Episode 14: You Sunk My Dinghy
This is it, people. After today's episode, it's finally the merge. Can't you feel the anticipation? Too bad someone today won't get there.
TheMasterKat: I really did like the idea for Mae. But as I said, if I do a third season, she's got a high chance of being in. A real Death Battle of Alucard vs. DIO would be great. Maybe one day.
1602jaw: The Vampires may not have a healer anymore, but the Demons do in the case of Wendy. She's got healing and support magic. And now, it seems the story of the Transformer head is close to coming full circle.
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: Katakuri is a smart and calm thinker, so that works. Plus with his mochi powers he can stretch out his mouth to help. This new potential arc is shaping up to be good. And it's nice to see your hopes for next season's newbies.
ThelastCyberKnight: I don't know about top tier, but I think this story is decent. Interactions are what's important to me. I do my best to make everyone memorable and stand out. That's the secret. I take pride in my method of storytelling.
Guest: Of course Sakuya the vampirehunter would win. But him and Alucard's fight made more sense to me.
MasterSaixus: It's all okay. As long as you're safe and doing well. Though Geralt didn't win the challenge, it made sense for him to get far.
N8han11: I know the reason Spinel won was a little unfair, but when has Chris ever made the show 100% fair? Some people here have broken skills and powers of their own. Psychic powers, future sight, stopping time, and bringing objects to life? A lot of that isn't fair.
That guy: Yep. It's certainly looking interesting. It's a mixed bag of crazies and weirdos.
Happiness studios: Don't beat yourself up about it. I loved your idea. I know I can't please everyone, but there's always next time. The training Wendy is getting will play a role down the line.
Guest: I can understand where you're coming from, but I've said before, this Tari is the Meta Runner incarnation, not the SMG4 one. Technically, different shows under the same studio. If it was the SMG4 one, then I wouldn't have picked Meggy. Hope that cleared it up. Also, congrats on being review #100
Let's not waste anymore time. On to the episode!
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, everyone had their appetite put to the test with culinary creations made by the Ginyu Force. But these meals had almost everyone wishing for death. In the end, Spinel bested the others due to a lack of taste buds. With desperate quick thinking, DIO did some convincing, and got Mercy sent home. We're now one more challenge away from the merge, and the stakes couldn't be higher. How high will they get? Find out today on Total Drama Infinite!
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Three days had passed since the last challenge. They all knew it would be one more challenging until it was everyone for themselves. Anticipation and tension couldn't have been higher.
Everyone was sitting in the mess hall eating. Things were quiet. At least, for a couple more seconds.
"Argh!"
Everyone turned to see Katakuri, with oatmeal thrown at his face. (The only reason he didn't dodge is because he lets his guard down when eating). He slowly wipes it off his face. "Who threw that?!"
Suddenly, everyone heard DIO chuckling. They turn to see the vampire holding a spoon, ready to fling more edible ammunition. He stopped his laughing once he saw that all eyes were on him. "It was I, DIO!" (Yeah, I went there)
He did not have any time to react as a whole bowl of oatmeal hit him dead in the face.
"Feeling hungry?" Katakuri said, smirking.
DIO responded by picking up an apple and chucking it, but Katakuri dodged, and it hit Wendy in the head.
"Oww! Take this, you big jerk!" Wendy said, picking up some food and throwing it. DIO dodged, and the food hit Susie.
"Oh, you're dead now!" She growled. She picked up a sandwich and threw it. This time, it hit Deadpool.
The merc didn't even flinch. He didn't even react for a moment. He then cracks a smile and says one thing.
"FOOD FIGHT!"
(A couple minutes later….)
Chris and Chef were busy making their way to the mess hall.
"So?" Chris asked. "You think they'll get a kick out of this next challenge?"
"Heck if I know." Chef answered. "What I do know is that it's gonna result in an all out war between those brats."
When they open the door, they see that a war had already broken out between them. The tables were arranged to be like trench barricades.
"Ha ha ha! Give up now, fools! You're fighting a losing battle!" Edward exclaimed, trying to sound dramatic. "Surrender now!"
"Never!" Charlie yelled. "It is you all who fall this day!"
The demon gives a nod to her team and steps on a plank, launching pineapples and watermelons into the air. Katakuri sends them flying towards the Vampires by punching them with a dozen mochi arms. (Without breaking them). Geralt raises one of his swords and perfectly slices through every fruit flying at them like a hot knife to butter.
"War does not decide who is right. Only who is left." Geralt said calmly. "We will not let you punks take us down."
Dororo and Nana begin chucking oranges at them, while Deadpool shakes up soda cans, tossing them like frag grenades.
Chris and Chef keep watching this for a few more minutes. Food was flying in all directions, and everyone was covered in food. This all came to an end as some cream pies hit both Chris and Chef in the face.
Chris just sighed, but Chef was the one to actually say something. Well, more like yell.
"ALL MAGGOTS, STAND DOWN!"
This got everyone's attention fast.
"Okay, which one of you started all of this?" Chris asked. Without hesitation, everyone pointed towards DIO, who was leaning on the wall watching and staying out of the fight. "DIO DID!"
"Hmm. Guilty as charged." DIO said with pride. After he said this, a meat cleaver hit the wall, almost hitting his head.
"You're gonna pay dearly for this, you blood sucking punk." Chef growled.
"Relax." Chris said, trying to calm him down. "The challenge today will be taxing and punishing on them. I'll get the Ginyus to clean this place up."
He then turns towards the contestants. "Before we get on with the challenge, you all need to shower. Though the food fight was fun, I'm not having you all do it while covered in food. Once you're all finished, meet me at the beach."
(One hour, and 14 showers later….)
Once everyone was cleaned up, both teams were now at the shore. At the coast were two fairly huge ships. Nothing huge like a galleon, but mini warships. On the sides, there were very traditional looking cannons.
"Now, as you all should know," Chris begins, "after today's challenge, the team's will be officially disbanded. No more Demons, and no more Vampires. From then on, immunity will be up for individual grabs."
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"So that's how it is, huh?" Edgeworth said. "Once that happens, things are going to get interesting. And yet, more difficult from here on out."
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"Guess we need to hold out here until today is over." Katakuri said. After that, DIO and his lackeys can't hide from us."
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"But before we get to all of that, you must get through what I have for you today. Everyone, take a look at the boats behind you."
Everyone looks behind him to see the ships mentioned earlier.
"Mama's ship is bigger." Katakuri said, not impressed with it.
"Ooh, those cannons look dangerous." Deadpool said. "Me likey."
"I'm glad you do." Chris said. "Because you guys get to use them. Along with all of the other fancy little doodads these ships have."
"Wait….we're actually gonna be controlling these ships?" Susie asked.
"Well….yes and no. For today's challenge, we're going to play one big game of Battleship. Each team will be in their ships to battle against the enemy team. To win, you must sink the enemy ship."
"Knowing you, there's got to be more to it." Cinder said. "It can't be that simple."
"Right you are, Cinder." Chris said. "Only one person has to stay back. Because of this."
He tosses each team a remote in the style of a joystick.
"The one that stays behind uses these remotes to steer and move the ship. Everyone else stays on board to man the weapons. You can even use your powers on top of the weapons you'll find on the ships. Also, watch out for the explosive mines floating in the water."
"Are you kidding me?!" Edward yelled. "There's mines as well?!"
"Don't forget the sharks. You will now have time to decide who will stay behind to steer."
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"I really don't want to be on that ship." Wendy said. "With my motion sickness, I'll be as helpful as money to a dead guy. I hope they understand. I want to be strong and help, but that doesn't help me at all."
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Both teams huddle together to figure this out.
"Being the pilot sounds like a lame ass job." Susie said. "Besides, I want to see how much damage those cannons will cause."
"Maybe I should." DIO volunteered.
"Hell no!" Edward exclaimed. "I don't trust you with that job. Knowing you, you'll sink us yourself!
"Then let's take a vote." DIO said. "Who here does not want me to steer them?"
Everyone except Susie (cause she doesn't care) raises their hand.
"Fine then." DIO then shoves the remote into Nana's hands. "You do it, then."
Nana was taken aback by being put on the spot like that. "Wh-what?! M-me?!"
"That's right." DIO told her. "It all rests on you. And don't mess up."
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"Yeah, now that doesn't put too much pressure on me." Nana said sarcastically. "But maybe this will be my chance to really help out. After seeing all of my friends be eliminated one after the other, I'm proud to make it this far.
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"Fine, then." DIO said calmly. "They think I might mess them up. But today, that little girl will be the reason. Just wait and see."
He did something. Oh god. What did he do now?
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"Okay. Then I'll make sure to be a big help." Nana told them. "Good luck you guys."
Dororo grinned. "Those Demons won't know what hit them."
(Meanwhile….)
"Do you want to give it a try?" Charlie said to Tari. "It's a joystick, and I know you're good at games."
"I guess." Tari answered. Holding the remote, she looked at It more closely. "It doesn't look too complicated."
"Um….could I say something?" Wendy piped up. This got her team's attention.
"What is it?" Spinel asked.
"I was thinking that maybe I should stay back to steer the ship. If you guys remember, I get motion sickness in moving vehicles. It's nothing I can help." She then started to look down at the ground. "You all probably think I'm just making up excuses, but I really want to help in some way."
"Say no more." Katakuri told her. "I remember on our voyage to Boney Island that you were suffering from motion sickness. You said it's a weakness you dragon players have. It's completely understandable."
"Now I remember." Edgeworth said, remembering that day. "I didn't know it was such a debilitating condition."
"If that's the case, I don't mind to let you give it a go." Tari said."
"Really?" Wendy said. "So it's okay with you guys? You're fine with me doing it?"
"It's all okay." Katakuri answered. "If I had what you have, then I wouldn't be much of a pirate. Add that to the fact I'm unable to swim. You'll do fine."
"Besides," Deadpool added. "I don't mind who does it. I just want to get my hands on those cannons and missiles. The S.S. Mighty Merc is ready to sail."
"We are not naming it." Cinder said.
"Even if we did, we're not naming it that." Katakuri said. He then turns to Wendy. "Just do your best, okay?"
Wendy salutes them. "I won't let you guys down."
"Okay, are you guys ready?" Chris asked. "Will the ones that will sit this out come forward?"
Wendy and Nana step forward, each holding the respective remote for their ship.
"Good luck to you." Wendy said to Nana.
"Thanks." Nana replied. "You too."
"You two will stay here on the beach to monitor your ships and move them accordingly." Chris said. "As for the rest of you, hop aboard!"
Both teams got on board their ships. No sooner that this happened that Deadpool already planted a pirate flag. And it had his face on it.
"Let us conquer in the name of the legendary MemeKing D. Third!"
(Deadpool...no. Just...no)
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"Looks like Deadpool is having a little too much fun with this." Tari said.
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Once everyone is on board, Wendy and Nana use the remotes to move their ships out at sea, giving each side some distance, and trying to avoid the mines.
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"We're really far out now." Spinel said, taking a look over the railing.
"And the sea looks very majestic." Charlie said.
"I'm the king of the world!" Deadpool exclaimed. He was standing at the front of the ship with his arms stretched out.
"Enough goofing off." Katakuri said. "Everyone man the cannons. That's all we can do for now. The rest is up to Wendy."
Deadpool immediately runs to one of the cannons and lights it.
"Um…" Edgeworth said. "I don't think we were supposed to start ye-"
BOOM!
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Edgeworth just sighs and rubs his temples in frustration. "Why do I even bother?"
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"Reminds me of my hundred years at the bottom of the Atlantic." DIO said, looking out at the sea.
"Sounds like fun." Edward said sarcastically.
"It wasn't." DIO snapped.
"Enough with the arguing." Geralt told them. "We need to be ready at all-"
Before he could finish his sentence, the White Wolf draws his sword and slices the cannonball Deadpool launched. And what made this more badass was that Geralt didn't even turn around to do this.
"...times."
"Hey, are they even allowed to start yet?!" Susie said.
"You could've began at any time!" Chris said to them through a megaphone. "I don't always have to be the one to start challenges."
"I am four parallel universes ahead of them!" Deadpool said, having a big brain moment.
"SINK THEM!" DIO ordered. "MAKE THEM SUFFER!"
Now that the game was on, Dororo and Susie run to the cannons and begin firing off cannonballs.
Wasting no time, Wendy jerks the joystick right, trying to avoid the shots. Unfortunately, the side of the ship takes a a couple of hits.
The Demons try to hang on as their ship is rocking from the impact.
"Seems they're really going on the offensive." Katakuri said. "Keep firing!"
Charlie and Deadpool begin firing off more shots.
"BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG!" Deadpool said, cackling like a madman as he was launching shots one after the other.
Geralt was slicing through the cannonballs with both of his swords, but he couldn't hit all of them. Several of them were hitting their ship and leaving heavy dents.
"Keep firing!" Geralt ordered.
A barrage of cannon fire was coming towards the Demons' ship.
"I don't think we'll be able to avoid this one!" Edgeworth said.
"Stand back!" Spinel said. The gem heads to the front of the ship and takes a deep breath. As she does this, her stretchy body inflates like a balloon.
When the cannonballs hit her, her rubbery body blocks the shots, and sends them flying back at the Vampires at an even faster speed.
"Smart thinking." Charlie said.
"Aw yeah! Way to go!" Deadpool said.
Spinel was about to say thanks, but then stopped herself. She was trying to move on from interacting with him. Oh,how painful that was to do. But she somehow did it.
"Thanks, Charlie." Spinel said, trying to remain positive.
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"Really? Still?" Deadpool said.
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Seeing as this barrage looked unavoidable, Nana quickly tried to steer them out of the way, but something weird happened.
She tried to move it to the left, but for some reason, the ship moved forward instead. Their ship was now taking a lot of hits.
"What?!" Nana said "I didn't move it that direction!" She tried moving to the right, but it still went forward, but was zigzagging.
"What is going on?!" Dororo cried, trying to avoid getting hit.
"Why did she move us towards them?!" Edward said.
But none of them saw the smirk DIO had on his face.
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"I don't get it!" Nana said. "It's not moving in the direction I'm moving it! Did Chris give me a faulty remote?"
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"I said she'd be the reason we fail, and it seems it's coming to fruition." DIO said.
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Let me entice you all with a little flashback as to why DIO is acting like this
Flashback…..
"Then let's take a vote." DIO said. "Who here does not want me to steer them?"
Everyone except Susie (cause she doesn't care) raises their hand.
When this happens, DIO uses his power to stop time, unbeknownst to everyone. With the time he has, he opens up the remote and removes a few wires from it. Just as quickly as he opened the remote, he closed it back up as if nothing happened.
Resuming his stance, time started again.
"Fine then." DIO then shoves the remote into Nana's hands. "You do it, then."
Nana was taken aback by being put on the spot like that. "Wh-what?! M-me?"
Back to the present
That's right. He messed with the remote. We now return to your regularly scheduled fanfiction.
"How dare she leave us to suffer this barrage?!" DIO said, acting as if he knew nothing.
Back at the beach, Nana continued to struggle with her remote.
"What's wrong?" Wendy asked, taking notice of Nana's predicament.
"I don't know!" Nana replied. She was starting to panic. "It's moving the wrong way! Why is this happening?!"
Wendy felt bad for her. "I'm not sure." She said. "Maybe if you move it in a direction you wouldn't move it, it might move in the opposite way."
Now that was an interesting idea. It sounded risky, but it might work. All of these thoughts swirled through Nana's mind.
She goes ahead and moves the stick in the direction towards the enemy. To her surprise, their ship starts veering To the left, and away from the attack.
"Hey, this actually works." Nana said to Wendy. "Thanks for the advice."
"Oh, it's no problem." Wendy said. "Even though we're enemies, I don't mind helping someone who's struggling."
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"Finally!" Edward said. "We're out of danger for now!"
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"Guess that was just luck for her." DIO said. "But luck is a worthless superstition that can get you so far. She'll still mess up."
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"Good to know there's still nice people in this game." Nana said. "Wendy seems like a genuine nice person, helping someone like me."
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"What do you think was going on with them?" Charlie asked.
"I don't know." Tari said. "It seemed like they were just letting themselves get hit."
"It must be because of an enemy Stand user!" Deadpool called. This just got him weird stares from his team. Though that sounds like something weird Deadpool would say, in a way, he was right.
"Whatever it is, we can't stop now!" Katakuri said. "Keep firing!"
"Hmm." Susie said, thinking to herself. She then pulls out her axe. "If they can reflect cannon shots, then let's see them block this!"
She then swings her axe, and a red projectile shockwave flies out. "RED BUSTER!"
The projectile flies towards the Demons' ship at high speed, and landed a massive hit on the front of it. The ship shakes back and forth violently from it.
"Rgh! That was a nasty hit!" Katakuri said. "If we are allowed to use powers, then let's see if their ship can handle this."
He turns his arm into mochi, and his forearm begins to inflate, until it explodes.
"Burning Mochi!"
This fires off a Haki embedded, rice cake fist flying towards the Vampires like a missile. The speed of the fist is so high that it catches fire due to the friction.
The fist hits the ship even harder than Susie's Red Buster.
"Seems like these guys have some strong abilities." Geralt said. "That man's abilities are very versatile."
As Katakuri regenerates a new hand (he can do that, but not as effective as Deadpool), he sees the future, but it wasn't anything good. Before he could say anything to the others, the front of their ship was hit with a big explosion.
They hit one of the mines Chris mentioned.
"Oh no!" Wendy said. "Did I hit a mine?! It's hard to see them!"
"I'm sorry." Nana said, trying to sympathize with her. As she was talking with her, she wasn't paying attention, and her team's ship hit a mine.
Noticing what happened, Nana begins to freak out herself. "Oh no! Now I've hit one of them!"
Behind them, they hear Chris laughing.
"What's so funny?" Wendy asked.
"Oh nothing." Chris said. "Just laughing at the fact that I would never go on a boat with you guys as the captain."
"It was an accident!" Nana cried.
"Tell that to your teams." Chris said. "Because I don't think they'd feel the same."
Back at sea, both teams try to recover from the explosions. No one was severely injured, but they were a bit banged up. (Considering many of them have been through worse)
"Damn that girl!" DIO yelled. "She's gonna get us all killed!"
"As much as I'd hate to say it," Geralt said, "You might have a point."
"But….why?!" Edward asked. "She wouldn't let that happen, would she?"
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"Even someone as resilient as Geralt believes me." DIO said. "What people don't know won't hurt them. My plan is working. End of story. After today, it will be even more difficult to take me down. Just needed to secure my safety for this one.
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"Is everyone okay?" Katakuri asked.
"I'm okay." Edgeworth answered.
"Same." Spinel said.
"I'm not pleased, but I'm fine." Cinder said. "That girl almost got us killed ."
"I'm locked and loaded!" Deadpool said. The Demons turn to see Deadpool looking completely unscathed, but he was holding in his arms several of the mines that were supposed to be scattered in the sea.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Tari cried.
"WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE?! Katakuri asked.
"I just plucked some out of the water."
"Toss them overboard!" Edgeworth said. "We can't risk another explosion."
"Miles is right." Charlie said. "I'm not sure we can stay afloat much longer after just one mine. We're practically on our last legs.
"Relax, guys." Deadpool told them. "I have a plan to finish this once and for all."
"Oh? What's your plan?" Katakuri asked skeptically.
"I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move."
And with that, Deadpool uses his teleportation belt, and disappears.
"What's he up to?" Tari wondered.
But Katakuri was hit with another dose of the future. "We need to move." He told them.
"What?" Spinel asked
"We need to get as far away from the Vampires as possible!"
Katakuri stretches his arm up to the sky, so that Wendy could see it. The pirate gestures his hand to signal for her to move far away from the other team.
Giving a nod, Wendy immediately turns them around and tries to move them as far as she could.
"I hope bro knows what he's talking about." Wendy said.
"Look!" Dororo said. "They're moving away from us!"
"Are they chickening out like a bunch of cowards?" Susie said. She then gets ready to pull off another attack. "Lets see how long they can run away from this!"
Before she could do anything, the Vampires witness something pop up on their ship. That something was Deadpool. And he was carrying loads of mines.
"Omae wa mo shindeiru." Deadpool said. He then drops all of the mines and teleports out of there.
"Naniiiiii?!" DIO cried. "What the fu-"
And just like the old school meme, there was a tremendous, giant, inescapable….
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Everyone who watched this stood in shock as an enormous mushroom cloud blotted out the sun.
"Holy shit." Charlie said slowly.
"What just…?" Tari said.
"Are they….okay?" Edgeworth asked.
Deadpool, on the other hand, simply said one thing. "I think I just sunk their battleship."
"If only you put that kind of thinking into everything else you do." Cinder told him. She wasn't very much disturbed by Deadpool's act.
Back at the beach, Wendy, Nana, and even Chris stood just as dumbfounded and shocked as everyone else.
"Wow. Did not expect Deadpool to do that." A shocked Chris said.
"Did he just kill my team?!" Nana cried.
"Even for Deadpool, that was insane!" Wendy exclaimed.
When the smoke clears, the Vampires are seen in the water. Fortunately, they were unharmed from the explosion because Geralt set up a magic protective barrier at the last moment to save his team. Their ship, on the other hand, was destroyed. Bits and pieces were floating in the water.
"Nice….. save." Edward gasped.
"That was too close for comfort." Geralt said, shutting off his barrier.
"Damn cheap trick." DIO growled, though he has room to talk. Such a hypocrite.
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"Now that was crazy." Susie said. "Didn't think Deadpool would pull a stunt like that. But still, that was awesome. Even if I would've gotten blown up."
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Five minutes later, both teams came back to shore. Even though they didn't get hurt from the bombing, some of the Vampires were still a little shook from it.
"I think it's way more than obvious that the Demons take the win." Chris said.
Geralt sighs with frustration and disappointment. "To think we were bested by such a crazy man."
"You know I'm right here, right?" Deadpool said. "Not that I'm offended."
"There is one thing that I was wondering, though." Edward said. He then looks at Nana. "What was going on with the ship? It was going out of control, and put us in serious danger."
"The controller must have been faulty!" Nana said.
"There's no way it was." Chris told them. "I had those ships and the remotes tested this morning. There were no problems with it then."
"But….I...I…" Nana stuttered.
"Whether you think there was a problem or not, you guys still lost." Chris said. "So you guys are heading to elimination yet again.
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"I saw it myself." Wendy said. "There was something wrong with the remote. But there's no way to prove it, because of…..Deadpool."
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"Looks like someone isn't having a good day." DIO mused. "Even though the votes would still in my favor, I had to make it believable for her to mess up. It was just the luck of the draw that I singled her out."
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That night, it was time for the bonfire ceremony.
"I guess it's time to see who's road ends today." Chris said. "This is your last elimination as a team. Doesn't it feel kind of sad?"
"Not really." Dororo answered.
"Eh." Edward said.
"Just get it over with already!" Susie said.
"Guess not. Oh well. Time for marshmallows."
"Edward"
"Susie"
"Dororo"
"And Geralt"
This leaves DIO and Nana. DIO showed no fear, and was feeling very cocky. Nana looked glum, knowing her fate, and accepting of it.
"DIO is here for the umpteenth time, but it's a surprise to be Nana here. I don't need to say anything about DIO, but Nana, you can't seem to handle a task as simple as steering a ship."
"Exactly." DIO said. "She put us in danger. She's useless. That's why I'll take that marshmallow now."
Chris just rolled his eyes. "Thanks for ruining the surprise. Here you go." He tosses the marshmallow to DIO, who just crushes it in his hand once he catches it.
"I can't say I'm surprised, but it's still a bummer." Nana said. "At least I made it this far on my own.
"Look on the bright side." Edward tells her. "You'll get to see your friend again, and I'm sure he's proud, too."
This put a smile on the mountaineer's face. "You're right. At least I can have that in mind."
Once Nana is in the cannon, Chris immediately presses the button, and the other half to a frosty duo is sent flying.
After this, Chris gathers the Demons there to make an announcement to everyone.
"Congratulations to the thirteen of you." Chris said to the group. You have all officially made it to the merge. As of now, the Devilish Demons and Vile Vampires are no more. From here on out, it's everyone for themselves. I wish you all the best of luck, because it's gonna get tougher from here on out."
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"I never expected to get this far." Tari said. "But I guess now that I have, I just gotta try extra hard. I owe my progress to my friends, and especially Ed."
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"The real battle has begun." Geralt said. "I'll need to go all out. I've made it this far with my power, but I've been shown many times now to be alert and prepared. It's go big or go home now."
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"Its time to win this whole thing!" Spinel said. "Even if I have to do it…..alone."
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"Thirteen losers fall, and only twelve more to conquer." DIO said. "I knew I'd make it this far, but as of now, I'm done pulling my punches. I'm coming for all of you. And no one will ever look down upon me."
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"I'm so glad my friends and I made it this far." Charlie said. "But if there's one thing this show taught me, it's that anything can happen. Keeping that in mind, I'll make sure to go all the way."
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"Time to kick a whole lotta ass." Deadpool said. "It's do or die. Well, I guess not die for me, but you get the gist of it. Keep reading viewers, because there's no telling what I have in store. Well, I'll tell you, but only if you ask nicely."
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"Gotta say, I'm proud of myself." Dororo said. "Even though I'm not some superhuman like a lot of the others, I think I can do this if I keep going the way I have been."
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"I don't like the sound of it not being any easier." Edgeworth said. "But I don't want to be in too over my head. I'm expecting quite the challenge, and I'll face it head on."
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"Hell yeah." Susie said. "I'm just straight up kicking butt from beginning to end. More thrashing equals one million big ones. And I'm hoping there's a whole lotta danger."
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"I'm satisfied to have made it here." Katakuri said. "This doesn't change anything for our alliance, and I'm going to put all my power into taking DIO down. And just as important as that, I'll protect my friends. They've been more of a family to me than my real one has ever been."
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"Not too much longer until it's all over." Cinder said. "All of the easy prey is gone, and now it's time to get rid of the real power players. Once they're out of the way, DIO is next. There can only be one person in control.
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"Sigh….what a crazy ride this has been." Edward said. "Not that it's been entirely terrible. There's been some great people here. And I'm ready for whatever Chris has next."
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"Wow. I've finally gotten to this point." Wendy said. "I know there's strong people here, but I'm strong too. And little by little, I'm improving. So I hope you'll keep cheering me on."
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(Meanwhile)
At the loser's resort, everyone was relaxing and doing their own thing, until they heard some screaming getting closer.
"Incoming!" Sora yelled.
Nana is seen screaming and flying through the air, until she lands on a pillow.
"Ohhh, what a ride." Nana groaned.
"Yeah, it is."
Nana turned to see her friends, Popo, Elena, and the Nomad standing there, ready to welcome her. When she sees them, she runs up to them and gives Popo a hug.
"It's so good to see you guys again!" Nana said, crying tears of happiness.
"Great job getting as far as you did." Elena said. "Way to go!"
The Nomad gave her a thumbs up.
"Guess we won't be getting that pet polar bear we always wanted." Nana said.
"It's okay." Popo told her. "As long as you were okay, that's all that matters."
Their reunion was cut short when they hear Rick yelling at someone on his phone.
"Yeah, like I give a shit!" Rick said. "Do whatever you want, just leave me the fuck alone. Yeah, screw you too, pal!"
"Who were you talking to, Rick?" Elena asked.
"It's some douchebag named Megatron." Rick answered. "He wanted directions to earth, so I gladly gave him some. Though he didn't have to be a major dick about it."
Their eyes go wide at the mention of Megatron.
"Do you know what you've done?!" Popo cried.
"Um, my good deed for the week." Rick answered.
The group of friends looked at each other very worried. Even when he wasn't competing, Rick still made things worse.
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And scene. Ooh, that's quite the cliffhanger. Sorry if the challenge felt a little shorter than normal. It was still enjoyable to write. But this more so to be setting up for some stuff down the road.
Well, here we are at the merge. Thirteen players remain. We've come so far in this for the past five months. Thanks to everyone that's stuck around for this long. It's been a crazy ride. You guys are great.
I'm curious to hear who you guys think will win, or your predictions for the next half will turn out. I've got some nice challenges lined up, and one more double elimination planned. Whoever they will be is a mystery, but I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts.
Don't forget about the poll on my profile page to vote for the twelve veteran players to return for next season. It's staying up until the season is over. If you're unable to vote, you could just say who you want, which can help if I need to break a tie. Every vote counts.
Here's a preview for next time. Now that there's no teams, everyone has to get used to some new sleeping arrangements, and peace is cut short with an unfriendly visitor crashing the party, and out for vengeance (Though you all know who it is). Time for a fight, some revelations, and more to be shown next time.
Well, that's it for now. Stay safe, and stay awesome, everyone. This is MemeKing, signing o-
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Dang it, Deadpool! Sigh. This is MemeKing, signing off.