Episode 11: Secrets, Lies, and….Dragons?! Part 2
Man, that was quite the cliffhanger, huh? I can't believe you all enjoyed that so much. That very well may be my best chapter yet. I'm a huge fan of plot twists. This episode might blow the previous one away. The first part was for the setup. In this part, we reach the action, conclusion, and end this arc. First, let's respond to everyone's reviews.
1602jaw: This is probably way more dangerous than what Scarlett did. And a little funnier.
Happiness studios: It seems like I really have improved in such a short time. Glad you loved it. I've read the story you said it reminded you of, and I liked it, but I actually took inspiration from that one episode of Rick and Morty where Rick got blackout drunk and put everyone through Saw like games. One of my favorite episodes. Hands down.
N8han11: Holy fuck indeed. What started as a simple challenge had it turned up to eleven, and broke the switch trying to turn it further. Anything is possible at this point.
Guest: Yes. It will be awesome.
MasterSaixus: Eh, don't worry about the mix up. I understand you're concerned about 18. No matter who gets eliminated, someone will miss them. I mean, in the end, there can only be one winner.
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: So glad you're loving this. Don't worry about all of the reviews. I love the feedback. And it's nice to see you love Rick. I'm going to have him flex his genius over everyone today. Glad I'm inspiring you. Your stories rock!
Let's not keep you guys waiting. Let's get it on! Probably my most epic chapter yet!
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"Previously on Total Drama Infinite, everyone was given a taste of gaming with some real authentic virtual reality. But what started off as a simple challenge took a turn for the worst when Rick, who had a little too much to drink, crashed the party, hacked the game, and now everyone's at risk of dying. Will they be able to stop him? Will they make it out alive? And will I still have a job by the end of this episode? I sure hope so. Seriously. Hopefully, all these questions will be answered on today's high stakes episode of Total Drama Infinite!"
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Danger. High risk. Action. Suspense. Normally, people love to watch these happen on their favorite show.
Not today. Definitely not today.
For these guys, they had to endure all of those things first-hand. All because of one guy.
"I WONDER WHY THAT DONUT LOVING BUTTERFACE DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING!" Dragon Rick boomed, referring to the fact he sent the pirate flying in the previous episode. "I THOUGHT HE COULD SEE THE FUTURE!"
(I guess I forgot to mention what kind of dragon Rick is. He's an Eastern dragon, the long, serpentine type, like Shenron from Dragon Ball Z)
Everyone stood there stunned. They had just watched one of them get launched like a rag doll. And he's supposed to be a strong fighter.
"EH, TOO FUCKIN' BAD. HE'S OUT OF THE PICTURE, NOW!"
They then watch the intoxicated dragon snap his fingers. Above them, a giant timer appears. It shows ten minutes, but starts counting down.
Ten minutes left.
"NOW, LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN! AND SPOILERS! EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE BLACKNESS AFTER DEATH! THIS WHOLE SCENARIO IS PLAYING OUT MULTIPLE TIMES ACROSS MULTIPLE UNIVERSES, SO THAT'S GOTTA SUCK MAJOR DONKEY BALLS!"
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"Doesn't he remember where Charlie comes from?" Deadpool stated, matter of factly. "I mean….I guess in her universe, there is a Heaven and Hell. Man, crossovers can be so confusing, sometimes."
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"Well then, let me ask YOU a question!" Edward asked Rick. "Exactly why are you doing this?!"
The answer to this question was simple. Well, at least for a completely plastered dragon. "WHY, YOU ASK?! IT'S VERY SIMPLE! BECAUSE I FUCKIN' CAN!"
"You're wasting your time trying to get anything out of him." Geralt said. "He's honestly so drunk that even he doesn't know what he's doing. We have no choice but to fight him."
SEE?! AT LEAST THE OLD FART IS USING SOME BRAIN POWER! TOO BAD NOBODY STANDS A CHANCE! THE ONLY THINGS YOU'RE GUARANTEED IN LIFE ARE PAYING TAXES AND DEATH!"
Mercy flies over to the severely injured Demons that Rick brought.
"I'll try and get them back to full health." Mercy told everyone. "Try to keep him busy while I help them."
(Playa de Losers…)
We transition to the resort of Playa de Losers, where all of the eliminated contestants are gathered around the TV, watching the horror unfold in the Virtual World. All of their friends are about to die
"I can't believe this is happening." Elena said grimly. "Everyone could seriously die."
"Yeah," Sora added. "I wish there was something we could do."
"At least I'm sure for once we can agree that Chris is not really to blame for this one." Nicole said.
She wasn't wrong, though. Would Chris really plan on having Rick hack the entire game? "He's at least trying to make an effort to get them out of there. Even if it's for his own selfish reasons."
"Hmph." Tatsumaki said. "I always knew that scientist was a problem. Looks like he's really gonna be the death of them. And personally, I wouldn't mind if DIO, Cinder, or Dororo would die."
"Aren't you concerned about them, at all?!" Joe exclaimed. "They could actually die! This is serious! And that's not a very hero thing to say!"
"I'm not saying I didn't care!" She snapped. "All I'm saying is that that guy always seemed to rub me the wrong way! I always figured there was something off about him. And I don't like them because they tricked and humiliated me! They deserve everything bad that happens to them!"
"Is there really nothing we can do?!" Popo cried. He was starting to tear up, fearing the worst. "Is….*sniffle*...is everyone gonna die?! Is Nana gonna die?! I'm *sniffle* scared! I wish we never auditioned for this show!"
The Nomad puts his arm around Popo to try and comfort him. The little ice climber had started bawling his eyes out by this point. Though he is a being of zero words, the Nomad tried his best to help the boy calm down. He was just a kid, after all. Watching what was going on was probably a little too much for him.
"Hey, it's gonna be okay, alright?" Elena said to Popo. "Just try to stay calm. Can you do that for me?"
Popo manages to stop crying a little bit. "...Uh-huh."
"What a crybaby." Tatsumaki thought to herself.
"That's the spirit, mah boi." The King said. "It's like I always say. All toasters toast toast."
This comment got the King weird stares from everyone.
"Why is it when every time you speak that I want to hit you?" Tatsumaki growled.
"Anyway," Sora said quickly, trying to avoid another fight from breaking out. (It wouldn't be the first time that a fight happened there over something stupid someone said) "I'm sure that they'll find a way to stop Rick. At least, I hope."
"For now, all we can do is watch and hope." Nicole said, trying her best to be optimistic, but it sure didn't sound like it.
For now, that was all they could do. Hope. But hope could only go so far.
(Back at the island…)
The Ginyu Force were still hard at work trying to see if they could get the contestants out of the Game World. But whatever Rick did to hack the system, he did a damn good job making sure nobody could un-hack it.
"Come on, put some more brain power behind it!" Chris yelled.
"We're trying our best, boss!" Recoome said.
"Yeah," Guldo said, "Whatever this guy did to block us, he did a good job. And he's blocked off any form of communication in and out of that world."
"Then try even harder! Do you know how much trouble I'm in if these guys die?! There's no way I'm going back to prison! Besides, I'm trying to renew this show for another season, and I'm not letting Rick ruin that!"
"You're seriously thinking about a new season already?!" Jeice exclaimed. "We haven't even hit the merge yet! And especially at a time like this?! We still gotta get them out of there!"
"Hey, less talking, more hacking!"
(The Game World…)
Back in VR, we see some of them trying to attack Dragon Rick but it seemed like anything they tried didn't seem to do anything to him. Geralt was trying to slash at him but didn't make a single scratch. Tari was firing mortars, but was unsuccessful as well. Dororo was firing off mouth lasers. And anything that Ed could transmute wouldn't do anything either. Even Deadpool's weapons couldn't do anything. And the countdown was still going.
9 minutes left.
Dragon Rick was just standing there and letting them attack him. He was treating this whole situation and them like a joke. In fact to pass the time while they were uselessly attacking him, he was kicking back and smoking from a bong. I'm not kidding. Rick is that much of a savage.
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"Never in my life have I encountered an opponent this strong." Geralt said. "It seems like everything we try won't do anything. This man is a psycho with the power of a god. He treats this world as his plaything. But that ends here. It's truly do or die."
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While they were doing their best to fight him, Mercy managed to get the injured Demons back to full strength.
"There. You're all at peak health again." Mercy told them. They look up and see that their health bars were completely filled again.
"Thanks for your help." Russel said. "I thought we were done for sure. He really caught us by surprise."
"I knew we should've kept a closer eye on him." Charlie said. "And now look at what's happened."
They also see the timer that Dragon Rick created. That didn't make them feel any better.
"You leave the man alone for about a half hour and this world has already gone to the dogs." Edgeworth said. "And if we don't stop him quickly, then it really is game over for us."
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"When I get the chance, Rick is dead." Cinder said calmly, but still sounding very menacing.
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"In case you haven't noticed, some of you guys are more equipped to handle this than the rest of us." Russel said worryingly.
"Not to mention that Katakuri was beaten in one shot by him." Wendy said. "Rick can't be strong enough to send him flying. He just can't be beaten that easily!"
Right after she says this, everyone then sees Katakuri come staggering back through the woods. But he didn't look too good. He looked very bruised and battered, plus he was walking with a limp. His health bar was about a sliver away from hitting zero. Rick really did a number on him with one swing!"
"WELL WELL WELL!" Dragon Rick said, taking notice that Katakuri returned, and surprisingly alive. He gave off a drunken laugh. "LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT! YOU GOT A LOT OF BALLS RETURNING!"
Everyone stops fighting and runs over to the pirate.
"Are you okay?!"
"Is it that bad?!"
"How many fingers am I holding up?!
"Please say something!"
Katakuri couldn't really respond to everyone's comments. He was hurt really bad. He actually used his last bit of strength to get there. But all he could utter was three words before he collapsed.
"Give him hell."
And just like that, he drops to the ground face first.
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"Well, we're screwed." Dororo said grimly.
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Mercy took a look at him and saw the wound from where he got whacked by Rick's tail. What she saw made her face go pale.
"...He's been poisoned. This may take longer than I thought."
"SWEET! LOOKS LIKE I CAN MAKE POISON, TOO, BITCHES!" Dragon Rick said.
This was gonna be harder than they thought.
(Vile Vampires- DIO, Susie, 18)
DIO and Susie, along with 18 as his mind controlled slave, we're making their way to find everyone else.
"Geez, how big is this world?!" Susie complained. "This is taking forever. Where exactly are we going, anyway? You said that we could cause some mayhem."
"We will." DIO told her. "We just need to find those other useless fools. Then it will all be clear."
Susie gestures at 18 "Does it have something to do with Ms. Terminator over there?"
"Yes. I've got a plan with her, and I'm going to put this new power to use while I've got it in this puny world. Everyone is in for quite a surprise." He then starts cackling like a madman as they continue their trek, unaware of the chaos that everyone is already dealing with.
(Dragon Rick vs. Everyone)
8 minutes remaining
Back to the fight, everyone decided to give it another go at fighting. (Except for Mercy and Katakuri as she was treating him). Those that weren't fighters, or hadn't found any power ups, (Such as Russel and Edgeworth) were trying their best to avoid Dragon Rick.
Dororo fires off another laser, and it looks like it's about to hit Rick's face, but just as it's about to hit him, Rick does the unthinkable. He pulls the most savage move you could think of.
He pulls out a reverse Uno card, and the blast completely pulls a 180, and fires right back at them. (Yeah. He seriously did that. I went there. And he's got more broken and unfair abilities at his disposal)
Everyone was caught off guard by this sudden load of bull, but they managed to dodge the blast.
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"Did he seriously just do that?!" Spinel said. "That made no sense at all."
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Seven minutes remaining
For his next showcase of flexing all over everyone, he makes it rain down thunderbolts of fire. And asteroids.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Charlie said.
"Why can't have this much power!" Cinder yelled.
"He's got SNK Boss Syndrome written all over him." Tari said, which got her some weird stares from most of them.
"Is that contagious?" Wendy asked.
"No. In a fighting game when a boss is so unfair and plays cheap. All of these powers Rick has are unfair."
(Little message to all fighting game bosses that wrecked me over the course of my fairly short life. FUCK YOU! We now return to your regularly scheduled story)
For his next attack, Rick shoots out explosive fireballs. But every single one of them is getting sliced through by Geralt. He cuts through all of them with his swords like the badass he is.
While they were managing to avoid his attacks, they still couldn't find a way to actually hurt him.
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Edgeworth was deep in thought. "Don't they see that we need to go about this in a more logical way?! What could possibly hurt a dragon? That might be the key to winning this. But is there really anything we can do?"
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Six minutes remaining
While the chaos ensues, Katakuri finally regains consciousness.
"You're awake." Mercy told him. "I'm relieved."
"Yeah...thanks." The pirate looks at everyone fighting and the timer. "I need to get back to helping them. "
"No you will not." Mercy said sternly. "Your wounds are healed, but you still have that poison in your bloodstream. You need to rest."
"Poison? Come on, I'm fi-"
Suddenly, he feels a sharp pain course through his body, which was from the poison. The pirate cries out in pain.
"See what I mean? You need to let them handle this. Try to rest or you will actually die. Doctor's orders."
"Alright, fine." Katakuri said defeatedly. "I'll sit this out."
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"I mean, if the doctor says so, then I guess I should." Katakuri said, but he didn't sound thrilled about staying out of the fight for his health.
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"This probably wouldn't be as difficult if we had everyone here." Dororo said.
"Yes, but we needed to protect the token." Geralt said. "Someone had to hold down the fort."
"OH? WHAT HAVE WE HERE?"
Hearing this voice, everyone (Including Rick), stop fighting and notices that DIO, Susie, and 18 had finally arrived at the battle.
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"Well, isn't this an interesting development." DIO said. "Seems as though Rick has finally gone off the deep end. And nobody can defeat him. Not even that donut loving freak. He thinks he's so strong, but now he has failed. For the one who humiliated me, he deserves it. But I'm gonna be the one that breaks him."
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"WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW." Dragon Rick slurred. "LookOOK AT WHAT THE *belch* CAT DRAGGED IN. MR. SPOTTED DICK HIMSELF, WITH REBEL BARNEY. AND THAT ONE HALF ROBOT WOMAN WHO'S NAME I DON'T KNOW, AND COULD GIVE TWO SHITS ABO-"
He is interrupted as 18 fires a massive ki blast at Rick's face. Everyone watches in shock as Rick's face is clouded by smoke from the blast. When it clears, it looks like he actually took a bit of damage from that blast. And he looked pissed beyond belief.
"NOW YOU FUCKED UP, BITCH."
Five minutes remaining
Now that he went from a crazy drunk to an angry drunk, Rick was ready to fire off another fire bomb, 18 flies at him at high speed and punches him dead in his face, shocking everyone yet again.
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"Finally." Edward said. "Now that we got 18 here, I'm sure we got a better chance at winning this."
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"Alright, 18, let's finish this and get outta here!" Edward said.
18 notices the alchemist and flies right down in front of him. Without warning, she punches him and sends him flying, shocking them.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Geralt yelled.
18 turns her attention towards him and fires a ki blast at him, but he quickly deflects it with one of his swords.
"Why did you hit him?! And why did you attempt to attack me?! Explain yourself!"
Her explanation? Why, it was simple. "Just following orders."
"That's it." DIO said quietly, with a sinister smirk. "Fight them all. Make them suffer. Go all out."
18 charges at them and begins to fight everyone. Just as DIO had planned, he was having the android fight everyone. If he remembered correctly from her file, she at one point was used as a weapon by an evil scientist and was a very dangerous threat to her world along with her brother. If she was dangerous in the past, who's to say that it couldn't happen again. That was his plan, although he didn't take into account the stunt that Rick has pulled. In fact, this could help.
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"Now, we sit back and watch the magic unfold." DIO said menacingly. "Now they have two problems on their hands."
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"If it's not one thing, it's another." Geralt said. "I never would've expected her to act like this. Whether she is a teammate or not, I will not let her endanger everyone else."
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Now, everything had erupted into a three way fight with 18, Rick, and everyone else.
"Better pay attention, readers," Deadpool said, "because this looks like it's about to get real." He takes one of his guns and starts firing at 18. "Luckily, for my neutral special, I wield a gun."
The merc fires off shots, but 18 deflects them with her finger. The shots all fly back and hit him. Very lucky he had that healing factor.
The android avoids flaming arrows, laser beams, magic, and a multitude of firearm weapons from everyone all at the same time. Rick, on the other hand, was now flailing his arms and tail in a rage. They were stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Four minutes remaining
Susie and DIO were watching this happen at a safe, yet not too suspicious distance. They were pretending to be in the fight, and were talking to each other.
"So this was the plan, huh?" Susie asked.
"It is." DIO answered. "Soon they will see she's too strong and dangerous to keep around."
But Susie watches as everyone was either struggling in the fight, or in terrible pain. For this, she had another question. "Do you think maybe we should actually try to….I don't know….help them?"
The vampire was a little surprised by her question. This had come out of nowhere.
"What does it matter to you? We both know that our team fears you, hates you, and can't stand to be around you."
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"I don't know what it is or why," Susie said. "But seeing all of this going on really has me thinking. I always feel like the world's just against me. But seeing everyone fighting to live, while I sit back and laugh with this egomaniac. I guess I've just been thinking about Mercy's words from earlier. I don't want any of them to hear this, but I actually want people to like me. I just never know how to go about it. Why's it gotta be so hard? Maybe I could actually….help them. Maybe if people liked me I wouldn't always be thinking like it's me versus the world."
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Without a second thought, Susie rushes headfirst into the fight.
"What are you doing?!" DIO yelled.
She doesn't answer. She just keeps running and notices that Rick is about to swat most of them away with his tail.
Susie jumps in front of it and uses all of her strength to block the tail with her axe. Her team was surprised the most by this selfless act.
"So you finally decided to help, huh?" Geralt asked.
"Just don't think too much about it!" Susie said, still trying to sound tough. "We're not dying! Besides, it looks like we're even now!"
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"What the hell does she think she's doing?!" DIO yelled. "Why help them?! She's been pretty loyal to this point, so why this all of a sudden? No matter. I'll let it slide just this once since I know my plan will still work. But she better not get too big for her britches again. Or else."
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With her monstrous strength (get it?), she pushes Rick's tail away. While she handles this, Geralt and Edward manage to pin 18 to the ground, subduing her for now.
Three minutes remaining
"Okay, we'll keep hold of her for now!" Edward said.
"We better deal with Rick quickly now!" Charlie said.
"Yeah, only three minutes left!" Spinel added.
We then finally see Nana arrive to the battle, and she was out of breath. And she had no idea what was going on. She saw everyone gathered together, and a giant dragon.
"Did I just step into the Twilight Zone?!" Nana cried, trying to process what was going on.
"Shouldn't you be guarding the fortress?" DIO asked.
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I can't say that I tailed him because I assumed he was up to something sinister." Nana said. "And what the heck was a dragon doing there?! What did I miss?!"
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"I...huff….followed you here. I had a…."
Rick notices the little mountaineer and begins to charge up a fire blast.
"Get over here!" Geralt told her. "Now!"
Without hesitation Nana quickly runs to them, avoiding the fireball.
"Can someone please explain what's going on?!" Nana said.
Deadpool gave her the cliffnotes explanation of everything up to that point. "Rick. Too much drinking. Dragon. Crazy. Countdown. 18 went berserk. Everyone's lives in danger.
The part that shocked her the most wasn't that Rick had everyone's lives hanging by a thread, but the fact that 18 attacked the. She was wondering why she was acting weird earlier. It didn't take long for her to put two and two together to figure out that DIO did something to her. But she didn't know what exactly.
"Anyway, shouldn't we focus on stopping Rick?!" Dororo reminded them.
"GOOD LUCK GETTING SHIT DONE IN THREE MINUTES!" Rick taunted. "WE'RE ALL GOING OUT WITH ONE BIG FUCKIN' KABOOM!"
"Don't get too cocky!" Wendy said. "It's not over until it's over!"
"IS THAT SO, YOU LITTLE SHIT? YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT FALSE OP*belch*TIMISM! EVEN THE GUY YOU IDOLIZE WENT DOWN LIKE A FUCKING BITCH! HE'S A COMPLETE AND TOTAL JOKE!"
But his comment didn't sit well with the dragon slayer.
"What did you just say?" Wendy asked angrily.
"YOU HEARD ME. HE'S. A. FUCKING. WEAKLING."
That was it. That was the last straw for Wendy. Hearing this guy talk bad about someone who was a big brother figure to her stirred something in her. All she wanted to do was nothing but beat him down for his words.
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"I'm not going to stand by and let him say those things about Katakuri!" Wendy said. "He's been a big help to me. He's been trying to help me get stronger by teaching Haki to me. Even though I'm still struggling to learn it, he's still helping and teaching me. Now, it's time to show that I can be strong. And put Rick in his place. If I'm to win, then I need to go all out for this."
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"Everyone listen!" Wendy yelled, getting everyone's attention. "I'm gonna fight him one on one! I need everyone to back up!"
This surprised them. They weren't expecting her to say that she was gonna fight Rick on her own.
"Wendy, don't get all riled up because of what he said about me!" Katakuri said. "He's just trying to provoke you!"
"I don't care! I'm gonna take him down!"
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"Really?" Cinder scoffed. "Her? That little cinnamon roll? Defeat him? As much as I hate Rick, she doesn't stand a chance.
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Wendy then takes a deep breath, inhaling a lot of air, and lets out a mighty scream. As she does so, she begins to transform.
"What is she doing?" Tari said.
"Now what kind of tricks does that squirt have up her sleeve?" DIO wondered.
After she's finished transforming, everyone stares in awe and silence. They couldn't recognize her very much now.
Wendy's hair was now pink, longer, and was flowing upward like a mane. Her eyes had also turned this same color. She had white, sharp dragon scales sticking out from her back, arms, and legs. And she now had this serious look on her face, different from the kind, shy girl that they all knew. She had power that was now comparable with that of a dragon. Yes, Wendy had activated her Dragon Force.
Two minutes remaining
Rick wasn't impressed with her transformation. "IS THAT IT?! HEY, IF YOU'RE FEELING SUICIDAL, GO AHEAD AND DO YOUR WORST!"
Wendy didn't hesitate to make the first move. She moved faster than most of them could see, and punched Rick so hard that it created a massive shockwave. And this punch did massive damage to him from the look of it.
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"Why didn't she tell me she could do that?!" Katakuri said, still in shock from what he just witnessed.
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"Gotta admit, I did not expect this!" Deadpool said, sounding excited. "It makes perfect sense. She's practically like a dragon now. And if we're going by Pokemon logic, then dragon beats dragon. At least, that's what I think."
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And from there, it erupts into a slugfest. It was dragon versus keeps zooming around Rick, landing punches and kicks at high speed. Rick is too slow to do anything about it, and all he could do was sit there and get his ass kicked.
"Amazing." Charlie said.
"That kid sure is something." Russel added.
One minute remaining
Barely any time was left. The stakes had never been higher than now. Now it was time to finish him off. Wendy lands back on the ground.
"SNEAKY LITTLE FUCKER! I'M GONNA MURDER THE SHIT OUT OF ALL OF Y'ALL PERSONALLY!" Rick then takes aim at everyone and prepares to torch everyone, but is interrupted when Wendy creates a magic wind barrier around him.
"DO IT!" Everyone cheered.
"Sky Dragon's Secret Art! Shattering Light: Sky Drill!"
Wendy fires off an enormous blast of wind into the wind barrier, completely obliterating Rick.
"OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!"
The battle was over. She had won. Suddenly, everyone's vision goes black.
Game Over!
Everyone was finally back in the real world. They all take the headsets off and see each other. Everyone was feeling a mix of relief, shock and anger. The room was silent. Well, at least until they all heard a familiar voice.
"Oh, thank goodness!" Chris exclaimed. "For a second there, I thought you guys were gonna fail! Good thing you got out of there!"
"We'll get to you in a second." Edgeworth said to the host. He then turned his attention to Rick, who looked dazed and confused.
"Man, what the hell happened in there?" Rick said, not remembering anything that happened in the Game World. "What the fuck are you all looking at?"
Everyone was now glaring at Rick. After today's events, they had had it with him.
Everyone then erupts into a barrage of yelling and verbal insults towards the scientist.
"You've gone too far this time!"
"Do you know what could've happened in there?!"
"I'm gonna skewer you!"
"I'm gonna torch you!"
"I'll make sure they put you away for a long time!"
"Okay, everyone. Calm down" Chris told them, making everyone go silent. "Let me handle this from here."
Chris then walks up to Rick and gives it to him straight. "Rick, you may not realize it, but you seriously almost killed everyone today. And by extension, you could have gotten me in so much legal trouble. So now, I have to take action into my own hands. Rick, you are officially disqualified from the competition."
Everyone was glad to hear that news. Even Rick himself.
"Fuckin' finally! So long, dumbasses!"
He reaches into his coat to find his portal gun and leave, but he couldn't find it.
"Looking for this?" Ginyu said, as he holds up his portal gun and smashes it on the ground.
"What the fuck?!"
"There's only one way losers leave this show." Chris said. "You will be taking the cannon home."
Everyone cheers, but Chris has something else to say.
"BUT Rick will not be the only one leaving tonight."
The cheering immediately stopped, and they all could only say one thing. "HUH?!"
Chris continued. "There still had to be a winner and a loser at the end of all this. And since Wendy was the one that defeated Rick and saved everyone's lives and my career, I'm giving today's win to the Devilish Demons!"
But the Demons weren't really in a cheering mood.
"Are you still concerned about the challenge after everything we've been through?!" Tari cried.
"Yes. One of the Vampires will be leaving alongside Rick."
"Don't even bother arguing with him." Edward said to Tari. "At least be grateful that your team isn't voting someone off."
"Yes," DIO added, "and consider yourself lucky that your team didn't have someone turn on them for no reason at all." As he said this he looked over at 18, who was confused.
"What are you talking about?" 18 asked.
"The fact that you attacked everybody out of nowhere." Dororo said. "You went psycho berserk on everyone."
Now the android really was confused. "What?!"
"Wait. Do you not remember what happened?" Mercy asked.
"No. I didn't….hurt anyone...did I?" 18 asked nervously.
"Oh, you did." DIO answered. "I heard that you were once the super weapon of an evil scientist. Guess it wouldn't be surprising for you to relapse."
"That's crazy!" 18 said defensively. "I don't remember any of that! There's no way I'd do that!"
"Then why did you?" Geralt asked.
18 had no answer. Did she really lash out And hurt her team? The last thing she remembered in the Game World was talking to DIO.
Wait a minute…..
She looked over at DIO, who had given the android an evil smile. She realized she just played his game of chess. And it was now checkmate for her.
"Vampires, I'll see you guys at elimination tonight." Chris said. "And Demons, I'd like to see you guys there tonight as well to see Rick off."
"Do we have to?" Cinder asked.
"Yes."
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"That no good lousy piece of scum!" 18 yelled. "I know somehow he made me hurt my team! But I can't prove he did! Somehow, some way, he's gonna pay for that!"
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(Demon Cabin)
"WHAT?!" Tari and Edgeworth exclaimed.
Wendy and Charlie were talking to Tari and Edgeworth in private. They had just explained to them about DIO and his alliance, everything that they had done, and the alliance Katakuri formed. Their goal: to convince them to join with them like Katakuri told them.
"I should've known!" Edgeworth exclaimed. "And I spent all that time trying to figure it out. The truth was right there in plain sight!"
"Wait, this is all true, right?" Tari asked.
Charlie nodded and handed them the camera Wendy found the other day. "See for yourselves."
The two of them watch the video and have the same shocked look on their faces that they had when they found out. "HUH?!"
"Anyway," Wendy said, "we were hoping you could join our alliance to take them down."
"You don't have to tell me twice." Tari said. "I'm in."
"Great." Charlie told her. "And while you're at it, we were hoping you could convince someone on the other team to join us. Probably someone that you can trust."
"The only one that I talk to on that team is Ed." At the mention of his name, the gamer started to blush.
"Ohhhh, does someone have a crush?" Charlie teased.
"N-no! We're just friends!"
"I think you'd be cute together." Wendy said. "I see how he looks at you."
"Can we please stop talking about this?! I'll try and talk to him!" Tari said, not wanting to discuss that any further.
"Great." Wendy said.
"What about you, Miles?" Charlie asked Edgeworth. "Are you in?"
While they were talking, the prosecutor was deep in thought thinking it over. "Very well. I'll join. Now that we know who our enemy is, I will make sure to help you bring them to justice."
"Just remember. They can't know about us. That's the advantage we have against them."
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"That went smoother than I thought." Charlie said. "From now on, we're a force to be reckoned with."
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Deadpool and DIO were talking in private in the mess hall.
"So." DIO said, "Have you finally made your decision to my offer from earlier?"
Deadpool sighed. "Yeah. As long as nothing bad happens to my friend, then I'll keep working for you."
"Good." DIO said. "And now that Rick is leaving, and definitely 18 with him, it seems I killed so many birds with one stone."
"Outside, Rick was eavesdropping on them. "Oh, are you sure about that, dickhead?"
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"And it seems as though Rick may have forgotten about us. If he wanted to spill the beans about us, he would've earlier. Looks like we definitely rule this game now. No. I rule it. I just have pawns that made some minor contributions."
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Later that night, both teams were gathered at elimination. The Demons were watching from the sidelines while the Vampires sat at those stumps yet again. Rick was standing right next to Chris, and looking more pissed than normal.
"Alright. Time to find out who will be getting blasted with Rick. I only have seven marshmallows. You know the drill by now."
Chris then starts calling out names
"Geralt"
"Mercy"
"Nana"
"Susie"
"Edward"
"And Dororo"
This left 18 and DIO. DIO was looking smug, while 18 was glaring at him.
"The final marshmallow goes to…."
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"...DIO."
18 dropped the glare and just sighed. "Well, this blows. Could've really used that money."
"18, Rick, the cannon awaits."
"Can I just say one thing before I get the hell outta here?!" Rick said to everyone. "Because I'm about to drop a reeeeeaaal big bombshell!"
Every member of DIO's alliance's face went pale from this. He was about to do what they all feared he was gonna do.
"Umm, I guess." Chris said. "I'm assuming by the way you said it that it's gonna cause some major drama. Make it quick."
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"He wouldn't!" Cinder growled."
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"Well crap." Susie said nonchalantly. "Looks like we're busted."
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"THAT SON OF A BITCH!" DIO yelled. "I THOUGHT HE FORGOT! HE BETTER KEEP HIS TRAP SHUT IF HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOOD FOR HIM!"
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"Looks like he's throwing them under the bus." Katakuri said. "I saw it coming of course, but now they can't hide."
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Now, Rick had the floor.
"That egotistical vampire fuck is in an alliance that's been running this game!"
Everyone that didn't know already gasped at this. DIO and Cinder were now glaring at Rick so hard. If looks could kill, even Deadpool would be dead.
"Yeah," Rick continued. "Not only was I in on it, but so was that talkative mercenary, the monster girl, the pink stretchy alien girl, and the woman with the fire! They've been responsible for making so many other losers here leave!"
"Bite your tongue!" DIO yelled.
Rick then points to Spinel. "And her?! They were gonna kick her out! They were gonna drop her like a hot brick!"
"What?!" Spinel cried in surprise. She then looked over at Deadpool. "Did you know about this?"
"Yeah, he did!" Rick continued. "He was gonna choose them over you! Looks like your friendship was a lie, too! Peace out, assholes!"
We then see Rick and 18 in the cannon. They were tied together, back to back.
"Quit squirming, you fuckin' half toaster!" Rick said to 18.
"I could say the same to you." 18 said.
Chris then pushes the button and sends the two losers flying into the horizon.
"Well, good riddance." Chris said. "Now wasn't that quite a shocker. Hope you all have a good night with these new revelations.
The Vampires had surrounded DIO and Susie.
"I should've known." Edward said to DIO. "I knew there was something up about you."
"I guess that act of heroism was just a lie." Geralt said to Susie. "I thought you might've begun to change."
"Whatever." DIO growled. He pushed them out of the way and walked up to Deadpool.
Deadpool and Spinel were busy staring at each other. Spinel had a look of fear, worry, and betrayal on her face.
"Was….was it all true?"
The merc was about to explain that he only did it to protect her, but DIO comes up and interrupts them.
"It is." DIO answered. "And he even made the choice himself. You can ask him. To get far, you have to do whatever it takes. Seems like you picked the wrong friend."
DIO then walked off, leaving the two by themselves.
"That's not true! I can explain!" Deadpool cried.
"Just save it." Spinel said, tears streaming down her face. " I thought we were friends. And you lied. You chose some scumbag over someone who thought you were cool. Looks like I was tricked again. And now I'm all alone, again.
"Wait, there's more to this that you don't know!"
"Don't bother. Don't even talk to me anymore. You're just another DIO."
Those last words stung as the gem stormed off. Deadpool just stood there. Shocked. Sad. Miserable. Even though you couldn't tell with his mask, he was crying too."
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This very well may be one of my best episodes yet .Well, I don't think most of them will want to play a video game again. Rick spent most of the episode flexing all over everyone until Wendy put him in his place. I liked Rick. I enjoy characters like him. Foul-mouthed jackasses are one of my favorite kinds of characters. His elimination was inevitable. 18, on the other hand, was another victim to DIO. DIO claimed many victories, but took a major L now that everyone knows about his alliance. On the other end of that, Katakuri's alliance gains some new members. I wonder how things will go for them. Lastly, DIO tore apart a perfectly good friendship. Will Deadpool be able to fix this. Or did DIO cause too much damage to fix it.
First off, let me say thanks for this story hitting five thousand views. You guys are the best. And from some words Chris said earlier, Yes. There will be another season. But there will be more details on what that will be about once we hit the merge.
Here's a preview for the next episode. A sudden snowstorm hits the island, and Chris decides that it's the perfect opportunity to get everyone in the holiday spirit. But most of them are not feeling jolly. Yep. A Christmas challenge. In summer. That's right. I'm doing a Christmas special in summer just because I can. Look forward to that. And if you have any messages, challenge or plot ideas, don't hesitate to let me know in the reviews or PM. Till next time, stay awesome. This is MemeKing, signing off.