Episode 7: Little Pirate Games
Hello everyone. Sorry for the long wait. Been very busy these past few weeks, but I'm back on track.
1602jaw: I'd be shocked too at Max's actions. DIO did indeed strike again, even if it was unintentional.
TheMasterKat: Oh no! Max has awakened the demon within! I'd be running if I were him.
Guest: I want to use the Ginyu Force a little more as well.
Guest: I love this challenge idea, and really want to do that. As for Gjira recruiting villains, WHO TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT-er, I mean, that's quite an interesting idea. (Laughs nervously). Quit reading my mind.
Ortizale317: It's all gonna make sense. Don't jump to conclusions too soon.
NondescriptNorbert: Good job on getting caught up. A story is just as good as its set up. Structure is the key to my storytelling. I've also never watched Game of Thrones.
That guy: Nice to see I got you interested in what's to come. The game is really heating up.
MonkeyBot54: Ooh, the foreshadowing detection is strong in this one. And yes. It's happening.
Happiness studios: Well, glad you're enjoying this, even if there's some small nitpicks.
TheHiddenAuthor5000: Umm…. thanks?
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: I think it keeps thing interesting if there's multiple"villains". As with the friendship Miu and Rick have, it's kind of like they didn't get along at first, then forgot the reason why, suddenly hitting it off due to their bright minds, infamous foul mouths, and eccentric tendencies.
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite 2, our competitors were sent out on a camping trip through the deadly Amazon Rainforest. Some bonded, others argued, and some had the most vivid trips of their life. I'm sure that last one isn't important. But Max earned the scorn of his team by leaving Mae to be attacked by a jaguar, deeming her unable to continue. Are Max's days numbered? And are we facing some terrible legal issues due to Mae's injuries? Gosh, I sure hope not. But all these questions might be answered today on Total Drama Infinite 2!"
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"GOOD LORD, THIS IS INDECENT!" Iida shouted.
"How does he put up with this?" Sora asked.
"I always knew she was cuckoo in the head." Starscream said.
"Damn it!" Susie groaned as she walked into economy. She heard laughing going on and was curious as to what all the hubbub was about. "What's got Mr. Roboto so wound u-Oh good grief…."
She, much like everyone else in the room, even some of the Wolves, was shocked to witness.
Reg laid there on the bench, sleeping peacefully. But Reg was unknowingly in quite the precarious position.
Laying down in a peaceful slumber right behind him was Miu, who was cradled in her arms like a stuffed toy, and close up to her chest, which Reg was unknowingly using as pillows. What's more, the Ultimate Inventor was sleeping in her underwear, which was black lingerie.
Reg then begins to wake up and try to move around, but is caught in an Iron tight grip. His eyes quickly dart around until he realizes what's happening.
"Oh no!" He cried. "Not this again!"
"You're saying this has happened before?!" Iida yelled.
"Just one other time." Deadpool told him. "Of course, you guys and the readers weren't here to see it."
"Why not just wake her up?" Susie suggested.
"We've tried before. That girl would probably sleep through an earthquake."
Reg tried to struggle free, but Miu's grip around him tightened the more he struggled.
"Mmm... that fuckin' tickles." Miu said as she was snoozing. "Keep doing it!"
"Guys, help me!"
"Don't worry, I got you!" Spinel said, running up to him. In the gem's hand was a tub of butter. She coats the little robot in butter to help him slip out. Once he's completely covered, Reg tries again to slip away, and breaks free with a huge "Pop". Suddenly, he's bouncing around the room like a pinball, finally stopping when hits Glass Joe's head, knocking the poor boxer out cold. Rick, who was watching this nearby, laughed at Joe's pain.
"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry!" Reg exclaimed.
"Godzilla is my dad….." Joe said deliriously.
"Good thinking, using butter." Deadpool said as he and Spinel fist bumped. "Mission accomplished."
"Well, my first idea was to get the jaws of life, but nah. Butter seemed more fun."
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Reg was rocking back and forth in the fetal position.
"I'm gonna try my best to regain the innocence I've lost today."
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It was at that moment, that the pervy inventor woke up. Sleepily rubbing her eyes, Miu yawned as she saw a group of people staring at her.
"What? Is there something on my face?"
"WHY IN THE WORLD ARE YOU IN YOUR UNDERWEAR?!" Iida asked, while looking very flustered and covering his eyes so he wouldn't have to see this indecency.
"Oh. That." Miu said, twirling her hair a little bit. "It got hot last night. You'd do the same in my shoes. What, are you afraid my bitchin' body is getting you all hot and bothered in your boxers?"
"N-NO! THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE! THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND, AND PARADING AROUND ALL SCANTILY CLAD LIKE THAT IS NOT FIT FOR A CHILD'S EYES!"
As he said this, his other hand gestured to Wendy and Reg. Wendy, who sat nearby, looked down in shame, but again because of her own insecurities that she'd never be as curvy as someone like Miu.
"So? I show my panties to the boys all the time. And I mean all the time."
Iida was about to yell something else, but Susie stopped him by putting her hand in front of him.
"Don't waste your breath. I got this." Turning to Miu, she yelled. "GET DRESSED RIGHT NOW, DAMN IT!"
"EEK!" Miu shrieked, assuming her more submissive and meek personality. "Okay, I'm going, I'm going!"
Miu quickly got up and walked off, passing by someone who was watching this spectacle and standing off to the side, laughing to himself. That someone was Max.
"Geez. Finally got that crazy bitch to listen to you." Max said. Every head in the room slowly turned to the cynical kid's direction, with his team especially, glaring at him.
"What? Is there something on my face?"
"You got a lot of nerve showing your face after what you did." Carla said.
"Yeah." Wendy added. "If it wasn't for you, Mae would still be that's why I'm not asking you to sign the 'Get Well" card we're making for her."
"For the love of-IT'S NOT LIKE SHE'S DEAD OR ANYTHING!"
"This is getting a bit awkward." Spinel whispered to Deadpool. "Think we should bounce?"
"Nah." Deadpool replied. "Let's see where this goes. All we're missing is some popcorn."
"She just didn't have the drive to win, is all." Max retorted. "You would've probably done the same thing, had you been given the chance."
"I may not be the nicest person around, but I wouldn't leave someone to die!" Susie said. "That's something DIO would do! Is that what it is? You just wanna be another DIO? Congratulations! You're also a piece of scum that only thinks of himself!"
"Are we really gonna turn this into "Crap on Max Day?!""
"I vote we make it a week." Rick said bluntly.
"Stay out of this, you old shit!" Max yelled to the smartest mammal in the multiverse.
"Bottom line is this." Iida said sternly. "What you did was unforgivable, and as of now, you're on very thin ice. The next time we lose, I can almost guarantee you'll be the next one off the plane."
This was slightly interrupted as Miu returned, dressed in her regular clothes, and back with her regular, brash, foul mouthed self.
"Alright, I'm back, fuckers!"
She looked to see Max getting chewed out by his team.
"Wait, is someone getting fuckin' chewed out?! Perfect! Show me the object of ridicule."
"Whatever." Max said as he stalked off. "Worry about your own problems instead of being another chess piece in this twisted game called life. Spoilers: Everyone loses.
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"It makes no difference to me." Starscream said. "But it's nice to see all the negative attention on that little brat. He took out one worthless member of the team, and now he's in hot water. Makes my job so much easier."
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"In all honesty, I believe these guys are just overreacting." Max said. "But I'm not worried. Why don't they just get with the picture? Life sucks, and we live in a world of desensitized, apathetic assholes! You breathe the wrong way, and BOOM! You're public enemy number one.
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"What kind of kid is he?" Iida wondered.
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As Max was walking ,he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning around, he saw it was DIO.
"What? Come to chew me up as well?"
But DIO was here on some more pressing matters.
"We need to have a little talk."
A minute later, both Max and DIO were back in the cargo room.
"Okay." DIO said, clapping his hands together. "There's something I need to tell you."
"I'm listening…." Max said, sounding clearly bored.
"How do I put this…? I think it's best if we go our separate ways. Don't get me wrong, I applaud your move of leaving Mae behind, but with the target on your back, I think it's best I dissociate from that, for my sake. Keep in mind that what I've been doing with you wouldn't fly with Chris. Still, I wish you the best in-"
"Just save the long drawn out story portion." Max interrupts. "I get it. You don't want to get involved with my actions, and you're just looking out for yourself. I respect that more than just not saying anything and backstabbing me. That takes guts. I ain't no snitch, so do whatever you please. Just know I'm still gonna win."
"You're…. surprisingly calm about this." DIO said. He was perplexed and taken aback that Max was taking this so well. "And you're not gonna tell anyone about this?"
"You have my word. Thanks for the little help you were able to give, but now I'm gonna have my own kind of fun making their lives miserable."
"You are one messed up kid." DIO mused. "But then again I was like that at that age, but it was everyone's else's fault I turned out like that."
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"That went smoother than I thought." DIO said. "Kids these days are insufferable little brats, but Max seems smarter than them. I still got Starscream to help with my revenge, so it's not a total loss. I wish that kid luck, though. Last thing I want is to get involved in his drama and blow my cover."
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"Isn't it kind of weird we haven't seen Chris these last couple of days?" 18 asked.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Ed said. "It's nice having some peace and quiet in this place. Gives us more time to relax."
"Haven't you heard?" Kiryu said. "He's dealing with some legal issues with the producers right now. He's dealing with several complaints and threats of lawsuits over Mae's injuries. Even though it wasn't his fault, he's trying to smooth things over with what happened with Mae."
"Poor Mae….." Meggy said. "She didn't deserve that. If I could right now, I'd arrest him."
"I know the feeling of what it's like to spend time in prison. It ain't pretty." Harley and Kiryu said at the same time. Realizing what they both said simultaneously, the two look at each other.
"What the hell did a badass like you do to get locked up? Harley asked.
"Took the fall of my boss' death for a so-called "friend."" Kiryu answered. For a subject like that, he seemed awfully reserved while talking about this. "I did ten years, and when I got out, the world was very different from when I last saw it. But I put that life behind me, and now I have an orphanage to look after. That's why I entered the show. To fund the place."
"That's so sweet." Tari said. "Never expected you to enter for a reason like that."
"It's weird that Chris is trying to take measures like that." Coyle said. "If I remember correctly, that host is quite the madman. It's all about ratings to him."
"It kind of reminds me of what happened after the killing game last season." Ed recalled. "Wendy was left a crying mess because that challenge traumatized her, so she had to be put in therapy."
Cinder sat nearby, and at the mention of the Danganronpa challenge, her body tensed up. She remembered her encounter with DIO, being revealed by Charlie, and being set ablaze and blown up from being blasted into a supernova. Not to mention adding insult to injury by the fact DIO played her like an idiot.
"How about you never speak of that experience ever again?!" Cinder snapped.
"Oh. Right." Edward said sheepishly. "My bad."
Coyle practically slithers over to Cinder and whispers into her ear.
"My, it must've been such a terrible experience for you." She said coyly. She then turns her hands into electrical cables. "How about you tell me how that makes you feel while I clamp these babies to your brain. Just a little experimentation."
"Stay away from me, you freak!" Cinder hissed. "Unless you wish to be burned to a crisp."
"Ah, how your magic is amusing." Coyle mused. "But it only gets you so far. I made it this far thanks to science and my own hard work."
"It's not magic! It's-"
"Well, whatever you call it, it's cute and charming."
FWOOSH!
Everyone ducked for cover as Cinder flung a fireball at Coyle. Except for the Rad Scientist. She stood there with an umbrella arm, blocking the shot, while the other arm was a skull, ready to fire off a shot of her own.
"Care to push your luck anymore, hm?" Cinder asked.
"Oh, I do enjoy me a gamble." Coyle replied. "Let's see which is stronger. Your magic abilities or whatever you call them, or my science."
"Are you guys serious right now?!" Meggy asked in shock.
"Oh, I'm very serious." Cinder answered.
"That's enough!"
Kiryu and 18 stepped in front of the two.
"How about we don't lash out at each other like some animals." 18 sarcastically suggested. "We're here to kick back and get some R and R."
"She started it." Coyle said. "She attacked me first."
"You instigated it." Cinder retorts.
"Well we're ending it." Kiryu flat out stated. "We've proven to be the most stable and responsible team here. Let's not ruin that now."
The two lower their weapons and huff "Fine." as they glared at the other.
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"It's just so easy to get a reaction out of her." Coyle laughed. "Such a shame she refused my offer. But I just wanna have a little fun messing with her. It's fun to see these little lab rats doing themselves in. When the time comes, I swoop right in for the kill, so to speak."
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Terry sighed as he looked around. He had a lot on his mind since their trip to the Amazon.
He had already come to terms that he loved the beautiful, yet whiny, selfish, entitled, and lazy goddess known as Aqua. Sure, she was gonna change her ways to be more useful to the team thanks to his words, and she was beginning to spend a lot more time with him and softened up to him. After the Amazon, one thing led to another, and they very quickly became an item, even if they have very different personalities.
As much as he liked that thought, he just knew something would ruin it. He never had the best luck with women. He wasn't very keen on the idea of his team knowing about the both of them as a thing? Would they be against it? Would they think it'd be a distraction to their team? The game should be The number one priority, and the anxiety of it all was penetrating his carefree, chill exterior a little bit.
"Hey. You okay?" Aqua asked, snapping her fingers in front of Terry and snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Huh? Oh, y-yeah, I'm fine." He reassures.
"You're looking a little off." She wrapped her arms around one of his. "Is there any way I can make you feel better?"
"N-no….." He answered, flushing a little bit with how intimate they were. This still felt a little new to him, but he still tries to play it cool. "Just trying to physically prepare myself for our next challenge."
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"Our last challenge really was a wake-up call for me." Aqua said. "Throughout all of it, Terry was the only one who never gave up on me. I really have more respect and love for this guy. I'm very grateful for it. I may not be perfect, but I want to at least try to be of more use to our team. Terry was a big help with that."
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He then looks over at her, and smiles. The two start to make out, until they hear a voice.
"Hey, you guys!" Isabelle said, as her and Waluigi walked up to the both of them. "How are you guys doing?"
"Well, would you look at that?" Terry said. "I thought you said you wanted nothing to do with her, Waluigi."
"So what?!" Waluigi snapped. "Waluigi changed his mind. Don't think too much about it. Waluigi hasn't gone soft or nothin'."
"Yeah, we're the bestest of friends now." Isabelle said, laughing a little bit at how Waluigi was acting. Aqua just sat there, confused.
"Well, uh, good for you, I guess." Aqua told him.
"And good for you two, it seems." Waluigi snickers. "Looks like you two have really hit it off more than before."
"Don't tell the others!" Terry quickly said. "I don't think they'd be fine with it!"
"Chill out, you dope! It's not that big of a deal." Waluigi reassured. "Who cares? You're on the same team, so who cares if you two go out? Now, if you were on separate teams...then that would be a problem."
"Oh….really?" Isabelle asked. The tone in her voice made her sound a little disheartened, but trying to hide it. "That would be a problem?"
"Uh, yeah." Waluigi answered bluntly. "If it was two people that were on different teams, then that'd be a huge distraction to their teams and winning challenges. And Waluigi surely does not want to lose."
"...I see." Isabelle said sadly.
"Well, that makes me feel a lot better." Terry said.
Soon, the intercom came on, and surprisingly, everyone heard Chef's voice this time.
"Listen up, you maggots! Better brace yourselves! This landing is gonna be a little rougher than normal!"
Not wanting to argue, everyone did as instructed and strapped themselves in as the plane began to shake and rumble.
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"I hope you guys don't think it's too weird." Isabelle said a little nervously. "But yes. Ever since our days as assist trophies, and even during Mario Kart racing, I may have developed a little bit of a crush on him. I don't know why, but he's always fascinated me, and I wanted to know him a little more. I just thought becoming his friend was the first step. But I hope his view on teams is not taken too seriously."
Finally, the jet landed on a small, unnamed island somewhere in the heart of the Caribbean Sea. The island itself looked like your typical tropical getaway one would go to on vacation. A beautiful beach, swaying palm trees, and a mountain range could be seen in the distance.
The cast stood together at a grassy clearing as they saw that it was just Chef there, ready to give them an explanation. Behind him, Jeice and Burter were setting up a station in the air with microphones.
"Just what the hell are you guys doing?!" Harley asked. "And where's Chris?"
"To answer your first question, we're doing commentary for the viewers today, mate." Jeice answered. "This'll blast our voices across this entire island. It's gonna be quite the show today!"
"And to answer your second question," Chef said, pointing at Max now. "Chris is trying to smooth things over with the producers after that dummy almost got someone killed."
"That's ancient history, now." Max snarked, which got him many angry stares.
"Anyway," Chef continued, "he's left me and the Ginyu Force in charge of the challenge today, as well as all of you little brats!"
"Ain't that worth a laugh." Susie snickered. "You think you have the chops to handle a big responsibility like that?"
Chef growled at this. (Remember, he and Susie kind of don't see eye to eye, and have a rivalry of their own.). But he regained his composure and continued explaining himself.
"Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted, I'm hosting the challenge today, here in the Caribbean. Back in the day, these seas were overrun with pirates and other scurvy dogs. Today, you're going to be playing a traditional pirate game in homage to the mythical Davy Jones: The Davy Back Fight. A game that comes from where Katakuri is from."
"Ugh, just great." Rick groaned, since he didn't like pirates, he probably wouldn't like a pirate game. "Why do this now instead of doing it in his world?"
"We're saving that world for something else. So, the Davy Back Fight is a game held between opposing pirate crews, or in this case, teams. Certain members of each team will participate in a total of three games, with the final game determining the winner. But with each event, not only is your pride at stake, but your teammates as well."
That raised some questions with everyone.
"Just how are our teammates at stake, if I may ask?" Kiryu asked.
"Allow me to answer this." Ginyu said formally. "And I want you all to listen carefully as I'm only going to explain thus once. The winning team of each event will get to pick one member of a losing team….AND MAKE THEM A PERMANENT MEMBER OF THEIR OWN TEAM."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!" Everyone screamed.
"So let me get this straight." Joe said. "If we win, we can basically steal other people's teammates?"
"That is correct, my scrawny friend."
"That doesn't sound surprising." Edgeworth said. "Pirates are thieves and rogues that take and steal what they want. Taking people from opposing pirate crews is no different."
"Exactly." Chef said. "Which leads into another thing that's gonna make this game fun. Pirates don't play by any rules but their own. That's why, in these challenges, you're encouraged to cheat."
This shocked many of them, although not as much as the revelation that they could lose their teammates to each other.
"So you're saying we must resort to playing dirty?!" Iida exclaimed. "That's awful!"
"But Katakuri is a pirate, yet he valued honor and a fair fight over anything else." Wendy added.
"Who cares what that monster of a man believes in, organic." Starscream said. "If cheating is allowed, then I say you take the opportunity."
"You can't be serious about that!" Iida gasped.
"Hey, I got no problem with it." Harley said. "I'm still a supervillain, so stuff like this isnt out of the ordinary for me. Actually, this bit of news actually makes the challenge sound more enjoyable."
"Whether you like it or not, the option to cheat with no repercussions is still there." Chef said. "Now that I've explained the basics, everyone follow me to the beach where the first event will be."
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"I just can't bring myself to cheat, whether it's allowed or not." Iida said. "That is not how a hero works. And the thought of losing one of my teammates to another worries me as well."
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"Finally!" Waluigi exclaimed happily. "This is Waluigi's chance to do what he does best, and that's cheat. Nobody cheats better than Waluigi!"
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"Makes no difference what the rules, are, I'm gonna have a freaking field day with this one!" Deadpool said. "MemeKing, looks like being a huge One Piece fan is really paying off!"
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"You know, this really makes you wonder." Sora said. "If cheating is allowed, then is it really considered cheating then? Man, thinking like that is really making my brain hurt. I just hope I don't get taken onto one of the other teams."
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The teams walked to the nearby beach, where barrels, and a bunch of other discarded trash and scrap metal lay.
"Your first game is known as the 'Donut Race'" Chef explained. "Each team will have four members use the materials provided and build a boat, where then they will race their boats around the island. The first team to cross the finish line will pick one member from the last place team to join their own team."
"Do we get to pick who goes?" Tari asked.
"Sorry, young lady." Ginyu answered. "But the participants have already been decided for the events."
And with that, here's the ones that will participate in the Donut Race.
Dark Fun Gang: Iida, Max, Sora, Starscream
Hungry Wolves: Spinel, Edgeworth, Miu, Rick
Amazing Aces: Tari, Kiryu, Edward, 18
"Now that your builders/racers are chosen, let the game begin!" Chef said. Sounding off an airhorn, the chosen racers run to their trash piles, and start trying to build while talking amongst themselves.
From the studio up above, Jeice and Burter began to commentate like sports announcers.
"And now they're off!" Jeice exclaimed. "We've got some really bright minds in some of these groups, so we're expecting some pretty nice boats."
"That might still be a little bit difficult for them, as most of it is just barrels and scrap metal." Burter pointed out.
"Alright, I got a pretty good vision of how the boat should be." Edward said. "Bring fired the pieces you guys got so far."
Without doubting Ed's ingenuity, they put the pieces right in front of him. The alchemist clapped his hands together, and did what he does best. In a flash of light, he crafted a barrel boat, complete with oars, a sail made of pvc pipe and old blankets. Even with the materials they had, it looked about as good as a boat could be.
"That power of yours still never gets old." 18 said. "But will it float?"
Kiryu observes the boat and holds his hand out at it. "Looks sturdy enough to hold our weights."
"That's alchemy for you." Edward said proudly. "My skills are still top notch."
The other teams weren't faring as well as the Aces.
"NO NO NO!" Starscream yelled. "That piece shouldn't go there! Let me handle that!"
"Yeah, listen to the robot alien who knows nothing about building boats." Max insulted as he looked at some random pieces of scrap.
"You have no room to make comments like that." Iida said sternly. Looking at their work so far, it looked very poor. Not to mention their arguing and dysfunction made it all the more pitiful.
"Guys, we need to go about this in a different way." Sora suggested.
Starscream aims his blaster at the other teams. "I'll do ya one even better one, organic. If they're obliterated, then the race is all ours."
"We are not resorting to that!" Iida said. Looking over at Sora, he said, "As long as your idea is nothing immoral or illegal, then I'm listening."
Taking a deep breath, Sora made his case. "Let's forget we have any problems on our team. Let's temporarily disregard what's happened in the past, and just get this job done."
"...I see….." Iida saidb thinking it over. "Very well." Looking over to Max and Starscream, he says, "Let's do our best and get this boat built, my great teammates."
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"Well, he sorta gets it, I guess." Sora said.
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But how were things going with the Wolves?
"So how good are you at building?" Spinel asked Miu.
"How the fuck am I supposed to know?!" Miu swore. "Construction and engineering is nowhere near the same as inventing! Got any ideas, Rick?"
"First off, you all should know by now I do." Rick said. "Second, comparing construction and inventing is like comparing engine models of equivalent levels. It's disharmonius is what it is. But I think Miu and I can handle this, so you guys just sit back and " Rick then pulls out a blowtorch. "Got some tools of your own, Miu?"
Miu puts on her goggles and takes out a socket wrench. "You know it."
"So you two are going to do all of it?" Edgeworth asked. "Don't you think we should all-"
"Look, Edgy." Miu interrupts. "Let the geniuses do their thing. So either shut the fuck up, or go sit in the corner and lose your virginity to a microwaved watermelon!"
"Edgeworth's eyes went wide at this statement. "HOLD IT! EXCUSE ME, WHAT?!"
"Let's just heed their advice." Spinel told him. "They seem to have the expertise to build this. Besides, we'll need our energy for the race."
The prosecutor sighed. "I guess you're right."
"Damn straight!" Rick and Miu said at the same time.
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"I know Rick and Miu are….. Rick and Miu." Spinel said. "But you can't deny that they're good at what they do."
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"What can I say?" Rick said. "Miu is probably the only person on our shithole of a team that I can tolerate. Girl's got some serious skill."
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Thirty minutes pass, and it time for the big race, after everyone's hard work.
"Alright, chaps!" Jeice announced. "Time is up! Stop the building!"
"And wowee!" Burter said. "Looks like we got some good floaters out there!"
And sure enough, they were. The Dark Fun Gang had the biggest ship of the bunch (to accommodate Starscream's huge size). It had a huge flag with a skull and crossbones, an armored exterior, and exhaust pipes in the back to give an extra boost. (Moreso for aesthetics)
The Wolves' boat was a little more….. creative, to say the least. It was more like a raft then a boat, but had a techno, steampunk vibe about it. It had metal, metal, and more metal lining the raft. Shining strobe lights lined the pole used for the sail, and for their flag, instead of a skull on it, it just had "SUCK IT" written on it in green spray paint.
"Aw man!" Susie groaned. "Nobody told us that we were allowed to write insults!"
"Remember, eyes on the prize." Iida said to her.
"Racers, please get in your boats and head for the starting line." Burter instructed.
The racers for each team did as the blue alien instructed and took their place at the starting line. The other competitors watched at the beach. Floating above the water in front of the boats was Ginyu, holding a checkered flag.
"Alright, kiddies, listen up!" Ginyu said. "There's only one rule to follow. Race your boats around the island, and back here with every teammate. Other than that, anything goes. Attack each other, sabotage, you name it."
"Are you all ready?" Ginyu asked. Each of them tightly grip their oars, or remotes, in some cases (You'll see why in a minute) "On your mark, get set….. GO!"
The Aces begin quickly rowing, while Sora uses his Keyblade to summon wind magic to push them forward. Miu hits a button on a remote she crafted and the raft practically sailed itself.
"Let's make things a little more interesting for our racers shall we?" Burter said.
Ding Ding
The ones racing out on the high groan at this.
"Right now?" Sora asked.
"That's right." Jeice replied. "And make it a good pirate shanty.
(Author's Note: This song begins with a high paced flute and fiddle, but with a tempo much like "Sea Shanty" from the original World Tour. The song is titled "Yohoho-No!"
Spinel: Out on the sea, the wind and sea sure feel so super nice!
Starscream: It's such a shame that we have to put you stupid fools on ice!
Tari: I don't think I'd ever wanna be a pirate for real!
Starscream: Who even cares? The reward sounds like a really good deal!
All: YOHOHO-NO, a life on the sea's rough!
Miu: Unless your built like a fuckin' tank and made of tough stuff!
Rick: Pirates are so super lame, why would they play this shit?
Kiryu: It makes no difference, as we refuse to ever quit.
Spinel: I still think this is super fun, think of all the places pirates can go!"
Max: I got an answer for you on that: Yohoho-hell no!"
The song ends as the racers are making good distance, out of sight of the rest of their teams.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Miu cackled. "This baby's already putting our asses in first place! We're fuckin' geniuses!"
"I wouldn't get cocky if I were you." Edgeworth warned as he looked behind them. "You might want to look!"
Behind them, they noticed 18 firing ki blasts at the boats, and Starscream firing lasers from his arm cannon willy-nilly. By this point, the Dark Fun Gang's boat zoomed by and took the lead.
"I thought we agreed not to resort to lasers!" Iida yelled.
"Rules are for fools, kid!" Starscream yelled. "Like he said, anything goes!"
"Take this, you overgrown tin can!" 18 yelled, now directing her blasts to Starscream. The recoil from the shots caused their boat to shake.
"Maybe tone it down a little bit, 18!" Tari said worriedly.
Ed looked down and noticed something else. Something that wasn't caused by 18's shots. He saw pieces of the boat falling apart, almost like the pieces were unscrewed.
"Uh oh."
"Uh oh?" Kiryu asked. Why 'uh oh'?"
"Seems like we've already been messed with!"
He gestured to some of the pieces that began to fall off and into the water.
"Who could've done this?!"
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We see Waluigi twirling a screwdriver in his gloved hand.
"As said before, no one cheats better than Waluigi. They really are stupid if they take their eyes off their little dinghy for a second. WAHAHAHAHA!"
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"I ain't gonna let these dipshits have all the fun." Rick said. The scientist stood up and pulled out his blaster, firing shots of his own.
"We need to go faster." Edgeworth pointed out. "Miu, do you think you can make this raft go faster?"
"Who do you think I am?!" Miu said. "Of course I can make this son of a bitch go faster!"
She pressed another button, and the raft sped up a little more.
"Aw crap!" Max said. "Those Wolves are gaining on us!" To which, Starscream fired another blast.
But the attack was blown away into the distance because the Aces' boat now flew past them, with 18 using her energy attacks to push them forward. They needed to reach the finish line as quickly as possible before their boat completely falls apart. By this point, the three boats were nearly neck and neck, with the finish line visible in the distance.
"You're gonna need to think of something else!" Rick said, just as soon as his blaster runs out of ammo. "Goddamn it! I knew I should've charged this thing a bit more!"
"I got an idea!" Spinel said. Stretching her arms out, she grabs the front of the Aces' boat.
"Hey! Get your hands off!" 18 yelled.
"What are you going to do?" Edgeworth asked the gem.
Spinel just gives a cheeky smile. "I'm gonna ram them into the other team."
Using all of her might, she tries to swing them to the Dark Fun Gang, who were still in the lead.
But she made a mistake.
While trying to swing them ahead of themselves, she accidentally didn't take into account that this wouldn't send the Aces flying through the air. So instead, the got pulled towards the Wolves' own raft, and crashed into them, destroying both seafaring vessels.
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"Oops." Spinel said with a goofy smile. "Guess I should've put some of that scientific thought or whatnot into it."
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"It's all destroyed!" Miu cried as she wrung seawater out of her hair. "All of mine and Rick's work just got metaphorically fucked in the ass!"
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Both teams now lay in the water, with the Dark Fun Gang's boat crossing the finish line triumphantly. The rest of their team cheered for them.
"Well, would ya look at that!" Jeice announced. "Those Dark Fun Gang blokes take the first win!"
Both of the team's stranded in the water quickly swim to the finish line in silence, wanting to not be last. Luckily for them, the Hungry Wolves just barely getting all of their racers there before the Aces could.
"Oh, such a shame!" Burter said. "The Aces are the last team to arrive! As the rules go, one of them is joining the Dark Fun Gang!"
"At least we didn't get last, right?" Spinel said as they got to shore.
"Hey, I thought what you did was funny." Deadpool said. "It sorta worked out."
"You're both complete dumbasses." Rick said to the two friends. "But whatever. Think what you want."
Chef points over to the Amazing Aces. "All of you brats over there, line up! It's time to figure out which of you is joining the winners! Only one teammate from the winning team gets to make the choice."
The Aces did as instructed and stood side by side to each other, feeling nervous that they may be chosen.
"You know what?" Iida said to Sora. "I think you should be the one to make the choice."
Sora was quite surprised at this. "What? Why me?!"
"Your advice at least helped us momentarily forget about our internal issues within the team, and you did a great job getting us to the end with your magic."
"Are the rest of you fine with this?"
Some of them nod in agreement.
"I don't mind." Wendy said.
"Go right ahead." Joe said.
"I'll let you take this one, human." Starscream said bitterly. "But next time, I will make the choice."
"Well, all right then." Sora said. "I think I'll pick…"
With suspense in the air, he looked over the Aces as many of them were filled with anticipation. But he settled on someone.
"...Kiryu."
The Aces (Except for Kiryu) gasp at this. The yakuza slightly raised his eyebrows at this, but took it well.
"Well, I guess it was nice working with you guys." Kiryu said. "But I guess it is what it is. From here on out, I'm your enemy."
With his hands in his pockets, Kiryu walks over to his new team in silence.
"I'm not criticizing your choice, but why pick him?" Max asked. "He doesn't seem like much."
"He just looks like he'd be a valuable asset, is all." Sora replied. He walks over to Kiryu and holds his hand out. "Glad to have you on board with us, so to speak."
Kiryu nods his hand and shakes Sora's hand back. "I'll do what I can."
He looks over at Glass Joe and gives him a nod. The boxer smiles back at him and nods. At least it'd be a little easier for them to interact and train.
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"I'm gonna miss the guy." Edward said. "But now we're down a really good teammate. Maybe we can hopefully win a good teammate of our own to make up for that."
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"I'm not too miffed about this." Kiryu said. "But this is something out of my control. Now, I have a new team that I have to do my part in. I don't know very much about some of them, but I hope it all works out. Besides Glass Joe, I'm drawing a blank."
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"He will not be missed." Coyle said. "That is all."
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"Listen up, young fledglings!" Ginyu said. "It is time for the Davy Back Fight's second event. And I hope you brought your appetites. Follow me!"
(Quick Note: In One Piece, the second game of the Davy Back Fight was a ball game known as the Groggy Ring. But I can't implement the game with three teams, so I had to change it. I'm sorry, but i hope you understand)
The teams follow Chef and Ginyu to another part of the island, and are brought to a stand where there was a long table.
"Next up, we have the Big Eater Showdown." Chef explained. "In this each team will have three people, who have to win an eating contest. Whoever finishes the whole plate of mushrooms first will win, while the last team to finish will suffer the same fate as Mr. Serious over there."
Kiryu rolls his eyes at this.
"A plate of mushrooms, huh?" Terry said optimistically. "Can't be that bad."
Ginyu gives a sly smirk. "You really think that, don't you? Recoome! Guldo! Bring out the mushrooms!"
Everyone's jaws practically hit the floor as the other two members of the Ginyu Force bring out three plates, each having a stack of mushrooms looking very close to Katakuri's height.
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"And the award goes to…..ME AND MY BIG FAT MOUTH!" Terry said, facepalming.
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"We have to eat all of that?!" Wendy cried.
"I feel sorry for whoever has to eat all of that." Reg said. "Please don't let that be me."
And with that, here were the team eaters.
Dark Fun Gang: Wendy, Isabelle, Susie
Hungry Wolves: Aqua, Deadpool, Terry
Amazing Aces: Cinder, Harley, Meggy
"Sweet! I'm starving!" Deadpool said, rubbing his hands together.
"Good luck, out there, Meggy." Tari said. "You can do it."
"You know what?" Meggy said. "That sounds like something the other Tari would say to me."
"At least it's not an alien apple this time." Wendy said to Carla. "Do you think you'll be able to help me?"
Carla shook her head. "Unfortunately, I don't think I'd be much help. If Natsu, or Even Katakuri was here, they'd easily win. But I wish you luck all the same."
"Oh god….." Terry said, looking at the heaping pile of mushrooms. "This is NOT okay."
The chosen eaters step up to the stage and take their place in front of their mushroom piles.
"I hope you're ready to go down, Deadpool." Harley warned.
"Oh, I'm not gonna go down." The merc retorts. "I got plot armor, and these two fine lucky fellas right here."
"What are we witnessing?" Aqua whispered to Terry. "Do they have a history or some crap?"
"Nope." Terry answered. "It's the time honored battle of Marvel vs. DC."
"At least I got my own show!" Harley said.
"At least I got movies that didn't tank!" Deadpool spat.
"At least there's not an 'X-Men Origins' version of me that everyone hates."
"At least I have...the better outfit and the better weapons."
"YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
At this moment, a loud whistle is blown.
"BOTH OF YOU, SHUT THE HECK UP!" Chef roared.
The two remain silent as they look away from each other. "Fine."
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"It's not like I hate her or anything." Deadpool said. "It's all just a healthy rivalry between comic companies. It's understandable. Unlike DIO's vendetta against Alucard. I'm not getting near that."
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"That asshole seriously went that far?" Harley said to herself. "It's on, now."
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"Are your appetites ready?!" Ginyu asked. Susie looked at the mushrooms hungrily, Deadpool slightly lifted up part of his mask where only his mouth was exposed, and Harley cracked her knuckles.
"THEN CHOW DOWN!"
Sounding the horn, the competitors started eating as their teammates cheered from below.
Each of them had their own strategy when it came to trying to devour the obstacle in front of them. Wendy was eating them by the handful, Susie shoved her face into it and ate from it like a pig in a trough, and Deadpool….actually brought a spoon.
"Hey, it works!"
But Isabelle and Cinder were the ones that tended to lag behind on their teams. They didn't have the huge appetite like some of the others,
"Pick up the pace!" Meggy said to hear teammate as she was quickly grabbing and eating handfuls of shrooms, one after the other. "We already lost Kiryu! We don't wanna lose anyone else.
But she couldn't. Cinder knew her limits, and decided that the best way to win was to cheat to help them win, since it was allowed for these games.
"How about this?"
Cinder flung a fireball that knocked the Dark Fun Gang's plate over.
"Hey!" Isabelle cried.
"Up to your tricks already, you ass?!" Susie snapped.
Cinder slightly chuckled at this. "It's allowed, remember?"
"Fine. Then allow me to do this!"
Susie lunged at her and the two began to brawl while Wendy and Isabelle tried to pick the mushrooms back up. (This wasn't a time to be picky about the five second rule.)
For the wolves, Aqua and Deadpool were putting away the food. As for Terry? The Hungry Wolf himself wasn't feeling so hungry. He was getting full, and he slumped over the table. He was fit to burst by this point.
"C'mon, dude!" Deadpool said. "You still gotta have some room in the ol' iron gut!"
"No can do." Terry groaned. "For once, I'm not okay."
"Don't just quit now!" Aqua said. "I refuse to lose! Pick yourself back up and eat!"
"I can't….."
"That's it! I'm taking matters into my own hands!"
Aqua stops eating, and lifts Terry's head up. Grabbing what was left of the mushrooms, she forcefully shoves the rest of it down his throat. Muffled noises from him could be heard as he was being force fed.
"EAT! EAT! EAT! EAT!" Aqua yelled repeatedly.
"Holy moly!" Burter exclaimed. "Looks like the useless one is actually taking the initiative for once!"
"DONE!" Aqua cheered, holding the empty platter. Deadpool stood up and held up Terry's hand like a boxing champion. Terry just dangled there, limp, looking very green in the face.
"Congratulations, my friend!" Ginyu announced. "The Hungry Wolves take the win!"
The Wolves cheer, but things go quiet as it looks like Terry is about to throw up. But in reality, he lets out a massive belch that shakes the entire island. Now he felt much better. He was now able to toss his hat up and shout "OKAY!"
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"Whoa….." Terry said. "Guess this time, she really helped me out. Even if it wasn't pleasant. After today, though, I may probably never eat mushrooms again."
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"Looks like for once, she had to shove it down his throat." Miu said, cackling at her joke.
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Just as Wendy and Isabelle manage to get back on track, Harley and Meggy had already finished before them while Susie and Cinder continued to catfight
"And the Aces don't lose, but they surely didn't win." Ginyu said.
Cinder and Susie immediately stop their fighting at this. "Huh?"
"Hm. Not bad for your team." Harley said to Deadpool. "But next time, I'll win."
"Not if I have anything to say about it."
"Then let's make a bet." Harley said. "Whoever gets eliminated first between us has to admit to the other that their creator is the better one."
"Deal."
The two crazy comic book characters shake hands, ready for the next time the two go head to head. (No matter what they say to each other, they kind of do it out of fun and the rivalry their companies have. This isn't the worst they've said to each other.) But who knows who will last longer?
"That was completely unsportsmanlike." Iida said to Susie.
"Hey, she started it." Susie said. "I was just trying to help us out. Doesn't that count for something?"
Iida softened up at this a little bit. "I guess. Even though we lost, you tried your best, even if you had to resort to underhanded tactics."
"But now we've lost!" Starscream seethed. "And now they might pick me, and you will be down your most valuable asset."
"Yeah, pretty sure they want a narcissistic toaster." Max snarked.
"Why don't we just hand you over to them, then." Starscream angrily suggested. "Then you'd finally be out of our hair."
"It makes no difference in the end." Kiryu said. "It's the other team's choice to meet. They may take Iida. They may take Starscream. Hell, they might even take me, and I just joined you guys."
"On that note, you maggots line up!" Chef ordered the Dark Fun Gang. The team does so and stands side by side to each other.
"It comes to this!" Jeice said with suspense. "Who are they gonna pick?!"
"Would you shut the fuck up?!" Miu yelled to Jeice. "Your commentary is annoying the shit out of me!"
Jeice angrily mumbled something while Burter gave his friend a pat on the back.
"It's okay, pal. Don't let her words get to you."
"Can I have this one?" Deadpool begged his team. "Can I choose our new teammate? Pretty please?! Please please please please please-"
"Fine! Whatever, Dumb-pool!" Miu snapped. "Just make it a good choice."
"Hey, pick whoever you want, dude." Terry said. "It's all right with me."
"Awright!"
Deadpool looked over his choices. Kiryu stood there, smoking. Starscream pointed at Max, while Max gave Starscream the finger. Sora looked down at his shoes, and Iida looked as still as a robot.
"Susie, get on over here!"
"Huh?!" They all looked over to the monster teen. Susie stood there with a bit of confusion on her face, almost like she wasn't really paying attention. "Huh?"
"Were you not listening?!" Iida told her. "They picked you!"
"Well damn." Susie said. "I'm actually gonna miss you the moat out of these guys."
"What?"
"I-I mean," Susie stammered, realizing what she just said. "I mean you're the only one in this group that I tolerate the most, is all! You're still a square, though."
Iida nods. "And I hope you still aspire to be a hero. I will-I mean we will miss you."
"I don't know what you're talking about, I ain't gonna miss her." Max said.
Susie looked over at the little brat, and smiled wickedly. "At least it'll be nice to take you and that tin can down!"
"You take care, Susie." Wendy said.
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"I still worry for her." Iida said. "N-not that it's out of the ordinary to worry for someone's well being."
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Susie casually waves as she joins her new team. Suddenly, pink arms wrap around her as Spinel gives Susie a hug.
"Hey, the old gang is reunited once again!" Spinel beamed. "Isn't that right, buddy?!"
"You know it." Deadpool said. "That's why I picked her. You, me, Susie, and Rick. At least now, DIO isn't looming over us and treating us like his servants."
"Yeah yeah, good to be with you guys again, or whatever." Susie said. She walks to her other teammates, particularly the new competitors.
Susie held her hand out at Miu. "What's up? Guess I'm your new teammate."
"Rrrrright." Miu said awkwardly, returning the gesture.
"Are your hands always this clammy?"
"Glad to have ya aboard." Terry said.
"I guess she's alright." Aqua said.
"Wah-tever" Waluigi said.
"There's plenty of time to mingle with your new friend group later." Ginyu said. "For now, let's get ready for the final game. BRING IT IN, MEN!"
Suddenly, two helicopters showed up above them, carrying a huge, round, elevated platform. They gently land the platform down on the ground in front of them.
"The final game is Combat." Chef explained. "The game is very similar to the fighting challenge some of you brats had last season. But in this case, it's a three way free for all fight with one person from each team. The first person knocked out of the thing's perimeter will not only lose a member, but yet another one at elimination, while the last man standing gets a new teammate, and invincibility."
"And I think it's high time we let the fighters be some of you who haven't had a chance to participate."
Dark Fun Gang: Glass Joe
Hungry Wolves: Reg
Amazing Aces: Dr. Coyle
"But…." Joe said nervously. "I'm the only one on my team that hasn't participated in any game. That means I-"
"Will go out there and kick some ass." Kiryu told him. "Don't forget you've improved a bit since Terry and i have begun training you. Don't doubt yourself."
"I-you're right!" Joe said, gaining some confidence. "I will not back down! This will be my day!"
"I guess I'm up." Reg said.
Liu lifted Reg up and hugged him, pushing his face deep into her chest. "Go fuck those stupid virgins up!" She said. "I know you got the power! I should know, I put some of that cool shit into you.""
"Um….yeah! I will!" Reg said, although it was very muffled.
Coyle had a dark look on her face, like she was about to have some fun. "Looks like it's time for me. I'll have both of them begging for their mommies in no less than two minutes."
"I wouldn't get arrogant if I were you." 18 warned.
Coyle looked over at her opponents. "A kid and a scrawny wimp? I might just not have to actually fight, myself. I'll let one of my inventions deal with them. That'll show them who the biggest brain around is."
The three chosen fighters step into the circle, and start sizing each other up. Joe confidently tightens his gloves, Reg stretches his arms to limber up.
Coyle yawns, saying "I won't waste my time fighting you whelps myself. That's why I'll let him do it."
She sets a metal cube on the ground, and it begins to transform, in a much similar vein to Starscream. Joe and Reg stare awestruck as they witness who their opponent is. They see a gray robot with blue eyes and black sclera. It's "hair" was a pompadour shaped like a sprung. It wore a red chestplate with an "S" on it, black shorts,and red, mechanical boxing fists.
"SPRING-A-LING!" The robot said in a very mechanical voice.
"What is that thing?!" Reg cried.
"It's name is Springtron." Coyle answered proudly. "The best thing to come out of ARMS Laboratories, and your doom. He's my pride and joy, and a robot that's superior to you in every way."
"BULLSHIT!" Miu yelled from the sidelines. "Reg is a fucking badass that's gonna take that piece of shit bot down, along with it's dumbass maker!"
Coyle's eye slightly twitched, not taking too kindly to being insulted by someone she viewed beneath her level.
"Is that so, girlie?" Coyle growled. "Then let's send this little guy to the scrap heap. Maybe that'll shut your little vulgar mouth up."
"Ooh, I can smell the drama!" Jeice mused. "Then again, it is Total Drama."
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"I don't take kindly to being insulted." Coyle seethed. "Too bad her favorite little bot is about to get a reality check."
"Fighters!" Ginyu yelled. "Are you ready?!"
"Viva la France!" Joe cheered.
"Boioioioing!" Springtron said.
Reg raised his fists up. "I'm ready!"
"Then fight!"
Sounding the horn, the match was on!
Reg rushes in, and runs up to Springtron and shoots out a rocket punch at him. "Take this, you irredeemable punk!"
But Springtron was fast. It quickly grappled Reg's elongated arm and pulled him towards the robot. Once he's close, Springtron relentlessly pummels Reg with Tons and tons of punches at an absurd speed. The punches were so fast, and so hard, that Reg couldn't react to them, or move.
Everyone watching stood shocked, and felt sorry to see Reg getting brutally pummeled by Springtron. Coyle's team was just as shocked at witnessing this act of violence. Even Glass Joe, who stood there, having not made a move yet. The match was about to end before it could even really begin.
Coyle just floated there and laughed. "That's all you can do?! Pitiful! Springtron, finish him off!"
With one last uppercut, Springtron sends Reg flying out of the Ring, and landing in front of his team. The little robot looked very bruised, beaten up, and one of his arms was broken off. His team rushed over to him.
"Reg!" Miu cried, lifting him up like a baby. "Don't worry! I'll get you fixed up!"
"I'm...sorry." Reg said weakly. "I let you guys down. Guess I'm….. not as strong as I thought. I'm sorry I disappointed…. you guys."
"You could never disappoint me!" Miu said, now with tears in her eyes. "It's not your fault!"
"Yeah!" Waluigi said. "It's that creepy green lady's fault!"
"You're not so much of a looker yourself, eggplant!" Coyle spat.
But while she was distracted, she failed to see Springtron caught off guard by Glass Joe.
The boxer was landing punches on Springtron's face, actually inflicting quite a decent bit of damage.
"WHAT?!" Coyle shrieked.
"What indeed!" Burter said. "Seems like Glass Joe really got the upper hand while Coyle and her robot were distracted!"
"I will avenge that little boy, and win for my team!" Joe said, moving fast on his feet and throwing punched all around.
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"What happened to Reg out there reminds me of what happened in my fight with DIO last season." Joe said. "And I knew I needed to show what I've learned. And how far I've come."
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Even though Glass Joe was doing a decent job at taking on her creation, Coyle finally regained her senses and wished to finish this weakling off quickly.
"Don't just stand there and get beaten! Get rid of him!"
Springtron snapped to action, grabbing Glass Joe's neck and simply tossing the lightweight out of the circle. But compared to Reg, Joe was mostly unharmed.
"It seems that...Coyle wins." Ginyu said, a little shocked to see that the fight ended that quickly. "Which means immunity goes to the Amazing Aces.
Nobody says anything as Springtron goes back into a cube that Coyle stows away. She floats back to her team, with many of them still silent with shock.
"Oh my God…." Tari muttered.
"She's insane." Edward thought.
"At least you did a decent job." Kiryu said, helping Joe back up.
"Yeah." Joe said as he was brushing the dirt off of him. "At least I've improved. But I still got a lot of training to do."
"Yes, you do." Coyle said proudly.
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, YOU FUCKING CUNT!" Miu yelled. This made everyone go "Ooooohhhhh" like you would see kids do in elementary school.
Coyle's eye began to twitch more erratically at this. "EXCUSE ME?!"
"You heard me, bitch!" Miu replies. "You think your robot is so much better than Reg?! He's got something yours doesn't: Heart! And I'm gonna make sure to prove to you that you're fucking with the wrong inventor!"
"Miu….." Reg said. "You don't have to stand up for me. It's my fault I lost."
"Still, this crazy woman has it coming!" Rick said, taking Miu's side.
"An intellectual rival, huh?" Coyle growled. "You will pay for what you've said to me! Oh yes, I will make you suffer continuously, and show you that I'm the baddest brain around! But now, it seems I'll start with taking one of your teammates."
"Right." Ginyu said. "Regardless of what transpired, a win is still a win. So line up, and Take your pick."
"You all won't mind if I have the honors, do you?" Coyle asked her team. They shook their heads, not wanting to disagree with her. "I knew we could come to an understanding."
Looking at the Wolves, her gaze lingered at Miu, and the two glared at each other. No way she was gonna pick her. She invoked her wrath, and wanted to make her pay, wanted to spite her. Suddenly, the idea hits her.
"I CHOOSE RICK!"
The Wolves gasp at this. Miu looks infuriated. Tgat bitch picked one of the only friends she had on this team of weirdos.
"What?!" Rick questioned. "Why, in any conceivable reality, would you want me of all people?!"
"I think adding the "Smartest mammal in the universe" would be beneficial to us."
"Liar!" Miu snapped. "You're just doing this to spite me!"
"Guilty as charged. Yet this won't be the last you'll feel my wrath. My word is final."
"What a pain." Rick groaned. The nihilistic scientist looked over at Miu. "Just when things were starting to actually get fun, this lady comes and ruins it. I'm not gonna sugarcoat this. You're the only one on this time I'll miss."
"Yeah." Miu unhappily sighed. "But she's not gonna get away with this. First, she hurts Reg, and now steals you over. This bitch is gonna get it!"
"Take care, Rick." Deadpool said. "It ain't gonna be the same without you."
"Yeah, yeah." Rick drowned as he joined his new team.
"Guess I should welcome you to our team." Edward said, holding out his hand. Rick just states at the alchemist.
"Now that I'm on your team, i think it's about high time you and I had a little talk." Rick said, sounding more serious than he normally is.
"Does this have to do with that book again?" Ed groaned.
"Don't say shit like that out loud!" He said in a hushed whisper. Look, I'll talk to you later about it, okay?!"
"And so, the game is over." Chef said. "The Wolves lost that fight, so now they gotta vote someone off. I swear, I don't get paid enough to do this.
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"What does Rick know that I don't?" Edward wondered. "Is he hiding something from me? Ever since I found this book, he's seemed very secretive. Is there some kind of conspiracy that I'm not aware of?"
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"It's probably me that's leaving." Reg said glumly. By now, he was patched up a bit with Miu's help. His arm was fixed back on, and he had some gauze wrapped around his head and torso. "I got reckless. And Miu has probably given herself a huge target by insulting Coyle. If I leave, I hope she'll be alright."
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(Later that evening….)
The Wolves sat in elimination, looking very quiet and despondent after a day like today. Chris was finally back on the scene, and he had quite the day himself.
"Been awhile since you guys have been back here." Chris said. "I can tell you guys have had a rough one today. I finally smoothed things over with the producers b and even got the green light for a future challenge."
"News flash: Nobody gives a damn." Susie deadpanned, to which the host rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. Anyway, you've all placed your votes, and I have only eight bags of peanuts, so listen for your names."
"Susie"
"Deadpool "
"Waluigi"
"Terry"
"Edgeworth"
"Aqua"
"And Miu"
This left both Spinel and Reg. Reg loomed sad, but Spinel still looked optimistic.
"You two either bombed, or screwed up in the games today." Chris said. "But you guys seem to already know that."
"It was still fun." Spinel said.
Reg just shrugged.
"Anyway, it's time to see which one of you will take the plunge. This was a pretty close one. The final bag goes too….."
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"...Reg."
Reg gasped as he was given his bag. "Y-you guys didn't vote me off?! But I lost badly."
"I'm not blaming you for what Coyle's robot did." Terry said. "The same thing probably would've happened to me if I was in your shoes."
"Just know I wouldn't do that to you." Edgeworth said. "You've already suffered enough today.
"Guess that means I'm out, huh?" Spinel asked Deadpool.
"Afraid so." He replied. "But hey, I'm gonna win for us, even if the money is fictional, and therefore pointless. But I'll be fine. How about you?"
"I'm not too bummed about it. It was fun while it lasted."
"Yep. And I'm gonna continue to have fun for the both of us."
Spinel nods and grabs her parachute.
"Bye, you guys! Let's do this again sometime!"
With one last wave, the gem drops out of the plane.
"Your story won't end here." Miu said to Reg. "We're gonna make that cunt pay."
(Later….)
Chris sat in his own personal quarters, and across from the seat in front of him, there was a guest he was talking to, but it was hard to see him. All that could be seen was a young, teenager, dressed in a black suit jacket, matching pants, and a dark green necktie. He wore glasses, and had chin length, dirty blonde hair.
"They already said it was okay to go through with it." Chris said. "So is she ready to go?"
"Yes." The young man answered. "If I ask her to do something, she'll basically do it. But she can be unpredictably dangerous."
"Hey, as long as she doesn't kill anyone, it's cool. And she is aware of what happens if she's caught, right?"
"It doesn't matter. If this gets her out of my hair for a bit, then I'll take it."
Chris laughed a little bit at this. "I never expected less from the Ultimate Affluent Prodigy."
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Finally! I finally got this finished. I'm sorry for such a long wait, you guys. I was going through a move, work stressed me out as usual and kept me busy, and some family stuff went on. This chapter was hanging over me for a while, but I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now I've adjusted to these changes, and can get back on track, now. I got my mojo back, people!
But man, this was quite a challenge. As a One Piece fan, I wanted to do a challenge based on one of the most underrated arcs in the series. A challenge with team swapping as a reward was quite unique to me. Each character that got swapped around will play an important role, and we're chosen for a reason.
First off, we say goodbye to Spinel. After doing good last season, and having a lot of story for her, there wasn't much that I had planned for her this time. I hope you understand, and don't kill me for this. Not only that, Terry and Aqua became official after the Amazon, while Isabelle, Susie, and Iida have been dealing with weird relationship issues of their own.
Not only that, it seems it's now a battle of the brains, and on a minor note, a bet between the crazy comic book characters. Not to mention Edward and Rick now have the perfect opportunity to answer some questions.
With this chapter done, the first leg of our journey is over. The next chapter will be the aftermath, and we'll get to see all our favorite characters we haven't seen in a while, and some previously eliminated faces. These chapters will be a little easier to make, and kind of shorter than what I normally make, but I still recommend reading them. Also, I'd you have a message for any of the characters showing up in the aftermath, or have a question you want to ask a specific character or in general, let me know through review or pm.
But the next time we see our competitors, we're gonna have an adventure in London. Instead of hunting Jack the Ripper, we're hunting a….. Genocider. Kyeehahahaha!
Well, that just about does it. Read, review, follow, and all that funky jazz. Stay safe, and stay awesome. Until next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.