OCEAN 22, 6:00 PM
As the players finished their dinner, they all get offered a piece of cake. Not all of it was eaten however, there was still one piece left untouched.
"Who wants this last piece?"
"I'll take it Nick. I'm really hungry tonight."
Little did Fredrick know, taking the last piece would have him pay a price..
DAY 9
OCTOBER 29th, 2019
2:29 AM
Several people in black ski masks walked into Fredrick's room."
"Fredrick!" one of the masked people said
"What?" yawned a sleepy Fredrick
"OK. He's awake. Get him boys." ordered the same masked person
"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU- MMMMMMMMMMMMMM!" Fredrick yelled as his mouth got duct taped
I could've taken them all on, but I was so tired. I couldn't defend myself. - Fredrick
8:55 AM
"Has anyone seen Fred?" Larry asked worried
"We sent some people to look for him." Ike explained
"You guys can't find him either?"
"Nope."
"Ike! His room is completely locked." Lucina explained
"We tried knocking on the door, and calling his name." Miciah added "That didn't work either."
"You guys!" Apollo yelled as he and Phoenix ran in "There's no security camera footage from last night."
"We need to tell Nick what happened." Phoenix explained
"Oh. I know what happened."
"What do you mean?" Athena asked
"Since Fredrick took the last piece of cake, he has been taken hostage. My goons had to take him hostage, because that's a part of this next challenge."
Challenge 8 - Kidnapped Crisis
This challenge is called "Kidnapped Crisis." and it's worth $50,000. Starting at nine, you'll have three hours to find Fredrick. Speaking of Fredrick, I'll give you a free thirty second call with him. Who wants to take the phone?'
"I'll take it."
I'm Fred's closest ally right now. It's only fair that I talk to him. - Lucina
"Fred?"
"Hey, Lucina!"
"What happened to you?"
"I was woken up, and I got duct taped. They blindfolded me, and put a bag over my head. I walked to the car, and we drove for a while. Eventually, I'm on a boat. After a minute ride, or two, I walk to some sort of cell. That's how I'm here."
"Ten seconds left."
"Quick! Can you see anything, like where you are?"
"Yeah. I can see out of this one window. There's a bunch of water, cannons, a US flag, and I hear people nearby. There are also some boats passing."
"How close are the people?"
"They can't hear me now, but if I was allowed to yell-"
"Time's up. Lucina you can keep the phone, and contact Fredrick for thirty seconds, but each call will fine the pot $5,000."
"Got it."
One more thing, I'm giving you three vehicles to use on your rescue mission. They are: a helicopter with stainless steel blades, a boat called the White Hedgehog, and a car with the license plate number of C11R5. I need four people in each vehicle. There is also one key in each vehicle. Each key unlocks one of the three locks on Lucina's door. Got it?"
"Yes!"
"OK. You're time starts…NOW!"
HELICOPTER: Apollo, Trucy, Miles, & Ike
BOAT: Larry, Miciah, Maya, & Lucina
CAR: Phoenix, Athena, Simon, & Oboro
Lucina is being held captive at Fort Sumter, which was where the very first battle of the Civil War took place. Each vehicle also has a clue to guide them to the fort. The helicopter team has a book about the Civil War. The boat team has a pamphlet about the Atlantic Ocean, and the car team has a map of South Carolina.
After, we got into our vehicles, we decided to test our walkie talkies to see if they worked well. - Oboro
"Helicopter team, can you hear us?" Oboro called
"Yeah. We're taking off now." Ike answered
"Perfect. Boat team, are you there?"
"We hear you loud, and clear Oboro." Miciah answered "We're leaving the dock now."
"We got our key." Apollo said into the walkie talkie
"Same." Athena confirmed "We also found a map of South Carolina."
"We got ours too!" Maya exclaimed
"Edgeworth?"
"Yes Wright?"
"Do you have map in the helicopter?"
"No."
"We don't have anything either." Larry sighed
The only thing we know is that she's somewhere in South Carolina. That's not a lot of help. - Larry
I remember Lucina said that she could see water, and we also have a boat to use. That's when I thought of an idea. - Athena
"Wait. You guys!"
"What's up, Athena?" Phoenix asked her
"Lucina said she could see a lot of water, and some boats. Right?"
"Yeah?"
"Well, that got me thinking, what if she's somewhere the coast!"
"That's a good idea, Athena!" Apollo complimented
"Where should we start then?" Maya asked
"We could go from north to south." Simon thought
"No! South to north!" Ike fought "We'd just be turning around!"
"But, we're closer to the border of North Carolina than Georgia!"
"Simon's making sense." Athena explained
"I agreed with Simon." Trucy added
"Me too." Miciah jumped in
"But-"
"Shut up, Ike! We're turning around!"
Of course, Simon gets his way. AGAIN! I can't stand that ass*beep* - Ike
Ike's plan didn't make any sense! If we went south first, we'll start our searching later. We only have three hours, you know. - Simon
"Hey you guys!"
"What's up, Miciah?" Trucy asked
"We have a pamphlet."
"A pamphlet?"
"Yes." Maya confirmed "It's about to Atlantic Ocean, and all its islands."
"Island?" Ike asked
"It makes sense." Miles explained "Fredrick said after the boat ride, he took a brief walk to the cell. Islands are usually really small."
"Is there any islands north of Myrtle Beach?" Simon asked
"Yes. There's one called Mink Island." Phoenix confirmed
"Helicopter team! Start looking for your clue before we arrive!" Miciah ordered
If we get this third clue, we could most likely figure out where Fred is. - Apollo
"Does anyone see any in the helicopters see cannons?" Oboro asked
"Negative." Trucy reported "There's no US flag either. We're in the wrong area."
"I told you Simon!"
"Whatever. At least we got the northern area cleared."
"Where the next island Daddy?" Trucy asked
2:00:00
"Attention players! Two hours left!"
"Come on Daddy!"
"I'm trying Truce! OK, it's called Cape Island. It's just a bit south of Myrtle Beach. We're heading there now."
"OK! Can you take us to Cape Island?" Miles asked the pilot
"Cape Island please." Larry asked the sailor
We've already wasted a third of our time, and we've only checked a small portion of the coast. It's sad, really. - Trucy
We shouldn't have to be having to check every island we come across. The helicopter team needs to hurry up, and find that clue. - Phoenix
"YOU GUYS!" Ike called "I see a US flag on the top of that home!"
"Are there people and cannons?" Maya asked him
"I can see one person, but I don't see any cannons."
"So, that's not the place then." Athena groaned
"Or, maybe you're not looking close enough." Simon explained "Jump out, so you can get a better view."
"Just ignore him." Lucina commanded
1:00:00
"One hour left!"
"Well, what do we do?" Apollo asked "It kind of looks like a place that you can hide someone."
"Should I just call Fred?" Lucina asked "Ask if he can hear the helicopter?"
"Yes." everyone else decided
*RING*
"Hello?"
"Fred! It's me Lucina."
"Lucina?"
"Yes. Listen, we know you're somewhere on an island."
"Huh?"
"You're on an island."
"What?"
"Look, can you hear a helicopter."
"WHAT?"
"A HELICOPTER!"
"I'M SORRY! I CAN'T HEAR YOU CAUSE THERE'S A HELICOPTER NEARBY!"
"You hear it!"
"THIS HELICOPTER IS REALLY LOUD-"
"OK. I barely heard him say that he can hear us." Ike affirmed "He's in this island somewhere! We need to-"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!"
"WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT APOLLO?" Athena fumed
"WHY DID YOU INTERRUPT ME?" Ike interrogated
"He's not at Cape Island."
"What do you mean?" Simon then asked
"While Fredrick was talking, Miles and I found our clue!"
"What is it, Edgeworth?" Phoenix wondered
"It's a book about the Civil War. I flipped through it, and I saw the first battle took place on the coast of South Carolina. It's a little island called-"
"FORT SUMTER!" the car team agreed altogether
"Congratulations. You guys have figured out Fredrick's location. Now at Charleston, the car team must join the players on the boat, and they will arrive on the island together. All players must be present at the cell door in order to start unlocking with the keys."
We thought we were in the right place, and then the helicopter team finally gets their clue! I'm so upset at them right now for not finding it sooner! I know it's all Ike's fault too. - Simon
My mind's going to be blown if we win this . First off, the people in the car make us get distracted with the whole "North Carolina and Georgia border" thing. Then Fred says he hears the helicopter when we're a half an hour away! - Miles
"Boat team, did you hear that? We're merging with you guys, and we're going to Fort Sumter." Phoenix explained
Unlike the other times someone talked, there was no response.
"Hello? Boat team?"
There was still silence."
"Apollo?"
"What's up Mr. Wright?"
"The boat team isn't answering."
"What?"
"Yes. I'm going to have Athena drive up, and call them over. We'll just meet you guys there."
30:00
As the boat team was thinking about their next move, Athena pulled up next to them.
*HOOOOOOOONK*
"Athena?" Maya called
"WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?" she yelled
"We were looking around this place for the last half an hour, and-"
"FREDRICK WAS LYING!" she yelled while interrupting Larry
"We know." he moaned back
"THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS MEET US AT CHARLESTON?"
"Charleston? What are you talking about?" Miciah asked her
"DIDN'T YOU HEAR US TALKING ABOUT IT!"
"No." Lucina explained "We couldn't hear you guys after the call ended. Since we couldn't hear you. We checked the place after the phone hung up. He wasn't there."
"WE SAID DON'T CHECK IT!"
"You didn't give us instructions!"
"YES WE DID! RIGHT APOLLO?"
"Right what?"
"WE TOLD THEM DO NOT CHECK THE PLACE."
"Yes."
"AND THEY CHECKED IT ANYWAY!"
"WHAT-"
"GUUUUUUUUYS!" Lucina interrupted "I found the problem. Our walkie talkie isn't working!"
"WHAT?" Apollo yelled again
"I got this Apollo." Athena assured "WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT WORKING?"
"Look! Try turning it on!"
"Oh my God! You're right!"
"I told you!"
How the *beep* did the walkie talkie stop working? It was fine right before Lucina called Fred. - Maya
None of us touched the walkie talkie. While we were searching the island, we left it on the boat! - Miciah
There's no way our walkie talkie could've just stopped working on it's own. - Larry
This is exactly what we need! Another complication! - Lucina
"It doesn't matter now, we just need to get into the boat. Us eight have to travel to Fort Sumter together."
FORT SUMTER
11:55 AM
"FRED!"
"FREDRICK? WHERE ARE YOU?"
"APOLLO! TRUCY!" Fredrick called "Do you guys have your key?"
"Oh no."
"What's wrong, Trucy?" Ike asked
"I dropped the key."
"WHAT?"
"HOW DID YOU DROP A KEY?"
"You guys were going so fast. I couldn't keep up, and there are five minutes left. I pushed myself too hard, Polly!"
"OK. Don't panic. Ike! Larry! Go find the key! Hurry!"
Normally, I'm the one giving the commands being a Marine sergeant. But, a sergeant also doesn't let their team down. - Ike
"We're here!" Oboro yelled as the group of eight approached the cell
"We have our two keys." Simon explained
"Why's Trucy crying? And where are Ike and Larry?" Phoenix asked
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"She dropped the key, so Ike and Larry went to go find it." Apollo explained
"FOUND IT!" Ike yelled as he ran back to the group
"Good." Fredrick sighed with relief "NOW GET ME OUT OF THIS DANG CELL!"
"We have to wait until Larry gets back!" Lucina moaned
"OH COME ON!"
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"And your time is up players. Since you all did not make it to the mat, and unlock Fredrick's cell door in time, you guys did not earn the $50,000. And since you called Fredrick once, the pot will be fined $5,000. This brings the pot to $124,000"
"Hey." Larry panted "I'm here. Let's unlock this door-"
"I'm sorry Larry, but the challenge is over."
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Yes! And not only does $50,000 not get added to the pot, Fredrick?"
"Yes?"
"You just earned yourself an exemption from the quiz tonight."
"WHAT?"
"NO WAY!"
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?"
"And for the record, he did not know about this twist."
"THIS IS JUST GREAT!"
"WAY TO GO, LARRY!"
"ME? TRUCY FORGOT THE KEY!:
"WELL YOUR WALKIE TALKIE GOT ALL BUSTED!"
As much as I love Trucy, Larry's right on this one. He wouldn't have gone missing in the first place, if Trucy didn't lose the key. - Phoenix
This was supposed to be an easy challenge for us, but they all blew it. The only exception was Fredrick, because it might have been a different helicopter he heard. - Lucina
Looking back at today's challenge, I'm honestly glad I was hostage. I ended up getting a free exemption out of it, and I didn't have to listen to all that drama happening. - Fredrick