Episode 13: Who's Got Room for More?
Hello again, everyone. Hope you're ready for a fun episode. I will give a warning that this one involves gross food I researched and implemented. Only proceed if you got the guts (pun intended) for it.
I'm also thankful for all of the character suggestions. The final three slots will be revealed at the end of the episode.
Now, let's review the reviews. I'll only talk about the parts that aren't character suggestions to make this simple.
1602jaw: It was hard on me to eliminate Russel. I will say that Dororo still has the Blitzwing head, and I'm planning to use it as a plot point I'm setting up. You'll see the start of that arc today.
Happiness studios: Yeah. I'm sure a lot of them looked ridiculous in their costumes. DIO really is a scumbag, but what he did to Katakuri takes the cake. If not for Susie, he would've drowned. Hopefully he'll get what he deserves. Despite being a monster, Susie is really showing a lot more humanity. Hopefully DP and Spinel's friendship can be fixed soon. And I'm glad you're taking a liking to the new cast. I also fixed the writing errors.
TheMasterKat: Being a Gorillaz fan myself, it was hard for me to do it. Whenever I choose who to eliminate next, I know someone is gonna miss them. At least he got to rock out in the talent show. I'm at the point where it's difficult to choose who leaves next. Maybe Susie's act of kindness will mean big changes for her.
Guest: I meant that DIO probably has way more memes about him than Deadpool. I never meant that DP didn't have any at all. The merc has a lot of them.
That guy: Don't we all feel bad for him? I'm sure at some point the villains will be bested.
N8han11: Whether you think it's a big loss or not, I know Russel will be missed. It's nice to see who you're rooting for already for next season. All I can say is "Wah!" and "Okay!"
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: Compared to DIO and Cinder, Susie is a saint. Of course back home she's just a bully, yet she has a heart of gold somewhere. Glad you're liking her character arc. And with next season's newbies, we're in for a wild ride. Especially when you see who filled the last slots.
Now let's proceed.
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, Things were not looking good for poor Deadpool after everything that happened with Spinel. And she wasn't doing too much better either. So what better way to get everyone excited with a holiday shootout? Things took a drastic turn when DIO kidnapped Katakuri and used him as bait to lure out his teammates. When they found him, it turned into an all out war. Katakuri would have drowned if not for Susie saving his life. What's up with that? In the end, with Charlie convincing them to not vote for Deadpool, which led to Russel being the unlucky loser. But who will be taking the cannon home next? Find out today on Total Drama Infinite!
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It has been two days since the last challenge. Since then, Things have been pretty quiet. The snow that fell a couple days ago had melted away. Now it looked more like summer.
We see Dororo and Nana walking outside of their cabin. They were trying to sleep in that day, and were walking out yawning and stretching. But the two of them notice something in the air flying towards them.
"Huh? What's tha-"
But before they could realize or comprehend what happened, a giant ball of garbage crashed through the roof of their cabin.
They hear screaming from inside, but they hear a certain vampire being extra vocal about it.
"WHO DARES INTERRUPT MY REST?!"
"What just happened?!" Nana exclaimed.
"The answer is simple."
They turn to see Deadpool standing there.
"What do you mean?" Dororo asked.
"It's not that big of a deal." Deadpool told them. "Just a prank from another fanfiction."
The two kids look at him, confused.
"In a way, it's infinite universes. I think I remember hearing Rick talk about something like that."
"I….guess that makes sense." Nana said, "But it doesn't sound like DIO is too happy about that."
"When is he ever not happy?" Dororo said.
(This scene has nothing to do with the plot of the episode, but I put this in as a nod to another story, being Total Drama Cruise. Just a little easter egg)
(Meanwhile…)
Deep in the woods, Wendy was seen standing there blindfolded. Katakuri was standing behind her holding a long stick. As he had promised a while back, he's been training her the past couple of weeks to be stronger. The first step was teaching her basic Haki.
The easiest type to learn was Observation Haki. That's what he's been starting her with. And she happened to be a quick learner, which surprised him. Now, it was time for him to test the basics he taught her.
"Okay. Are you ready?" Katakuri asked her.
"I am." Wendy answered.
"You better not be peeking. It won't work if you can see."
"Don't worry. I'm not."
Without warning, he swings the stick vertically down, aiming for her head. Even while being unable to see, Wendy instinctively dodges the stick.
He then starts upping the ante by increasing the speed of his swings and trying to swing at her from many different directions. The mage manages to surprise him by moving around and dodging all of his swings.
After a couple more minutes of this, he stops.
"Okay, I'd say you have the fundamentals down." Katakuri told her. "But there's still more to learn. At least now you can evade all of my hits. It's all about the willpower and ambition. But for now, we'll call it a day."
Wendy takes off the blindfold. She was quite exhausted from his training.
"You know, we can stop with all of this whenever you want." Katakuri told her, noticing she was tired. "I don't want you to over exert yourself. Training to use Haki is difficult for the average person."
"It's okay." Wendy said. "I knew it wouldn't be easy. But I have you to help me."
Katakuri gives her a pat on the head. "You've come far, and you've shown a lot of growth. I'm proud of you. Next time, I'm gonna help you learn Armament Haki. It will be handy when you can combine it with your offense magic."
"You know," Wendy told him, "You do remind me a lot of one of my friends back in Fiore."
This comment piqued his interest. "Oh? Who's that?"
"Her name is Erza. You both are insanely strong and serious. Other people are scared of you guys, but you two have a soft side once people get to know you. Not to mention a sweet tooth."
"Seems like your friends are quite interesting." Katakuri said. "Maybe sometime I should meet them."
"I'm sure you'd get along well with them."
The two of them hear a loud boom in the distance, followed by some indistinct yelling that sounded like DIO. (This was the thing with the garbage earlier)
"Sounds like someone pulled a prank on DIO." Katakuri said, giving a very small chuckle. "Whoever it was, good job."
Now that the training was done for today, the two hike it back to camp.
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"She's come so far." Katakuri said. "Seems like I'm a big brother and a teacher."
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Spinel, Dororo, Mercy, and Edgeworth were gathered in the mess hall watching something going on. It was Ed and Tari deeply engaged in a heated match of Smash Ultimate.
Playing on Final Destination, Tari was in the lead, and Ed was on his last stock, playing as Ganondorf. Tari was Yoshi, and was dominating the match.
But Edward wasn't going to give up that easily. Everyone was on the edge of their seat to see if he'd make a comeback.
"She's pretty good at this." Edgeworth said.
"Yet she seems to have a lot of fun while doing it." Mercy added.
"Yeah," Spinel said, "She's really in her element."
(Spinel has at least been feeling slightly better. She's at least stopped sitting around moping, but she still feels sad when she thinks about what happened. Which is often. But she tries to take her mind off it if she feels glum. It doesn't always help)
"I've got you know!" Ed said confidently. Tari was trying to recover back on stage, and Ed was planning to jump and drop her into the abyss. "Watch me finish it with this badass move!"
He goes for a flame choke, grabbing Yoshi and sending the both of them plummeting into the blast zone below. They hear the announcer say "GAME!" And the winner was none other than Yoshi.
Everyone watching was clapping for her.
"WHAT?!" Ed exclaimed. " Darn it! How did I lose?!"
Tari gave a small laugh. "If you remember, I was way in the lead to begin with. I didn't expect you to pull off a move like that, though. This is stuff I'm really good at, but you're getting really good at this yourself."
Edward sighs in defeat. "Guess I still got a lot to learn. Maybe it's just the character I picked. Let's go another round!"
"Alright. At this rate, I might actually have some competition." The two of them share a laugh.
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"I'm sure I'll be able to go toe to toe with her at some point." Edward said. "But if not, then it's nice that we can have fun doing this together."
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While this was going on, DIO was watching all of this through the window. ""At this rate, I might actually have some competition."" He said, mocking Tari. "I hate that runt, and that girl. And that pirate especially. And that little girl that's always tagging along with him. And that demon."
"What don't you hate?" Cinder snapped. "If you're talking all big like that, shouldn't we have gotten rid of all of them? The merge will be coming soon and we might not get another chance."
"We practically don't have the chance as of right now." DIO explained. "Consider the following. They are all on the opposite teams of each other. Our best bet for now is wait until we do get to the merge. Once that happens, we will easily be able to vote for whoever we want more easily. Once we reach that point, I won't pull any more punches."
Deadpool was with them, listening. He decided to give his own response. "I hear ya, but don't you think we could go about this in a way that's not so…. cruel and unfair?" He looks back through the window and sees most of them laughing. He sees Spinel in there and sighs. "Because enough damage has been done."
"Again with this?" Cinder said. "It's done and over with. She's moved on and wants nothing to do with you."
"And this is a good thing." DIO said. "Maybe not for you, but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet. He who hesitates and has regrets is lost."
"Guess I'm a lost cause, then." Deadpool thought.
"As for Edward and Katakuri," DIO said, "and their friends, we wait till the merge hits. For now, we go after the weaker prey."
"I do remember MemeKing saying that we're two episodes away from it." Deadpool said. "After the next challenge, we have one more until then. I do wonder what the next challenge will be."
But no sooner that Deadpool said that, that the intercom came on. "Okay everyone, meet at the mess hall for your next challenge! And I hope you all brought your appetites!"
"Ah, speak of the devil." DIO said. "Let's get this over with."
(Five Minutes Later)
Both teams were now gathered inside the cafeteria, each team sitting at their respective tables.
"Hello, competitors!" Chris said with his usual demented cheeriness. "I'm sure you all have wondered why there wasn't breakfast today."
"Wait, there wasn't?" Katakuri said. "I just skipped breakfast."
"Same here." Geralt said.
"Me too." Edward added.
Well, looks like all of them skipped out on breakfast that day. How hilarious.
But Chris kept the ball rolling. "Whether you were wondering or not, it all ties into the challenge for today: An eating challenge!"
"Tch. You think I'm eating that crap that lousy cook makes?" Susie scoffs.
"Funny you should ask," Chris said, "because the food in this challenge was not made by Chef. He's been busy all day tending to his go karts. The ones that have done the cooking for today are the Ginyu Force."
As soon as he said that, an explosion could be heard coming from the kitchen.
"Very sorry about that, boss!" They heard Ginyu yell from back in the kitchen.
"Ha ha, we're in danger." Deadpool jokes.
"That is not something to make a joke of." Edgeworth told him. He already had a bad feeling about this. "That's already a terrible sign."
"I just gave them a cookbook and told them to get creative." Chris said. "The goal today is to stomach each course they dish out. If you do, you move to the next round. If you refuse to eat it, or puke your guts out, then you're out. And no trying to give your food to someone else. I'm not dealing with that again. The last team standing will win."
Another explosion was heard in the back.
"Aw crap, wrong ingredient!" Burter yelled.
"Well, seems like the danger is there." Mercy muttered.
"Is it really bad enough that it would make us sick to our stomachs?" Tari asked.
"Do they have any culinary experience?" Charlie asked.
"Who knows?" Chris said. "Considering they were warriors who worked for an evil space tyrant, you'd think they can handle a job as simple as this."
"And now they work for another scummy bastard." Geralt mumbled.
"I heard that!" Chris snapped.
Chris' phone then started ringing. He picks it up and when he sees who's calling, his eyes go wide, and immediately puts his phone back in his pocket, whistling nervously.
"Who was that?" Mercy asked. "The producers?"
"No…" Chris said. "It's nothing. Just...someone that's been bothering me for weeks."
Before they could question it any more, the next thing they heard back in the kitchen was some squeaking, and then the sound of something getting whacked.
"Stay down, you cheeky little bastard!" Recoome yelled.
"Hey, you guys finished back there?!" Chris called.
The whole force comes through the door and places covered plates on each team's table.
"I hope you chaps are hungry." Jeice told them. "Because we got plenty more delicacies where that came from."
"I'm afraid that whatever is under there is going to attack me." Wendy said.
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"Aren't we all?" Edgeworth said.
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"Let's not waste any time," Chris said. "We only got a thirty minute time slot. Campers, open your dishes."
Hesitantly, each of them open up the dishes to find an odd looking piece of meat.
"Huh? What's this?" Tari asked.
"It's a local delicacy up here in Canada." Guldo explained. "Jellied moose nose."
This made all of them gag. It even made those as stoic as Geralt and Katakuri feel uneasy.
"Who in their right mind would eat that?!" Cinder exclaimed.
"I will not sully my taste buds with slop such as this." DIO said.
"Hey, you don't have to eat it if you don't want to." Chris reminded them. "But if you don't, you put your team at a bigger risk of losing."
As much as they all hated the guy, he was right. If they were to win, they'd need to eat whatever is put in front of them, keep it down, and hope to outlast the other team.
They all decide to suck it up and take a bite.
The reaction was immediate. There was a lot of coughing and gagging, and tears streaming from many of them.
"Oh my me, I need blood to wash this filth down!" DIO gagged.
"That's just too yucky!" Nana cried.
"I don't see what the big deal is." Spinel said casually. Everyone looked to see her eating the moose nose as if it was nothing. "I don't really taste anything."
"Say what now?" Charlie said.
"I agree with her." Chris said, just as surprised as everyone else. "Say what?"
"I'm saying that for food, I don't see what all of the whining is."
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"Of course." Katakuri said, finally realizing it. "She's said before that she doesn't need to eat food. Given this is probably her first time eating, her taste buds are probably neutral to anything she eats. I wonder if she even has a digestive system. Whatever the deal is, this gives us quite the advantage."
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"Now that's quite handy." Deadpool said to Spinel. "Way to go!"
Upon hearing his voice, Spinel immediately turns her head away, hiding the sad look on her face.
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"Guess she's still sad about it, huh?" Deadpool said glumly. "I mean, I'll find a way to fix this somehow."
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"I just gotta move on from it." Spinel said. She tries sounding happy about it, but it didn't look like it. "In the past, I would've taken out my frustrations by destroying a planet. But I was a wreck back then. I guess….friends come and go. Even if they're ones that you thought were your friend, and then betrayed you."
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Even though it was rough for them, everyone managed to move on to the next course. God only knows what was in store from them next.
"Not bad." Chris said. "The first course and no barfers or quitters." The host turns to the Ginyu Force. "What have you guys got for them next?"
"Men, bring out the next course!" Ginyu ordered.
With a nod, the other members head back into the kitchen. Chris' phone then rang again. He checks it, gets that surprised look, and puts his phone back.
"You know, you should answer whoever's calling you." Charlie told him. "Obviously it must be important."
"Look, it's nothing, so just drop it! Okay?!" Chris snapped.
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"What's his problem?" Edgeworth pondered. "Whatever it is, it seems like he's hiding something important."
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"Whatever they dish out next, I'm worried it's gonna be worse than that moose nose." Tari said.
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The force then comes out with some small looking plates (covered, of course).
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Ginyu said. "Open them."
Everyone opens them up, and what they see looks like a hardboiled egg.
"An egg?" Susie asked. "Hmph. What kind of cookbook did you guys use anyway?"
"Exotic Foods from All Over Volume 4" Guldo answered. (I just made that title up)
"So what's exotic about a hardboiled egg?" Edgeworth asks. He picks up the egg and bravely takes a bite out of it.
"Funny you should ask," Jeice said, "that's an Asian delicacy called balut. On the inside of it is a soft boiled duck fetus."
Upon hearing this, the prosecutor sees part of a duck embryo spill out of the egg. Long story short, he vomits from the horror he just ate.
Edgeworth slumped over on the table, his body shaking a little bit. Everyone was now really concerned for him.
"Are you okay?!" Wendy asked.
"I….object to that." Edgeworth groaned. "That's….not right."
"Looks like Miles is the first one to drop out." Chris said.
"I'm….sorry." Edgeworth said.
"Don't worry too much about it." Katakuri told him. "I don't know how much better the rest of us will fare."
The pirate nervously looked at his egg. He wanted to get this over with quickly. He shoved it into his mouth and swallowed it whole like a snake. His method helped a little bit, but it wasn't pleasant going down. I won't go into all those details here.
Everyone else struggled to eat the balut, (except for Spinel) and managed to not get sick. But none of them were feeling great after that.
"Guh….that was terrible." Susie gasped. "But I still don't miss Chef's food."
"She says that now," Chris said, "But I bet you'll change your mind soon."
"Men, bring out the soup course!" Ginyu ordered.
They head in the back and bring out covered bowls.
"Maybe the soup won't be so bad." Charlie said, trying to sound optimistic, but her stomach made her feel otherwise.
When they opened up the dishes, what they saw couldn't be more shocking. Sitting in the broth of the soup was a dead bat.
"WHY IS THERE A RAT IN MY SOUP?!" Edward yelled.
"It's not a bat." Geralt said grimly. "It's a….bat."
"A fruit bat, to be more precise." Burter corrected. "This is fruit bat soup."
"Ugh….do we have to eat the whole thing?" Cinder asked.
"If you want to move on, yes." Chris answered.
"Well I'm not eating that." Mercy said. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I can eat a whole bat. I'm afraid that these bats could be disease ridden."
"Don't beat yourself up about it." Nana said, trying to comfort her.
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"Coward." DIO scoffed. "Even though it's all gross, this just shows she's weak. Weakness is a sin. And it seems she's very sinful."
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"I just couldn't do it." Mercy said. "This is where I draw the line. I just hope that the rest of my team doesn't hate me for it."
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Everyone else tries to slurp up their soup, and the next one to puke was Charlie. In fact, she was barfing up rainbows. (Given her personality, I wouldn't be surprised if she actually can do that)
"Why do humans eat things like this?." The kind hearted altruist groaned. "I….hold on." And then she continues to throw up more.
DIO then begins to chuckle at her suffering. This does get her attention.
"What's so….funny?" Charlie asked.
"Oh nothing." DIO said. "This just shows how weak you are. Weakness is a sin, and you should know all about that, considering where you come from. Tell me….how does it feel to be a failure?"
Before she could say anything, Katakuri interjected. "How about you leave my team alone." He said calmly. "Unless…."
He hardens up his arm with Haki. "...you want to go for another round. And we all know how that went last time."
"Oh, I'm more than ready, pelican eel." DIO said. "Other than that fight, no one outside my universe has ever defeated me."
"What about when you lost to Alucard in DBX?" Deadpool said.
Bad idea, Deadpool. That was the worst thing for him to say. Deadpool definitely pushed the wrong button on that one.
"THAT DID NOT COUNT!" DIO yelled. "IN A REAL DEATH BATTLE, I WOULD MOP THE FLOOR WITH HIM!"
"Ahem." Chris said. "If you're done with your little temper tantrum, we have more gross foods for you to eat. If you're gonna fight, do it on your own time."
DIO and Katakuri glare at each other, but reluctantly back down.
"Fine." Both rivals huffed.
"Hey, thanks for sticking up for me again." Charlie said. "But I can handle myself." Her stomach rumbles, and she slumps over, holding it in pain.
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"I know she's strong and capable." Katakuri said. "But I really hate DIO. I'm doing my best to repress the urge to skewer him."
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"I know you work for me, Deadpool." DIO growled. "But NEVER mention DBX again."
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With that little squabble out of the way, everyone managed to finish the soup, with the exception of Charlie and Mercy.
"How are you eating all of this like it's no problem?" Wendy asked Spinel.
"Beats me." Spinel answered. "But this isn't as hard as I thought it'd be.
"I thought you all would have failed at that one." Ginyu said. " Seems like the pink girl is having no problems, but the rest of you are more gutsy than I thought. However, this next one might change that."
With another trip in the kitchen, more dishes are brought out. Once they open these ones up, everyone is hit with a nasty, pungent smell. The smell alone causes Deadpool to immediately vomit.
"Oh god!" Deadpool cried. "Smells like the Hulk's sweaty pits!"
"These are fermented salmon heads." Recoome explained. "And yes, they smell like that because the heads begin to rot when prepared."
(These foods are real. I can't make this up. I mean, moose nose, duck embryo, bats, and now rotted fish heads. Ugh!)
"Wow. You guys are really devious." Chris said to the whole force. "I wouldn't feed this stuff to my worst enemy."
"This is low, even for you!" Dororo said to Chris.
"We must remain strong." Geralt told his team. Looking at his own bowl, he was determined to make it through, But he didn't know how much longer his iron stomach could last. Most of them didn't know if they could either.
But they did. It didn't taste as bad as it smells, but slowly, the rest of them finish the mashed up salmon heads.
"Is there nothing that these guys won't eat?" Chris exclaimed.
"Bet ya their bodies are gonna hate them once this is all over." Jeice said. "What say we make it easy for them this round and go with….dessert?"
When they hear that, the force starts to snicker.
"Yeah….the 'dessert'." Guldo said.
"You guys know the drill." Ginyu said. "Bring out the dessert!"
"Yes, captain!"
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"That can't be good at all." Wendy said. "Given how they were laughing, I have a bad feeling about their idea of dessert."
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What is brought out next is described to be like flat and dried pieces of flakes.
"This is hasma." Ginyu explained. "It actually tastes very sweet."
"It looks and sounds harmless," Katakuri said skeptically, "But I'm concerned about what it's made with."
"If you must know, it's made with the fatty tissues of frog fallopian tubes."
Now they all cried out in disgust.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
"FROG FALLOPIAN TUBES?!"
"GIVE US A BREAK!"
"Okay…" Chris said, trying to calm them down. "Now, who here is not going to eat it?"
"I won't." Tari said. "I just….can't eat that."
"I'm not either." Ed said. "I mean, I won't if she won't."
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"I wonder why that could be?" DIO said. "Does he happen to have a thing for her? If so, I could use that. But this shows how weak they are. They're so pathetic they deserve each other."
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With that, the others try and eat the "dessert".
"Hey...this actually tastes good." Katakuri said. "It's really sweet." He picks up the plate and gobbles the rest of his dessert up as if he were starving.
"It….actually is sweet." Geralt said, taking a taste of it.
"See what I mean?" Ginyu said. "It actually tastes sweet. This dish was supposed to be the easy part."
Hearing this, the others who were still in tried the hasma, and they actually liked it. Or at least found it decent.
"Its actually not that bad." Dororo said.
"Still gross, considering what's in it." Cinder said.
Let me recap who's still in.
Demons: Cinder, Spinel, Katakuri, Wendy
Vampires: Geralt, Nana, DIO, Susie, Dororo
But these nine remaining gluttons for punishment were determined to win.
"Not bad at all, but we still got more where that came from." Ginyu warned.
The next meal was brought out. It looked like a small animal roasted and skewered.
"May I present to you, rat on a stick. A common street food in Vietnam and Thailand."
"A rat kebab?!" They cried.
"Its teriyaki chicken. It's teriyaki chicken. It's teriyaki chicken." Deadpool chanted to his team (Those that were out had to move to the end of the room. Our know, to stay out of the potential splash zone)
"What are you doing?" Cinder asked the mercenary.
"I'm trying to help you guys with subliminal messaging. If I say it's chicken, then you'll think it is chicken and eat it no problem."
"What were you smoking when you thought that was a clever idea?" Katakuri asked. "This does not help."
"Hmph. All I do is imagine it's the blood of the innocent." DIO said. He then takes a bite out of the rat kebab like its nothing.
"The way I live, you take what you can get." Dororo said, taking a chomp into the rodent meat.
Nana cautiously takes a bite, but because she was already full from everything she ate earlier, her stomach couldn't hold any more. The mountaineer then started spewing chunks. Everything she ate just came out. Seeing all of this, Cinder is then the next one to puke.
"And two more lose more than just their lunches." Chris said.
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"How humiliating to lose by seeing someone else get sick!" Cinder snapped. She was holding her abdomen in pain. "One day, I'm gonna kill those power ranger wannabes!"
The maiden then begins to feel sick again and proceeds to throw up in the toilet."
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"Well, what ever chicken tastes like, I hope it's as pleasant as this." Spinel said, already finishing her stick.
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"How is she able to keep going?" Wendy groaned. "I don't know how much longer I can keep going. I feel like a balloon ready to burst. I'm just worried it's gonna pop going up."
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"Alright then." Ginyu said confidently. "If this next one doesn't make you sick, I don't know what will. Men, prepare the coup de grace!"
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Seems like this is the final ace up their sleeves." Geralt said. "I must give it my all for this."
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The next meal that was brought out was the oddest looking one yet. It was odd shaped clumps of soft cheese, and it had quite the weird smell to it, like bleu cheese.
"So this is it?" Katakuri asked. "Some cheese?" His eyes glow red, and the pirate's face turns pale. He just saw in the future what he was gonna say.
"This cheese…" Ginyu said, sounding all serious, "is illegal, and very hard to come by. Normally, you have to get it on the black market. This….is casu marzu, but it's otherwise known as maggot cheese."
Everyone gasped and recoiled with shock and disgust.
The remaining eaters look at their cheese closely, and see live maggots wriggling on it.
"Uh uh!" Wendy cried. "No way! I draw the line here!" The mage then looks over at her team. "I'm sorry guys. I can't. I'm dropping out."
"Seems your little protege is done." DIO said to Katakuri. "Seems you all can't handle a little cheese."
"Oh, I can." Katakuri said confidently. "Can you?" Glaring at each other, the both of them pick up the cheese and eat it whole at the same time.
"See?" They both said. "Nothing to-"
But their stomachs had hit their limit. What they ate, combined with live maggots wriggling inside of them, made the two of them throwing up harder than anyone else had that day. The two then collapse and fall face first into a puddle of their own vomit.
"Ooh, that is just nasty." Chris said.
"Umm, I think I'm done here." Dororo said quickly. After seeing what happened to the two rivals, she didn't want that to happen to her.
"Yeah, I'm not hungry anymore." Susie added. "I personally don't wanna take a puke nap."
Geralt and Spinel managed to get through eating the infested cheese. They were the only ones left for their their teams.
"And then there were two." Chris said. "Seems you two had the most willpower today. But alas, there can only be one winner." The host then looks over to the Ginyu Force. "Are you guys sure you don't have one more dish up your sleeves?"
"Well….we do have one more thing." Ginyu answered. "Though I didn't expect it to come to this. I really thought it would've ended with the maggot cheese."
The captain gives a nod to his men, and they head in the back and come out with a blender, a giant wooden box, and several shot glasses.
"If I may ask, what's in the box?" Geralt asked.
Burter opens the box and shows everyone the contents. Inside the box is an assortment of cockroaches, tarantulas, centipedes, worms, caterpillars, and grasshoppers.
"We call this the bug smoothie." Jeice said. "Hope you're thirsty."
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"Correction." Geralt said. "It all comes down to this."
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"I guess….it's all up to me." Spinel said. "Today has just been a crazy new experience. Its sad that everyone else had a hard time eating today, but for my first time, I'm actually enjoying it."
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The box is tipped and a bunch of bugs fall in the blender. They push the button, and it's all shredded and blended up into a disgusting smoothie. Once it's finished, the concoction is poured into the shot glass.
"For your last meal," Ginyu explained, "You two will keep drinking blended up shots of bug smoothie until one of you can't go further. That is how we will decide the winner."
The two remaining eaters sit down at one table, with everyone circling around them in anticipation.
"Are the two of you ready?" Chris asked them.
"I'm prepared." Geralt answered.
"Bring it on!" Spinel sgrabbe
"Begin!"
The two of them grabbed the glasses and started gulping them down one after the other. As they kept drinking them up, the force kept blending more shots for them.
This went on for five minutes, and Spinel showed no signs of stopping. Though Geralt had a lot of stamina, his was starting to wane down. Spinel was drinking the shots, one in each hand, like a champ.
"Everyone was chanting "CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG!"
With a feeling of regret and pain, Geralt slumps over, signifying that he can't go any further. Spinel takes the rest of the glasses and chugs them all down. Once she finishes, the gem raises her hand in victory.
"Spinel has done it!" Chris said. "Spinel has won it for the Devilish Demons!"
The Demons start to cheer for her, but they all feel a rumbling in their guts. All at once, everyone starts blowing chunks again.
"Okay, I think that's enough for today." Chris said, trying his best not to get sick from this either. Demons, go get some well deserved rest. Vile Vampires, report to elimination tonight."
Once everyone leaves, Chris hands the force mops.
"For you guys, I want this place spotless before Chef gets back. I don't think he'll want to come back to see his kitchen coveted in vomit."
"Yes, boss!"
"But I must ask one thing." Ginyu said to the host. "Who is it that has been calling you for weeks?"
Chris just sighed. He'd figure if he avoided it, there'd be no problems. But it seems he can hide it from his contestants, but not his interns.
"Fine. If you must know….I've been getting calls from...Megatron. He's been blowing me up since Blitzwing hasn't returned. One of the contestants capped him off earlier this season, and still has their head. How do I tell someone like him that?"
"Well….maybe he'll just give up eventually." Ginyu said. "If he wanted to settle this personally, he'd have been here by now. Best bet is he doesn't know how to get to Earth."
Chris thought this over. "Hmm. I guess you're right. You guys keep it up, and get this place cleaned up."
"You got it, boss."
(Later….)
DIO and Susie were sitting outside on the porch, thinking of who to vote for.
"I say we vote for Mercy." DIO said. "She was the first teammate to quit. And with her abilities, she'd have plenty of allies in the future. Better to cut her loose now."
"Sure. Whatever." Susie said. "I'll do it."
"Really? I thought you'd go for Geralt. He did lose to that gem today."
Susie gripped her axe tightly. "If anyone's gonna take that old warrior down, it's gonna be me."
"Hm. Fair enough. I'll talk to that Dororo kid and secure her vote. That should hopefully be enough."
(Later that night….)
The seven Vampires sit at yet another bonfire.
"After a day like today, I think I might skip the marshmallow part. So just listen for your name."
"Edward, Dororo, you guys are safe. Geralt and Nana, you guys are safe as well. That leaves only DIO, Mercy, and Susie left."
This left Susie, DIO, and Mercy confused.
"Hey! Aren't you supposed to do this with two people left?!" Susie asked.
"I wanted to change things up." Chris said. "Besides, all three of you got votes. This was close, but one of you got slightly more votes than the others. Mercy, you the first one on your team to quit, but you are a generally well liked competitor. Susie, you got a lot of attitude, and command a presence. DIO, I know it, you know it, we all know it. You're a big jerk, with probably the biggest target on your back."
"Now, the unlucky loser being blasted off tonight is…."
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Susie was sitting there casually. She showed no fear.
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Mercy was trying to remain calm, but deep down she was nervous.
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DIO was glaring at the host, as if he was daring him to say his name. Deep down, he knew how this was gonna end.
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"...Mercy. Sorry not sorry."
"What?!" The medic cried. "That can't be true!"
"The votes don't lie." Chris said, with the same enthusiasm he has when someone gets eliminated. "DIO and Susie each got two votes, and you got three. Now get ready. Your explosive ride awaits."
Mercy stands up and quietly walks to the cannon, feeling heartbroken.
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"Who could that third vote have been?" Edward wondered. "I know I voted for DIO."
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"Take care, everyone." Mercy said, now loaded in the cannon. "Try not to get hurt too much, okay?"
"Wouldn't count on it. Not on this show." Chris said as he pushed the button, sending another loser flying to the loser's resort.
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"Another piece falls in our game of chess." DIO said to Susie as the two of them were heading back to their cabin. "One more challenge, and I'm-I mean we're halfway there. Just be prepared.
Susie grinned. "With that cash, I'll never have to work ever."
DIO then walks over to Dororo. "And kid?" He whispered. "Thanks for your vote. Keep up the good work, and youll get yourself a mighty fine Stand of your own."
With that little message, the vampire walks off.
"Oh, I'll keep up the good work…." Dororo thought. "...for now. You fool."
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I think I lost my appetite writing this. I can't believe people actually eat this stuff. But another challenge is done. One more, and then it's merge time, baby. Let the predictions begin. And It seems like some more plot developments are setting up (Heh heh)
Now we have to say goodbye to Mercy. She originally wasn't planned to leave this episode, but I had a hard time thinking of a plot for her moving forward. I hope you all understand.
Now is the moment you've all been waiting for. It's time to reveal the final three competitors joining Kiryu, Aqua, Terry, Meggy, Reg, Miu, Waluigi, Coyle, and Isabelle next season. Here they are.
Tenya Iida, the Aspiring Turbo Hero (My Hero Academia) (ThelastCyberKnight)
This hero in training is ready to put his skills to the test. But let's hope he's got more than speed on his side.
Harley Quinn, the Psycho Villain Queen (Harley Quinn) (N8han11)
This woman is crazy. Probably not Deadpool levels of crazy, but she's gonna bring some mayhem to the show. Things could get interesting if the merc and her clash.
Max, the Cynical Devil Child (Camp Camp) (micahmo21)
This kid may not look like much, but he's a force to be reckoned with. He's got attitude like Susie, but he's got smarts. And he's a crafty little shit.
It was hard to narrow it down to three. I'm very sorry to those who didn't get someone in. That's why I set a list of honorable mentions for characters I really liked, and will more than likely add if I do a third season.
Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)
Squidward Tentacles (Spongebob)
Darth Vader (Star Wars)
Ringmaster (DBX/ Death Race)
Peacock (Skullgirls)
Gaz (Invader Zim)
Conker (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh)
Simon Belmont (Captain N)
Klara (Pokemon)
The Beheaded (Dead Cells)
Doomslayer (DOOM)
Katara (Avatar)
Doug Funnie (Doug)
Eddy (Ed, Edd 'n Eddy)
Those were the ones I liked. As I said, it was hard to pick the last ones. But thanks again to all of you. The twelve ate now decided.
As for the twelve returnees, you will all get to vote in the poll I have now set up. It will stay up until the end of the season. You will be able to pick the twelve you wish to see return. Choose wisely. When this season ends, the top twelve will be the chosen ones. Vote wisely.
Here's a preview for next challenge. With our last challenge before the merge, the stakes are high when both teams engage in vehicular combat. It will be rough, and someone's gonna miss out on that chance to get to the halfway mark.
Until next time, stay safe everyone. Hope you enjoyed. Let me know what you thought about the episode, and the new competitors. This is MemeKing, signing off.