Episode 5: Fears, Tears, and Donuts
Okay, kiddies! It's time for another episode. It's finally time for a challenge some of you have been waiting for. The obligatory fear challenge. Thanks again to those who sent in specific character fears. I will make sure to do my best with this one. Thanks again to Happiness studios for suggesting this idea a while back. Now, the reviews.
1602jaw: Yep. Dororo is good with screwing with people. She's tricked many adults out of their money. Messing with a child sized adult is no harder
Happiness studios: My secret? You wish to know the secret as to how I post chapters fairly often? (Laughs dramatically). Well, I'll tell you. I'm just that excited and dedicated to do this. I also set deadlines for myself. I've found the perfect balance to working on this and managing my life. Plus, I have way more time than usual now to do this because of things going on in the world. But we're not here to talk about that. About your comment on Deadpool and Spinel. It's the start of something fun. Their friendship will improve and there will be more interaction between them. Who knows what hijinks they'll get into.
MasterSaixus: I like how you went into detail giving your thoughts into each fight. You're right, some did good, and others bombed. Your challenge idea was a fun one to write. I'm always open to ideas. If you ever get another good idea, don't hesitate to tell me. And yes, I know Deadpool makes dumb decisions that could get him killed, but do you really think that'll stop him? But about Katakuri...well...you'll just have to keep reading to find out what happens with him.
Things are really gonna get intense, now. So sit brack, grab your snacks, and enjoy this new episode.
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, our competitors were put to the test with some good old fashioned brawling. And we saw what many of these guys are capable of. Geralt learned how unpredictable Deadpool can be. DIO learned that there's always someone better, and now has a personal vendetta against Katakuri. With a little "help" from Cinder, Tatsumaki's confidence in herself was her undoing, and won a one way ticket home by cannon. Who will be the next one to take that ride? Find out today, on Total Drama Infinite!"
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The episode starts at night, with everyone sitting at the bonfire. But this time, it was for a different reason. After a few rough challenges, everyone just wanted to kick back and relax with a movie. A scary, horror movie. But I bet you're wondering, where did they get this stuff from?
Flashback
Deadpool was busy going through Chris' personal quarters. Don't ask how he got in. Even I don't know. But, while snooping around, he stumbled upon an old video projector, and a stack of vintage horror movies. So, in traditional Deadpool fashion, he took this stuff back to his cabin.
"So, what have you got there?" Spinel asked.
"Just a movie projector and some films, too." Deadpool said. "I just...found them. Bet I make some good money selling this junk online. Chris probably won't miss this."
The other Demons were going through the pile of movies, looking through them.
"Hey, these look pretty good." Charlie said.
"Yes, I've seen some of these before." Edgeworth said.
"You wouldn't mind if I watched some of these before you sell them?" Russel asked.
"Oh, this gives me a fun idea!" Wendy told them. "We should do a movie night! Let's get everyone together, and just relax, you know? We've been busy with these challenges and all."
"That's an oddly specific idea," Rick said, "but fuck it, I'm *belch* in."
"Really?"
"Yeah, could be fun." Spinel said. "After all, we've earned it."
"You know what, let's do it!" Deadpool said. "Let's call the others and have a party. I'll bring the chimichangas!"
"Please, don't." Cinder said.
End of Flashback
"And that's how this all happened." Deadpool told the viewers.
"Who are you talking to?" Nicole asked.
"Nevermind."
"Shut up, losers, it's getting to the good part!" Susie said.
The movie they were watching was your typical, old school horror flick. The scene they were watching was a man walking through a dark hallway with a candle.
"He's gonna get him." Edward said.
"Never go down the dark hallway." Elena said.
The man in the movie turned around, and saw a ghoul standing there, letting out a blood curdling shreik. Then man screamed as the ghoul ripped the man to shreds. Everyone watching, was not freaked out by this. Deadpool took notice of this and turned the movie off.
"What's the big deal?!" Rick said. "Turn that shit back on!"
"Yes, I wish to continue watching this man get mutilated." DIO said.
"Come on!" Deadpool complained. "You can't tell me that's not scary! I thought you guys would be freaked out by it. That's why I picked this one!"
"I've dealt with supernatural beings frequently, so this is nothing." Dororo said.
"Plus, the special effects look very fake." Katakuri said.
"That's part of the charm!"
"Sorry, but it's just not scary." 18 said.
"Does anything scare any of you?! If you're not scared of a ghoul going all Wolverine on someone, then what are any of you scared of?"
"Well, since you brought it up, what are you scared of?" Geralt asked Deadpool.
"Cows."
They all were silent.
"Come again?" Joe asked.
"I'm scared of cows." Deadpool said. "The way they look at you is just scary. Like they're planning something...evil"
"Really? Cows? How pathetic, coming from someone like you." DIO said.
"Then tell me what scares you. It's only fair." The merc said smugly.
DIO thinks this over for a second. "Very well. If there was one thing I'd fear, it'd be losing to my mortal enemy. Though of course that would never happen."
"Guess that makes two of us." Cinder said. "I would also to lose to my worst enemy."
"There, see?" Deadpool said. "Was that so hard?"
"Since we're on the subject," Mercy said, "I guess I would fear not being able to save someone. I mean, if someone was badly hurt and couldn't save them, that worries me."
"Well, this is turning into quite the conversation." Geralt said. "Anyone else care to share what scares them? 'Cause honestly, I was getting bored of that movie."
"Whoa whoa whoa." Russel said. "I don't know if that's a good idea. There's cameras all around. Won't Chris see all this and then do that fear challenge he did back in season one?"
But of course, they all ignored him and continued engaging in the conversation.
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Well, I tried to warn them." Russel said. "If we end up doing a fear challenge, don't say I didn't warn you."
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The first one up to spill the beans was Tari. "I really don't like fighting, war, or violence. In In a game, it's fine, but in real life, I would be scared to hurt someone. It's hard for me to talk to people, let alone attack them. I'd much rather solve problems with words."
"That's pretty deep." 18 said. "For me, the scariest thing I've ever experienced was being absorbed by this freaky bio android named Cell. He absorbed me and my brother to get stronger. It still haunts me to this day.
The Nomad gets up to explain his fear as best as he can. Everyone watches as he starts stomping around with his arms stretched out.
"You're...afraid of charades?" Charlie asked.
The Nomad nodded his head and simply pulled out his wanted poster. On it was a monster that looked sort of like him, but much more terrifying and menacing. Almost demonic.
"That looks nothing like you." Dororo said. "Are you scared that people would see you as that?"
The Nomad answers yes by nodding his head.
"Interesting." Dororo said. "For me, I wouldn't want to deal with anything technologically advanced. I don't understand any of it. The unknown can be very scary. If you think ghouls and demons are bad, I don't want to deal with one of those things you call a "robot". They sound terrifying."
"Then you definitely don't want to see a Transformer." Deadpool said.
"What are those?"
"They're these big robot aliens. You want scary techno monsters from parts unknown, that's them."
"Okay, please stop talking about them." Dororo said, starting to sound scared. "They sound horrifying."
"Well, I don't like pirates." Rick said. "I hate those sons of bitches with a *belch* pa*belch*ssion."
"You do know that I'm a pirate, right?" Katakuri said. "Why aren't you scared of me?"
Rick was shocked to learn this "Wait, hold the fuck up! You're a pirate?! I never would've guessed that. You don't look like one. Besides, I'm talking about your stereotypical pirate. You know, peg leg, eyepatch, hook *belch* hand, the whole nine yards. I even once made this amusement park attraction called Pirates of the Pancreas."
"Wait, if you're scared of pirates, why would you make a theme park ride centered around them?" Susie asked.
"Because it really gives me a thrill. Duh. It's a mix of fear and excitement. The ride is supposed to be scary."
They all just went with it and continued talking. Edgeworth went next. "I'm scared of earthquakes and elevators. There was an...incident, and I've been scared of those ever since."
"Well," Spinel started, "I'm afraid to be abandoned and forgotten. I once waited for someone to come back for thousands of years. I waited in the same spot all that time. I've just recently gotten over it, but I'm afraid that any friends I make might do the same thing, and I'd just spend millenia alone again." She looked like she was starting to cry, and started shuddering at the thought of it happening again.
Most of them were stunned, and even felt sorry for her. I mean, waiting that long for someone that was never coming back? Imagine what that could do to someone. But no one felt more sad then Deadpool. He was tearing up, but it'd be hard to tell with his mask on.
"That's so terrible!" Deadpool cried, putting his arm around her. "I would hate being alone, too! That sounds so horrible! I can't imagine what that'd be like!"
"Cut the waterworks." Cinder told the mercenary. "You're getting a little too emotional."
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"So what if I am?" Deadpool said. "That story was so sad. I'd hate to be forgotten, too. As long as I'm around, she won't be alone. Wow. I never expected to say something so serious. This is weird."
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"Well, I'm claustrophobic." Russel said. "And for a pretty big dude like me, it's even harder if I'm in a tight spot."
"I really hate losing." Nicole said. "I'm afraid to fail. Growing up, my parents pressured me a lot. They wanted me to grow up to become a success. It really messed with my self esteem. I've even done the same with my kids."
"We hate to be separated from each other!" The Ice Climbers both said at the same time. "We're all we got."
"Well, I'd hate to ever hurt nature." Elena said. "The trees and wind speak to me. I'd never hurt it."
"One of the most scariest things I had to witness," Edward said, "was when I lost my little brother, Alphonse. He didn't die, because I managed to bind his soul to a suit of armor. We made a big mistake and paid the price, but, I hated watching him disappear in front of me."
"Yeah, I got a bad memory of watching someone I like almost die." Susie said. "This friend of mine named Lancer was almost killed by his dad, who's a total scumbag. We went to his castle to fix some fountain or whatever, and his dad didn't like that. So, we taught him a lesson and now Lancer is king."
"I know the one kid hates things that are technological," Geralt said, "but I hate fancy things. I'd much rather live life roughing it. That's not the kind of lifestyle I want to live. My work keeps me on the move, so I would feel uncomfortable in fancy houses, parties or wearing those suits, and talking with pompous, pretentious people."
"For me, I'd be afraid to go in the ring and fight Mr. Sandman." Joe said. "He'd definitely kill me."
"Who's Mr. Sandman?" Edward asked.
"Where I come from, he's the strongest boxer in the WVBA. His punch is capable of demolishing buildings. Though he lost his title to Little Mac, he's still a man among men. I'd rather fight Mac then fight him."
"I hate pickled plums." Wendy said. "I can't even stand watching other people eat them. They're so nasty."
"Okay, then. My turn." Charlie said. "The one thing I fear the most is if my dream were to fail."
"What's your dream?" Wendy asked.
"Well, if you must know, I have this hotel back in Hell. It rehabilitates sinners so that they can hopefully go to Heaven. It's overpopulated there, and the only other way it's dealt with is with with a yearly extermination. I care for my people, and I hate to see that happen to see them. I'd be devastated if my hotel, my dream, were to fail."
DIO then burst into laughter. "Really? That's a stupid dream. A hotel that fixes sinners? Are you out of your mind?! You want terrible people to be good?! Just because?! That's laughable. You should know the difference between dreams and reality."
"How about you shut the hell up?!" Katakuri told the vampire. "You don't mess with someone's dreams. Who gave you the right to judge?! No one! So shut your mouth!"
DIO just grumbles something.
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"I really don't like him." DIO said. "He's already made a fool of me once, and now he thinks he can talk down to me?! He's at the top of my hit list. When I'm through with him, it's going to make all the terrible things I did to Jonathan look like a joke."
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"Man, a yearly extermination?" Rick said. "Reminds of that time when me and Morty went to this planet that purged once a year."
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"Well, thanks for sticking up for me and my beliefs." Charlie said.
"Look, don't mention it."
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"I only did it to shut him up." Katakuri said. "Nothing more."
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Deadpool then remembers something. "Wait, that just leaves you, Scarfy. You're the only one who hasn't said what they fear. Come on, spill it!"
"I fear nothing." The pirate said sternly.
"C'mon, there's gotta be something. I'll keep annoying you until you do! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it! Say it!"
"ALRIGHT, FINE!" Katakuri snapped. He then takes a deep breath, and then just says it. "I fear...people learning….things...about me. There, happy?"
"What kinds of things?"
"That's it. I'm not to keen on opening up to people about myself. That's my business. Now stop bugging me about it before I tear you limb from limb!"
"Man, you're no fun." Deadpool pouted. "Dismemberment isn't gonna a stop me."
"Well, it's getting late." Edgeworth said, trying to quickly change the subject before this escalates, "I think it's probably a good idea that we all get some sleep. Who knows if Chris has something planned tomorrow."
They all agree and head back to their cabins to sleep. They all went to bed, not knowing what was to come.
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The next morning, everyone is sitting at breakfast, but there's one small difference: There is no breakfast. They hadn't seen Chef all morning. The mess hall was quiet.
"Geez, it's too quiet this morning." Edward said.
"Maybe that's a good thing." Mercy said.
"Has anyone even seen that poor excuse for a cook?!" Susie asked. "Is he off trying to make something we'd actually like?"
"So much for the peace and quiet." Joe said.
As if right on cue, Chris and Chef come right through the door.
"Well, good morning to everyone." Chris said. "I assume you're all wondering where breakfast is."
"Actually, yes. What's the hold up?" Dororo asked.
"Well, we've been busy all night. You know, getting the challenge ready, and whatnot. So Chef hasn't had time to make you all food. Luckily, one of you is getting a special breakfast. Chef, if you would."
Chef nods and heads into the kitchen. They all wait nervously, not sure what this special breakfast is, or who's getting it. (And who's probably getting a stomach pump afterwards.)
Chef comes back out with a plate and places it in front of Wendy. Wendy looks down and sees that on that plate is a heaping serving of pickled plums. Wendy's face cringes in disgust.
"Wait a minute!" Wendy said. "So last night, you were..."
"Yep." Chris said. "We listened in on everyone's conversation last night. Today, we're bringing back a fun challenge, Phobia Factor!"
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Russel was in the confessional facepalming.
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"Plus," Chris continued, "not only did we listen in, I made some phone calls across the multiverse to see if these were true. I called, friends, loved ones, and even your families to find out your deepest secrets."
For most of them, their faces went pale from this. One of them more than the others.
"Who...exactly...did you call?" Katakuri asked, trying to sound as calm as possible.
"Well, for you, I called your mother, and she had quite a bit to say about you."
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"Hmph, he's bluffing." Katakuri said. "There's no way he managed to get a hold of mama. Not that I have anything to hide."
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Chris seems like the kind of person who you don't want to give power to." Mercy said. "At this point, anything could happen."
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Everyone is startled when they see Katakuri immediately stand up and rush out of there.
"Where is he going?" Tari asked. "Should we do something about it?"
"We'll get back to him, later." Chris said, and then started to explain the challenge. "Just like the original, each of you will have to fave your worst fear. Do it, and you get a point. The team with the most points at the end wins. Now, for the most part, we will be taking turns alternating between teams. But before we move on, someone has some pickled plums they're supposed to be eating."
Wendy looked back down at her food, looking nauseous.
"Wendy, to get the point, all you have to do is finish that entire plate of pickled plums."
Everyone watches as Wendy doesn't move for a moment. This was putting a lot of pressure on her. Still, this would probably determine her continuance in the game. She then takes a deep breath picks up the plate, and quickly scarfs the plums down as if she hadn't eaten in a month. Once she finishes, she slams the plate down, showing that is licked clean.
"Good job, Wendy." Chris said. "That gives the Demons their first point. Now, if everyone would come with me, we can get this show on the road."
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Wendy was looking a little green. "That was probably the worst thing I've ever had to do. But I had no choice. If I didn't do it, and we lost, then I would be on the chopping block. More importantly right now, I'm wondering where big bro ran off to. The look on his face worried me. He looked like saw a ghost."
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Everyone then starts to follow Chris into the woods, some of them talk with each other about the challenge.
"How are you feeling?" Tari asked Wendy. She still looked a little sickly from her breakfast.
"It'll be fine." Wendy said. "I'm honestly worried about big bro. He just ran out of there."
"Well, I don't know how I could help. I don't wanna get close to him. He seems very scary."
"Seems like this challenge could be more of a challenge than we're used to." Geralt said.
"A challenge for some, and a cakewalk for others." DIO thought to himself. "But my group had better not fail."
When they all stopped, they saw a set of armchairs, screens, and a small capsule looking building, about the size of a dirt shack.
"If you look over here," Chris said, "You will be sitting in these chairs while you wait for your turn. You can watch all the "fun" everyone's going through, on these monitors."
"But what's with the fancy looking capsule?" 18 asked.
"Well, for some of your fears, you'll have to go in there. It will put you in a virtual simulation to pit you against your fears. Our monitors will also us what goes on in your simulation. And since you asked, you get to be the first one to try it out."
"Wait, me?" 18 said.
"That's right. Now, if everyone would kindly take a seat while our favorite android steps inside?"
Everyone then walks over to the seats and sits down, as 18 boldly walks into the capsule. It looks completely dark in there but 18 witnesses the environment change around her until it looks like a barren plain. 18 looks around, and it's quiet. Suddenly, she hears footsteps coming closer.
Those footsteps sound very familiar. She slowly turned around and noticed someone all too familiar. His green body, those piercing eyes, and that tail that opened up behind him. It was Cell. (Semi-Perfect Cell, to clarify)
"You!" 18 cried, backing away. "Stay away from me!"
"But my dear," Cell said, "I can't be perfect without you." He keeps walking closer to her, the tail opening up, ready to swallow her.
18 isn't having any of this, so she goes for a punch, but since it's a simulation, her fist goes right through him.
"Guess you forget that you can't hit something that isn't real." Cell said. "Now, it's my turn."
The tail opens up and starts to swallow her up. Everyone outside watches the screens in horror as the last they see of 18 is the look of fear on her face is she is getting swallowed up like a snake eating a mouse. All they can hear is her muffled screams.
"That's Cell?!" Popo said.
"This seriously happened to her before?!" Nana said. "I don't think anyone would want this to happen!"
As they watch her get absorbed, they see Cell transform into his perfect form.
"Okay, stop! I think she's had enough!" Charlie cried.
The door to the simulator opens up as 18 wobbles out of it. She's shaking like crazy, and still has that look of fear.
"Never...again." 18 muttered. 18 then snapped back to her senses and charges at Chris, grabbing him by his the collar of his shirt. "Don't you ever do that to me again! Do you know how traumatizing that was for me and my brother?!"
"Relax." Chris said. "Look on the bright side, you got your team a point."
18 just let's go of him and stomps back over to the seats as some of her team tries to comfort her.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through that again." Mercy told her. "That must of been so terrible for you."
"Well, at least it's done." 18 said, trying to find some positive from it. "And I never have to see that freak again."
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"I can't believe he'd sink that low." 18 said. "One of these days, Chris will get what he deserves."
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"Wow, that was horrifying to watch." Spinel said to Deadpool.
"Yeah, that's Chris for you." Deadpool said. "I just hope MemeKing doesn't make him go too hard on us.
"Who's this MemeKing you keep talking about?"
"He's this story's author."
"Okay, you lost me. That makes no sense."
But Chris wanted to keep the ball rolling. "Now, it's time for another Demon to face the music. Edgeworth, you're up! For this, you'll need to step into the simulation."
The prosecutor got up, feeling prepared. "Well, wish me luck, everyone." He told his team.
He goes into the simulation, and Chris happily shuts the door behind him.
"Man, I get to torture a lawyer?" Chris said, sounding excited. "Dreams do come true."
As Edgeworth was in the simulator, it's landscape changed, and he was now in an elevator. It was small and closed off, which didn't make it any better.
"Okay, just tough this out." Edgeworth told himself. He was trying to stay calm about it, but his heart was pumping fast. He was starting to break out in a sweat. "It'll be over quickly."
Suddenly, the elevator starts shaking, as if an earthquake was going on outside. The rumbling knocked him over, and he was starting to lose that calm collected demeanor he had going on there. The shaking just kept getting faster and more intense.
"PLEASE, MAKE IT STOP!" He screamed. He was laying there, curled up into a ball.
"This is getting messed up!" Russel said, as they were all watching him on the monitors.
"When will you all realize that these aren't real?" Chris said. "It's not like he's getting hurt or nothing. Well, not physically, at least. Mentally, who knows?"
"PLEASE, I'VE HAD ENOUGH! TURN THIS OFF!" Edgeworth was shouting. The elevator was now shaking so fast that everything looked like a blur.
"Okay, I think he's had enough." Chris said, as the door opens. It takes a moment, but Edgeworth stumbles out. He was still feeling very shaken (no pun intended).
"Glad to see you toughed it out." Chris told him. "Man, does that simulator feel like the real thing or what?"
"OBJECTION!" Edgeworth yelled. "That machine must not have been working right! It shouldn't have been that intense! It must be faulty!"
"I can assure you that there's nothing wrong with it. It worked as intended. It's brand new and everything."
Edgeworth doesn't say anything and heads back to the others.
"That man...has seriously….got issues." Edgeworth said, still shaken up about his experience in the simulator.
"Okay, next one up is Elena." Chris said. "Luckily, this one isn't a simulation. Come with me."
Elena gulps nervously and follows him a little further into the woods. They stop at a fairly big tree, and Chris hands her a small axe.
"All you have to do is chop down this tree to get the point." Chris told her.
Elena was looking at the axe, and then back to the tree. The voices that the wind, and more importantly, this tree, was saying not to do it.
"I don't need the wind to tell me that this is not a good idea." Elena said. "I'm sorry, guys. I just can't."
"Well, looks like we have our first quitter. Looks like someone's not brave enough."
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"I just hope they don't hate me for this." Elena said.
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Elena glumly walked back to the others.
"Hey, how'd it go?" Dororo asked.
"I just couldn't." Elena said. "I couldn't kill that tree. I'm very sorry, guys."
"Come on, you really couldn't chop a tree down?" Susie said. "How pathetic."
"How about you quit being so hard on her?" Geralt sternly said to Susie.
"Quit acting like so big and bad!" Susie told her. "Aren't you mad that her failure sets us back?!"
"I am, but I'm not showing it. And I'm not going to condemn her for it."
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"Geez, every day, I'm hating him more and more." Susie said.
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"Next up, we're going to need Cinder and DIO!" Chris said.
The two villains look at each other, and then start to walk to the simulator, but-
"Hold up!" Chris told them. "For this one, you two won't be using that. For this, we called some guests to help out. COME ON OUT, GUYS!"
They watch as two people come out, with them looking very, very, familiar to them. The first one was a young teenage girl, dressed in red and black, kind of looking like red riding hood. With her, she carried a huge scythe The other one was an older, muscular teen, wearing a black school uniform, and a hat that seemed to meld into his hair.
"You remember Ruby Rose and Jotaro Kujo, don't you guys? For this, we brought the real deal here. We're paying them five thousand dollars each to come here today."
"So….how's it been, DIO?" Jotaro asked, cracking his knuckles. "You know I've been watching this show, and I've been rooting for everyone but you."
"You!" DIO yelled, pointing at the Joestar.
"Why are they here?!" Cinder asked angrily.
"We're here to give you two a beat down." Ruby said, pulling out her scythe. "And trust me, you've had this coming for a long time."
"You two are gonna fight them." Chris explained. "Except, you two won't be fighting. You're gonna let these heroes win. Fight back in any way, and you fail.
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"This asshole is getting three generations worth of a beating." Jotaro said. He then looked around in the confessional. "I'm allowed to use this, right? I am? Okay, then."
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"I'm NOT losing to her!" Cinder yelled. "I don't care if I don't get a point. Unlike that vampire, who had his butt handed to him by that pirate, I have a reputation to uphold. But her!" She put her hand up to where her left eye used to be, remembering that it's because of her that she lost it in the first place.
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"Of course he had to bring that Joestar here!" DIO growled.
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"So...are we allowed to go all out?" Ruby asked.
"I'd be unhappy if you didn't." Chris told them.
Jotaro smirked. "Perfect." A being then comes out of his body, similar to DIO's stand, except, this one was purple and had dark flowing hair. "STAR PLATINUM!"
Everyone watches as the stand starts pummeling DIO without warning.
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And it went on for five minutes straight. After that, Jotaro felt satisfied enough to stop, and Star Platinum goes away. When he stops, everyone sees DIO on the ground, all beaten up, way worse than his fight against Katakuri. DIO felt humiliated yet again. But, in order to win the game, he figured he'd have to take risks.
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"I'm sick and tired of this game treating me like a joke!" DIO said. "If I'm to win though, I have to make tough decisions. But all of you watching better not doubt me! I will rise to the top of this game! And after that, I'm going to kill everyone here that has upset me in some way!
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"So, was that enough?" Jotaro asked Chris.
"Way more than enough!" Chris said happily. "You're definitely getting a bonus added to your pay."
"Looks like it's my turn!" Ruby said excitedly. She starts to cock her scythe (it's also a gun) and prepares to fire a high pressurized shot of dust into the maiden.
Cinder just stands there, and looks over at DIO. He nods his head no, indicating he does not want her to fight back. If he got his ass kicked, it's only fair that she does.
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"She better not..." DIO said. "I need everyone in my, I mean, our alliance to win this challenge."
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Ruby takes aim and fires a shot of dust at her. Without thinking, Cinder conjures up fire, and hits the shot, cancelling each other out.
"Ooh, too bad." Chris told Cinder. "Looks like you keep your honor, but no point for you."
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DIO was furious "What the hell were you thinking?!" He yelled. "Are you trying to put us at risk?!"
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"I'm not losing to that little girl like Torchwick has!" Cinder said. "It was all on instinct! If that vampire has a problem with it, then I won't hesitate to throw him under the bus with this alliance."
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"Sorry you couldn't give her a real beat down." Jotaro said to Ruby.
"It's fine." Ruby said. "She still messed up badly either way. It's still still a win win for me."
"Well, that was fun." Chris told the two guests. "Your work here is done. It was great to have you guys here."
"Whatever." Jotaro said, as two of them leave. Cinder and DIO head back to the others. Most of the Demons weren't very pleased with Cinder for failing her challenge.
"What are you all looking at?!" Cinder growled to her team.
"Was it really that hard to not let her beat you?!" Nicole said angrily to Cinder. "We might lose because of you!"
"I'd like to see you do any better." Cinder said.
But this conversation is interrupted by Chris.
"Speaking of which, Nicole, it's your turn!" Chris said.
Nicole gets up and walks over to Chris.
"So, what do I have to do?" Nicole asked.
"You'll need the simulation for this one."
Nicole steps into the simulator, and the environment change to a dark room, with the only visible thing in there being a table with a couple of chairs, and on the table was a chess set. She tentatively walks over to the table and sits down in one of the chairs. Sudden.y, a large crowd of people surround her. She then hears Chris' voice from a loudspeaker inside the chamber.
"For this, you will be playing chess against an invisible opponent, with this group of people watching. But, to get the point, you will take a dive, and lose the match on purpose."
"What?!"
"How ironic. To win, you have to lose. Decisions, decisions."
Before she could say anything else, the game starts, as the opponent moves a pawn.
"Okay, let's do this." Nicole said, sounding determined.
A montage is shown, as the opponent keeps capturing her pieces, she keeps messing up, and the crowd is booing at her. She was starting to get worried. She was getting frustrated that she was doing terrible at something as simple as a game of chess.
We go back to the other teams watching this, and talking about it.
"You think she'll actually do it?" Joe asked.
"Man, I don't know." Russel said. "She was so afraid to lose that she threw me off the cliff. But this...I don't know. That crowd is giving her a tough time."
"Hmph. And she gave me a tough time for failing my challenge." Cinder said. "Now, she must fail to succeed."
Anyway, back to the game, it wasn't looking good for the competitive mother. She noticed that her opponent's queen could now take her king. But then, she noticed something. Her king was positioned to where she could take the opponent's king, and win the game. Now, she felt more nervous than ever.
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"This is probably one of the toughest decisions I've had to make." Nicole said. "Now I'm in a position where I could win the match, but it'll be harder for my team to win."
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She was forced to make a decision, and boy, this was a tough one for her. Everyone is silent. Both teams, the fake crowd, everyone was quiet, anticipating what her next move would be. She was about to make a move that would allow her own king to be taken easily, but impulsively takes the enemy king, and the match.
"Sigh. Checkmate." She said glumly, knowing full well what she just did. She blew it. She let her competitiveness get in the way. Again.
The door opens up and Nicole glumly walks back to the others.
"So," Cinder said smugly, "what was that you were saying about losing because of me?"
"How about you zip it?!" Nicole yelled back. "That was hard for me!"
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"Looks like we're not doing too well." Charlie said. "My team is arguing with each other, we've already failed a a couple of fears in a row, and we have no idea where Katakuri is. I'm honestly worried about him. Where could he be?"
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"Okay, frosty friends, you're up!" Chris said, referring to the Ice Climbers.
The two friends look at each other nervously, since they both knew what they feared more than anything. "S-so," Nana stuttered, "what do we have to-"
She was interrupted as Chef snatched her up in a garbage bag, and carried her away.
"Nana! Where is he taking her?!" Popo asked.
"He's taking her all the way back to the cabin." Chris said. "As long as she stays there, and you stay here for an hour, you each get a point."
Popo started curling into a ball, and started shaking.
"I feel so cold." The little climber said.
"But you're wearing a parka." Rick said. "Plus, it's like eighty fucking degrees out here. How the hell are you not *belch* burning up?!"
"I'm not cold physically, I just feel empty without her,"
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We transition to Chef, still carrying Nana in a garbage bag. He heads into the Vampires cabin and dumps her out of the bag.
"What's going on?! Where's Popo?!" Nana cried.
"Relax," Chef told her, "all you have to do is stay in here for an hour."
Chef then leaves, leaving the other half of the bone chilling duo by herself.
"Okay," she said to herself. "An hour? Fine? I hope Popo is alright. Is he okay without me?"
A bunch of thoughts start swirling through her head, fretting about him, and fearing for the worst. She moves her hand up to the doorknob to run to him, but stops herself.
"No! I have to be strong. For him."
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"Now, while they're busy with that," Chris said, "We're gonna keep this ball rolling. Deadpool, get yourself up here!"
"Well, looks like it's me." Deadpool said to Spinel.
"Good luck out there." Spinel said.
"I won't need luck. This is me we're talking about."
The merc then walks up to Chris.
"Okay, so what is it that MemeKing is having you do to me?" Deadpool asked.
"I thought I told you to tone down the fourth wall breaking." Chris said. "Whatever, for this, you won't be using the simulator."
He then sees Chef come out with a real cow and a bucket.
"All you have to do is milk the cow enough to fill up the bucket."
"Oh...okay." Deadpool said nervously. The cow just looks at him, and Deadpool is actually scared. That look that the cow gave him. It looked like it was waiting to strike. To do something terrible. He looks back over at everyone. Some of them were laughing that he was freaking out over a cow, but he saw Spinel giving him a thumbs up.
Deadpool takes the bucket and gets down on he ground to milk the cow. He grabs an udder, and is disgusted with how it feels. He takes a breath, and tries to remain calm. He squeezes the udder and pulls it down. A little bit of milk shoots out into the bucket.
"That doesn't feel too bad." He said. He then grabs a hold of another one and does the same thing. He then goes back and forth between hands, milking it. Soon, he gets into the rhythm of it.
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"Man, that's not as hard as I thought." Deadpool said. "Their faces still scare the crap out of me. At least I had someone supporting me. Wow. I'm saying something serious again. Still, weird, but true."
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Before he knew it, he had the bucket filled to the brim with fresh milk.
Chris was surprised. "Whoa, didn't expect you to go through that so easily. You get the point."
"Boom!" Deadpool said, "Take that, cow! You can't mess with me! And guess what?! I could really go for a cheeseburger right now!"
"Alright, cool your jets." Chris told him, getting annoyed with him. "Just go sit down so we can continue this. The Masked Singer comes on tonight, and I don't want to miss it."
Deadpool then heads over to the others, and him and Spinel high five.
"Man, did you see me own that cow or what?!"
"Great job!" Spinel said. "I knew you'd do it."
"Yeah, well, I even surprised myself, if that's possible. Thanks for the support."
"Anytime."
"Russel, it's your turn!" Chris said. "Hop right into the capsule."
The drummer gets up and heads into the simulation. Once the environment changes, he sees that he's stuck in a chimney.
"Oh, crap!" He said. He looks around and sees that the only way out is an opening at the top.
"Okay, big guy." Chris said. "To pass, all you have to do is shimmy your way up the chimney and out the top. If you want out now, all you have to do is say you give up."
Russel was freaking out, but he didn't show it on his face. "Like hell I'm giving up that easily!"
He tried wiggling his body, and moved up a little bit, but it was quite exhausting.
"This'll be tougher than I thought." He then continues trying to get to the top. Slowly, but surely, he's making his way up. But there was a problem. The closer he gets to the exit, the more the confined space shrinks and the harder it is for him to move. He's about three quarters of the way through when he can't move at all. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me."
Russel didn't know how much further he could go. He got to a point where he couldn't move anymore. He already used up a lot of energy and effort to get this far, and the exit was so close. No way he was calling it quits this close. With one loud scream, he writhed and struggled harder than he ever had to, and started moving up faster and faster. With one last push, he was completely out of that hell hole.
"Take...that!" Russel huffed, tired from his escape.
The door opens, and Russel walks out and back to everyone before Chris could congratulate him.
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"Man, my body is gonna be sore tomorrow after this." Russel said.
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"Okay, Nomad. You're up." Chris said. "Hop in!"
The Nomad waves at everyone and steps into the simulator. He doesn't feel too scared as the contraption changes. Soon, he realizes he's in a small rural town, with some people out in the streets walking He walks around, looking at all of the small houses and shops. He makes eye contact with one of the passers-by and waves. The man drops his groceries and runs away screaming.
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU MONSTER!" The man cried and ways he ran off.
The Nomad was a little puzzled with what just happened. He then continues walking and sees a young couple walking by. He walks up to them and waves at them.
"IT'S HIM!" The woman shrieked. "HE'S GONNA PUT A CURSE ON US!"
The man then shoves the Nomad away, and the two of them run off. "If you know what's good for you, I'd get out of here!" The man yelled. "Before we make you!"
The Nomad then runs off, not sure what's going on. Unless…
The magic being then runs up to the window in front of one of the local shops, and when looks at the reflection in the window, he nearly faints from what he saw. He saw that instead of seeing his face, he looked like how he did on his wanted poster. He was the monster people feared him to be!
He then ran away from the window, scared of what he saw. People fear him, and now he really is what they think he is. But that didn't answer what he was supposed to do. Chris didn't tell him what he had to do in here. He tried running up to more people, hoping that someone, anyone could help him, and tell him what he needed to do. Unfortunately, the reactions from the people in there were all the same.
"FREAK!"
"GO AWAY!
"PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!
"BURN IN HELL, MONSTER!"
He had ran up to everyone that he could find, and still nothing. Finally feeling beat, he slumped down, wishing for this to end. He didn't care at this point if he failed the challenge. He just wanted it to end.
Suddenly, the simulation ended, and he was finally back to looking like himself.
"Good job out there." Chris said, as the Nomad stepped out of the capsule. He was confused. He didn't know what he did that warranted that he passed.
"I bet you're wondering what you did. Well, you had to go around in that town and scare and terrorize everyone, even if it was unintentional. Mission accomplished."
A little upset that now he tells him, but relieved that it's all, the Nomad walks back and sits down, feeling a lot better.
"That must've been tough for you." Edward said to the Nomad. "Bet you're glad it's over."
The Nomad nodded in agreement, also Chris called out the next person. "Charlie, it's your turn in the simulator."
Charlie took a deep breath and tried to keep a smile on her face. "Right. Okay, I'm ready."
Charlie then walks into the capsule, man it changes to a place that's very familiar to her. She was back in Hell. More importantly, she was in front of her hotel. She turned around and looked at it, only for her smile to completely drop.
Her hotel was in ruins. It was breaking down and was mostly boarded up.
"What happened, here?" She pried open the door, and saw that it looked way worse on the inside. The walls, the floor, everything was broken and looked like it hadn't been touched in years. And it was empty. She didn't see any of her friends or the staff. None of them.
"What happened?!" She yelled.
She then hears Chris' voice from the outside. "In this simulation, your dream failed. You never managed to change anyone's hearts, and no one took it seriously. Your friends and loved ones all lost faith in this place, and in you, and left. Hell has become a madhouse. Chaos, anarchy, and turf wars. To pass this challenge, you must head back outside and watch what's about to happen."
She then ran outside, and saw a familiar sight that she hated seeing. It was an army of angels, with weapons at the ready. It was the yearly extermination! She hated seeing this event every year. Watching millions of denizens of Hell be slaughtered every year.
She watched in horror as in the distance, the angels came down and killed a group of demons that were in the middle of a turf war. She couldn't look away as the heavenly beings turned that war into a massacre. She watched them all be maimed in ways that even DIO couldn't think of.
Everyone outside watches her challenge, with probably as much shock as the demon princess.
"This is what she goes through every year?!" Wendy cried.
"Man, it reminds of that planet that purged." Rick said as he pulled out his flask and started drinking, not even fazed by the demon slaughtering unlike everyone else. "It looks like a level you'd play in DOOM."
The killings went on for a few more minutes, until there's no one else to kill. The angels then fly away like flock of seagulls. The simulation ends and Charlie steps out, still a little shaken.
"Well, that was one hell of a challenge." Chris joked. Charlie then glared at him. Her face started changing, looking more demonic and terrifying then the sweet and adorable look she normally had.
"Okay, okay, too soon." Chris said, getting kind of worried with how she was looking at him. "At least it's done. It all never happened."
Charlie's face then turned back to normal. "It still wasn't any fun to go through." She then walks back over the others, some of them feeling bad for her, that this was something that was normal where she came from.
"I'm so sorry." Wendy said, trying to comfort Charlie.
"It felt so real." Charlie said. "I never expected Chris to go that far to scare us."
"At this point, we should probably expect the unexpected." Edgeworth told her.
"Next up, for the Vampires, it's Dororo's turn." Chris said.
Dororo gets up, ready for anything Chris has to throw at her.
"Last night, it sounded to me that you didn't want to see a Transformer." Chris told her.
"Uh-huh…" Dororo said, starting to get nervous.
"Well, I managed to get in touch with one of them, and this one is a real wild card. Or I guess I should say, "they."
Suddenly, something comes down from the sky and lands in front of her. It was a giant silver and purple colored jet, but then sees it transform into a more humanoid form, and a calm, collected look on its face.
"Say hello to Blitzwing!"
(I'm using the Transformers Animated incarnation of him. He switches between three personalities. He's currently in his more calm personality.)
The Decepticon looked down at Dororo, who was shaking in fear.
"Is this her?" Blitzwing asked the host.
"Yep." Chris answered. "Dororo, to pass this, all you have to do is somehow take this guy down. I mean, you beat a psychic in battle, so robots shouldn't be much harder."
Dororo watches as the appearance on the Blitzwing's face changes to one more dark and crazy looking. This was his most insane personality.
"I'M GONNA HAVE LOTS OF FUN WITH THIS KID!" Blitzwing yelled, sounding like a lunatic.
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"That's what they are?!" Dororo cried. "This thing looks scarier than any monster I've had to face! I don't know how I'm gonna beat it!"
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Dororo takes off running, while Blitzwing turns back into a jet and flies after her.
"Little girl, wait up!" The Decepticon yelled. "I just want to blast ya!"
Dororo dodges some blasts that he fires at her. "I really hate Chris!" She yelled. "That thing is not natural!"
"Aren't you worried what that thing is gonna do to her?!" 18 asked Chris.
"She should be fine." Chris said. "Maybe."
"Is it just me, or does that thing sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger?" Rick said.
(Authors Note: He sounded like him to me.)
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We see Dororo, who was walking through the woods.
"Looks like I lost him." She said. First things first, she needed to figure out how to take down that overgrown toy. Looking around in the forest, she got an idea.
"I got more than enough to work with, here."
About ten minutes later...
It was done. She had used her quick thinking to set up booby traps. A tripwire made of vines, a leaf pit into sharp sticks, and a giant log that will come swinging down. All she needed to do now was lure him out.
"COME ON OUT AND GET ME!" Dororo yelled. "I'M HERE, ALL ALONE AND DEFENSELESS!"
She hears giant footsteps, as Blitzwing, who was now turned back into his robot form, was following the sound.
"I hear you, you filthy little organic!" Blitzwing yelled.
Dororo watched from behind a tree as it was going according to plan. The robot was about to hit the tripwire. Once he triggered it, he tripped and fell into the leaf pit, getting impaled by the sticks. They only thing that could be seen above the pit was Blitzwing's head. He was struggling to get out.
His face then switched to a red face. "NOW YOU'RE REALLY MAKING ME MAD, KID! IS THIS THE BEST YOU GOT?!
Dororo steps out in front of him, looking smug. "Nope, this is." She said. She pointed up, and Blitzwing saw a giant log swinging towards him. When the log hit him, it knocked his head clean off, putting the robot out of commission.
"Take that, you tin can!"
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Everyone watches as Dororo comes back with Blitzwing's destroyed head like a trophy.
"Congratulations." Chris told her. "But...I don't think Megatron is gonna be happy about this."
"Well, whoever he is," Dororo said, "tell him I said to SHOVE IT!"
Dororo heads back to the others, still clutching the robot head.
"Not bad, kid." Geralt said. "What'd you do to him?"
"Oh, you know, just got him by surprise."
Chris then looks back down at his watch. "Okay, it looks like the hour is up! Chef, if you would kindly go retrieve Nana. The Ice Climbers each get a point for toughing it out. Geez, it has been too long since we had someone give up. You guys are braver than I thought."
Chef goes to get her while everyone looks at Popo. He was sitting there, still as a statue, with a look of dread on his face. It was as if his body went catatonic. A few minutes later, Chef comes back with Nana, who looked the exact same way. Once she's brought back, the two snap out of their state and run up to each other and hug.
"We actually did it!" Popo cheered."
"I thought I was gonna fail!" Nana said.
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"There is something not right with those two." Russel said.
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"Okay, now, the next one up is Tari!"
Tari then gets up, looking very nervous.
"Relax, this will be simple." Chris told her. "All you have to do is fight someone here."
"What?!" Tari cried. "Who?!"
Chris then looks over at everyone, trying to think who he wants to see the gamer girl fight. He then makes his decision when his eyes fall upon…
"...EDWARD!"
The both of them gasp when they hear this.
"Wait, why me?" Edward asked skeptically.
"Oh, you know..." Chris said, trying act like this wasn't rigged, "I just picked randomly. All Tari has to do is punch you. In the face."
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"Okay, that's going way too far!" Edward said. "He picked me because we're becoming good friends. He just wants to stir up the drama. At the very least, I'm glad he didn't ask me to hit her."
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"I can't do that!" Tari cried. "He did this on purpose. I can't hit him in the face. His kind...handsome….face. Gah! There I go, doing it again!"
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Tari then turns to look at Edward.
"I really don't want to do this." She said.
"Look, just do it." Edward said bluntly, holding his arms out.
Tari was stunned that he'd say this "Wait, you want me to? I just can't!"
"Look, I don't want you to fail and then get voted off. Besides, you promised you'd show me how to play some of those games you've been talking about. So just do it. I won't think of you any differently no matter what choice you make."
She was shocked. He was allowing her to hit him? Should she? She didn't want to leave, but she didn't want to hurt the guy that she...she...
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"Okay, fine!" Tari said. "He's the greatest guy I've ever met! Maybe I do like him a lot! Maybe I am falling in love with him! But most of the time I'm around him, I feel confident and nervous at the same time! I just don't know what to do. I just can't hurt anyone, let alone him. No matter what I do, I feel like I'm letting someone down."
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Tari then raises her fist, ready to take a swing. Edward stands there with his eyes closed, bracing himself. Tari starts hesitating, her hand shaking. Everyone watches to see if she'll bring the hurt on him. After more hesitation, she puts her hand down.
"I can't." She said quietly. "I just can't hurt you. I'm sorry, everyone."
Edward opens his eyes back up, and sees that she decided not to. He then walks up to her.
"It's fine." He told her. "You don't have to apologize to me. I just hope you don't leave tonight if your team loses."
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"Well, I got to hand it to her." Edward said. "It also shows the kind of person she is. Kind, sweet, passionate about the things she likes. I like that in a girl." He then pauses for a second. "Uhhhh...what was I saying?"
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"Well that's just too bad for you." Chris told Tari. "Took long enough before we had another chicken. And on that note, it's Edward up next.
Tari just walks back with her head hung low.
"Well, don't feel too bad about it." Wendy told her. "I can understand it was hard for you."
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"I can tell that the way she was looking at him showed that she really likes him." Wendy said. "I think it's sweet."
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Edward gets into the simulation, and goes through the same routine as the others who had been in there. He then realizes that he's in a dark room. He looks around and sees a younger version of him and his brother. This was the day when it all happened.
"Okay, what are you up to, Chris?!" The alchemist yelled.
He then hears Chris' voice. "All you have to do is watch this traumatic memory."
"Wait, how does this thing have access to my memories?"
"This machine can look into every part of your mind. Less talking, more watching."
Ed watches this moment as if it happened yesterday. The look on his face was not just one of fear and horror, but one of sadness and regret. He sees himself and his brother trying to use alchemy to bring their mother back. He then watches as their plan failed and sees himself lose his leg. He then sees this version of him holding out his hand to his brother as he watches him disappear right in front of him. That's where the simulation ends.
Ed steps out of it, his face looking grim.
"Well, that was quite anticlimactic, but you still pass." Chris said, as Edward went to sit with the others.
"I'm so sorry that happened to you." Tari whispered to him.
"It's fine." Ed told her. "It all worked out in the end for the most part. But sometimes, that day still haunts me."
"Now, it's Rick's turn in the simulator." Chris said.
Rick then walks into the chamber.
"Okay, let's get this *belch* over with.
The simulator then changes, and soon Rick sees he's on a pirate ship, with a whole group of them cornering him, their weapons pointed.
"Shit." He muttered.
"All you have to do for this is kill every simulated pirate on this ship."
Rick then throws down a smoke bomb, and quickly gets out of the way behind the crowd while they're blindsided behind the smoke. Rick then pulls out his blaster and starts shooting at them, the pirates disappearing in a behinfyurst of pixels when he hits them.
"IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT, YOU SICK FUCKS?! EAT SHIT!"
Before they all could fight back, he had "killed" every single one of them.
"Didn't expect that to end quickly, did ya, dipshit?" Rick said out loud.
The simulation winds and Rick steps out, looking chill.
"Again, another anticlimactic finish." Chris said, as Rick went to sit down. "Okay, then. Next up, it's Geralt."
Geralt then goes into the simulation, and the setting he is put in is one of a fancy, Victorian Era, party. He looks down and noticed that he was wearing a fancy suit. And it felt uncomfortable, to boot. He looked at people dancing, eating, or talking with each other. The way they all acted repulsed him.
"Sigh. How long do I have to be in here?" He asked. "This is already mentally frustrating."
"Twenty minutes. Try not to flip out. " Chris answered, and then turned to everyone else. "And while he's busy with that, we're going to go look for a certain scarf wearing giant. He's got a fear to conquer, too."
Some of them had forgotten about Katakuri. Where could he have run off to?
"Do you have any idea where he could be?" Wendy asked.
"Well, Chef said he saw a weird individual strolling the woods. I think that's where he might be hiding." He then looks over at Chef. "Chef, if you would kindly show us whare you saw him."
While Geralt is busy with facing his fear, everyone leaves to follow Chef deep into the woods. After walking for a while, they all stop when they finally see Katakuri, who's sitting down underneath a tree, deep in thought.
"Thought you could hide from us, eh, Katakuri?" Chris joked.
"What are you doing out here?" Charlie asked.
"I'm not doing it." Katakuri said coldly.
"What?"
"The challenge, that's what. I don't want you all to get involved with it. My fear, my problem, has caused me so much anguish and regret over the years."
"Does this have to do with why you cover your face?" Deadpool asked bluntly.
"Deadpool! That's awfully rude." Tari told the merc.
"No." Katakuri interrupted. "He's right. I refuse to let you see what's underneath. It's my greatest fear, and my greatest shame."
"You know, if you don't take it off, you risk your team losing?" Chris pointed out.
"I...I….." Katakuri stuttered. As much as he didn't want to do that, he didn't want his team to potentially lose because of him.
"Please?" Charlie urged.
Wendy walked up to him and looked the pirate dead in the eye.
"Please do it, big bro?" She asked. "For me?"
Then that's when Katakuri saw it. For a moment, he didn't see Wendy, he actually saw his younger sister, Brulee. The one person in the world Katakuri felt most safe around.
"V-very well." He said stiffly.
He slowly stands back up, and begins to remove the scarf. Much to the horror of many of them, it was not a pleasant sight. His mouth was torn, with stitches going from one cheek to the other. He also had a set of long and sharp fangs to compliment all of that. His face looked like a torn up mess that not even a mother would love.
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Tari was seen in the confessional, shaking from what she just saw.
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Dororo was busy looking at the wall, rethinking life.
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Susie was seen throwing up.
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"Look at this freak!" DIO yelled. "Looks like Mr. High and Mighty isn't so perfect after all. He's a fraud! He looks hideous. He looks like a...pelican eel."
Pelican eel…that insult that many bullies called him back in the day. All the anguish people put him through, and the people he cared about that suffered because of it.
"Is this….really you?" Charlie asked him.
He then looked away from them. He was filled with fear and anger. "Yes...it is. This is me. When I'm alone, I love to take that thing off and stuff my face with donuts. Now you all know the truth. If I wasn't under contract, I would be killing all of you right now for discovering my secret."
"Wait, that's it?" Deadpool said, not impressed. "This is what you were hiding? Besides, that's probably not the worst face you all have seen."
Deadpool then proves a point by taking his mask off, showing everyone the scarred face he had from being given his healing factor. Everyone looks at Deadpool's face and screams in disgust.
"AHHH! PUT IT AWAY! PUT IT AWAY!" They all shouted, as the merc put his mask back on.
"Since this was the big secret you tried to hide from everyone, I'm going to give your team the point." Chris said, still freaked out about Katakuri's face. "But, we still have a challenge to finish. Let's go back and see how Geralt is doing."
Most of them quickly head back, but two people stayed behind with Katakuri. It was Wendy and Charlie.
"What are you all still doing here?!" Katakuri growled at them. "Leave me be. The world now knows who I am. You're just like all the others. You're scared of me, you laugh at me, and hurt those I care about! I can see it"
"We wouldn't think of you any differently." Wendy said. "I still think you're awesome! In fact, you look even cooler."
He was stunned. She didn't care?
"Look, if there's one I've learned in life," Charlie told him, "There's nothing wrong with being yourself. People laugh and make fun of me for how I am, but I know there are still people who still care about me no matter what. Just know that we care. I care."
She then walks up to him and hugs him, startling both him and Wendy. Katakuri tries to act stoic, but there was a slight hint of blushing on his face.
"I can tell from the very beginning that something bothered you. You were afraid to be yourself. There's nothing wrong with being you. Putting up this fake persona of yours seems to put a lot of stress on you. What you were doing was just trying to relax and be you. I know all this time I seemed to bother you about it, but I just wanted to help you."
"But...why help me?" He asked, still trying to take everything that was happening in.
"You just seemed like a really interesting person to me. You've been a mystery since the beginning."
"And it doesn't change how strong you are!" Wendy said. "You're still the strong big bro that I know!"
"So...what do I do now?"
"You want my advice?" Charlie said. "Stop trying to run and hide from who you are and accept you for you. Because we do. Embrace who you are. We like this version of you."
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Katakuri was seen in the confessional without his scarf. "This...is just too much to process. I can't change what has happened, but should I? All this time I've been someone who I'm not. Should I stop with this facade and just embrace myself? That woman….and that kid...they don't care. They're accepting. It feels...weird. and what that woman said to me...and that hug….it makes me feel….funny inside."
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Katakuri then thinks to himself for a moment. "Okay, then. I'll drop this sham, and just be me. But...it will be hard to get used to. I shouldn't care if others judge. I shouldn't care if the others can't accept me. I'll still kick their asses regardless. Especially that vampire."
"That's the spirit!" Wendy said.
"Look, let's just get back before we're gone for too long, okay?" Charlie said.
The three of them start to head back, but Katakuri turns around and sees his scarf on the ground. He then decides to leave it and head back with them.
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"So...this is really him, huh?" Charlie said. "He seems so nice, so sweet, and goofy. But in a good way. I'm glad I I was able to help him a little bit. Now, I know he'll be okay. We're still glad to have him on our team. And I'm glad to have him here with me- er- I mean-" She stammered.
She then realized what she just said. "WAIT, CAN I GET A DO OVER?"
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The three of them get back to the others, and see that Geralt was already finished with his fear. He was looking exhaisted. When they get back, everyone's heads look over at them, still a little weirded out by his face.
"What are you all looking at, huh?!" Katakuri yelled. "Look, this is me! This is who I am! From now on, this will be me, and if any of you got a problem with that, then fight me!"
He looks over at Charlie, who have him a thumbs up.
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DIO was looking furious. "Well, now I know his secret. And he somehow finds a way to turn it into something other than a weakness. I will still make him pay. I'll find what he cares about, and destroy it. And that will destroy him from the inside. His days are numbered, just you wait."
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"Well, I'm glad that you've had this epiphany," Chris said, sounding like he didn't care at this point, "but we still have a challenge to complete. Geralt stock it out and earned the point. Now, it's time for Glass Joe to face the music."
Charlie, Wendy, and Katakuri sit down, and Glass Joe stands up and heads into the simulator. Once the machine does its thing, the boxer realizes he's in a boxing ring. Man his opponent was none other than the monster himself, Mr. Sandman.
"Just survive three minutes in the ring and you get the point." Chris said.
Everyone watches as Sandman rushes up to Glass Joe and starts wailing on him, each of his fists hitting like a truck. Joe knew he wouldn't be able to take him on, and was scared, but for his team, he was willing to take this beating for him. He's been trying to work on his confidence, and it was sort of working out for him. Even though it wasn't real, the punches still hurt a lot, and before he knew it, three minutes were up. The simulation ended, and Joe stepped out, all bruised up, but raised his fist in victory, looking proud, as his team cheered for him.
"Not bad," Chris said. "Glad to see you're not dead."
Joe heads back and sits down as Chris calls the next name.
"Susie, you're up."
"Whatever, let's just get this over with." She said, as she quickly got in the chamber.
The layout changed and she soon found herself in the card castle, where her, Kris, and Ralsei came to save the world. In front of her, just like in Edward's fear, she saw herself and her friends squaring off against the Lancer's dad, the king. In his hand, he held up Lancer by his neck, ready to drop him to his death.
"Simple enough." She said. She knew that they would win in the end, but noticed something different. The version of her and her friends she saw didn't move, and the king's grip on his son was tightening. This wasn't how it turned out. A dark circle opens up in front of them, and she watches in horror as the king lets go of Lancer, and he falls into the black abyss.
"NOOOOOOO!" Susie screamed out, as the simulation ended.
Susie burst out of there and ran up to Chris.
"Good job, you passed." Chris said, but Susie wasn't having any of it.
"That's not how it happened!" She yelled. "Why was it different?!"
"We had to tweak it a little bit, otherwise it would have been too easy for you, since you knew it was originally a happy ending."
"You're lucky I don't don't hack you like a fish right now!"
She then stomps back over and sits down, feeling very mad that he messed with her mind like that.
"And now, this leaves just one member of each team." Chris said. "Spinel, you're the final Demon. After her, Mercy will finish this. You two will be using the simulator."
"Well, wish me luck." Spinel said. She walks into it, and it doesn't take long for this to change. When it's dome, all she sees is blackness. Complete and utter blackness. Nothing was there, nobody was there.
"Come on, you got this." Deadpool said to himself.
"So…how long do I have to be in here?" Spinel asked.
"Just...five minutes." Chris said, giving off a sinister smirk.
"Really? This is too easy."
"Yeah….that is too easy." Katakuri said skeptically to Chris. "What are you up to?
"Okay, you got me!" Chris said. "What she doesn't know is that for this, I made it so that time will pass slower for her in there. Five minutes out here will be five hundred years in there."
"WHAT?!" Everyone said.
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"Darn you, Chris!" Deadpool said. "Come on, Spinel. You can do this. I have faith you'll do this! Man, third time I've said something serious. Still feels weird.
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Unfortunately for the gem, it had felt longer than five minutes. She was starting to get worried. There's no way Chris would forget about her. There's no way any of them would forget. Soon, more time passed. Hours, days, weeks, months, even years had passed. She was freaking out. She had wrapped her arms around her body, completely covering herself, like a cocoon. She was crying, she was shaking like crazy, and had this all too familiar feeling of dread, anger, and fear. It seems they did forget. Now, S
she'd have to spend millenia alone again. That is, until the simulation ended after so long. She looked out from her makeshift cocoon, and stepped out. She stepped out, and saw everyone there, as if no time had passed.
"What?!" She said. "But...how long was I in there? It felt like centuries."
"Actually, it really was just five minutes." Deadpool told her. "Chris made made it feel like it had been longer. Still...you did awesome, bud. I was rooting for you."
Spinel had felt so relieved. She wasn't forgotten, and the closest friend she had here was supporting her as best as he could. She felt better than she had going in.
Chris then looks at the results. "Okay, looking at the tally, both teams are tied up. If Mercy completes facing her fear, then the Vampires win."
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"I guess it's just all up to me, now." Mercy said.
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Mercy then steps in, and suddenly she is transported to the base in Watchpoint Gibraltar.. She looked around and saw a fight was going on. (Pretty much like your standard Overwatch match). One group was trying to move the payload, while the other one tried to stop them. She watched as they were hurting each other. She pulled out her staff to heal them, but-
"Ah ah ah," Chris said, "You have to wait until the fight is over, and not heal any of them. Do that, and your team wins."
Mercy continued to watch as one by one, each of them fell. This had hurt her very much. Soldier, Genji, Tracer, Hanzo, and more fell as the one team managed to win by stalling them from getting the payload to the end. The simulation ended as the last thing she heard was "Play of the Game."
When Mercy comes out, her team surrounds her as they cheer for her. She had stuck it out and won it for them.
"Mercy has done it!" Chris announced. "The Vampires have won the challenge!"
The Vampires continue to cheer while the Demons groan.
"Well, your team had a quite a few chickens." Chris said, referring to Cinder, Nicole, and Tari. "See you guys at elimination."
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Later that day, the evil alliance was meeting up in their usual spot in the woods. DIO was not in a happy mood. He was mad that Cinder messed up, and this risks losing a valuable asset to him.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" DIO yelled. "YOU COULDN'T LET THAT GIRL WIN?!"
"Look, it'll be fine!" Cinder snapped. "My pride wouldn't let me lose to her. Besides, I'm not the only one on our team that messed up, today. If you ask me, the odds are still in my favor!"
DIO at least, sort of, calms down.
"Sorry to change the subject," Deadpool said to them, "but what do you guys think about Scarfy? Wait, I guess I can't call him that now. Eh, I'll just call him Donuts. Yeah, that'll work. I just can't be bothered to remember his name."
"You know, you talk too much." Susie told him.
"That freak still thinks he's so good," DIO said, "but I will find what he cares about, and destroy it. And then we'll go after him!"
But Cinder didn't like this comment.
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"He wants to go after him?! Cinder said. "Well, not before I learn how he can see the future. That vampire better not get I can the way of that, or he will have me as an enemy."
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Later that night, the Demons were sitting at the bonfire pit.
"Campers, I have only eleven marshmallows. The votes this time were really close, but they were all still very similar nonetheless. Listen for your name."
Chris starts calling out names as each of them go up to
"Spinel"
"Charlie"
"Glass Joe"
"Wendy"
"Russel"
"Deadpool"
"Katakuri"
"Edgeworth"
"And Rick"
As Rick got up to get his marshmallow, this left Tari, Nicole, and Cinder.
"You three were the ones who failed to conquer your fears." Chris told them, "but out of the three of you, the one with the least votes was Tari."
Tari breathes a sigh of relief as this leaves just Nicole and Cinder. Cinder was still confident, but Nicole was nervous.
"Now, this one was a really close vote, you two. The final marshmallow goes to..."
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"...Cinder."
Nicole watches in shock as Cinder gets up to claim her marshmallow.
"Well...I guess that's it." Nicole said glumly. She felt sad, and very furious, but most of that was towards herself. "I guess I'll try to improve my competitiveness."
Nicole gets in the cannon as Chris prepares to push the button. "Any last words?"
"Just fire it already!"
Chris pushes the button as she gets blasted into the horizon, her scream getting more and most ore faint.
"Well, wasn't this quite the episode." Chris told the audience. "A lot has transpired today. And what will all all of all of this lead to? Find out next time on Total Drama Infinite!"
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Whoo, this one was a doozy to write. Good thing thing got it finished earlier than you all expected. There's a lot to take in from this episode. Again, thanks to those of you who sent in the fears. And to Happiness studios for this challenge idea. The game is really gonna kick into high gear now. Katakuri is now exposed, and he's not alone when it comes to embracing himself. The alliance starts to have some internal conflict, and more is going on between everyone. One relationship improves, while another starts to bloom. I hope you all enjoyed it. Don't forget to review, and send in challenge ideas. There's no dumb ideas. Also, I could use a few more messages from home or from yourselves before I can put them in the show. I've only gotten a couple so far. I'm going to get some sleep, and then start planning out the next episode. Till next time, stay safe, especially in these times we live in, and stay awesome. ;)