Episode 18: Frenemies!
Man. You guys really miss Deadpool. But hey, at least it worked out for him. And there's always that chance he'll return. Aw, who am I kidding? We all know he will. I just hope you're ready for today's episode. It's a wild one. Not as wild as being captured by Cobra and stranded at sea. It's a long story.
TheMasterKat: As a fellow Yu-Gi-Oh fan, I hope DIO pays, too.
1602jaw: Shredder got curbstomped bad. And DIO's defeat does seem close, doesn't it?"
That guy: I added in the Doriyah after you mentioned it. At least Deadpool's arc came to a nice conclusion.
Guest: That wasn't the haunted house challenge. I'm still doing it closer to Halloween time. Don't worry.
MonkeyBot54: Yeah, we'll all miss him.
ThelastCyberKnight: I love the idea for a prison of fictional villains. There were other characters that I wanted to include, but didn't think they'd work out. Trust me. More fun is coming.
Happiness studios: Yeah, it did seem predictable. At least it wrapped up nicely. But DIO isn't gonna stop there.
NeverSafeFromWaluigi: I wanted to do more with the villains, believe me. The thing with Deadpool did seem predictable, but I wanted to do a bit with his character. I love my comic relief characters, but there's more to him than you think. His ugly mug is very likely returning.
Now let's get it on with a fun episode! The final ten! Huzzah!
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, it was lockdown for our campers. Everyone was forced to escape from an underground prison with fictional villains within. Through all of the trials they faced in it, it was Katakuri who came out the victor. But after that, things go awry as Ganon is wrecking the prison. But the real credit goes to Deadpool who helped Spinel against Ganon, and were finally friends again. However, Deadpool was duped by DIO, and DIO knows about Katakuri's alliance against him. We're now down to ten people left. Who will crack under the pressure today? Find out here in Total! Drama! Infinite!
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It had been two days since Deadpool's elimination, and you could feel the difference. Everyone was willing to try extra hard to avenge their friend.
But one was more determined than ever.
"Take that! And that! And that! Ya blood sucking jerk! How about one of these?!"
Edgeworth and Wendy were watching Spinel hitting a punching bag with a picture of DIO taped to it.
"Wow. She's really determined, isn't she?" Wendy said.
"Who could blame her?" Edgeworth said. "Her friend was unfairly eliminated, and she's determined to get back at him."
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"Yeah, I miss Wade." Wendy said, looking a bit sad. "Sure, he was crazy and weird, but deep down, he's a pretty great guy."
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"From here on out, I'm going to give one hundred and ten percent effort to beat DIO." Spinel said. "I'm no pushover, and he better learn that real quick."
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DIO is seen waking up from a good night's sleep. But he notices that something felt off. His eyed immediately go wide when he realizes that him and his mattress were floating on the open water. To make matters worse, the current was pulling him towards a waterfall.
"What the he-"
And all that could be heard was the vampire's scream across the island as he plummeted off the waterfall.
"What did you do?!" Edward asked Katakuri.
"I figured it'd be fine to let him sleep with the fishes." Katakuri said. But his tone about it was a little dark, to the point that Ed was a little startled. But he just shrugged it off for right now.
"That's…..a bit too cruel. But I…..guess he deserves it."
"Anyway, what was it you wanted to talk to me about?"
Even though Ed and Deadpool talked about his girl problems, he figured he'd ask Katakuri, since he was currently in a relationship. So, he told him his plight.
"So let me get this straight." Katakuri said. "You've worked for the military, are a well experienced combatant with a lot of knowledge to back it up, and even taken on a literal God, and you have girl problems?"
"Heh...hard to believe, isn't it?." Edward said sheepishly. "But that's right. Deadpool did give some advice, but I figured the next best thing would be coming to you. How did you and Charlie fall for each other?"
"Umm…." Katakuri said. He tried to figure out the best way to explain it. "That's a tough one. All my life, I've always been a loner, so I have practically no experience with relationships, or giving advice about them. She helped me to stop living my life as someone I'm not, taught me to love and trust again, and we got to know each other from there. We're not too different from each other."
"Okay. I think that helps, but that's you. We're both different people, so how does that help me?"
"See? I'm not the best with that. Seems I'm not good at anything lately."
"Are you still upset about what happened to Deadpool?!" Edward asked. "It's not your fault. None of us could've seen DIO pull a stunt like that. Don't blame it all on yourself."
"Hey guys." Tari said, walking up to them. "What's going on?"
"Oh….just chatting." Katakuri answered. "Right, Edward?"
"Yeah. Hey." Ed said, stammering a little bit. Katakuri just rolls his eyes. Ed then begins reciting elements in order to think of something else.
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"The both of them are already good friends, so he's got that going for him." Katakuri said. "On another note, I can't stop thinking it was my fault that DIO got the best of us. But he won't get that chance again."
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"Boys seem really complicated." Tari sighed. "I really like Ed a lot, but I'm not sure if I should tell him."
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DIO was finally back at camp, and was soaking wet from his dive off a waterfall. As he was wringing the water out of his jacket, Cinder was watching this, and found this a little bit funny. Not that she'd tell him.
"Had a bad morning?" Cinder asked teasingly.
"No." DIO said bitterly. "Jokes are only funny when they're pulled on anyone but me."
"So? What do you plan to do now that it's the two of us versus everyone else?"
"If you think I'm worried, guess again." DIO said. "Sure, we lost a member, but the ones who are gone were lost causes. Just like Susie, we'll show that we're better off without Deadpool."
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"You said that about Susie, and look at what happened." Cinder said
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"Anyway, I'm curious as to what you intend to do now." Cinder asked.
"I've got a couple of good options." DIO replied. "I can tell that Katakuri felt hurt when Deadpool left. He's very protective of his friends and loved ones. But there's a couple of them that mean a lot to him. It's Charlie and Wendy. I go for them, and it'll break him. Even Edward has been getting under my skin as of late, and there seems to be someone he likes too. That Tari girl. They're so close, it's weird that they're not a couple. I have plenty of options to go for, and good ideas on how to dispose of them."
DIO was interrupted by the loudspeaker. "Listen up, competitors!" Chris called. "Meet me at the amphitheater in ten minutes! And make sure you're ready for anything!"
"This discussion is to be continued." DIO said.
(Ten minutes later…..)
Everyone finally made it to amphitheater just as Chris had instructed. But the place was designed to look like a game show. There were ten seats and desks with each competitors' name on them. Above those seats, thete was a giant electronic board that had pictures of the 16 eliminated losers. And it was all very colorful and flashy. Chris stood there, wearing a nice black suit.
"Weird to see you all fancied up." Edward said.
"Hey, I make this look good." Chris said defensively, straightening the suit out. "Anyway, welcome to today's challenge!"
"It's like an entire crayon box is hurting my eyes." Wendy said, looking at how colorful the stage now looked.
"Hey, it's supposed to look like that! Better get used to it, because this challenge will test your willpower, and how badly you want to win. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new game show, Frenemies!"
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"Hmm. A game show this time, huh?" Edgeworth said. "Could be interesting. But with Chris running it, interesting will take a new name."
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"Now, would everyone please take a seat."
Everyone then sits at each of their designated seats.
"Welcome to Frenemies!" Chris announced. "This game will be testing how far you each are willing to go to win. But it will also be a nod to season one's triple dog dare challenge, as you can see up on that board."
They all groan as they look up to see the pictures of everyone who left the show this season.
"In no particular order, here's our losers. Mercy, Glass Joe, Popo, Android 18, Sora, Dororo, Nicole, Nomad, Russel, Rick, King Harkinian, Susie, Nana, Elena, Deadpool, and Tatsumaki. The rules are simple. Everyone will take turns to press a button as we flash over each of their pictures. Whoever it lands on, you have to perform a dare that one of them came up with. And we got a lot from them. You'll be getting dares from your former friends and enemies, hence the name."
"Sounds easy, considering many of them aren't that bright." DIO said, making fun of them. "They'll probably think of the easiest dares."
"But there are a few changes from how we originally did it." Chris continued. "You can't pass dares to other people, and you don't get anything for completing the dare. However, if you refuse, you will receive a strike."
To demonstrate, an X flashes on each of their seats, followed by a buzzing noise.
"This challenge has no winner, but there will be a loser. If you get three strikes, you will be automatically eliminated."
The whole group gasped at this.
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"He's throwing another automatic elimination challenge at us?!" Charlie groaned.
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Well, this just made things a lot easier." Tari said sarcastically. "Really takes all the pressure away."
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"So really, all you have to do is last as long as possible until someone can't do it anymore." Cinder said. "And giving you three strikes, you have to choose carefully if there's a dare you absolutely don't want to do. Let's just see what these guys came up with."
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"Anybody have any questions before we begin?" Chris asked.
No one said anything. They were each ready to get this over with. This was probably going to push them to their utmost limits.
Chris just smiles. "Good. I like that determination you all have. You all wouldn't have gotten this far without it. Too bad that will end for one of you today. Katakuri, for winning the last challenge, you have the honor of starting us off!"
"Less of an honor, and more of a punishment if you ask me." Katakuri mumbled. He then puts his hand over the button at his table to get ready.
"Let the game begin!"
A light begins flashing randomly over each former competitor's picture. Katakuri concentrates and hits the button. When he does, it stops on Elena.
"Okay, let's see what kind of dare Elena came up with." Chris said. He then picks up a card to read her dare. "Ooh, we're starting off strong. Elena's dare is to reveal an embarrassing secret about yourself. Do you even have one, considering we discovered what your mouth looks like? You're practically an open book."
That was a good point. Did he even have any other secrets? Everyone watched in anticipation as Katakuri tried to think of something.
"Okay. You want embarrassing, then here it is. I got something that I'm not proud of." Katakuri said. This was something he was a bit hesitant to talk about, but didn't want to get a strike in the beginning of this. "It's about….how I got these scars on my face."
"Really?!" Ed asked. "I just assumed you got it in battle or something. Whatever happened can't be that embarrassing."
"Oh, this should be worth a good laugh." DIO said.
And so, he told them the story. "When I was three years old, I stuffed my mouth with so many donuts that it….tore my cheeks apart."
Silence. Complete and utter silence from everyone.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Well, except for one. DIO was laughing his butt off. "So the reason you look like a freak is because you're a gluttonous slob?!"
"How about you shut your trap!" Spinel yelled to DIO. "Just wait until you have to do one of these!"
"Good timing!" Chris said. "DIO, it's your turn!"
"That must've been really hard to go through." Wendy said to Katakuri.
"It's fine." Katakuri reassured. "I'm used to people pointing and laughing. There's only one difference between him and those other people."
"What's that?"
Katakuri's face suddenly darkened. "He's still alive."
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"That was weird, even for him." Wendy said. "For the past couple of days, he's felt….different. I'm worried, but I know he's strong. So whatever funk he's him, he'll hopefully pull through."
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"Very well. Let's see what these losers have in store for me." DIO said confidently. As the light flashes over all of the pictures, he casually slams the button and it lands on Sora.
"Sora's dare is to walk through a maze of tasers. Blindfolded."
DIO is taken to the side to see a contraption that the Ginyu Force set up. It was a makeshift ceiling with a bunch of tasers with the safety turned off dangling on ropes.
As Ginyu was putting the blindfold on him, Jeice got an idea. "Ooh, spin him around while you're at it! That will make this more fun!"
"Jeice, you're a genius!" Ginyu exclaimed. "Men, spin him around!"
"Hey!" DIO shouts. "What are you brutes-"
But DIO couldn't get that sentence out as they began spinning him around, and then pushed him into the tasers. DIO struggles and spasms as he tries to go through the trap. Keep in mind that DIO can't see, and he's dizzy as hell.
"Even though I don't like him, I feel kind of bad for him." Charlie said, as DIO reached the other side.
Once he got across, everyone saw DIO on the ground, twitching, spasming, and frothing at the mouth from all the electric shocks he just endured.
"You feeling okay, buddy?" Chris asked, looking over him. All DIO could do was twitch in pain.
"Perhaps, maybe we shouldn't have spun him around." Ginyu said sheepishly.
"Maybe someone should help him" Tari obviously suggested
"I guess I'll help him. But only this once." Geralt said. "Only because I'm not heartless like him."
The witcher pulls out one of his home brewed potions and pours it into DIO's mouth.
"It's best that you don't know what's in this, but this should help you."
A few seconds after ingesting it, DIO finally stops shaking and calms down. But he stands up and begins yelling at Geralt.
"I do not need your pity!" DIO snapped. "Nor one of your gross concoctions!"
"Your welcome." Geralt said bluntly.
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DIO was seen writing something down. "Note to self. Get revenge on that Sora fellow, and that whole group of power ranger rejects."
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"Okay, now that DIO is no longer a human battery, we can get this ball rolling again." Chris said. "Wendy, you're up next."
"Oh, uh, okay then." Wendy said, sounding a bit nervous about it.
She presses the button, and it stops on Rick.
"Ooooh!" Chris said, reading the dare. This was gonna be a good one. "For Rick's dare, Wendy has to drink an entire bottle of 190 proof vodka."
This gets another gasp from everyone.
"I-is it that bad?" Wendy asked nervously.
"That's 190% alcohol!" Charlie told her. "A normal human wouldn't be able to handle a whole bottle of that!"
"Not to mention she's twelve!" Edgeworth exclaimed. "That is not right!"
"I can't really hold my liquor." Wendy said. (She drank in one of the OVAs, and it was too much for her. I don't condone underage drinking, just so everyone knows. This is played for laughs)
"That's going too far!" Katakuri yelled.
"Hey, don't blame me." Chris said defensively. "Rick was the one who came up with this dare. Not me. So, are you gonna do it, Wendy? Or take the strike?"
"Uhh…." Wendy didn't really want to do this. But she wanted to prove she's strong.
"I'll do it!"
"You've got a lot of guts, kid." Geralt said.
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"Too bad she's probably going to be puking them up." Edward said.
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A bottle of Everclear vodka was brought out for the young mage.
"Um….will it still count if I throw it up?" Wendy asked, beginning to have second thoughts.
"As long as you get it all down first." Chris. "You can still back down if you want. Even I wouldn't want to do it."
"Don't doubt me. I'm going in." Wendy said. She opens it up, and takes a gulp, but recoils in disgust. "Ack! It burns!" But she went back to chugging it down. Everyone watches with amazement as the twelve year old slowly but surely downs an entire bottle of vodka. Once she finishes the entire bottle, Wendy falls on her back, and the world around her feels like it's spinning.
"Ahahahaha! I *hic* feel dizzy!" Wendy groaned.
"Are you okay?!" Tari asked.
"I'll be…. *hic* fine." Wendy said, trying to get back up. Her face looked flushed. Surprisingly, she wasn't drunk, but she did feel a bit funny. Without warning, she began throwing up.
"Well, she did drink it all in the first place." Chris said. The host was doing his best to not get sick from this sight. "So she passed!"
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"Ooooooohhhhhh." Wendy groaned, holding her stomach in pain. "I just don't see how Cana can drink *hic* way more than that."
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"How are you holding up?" Katakuri asked.
"It's good that it's all out of my system." Wendy said weakly. "But I'm not quite feeling at 100%."
"Okay, Spinel. It's your turn." Chris said.
"Bring it on!" The gem said determinedly.
Spinel slams the button as it lands on Deadpool.
"Alright. Let's see what you got in store for me, pal."
"Deadpool's dare is to go to another fanfiction, and vandalize it with graffiti."
"How come she gets a dare that isn't painful?!" DIO complained. "That sounds easy!"
"For your information, mine wasn't." Katakuri said.
"You don't gotta tell me twice!" Spinel said. "This one actually sounds like it could be fun!"
Now being given a can of green spray paint, a green portal is opened up that looks similar to one of Rick's portals. (Don't ask how. Fanfiction logic, I guess)
"Wish me luck, guys!" Spinel said, as she fearlessly hopped into the portal.
(The world of Total Drama Cruise….)
Hopping out of the portal, Spinel realizes she's on the deck of a cruise liner.
"Huh. Wonder where that portal took me." But she didn't have time to think about it. With a mischievous grin, she shakes the can of spray paint, and sprays it on the nearest wall. She writes "What's up, chumps?"
"Okay, not bad, not bad. But let's see if I can up the ante."
She sneaks over to another part of the ship, and keeps on vandalizing. She keeps spraying funny messages across the ship. "They said "Spinel was here" "Clean me" "What a mess" among others.
"Leave it to Deadpool to think of something fun for me to do."
But then she heard a voice.
"Hey, who're you?!"
Spinel jumped with surprise and saw several people staring. It was quite an assortment of colorful characters.
"My my, who might you be?" Alastor asked. Spinel was a bit creeped out by how much the demon was smiling at her.
"Oh….uh…..just, y'know...passing through." Spinel said nervously, trying to play it cool.
"Are you the one who's been spraying all those messages across the ship?" Eva asked.
Welp, the jig is up. Time to come clean.
"Sigh. Yes. But I was just doing it for a dare!"
"A dare, huh?" Ryuko said, to which Spinel nodded. "Seems reasonable."
"That doesn't really explain who she is, or where she came from." Sanji said.
"I'm from another world." Spinel explained. "My name is Spinel. I'm a gem. I'm busy doing a challenge for this show called Total Drama."
"But….that's the show we're on." Armin told her. "How can that be if we've never seen you before?"
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"A while back, I remember Deadpool talking about alternate worlds hosting this show." Spinel said. "Guess these guys must be competing in one of those worlds. Ugh, thinking about it is making my brain hurt."
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"Well, I for one don't trust her." Aqua said accusingly.
"Hey, leave her alone." Yuka said, defending Spinel.
"Wait!" Spinel pleaded. "I don't mean anyone any harm! My friend Deadpool had me do it! I'm just going to be leaving now!"
"Ignore her." Ryuko told Spinel, gesturing towards the goddess. "Anyway, you seem like an okay person. Or gem. Or….whatever it is you are. I guess we'll see you, then."
"Maybe she's another one of those Cobra guys!" Starscream yelled. "I don't trust you either! You seem very suspicious!" It looked as though he was going to apprehend her. He started walking towards her.
This guy reminded Spinel a lot of Megatron. If there's one thing she took from their fight against him, it's that Transformers are not to be messed with. Especially Megatron's personal right hand man. Too bad DIO killed him.
"Oh crud! Time for me to go! Smoke bomb!"
Spinel tried to throw down the spray can and have it explode, but it accidentally hit Starscream in the face.
"Ow! You're gonna pay for that!
After that, she ran off, looking for the portal back while Starscream chased after her. Everyone else stood stunned in surprise.
"Well, that was sha-weird." Lightning said, breaking the silence.
Running as quickly as she could, Spinel finds the portal back, and jumps through. The portal closes shut as soon as Starscream gets close to it.
"You got lucky this time!" Starscream seethed. "Next time we meet, you're dead!"
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Spinel finally comes back through the portal.
"Wow. What a trip that was." Spinel said, and then busted out laughing that she gave Starscream the slip.
"Good job." Chris told her. "You passed the dare."
"What kind of world did she even go to, anyway?" Edward asked.
"Oh, just one that I personally picked." Chris said. "It was also a little payback for that garbage attack a couple weeks back. But let's not worry about that right now. Geralt, it's your turn."
"Hmm. Very well."
Geralt closes his eyes, and let's his luck decide as the light flashes over the pictures. Pressing it, it lands on Popo.
"For Popo's dare, you must eat thirty hot dogs that have been left on the bathroom floor."
"Eeeeeeewwwww!" Most of them cried. Geralt was still undeterred.
"This gives me the perfect chance to show off some more of my recipes." Ginyu said, bringing out a platter of thirty hot dogs that were dropped on the bathroom floor.
"What do you mean by recipe?" Geralt asked. He was being surprisingly calm about this.
"I used rat meat." Ginyu explained. "Just like the rat kebabs we made."
"You're really going to eat that?!" Charlie asked.
"I've eaten worse." (I mean, have you seen what he puts in his potions?)
Geralt simply grabs the hot dogs, and starts wolfing them down, one by one. Most of them couldn't really watch this nasty spectacle, yet his iron stomach was holding up well. A couple minutes later, the witcher finishes the plate of disgusting hot dogs.
"Whoa. You actually did it." Chris said. "Is there nothing you guys won't do?!
Geralt just answers with a small belch.
"Can we just move on already?!" Cinder asked angrily. Speaking for everyone else, she wanted to move on.
"Okay, okay." Chris That last one was pretty gross. Edward, you're up now."
"Well, let's hope it's not as bad." Ed said confidently. The alchemist pushes the button, and it lands on Susie.
"Susie's dare is to drink a glass of….….expired milk."
Even though that sounds very gross, there's only one word that Ed took away from it.
Milk. His worst enemy. Edward has always had a disdain for milk.
"No." Ed said sternly. "I'm not doing it. I. Hate. Milk."
"Are you sure?" Chris asked. "You'll get a strike if you don't."
"I don't care if it's expired, or expertly made." Edward said, beginning to raise his voice. "I'm not drinking a gross, opaque white liquid that's secreted by a cow."
"That explains a lot." DIO said. "Maybe if you drank your milk like a good boy, you wouldn't be such a pipsqueak."
DIO just had to hit the short button. Ed tries to charge at him, but Katakuri holds him back.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A PIPSQUEAK MIDGET WHO CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE BEACH BECAUSE HE'S SO SMALL HE'LL SINK INTO THE SAND AND WHEN THE TIDE COMES IN HE WOULDN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DROWNING BECAUSE HE'S SO SMALL THAT HE CAN BREATHE OXYGEN ATOMS THROUGH THE WATER?!"
"He's trying to provoke you." Katakuri said, trying to calm Ed down. "Don't listen to his words. Calm down!"
Chris just glared at Ed. "Edward. Shut up. It's obvious you won't drink the milk. So, you will take your first strike."
With a loud buzzing noise, an X appears on his desk.
"Stupid DIO." Edward mumbled, having calmed down a bit from his little tantrum.
"If it makes you feel any better, I don't think you're short at all." Tari told him.
"Well…..thanks." Ed replied, actually smiling a little. "Glad to see someone doesn't think I'm short."
"Alright, it's Cinder's turn!"
The maiden gets prepared, and pushes the button. This time, it lands on Tatsumaki.
"For this dare, you have to eat an entire tablespoon of ground up cinnamon." Chris said.
"Doesn't seem all that hard." Cinder said confidently.
"Seems to me like you've never seen the viral videos of people doing this." Chris told her. "This is gonna get funny really fast."
A spoonful of powdered cinnamon was brought out for her. Guess she never saw those videos, because she bravely eats the cinnamon. Unfortunately for her, the cinnamon begins to dry her mouth and throat. Plus, breathing it in causes Cinder to cough and gag, feeling as though she was choking.
Cinder was coughing up cinnamon dust, and banging her fist on the table in agony. Though none of them were hoping she'd die from this, they found this pretty funny.
"Okay, someone get her some water." Chris said to the Ginyu Force. "She passed it."
A glass of water was brought to Cinder, and she quickly drank it.
"Laugh it up now, scum!" She said, breathing heavily. "But I bet you that's not the worst dare on there!"
"Next up, we have Edgeworth!" Chris announced.
The prosecutor calmly pressed the button, and it stopped on the King.
"The King's dare is to get kicked in the groin by a kangaroo."
The look on Edgeworth's face was sheer horror. An average human like him would probably die if one of those kicked him in the family jewels. And it didn't help that the Ginyu Force brought in said kangaroo.
The mammal looked very ticked off, and was trying to destroy the cage it was in.
"N-no." Edgeworth managed to say. I….think I'll pass."
"Hey, there's no harm in refusing." Chris told him. "But your lack of pain is your lack of gain. That's a strike for you. It's now Charlie's turn."
Now that Charlie was up next, she hits the button and it lands on Dororo.
"For this, you must keep a whole bucket of ice in your pants for two minutes."
"Easy-peezy." Charlie said, as a bucket of ice was brought out. She turns around, and pours all of the ice in her pants. For the next two minutes, she easily manages to last that long.
"Congratulations." Chris said. "Though I figure coming from a fiery place like Hell gives you an advantage in that regard. But you succeeded, nonetheless."
Before the first round could wrap up, this left Tari as the last one to perform a dare.
"I guess I'm the only one who has yet to do one. I hope I don't get a bad one."
Tari gets ready and watches the light flash. Pressing the button, it lands on Nana.
"Wow." Chris said, reading the card.
"Is it that bad?" Tari asked nervously.
"It's not dangerous by any means. For this dare, you must...kiss the person standing right next to you."
"Whhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaat?!" She cried. Looking around, the only people beside her was DIO on her left and Edward on her right.
"But it says more." Chris continued. "Both parties have to say how much they liked it."
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"Why me?!" Tari cried.
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Now, there was no way she was going to lock lips with DIO.
"Don't even try, you stupid little duckling." DIO threatened.
That left Edward as the only other option. The both of them looked at each other, each of them very red in the face. And very quiet.
"Lets make this interesting." Chris told them. "If you two don't do it, then you will both get a strike.
"That's not fair!" They both said.
Ed already had a strike. If they didn't do this, then he would have two, and be at more risk of leaving.
"I don't want that to happen!" Tari cried. "I don't….want you to leave."
"Huh?" Ed asked.
Tari felt even more nervous than before. "I just don't want you to go. Because I….care about you too much to let that happen."
"Thanks." Edward said. "Because I….care too. But if it helps the both of us, then...I guess we have to…..kiss."
Ed then remembered the advice that Deadpool gave him.
"Make the first move. Girls like that."
He then sighed, and just blurted it out.
"Before we do this, let me tell an amazing person like you something. Tari, I love you. All this time we've spent together has made me see that. You're an amazing woman, and….I just can't picture going forward on this show without you."
Silence. Everyone was silent from his words. Now Ed was looking down, trying to avoid eye contact with her. Now he was sweating nervously. He said it. He just said it. Then he remembered the other thing Deadpool told him.
"Or I could be wrong."
But how does Tari respond? With happy tears in her eyes she lifts his face up….and kisses him. After realizing what she's doing, he kisses her back.
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"Hmph. Took them long enough." Katakuri said. "Guess all he needed was to take the initiative."
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"They look so adorable together." Charlie gushed. "Good for them."
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"I ship it so hard!" Deadpool said. "Way to go, Ed!"
(Hold up! What are you doing here?! You're out of the game!)
"Just let me have this moment!"
(Geez. Whatever, then.)
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"Damn." DIO said. "Things just got slightly more difficult. But am I worried? Not at all. One of these guys will crack under pressure soon enough."
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This lasts for about twenty seconds until they finally broke apart.
"So do I." Tari said. "Sorry for not admitting it sooner.
The both of them smile at each other.
"Same here. Let's make a promise to each other." Ed told her. "Let's be there for each other. And fight to the finish. No matter what this game throws at us."
"Yeah."
"Good for you two." Chris said to them. "And I can tell that you two really enjoyed it. So you guys pass. Now, we will begin the next round. Katakuri, it's back to you."
"Let's get this one over with." Katakuri grunts.
But Katakuri lands on Deadpool this time around.
"Well, second time we get a dare from him today." Chris said. "For his dare, you have to look at an entire fan art gallery of yourself. And you must say something good about it."
"Hmm. That might be the easiest dare all day." Katakuri said confidently.
A projector and board to display it on were brought out. The projector turns on and goes through a slideshow of fan art of the pirate.
It was starting off simple as he watched the slideshow. There were pictures of him either snacking on donuts, or just being a straight up badass.
But then it started to get weird from there. He saw images of OCs being with him, he saw female versions of himself, and stuff with him and the rival he has back in his home world.
His face contorted in shock and disgust as the pictures he saw began to get more crazy, make him more uncomfortable, and….I won't say what else he saw, or else I'd have to raise the age rating of this story. (It's already hard enough keeping it like this with certain characters in this, not to mention some people who're joining next time)
"Okay, are we done yet?!" Katakuri asked. "This is making me rethink my existence! I enjoy that I'm so popular! Now please! Enough!"
"Okay, he's had enough. Shut it off."
The equipment was wheeled out of there, while Katakuri contemplated getting therapy.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that." Wendy told him.
"I just….want today to be over already." Katakuri responds.
"Looks like I'm up next." DIO said.
He then landed on the Nomad.
"For this date, you must cover yourself in honey, and let bees swarm all over you."
"Bring it on!"
Montage Time
DIO was slathered in honey, and had bees swarming him for five minutes. He passed with flying colors.
Wendy had to do a dare from Nicole where she had to eat her least favorite food, which is pickled plums. Just the sight of them made her lips pucker, and she refused, earning her first strike.
Spinel then performed Glass Joe's dare of licking a year old lolipop." Having no taste buds helped, and she passed.
Geralt performed Russel's dare to pretend to be a cat. He was on all fours, meowed, licked his paw, and hissed. He passed.
Edward had to do Mercy's dare and wear his clothes inside out. Another pass.
Cinder had to do 18's dare and eat a cockroach. She refused, and took a strike.
Edgeworth had to do Popo's dare and drink an entire jar of pickle juice. It wasn't pleasant, but he passed.
Charlie had to do the King's dare of calling a Chinese restaurant and ordering a pizza. She nailed it.
Tari needed to do Rick's dare and apply peanut butter to her face. Whether it was crunchy or creamy is up to you to decide. But she did it.
Katakuri had to do another dare of Deadpool's, (he made the most dares out of all of them) and perform 24-Hour Cinderella from Yakuza 0, and in the same outfit Majima wore when he performed it. He looked flashy as hell while doing it, and passed.
(I've been playing the Yakuza series recently, and I loved this scene, and wanted to have someone perform it.)
DIO had to do Dororo's dare and compliment Katakuri's face. DIO refused, and got a strike, to which he replied, "You can't polish a turd."
Wendy had to do Susie's dare, which was to pretend she was in a Toyota commercial and sing "I love what you do for me, Toyota!" Though she had no idea what she was singing about, she passed.
Spinel had to do Sora's dare and eat a raw egg with chocolate drizzled on it. Again, she had a clear advantage.
Geralt had to Mercy's dare and wear lipstick. Is there really nothing this guy won't do?! Another solid pass.
Edward did Nicole's dare to peel a potato with no hands. He used his mouth to do it, and succeeded.
Cinder had to do Elena's dare and lick a dirty tire. No way she was gonna do that. A second strike for her.
Edgeworth had to do the Nomad's dare and fight a bear. If he wasn't going to let a kangaroo kick him, he was surely not going to wrestle a bear. He got another strike.
Charlie had to do Tatsumaki's dare and read the newspaper out loud in the most seductive voice she had. She did it from cover to cover, even the comics.
Tari had to do Glass Joe's dare and eat a plate of spaghetti with no hands. She already had peanut butter on her face, so this got really messy for her. But she passed.
Katakuri had to do the King's dare and drink powdered koolaid mix from the toilet. He quickly refused, and took a strike.
DIO had to do Susie's dare and dress up like a princess. (She was hoping DIO would get this.) DIO was now dressed in a pink dress, high heels, a crown, and makeup. Don't worry, everyone had a good laugh and made sure to get pictures.
"All part of the plan." DIO said through gritted teeth.
Wendy had to do Nana's dare and eat a can of dog food. She did it, and came close to throwing up for the second time that day. Her stomach wasn't going to be the same after today.
Spinel had to do Elena's dare and compliment something about her least favorite person there, which is DIO.
Begrudgingly, Spinel said, "You have a….really good sense of style."
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"Damn right I do." DIO floated.
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Geralt performed Russel's dare to drink a puree of bugs. He practically did this in the eating challenge, and he drank a whole gallon of the stuff.
Montage Over
Most of them weren't sure if they could keep this going. After many rounds of this, they were beginning to hit their limits. Geralt, Spinel, Tari, and Charlie were the only ones who didn't get a strike. Katakuri, Edward, DIO, and Wendy each had one strike. But Cinder and Edgeworth each had two strikes, so they were starting to get worried.
"Okay, Edward, you're up to bat again." Chris said.
The alchemist nods and presses the button, this time it lands on Dororo.
"For this, you must admit…..your biggest insecurity. And we all know what it is, but you just have to admit it."
Ed knew what he was referring to. His height. He'd have to admit he was short, and he would never say it.
As soon as he was about to refuse, he felt Tari gently hold his hand. She gives him a nod, and he remembered that they weren't gonna lose.
So, he takes a deep breath, and admits something for the second time today. "I….hate….that I'm so….sh-sh…short."
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"He admitted it." Wendy said with surprise.
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"He's starting to face reality." Edgeworth said.
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"Didn't actually think you'd admit it, but you actually did." Chris said, just as surprised as everyone else. "But you did. So good job. Cinder, you're up."
Cinder lands on 18 this time.
"You better be careful Cinder, because you have two strikes. For this dare, you will run through a field of garden rakes, blindfolded."
The maiden was on very thin ice as it was, but she was not going to refuse this one. Those other dares were just too nasty. But she felt she could handle this.
"I'll do it."
Cinder was brought to an open field where a bunch of garden rakes were left on the ground. Ginyu was busy putting the blindfold over her eye.
"There we go." Ginyu said, tightening it up. You just need to reach the other side."
"Ready?!" Chris said. "Begin!"
Not even five seconds after Cinder began running, she stepped on a rake, and the handle whacked her in the face. It hurt, but she kept running. She kept stepping on rakes, and got hit with so many rake handles.
Eventually, she reached the end, and dropped to the ground in pain.
"And Cinder just barely passed!"
After taking the blindfold off, everyone saw Cinder had several red marks on her face from when she got hit. She was not happy about what she went through, but as at least grateful that she was safe.
"Now, Edgeworth is up." Chris said. "But just like Cinder, you have two strikes, so take your dares more seriously. You're at huge risk of being eliminated."
"I'm well aware." Edgeworth said, knowing full well that he could lose. But he knew that someone like him had limits. Dares that these other superhunans could perform easily would probably kill him. But he was ready to win, as he pressed the button. Of course, it had to land on Deadpool.
"For this dare, you must….prank call 911."
"I….I…" Edgeworth stuttered. He would've rather wrestled the bear or let the kangaroo kick him in the groin than do this. This was illegal. Doing something like that would get him some jail time. And he was already imprisoned in the past for a murder he never committed. He would never intentionally commit a crime. But if he didn't do it, he'd be eliminated. If he did, it would ruin him. He had to really weigh his morals for this.
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"Oof. He's really hitting Miles where it hurts." Tari said.
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"Looks like this has really struck a nerve with him." DIO said. "I hope he gives up, because I'm personally sick of this challenge."
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"So, are you going to do it or not?" Chris asked. "The game is riding on this."
Everyone looks over at him to see if he'll do it. The stakes couldn't be any higher.
"I'm sorry, you guys." Edgeworth said, looking away. "But I won't do it. I'm sorry I let you guys down."
And just like that, Miles got his third strike, and lost the game.
"There you have it!" Chris announced. "Edgeworth, you've lost. It was fun having you, and at least you leave with your dignity."
This was sad for them. Well, except for DIO. He was cackling at Edgeworth's failure.
"Well, what do ya know." DIO said. "Another member of Katakuri's supposedly 'unbeatable' crew goes down. This is perfect."
"OBJECTION!" Edgeworth yelled to DIO. "You may have won now, but the odds are still against you! So keep acting overly cocky and see where that gets you! At least on the upside I won't have have to deal with you anymore. It's better to lose this way instead of you doing something to make that happen.
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"He's right." Katakuri said. "Guess I'm not as unbeatable as I've claimed to be. I know I couldn't help this, but at this rate, I'm starting to get concerned.
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"Two down, five to go." DIO sneered. "At this rate, this'll be easier than I had planned."
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Later that evening, Edgeworth was loaded into the cannon.
"Good luck to you all." Edgeworth told his friends. "I'm sorry I couldn't do more for you.
"It's fine." Charlie reassured him. "It was nice having you here."
Witha final wave to everyone, Miles was blasted out of sight.
Everyone left the dock and were ready to turn in for the night. Except for Tari and Edward.
"It's funny, when you think about it." Ed said.
Tari was confused. "Huh?"
"We've come this far, and now, and seeing how difficult thing as are gonna be. Today really opened my eyes to that."
"Yeah." Tari responded. "We need to be ready."
"And be there for each other. Until the end. After today, it feels like a massive weight is lifted off my shoulders. You helped that."
"With one last kiss, the both of them head back, with DIO watching them in the distance.
After today, DIO felt in a really good mood. Even though he made a fool of himself today, he still won the battle. And looking at the two lovebirds, he knew what he was going to do next.
"Hahahaha. Nothing bad ever happens to DIO."
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Man, some of these dares were just...good lord. It was still a fun one to write. We're seriously down to nine competitors. Feels like it hasn't been that long ago since I've started. But with a small handful of people left, I'd love to hear your predictions.
Today, we say goodbye to Edgeworth. As an Ace Attorney fan, it was nice to have my favorite character from it in this. A dignified man who worked as another great straight man to this cast of weirdos. But he could only be pushed so far before he called it quits. It's getting harder to decide who leaves. But when you think about it, does a guy in his profession need the prize money? He already makes a load of money.
And also, hooray for Tari and Edward! I think they work well together. This challenge was just the push they needed to be official. Here's to hoping they're happy together. And what's with Katakuri showing more of his dark side? Only time will tell.
Next time, we're going to be having a Halloween themed challenge. Who's up for some fun action in a haunted house?! We got some more villainous and not so villainous cameos coming next time. It'll be scary, hilarious, and the elimination will probably be more shocking than Deadpool's.
Well, I think I covered everything i wanted to. So as always, read and review, and don't forget to vote in my poll for returnees. We've hit a tie for the fourteenth slot, so every vote helps a lot.
Until next time, stay awesome, everyone. This is MemeKing, signing off.