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Chapter 13: On the Hunt Part 2


"What's going on here!" Cedric winced when he heard a shocked and angered voice from behind. He snapped his fingers to lower Duncan off the wheel, and turned around to see Courtney and Gwen standing nearby, completely horrified by what they had witnessed.

"Are you trying to actually kill Duncan! What is wrong with you!" Courtney cried at the demon. Despite her thick animosity with Duncan, she was utterly disgusted with the torture Cedric had put him through.

"I remember now, you were on the news for something when I was a little girl, and I know it wasn't good. And I know you're no DOP! Who the hell are you and what are you doing with Duncan?!" Gwen angrily growled at the one attempting to kill her boyfriend, who merely glared back.

Cedric knew that there was nothing he could do to explain this way. He had finally been caught. So he merely turned towards them and smugly took his hat off with a bow "Names Cedric, Cedric von Túfeice!"

"What?!" Gwen now recognized the name completely due to her morbid knowledge of serial killers throughout history and now fully remembered what he had been on the news for.

"You mean like the Mad Hatter Killer?! For real?!" Courtney asked, equally shocked as her rival.

"No, not really. I'm actually the Phantom of the Opera… Well I am sexy enough to pull it off." Cedric mocked the girls with his usual remarks.

With the initial shock having worn off for a very brief amount of time, Courtney scoffed at his sudden appearance and walked up to him "Oh I'm so sure, we're right in the middle of a challenge and a serial killer no one's seen in years just happens to show up. And for the record the mask isn't that convincing." The girl insulted the Mad Hatter before trying to pull his supposed mask off.

"This seems like a fun game. How about I give it a quick try?" Cedric said before grabbing his head and pulling it off with very little reaction "To blow or not to blow. That is the question…which Wrath doesn't need to answer, since she's a big old dumbass."

"See he's some sort of robot or something!" Courtney continued to voice her suspicions only for Duncan to say otherwise while continuing to suffer from his injuries.

"Of course you can pull his head off. The jackass is immortal!"

"Cedric tried to kill Duncan in juvie. That's how he recognized him, and that's why he was trying to kill him!" Gwen continued to theorize which only made Courtney more irritated.

"Are you listening to yourself?"

"Still skeptical of my true identity Wrath, than explain the blood on my cane." Cedric said as he tossed his signature weapon to the girls for them to inspect.

Both girls took a whiff of the weapon's red substance and winced upon recognizing it "This is definitely real blood. And I recognize the design on the cane. This guy's definitely the real deal!"

"B-but that doesn't explain how he just took off his own head!" Courtney continued trying to work the details out in her head.

"Awww do the little children need help with their philosophy homework" Cedric used a baby talk voice to mock them, while suddenly appearing in between the two former Amazons "I took off my head for the same reason Pride gave like 30 seconds ago. I keep myself immortal by removing people's souls and adding their magnetic lifespan to my own. Kind of like this."

Cedric put his talisman back on, and once again showed a display of his powers on Duncan. Just like last time though, the soul strands kept the delinquent's soul from being removed causing Cedric to simply loosen his grip and let Duncan suffer more agony "It's great to make friends in Hell, don't you think? Especially when they're Baron Samedi."

"Are we sure he's not a sociopath? Cause he might just be completely insane." Gwen whispered to Courtney, now growing skeptical of the demon's claims herself.

Despite being offended by their conversation, Cedric kept his deadpan expression while lighting the cigarette clenched in his teeth and leering at them "I'm not crazy I'm a demon. Kinda gives me magical properties, like reading memories."

"For example I know that your father left the family shortly after your younger brother was born Metallica. Apparently he ran off with a pretty little dancer." Cedric mocked the goth as he walked away before turning to face them again "That about right Lust?"

"How-how did you know about that?" Gwen asked after he had briefly stopped toying with her.

Courtney however, remained skeptical of his claims "Anyone with a computer and some creativity could have figured that out. That doesn't mean he magically read our minds somehow!"

"Are you serious? There's a guy bleeding to death right over there and that's your biggest concern." Cedric asked the CIT before clearing his throat and switching demeanors again and pulling out a certain cross "Fine then Wrath of you really want more proof I'm not of this is earth, see what this cross does to my skin."

"That's not really much proof Cedric. I know a guy who's allergic to that metal…and has a British accent…and has weird nicknames for everyone." Gwen said slowly as the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together into the horrible truth "No…no…No, No, No, No!"

"Looks like someone's finally figured it all out. Told you to put the pieces together Metallica!" Cedric continued to mock her as he changed back into Cody for a moment "He wanted a friend, and I wanted a body to take over. As long as he didn't know what I had planned, it would be a beautiful friendship! Unfortunately I got locked up, so I had to silence and replace him. He managed to take back control after I escaped, but in the end I managed to come back! And I got my international television debut!"

"No…You're lying…I can't be true!" Cedric's ears pricked up when he heard the new voice from behind and he turned his head to see Tyler, incredibly distraught and pointing his tranquilizer pistol right at him "It was all a lie? All this time on the show you were just playing all of us?"

"Not exactly, I've only been out and about since Greece, and I've only had control of this body since Australia. From day one to then it was Beanpole, while I was just a bystander he hoped would never leave the bleachers." Cedric said coldly glee before suddenly starting to giggle, as he said again with near euphoric glee "But I have to say that was fun, the day he figured out what I'd been using his body for. The utter confusion on his face when his only friend turned on him, the despair he felt from having all those deaths on his shoulder! It was almost orgasmic!"

"You bastard."

"He's completely insane."

Cedric briefly stopped his mad laughter to look at Tyler again with a sharp toothed grin "But that's not the real reason you're so pissed off at me eh Red? There's something else besides Beanpole in this equation."

"What do expect?!…You, you killed…no, YOU MASSACRED MY MOTHER AND HER UNBORN CHILD!" Tyler screamed at the demon who didn't seem to care about the subject in the slightest.

"Umm, I'm sorry but I don't really recall…Is would what I would say if I actually cared enough to feel sorry. I mean I've killed over 200 people; you can't possibly expect me to remember everyone I've killed can you?" Cedric flippantly said in order to rile up the contestants even more.

It almost worked on Gwen, but she noticed something odd about something he'd said "But wait, the police report after your time in juvie said you only killed 106 people!"

"I might have added significantly onto that figure during my tenure this season. With a plane we can go anywhere, which means I can kill anyone." Cedric said before his eyes widened as if he had an epiphany. He then snapped his finger not noticing the small spark that came out of his hand when he did so, and said with a grin "Oh now I remember! You were the brat of that woman I froze. She kept screaming about you and her husband, and pleaded with me for her daughter! It was…pathetic. But don't feel too bad. If it makes you feel better, I killed my mother too."

Now Tyler had been pushed too far by the demon. With a scream of pure rage he fired 4 out of his 5 rounds at the demon, only focusing on revenge towards him. Cedric just lifted up his hand, having caught all of them between the webs of his fingers "Nice shot there Red. But not quite nice enough." Cedric then flicked his wrists, hitting the jock with all four and knocking him out.

"Tyler!" Both girls watching Cedric's miniature rampage cried in shock, while Duncan merely tried to push himself back up while ignoring his injuries.

"You are a complete monster you know that?" Duncan said before coughing up blood. But for some strange reason the blood appeared to black "What the hell?"

"Surprised it took so long to kick in. You may not have realized this but I didn't prick your forehead for no reason earlier. I actually use atroquinine toxin as fingernail polish. At the most I think you have half an hour before your soul's ripe for the picking." Cedric said nonchalantly while relighting his cigarette.

Duncan would have normally begin to panic at the news of his impending death, but was far too exhausted from his previous torture to have much have a reaction. The most he could do is look at the black blood on his hand before his skin turned blue, his eyes rolled back into his head, and he began vomiting up blood.

While both of the spectators were disgusted by this, Cedric merely seemed disinterested as he walked towards his severely outmatched rival "It's a shame it had to end this way Pride. I would have loved to torture you a bit more before your untimely demise." Cedric said before picking up the delinquent by what little hair he had left on his head and tossed him away till he couldn't be seen anymore.

"It's been awhile since I've gone full power like that, even if it was just a flick of the wrist. Enjoy your last moments in Chad!" Cedric gleefully watched Duncan fly away before turning back to Courtney and Gwen "Now buck up ladies, we are still in the middle of a challenge you know? So let's make things a bit more interesting. If one of you can somehow catch Pride before he dies and get him to the infirmary, he lives! Now then, who wants to go save the damsel in distress and who wants to stay here with the dashingly handsome and tragically sexy villain everyone is secretly rooting for?"

"Gwen, you need to take Tyler and go get Duncan…somehow. That's the only way any of us has a semblance of a chance against this lunatic." Courtney whispered to her former friend.

"Are you just saying that so Duncan will end up dead?"

"Of course not! I don't hate him that much; atroquinine is a horrible way to go out!" Courtney scoffed in an offended tone before explaining her plan in greater detail "Think about it, I'm the strongest out of anyone in the final five, so I'll have the best chance of survival. And if we just leave Tyler there like he'll be a sitting duck! This is the best way for everyone to make it out alive."

"Alright, just don't let your guard down. This guy's completely off his rocker." Gwen said reluctantly before loading the unconscious Tyler onto her back and running off.

This left Courtney to face on her own "Well it looks like the person I have the least to do with on the show is challenging me to a fight. Let's face it we all know how this will end."

"Oh please. There's no way I'm going to be beaten by some top hat freak with an Australian accent!" Courtney scoffed at the demon's threats, which caused him to get uncharacteristically angry.

"I'm British you slag! Cockney!" Cedric growled in anger before calming down and resuming his normal cruelty "I hope you realize what you're getting into? The last person to challenge my gambling prowess was Greed, and all I had to do was frame him before I snuffed him out!"

"What?" Courtney cried in horror upon hearing the fate of her former crush.

"Don't worry about it though Wrath; I know he's in a much better place…Oh who the shit am I kidding, he'd probably be in Hell if I didn't eat his soul." Cedric laughed about Alejandro's fate, before scratching himself a bit and taking the cover off his weapon "Now I'm going to level with you here Wrath. You enjoy competitions right? Here's a quick gamble for you."

Cedric nonchalantly tossed his sword up into the air and let it land several yards away. While picking his pointed teeth with the end of his cigarette holder, he explained his reasons for this "That's my instrument, Chesire. We're going to have a tiny race to see who can make it to it faster. If you win, I'll help you with the rest of the challenge and I'll send Metallica home. But if I win, the not only will your soul be mine, but I'll eliminate you first."

"You can't beat me Cedric! I was CIT!" Courtney tried to hide her fear from his cold voice with her usual boasting.

The mad hatter just snickered and said "Sure you did love, and I've killed 220 people. Care to add onto that number?" Ignoring his threats Courtney ran forward top speed, certain she could outrun the demon. She was proven wrong about midway to the sword when Cedric suddenly appeared next to her and knocked her back several feet.

To her surprise, Courtney found herself coughing up a small amount of blood. Cedric smiled and began talking again "You shouldn't be too surprised. Even without my voodoo I have several of a demon's regular powers. Unfortunately I haven't gained some of them back yet. And Mr. Red took most of them away after he banished me."

"So what you have super speed or something like that?"

"And super strength. It's only a fraction of my real power though, what with the human body and all. Maybe I'll show you more of what I'm like when I go all out later."

"You're going to have to if you want to beat me!" Courtney showed off more of her martial skills by attempting to deliver a flying spin kick, though Cedric blocked it with his forearm like it was nothing and knocked her back again. The Type-A Girl wasn't deterred and she began attacking again, forcing Cedric back though he easily dodged while stepping away.

This payed off for her when Cedric suddenly hit something from behind, causing him to stop dead in his tracks. This sudden change gave Courtney to finish the demon off by ripping out his throat "Never thought I'd have to use that move. But considering what he's done I doubt many people will care."

"Don't catch your chickens before they hatch Wrath." A garbled voice came what she thought to be Cedric's corpse. He reached out and grabbed the throat, sticking it back in and stringing around the vocal cords before allowing it to heal "Sorry about that, I have to tie the cords just right otherwise I'll sound like Beanpole. One of the many downsides of sharing a body with that plan wrecking tosser."

"h-How are you even still alive after that?" Courtney managed to stutter out in horror.

"Didn't you hear what Pride said earlier. Thanks to the Voodoo Loa of Death, Baron Samedi I've discovered the secret behind complete immortality on this plane!" Cedric proclaimed before grabbing the thing he'd ran into from behind. He pulled it up to reveal his weapon before sheathing it "By the way, thanks for backing me into my cane. But I hope you realize what this means. You lose!"

"No way! I can't lose to you! I refuse to lose this game for the third time in a row." Courtney's fear turned to rage upon the realization she'd been completely outwitted by the demon. Not that Cedric really seemed to care.

"Stubborn are we? Fine then, might as well show you what I'm truly capable of." Cedric while putting out his cigarette on the sleeve of his coat, before suddenly snapping his own neck with a sickening crunch. Even more disturbing was the wispy black ball that suddenly started protruding from the center of his chest. With another snap to the other side, the ball sprouted out six spider like legs. The irises of his eyes then began to grow until his entire eye was a blood red color, and his hat was knocked off by black jackal-like ears coming from the top of his bushy head.

"This is just a peek of my true form as a demon Wrath. Still think you can handle it?" Cedric droned demonically with two voices coming from his mouth, one having his normal voice, while the other clearly had an American accent. Before giving her time to answer, Cedric and kicked the now shaking girl at her side which launched her several yards away.

Cedric wasted no time getting up to her with intent lengthen the torment longer, but to his surprise Courtney forced herself to stand back up despite the large amount of blood spilling from her mouth, and the fact that her right arm was now facing the wrong way.

"You're…not…going…to…beat…me!… I'm…not…going…to lose…ever…again!" Courtney desperately panted out, ignoring the pain she felt with every cell of her body before using her good arm to try punching Cedric. This backfired almost immediately when Cedric grabbed it and broke that one with a simple flick of the wrist.

"I'm beginning to wonder how you didn't break my Pride lock instead of Duncan." Cedric boredly said while letting his partial demon form fade away and his human form come back. It was then he simply touched Courtney's forehead causing her to fall over as she was very close to passing out from the pain.

Unfortunately for her Cedric wasn't even close to done with her yet as he lit his cigarette back up "I thought that would be at least slightly more entertaining. I hope that shade I sent took care of Metallica and Red by now." Once he was done pondering, Cedric's sleepy expression turned into a sadistic sharp toothed grin as he brought his foot down onto Courtney's leg.

*CRUNCH*


Not knowing of Courtney's complete and utter defeat by Cedric, Gwen kept running after the airborne Duncan with Tyler carried on her back "Come on how much does this guy weigh? Does he eat bricks or something?" Gwen complained while trying not to lose track of Duncan's bleeding form. But this getting harder and harder as he flew farther away.

Things got even harder for her when a cane suddenly tripped and stopped her from going any further. She instantly knew who did this and glare at him "Cedric you bastard!…Wait how did you catch up with me so fast?"

"Because at the moment I'm not exactly me. This body is a shadow loa reflecting my soul onto it which allows me to be in two places at once. Allowed me to read Team Chris' memories while also getting rid of any suspicion of a stowaway back in Area 51."

"Why are you even doing this to us? What would a demon want with money anyways?!" Gwen voiced her problem before remembering what she was chasing after "Oh crap! Duncan!"

"Quite the dilemma eh Lust? Let's make it even more of a dilemma shall we?" Cedric said before clearing his throat and beginning to snap is fingers "Jack-be-nim-ble. Jack-be-quick…steal!"

Out of nowhere a sickly green blur sped out from one of the bushes and snatched Tyler right off Gwen's back "Tyler!" Gwen stood up, ignoring Cedric's presence to see what was responsible for what just happened. Noticing she was following it, the creature turned around to reveal itself.

"Ezekiel?"

"Don't be too surprised. Pride was always scheming against me so I needed a backup minion. I could have used a shade to possess him, but I thought it would be more fun to torture him into complete obedience." Cedric bragged about his action ps before speaking again "But here comes the really fun part! You have a big choice to make Lust! Will you let my card take Red away to drop off some nearby canyon or something? Or will you let Pride die a terrible midair death? What to do? What to do?"

Just as Cedric suspected Gwen was being pulled apart by what choice to make in the situation. Both would involve someone ending up dead, and there didn't seem to be a lesser of two evils. Luckily for her it seemed to be a choice she didn't have to make as a large figure suddenly leapt up and grabbed Duncan midair before descending back down in the air.

"What was that?" Gwen asked of the being that somehow saved her boyfriend.

"I think I have an idea of what that was." Cedric said with a glare before unsheathing his cane as if preparing for a battle. He was right as seconds later a large missile came flying at him which he had to deflect and cut. Gwen squinted to see the figure was sprinting their way, armed with a bazooka and covered with a hooded cloak.

After making it up there the figure slowed down and spoke in a familiar gruff voice "It's over von Túfeice! I can't allow your kind to do as the please in the world of the living!"

"Wait a minute, Chef?" Gwen almost immediately recognized the voice who took off the hood to reveal she was correct.

"I figured it was you who was resonating that soul type. But I'm surprised your confronting me given how traumatizing our last encounter was. But then again you didn't have your Death Weapon at the time, and you were in character. Eh Grim Reaper, Norbert Hatchet! How's William Spears doing again?"

"Be quiet! A soul that's already died and gone to hell once shouldn't be allowed back onto earth or any planet with souls on it! Especially after what you did in life!" Chef yelled at the demon while aiming his bazooka at him "You need to be reaped effective immediately!"

"Not so fast Hatchet! You can't reap people not on the to die list, and if I go Beanpole goes with me! But that's not the only thing you need to worry about." Cedric pointed behind him to show Ezekiel was still carrying the unconscious Tyler away.

"Aw shit! That guy's definitely not on the to die list!"

"I'm not letting you anyone else while I'm involved Cedric!" Gwen cried in rage while pulling out her tranquilizer pistol and firing at the feral teen. After a few misses she managed to hit the feral teen, knocking him out.

"It's a good thing that Tyler was already out of it when that tranq-ball impacted. But on the bright side if you bring Ezekiel back to Chris, you win the challenge Anime Hair!" Chef pointed out to the Goth, though she seemed far from happy due to today's events.

"You give me too little credit reaper. Because I'm still here! And I'm still a contestant!"Cedric reminded them of his presence before using his shadow body to speed up and grab Ezekiel before running back towards the plane.

"Crap! Can't you stop him before he get immunity?" Gwen asked the reaper who just sighed.

"No can do. I interfered with him earlier thanks to my job as a reaper and the to die list. But now I've gotta do my job as co-host and avoid interfering with the game! Especially not after that penalty parka nonsense."

"So what we just let him win after everything he's done?!" Gwen objected.

"Hey, it's not like this is the final challenge. You've got some work to do before we can figure out how to get rid of him. I think that delinquent boy knows something about his weaknesses. Try asking him when he wakes up."


Gwen trudged back to the plane with Tyler in tow to see exactly what she was expecting. Cedric had already made it back with a now awake Ezekiel who was terrorizing and anthill, and a very pissed of looking Chris "Come on you guys! You let this guy win immunity!"

"Wait you knew everything?"

"Well I run the cameras and he's done confessionals out of Cody's body so yeah. Except for the part where he trashed my lounge!" Chris continued growling at the demon, who gave him a sword right up against up his forehead in response.

"Can it McPillow. I've only got so long before Beanpole's body shows back up with whatever's left of Wrath." Cedric said this specifically to rile Gwen up, and turned around upon hearing footsteps to see his original dragging Courtney by his good leg "How are you doing handsome?"

"Pretty good. Had some fun breaking three of Wrath's limbs and seven of her ribs. In the meantime you need to turn back into a shadow loa." Cedric said to his copy, who immediately followed the order by dissolving and transferring its memories "Huh, so Chef really was a Grim Reaper!"

"Courtney!" Gwen immediately went to broken and beaten CIT "Are you okay?"

"No, no I'm not. I can't feel my arms." Courtney managed to croak out before asking "So what's going on now?"

"Unfortunately that lounge wrecking lunatic won immunity for today. Seriously dude I'm completely tired of you by now. Not only are you making me use up even more infirmary space, but what you did to Ezekiel was just sick." Chris explained with clear disgust.

"This coming from the person who tossed him out of a plane without a parachute or mental help on three different occasions. But if it means so much to you then fine. Jack-be-nim-ble. Jack-be-quick. Come!" Cedric called Ezekiel who ran over looking like expectant puppy "There's something important I need to tell you."

Needless to say everyone watching was not expecting Cedric to drive his hand straight through Ezekiel's stomach "You're services are no longer required." Cedric said coldly to the feral teen, before tossing him straight into a nearby pride of lions.

Even Chris was disturbed by the Mad Hatter's excessive cruelty and cried out "YOU ARE PURE EVIL!"

"Oh boohoo McClipboard. Why don't you go rescue a tube of hair gel from a tree or something that your actually good at." Cedric said while once again playing around with his cigarette. As a result Chris stormed off in anger while Chef followed with both Tyler and Courtney on separate stretchers "Well that was a bucket of fun. Might as well move Pride's shit out of first class."

"You didn't answer my question earlier." Gwen said which attracted the Mad Hatter's attention "Why would you even do anything involving this type of show? You don't exactly seem like the type of guy interested in any monetary gain."

"Oh for the love of crumpets, can't I just be an asshole for the sake of it? I just got out of that seal Beanpole knocked me out with, I knew we were on the show with a plane, I figured I might as well continue my original chaos plan and have a ton of fun screwing with the world along the way."

"Damn it Cody, why did you have put us in this situation?" Gwen growled with her hands on her face, only to have Cedric say something that shocked her.

"Gag me with a spoon Lust. I know from watching the Paris challenge that your team has a knee jerk reaction of blaming Beanpole, but even though he shares a large portion of blame for my second murder streak, he has almost nothing to do with this one. If you really want to blame someone, then look no further than your horny little ass!"

"What?!"

"Allow me to explain. Beanpole locked me up with the Seven Deadly Sin Seal, which can be constantly reset as long as there's no other human souls within 5 feet. Unfortunately everytime someone does one of the sins nearby besides the person who last used the seal. And Area 51 onward, the only person not to break a lock was Red. Alejandro for his actions in the name of avarice, Heather for not doing any work while her team push themselves, Owen for his ravenous and disgusting appetite, Sierra for trying to force herself onto Beanpole and keeping him from interacting from almost anyone else, Wrath for her quest of vengeance harming innocents around her, Duncan for his pulsating ego as a criminal, and you my dear Gwendolyn for choosing physical attraction over basic human morality!"

"No…that's not true…You're lying to me!" Gwen tried to reason with herself from the reality of the situation.

"Typical human being, easier to blame others than accept responsibility. But you're really special Metallica, because your actions directly lead to my escape. Wrath was the last lock to be broken in Greece, and guess who caused her to get so angry? Though I could apply to Pride as well." Cedric said before turning around and dropping a few ashes into the savannah, before walking onto the catwalk "Accept you're a shite person just like me Lust. You'll feel a bit better."


Confessional:

Gwen: Damn it, it's all my fault that lunatic. But one way or another, he is going down!"


"I can't believe I didn't realize that Cedric was the one who wrecked my lounge and not Alejandro! Guess that means I'd have to let him back in if it weren't for the fact he's a bit…dead." Chris said to his reaper co-host while relaxing in his hot tub.

"Hey, I'd just revive him if his soul weren't stuck in Cedric. Besides as long as his body's still alive his soul will still attract to it if released." Chef explained while walking out of the room to get more ice cream.

"Hope we don't get more backlash this episode from the whole Grim Reaper thing. But imagine the rating for the twist! 'Cedric Revealed in a Duel with Duncan!' I like the sound of that." Chris raved while eating more of his ice cream.

"So do I!"

Chris spit out the ice cream in surprise, and turned his head to see Cedric leaning above him "Oh great, what do you want lounge wrecker?!"

"I just had a few suggestions for the final couple locations. Now that I'm exposed I can walk around freely, and I've had these idea for a while." Cedric explained his reasons for being there.

"No way, we've had the schedule set for awhile, and I'm not just going to change it out of nowhere!" Chris defiantly said to the demon, only to find a blade held against his throat and his head pulled up by his neck.

"That wasn't a request."


"Well this royally sucks." Duncan said while confined to his infirmary bed. The anti-venom to the atroquinine did it's job well, but it also made him incredibly tired, though he couldn't rest with the ice numbing his bruises. He also required several stitches from the attack even with Chef's healing powers. The cigarette burns would apparently leave a permanent scar on his chest, which greatly irritated him due to his hatred of Cedric's nicknames.

"For once we agree on something." Courtney said, equally annoyed with how her confrontation with the demon turned out "So you really went to juvie with that lunatic."

"Yep. Can we not talk about that please. This ain't the first time he's tried something like this so it brings up a lot of bad memories." Duncan explained himself to Courtney's amusement.

"Guess someone's not as tough as he'd like people to think he is. Just like back at Camp Wawanakwa!"

"Like you're one to talk with those arms of your's Raggedy Ann!" Duncan teased back with his ex, only to hear the sounds of the small remainder of the cast and crew of the plane. He was happy to see Gwen, but only glared at the Mad Hatter as he walked in with the help of his cane.

"How you guys doing?" Tyler asked with concern in his voice. Unlike the others, his injuries from the challenge were barely severe enough to stay in the infirmary for half an hour.

"My catheter is full and my IV is empty, every part of me hurts and I'll be lucky to be able to participate next time. So pretty good." Duncan said sarcastically while picking his teeth.

"I don't know what you're complaining about. I'd be happy to take a break from the game after three whole seasons of running around like an idiot." Gwen said with a playful tone, only for Chris to drop a large bomb.

"About that actually, I got an email from the producers and it turns out that one of you guy's injuries are too severe to continue any further in the game. In short it's time for a medivac!" The host explained, much to the shock of everyone in the room.

"You've gotta be kidding me!" Courtney exclaimed in annoyance.

"Please let it be me! I'm sick and tired of this show!"

"Quiet Duncan! Our producers have already decided who has to be sent back to Canada, and it just so happens that person is…"

"Courtney!"

"What? There's no way I'm going home because of some…glorified Joker wannabe!" Courtney objected to her termination at the hands of Cedric.

Having been upset at either outcome, Gwen voiced her issues as well "But why Courtney? Why are her injuries so bad?"

"Because of her broken leg. She can't use crutches because of the broken arms, and we don't have money in the budget for a wheelchair. Duncan however, should be fine as long as he takes it easily till our next stop and doesn't break any stitches." Chris explained the reasoning.

"That's precisely why I broke it. If I do recall the terms of our game elimination right Wrath? That reminds me, you owe me one soul!" Cedric taunted the CIT as Chris and Chef wheeled her out.

"Screw you bastard! You're not getting my or anyone else's soul! You hear me?! I'll get you back for this! I'll get back!" Courtney yelled in frustration as she was evacuated from the plane, leaving the final four alone in the room.

"All according to plan eh Red? Looks like we'll be hitting the final three after all!" Cedric wrapped his arm around Tyler, who quickly shoved him off.

"Don't touch me!" Tyler said in uncharacteristically bitter tone, before walking out of the infirmary with Gwen following him with an equally enraged look on her face.

This left Duncan and Cedric to confront each other after the results of their previous interaction "How rude! If she was anything like my mother he should be happy she's gone!"

"You're not going to win you know? Now that they know who you really are, it'll be just like with Heather. They'll do everything in their power to bring you down!" Duncan growled at his enemy, who kept his normal composure in response.

"Quite fond of the big fancy speeches today aren't we Pride? But if that's the case your going to love what I've got to show you!" Cedric mocked Duncan as he pulled something out of his coat. To Duncan's horror it was the tape he thought he'd destroyed earlier that day. Cedric pulled a VHS played over along with a TV before placing the tape in "Let's give it a watch shall we?"

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

Duncan watched the contents of the tape in both shock and confusion while Cedric sang along with the chorus. Before he could ask what this was Cedric answered "I just turned on the camera back then, but I never said what it happened to be recording!"

"B-but you said it would be humiliating!"

"Indeed it is Pride. Humiliating for you to become my slave, and make such a big deal over nothing. But I still must thank you; without your help none of my plans would have gone nearly as smoothly." Cedric laughed as he walked out of the room, leaving the delinquent to stew in his embarrassment.

Now Duncan was completely enraged with Cedric. He was still terrified of him, but he still needed to be stopped at any costs.


(A/N): And thus Cedric has been revealed and the final third of the story is about to begin. And at the exact same number of chapters as the last one too! But don't worry I'm not cutting you off this time, as I fully intend to be finished by November. That is assuming school doesn't kill me this upcoming week. On a side note I want to thank AttackonGywn for being one of the very few to regularly review this story. Now in the meantime I need to work on brainstorming ideas for this last third before wrapping everything up, while also dealing with whatever schoolwork comes my way. Don't forget to review and I'll see you next time!

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