A/N: Before we begin, I know I said a lot of these challenges would revolve around mini-games. Well, I said a lot, but not all. This chapter's HOH competition is one I thought up of, loosely based on one from the show itself, because quiz-style challenges don't really adapt well from Mario party mini-games. Sorry about how late this chapter is though, I've just been really stressed out and busy as of late. However, since I didn't do it on time, this means we get some shout-outs! Yay!
Also, we're at 50 reviews! Woo! Thanks so much everyone, it means the world to me! We're one fourth of the way there towards my goal of 200 hundred reviews!
Firedragon24k: You're not the only one, Luigi is a very popular character from last season. I was thinking about having him return to the game, but I realized it was too soon.
TheJoker21: Another new reviewer! And you signed up for my mafia game! Thank you so much! And you're absolutely right, so much went on last chapter it was a little hard to follow. Di is without a doubt one of the most ruthless players of Big Brother, and it's going to be fun to write her character. Hold your horses on the twists though, they're bound to come, we're only in the second week for crying out loud!
Moley Koopa: Well, don't count Jojora out yet, you'll find out whether or not she goes home soon. I understand though, because Diddy's a big whiner and Spike is barely involved with the Wrecking Crew.
Soliddude1175: I can see where you're coming from, because someone can talk all day and you have to wait until action to judge their character. Well, that was encapsulating of Toad's character. He's a young, immature college student, not everyone can have the shiniest tools in their toolbox.
ultimateCCC: Are you talking about Rosalina? I didn't really get you're reference…whoops. Anyway, judging by the title of this episode, you might see her, you might not.
Sepron: Another new reviewer! Bravissimo! Thank you so much, and perhaps you will get your wish tonight.
RetroKoopa: I think Di might've let out her secret to early, but she caught herself by waiting to share with Flurrie. Also, Diddy Kong has messed up, but we'll see if it's his time to go tonight, thanks for another review!
PuzzlingGamer: What…you were born last year? Or the year his character was created…I'm so confused. But, I understand why you dislike Jojora, since she had a big hand in evicting Vivian, and everyone and their mother worships Vivian.
CielFury: You have no idea how bad those hyphens sucked…but anyway, I think Junior is underestimated. He had a big role in last chapter, and it's definitely too early to show his connection to Diddy when we're only on the second eviction.
PaloozaChu: Yay! Someone loves Di as much as me! And most people either hate or love Jojora. Luigi's bliss is his ignorance, he's so unassuming. I thought I would include that tidbit last chapter to remind everyone that despite his likeability he's very gullible.
"In the heat of Vivian's eviction, Koops has risen to power. Carrying a vendetta, the young koopa is after those who were instrumental in Vivian's departure. Who will Koops exact his vengeance upon tonight? Find out here on Big Brother: Chai Kingdom!" Chen T. roared, and the crowd boomed back with applause so loud it was quite deafening.
"It's been a wild week inside the Big Brother house," Chen T. noted, "Lies have been spun, hearts have been broken, and alliances have been formed. But most importantly, tonight, someone will leave the Big Brother house for good. Will it be the fiery reporter Jojora? Or the property appraiser from the Kong Jungle, Diddy? But first, before we catch up with our houseguests, let's see how things unfolded after the veto ceremony."
As Chen T. nodded her head in affirmation, the JumboTron to her right lit up with a brilliant display of images, and the cameras melted into it, showing how the rest of the week played out.
Previously on Big Brother: Chai Kingdom
After winning the Head of Household competition, a firestorm brewed inside of Koops. With a plan to get revenge on those who ousted Vivian, Koops set his sights on Diddy and Jojora.
Diddy: It's kind of crazy how quickly this game shifts, because one minute you're king of the whole house and then the next minute you're lying with the dogs. It's kind of a wake-up call for me really, because being HOH makes you feel so powerful while it lasts.
Jojora: Of course Koops wins HOH! I mean, why wouldn't he? The one person I needed to lose won. I guess this is karma.
And after placing them on the block side by side, Koops knew at least one of Vivian's executioners would be out of the game.
Koops: I'm so glad one of them will be leaving this week, because they were both instrumental in ousting Vivian!
But before the veto competition, new threats were popping up all over the place, and two of the season's most underestimated contestants proved that despite their size, they were packing a punch.
"Clever right?" Di asked, twirling around in the air, letting Jojora soak her in. "It's been strategy from the first night, let them think I'm stupid, keep me around as a bullet shield, and then pick them all off one by one."
"Oh…My…Grambi," Jojora was having trouble comprehend it all.
"So as much as you can be a bitch," Di spat the truth, "I'm just as much of a liar."
"Nothing like that," Toad replied, "But I couldn't help but notice how she was telling everyone you were in an alliance with Diddy, and I wanted to know if it were true."
Spike: Holy smokes! How did this kid find out about the Wrecking Crew! There must be a dirty rat amongst us!
But when the smoke cleared, Toad's claims were dubious at best.
Toad: Ever since the first HOH competition, I've noticed how malicious Shokora is. It's my mission to get her evicted, because she's nothing but a bully and a menace! So, I figured I might shake up the house by making Shokora look like she's spreading rumors about Spike. Then, he'll get even more upset with her!
"You lied to me!" Spike yelled.
"How dare you slander my name!" Shokora sounded peeved.
"I'm not in an alliance with Spike!" Diddy yelled.
Picking players for the veto competition, Diddy was elated that at least another member of the Wrecking Crew would be fighting for him.
"Shokora," Diddy announced, not thrilled about her being picked. He had hoped a member of the Wrecking Crew would be picked, but at least he had Junior.
And when the games began, and old face returned to host the competition.
"It's-a-me, Luigi!" Luigi cheered, giving everyone a huge thumbs-up.
"Whoa! Oh my goodness! It's Luigi!" Everyone cried, wanting to mob the player from last season. Having placed third overall, Luigi had been highly popular with the audience, and here he was for a second time in the Big Brother house.
"Shokora," Luigi began, "If you were-a-faster than-a-Junior, you will win the-a-power of veto. Your-a-time was…10:44:03, which is not-a-good enough to beat-a-Junior! Congratulations Junior!" Junior jumped up and down, ecstatic to have won. Luigi crossed over to him and looped the symbol around his spiny neck, making the koopa kid even more thrilled.
Junior: I won! In front of Luigi! Did you see that, he even looped the veto around my neck! How amazing!
Despite Junior's ties to the Wrecking Crew, when Diddy expected him to use the veto, the son of Bowser had other ideas.
"All the more reason," Junior shook his head, "Look Diddy, the Wrecking Crew is great and all, but you're losing your focus. You got so paranoid when Koops won HOH."
"Me?" Diddy scoffed, "I'm so focused! Have either of you been HOH? The whole reason the Wrecking Crew exists is because I won!"
"Slow down," Dry Bones commented, "Stop acting like you're entitled to his veto. He can do what he wants with it."
Sensing dissention within the Wrecking Crew, Diddy realized even his closest allies didn't have his back, and neither nominee was surprised when Junior cut to the chase and left the nominations standing.
Diddy: I'm concerned that the Wrecking Crew is falling apart. We already spend so much time apart from our leader, Spike, that it doesn't seem like he's even there. And I fear that Dry Bones and Junior are getting too closer, because Junior not using the veto shows he's not one hundred percent behind me.
"I have decided not to use the power of veto," Junior stated, keeping the symbol wrapped around his neck, he closed the box shut, leaving it empty.
Tonight, one houseguest will walk out the front door for good, and a new HOH will be crowned. Find out who tonight on Big Brother: Chai Kingdom!
Welcome to Big Brother: Chai Kingdom
Name: Spike Foreman
Age: 40
Occupation: Construction Worker
Name: Flurrie Windings
Age: 55
Occupation: Retired Actress
Name: Plum Pitcore
Age: 22
Occupation: Golfer
Name: Jojora Teeheena
Age: 23
Occupation: Reporter
Name: Dry Bones Skelexo
Age: 24
Occupation: Cruise Line Chef
Name: Toad Kapino
Age: 23
Occupation: College Student
Name: Koops Shelle
Age: 21
Occupation: Letter Sorter
Name: Bowser Koopa Jr.
Age: 25
Occupation: College Student
Name: Diddy Kong
Age: 26
Occupation: Property Appraiser
Name: Shokora Aiko
Age: 32
Occupation: Political Consultant
Name: Diana Sprixie
Age: 22
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Episode Six: The Luma Shop
Shortly after the veto ceremony, the dust settled and no one was particularly surprised. Koops was gunning for Jojora, but luckily for the star reporter, he couldn't vote. With only his main ally Toad, Koops was losing his foothold in the house, particularly with Plum.
Plum: I think Flurrie is so nice and funny! I was always a massive fan of her anyway, and to be friends with her is so exciting! It's so surreal!
Koops: When the game began, I had a close circle of three allies. Now, one of them is gone, and another one is being pulled away from me. Now that Toad is getting wrapped up in all sorts of drama, I'm afraid I won't last long.
Hanging around in the kitchen, Flurrie sipped on more chai tea as Plum brewed up another batch for the night. The retired actress was in love with the beverage, and it was something Di and Jojora took note of.
Di: Ok audience, the cat's out of the bag. I'm no airhead, and my game is super stealth mode. I've noticed how Flurrie is buddying up with Plum, which is fine for now, but she's going to have to realize where her best bet in getting farther in this game is.
"Plum," Flurrie sighed as she sipped up the last of her tea, "This tea is so therapeutic, I don't know how I ever lived without it."
"We're headed to bed Flurrie," Di told the older woman, floating by on her way to the room. Jojora was close on her heels.
"I'll be there in a few," Flurrie replied nonchalantly.
As Di and Jojora entered their bedroom, Jojora shot her sprightly friend a look.
"What's that about?" Jojora wondered aloud, "Since when were they best friends?"
"Since Flurrie learned that Plum could make tea," Di giggled, "She's so finicky."
"We have to make sure that she comes back to us," Jojora advised, sensing a pull between herself and Plum over Flurrie.
"Well, we'll have to wait on that one," Di suggested, "I don't think Flurrie's going to be a problem if Plum makes it much further."
"What are you suggesting?" Jojora asked.
"I'm suggesting that if either of us win next week, we know who our target is," Di leveled her eyes.
Jojora gulped, because she truly liked Plum, but if her eviction meant retaining Flurrie, then so be it.
In their room, the three boys, Junior, Diddy, and Dry Bones, were all sort of staring at one another. Diddy was fuming, because he had truly expected Junior to hold up his end of the bargain.
"There was no bargain," Junior pointed, growing tired of Diddy, "I couldn't make it seem like I have some sort of allegiance to you!"
"But you do!" Diddy protested, "We're in an alliance. Does that mean anything to you? Because to me, it means that if you were in trouble and I had the veto, I would pull you off."
"Well, maybe you don't think long term like I do," Junior shot back.
"What does that even mean?" Diddy exclaimed, "You're saying you're smarter than me? Hah!"
"What's going on?" Spike demanded as he burst into the room, hearing the commotion, "Will all of you pipe down, Toad already knows Diddy and I are aligned."
"Toad?" Dry Bones gawked, "How could Toad possibly know anything?"
"I don't know," Spike grumbled, "But the kid sniffed us out. Everyone can basically assume you two are working together," he pointed between Junior and Dry Bones.
"What?" Junior sounded mystified.
"We're all too obvious," Spike continued, "We're not hanging out with other people. We're going to blow it soon, and then everyone will be after us."
"Well everyone's already after me," Diddy complained.
"Will you shut your trap?" Spike wheeled on Diddy, "All of you done all week is bitch and moan like some premenstrual woman and now you expect us to lift your dragging feet because you were HOH last week? You're not entitled to anything smarty pants."
Diddy looked like he had been slapped, and he hid his face between his arms. Junior and Dry Bones hadn't prepared themselves for Spike's outburst, and seemed a little embarrassed of their own behavior as well.
"This is a team," Spike reiterated, "Let's all remember that and act like it."
He stormed out of the room, about ready to wreck the Wrecking Crew.
Upstairs in his HOH room, Koops was talking with Toad, Plum, and Shokora. After Vivian left, Shokora sort of filled her gap in the foursome, and now they were all hashing out possible eviction scenarios.
"Well it depends on who we want to go home," Shokora stated, "Jojora or Diddy?"
"I'd prefer Jojora," Koops replied, "She was more instrumental in Vivian's eviction."
"You can't think like that," Toad seethed, over the whole Koops and Vivian thing. "Yeah, it sucks that Vivian is gone, but Jojora is nowhere as deadly as Diddy is. He's more physical and not as emotional as Jojora is. So, I think Diddy would be the better choice to evict from a strategy standpoint."
Shokora: Ho! I do not trust that babbling mushroom child one bit! He's so dead when I'm HOH! He's whispering all of his grand designs in Koops' ear, and I think he's very underestimated.
Toad: Koops has to let go of Vivian, because her eviction is dominating all of his thoughts and strategies! It's terrible for business!
The next morning, everyone woke up one by one and drifted down into the kitchen. Everything was fine for about an hour until Koops walked downstairs, and was feeling a bit adventurous. Walking by Jojora, he acted as if he had tripped over his own feet and fell forward, knocking his coffee mug right onto her lap.
"Ah!" Jojora screamed, shoving Koops to the floor, "Oh my Grambi! Oh my Grambi! Holy Queen Jaydes of the Underwhere someone give me a towel!" She ran back and forth, barking commands and asking for help, all the while her stomach was burning. Once the temperature had subsided and all of the coffee had been wiped off, Jojora turned on Koops.
"That was so on purpose! A blind man could see it!" Jojora screamed.
"No!" Koops protested, acting all meek and reserved, "It was honestly an accident, I'm so sorry, please forgive me."
"I've had enough of you Koops," Jojora spat, "You think you're so cute and shit with you little act, well I know how fake you are! Ugh! I swear to Grambi if I stay in this house one more week you're out of here!"
"Dang," Junior said to Dry Bones, who nodded in response. This was now the second time Jojora had freaked out on someone, and this time she was on the block. Tears stinging her eyes, Jojora quickly fled into her bedroom, and Flurrie floated up from the couch, dashing in after her.
Di looked up from her magazine, twirling her hair in her fingers, "Uhm, like, did something happen?"
"You didn't see any of that?" Toad asked the fairy, who shook her head.
"Is Jojora alright?" She asked dumbly.
"Yeah, she's fine," Junior replied, "She just needs some time to cool off."
"She needs time to cool off?" Koops sounded offended, "What about me?"
"She was hurt man," Junior addressed him, "And that totally looked like it was on purpose."
Junior: Everybody kind of hates Koops, because he's annoying and attention-seeking. He better enjoy his reign as HOH while it lasts.
Koops: I'm just so sick of no one caring about me in this house! I want people to like me, that's all I want! I thought I finally had that with Vivian and then everyone got rid of her! Why does this always happen to me?
Flurrie and Jojora sat inside of their bedroom, and Flurrie rubbed Jojora's back while the reporter cried into her knees.
"I just hate it here sometimes Flurrie," Jojora said between sobs, "I just want to go home sometimes."
"Oh dearie," Flurrie clucked her tongue, "Don't say things like that. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, don't squander it."
"I probably won't even be here for much longer," Jojora admitted.
"Now now," Flurrie consoled her, "You've got me and Di. I'm sure we can swing Shokora, Toad, and Plum as well. That's five votes! That's all you need! Then Diddy will be gone and you'll be here for another day!"
"Thanks Flurrie," Jojora wiped her eyes, "You think so?"
"I know so baby," Flurrie smiled.
As the morning waned into afternoon, Flurrie got down to business. Floating out into the backyard, she found Plum and Shokora lounging in the pool.
"Hey girls," Flurrie said all friendly.
"Oh hey Flurrie," they both smiled, liking and revering the retired actress.
"So what about the vote on Thursday?" Flurrie asked, "What are you all thinking?"
"Definitely Diddy," Plum nodded, "He's just so negative, I can't have that around."
"I concur," Shokora spoke up, "The monkey must go."
Plum: That sounded a bit racist…
"Well there you have it," Chen T. smiled, "Let's check in with our houseguests before we get to the live voting!"
"Hello houseguests," Chen T. dazzled them with a smile, and everyone called out individual greetings.
"Now before we begin, let's talk for a moment," the host got friendly, "Koops, how is being in control?"
"Oh it's nice," Koops smiled, "I think it's something you can't take for granted though, because it's gone before you know it."
"Well," Chen T. moved on to the next person, "Jojora, if you could use one word to describe being on the block, what would it be?"
"Stupid," Jojora laughed, earning a chorus of chuckles from the other houseguests and the audience.
"Alright," Chen T. laughed along, "It's almost time for the live voting to begin, but before we do that, both nominees have one last chance to appeal to the houseguests. Jojora, you're up first."
Jojora was wearing a sapphire gown, and she rose from the pokey bamboo chair with grace.
"Well everyone," she brought her hands together, clasping them to avoid sweating as much, "It's been a fabulous twenty-one days inside of this house so far, and I certainly hope it doesn't end tonight. I love each and every one of you, but please vote with your mind and not your heart."
Her last comment seemed contradictory from the normal saying, but it was true. Big Brother was a game where playing on emotions could send the wrong person home. Diddy Kong rose next, tipping his hat to everyone and beginning.
"Greetings to the Kong Jungle!" Diddy waved, "Thank you to DK, Dixie, Cranky, Candy, Lanky, Swanky, Junior, and Tiny! All of you are so awesome and thanks for the support, I love you and miss you, but hopefully I won't see you too soon. I came into this game wanting to be HOH at least once and best DK, and I did that, but I'm not satisfied yet. Keeping me here would benefit a lot of you, because I haven't hurt or said anything hurtful to anyone. Just think hard when you vote tonight."
Diddy sat back down, and Chen T. addressed the houseguests.
"Just a reminder, Koops, as HOH, you will only vote in the event of a tie. Neither of the nominees may vote as well. One by one you will all enter the diary room to cast your vote, and tonight, Flurrie is up first." Flurrie rose, blowing everyone a kiss as she floated into the diary room.
"Flurrie is a strong ally of Jojora and has been campaigning for her to stay, so she should vote for Diddy tonight," Chen T. commented.
"Hi Flurrie," Chen T. waved.
"Hi dearie," Flurrie smiled back.
"Please cast your vote to evict," Chen T. requested.
"I vote to evict Diddy," Flurrie answered, exiting the room. She passed Dry Bones in the hallway, and they both high-fived as they passed one another.
"Dry Bones is in an alliance with Diddy called the Wrecking Crew, but he along with Junior have been growing annoyed with Diddy. Will they keep their word or boot him out of the house?" Chen T. wondered aloud.
"Hello Dry Bones," Chen T. greeted.
"Hey there Chen T.," Dry Bones saluted.
"Please cast your vote to evict," Chen T. said.
"You know," Dry Bones murmured, "I've been giving this a lot of thought, and I vote to evict Jojora, it's the right thing to do."
"Thank you Dry Bones," Chen T. nodded, and Dry Bones bid her goodbye and exited. He passed by Shokora on the way out. The political analyst donned a glimmering kimono of blue and white, looking regal as always.
"Hello Shokora," Chen T. grimaced, hoping the woman wouldn't expose anymore secrets.
"Hi Chen T.," Shokora was civil this time, "Let's get down to business. I'm voting for Diddy."
"Alright," Chen T. nodded, and Shokora waved a dismissive hand as she exited. Junior was next to enter the room.
"Hello Junior, how are you?" Chen T. asked.
"I'm fine Chen T.," Junior answered, "Yourself?"
"I'm just great," Chen T. beamed, "Please cast your vote to evict."
"I'm voting for Diddy tonight, because he's not looking farther ahead, he needs to go or all of us will," Junior spoke solemnly, rising and leaving the room. Spike lumbered past him in the hallway, and they both pounded knuckles as Spike entered.
"The Wrecking Crew is splitting their votes," Chen T. analyzed, "So Spike could either follow Dry Bones or Junior in the voting tonight. Let's find out."
"Hi Spike," Chen T. said warmly.
"Hello Chen T., I suppose I must vote for someone know," Spike surmised.
"That's right," Chen T. nodded.
"It's a nasty business, but I'm voting for Jojora, I can't turn on my word," Spike announced, and Chen T. accepted his vote.
"Toad has been a loyal ally of Koops, and pressed his friend to dispose of Diddy tonight, will he stick to his own plan?" Chen T. wondered as Toad arrived in the diary room.
"Hi Chen T.!" Toad waved.
"Hi Toad," Chen T. laughed, "Please cast your vote to evict."
"I vote to evict Jojora," Toad nodded, "She's becoming quite volatile." Toad's vote shocked most, and he left the room. Di was coming down the hall, flipping her hair around.
"Di revealed this week she's got the most brains in the house. Will she use the brains to double-cross Jojora, or eliminate Diddy?" Chen T. analyzed.
"Hi Di," Chen T. rhymed.
"Hi Di, heehee! Anyway, hello!" Di giggled.
"Please cast your vote to evict," Chen T. instructed.
"I'm voting for Diddy, because like, I love Jojora!" Di rolled her eyes, floating out of the room. Plum was the last person to come down the hall, and she plopped down in the diary room.
"Plum is friends with most of the house, so her vote will more than likely be to benefit her social game," Chen T. discussed.
"Hello Plum," Chen T. greeted, "Please cast your vote to evict."
"I hate doing it," Plum swallowed, "But I vote to evict Diddy."
"Thank you Plum," Chen T. replied, and Plum left the room.
"It's official," Chen T. nodded, "With five votes to evict, Diddy, Diddy will leave the house tonight. Let's give the news to the houseguests."
"Houseguests!" Chen T. cried, garnering their attention, "The votes are in. Just a reminder, when I say the name of the evicted houseguest, they will have but a few moments to say their goodbyes, grab their belongings, and exit the Big Brother house."
Jojora and Diddy gripped the stiff handles of their chairs, waiting for the decision to be made. They were equally nervous, feeling unsure of where the other half of the house stood with them.
"By a vote of five to three," Chen T. revealed, showing that the vote was a lot closer than last time.
"It's official Diddy, you have been evicted from the Big Brother house."
The screen shut off, and Chen T. disappeared. Diddy was a bit stung, but he rose, hugging Jojora.
"I'm sorry," she whispered, but he just shook his head.
Diddy shook hands with Dry Bones, Junior, and Spike, and then gave everyone else quick hugs. Scooping up his duffel bag, he silently made his way to the front door. Diddy didn't say a word, feeling the bitterness building up inside of him. He swung open the door, stepped out into the hall, and left everyone behind.
"That was heavy," Junior commented, feeling bad about voting for Diddy.
"Oh goodness," Flurrie commented, "His picture is already fading!"
It was true, Diddy's colorful photo faded from a cheery shade of brown and red, to a forgotten pallor of black and white. Just like that, he was gone.
Diddy stepped out onto the stage, receiving clamoring applause. He set down his bag and joined Chen T. on the sofa, shaking her hand.
"I wish I wasn't meeting you," Diddy said somberly, earning some laughs.
"Well," Chen T. said gravely, "You were bested tonight Diddy. But you said something interesting in your speech tonight. You wanted to come here and win HOH to prove something about your relationship with DK. Do you feel satisfied by your performance in the game?"
"To an extent," Diddy answered, "Because I did what I set out to do, which was win HOH at least once, which is something DK never did. He held back, and although it got him farther, I wanted to win something."
"Do you think Jojora should be out here instead of you?" Chen T. grilled.
"Yes!" Diddy shouted, "She's causing so much conflict, and Koops nominated us because we evicted Vivian. Well, she had a much more direct hand in her eviction than I did, because without her information no one would've known. It was her fault Vivian got evicted, and now she's still in that house!"
"What do you think is going to become of the Wrecking Crew?" Chen T. asked.
"I think they're going to try and draw in Toad, because they were talking about that before. If they got Toad, they could knock everyone else out because then it would be a numbers game," Diddy answered.
"Well Diddy, you gave it your best shot, but do you think you could've been brighter around the house? Would that've kept you in?" Chen T. asked.
"Yeah," Diddy nodded, "When Koops won HOH and then after I was nominated, I did a lot of moping, which I shouldn't of done."
"You played a fine game," Chen T. summarized, "But it's over for you. Before you go though, let's a take a look at what some of the houseguests had to say!"
"Yippee," Diddy joked.
Junior: I'll admit I voted for you tonight, because you're getting very annoying. You weren't thinking ahead, but in the moment, and I think the Wrecking Crew will be fine without you!
Dry Bones: The whole reason the Wrecking Crew formed is because you won HOH week one, and it's not going to be the same without you! Safe travels my friend!
Spike: Well Diddy, I just don't think the stars were aligning for you. I'm sorry if you're out of the house, and I won't forget about you.
Koops: You nominated Vivian, so I nominated you, simple as that. You got what you deserved, and I'll be happy if it's you or Jojora!
"Are you shocked Junior voted for you?" Chen T. questioned.
"A little," Diddy answered truthfully, "I know I was annoying him but still, we were in an alliance. I'd watch out for Junior if I were Spike or Dry Bones."
"Well Diddy, your time was short, but you'll be missed, see you at the finale!" Chen T. shook his hand once more, and the monkey left the stage, taking his bag with him. Chen T. then turned to face the camera.
"The power is back up for grabs! When we come back, the houseguests will compete to become the new HOH! Stay with us," she winked as the cameras panned out, and the game entered its next phase.
"Welcome back," Chen T. winked at the camera, "Before we left, Diddy walked out of the Big Brother house and became the second houseguest evicted. Now, let's head to the backyard where the power is back up for grabs!"
The JumboTron zoomed in on the backyard, and the nine houseguests who were competing were divided into personal slots, and Koops sat on a bench on the side. The houseguests couldn't see one another due to the blinders so they couldn't cheat on the quiz style game to come. As the lights dimmed in the backyard, something special occurred.
Lowering into the backyard, a bright blue luma that was kind of overweight flew down, clutching two wands in either hand. Magical stars swirled about it, and its entrance was rather grand.
"Hello!" The luma cried, "I'm Lumalee, and I'm going to be conducting the HOH game!"
"What a delightful little luma," Flurrie clasped her hands together, "This should be fun!"
"Houseguests!" Chen T. roared over the loudspeaker, "Lumalee will be hosting the next game, so I'm going to leave you for the night! Until next week, goodnight houseguests!"
"Alright," Lumalee giggled, "Let's get this started! This game is called the luma shop! I'm going to name an item, and two costs. One of the costs is right, and one is wrong! How fun! Your goal is to guess which price is right by sliding your answer key to A or B. If it's wrong, you're out!"
"Oh my," Plum sighed, "This could be kind of hard."
"Let's go!" Lumalee shouted, "Lumalee, Lumabop! Welcome to the Luma Shop! How much does a mushroom cost! Ten or five coins?"
It seemed a no-brainer for most, but some didn't buy mushrooms. In order of their placement from left to right, everyone made a selection.
Dry Bones chose A, Junior chose A, Jojora chose A, Flurrie chose A, Di chose B, Plum chose B, Toad chose B, Spike chose A, and Shokora chose A.
"Well," Lumalee giggled softly, "It's ten coins!"
"How we were supposed to know that?" Toad cried.
"Uh…," Jojora sighed, "You never woke up last night Toad, we tried to wake you up, but you wouldn't wake up!"
The night before…
2:02 AM
A blaring siren ran throughout the house, waking up every single houseguest except for Toad, who slumbered through the alarm. Running to the living room, the houseguests who actually woke up looked at the television and the prices of several items flashed by on the screen.
"What's going on?" Junior cried.
"Quick! Everyone, I think we should memorize these!" Spike declared, repeating the images out loud. The houseguests then realized multiple images of the same thing were flashing by, and they were given multiple opportunities to memorize. The houseguests shared painstaking looks, knowing this had something to do with the upcoming competition.
Back to the game…
"Well," Toad gulped, "Someone should've woken me up!"
"Sorry Toad, Plum, and Di," Lumalee sighed, "All of you are out! So, it's time for question two!"
"Lumalee! Lumabop! Welcome to the Luma Shop! How much does a POW Block cost? Eight or six coins?"
"Oh crap," Spike grumbled, not knowing what to choose.
"I think I know it," Dry Bones gulped.
"OK! Times up!" Lumalee cried, "Let's see who chose what!"
Dry Bones chose A, Junior chose A, Jojora chose B, Flurrie chose A, Spike chose B, Shokora chose A.
"It was A!" Lumalee cried, 'You should've memorized better Spike and Jojora, because you're out!"
Spike and Jojora dejectedly walked away, and only four remained. It was down to Dry Bones, Junior, Flurrie, and Shokora.
"Lumalee! Lumabop! Welcome to the Luma Shop! How much does a stone cap cost?" Twenty or thirty coins?" Lumalee asked.
The houseguests chose their answers.
Dry Bones chose A, Junior chose B, Flurrie chose B, Shokora chose B.
"Well, what a shocking turn of events! It was twenty coins, so that means…Dry Bones won the whole game!" Lumalee announced.
"Whoa! What?" Dry Bones cried, "No way!"
Junior, Flurrie, and Shokora all shook their heads, not knowing how they missed that. In a puff of sparkling magic, Lumalee disappeared and Koops brought the HOH key forward, crowning Dry Bones the winner.
Once again, the power had shifted.
So sorry about the late update, I'm going to work fiercely tomorrow to upload the next one, I've just had some personal things going on! Dry Bones won the HOH game, so what will he do with the new power, find out next time!
-AdmiralBobbery