Episode 20: The Cruelly-Wed Game
Hoo boy. After all the crazy stuff we had to unpack in the last episode, it's time for something more lighthearted and funny. For now, at least, because Gjira's plan is coming along as planned. It's the beginning of the final part of the Gjira Saga.
eo5494: Thank you so much. Glad it lived up to the hype.
1602jaw: This didn't feel like the kind of chapter that needed to be split into two parts. That's for the end of the Gjira Saga. Regardless, get hyped.
TheMasterKat: Agreed. Maybe Ed and this lamb will have their own little chat and share their experiences. ;)
Superwheeltires: It'll be very interesting with Ed back. Our new mission: Save the world.
That guy: Thanks. Though SCP 999 has more to it than stopping the Scarlet King. You'll see why.
SteelRobot: I really shattered all your expectations, didn't I? Glad I could do so.
MasterSaixus: Well, Harley is a psychologist, but I doubt Toko's prime is something she's never dealt with.
ThelastCyberKnight: Many thanks, my dude.
Thenewsubwayguy: Thanks. There's gonna be more with Gjira other than sending out villains. The guy's a powerful fighter, and we're going to see his backstory soon.
FRightmare: Yeah, I had a bit of inspiration from Dimitri. Speaking of which, there's more than likely going to be a challenge in Dimitr's world. (Wink wink)
NondescriptNorbert: Other than a few flaws, I agree that the chapter was everything we wanted it to be. I'm a big SCP fan, and it's always nice to write about worlds and topics you love.
Guest: Don't worry. Tell be striking very soon.
Happiness studios: Don't worry. I agree with some of your points. I don't find it being a jerk, I always aim to improve. I'm glad when people can help in this way. It goes underappreciated, so thank you.
TheHiddenAuthor5000: Well, Ed isn't 100% the same again. The trauma still lingers.
With that out of the way, let's say "I do" to a new episode.
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite 2, our newly merged contestants had probably their most dangerous challenge yet: infiltrating the SCP Foundation and coming back with an SCP. Alliances and team ups were formed for our group in the meantime. Deep inside the Foundation, the crew reunited with Edward, who was far different from what he used to be: a broken man bent on vengeance. Once he was found and they got the goods, Giovanni was the unlucky one who was given the boot, but not before taking Rick with him. After this, an evil tyrant named Gjira declares his plan to awaken an elder god and bring the end of all reality. Yikes. Luckily, Edward will hopefully be able to stop him, as he's now back in the game, with an orange blob that holds the key, and his friends backing him up. Today, eleven will drop to ten. The game's about to be gettin' more crazy, and that's all coming up right now on Total Drama Infinite 2!
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With a careful eye, Harley was seen shining a light into Jack's eye. Meanwhile, the serial killer was getting impatient.
"How much longer is this gonna take, Blondie?!" Jack complained. "Did ya find anything?! I thought you were a psychologist!"
"Would you shut it?!" Harley snapped. "My skills are a little rusty, okay?!"
Harley kept looking for another moment, but at that point, it was hopeless.
"I give up. Look, I've had a few patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder, but I've never seen shit like this."
"C'mon!" Jack says. "It's weird for me to be out and active for this long! It's gettin' weird!"
"I'm sorry, but there's not much I can do. Whatever happened with Toko, I don't freaking know."
"Shit! There's gotta be something! I feel kinda empty without Toko, y'know?! Sure, she doesn't like my murdering, but I don't like how much of a downer she is! We balance each other out!"
Jack then gets up and storms off.
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"What do I look like, a fucking miracle worker?!" Harley complained. "That girl is crazy as hell, and that's coming from me! I don't think any psychologist has dealt with something this insane!"
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Iida hums a tune as he walks into the cafeteria, but his eyes practically pop out of his head when he sees something that triggers his justice senses.
He sees Susie and Terry hanging out by a familiar looking coffee machine.
"Susie! You didn't!" Iida gasped. This gets their attention, and Susie realized she was busted, yet she tried to play it cool.
"Didn't do what, nerd?" She said nervously. "Want some orange juice? I know it's your favorite!"
"My eyes do not deceive me! Is that not the same coffee machine we practically stole from the SCP Foundation?!"
Now Susie began to look down at the ground. She was now a bit embarrassed.
"Yeah."
"The same one that Mr. McLean told us to leave behind?!"
"Yeah."
"THEN WHAT IN ALL MIGHT'S NAME IS IT DOING HERE?!"
"Kid, you really need to take a chill pill." Terry says as he finishes his cup of Coke. "It's nothing to get so bent out of shape over."
"Look, I can explain." Susie quickly says.
"Then I suggest you do so!" Iida huffed.
"And on that note, I'm gonna go spar with Kazzy." Terry says awkwardly as he leaves the room.
"Look, this stuff was too cool to pass up!" Susie explained. "I had to bring it with us! Besides, that facility is destroyed, so they won't miss it! It really livens this dump up, don't you think?"
"'This stuff?'" Iida exclaimed. "So you're saying you took more than just the coffee machine?!"
"Well, yeah. I took the magic pizza box and those pills that cure diseases! That was literally all I could carry."
"I thought you said you wanted to be more like a hero! That is stealing, plain and simple! And heroes do not steal!"
"Geez…" Susie groaned. "I guess I just couldn't help myself. Old habits, you know. I thought you'd at least be accepting of my flaws. I do it for you."
"It's one thing to have bad habits, but it's another to give in to the temptation of theft." Iida retorts.
"Again, it's not stealing if it now doesn't belong to anyone! Not everything is black and white, you know! Get that through your thick and stubborn skull, you dumbass!"
Silence filled the air, and Iida looked hurt at Susie's words. Susie herself, realized what she said, and looked regretful.
"Oh crap, I didn't mean that! It just slip-"
"I get the point." Iida said bitterly. "Force of habit, as you say. Clearly, you lack the proper discipline to be a hero if you frequently let times like this happen."
With this, Iida then begins to walk off.
"Hey, I'm sorry!" Susie cried. "Where are you going?!"
"Going for a walk." The hero snaps. "I need to clear my head before I am the one to say something regrettable."
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"Damn it!" Susie growled. "Am I really not doing a good job of being a hero?! No! That can't be it! He's just so uptight with his morals! If only I could show him there's a gray and not just black and white. I'm a work in progress, alright?! Still though, I really should've not said that. I goofed up bad this time."
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"As much as I care deeply for Susie, her actions are still not quite at perfect hero quality." Iida explained. "First theft, and now petty insults?! That's not the way of a hero. They must be noble, and have integrity, valor, and honesty. It's still not too late to whip her into the perfect hero mindset. Did that sound too harsh?"
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"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Ed's cries of pain and agony could be heard from inside first class. Along with the sounds of heavy duty tools and gadgets whirring. Miu had taken him back there for a "special operation", and the Ultimate Inventor needed no distractions or disturbances. Outside, Tari and Theo, along with Tickles, listened to Edward's cries of pain.
"What's she doing to him?!" Theo wonders. "Maybe she's carving him out to use as a hammock."
"That's…. really dark." Tari said, sounding a little shocked at his guess. "Anyway, I'm pretty sure she said she had some new prosthetics for him. *Sigh*. But it is Miu, so who knows what could be going on in there."
"OH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!"
Tickles gives off a whine that sounds like a dog, sympathizing with her.
And what happened with Edward inside? Alone with the eccentric inventor? Let's look, shall we.
Ed was strapped down with his limbs restrained to a table. At the moment, his old prosthetics were removed, and he was currently stripped down to his boxers. Edward looked tired, as he'd been through this for hours.
"Please tell me this is almost over!" Edward pleads.
Miu walks back out, goggles on and holding a newly made prosthetic arm. "Don't worry your sweet little head. Just a couple more things to get through. Your old limbs were broken to Hell and back, so these ones are newly made from the ground up. Since I don't use automail, this metal here is my own special creation. I took inspiration from Reg's body. This new shit is durable, flexible, waterproof, and heat resistant. I even gave it a vibrating function."
Ed raised a shocked eyebrow at her. "Really?!"
"Hey, if you ever want to please Tari, I'm just helping you out!"
"Please don't mention that! We aren't even back together! I still want to take my time with that! I still have a lot to make up for before I ever feel she'll take me back."
"She's really sweet on you, ya know." Miu tells him. "All this time, she really missed you, and now she wants to help you. If that ain't a sign that she still cares for you, I don't know what is. You're being too fucking hard on yourself. You've suffered enough."
"Whatever. Hey, you only have an arm with you. Where's the leg?"
"Oh, don't worry. It's ready as well." Miu claps her hands together. "Oh, lab assistant! We need that leg over here, and make it snappy!"
"Yeah yeah, Waluigi's coming." A voice says. Waluigi walks out from the shadows, holding the newly made prosthetic leg. "How did Waluigi get roped into this mess?!" He grumbled.
"Because this ain't a fucking one man job, Walu-idiot." Miu tells him. "And because it's hard to say no to the gorgeous girl genius."
Waluigi rolls his eyes as Miu explains what to do.
"Alright, you and I are gonna connect the limbs to him at the same time. Ed, you're gonna feel some pain when the prosthetics connect to your nerves."
"Can't be worse than what I've felt before." Ed mumbled. "Gjira's attack was the worst hit I've ever taken."
"Alright, Waluigi. On the count of three." Miu says as they position the limbs close to where they need to go. "One…. two…. THREE!"
Ed cries out as he feels the pain of his nerves connecting to his new limbs.
"O…...kay…." Edward pants. "Now are we done?!"
"Just one more thing." Miu says as she takes out a syringe filled with a weird pink liquid.
Edward can't help but gulp at that. "Um….. what's that?!" Ed wasn't really a big fan of needles.
"Just something that'll really open your eyes up." Miu says seductively.
"I swear to god, if that's an aphrodisiac-"
"Relax, I'm just fucking with ya! Now hold still!"
Edward bites his lip to hold back a scream as Miu injects the liquid into his arm. She then begins to undo the restraints. Ed drops to the ground and clutches his eye in pain, which was scarred shut by Gjira's crew. Thanks to the serum, that eye begins to open back up, good as new. Although the scar still remained. He calms down, and feels his newly healed eye with disbelief.
"Whoa…."
Ed stands up, and admires his fancy new prosthetics.
"So, how does it feel?" Waluigi asks.
"This feels…... refreshing!" Ed exclaimed. "These are incredible! Thanks a lot, Miu!"
"Eh, it's no biggie." Miu brags. "Nothing the Ultimate Inventor can't handle. Hope you get some good use out of 'em. Come back when you need maintenance. This time, it's on the house. Next time, I'll charge you."
"Still, I appreciate it. Thanks again."
Miu grabs some new clothes and tosses them to the alchemist. "Here. Your old clothes were too torn and bloody. Try this on."
A few minutes later, Edward walks out of there, now with a new outfit. He wore a short sleeve white polo shirt, black pants, white gloves, his elevator shoes, and had his hair now tied back into a ponytail. His right eye was now open again, with a red slash scar still across it.
Tari comes up to him and admires his new look.
"Wow, you look so much better." She tells him.
"It's all thanks to Miu. This must be what a new car feels like." Ed says awkwardly.
The two of them go to sit down with Theo. Tickles comes up to Ed and nuzzles his leg. He responds by picking him up and putting him on his lap.
"He's really warmed up to everyone, huh?" Ed remarks.
"Yeah." Tari says. "Hard to believe this little guy is gonna save all mankind."
"Yeah…."
Both sat in silence.
It was then that Edward's demeanor became more sullen. Of course, Tari did take notice of that.
"What's wrong?"
"It's just…." Ed begins. "It'll be one thing to stop the Scarlet King. But Gjira? After fighting him first hand, I realize I'm not strong enough. And he was holding back, to boot? How am I going to defeat that?! I'm beginning to doubt our chances."
"Brother!" Alphonse says as he walks in, having overheard the conversation.
"Al…."
"Ed, I don't want to hear you say that!" Alphonse tells his brother. "I've always known you to laugh in the face of danger. Gjira may be strong, but you've found ways to overcome tough enemies. We can win this, I just know it. Trust me, we'll come through on top."
"Are you really sure we can win?"
Alphonse nods. "I swear on mom's grave."
With this, Ed just gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry, guess I just still got this feeling of unease inside of me."
"It's okay to be worried." Tari tells him. "But that's what your friends are here for. You'll do what we can't do, and we'll do what you can't."
"You know, I guess I'm not the only one that's changed." Edward tells Tari. "Where did this determination and assertiveness come from?"
Tari chuckles a little bit. "Guess you've rubbed off on me."
Susie storms through the room, and pushes Alphonse out of the way.
"Hey! Rude, much?!" Alphonse snaps.
Susie turns to look at him, giving a glare that'd make the grim reaper wet himself.
"Uh…...is there something wrong, Susie?" Tari asks.
"Nothin'." The monster grumbles. "Iida and I just had a little disagreement, is all."
"What's the problem?"
"Look, I can't change in a day, okay?" Susie explains. "I wanna be a hero, but it's the little things that I enjoy that really sets him off! So what if I kept the coffee machine?! Nobody's! Gonna! Miss! It!"
"Maybe you guys should talk it through a bit more." Ed suggests. "You're both being a little ridiculous."
"Oh, like that'll go so perfectly." Susie snarks. "Next thing you know, he's gonna say the wrong thing to me, and I'm gonna get super pissed. People get hurt when I get pissed!"
"I'm sorry if I did something to upset you!" Joe said worriedly as he walked in. "Just don't aim for my jaw!"
"Not you, French Press!" Susie groaned.
"Oh. My bad. Just a force of habit."
Their heads raise up as Chris' voice came on through the intercom. "Attention, passengers! Everybody make their way to the cargo hold. It's time for another round of pain."
"Gosh, I really hate this guy." Joe groans.
"I heard that, string bean!"
"Hey Theo. Think you can watch Tickles while we do this?" Tari asks.
Theo gives his best friend a salute. "You can count on me. Try not to get killed, okay?!"
"Er….okay."
(A few minutes later…)
Everyone had gathered in the cargo hold, but Chris was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there were a couple of large swan shaped boats.
"Um...what is it we're looking at?" Kiryu wonders in disbelief.
"I think they're boats." Theo answered, not picking up on Kiryu's sarcasm.
"Okay, this feels kinda familiar." Harley points.
"Now that you mention it, I kind of get that feeling too." Terry adds.
"Whatever it is, Chris had better make this brief!" Iida snapped.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Miu exclaimed. "Who the hell pissed in your Corn Flakes?!"
"It's nothing." The hero in training said as he did his best to avoid eye contact with Susie.
"See what I mean?" Susie whispered to Tari. "He refuses to admit he's wrong."
Chris then came in, looking like he was trying to hold back a laugh.
"Wah-t's so funny, punk?!" Waluigi asked.
"Nothing really." The host says. "Well, except for one thing. This!" He then pulls a lever on the wall.
And just like that, the floor beneath them opens up and they all plummet through the sky, along with the boats.
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Below, they could see only water.
"To the boats!" Edward ordered.
Quickly, they all try to get to a boat before they hit the water. Once the boats hit the water, the crew were safe at the moment. Edward, Susie, Kiryu, Tari, and Toko were on one boat. (Waluigi painfully belly flopped onto the water, but Kiryu pulled him out.) Miu, Iida, Joe, Terry, and Harley were on the other.
"Kuso!" Kiryu swore.
"What the fuck did that asshole do now?!" Miu said angrily.
"Now I get it!" Harley says. "This is just like the Niagara Falls challenge from World Tour!"
"Which means…" Joe says nervously as they all turn around.
Sure enough, they all saw an insanely large waterfall, and they were all in danger of falling down it.
"Oh crap!" Edward exclaimed.
"Is he a madman?!" Iida cries.
"You're just now asking that?!" Harley tells him. "Everybody paddle!"
They all tried to paddle, but the current was too strong.
"Guess this is it for us." Ed groans. "I'll never be able to stop Gjira."
"I'll never get to compete in another KOF." Terry says with equal despair.
"I'm gonna die a virgin!" Miu cried. "Oh shit, did I just admit that?!"
"I'll never….get to see….master again." Jack says shakily. Something in her snaps, and she herself snaps into action. "NO WAY IS THAT HAPPENING!"
The serial killer takes out a rope, and ties it around her waist. She then holds the other end out to Iida.
"Hold this!"
Iida complies and Jack leaps to the other boat and peddles at a breakneck speed. This works, and she peddles both boats towards the riverbank.
"Where was that power a minute ago?!" Susie complained.
"Guess she needed the right motivation." Terry quips.
Luckily, Jack manages to get them to the riverbank.
"Finally! Land!" Waluigi cries as he kisses the ground. "Waluigi will never take you for granted again!"
"Smart thinking, Jack." Terry tells her as he wrings water out of his hat. "Thank you."
"Don't think too much about it." Jack says dismissively. "I did it for master and only master. Toko and I may not share memories, but we share emotions. Even after all this time we've been here, we still don't trust most of you."
"...Oh?"
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"Even after all this time, they still don't trust us?" Terry wonders. "That kinda hurts. I thought everyone on the old team were buds."
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"So how'd you all enjoy the ride?" Chris devilishly asked as he appeared in front of them.
"How would you enjoy my fist in your face?!" Susie growled.
"Okay, I guess I should go ahead and get the ball rolling." Chris said nervously. "Yes, I decided to bring back the Niagara Falls challenge. As said before, the Falls is the Jewel of Canada's crown. And the honeymoon capital of the world."
"You're not being very original, are you?" Harley asks.
"Hey, after all that stressful Gjira stuff last time, it was hard trying to come up with a challenge this week. So deal with it. Now, let's head to the casino's concert hall, and get this show on the road."
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Later, the cast were now in the nearby casino. Well, it's concert hall, since some of the contestants are still underage. They were assembled in what appeared to be the open space between a stage and its seating area.
"Is there really nobody here right now?" Edward asked.
"We had the place cleared out for the challenge." Chris explained. "Anyways, even though some of you remember how this challenge works, I have to be fair and explain the rules. First part is simple. We'll be dropping some arranged marriages on y'all. Check it!"
The shot cuts to Chef unveiling a large slot machine, with images of the males on it. This made the guys gulp nervously.
"All of the dudes will be put in here, and the ladies will pull the lever to decide their husband who she'll team up with for this challenge."
"Mr. McLean, there seems to be a problem." Iida interjected. "There are six men, and only five girls. It's completely uneven."
"We're well aware of that, Iida." Chris tells him. "So we decided to bring in one of the already eliminated female competitors to even things out for the challenge."
"Who is it?" Miu asked. "And please tell me it isn't Coyle."
"Trust me, she's in no shape to participate right now. We held a drawing, and one (un)lucky lady was chosen. Bring her in!"
Emerging from the curtains was a familiar woman with waist long blue hair partially tied into a loop with a hair clip shaped like a water molecule, dress with a blue color scheme, detached white sleeves, a dangerously short miniskirt, and thigh high boots. And Terry had a big grin on his face.
"Guys, give it up for today's guest, Aqua!"
Aqua tries to strike a pose, but trips over literally nothing and falls flat on her face.
"Owowowowowow!" Aqua whined.
"Goddamn it." Miu groaned.
"Yes!" Terry cries as he pumps his fist in the air. He runs up to Aqua and pulls her up into a hug, which she greatly appreciated
"It's been so long!" Terry cried. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too, you big lug!"
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"If there's somebody up there, thank you!" Terry says as he wipes a tear away."
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"*Snort*. Nice entrance, dumbass." Susie mocks.
Aqua huffs, and rolls her eyes. "Hey! Don't talk to me like that! At least Terry's happy to see me! Besides, since the last time we all saw each other, I think some of you owe me an apology."
"She's right, you know." Chris said. "Miu, Jack, Waluigi Susie, I think you guys have something you'd like to say to Aqua as you were all once teammates. In spite of recent events."
The four of them sigh. They remembered that after what Edward told them, Aqua wasn't the one who ruined the cake back in Totto Land.
"We're sorry, alright?" Miu snapped. "Sorry for falsely accusing you and shit."
"Yeah. Sorry, or whatever." Susie mumbles.
"Sorry." Waluigi says.
"Hey, it was Toko that said that stuff. Not me!" Jack explains. "So I'm not saying anything."
"You call these apologies?!" Aqua complained.
Edward then walks up to Aqua. "Look, I'm sorry about this whole mess." He tells her. "It's my fault it happened. Sorry Gjira's goons dragged you into my problem. You didn't deserve it. Sorry for the trouble it caused."
"You guys could learn a thing from him." Aqua tells them sarcastically. "And it's fine, Ed. Guess it was just my luck. At least I have this job to do. They're paying me five grand for this."
"Good for you!" Tari congratulates.
"You do remember our little deal, right?" Chris whispers to Aqua. "We'll pay you double if….you know what."
Aqua nods.
"Hey. What did you tell her?" Kiryu asked skeptically.
"Nothing you should be concerned about." Chris tells him. "Now ladies, let's get your hubbies loaded in!"
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The footage skipped ahead to a close-up of a trapdoor on top of the giant slot machine as Chef tried to force the lid down on Kiryu, Edward, Waluigi, Terry, Joe, and Iida, who were stuck in there together and quite vocal about their discomfort.
"Kinda glad I'm not in there." Harley says.
"Alright, looks like the boys are all in." Chris said. "Aqua, we'll give you the honors of the first spin."
"Oh gee. Wonder who I'm gonna get!" She says, pretending to not already know the answer. With a dark grin, the goddess pulls the lever and watches the reels spin. They ding one by one, landing on…..
…..Terry.
The brawler tumbles out of the shoot, landing down on the ground. He looks up to see his girlfriend smiling down on him.
"Aw yeah!"
"You're gonna make a lovely bride!" Aqua beams.
"Don't you mean husband?" Terry asks.
"Oh, um, yeah. Slip of the tongue, heh heh."
"Now that Aqua has won Terry, it's time for one of you ladies to step up." Chris tells them.
"Step aside, I'll bite the bullet on this one." Harley says. She cracks her knuckles, then pulls the lever.
She took a step back as the slots kept spinning. Everyone watched with anticipation. Finally, all three slots made a sudden stop, all showing Waluigi's face.
The purple partygoer tumbles out, and he lands at Harley's feet.
"Eh, it could be worse." Harley says. "Wonder what Ivy would think about this."
"It's just a challenge." Waluigi tells her. "Waluigi knows Isabelle will think the same thing."
"Just keep your hands where I can see them, or I'm gonna be a widow."
The two step to the side, and Susie takes her turn. "Guess I'll take a crack at it."
Susie pulls the lever, and watches as it lands on Iida. Iida falls out, and immediately scowls.
"You've got to be kidding me." She groaned.
"Hey, I'm not exactly thrilled about this at the moment either." Iida says he dusts himself off. "Can we switch?"
"No can do." Chris answers. "Your partners are final. Till death do you part. Heh heh."
"I thought they were a couple already." Aqua whispers to Terry.
"They had a disagreement earlier." Terry tells her. "He didn't like that she kept this coffee machine, and she wants him to accept her more punkish flaws."
"Gosh, if only they talked it out."
"Have you seen how stubborn those two can be? Good luck with that."
"I heard that!" Susie yells.
"Step aside." Miu interrupts as she takes a turn at the slot machine. "Time to score me a good one!"
Miu pulls the lever, and the slots ding until they land on…..Glass Joe.
"Whoaoh!" The boxer hollered as he fell out of the chute and landed on his chin.
"Uh…..hey." Joe said nervously.
"I guess you'll do." Miu says. "I was expecting more of a top, but I got a bottom instead. No offense."
"Um...thanks?"
"Hey, any guy or lady would be lucky to have me. I could go either way."
"Outta the way, it's my turn!" Jack says as she pulls the lever.
The slots ding until they finally land on Kiryu. She watches as the yakuza slides out of the shoot.
"You're no master Togami, but lookin' up close, you're quite the looker." Jack says as she admires her "husband".
"I'll keep that in mind." Kiryu deadpanned as he got up. "Hopefully I can get through this in one piece."
That's when Tari realized only one guy was left.
"Tari, that leaves just you." Chris says. "We all already know the end result, but to make it official, give 'er a spin."
Tari pulls the lever, and sure enough, it lands on Edward. The alchemist falls out, and blushes when he realizes it's Tari he's working with.
"I don't know if I can do this." He said nervously.
"You'll be fine." Tari tells him. "You know I don't bite."
"It's not that, it's all still awkward for me."
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"Don't get me wrong, I still care about Tari. A lot." Ed explains. "But still, after everything, I feel I have a lot to make up to her before I think she'll ever take me back. Until then, I don't deserve her love."
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"Everybody enjoying their spouse?" Chris asks. "Good, because you both better have some good teamwork for the next part."
A few of them groan as they are taken to the building's auditorium. At the end of the room, we see some tuxedos and one wedding dress lined up at the end of a lavender carpet.
"Because a good marriage is based on trust," Chris said as the camera panned across an obstacle course including sand boxes, machines with long nozzles, large wedding cakes, and turtle-shaped kiddy pools filled with either water or something brown. "and the ability to argue louder than your spouse," the host continued as the shot reached him and the six husbands, who were now standing blindfolded at the base of some Greek columns, "each bride will guide their blindfolded spouse safely to their tux."
"Wait, I thought the guys lead the wives to a wedding dress like in World Tour." Harley points out.
"We're changing it up a bit. After this, the guys are going to do the same to you. It'd only be fair if everyone got all dressed up before the real challenge begins."
"But why is there only one wedding dr-" Susie begins to ask, but Aqua quickly covers her mouth to shut her up.
"I hope you know what you're doing, babe!" Terry says to Aqua.
"Oh, don't worry." Aqua says as she gives the camera a wink.
"Susie, I hope you'll guide me well, in spite of today's events." Iida says
"For once, we're gonna do what I say, nerd." Susie warns.
"Everybody ready?" Chris asks. "Your challenge starts…...NOW!"
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"I knew I was going to have fun during this." Susie snickered. "Let's teach him a lesson on what happens when you piss your 'wife' off."
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"Go to your left!" Susie orders.
Iida does as instructed, and trips into a kiddie pool.
"How could you?!" Iida cried as he spit out water.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Susie said with sadistic sarcasm. "You said it yourself. Clearly, I lack the proper discipline to be a hero!"
"Just tell me the right way to go!"
"Alright, alright. Take six steps to your right, and go forward."
Iida does so, but then hits his head on a stone column.
"Oh come on! You nearly smashed my skull open!" Iida felt his head and realized that his head was bleeding a little bit. "You know, you're only proving my point!"
"My bad. Now go this way…
Meanwhile, we see how the other pairs are doing.
"Wait, don't go that way! Go to the left! No, your left!"
THUD!
Miu winced as Joe tripped into a sand pit.
"Oh shit! I'm sorry! This is just as hard for me as it is for you!"
"It's quite alright." Joe says as he spits out the sand. "I'm no stranger to a few bumps and bruises."
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"Okay, Waluigi is very nervous about this." Waluigi tells Harley as he's walking forward. "Are you sure this is the right way?"
"Yeah, take five paces to the left, and walk around Joe."
Waluigi attempts this, but fails at walking around Joe, who is still on the ground, and trips over him. Waluigi then tumbles into one of the large wedding cakes.
"Hey! Are you okay?!" Harley asked.
Waluigi stands up, covered in frosting. "Could be worse." He then tastes some of the cake. "Mm. Lemon. Not bad."
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"Hey! Turn around, pretty boy!" Jack says. "Go that way, walk around the thing, then go the other way forward like."
"Your instructions aren't very clear!" Kiryu says he's walking in a figure eight. "They're too vague! Am I going the right way?!"
Jack facepalmed. "No! You know what, let's start this over again."
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"To the left!" Tari says. "Now to the right! Walk over this next obstacle in an arc, and take careful steps!"
Edward carefully listens to her instructions, and manages to get through the maze much better than everyone else. Guess their communication skills were much better.
"Am I doing good?!" Ed asks.
"You're doing great! You're almost there! Wait, stop!"
Ed stops, barely stopped in front of a pipe that would have tripped him over.
"Take seven steps to your left, then straight ahead!"
With this, Ed manages to avoid the obstacle, and is the first one to reach their tuxedo.
Ed takes off the blindfold, and sees he's done it. "Awesome!" Helooks at Tari and she gives him a thumbs up.
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"Considering everything that's happened, I'd say our trust is getting better." Tari says. "I still can't shake the feeling that something else is bothering him. At this point, things like that don't slip past me."
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"You're getting warmer!" Aqua says as she's directing Terry. "More to the left….. more to the left….. still more to the left…. aaaaaaand….. STOP! You made it!"
Terry takes off his blindfold, and is shocked to see he grabbed a hold of a wedding dress.
"WHAT THE?!"
"Not bad, Terry!" Chris says. "And it's just your size, too! Looks like you'll be wearing that in part two, Mrs. Bogard! Great work, Aqua!"
"Hold on just a minute!"
Terry storms over to Aqua to confront her about this. For once, he did not look okay.
"Aqua! What does he mean 'great job'? What did you do?!"
Aqua laughs nervously. "Well, you see….. about that…..I-"
"WHY AM I FORCED TO WEAR A DRESS?!"
"...Chris said he'd pay me double if I got you into a wedding dress."
"WHAT?!"
"He said it'd be 'ratings gold'!" Aqua said defensively in a panic. "People loved it when you were turned into a girl! This is to capitalize on that! I'm sorry, but on the bright side, think of the money we could make!"
"Aqua….." Terry groaned.
"Come on!" She pleads. "You'll wear it for me…..won't you?"
She then gives him the saddest puppy dog face she could muster. Terry unfortunately couldn't say no to that face.
"Alright, fine."
"Yay! Have I told you how great you are?!"
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"She's got him whipped." Miu chuckles. "Sure, Aqua is a whiny bitch, but Terry treats her like a queen. It'll be funny seeing him in drag. Didn't expect "Female Terry" to be so popular. Yuri sells, don't ya know? Hahahahaha!"
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"Hey! I bet I could pull off a dress just fine!" Terry says with less pride, and more nervousness. "Heh heh. What did Aqua drag me into now?"
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Shortly after this, Kiryu, Joe, Waluigi, and Iida (The latter taking longer than everyone else), managed to finally get their tuxedos.
"Took you long enough." Iida spat.
"Hey, you'd do the same to me." Susie retorts.
"No I wouldn't. I'm not that petty
You'll see when it's your turn. I'll guide you to your dress safely and efficiently."
"Whatever."
"Alright, now that the guys have completed the obstacle course, it's now the girls' turn." Chris says. "Ladies, take your positions."
Once everyone had switched, Chris gave the guys the thumbs up. "Alright, here we go again. Guys, you know what to do!"
"Susie, turn right, then take eight paces." Iida says. "You don't want to hit that cake."
"Wait, cake?" Susie says. "Hold that thought, I'm starving."
Susie scoops up some cake and stuffs her face, rather than walking.
"This isn't time for dessert!" Iida cried. "You need to get moving!"
"Admit you're wrong, and I'll do it your way."
"Excuse me?!"
"You heard me! Admit that your way of being a hero isn't the only way to go about it!"
"I'll do no such thing! You should understand I know what I'm doing!"
"Hmph. Your loss, chump." She then goes back to eating cake, now sitting down. "Mm. Lemon. Not bad."
Jack couldn't help but laugh at their misfortune as she walks past Susie. "KYEEHAHAHAHA! Wow, your relationship is utter dog shit now! I'm really about to show you two up!"
Iida looks offended at this, but Susie hears this, and gets pissed from the hypocrisy she was hearing.
"You're one to talk!" Susie retorts. "This, coming from a psycho who's overly obsessed with one guy in an unrequited one sided relationship! It's not cute, it's creepy! And toxic! Not to mention messed up on so many levels! We may not be perfect, but we're doing way better than your little obsession!"
She then stands back up. "Yo, nerd! Say the word, and that's where I'll go!"
Iida was a bit taken aback. "Wait, so you're-"
"I'm not gonna say who's right or wrong, but I'm not letting that psycho act so superior and mouth off to us like that! So tell me where to go!"
Iida nods, now more fired up than before to complete this task.
"Alright, now go this way…"
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"You're doing great!" Joe says to Miu. "Now go-"
THUD!
CRASH!"
Unfortunately, Miu was being careless, and fell off the stage.
"SON OF A BITCH! I THINK I LANDED ON MY ASS!"
"Are you okay?!" Joe asked worriedly.
"Yeah yeah, I'll live." Miu groans as she tries to get back on stage. "Could've been worse. I could've hurt this genius mind."
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"Are you sure you're following my directions?" Terry asked worriedly.
Aqua was seen with several bruises across her body and bumps on her head. She was so dumb and klutzy that she was unintentionally ramming herself into every obstacle.
"I'm never better, gov'nor!" She said as she felt delirious.
"Welp, time for plan B." Terry says. "JUST GO STRAIGHT FORWARD! THERE'S LIQUOR AT THE END!"
"Liquor?!" Aqua said excitedly.
And just like that, Aqua was off like a bullet. She ran through the entire obstacle course. She smashed through a cake, through a stone pillar, ran across water, and trampled over everyone else until she was the first one to reach their wedding dress.
"Great job, Aqua!" Terry congratulates. "Guess ya just needed the right motivation."
Everyone stood stunned at what just happened.
"How the hell did she do that?!" Kiryu wondered.
"That's the power of a dumb goddess for you." Harlet says as she narrowly avoids a kiddie pool.
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After a few minutes, the rest of the girls managed to finally get their wedding dresses.
"Congrats to you all." Chris tells him. "We're now ready to move on to part two of the challenge. So everyone, go get changed and meet us outside."
"This is so humiliating." Terry groaned as they walked to the dressing rooms.
"Look on the bright side." Aqua tells him. "Think of the money."
"Why me?"
"She's a keeper, Terry." Miu snickered.
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"Oh man, I can already hear Andy and Joe laughing." Terry said. "Not the Joe here, but a different one back home."
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"You know, that was very mature what you did out there." Iida tells Susie.
"Yeah, whatever." Susie says nonchalantly. "Jack had no right to speak to us like that." Susie then paused, having something important to say. Look, maybe….mblmbl mmbl."
"Huh? You mumbled that last part? What is it?"
"Maybe we're both wrong." Susie admits.
"What do you mean by that?"
"I'll explain shortly."
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The scene cuts to a shot of the edge of the Falls. "I like to call this next challenge," Chris explained as the camera zoomed out to reveal a pair of wooden platforms and bridges built across the waterfall, linked to each other by nothing but a tightrope; on the right were Chris, the six couples, and a Canadian flag, while on the left was a small shack and an American flag; "'Till Death do you Part'!"
We then see the contestants all dressed in their dresses or tuxedos. Lasy, we see Terry shifting uncomfortably in his wedding dress. The rest of them were trying their best to hold back their laughter.
"Not only is this humiliating, but it's uncomfortable." He complained. "I don't see how women can manage this."
"You look just fine." Aqua reassures him. "Nothing wrong with getting in touch with your feminine side a little bit.
"Yeah, he already did a lot of that in Romania." Jack jokes.
Ignoring them, Tari asks Edward a question. "So, how do you think I look?"
To be honest, Edward was mesmerized by the sight of her in a dress. Not in a sleazy way, but more majestic, like a bird. "You're breathtaking."
"Thanks. You look pretty dapper yourself."
"Heh heh. Yeah….." Ed then looks away nervously, drawing a blank at how to deal with this. After everything, it still didn't feel right to him that she was being nice to him.
"Just like World Tour, the rules will be very similar to before." Chris explains. "One of you will walk across the tightrope while carrying their partner. Once you reach the other side," the shot cut to Chef in the shack on the far side of the rope, dressed in a blue security guard's uniform. "You will have to answer a series of questions about your partner to get through customs. If you fall off the tightrope and down to the falls, then you're out. First two duos to complete the challenge, or be the last ones standing, will face each other in the final part."
Waluigi gulped. "That looks like quite the long fall."
"Indeed it is, Waluigi." Chris says. "That's why you all had better pick someone who's good at heavy lifting. Your life will be in their hands."
The group shudders. As if it couldn't be more nerve wracking.
"Come on, you guys have been through worse. Anyway, since they finished their dress hunt the quickest, Terry and Aqua will be going first.
Aqua was seen finishing chugging down a bottle of booze, then hops into Terry's arms.
"Did you really have to drink before this?!" Terry asked.
"Oh, come on *hic*" Aqua slurs, the alcohol already kicking in. "I have full trust in you. Just *hic* carry me like the royal goddess I am. You're the brains and brawn of this operation."
Terry sighs, then carefully proceeds to walk across the tightrope. "I haven't been this nervous since…...well…..I know I've felt like this before."
Iida and Susie stepped on the rope next, with Iida taking careful steps as he held onto Susie.
"Huh. You're not that bad at balancing." Susie says.
"Lots of practice." Iida tells her. "This is nothing compared to the training exercises at school. Anyway, what was it you were trying to tell me earlier? About us being wrong?"
"O-oh. Right." Susie said awkwardly. "Look, neither of us are perfect. I can be a bit of a rebel, and let's face it, you can be too uptight at times."
"I'll admit, you're not the first person to tell me that."
"But maybe we both need to try things differently if we both wanna be the heroes we want to be. We can really try and improve each other. We can bring out the best in the other."
"Hmm...that's not a bad idea." Iida says after some thought. "I'm sorry for being a bit stubborn earlier. I'll try and improve, but only with your help that is."
"Thanks. And I'm sorry for treating you like garbage all day. How about when we get back, I toss that coffee machine out of the plane?"
"You know what? Let's keep it. What's the harm, really? Let it be a sign that things will get better."
The tightrope began to wobble, and that was because Terry was beginning to lose his balance.
"I think I'm gonna be sick." Aqua groaned, looking green in the face. She drank so much that it made her sick
"Not on the dress!"
Unfortunately for our crossdresser, Aqua puked on his dress, and the two fell off the rope and to the Falls below while screaming.
"Don't let that distract you!" Susie tells Iida. "Keep going forward!"
Iida tries to walk forward, but is almost hit by a stray Bob-omb.
"What the?!"
Susie looks behind her, and sees Waluigi carrying Harley in one hand, and holding a Bob-omb in the other.
"You better be good at dodging, chumps." Waluigi laughed. "We send you falling, and we got a better chance at winning."
"You're fine with him doing this, Harley?!"
"Hey, it's a competition, after all." Harley says. "We all may be friends, but we're also enemies."
"What should I do?!" Iida asked.
"Keep walking." Susie tells him. "I'll stop them."
Waluigi chucks another bomb, but Susie came prepared. She pulls her axe out of hammerspace, and hits the bomb with it like baseball bat.
"Oh shit!" Harley yells as the bomb flies back to them and blows up in front of them, causing them to fall.
"I blame you for thiiiiiiiiiiiiis!" Harley yells to Waluigi as they fall to the water below.
"Smart thinking." Iida Iida says as they finally reach Chef at the other side.
"Congrats on makin' it here first." Chef tells them as he pulls out some notecards. "Let's see how much you know about your spouses. Susie, what is the hero name Iida goes by?"
"Easy. Ingenium."
"Correct. Iida, what's the name of Susie's best friend?"
"Uh….. it's Lancer, right?" Iida answers.
"Also correct."
The next few questions were answered with relative ease.
"Alright, you've answered every question correctly. You two may pass."
The both of them finally get off the rope, relieved that they advance to the next part of the challenge.
By this point, we see Edward carrying Tari, who're already behind with Jack/Kiryu and Miu/Joe in front of them.
"Think they'll last?" Ed asked Tari. Ahead, Joe was struggling to keep Miu up due to his extreme lack of upper body strength.
"When was the last time you hit the gym, beanpole?!" Miu complained. "I should've just carried you!"
"It's...fine." Joe grunts. "I'm not… weak...I'm…...uh-oh!"
Joe's "strength" gave out on him, and the two fell into the water.
"I'd say now." Tari says. "Anyway Ed, what's been bugging you know?"
"It's just….." Ed begins to say. "I don't feel like I've been deserving of how nicely you've treated me since I returned. I was awful in leaving, and you're already wanting to put that behind us."
"Look, it did hurt." Tari explains. "Still does, a bit. But no matter what you did, you were truly the one suffering in the end. You suffered for months, way worse than any of us. I knew for a long time something was wrong, and now you're being too hard on yourself. Everyone has forgiven you but yourself. You need to forgive yourself. That's the problem."
Edward thought about it. "Maybe you're right. It'd be easy to forgive myself. If it weren't for the nightmares I'm still having since then. Guess I'm still not used to all of this "We have to save the world" stuff. I know I have a lot to do, but maybe I-"
She quiets him by giving him a kiss.
"You're overthinking it again." She tells him. "Just do what you feel you have to do. I'll stick by you regardless, even if the world is ending. But at the very least, it wouldn't kill you to smile like you used to."
"You mean like this?" Said as Ed gave her a warming grin. Tari laughs at this.
"Yeah, like that."
Finally, they're close to Chef, but Kiryu and Jack are in front of them answering questions. Needless to say, it wasn't going so well.
"What do you mean you don't know how many people I've killed?!" Jack asked Kiryu.
"I'm saying I don't know!" Kiryu tells her. "I don't know much about you! It's understandable, as you also couldn't answer what my current profession is! Work with me here!"
"You may be hot, but I'll do ya one even better!"
Jack then shoves him around, and the two fall off the rope just like the others before them.
"Well, the two hardly had any interaction between each other until today." Tari said, breaking the silence.
After this, the two make it to the end of the rope, and due to their connection and history, they passed Chef's questions with flying colors.
"Amestris"
"MD-5"
"Mustang"
"Ultra Jump Mania"
"Milk"
"TASCorp"
"Science and Transmutation"
"Blue"
"Red"
"Twelve"
"You got them all correct." Chef says. "You can pass through."
The two stepped off the rope, and hugged each other in celebration.
"Um, is everyone else going to be okay?" Edward asked, looking at the water below.
"They'll be fine." Chris laughed. "It's just water. They'll get back up. Eventually. Regardless, Edward and Tari, you'll be facing Iida and Susie in the final challenge."
"So what's the final challenge?" Iida asks.
"This."
Gura comes out and hands each duo a jousting lance.
"You couples will be going back out on the rope and dueling each other to knock the other team down until one duo is left standing on the rope. Last couple standing wins invincibility, and a pimped out wedding reception in first class. Are we clear? Good."
The two couples get back on the rope, with Tari and Susie sitting on top of their boyfriends' shoulders while holding the lance. Meanwhile, Ed and Iida struggle a little more than normal to keep them up. Both teams stare each other down.
"You all are going down!" Iida says, trying to sound intimidating.
"Now you're trash talking, now?" Susie says. "Nice. We got this in the bag."
"You sure you'll be okay, Tari?" Edward asks.
Despite being a pacifist by nature, Tari was particularly skilled with weapons. (Especially firearms. Go figure.). She uses her AI scanning to observe her weapon and the opposition. She had seven different ways to effectively send them falling with a quickness.
"Don't worry. If I treat it like a game, I know what I'm doing." Tari tells him. "Just stay balanced, and I'll take care of the rest."
"Fighters, are you ready?!" Chris asks.
Susie smirks devilishly, while Tari somehow cocks her lance like a gun.
"And…...FIGHT!"
Iida tries to make the rope wobble by shifting his body weight. Ed feels the full force of this, but manages to keep his balance. "Tari, I hope you know what you're doing!"
Both sides clash with their weapons, while Iida continues to shake the rope. Tari swiftly swings her lance so hard, it knocks Susie's lance out of her hands. She watches helplessly as it falls down the Falls.
"I think we're screwed." Susie said nervously. "She's got that gamer power on her side!"
With a small laugh, Tari swings the lance beneath Iida's feet, and sweeps them up, causing them to now fall like everyone else.
Once they hit the water, they resurface and look at each other.
"I forgot that gamer nerd has some skills." Susie says.
"Well, you can't judge a book by its cover." Iida adds.
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Tari and Edward triumphantly stepped off the rope, with Tari holding up her lance like a trophy. The rest of the contestants had now finally made it back to the top of Niagara Falls by this point.
"It's official!" Chris announced. "The winners of the challenge are Edward and Tari!"
"Guess all that time apart, and we still make a great team." Edward says.
"Yeah. I guess we do."
The two then pull each other in for a kiss.
"Good job, you two." Chris tells them. "You two have an awesome wedding party waiting for you in first class, not to mention you can take solace knowing you two won't be going home tonight. As for the rest of you, you all better start deciding who to vote for."
"I'm just glad I'll finally get this dress off soon." Terry says.
"Thanks for helping me out, Terry." Aqua says as she's now counting her ten grand. "Bring home the million, you hear?"
"Don't worry. I got it. Just promise me you won't blow through all your money."
"No promises."
"Sigh."
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"You know what? I'm happy for those kids." Kiryu says, referring to Edward and Tari. "Unlike another couple here, they haven't been at each other's throats all day."
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"I think I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest." Edward says. "I'm done feeling sorry for my actions when everyone has moved on. I'm glad Tari could help me see that. At this point, where would I be without her? Dead, probably."
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We now cut to later that evening. Everybody was back on the plane, and they were all now in the elimination room.
"We've all had quite the crazy day." Chris said to the competitors. "But for one of you, that craziness ends today. I gotta say, the votes this time are a little all over the place."
He then tossed the first couple of bags to Tari and Edward. "For you two, to the victor go the spoils."
He then calls out the next safe competitors.
"Kiryu"
"Jack"
"Terry"
"Miu"
"Glass Joe"
"Harley"
"And Waluigi"
Much to their surprise, this left Susie and Iida as the bottom two.
"Hold on!" Susie protested. "Why is it us?!"
"You're arguing was bugging me." Miu answers.
"You all turned Waluigi's cheating against him." Waluigi adds.
"You two are a pretty formidable threat." Terry says. "Hope there's no hard feelings."
"Fair enough." Iida says. "You all make good points."
"Such a shame, breaking up this power couple." Chris said mockingly. "But the people have spoken. The final bag goes to….
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"...Susie."
"Very well." Iida says as he stands up, taking the news rather well. "I'll take this loss as a lesson."
"Wait, you can't go!" Susie cries. "Just when we were ready to do so much better!"
Iida turns around and looks at Susie. "I know how it must feel. Trust me, this hurts too. But I'm glad it's me and not you. You still have a chance to….. kick some ass. You've really opened up my eyes, and I'm glad I've done the same for you. You already are a great hero."
Susie looks down glumly. A faint smile could be seen as she tried to cope with this. "Thank you. I promise I'm gonna keep going' until I can't go any more. Now get going you nerd. I got a game to win!"
Iida takes his parachute, and gives a salute. "I look forward to it, you punk. So long, all of you. It was nice knowing you."
"We'll miss you, dude." Edward says.
"Take care, you hear?" Joe adds.
With a nod, Iida puts on his parachute, and jumps off the plane, and into the sunset.
"You all right, Susie?" Miu asks.
"I'll be fine." Susie says as she wipes her tears away. "Guess I've gotta try extra hard now.
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"Nobody saw me crying, ya got that?!" Susie threatened. "That's what I thought!"
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That night, wee Edward and Tari were watching a movie while they ate wedding cake. Meanwhile, Theo was spinning around in one of the chairs, while Tickles sat in their lap while they fed him cake.
"He really likes sweets, doesn't he?" Ed says.
"Seems so. Though from what I saw earlier, it'd probably be best not to give him soda."
"Why's that?"
"He'll bounce off the walls like a pinball."
"Oh. Well, I'll keep that in mind."
Suddenly, the plane shakes violently. They're thrown all over the room as the lights flicker on and off. This was no turbulence, and the two of them were thrown around until things went dark for them.
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Edward woke up in a daze, seeing that the room was a mess.
"What the heck happened?" He muttered.
He looked around and saw Tari and Theo, both unconscious.
"Hey, Tari! Theo! Wake up!"
"Huh?!" Tari said groggily. "What the?"
Tickles comes up to Ed, and pulls on Ed's pant leg.
"Huh?! What is it, boy?"
The three of them follow Tickles through the plane. Economy class and the cafeteria were all in shambles, like a hurricane swept through. Finally, the SCP leads them out of the plane, where Chef, the Interns, and the other contestants were. And they all looked pretty shaken up.
The plane was now landed in a barren desert, the plane itself now looking dented up, but still usable.
"Can someone explain what's going on?!" Edward asked. "Where's Chris?!"
"I don't know what to tell you…..." Joe says glumly.
"...but Chris has been kidnapped."
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Oh nyo. A cliffhanger. Just what we all hate!
I hope you guys liked today's adventure. After the SCP Foundation, we needed something more lighthearted and simple to settle things down. And now that that's done, we got another big plot about to unfold.
As for this elimination, I felt it was time to let Iida go. He's played a good game, and really has been a positive influence on Susie. And now, I think she's gonna be so much better.
Even though Ed's been forgiven, he needed another reality check that things will be okay, and that Tari still cares to help him. He's lucky to have her, that's for sure. Also, it was quite enjoyable to see Aqua again.
We now end it with Chris being kidnapped. I won't beat around the bush, I'll just tell you what'll happen next time.
After being left a message, the crew set out to rescue Chris and Byakuya, being help captive in Towa City. Here, the cast will encounter Monaca of the Ultimate 7, and her Ultimate Despairs, which look all too familiar to our heroes. We'll have one of Toko's closest friends help out, and on top of Monaca, we'll also face an enemy that Harley knows personally. One that betrayed her and her friends, yet holds the power to bring Toko back, whatever happened to our writer.
Until then, please review and leave your thoughts. Or not, I can understand when its hard to find what to say. It's all good. Until next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.