Finally! The Rock HAS COME BACK to… his real name, according to a poster of Witch Mountain I saw that merely said "Dwayne Johnson."
Now that that's out of the way, let's begin the chapter.
-X-
Cody stared at the object in his hands. "Ooh… the reflector looks kick ass!"
"Uh… Code Monkey, it's a boxing glove prop from old cartoons," Duncan said, not amused. "Take it down a notch."
The Warden pointed the reflector at Duncan. "You want a piece of me, Duncan Donuts?"
Jared and Gwen quickly reacted and held the Warden back. "Cody, if you use the reflector now, you won't be able to later," Gwen explained. "Save it for the man hunters."
Cody looked down at the reflector again and nodded. "You're right."
"So, where do you think the goal is?" Jared asked after they let go of Cody and continued their hike.
"I have no frickin' clue," Duncan replied before hearing a sound in the distance. He turned to find… nothing. But just in case…
"Guys, I think I heard something," Duncan said, getting the others' attentions. He pointed to a nearby bush. "Quick: behind that bush."
The group rushed to the other side of the bush and hid.
"Don't… make… a sound," Duncan warned.
After a few seconds, the bush rustled.
"Eep!" Cody yelped before the convict slapped his hand over the Warden's mouth.
A bunny hopped out of the bush.
"…Well, that was anticlimactic," Gwen sighed.
"SHH!" Duncan shushed. "I hear something else."
This time, they had every right to be worried, as they heard two voices nearby…
"Actually, he was always Eggman in Japan."
"Yeah, I know, but I still miss the old days when the Japanese storyline STAYED Japanese. Let's face it: after the Genesis, Sonic went downhill."
"Oh, come on, Noah. The handhelds are pretty sweet."
"Oh, really? Name one good thing about the handhelds that even lives up to the Genesis games. I defy you."
"…Chaos Angel?"
"…Okay, I'll give you that one."
Duncan's suspicions were confirmed: Harold and Noah were nearby. He turned to the group and put a finger to his lips: the universal sign of "Shut up."
The Warden, however, did not get the memo. "Baaaa naaaa, ba-na baaaa naaaa," he hummed.
"Cody!" Duncan whispered angrily. "What are you doing?"
"Sorry… I got Chaos Angel stuck in my head…"
Noah stopped. "What was that?"
Harold looked around. "What?"
"Don't tell me you didn't hear that."
"Nah, I was too busy thinking about Chaos Angel."
Noah rolled his eyes. "Dammit, Harold! We're on a mission: IMPOSSIBLE!"
"…Gosh! Izzy's starting to rub off on you, man."
"…I've noticed…"
"So, where did the sound come from?"
"Somewhere over here." They walked up to a bush. "I have a hunch." Noah jumped over the bush. "AHA! …Wha?"
The area was vacant.
"Hmm… That's weird. Maybe I was just hearing things. False alarm, Harold!"
"Ah, that's too bad," Harold said, finally reaching his comrade. "…Say, what's your take on 4Kids?"
"Oh, don't even get me started…"
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Jared sighed with relief. "Good call, Gwen," he said, referring to just thirty seconds ago when she told them to leave while Noah and Harold were distracting themselves.
Gwen smiled. "Thanks."
"Attention, campers," Chris called. "Heather has been eliminated. Also, time for challenge number two: Fridge Frenzy! In five minutes, Chef will be activated, and he'll head straight for the kitchen. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, will be to get into the kitchen before he does and collect a freebie from the fridge. If you succeed, you can use it as a get-out-of-dodge-free card when you get tagged by a man hunter. Be forewarned: it can only be used once. Oh, and Tyler has also been eliminated. A lot can happen during a lengthy speech, huh?"
Duncan gave Cody a smirk. "Shall we?"
"Lead the way, Duncan Donuts."
"Way ahead of ya, Code Monkey."
-X-
I know, this was a very short update for something you had to wait so long for. I'm having a little trouble with this challenge (I'll probably end up skipping some parts if I can't think up any more good stuff). Don't worry – once all this madness is over with, there'll be more Gody goodness. Here's to hoping that once this challenge is over, I don't end up jumping the shark, though I probably will.
For those of you keeping score at home:
Man Hunters:
Noah – Activated
Harold – Activated
Leshawna – Activated
Izzy – Not Activated
Chef Hatchet – Not Activated
Twin 1 – Not Activated
Twin 2 – Not Activated
Eliminated Contestants:
Justin, Beth, Lindsay, Trent, Owen, Courtney, Heather, and Tyler.
