Episode 1: Dry Dry Disorder!

Dry Dry Desert: Day 1

Alexa stood tall in the midst of the desert, made insignificant by just how massive this one section of the desert was. Miles upon miles away from any forest or kingdom or society outside of the desert. It was breath-taking, and it was an especially isolated part of the desert, with nothing on the horizon but more sandy hills.

In a single-file line, six basic, dark green jeeps arrived near Alexa and a couple of staff members. Four of these jeeps contained one driver, one staff member, and five survivors, whilst two others contained a mix of miscellaneous staff and cameramen attempting to get good footage of the survivors as they rode in the vehicles.

The host roofed his eyes from the sunlight using his hand, peeking over at the oncoming jeeps as he pulled on his shirt with fatigue.

"Christ! How hot is it today?" He fanned his face, turning to one of his staff.

They gave a simple and short reply. "Just under thirty-five degrees, sir."

"Oh, that's actually not too bad. I guess I should've brought shorts..." Alexa groaned, annoyed at himself. He then proceeded to clasp and wring his hands. "No matter! The survivors are almost here, the twenty unique and fun cast members of this season, might I add."

When the jeeps crudely parked up on the gritty pale-yellow sand, the engine came to an abrupt halt as they were all turned off. The staff members left their jeeps first, then instructed the twenty survivors off of them. Most of them had little trouble getting off, but oddly-shaped people such as ROB struggled a little, and shorter contestants such as Kirby had to slowly climb off. Showoffs such as Waluigi and Macho Man leaped off majestically.

Eventually, everyone was off the jeeps, and the cluster of survivors was greeted by Alexa.

"Hope you packed sunscreen!" Alexa grinned. "Welcome to Survivor!"

"Not that I need it, this tanning location is one tubular place for getting my skin nice and bronze!" Macho Man pointed to one of the cameramen, posing. "Make sure to get my good side! So pick any side you want, bub."

In response, Alexa held up his hand. "Hey err, you aren't really supposed to be interacting with the camera crew unless it's an emergen-"

"Well me not having a good photo is an emergency, so deal with it!" He spat.

Squidward rolled his eyes. "Oh boy..."

"Five seconds in and this guy's already causing trouble! If he's on my team then I'll be sure to make eliminating him a priority. If he won't cooperate with the show's host, then what chance do I and the others have with cooperating with him?" - Gordon Ramsay.

Engineer tilted his hat forward, making it block out the sunlight harming his eyes through his goggles. "Why don't we just get a move on already. There's more sweat under my helmet than there is comin' out of a criminal who got caught red-handed."

"Right! Good idea, Engineer," agreed Alexa. "None of you are aware of your tribes yet, so why not reveal them now?"

He proceeded to give out the information regarding the two tribes:

Super Shrooms Tribe (Red)

- Phoenix Wright

- Luigi

- Little Mac

- Miles "Tails" Prower

- Gordon Ramsay

- Waluigi

- Squidward Tentacles

- Kirby

- Engineer

- Jotaro Kujo

Power Flowers Tribe (Green)

- Papyrus

- Meta Knight

- Princess Peach

- Spy

- Super Macho Man

- Johnny Bravo

- Patrick Star

- King K. Rool

- ROB

- Samus Aran

The survivors had listened closely, gazing at the people that were apparently in the same tribe as them.

Waluigi shot a confused stare at Kirby, trying to analyze what the heck he was staring at. Though many others had already tried to guess what species Kirby is, most of which settled on "alien".

"I'm separated from the two people I know well in this competition! That's unfortunate, considering I get on well with Luigi. Regarding Waluigi, however... maybe it's not so bad that I'm separated from the likes of him!" - Princess Peach.

Alexa continued, "okay! So now that you know what team you're going to be on, you should all try your best to get to know them! After all, you'll be stuck with them for as long as you're still on this show."

"How am I supposed to socialize with a darn robot, a piece of bubblegum with bat wings and a mask, and some giant fat crocodile?" Johnny asked, raising his eyebrow prominently.

K Rool and Metaknight simply shot mean glares and ROB showed no reaction to the semi-insult.

"Simple! You don't have to, it'll just increase your chances of not getting eliminated on day one," Alexa revealed. "And so far, I can't say you're making a good first impression to the three you mentioned."

"Pfft," Johnny folded his arms impatiently.

He finished up his greeting with the survivors. "Well, it's time for you to head off to your tribes! Before you do, though, I think it'll be best if one member from each tribe took one of these before making your journey."

In his hands were two obscured pieces of paper, the contents completely unknown.

"Since Phoenix and Papyrus were the first ones to make the cut for this season, they can have the benefit of receiving it from me," rewarded Alexa, handing the skeleton and lawyer the mysterious papers.

Phoenix unfolded it and adjusted it so it was upright. "Seems to be a map of the whole desert. We're right in the middle, and our tribe appears to be located in the south."

"WOWIE! A PRIVILEGE!" Papyrus cheered, attempting to unfold his map but visibly struggling. "ERR, IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED."

"What shot do you have if you can't even unfold a simple map!" Spy scolded, snatching the map off of him and opening it up. "All that matters, for the time being, is that we head North of this area, as that's where the Power Flowers Tribe is located. Gentlemen, off we go!"

Spy triumphantly lead his tribe towards their camp as the others decided to take off for themselves, leaving Alexa and his staff team.

"Hoo boy are they unprepared for this season!" Alexa joked, nudging the arm of a clearly disinterested employee.

Super Shrooms: Day 1

Survivors: Phoenix Wright - Luigi - Little Mac - Tails - Gordon Ramsay - Waluigi - Squidward Tentacles - Kirby - Engineer - Jotaro Kujo.

After 30 minutes of painful walking under the boiling sun and across the desert, Phoenix's eyes lit up as he saw the camp in the distance. "There it is!"

Five large red tents, each one able to fit two people with extra room to spare for belongings. These tents were organized in a circle, and in the middle of that circle was a large campfire, a clay pot, and several bags, supposedly full of food. Not only that, but a waterhole was located next to the fire, with some covers to prevent sand from getting in and spoiling the water. There were also a few benches lying around, for the survivors to sit down on and likely socialize.

"Well boys, it looks like I'll be checkin' out my tent for the next hour or so if you catch my drift," chuckled the Engineer, stretching and yawning.

"You're taking a nap already?" Tails asked.

"I'm all tuckered out, and I didn't get much sleep last night from the 'excitement'!" He responded, slipping into the closest tent to him.

Gordon walked up to the cooking set and inspected it. He then cautiously opened the bags of food to see what was inside. "*CENSORED*!"

"Don't tell me there's-a something wrong with the food..." Luigi cowered, waiting for Gordon to come out with the bad news.

He groaned. "Well it shouldn't affect most of you, but the food in these bags is exactly the same as last season! It's just some rice and beans..."

Squidward almost gagged at the news, taking in the fact that he'd have to eat the same shlock as before.

"Whatever keeps our energy up," muttered Jotaro, leaning over to inspect the bag. "It's safe to assume that you'll be cooking today, Gordon."

"That's the only notable thing I did last bloody game, but yeah," agreed Gordon, beginning to prep the meal.

Waluigi grinned. "Wonderful! I'm more than-a starving after that idiot made us walk so far!"

"My skin is going to go redder than that weird pink ball over there by the end of this show. That sun is intense, and I hope that this is as hot as it gets, for everyone's sake. Otherwise, our skin will sting so much we won't be able to walk on over to the challenge, let alone participate in them." - Gordon Ramsay.

Phoenix tucked his map away after inspecting every tent aside from the one Engineer was resting in, sitting down on the bench. "Well, what now?"

"What do you mean 'what now'? Let everyone cool down first!" Little Mac demanded, fanning his face using his boxing gloves.

"Not like sitting on a bench in direct sunlight will help..." Phoenix thought to himself.

Tails nodded. "I agree with Little Mac, but I think after we're done eating, we should probably just get to know each other!"

"Socialize? Boorrring!" Waluigi folded his arms, turning his head the other way. "The only thing I want to-a know is what this little pink guy is all about!"

"Kirby?" Luigi asked.

In response to his name being called, Kirby drifted out of his daydreaming and turned to Luigi, smiling. "Poyo!"

"Oh great, it speaks a different language," Squidward sighed. "How do we communicate with that?"

"Well, he knows his own name, at-a least." Luigi scratched the back of his head before removing his cap. "It sure is hot out-a here..."

"I know, right?" Little Mac agreed. "We're supposed to survive a day out here, with that giant sun?"

Suddenly, before the conversation continued any further, the ground began mildly rumbling, then the rumbling slowly got louder and louder as the ground shook more and more.

"WAAAAAH!" Waluigi panicked, running around. "EARTHQUAKE!"

Jotaro rolled his eyes at the dramatic performance that Waluigi was putting on. "Good grief. Running around like an idiot isn't going to make things better for you."

Then, right next to the tent Engineer was resting in, sand began spraying upwards as a weird green shape rose from the ground, causing Kirby's eyes to widen considerably. The shaking slowly began dying down by the time the object was fully erected.

"Is that a... pipe?" Luigi stared at it. "Wait, yeah, it is!"

"H-hang on, you know what that is?" Phoenix asked, too shocked to move.

Waluigi stopped running and yelling as he turned around to face it. "Eh? What's this dinky pipe doing here!"

Engineer crawled out of his tent as the shaking finally came to a complete halt. "What in the Sam Hill was that quake all about?"

He then looked to the right and saw the large pipe next to his tent, gawking silently.

Even more suddenly than the earthquake itself, Alexa jumped out of the green pipe, landing perfectly on his feet.

"Wow! That... really hurt my legs," he admitted, rubbing his shins as he waved to the survivors. "So, hello there, Super Shrooms!"

"I have a few questions..." Phoenix stated, looking confused and defeated.

"Well allow me to answer all of them!" Alexa proceeded to stand up straight after tending to his legs. "I get that walking to the challenge area back to the tribe will be an incredibly exhausting task. That's why I incorporated a warp pipe system into this section of the desert! Each tribe will have one pipe that will connect their camp to the challenge area! This quick travel will take you around a minute or so compared to the usual thirty-minute walk."

Gordon wiped the sweat off of his forehead with relief. "Thank God."

"That's great! But... why not set them up before we got here so we didn't have to walk over?" Asked Tails.

Silence occurred, and Alexa's face froze.

Eventually, he broke out of it, and he began awkwardly smiling. "Well, err, you see..."

"You don't have a reason, don't you?" Squidward placed his tentacles on his hips. "So you're telling me that I nearly died of heatstroke because you didn't think things through?!"

"So there's no point in the maps then? If all we need to do is go to tribe and the challenges, then the maps are useless!" Little Mac claimed.

*OBJECTION!*

Everyone turned around to see Phoenix standing there proudly, with the map in his hand.

"There are other areas on the map," he said, presenting it to the others. "Some of them don't really have much meaning just yet, but they have to be listed on there for a reason, right?"

"Good point..." He bitterly accepted defeat.

"Was there really a point in Phoenix yelling 'objection' like that? Little Mac got a little detail wrong because he had the map, so I think what he did was a little unnecessary..." - Tails.

Alexa raised his hand. "If I may... those areas do have meaning!"

He proceeded to take the map from him and point to the areas. "These places are more than just barren desert wasteland, they can contain idols! You're all familiar with those right? Advantages to use during Tribal Council? Well, they're back! There are four idols to be found, but other items may be found too, though I won't spoil those... these three areas include the Jagged Rockies, the Koopa Sphinx, and my personal favorite: Cacti Paradise! There are no direct pipes to these areas, so you'll be spending a good chunk of your day adventuring to these areas to find the stuff you need!"

"That's about as interesting as a desert can get... I should know," claimed Jotaro.

"But isn't there a fourth place on the map that you haven't mentioned?" Asked Phoenix. "Apparently 'Exile Oasis', whatever that means..."

"Yeah, but you'll learn more about that later..." Responded Alexa. "Now, I recommend you all have a break from all of that today, get your energy up!"

He climbed back into the pipe and disappeared, leaving the other survivors to take in the announcement.

"Well, that was a lot to-a take in," said Luigi, visibly struggling to process all of the information.

Engineer nodded. "Definitely. But all y'all should know is this: there are four idols, three areas we can find the said idols in, and we got quick transport from here to the challenges! Overall, pretty darn good news if I say so myself."

"What an eventful first day... it's like Alexa through all of the realism of the first season out of the window considering we now got warp pipes!" - Little Mac.

Power Flowers: Day 1

Survivors: Papyrus - Meta Knight - Princess Peach - Spy - Super Macho Man - Johnny Bravo - Patrick Star - King K. Rool - ROB - Samus Aran.

"Gentlemen? We've arrived!" Spy announced with a warm grin.

They all showed immense relief, the walk to the tribe had been very painful due to the heat and distance they had to travel. Many survivors didn't get much sleep either before they came to Dry Dry Desert.

"Finally!" Macho Man wiped the beads of sweat off of his forehead. "Oh sweet, they got benches!"

The boxer stomped over to one and began lying down on it, taking up the entire space.

"Hey, I wanna sit down!" Patrick moaned. "There's nowhere else to sit..."

"There are two more benches you idiot!" Macho Man lifted his head up and scowled at him before resting it on the bench again.

He looked around and noticed two benches, identical in shape and size. "Oh yeah! Thanks a lot, caramel man!"

"I'll be taking that as a compliment, you flabby starfish," he grunted, proceeding to bask in the sunlight happily.

"Why are you lying like that, anyway?" Interrogated Meta Knight, confused.

"To get my tan on, obviously! What's with you guys and not leaving me alone? A guy has to tan, and a gumball like you wouldn't know a thing or two about the art of tanning," Macho Man spat, not even bothering to look at him. "Now leave me alone!"

Johnny rolled his eyes. "What a chump... that's why I got my tan on in advance, check it out, ladies!"

He posed towards Peach and Samus, Peach giving a small and nervous 'eek!' as Samus simply refused to acknowledge him.

"Johnny is still the same old loser he was back in the first season. Always trying to impress women with mundane stuff, and he's a lot weaker than he looks, too. What's even worse is his pompadour, which just angers me when I look at it for some reason. Anyway, he's probably going to be one of my first targets, because this team doesn't need anyone like him." - Samus Aran.

Spy placed his hand over his face. "Oh please... you think a tan will win over the women like that?! It takes personality, mystery, and most of all, not being an imbecile!"

Johnny began drawing closer, looking aggravated by the comment. "Well, I don't like how you talk about my precious brain! You and your stupid tacky outfi-"

Upon hearing Johnny begin to insult his formal outfit, Spy grabbed his arm and cracked it, causing the muscular jock to fall to his knees from the pain.

"Me and my...?" Spy leaned over to him, taking pleasure in his pain. "Exactly..."

As he walked off, Peach leaned over and whispered to him. "Thank you for driving his attention away from us!"

"My pleasure," he responded with a slightly malicious smile. "If any of you need me I'll be looking around this camp for anything else."

Spy slinked off away from the rest of the group.

After his departure, K. Rool reached for the bags of food and tore it open, peeking inside with one eye.

"Rats!" He proclaimed. "This bag is full of shlock! Rice and beans make me gag, though it's not like I expected Alexa's taste in food to be good enough..."

"OOOH! ANOTHER FOOD-LOVER LIKE MYSELF!" Papyrus beamed benevolently. "WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE GOOD TASTE IN FOOD?"

K. Rool scoffed. "Bananas and bananas only! Maybe other fruits can occasionally suffice, but there's nothing like those succulent fruits! I would steal the entire world's supply of them if I could! Besides, what's it to you? You make out to be a chef but you can't even eat food, you're a skeleton!"

"WELL I CAN, IT'S JUST IMPRACTICAL, UNNECESSARY AND UNFUN," he admitted, his voice getting quieter as he continued the list. "HOWEEEEVER! I ADORE SERVING FOOD TO OTHERS, AND I'VE GOTTEN GOOD RECEPTION FROM IT BEFORE!"

"I know all about this freaky skeleton... I heard that he managed to make it to the end and hit third place just by acting like a goofy harmless skeleton... well I know better, I know that he's faking it all just to look innocent! I know this because not even Donkey Kong and his rascal friends are as stupid as someone like him, so it has to be some form of exaggeration, right?!" - King K. Rool.

He folded his arms. "Whatever! Now, how much rice will we need for this meal?"

"The average adult male requires up to two-thousand and five-hundred calories in order to stay fully healthy!" ROB calculated.

"You're right, but if we ate to our heart's content then we'll run out of food in seconds! Thanks for reminding me of that fact you stupid robot," King K. Rool growled.

ROB hung their head low. "Apologies for the unnecessary calculation, King Kremling Rool."

"H-how do you know my full name?!" He gasped.

They tilted their head to the side. "Being afraid is ill-necessary, I have the data of everybody here just by scanning them."

"Do me, do me!" Patrick clapped. "Where do I live?"

"You are Patrick Star, you live in Bikini Bottom and you are currently unemployed," ROB answered, attempting to form a happy look with their eyes after seeing Patrick so interested in them.

"Hmm... okay so he has my name right," nodded Patrick. "...WOW! HE KNOWS THAT I'M UNEMPLOYED!"

"It wouldn't have taken analysis to get that impression..." Meta Knight remarked. "Anyway, who's going to be cooking for today?"

Papyrus raised his hand. "ME, ME!"

Meta Knight nodded. "Very well."

"Are we seriously going to trust him with making food?!" K. Rool dropped his jaw. "That's... asinine!"

"If he fails to make it edible then I'll be the one to do it. You get one chance, Papyrus," he warned.

"ONE CHANCE IS ALL A CHEF NEEDS!" He proudly posed.

Peach giggled. "I think he's capable of making a fine meal!"

"I'm a little mixed on this tribe, in all honesty... first thing I witness is some jerk hitting on me, it gave me vibes of when Bowser tries to kidnap me so I'd marry him, but in this case, it just feels more pathetic. Everyone else seems quite nice though, and Papyrus is very sweet, even if he doesn't appear to be very bright." - Princess Peach.

"ROYALTY HAVING FAITH IN ME?! WOWIE!" Papyrus cheered. "NOW I'LL PUT EXTRA LOVE INTO IT, NOW THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN FAITH!"

"Sounds like this bonehead doesn't receive compliments very often," said Johnny, still rubbing his sore arm. "Maybe his cooking will show me why that is."

Papyrus soon began cooking. "NOW, THE FIRST STEP IS TO GATHER THE EQUIPMENT!"

He grabbed the clay pot and filled it with water.

Just as he did so, he noticed the water in the pot was shaking and moving uncontrollably. "NYEH?"

Soon, he realized that it wasn't just the water that was shaking, but everywhere around him?

"EARTHQUAKES?!" Macho Man gasped. "THIS AIN'T COOL! I WASN'T TOLD ABOUT THIS!"

"So then Papyrus, is this apart of your second step?!" K. Rool sarcastically asked.

"It's not even that bad, everyone shut up already!" Meta Knight complained.

Although a literal tremor was taking place, everyone decided to oblige the angry orders of the warrior and stay silent, after all, he was right, it wasn't too devastating. The tents were unharmed and a few droplets of water splashed out of the clay pot, but that was about it.

It wasn't too long before the panicking ensued once more, a giant green pipe began rising out of the ground.

"What the Hell is that!" Spy positioned himself so he was on guard.

"T-that's a warp pipe!" Bellowed Peach. "But what's it doing here?! Is it some kind of piranha plant?"

"PIRANHA WHAT-NOW?!" Johnny cried. "OH MAMA, SAVE ME!"

Meta Knight suddenly jumped into the air and glided over and onto the rising pipe using his wings, looking down into the pipe. Nothing but an empty void.

Then suddenly, as the earthquake died down...

Alexa jumped out and climbed off the pipe, Meta Knight left speechless.

"Hello there survivors!" He greeted with a wave. "Sorry to scare you all with the rumbling, installing this thing is quick but oh-so noisy!"

"Not as loud as the cowardice screams we heard," added Spy. "Now, what's with the dramatic entrance? Did somebody die or something?"

"N-NO! Why would you ever assume that let alone be the thing you assume first!" Alexa recoiled in horror before relaxing. "Anyway, this pipe is a permanent stay, since I understand that both teams had an awful time walking to this tribe. That's why I set up this pipe system, which will connect your tribe to the challenge area!"

Meta Knight gave a relieved nod. "Good, so we can conserve our energy for the challenge, and not for the walk that comes before it?"

"WELL, THIS SOUNDS A LOT MORE LAZIER THAN THE LAST SEASON! SINCE WHEN DID YOU MELLOW OUT?" Papyrus placed his hands on his absent hips.

Samus shook her head. "Don't be fooled, there's a catch to all of this."

"The catch is sorta optional, actually!" Revealed Alexa. "Spy, do you still got the map that you stole from Papyrus?"

"Obviously," he nodded, pulling it out.

"On the map, there are three areas other than the tribes and challenge areas, within these places are idols, and there are four to be collected throughout the desert! I won't spoil what they are, but if you're unaware, they are advantages you can use during Tribal Council." Alexa explained. "Considering they were here last time, you should have some idea on what to do with them. Even those who didn't participate. You can also find extra items in those areas, but like with the idols, no spoilers are coming from my mouth! Oh, and one last thing about these areas, you gotta walk all the way to them, which can suck!" He admitted. "And... that's all I got for you, remember that your first challenge is tomorrow!"

"So a quality of life change and some idols?" Samus acknowledged. "That's some good news."

Alexa scrambled back into the pipe, waving to the survivors as he disappeared.

The survivors were left to discuss this news, on one hand, they were relieved with the warp pipes, but on the other hand, they were dreading having to travel to these remote destinations just for a chance at finding an idol. Regardless, they cooked up lunch, found it to be acceptable, and that was all there was for their first day in this perilous show...

*To be continued in Part 2*