A/N: Updated three stories in one day... I rock! I hope you enjoy this chapter. And review because there is a twist this episode!
Jeni, Oscar and Vivian returned from the survival challenge. "I guess it is just us three again," Vivian sighed.
"We got to win again," Jeni encouraged. "We can't go down 4-2."
"Yeah we just have to hope for the best," Oscar shrugged.
"The Green Koopas are not looking good right now," Oscar Confessed, "Hopefully we can step up and win the next challenge."
Both teams lined up and David greeted them.
"Okay guys I am switching it up… there are no long two teams… you will be the Blue Cheep Cheeps from now on." Both teams were shocked.
"This didn't happen on I survived a Japanese show," Henry said surprised.
"That's because this is a totally different show," David replied.
"I am shocked right now," John confessed, "I thought for sure we would wait until the final five or the final four."
"As usual there will still be two challenges per episode…" David explained, "The first will be reward. Also the winner of the reward challenge will receive an advantage in the safety challenge. In the safety challenge the last three people to finish the challenge will be nominated for the elimination challenge. The people that survived will vote on who the two who will play in the elimination will be. Does this make sense?"
The seven remaining contests nodded.
"Okay as a celebration for the merge there will be no reward challenge and you will have a feast," David said.
The seven earthlings hopped into a limo and were driven to Ness T.'s Italian restaurant and treated to a huge meal.
John was eating and noticed something written on his napkin. It read the first person to ask for a Peach cobbler will receive a pass to remove them from the nomination block. John smiled and pretended like nothing happened.
The waitress returned and before John could say anything one of his new teammates spoke up.
"Hey the Peach cobbler looks good can I have one," a voice said.
"Congratulations," the waitress said handing a pass to the surprised girl.
"What is this," Livi asked as she began to read it, "Sweet I can save myself from nomination."
"No way I saw the clue on the napkin," John protested, "I was about to ask for."
The other contestants looked on their napkins and sure enough in the corner was the note.
"I got really lucky," Livi confessed, "But in the process I pissed Johnny off… I guess I can't get the best of both worlds."
The contestants were waiting in the dressing room for their next challenge.
"Us four need to stick together," John said to Livi, Henry and Victoria. "If two Green Koopas are up against one of us… everyone promise to vote for the Koopas?"
"Deal!"
"I have no intentions of saving John… or Victoria for that matter," Henry confessed, "I am always going to vote for the two biggest threats."
The final seven walked into the stadium.
"Welcome to the safety challenge," David smiled, "The top four will move on to the next round. This round the challenge will be…"
"GHOST IN THE HALL!"
In "Ghost in the hall," a Mario party 7 guests will each be in a dark maze with open doors and ghosts popping in the hallways. There is only one way to the end. The first four to finish will be safe from elimination.
The blue team nodded in agreement.
"Hint guys there are three checkpoints before the finish. These checkpoints will be indicated by a red carpet along the hall. Don't got back from their because that is the wrong way.
Everyone lined up in his or her house.
"This is my game… I am pro at navigating," Vivian confessed.
"The top four are safe…" David revealed. "Get ready."
Everyone was ready to sprint.
"GO!" David yelled as the seven players took off.
John immediately took off to the first hallway. It was a horizontal hallway with about 9 different options to go forward. John picked one and sprinted ahead. Swack! A door almost immediately hit him in the face causing him to fall.
Vivian got off to a great start… as she predicted. She already reached the first and ran to the last pathway. She turned to go forward and a ghost popped out.
"Holy Shiz," she shouted almost having a heart attack. Oscar laughed and turned down the adjacent hallway where he was greeted by a door.
"Karma is a beyotch," Livi laughed.
"It is still anybody's game," David narrated, "Henry, Vivian and Victoria are in the lead with 2 checkpoints, and John, Livi and Oscar are second with only one checkpoint."
A female is seen running into a wall.
"And I have no idea what Jeni is doing," David commented.
Henry made it to his third checkpoint and had a big lead. He stopped and then did eenie meanie miny moe (no idea how to spell that) to determine which path to travel. He stopped on the third path and run through. He found a door and pushed it open.
"Henry finishes in first," David shouted.
A girl was the next person to see beautiful daylight.
"Victoria finishes in second," David shouted making the other contestants feel nervous.
John still struggled to find the path to the third checkpoint.
Livi ran into another door but knew she was close to finding the end.
Oscar found the final checkpoint and tried to decide which one was the best.
Vivian had tried six of the ten paths for the final checkpoint but still could not find the exit.
Jeni finally got to the first checkpoint she turned and got hit by a door losing all sense of direction… and walked back to the start.
John got to the third checkpoint and sprinted into a pathway he could see the door right in front of him. Swack!
"Not again he groaned."
Another girl opened the door to freedom and cheered loudly.
"I DID IT!" Livi shouted.
"Only one shot left," David yelled to the four remaining contests.
Vivian and Oscar knew they both had the best chance they both ran into hallways that were side by side.
"Hah," Vivian thought, "I have already been it that one… and I was hit by a door."
Sure enough a SWACK soon followed. But it was Vivian who fell to the ground.
"Oscar is the last person safe," David shouted.
A few minutes later John, Jeni and Vivian were all escorted out of the maze. "Unfreaking believable," Vivian groaned, "How did I lose."
"Oscar, Livi, Henry, and Victoria…" David began, "You have 10 minutes to decide which of these three people you want to save from the elimination game."
"This is perfect," Victoria confessed, "John will be safe and the Green Koopas will be down to 2."
Henry, Victoria and Livi were huddled together in the dressing room.
"So it is understood right," Victoria explained, "We save John tonight." Both of her allies nodded.
Henry waltzed over to Oscar.
"If you were to save a person tonight who would it be?" Henry asked.
"Probably Jeni… she has proven to have no threat at winning," Oscar revealed.
"As close as I am with Vivian," Oscar confessed, "Viv… is a competitor and competitors much go home. End of discussion."
The four people in power greeted David in the arena.
"Okay it is time to vote…" David announced, "Remember vote for who you want to save."
David gathered all the votes.
"First vote… John."
John smiled at Victoria who returned it.
"Second vote… Jeni."
Vivian looked shocked and gave a betrayed look to Ozzy.
"Third vote… John."
The camera zoomed in to Henry's face who looked worried for what was about to happen next.
"Final vote… Jeni."
"You idiot," Victoria yelled pointing at Henry. "You will regret this move."
John lowered his head fearing the worse.
"In the event of a tie… the person that won the safety challenge will get to decide who is in the elimination game," David explained.
The camera zoomed in to John who sighed and shook his head.
"Henry… who is going to the elimination game?"
"I am going to stick with my original vote and have John in the elimination game against Vivian," Henry announced.
"Very well," David nodded as he motioned Vivian and John to join him in the center of the stage.
"The game you will be playing is…"
"CAMP UKIKI!"
In "Camp Ukiki" a Mario Party 7 classic and arguably one of the greatest minigames of all time the two competitors will complete an obstacle course. The first obstacles are a lot of tall stakes that make a maze like area. Then the player must jump from platform as they continue. Then they automatically jump onto a zipline that takes them to the next area. Then they must go through more platforms or try to go up some short ramps. If the player falls off, they will be taken back to the last gate they were at.
"The first person to finish will remain in the game," David announced.
Both competitors lined up knowing that this could very well be it.
"GO!" David shouted. Both humans sprinted off.
John perfectly navigated through the maze of pegs and quickly reached the end. Vivian too skillfully made her way through the maze and was seconds behind her opponent.
John lined up and took a jump for the first box like platform. He landed it perfectly and gained confidence. He jumped to the third one quickly as well and with barely looking jumped to the final one. Unfortunately he misjudged the last one and fell down into the abyss.
Vivian seeing this as her opportunity, carefully jumped from the second to the third box. Then after sizing up the distance jumped to the fourth and final box having only one final jump left.
A Lakitu brought back to the start of the jumps. Regaining his confidence he quickly made it half way through. Vivian however maintained her lead and jumped up onto the zipline and began sliding down.
"C'mon John catch up," Victoria yelled.
John made quick work of the box jumps and headed on the zipline as well.
The next obstacle was stair type things that the player had to jump over. Their were three stacks of them one three levels, one four levels, and one five levels. Vivian easily got over the three leveled one but took an extra jump on the four levels one costing her valuable time.
John jumped down off the zipline and hurdled over the three level stack. He jumped over the four level stacks and jumped over the final stack as Vivian was starting the final obstacle.
The last obstacle in this heroic obstacle course leaves the player with a difficult decision to a play it safe by running up and down two hills or risk it all by having two dangerous box jumps. Vivian being in the lead did not want to blow it and began running up the hills.
John decided that he would go for the gold and jumped on the first box. He jumped on the second box and landed at the middle platform, this platform gave the player another chance to change their mind about what obstacle they picked.
"This is going to be close," David narrated in excitement.
John seeing that he and Vivian were so close, and knowing he was faster and had a chance to come back decided to take the safe route and began to climb the hill. Vivian panicking though still in the lead went to the box jump.
Vivian cleared the first jumped and cleared the second one as well. John started on the down hill.
Vivian breathed in and jumped for the finish line. The next thing she remembered was the Lakitu picking her up.
John finished the hill and crosses the finish line ensuring his stay in the game.
"JOHN WINS!" David shouted as John held up his hands in victory.
Vivian finished the race and hung her head in defeat.
"I'm sorry Vivian but your game is over."
Suddenly many Lakitu's game out from under the course carrying the bodyguard toads.
"Game over guys… Game over guys…" they sang as they picked out Vivian
"Even though I can't say that I survived a Mario Party," Vivian confessed walking away from the arena, "It was a great experience and I would do it again in a heart beat."
John returned into the dressing room where Victoria and Livi gave him a big hug. Oscar gave him a well-done hand shake and Jeni even strolled in to give him a hug. Henry, however stood in the corner ignoring his existence.
"I know you wanted me gone but man up and say congratulations," John said in his confession, "I feel bad for Henry because the rest of his game is going to be hell."
"We are done to six…" David concluded, "What challenges will be in store next week on…"
"I SURVIVED A MARIO PARTY!"
Ballot Votes (to save)
Henry – Jeni
Ozzy – Jeni
Victoria – John
Livi - John