Episode 12: Holiday Happy Hunt
Sigh. Man. Last episode was just crazy. So much action and emotions were all over the place. And the end was sad. After such a dramatic conclusion, we must keep moving forward. It's only gonna get crazier. Y'all know the drill by now. Let's see everyone's comments.
1602jaw: Man, I love Deadpool 2. The start to it was funny. Everyone will hopefully have a holly, jolly time today. Or it'll be a train wreck.
TheMasterKat: Oh yeah. Christmas in July is a thing. And thanks for your compliment, even though I haven't been writing stories as long as you. I'm flattered. Guess I'm doing a pretty good job. And you do a great job, too.
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: Can't say I blame you for seeing it coming. But I'm still glad you liked it. And with sixteen competitors left, it won't be too much longer till we hit the halfway point.
Happiness studios: Yep. A lot of stuff went down last episode. And some of it was sad. I just hope DP and Spinel's friendship can be fixed. And don't worry about the comments. I'll only reply to ones that are from the previous episode.
N8han11: I really did throw people for a loop, didn't I? I do love my plot twists. And get hyped for next season. More details will be revealed eventually.
All right. Let's get in the holiday spirit with today's episode.
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, everyone was still fighting for their lives in the Game World. While Rick was a major threat, 18b under DIO's control, made it tougher for everyone. Some may have had a change in heart, others showed some amazing fighting skills, and Rick plus 18 were blasted sky high. But before that, Rick threw his alliance under the bus. Not only does everyone know, but the friendship between Deadpool and Spinel was ruined. Can it be fixed? And will DIO's alliance survive? Find out on today's episode of Total Drama Infinite!"
Cue intro
Two days had passed since the last elimination. Since then then, things had been….quiet. Not just that, things had been pretty gloomy. Until the night before the present day when a massive blanket of snow fell on the island. And that morning, it came to a surprise for all of them.
"Wow!" Wendy exclaimed. "Look at all of the snow! It's pretty."
"But how?" Edward asked. "It's the middle of summer."
"Canada is weird." Dororo said.
"Now this is more my kind of weather." Nana said happily. The little mountaineer ran outside and began trying to make a snow angel.
"Looks like she's having fun." Edgeworth said. "But I'm not in the mood for things like this." The prosecutor then heads back inside.
"Yeah, I'm not really in the mood for this either." Katakuri said, also heading back inside.
But when they go back into their cabin, they see a very sad sight. The only other person in there was Deadpool.
The merc was slumped on the floor, face down. And he was a sobbing mess. When he wasn't doing that, he was just sitting there and sighing sadly
And he'd been like that for days.
Ever since the previous elimination, Spinel practically acted like he didn't exist. She refused to acknowledge that he existed. She often went off on her own and isolated herself from her entire team. She didn't know who to trust now.
Everyone did take notice of this change. DIO and Cinder didn't show any emotions for him. Susie didn't even care. DIO, however, laughed at his misery and his views on friends.
"I think I'll have my snack somewhere else, then." Katakuri said, heading right back out the door.
Edgeworth took one last look at him before he left. "And to think that the same person who annoyed everyone is now this."
They both leave the sad merc alone, with Deadpool hearing that one sentence over and over in his head.
You're just another DIO.
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"He's been a wreck ever since Rick and 18 left." Katakuri said. "Guess losing a good friend will do that to you. I wouldn'tknow. I grew up friendless. Even though he's still working with DIO, you still feel a little bad for the guy. Such a shame he was tricked, but he's still working for scum like him. Guess he's not so much of a bad guy after all. Still, I'm gonna make sure DIO and his whole faction fall."
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"I'm nothing like DIO!" Deadpool said. "I don't have the cool Stand or the vampire powers or the many many many memes about me."
He then sighed sadly.
"Looks like I really messed up this time. I thought being in this alliance would be cool and all. Guess I was wrong. Looks like I picked the wrong crowd. And look what it got me. I wish I could fix it, but I don't know how. Given how she's dealt with this before, I bet Spinel is having a rough time with this, too."
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In the woods, Charlie and Tari were out, looking for Spinel.
"If I must ask, why are we looking for her?" Tari asked.
"We've barely seen her these past few days." Charlie answered. "I'm worried about her."
"I get that, but do you really think she'll be out here in the snow?"
"I can't think of anywhere else she'd-LOOK OVER THERE!"
Turns out they did find Spinel, but it wasn't a happy sight.
The gem was sitting on the ground slouched over. Snow had covered a lot of her body, as if she hadn't moved from that spot for a while. And she looked very sad and gloomy.
"Um….Spinel?" Charlie said. "Are you okay?"
The gem slowly turns her head towards them. "What do you guys want?" She said glumly.
"We were just hoping that you were okay. We haven't seen or or heard much of you this week."
"Aren't you cold out here?" Tari asked.
"It's fine." Spinel huffed. "I just want to be alone. I want to be by myself. If I'm alone then I can't be hurt again."
Tari and Charlie look at each other. This just got sad really fast. If there was
"Look," Charlie told her, "we understand you're hurt, but I think if somehow we can have everyone can talk this out-"
"Please. I don't want to deal with him right now." Spinel interrupted. "Let him hang out with his vampire boss and the rest of that motley crew."
"Well, Deadpool isn't doing too well with it either. He's sad as well."
Spinel turned her back to them. "It's probably something DIO is having him do. It could all be a trick."
It seemed to them that they weren't going to get through to her. At least not now. At this point they were practically beating their heads against the wall.
"Let's just head back." Tari told Charlie. "I don't think we're making much progress with this."
The two of them head back and leave Spinel by herself.
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"I don't know what to think anymore." Spinel said. "The Diamonds told me that this show would be a great opportunity to branch out and meet new people. Guess they never thought this would happen. I feel like such an idiot for trusting those guys. Going forward, I don't know what I'm gonna do. Maybe I should quit. I don't know."
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"I understand what happened wasn't much Deadpool's fault." Charlie said. "I've always believed that everyone deserves a chance to right their wrongs. They seemed like great friends. I hope that they can fix it somehow."
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At the dock, DIO, Susie, and Cinder were together, discussing what they should do next. But they really couldn't for one reason.
"Where the hell is that idiot?!" DIO snapped.
"He's still moping around in the cabin like a baby." Cinder answered.
DIO just growled at this. "He needs to pull himself out of this nosedive and get his head back in the game. Who even cares about Spinel anyway?"
"Apparently I guess he does." Susie said. Even she felt a little sorry for them. Just a little. "But we got other problems right now."
"She's right." Cinder said. "Thanks to Rick, he blew our cover. Now everyone is onto our case."
DIO immediately calmed down at the mention of this. "You're right. That man put us in quite the predicament. But the four of us should be more than capable of handling these plebs. We've chomped through many other losers, so who could stop us at this point. I'd say the merge could be happening any day now. If we can keep the four of us in until then, then we will be unstoppable."
"Think you're so bad, huh?"
The three of them turn and see that the voice belonged to Geralt.
"So…..what brings you here?" DIO sneered. "Come to intimidate me?"
"No." Geralt answered, staring them down with a cold glare. "I'm just here to give you all a message. I've got my eye on you all. Especially you two." He points towards DIO and Susie.
Susie still tried to act tough to her self proclaimed rival. "Yeah, well, I'm still gonna show that I'm so much tougher and better than you, you douche nugget!"
Geralt shrugged off her insult and continued talking. "I'm just going to simply wish you all luck." His face then darkens. "Because you're going to need it."
After the witcher gave them this message, the intercom then came on, and everyone heard Chris's familiar, yet annoying voice. That's right. It was time for another challenge.
"Alright, everyone! Meet at the campfire for your next challenge! And try to get in a jolly mood!"
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"I need that mercenary to get serious, again!" DIO said. "Ugh. Who even needs friends, anyway? Friends are just crutches for weaklings. It's a sign you can't do anything on your own. Us on the other hand? My alliance is not friends. We all just have a similar goal in mind. He's got no one to turn to but me."
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"That man will fall eventually." Geralt said. "I can't believe he'd act like this. And that girl…..just when I thought There would be a change in her. Guess I was wrong on that. She's no better than him."
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Both teams were now gathered at the campfire. Most of them did notice that Deadpool was the last one to arrive. He and Spinel couldn't even look at each other. And boy, everyone could feel the awkward tension. But there was something else they noticed.
This time, they were greeted to a weird sight. While Chris, Chef, and the Ginyus were there, they were all dressed up. Chris was dressed up in a Santa suit, hat, beard, and all. Chef was dressed in a reindeer costume. He had the fur suit, antlers, and of course, the red nose. The Ginyu Force b were all identically dressed as elves.
And this had most of them bursting into laughter.
"Wow, you guys look freaking ridiculous!" Susie said, almost crying from how much she was laughing. "You're about five months too short to be dressing like that anyway!"
Chef growled at this. "I wouldn't be laughing at this for much longer if I were you, girlie."
"He's right, y'know." Chris told them. "For today, our challenge will be holiday themed!"
"You must be joking." Russel said. "It's the middle of the damn summer."
"Ever hear of Christmas in July? But this isn't going to go down how you think it is. So let me ask you all a question. With the exception of gifts and family, what do you think Christmas means?"
They all think about it for a moment.
"The pretty snow?" Nana asked.
"The colorful lights?" Wendy asked.
"The sweets and goodies?" Katakuri asked.
"Good answers," Chris told them, "but you're all wrong. It's all about entertainment and exploitation. Today is gonna be an entertaining one, people. Elves, bring out the entertainment."
The Ginyus hand each team a huge briefcase. Inside, they see a whole set of paintball guns. Well, paintball weapons. There were your average guns, but there were gatling guns, grenades, shotguns, rocket launchers, bows and soft tipped paint arrows, and slingshots. There were also protective glasses for them.
"What does this have to do with Christmas?!" Edward asked with shock.
"OBJECTION! I don't condone to using firearms!" Edgeworth exclaimed.
"Relax, they're just paintball guns." Chris explained. "Today's challenge will be a Christmas themed paintball hunt. Both teams will separate and hunt each other down with their weapons. If you get any paint on you, you're out, and must head back here to the bonfire to watch the rest of the match. Last team standing will win."
"And in the spirit of the holidays, each team's paint color is Christmas themed. Demons get red paint while the Vampires get green. And there's one more surprise."
"Something tells me it's not singing Christmas carols." Charlie said nervously.
Chris gestures at Chef and the Ginyu Force. "You see these costumes we're all wearing? You all have to dress up as your choice of Santa Claus, an elf, or a reindeer."
Now this got a huge outburst out of everyone. Now they had to do this shootout while dressed as colorful Christmas characters?
"I'm not wearing that!" Susie yelled. "You're not catching me dead wearing crap like that.
"That looks very degrading!" Katakuri snarled.
"Sorry, but we gotta keep it in the spirit of the holidays." Chris said.
"IT'S SUMMER!" Everyone yelled.
10 Minutes Later (In traditional Spongebob fashion)
Everyone had no choice, but to dress up. Such a shame they had to ditch their coats and jackets for stuff like this.
Santas: Edgeworth, Charlie, Russel, Geralt
Elves: DIO, Tari, Mercy, Dororo, Wendy, Nana, Deadpool
Reindeer: Susie, Katakuri, Edward, Cinder, Spinel
"This is not fit for a god." DIO said, trying to adjust his outfit. "Were the tights really necessary?"
"I mean, it doesn't seem all that bad." Russel said.
"Speak for yourself." Katakuri said. He looked down at his red nose with disgust. "this was the only one that would fit me."
"Aww, you look cute." Charlie told him. The demon then turns to Deadpool. "Don't you like it, Deadpool?"
Deadpool just shrugged and said, "Yeah, I guess."
Now that shocked them all. They didn't expect just a straightforward answer from him.
"Really?" Cinder said. "That's all you have to say? No jokes or one liners?"
He just shakes his head.
"No time for jokes." Chris said. "Everybody pick out your weapons and get ready to head out."
Everyone stops their complaining and takes a look at the arsenal they were each provided.
Tari took one of the guns and waved it in front of Deadpool.
"Try and cheer up." Tari told him. "Looky here. This will make you happy, won't it?"
The merc took notice of the gun she was offering him. Somehow, some way this helped him perk up. But only a tiny bit.
He takes the gun. "I guess weapons help the sadness a little bit." He then grabs one of every weapon. "Thanks." Well, it was a start.
They each take a weapon they felt comfortable with. Katakuri and Susie take a bazooka. Wendy and Nana take a slingshot. Cinder and Mercy take the bows. DIO and Charlie take the shotguns. Dororo and Spinel take handfuls of grenades. Edgeworth and Edward take the normal paintball guns. Geralt, Russel, and Tari, take the gatling guns.
"Everyone finally armed to the teeth with your colorful weaponry?" Chris asked them. "Good. You all get ten minutes to split up and make your plans. And there's an extra special reward for the one who can eliminate the most people in this challenge."
Now this got everyone's attention.
"The one that does so will have immunity for themselves the next time their team loses. Consider it my Christmas gift to one of you."
Now they all liked the sound of that idea. Whoever gets rid of the most members of the enemy team gets immunity for just themselves? Now they were ready.
"Does that give you all some motivation? I hope it does, because your challenge starts NOW!"
As soon as the host said that, Spinel pulled the pin on one of her grenades. A moment later, it blew up (It was a small explosion) and she got covered in red paint. Everyone stood there stunned.
"Um...why did you do that to yourself?" Chris asked, just as puzzled as everyone else.
"I'm too sad to deal with any of this." Spinel said glumly. "I'm just gonna go sit over there."
The gem then walked over to one of the stumps and sat down.
"Does that even count?" Russel asked.
"It does." Chris answered. "Even though the way she went about it was very depressing and not fun to watch at all."
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Man, now I feel even worse about all of this." Deadpool said.
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"Now that everyone has to split up, this is finally the perfect time to use this." DIO said, holding out a mysterious looking chain. "And this is gonna help me. Now that the secret is out on my alliance, I need to think smarter and more carefully. This plan will get me that immunity for myself. But for this plan, I need some extra help with this challenge. Someone that isn't anyone's target. Someone who I could easily convince to help me with a little motivation."
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Now that the challenge was officially kicked off, most of them run off deep into the woods. DIO stops one of his teammates for a second. That teammate was Dororo.
"Hey, kid." DIO said. "You want to help me with a plan to win this challenge?"
Dororo looked at him with skepticism. True, DIO is a pretty brutal and arrogant individual, but she didn't have anything against him. Now he was coming to her to ask a favor.
"Why me?" Dororo asked.
DIO didn't want to tell her the real reason he asked her was because she has flown under the radar and no one would expect something from her.
"Because I feel you're perfectly suited for the job." DIO lied. "And it could be very rewarding for you."
"Oh really?" Dororo said. "What's in it for me?"
He didn't expect this kid to ask that. He had to think quickly.
"Uh...what would you say if I could give you a Stand of your very own?"
He then brings out The World to show her that she could have her own.
(Quick Note: I know in the JoJo universe that only Stand users can see Stands, but we aren't in the JoJo universe. Same reason as why DIO has been able to survive in the sunlight in this universe)
Dororo thought it over for a second. It does look really cool to her. She could probably do all kinds of cool things with one. "Can you actually do that?"
Looks like he really had her reeled in, now. "It can be risky, but with a Stand arrow, anyone can have one."
Dororo nodded "Okay, I'll help. But I'm not joining your group. This is solely for my own personal gain."
"Great." DIO told her. "Only as long as I can ask for your help with stuff, and count on your vote, then I don't care what you ask for." He pulls out the chain from earlier. "All I need from you is to help set up a hostage situation. Then we can lure the rest out."
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"Hook, line, and sinker." DIO said. "She suspects nothing. Humans are weak. In the end, I triumph over all."
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"I'm still skeptical about this guy," Dororo said, "but maybe this guy could help me go all the way. Just imagine it. I manage to trump this guy and win the whole thing. He probably doesn't take me seriously, but that's his flaw. So yeah, I'll help, but I'm not stupid. I'll take him for everything he's got."
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Ten minutes had passed. This gave everyone time to separate.
"The wait is over!" Chris announced. "Let the match begin!"
The Demons had the idea to do sort of a partner system. This was so they could have someone to cover them if one got ambushed. We move to one of these pairs, being Cinder and Deadpool.
The two of them trudge through the snow, ready to attack the enemy at any time.
"You're awfully quiet." Cinder said. "Still feeling sorry for yourself?"
Deadpool didn't answer her. Right now, he was, surprisingly, deep in thought.
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"As much as losing a friend totally sucks," Deadpool said, "I know that I need to try to win. But I still gotta find some way to fix things with her. No more depression."
"At least until then, I have someone like you to talk to, MemeKing."
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Without warning, Cinder takes out the bow and fires off an arrow at a nearby bush.
When the paint arrow hits the bush, they hear an "OW!", and they see Nana run out in pain. Her face was completely coveted in red paint.
"Sorry." Cinder taunted. "Too slow."
"Ooh, looks like Cinder has snagged the first casualty and took out Nana!" Chris called. "Nana, time for you to head back!"
After hearing this announcement, Geralt seethed. "Damn it. We've lost someone already? That woman is gonna pay."
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"Aw man!" Nana said. "I'm the first one out? And this early on? We've already lost the last three challenges. This doesn't help them one bit."
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Elsewhere, we see Katakuri and Charlie. After hearing that someone had already been taken out, they were trying to be extra alert.
"Be on guard." Katakuri said. "I'm sensing so many presences. Though that could probably just be woodland creatures."
He then looked down at his own costume in disgust. "Though I guess I should call myself one. Seriously, how'd he get this in my size?"
His eyes then get that familiar red glow. And what he saw wasn't good.
"I know that look." Charlie said. "What do you see?"
He raises his hand. "Stay back for a second."
The two of them then hear the loud scream of a child nearby. Katakuri takes the bazooka and rushes towards the noise.
What he sees is Dororo and a bear. Dororo was on the ground backing away from it in fear. The bear was about to strike her down, the pirate jumps in and quickly punched the bear away with a blocky mochi punch.
Before he could turn around and ask if she was okay, he heard a loud "NOW!"
Before he could react, a massive chain link came out and wrapped around his body. He couldn't morph his body around it for some reason. Once the chain wraps around him, he drops to the ground.
Katakuri struggled to get the chain off, but he couldn't. He couldn't turn into mochi and slide out of it. In fact, he started to feel very weak and drained of strength.
"How?" He thought. "Why can't I get out?"
Then it dawned on him. There's only one thing that could do this to him.
"...Seastone."
"Right you are, you miserable reindeer."
Katakuri looks up and scowls as soon as he sees DIO and Susie looking down at him.
"Of course it had to be you." Katakuri growled.
"Why don't you put that fugly mouth away?" DIO sneered. "Every time I look at your ugly face, I get more and more disgusted. Enjoying the seastone?"
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"That's right." DIO said. "The chain was made of seastone, the kryptonite for a devil fruit user. Since he said himself that devil fruit users can't swim, I did a little info digging in his file and learned about this mineral. It's practically a solid form of the ocean. It can be made into jail bars, bullets, and even handcuffs. How did I get a hold of it, you might ask? Well, you can get practically anything you need when you have a crazy fourth wall breaking mercenary with you. And information on everyone. Down to the last detail."
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"I don't know how you got a hold of this," Katakuri said, "but when I get out of this, you're dead! How dare you fight dirty!"
"Struggle as much as you like." DIO told him. "But you're coming with us."
Him and Susie then proceed to try and lift Katakuri.
"Damn, you're freakin' heavy." Susie grunted, struggling to lift the massive man. (Keep in mind Katakuri is 16'8", or 509 cm tall. And with his muscles, he's built like a tank.)
"Lift with your legs." DIO told her, looking like he had no problems lifting him. They start to haul the pirate off until they hear a voice.
"What are you guys doing?!"
They look back and see Charlie, nervously aiming the shotgun at them. "Put him down!"
"Or what?" DIO asked. "Go ahead and try to shoot me. I can tell you won't. You're shaking. What's wrong? You're hesitating. Are your nerves getting to you?"
She didn't know why, but she just couldn't shoot them for some reason. She was intimidated by him. DIO just had that effect on most people.
"Just….run." Katakuri told her weakly. The seastone was making him feel very weak.
"Just as I thought." DIO said. "Honestly, what do you see in him? I heard you think there's something special in humans, but they're not all they're cracked up to be. Take it from someone who rejected his own humanity long ago."
He then drops Katakuri, making him face plant to the ground. (Susie was still holding the other end of him). DIO then walks over the demon. He looked down at her. By this point, she had lowered her weapon.
"And I've enjoyed being bad ever since. You try to see good in others, but I'm not. And I don't wanna change. I'm worse than anyone you'll find back in Hell. In this game, I. Am. God."
He then starts to poke his finger to her. "In conclusion, we're taking this freak with us, and you aren't gonna stop me. Go ahead and tell your team I've got him. I'll be expecting them. Farewell, miss Charlotte."
He picks Katakuri back up, and he and Susie walk off. Charlie just stood there as they left.
She didn't know where they were taking him, or what they were planning to do to him. She couldn't think about the challenge at a time like this. She had to look for any other members of the alliance and see if they could help her rescue Katakuri. Charlie then runs off to find any of them.
From behind some trees, Dororo was watching this go down. Though most of the time she was looking out for herself, she felt a little bad for them. But she quickly put that thought aside and decided to hunt down the enemy.
But as soon as she turned around, she saw Deadpool and Cinder standing there with their weapons pointed at her.
"Gotcha."
Before Dororo could react, Cinder landed the arrow and paint splattered all over her.
"Looks like Dororo was caught by surprise from Cinder!" Chris said. "The Demons are definitely on a roll!"
"How come you get to shoot?" Deadpool kind of complained. "I have all of these weapons and you get to have all of the fun."
"I got her first." Cinder answered. "That personal immunity would help a lot. Next time, you should be quicker."
Deadpool then yelps in pain as multiple shots hit him from behind. Deadpool then acts all dramatic and falls to the ground.
"I'm...done for." Deadpool joked. "Avenge me!"
She turns around and saw Geralt and Mercy in the distance. They were giving the both of them a cold stare. Geralt then aims his gun towards Cinder next. Mercy raises her bow. The three of them then stare each other down, and aim their weapons at each other. Now it was two on one. They were waiting for the other to make the first move.
"And Geralt mows down Deadpool!" Chris said. "Looks like things got real, real fast!"
(DIO, Susie, Katakuri)
The both of them had taken Katakuri to a clearing. There was a small group of trees and a lake nearby. They had the pirate on the ground, and DIO was laughing maniacally as he was hitting and kicking Katakuri.
Katakuri could do nothing but lay there and keep getting kicked around like a rag doll. But the look on his face showed he wanted to go all Mortal Kombat on his vampire ass. Susie stood to the side and watched
"You know, I was wondering something." Susie asked. Susie told him. "Earlier, why didn't you just shoot her right there? Matter of fact, I could've done it. Aren't we supposed to shoot them down?"
DIO stopped kicking Katakuri and turned to her. "Haven't you paid attention to any of my plans up to this point?" DIO told her. "I let her go because I know she'll tell the rest of her team we have him captive. They'll come looking for him, and we pick them off that way."
"Huh." Susie said, understanding what he was getting at. "So basically, what you're saying is they'll come to him like flies to honey."
"Precisely. Say, do you happen to have something to write with?"
Susie pulls a marker out of her pocket and hands it over. "Here. Go nuts.
DIO then begins to draw insults and stupid messages all over Katakuri's face.
"Let me out, you!" Katakuri snarled. "When I get out of this, I'm going to make you suffer!"
"Ah, but it is you who will suffer." DIO told him. "You've had this coming for a while. Vengeance is satisfying, but I'm not done with you yet."
"What is it you have against me? What did I do to you?"
DIO was shocked. "You really don't remember why? Remember the fighting challenge? That day you defeated me! You humiliated me! And since that day I've set my sights on giving you hell on earth."
"Oh, is that it?" Katakuri said calmly. "All of this because you're a petty sore loser?"
DIO answered his question by kneeing him in the ribs.
"IT'S MORE THAN THAT!" DIO then keeps kicking him over and over.
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Edward was slowly walking through the snow, trying to be as stealthy as possible. At the same time, Tari was walking with her gatling gun at the ready, scanning the forest for any of the Vampires. Suddenly, she saw someone moving in the distance. Very quietly, she tiptoes to the figure in the distance.
At the same time, Edward was hearing footsteps coming closer to him. He gets his paintball gun, and starts walking towards the sound. The two of them were getting closer. Finally, they both bumped into each other. Startled, they point their weapons at each other, until they realized who it was.
"Oh, it's just you." Tari sighed with relief. She lowered her weapon. Edward followed suit.
"At least it's nice to see a friendly face." Edward said. "Too bad almost every time we see each other, we always have to be enemies."
"Yeah, that does suck. I mean, it's always nice when we can just talk instead."
"Good luck with that." Ed joked. He then gestures to his reindeer costume. "Have fun taking me seriously if I'm talking to you dressed like this."
"Well I like it. It looks cute on you."
This comment made Edward's face go redder than the red nose he had on.
"Well, I'd say you make a really nice elf." He said back.
Tari giggled a little from this. "Thanks."
She then remembered something she was gonna tell him. She was gonna see if she could get him to join their alliance.
"Oh, that's right. There was something I was meaning to ask you."
"Hm? What is it?"
"Well, I was hoping you could join this alliance I'm in. We're trying to take down DIO and his group."
"Say no more." Edward said quickly. "I'm in."
Tari was surprised. She didn't expect him to accept her offer so quickly. "I...didn't expect you to answer so quickly."
"You had me at taking down DIO. Honestly, I can't stand the guy. I hate people who act so arrogant and think they're all that But who else is in?"
Tari began to list them off. "Besides me, there's Charlie, Edgeworth, Katakuri, and Wendy."
"Anything else I gotta know?"
"Well, Katakuri said that we can tell anyone else about us, but we can't let DIO's alliance doesn't know about us. I'll take you to the others once this challenge is over and make it official."
The two of them stand there in awkward silence for a moment.
"So...I guess we get back to the challenge, then?" Edward said.
"I guess so." Tari said. "I'll see you later."
"Wait."
They both look to see Edgeworth, Wendy, Russel, and Charlie there. And they all had a look of concern on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Tari asked.
"It's DIO." Russel said. "Turns out he's got Katakuri held captive."
"Wait, why?" Edward asked.
"I'm not sure." Edgeworth said. "But considering that DIO has him, it can't be good."
"We need to help him!" Wendy cried. "I'm worried about him!"
"Wait, I'm coming with you." Edward said. "If it involves him, then I'm going to make that jerk eat paint." The alchemist makes a point by cocking his gun.
The Demons there looked at each other, and they all gave a slight nod.
"Okay." Charlie told him. "But we need to hurry. I don't know where he could be.
And with that, they set out to look for DIO and Susie, and rescue their teammate.
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"Looks like another simple challenge takes a drastic turn." Edgeworth said, sighing in worry.
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"Despite everything going on," Tari said, "it's nice that we have a new alliance member. At least it'll be a lot easier for us to hang out together."
She then sighs.
"Maybe Charlie was right. Maybe I do like him a lot. I just don't know how to go about it."
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"Looks like things got interesting really quickly." Edward said. "And hey, these guys are okay. At least it'll be nice to hang out with Tari more. I mean, the two of us have been through quite a lot together during this show."
He was about to get all defensive again and say that he only saw her as a friend, but he just sighed in defeat.
"Maybe Mercy was right. Maybe I do like her a lot. But it's not like I'd outright say it to her."
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(Geralt, Mercy, Cinder)
Moving back to Cinder against two Vampires, it was now an all out shootout. Cinder was firing arrows in all directions, while staying on the move. Mercy was flying overhead to hit her with her arrows. Geralt was on the ground, using his gatling gun to mow her down with paint.
Things were not looking good for the maiden. She then decided to play a little dirty. She sent a fireball into the air, and it hit one of Mercy's wings. The medic crashes to the ground, giving Cinder the perfect chance to fire an arrow at her back.
This just left Geralt for her to deal with.
"She got me." Mercy groaned.
"You'll regret that." Geralt told Cinder, reloading the gun.
Cinder looked at her ammo and saw she was close to running out of arrows. She had to think quickly. She aimed one more arrow at him, and the arrow went into one of the small barrels of his gun.
Geralt prepared to fire more rounds, but his gun started to smoke. His gun then exploded, leaving his entire body covered in green paint.
"Cinder is just on a roll today!" Chris said. "The Vampires really need to pick up the pace!"
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"Naturally, I knew I could handle them." Cinder said confidently. "Now that the secret is out on us, I need to try and look out for myself a little more. If there's a chance to guarantee my own safety, then I'll take that opportunity. Looks like now I should finish this."
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(Susie, DIO, Katakuri)
While they were waiting for any of the Demons to drop by, DIO was having a field day hitting and kicking Katakuri around. The pirate was in a lot of pain. With the seastone chains practically making him useless, he was at DIO's mercy.
"How about….huff….you take this off….huff...and we settle this fairly." Katakuri said. The beating that DIO gave him really wore him down. If there's one thing he hated, it was an unfair fight or playing dirty. The pirate once stabbed himself with his own weapon when he was given an unfair advantage.
"No way that's gonna happen." DIO told him.
"Why? Afraid you'll lose again?"
This got him another kick to the ribs.
"Now listen closely." DIO said. "As long as you're here, I'm going to make you suffer. I'm going to break you, and make you wish you were dead. Same goes for those you care about."
"You know, you talk too much."
This got him another kick.
"Uh, DIO…." Susie said.
DIO wasn't listening to her. He was now stomping his foot all over Katakuri.
"They're here…."
He still wasn't listening. Just stomping.
"HOLD IT!"
DIO finally stops and turns around. He sees Charlie, Edward, Wendy, Edgeworth, Russel, and Tari. And they all had their weapons pointed at him and Susie.
"Well, look at what we have here." DIO said, looking at the motley crew. He then notices that Ed is with them. "And what are you doing siding with them, runt?"
Bad idea. That last word had Edward going off like a bomb
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO TINY THAT HE NEED NOT FEAR BEING CRUSHED BY A BOOT BECAUSE HE FITS SO EASILY BETWEEN THE GROOVES OF THE SOLE?!"
"Chill out, man." Russel told him. "We're here to make this asshole eat paint."
"You let big bro go now!" Wendy demanded.
"DIO then chuckles to himself. "You are not in any position to give me an ultimatum. If any of you make a single move, I will toss him into this lake."
"You wouldn't!" Tari said.
"I won't, as long as you all drop your weapons and surrender."
They then hear another voice. "And don't run away either."
They turn around and see Cinder, ready to fire at one of them.
"Seems like we've hit a standoff." DIO said. "So, are you all gonna surrender, or watch this donut sink like an anchor?"
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"Damn, he's really not playing now." Susie said, a little startled. "I mean, I like causing trouble, but I wouldn't want someone to die. He's gone a little overboard this time."
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They all look at each other with worried expressions. As long as they did what he said, no one would get hurt anymore. So it was decided.
They all begrudgingly drop their weapons.
"There." Charlie said. "Now please, untie him and let him go."
"Good." DIO then aims his shotgun at Charlie. "I think I'll start with you, you stupid bitch."
Before he could take the shot, he cries out in pain as Katakuri bites the back of his leg.
"NOW YOU'VE DONE IT, PELICAN EEL!"
DIO kicks his leg back and knocks Katakuri into the icy lake. They all watch in horror as he sinks like a rock.
"OKAY, ALL BETS ARE OFF, NOW!" Edward yelled.. Everyone picks up their weapons, and begin firing at them. DIO and then starts unloading paint on them. Cinder then unleashes all the arrows she had left at them.
It then erupted into chaos. Paint was flying everywhere. At this point, none of them could tell who they were aiming at.
During all of this, Susie actually jumped into the lake to rescue Katakuri. She tried to do this quickly to make sure none of them saw the good deed she was doing. Once she sees him at the bottom of the lake, she tries lifting him up to the surface.
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"Even underwater, he's still heavy." Susie said.
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Once they reach the surface, Katakuri finally notices it was her that saved him. Everyone else was still shooting at each other and didn't notice them.
"W-why...d-did you s-save me?" Katakuri asked, coughing up water. He was also practically frozen. "Aren't you w-working with D-DIO?"
She lays him on the shore and then shoots him once with her bazooka. "Don't think too much about it."
Once she did this, everyone hears Chris' voice over the PA system. This made everyone hold their fire. By this point, everyone except Susie were completely covered in red and green paint.
"Okay, everyone, that's enough!" Chris said. "The match is over! And thanks to Susie, the winners are the Vile Vampires! Time for everyone to head
Everyone looks over at Susie.
"Yo."
(Ten minutes later)
Everyone that was at the battle of the lake were now back at the bonfire. Everyone that already lost the challenge were surprised to see everyone but Susie covered in paint. Katakuri, not as much. They finally got the seastone chains off, but he was shivering like crazy. And none of them were happy at all.
"You guys went really crazy out there." Chris told them. "And as I said before, the Vampires won today's challenge. And the personal immunity goes to Cinder, who took out the most recorded targets. Which means the Demons can't vote for her tonight."Most of the Demons groan at this. "Vampires, go get yourselves some R and R. Demons, I'll be seeing you all tonight.
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"After today, it looks like I have another target to my long list of enemies." DIO said, referring to Edward. "He dares turn against his own teammate. Well, he will go down, along with the rest of them."
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(Later)
In the boy's side of the Demon's cabin, Katakuri was huddled up in a lot of blankets, still freezing from his little dip in the freezing lake. The rest of his alliance was in there, hoping he's okay.
Charlie brings him a donut and some tea to warm him up. "How are you feeling?"
"N-now that you're here, I a-am." Katakuri answered, taking a sip of his tea.
"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that." Edgeworth told him. "I forgot how rough a devil fruit user has it."
The tea was starting to help Katakuri a bit. "I just hate people who cheat or play underhanded."
He then looks over to Edward. "Anyway, glad to have you on our side."
"No problem." Ed said. "Just worry about yourself for right now. And for whoever you guys have to vote for tonight."
He was right. Since Cinder had immunity tonight, that really limited their options. The only other teammates that weren't a member of their alliance were Deadpool, Spinel, and Russel.
"I think maybe we should vote for Deadpool." Katakuri said. "That would weaken DIO's alliance a little more."
But Charlie had a different idea. "Um...what if...maybe...we don't vote for him?"
Some of them stared at her for this.
"But why?" Wendy asked.
"Well," Charlie explained, "I remember seeing how sad Spinel was earlier now that her friendship with Deadpool was ruined. I just really want them to fix that, since it's not exactly his fault. He needs another chance."
"I guess I can't say no to you," Katakuri said, "but by that logic, that leaves only one other option. Even though he did nothing wrong….."
(Later that night…)
All of the Demons were gathered at the campfire.
"Its sure been a while since your team has been here." Chris said. "I hold eight marshmallows, but you all know the drill by now." The host then calls out names.
"Cinder"
"Wendy"
"Charlie"
"Spinel"
"Tari"
"Edgeworth"
"And Katakuri"
This left Deadpool and Russel. Deadpool actually looked worried, but Russel was looking very relaxed.
"I'm kind of shocked to see you guys in the bottom two. Deadpool, you work for a psycho vampire, and ruined a perfectly good friendship." The mention of this made Spinel hang her head low in sadness. "And Russel….I don't know why you're here. You're honestly one of the easiest guys here to get along with. The final marshmallow goes to…."
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"...Deadpool."
Deadpool sighed with relief. He then looked over to Russel. "Sorry, man.
The drummer was actually taking this pretty well. He was chill about it. "It's fine. It doesn't matter that much. I already have money and fame."
"We hated to do it." Tari said.
"But you were the only choice left." Katakuri finished.
"Look, don't worry about it." Russel told them. "It's fine. After today, I'm just glad to head back home and relax. Take care, you guys."
Without complaint, Russel gets into the cannon. All he does is tip his hat to his now former team. Chris then pushes the button, and sends the musician flying into the sky.
"I should've said this earlier, but after today, I hate Christmas." Katakuri said, breaking the silence.
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And so, another episode is done. I'm so sorry for the long wait. These past couple of weeks have kicked my butt. I was transitioning to another job, and I was also sick. I hope you'll all understand. So….this episode was interesting. Deadpool wants to fix his friendship, Spinel has practically lost trust in everyone. Edward joined the hero's alliance, and he's being a little too stubborn to admit his feelings. Dororo helped DIO, but plans to probably trick him down the line. And Susie shows a little more humanity. Geralt sets his sights on DIO's whole alliance. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to Russel. I'm at the point now where it's difficult to pick who's leaving next. Even though he didn't do anything, at least he wasn't too upset.
After today, we are only two episodes away from reaching the merge. Bet that's exciting.
To make it up to you all for waiting all this time, I decided to give you all info about the next season.
I'm still working on a name for it. I was originally planning to do an Action season, but I decided to go with World Tour (my favorite season) There will be twelve of these guys returning (decided by you all) and twelvenew characters. They will be traveling all over the world, and then some. And yes, there will be singing.
Who are the twelve newcomers, you may ask? Well, some are decided, but I got some submissions from people before I even made this announcement, and from readers who asked me about it. This time, I don't put in any of my personal choices. Nine slots are filled, leaving three slots left. As an added bonus, I'll tell you who they are so far and who suggested them.
Kazuma Kiryu, the Badass Yakuza (Yakuza) (NeverSafeFromWaluigi)
Yep. The Dragon of Dojima himself. This man has risen up the ranks of the Tojo Clan, is super serious, and has a strict code of honor. But can he put his badasssery to the test and win Total Drama?
Aqua, the Useless Goddess (Konosuba) (Yareyami6)
She's useless, whiny, and luck is never on her side. But with her huge amount of magic, maybe she can win the money and pay off her debts. Or blow it on money and booze.
Reg, the Robot Delver (Made in Abyss) (1602jaw)
This young android may be small and shy, but he's packing a lot of firepower. And he's ready to see the world outside of the abyss.
Meggy Spletzer, the Former Inkling (SMG4) (PoyoX)
She's been through a lot, but she's got determination. With a weird group of friends back home, she'd fit right in with the rest of these weirdos.
Waluigi, the Self Pitying Cheater (Super Mario) (NeverSafeFromWaluigi)
This guy is….a lot of things, but there's one thing he isn't. A fighter in Smash. I mean, a plant, a girl with noodle arms, and an ungodly amount of Fire Emblem characters got in over him. But he'll bring his weird and wacky (not to mention cheating) skills to Total Drama. Will season 2 be Waluigi Time?
Dr. Coyle, the Rad Scientist (ARMS) (NeverSafeFromWaluigi)
She's got brains, and long arms. Shes responsible for many experiments, and even gave herself the ARMS ability. But can this evil scientist show the others up?
Terry Bogard, the Hungry Wolf (Fatal Fury/King of Fighters) (PoyoX)
This man is no stranger to a crossover. He's fought in KOF, Death Battle, against Street Fighter's best, and in Smash. But this fighter is ready to bring his loud, cheerful, fight hungry personality to TDI.
Miu Iruma, the Ultimate Inventor (Danganronpa) (NeverSafeFromWaluigi)
This inventor has the brains, the body, and quite the foul mouth on her. She's a lot of things. It's like having another Rick around. But with a few odd kinks. At least this one probably won't almost kill everyone.
Isabelle, the Mayor's Assistant (Animal Crossing) (Yareyami6)
This adorable little secretary is always ready to help others. She's taking time off work for this, but let's hope this show doesn't eat her alive.
And there you have it. Three people have not been decided yet. The same rules apply as when I started this show. It will be first come, first served. Next episode, I'll hopefully reveal the remainder of the roster if I get some good ideas.
Until then, let me give you a preview for the next episode. Everyone will put their appetite to the test by eating some gross food. Like, I wouldn't even feed this food to my worst enemy. I'll do my best to get it out as soon as I can. Anyway, let me know what you thought of this episode, the competitors for next season, and I can't wait to see your ideas. Until then