)
Surge: (to Akari) What the heck is a cardboard box doing in here?
(Akari in her crybaby mode…)
(…getting dressed…)
Yolei: I hate wearing green…
Rally (GS): Who gave you the right to complain?
(…and get ready for some gruelling challenges…)
* * * *
(Shot of the 8 troops, the front row consisting of Akari, Chiriko, Duplica and Haley. The back row, Ken, Kensuke, Rika and Yolei. Spike addresses the troops.)
Spike: Today, we have been assigned the right to do what we want to you aside from killing you for two days…O.K, there may be some obviously exceptions, but basically, you eat when we tell you, you sleep when we tell you, you talk when when tell you.
Leroy: You guys are going to be competing in challenges for money…something I never really did in the force, it was worth it just representing my country.
Rally (RB): But of course, this is Animole…of course, in my business, if you found a mole…
Rally: (GS) …(smiles) you shot it.
(A look at all 8 faces, 7 of them don't even break of sweat…the only one whose expression changes, is Rika's.)
Spike: For today, your first challenge is this. A physical endurance for 12 hours. If just one person remains in the same area for 12 hours, you win the challenge.
Rally (RB): It is 8.00am. If one of you can last up till 8pm without food, water or sleep, and of course, being damn uncomfortable, you win twenty thousand pounds.
(This is a high sum of money…and a difficult one.)
Rally (GS): You fail if everyone else fails. Simple as that.
Spike: DI Surge will now bring in a block which you can stand on. As soon as you get on it, you cannot move. I suggest you get your mind in gear.
(As this Survivor-esque challenge comes into play, some of the team are already looking at this as mission impossible.)
Surge: In 12 hours, you will earn your meal or your money. If you fail, you will not eat. You will be allowed water of course, but we see you as maggots of flesh. Don't make us squash you like maggots.
(Surge puts the blocks in place. Each one is roughly 2 feet by 3 feet, enough room for them to stand on and not loose balance, but very little if any moving room apart from the smallest of contestants, a.k.a Rika.)
Surge: You may begin…now.
(All 8 step onto their blocks, knowing this is going to be a long night. As well as standing, they are not allowed to speak with the other contestants. And if they have to go to the toilet, they either have to hold it…or do it where they are.)
(It is going to be a VERY long day…)
* * * *
(30 minutes gone)
(Just 30 minutes gone…and already fidgetting)
(Chiriko is obviously not very comfortable in his clothing, and if you was a betting man, he'd probably be the first to go. Everyone else seems fine, although we are in 80 degree heat and in heavy army clothing, it's not a comfortable experience.)
(Chiriko holds off…for now.)
1 hr gone
(By now the DI's are working in shifts, a guy and a girl to each. Spike and GS Rally are the first on watch. If one foot touches, they are gone.)
Spike: Don't fall guys, that's the aim of the game.
Rally: 1 hr gone, 11 left. Anyone want to quit yet?
(A deafening silence. Rally smiles.)
Rally: Permission to speak for anyone who wishes to quit.
(Still silence. Rally chuckles.)
Rally: Not bad. But it's just 1 hr…plenty of time to crack…
* * * *
(1 hr and 48 minutes)
(Coming up to the two hour mark…and now Rika is trying to crouch down to take the weight of any pain she's feeling off…)
Spike: Stand up!
(Rika groans, but does as she's told. Yolei and Chiriko are also getting fidgety. The other five seem O.K for the time being…)
(Suddenly, Chiriko tries to take a step back, and pretty much nearly breaks his neck as he trips on his leggings. Chiriko falls back, where Rally quickly goes over to check on him…)
Rally: You O.K?
(Chiriko nods, as he is helped up and sent back to his unit. CHIRIKO ELIMINATED.)
(7 left, and the signs aren't good for anyone to last 12 hours…or are there?)
* * * *
2 hrs 30 minutes
(Surge and RB Rally now take the field as the privates are being kept a careful eye on. This doesn't help especially when the DI's do a little intimidation tactics…)
(Shot of Surge staring a mudhole into Haley. The navigator seems to be nervous, but if he's intimidated, he's hiding it well from the 7 ft electric pokemon expert)
Surge: Quit now…you aren't going to last…
(Haley remains strong, even if beads of sweat are coming on his forehead. Meanwhile RB Rally is giving Akari the evil eye. She doesn't say anything, but if anyone could do this, Akari's athletic endurance skills may be the key…)
(From the dugout, Chiriko is forced to watch his comrades from afar, and realise just how poor he was…the worst type of punishment)
3 hrs
(So far, not bad, but Yolei is quickly becoming more and more agitated. Ken as well looks a bit uncomfortable, with Rika pretty much in a static pose. Only Akari and (surprisingly) Kensuke seem to be at home on the blocks. Haley seems fine, but his face is one of determination. Duplica has her eyes high into the sun, trying to ignore the surroundings…not helped when a massive gym leader is screaming at her to surrender…)
3 hrs 17 minutes
(Finally, a second soldier is shot down. And it's…)
Yolei: Dammit!
Surge: Did we give you permission to curse?
Yolei: (gritting teeth) Sorry sir…
(Yolei is the 2nd to give up. Ken now has a firm glance on Haley…are the two maybe seeing who lasts the longest?)
* * * *
4hrs
(Spike and GS Rally now take the next shift, as Chiriko and Yolei, still unable to speak, now sit down. Rika is still in this thing, but she is obviously straining…as is Haley and Ken. Akari is sweating, but apart from that, is holding firm. Kensuke looks in deep thought, Duplica is wiping sweat from her brow but seems O.K.)
4 hrs 5 minutes
(Sadly, Rika doesn't last much longer and her petite figure finally breaks down. She excuses herself and joins Chiriko and Yolei in defeat.)
5hrs
(Ken and Haley are pretty much in deadlock. But now a more obvious problem presents itself…overheating.)
(Shot of Duplica looking a little faint…but she holds it together without falling off. Kensuke is also feeling it and even Akari is straining. Ken has his eyes firmly etched on Haley's back, where the navigator can't see. Kensuke however can…)
(Shot of the two girls Akari and Duplica taking deep breaths, which Haley copies as the three in the front row try to keep their minds and bodies from collapsing. Kensuke continues to hold on, whilst Ken continually glances back at Yolei at the others…until Spike gives him a hard glare.)
6hrs
(Half-way point and Surge and RB Rally return, just as Haley takes a small step back…much to Ken's delight…)
(…which causes Ken to wobble and fall! Haley steps back forward and DOESN'T fall. Ken looked pissed as Surge drags him by the collar (he can't move) and Ken is the 4th gone. Akari, Duplica, Haley and Kensuke have to survive another 6 hrs on their own now…)
6hrs 20 minutes
(It's over 6 hours, and now we have another problem…)
(Shot of Kensuke getting fidgetty, perhaps to go to the toilet? The overheating isn't really helping either and Cosmo Beauty, who you may have thought to have excelled in endurance, is also looking sweaty and fidgetty…)
Surge: If you need to go, you have to do it right there…
(Akari blushes out of embarrassment, and you can see her patented anime tears ready to gush…the problem is, if she could turn around it would be fine, however, she's a bit embarrassed to 'go' when Kensuke is behind her…)
(…which is why to her surprise, Kensuke then drops off! Akari is surprised, but the Eva rep gives up and heads to the camp, and then asks permission to go to the toilet. Fortunately, even Spike can understand, although he does call him a wimp. With no-one behind her, except for RB Rally, Akari finally manages to pee, much to both Haley and Duplica's embarrassing heads (which keep straight forward…))
(Just 3 left with just under 6 hours to survive. Kensuke looks a bit disappointed.)
* * * *
7 hrs 17 minutes
(Duplica seems to be trying to meditate standing up. The thing we forget is that she is an actress and is also skilled at martial arts (in my canon she is anyway) so her balance is important, but the pain factor is obviously sinking in.)
(Akari seems tired and lethargic, but is hiding any discomfort she has quite well. The three have to be overheating a bit. 90 degrees now at 3.17 in the afternoon, and it's understandable. We'll ignore any perverted references to Akari dripping in sweat and panting for the time being…)
(Haley, surprisingly, is holding out probably the best. Maybe he's had practice for this before…anyway, he's sweating but his eyes are brimming with determination.)
Surge: Come on you wimps, you can't handle this you babies!
Rally (RB): Oh, and it's starting to stink around here! Geez…
(Akari looks in embarrassment as the other team that failed, are now probably hoping they do win, otherwise they don't get the food. They've got a pitch of water each, which Rally (GS) has supplied them. Spike stands by, smoking a cigeratte, not too disturbed with the heat around them.)
8hrs
(Shift changes as the clock chimes 4. As do the stomaches…)
Spike: I see we're getting hungry.
(Duplica tries to hide her embarrassment…but can't. Hey, she dressed as Miaka, maybe some characteristics are showing…but no food till the end of the challenge, and that's if they succeed…)
(Again, Haley is holding out, making thinking of home and grimming with determination. Akari, is looking a bit fidgetty, and in those army clothes, the weight is now a pressing issue.)
Rally (GS): Well, you've lasted longer than I expected, so here's a little gift.
(Rally then puts a bottle of cool water over the three remaining contestant's heads, which does seems to settle them down. However, it has another purpose…Rally has splash some around the area of the stone…making it now extremely slippy. For the remaining 4 hours (or until it dries out), they pretty much can't move unless they want to risking falling…)
(…still, the water over their head will give them about 10 minutes respite at least…)
8 hrs 10 minutes
(…shot of the three back to getting uncomfortable…told ya so.)
* * * *
8 hrs 45 minutes
(It's close to three quarters from the challenge, and the pressure is on…)
Spike: Come on ladies…show us you can last…
(It's now getting very tiring, and unless they've got an ability to sleep standing up in extreme pain, they are pretty much in trouble…)
(We can see Akari trying to stretch out, Duplica trying different stances, and Haley gritting his teeth and probably praying to the kamis…)
9 hrs 34 minutes
(Finally…someone does quit…)
Rally (GS): Get back.
(The person does…as she heads back to the ground area…and it's…)
(…Akari?!)
* * * *
9 hrs 50 minutes
(Akari's elimination has really put pressure on the two 13 year olds. Duplica's training and acting skills and Haley's late nights as a navigator on the Nadesicos B and C are obviously a factor, but Akari, a supreme athlete, leaving has obviously knocked the stuffing out of them…)
Spike: Nearly time for the final shift…can these two kids handle it?
Rally (GS): For their sake's, they'd better.
(Duplica's gritted face is near breaking point…)
10 hrs 40 minutes
(They are still there guys…and an advantage they may have had to Kensuke and Akari is showing…their small sizes.)
(Haley and Duplica both have slight room to move, and also the weather is now getting cooler, in other words, the worst is over…)
Surge: O.K babies, can you take it? Can you? Can you?
(No response. Surge circles around the two of the front row, next to each other. They are both breathing deeply. At one point, Duplica offers her hand and Haley's grabs it, but Surge quickly breaks that up. They are going to have to survive this on their own…)
11 hrs
(Sadly, one doesn't…)
(Duplica signals that she's going to give up, but her legs seems numb. Surge, at least 3 times, if not 4 times her size, easily helps her down, which she slowly walks back to the now very bored, tired and probably hungry group. Shot of Rally (GS) and Spike also sitting down watching)
(So now it's just Haley for the team…much to Ken's displeasure…)
* * * *
(The time is ticking…)
11 hrs 15 minutes
(Haley seems to be in mind chanting mode, trying to keep his mind and body alive just to hold on. He seems in pain, but he is so close now…)
Rally (RB): Come on, you're almost there! Hang on till the very end, for your teammates sake, if not for your own!
(Haley nods and attempts to hang on…just a little longer…)
(Shot of the background, Yolei gripping Chiriko's hand, whilst Rika grips his other, Duplica with her hand on Rika's shoulders, Kensuke watching by the side and Akari hiding in a spare box…^_^. Ken has his back to the team.)
11 hrs 45 minutes
Surge: 15 minutes to make or break it baby! Will you quit now?
(Haley is now in maximum breaking point by the looks of his face, eyes and the way his head is bowed down…but he's not quitting, not at this point…)
(5 minutes later…he's still there…)
(Another 5 minutes…)
11 hrs 59 minutes…
Surge: 5….
(Shot of Haley near tears)
Rally (GS): 4….
Spike: 3…
Rally: (RB) 2…
All: 1…
CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
(Haley gasps, immediately he sits down to get off, the two Rally's help him to walk of the pain. He heads to the team, where he is greeted by a massive hug by Akari and Yolei, and then Duplica and Rika quickly follow up. Haley is near tears, but of joy. Kensuke pats him on the back, Chiriko shakes his hand…whilst Ken shakes his head. It seems that is ignored as the DI's let them enjoy this moment.)
Haley: That was bad. Very bad…but I've done 14, 16 hour shifts before on the Nadesico. I'm normally seated, but I needed to keep that mentally in me to win that challenge…and I'm glad I did.
Akari: Haley…was magnificant. What can I say? He's worthy of…well, obviously not a Cosmo Beauty because he's not a girl…but he came through for us today!
Yolei: Haley was brilliant, and I'm so happy for him, he always seems to be the one that's unnoticed in the team, but this time, he came through with flying colours…
Ken: It was great we won the challenge, but it was the one person I didn't want to win who got us through. I'm grateful…yet disappointed.
* * * *
(Shot of the 8 'troops' in a line as the 4 'DI's' inspect them)
Surge: Young Mabiki today showed a fine example of endurance. Because of his succeess, you all win your meals and 20 thousand pounds.
Spike: Today however was a warm up. I suggest you eat and then sleep as you'll be up tomorrow 6am sharpish.
Rally (GS): Tomorrow, you will have to work like a true team to complete a team challenge…
Rally (RB): …so you'd better hunt out a mole who won't work out the team. For now, file out into chow.
(They do so, as they get some food into their bodies for the first time today. It also allows them to talk as well…)
(One one table we have the two digidestined with Rika and Chiriko.)
Yolei: You O.K now Rika?
Rika: (nods) Mmmm! Naoko-chan maybe gone, but as long as I'm here and my heart is…I'll be fine.
Yolei: (chuckling) I guess little Chi-chan nearby helps as well…
Chiriko: (not catching Yolei's words) These clothes are another peculiarity…
Yolei: (sighs) Sadly, it's something we wish not to wear. It's army clothes.
Chiriko: Army?
Ken: It's what people wear when they go to war…
Chiriko: Weird, back home they simply wear their armored clothing…seems much more affective than these…
(Ken and Yolei sweatdrop, whilst Rika just smiles. Ken however has another subject to get off his chest…Haley.)
Ken: I don't trust him…
Yolei: Who? Oh…you mean…
Ken: (now whispering) He's a lot more shady I think than appearances appear to be.
Yolei: Come on Ken, are you sure this is not jealousy talking? He kicked ass in that last challenge…
Ken: Maybe…but a perfect double bluff?
Yolei: Geez Ken…
Ken: You're not planning to turn against me are you…for…
Yolei: O.K, now you're stepping a bit too far Ken. I'd never go against you…but that doesn't give you the right to say who I can and can't talk to…capiché?
(Ken and Yolei become silent, as Chiriko and Rika, still chatting, seem oblivious to what transpired. On the other table, the hero of the day Haley, along with Kensuke, Duplica and Akari are all business.)
Akari: It was just the stench of the sweat, the heat and the…well…
Kensuke: Yes…I can figure.
Akari: But how the heck did you last so long Haley-kun?
Haley: I guess…from endurance shifts back on the Nadesico. Many can last into middle of the night, and with just the three of us it was always difficult to keep maintain of the upper bridge. It was either myself, Saburota or Ruri who did the late work, as we were the only ones who were trusted with it.
Akari: Amazing!
Duplica: Anyone got any ice for these sore legs?
Kensuke: (cheekily) Aww…want a massage?
Duplica: Drop it!
(The team chuckle slightly, knowing they have will have a strict day tomorrow. Is it a face worse than death though?)
* * * *
(That night, the boys in one dorm and the girls in another, they talk about various things…or not in some cases.)
GIRLS
Akari: This is more like it…it's been a long time since I've just been around girls. No offence to the guys, but I guess after being away from the University Satellite, being in boys company is a bit unusual…
Duplica: So should be afraid of you then Ak-ar-I-chan?
Akari: (blushing) Not funny!
Yolei: Yeah…who are these Ichino and Kris anyway?
Akari: Not in front of adorable 10 year olds am I saying another word!
Rika: Oh, it's no matter. I hear about all of these things from Naoko's stories anyway.
(Although it's dark, you can still see the sweatdrops coming down 3 young ladies heads…)
(On the boys side however, it's more of a different story…)
Kensuke: …the work that they have to do just to redraw the maps is staggering.
Haley: And this happens before my time?
Kensuke: Yes…maybe it's safer in space or something, hence the differences.
Chiriko: After everything gone on so far, I don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to my old life, it's been quite an adventure so far.
Kensuke: I know…and hopefully…I can keep the adventure going. What about you Ken?
Ken: (yawns) Yeah…I think I need to sleep…
(The other guys all shake their heads and gather together for a talk without disturbing Ken. It may come back to haunt them though…)
* * * *
(Next morning, 6.00am)
(Some are already up, such as Kensuke, Chiriko and on the other side, a yawning Duplica. However, the rest are going to get a rude awakening…)
Surge: Up up up!
Rally (RB): Get your lazy butts up and out!
(The team are not too prepared for this and are barely even dressed. The DI's come in with the orders of a minute to do whatever in the bathroom and to get into their army dregs. It's not too pleasant that I can assure you.)
(Soon, they are trotting out, some more slowly than others. DI Spike begins the briefing.)
Spike: It's 6.00am, and it's a tough life out there. Once again, you've got to do an endurance challenge, but it's a rescue operation. This morning, we are going to train you guys into a cohesive unit, able to rescue 5 injured soldiers, fix a jeep and drive it to a tower, where you will sound a foghorn. We will train you to work as a team…
Rally (GS): …otherwise we look bad.
Spike: In any case, we'll get started.
(The training in 90 degree heat so early in the morning, is not too good, especially as during this, they have to do various exercises as well. At one point, Rika feels faint and becomes sick, as supplies of water have become a necessity.)
(Shot of Kensuke cranks up a jeep rather expertly, however, they come across an obvious problem…)
Spike: Who the heck out of these is going to drive it?
Surge: Well…erm…
(Screw up. Not one of the remaining contestants are over 18. Kensuke fortunately seems excited at the process of doing it, so DI Rally GS (well renowned for her own driving skills) begins the process of jeep driving for Kensuke…)
(The others now have to practice carrying…not a good sign for young Rika, as she can barely lift Yolei, the second lightest of the group.)
Rally (RB): You're gonna struggle at that right, I think you'll need more than one person to lift some of our casualties. Make sure you always judge the weight. Yolei is…(looks at scales) 95 pounds, Rika is 77 pounds. That's still 18 pound difference, so you need to see how much you can carry off. Piggyback or over the shoulder are the best ways to lift something…
(Rika tries the new advice, and it's seems to work as she lifts Yolei and manages to walk a bit further. On a chi pole, Duplica is practicing punches as Spike watches on…)
Spike: So what dan are you and what style?
Duplica: (in between breaths) My own style sir, I based myself in mixing all forms to adapt to anything, mixtures of Kung-Fu, Tae-kwon-do and Karate, it helps when I'm in my acting career sir…
Spike: Nice. (Spike turns and spins a kick, barely missing Duplica's head and smashes the pole) Need some work though.
(Duplica is speechless…^_^)
(To Ken's disappointment, he along with Chiriko, are working with Haley in locational studies. They are using the skills to read maps to the locations where 'X' is marked, vital for recon searches. Haley uses his map skills to use…much to Ken's displeasure.)
Ken: I'm not sure if he's rubbing it in or not…
Chiriko: Ken, are you looking at the same person I am?
Ken: Damn, are you against me now Chiriko?
(Chiriko sighs as Ken takes ahead.)
Chiriko: (quietly, to himself) Who said I was on your side in the first place?
(Haley is quiet, just looks at the map whilst the two follow behind him. Ken decides to see if he can get one over Haley…)
Ken: Let's have a look.
Haley: It's O.K Ken, I've got it…
Ken: I just want to make sure you are taking us the right way…
(Haley sighs, but relents. Ken does check, although he doesn't seem to know, he appears that he does…in the end, he takes the easy way out and says Haley is correct, although personally he's unsure…)
(Shot of Kensuke in the jeep passing by with Rally (GS). )
Rally (GS): Damn, you're driving is as good as mine!
(Of course, Kensuke is pretty much doing a slightly reckless job…for Rally, it's pretty much business as usual…)
(Eventually, they have to return to base, tired, hot, sick and a few brain cells less, but at 10.00am, they have a challenge…)
* * * *
Surge: O.K babies, we have been designated a challenge for you!
Spike: The challenge is as follows. In 1 hour and 30 minutes, you must…
(As Spike explains, here are the tests for the team.)
Collect the 5 injured and put them on the red cross area located opposite the tower Fix the jeep and drive it to the cross Find 3 boxes of weapons and put them on the cross Sound the foghorn on the tower after completing the above(To complete this challenge, they need to use the skills that they've been working on for the last 3 hours or so. They need to change the wheels of the jeep, the jeep will then drive (and if they are smart, collect either some weapons or some injured on it) to the cross to meet the others at the cross. They need their map reading skills to locate them, and most of all, it needs…teamwork.)
Rally (RB): If you complete this challenge, you win £20,000. If you fail…you get nothing but hard work for the remainder of the day, where we will then see you at Dismissal Hill.
Rally (GC): Where one of you will be eliminated by the mole.
Surge: About face!
(The 8 realise this could get very unpleasant, but they get on a challenge. A lot of them are still sore and tired from yesterday, and this is going to be difficult.)
(Overview of the area.)
Yukino: (VO) Hey, I might as well take over! On the field, there are two cases of weapons, each weighing 200 pounds together. If the team is smart, this is where they'd use the jeep.
(5 different shots now of different locations where the five injured people are, they are in fact dummies…no, Ash isn't one of them.)
Yukino: (VO) The dummies weigh from the lightest contestant here which is 77 pounds, but the others are 100 pounds for two, 140 pounds for one and one 210 pound person. Can they work together to complete this difficult and physical challenge?
* * * *
Surge: On your marks…
(The 8 are in a line. Their plan is to get the jeep first.)
(Shots of Kensuke, Akari and Duplica)
Yukino: (VO) Kensuke, Akari and Duplica will be on the jeep, they'll be fixing it up, driving it, and they have discussed they will pick the weapons up. Fortunately, the teams have been supplied two maps, so they have one team with one…
(Shots of Ken, Rika, Chiriko, Yolei and Haley)
Yukino: (VO) The other 5 have the job of finding the injured and to carry them back to the Red Cross.
Rally (GS): Ready…
Rally (RB): GO!
(The team gets started. The teams split up immediately as the jeep is located in the direction of east, whilst one of the bodies is there as well…maybe they should have gone together and got that one and put it on the jeep?)
(No matter…as Haley and Yolei take the lead with the map, with Ken, Rika and Chiriko just behind them. Rika and Chiriko seem to be talking, whilst Ken is debating whether to say something…)
Yolei: The first body should be about 500 m west…
Haley: I hope it's not that far…
Rika: Compared to marathon runs, this is nothing…
(Jeep)
Kensuke: …O.K, we've got to change the tyres, crank 'em up and then drive off…
Akari: We're going to find the weapons aren't we?
Kensuke: Yep…oh wait, one of the bodies is around there as well right?
Duplica: Yes…are we going to have enough room?
Akari: I'll guess we'll find out soon enough.
(Bodies)
Chiriko: First one!
BODY ONE: 100 pounds
(Ken goes down and grabs it, Haley helps him with it. As they move, Haley trips.)
Yolei: Get up guys!
Ken: Hey, I didn't fall…
(Haley gives Ken a hurtful look, but gets up, looking hurt in more ways than one. The two however do work together to carry it. Now they have to head for the red cross, which is located further north. This body is also the furthest away from the cross, it's going to be a long haul.)
1 hr 10 minutes remaining
(At the jeep, Kensuke's army skills are quickly becoming handy, more so than even Akari's futuristic skills.)
Kensuke: Crank it! Crank it!
Akari: Kensuke…he's full of surprises I must say. He's got a lot of good skills, and he certainly helped out more than I could on that jeep…
(Kensuke's speed in fixing the jeep has helped tremendously, as it is roughly a 25 minute job which Kensuke and Akari between them do in 10 minutes. Duplica meanwhile has managed to get the body…the lightest one…by herself. She struggles slightly, but puts it on the jeep.)
Duplica: (puffing) Now what?
Kensuke: I guess we drive.
(The two girls may wish he didn't…)
55 minutes
(The team finally get their persona to the red cross, Ken and Haley a fair bit tired, despite Chiriko's help. And they have to do this 4 times…or 3, as Yolei makes a point…)
Yolei: Did any of us tell them to get the body near the jeep?
(No-one mentions it…)
Yolei: Damn…do we have to get it?
Chiriko: Don't worry Yolei, I don't think those guys are stupid.
Yolei: Stupid no. Mole…maybe?
Chiriko: I suggest we leave it to them and hope for the best…
Yolei: But…
(However, Yolei is powerless against Chiriko's cute smile. ^_^)
Yolei: Dammit, you're just too cute! (Cue facefaulting) Oh well…let's hope for the best.
(The team head back, and decide to do the nearest one now, leaving two in the middle…a good decision…)
(On the jeep meanwhile…)
Akari: Geez, I've already been scarred for life with Mr. Bandit's driving!
Duplica: Now I know what Ditto felt like when I put it in the washer accidentally…
(Kensuke and co are on the jeep and they have one dummy, and one weapons case. The second one however is the furthest…and they are about to encounter another problem…)
Kensuke: It's slowing down…
Akari: What?
(There is a leak in one of the tyres, and the system seems to be overheated. Kensuke is forced to stop, as the team now have a bit of repairing to do…)
Duplica: I wonder why this was here…(indicated the repair kit, there is also a first aid kit there as well…)
Kensuke: I knew there was more to this!
(As the three have a long job ahead of them, things aren't going smoothly for the other team as well…)
* * * *
(The nearest one, a 140 pounder, is putting the three guys in pain, Yolei now helping with just Rika still not getting involved in the heavy work. And Ken is getting more annoyed with Haley's 'tripping' on more than one occasion…)
Rika: You look a mess Haley-kun.
Haley: I'll be fine Miss Rika…
Chiriko: Told you these clothes were going to be a problem!
Ken: Yes….clothes.
(4 people with 140 pounds makes it a bit easier, although it's not pleasant. And they haven't got the heaviest one yet. Fortunately, it's a short distance to the cross. However, mother-hen Rika has to make sure Haley is O.K.)
(Shot of Rika wiping some dirt…and a bit of blood off Haley's face, however, the rest of the group are worried about wasting time.)
Yolei: Come on guys, we need to go…
Ken: We'll have to jog or run at this rate, and we still don't know how the others are doing on the jeep…
Chiriko: Surely it wouldn't take the jeep long to collect two crates right?
(Famous last words Chi-chan…)
45 minutes
Kensuke: O.K…and that should do it.
(The two girls aren't mechanics, but Kensuke's skills at least help them in an emergency, as they seem to have fixed the problem. Kensuke tries the jeep…and it's good! Now they have to head to the final case.)
Kensuke: Nuts…it'll take 15 minutes in this terrain.
(Unfortunately, it's a fairway away. The guys better get their skates on. In the front, Kensuke drives, Duplica narrates the map whilst Akari keeps an eye that the dummy/crate doesn't fall.)
(Back with the other group, they have 2 out of 4 injured and head towards the next one…the heaviest at 210 pounds.)
Chiriko: Third victim located!
Yolei: Yosh! What we got here?
(The next body and Ken goes to get it…and can't lift it.)
Ken: This…is a heavy one…
(Soon, one by one, first Chiriko, then Haley, then Yolei help it up. Finally, Rika gets her hands dirty and the 5 work together with this one…but now they have to carry it together. They carry it in a line overhead, hoping to get an equal distribution of the weight…which is a bad idea, considering some are obviously weaker than others.)
Rika: Help…
(Chiriko immediately tries to support the weight of Rika's burden, but the problem is Chiriko isn't really much stronger than Rika, probably weaker than Yolei. And that's not all as Ken and Haley are now at the front taking most of the weight…and the inevitable happens.)
(The two fall…and Ken's explodes.)
Ken: Oh, don't tell me that was an accident as well!
Haley: B-but it was….and you fell as well…
Ken: That was only because you fell first and I had to suffer the weight!
Haley: (near tears) B…but…
Ken: Jeez, I'm not falling for your act, get your butt together and start working as hard at this as you are in trying to get myself and Yolei split up!
(Suddenly, Haley's expression changes. It's unusual on the boy's face…but it's not surprising.)
(He's pissed.)
Haley: How…many…times…have I got to tell you? WE'RE FRIENDS, I'M IN LOVE WITH RURI, IT'S IN YOUR HEAD, etc, etc, ETC!
(Ken is a bit taken back, which is the opening which Yolei quickly enters to stop this…although she's a tad embarrassed.)
Yolei: Normally, I start arguments not stop them, but you two idiots better not stop here because we've got a challenge to win! So get your butts in gear and carry this damn thing otherwise I'll castrate the two of you right here!
(Ken and Haley stare at each other a bit longer, before realising she's right. With a heave-ho, the 5 lifted the body up again, to take the red cross. But you can cut the tension with a knife.)
(30 minutes)
Yukino: (VO) With just half an hour to go, the jeep team manage to get to the second crate.
(Shot of Akari, Duplica and Kensuke lifting the thing up and putting it on the jeep.)
Kensuke: Count 'em. One dummy, two crates, two cute girls and one driver who is extremely tired.
Duplica/Akari: Check.
Kensuke: Onwards and forwards ladies!
(The team head back to the red cross now, hoping to meet the other team there for the challenge…)
(In fact, they are just barely made it back…but there is no time for rest, even though they are all extremely tired. Maybe the adrenaline has gone out of Ken and Haley after that shouting match.)
(After a couple minutes break, they head off to the final one, which is just 100 pounds, but can they endure the final walk…)
* * * *
15 minutes remaining
(The team make it to the final body, obviously exhausted, hence their slower movements.)
Ken: We're not going to make it…
Yolei: It's one of the lighter bodies…come on, we can!
Haley: Miss Yolei…I don't think we can move much more…
(Suddenly, Rika lifts the body slightly up. She puts it over her shoulder, it seems a bit heavy for her)
Rika: I'm…not going to fail…
(Chiriko helps immediately as does Yolei. They glare at Ken and Haley who now feel guilty, but the three decide to take it themselves…even if it does seem hopeless…)
(…or does it?)
(Jeep)
Kensuke: We're here, but what about the others?
(Kensuke, Akari and Duplica have made it to the cross, but are alone…)
Kensuke: Damn!
Duplica: Well, what do we do?
(Kensuke thinks, and smiles.)
Kensuke: We find them.
* * * *
10 minutes
(They are moving slowly, as Yolei and company doesn't seem ready to complete it…that is until…)
Chiriko: What's that?
(The screeching of tires comes towards them as the guys are shocked to see Kensuke, Akari and Duplica coming towards them and halt just before they get there.)
Akari: Need a ride?
All: Yes please!
(The team have a tough time to get on the jeep, as with the crates and bodies, it's hard on the back. Kensuke shares the front with Rika, Yolei and Chiriko whilst the other four hold on for dear life on the back of the jeep and keep the stuff safe…)
5 minutes
(They made it!)
(The team now get the two bodies and two crates off which takes a couple of minutes. Kensuke then reads what has happened.)
Kensuke: 5 bodies on the cross…2 crates, 1 jeep and the team is together.
Rika: Done!
(They are celebrating…but they have forgotten one thing…and they begin to realise something is wrong.)
Duplica: Wouldn't somebody be here to say we'd passed or failed?
Yolei: We've got a couple of minutes left.
Rika: I don't get it…
(Suddenly…)
Chiriko: No!
Akari: What?
Chiriko: The tower! We have to sound something…
Ken: (snaps fingers) The foghorn!
Kensuke: Got less a minute…Akari!
Akari: Way ahead of you!
(Akari powers up her Tomoe Sonic Wave technique and rushes up the tower as fast as possible…but then…)
Akari: Oowwwww!
(…she trips on the stairs.)
Duplica: You can still do it Akari!
(Akari runs now at a regular pace, still quiet fast, but just as she gets to the foghorn…)
Surge: (from out of nowhere) YOUR TIME…IS UP!
(…disaster.)
CHALLENGE FAILED.
* * * *
(Shot of the 8 standing in a line as the four DI's take their time in staring a hole down them.)
Spike: Today, was a mistake. Lack of teamwork and an even worse mind made you fail. So as punishment, until tonight, you've got to work as hard as anyone ever could.
Surge: SO GET YOUR BACKS INTO IT!
(The 8 disband as they now have a few hours of back-breaking work to do…)
(Shot of them pushing, or in some cases, trying to push some heavy rocks across a quarry area.)
(Shot of Akari and Ken carrying some sandbags. Shot of Rika struggling after her umpteenth press up session. Shot of Chiriko wiping off some sweat still in his army clothes.)
(Overall, it wasn't pleasant.)
4.00pm
(They file in for chow. As they do so, the DI's await them.)
Rally (GS): As of this time, we have a visitor. Please all await her.
(They step aside. As they see, Yukino enters, also dressed in DI's dregs.)
Yukino: At-tennnn-tion! (Damn, I've always wanted to say that.)
(The group stand in the position as Yukino explains.)
Yukino: One out of two for the mole…so your total now makes £110, 500. I suggest, no, I demand that you read the assignments…well, the scripts to help with your mole inquiries. After chow, you will file out and finish off your last few hours of work and then make your vote. But before I leave…
(Yukino brings out two photos.)
Yukino: The mole has left another clue for you. Have a look see if you wish.
(Yukino goes along the line showing the photos. One has a picture of Haruka and Michiru from Sailor Moon, holding their weapons, sword and mirror respectivelly. Haruka's sabre has been circled for some reason.)
(On the other piece of paper, it has the words 'The Mole knows all reality. The Mole is flying high. The Mole is…')
Yukino: One look is all you need. (tears the photos up) Now, file out for chow, and get ready for your last few hours here.
(Yukino leaves, they file out for chow. As soon as they do, Ken goes into his favourite subject…Haley.)
Yolei: …please, I know what you are going to say, and I'm not going to buy it.
Akari: Ken, do you think you're being…um…
Duplica: Paranoid?
Akari: That will do.
Yolei: Bingo.
(Shot of the first table, Ken with the three girls Yolei, Akari and Duplica. Ken was obviously not too happy about Haley's involvement in the last challenge, or in general to be honest. Eventually, Ken gives an ultimatum.)
Ken: Yolei…are you going to be with me or against me?
(Yolei stops and looks at him. Then, she finishes her rations and walks out. Ken is stunned. He quickly follows after her.)
Akari: Is it…over already?
Duplica: (thinking) Maybe…
(On the other table, Haley is a bit upset at Ken…but at least he gets a check-up from doctor Rika.)
Rika: It's just a few scratches, you'll be fine.
Haley: I know…(sighs)…maybe it's because I don't want to feel like the outsider. And the way…
Chiriko: We know.
Kensuke: Hey, even I can see it.
Haley: (small smile) Thanks guys.
Kensuke: I don't know what the problem is myself.
Haley: I know…Yolei and I are friends, nothing more. Yes, she's extremely flirtatious, and yes, I blush a lot…but that's just me. I'm in love with someone else, and I always will be.
Rika: (smiles) That's so sweet.
(They may think so, but the last bit of work for the day isn't…but it does give the team time to prepare…)
* * * *
(Shot of Duplica and Akari…well, mostly Akari…pulling a slab across the ground. The two are talking mole strategy despite being watched by DI Spike.)
Akari: So…who is your suspect?
Duplica: If Haley and Ken are getting up each others nose, it could be on purpose. One of them could be the mole…
Akari: (nods) I've always been suspicious of Ken myself. Then again, they all have.
Duplica: Including me?
Akari: (smiles) Especially you.
(The two laugh, before Spike reprimands them. On the other side, Yolei seems to have taken a time out with Haley, to explain everything between them.)
Yolei: …so if it is about me and what Ken thinks, I'm sorry. I know that you're intentions are noble…it's very sweet of course.
Haley: Thank you.
Yolei: I think though for our sake, we'd better not see each other again…
Haley: (thinks) But what if one of us goes?
Yolei: I…I never thought of that. I guess…
(Haley nods and leaves…to bump right into Ken, who was searching for Yolei.)
Ken: Leave.
Haley: (stern) I don't get angry Ken, but I'll say this. I love one girl. And ONLY one girl. Her name is Ruri Hoshino. If you think different, say it to my face…but I wish all the best for you and Yolei…and your future life as a family.
(Haley leaves, leaving Ken's aghast, stunned, shocked and all other words meaning similar things…)
Ken: Ummm…
Yolei: You were going to say something?
(Ken turns, as he looks at Haley leaving, then at Yolei and bows.)
Ken: I'm so sorry….
(Yolei smiles.)
Yolei: It's fine. Come on, let's go before the DI's spot us.
(The two leave, hand in hand, but for the time being, peace has been restored.)
(Shot of Chiriko, Rika and Kensuke on toilet duty.)
Rika: …so Kensuke, how do you think you've done in the game?
Kensuke: Well, I've got further already than I expected. Do you think I can win the game?
Chiriko: Why not? You are smarter than I think everyone gives you credit for.
Kensuke: Thank you! I guess everyone like a dark horse, can I win it?
Rika: Well…
Chiriko: (smiles) Not as long as we're here to stop you!
(The three laugh, but as the sun starts to dip, in their heavy army clothing, they have to take the next quiz…)
* * * *
(The quiz, and it's a nightmare as most of the team are exhausted. But now they have to think of the mole.)
(Shot of Ken taking the quiz. He's not looking too good.)
Ken: Haley is still up there mostly. Rika…maybe, but Haley's actions are perfect double bluffs. Do us proud first time and then screw up next time. He's not fooling me…
(Shot of Duplica on the quiz. Her question is number 3, 'Which room was the mole sleeping in at the beginning of the episode?')
Duplica: If my suspicions are true…and considering I voted for Naoko last night, they weren't, I'm more certain it could be either Yolei or Kensuke. Kensuke has lasted longer than I think anyone expected, and Yolei simply seems to fit being the mole.
(Next is Akari, she's fairly slow thinking of the quiz…)
Akari: Ken's way with Haley may have been a perfect intimidation factor to make him screw up the second challenge today. I've suspected him since day one and I'll stick by with it today.
(Yolei now on the quiz and question 5, 'When did the mole drop in the endurance challenge?' She picks 3rd.)
Yolei: Rika. As much as Ken and Haley may come into suspicion, Rika is definitely my choice for the mole. She was not suited to this environment at all, and could easily avoid suspicion to the untrained eye.
(Next is Haley. He thinks for a long time on a particular question and sighs.)
Haley: If Ken is the mole, then I'm not going to bother. I'll go out now and be safe with it. I'm voting for Akari. The fact she wasn't the winner of the first challenge rather than me shows she's is a slightly surprise in the challenge we expected to excel at, plus her messed up running at the end of the second challenge.
(Rika comes up. She is on question 8, 'What suffix would the mole add to the main character of their series?' She says '-kun.')
Rika: Again, it's a choice of three, as Ken and Haley together seem to explode. More onto those two rather than Yolei now. In the back of my mind, there is always the suspicion that anyone else is the mole, as everyone has done mole things, myself included, but it's a feeling I have.
(Kensuke is next, and he's fairly confident.)
Kensuke: Duplica…a brilliant actress. How the heck did she stay on that long? Must have prepared it or something. Plus I observed her on the jeep…she wasn't too helpful and seemed to delay us more than anything.
(Finally, Chiriko. The final question, 'Who is the mole?')
Chiriko: Rika said that Kensuke was a surprise in this. Maybe he isn't as I suspect. However, together we do feel that it's a monster person, although she's more thinking it's a digital one…I think it may be a pokemon one.
* * * *
(Shot appropriately of Dismissal Hill, where the mole will claim his or her 9th victim.)
(Shot of the DI's lining in a row, and up on a podium with the laptop, is Yukino. In the back row, we have the two Ken's, Rika and Yolei. In the front, Akari, Chiriko, Duplica and Haley.)
Yukino: Evening ladies and gentleman. Tonight, we'll be down to the lucky 7. However, a mole must eliminate the next one. So, we'll just go down to it because I feel we've had enough of this place.
(Yukino gets the laptop up and gets ready to type the names in.)
Yukino: Kensuke.
(The otaku nods as Yukino types his name, 'KENSUKE'. Instead of a thumbprint, a light will shine over them, either green or red. If it's red, you're gone.)
(Fortunately, it's green over Kensuke as he sighs.)
Yukino: Rika.
(The CCS girl who probably enjoyed this the least, nods as 'RIKA' is typed in.)
(Flashes green over her. She's happy she's not joining Naoko-chan in succession.)
Yukino: Haley.
(The Nadesico operator nods as Yukino types his name 'HALEY' in.)
(A green light drapes over him. He's made the cut.)
Yukino: Yolei.
(The Digimon female nods as Yukino is now half way through with 'YOLEI' typed in.)
(A green light wavers over the girl and she smiles.)
Yukino: Half way. Who is next? Ken.
(Ken nods as Yolei types his name 'KEN' into the database.)
(And Ken feels the heat…as a red light appears over him, much to his shock.)
Yukino: Ken…it's red. I'm sorry, we have to go.
(The DI's let Ken do whatever for the moment, as he gets a big hug from Yolei, who is crying her eyes out. After she finally lets go, Ken shakes the hands of everyone…then he gets to Haley.)
Haley: (whispering) Sorry.
Ken: (smiles) Same here.
(The two shakes hand on good terms as Ken returns to spot.)
Yukino: All those who survived this weeks mole game, get ready to leave this place. Tomorrow morning, 8.00am, it will be back to normality.
Surge: Get 'em off my hill!
(The 7 survivors leave Dismissal Hill, leaving Ken, alone, and the moles 9th victim.)
* * * *
Next episode;
A beautiful ball as the group complete in a dancing challenge, but who the heck is pairing up with who? You are kidding me…
A betrayal at the hands of the unlucky person brings new division into the remaining 7…
…and who is the next victim?
* * * *
And another one bites the dust.
We are starting to get closer. Think about, just 4 more episodes until the final three, then we find out who the mole is and who has won the game…and of course, the all important quiz.
Ah, Boot Camp. As far as I know, it hasn't been made into an anime version, so I made this chapter my next 'crossover' if you will. I think it's turned out O.K myself, but of course, I want your opinions of it.
Until next time, R & R please, see ya!