A note was on the bed, the following morning, at Uotani's house, which served as the weekend base for the Resistance.

"To Uo-Chan,
Forgive me for ditching you, since you wanted to do something for me today. But I have some unfinished business to take care of… alone. Tell the others, including Hana-Chan, but don't follow me. This is something I must know.
By the way, if you happen to know where the last tatami mat went, let me know.
Love, Tohru"

Chapter 14
The Path of McLean

Tohru arrived at the school, one hour later, and stepped inside. She was nervous, as she headed to the teacher's lounge, where Chef is. She knocked on the door and waited. Chef summoned her, as he heard the door. She opened the door and saw Chef in his chair.

"About time you came back, Honda," he said, "You delivered that package, did you?"

Tohru said, "Yeah, I did."

"Good! Now, let us talk a business deal. You achieved your mission, so now, you get a prize!"

"What prize? You're not making me join you, or try to kill me, or something!"

"Oh, that. Well, that may be the case, but under no circumstances that I kill people like you. I go by my ordered superior's orders, but I find it to be stressful! Luckily, you have such pure heart and a never give up attitude. Which is why…"

He threw down Tohru's files. She was shocked by Chef's final words.

"I don't trust you, at all!" He barked, "Now, who are you, really? Are you Duncan, Izzy, Heather, Owen? I know that you have a bad attitude, but the real Tohru Honda is a pacifist!"

Tohru cried, "You got it all wrong! I am Tohru! I can prove it!"

Chef stated, "Why don't you admit it and tell me who you work for? It'll be nice to have you see Chris, for either your cooperation… or your deception…"

Tohru growled, as she was a bit angry, "I only came here to tell you about the delivery… NOT to be one of your puppets! I know everything about you, Chef Hatchet!"

She snapped, as her body started to glow in a red aura, "Uo-Chan was right about you. You're a selfish man, unlike Chris McLean. Back after the delivery was made, the Resistance was talking with the Good Teens, and they knew about Chef trying to destroy iHyrule! Was the package you gave me…?"

Chef smirked, "So, now you get it. Yes!"

"What?"

"You see… Chris wanted to destroy this place. The King of iHyrule kept saying lots of stuff, again and again! You've met him, right?"

"Yeah… Some of it that he said made no sense, to me, at least."

"Well, Link, Zelda, and the citizens here are broken records. That is the boondocks of the video game world."

"Oh…"

"You see, once I destroy this place, I won't have to hear anymore YouTube Poop! Chris said that it's popular than him! And, well, he's right. But, still…"

Tohru pleaded, "No, don't! That's just a common thing for life! I cannot let you destroy it!"

Chef held up a remote control and said, "Exactly… That is why I must give you your prize. YOU'RE gonna destroy it for me!"

"WHAT?"

Chef laughed, "Yeah… That's right. Since you helped, all by yourself, even with help from people you met, you still get to destroy iHyrule for us."

Tohru shouted in a panicky state, "ME? NO! I, uh, wait! What are you saying? I'm not a destructor of worlds! I had to go through each hardship, died many times, and survived a huge tussle against the Bad Eggs! I can't destroy what I did!"

Chef shouted, "DO IT! That is what you want!"

Tohru sobbed and said, "I… I can't… I won't be your sycophant! Even if I try to, even if it is such nonsense, I still won't do your job! Destroying iHyrule is a good thing, but what about the people that lived there? Can you imagine what it'd be like, if your home was destroyed? I cannot become a destroyer and a destructor… and I cannot be a mean woman… at all. I'm happy to be me…
But, YOU, are a bad man! And my only objective is this… I will KILL YOU!"

She growled in a blackish aura and shouted, "YAJU!"

In an instant, her body grew huge again, glowing in a dark aura, her hair grew longer, and her skin turned white as a ghost. Her eyes turned completely blue, and her clothes were tattered a bit. Tohru just turned into a huge monster, combining all three of her powers.

"Now… You wanna die?" She spoke in a demonic alien voice.

Chef gasped, "So, it is true! You defeated Abobo!"

Tohru laughed, "That I did, Chef. That I did. But now, you're the one that will suffer, like he did!"

"But that's impossible! Chris had high hopes for him! He was to make the worlds, as it is, and YOU killed him!"

"You are wrong! Abobo's features were about destruction and chaos! All the Shy Guys, Koopas, Goombas, and everything else were in his every whim, and they were all terrified! You are, like Abobo, a jerk! But Chris McLean, he's more than that! He's a monster!"

"You're lying!"

"AM I?"

She charged at Chef, smacking him in the chin with a hook. He fell to the ground, smashing into the table. Tohru stomped on his gut and kicked him from below. She kicked him around and shouted, "Aw, what's the matter? Where's your military status?"

He got up and tried to tackle her, but he couldn't budge her. She grabbed his head and smiled, "Boo!"

Chef screamed, as Tohru threw Chef through the walls. In the rubble of the school's wall, he got up and tried to run away, but Tohru appeared and followed him. He pleaded for mercy, as she laughed evilly. She grabbed Chef's legs and slammed him down, like he was a mallet. She kept going, slamming him into the floor and yelled, "BLEED! BLEED FOR ME! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRICK ME!"

She threw Chef into the Janitorial Closet, destroying most of the cleaning items. Tohru returned to normal and approached the huge Chef. She grabbed his collar and growled at him.

Chef whimpered, "No… Please… Have mercy…"

Tohru huffed, "Where's Chris?"

"I'll talk! I mean, I'll talk, but I ain't introducing you to him!"

"WHY NOT?"

Chris appeared and said, "I'm right here!"

Tohru then gasped, as she saw Chris, in person, smiling at Tohru.

"Well, well…" he said in a cheerful voice, "At last, we meet, Tohru Honda. Funny thing running into you. You have such a unique power."

He glared, "What I don't like is having people like you destroying my hideaways! Do you know how much the renovations are worth?"

Tohru stood up and asked, "So, you're Chris McLean… I never knew I met a real celebrity, other than someone else. Now, why are you here?"

Chris responded, "I have my own reasons! But enough… I hear you're pretty strong. I would be stronger, if Abobo was on my team… But now, his services are no longer needed (NO thanks to you)."

Tohru barked, "My idea of having powers like this is far beyond your ambition of taking everything!"

"You call it ambition; I call it desire. I think I see you for who you are, Miss Honda. You're a bad liar… you're also an air-headed spaz… and you can be a determined girl, with a never-give-up trait."

Chris extended her hand and said, "I think maybe you and I should work out a deal. Together, we shall make the worlds fuse, and-."

"NO DEAL!" Tohru shouted, "I cannot approve of what you do. But if I must, I must… But how do I know that you're telling me the truth?"

Chris smiled, "Don't worry. You'll know, in due time… eventually."

Tohru ran towards Chris and was angry, "ENOUGH OF YOUR MIND GAMES!"

SOCK!
She socked Chris in the face. Chris stood tall, with a bruise on his cheek. He growled, "Not cool! But, I like how you resisted my offer! Give in to the hate and spite that you have now!"

"NO! I'll never be like you!" Tohru shouted, as she kicked him in the cleft.

Chris moaned, as he held his jaw, "You know that it's your destiny!"

"SHUT UP!" She screamed, as she landed a punch to the face, again.

He halted her and said, "NO! STOP! How about you hit me in the gut, and not in the face? My face is valuable!"

Tohru smiled, "Sorry… I guess I'll have to…"
WHAM!
"…REIMBURSE IT!"

She cackled evilly, as Chris smiled again. He said, "Such tenacity. You… are… PERFECT! You are, indeed, the best I've ever confronted! Tohru, say that you shall lead me, uh, us to victory and domination!"

Tohru laughed, "Okay… But I'll have to kill you, first!"

Chris gasped, "Uh… Not the answer I was looking for."

She grabbed a huge lead pipe and snapped, "OH, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND, BASTARD!"

She swung the pipe high and shrieked in anger. But then…

"TOHRU! STOP!"

She halted, as Chris averted his eyes. He turned to see Tohru, halting her arms, nearly hitting Chris. Hanajima called to her, at the right moment. She dropped the pipe and was shocked.

"What the?" She cringed, as her hands were shaking, "I… I was never this mad in my life…"

She sobbed and cried, "NO! What have I done?"

She cried, as Hanajima held her tight. Hana said, "Tohru… That won't be necessary. There's a time and a place to finish this… but it's too soon. Plus, it was reckless of you to show yourself to them."

Chef cried, "CHRIS! I GET IT NOW! She's a Resistance member!"

Hanajima remarked, "No. Not yet she's not."

Tohru cried on her shoulder and wept, "I'm sorry, Hana… I really am… But… They were-."

Chris called, "WHOA! Hold on! You mean to tell me that we used a Resistance girl to do our bidding, all along?"

He laughed, "SWEET!"

Hanajima shouted, "YOU SHUT UP! You leave her alone!"

Chef groaned, as he was limping to Chris. He said, "Well, at the very least, we now know why you did it alone, with those girls."

Chris added, "True. But iHyrule is still in one piece. Tohru, you were gonna destroy it, but I guess you do have a heart."

Tohru sobbed, "I CAN'T!"

Hanajima said, "Where is it?"

Chris said, "In the control room, where Chef was getting his ass whipped!"

Chef growled at him. He stated, "Whoa, chill. We know you couldn't beat the girl that killed Abobo. Now, let's jet."

Chris called to Tohru, as he left, "Oh, and Tohru… That offer is still available, if you want to see me."

Hanajima glared at him, as Chef and Chris left the building, still in pain. Tohru was still crying.

"It's okay… You didn't mean to."

"I'm so ashamed of myself… I'm not like them… I'm not!"

"Calm down, Tohru… You succeeded, but I don't think we've seen the last of Chris."

They left the building, or what's left of it, and returned home.

XXXXX

At a small trailer, Chris and Chef were in a conference. Chef was in bandages, as Chris was relaxing in his hot tub. He thought to himself, "She could be useful…"

He asked Chef, "Hey, Chef. Do you think it's right to manipulate a loser and made him or her do their bidding for me?"

Chef said, "Yeah. But you have to be real dumb, in order to do so."

Chris said, "Intriguing. Perhaps I'll need Tohru's help. Maybe we should side with the Resistance and hope we stop this upcoming revolt against me. Rumor mill says that the Good Teens and Antagony are out to get me."

Chef stated, "Yeah, but two Good Teens went rogue. They've sided with those Resistance fools."

"Maybe so… But what say we have a little fun with them? It's time we start having our way, with the Resistance."

"How can we? Chris, this Honda girl is crazy! She almost killed me, and also you!"

He pondered and announced, "I GOT IT! I'll fake my pleas, and use them to stop the sudden revolt!"

"Well, you better do it, fast. It's not just them… It's everybody else. Dimmsdale is under a siege of kids against Crocker, P.S. 118 is being rebuilt, and Highland High and Lawndale High are recruiting soldiers, as we speak!"

Chris nodded and stated, "You know… I really hate to do this, but… I am going to play the evil card for this one. I think it'll be okay, since we may have to use them, just to get to my glory."

He laughed, "In fact, I'll enjoy using Honda… as my own student…"

He spoke at the 4th wall and said, "Will I recruit Tohru Honda and the Resistance, to do my work? Or is this the end of EVERYBODY'S favorite host? Find out, next time, on TOTAL! DRAMA!"

Chef said, "Uh… Since when did it turn into a Reality Fan Fic?"

Days later, Tohru was in Hounan High School's track, wearing her pink track suit, with her hair in braids. She was running in the track, as Aya, in her white shirt and blue shorts, with her hair in a ponytail, was following her.

"Ten more laps to go, Onigiri!" She said, "You're doing great!"

Aya thought, "Her robot skeleton and alien DNA in her has given her such speed. But her beast power may be tricky. Uotani and Master told me to watch over her, before she could join the Resistance."

She called, "Tohru, keep going!"

Tohru panted, "At this rate, I'll pass out and lose my legs, before this is over. I miss the Video Game World…"

Hours later, both girls were having some juice, in the bleachers. Aya asked her, "So, tell me… How did Uotani take it, when you destroyed Chris McLean's fronts?"

Tohru replied, "Well… She did scold me. She would've let me address the matter to her, but then I move out. But, I got careless, after I overheard their talk, before we left the Video Game World."

"What for? All you did was confronting Chris and Chef, but you didn't get the job done…"

"I did… but my powers… they couldn't be controlled, at all. I am sorry I skipped training…"

"That's okay. We never started, at the time. I'm only trying to test you, to see if we can control each of your powers. You're a powerful woman, and you have such great skills."

"You think so?"

"Yeah."

Aya added, "But, in order to complete your Congregated Control, you must use the keyword: control. Only then, you can fix the worlds, as it is… but first, we eliminate Chris McLean."

She stated, "I don't care what he says to you. DO NOT give in to his lies and deceit. Even if he's being nice to you, just say no."

She concluded, "I know in my heart to be true. But… But if you succeed, you'll be a hero. You give in to the darkness, it's over."

Tohru said, "Aya… What you said was heartfelt, but I have to decide what to do. Uo will give me a spot with them, while I can stay away from Chris. If I can control my powers, to the fullest, I can try again. But, only…"

"Only what?"

"Only because… I have to shake off my anger and fear. If what they said about me, being the chosen one, was true, I have to have courage."

She pumped her fists and called, "I WON'T LOSE! I HAVE TO SURVIVE AND SAVE ALL THE WORLDS!"

Aya giggled, "That's the spirit."

Tohru then sighed, as she was tired, "But, I get too sleepy… I feel tired…"

Aya said, "No problem. You can stay with me, until the time is right. This school has been abandoned, since the World Fusion. The only people that can go there are Kotobuki and I."

She stated, "Of course, we have nothing to worry about. We'll finish our training regime, first thing in the morning. How about I treat you to a meal in Shibuya?"

"Really?" Tohru gleamed, "You mean it?"

Aya held her hand and said, "It's no problem."

They left to the locker rooms, just to get changed for their trip to Shibuya. Meanwhile, from above, Mike, of the Good Teens, was watching on, with his binoculars.

Zoey announced, speaking to him, via radio transmission, "Mike. Any news on Miss Honda?"

Mike said, "She's safe with that woman that helped her. What do you think we should do?"

Zoey contacted in her desk, "Good. Leave her be. If any funny stuff, dive in. Dawn and B will handle her protection, in the Resistance."

Mike said, "Right."

The radio was turned off, as Zoey turned to Geoff, in his cowboy hat and pink jacket, "So, any news lately on Chris or Antagony?"

Geoff spoke, "Sorry. No luck. But, what are you gonna do? Bridge is out patrolling the waves, seeing if anything funny is going on."

Zoey asked, "Not to be rude, but… Why is that?"

Geoff gave her the report of a huge disturbance in the beaches. Intel confirmed that there are crabs running out of the water and attacking beachgoers. Bridgette has the situation, under control, but is in need of help. What's more, the crabs are about 3 to 7 feet tall.

Zoey said, "Hmm… Contact Uotani! We'll need the Resistance for this mission. Also, have B, Dawn, DJ, and yourself head there. Your girlfriend needs you."

Geoff saluted, as he got up, "YAY!"

He dashed off, as Zoey said, "We'll need all the help. Mike is patrolling Miss Honda and that other girl, and we need more allies. Now that Scott is taken care of, Antagony is sitting ducks."

She continued to patrol Tohru, as Geoff left to find the others.

That night, Aya and Tohru were sleeping together in the homeroom on the third floor, in their sleeping bags. Aya held Tohru tight, as they were sleeping. She figured that she's alone, without her friends. She vowed to protect her, at all costs. As she was sleeping, her visions of Tohru were made.

In her visions, she saw the image of Tohru, with blank eyes and an evil glare. She also dropped a tear in her eye, knowing that someone had died. She also foresaw Arisa, on the ground, motionless. She then saw the Fan Club Girls and Hanajima running from a cave, only to be succumbed to a mysterious blast. And it was there… she saw Chris McLean, screaming in fear and fright, as someone was killing him with a huge weapon. Blood was flying, and the screams of the murderer was made.

She woke up and gasped, while still holding Tohru tight. She thought, as Tohru woke up.

"Oh, did you have a nightmare?" Tohru asked her.

Aya said, "Oh… Yeah… It's nothing. Good night."

Tohru went back to sleep, as Aya thought, "Was I imagining things? Was this for real?"

She went to sleep, as she grew worried. As she closed her eyes, she thought, "These visions are only for the future, but they cannot be real… Whatever is going on, I shall protect Tohru… before Chris gets to her."

As they sleep, disaster was about to fall.

The following afternoon, the entire Good Teens members appeared, seeing Bridgette, with blonde hair in her wetsuit, being attacked by crabs, while up on a rock. Geoff rushed to the rescue, but he was pinched by the huge six-foot crab.

"AH! HE'S PINCHING ME!" He hollered in pain.

"GEOFF! HELP!" She screamed.

Dawn scanned the crabs, "Don't worry! They are harmless! They only pinch at us, because it is their migration week! Bridgette patrolling the waves must be what is blocking the migration!"

Bridgette called, "It's not that! The crabs weren't pinching at us, because of that! LOOK!"

She pointed at a huge hotel, with Chris's face on it. It had a sign that says, "Closed for Renovations". To make matters worse, it's blocking the crabs' migration route.

DJ called, "Guys! We can do this! We'll destroy that building, just as we please! Then-."

SNAP!

He got pinched in the butt and screamed, "AAH!"

He ran off, completely in pain, screaming really loud. The others were disgusted by it.

Cameron said, "You know, it was a bad idea, recruiting him to the fold. Total Drama 101 – the guys hates danger."

Geoff cried, "I'll save you, Babe! Only…"

He whimpered, "Oh, man!"

Mike cringed, "This… THIS IS BAD!"

He changed into Chester, a grumpy old man, and ranted in an old man's voice, "Ah! Stupid sea shells! Always trying to run into the sands, pinching at us!"

Zoey shouted, "Mike! Weren't you supposed to watch Tohru Honda?"

Mike ranted, "Ah, kids, these days! I'm not that brat's babysitter!"

Cameron pleaded, "Mike! Breathe!"

Mike inhaled and said in a normal voice, "Bridgette!"

He noticed her being trapped, as Zoey said, "Since you're here, go save her!"

Mike cried, "HOW? These crabs are too much!"

Geoff shouted, "B! Any news on the Resistance?"

B shook his head no. He beeped, as Dawn interpreted, "The communications are down! We'll have to resort to snail mail!"

Cameron cried, "DO IT! It's the only way! We have to stop these crustaceans!"

Dawn said, "Subject Mike! Please come with me! Unit B and I shall head to the headquarters. We'll drop you off to Hounan High to warn Tohru!"

Zoey said, "Her? I don't know…"

Cameron stated, "I hear good things. We'll need ALL the help."

The three Good Teens leave, as Geoff tried again, but only to get pinched again. DJ was still running, crying in pain.

Zoey shook her head and sighed, "We're screwed…"

And now we begin the next arc of the story… We meet a brand new character to the group of cast members. We meet him, in the next chapter.