Episode 23: Four's a Party

Here we are. The final four. The story has really begun to wind down. After this, it's time for the big finale. That's right. The finale will be after this episode.

ortizale317: Wendy truly has grown a lot since the beginning. And yes, I do love Nintendo games. Or just video games in general.

Guest: Looks like Wendy was the kind soul that was pushed too far.

1602jaw: Let's all take a moment to celebrate that DIO's out. As for Katakuri, he's the kind of guy that likes to see the job done. He fulfilled his role.

that guy: I'd say it's anyone's game as well. Each of them worked hard to get this far.

ThelastCyberKnight: It was epic, interesting, and funny. But let's see how far Mario Party will push them.

CDW: There will be plenty of minigames.

TheMasterKat: Wendy truly was the MVP of the last challenge. From underdog to hero. And Katakuri went out like the boss he is. He's the perfect mix of badass and goofball. Finally, truly coming to terms with who he was.

MasterSaixus: Well you keep rooting for your favorites till the very end.

Happiness Studios: Just because there's no villains now won't make it any easier for them, considering how Chris can be.

NeverSafeFromWaluigi: I have planned for both DIO and Katakuri to be booted out together for a while now. It's fitting to put the rivalry between both groups to an end. I'll add more detail like you suggested.

Now then, let's see what our final four are made of! Starring a game that's been ruining friendships since 1998.

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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite, our competitors were sent on a picture hunt on Boney Island, and getting assistance from some previously eliminated losers. Even though everyone tried their best, DIO was up to his tricks again. He stole Charlie's pictures, while Wendy fought DIO tooth and nail to get it back. As all of her friends were watching, she managed to defeat DIO once and for all, sealing his elimination. Now that he saw the job done and wished to see Wendy progress more on her own, Katakuri voted himself out along with DIO. With only four competitors remaining, who knows what'll happen next? Find out on today's exciting episode of Total Drama Infinite!

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The episode opens up at at the beach, near the dock. Wendy was standing there, taking a deep breath. She was mentally preparing herself. In front of her, Dragonite stands ready.

"Sky Dragon's Roar!"

Wendy fires out a blast of wind out of her mouth towards Dragonite. In front of her, Dragonite fires out a Hyper Beam out of his mouth. Both attacks collide with each other and cancel each other out.

"Okay, not bad. Not bad at all." Wendy said, feeling a sense of satisfaction and pride. "That should do it for today's training. Thanks again for all your help, Dragonite."

"Dragooooooo!" He happily cried as she returned him to his Pokeball.

Ever since the last challenge, Wendy had still kept up on her training. Despite how much she improved, and the fact that she alone beat DIO, she still felt like an underdog. She still had three other really tough competitors to tango with. Sure, they were all good friends, but the thought of putting all of that aside worried her. One wrong move and her run in the game would be over. But she had to keep going strong. For him. What else could she really do by this point?

For now, Wendy gathers up her things, and proceeds to head back to camp. This training worked up an appetite.

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"The final four….." Wendy said with a starry look of excitement on her face. "I actually made it. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that'd happen. It was rough, but I don't regret it one bit. I owe Katakuri for at least giving me a push in the right direction. Now I can push forward with all my strength. I can't afford to get cocky.

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"How do I feel about being in the final four?" Spinel said, pondering over her time in the game. "I'm personally impressed. Sure I faced some hardships here and there, but I somehow make the best of it. If I just keep treating every obstacle like a fun game, it should be a cakewalk."

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"Just another step closer." Charlie said hopefully. "I knew if I tried hard enough, I'd hopefully win. But I still got my eyes on the prize. I got the drive, the positive outlook, and guts. Well, this game did give me a lot of that last one. But I still owe it to my friends who were there with me every step of the way. But now, it's time to get super serious. No mercy."

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"Did I expect to reach the final four? Eh, a little bit. I know I've got the skills, and the talent, but I won't get overconfident. These other guys know what they're doing, otherwise they wouldn't be here. I like these guys, but I promised Tari that I'd go all the way. Sorry guys, but there can only be one winner."

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Back at the main campgrounds, the other three remaining competitors were having breakfast in the mess hall. Edward was picking at his breakfast, a brown slop that he was told was a substitute for bacon and eggs. But the alchemist just slumps over, resting his chin on the table. The other girls take notice.

"Um….. you okay there, Ed?" Charlie asked.

"I'm just bored." Edward replied. "All of this anticipation for whatever challenge is next is killing me."

"Getting a little impatient, are we?" Spinel asked.

"Yeah."

It was at that moment that they heard the door creak open. The three of them turn to see Wendy silently walk in. She doesn't look over at her friends, or even say anything to them. She simply goes to get to get her food, sits down at the same table as the others, and begins to hungrily wolf down the questionable food while Charlie, Ed, and Spinel watch in surprise.

"Hungry, are you?" Edward asked. "Especially with food like that."

Finally putting down her spoon, Wendy replies "Yeah. I've been keeping up with my training, and it takes a lot of energy. I don't want to get rusty with trying to get stronger. It's what Katakuri would want."

At the mention of his name, everyone appeared to change their expression. You could tell how the mood in the room changed. With Katakuri gone, things just felt a little bit…. empty. Katakuri was always the one to help his friends when something bothered them. He was always the first one to take action when things got tough. He was a good leader, and an even greater friend. They missed him.

"It's not the same." Wendy sighed. "He was kind of like the glue that held us together."

"I get where you're coming from." Edward said. "But it was his choice. The job was done. He seemed awfully proud about you defeating DIO. It's not like he's dead or anything. He said it himself. He wanted to see you grow further."

"I…. guess you're right." Wendy said. This statement made her feel a little better than before.

"That's the spirit!" Spinel told her. "And hey! At least because of you, DIO's finally gone!"

"She's right." Charlie said. "After everything we went through to beat him, it's finally over. Maybe the rest of this game may not be so bad after all."

And it was at that moment that the intercom came on. It was time for them to really see if Charlie's statement holds true. "Will the lucky final four please head to the bonfire? Because it's time to get ready to party!"

"Ooh, a party!" Spinel said excitedly. "Maybe you are right."

"I wouldn't get your hopes up." Edward told her. "I'm one hundred percent sure our idea of a party and his are two entirely different things."

(Later….)

Once they were all finished with breakfast, the four finalists file to to the bonfire, with Chris looking down at his watch with boredom. Looking up, the host finally sees that everyone arrived.

"Took you all long enough." Chris said.

"Whatever." Spinel said, shrugging that comment off. "So anyway, where's the party?!"

Chris gives the contestants a mischievous smirk. "Oh, it's starting right now."

Chris pulls out a remote and presses one of the buttons on it. Suddenly, the ground beneath them begins to shake. Instead of feeling startled by this, it was surely giving them a sense of deja vu.

The ground opened up and everyone began to go down a big hole. Once it finished, everyone saw they were in a familiar looking futuristic bunker. There was a set of seats with headsets above them, and a giant computer monitor with the Ginyu Force working furiously on keyboards.

"Ohhhhh, not this place again." Wendy groaned.

"Something the matter?" Chris asked.

"'Something the matter', he says." Ed snarked. "Don't you know how terrible it was for us the last two times we used these machines?! First was a fantasy world where we almost died thanks to Rick. And then you had us put in a simulation where we were forced to kill one another!"

"He's right." Charlie added. "Every time we've used these things, there's always been the risk of death involved."

"Can't you all just lighten up?" Chris said. "One of those times, there was never any real harm involved, and the other time, you managed to make it out fine. And besides, this challenge will be more lighthearted."

"I was told to be ready to party." Spinel said. "So where's that, huh?"

"I'm getting to that, Spinel. But before I tell you, let me congratulate you guys for making it all the way to the final four. You guys have really come a long way. We started with twenty-six weirdos, and now it's just you guys. So I say we celebrate with a party. Or more specifically, a Mario Party?"

"Mario Party, huh?" Charlie said. "I think I know what that is. I've heard it's really competitive."

"That it is." Chris said. "The rules to it are simple. Four players going around a game board collecting coins, winning minigames, and screwing over your friends. All to collect stars."

"Sounds like an interesting concept." Edward said. "Go on."

"So here's how it's gonna go for you guys. You will all be simulated into a game board, and take turns hitting dice blocks to move around on different spaces. Some will give you coins, others will take coins, and there's more spaces with other surprises that could help or hinder you. After everyone takes a turn, you'll all go head to head in a minigame to earn more coins. Your final goal: to get the star. That's what you use your coins for."

"Seems fairly simple." Wendy said.

"Normally in a regular game, players have to gather the most stars to win, but we're doing things differently. You all need to get only one star."

"Only one?" Edward asked.

"Exactly." Chris continued. "Only thing is, you need to gather one hundred coins to get the star. The one who gets the star wins the challenge, and gets an extra special reward."

"What is it?!" Spinel asked. "A real party for the winner?"

Chris shakes his head. "Nope. The winner gets a spot in the final two."

If this incentive didn't get their attention, I don't know what would.

"WHAT?!"

"That's right. The winner of this challenge gets a one way ticket all the way to the final two. After today's challenge, the other three losers will vote amongst each other, leaving three finalists in total. Then in next episode's exciting finale, two of you will compete against each other in an event to decide the other finalist."

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"So winning this challenge will take you straight to the finale?!" Charlie. "He's really upping the stakes now. And after one of us is voted off tonight, the other two have to basically fight for the right to go against that winner. The finale is very imminent now. Looks like I got my work cut out for me."

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"Gotta win this star." Edward said. "This very challenge will determine which of us go to the finale. But it ain't gonna be easy."

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(Quick Note. The board and minigames I'll be using are from Super Mario Party. Though I do take a few liberties here and there for how things work. All of the minigames will be free for all)

"Now that explanations are out of the way, I need you all to take a seat, and put the headsets on." Chris said.

Thus, each of them sit in one of the chairs and put the headsets on. Once they do this, their vision goes black. It was officially time….. to party.

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The four finalists wake up in a virtual world location they haven't seen yet. This one appeared to look like a mine. But this mine had flowing lava rivers, railway passages, and little walking bombs with eyes mining green crystals. In the center of the board stood a bigger living bomb. Only, this one had a big white mustache and a gold crown on his head. In front of him was a timer that had the number 5 on it.

"This is trippy." Charlie said as she was looming around the mines. "What is this place?"

This was when they could hear Chris' voice communicating to them from the outside. "Competitors, welcome to King Bob-omb's Powderkeg Mine. In here, you'll move around the board gathering coins. And if you'll look to your right, you'll see the star."

Looking over, everyone sees a spot where a little girl with a pink mushroom head and matching pigtails guarding the star that was floating above her.

"Hello, everyone." Toadette said. "Glad to have you all participating in this party. I'm Toadette. You have to get to me if you want the star. Just make sure you have 100 coins first."

"She's right." Chris continued. "And we're gonna start you all off with 10 coins each. First, we need to decide the order in which you will all take your turns."

Everyone notices a dice block with numbers ranging from 1-10 above each of their heads spinning around. Kind of understanding what to do, they each jump up and punch the blocks. Edward gets a four, Wendy gets a six, Spinel gets a three, and Charlie gets a nine.

"Excellent. The order will be Charlie, Wendy, Edward, and then Spinel."

"Wish me luck, guys." Charlie said, as she prepared herself. Another dice block appears above her, and Charlie hits it, landing a seven. Following the given path, Charlie moves seven spaces, landing on a green space with an exclamation point.

"What does this space mean?"

Her question is answered as she sees King Bob-omb nearby, and the monitor tick down from five to four.

"Try not to let that hit zero." Chris told them. "If you're nearby him when he goes boom, you'll lose half of your coins."

The demon gulps nervously at this little tidbit of info. If this guy goes off, she better hope she's far away from it.

Next up, it was Wendy's turn. Hitting the dice block, she gets a five. Moving five spaces, Wendy lands on a blue space. This gives her five coins. Coins pop up out of thin air, and I guess…..go inside her body.

"Okay, we're starting off strong." Wendy said. "Just eighty-five more coins to go and it's off to the finale."

Edward was ready to take his turn next. Hitting the dice block, he rolled a ten. Moving the ten spaces, Ed lands on a blue space as well, gaining five coins.

"Oh boy, it's finally my turn!" Spinel cheered. Hitting the block, she gets a four. Moving four spaces, she landed on a red spot. Five coins came out of the gem's body and disappeared.

"Aww." She pouted. "So blue spaces give coins, and red spaces take coins? That's a bummer."

Now that everyone had taken their turn, it was time for their first minigame. Each contestant was lifted off the ground, and brought to a roulette. The roulette spun through the names of many different names of minigames until it landed. It landed on one called "Snack Attack"

The contestants were now transported to an open circular area. In the distance, they could see a huge volcano shaped like a corn cob. They all look to see that they were each holding a giant cup.

"Welcome to Snack Attack." Chris said. "For this minigame, you must collect popcorn kernels that fall from the sky. Each kernel gets you a point. The one to collect the most points wins the minigame. Oh, and watch out for boulders, because you'll be temporarily stunned if they hit you."

The challenge begins as the corn volcano erupts.

"And GO!"

Each of them look up to see huge kernels falling from the sky, and just like that, the spirit of Spirit of Mario Party kicks in. The competitiveness that causes friends to turn against each other.

Each of them shove each other around to try and catch as many kernels as possible.

"Outta the way!"

"Ow! Watch it!"

"Move!"

"Sorry about this!"

Not only were they trying to shove each other away, but rather were also pushing each other into the path of boulders. Spinel pushed Edward into a boulder, and when it hit him, not only was he stunned, but he spilled some of his popcorn. Wendy tried jumping up and down to reach the kernels quicker since she was shorter than everyone else. Unlike the others, Charlie tried to avoid the others and not get pushed around.

Once the time was up, it was time to count the results.

Edward- 12 points

Wendy- 17 points

Spinel- 22 points

Charlie- 30 points

"And the winner of Snack Attack is Charlie!"

Seems avoiding the hotspot of conflict was the best option after all. Now, for winning the minigame, ten coins was her reward.

After the minigame ended, everyone was brought back to the board, in the spots where they left off. Now, it was time for everyone to take their turns again.

Charlie hits the dice block and rolls a three and lands on a blue space, getting five more coins. With twenty-five coins now, she was on a roll. Charlie smiles at this thought. She was now a quarter of the way to the hundred coin goal.

Wendy takes her turn next and rolls an eight on the dice block. This time, she lands on a green space. This one for instance has a different effect than triggering the countdown. A minecart comes out.

"Um…. what am I supposed to do?"

"You're supposed to get on it." Chris told her.

Wendy steps on it with a feeling of nervousness. The cart jerks forward and moves her to another area of the board.

"Oh." She said, stepping off the cart. "That's pretty useful."

With Edward up next, he lands a six, and lands on a green spot. Unfortunately, this lowers the countdown on King Bob-omb from four to three.

"Uh-oh." Edward said. Seems as though luck wasn't on his side this turn. Slowly but surely, that thing was gonna go off eventually.

Spinel's turn was up next, and she rolled a six. This time, she landed on a blue space, regaining the five coins she lost in her last turn.

But after she landed, another block appeared above her head.

"Another block?" She said. "Am I supposed to smash it?"

"You are." Chris answered. "Looks like you found a hidden special block. Break it open and you'll get an item you can use to help you out."

"Oh. Okay, then." Spinel wastes no time hitting the block. Inside, was a mushroom.

"Not bad." Chris said. "You earned a Dash Mushroom. If you use that on a turn, you can get more spaces to move on a dice roll."

"Sweet!"

With that, it was time for another minigame. This time, the roulette landed on "Trike Harder"

Our contestants now found themselves in a race track. In each of the lanes were tiny tricycles.

"Welcome to Trike Harder." Chris explained. "Each of you have to get in the little tricycles and pedal all the way to the finish line. The first one to get there wins the coins."

"They're so tiny!" Edward exclaimed. "How do you expect us to ride these?!"

"For a man of your stature, it shouldn't be a problem."

Gritting his teeth in anger, Ed tries to squeeze himself into the trike, as do the others. When they got settled in, it was very cramped. Their knees were pushed up to their faces. This was worse than being cooped up in little go karts.

"Get ready….and GO!"

Each of them try their best to pedal the trikes, but it was easier than done. Not only was it difficult due to their size, they looked ridiculous and goofy doing it.

But they were somehow making it work. Each of them were managing to pedal across the track.

Charlie struggled and lagged behind everyone else. Edward was in front of her, trying his best to get ahead. Wendy was past him. Due to being smaller, she wasn't as cramped as everyone else.

But Spinel was in the lead. The gem was taking in big lungfuls of air and inflating her legs, trying to increase leg strength. This did help her pedal much faster than the rest of the competition. And just like that, Spinel managed to cross the finish line way before the others.

But she had to wait for everyone else to cross before the minigame could end. Five minutes later, Wendy crossed next, followed by Edward, and finished up by Charlie.

"After a long wait, Spinel wins ten coins!" Chris announced.

Again, they were brought back to their positions in the Powderkeg Mine.

"Alright, that last game was a setback, but let's try to keep going strong." Charlie told herself. Hitting the block, she lands a nine. She lands on a green event space. This time, a pickaxe materialized in front of her.

"This is Gold Mine Gamble." Chris said. "You must mine through the crystals to get some extra coins."

Mining through the green crystals, Charlie snags up fifteen coins.

"Alright, you may be a bit behind, but you can make a comeback." Wendy said as her turn came up. Hitting the dice block, she rolled a high ten, and landed on a blue space, earning five coins. But just like Spinel before her, a special item block appeared in front of her. Breaking it open, Wendy gets a jar with a small tornado inside of it.

"That's a Coinado.." Chris said. "You can use that before you roll, and steal coins from your opponents."

"Oh…." Wendy said. "I don't know if I can bring myself to use it on someone….."

"I mean, using something like that could help you win." Chris said in an urging tone. "It could mean the difference between failure and a million dollars."

"*Sigh* I just hope a million dollars is worth a lot in jewels." Wendy huffed.

Edward was up to take a turn. He rolls a four, and lands on a blue space. Luckily for him, he gets a special item block, and gets a golden mushroom within it.

"Hmm. So what does this one do?" Edward asked. "Is this one better than the Dash Mushroom?"

"That's a Golden Dash Mushroom. Instead of adding plus three to a roll, those will add plus five."

"As yeah!" Ed exclaimed. "Now that's what I'm talking about!"

"Looks like I'll use mine, then!" Spinel said. Before she takes her turn, Spinel decides to use her Dash Mushroom on it. Hitting the block, Spinel lands a six, but the added boost of the mushroom bumps it up to nine. Moving nine spaces, Spinel lands on a green event space. Unfortunately, this was one of the spaces that continued the countdown. Now it dropped from three to two.

"Looks like luck isn't really on your side." Chris said. "Someone could seriously get blown sky high. Not to mention lose a bunch of coins. Whatever, it's time for the next minigame."

The next minigame the contestants would have to endure was called Soak and Croak. The contestants now found themselves in a huge public fountain. Strapped to their backs were big water guns.

"In this game, you must shoot your opponents with the water guns provided to knock the other three contestants out of the fountain. Last man standing wins."

These guys wasted no time in firing at each other with high pressurized blasts of water. Just one of those blasts would definitely knock them out of the pool if it were to hit. Back and forth, there waa running, shooting, and trying to refill their squirt guns.

The first one out was Wendy, as Spinel hit her from behind. The mage was sent flying out of the fountain at high speeds. Too bad Spinel was hit a moment later by Charlie.

This left Charlie and Edward. The two were staring each other down (In Wild West style. Just imagine that kind of music playing during this scene)

"Make your move." Edward said with a cocky smirk.

"No. You do." Charlie replied with equal confidence.

"Ladies first."

"Youngest first. Age before

"Im eighteen. How old are you, anyway?"

"I'm over two hundred years old, so you go first."

"Well...you go first!"

"Okay." She said mischievously.

What she said threw him off, and as quick as a draw, Charlie drew her weapon out of the fountain faster than he could react.

"Charlie wins the game!"

The fact that Charlie caught him by surprise really made Edward a bit pissed off. Mario Party just has that effect on people. Good friends will turn on each other like animals just to win.

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"Oh, it is on like Donkey Kong." Edward all seriously.

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"That was honestly quite the rush of adrenaline." Charlie said. "I mean, he told me to make a move first. But I don't think he'll be too happy about that. Is this really how intense this game can make people feel?"

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Now that the minigame was over, it was back to the board, and back to more coin collecting.

Charlie went up first again. Hitting a two, she landed on another green space. Unfortunately, it was another knock off the countdown. This time it goes from two to one. If one more person triggers it, then it's boom time for everyone.

"Oh shit!" Charlie gasped, once she realized what she stepped on.

Even though it wouldn't be stepped on again for a while, there was still plenty of backstabbing, coin collecting, minigames, and frustration to be had.

Continuing on, Wendy landed on another blue space, and then Edward landed on the Gold Mine Gamble, earning twenty coins. Wendy landed on a red space, unfortunately losing some coins. Spinel landed on a blue space.

(Now it's time for a minigame montage. I don't want to get too repetitive and boring with each turn, because the true drama is ahead)

Trip Navigator

The contestants had to navigate through a maze of banana peels to reach the exit. Despite rushing through and slipping on dozens of peels, Spinel wins the game.

Croozin' for a Broozin'

The contestants had to run for their lives in a dimly lit corridor. The group was running away from punching ghosts to be the last ones standing. Through a lot of pushing and shoving each other to fall to the mercy of the ghosts, Wendy somehow won.

Can Take Pancake

A bit more on the simpler side, the contestants had to snag the most pancakes off a plate, but the catch was that they had to take them from top to bottom. Edward was too fast for them and took the win with that one.

Social Climbers

The contestants had to climb their way up to the top of a really tall flagpole. Charlie won this challenge.

Slaparazzi

A Koopa Troopa was trying to take pictures of contestants in the park, and the group was forced to pinch and kick each other out of the way to be the biggest center of attention in the picture. The one that earned the most points in this was Edward. (And the one who earned the most bruises in the process)

Sphere Mongers

The players each ride a UFO with magnets underneath to collect points by attracting silver and gold spheres and dropping them into their own point zones. Managing to snag more gold spheres, Charlie wins, frustrating the others even more.

Fuzzy Flight School

Everyone had to fly through a tunnel in little planes, avoiding hazardous, spiky creatures called Fuzzies in the process. This led to them driving planes into each other to knock one another into the Fuzzies to be the last man standing. Wendy passed this challenge, being quick enough to avoid the obstacles and not crash.

Lost in the Shuffle

The players had to guess amongst a set of Russian matryoshka dolls which one had the most sets of dolls inside of them. It didn't help that the dolls were shuffled around the table beforehand, so it was all up to lucky guessing, or keen eye precision. Luckily for him, Edward took the win again.

Gridiron Gauntlet

The contestants were on a small football field, and had ro avoid getting tackled by the football players charging at them from all sides. Being hard to knock down, Spinel was the last man standing.

And then there were minigames that had no winner, but just relied on gathering as many coins as possible.

Timing is Money

Players had roamash a roulette wheel that landed on different numbers of coins. Although if they landed on a Bob-omb, that player would lose all of the coins earned in the match and would have to start over. The challenge lasted for fifteen seconds, and by the end, Charlie had thirty five coins collected, Wendy had twenty-four, Edward had thirty, and Spinel had twenty-seven.

Air to a Fortune

This challenge had them jumping across adjacent clouds to collect coins. If multiple players tried to jump on the same cloud, then no one collected the coins on said cloud. After five rounds, no one managed to collect coins in this game because everyone tried jumping for the clouds that had the bigger amount of coins and kept jumping into each other.

Lightning Round

Players had to avoid sparks that moved around an open arena to collect coins in a free for all. Getting shocked caused them to lose coins. If you could believe it, everyone pushed each other into the sparks, but each of them at least managed to walk away from this challenge with a few coins (and shocks).

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In between all of the minigames and moving around the board, everyone was tired. They were all panting with exhaustion. But they each managed to gather a bunch of coins. Here were the total results. (Not even counting coins that were earned on the board.

Charlie: 110 coins

Wendy: 114 coins

Edward: 212 coins

Spinel: 123 coins

Despite Ed having an exorbitant amount of coins, he was lagging behind on the route to the Star. As a matter of fact, Charlie was the one that was closest to obtaining it. After that, Wendy and Spinel weren't too far away from that each of them had enough, it was a race to reach Toadette.

Charlie took her turn for the umpteenth time that day, feeling like victory was just within her grasp.

"Well guys, it's been fun, but I guess this is it." Charlie said. Hitting the block, she rolled a seven. Moving ahead, she stopped one spot before the Star.

"I didn't make it?!" She cried. But looking down, the demon's eyes went wide as soon as she realized what she landed.

It was a green space.

And just like that, the timer finally ticked from one…. to zero.

"Uh…..did you just land on what I think you just landed on?" Wendy nervously asked.

"She did." Spinel said grimly.

Charlie immediately turned to her friends with a look on her face like she murdered someone. "I'm….. so sorry guys." Charlie said.

And just like that…..

KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The whole mine, as well as the four contestants, were engulfed in a mini nuclear explosion that shook the entire mine to its core. A huge mushroom cloud of smoke covered the entire board as well. While watching this go on in the real world, Chris and the Ginyu Force were laughing their butts off at Charlie's move.

"I was wondering when someone was finally gonna set that thing off!" Chris said, wiping a tear away from all of his laughing.

"Is that why you picked that board specifically?" Ginyu asked.

"That's right. I was gonna send them to Megafruit Paradise, But I thought, 'eh, this is way more entertaining!"

Back in the virtual world, we finally see the smoke clear. All four contestants were not only covered from head to toe in soot, but they all lost half their coins.

Charlie sat there on her knees, shaking at what she just did.

"I was….so close." She mumbled. "All of those coins….gone."

"Darn it!" Spinel exclaimed. "Stupid bomb thingy!"

"I think...we really let this game get to our heads." Wendy said as she took her turn. Hitting the dice block, she rolled a ten. The mage passed by the Star since she now didn't have enough coins, and landed on a blue spot.

"Wait a minute!" Edward said, doing the math in his head. Even with him losing half of his coins….he still had enough left to get the star. Victory is his! All he has to do is just reach the Star on this turn.

And this would be the perfect time to use the Golden Dash Mushroom he obtained earlier. Hitting his dice block, he rolled a nine, and adding five to that with the mushroom, it added up to fourteen.

Casually strolling along the path, Edward reached Toadette, who was also covered in soot from the explosion. But the Star still floated above her.

"Hello there!" Toadette greeted. She didn't seem to be fazed from the explosion like everyone else. "It looks as though you have the hundred coins needed to get this star. Do you want to make an exchange?"

"Why are you even asking me that question, mushroom girl?" Ed asked. Yes, I want to exchange. Hand over the star!" (I don't get why they ask you in the games if you want it. Everyone's gonna say yes)

"You got it!"

And just like that, the Star was granted to Edward. (Cue the fanfare)

"Aw yeah! I'm the Superstar! Final two, here I come!"

"And Edward has done it!" Chris announced. "Edward has solidified a spot in the final two!"

Just like the other times they used the VR machine, everyone's vision went dark as they all dropped to the ground unconscious.

Everyone woke up, finally back in the real world. They still felt groggy once they took off the headsets.

"What a party…." Spinel groaned. "Guess I was wrong about it being fun."

"Well, Mario Party isn't for everyone." Chris said. "And if that went on any longer, I bet you all would've resorted to more than just physical violence to win the Star."

"So, anyway, I got the Star." Edward said proudly. "That means I move straight up to the finals, right?"

"Right you are. You move on to the finale. Congrats on that. But as for the rest of you, you gotta vote someone off. Good luck with that."

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"Oh yeah, baby!" Edward cheered. "The final two! Looks like all that hard work has paid off! I just hope whoever my final opponent is will be a worthy one."

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"Today was just one big oof if you ask me." Spinel said. "I at least hope it's not me that's gettin' the boot tonight. I get we all worked hard, but I know who for sure who I'm voting for. Talk about ending a party with a bang."

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"I get she blew us all up by mistake, but I'm not going to vote for Charlie." Wendy said. "Me and her are really good friends. I don't know how Katakuri would feel if I were to do that. But then again, only one of us can win. Man, this is actually a tough decision to make.

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"*Sigh*." Charlie sighed with disappointment. "I was so close. But whatever happens, I'm proud of how I did."

(At Playa de Losers)

Katakuri was busy watching the footage of their confessionals. He was a bit appalled that Wendy would think he'd worry over her choice.

"It makes no difference to me what choice you make, Wendy." Katakuri said to himself. "Just do what's in your heart. No matter what choice you make, indexer think any less of you."

"Hey DIPSHIT!"

Katakuri turned to see Rick talking to him.

"How about you quit sitting there all edgy and *belch* silent. It's weirding me the fuck out. Nowb, are you gonna rejoin the poker game, or am I gonna have to find a replacement? It's already bad enough that Dororo kid already won the whole damn pot."

"Yeah yeah, I'm coming." Katakuri replied.

(Back in the game)

At the bonfire ceremony, Ed stood next to Chris as the host only had two marshmallows with him. Spinel, Wendy, and Charlie sat there feeling nervous. The feeling that one of them is gonna miss out on the finale is very anxiety inducing.

"One of you unlucky ladies is getting the boot tonight." Chris said. "And the two of you that stay will get the opportunity to fogjt for the right to face Edward in the finale. Out of the three of you, the one with the least votes is….. Spinel."

"BOO-YEAH!"

Spinel leaps up in joy as she claimed sweet reward. This left Wendy and Charlie. Both did their best to keep a straight face, but on the inside, they were both nervous as hell.

"You two have been through quite a lot in this game. Too bad that ends for one of you. Charlie, you came close to winning, but unintentionally made everyone lose half their coins with one wrong step. Wendy, this is your second time in a row being in the bottom two. After defeating DIO, you've established yourself as a real contender. Probably would be a tough opponent to go up against in the finale. The one of you that will go to the finale with Spinel and Edward is….."

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The mage sighed with relief, but looked over at Charlie. "Sorry, Charlie."

"It's fine." Charlie said, trying her best to take her loss in stride. "I gave it my best shot. Fourth out of twenty-six is pretty good. Personally, I'll be rooting for you. Just know Katakuri is doing the same."

The two give each other a hug as Charlie goes to get loaded in the cannon. Once she's in, she gives one last word to everyone.

"Wendy, do your best for me and Katakuri. Spinel, do your best for Wade. And Ed….. give it your all for Tari. You all have been great."

"Will do." All three of them said.

"So long, Charlie." Chris said. "You've been one "hell" of a competitor."

Chris pushes the button, and Charlie is sent blasting off. Looking over at the three finalists, Chris says "Wendy, Spinel, I hope you two are ready to duke it out to face Edward."

"Just know I ain't gonna go easy on ya." Spinel said confidently.

"Don't worry. I'll give it my all."

"To whichever one of you I face, good luck." Edward told them.

And all three go their separate ways. Three remained, and by the end of the next episode, one of them will leave a millionaire.

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And then there were three. Sorry to everyone who was rooting for Charlie. She played a good game, but it just wasn't in the books for her to win this time.

First off, I'm sorry for this chapter being shorter than what I normally cook up. I had a lot of writer's block going on, and I was sick, but I promised a Mario Party challenge. A friend of mine who proofread it said going on for that many turns is repetitive and boring. Not as much fun as actually playing the game, so there was more focus on the minigames. So please don't kill me for this being short. I tried my best, I really did, and it's just been rough for me lately. Writing this story is my way to relieve stress and express myself. Especially when life gets tough.

But that's enough about me. Here we are at the final three. The next episode is the season finale. Spinel and Wendy will face off in one tough challenge to see who will take on Edward in the final two. So place your bets. Are you team Wendy, Team Spinel, or Team Edward? It all comes down to this.

Also, as of now, I'm officially closing my poll. Thanks goes out to everyone who voted. We got a lot of votes. You can go check out the results, but I'll still tell you here. Here's the results of the top fifteen.

Deadpool (Sigh. Figures)

Wendy

Edgeworth

Edward

Katakuri

Rick

Cinder

Tatsumaki

Spinel

Susie

Glass Joe

Tari

Android 18

Charlie

The thing is, the final spot is a three way tie between DIO, Geralt, and Sora. Between now and the the time I post the finale, you can tell me through review or pm which of those three you wish to see return. The one with the most recommendations by the time the finale is posted will be the final returner, so choose wisely.

Anyway, I'm so sorry this chapter was short. The next episode is going to be so big and grand that it'll make up for it. I hope you're all excited, because I am. Until then, pick a favorite, choose a returnee, and stay safe, everyone. This is MemeKing, signing off.