In the dead of night, the dome of Cali-Tokyo sat still and silent, not a single resident awake in it. At least, of the people that were supposed to be in there. There seemed to be a party of four that was entirely uninvited, yet they were awake as could be, hiding throughout different rooms in the dome and making sure they didn't get caught. After one of them fell on the floor, creating a loud banging noise, Dana snapped awake, her eyes tired from a lack of sleep.
"Alright, who made that noise!?" she shouted, scanning her own room and waking Maggie up.
"Wazzat?" Maggie asked, sounding groggy as ever.
"Someone is causing a ruckus out there. It's agitating."
"That's great Dana, can we take care of it in the morning, though? I'm tired."
"Tired!? You're never tired!"
"Well, I am right now so," her sentence was interrupted by a stretch and a yawn as she lay back down. "Just lay back down and ignore it. Goodnight."
"Fine, goodnight."
The two laid back down in their beds, both trying to go to sleep again, but more loud noises could be heard throughout the dome, causing Dana to snap up from her bed, still in her pajamas, and stomp out of the room angrily.
"Oh boy," Maggie said with a sigh, getting up slowly and following her.
"Last time on Total Drama Mega Mechas," Dana started, her eyes changing from tired to angry, "The final five contestants had a hard time recovering from Maggie's experiments, and the three least affected were trying to help Celeste and Blaster get out of their slumps. They had little success, considering one of them felt like she hurt her friends, and the other one had it ingrained in her mind that her boyfriend thinks she's a creep. After they shared some quality time in the cafeteria together, we let them know what was in store for them with the next challenge! Each of the statues of the fallen contestants was brought back from the grave for a flashy battle against the mechs! The rules were simple: whoever got the least amount of confirmed takedowns would be sent home at the end of the day, no questions asked. Margaret and Blaster had an easy time with getting two enemies, and the pseudo-cyborg even managed to feel happy again from the thrill of the challenge. Buck and Daniel had a difficult time, but after a while of thought, and some help, in Daniel's case, they both managed to takedown two robots, leaving Celeste up for elimination, though something very strange happened with her. Her mech lost all power, and apparently, the robot she fought could talk! Either way, she was sent home at the end of the day and the final four moved on. What's the next crazy thing to happen? Who will kick the bucket next? Where are these noises coming from!? Find out now on Total Drama Mega Mechas!"
The camera flew through the sky, going all the way down to the ground and into the dome, right in the center of a field inside.
"Dear mom and dad I'm doing fine," was heard as Buck was seen strumming a tune on his banjo happily while Daniel danced to the country tune wildly.
"You guys are on my mind," the camera swung past the two to show Caleb rolling his eyes while sitting at a table in the cafeteria. Larida was smiling cheerfully and patting the young looking gent on the head.
"You asked me what I wanted to be and I think the answer's plain to see," at a nearby table, Mitch was reading a book that he wrote to the ever-shy Celeste, who was happily listening to him.
"I wanna be famous!" Margaret ran past the two, startling them as a pair of security robots were chasing her.
"I wanna live close to the sun," suddenly, Margaret ran into Valerie and fell over, rubbing her head as the shy girl erupted in anger and the two started screaming at each other, scaring away the robots.
"So pack your bags, cause I've already won," the camera swung over to the outside of the dome, where Calvin was at the entrance, searching for clues of some sort, before waving to the camera with a bright smile and going stone-faced, realizing that he should be focusing on his task at hand.
"Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day," Yves was close by to the secret agent, watching him closely while keeping to herself and blasting an unsuspecting Garett with a water gun, as he was attempting to blast Calvin.
"I wanna be famous!" Blaster ran past the two, pretending to be a cyborg and blast some robots with her arm, only to knock over Brittany, who looked at the airhead angrily.
"Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na," the camera swung up to the sky, showing each and everyone's mechs being shot out of the top of the dome, with each person in them.
"I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous! I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!" the light had faded from the sky and the camera showed the fourteen contestants in a jet takeoff room, seated in a circle while Chris and Dana stood in the center, each with mischievous looks on their faces.
It was still deep in the night, and each of the four contestants was sound asleep, all ignoring the noises that Dana was hearing as they snoozed. Margaret and Blaster were the only two people left sharing a room with each other, while Daniel and Buck each had their rooms to themselves. The mob boss slept on the bottom bunk bed on the left side, while her friend slept on the top of the one on the right. Oddly, Margaret snored very loudly, though it didn't wake Blaster as she simply tossed herself from one side of her bed to the other. They were both so peaceful, at least, until Dana slammed the door open, visibly angry. The two managed to sleep through that noise, but what came next woke them.
"GET UP!" Dana shouted at them, both waking up immediately.
Margaret sat up immediately, looking around to figure out what was going on and giving Dana an annoyed look when she saw her, while Blaster shot up from her bed, hitting her head on the ceiling above her and grabbing it in pain, burying her cranium in the pillows.
"Owwwww," Blaster whined, "Why did you do that?"
"What gives, Dana?" Margaret spat the words out angrily. "I thought you guys were done with these nighttime wakeup calls?"
"I never said that, Chris did," Dana's voice was just as annoyed as the rest of her as she spoke back to them. "There is something going on inside the dome, and I'm irritated. You bozos can meet me in the cafeteria in half an hour to find out about the next challenge, and don't be late. Or else."
"Or else what?" Margaret rolled her eyes, "You'll eliminate us?"
"You wish that's all I'd do. Now, get ready."
Dana turned away in a huff, heading out the door she came in through and slamming it behind her, leaving the two girls among themselves, each one now irritated like their host was. Blaster climbed off of her bed, still rubbing her poor head, which now had a bump on top of it from crashing into the ceiling as such.
"What's her deal?" the bubbly girl asked her roommate.
"I have no idea, but it's pissing me off," Margaret replied, cracking her knuckles, "We can never just enjoy our sleep, can we?"
"I guess not...I wonder what's going on, though."
"I could care less, I just want this all over with so I can go back to bed. I swear, she's gonna regret ruining my sleep tonight."
"Uh oh, you're not gonna beat her up are you?"
"What? No."
"Then what'll you do?"
"...Huh, I'm not really sure. What do you do to make a thirteen year old regret some decision?"
"...Ground her?"
"Yeah, I'll ground her."
"I don't think Maggie would agree to that."
"What is she, her mom?"
"Is she not? I thought she was."
"...Well, now you've got me confused. I don't even know anymore."
"Whatever she is, we better head to the cafeteria before Dana turns us into soup."
"You...have some strange expressions."
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"I honestly can't believe that Blaster made it this far," Margaret rubbed her tired eyes as she spoke. "I mean, the girl is...not very smart. And that's putting it nicely! In any case, I don't know if she'll be able to make it past this next challenge. No offense, she's just kind of a weak link in comparison to us other three."
"I saw a butterfly yesterday!" Blaster chirped happily, "But then a bird ate it! It was so sad!"
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Meanwhile, in the room just next door, where Daniel was sleeping, he had gotten a similar aggressive announcement from the girl, who had since left as she was headed for Buck next. The boy sighed as he slipped out of his bed, tossing some slippers on his feet to make his way toward the cafeteria. As he stretched his arms out, he heard a knock on his door. He let out a sigh, slowly making his way to the door.
"Look, I get it," he started as he opened the door, "I'll be right the- you...aren't Dana."
The boy gulped and backed up as three men and a woman entered his room, shutting the door behind them. They each looked intimidating in their own respect, causing Daniel to plop back down onto his bed in fear. The most intimidating was a tall, bald man with dark skin, which was adorned by many nicks and scars, who had be six foot something at least. He had on intense sunglasses that hid his eyes, though Daniel could feel the intensity from him either way. Next to him, there was a much shorter man, one who was maybe a littler taller or as tall as Caleb was. He had brown hair in a fade and slightly tanned skin, not to mention the fact that he only had his right arm, the left one not in sight. Again, he had the same intense sunglasses on his face. Standing by the door was another tall gentleman, nowhere near as tall as the first, but still pretty tall. He had his hair in a blonde pompadour, and a small blonde goatee, which assured people that the color was natural. He wore the very same sunglasses as the other too, dusting his knuckles off as he glared through them at Daniel. Lastly, there was the woman. Her hair was short and silver, which matched her incredibly pale skin. She was about the same height as Daniel, but that didn't make her any less intense. In addition to her sunglasses, this woman also had a mask covering the bottom half of her face. Their attire matched Margaret's perfectly, each wearing a dress shirt, which was grey and brown striped with a grey tie to match, grey dress pants, and sleak black shoes.
"W-who are you guys?" Daniel nervously asked.
"This really the boy the boss is all gaga for?" the blonde man leered at him as he spoke to the others.
"Doesn't look like much to me," the short man added a rude comment.
"Now, now," the pale woman spoke up, "We shouldn't be so quick to judge him. The boss wouldn't be very happy with us if we just wrote him off as a wimp right away."
"But he's curled up like a baby on his bed," the tall man pointed out.
"What's a matter?" the blonde one continued, "Is the baby gonna cry?"
"What!?" Daniel stood from his bed, trying to appear intimidating, only for the men to overshadow him and make him sit back down. "Can you just answer me?"
"Oh, how silly of us," the pale one tapped her forehead, realizing they forgot their introductions. "The name's Ma, second in command in the Diablo family."
"Capone," the tall one blurted out his name in a cold tone, his appearance still the most intimidating by far.
"I'm Bugsy," the short one said with an odd-looking bow, "Don't let the height get your guard down."
"And Lucky," the blonde man added, "The very thing that you won't be if you try to mess with the boss."
"Boss?" Daniel thought about it for a moment. "You mean Margaret? Are you guys her henchmen?"
"Henchmen!?" the four laughed at the statement in unison.
"We're far better than henchmen, boy," Capone boasted.
"We're only at the tippy top of the family, is all," Bugsy said with a sense of superiority.
"So...advanced henchmen?" Daniel asked.
"We ain't henchmen!" Lucky shouted, slamming his fist against the door and leaving a dent in it. "We're high-ranking mobsters of sorts, known as the Devil's Fourth."
"That's a cheesy name, don't ya think?"
The three more aggressive members now had their veins twitching in anger, each ready to inflict some damage on the boy, while Ma held them back. She seemed to be the calm and collected one out of the bunch.
"Gentlemen," Ma started, "We'll forgive him. The boss would be quite angry if we did anything bad to him, you know. Now, Daniel?"
"Yeah, that's me..."
"We're simply here because we need to make sure that you won't try to pull a fast one on our boss, do you understand?"
"I guess, but couldn't you have just watched the show?"
"We did that, genius," Lucky hissed, "They don't show everything, you know."
"I get that, but-"
"But nothing!" Bugsy barked at him, "You could be doing her wrong behind the scenes of things! We won't leave until we're sure that you'll treat her right."
"Oh, boy..."
"Now, don't be too worried," Ma continued, "We'll be off to the sidelines the whole time. You simply need to act natural while we judge whether or not we'll have to kill you."
"That's...so comforting."
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"Margaret, I swear to God," Daniel started, rubbing his brow. "This is not cool."
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The four contestants made their collective way to the cafeteria, where Dana was waiting at a table with an exhausted Maggie next to her. The host stared at each contestant, carrying the annoyed expression that she brought with her while she told everyone to meet up here. She didn't say anything yet, but pointed at four chairs on the other side of the table. They each sat in one, Buck at one end with Daniel right next to him, and Blaster on the other end with Margaret next to her. They awaited further instructions from the host as she just glared, clearly unamused.
"Uh," Buck started to speak up, "Ya gonna tell us what the challenge is?"
"Don't speak," Dana returned coldly.
"Geez, I was just-"
"I said don't speak. You will listen to my orders."
"Dana, come on," Maggie groaned, still trying to wake herself up, "We all need to sleep right now, you're being too aggressive."
"That's ironic," Margaret noted.
"Do you want to leave this island right now?" Dana asked, slamming her fists on the table and getting up in Margaret's face.
"What's your deal!?"
"My deal? My deal!? What's the deal with you guys!?"
"What are you talking ab-" Blaster was cut off immediately.
"Save it, Blaster. Why is it that, when everyone is trying to enjoy their slumber, there's someone waltzing around causing a whole bunch of racket and waking me up? Huh? Anyone got an answer?"
"Well, I mean maybe-" Daniel was cut off as well.
"Did I ask for an answer!?"
"Ya kinda-" this time, Buck was cut off.
"All of you just shut up! I'm irritated, and it's one of your faults."
"But we were all sleeping, we weren't making any noise," Margaret argued.
"You're right, you weren't. But someone was. Someone that one of you helped get on this island! Once I find out who did it, I'm getting rid of them and you! Whoever helped someone else get on this island better be ready for a whole lot of anger when I find them!"
"S-so," Buck tried to continue, "W-what is the challenge exactly?"
"Oh, that," Dana let out an annoyed sigh. "If there happens to be no one making the noise and I'm being paranoid, you'll all get a reward. Probably free admission to a spa and resort for a week. That's if you can prove me wrong. And you can't. All you need to do is show me that nobody else is here, but it's better to just accept your fate here. I'll be looking for this person or these people for the next hour. When I find them, be prepared to get kicked out of here. Tick tock."
Dana rose from her seat, storming out the cafeteria door while Maggie slowly got up from her own seat, waving awkwardly to the others before walking right into a wall and falling backwards into a trash can. The four shared some awkward glances as they thought about what they should do, and soon, Margaret felt all eyes falling on her. She looked at the other three, each looking a little concerned about this whole situation and her involvement in it.
"What?" she asked, "Why are you all staring at me like that?"
"Babe," Daniel broke the awkwardness, "You know, I was visited by some people before I came here..."
"Some people? Like?"
"...Like people that work for you."
"Oh I...ohhh...I see the issue here."
"You brought your employees here?" Blaster asked. "What kind of job do you run?"
"I bet its a tailor shop!" Buck theorized, "How else would she have all those dapper outfits?"
"I appreciate the like for my style, but these...'employees' aren't like that."
"Margaret, you're gonna have to tell them if you want help with this," Daniel said, rubbing her shoulder.
"Ugh...alright, alright. So, you two...I may or may not...be..."
Her voice trailed off into a bunch of mumbles, causing Buck and Blaster to raise their brows in confusion. Daniel sighed, patting her on the back and causing the words to pour out of her mouth as if he pressed a button.
"I'm the head of the mob."
She looked at the other two after she said her piece, expecting some fear or something, but instead just getting an obnoxious amount of laughter as they keeled back in their seats, both almost falling to the floor in their moment of hilarity.
"That's funny!" Buck could barely contain his laughter, "Yer not a mob boss! Daniel, yer girlfriend is a hoot!
"She's not lying," Daniel assured them, but they had a hard time believing him too.
"Yeah, right!" Blaster cackled. "I know you're scary and all, but there's no way that this show accepted a criminal."
"Correction," Maggie started speaking from her place in the garbage can, "This show wouldn't have, but I most certainly would've. I accepted two, actually."
"Two!?" Buck was astonished to hear that, "Who are they?"
"Margaret, of course. Head of the Diablo family in Italy."
"Wow, it really is true, then," Blaster said, losing all doubt.
"Oh, what gives!?" Margaret asked them with a hint of anger in her voice, "You'll believe her, but not me!?"
"Yeah," Buck answered, "She's got no reason to lie."
"It's true," Maggie added, "I hate lying."
"Whatever," Margaret mumbled, "Who's the other one?"
"Ah...um...that's a spoiler for the next time!"
Suddenly, Maggie turned the garbage can over, still inside of it, and rolled out of the door as fast as she could. The group stood from their seats to watch her tumble down the halls, eventually bumping into a door and knocking herself out cold.
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"Maggie is such a character," Buck said with a sigh, "But at least she can be helpful at times."
"Still not sure why that bitch is still floating around," Margaret grumbled to herself, "I mean, hello? She's insane! ...Huh? ...I shouldn't be saying that? ...I don't care if me being a criminal makes this ironic!"
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"Alright, what's our game plan, here?" Blaster asked as the four stood around the table in the cafeteria, suddenly feeling something hit her in the back of the head. "What was that?"
She turned around to see a baby carrot on the ground behind, her, though unsure of where it came from. While three members of the group scanned the room, Margaret glared at the kitchen area. She stomped her way over to it, looking over the counter and at the floor to find the four mobsters that were in Daniel's room earlier.
"You goons had better step out here right now or I'm gonna make you scream," she said with an intense demeanor, even startling the three contestants behind her.
"Gah!" Bugsy squeaked, hopping over the counter, "We're sorry, boss!"
"We were just keeping an eye out for you," Lucky tried to explain as he climbed over the counter, though she pinned him against the wall, pulling out a butterfly knife and pointing it at him while Capone and Ma tried to pull her back. "Woah, woah! Take it easy!"
"I told you to lay low and not cause trouble!" she shouted in his face, "Yet, here we are! All four of you should be ashamed!"
"We just wanted to make sure that Daniel kid was alright for you," Capone murmured.
"That's not up to you to decide!" she yelled as she turned to face the large man, immediately pulling him to the ground by his ear lobe and making him look like a chump.
"Boss, please," Ma tried to reason with her, "We can leave right now, no questions asked."
"You'd better," she started as she got in her face, "Because if I lose this competition because of you four, I'll-"
Suddenly, the loud speakers erupted throughout the chaos, grabbing everyone's attention.
"All of you ingrates are now stuck in here," Dana's voice called, "We're on lockdown, and the dome is now wired to electrocute anyone who tries to leave. A door, a window, the wall, doesn't matter. You try to get out, you get zapped. We will find the intruders and get rid of them and whoever they're here for. Goodbye."
Margaret's eye twitched angrily as her mobsters bunched up and quivered in fear. Daniel, seeing this, walked over with a cocky smile on his face.
"Aw," he started, "Look who's a baby now!"
"Y-you watch it punk!" Lucky hissed, "We'll get ya good!"
"You most certainly will not!" Margaret shouted at them, "You will leave him alone!"
"Haha, you guys are wimps!" Daniel started to laugh at them from the whole scenario.
"Easy for you to say!" Bugsy returned, shivering as if he were naked in the cold. "The boss isn't yelling at you!"
"So?"
"She's scary, man," Capone added meekly.
"Margaret? Scary? You're kidding, right?"
"Watch it, Danny," Margaret gritted her teeth.
"Sorry, babe, but I'm not scared of you."
"How?" Ma asked, "She's quite terrifying, if you ask us."
"Maybe to you guys, but to me? Margaret's a sweet lady, and I'd never be scared of her. Sure, some things she does are weird, but in the end, she's much more than just intimidation. Maybe if you tried to see how she was aside from that you'd understand. Your boss is a genius and she's very passionate about what she does, and both of those trump intimidation any day."
"That's so sweet," Lucky said with a single tear drop from his eye.
"Yeah," Margaret rolled her eyes, "Danny's a good guy, and you know I have an eye for good people. Why would you question my judgement for even a second?"
"We're sorry, boss," the four mumbled as she tucked away her knife. "We won't do it ever again."
"Good. But you're not getting paid this week."
"But, boss!" Bugsy tried to plead, though she wouldn't let him.
"That's final."
"Aw..."
Meanwhile, Buck and Blaster were just watching with wide eyes.
"Uh, that's nice and all," Buck started, "B-but what are we supposed to do? How do we hide four people for an hour long?"
"Oh!" Blaster slammed her prosthetic fist in her palm, "I know a good place!"
"Where's that?" Daniel asked.
"Remember that library? Well, there's a whole bunch of good hiding spots in there! If we can just make it there, we'll be able to keep them hidden for enough time to let this blow over."
"That's...surprisingly smart for you, Blaster," Margaret was astonished by the idea. "But how do we get them there?"
"Oh, I can handle that!" Buck said, brimming with excitement, "I'll just distract Dana while the seven of ya head on over there, ayup!"
"That'll work if you can pull it off," Daniel replied, "Are you sure you can?"
"As sure as Sally!"
"I'm not sure what that means, but yeah!" Blaster cheered.
"So, we're really doing this?" Margaret looked at everyone for support.
"Yep, well get 'er done!" Buck happily shouted, holding his hand out for the others to join.
The three hesitated, but eventually they, and all four of the mobsters, put their hands in the center of their circle.
"On three!" Blaster announced, "One...two...three! Go team!"
The eight rose their hands to the sky, all excited for what was about to go down before Buck hurried out of the cafeteria.
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"I really hope this goes well," Daniel mumbled, "I don't want Margaret to lose over some nonsense like this."
"We've got one shot at doing this right," Margaret said nervously, "It all hinges on Buck. Can he pull the distraction off? I'm not sure, but we're counting on him."
"This is intense, alright!" Buck noted, though his tone was full of glee, "But I won't let them down! This is my time to shine!"
"Woop, woop!" Blaster cheered. "This is so exciting, let's do it!"
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Buck peeked his head out of the cafeteria, scanning the area for Dana and, to a lesser extent, Maggie. He saw that the crazy girl was still knocked out on the ground in her trash can, but the regular host was nowhere to be seen. After a few seconds of not seeing her, he signaled the others to move out. The other seven made their way to the door, quickly hiding around a corner in the halls and waiting for Buck to make his move.
"You got it from here?" Margaret asked the country boy.
"Ya bet yer bottom I got it from here!" Buck assured, starting towards the hall near Maggie, "Now go! Ya gotta get them hidden before she comes out there!"
"You're a lifesaver, Buck!" Daniel shouted as the seven left the area and started towards the library.
As they made their way to the meetup spot, tensions were a little high. They were moving in a very large group, and Dana could pop up at any time, so each one of them, even the mob boss and her goons, felt uneasy.
"Hey," Lucky spoke up, "How far away is this library, anyhow?"
"It's all the way on the other side of the dome," Blaster answered.
"The other side!?" Bugsy groaned, "Capone, pick me up. I ain't doing all that running around."
"You're a baby," Capone mumbled, though he picked up his associate anyways.
"Are you guys done harassing Danny, now?" Margaret asked her squadron as they continued running.
"Well, we still haven't-" Ma was cut off by Margaret glaring holes into her. "Yes, Madame! We're done!"
"Good."
Daniel couldn't help but laugh from how easily the four intense goons were overshadowed by Margaret. She was far more intimidating than any of them by a long shot, and she made sure to let everyone around her know who's running the show.
"No hard feelings, right?" Lucky asked Daniel himself, catching him a little off guard.
"Nah, we're cool," he answered with a friendly smile, "Just...don't do it again, I guess."
"You don't have to worry about that! So...you need any dirty jobs taken care of? Something we can help with?"
"Uh..."
"We owe you a favor after what we did," Capone continued, "It doesn't have to be now, but you can let us know when the time comes."
"I'll...keep that in mind."
"This is so much fun!" Blaster said giddily, "You mob guys are hilarious!"
"How are we hilarious?" Ma asked, glancing over at the girl in confusion.
"You're all named after famous mobsters! It's funny!"
"We are?" Bugsy asked the others, not even realizing it until she pointed it out.
"I guess we are," Lucky muttered, "What do ya know?"
"How did we not figure this out sooner?"
"You guys are nincompoops, I swear," Margaret slapped her palm against her face as they all continued running.
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"They are my four best mobsters," Margaret started, an irritated look sitting on her face, "But that doesn't mean they're very...smart. Maybe we should have that twerp, Caleb, tutor them or some crap like that."
"Wow," Blaster was a little shocked as she spoke, "I can't believe that, for once, I'm not the most not smartest in the room. That's awesome!"
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As the group continued to run, Buck stood over Maggie in the trash can, kicking it a couple times to try and wake her up. All this did was cause her to snore louder, and, in response, he rolled his eyes. He tried to lift the can off of the ground with her in it, but he found himself having a bit of a hard time with it. Then, after some thought, he came up with an idea. He got in between her and the wall and, with all of his might, kicked the trash can in the other direction, sending it crashing into the other wall. The girl shot out of it like a bullet, looking around the hallway in a daze.
"Wha- what- how," she was unable to formulate a full sentence, probably still in a daze from being knocked out not even ten seconds ago.
"Hey there," Buck greeted her as she rubbed her eyes, soon narrowing them at him, trying to figure out who he was.
"Jay?"
"Huh? Who's Jay?"
"Hmmm...oh, you're that Bucky Buck!"
"Uh...yeah. Look, I was trying to find Dana, do ya know where she might be?"
"Dana? Little, cute Dana?"
"...I guess? The host. I'm looking for her."
"Oh...she told me where she would be. Where was it again...?"
"Is she in her room?"
"No, she said she was gonna wait somewhere for someone..."
"Uh...in the field?"
"Nope, not there...why can't I remember?"
"Take your time, I guess. But I'm tryna get something done, I just need to know soon."
"What's the room with all the books? I can't remember the name..."
As he heard her question, his eyes widened and his heart dropped into his stomach. He couldn't tell if she was messing with him or not, but the tired expression on her face showed that she most certainly was not. She, perhaps, didn't have the energy to do so at the moment.
"T-the library?" he offered the suggestion, hesitantly.
"Oh, yeah!" Maggie clapped her hands together happily, "Peh, she said she was gonna wait in there for you guys, or 'y'all' as you say it."
"Ya don't say..."
"Why, something wrong with that?"
"Nope! Nothing at all! I just gotta...go...like...now!"
Without another word, Buck boosted off into the distance, trying to beat the others to the library, lest they get caught by the host. Maggie just watched in confusion, not exactly sure what was wrong with him. With a shrug, she hopped back inside of the garbage can and fell asleep again."
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"Leave it to Dana to be one step ahead of us at all times," Buck slammed his fists on his lap," Why does she have to be such a genius!?"
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"How much further is it?" Ma asked the three contestants that led them, growing tired of all the running that they were doing.
"Just around the corner," Daniel answered, pointing at a turn in the halls that was just a few feet from them.
All seven of them made it to the large doors, standing before them with Margaret in lead of the group. They all took a moment, panting from the exhaustion of running throughout the massive dome.
"Who made this thing so big?" Bugsy asked, still being held up by Capone, "That was exhausting to run through! It's too big!"
"Man, you didn't even run for most of that," the large man griped as he tossed his partner to the ground.
"Hey, watch it, buddy!"
"Would you stop it?" Margaret hissed, "Just get ready to hide for a little bit and then we can send you guys on your way."
"As you wish, boss," the four choraled.
Margaret reached her hand for the door handle, time seeming to slow down throughout the dome as Buck wasn't that far away. He ran as fast as he could, trying to get to them in time. As he finally turned the corner, the door swung open from the force of Margaret pushing it, causing him to fall to his knees in shameful defeat. There, Dana was sitting atop the table in the center of the room, a nasty glare aimed at Margaret, whose eyes went wide as she turned to look over at Buck for an explanation.
"She played us like a fiddle," Buck's voice cracked, shamefully. "She was waiting her for us the whole time."
"Crap," Margaret said under her breath.
"Well, this makes things easy for me," Dana hissed. "Margaret, head of the Diablo family, you're out."
"Hey, you can't talk to the boss like that!" Lucky shouted, though she quickly shot a tranquilizer dart at him, which stuck into his neck and knocked him out in an instant.
"Anyone else wanna argue with me?"
"No, ma'am!" the other three mobsters all saluted the host, causing Margaret to roll her annoyed eyes at them once again."
"Man, you guys really do fear women in power, huh?" Daniel asked mockingly, though he wasn't very happy.
"Well, fine," Margaret was still agitated as she spoke, "Send me and my boys out of here."
"Not just you and your boys," Dana continued.
"Huh?" the rest of the group was a little confused.
"Your men only woke me because they were trying to get to one Daniel Anderson, making him part of the reason that they're here. Daniel, you're out, too."
"What!?" Margaret shouted, "That's not fair, he had nothing to do with this!"
"Hm...don't care. You're both out. Now, go the the landing room or I'll take you there by force."
Confessional
"That's...outrageous," Daniel said, looking defeated."
Confessional End
The four contestants and the four mobsters found themselves in the landing room, though the mobsters were already in the jet while Daniel and Margaret stood just outside of it, looking back over at Buck and Blaster, feeling as if the whole thing was rigged. Dana was still annoyed, and trying to get this over with, but letting them have their moment. Maggie, on the other hand, was still sound asleep on the ground nearby, not out of the trash can.
"So, this is it for us, huh?" Daniel asked Margaret, who was as peeved as could be.
"Yeah," she mumbled, "I'm really sorry that this happened. I never wanted you to get eliminated because of me or my men."
"It is what it is. At least we'll get to be free to do whatever we want together now, right?"
"I guess you're right. Still sucks, though."
"Yeah...Hey, Buck. Blaster."
The two on the sidelines perked their heads up, looking at their fallen comrades.
"You guys are the final two, ya know?"
"Yeah?" Buck was confused as to what Daniel was going to say.
"Mhm," Blaster nodded.
"Well, I just wanted to say...it's been a pleasure being on this island with you for all this time, and I couldn't think of anybody other than you two that deserve to be at the end of it. This may be it for me and Margaret, but we're gonna cheer you guys on in the finale, for sure."
"That's so sweet," Blaster felt herself tearing up.
"Shucks, man," Buck rubbed his arm awkwardly.
"And make sure you get that Maggie back for what she did!" Margaret griped.
"You know it!" the two of them agreed in unison.
"Well," Daniel continued, "Let's take our leave then, babe."
"Indeed."
The two hugged each other tightly, getting on the jet with the mobsters and suddenly being sent off into the distance, leaving only Buck and Blaster. Dana walked over to them, pulling them both in for her closing announcement.
"Well, there you have it!" she started, less annoyed now, "We started with fourteen contestants, most of which lost in humiliating ways, and now we're left with two of them. Who will win the finale next week? Who will get the money that they want oh so badly? Will it be Blaster? Or maybe Buck? You'll find out next time, on Total Drama Mega Mechas!"
Author Notes:
*Margaret and Daniel are out due to the meddling of her goons, a fitting way for them to go. We're left with our two finalists, which I know some of you have been suspecting for a while now. Still, there are many mysteries that need solving...what will become of those? Find out in the final episode: Jay Harett.
*That's it! Only the finale remains! I mentioned this in the discord server, but Scrap Island will probably begin on the Friday four weeks from now, with mini-episodes being posted every Wednesday along with the minis from Space Station and Lost City!
*This episode is being posted early because I posted an episode of Space Station early not to long ago, it's only fair.
*Placements: No Placement - Chris; 14th - Theodore; 13th - Brittany; 12th - Valerie; 11th - Caleb; 10th - Larida; 9th - Garett; 8th - Yves; 7th - Calvin; 6th - Mitchell; 5th - Celeste; 4th/3rd - Margaret and Daniel