Episode 3: Eastbound and Underground

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We begin with Chris' recap. "Last time on Total Drama Infinite, we put our 26 new competitors through their first challenge, and it was a trip down memory lane by having them do the cliff jump challenge. Some had the guts to jump, but of course, there were chickens. After that, we had them build their very own hot tubs. The Vampires would've had it in the bag with Edward's alchemy, but that plan was blown to bits when King Harkinian decided to act out and destroy it, sealing his fate as the first contestant voted off. After that, an alliance of epic proportions was formed between Cinder and DIO. What can we expect from this deviant partnership? And who will be the next loser to be cannon fodder? Find out on today's exciting episode of Total Drama Infinite!"

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We start with the Demons chilling outside their cabin. Deadpool, Charlie, Tatsumaki, Russel, Nicole, Tari, Joe, Katakuri, Rick, and Wendy were chilling outside, and they were in high spirits from their recent victory.

"You better believe we're in high spirits, MemeKing!" Deadpool exclaimed.

Tari looked up from her handheld game she was playing. "Who are you talking to?" Tari asked the mercenary.

"Hard to tell with him." Russel answered. "I guess he's just happy about winning."

"I know I am." Joe said. "I've only ever won at something once, and that was an accident."

"Well, this was no accident, 'cause we rule!" Deadpool beamed.

"Don't get cocky and rest on your laurels." Katakuri deadpanned. "Just because we won the first challenge doesn't mean it will be any easier. If anything, that other team will be trying extra hard to make sure we don't."

"Aww, lighten up, Scarfy. Just relax and have a bit of fun."

"Did you even listen to what I said?!"

"It'll be alright." Wendy reassured Katakuri. "I'm sure when the time comes, we'll be ready. And we'll be improving, too."

"At least someone else around here thinks we should keep improving." The giant grumbled. "Keep thinking that way, kid."

"Can we just talk about literally anything else but being prepared for another stupid challenge?" Rick blurted out. "I know you guys want to win, but your opinions mean very little to me."

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"I mean, it's just money." Rick said, sounding like it was no big deal. "What's it really gonna do for you in the end? Nothing, that's what. That's why I don't give a shit about anything. Not even myself."

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"Why would you say something like that? What is your problem?" Tari asked Rick.

Rick kept on mouthing off "My problems? Too many to count. There. Everyone happy? Everyone pissed off? I for one hope so."

"Somebody needs to teach you a lesson in attitude." Tatsumaki said to the scientist. "Maybe I should show you right now!"

Rick then gets up and starts to walk away. "You can try, but I'm too busy to deal with your bullshit right now."

"And just where are do you think you're going? What are you busy with?"

"Uh, not being here. Later, or not, I don't really care." He then leaves, leaving them puzzled.

"Some team player, huh?" Nicole said dismissively. "He acts like he doesn't want to be here."

"To be frank, not many of us want to be here, either." Russel said. "I'm just here to give my band a little more fame and publicity."

Charlie tried to be optimistic about it. "I'm sure he'll be in a better mood later. He just needs some time."

"Well, I'll see if I can turn his frown upside-down." Deadpool said, chasing after Rick.

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared behind the group that stayed there. Before any of them could realize what was about to happen, the shadowy figure quickly knocked each of them out with a bat. After they are knocked out, it turns out that the one that did this was none other than Chef.

"I don't get payed enough to do this dirty work." Chef grumbled.

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"Hey, Rick, wait up!" Deadpool called out to the scientist. Rick just kept on walking into the woods, not wanting to deal with anyone right then. A moment later, Deadpool caught up to him.

"What the fuck do you want?!" Rick yelled. "I'm pretty sure I said I didn't want to deal with anyone."

"I just thought maybe we could, you know, hang out or something. Like bros. Doesn't that sound like fun? "

"I don't do bros. I like to do things on my own, or with Morty. But since he's not here, things are boring."

"Then I'll be your Morty. We could have so many adventures.

Rick was weirded out by what he said. "DUMB. IDEA."

"Man, you're no fun. I just want some people to hang out with."

The two of them then hear a voice. "So, I hear you want people to "hang out" with?" They look and see Cinder walking up to them.

"You bet I do!" Deadpool answered excitedly.

"Uh, how long were you listening to us?" Rick asked the maiden.

"Long enough." Cinder answered. "I think I may have a solution to your problem. I happen to know a group of...friends. And it could...benefit the both of you."

"Nothing to read into there. Whatever it is, it sounds like fun!"

"Good. Then come with me."

Deadpool then follows her, and then Rick follows after them a moment later.

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"Wow, two people following someone deep into the woods." Rick said sarcastically. "Nothing suspicious about that. That's asking to get murdered. The only reason I followed is because if somebody's getting killed, I'm gonna be the one to do it." As he said this, he pulled out a blaster and cocked it.

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After a few minutes of walking, the three of them reach a clearing, with three other people sitting there. These people happened to be DIO, Susie, and Spinel.

"Are these the last of them?" DIO asked Cinder.

"Yes." Cinder answered.

"What is this, a cult?" Rick asked. "Because if so, tell me who the sacrifice is."

"Nothing like that." Cinder said. "Would the two of you please have a seat with the others."

Deadpool sits down, but Rick refuses to take an order from her and remains standing, with the two of them curious as to what's going on. Susie was sitting there getting impatient. "Okay, can you just tell me why you brought me here?!" She asked DIO.

"Yeah, I'm curious why you brought me here." Spinel said to Cinder. "You told this would be worth my time."

"Alright, let me answer all your questions." DIO said to them, preparing to tell them his plan. "I think that we have what it takes to make it far in this game. We decided to bring together those who I see potential in."

"Wait, is this an alliance? If so, I'm so in!" Deadpool said.

"Would you let me finish?!" DIO growled at Deadpool. "Anyway, to answer the loudmouth's question, yes, this is an alliance. In simple terms, we will work together to take out everyone else here, making it easier for us to reach the finale."

The thought of getting rid of the competition intrigued Susie. "Now you got me interested." Susie said. "Because I would really like to get rid of that witcher guy. He's a buzzkill that's always getting in my way. Can't I have some fun?"

"And so we shall, in due time. You just need to listen to what I say, and we should be fine. Soon, we'll rule the game."

"Wait, why would you need us?" Spinel asked, gesturing to Deadpool, Cinder, and Rick. "We're on the other team."

"Because having members from both sides gives us an advantage in numbers, as well as inside info on each other's teams. Think about it. Controlling one team is nice and all, but controlling both? We'd be unbeatable."

"I don't know." Spinel said skeptically, "This sounds kind of wrong."

"Don't think of it like that." Cinder said. "Here, we're...friends."

The thought of being with a group of friends was enough to convince Spinel. "Really? Friends?! Okay, then. Sounds like a plan."

"And that leaves you." DIO said, looking over at Rick. "What do you say? Care to join? But if you say no..." DIO's face darkened. "We can't let you remain, knowing about this."

"Sure." Rick deadpanned. "I got nothing better to do. Could be a fun way to pass the time. Just know that I don't take *urp* orders from others, got it? This is purely for my own enjoyment."

"Whatever you say. Now that that's settled, let's take this game by storm."

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Now, that was easier than I thought." DIO said. "Looks like Cinder made some good choices. It didn't take much to convince them, really. Each have their own reasons. With Rick's smarts, Spinel's loyalty, and the fact that Deadpool and Susie's personalities will distract the rest of these fools here, it's all coming together. Tell them what they want to hear, and they're like puppets on a string. It's not hard for me to convince people. I am quite charming. But once I feel it's necessary, I will dispose of them. First, we annihilate the ones that could be a problem. Next, get rid of them.

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"Looks like it's decided." Cinder said. "Now, we let the pieces fall into place. Once I get rid of that pirate and learn the secrets to his future seeing abilities, I'll dominate everyone here. Including that vampiire. I'll let him think he's calling the shots, but I will strike when he least expects it."

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"Sure, I don't mind working with this crew." Rick said. "Know that I said with, not for. I'm only doing this for my own self benefit. Just as long as they don't act like their heads are stuck up their asses, we're golden."

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"I actually managed to make some friends here." Spinel said. "Things are really looking up. This is the start of something great. I hope we'll all get along."

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"Now it's time to cause some mayhem." Susie said. "Once that beast slayer is gone, then I can have some real fun. And maybe I'll actually try to win while I'm at it."

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"An alliance? This is gonna be so exciting!" Deadpool said.

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"And now, the dream team has been assembled." Deadpool said. "So, what should we do first? Ooh, we need a team name. And some monogrammed jackets."

"Let's not, and forget that you said that." Rick said.

"Suddenly, something small. falls from the sky. Everyone looks down and sees a can that starts spewing out gas. Before anyone could process what's happening, the newly created alliance all pass out.

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*Vampire Cabin*

We see the remaining Vampires sitting outside on the porch, most of them looking bummed out, or sitting in a daze.

"Well, looks like we're off to a terrible start." Sora said glumly.

"To be fair, it wasn't really our fault." 18 said. "That King guy really made a mess of things."

"You think?!" Dororo said. "That guy was a nutcase. Good riddance."

"She's right." Geralt said. "I feel now that we've gotten rid of a liability. We will probably do much better without him. And there's no point to be sitting around feeling sorry for ourselves just because we lost one challenge. We should take this opportunity to improve. Having a loser's mindset will lead to losing. We can only go up from here. I say enough with the whining, and more trying."

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"Wow, talk about a pep talk." Elena said. "He'd probably make a better captain than DIO. He seems like he knows what he's talking about. I mean, what has that vampire done?"

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"Quite an inspirational message." Edward said. "I think you'd make a better captain than DIO."

"I'm not trying to be a leader." Geralt said. "I'm just saying what I think is best for us."

"Well, whatever you're trying to do, it's getting us pumped up and excited for whatever is next." Popo said.

"Yeah. We feel unstoppable!" Nana added.

They all then see Edgeworth walk over to them looking concerned.

"What brings you here? You look like something is bothering you." Mercy asked the prosecutor.

"I can't seem to find to rest of my team." Edgeworth said. "I went out for a walk, and when I come back, I notice that everyone was missing."

"Come to think of it," Sora said. "I haven't seen DIO or Susie either."

Suddenly, a can falls from the sky and starts shooting out gas just like the one in the woods. Just like the others, they all pass out.

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We see DIO laying on the ground in a dark, quiet location. He gets up, and looks around. From the look of things, he figures out real quickly that he's in some sort of cavern. He then remembers him and his alliance getting gassed asleep, making him a little ticked off.

"Hmph. What has that host done this time?" DIO asked himself. He then hears a moan, and looks over to see that Charlie was nearby, and was also waking up.

"Oh, my head." Charlie said as she was getting up. She looked around, still half asleep, rubbing the back of her head in pain,until she realized where she was. "What?! What happened?! Where am I?!"

"Relax." DIO said to her. "It looks as though we're underground. Obviously, this has Chris written all over it."

Suddenly, a giant monitor comes down from the ceiling. They look and see that Chris was on the monitor.

"Yes it is!" Chris said enthusiastically to the two of them. "Captains, welcome to today's challenge!"

"Hold up!" Charlie exclaimed. "First of all, how about you tell us where we are, what happened, and where everyone is!"

"Okay, first of all, you're in the underground mines. Don't worry, it's not toxic like the last one. Second, we knocked everybody out. Well, technically, Chef knocked everyone out. I just sat back and laughed as it all happened."

"Then where is everyone?"

"That's part of your challenge." Chris explained. "The rest of your teammates are scattered throughout the mines. Your job is to find every member of your team. Once you do so, you need to find the mine carts, and race on out of there to the finish line. First team to do so with everyone present wins invincibility. Sounds simple enough, right?"

"True," DIO said. "but I know you're a man of surprises, so there's gotta be obstacles to get in our way."

"You know me so well. It's pretty easy to get lost in here. And the same goes for your teammates, who are also out looking for everyone. They all already got the message from me. Looks like they're in a worse mood than you guys are about this. And trust me, they're going through some trouble down here. Good luck, and try not to get lost. Mclean out."

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"Well, this is not how I expected today to be." Charlie said. "Suddenly knocked out, trapped in a mine, and now I have to find my entire team? And I have no idea where they are or where to start looking. But I'm not going to go into this doubting myself. I'll find them, get out of here, and everyone will be all smiles and rainbows."

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Charlie held out her hand to DIO. "Well, good luck out there. May the best man win."

"I plan to." DIO coldly said, as simply turned away from her and started walking off, looking for his team.

"Sigh. So much for that." Charlie then heads out to find the rest of the Demons.

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"Doesn't she know that nice guys finish last?" DIO said. "To get where I am now, I had to do many terrible things. And I don't feel bad about any of it."

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We transition to another area of the mine, where we see Geralt and Nicole. (Most of them were left with a member of the opposite team. Plus, Chris already told them about the challenge.) Geralt was standing there, thinking out his next course of action. Nicole, on the other hand, was mad about what happened to them, and was taking her anger out by punching and breaking the walls.

"Hey, would you stop doing that?! I'm trying to think!" Geralt yelled to the mother.

"Well, I'm sorry." Nicole said sarcastically. "I'm just mad about our situation. Aren't you?!"

"I am, but I'm not showing it. I'm trying to think of a plan." Geralt then walks away from her to try and find the others.

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In another location, we see another pair, both walking through the maze like mines. This time, it was Russel and Popo. While Russel was looking for his team, Popo was following him, despite being on different teams.

"What's wrong, little guy?" Russel asked Popo.

Popo was shaking in fear. Not from being stuck in a mine, but the fact that he was separated from Nana. "Where's Nana?!" Popo cried. "I'm freaking out! Where could she be?!"

Russel was trying to calm him down, but he really needed to get away from him to look for the others. "Chill out, man." Russel told him. "You'll find her. Look, I gotta go find-"

"Can you help me find her?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't. I'm not helping your team."

"Don't think of it like that. Think of helping reunite best friends. I'm going with you whether you say yes or no."

Russel just sighs in defeat as the two of them continue their search.

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"Look, I don't wanna play babysitter for one of those Vampires. But that little icicle won't leave me be just because he wants to find his friend. It's already gonna be a hard challenge, but now I have him like a ball and chain."

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In another area, we see Sora and Wendy running and screaming from from a swarm of angry bats.

"What are we doing just running?!" Wendy said. "What are you don't we just fight them off!"

Sora then stops in his tracks, and turns around to face the bats. "Take this, you flying rats! Firaga!"

Sora uses his keyblade and conjures up fire, scorching some of the bats, but there were still a lot of them. Wendy then stops to fend them off, and takes a big breath.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!" Wendy shoots out a powerful, forceful blast of wind from her mouth, knocking the rest of the pesky buggers away. "That'll show them!"

But their celebration was cut short when another bat, this one bigger than the both of them, comes flying in, out for blood.

"Oh come on! Give us a break, Chris!" Sora complained.

Before the bat could attack, and before they realized it, a giant black, blocky looking fist came from behind them and hit bat.

"Power Mochi!" This punch sent it crashing through wall after wall. Wendy and Sora turn around and see that it was Katakuri.

"C'mon, kid." Katakuri said to Wendy. "Ditch the Disney boy and let's go."

"Oh, okay. Thanks for the help, man." Sora said.

Katakuri just gave him a dark look. "Just beat it."

Sora was terrified by him, but he quickly aggreed. "You got it. Take care." The young hero then quickly runs off.

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"What a scary man." Sora said.

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"That was a little rude, but thanks for the help." Wendy said.

"Sure. Just don't dwell on it. Let's go."

The two of them trek through the mines, but Wendy had a question. "Hey, how did you find us?"

"It wasn't that hard. With my Haki, I can sense the presence of others, on top of seeing the future. I sensed you from far away."

"Really? That's awesome. Plus, you handled that bat like it was nothing. Is there nothing you can't do?"

"I mean, it's not that hard to fight. When you got eighty-four other siblings, you get good at fighting and protecting them."

Wendy was astounded at the comment of his huge family. "What?! You have that many siblings?!"

"Yeah. Forty-five brothers and thirty-nine sisters."

"Well, I kind of know what it's like to be a part of a big family. My magic guild is one big and rowdy bunch, but it's like one big family. It's hard being here without any of them. I couldn't even bring Carla here with me." The look on her face showed that she still felt sad about it.

Noticing her glum demeanor, Katakuri had an idea. "I don't know who that is, but you know what? If you need help or advice, come to me. If you need me to kill someone, just tell me. If someone picks on you, just say the word. I'll help you out."

Wendy was shocked, but liked the thought of having someone as cool protect her. Not that she was weak, far from it. "What? Really? You'll help me? Well, I don't want anyone dead, but thanks."

"Sure, kid. Just, don't make a big deal out of it."

"Would it be okay if...I called you big bro?"

"...Sure."

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"I only offered because I don't want to see her sad, because if she's sad, it'll affect her performance, and could affect the team as a whole. So if I have to be a "big bro" then so be it." Katakuri said. "But just like my family, I'll protect her. She reminds me of some of my little sisters. Though from what I saw, she's quite a capable fighter."

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"To everyone back at Fairy Tail, I hope you're all cheering me on." Wendy said. "I miss you all, but now I have big bro Katakuri to help me. I know there's no replacing Natsu, but here, I have another strong fighter to look up to."

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We then see another group, this one consisting of Android 18, Glass Joe, and Nana. Three were busy dealing with giant rats. Well, 18 was fighting them off, blasting the rodents to bits. Joe was laying on the ground in the fetal position in fear, and Nana was running around, scared that she couldn't find Popo.

After destroying them all, 18 looks back at the two of them. Come on." 18 sighed. "Not that I couldn't handle them on my own, but would you two quit with the whining?! You were more scared than my husband, and he's died before."

"I'm not worried about the rats." Nana said. "I just can't find Popo! I'm scared!"

"And I'm definitely not capable of fighting a rat the size of a Pontiac." Joe said, still curled up in a ball.

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"With people like this, that million dollars had better be worth it." 18 said.

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A moment later, they all see Sora running up to them.

"Hey, guys." Sora gasped, trying to catch his breath. "Look, we gotta hurry and find everyone. There's giant animal monsters down here."

"I'm well aware." 18 said, looking back at the smoking rat corpses.

"But what about Popo?" Nana asked.

"We'll find everyone." 18 said. "Just don't worry about it."

So 18, Sora, and Nana leave to look for the others, leaving Glass Joe all by himself.

"Oh man." Joe cried. "I'm all alone. Ohhh boy."

He then hears a voice, and it's getting closer. "Hello? Is someone there? I heard some loud noises."

Joe then sees that the voice was Charlie. "Oh, Joe. It's just you. Good thing I found you."

"Yeah, good." Joe said, sounding relieved to find one of his teammates. "Wait, am I the first person you found?"

"Unfortunately, yes."

They then hear a loud noise coming closer, like the sound of rocks breaking.

Joe then gets behind Charlie to hide. "Oh god, is it another giant rat?!"

Suddenly, the wall in front of them breaks open. As it turns out, it was just Nicole, who was just punching her way through the walls.

"Well, not anymore." Charlie said optimistically.

Nicole was not in a happy mood. "No time for hellos." Nicole said. "All this time, and all you found was him?! You should look faster!"

"Gee, way to make me feel appreciated." Joe said glumly.

"Hey, don't be like that." Charlie said to them. "Let's just get back to the challenge. We can still win. I'm sure the other team isn't having any better luck than us."

"How about you let me lead the way? I know how we can get around faster." Nicole said, as she punched down a nearby wall.

"Okay, but I don't know if that's a good idea to keep doing that down here." Charlie explained. "You don't want to bring this whole place down on top of us."

"It'll be fine. Let's just win this."

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"Remind me never to make her mad." Joe said.

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Next we see Edward, and Tari, walking together. Despite being on different teams, the two of them were engaging in conversation.

"Man, I can't get any Internet down here." Tari said, holding out her game system. "Before all this I was in the middle of a heated Mario Kart race."

"You sure like video games, don't you?" Edward asked her.

"Yeah, it's my hobby. I like many different kinds. Racing, fighting, first person shooters, you name it. Don't you like them?"

"Eh, never really played them. Alchemy is more my fancy."

"That's still cool. I saw you using it to make that hot tub the other day. That was incredible.

"Yeah, until that stupid King ruined it."

"Do you think you could teach me how to do alchemy? It looks so cool."

"Wait, why do you want to learn alchemy?"

"It just looks so amazing, and I was fascinated when I saw you do it. So, what do you say?"

Edward was thinking this over. "Hmm. It rakes a lot of training to do it, and that's just learning the basics. But, I suppose if I had the time, i could, if..."

"If?"

"If you could maybe teach me how to play some of those games you've been talking about."

"Really?!"

"Yeah. I wanna try out that Smash Bros game that everyone is talking about. And Animal Crossing."

"Well, I'd be happy to, once we get out of here!"

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"I mean, it would be cool to learn alchemy." Tari said. "And I'd have another person here to play games with. All around, it's a win win. I mean, I don't mind to teach him. He seems like a great guy. A really...great guy.

She's then looking up daydreaming, with a flushed look on her face, until she realized that the camera was still rolling.

"Oh, uh, sorry about that." She said nervously. "Guess I just...zoned out there. Yeah, that's it."

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"Hey, it could be fun." Edward said. "All that talking about video games had me interested. It's cool to see someone so passionate about something they care about. I mean, I wouldn't mind teaching her a little bit of what I know. Especially someone like her. She seems normal, funny, and cut-" He stopped himself when he realized what he was about to say. "You saw nothing."

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The two of them then walk in awkward silence for a couple more minutes, until Edward breaks the silence.

"Does this place have no end?" Edward said. "I mean, I think we passed that stalagmite a few times already."

"Oh no, are we going in circles?!" Tari cried.

"Don't worry. This time around, let's just go the opposite way."

Before they could, they were hearing some loud rumbling booms throughout the mines. (which was from Nicole punching through walls, breaking open the underground reservoirs) Suddenly, they see a giant torrent of water that washes them away.

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We then go back to DIO, who hadn't found a single teammate yet, and was getting very mad.

"I shouldn't be having a hard time with this." DIO growled. "I'm DIO. I can't fail. That Chris is really asking for me to slaughter him."

He then hears footsteps behind him, "Oh? Who dares approach me?" The vampire turns around ready to fight."

"Relax, jackass. It's me." The person turned out to be Rick, who was standing there, holding his blaster. "I overheard your sinister sounding monolog, and that's how I found you."

"You know, you talk too much." DIO said.

"Funny thing to say to someone who found some people already."

DIO looks behind Rick and sees Susie and Spinel.

"Okay, then. Well, where's Cinder and the mercenary?"

"Look, I'm a drunk, not a hack. You really think I'd care that much to search for the whole rat pack? I just stumbled upon these guys. Once I dropped this purple fucker over to you, I was heading back out to look for the rest of my lame team."

"What did you just call me?!" Susie yelled at the scientist.

"How about you quit acting like an overly sensitive and aggressive bird brained homunculi, and give me damn thank you for bringing you here."

"People, people, let's not tear at each other's throats." DIO said calmly. "Let's just go our separate ways for now, and when this challenge is over, we'll….discuss some plans."

DIO and Susie then head out, leaving Rick and Spinel.

"What do you think he means by plans?" Spinel asked.

"Hell if I know." Rick said, as he pulled out a flask and went back to drinking. The two of them then head out, but they didn't realize someone was watching this conversation behind a nearby rock. That someone was the Nomad, and he was shocked with what he learned. Something was going between them, and he wasn't sure what. But he assumed it wasn't anything good.

The Nomad then runs off quickly to try and find anyone, and see if he could find a way to explain to them what he just saw. He keeps running and running until he runs into someone. He gets up, and sees that it was just Dororo.

"Oh, it's just you." Dororo said. The Nomad gets up and helps her up. He then rubs his head apologetically.

"Oh, it's okay. Say, why were you running? You looked like you saw a ghost."

The Nomad then starts waving his hands around and pointing back, trying to explain what he saw, but since he couldn't speak, Dororo was having a hard time comprehending what he was trying to say.

"Okay, you're not making any sense. What's wrong?"

The Nomad was making gestures signs to express what he saw, but she still didn't understand it.

"How about instead of playing charades, we just try to find everyone?"

The magic being then slumped over and nodded, knowing for right now, it was pointless. They start walking, but that is cut short when they get sweeped up by a sudden giant current of water.

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We go back to Russel and Popo, who were busy walking down a downhill path. Russel was still trying to see if he could ditch Popo, but to no avail.

"I know she's nearby." Popo said. "I can sense her."

"Kid, you're weirding me out." Russel said. They keep walking until they see a couple people walking up to them in the distance. Getting closer, they see its Elena and Mercy.

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"Thank god." Russel said. "There's some of his team. Now I can ditch the kid, and actually try to find my team."

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Hey, is that Popo?" Elena asked.

Mercy took a closer look. "It is." Mercy said. "But why is he with him?"

When both groups walk up to each other, Russel quickly pushes Popo over to them. "Well kid, it's been nice knowing you, but I got other stuff I got to do. Here's your team. Goodbye." He said all of this quickly, and was faster than they could realize what happened.

"What just happened?" Elena asked.

"I'm not sure." Mercy said. "But at least we found someone."

"I thought he was was gonna help me find Nana." Popo said. "I thought I sensed her around here."

"Popo?"

They all turn and see Popo and Android 18.

"Nana!" Popo cried, running up to his friend. The both of them then share a big hug.

"I thought I'd never find you again!" The two friends said at the same time.

"Aww, it's nice to see them back together again." Elena said. "Good for you guys."

"Yeah, I had to listen to her constant worrying on the way to you guys." 18 said.

"Well, now that that's settled, I say we move forward." Mercy told them.

The group starts walking through the mines, and come across DIO and Susie.

"What luck." Elena said. "It's a good thing we found you guys."

"Let's save the celebrations for later." DIO said coldly. "We're still missing a few people."

They then see someone come down from the ceiling, and it was Geralt.

"Ugh, speaking of people." Susie muttered.

"Wait, were you looking along the ceiling?" Nana asked.

"Yes." Geralt answered. "It gave me a better view to look around. No biggie." His face then turned serious. "But we have a problem."

"What's wrong?" Mercy asked.

"The tunnels down here are getting flooded. I don't know what caused it, but we gotta hurry."

As soon as he said that, a giant wave came and snatched them all up, dragging them along its currents.

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We move back to Charlie, Joe, and Nicole. The three have been walking for who knows how long. They were still taking shortcuts through the walls that Nicole was breaking. During this, they heard a lot of rumbling and shaking.

"What do you think all that noise is?" Joe asked.

"Let's not worry about that right now." Nicole said, breaking through another wall. After this wall, they saw Edgeworth, Cinder, and Tatsumaki. The three of them were surprised by their sudden entrance.

"Oh, lucky us." Charlie said. "Sorry if we scared you."

"Was that necessary?!" Tatsumaki yelled. "I've been hearing a lot of shaking down here! And your sudden appearance isn't helping at all!"

"Don't act so rash." Edgeworth calmly said. "This will make things quite easier."

"Next time, don't surprise me." Tatsumaki said threateningly. "I hate surprises."

They then hear more shaking and rumbling, and see the water coming at them. But before they could swept up like everyone else, Tatsumaki used her psychic powers to stop the water in its tracks.

"Phew. That was close." Joe said.

"Nice save." Charlie said.

"Yes. Nice." Cinder deadpanned.

"Of course." Tatsumaki said confidently. "This is nothing."

"LOOK OUT BELOW!"

Everyone looks up and sees Deadpool falling down from the ceiling, and he falls on Tatsumaki. This throws her powers off, and the wave then starts moving again, and sweeps them up.

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Deadpool was sitting there, soaked. "Oops." He said sheepishly.

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Tatsumaki was sitting there soaking wet. "One of these days, I'm gonna kill him."

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We then see a few scenes of the rest of the cast getting caught in the current. We see Katakuri and Wendy getting swallowed by the waves. Next, we see Rick and Spinel getting caught in it next. After that, we see Russel as the next victim.

We then see Chris watching all of this from his cameras.

"Well, I did not plan this." Chris said. "But it's still fun to watch."

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After what seems like forever, the water carries everyone to another part of the mines. Once everyone is dropped into the same area, the water flow stops. Everyone is laying on the ground, groaning.

"Splash Mountain ain't got nothing on that." Deadpool said. "Can we do it again?"

"NO!" Everyone yells.

They all get up all day look around, and see on the other side of the "room" a couple of mine carts.

"Wait, it brought us here?" Dororo said.

"Let's not think too much about it." Geralt said. We got everyone here now. Let's get on that cart quickly before the other team."

The Vampires then run to one of the mine carts. Everyone gets in, except for 18, who gets behind it and starts pushing the cart with her strength to get them to the exit.

"They're in the lead!" Tari said to her team.

"Let's not waste time." Katakuri said. "Everyone, GO!

All of Demons get in the cart, and Tatsumaki uses her powers to push it forward. The race to get to the end was on.

The Demons start to catch up to the Vampires, making them neck and neck.

"Uh, they're gaining on us!" Dororo said. "What do we do?!"

"I'll handle this." Susie said. She pulls out her axe and swings it, generating a red shockwave projectile. "RED BUSTER!"

Katakuri blocks the shockwave with a wall of Mochi. After that, he uses his power to create multiple mochi arms, ready to punch them off the railing.

"Oh no you don't." DIO said, as a yellow humanoid being came out of him, which was his stand, "ZA WARUDO!"

Katakuri then exchanges punches with DIO'S stand. "MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!" DIO cries.

DIO is thrown off when he gets hit with a powerful gust of wind from Wendy. "Tch. Little brat.

Rick and Deadpool engage in the battle, pulling get out their weapons and shooting at them.

"Eat this, fuckers!" Rick yelled, shooting his blaster. Their shots were getting frozen by the Ice Climbers using their freeze breath to freeze the shots. Cinder counters by generating fire to melt the ice. It was still neck and neck, both teams refusing to give up.

"Alright, let's end this!" Sora said, as he raises up his keyblade. "THUNDAGA!"

Suddenly, giant bolts of lightning are raining down from above. But, the bolts were indiscriminate and hitting everyone.

"What are you trying to do?!" Geralt yelled to Sora.

"It's too closed off down here!" Sora said.

More lightning bolts rain down, some of them hitting stalactites up above. The stalactites fall from the ceiling and crash down on the Vampires' rail, causing them to skid and crash. More fall on the rail for the Demons, but this one hits them from behind and gives them a tailwind that launches them out of the mines. The Demons come crashing out of there and onto the ground, with Chris there to congratulate them.

"And the Demons have won! Again."

All of the Demons painfully cheer as the Vampires come out next, limping out of there.

"Ooh, so sorry for you guys." Chris said to the Vampires. "Not! Looks like you guys will be voting someone off again."

The Vampires just groan in disappointment.

"Sorry guys." Sora said weakly. His team looks over at him angrily.

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"Looks like someone messed us up big time!" Susie said. "I want that monster slayer gone, but after almost dying in there from lightning, it looks like I'll have to put that on hold for today."

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Later that night, the Vampires were sitting at the bonfire pit, again. But most of them were looking pretty banged up from today's earlier events. Some were nervous, but nobody was more nervous than Sora.

"Vampires, looks like you guys have had a rough day." Chris said, holding a plate of marshmallows. "And it's about to get even worse. I have eleven marshmallows. Listen for your name.

Chris starts calling out names as they come up claim their marshmallows.

"Susie"

"Mercy"

"Edward"

"Geralt"

"Popo"

"Nana"

"Elena"

"Dororo"

"Nomad"

"And 18."

This just left Sora and DIO. Sora was shaking very nervously, his fear showing. DIO was glaring at Chris, as if he was daring him to not say his name.

"Sora, you're here because you almost got everyone killed in the mines with your magic. DIO, I guess you're here because you're a scary and strong guy. The final marshmallow goes to...

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"...DIO."

DIO confidently gets up and claims his marshmallow, giving Sora an evil smile.

"Sora, looks like you're heart is guiding you to the cannon this time." Chris said.

Sora just sighs in defeat. "Well, I had a feeling this was gonna happen. Sorry, guys." Sora then gets into the cannon.

"Any last words, before we send you back to the house of mouse?" Chris asked him.

"Well, actually-"

But he is interrupted as Chris pushes the button and sends the keyblade wielder flying. Sora's scream could be heard in the distance as he's launched off into the distance.

"He won't be missed. Well guys, I hope you'll all get some sleep." Chris told them. "Wouldn't want to see you here for and third time."

The Vampires then leave the ceremony.

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Later, we see DIO, Cinder, and the rest of the alliance gathered together in the woods.

"Okay, make this quick." Rick said. "I have to go take a dump."

"Relax, I won't keep you long." The vampire told them. "All I'm going to say is from here on out, it's time to really cause some trouble."

"We think that maybe we should start...messing with the game." Cinder said.

"Tomorrow, the real fun begins." DIO said. "And I have just one more thing to say, and this is a big one."

The camera gets a close up on DIO's face. "Somebody...knows about us. And I think I know who."

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Oof. An alliance has formed, and someone already knows about it. Poor Nomad. DIO's not happy about this. Trust me, nothing gets past him. He sensed someone was listening to them in the mines. We also had had a fun challenge today. I loved writing out the scene at the end with the battle. Speaking of which, I do have a plan to do a chapter dedicated to actual fights in the future. (Suggested by MasterSaixus). I also enjoyed writing some of the interactions this episode. Could there be something developing between Tari and Edward? And what do you think about "Big Bro Katakuri" protecting "Little Sister Wendy"? And what do you think about this alliance. I mean, Rick, Deadpool, Susie, and Spinel, with Cinder and DIO? Thats a deadly mixture. Things are gonna get dicey. Now, we must say goodbye to Sora. He was an interesting character, but he didn't have a real role in the overarching story. I also did it to show that don't show bias for the characters I chose. Not that anyone said I did. Who knows, he might get the chance to come back. Anyone could. Hope you enjoyed this episode. Reviews are appreciated, as well as challenge ideas. I enjoy the comments and ideas, and try to include the viewers ideas as much as possible. Also, update on the fears. The only people I need left are Edgeworth, Russel, Tari, Tatsumaki, Susie, Elena and Dororo. Also, new thing we're doing. You can send in video messages from the home or from yourselves. (Just like TheMasterKat, who was fine with me doing this. Also, go check out her stories. They're really good. These messages could even impact the game like Storygirl's messages in those stories.) Again, thank you everyone for one thousand views. I did not eclectic that much already. I didn't expect that much in general. I wanted to put together a little something to celebrate this. As soon as this is posted, I'm putting together a poll for you to vote for your favorite character. When we reach two thousand views, I'll put together a thank you chapter that will be a one shot story with these characters. I might do poll in the future to see who will get to come back, but who knows? ;) I'm now gonna get started on the next episode. I'm trying to work on this at my own pace, but I don't want to keep people waiting. I'm sorry I don't have at set schedule, but episodes will get done when they get done. Thanks again, and see you in the next episode. Stay safe out there, and stay awesome. Till next time;)