Episode 17: I Wanna WAH!
Hehheheheheheheh. Boy, this is worse than that time I wrote Total Drama fanfiction.
TheMasterKat: It's always dangerous to go alone, and since we have no sword, what better than a posse. When we're through with Gjira, he's getting kicked to the next millennium. I'll even throw in an extra hit for you.
1602jaw: Thank you. Edward's really had his sanity put to the limit with all Gjira had thrown at him. And I'm happy to know you've liked what I've done Count Suffer.
That guy: Dimitri was a bit of an inspiration for Ed's character at the moment, along with some Anakin and throw in some Punisher, and ta-da! Hope indeed is what we'll need.
SteelRobot: You're right. The Despairs are strong, stronger than their good counterparts even. But Edward won't be alone when he faces them. Can't spoil that tidbit here. He'll straight up kill anyone that stands in his way, so the Foundation is probably gonna be short staffed after this.
NondescriptNorbert: Its a trope I'm a fan of as well, but it was mostly to add to the stakes. I can assure Edward's progression will be interesting. It won't come to an easy and simple of a conclusion.
And now, time for some fun!
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite 2, we shook things up by breaking three teams into two. After that, our cast were put in Los Santos, and ready to join the gang life. Iida was the most adamantly against it, while Deadpool had the most fun with it, which unfortunately led to his early departure from the game. Meanwhile, Iida and Susie admitted their feelings for each other, but decided it'd be best to put a potential relationship on hold for now, putting the game as top priority. Harley even told Coyle that she's working alone from now on After the scientist broke her trust. Guess there's even honor among thieves. After all of that, Waluigi was devastated to find out that while he was gone, Sora became the final fighter to join Smash Ultimate. Will our purple cheater ever get into a future Smash game? I doubt it. And with only fourteen people left, who's going to be the next unlucky loser? Find out today on Total Drama Infinite 2!"
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"Holy shit! That guy sliced the shark in two!" Miu exclaimed.
Iida hears all of this commotion and walks into economy class, where Miu, Isabelle, Susie, and Terry are watching something on Miu's phone.
"If I may ask, what's got you all so captivated?" Iida asked.
"We're watching that new Total Drama show." Isabelle said. "Bon Voyage, I think it's called."
"And this Yami guy sliced a shark in half." Terry remarks. "That's pretty awesome in my book."
"I see." Iida replies. "I wonder if we'll ever cross paths with them."
"Hard to tell." Susie said. "But if they're in the same universe as ours, I'd say it's possible."
It was then that Waluigi quietly walked into the room, with a serious look on his face, almost as if he was in a rush.
"Hey, Walu-idiot!" Miu called. "Where the hell ya going in such a rush? Got the shits or something?!"
Waluigi stops and turns to look at them.
"No, Waluigi isn't!" Waluigi snaps.
"Take it easy, dude!" Terry said. "You're not still mad about the Smash thing are you? It's not that big of a deal!"
Waluigi points his finger at Terry. "Says the guy who's already in Smash! If not for that, no one but die hard fighting game fans would know who you are!"
"Hey!" Iida said. "He was just trying to help! You've been bitter about the fact Sora got in for days, and your outburst just now is uncalled for!"
"Uncalled for, wah?!" Waluigi said with condescension. "You don't understand half the pain and humiliation Waluigi has endured! It's already bad enough Mario and his cowardly brother are there fighting it up! Then their girlfriends end up joining, along with Yoshi, some space princess, Bowser and his son, even my own brother Wario! Waluigi even lost out to a plant for Pete's sake!
"Not to mention a dog And duck, toy robot, a fitness instructor, and more Fire Emblem characters than Waluigi can count made it in!" Waluigi continued. "And now that Sora brat is the nail in the coffin! Do you know how it feels to be left out and alone?! To be the one left behind while everyone you know gets to laugh and have fun while they fight each other?! Do you, Iida?!"
Iida was left stunned. He didn't realize Waluigi was very insecure about not being in Smash, much less the reason why.
"I…...I didn't know."
"That's right. You don't know!" Waluigi retorts. "Waluigi had a few chances left to join the fight! To feel included! To feel important! Now that ship has sailed! And he may never get another chance again! Now Waluigi is stuck as an assist trophy forever! When you've lived a life like Waluigi's, you'll understand!"
Waluigi then storms off, leaving everyone floored.
"Wait, I'm sorry!" Iida calls. "Forgive my choice of words!"
"Go suck a lemon!" Waluigi says as he leaves the room.
"What have I done?" Iida said.
"Don't blame yourself, man." Susie said. "I guess none of us really knows what it's been like to go through what he's gone through."
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"The guy's been bitter for days." Terry explained. "Look, I get Waluigi is insecure about not being in Smash that kind of stuff, but his attitude and negativity is really putting a damper on the rest of us. He's been acting like a lot more of a jerk than usual."
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"Let me see if I can talk some sense into him." Isabelle said. "If anyone can, I think it's me."
"I guess it's worth a shot." Iida said. "See to it that you quell his more jerkish than usual nature."
"My god, do ya carry around a fuckin' thesaurus with you?" Miu asked.
Isabelle gets up and goes to find Waluigi. Finally, she finds him in the cargo hold, throwing some boxes around in a fit of anger. That is, until he saw one of his only friends on the show come in. Seeing her, he calmed down a bit.
"Look, can you please leave Waluigi alone?" Waluigi pleads. "Let him wallow in self pity."
"At least listen to me." Isabelle insists. "I know you're really upset about this, and you feel worthless, but you're not."
"Go on…" Waluigi insists.
"There's more to your life than Smash. You're a great dancer, athlete, racer, and partygoer. And you're obviously doing good on this show if you managed to get this far."
Waluigi thought over her words, until another thought crossed his mind.
"But Waluigi hasn't done anything substantial on this show!" He complained. "The only reason Waluigi has made it this far is because nobody has paid Waluigi any mind! That means that Waluigi just has to do a lot more challenges. Next challenge we have, let Waluigi handle all of the work!"
"Wait, no!" Isabelle cried. "That's not what I'm trying to-"
"Say no more! This show is really gonna know Waluigi Time! Wahahahaha!"
Waluigi struts out of the room, laughing confidently.
"Hoo boy…..what have I done?" Isabelle asks herself.
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"At least he's not mad anymore." Isabelle said. "But I feel this is going to come back to bite him."
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"Looks like Waluigi is gonna be this episode's shining star." Waluigi gloats as he strikes a pose. "Even if he can't get into Smash, Waluigi will be the best competitor on this crappy show. Thank you for the advice, Isabelle!"
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In first class, things are awfully quiet. Theo is watching Giovanni with fascination, as the poor excuse for a villain tiptoe mischievously. In his hand, was a can of whipped cream.
"Pay close attention, Coconut Boy." Giovanni explained. "The first rule of villainy is stealth."
As if on cue, Giovanni stubs his toe on the leg of a chair. He clutches his foot in agony, doing his best to hold back a scream.
"But then again….no one is perfect." He winces. Giovanni swiftly regains his composure and walks to Kiryu, who was sleeping on one of the chairs. Giovanni snickers as he sprays whipped cream into Kiryu's hand.
"Now, the final phase." Giovanni takes out a feather and tickles the yakuza's nose.
But this entirely backfired, as when Kiryu bolts awake, he punches Giovanni in the face.
"Ohhh, I get it." Theo said. "So bad guys let themselves get punched in the face?"
Giovanni is holding his nose as it began to bleed, but keeps up his false bravado. "Uhh...yes! Yes it is!"
"Good grief." Kiryu muttered. "Can't even nap in peace in this dump."
The group sees Tari walking up to them.
"What are you guys up to?" She asked.
"Just showing Coconut Boy here a little "how to" guide on being a bad guy." Giovanni explained.
"Puh-lease." Harley said. "You call that being a villain? What you're doing is harmless pranks. Tell me, have you ever robbed a bank, or better yet, killed a man?"
"Um….no?"
"Then you need to up your game. By A LOT."
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"True, I could always do better." Giovanni said. "But I'm still a tough as nails rogue. She only says that because she's got more years of experience."
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"How is everyone doing today?" Coyle asked with an unnerving amount of sweetness to her voice. "Fine, I presume?"
Harley gives the cyborg scientist a glare. Clearly, she was up to something.
"Just fine." Harley replied with equal enthusiasm. "I'm just curious why you're acting like a wolf in sheep's clothing."
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"She can mock me all she wants," Coyle said, "but she's hapless against my new plan. She's probably told the rest of the team to not trust me. But if I act nice to them, take an interest in their likes, that should counteract that. Nice try, but I'm already one step ahead."
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"She's a real piece of work alright." Harley mused. "I don't know what she's trying to do. My plan is to leave her be, because she'll definitely fuck up. It's always the smartest ones that make the biggest mistakes. I don't have to do anything, and she makes a total ass out of herself.
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Shortly after, Gura walks into first class to give the Aces a message.
"What's up, my chum buds?!" Gura says. "Chris just wanted me to let you guys know it's challenge time."
Theo pumps his fist in the air. "All right! I'm ready for anything!"
"Let's just hope it's something on the opposite end of anything." Tari said.
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Cut to a few minutes later, and all 14 contestants (Plus Theo), we're now gathered in the common room.
"Everybody ready to have some fun with today's challenge?" Chris asked with his usual hint of mischief.
"Please tell me that whatever it is, it doesn't involve gang wars." Iida said.
"Or zombies." Toko adds.
"Or cake crazed moms." Susie adds.
"Or underwater cities." Joe adds.
"And no memes." Rick finishes.
"Our next challenge is luckily everything you just described." Chris tells them. "It's actually more on the tame side."
"Yeah right. If I had a nickel for every time you've said that." Terry joked.
"I'm telling the truth. Our destination this time is a little town in Rhode Island."
"Let me guess. Is it Quahog?" Rick guessed.
"How did you know?"
"What other recognizable place would be in Rhode Island?" Rick said matter of factly. "When I hear it, I think of the town of one of the most famous animated families. Though I'll admit they're not as funny as they used to be."
"Well, you hit the nail on the head, Rick." Chris said. "So much for the surprise. But yes, our destination is Quahog, Rhode Island. Home to the show, Family Guy. I believe it needs no explanation."
"I have no fucking idea what that show is." Miu said.
"Same here." Terry added.
"I don't believe we get that show back home either." Iida adds.
"Well, almost needs no explanation." Chris said awkwardly. "Just know this. Picture the SMG4 world, only more tame, but with its fair share of crude shock value jokes, filler cutaway gags, chicken fights, and catchy tunes."
"So then what are we doing in this little dump of a town?" Coyle asked.
"Well, today's challenge follows a set of two challenges. Three if we have to do a tiebreaker. But helping us with these challenges is the show's titular main cast, the Griffin family, who are currently waiting for us at the airport. See? Sometimes I tell the truth."
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"Finally, something a little more simple." Susie said. "Oh, who am I kidding? This is gonna turn into a crap fest real quickly, even if it ain't Chris's fault."
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Shortly after, the plane makes a landing at the airport in Quahog. The cast and Chris get off, and search the airport, until they see a family holding a sign that says "Total Drama Infinite 2.". The family began to wave at the group.
The family consisted of a man, woman, two teenage children, one baby, and white dog.
"Holy crap, it's really Jeff Probst." The father exclaimed.
The wife sighs. "Peter, we've been over this. That's not Jeff Probst. This isn't for Survivor."
"Wait, it's not? Man, this is worse than that time I was the Imposter."
Cue to an Among Us joke, to which none of the Infinite cast could see. The Griffin family didn't move or say anything while the cutaway played. The contestants, however, couldn't see it.
Terry scratches his head in confusion. "I don't get it. Are we supposed to be seeing something?"
"Is this supposed to be funny?" Harley questions. "Sounds like a way to pad out time if you ask me."
"Sorry about that." Peter says as he shakes Chris's hand. "Just a little thing we do. We're pretty big fans of your show."
"Not me." The dog scoffed. "Your show exploits gullible people with cheap attempts at fame and fortune. I'm honestly surprised no one has died on your show."
"You know, Brian," the baby said to the dog. "I was looking forward to this too, and it would be so much better if you didn't act like you had a stick up your ass."
"Uh, is anyone else hearing the baby talk?" Joe asked, but he was unfortunately ignored.
"The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Griffin." Chris said.
"At least these guys seem less crazy than those fellows we met in Los Santos." Isabelle said.
"Well, guess I should introduce the rest of us." Peter said. He gestures to the woman "This is my wife, Lois." Then to the kids. "Our children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie." Then to the dog. "And then our dog, Brian."
"We're so very glad to meet you, Mr. McLean." Lois said. "And we're honored you'd have us help you with your episode."
"Heh heh. Thanks. It's nice to have fans appreciate my work." Chris said.
"Hold up. He has fans?" Susie jokes.
"And people that appreciate his work?" Miu adds, to which Chris rolls his eyes.
The Griffin children all look at the cast with curiosity, as this is the first time they are meeting these guys in person.
"Holy crap. What are you?" Meg asks Susie.
"Funny." Susie snorts. "I should be asking you the same thing."
"Ha ha ha!" Chris G. laughs. "The monster girl burned you good."
(Just a quick note. For the rest of this episode, I'll be referring to our host Chris as usual, and referring to Chris from Family Guy as Chris G. to avoid confusion. Thank you.)
"Let me just say how much of a fan I am of you guys." Stewie said excitedly to Rick and Miu. "From one genius inventor to another, let me just say it's an honor."
"Whatever." Rick grumbles.
"Mwahahaha!" Miu laughs. "Always nice to have a fan of the best inventor in the goddamn world!"
"What about me?!" Coyle asks, butting into their conversation.
"Yeah…...no." Stewie said, slowly backing away from Coyle.
"That answer should be enough." Miu said smugly. Coyle growls at Miu.
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Coyle is seen angrily biting into a photo of Miu.
"I am so tempted to push that little hussy out of the plane! She has insulted me for the last time! If there were no rules, I would've had her killed a long time ago! Nobody is smarter than me! Where are my fans?! My foe's vanquishing will come!"
She then punches the camera in frustration.
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"We've wasted too much time with the introductions." Chris said. "It's a half hour show, and we've wasted plenty of time here. Now, if the Griffins will lead us to the first challenge location I gave them."
"Of course." Lois said, pulling out a sheet of paper given to her by Chris.
"I still don't get why they wouldn't entrust me with the map." Peter complained. "Honestly, this is worse than that time they asked me to play Iron Man."
Again, none of them say anything as the joke plays without the Infinite crew seeing it.
"Again with this shit?" Rick said. "No wonder my show is better."
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Now that introductions were out of the way, the Griffins were leading the cast through Quahog. Unlike other locations they'd been too, this one was more simple: a suburban town, with modest homes and businesses. As they all walked through the street, they were happy to not be getting weird stares from the passersby. Given all of the crazy stuff that happens in this town, these guys were definitely far from the weirdest thing to show up in this town. Probably wouldn't crack the top ten.
"If I wasn't always on the move, I'd probably settle down in a town like this." Terry said.
"So tell me," Brian asks the street brawler. "What's it like being on a death trap of a show?"
"I thought you'd shut up about your disdain for this show." Stewie said angrily.
"It's alright, little man." Terry reassures. "I don't mind answering his question. It's quite interesting. Sure, it gets dangerous at times, but I love some action. Not to mention you find true love if you're lucky."
Terry sighs dreamily as he begins to think about Aqua. "Boy do I miss her."
"Don't let Brian's cynicism get to you." Stewie tells him. "He's never really been big on reality shows since that time he was on the Bachelorette."
Brian looks away awkwardly, not wanting to be reminded of that, and after Terry's words, his crappy love life.
Finally, they arrive at the park, right close to a forest. Waiting for them there were three of Peter's friends. One was a skinny guy in a Hawaiian shirt, another was in a wheelchair, and the last one was a pudgy African American.
"Remind me why Peter asked us to meet him here." The one in the wheelchair asked the other two.
"Hey guys." Peter said. "Glad you could make it. Infinite crew, these are my pals, Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland."
"So what's with these guys?" Joe asked.
"Remember that reality show I was telling you guys about?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, they asked me to help them with an episode right here in Quahog."
"Wow, what an honor." Quagmire said. He then looks at the cast, and gets a good look at Harley.
"Well hel-lo, gorgeous." Quagmire said seductively.
Harley points her bat dangerously close to Quagmire's face. "I've seen this show, and I know how you can be. You try anything on me, I'm smashing your fucking skull in." She threatened.
"Quagmire backs away nervously. "Okay, okay. You've made your point."
"That's more like it."
"Man, if only Deadpool was here." Susie said. "He'd have a freaking field day in this place."
"So, did you guys bring him?" Peter asked his friends.
"Oh, we did." Cleveland answered. Joe and Cleveland go behind the bushes and pull out a large cage. Inside was an adult man in only his underwear. He was also completely greasy and oily. The man wriggled around, trying to get free.
"For our first challenge," Chris begins, "I need a volunteer from both teams. Your task will be to catch the greased up deaf guy when we set him loose into the woods. The first one to actually catch him wins part one of the challenge. Now, decide who'll be your catchers."
"I'll do it for my team." Iida and Waluigi said at the same time.
"Excuse me?!" Iida exclaimed.
"Let Waluigi do it." Waluigi said. "Waluigi is a fast runner."
"I literally have a quirk that helps me run faster." Iida tells him.
"You really think you can run faster than him, Walu-idiot?" Miu asked.
"Waluigi doesn't just think that. Waluigi knows."
"Even I could go super fast if Jack is in control." Toko brings up.
"Oh no." Isabelle groaned. "This is what I was afraid was going to happen."
"Waluigi is going to do it, and that's final!" Waluigi yelled.
"Alright, dude!" Terry said. "Take it easy."
"Are you seriously letting him do this?!" Susie angrily asked Terry. "Iida is fast as hell. We'd win easily!"
"I get that, but at least Waluigi is in a more eager mood than he was earlier. I say let him."
"God, no wonder a fucking idiot like Aqua is perfect for you." Miu groaned.
Meanwhile, the Aces are deciding who their catcher will be.
"Ooh, can I do it?!" Theo asked eagerly.
Kiryu rubs his chin. "Hmm. I don't know. Are you pretty quick?"
"Totally. I can also hop from tree to tree. That'll give me quite an advantage I bet."
"I say let him!" Giovanni said. "Let this new minion prove his worth to our organization."
"Anybody else have any objections?" Kiryu asked, to which the all shake their heads.
"You got this, Theo." Tari said as the two of them fist bump.
"Alright. Are the catchers ready?" Chris asked. Both Waluigi and Theo step forward.
"Alright. Now, we're going to give the greased up deaf guy a ten second head start."
Peter opens the cage, and the greased up deaf guy runs weirdly into the woods.
"Hey, you're never gonna catch me!" The man says as he runs away.
Chris then takes out a starting pistol. "Are the catchers ready?"
Theo and Waluigi take a ready stance.
"Waluigi hopes you're ready to lose, coconut boy." Waluigi sneers.
"Eh. If I lose, I'll just try again." Theo says with optimism. "That's how it works in my game."
"On your mark…. get set… GO!"
Upon firing the pistol, Waluigi and Theo run as fast as they can into the forest while their teams cheer them on.
"You can do this, Waluigi!" Iida chants.
"Ice that purple weirdo, Coconut Boy!" Giovanni cries.
As soon as they hit the forest, Theo leaps up high to the trees, and starts hopping from branch to branch. This gave Theo the speed advantage over Waluigi.
"Ggggggrrrrr!" Waluigi growled. "Waluigi has already been humiliated too many times by not making it into Smash! He's not going to be upstaged by a knockoff troll doll!"
Waluigi pulls some Bob-ombs out from his hat, and starts to chuck them at Theo.
"Hey!" Theo cried. "No fair!"
"Wahahaha! Nobody cheats better than Waluigi!"
Up ahead, the greased up deaf guy could be seen, zigging and zagging.
"Hey, y'all might as well give it up." He said.
"Two could play at that game, evil eggplant!" Theo declared. He takes his coconut shell and throws it at Waluigi, hitting the cheater on the head and returning back to him like a boomerang.
"Yow! You're gonna pay for that you little brat!"
Waluigi takes all the Bob-ombs he had left and bombards Theo with all of them. The little adventurer could only gulp nervously as he couldn't avoid this one.
"Uh oh."
BA-BOOM!
Theo was blown far, all the way back to the starting line, completely covered in soot. Everyone was caught by surprise at the sudden blowback.
"Theo! Are you okay?!" Tari cried.
Theo dusts himself off like it's no problem. "Never better. That was quite a rush. Can I do it again?"
"No time for that." Kiryu tells him. "You need to hurry back into the race!"
"Alright! I'm on i-"
"WALUIGI CAUGHT HIM!" Everyone heard in the far distance.
"Huh?!"
Indeed it was true. When Theo was blown sky high, Waluigi managed to catch up to the GUDG. Knowing he wouldn't be able to catch him with his bare hands, Waluigi was seen on the cameras at the park, having him trapped in the jaws of a giant Piranha Plant.
"Easy peasy." Waluigi said. "He told you nobody cheats better than Waluigi."
"And Waluigi wins round one for the Hungry Wolves!" Chris announced.
The Wolves all cheer for Waluigi as he returns triumphant.
"Nice job, man." Terry tells him.
"Huh. Guess Ii-dumb wouldn't have been able to pull that off." Miu said.
"Hey!" Iida exclaimed. "I'll have you know I probably would have been just as capable!"
"Regardless, Waluigi takes the win. Take that, Sora!"
"I'm sorry guys." Theo groaned.
"It's fine." Tari reassured him. "You weren't prepared for a dirty cheater."
"I have so much to learn from that man." Giovanni said.
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"That was good, but not good enough." Waluigi said. "Waluigi most perform the best in the rest of today's events."
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"Geez, he blew you higher than that time I chilled with Snoop Dog." Peter jokes.
"Boo. That joke is shit." Rick deadpanned.
"Congrats to Waluigi on his sneaky victory." Chris said. "For round two, I hope you guys are thirsty. Peter, if you'll lead the way."
Peter gives the host a salute, looking forward to where they were heading to next.
"Yessir."
The whole group begins to leave the park, until someone remembers something.
"Wait, what about the greased up deaf guy?" Meg asked. "Isn't he still in that plant's clutches?"
"Don't worry about it. Waluigi hasn't fed Chompy in a week, so he'll be satisfied after devouring that man." Waluigi says, which silences everyone for the remainder of the walk.
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"That got dark real fast." Susie said. "I think even I might be a little disturbed by that."
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After continuing to walk through the streets of Quahog, until they stop at a brown building with a logo of a clam on it.
"Well, here we are." Peter said. "The Drunken Clam."
"Is this…...a bar!?" Iida exclaimed. "I'm pretty sure that you have to be 21 here in America to enter one of those?!"
"Right you are, Iida." Chris explained. "Which is why for this part of the challenge, we need a volunteer that's preferably at least the legal drinking here in the States. Our challenge this time is a drinking contest. Both competitors will keep drinking until one can't go no more."
"My time has come." Rick said, actually having a smile on his face at the mention of alcohol.
"Guess I'll give this one a go." Terry said. "I'm actually feeling kinda thirsty."
"No need!" Waluigi said. "Since Waluigi aced it in the last challenge, he should be able to dominate this part."
"How about you give somebody else a chance." Toko said angrily.
"No way, Jose." Waluigi tells her. "You're looking at peak perfection."
Isabelle looks away from this, feeling ashamed at what she's accidentally created.
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"I created a monster." Isabelle said glumly. "I just wanted to help him get out of his funk. Now he's trying to hog the spotlight, thinking he'll be a bigger hit than Sora. I don't know how to stop this."
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"Fine." Miu huffed. "We pick Walu-idiot again. Try not to fuck this up."
"Waluigi is really in for a rough one." Harley said smugly. "Going up against Rick in a drinking contest? The only person I see putting up a chance against him is Aqua, but she's not here anymore."
"Waluigi isn't scared, clown girl!" Waluigi retorts. "Waluigi doesn't lose!"
"Very well." Chris said. "Everyone who is at least able to come inside is free to do so to watch. While the kiddies will just have to wait out here. Heh heh."
Everyone who was allowed to go in did so, leaving just Susie, Toko, Miu, Iida, Theo, Giovanni, and the Griffin children.
"Wait, I thought you were an adult." Susie said to Giovanni.
"I am!" Giovanni cries. "Only I'm….19. But I'm still a top notch supervillain, even if I can't legally drink yet."
"Who still lives with his mom."
"Gasp! Who told you that?!"
"No one. You just give off that vibe."
"So what's it like being a supervillain?" Chris G. asked.
Giovanni stands up abruptly.
"Oh ho?! You wish to know?! Let me regale you in the tale of my start of treachery! It all started when I killed an ant with a magnifying glass when I was six! I never felt such power!"
"Somebody fucking kill me." Miu groaned. "They better hurry their asses up in there."
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Inside the Drunken Clam, Waluigi and Rick take a seat at the bar, while everyone else watches behind them. Even some of the patrons of the establishment watched as well. A couple of big, frothy mugs of beer were placed down in front of the two.
"You guys are going to keep drinking mug after mug of beer until somebody drops." Chris reiterates. "Are you two ready?"
"Sure." Rick belches.
"Of course!" Waluigi said.
"Then BEGIN!"
They both take the mug in front of them and begin chugging it down. As soon as they finish, more mugs take their place, and it happens all over again.
The crowd chants as the two of them keep drinking for another five minutes.
"CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!"
Waluigi was putting up a good fight, sure, but Rick was downing them at a faster pace, as he's a well established alcoholic.
"Sorry, asswipe, but I've got decades more of experience of drinking away the pain!" Rick taunts.
"You don't even know pain!" Waluigi cries.
"Don't let him get into your head, man!" Terry calls out.
"Don't worry! Waluigi isn't letting him bother-URP-!"
Waluigi was suddenly caught off guard at the fact he just hit his limit for how much alcohol his body could handle. Because of that, he threw up all over the floor. Now the cheater was feeling lightheaded.
"Waaahhhh….oooooooooooogh!"
And he passes out face first into his own pile of vomit.
"Hmph." Rick scoffed, only feeling a small buzz. "Pussy."
"And Rick has won round two for the Aces!" Chris exclaimed. "Which means that we're going into the tiebreaker round!"
"Way to go, Rick!" Glass Joe cheered.
Isabelle and Terry pick Waluigi up off of the ground.
"Did Waluigi win?" He asked weakly.
Isabelle shakes her head. "Unfortunately, no."
"Waluigi then snaps back upright, as the news that he lost sobered him up.
"No way! Waluigi can't lose!"
"Oh, but you did." Coyle said mockingly. "Figures that Miu's teammates are all hapless imbeciles."
"Them's fighting words!" Terry said angrily. "If you're looking for a bar brawl, you'll get one for insulting us!"
"Settle down, you two." Chris said. "As much as I'd love to see you guys fight each other like wild animals, I'd like you guys to save the fighting for the final event."
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"As soon as Waluigi makes an expert move in the game, he's back to square one!" Waluigi complained. "He needs to win this next event, whatever it may be!"
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"Waluigi's already been pushing himself too hard." Isabelle said worryingly. "I get he's trying to compensate, but he has no reason to. He's just as great whether he's a winner or not."
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Later on, the team's no found themselves at the Quahog Civic Center. (And bid farewell to the Griffin Family at this point, as they would not play a role in this part of the challenge.) The teams looked around a huge fighting stage as people begin to file into the spectator stands.
"Looks like everyone's gearing up for a show." Tari said. "I suppose we're the main event?"
"Correct, Tari." Chris said. "For this final event, one member of each team will face an already chosen opponent in a one on one boxing fight. Hopefully, one of you will lose your fight, as I don't have a backup tiebreaker set up."
Joe steps forward.
"I'll fight for my team." He declares. "Boxing is what I'm good…..I mean….
what my career is."
"Aw shit." Harley groaned. "We're screwed.
"Don't be so sure." Kiryu said calmly as he took a puff of his cigarette. "I've been training him well."
"I still have zero faith in that twig." Rick snarked.
"If there's a fight, then I gotta fight back." Terry said. "Let me do it."
"Ahem." Waluigi interrupts.
"Goddamn it." Susie groans.
"You've had enough fun for one day, Waluigi." Iida said firmly. "Nobody else on the team has participated in any of today's challenges!"
"Shut up! Waluigi would do a much better job than the rest of this crap team!"
Cue gasps from everyone, with most of the Wolves now very pissed off with what Waluigi said.
"Oh snap." Chris said, having a chuckle at this spectacle.
"What did you call us?!" Toko asked angrily.
"You heard Waluigi!"
"Wait, he didn't mean it!" Isabelle pleaded.
Terry steps up to Waluigi, glaring at him.
"Nothing's ever good enough for you, isn't it?!" Terry snapped. "You don't get into Smash, then you act like an ass to your team! Then you try to do everything on your own, thinking we'll bow at your feet and praise you just because you won at something?! Fine, then! Go out there and fight! Just know what's coming to you if you lose!"
Waluigi's bravado dropped quickly, knowing full well what he meant. He looked at the rest of his team. All of them were giving him the stink eye, except for Isabelle, who just looked sad.
"Fine! Waluigi will come back a victor! Just you all wait!"
"I'd hate to break up this fine display of drama." Chris said. "But I think I'd like to introduce our fighters to their opponents."
A giant chicken walks up to the cast. Given all of the weird stuff they've experienced on this show, this didn't faze them.
"Waluigi, your fight will be against Ernie the giant chicken."
Ernie looks at Waluigi and aggressively makes a murderous gesture at him, which makes the cheater gulp nervously
"So who am I up against?!" Joe asked.
"Well….." Chris said sinisterly. "Since I assumed you'd volunteer as the fighter for your team, I brought a fighter from your world to be your opponent."
"Well who?"
The ground shakes as massive footsteps approach the cast, sending shivers down their spines.. Joe turns around nervously, and his worst nightmare stands before him.
Towering over all of them was an obese man with a weirdly shaped head, snarled toothy grin, pink boxing gloves, yellow shorts, and a crown on his head.
"K-k-k-k…..King Hippo." Joe stuttered.
King Hippo doesn't talk, but lets out a monstrous roar that nearly blows everyone away. King Hippo then laughs as he stomps away to prepare for his fight.
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"Oh crap." Susie said in disbelief. "French Press is a dead man. I don't even think I'd want to go up against that fatty. Maybe Waluigi does stand a chance to win."
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"I'm suddenly starting to regret this decision." Joe said glumly. "Darn you, Chris! If I die here, I will haunt you! Oh, who am I kidding? I wouldn't even make a scary ghost."
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"I don't know if I can do this." Joe said as he curled up into the fetal position. "I'm dead meat!"
"Quit acting like that." Kiryu said, pulling his friend up. "You can win. Remember that you've had my help."
"But look at him! He probably isn't even human!"
"If there's an insurmountable wall in your way, there's one way to break through." Kiryu mentions. "And you don't even have to go on the offensive."
Suddenly, Joe remembered one of the teachings Kiryu and Terry taught him.
"I just hope it works here."
(Later that evening)
The arena was now filled with thousands of spectators, cheering for the fights ahead. A spotlight flashes on the boxing ring in the center of the room, with Chris appearing in the center of the ring.
A microphone comes down from above as Chris takes it.
"I hope you're all ready folks, because we're here for the fights of the century! For our first bout, we have Ernie the chicken, versus the purple terror of the Mushroom Kingdom himself, Waluigi!"
The audience cheers as Ernie steps into the ring, now decked out in Orange shorts and red boxing gloves.
Waluigi, in front of the ring, and now dressed in a purple pair of shorts and matching gloves, looks behind him to his team, with most of them still giving angry looks. Isabelle was holding a small flag with an upside down L, cheering Waluigi on.
"Just wait. Waluigi's gonna take home the gold!"
"Go fuck yourself, faggot." Miu deadpanned.
Waluigi shrugs, only caring about winning at this point. Waluigi steps into the ring, glaring at his opponent.
"Now I don't want a good clean fight." Chris tells them. "Anything goes here on Total Drama. The winner goes to whoever can knock out the other. Let the fight commence!"
The bell dings, and Waluigi throws a right jab, hitting Ernie pretty hard in the face. Unfortunately for him, Ernie retaliates with a punch to the gut. Waluigi gags out a cough, but would not be deterred.
Waluigi assaults Ernie with a barrage of punches to the face, knocking the chicken back a few steps. At the moment, Waluigi had the upper hand.
"Kick his butt, chicken!" Susie cheers.
Waluigi turns back to Susie.
"Hey! You're supposed to support Waluig-!"
This moment of distraction would prove detrimental to Waluigi, as Ernie wasn't going to give Waluigi the chance to argue with his team. Ernie hits Waluigi in the face, over and over again. Hitting him so fast and so hard that Waluigi had literally zero time to react to anything. He then kicks Waluigi to the ground and stomps on his face.
"I'm pretty sure he's pulling illegal moves!" Iida gasped.
"Remember what Chris said?" Susie reminds him. "Anything goes. So this is technically part of the rules, even if it's brutal."
Waluigi weakly tries to get back up. He was missing a tooth, and blood and tears streamed down his face.
"No…." Waluigi said weakly. "Waluigi…...is no….loser. He…must win…...to prove he's not….. a nobody."
And the last thing Waluigi sees before everything goes black is an uppercut that sends him flying out of the ring. Waluigi lands right in front of his teammates, now out cold.
"Tsk tsk." Toko said bitterly. "Karma is a bitch, isn't it?"
Isabelle drops to her knees, crying for Waluigi.
"I'm so sorry." She sobs. "This is all my fault."
"What do you mean?" Iida inquired. "You weren't the one that was acting like a selfish jerk."
"Well, I-"
"Too bad for Waluigi!" Chris said over the mike. "Getting beaten by a chicken? No wonder he's not in Smash. What a failure! If Glass Joe wins his fight (Which I seriously doubt), the Aces win today's challenge!"
The Aces were on the other end of the ring, and King Hippo now swaddled into it, ready for his turn.
Joe looks at his team, and gives a confident nod.
"Wish me luck, you guys. And I lose, then I'll accept my elimination with my head held high."
Kiryu gives him a pat on the back.
"Don't worry about it. You'll win this."
"Good luck, Joe." Tari said. "We believe in you."
"And now!" Chris announces. "The final match of the night. In one corner, we've got the boxer that puts the "heavy" in "heavyweight", and has a punch as big as his appetite, it's King Hippo!"
King Hippo roars and flexes to the crowd.
"And in the other corner, we have a ninety pound weakling made of cheese and whine. It's Glass Joe!"
Glass Joe steps into the ring, trying to strike some cool poses to the crowd. He looks at his foe and says, "I'm coming for you!" King Hippo snorts in disbelief.
"Let the final fight begin!"
The bell rings, and King Hippo steps up to Glass Joe, bringing both of his fists together to bring down a double fisted hammer.
"My time has come." Joe thinks.
As the attack comes down, Joe leaps out of the way, dodging the attack. King Hippo grunts in confused anger. Most people get hit by that move. Like a raging bull, he runs towards the scrawny boxer, and Joe swiftly dodges the assault of punches with a smile on his face.
"Why in blazes is he not fighting back?!" Coyle cried
"That's the point." Kiryu said smugly. "He's not fighting back. At least, not yet."
Tari was starting to get the picture. "I get it. He's constantly dodging to tire his enemy out. Then he'll have the perfect opportunity to strike back."
"Exactly. Kinda hard to win if you can't hit your enemy."
"Kick that fatty's butt!" Theo cheered.
Joe keeps sliding and dodging with such grace, lime a blade of grass at the mercy of the wind. King Hippo gets more and more frustrated with every missed punch. He began to sweat profusely, getting winded and (NO surprise) hungry. He pants heavily as he's getting more exhausted. Hippo sits down to catch his breath for a moment.
"This is your chance!" Harley said. "Knock his ass out! And say something cool!"
Joe nods, and runs towards an exhausted Hippo.
"SOMETHING COOL!" Joe screams he hits King Hippo in the gut, which was his widely known weak spot. In his weakened state, Hippo stumbles back In a daze, wobbling backwards until he falls out of the ring (Very much like he does in Wii Punch Out, a game I highly recommend.)
The crowd goes wild. Joe runs up to the corner and pumps his fist in the air in celebration.
"Je gagne!" He says triumphantly.
"I'm just as surprised as all of you!" Chris said. "But Glass Joe has won the challenge! The Aces win the challenge! Looks like the Wolves are heading to the elimination ceremony. Again."
"Saw that coming." Terry said. Sering his friend win was a little bittersweet feeling. "I had a feeling Joe would come out on top. Guess I'm also teaching him well."
"Who cares about your friend?" Miu complained. She looks down at a still unconscious Waluigi. "Now we gotta fuckin vote someone off again. And I already know who my vote is for."
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"I already messed up big time today." Isabelle said. "And that led to Waluigi messing up big time. I know he's gonna get the boot tonight. But I need to explain my case to my team. To give him another chance. He deserves it.
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Later, everyone was back on the plane, and Waluigi was currently getting medical attention for the injuries he sustained in his fight against Ernie. Meanwhile, The Wolves all sit in economy class, the atmosphere feeling grim.
Isabelle walks into the room with a serious expression.
"How's Waluigi?" Iida asked.
"He's awake and better." Isabelle answers. "He just needs to take it easy the next couple of days. He's also taking the loss hard."
"Doesn't matter since we've all agreed he's going this time." Susie said.
"Look," Isabelle begins, "before you decide your vote, let me explain something, please."
"Very well." Terry said. "Continue."
"Look, this is all my fault. He was super mad about not getting into Smash, and I tried to talk to him about it. To help him feel better. But he misunderstood what I said, and felt he needed to prove himself. I tried to explain it clearly to him, but it was too late. That's why I want you guys to give him another chance."
This made some sense to them. Now Waluigi's unusual behavior made more sense to them.
"That makes sense." Terry said. "Now I feel bad for being really harsh on the guy."
"Agreed." Iida said. "But if you want us to give Waluigi another chance, that kind of limits our options for tonight's vote."
"Then vote for me." Isabelle says firmly. "I was already willing to sacrifice for Waluigi before, and I'll do it again."
"That's...pretty serious." Toko mutters.
"Wow….." Terry said. "I mean, I'll vote for you, but….are you sure that's what you really want?"
Isabelle nods. "I've never been more sure than anything in my entire life."
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Cut to the elimination ceremony, where all of the Wolves are actually looking calm. Except for Waluigi, now discharged and having some bruises and bandages on his face, looking glum.
"Wolves, it sucks that you lost twice in a row." Chris mocked. "No wonder, as Waluigi just couldn't hack it. I have six bags of peanuts here for you guys, so listen for your names."
"Susie"
"Toko"
"Miu"
"Iida"
"And Terry"
This left only Waluigi, who hung his head in shame, and Isabelle.
"I don't even think I need to explain why you're in the bottom two." Chris said. "Your actions today speak for themself. The final bag goes to….."
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"...Waluigi."
Waluigi stands up in confusion.
"Wah?! How did Waluigi not get the most votes?!"
"Because of me." Isabelle answered calmly. "I told them to vote for me instead."
"But why?"
"Because I lcare about you too much to see you miserable. I've enjoyed spending time with you, and helping you out. You misunderstood my words earlier, and it's my fault things didn't go as you planned today. I'm doing this because I love you. I know you said you wanted time to think about it, but…...don't you…..feel the same.
Waluigi was stunned by her words. After all they've been through on the show, Isabelle's been very generous to Waluigi, from willing to give her Smash invite to him, and now to this. Waluigi knew Isabelle has a crush on him, and Waluigi finally realized how he really felt.
"Walu…..no…..I do. I do love you."
Isabelle begins to tear up. Even though she was getting eliminated, she was feeling very happy. She goes up to him and pulls him into a heartwarming kiss, that both were very happy about.
Once they seperate, Isabelle goes and grabs her parachute from Chris.
"Fight on for me, okay? You'll still be great, whether you win or lose."
"Take care, Isabelle." Terry said.
"You'll be sorely missed." Iida said, trying his best (and failing), to not get emotional.
"You be okay, ya hear?!" Miu said, already crying.
"Damn. Are you really crying?" Susie asked.
"No!" Miu said defensively. "I'm just…. pissing from my eyes!"
"Bye, guys."
And just like that, Isabelle jumps out of the plane, things going immediately quiet afterwards. Waluigi stands there quietly, as one of the only people who truly loved him, is now gone.
"Sorry about that." Terry said, putting a comforting arm around Waluigi. "I'm sorry for being a jerk to you earlier. And I'm sorry about Isabelle. I know how you feel. If you need help getting through this, just say the word."
"No need." Waluigi said calmly. "Waluigi feels better than he has in a long time. He's got a reason to keep trying! He has something to truly fight for! To heck with Smash! Waluigi is ready to fight on for Isabelle! Look out, Total Drama! The new Waluigi is ready to take the game by storm!"
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And after a nice and long wait, the next leg of the journey is now done. Things have been a bit busy for me, but nothing I can't handle. A big thanks goes to the guest that suggested this challenge idea. Some of these slice of life/breather chapters are well needed, as some have told me. While some will say that I could've done more with some of the people and location, but please know i struggled with how to implement a lot more to this chapter without it feeling like forced filler. Before you come at me, please know that's part of why it took long for this one.
Now, we say goodbye to Isabelle. Pairing her and Waluigi may sound weird to some, but I hope some people find it sweet and wholesome. I planned for This to happen, though Sora's recent inclusion to Smash really helped this plot develop a little easier. Hopefully Waluigi will be able to go far with Isabelle cheering him on.
Now it's time to explain some stuff that's coming up. In honor of the holidays, I have a special treat planned. I was originally going to do a Christmas themed chapter for Bon Voyage, but decided on something different. I'm going to come out with a standalone oneshot holiday themed chapter featuring the characters across my three stories. This was inspired by the Christmas stories my friends and fellow authors TheMasterKat and 1602jaw came out with last winter. Watch as everyone comes together to celebrate the holidays during these crazy times we live in. What could possibly go wrong?
As for the next chapter, here's a preview. It's the final challenge before the merge, and stakes are high to get there. Watch as the crew heads to the home base of the organization Overwatch. Watch as we see a familiar old face, as these guys be Overwatch heroes, and as two sworn enemies in the game settle their feud once and for all.
Well, that's all for now. As always, please review and let me know your thoughts. And don't forget to check out my spinoff story, Bon Voyage. Until next time, stay safe. This is MemeKing, signing off.