Episode 7: Champs and Chumps
Hello, viewing world. It's me, back with another episode. And trust me, this will be a fun one. It will be more laid back then some of the previous ones I've done. First off, let me say thanks to you all for making this story hit over 2,600 views. Wow. I never expected to reach 1,000, let alone this. I want to take a moment to thank everyone for reading, reviewing, following, and letting me use your amazing challenge ideas. I know I do the work, but I couldn't have done it without you all. Here's to hoping we hit 5,000. A guy can dream, huh? Anyway, let's answer these reviews.
1602jaw: I'm glad you liked it. I mean, the Ice Climbers were meant to be an expy of them, but more competent and useful. Who knows how they'll do now that one is gone.
MasterSaixus: Yes, everyone had their own moments in the previous chapter. Was there ever any doubt that Edgeworth would expect something is up? This could be hard for the alliance. Especially Deadpool. He's stuck between a rock and a hard place, and now he has to keep his yap shut? Things are gonna get dicey.
Happiness studios: All is forgiven. I'm just glad you enjoyed this episode. There's a lot of interesting stuff that has yet to fully develop. More surprises are in store. The alliance is really in danger, now. As for the elimination, it was supposed to go down differently. Popo was still planned to leave, but I had to change the episode's challenge part way through due to writer's block for that other challenge. Yes, it could have been better, and I apologize. I'm going to keep improving more and more. But for now, we have to keep moving forward. Also I like that you're a fan of EdRi. That's what I'm calling the pairing for Ed and Tari.
For today, watch as many of our competitors show their skills, and see who comes out in top as a superstar. Now, let us begin!
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, our competitors were sent on a hunt for treasure beyond their wildest dreams. Too bad it was on Boney Island. Once they got there, everyone went through their own kind of mayhem. The evil alliance is at risk of being discovered by Edgeworth, and DIO told them there's no going back now. For now, they lay low. Some of the Demons got some help from some of the Vampires, and it may have helped some of them bond a little more. On the other end of that spectrum, the Ice Climbers had a falling out, but not too long after, patched it up. Too bad by the time they did, Popo was sent packing, leaving Nana to fight for the both of them. How will she fare now that she's a climber down? What will the alliance do now that they're under high alert? And will Deadpool get any more annoying? Yes to that. Find out on today's exciting episode of Total Drama Infinite!"
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The episode opens in the morning with everyone just waking up, getting dressed, and heading to breakfast. They were all groggy and feeling exhausted from the treasure hunt the previous day. The Demons were even more worn out from their party that they got as a reward for winning the last challenge.
"Geez, that was one killer party last night, wasn't it?" Russel said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Totally worth it!" Deadpool exclaimed, waking up filled with his unnaturally psychotic cheeriness. "Even the part with getting donkey tails poked on me!"
"So, I'm sure you had plenty of fun last night." Wendy whispered to Tari.
"Wha...what are y-you talking about?" Tari stuttered.
"I saw how you were acting around Ed. Not just last night, but other times, too. I think you two would really hit it off."
"R-really? You think so?"
As they were walking, Katakuri overheard this and tried to quickly silence Wendy.
"Kid, you shouldn't be talking about that kind of stuff just yet." Katakuri told the mage. "Not until you're older."
"Seems like Tari isn't the only one with relationship issues." Wendy teased.
"What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Nothing."
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"Some people are so dense." Wendy said.
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"Well, looks like it's time to start another boring day." Susie said as everyone walked through the doors into the cafeteria. But what they saw made any of them who were still feeling sleepy go wide awake very quickly.
Before them was a spread of the most delicious buffet you have ever seen. All of their favorite foods, and more, were laid out before them. I swear, you could see the chorus of angels singing. Everyone was just awestruck.
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Well, isn't all of this quite the surprise." Geralt said. "Seems they can actually make good food if you really tried.
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"Is this….real? Or am I dreaming?" Dororo asked.
"It looks real, and it smells real." Charlie said, taking in the smell of the delicious banquet.
"Something's up." Katakuri said skeptically. "This has gotta be some kind of trick. Or it could be a trap."
"Hasn't anyone ever told you not to look at a gift horse in the mouth?" Deadpool asked him. "Just don't question it and enjoy it. It's obviously laid out just for us."
"Well, I'm not eating any of it. I'm sticking to my guns."
After he said that, everyone heard a loud rumbling coming from the pirate's stomach.
"Well, looks like someone is a hungry little piggy, aren't they?" Charlie jokingly teased.
"Oh, ha ha." He said sarcastically, also joking around.
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"Okay, fine." Katakuri said. "I'll eat. But I know Chris has some kind of trick up his sleeve with this. He wouldn't really give us all of this food out of the kindness of his heart."
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With that, everyone sat down and started enjoying what may as well be the best meal of their lives.
"I gotta say, this they really outdid themselves this time." Edward said as they were all enjoying their breakfast.
"Don't any of you still find this suspicious, though?" Geralt asked. "I think that mochi guy was onto something.
"How about you shut your yap and actually eat!" Susie told him as she took a bite out of a slice of cake. "You scared?
"No. I just find it odd. Is it all a trick? Is it to prepare us for something? Or something else?"
"Well, whatever it is, I don't really care at this point." 18 said. "After eating the same gross crap, this is a nice change of pace."
As they were eating, some of the Vampires noticed someone wasn't eating at all. They saw Nana sitting there with her head hung low.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Elena asked her. "Aren't you hungry?"
"It's nothing." Nana replied quickly.
"You miss him, don't you?"
Nana just slowly nodded her head. "I miss him so much. I want to do this for both of us, but now, I'm not sure. Anytime I felt scared or worried, I always had him by my side. Now, I feel lost. I don't know what to do. Maybe...I should just call it quits and go home."
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"I don't know if I can personally relate with what she's going through," Elena said, "but I don't like seeing her so sad. At the very least, I'll try to help her through this."
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"You know what I think you should do?" Elena told her. "Do what Popo told you to do. He wanted you to stay strong and push forward. If you give up now, how do you think he'd feel about that?"
"I guess...he would feel very sad."
"Then do it! Keep going! Do what he said and give it your best!"
This may have been what was needed to get the young climber out of this funk. She shouldn't give up. She realized she should stop feeling sorry for herself and just keep moving forward. If she didn't, well, she'd be throwing away everything Popo told her to do.
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"I guess she's right." Nana said. "I can't be like this. It's not gonna be easy, but I have to. I'll make sure to go all the way! I'll win that money, and then the two of us can buy that pet polar bear we always wanted."
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"You know what? Thanks." Nana said. "I'll try to stop feeling sad and just go for it."
"That's good to hear." Elena said.
DIO watched this going on and thought it was all funny.
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"Isn't that just cute?" DIO sneered. "The little girl thinks she has what it takes. Even with her partner, she wouldn't stand a chance. I give her two challenges before she cracks."
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"Still think it's all a trick, Donuts?" Deadpool asked Katakuri, as he saw the pirate eating as if it was his last meal.
"Yes." Katakuri answered, his mouth full.
"Ugh." Cinder said in disgust as she saw him eat. "You're like a bottomless pit. How about you stop eating like a gluttonous slob. I'm losing my appetite just watching you."
"Hey, I am what I am. I'll simply crush those who got a problem with me."
"Could you please shut your fucking mouths?!" Rick groaned, having another one of his hangovers. "My head is killing me, and listening to your bitching isn't helping it one bit! Jesus Christ, is it so much ask for some peace and quiet?!"
"Oh, I'm sorry." Cinder said sarcastically. "I forgot that we're living in your world!"
"That's right, you better not forget!"
Cinder just gritted her teeth at his comeback.
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"I know Rick is quite the genius," Cinder said, "but he needs to he needs to be more cooperative. His attitude, and foul mouth, isn't helping one bit. I'm just about ready to cut him loose. He's not gonna ruin my plans. If everything goes right, once we get rid of everyone else and it's just our group left, I'll be able to easily overpower the rest of them. I just need him to actually listen.
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"You know, I think you have a problem." Edgeworth told the scientist.
"Yeah. I know I do." Rick replied back. "And I don't need pompous, self righteous pricks like you to remind me."
"You know, I don't need to eat, but it seems like you're really enjoying it." Spinel said to Deadpool.
"Better believe it." Deadpool said. To eat, he lifted up part of his mask so that only his mouth was shown. Trust me, no one wants to see his face again. "First an amazing party, and an even greater breakfast? Things can only go up from here!"
As soon as he said that, as if on cue, Chris comes through the door.
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"Looks like you jinxed us." Spinel said.
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"So," Chris told them kindly, "How's everyone enjoying their breakfast?"
"It's good as hell." Russel said.
"Shows that someone around can actually make something decent if he puts his dumb little mind to it." Susie said.
As soon as she said this, a butcher knife whizzed by and hit their table, the utensil landing right in front of her.
"Are we going to have a problem again, girl?!" Chef yelled from the kitchen. "Why don't you be grateful?!"
"Pff. You don't scare me at all. I'll say what I want and everyone will go about their business. If not, someone's getting thrashed! Got it?!"
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"Another person here who I really don't like." Susie stated. "And I think the feeling is mutual. If people got a problem with me, they need to have a private talk with my axe."
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"That girl needs a serious attitude adjustment!" Chef said. "One way or another, she's gonna learn some respect. Even if I have to do it the hard way."
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"If I may ask," Mercy said. "Why the different breakfast?"
"Yeah, that's been bothering me as well." Geralt added. "So my question is this. What's the catch?"
"Oh, there's nothing wrong it." Chris told them. "All this is for is to give you all the energy needed for today's challenge. And trust me, you'll need the energy."
"Well, what is it, if it requires the extra energy?" Tari asked.
"It's going to be a day of sports themed challenges! There will be multiple events that multiple teammates will be participating in. All you have to do is win the most events today to win invincibility."
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"Okay, now that sounds like something that I can get behind." Edward said. "Beats what we've been through already. If it means he's going easy, then I'm okay with that."
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"Man, I just really wish we could get a singing challenge." Charlie said, a little bummed. "I feel that I can better express myself through song. But sports….I guess that's fine too."
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"All you must do is win three out of five events." Chris continued. "Today, we will see who among you have what it takes to become MVPS. So eat up, because you're gonna need it. Once everyone is done, meet me at the dodgeball court for your first event."
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"As simple as it sounds," Edgeworth said, "I'm still skeptical."
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Later, once everyone was done eating, both teams were gathered at the dodgeball court.
"Okay, for this first event, we're going to start it off a little nostalgic. With that, we're going to start with a game of dodgeball. But, there's a difference."
"Which is?" Dororo asked.
"Instead, we will just be playing one single round. You will each pick five members of your team to go out and play, so choose wisely. The same rules still apply as the last time we did this. You get hit, you're out. If you catch the ball, the thrower is out. You can use a ball to deflect another ball, but if it knocks it out of your hands, then you're out. Everyone clear?"
They all nod their heads.
"Good. Now pick which of you will be going out to play."
Both teams then huddle up to figure this out.
"Okay, let me out there!" Susie told them. "They're toast as far as I'm concerned!"
"I'm honestly concerned about you going out there." Mercy told the monster.
This had upset Susie. "Why the hell not?!"
"Isn't it obvious?" Geralt said. "You're this team's unstable wild child. You're reckless, violent, vulgar-"
"Yeah yeah yeah, enough with the compliments. So what?"
"Um, it's not that we don't trust you." Nana said nervously.
"It's that we can't." 18 finished.
"Seriously?! None of you trust me?!"
"Let her go." DIO said. "It's just a game of dodgeball. What's the harm?"
"And who gave you the right to decide that?" Edward asked.
"As this team's captain, I feel that I should have the final say. So if she wants to play, I say let her."
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"Well isn't that great that someone on this team recognizes my skill." Susie said. "I don't know if it's just because we're in an alliance, but at least he trusts me enough. I don't need them to like me. I'm just here to win that cash. But still, the fact that they think I'm that kind of person really pissed me off! Bunch of jerks!"
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"Alright fine." Geralt said to DIO. "But if she does something crazy out there, it's on you!"
"Relax, no one's gonna get hurt." Susie told them, and then gave off that scary smile of hers. "Much."
"Then I'm going out there." Geralt said. "It's probably a good idea that somebody keep a close eye on you, just in case."
"Alright, I guess I'll go out there, too." 18 said.
"Me too." Edward said, pounding his fist. "Could be fun."
The Nomad then raised his hand, indicating he wanted to go.
"Well, we came to an agreement very quickly." Elena said.
"Anyone got any complaints?" Mercy asked. Everyone shook their heads.
"Good." DIO said. "Then you all better not fail."
"Hopefully none of you will hold us back." Susie sneered.
Now, we see the Demons huddled together, trying to decide their players.
"Let me go out there!" Deadpool pleaded. "Pretty please. With a cherry on top!"
Charlie was a little freaked out by his eagerness. "I...guess so." Charlie said. "If you seem that enthusiastic about it, I guess go right ahead."
"If that's the case, I'll go out there, too." Spinel said, as she and Deadpool high fived. "This game actually sounds like fun. I've never played dodgeball before."
"Oh, it's one of America's funnest past times. Besides reading fanfiction of course." He then just slowly looks over at the camera.
"Captain, I hope you'll be fine if I go out there." Katakuri asked.
"Definitely."
"Good. I won't let you all down."
"Well, guess I'll go too." Russel volunteered. "Figure I should work off the calories from earlier."
"Okay, that's four." Charlie told them. "Who wants to be the last one?"
"Um...I guess I'll go." They heard Tari pipe up.
"Are you sure you're up for it?" Cinder asked the gamer. "You spend so much time with your little video games, are you sure you can do this? This takes a lot more physical activity than moving your thumbs.
"I-I mean, games can improve hand eye coordination, a-among other things."
"I mean, if you say so." Rick said, sounding like he could care less. "A nerd like you would be easy pickings in a game such as this. Dodgeball is all about picking the best players, getting stuck with the useless nerds and *belch* geeks, and watching them get their asses handed to them as the more adept athletes actually make a contribution. All in all, it's survival of the *urp* fit*belch*test."
This actually started to worry her. "That doesn't really make me feel any more confident."
"Hey, just stating facts."
"Well, I know for sure I probably wouldn't be much help." Joe said. "Unless one of these events was boxing."
"Which you'd still get beaten down like a little bitch." Rick said.
"Um...okay. I guess we're all in agreement, then?" Charlie asked. Her team nodded. She then put her hand out, and the rest of the team soon followed. "Great. Good luck out there, guys. Let's go out there, and-"
"BREAK THEIR LEGS!" Deadpool exclaimed, getting weird looks from his team.
"Okay, sounds like everyone has their players decided." Chris said. "Players, it's time to take to the court, and dodge some balls!"
The five players from each team take to their side of the court, with a whole row of five dodgeballs in the center of the court. Chef then takes his seat above them to act as referee."
"Okay, everyone ready?" Chris asked as both teams stared each other down. "Then let the first match, begin!"
And with that, the game was on. Susie then rushed up to center of the court screaming, and grabbed two balls. "Take….THIS!"
She threw the first ball, aiming for Tari, who was standing there looking worried. Suddenly, her eye glowed blue, activating her Expert Mode. She quickly analyzed the ball, and it's speed and trajectory, and bent her body back instinctively (Pretty much like in the Matrix) dodging the rubber projectile.
This had angered Susie. "Alright, nerd! How about a taste of this one!"
She threw the second ball, this one going faster than the previous one. It was close to hitting Tari, but a pink hand stretched out and grabbed the ball. Turns out, Spinel grabbed it from the other side of their side of the court. Chef blows the whistle, signaling that Susie was out.
"What?!" Susie growled. "I can't be out that quickly! I want a redo! That was rigged, you lousy chef!"
"Sorry, girlie." Chef told her, honestly taking a little bit of enjoyment out of her outburst. "Rules are rules. The pink one caught the ball you threw. You're out. End of story."
"FINE!" She snapped as he stomped over to the bleachers, where the rest of her team were sitting.
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"Damn it!" Susie shouted. "Out that early?! That was a load of bull! That guy has something against me or something!"
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"Well, we're off to a terrible start." Geralt said. "But it seems like karma really bit her hard."
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With that, the game continued. Russel quickly picked up a ball and threw at the Nomad. With the ball coming towards him, he clapped his hands, and made the ball drop to the ground, sprouting a face, arms, and legs. The ball then starts to scurry off.
"Hey, is he allowed to do that?!" Cinder yelled. "Isn't that cheating?!"
"It's okay to use your powers." Chris said. "So he wasn't cheating. In fact, that was some smart thinking on his part."
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The Nomad just gives a thumbs up.
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"Crap." DIO thought out loud. "If I would've known we can use our powers, I would've gone out there myself and won with my time stopping ability." This then gave the vampire an idea. A mean, nasty, sick, devillish idea "Maybe I still can use it."
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As the game is going on, DIO quickly mutters, "Za Warudo." And with that familiar ticking sound, time had stopped. He had to work quickly, as he had ten seconds to fulfill his plan. He quickly grabbed all all of the balls, and set them in the air close to the Demons so that they would easily get hit.
"Sometimes, I surprise even myself." DIO said as he walked back to his seat, and prepared to act like he had nothing to do with what was about to go down. Once time started back up, he quickly saw that something pulled all of the Demons out of the way quicker than he could see, all of the balls missing their intended targets.
"What?!" DIO thought. "Impossible! How did they miss? How did they get out of-"
He looked over and saw that several mochi arms were wrapped around the Demons. And eyes glowing red. Of course! Katakuri saw the future, and saw him and his team inevitably getting hit. So, he made sure that didn't happen, by quickly grabbing them and getting them out of the way.
"I don't know what that was about," Tari said to Katakuri, "but thanks."
"Man, can those balls teleport like I can?" Deadpool asked. "Still, thanks for the save, Donuts!"
"I think I have a good feeling what happened." Katakuri said, glaring at DIO. "But we can't worry about that, now. Let's finish this. And please, call me by my real name."
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"DAMN IT!" DIO yelled, punching a hole in the wall. "That pelican eel knew what was gonna happen! Damn it all to hell! That ability of his is a pain! There has to be a weakness to it! That file doesn't tell me how to deal with it! It didn't say anything about weaknesses! But don't worry. I will get rid of him!"
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"If there's one thing I hate more than anything," Katakuri said, "It's when someone interferes in another person's fight!" I know this isn't a fight, but I hate it when outside forces get in the way! He's not going to get away with a trick like that again!"
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"I wonder how this hole got here." Mercy asked herself, looking at the hole in the wall."
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With the game continuing, 18 took a ball and threw it at high speed. Unfortunately, Spinel tried to stretch around it, but it curved and hit her in the chest. With a whistle blow, Spinel was out.
"Darn." Spinel said, as she walked over to the bleachers. "She's good."
Geralt now tried aiming his balls towards Deadpool, but with his teleportation belt, the merc was dodging them easily, and of course, making a spectacle of it.
"Oops. You gotta try better than that." Deadpool said, as he teleports again. "So slow." And again. "Come on, give me a challenge." Sigh. And again. "And again, again, again. We get it, MemeKing. I'm just saving you the trou-"
But while he was busy talking to….me, he got hit in the head with a well timed shot from Edward. Well, doesn't it just suck to be him right about now?
"Yeah yeah, I get it." Deadpool said. "And for the record, it doesn't suck, it's just surprising."
Deadpool exits the court, and as that happens, Russel takes out the Nomad before he could react. Just as soon as he took him out, the drummer then gets taken out by Geralt. This left only Katakuri, Russel, and Tari for the Demons, and Edward, Geralt, and 18 for the Vampires.
The three remaining Vampires take the balls they were holding, and take a shot at Katakuri. Unfortunately for them, he pirate used his powers and made holes in his body so the balls pass through without hitting him, but they end up hitting Russel.
"Geez, this guy has got some pretty good abilities." Geralt said.
Tari takes a ball and tries to hit 18, but the android was too quick, and ducked, with the ball actually hitting Edward dead in the face. And this was a pretty hard it. It knocked the alchemist flat on his back.
Tari saw what she did and started freaking out! "OH NO!" Tari cried. "I-I'm so sorry about that!"
Edward was getting up, and everyone saw a big red mark on most of his face.
"Ooh, that's gonna feel terrible tomorrow." Chris said.
"Please, I'm sorry!"
"It's...fine." Edward told her, wincing a little bit from the pain. "You did what you were supposed to do. It's okay."
Tari had felt relieved, but that had came to an end when 18 walked up close to her and lightly tossed the ball to hit her in the head.
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"I still feel terrible for it," Tari said, "but I'm glad he forgave me. I'm sure that that hit will hurt, though. Just goes to show how great of a guy he is."
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"I appreciate how concerned she was for me." Edward said. "And yeah, it hurt pretty bad, but it's not like this changes anything between us. I mean, not that we're anything or something like that. Wait, why I even say that in the first place? Man, I just can't get her out of my head."
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With Tari out, this just left Katakuri on his own against 18 and Geralt.
"Okay, two on one." 18 said. "We can handle him."
They both each grab two balls and throw them at Katakuri, but the giant man quickly dodges. He then stands there with his arms crossed, with foir mochi arms coming out of him, grabbing the balls that were thrown at him.
"Don't forget what this guy is capable of." Geralt said. "Prepare yourself."
"FINISH THEM! FINISH THEM!" Deadpool cheered.
Katakuri then takes a deep breath, and throws the balls all around the room. Everyone takes cover as the balls ricochet off the walls and ceiling. Katakuri still stood there, unmoving. Now, it felt as though it were misses bouncing around. 18 and Geralt were trying to dodge them, but with how fast they were moving, it was all inevitable. 18 took several hits to the face, while Geralt took many hits from behind.
Once everything calmed down, everyone saw that the two Vampires were on the ground from the assault, and Katakuri still standing there.
"I'm sorry, did you want me to actually try?" Katakuri said.
"And with that, Katakuri has won the first event!" Chris announced.
With tnat, the pirate walks back to his team as they cheer for him. The Vampires stood there, still wondering what just happened.
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"That man is a monster." 18 said. "And he wasn't even trying?!"
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"Looks like I'll need to try harder." Geralt said. "That man is a pretty strong opponent. He could very well be one of the strongest people here. With the perfect mix of abilities on him, he could very well be a big challenge. But I have skills as well, that they don't know about. All in all, it seems I'll need to do better."
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"Why does this man have so much power?!" DIO yelled. "Why can't I beat him?! There's gotta be something!"
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"Way to go out there!" Wendy exclaimed. "You were amazing."
"That was some great work out there!" Charlie told him. "Definitely the MVP."
"Hey, I promised I wouldn't let any of you down." Katakuri said. "And especially to not bring shame to my captain."
"Never doubted you for a second." Edgeworth told him. "That was some impressive work."
"Work? He curbstomped them without breaking a sweat." Deadpool said. "You would do pretty good in Death Battle."
"If only they could give me a worthy opponent." Katakuri said. "A guy can dream."
"Alright, can someone please explain what just happened?!" Dororo asked her team.
"What just happened?" Geralt said. "What just happened was that we experienced true power."
"Tch. He's not that great." Susie scoffed. "I could've easily handled him."
"He's a monster." Nana said. "And it's not like you did much anyway."
"Hey, Chef has it in for me! That was rigged!"
"Well, now that that's out of the way," Chris told them, "It's time for the next game."
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"This is not going well." Edward said. "We're already at a major disadvantage, and it seems like our team has a little bit of trouble cooperating. Some of us, at least. Seems like Susie isn't much of a team player. I don't know how anyone can tolerate her."
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(Later…)
Both teams were now gathered at the base of a steep cliff wall. With that, there were harnesses gear.
"Welcome to part two." Chris said. "Mountain climbing!"
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"Mountain climbing? This is perfect!" Nana said. "Popo and I are experts at climbing mountains. But since he's not here...well...I guess I can show that I can still do it."
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"With this, two members of each team will be working together to climb up to the top. With a few surprises, of course."
"I'm afraid to ask what kind of surprises there are." Spinel said.
"We did a challenge similar to this back in season one, and it's got all the same things. Rusty nails, explosives, and oil slicks, you name it."
"You had to ask, didn't you?" Joe said.
"You will use the harnesses to stay attached to your partner. You will win once the both of you get to the top. As long as there's no flying, use any means necessary to aid you." Now, I will let you pick your two climbers."
"Guys, I can do this!" Nana said. "I've climbed lots of mountains."
"Won't that be a little hard without your little buddy?" DIO asked. "You guys are like Christmas lights. Take out one bulb, and the whole thing goes off."
"Well, that's why I need a good partner to help me."
"Then count me in!" Elena said.
"Really? You'll be my partner?"
"Yeah. I'm sure we can do this. I'm no Popo, but I'll do what I can. Just lead the way."
Nana gave a salute. "You got it! I mean, if everyone else doesn't have a problem with it."
"Not at all." Mercy said. "You seem to have a lot more experience in this than we might."
Now, let's see how the Demons are doing deciding their climbers.
"Um, I guess I'll try." Wendy said. "It doesn't look too hard."
"Then I'm going, too." Rick said, as he tossed a pair of shoes at Wendy. "Here, put those on."
"What are these?"
Rick was starting to put on a pair of the same shoes and then pushed a button them. "These bad boys will allow you to easily *belch* walk on any surface. Upside-down, side to side, up down, right down, whatever. We'll be able to walk up that cliffside like a sidewalk."
"Well isn't this interesting." Cinder said to Rick. "Actually doing something useful for once?"
"Besides being fucking awesome, yeah. Might as well show off some of my talents."
"Still, that is quite the impressive invention." Charlie said.
"I make useful shit all the time. I mean, some assholes see it as crazy, I see it as a fucking contribution. I mean, I once turned myself into a pickle."
This kind of weirded them out.
"Uhhhh...may I ask why you did that?" Tari asked.
"Just because I could, and no body else would, even if they could."
"It's times like this that I feel like I'm one of the only normal people here." Edgeworth said.
"Says the prosecutor who deals with supernatural and unexplained occurrences in the courtroom on a daily basis." Deadpool said.
"Okay, then." Wendy said awkwardly, as she started putting the shoes on. "Let's just get this over with."
"Alright, does each time have their participants?" Chris asked. Rick, Wendy, Elena, and Nana step forward, and put their harnesses on. After that, the pairs take their positions, ready to climb.
"Good. Now, on your mark, get set, GO!"
Nana and Elena start their climb, with Nana above, telling Elena what to do step by step.
"Left, right, left right, left right!"
With Nana's guidance, they were moving like a well oiled machine. Sadly, things weren't going too well for Wendy and Rick. Rick was trying to walk up the side of the cliff, but he was busy dragging Wendy behind him, dangling.
"You forgot to turn the shoes on!" Rick yelled. "Turn them on so we can actually catch up!"
"I can't if you keep dragging me!" Wendy cried. "I can't reach!"
"Then try harder, you little shit!"
With one misstep, Rick accidentally stepped on one of the mines, and the explosion sends the two of them falling back down where they started.
"SHIIIIIIT!" Rick yelled as they fell down.
Elena and Nana were still making good headway. It almost felt as if she had Popo with her, helping her out.
"Oil slick on your left! Watch out!" Nana called down below, as Elena moved to the right to avoid the obstacle.
"Watch for the mine to your right!" The fighter managed to move again and avoid another deadly obstacle.
Meanwhile, back on the ground, Wendy quickly turns on the shoes.
"Please tell me you're actually gonna try this time." Rick said angrily.
"It's not my fault. You were rushing us, and didn't give me a chance!"
"Then quit your bitching before I kick your fucking teeth in!"
Everyone watching this happen gasped at his threat.
"Yeah yeah, murmur it up, douchebags! It's not my fault she's a dumb little waste of living matter!"
After hearing Rick talk to her like this, Wendy simply took the harness off and ran over to her team. very upset that she was being treated like this.
"Well," Chris said awkwardly, "I enjoy drama as much as the next guy, but talking to a kid that way? Not cool dude."
"You think I care what she thinks?" Rick said. "You think I care what any of you think?! This all just bullshit! She decides to quit on me?! You know what's worse than a quitter? A loser! At least you keep what little dignity you had intact, but it's because of you that this turned into a giant shitstorm!"
Cinder was watching this and was just facepalming. He was ruining her plans, and putting himself at risk of being eliminated, and by extension, their alliance being discovered. DIO saw this, and looked even more furious than Cinder, and for the same reason.
While they were arguing, Elena and Nana managed to reach the top.
"Uh, hello?" Elena called below. "We made it up top already."
"Huh?" Chris said, and then finally noticed them. "Oh, right. And the Vampires win part two. Kind of an anticlimactic finish, but they win it nonetheless.
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"I know we're on the same team and all," Katakuri said, "but I will not tolerate him talking to her like that! I hope he's happy with himself. If we lose, or if he lays one finger on her, then I will personally send him home with my fist crammed down his throat."
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"Argh!" Cinder yelled. "He just made things more difficult for us! He's put himself in a pretty dangerous position! We can't risk losing anyone until we hit the merge. If he leaves now, who knows what he'll do. He might blow our cover. Looks like I'll need to find a way to keep him in."
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Nana and Elena safely make their way back down to the others.
"So, what did we miss?" Nana asked.
Geralt gestured over to the other team. "Take a look for yourself."
What they saw was Wendy in tears, with most of her team trying to comfort her.
"Hey, none of what he said was true." Tari told her.
"That was really uncalled for." Charlie said. "Are you okay?"
"Um, yeah, I'll be fine." Wendy said, trying to keep a strong face. "It's only...words. I just can't believe there's someone as cruel and bitter as him."
"How could you treat her like that?!" Katakuri snapped, getting up close in Rick's face. "She's your teammate! And she's just a kid!"
"Oh?" Rick said. "You think you can stand up to me, monster mouth? Cause I'll straight up fuck you and your whole family up with a quickness!"
"Hmph. Good luck with that. You know nothing about my family!"
"Actually, I do! I read about them in your fi-"
Rick was interrupted when he got hit on the back of his head with a fireball from Cinder.
"Hey, what the hell was that for?!"
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"Just trying to make sure he doesn't dig his grave any deeper." Cinder said.
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"Okay, can we please move on to the next event already?!" Chris yelled, getting impatient with their arguing. Everyone went silent from this. "Good."
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"Well, on the upside, at least we did a good job." Nana said. "I had a great friend helping me. There's no replacing Popo, but I think Elena and I made a great team."
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"I honestly can't stand him!" Wendy said. "He acts like everything is all about him! He's one of the meanest people I've ever had the audacity to know. At least big bro was sticking up for me."
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"Stupid bitch." Rick said. "I was in the middle of speaking my damn mind. She better not cross me again or I'm will throw every member of this alliance under the bus. When you're around me, you're the one walking on eggshells. It's my way or the highway! If I leave today, I don't give a shit. But I'll still show them that you don't fuck with me! The way I see it, I have the power now. Not them. They cross me again, and I will rat them out. I don't give damn about the consequences. Fine. Go ahead. Kill me, see if I care! I got nothing to lose!"
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(Later...)
"Now, both teams were at the beach. In front of them was a giant target in the sand with two rings around it. Also, there was a plane that was looking like it was ready to go.
"Here we are with our third event." Chris said. "For this, you will be skydiving. Three members of your team will take turns jumping out of the plane as it flies above us. Your goal is to land in the target to score points. The outer ring is worth five points. The ring in the middle is worth ten points, while the dead center is worth twenty. To win, you must score the most points."
"Will there be parachutes provided?" Edgeworth asked. "Because let's be honest, that plane looks like a massive safety violation."
"Our producers said we have to provide you with one. Vampires, since you won the last challenge, you get to go first. Pick your jumpers."
"This shouldn't be too hard." Mercy said. "I'll go."
"Guess I'll jump, too." Edward said.
"Then let's save the best for last." Dororo said. "I'll go."
"Okay," Chris said, "Glad that was decided quickly. Mercy, hop on the plane."
Mercy gets onto the plane, and it takes off. It flies around the island until it's about a hundred feet above everyone and the target.
"I won't need a parachute for this." Mercy said, as she tossed her parachute away, jumped off the plane and spread her wings. Everyone watches as the medic uses her wings to glide down and make it easier to steer. For her, this was a cakewalk.
Everyone watches as Mercy lands perfectly in the center of the target.
"What a way to start!" Chris said. "Mercy starts it off by setting the bar high. Twenty points go to the Vampires. Edward, it's your turn."
Ed grabs a parachute, and gets in the plane, as it makes the same course around the island until it is directly above them.
"Well, here we go." Edward said, taking a step back for a running start. He runs and jumps out, free falling. Once he's about halfway there, he decides to open the parachute up. As he drifts, he tries to shift his weight to land on the target, but he goes a little off course and lands in the middle ring.
"Ed earns ten points, bringing the total up to thirty. Dororo, you will decide the final score for your team."
Dororo nods knowingly and grabs a parachute. Once she gets on and the plane is in position. Dororo flashes a peace sign to everyone, and then takes the plunge, opening her parachute immediately. While trying to twist and turn herself to land, she ended up landing in the middle ring.
"And with that, the Vampires' final score is forty points. Demons, that's your score to beat. Now, who will your jumpers be?"
"OOH, ME! ME!" Deadpool volunteered.
"Of course." Charlie muttered. "He's a glutton for punishment."
"Not feeling up to it?" Katakuri asked Wendy. "You know, since you have a hard time with moving vehicles."
"No." Wendy answered. "Plus, I'm still a little shaken up with what happened earlier."
"I'll go." Tari said. "Don't you worry about it."
"I suppose I might as well contribute in some way." Edgeworth said. "So I'll do it as well."
"Now that that's taken care of," Chris said, "looks like you're up first, Deadpool."
"Awesome!" Deadpool cheered, running into the plane. "Oh, don't worry, I won't need a parachute!"
The plane flies up to position, and Deadpool is standing there, preparing to jump.
He then jumps off, performing a cannonball. "CHIMICHANGAS!" The merc yelled.
Everyone watches as he plummets like a bullet at high speed. When his body makes impact with ground, they watch in horror as all you can hear is the sounds of crunching and splattering. Deadpool had broken and lot of his bones, and his head was facing the complete opposite direction.
"Yeesh, now that's gotta hurt!" Russel said, as everyone tried covering their eyes from this painful horror show. Even Chris was looking away from this.
"That. Was. AWESOME! How'd I do?"
He tried looking down and noticed that he landed in the outermost ring. "Oh."
Now, his healing factor kicked in and everyone watched as bones started fixing, his wounds were healing up, and his head slowly goes back to how how it should be. If you thought it horrifying how he looked when he landed, it sounded worse when you his bones cracking back into place.
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"What did we all seriously just watch?!" Joe cried in shock.
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"And that's five points, and nightmares for weeks, from Deadpool!" Chris said. "A very weak start for the Demons, but maybe they can turn that around. Tari, it's your turn."
"Alright then." The gamer said, as she grabbed her parachute and followed the same routine as the others. Once in position, she jumps out and dive bombs, pulling her parachute about halfway down. She doesn't even try to move around, but lands in the center of the target.
"A perfect score from Tari, giving the Demons twenty-five points. If they want to win this part, Edgeworth will need to land in the center. No pressure, pal."
"Well, wish me luck." Edgeworth told his team, getting his parachute and getting on the plane. When he's up above the target, he immediately jumps off, not fazed or worried. He pulls his parachute out, and slowly descends. His team watches with worry, hoping he'll land in the center. Sadly, when the prosecutor lands, he lands on the middle ring.
"Ooh, too bad." Chris said. "So close, and yet so far. This challenge goes to the Vampires!"
"Well, so much for that." Edgeworth said, taking off the parachute. "I'm sorry, everyone."
"It's fine." Katakuri told him. "At least you actually tried, unlike some people." As he said this, he was glaring at Rick. Rick looked back at him and simply gave him the finger.
"Now, let us proceed to our next event."
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"Man, I just wish today would end already." Susie said. "I'm starting to get bored and exhausted with all these stupid games."
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(Later...)
Both teams were gathered back into the mess hall. They watch as Chef lays down on one of the tables a chess set.
"This next one is simple." Chris explained. "All you have to do is win a game of chess."
There was much protest from everyone.
"What?! Chess isn't a sport!" Dororo said.
This isnt a physical challenge at all!" DIO said.
"What kind of joke is this?!" Russel said.
Chris tried to calm them down and explain his reasoning for this. "Actually, it is considered a professional sport around the world. Not every sport is a test of physical prowess. Chess utilizes careful thinking and strategy. Back in the day, people used it to plan for battle. Now, we need one team member each to face off in this game of minds."
"I'll do it." Edgeworth told his team. "A game like this should be an easy task."
"Okay. Vampires?"
Geralt stepped forward. "Guess I will." He said.
The two then sit down, across feom each other. Geralt was playing the white side, while Edgeworth played black. Everyone crowds around them watch.
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Finally, something that is more relaxing." Edgeworth said. "This is just what I need after how hectic today has been. Something nice and quiet."
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Geralt makes the first move, moving one of his pawns forward two spaces. Edgeworth watches this, and Geralt intently. His plan is to keep an eye on him and his body language to see if he trips up, or will make a bad move. If he was to win this, it was going to take some careful planning, something he excels at. As he takes his turn, he doesn't take his eyes off the witcher.
Geralt looked at the prosecutor dead in the eye. He wasn't intimidated by him by any means, but there was something about the cold stare he got from him that felt odd. It felt as though he was seeing into his mind, into his soul even. He knew that he himself had powers that could manipulate the mind, but he was too good of a guy to break that ability out whenever he wanted. He kept an eye on him as he moved another piece, this time, a knight. Seems like he was planning to go on the offensive.
"Perfect." Edgeworth thought, still keeping a poker face. Geralt had already made a mistake with his second move. Seems he really got into his head. If he can do that with criminals, this should be no different. Edgeworth takes his move by moving another pawn.
"Oh boy, montage time!" Deadpool exclaimed to the viewers.
As the game goes on, slowly but surely, Edgeworth was dominating the game. One by one, with his careful thinking, he was taking piece after piece. Geralt doesn't normally show emotions, but on the inside, he was starting to get frustrated and confused. He did manage to take some pieces of Edgeworth's, but that some pawns and a knight. He himself had already lost his rooks, bishops, knights, and even his queen. Somehow, he messed up, and it was leading to more mistakes. And it seemed as though Edgeworth kept his eyes on him this whole time.
Geralt moves another pawn, but that was his worst mistake of the game. That gave Edgeworth an opening, so that his queen could take Geralt's king, taking the game.
"Checkmate." Edgeworth said.
"And he's done it!" Chris cheered. "Edgeworth takes this match, and the Demons win part four!"
The Demons cheer for Edgeworth and congratulate him. Geralt just walks back over to his team, most of them either disappointed or puzzled.
"What happened out there?" Edward asked.
"I'm not entirely sure myself." Geralt answered. "That man seems to have an excellent mind. A scary mind, but a smart one. I felt as though he was looking in my head. Maybe I'm just over analyzing the whole thing."
"Or maybe you just su-" Susie was starting to say, but DIO quickly put his hand over her mouth to quiet her. Luckily for them, none the team had heard her.
"Keep quiet for right now!" DIO whispered to her. "Remember, we're trying to lay low! We already have Rick messing that up right now! We don't need another member to cause problems."
"Fine." Susie huffed.
"And with this," Chris told them, "we are now down to our final sporting event. Both teams are tied up, so this next event could make it or break it for your teams. And this final event is already set up outside."
Everyone heads outside and notices that there was a boxing ring set up.
"We're going to end this with a bang, or in this case, a pow!" Chris said. "This final challenge will be a one on one boxing match. The way to win? Knock your opponent down, and if they don't her back up to the count of ten, then you win. Winner takes all for this one."
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"This is finally my moment." Joe said excitedly. "I think it's time that I go out there, do what I do best, and win this for us! I won't lose, but more importantly than that, I won't back down. I'm not the same sniveling coward I used to be. All of my training has led to this chance. Ever since the fighting challenge, I've been training myself for a moment like this."
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"Now, we need to decide our fight-"
"I'll do it!"
The Demons watch as Glass Joe steps forward, offering to fight for his team.
Chris was surprised that he opted to fight that quickly. "Oh. Really? If you say so. It's your funeral."
His team was even more shocked than Chris was.
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Charlie asked.
"I'm sure. Besides, I'm the only one on this team that hasn't done anything today."
Rick was laughing a bit at this, "Yeah," he said, "You're sure you're going to go out there and die like a little bitch."
"After everything you've said today, I suggest you bite your tongue." Katakuri said angrily.
"I'm not worried at all." Joe told them. "This is what I do best."
"Best?" Rick scoffed. "Any member of that team would beat your ass. Even the kids."
They were all starting to get more and more frustrated with everything Rick was saying.
"Just ignore him." Spinel said. "If you think you got this, then go for it!"
"What? You're just going to let him do this?" Rick complained. "Great. Now we're gonna lose because of him."
"Even if he does lose," Edgeworth said sternly, "he's not the only reason that we'd be losing."
The Vampires start to discuss who will fight, but they notice DIO bust out into laughter.
"What's so funny?" Mercy asked.
DIO then stops laughing. "It's just funny that he's going to be their last hope." He said. "They might as well just give us the win."
"Don't underestimate anyone no matter how they look." Geralt told him. "He may look scrawny and timid, but he could have some secret up his sleeve."
"I doubt it. And to prove it, I'll go out there. I havent gotten to have any fun with today's challenge. I might as well show this wimp who the big dogs are. Any of you got got a problem with that?" They all shook their heads. "Good."
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"That guy is gonna die." Susie said.
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"Okay, are the fighters decided?" Chris asked. DIO and Joe step forward. Joe was tightening his gloves, trying to stay brave. DIO looked at the boxer like a lion looks at a gazelle.
"Here. To make it fair, you have to wear these." Chris tosses DIO a pair of green boxing gloves. "Now, let the final event begin! Fighters, step into the ring!"
The two of them get in the ring, each standing in their own corner. Chef was in the center of the ring, acting as referee yet again.
"Alright, now listen up maggots!" Chef told them. "Now I want as good clean fight! To win, you must make sure your opponent doesn't get up to the count of ten. No hitting below the belt! No kicks! Or headbutts! Or weapons or abilities! This will be as fight of fisticuffs only! Break any of these rules and you're disqualified! Are we clear?"
DIO smirked. "Crystal."
"Yes sir!" Joe said.
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"I won't need to use any of my skills for this." DIO said. "Not with him."
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"Then let the fight commence!"
With that, everyone hears the ding of a bell, as if it were a real boxing match. The fighters walk in circles around each other, waiting for the other to make the first move.
"Come on!" Wendy cheered. "You can do this!"
"Send him to the mat!" Tari cheered as well.
"Rip him to shreds!" Susie said.
"Bring home the win!" Dororo yelled.
DIO was done waiting, and decided to finish this quickly. "TAKE THIS!"
The vampire throws a right hook and hits Joe right in the face. This definitely knocked knocked couple of his teeth out. The surprising thing was that Joe was still standing. DIO did not expect this. He expected one hit and he was done.
"N-nani?!" DIO cried.
"That it?" Joe asked confidently. His voice was sounding kind of slurred from that punch. His face was also starting to get swollen. "Even Little Mac can hit harder than that."
With DIO still stunned from this, Joe landed a surprise uppercut. It wasn't enough to cause any real serious pain to him, but it caught him off guard, and it hurt him a tiny bit.
"Well, he's not gonna take that well." Spinel muttered.
"Yep." Deadpool added. "But it was actually satisfying to see that."
"Nice shot." DIO said slowly, regaining his composure. "But now, your luck has run out. You're more than a dead man now. I'm going to beat the French out of you!"
"Do your worst!" Joe yelled. "I believe in myself, so I've already won!"
DIO then unleashes a barrage of punches on the boxer. Even with gloves on, DIO was hitting him extremely hard, and extremely fast. He was taking blows all over his face and body. It hurt. It hurt worse then any beat down that Joe has gotten before. None of his previous opponents could compare to the brutality that this vampire was giving with every punch.
But he was still standing. He was taking all of these hits like a true champ. Everyone watched in horror as they saw this man become the world's most abused punching bag. DIO kept punching and punching, with malice and bloodlust. The deranged smile on his face showed he was mad at him for catching him by surprise, and at the same time, enjoying this.
"He's going to kill him!" Russel exclaimed.
"Talk about overkill." Katakuri said, even being startled himself with what he was witnessing.
"I think he's had enough!" Geralt yelled to DIO. "Stop!"
"Why?!" DIO said with glee as he was continuing with his slaughter. "I'm putting the "fun" in "funeral!" It's not my fault he's USELESS! USELESS! USELESS! USELESS!"
DIO finishes with an uppercut that sends the boxer high into the air. When falls back down, he lands face first onto the mat. His body was beaten so severely, and many of his bones were broken. One of his eyes was even swollen shut.
Chef then begins the countdown. "ONE...TWO...THREE…."
Joe wasn't moving at all. DIO was standing there looking triumphant. He was even so cocky that he spit on him as he was down.
"FOUR...FIVE...SIX..."
Still nothing. Most of the Demons were watching in worry. They were at this point just hoping he'd be okay.
"SEVEN...EIGHT...NINE…."
DIO jumps onto the turnbuckle and let's out a triumphant battle cry. "WRRRRRRYYYYYYY!"
"TEN!"
And with the final ding of the bell, it was all over. DIO won easily.
"And he has done it!" Chris announced. "The winners of today's challenge...the Vile Vampires!"
The Vampires didn't cheer this time. Don't get me wrong, they were glad they won, but they were stunned from what they just saw. DIO walks back over to them in silence, and he could feel their fear. This...is the feeling he loved most of all. Fear and respect.
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"Who's the joke now?" DIO sneered. "I just single-handedly showed everyone here who number one is. Let that also be a small example to those in my alliance what will happen if you mess with me. I'm like a force of nature. I can't be stopped, no matter what."
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Edward finally broke the silence. "Don't you think that was too much?!" He said.
"I just made an example of him. I showed him that I don't screw around."
"He could die!" Nana cried.
"Then let the sweet embrace of death put him out of his misery."
The Demons all get into the ring and run up to the fallen boxer.
"Are you okay?!" Tari cried.
"Speak to us, man!" Russel yelled.
They see his eye that isn't swollen start to slowly open up. They all sigh with relief.
"Okay, he's alive." Charlie said.
"How are you feeling?" Edgeworth asked.
Joe was feeling in a lot of pain, but he could manage to speak. "I'm…sorry." He said weakly. "At least...I proved myself against him."
"Oh, suck it up, you pansy." Rick told him.
"Sorry to be the bearer of even worse news," Chris said to the Demons, "but you guys have still got to vote someone off. For now, Joe will need medical attention.
"After everything that's happened today, my vote seems obvious." Katakuri said, as he and most of the Demons glare against Rick. As Chef is hauling Joe onto a stretcher, everyone leaves. Except for one person, which was Cinder. She walks up to Joe just as he's about to be carried off to the medical tent.
"That was quite the fight you put up." Cinder told him.
"Thanks." Joe said. "Though this time, I think my injuries are pretty severe this time."
"It does seem so. I'll admit that everyone is proud your work. And worried about you.
"Worried? About what?"
"Your safety. Do you really think after you're treated, you'll be back in fighting shape? I'm sure you'll still be badly hurt. I'm not sure how much help you'll be after this."
"I...I guess you're right. Then...what should I do?"
Cinder then gives a small smile. "You want my advice? I think I may have a solution."
(Later that night...)
The Demons were sitting at the familiar bonfire ceremony. Glass Joe was there, but a lot of his body was bandaged up. Most of them were giving Rick dirty looks.
"You assholes want a piece of me?!" Rick yelled. "Then come and get me!"
"Enough!" Chris yelled. "Anyway," he said, calming down, "I have only ten marshmallows. Listen for your name. The first marshmallow goes to...Edgeworth."
Chris then continues to keep calling names.
"Charlie"
"Russel"
"Tari"
"Spinel"
"Cinder"
"Katakuri"
"Deadpool"
"And Wendy"
With only Rick and Joe left, neither showed any fear on their faces.
"Rick, you're here because of your attitude, and especially how you treated your team. Glass Joe, you lost the final event, but at least you went down with dignity. The final marshmallow goes to…"
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"...Rick."
Everyone gasps as Rick gets up and claims his marshmallow.
"B-but how?!" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, I know for sure that most of us voted for Rick!" Katakuri said.
"You want to know why?" Chris asked them. "Then I'll show you."
The host pushed a button, and and a monitor came down. The footage played, and it was Glass Joe in the confessional.
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"Maybe Cinder is right." Joe said. "I won't be of any help to them in my condition. Plus, I feel satisfied with how I did today. So that's it. I'm quitting the competition. Good luck to you guys."
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They were all stunned with what they just saw.
"What exactly did you say to him?" Edgeworth asked the maiden.
"Nothing that concerns you." Cinder answered. "I just gave him some advice. I didn't think he'd seriously do that."
Joe is then loaded into the cannon.
"So long, you all. I wish you all the best of LUUUUUUUUUCKKKK!"
Chris pushes the button and Glass Joe is sent flying, his scream echoing into the distance as he flies off.
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"What else could I do?" Cinder said. "I had to make sure to keep Rick in so he wouldn't say anything about us. Still another competitor falls, and a weak one at that. This should buy us some time to figure out what we're gonna do about him."
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"She did something." Edgeworth said, "I'm sure she convinced him to quit. The real question I've is why? All of this suspicion I've had lately is becoming more and more clear. There must be a piece to the puzzle I'm missing. But mark my words, the truth will show itself. Soon."
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"Well well well." Rick said smugly. "Looks like I had a little help with this one. Looks like they're afraid to cut me loose because they know what I'll do. And it's going to stay that way. I have the *belch* leverage now, and they know it. Nobody fucks with me and gets away with it. From now on, we're doing things my way."
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The Demons then head back to their cabin. Most of them were still shocked about what happened. One of them was getting closer and closer to figuring it all out. And the alliance was in even more danger now.
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Man, now was that crazy or what?! This episode really caused a shift in the balance of power. Rick now has the ultimate blackmail. I'm sure most of you know how messed up things can get if you mess with him. After a lot of fun sporting events, everyone got to at least show some skills. Nana may have found another friend, while DIO showed everyone just how cruel he can really be. Sadly, we must say goodbye to Glass Joe. He accomplished his dream, but became yet another victim of the alliance. Who knows who they'll go after next. And with everything that went down, they're in even more danger than ever before. What will they do now? I enjoyed typing this, although I feel some of the individual events could have been been a little better. There's only so much detail can put into them, but I hope you liked them nonetheless. As of now, you all know the routine. Review, let me know what you thought send in challenge ideas, and video messages. The competitors could really use them. I've only gotten affects couple of these, so more would be appreciated. Also, don't forget to vote on the poll I set up. It gives me some good feedback.
Also, one thing is want to get out of the way. I just recently found a new job, (Hooray! Especially in times like this.) and it may slightly affect my schedule for this. Don't panic. I have a set time everyday where I work solely on this story. The story will continue on. My goal is to get one episode out at least every week, if not, two. It won't change too much. I'm only human after all. The story will go on as planned, and on a regular basis. Hope you all stay tuned for the next episode. It will be another fun one. I'll give a hint. We're turning up the heat, lies will be spread, and someone is getting all of the blame. We will also be introducing a fun group that will be interns for the remainder of the series, and future seasons. I'll give you a hint on who they are. They're from the series of remaining competitor, and they're really flashy and flamboyant. If you know who they are, tell me in my PM. PLEASE don't spoil it in in the reviews. The first one to tell me who they think it is will get a shout out in the next episode. Until then, stay safe, and stay awesome. Till next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.