"You did this to me…"

"No…"

"You made me this way…"

"No… Cody, I…"

"Gwen…"

"Cody, please!"

"Gwen…"

"No…"

"Gwen…"

-X-

"Gwen?"

She woke up to the sight of Cody and Jared, who were giving her a strange look.

"Are you okay? You were twitching violently in your sleep," Jared explained.

Gwen sat up. "I'm fine… I was just… having a bad dream…"

"Oh, we know how that feels," Jared groaned as he remembered the Warden's "dream obsession" which somehow resulted in him being chased by a giant knife.

Gwen looked around the tent. "Hey… where's Owen?"

"He's at the mess hall," Cody said. "Where else?" He helped Gwen out of the tent, and they walked toward the campsite, Jared in tow. "Are you sure you're okay?"

Gwen nodded. "Yeah. Say, how come you guys aren't at the mess hall?"

"Well, eating nasty paste just isn't as fun without you," Cody said gleefully.

Gwen chuckled before asking another question. "Is Chris planning anything today?"

Cody shrugged. "I'm a warden, not a mind reader." He stopped, which caused Gwen and Jared to do so as well.

"…Is something wrong?"

"This…walking…is too boring. Time for a scene transition!" He grabbed something off-screen and pulled, revealing the indoor backdrop of the mess hall. "Here we are! Now, let's get some delicious paste!"

When breakfast was over, and most of the ex-campers received medical attention, Chris addressed the group. "Attention campers! Time to test your skills with today's challenge!"

"I thought this was going to be a vacation!" Heather complained.

"Ha ha! Yeah! Ha ha! No. Okay, so here's the name of the game: TXC!"

"T-what-C?" Leshawna asked.

"Totally Extreme Challenge!" Chris explained. "Surely, you've heard of those Japanese ninja challenges, or whatever they're called."

"No," Owen admitted.

"I think I know what you're getting at," Harold stated. "We're going to be a part of some strange, most likely colorful obstacle course type challenge, right?"

"Bingo, Harold!" Chris replied. "I'll add more details during the challenges, but for now, you guys should probably work on your skills."

Duncan turned to Cody and smirked. "It's in the bag. Crazy Warden here will mop the floor with your obstacles, Chris."

"Oh, and another thing: no reality manipulation."

"Well, you're screwed," Duncan said, his expression not changing in the slightest.

"Oh dear…" the Warden mumbled.

-X-

The campers were led to the Dock of Shame, where Chris shed some light on their overall challenge.

"The winner of today's challenge will get to take three lucky campers with him or her to the Playa des Losers, where Chef's cooking is actually edible." He waited until the long growl from his sidekick ceased before continuing. "You will be taking the Boat of Losers there, but since you actually won't be losing, we changed the name of the boat to Pretty Exciting Nautical Utility Ship."

Heather scoffed. "Are you crazy? I ain't riding on no P.E.N. –"

"As… I was saying, the four campers will be spending the night at Playa des Losers. Dinner, breakfast, comfy beds, TVs, and relaxation… and you won't have to compete tomorrow!

Heather gave it some thought. "On second thought, I'm going to do all I can to ride –"

"Okay, Heather. That's enough."

-X-

"Here is your first challenge," Chris said as he led them to a peculiar looking obstacle course, "the Domino Effect!"

"The what?" Owen asked.

"Each of these vertical platforms that you are about to cross are made of Styrofoam. Now, I know that this is a tough challenge for being numero uno, so we're only going to make you cross eight of them. So, I guess the question is… which of you are light on your feet?"

"I think a better question would be… why are there no safety mats?" Harold replied.

"…Why?"

"'Cause these challenges usually have safety mats or water below so that when you fall down from one of the dominos and you don't have Styrofoam in front of you, you won't crack your head open like an egg."

Chris rubbed his chin. "Damn… I knew we forgot to order something…"

Jared started to panic.

The television producer shrugged it off. "Alright! Who's first?"

-X-

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!" Jared shrieked… before he even stepped onto the Styrofoam. "Are you sure this is safe?"

"No," Chris admitted.

Jared started to sweat profusely. "Can I make one last request?"

"Um…okay…"

Jared motioned for Gwen to come over. When she did, he whispered, "If I don't make it out of here…"

Gwen nodded.

"…tell Warden…"

Gwen nodded.

"…that Alice is a tranny."

As soon as Gwen left his side, Jared started to step forward. He reached the first domino… and tumbled, causing the resulting domino effect.

"…Hey…am I dead?" a dazed Jared mumbled from the ground.

"And thus, Jared is out of the competition!" Chris exclaimed. "Let's see how everyone else does."

MONTAGE TIME!!!

Harold made it across with no problems at all.

Gwen made it across, though she almost slipped on the fifth domino.

Cody managed to make it across without manipulating reality… or breaking a sweat.

Duncan just barely made it across, almost slipping on the fourth and sixth dominos.

Ezekiel barely made it too, almost slipping on nearly all of the dominos.

Izzy made it across… and she was running!

Justin used his "hotness" to seduce the dominos into NOT tumbling over.

Everyone else… failed miserably, especially Owen (the last one to go), whose weight broke the first domino just by stepping on it.

"Congratulations, Harold, Gwen, Cody, Duncan, Zeke, Izzy, and Justin. You pass the first test. But be warned… there are more to come, and only one of you will survive…"

The remaining contestants gasped.

"…the challenge."

"Oh…" the contestants sighed with relief.

"Geesh! Talk about a mood killer…"

-X-

Before anyone asks, Justin's run doesn't count as reality manipulation. It's just a gag. Also, I know that the acronym is "spelled wrong." That's intentional, and in case you couldn't tell it's also based on a joke from an episode of Superjail, which also had a "misspelled acronym." (A.S.C.R.A.C, if I'm not mistaken)