The Total Drama series belongs to Teletoon, and Cartoon Network. Also, the VS. idea isn't mine. It belongs to CragmiteBlaster. Everything I also mention that's copyrighted belongs to their respective copyrights. However, all my characters belong to me.
So sorry for a long wait. And I know I'm under hiatus, but I wanted to upload a chapter after so long.
This part, we continue on the Yoshi's Island challenge!
Excuse me...
Powerhungry Polar Bears
In the rather large forest, they were walking around, while wheeling their little charges around.
"And this little buddy right here is Bowser!" Korpse said out loud, holding a picture of Bowser in front of one of the babies. "He's a meanie in most Nintendo products, but overall, is kinda a swell guy."
The baby looked back in confusion. "Goo...?"
"Korpse..." Ada sighed. "I don't think babies would know what Bowser is... Or Nintendo stuff for that manner."
"Hey, gotta teach 'em while they're young!" Korpse replied back. "Otherwise, they'll grow up to buy the annual Call of Duty game, which brags about the next gen graphics and an attack kitty which they take out next game."
"Okay, that's kinda silly." Ada commented. "An attack kitty? Really? What's next? A game where you play as the Vice President?"
"They already made one!" Korpse sung out.
"Really?" Ada asked, as Korpse nodded. "Wow... What kinda strange stuff will they come up with next?"
With Drake and Stella, they too were wheeling one of the babies and were talking amongst themselves.
"So, I have to ask something." Stella said out loud. "Who's this Derpy person that you mentioned that was being retconed?"
"Oh..." An alarmed Drake answered. "Well, you see... When she made her first appearance, her design was made with some pretty wonky eyes. As thus an unintentional voice to boot. People got upset, they changed the tone of the voice, but even that wasn't enough. That's when they... Well, put Derpy to pasture."
Stella was shocked. "They... didn't."
Drake gently smiled back. "Nah, they didn't kill her. After her disappearance, the fanbase wanted her back. And eventually... They got their wish, though she's in a non-speaking role."
"That's good." Stella replied back, as she tickled the baby's tummy. The baby giggled back.
Confessional: Hey, gotta teach 'em while they're young!
Drake: -He is sheepishly laughing- Yeah, about that... I was channel surfing one day, and being that all that they had on TV at the time was modern SpongeBob and Johnny Test... Ugh. The ponies were my best bet. Needless to say, I kinda got hooked.
Stella: Yeah, I should ask Drake for a tutorial in cartoons... The hell's a Cutie Mark?
The Populars continued on, as a wrench came flying at the team... And it made its mark.
"Ow!" Drake winced in pain.
Stella looked at Drake in shock. "You okay, Drake?"
Drake looked at Stella, and shook off the pain. "Yeah, I'll be fine... It's only a minor scrape."
"That's good." Stella replied back with a shock, as she looked in the carriage. "Um, where did the baby go?"
"Uh... guys?" Korpse asked out loud, as the three looked up.
Drake and Stella's baby they were carting around was up in the air, wrapped in a bubble.
"Hey, what gives?!" Stella complained out loud, as an intercom came to life.
"Campers! Kinda forgot to mention..." Chris said, from the intercom. "If anyone gets hurt by any of the enemies, their babies will start to fly off in a bubble. And before you write any angry eMails, they won't float too high."
"Then how do we get it back?" Thunder asked.
"I dunno... Touch it, I guess?" Chris answered, as the intercom turned off.
Everyone was observing the currently floating baby.
"So..." Nicholas asked, as he looked at Drake. "You're the tallest, Drake. Think you can-"
"Sorry, no can do." Drake replied. "I may be tall, but I'm not Goliath tall. Nor can I jump that high."
"Well, there nixes those plans." Nicholas commented out loud. "Anyone else has any good ideas?"
"Hmm... I think I can volunteer." Twiggy inquired. "All it needs is a little... seasoning, to put it lightly. First, Drake? Get on your hands and knees."
Drake nodded as he did just that.
"Okay... With that done, things shall be more easier." Twiggy said, as she took off her shoes and socks. "Here we Rah-GOOOOOOO!"
Twiggy started to sprint, as she jumped into the air, used Drake as a springboard causing her to jump higher, and managed to touch the baby's bubble, sending it into her arms. She landed perfectly on her feet.
"And... Order up!" Twiggy yelled with a grin, as she gave the baby back to Stella. "Here you go."
"Thanks." Stella nodded in approval as she put the baby back in the carriage, as another wrench came flying towards the teens. Thankfully, they dodged that wrench.
Thunder was starting to get annoyed. "Okay, that's it. We're doing a challenge, NOT training for a dodgeball tourney! Show yourself!"
The owner of the wrenchs came into the clearing. It appeared to be a mole-like creature, with a manhole cover strapped to its back, and was snarling at the teens.
"...Rocky Wrench?" Korpse asked out loud. "You haven't been seen since Super Mario Bros. U!"
"Hey, they haven't been used in a while. And actually, they did recently appear-" Chris said through the intercom, but...
"Sticker Star DOESN'T count!" Korpse replied back, as she ran towards the Rocky Wrench, and kicked it against a tree. It promptly shut down.
"Whoa..." Grace said, going wide-eyed.
"Never thought my kick was THAT powerful." Korpse replied. "At least we know they're actually animatronics enemies."
"Yeah. That, and there may be more." Verna commented, as she was holding what appeared to be plastic eggs. "So... best that we defend ourselves."
Heidi was confused, as she was holding one of the babies. "Um, all for nothing, but... Where did you find these?"
"I found them in a white box that had some green spots on it." Verna answered. "And we've got enough for all of us."
"Makes sense." Heidi said, as she grinned. "You don't think Chris'll get mad if I punt an enemy or two?"
Confessional: Hey, it worked for Korpse.
Drake: On the bright side, at least the enemies are animatronic, so there's no way they can be killed off. That puts any worries at ease.
Steph: Hmmm... Twiggy's good at planning. A little TOO good...
Twiggy: Hey, at least I found an use for cheerleading besides... Well, cheerleading.
Giggling Gryphons
The Geeks were traversing through the forest as well. Benny kept the lead, keeping his sword next to him just in case of emergencies. Cherri was behind him.
"Okay, Cherri..." Cherri said to herself. "You just gotta make your way towards a temple, grab any artifact you find, and escape... Just gotta think of something..."
Cherri then started to feign wincing. "Ooohh..."
"You okay, Cherri?" Benny asked.
"Yeeeeaaahhh... I gotta go pee..." Cherri lied. "I drunk too many of Sting's lemonades..."
"Yeah, you kinda did." Sting replied back. "All two cups of it."
"I can't help that you make such a mean lemonade!" Cherri yelled out loud. "Crap, I really gotta go!"
She then ran into the woods, leaving the rest of everyone behind.
"Well... That happened." Ron said out loud.
"Think we should wait for Cherri to finish up?" Nelson asked.
Benny was then in some thought. He then eyed a tree limb from above, jumped and cut it down with his sword, and carved it into the shape of a spear.
"Okay, from judging the dirt on the path, it should be soft enough to leave some markings on the trail." Benny said out loud, as he looked at Sting. "Sting, you wanna do the honors?"
"Well, beats leaving breadcrumbs behind." Sting replied back, as he was handed the spear.
The group continued on, keeping care of their babies in the process, as...
A turtle-like knight in some spikey armor walked in front of them, stopping the group of teenagers.
"The heck's that?" Ron asked out loud.
"A Koopatrol." Nelson answered. "But what is it doing here in a Yoshi's Island challenge? Usually, they're in Paper Mario games."
"SILENCE!" The Koopatrol silenced the teens and gave a hard glare at them. He then took out a cue card from its shell, and read it out loud.
"Joy..." An annoyed Ron sighed out loud. "We just got halted by a turtle in a shoddy knight outfit."
"Um... Halt! You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people. What say you in your defense?" The Koopatrol asked sternly at the group.
Marissa sighed, as she face-palmed. "Aw, come ON! It was that ONE! TIME! His crotch area most likely fully healed by now!"
Olivia grinned. "So... Are there any bad boys in the Skyrim Clink?"
"So... What kinda crimes did we commit?" Mozart asked, his hands nearby his bo staff.
"The crime of... Decoding an ancient Cryptogram!" The Koopatrol yelled out loud.
All of a sudden, the mood was silent, with some crickets chirping in the process...
"Um... Really?" Olivia asked. "Who decoded such a thing?"
Benny raised his hand. "Aye... And it wasn't nothing special. It was just a crummy commercial for a chocolate drink mix."
Xantara looked in one of the baby's bags, and pulled out a can of Ovaltine. "You mean this stuff?"
"Yes! It goes great with a leg lamp." The Koopatrol said out loud, as the campers started to walk past him. "Halt! You were wanted for crimes against Skyrim and her people! I order you to halt!"
Nelson shrugged, as he walked over to the Koopatrol. Just then...
"BBBBBBBUUUUUUURRRRRRPPPPPPPP!"
Nelson let out a HUGE burp, sending the Koopatrol flying. Everyone watching that act was impressed.
"Um... Nel?" Marissa asked. "I don't think Shouts are supposed to work like that."
"He was gonna stalk us all day otherwise." Nelson replied back. "I just had to do something."
Confessional: Fu-So-DAH!
Marissa: Yeesh, toss just ONE level 1 Shout spell by accident at a guard's crotch and suddenly you're on top of their s*** list for life...
Sting: Wow... My lemonade must be REALLY effective.
Nelson: Hey, cut me a break! I was holding that in since this morning! Blame that lemonade that Sting made.
Meanwhile, deep in the forest, Cherri was traversing through the foliage, hoping to find an entrance to one of the temples.
"Here, temple-temple-temple... Come to momma Cherri!" Cherri said out loud. "I just want to grab just one item. Nothing more!"
The punk girl kept on walking through the forest, hoping to find the temple... But just then...
"What the... heck? Why is the ground so... soft?" Cherri asked, concerned about the ground as said ground caved in under her. "WHHHHOOOAAA!"
Thankfully, the fall was small, as the fallen dirt help soften the impact. She picked herself off the floor, and dusted herself off. She was then looking around, in what appeared to be an underground cavern of sorts, almost like a fortress of sorts.
"Mother of Moths..." An impressed Cherri said out loud. "Did I just enter... Minecraft?"
She then turned back at where she fallen. A vine was hanging down, allowing for escape.
"Well, at least I can leave, whenever." Cherri commented. "Besides, after climbing trees all my life, what's one vine gonna matter?"
The punk girl then saw a light at an end of a tunnel. Being the curious girl that she is, she stepped into the room.
"Whoa... Unreal!" Cherri said out loud, as she looked around.
The room looked rather big, with torches lining the walls. There appeared to be a mossy path leading up to what appeared to be a statue of what appeared to be a warrior, worshipped since the underground temple was built. In its hand, appeared to be a shield of some sorts.
Cherri whistled at the shield. "Wow... I really gotta get Benny that shield. Thing is..." She then looks around. "Think they'll get mad if I take something? Besides, the stone statue looks to be built. And it looks like Chris..."
She then crept closer to the statue, as she looked around again to make sure no one was watching. Gently removing the shield from the statue, she gave off a gentle smile, because she knew who she was gonna give it to.
"And there! Present get!" Cherri said to herself, as she began to make her leave. But just then...
The exit from the room closed behind her, as some slight rumbling was felt.
"Oh... crap." Cherri commented, as she turned around.
The statue was starting to come to life, and was starting to approach Cherri, with anger in its eyes.
Cherri sheepishly giggled. "Um... You want this back?"
The statue pounded its fist on the ground, looking clearly pissed off.
"I... guess not." Cherri replied back.
Confessional: Indiana Cherri, anyone?
Cherri: Yeesh, it's my first time facing off against a golem! Cut me a break!
Powerhungry Polar Bears
Drake was currently carting his baby with Stella by his side.
"So... Think he needs a change?" Drake asked.
Stella tapped the baby's diaper, and smiled.
"Nope! All signs point to normal!" Stella answered with a smile on her face.
The baby suddenly started to giggle, as it looked at its rattle. It then tossed it real far, beyond the other camper's heads, and onto the path.
"Whoa!" Heidi exclaimed. "You're trying to gun for my career path, or what?"
"I dunno..." Stella replied back. "But I think we should get that rattle back. If not that we get penalized, but our little charge's mom may get upset."
Drake nodded, as he walked over to the rattle. But just as he was about to pick it up...
WOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHH!
A green, bug-like blur suddenly swooped down, and in just a second, Drake was gone. The rattle was still on the ground, untouched...
Everyone was confused as to what happened to Drake.
"...The fu...roof?" Ada asked, trying not to curse in front of the bables. "Where he go?"
"I dunno..." Thunder replied out loud. "I'm not sure what that green thing was..."
However, they too were soon interrupted...
"Excuse me..." Heidi said out loud, while holding a crying baby. All that Thunder and Ada could do is give each other a glance.
Meanwhile, with Drake, he shut his eyes in fear.
"Okay, Drake... It may be nothing..." Drake commented to himself. "Twiggy may have found a jetpack, and wanted to test-ride it... Okay, even I know that's silly."
He then slowly opened them just a bit, then they shot open as he found out what was really carrying him...
"Mother of Mabel..." Drake muttered in fear, as he looked up at the giant Mantis carrying him. "How did a bug manage to grow this tall?"
The flying bug overheard Drake's talking, and gave a low growl at him.
"I'm gonna die now." Drake commented to himself. "I'm gonna frickin' die, now."
The Mantis looked down at the tall teen again, giving off a glare.
"You can't die here... Think, Drake... Think." Drake thought. "What would mom do in this situation? This is almost like a live video game... Though its a video game based challenge. Wait. They always say something about pens being mighter than the... It's kinda a long shot by far, but..."
Drake then reached into his pockets with his free arm, and pulled out a sharpened pencil. He then looked at the Mantis and sighed.
"Mom? Dad? Stella? Please forgive me for this..." Drake said out loud, as he jammed the pencil into the Mantis' face. With a growl of pain, the Mantis dropped Drake, as the teen tumbled onto the ground.
Picking himself up, he looked down at his jacket, which was now ripped up.
"Crap... My mom gave me this jacket." Drake lamented, as he looked up at the Mantis, who was struggling to get the stuck pencil off his face. It then gave off a dark glare at the tall artist.
"I... think I made it mad." Drake commented, as he picked up a tree branch from the ground as protection. The mantis responded by slashing at the branch, knocking it out of Drake's hands. "Yep, its mad, allright. Time for me to bail."
Drake then started to sprint as fast as humanly possible. However, the Mantis was trailing behind the tall teen, growling along the way.
"Yeesh, he's as fast as Pinkie Pie after having WAY too much hot cocoa!" Drake commented, as he ran face first into a dirt wall. Recollecting himself, he could see that the Mantis has caught up, and was starring down at him, its face close to the teenager.
Drake looked up, in fear, as he reached inside his pocket... And pulled out a pen.
"Not sure this may work twice... If this doesn't work..." Drake said out loud. "I'll always love you, Stella!"
Drake slashed against the Mantis' face with his pen...
…
…
...And left a cut going down its eye. It growled out in pain.
Drake looked at the Mantis, and sighed a huge sigh of relief.
"Never thought that would work." Drake commented out loud. "But now I should run off. Pens don't make good weapons, to be honest."
Running away, Drake didn't think twice about turning back while the Mantis was currently subdued...
Drake managed to make his way back to the path, to where everyone was waiting. Stella was first to respond.
"Drake? The heck happened?" A concerned Stella asked. "...And what happened to your jacket? It's all torn up."
Drake sighed. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you..."
"Yeah, knowing Drake, he was kidnapped and took on a tribe of cannibals." Steph said out loud, as she batted her eyes at him. "You took them on solo, did you?"
Drake was confused. "Um... something like that. Let's keep going, okay?"
Confessional: Pen is mightier than the sword, indeed...
Drake: I couldn't tell the others what really happened back there! They may try to gang up on that bug, and things could get messy. Still... I have HUGE respect now for whoever made one of mom's games. Something to do with war... and gears... I think.
Steph: He took on an entire tribe by himself? -Swoons- He's so bad, it's good!
Stella: Okay, I know Drake lied about taking on a tribe of cannibals. Still, he was pretty much protecting us, so I'll let this one pass.
Giggling Gryphons
The statue was staring down at Cherri, with it, pounding its fists on the solid ground.
"Yeesh, all of this just for one shield?" Cherri said out loud. "Now... where's the shining, glowing tattoos on this thing?" [1]
She jumped all around, trying to dodge the statue's blows, as she sighed.
"Damn, no shinies! Okay, time for a plan B." Cherri commented, as the statue looked at her. It then spat out what appeared to be darts, to which Cherri blocked with said shield. "Okay, plan C."
Cherri ran past the statue shooting at her, as she blocked the darts with said shield. She then gave a swift kick to the statue... In the crotch. The statue then held its crotch in pain, as it started to fall apart, with it finally crumbling to dust. The door then unlocked from behind Cherri, as she grinned.
"Guess your balls aren't... stone hard!" Cherri said out loud, as she chuckled. However, there was no response. "Ohhh, right... Now... I got what I came for, might as well leave."
She walked over to the vine, as she climbed herself out of her temporary prison, and grinned.
"And done! Boy, Benny's gonna be psyched to see THIS!" Cherri said with a grin on her face while looking at the shield she claimed.
Meanwhile, back with the rest of the Geeks, Ellis and Marissa were wheeling one of the babies.
"Aww, who's a cutie of a baby?" Marissa asked out loud. "Someone's gonna grow up to do really huge things! Like create a super-cool RPG! Or just be really cool!"
"Or crime!" Ellis blurted out. "And by crime, I mean taking a bite outta it!"
"Exactly!" Marissa replied back, as she looked back at the baby with a smile. "You know, sometimes... I wish I had a little brother or sister. I'm kinda jelly of Yorkie back at home, with her being a younger sibling."
"Yorkie?" Ellis asked.
"Just a fellow Role Player like me." Marissa answered. "She's a sweetie, too. So, do you have any siblings?"
Ellis' eyes then went into a dark sadness. "I... did."
"Wait... Did?" Marissa asked. "Did she... die?"
Ellis shook his head. "No, But... She didn't use to be so bad. She used to be somewhat nice, and did some good-natured teasing. But one day... She joined this clique called Goals and Glitter, and... Well... You ever saw Mean Girls?"
"No, can't say that I had." Marissa replied back. "I did hear of it, though."
"Well, afterwards, she turned into a bully and did stuff, like steal my food, erase my save files in various video games, replace my body wash with salad dressing- that I consider the second worst thing she did to me... Yuck." Ellis commented.
"Yeah, I don't care too much for salad too, to be honest. But what was the worst?" Marissa asked, concerned.
"Well... You know those ceremonial urns that people put their relatives in?" Ellis answered back.
"Yeah, my great grandma was put in one when I was 5." Marissa replied back.
"So was mine. Apparently, though, my sister decided she needed some fresh air, so while my parents were out doing some last minute Christmas shopping, in preparation for Christmas dinner... She smashed the urn and spread the ashes on the floor." Ellis commented. "It didn't help she used my Facebook account to take pictures of the mess."
Marissa was shocked. "Oh... my."
"My parents were so livid at me... I was kicked out. Disowned. They threw all my stuff in the yard, they put my birth certificate in a box and gave it to me, and I think they took my picture out of the family tree. I tried crashing at my friend's house, but he saw the post on Facebook, and he pretty much slapped me across the face, kicked me in the balls, and slammed the door in my face, ending said friendship and calling me a spawn of Satan."
"Yikes. They must really respect their elders in your town. Did you even find a place to even stay last Christmas?" A concerned Marissa asked.
Ellis shook his head. "No. It didn't help matters that Great Grandma was VERY well respected in the religious community. So I was rejected by a church's homeless organization, and... I spent that Christmas in a cold alley, lost... and alone..."
"Damn..." Marissa commented. "I may be Christian, but... That was just plain wrong for them to do that."
"Eventually I was picked up by the police and put into the system. I went through plenty of bad foster homes- and by bad, I really do mean bad- until I was matched up with the Cooke family." Ellis continued. "When they found out I was still being bullied at school for the pictures, we relocated. I eventually made a new Facebook, got some new friends, a part-time job, and even got on here."
"That's good." Marissa replied back with a gentle smile.
"Yeah, but after all the hell I went through... I kinda became distrustful towards everyone. It's a reason why I pretty much lie all the time, I didn't want to get all chummy with anyone, in case they tried to defecate my life, again..." Ellis finished. "I also have a distaste towards anything Christmas related, thanks to what occurred..."
"Wow... We really gotta work on that. Still... if I ever meet up with your sister..." Marissa said out loud, while giving off a dark glare. "I'm shoving an Ultima spell up her butt..."
"Uhhhh... Yeah. Thanks. She'd deserve it." Ellis scratched the back of his neck.
Confessional: Or would a summon be more effective?
Ellis: There's one thing I didn't tell Marissa... Isabel didn't want to blame me for the urn. She gave me a note explaining everything to me- that she was told by the group leader to put the blame on me. She also gave an apology for everything she did, as thus gave me her mittens so part of me would remain warm out there. I don't think I can forgive her just yet, but at least she was big enough to admit she was wrong.
Marissa: Ellis' sis... You better watch out...
The Geeks continued to walk, as what appeared to be a red-shelled turtle with spikes on top, walked up to the group. A rather lanky intern wearing what appeared to be a wizard's robe then appeared, reading what appeared to be a cue card.
"Um... Ahem..." The intern said out loud. "Watch where you step; my Spinster will spike your every move!"
Most everyone sighed at the lame taunt that the intern made.
"Aww, come on!" Olivia said out loud. "Where's the danger?! The excitement! You're supposed to leave a taunt that makes us poop our pants!"
"Yeah, gotta agree with Olivia, here." Nelson also commented. "The actual Yoshi's Island did it better."
The intern sighed. "Yeah, Chris gave us these cue cards for us to read out loud."
"Figures..." Benny commented. "Let me guess; Chris' creativity?"
The intern nodded back. "So... Yeah. Now, you gotta defeat this Spinster, in which the idea was sent to us by a girl named Sunny!"
Ellis blinked at that statement. "Um... It wouldn't be the same Sunny I know back at home, right?"
"Um..." The intern answered back, as he shot what appeared to be something from a magic wand. The Spiny named Spinster then grew into the size of a bear, and gave a dark snarl at the campers.
"Aww... fizz." Nelson said out loud, as everyone looked at him. "Hey, can't curse in front of a trio of babies!"
Spinster retracted back into his shell, as it started to spin at super-rapid speeds.
"Um... Nelson?" Moana asked. "What's its doing?"
Nelson visually gulped.
"Guys? Grab the kids." Nelson replied back in fear, as the team did so. However, Nelson was hit by the spinning shell, sending him flying. He then landed on his back. "Good grief..."
With the rest of the team, they were thinking of what to do.
"Wow, talk about shellshock." Mozart joked out loud. "So, yeah... We should help out Nel."
"But it's an awesome fight! The Nelson to the Bible's David against a Goliath! No way we're interfering! Also, no way I'm missing the opportunity to play THIS!" Olivia replied out loud, as some music came from an iPod.
"Is that the Boss Theme from Final Fantasy 4?" Marissa asked out loud.
"You betchya!" Olivia answered back.
"All for nothing, but wasn't Goliath more... larger?" Ellis asked.
Back with Nelson, he got back up, and looked at the Spiny again.
"Okay, game plan..." Nelson said to himself. "I'm dealing with something that would fit in the world of Robot Wars if it was an actual robot..."
Just then, a red light started to shine on Nelson's forehead. He looked up, and sighed.
"Yeesh, what next? A Predator swoops in and attacks me?" Nelson snarked out loud.
Spinster then shot a barrage of (thankfully plastic) spikes, as Nelson ducked for cover. The spiny then spun at Nelson again, as he jumped to the side, dodging the spiked turtle. It then started to aim for Nelson with the spikes again, as...
A black blur jumped from the woods, and deflected the spikes with a shield. Nelson instantly knew who that blur was.
"...Cherri?" Nelson asked in surprise.
"Sorry to keep you lot hangin'!" Cherri said out loud, as she looked at Nelson. "Kinda woke up my inner Lara Croft after taking a pee. Now... How about we deliver some service?"
Nelson was confused. "Err, I don't follow anything after the Lara Croft comment... But okay."
Spinster looked at the newcomer, and started to spin at her. Cherri deflected the spin with her shield, trying to hold in place.
"Um, Nel? You may wanna shut this guy down?" Cherri asked, struggling to hold on.
"Already on it!" Nelson answered, as he ran towards Spinster, and started to hit it with a rather large tree branch.
"Nel? I don't think that's gonna work..." Cherri commented out loud.
"Yeah, when you're right... You're right." A frustrated Nelson replied back. "Urggghhh... Table Flip!"
He then stuck the branch underneath the Spiny, as he flipped it on its back, rendering it useless, and unable to do anything. Nelson then eyed what appeared to be an off switch, and shrugged, as he flipped it off.
"Well, huh. That was easy..." Nelson commented. "And kinda anti-climatic."
"Yeah. You think something like that would be more tougher..." Cherri said, as the rest of the team came up to the two.
"Cherri! What took so long?" Benny asked. "And where did you get that bad-a... Um, awesome shield?"
"I... kinda found it laying around in the woods." Cherri replied. "I think someone left it there as a gift?"
"Makes sense to me... Somehow." Mozart enquired with a shrug.
"So... You like it?" Cherri asked, handing the shield over to Benny.
"...Like it?" Benny replied. "I LOVE it!"
He then gave a hug to the punk, as she gave a hug back. Once they realized what they were doing, they separated, with a blush on both of their faces.
"So, not to interrupt the cool guy winning the bad girl, but... How long until we get outta the jungle?" Olivia asked. "It doesn't really provide any fun and games to start with."
Olivia then got her wish, as the Geeks and their babies came out into a clearing, and what awaited them... Was a rather large temple. It was rather old, with some vines growing around it, as well as a mossy cobblestone bridge marking its way to the entrance.
"Well, then..." Moana said out loud, as she looked at Marissa. "You're the dungeon queen. Any pointers for surviving actual dungeons?"
Marissa shrugged. "Beats me. My group's LARPing sessions never got this real before..."
Confessional: Nor did they get on Legends...
Marissa: Oh, well. Gives me a chance to use this, considering the situation. -Holds up what appeared to be a Temple Pendant from Legends of the Hidden Temple- Yeah, I kinda found this while everyone was pre-occupied with Nel fighting the Spiny.
Cherri: Wow, out of the fire... And into another fire. At least that cutie likes my gift...
Powerhungry Polar Bears
They too, were in a temple. The team was busy wheeling the kids, while trying to keep them safe, as thus passing by several doors strung along the hall.
"You think its such a good idea to bring infants into a temple like this?" Grace asked, pushing one of the strollers. "A place like this, could have darts coming from the walls. Or flamethrowers. Or flame-coated darts."
"Okay, I am not sure about that last bit." Twiggy commented. "Besides, the flame traps may be deactivated!"
"Yeah, deactivation is the word..." Steph muttered out loud. "Idiot."
"And besides, who knows? We may find something insane in this temple!" Twiggy continued. "Maybe even a recipe for Baked Alaska!"
"Really?" Stella asked. "You should try out my grandma's Baked Alaska. It's so divine!"
"Uh, guys?" Nicholas interrupted. "I hate to interrupt the Food Network Island Tour, but... We've got a puzzle here."
Indeed, the team was blocked off by a rather tall door. To its side, was four slots, and a description on the door itself.
"To these who want to enter thee door... Ye must find 4 of thee elemental orbs..." Korpse read the description out loud. "...Okay, even I know this never happened in the actual Yoshi's Island."
"So... Where DO we find these orbs?" Nicholas asked.
Thunder did some thinking. "Hmm... Maybe those doors we skipped along the way? I feel it could house these so-called orbs."
"Our benchwarmer has the right idea at hand." Nicholas replied back, as he clapped his hands once. "Okay, let's go hunt us some orbs! But..."
"If it's about babysitting these little guys, I'll do so." Heidi volunteered. "Besides, it shouldn't be too hard. I babysat for expies of Angelica Pickles, the Tibble Twins, the Herdmans... And Nanako."
"That last one didn't sound that bad." Grace smirked.
"When I babysat that Nanako expy, I... kinda faced my shadow. The TRUE self." Heidi admitted, scratching her neck in embarrassment. "But it kinda-sorta left me alone, because there was a football double header, and good thing, too. Both games kinda went into Overtime, somehow. Other than that, babysitting for infants should be a piece of cake!"
"Almost as simple as making poutine!" Twiggy said out loud. "Sides, it's just light gravy and cheese curds on top of fries. Other than that, let's go hunt ourselves some orbs!"
Verna walked into what appeared to be a room, and looked around.
"Hello? Any shiny orbs?" Verna yelled out loud. "Anything that won't try to turn Earth into a stinkin' hot wasteland or the world's largest pool party?"
At that moment, something caught the corner of Verna's eye. It appeared to be a decomposing corpse, strapped to what appeared to be a tight cage, with a small heart-shaped box near where its heart would be.
"Well, looks like I'm not facing off against Primal Steph anytime soon." Verna shrugged, as she reached into the cage and grabbed the box. "Still, free chocolates!"
Opening the box, she bit into one of the chocolates... and promptly spat it out.
"Augh, yuck!" Verna yelled out in disgust, still spitting out the chocolate. "That chocolate's filling tasted like... ketchup!"
She lamently sighed at the remaining chocolates. "I'm gonna need something to get the taste of a chocolate/ketchup mix outta my mouth..."
She then took a bite into another chocolate. Her eyes soon bugged out, as she ran to the corner...
"BBBBBLLLLLAAAAARRRRRFFFFF!" Verna vomited out. "Augh, guacamole... Very much yuck..."
With Drake, he was walking, hoping to find one of the orbs.
"Okay, if I were an orb... Where would I be?" Pondered Drake, as he heard what appeared to be some chanting. He peeked into the room where the chanting was occurring. "Wow... Guess the tribe is speaking, as I speak."
Indeed, there was some chanting. Some small, robed creatures called Shy Guys were chanting and jumping around. But those Shy Guys were wearing what appeared to be grass skirts, had spears, and also donned some war paint on their masks. However, what they were chanting towards surprised the gentle giant. One of the orbs was sitting on top of a pillar.
"I found one of the orbs, but... Are they worshiping it?" Drake asked himself. "Well, I gotta grab that thing, but... how?"
Drake then thought deeply, as a smile grew on his face.
Back in the room, the Shy Guys kept on worshiping the orb, as they didn't notice someone sneaking up to them.
Drake, now with his jacket tied around his waist, and some war paint on, chanted as he 'danced' towards the pillar.
"Hoo Hah Hoo Hah Hoo Hoo Hah Hoo!" Drake chanted out loud. "Hope they buy it... Mom did say many people liked this shape... And worshiped it for some odd reason."
Drake then quickly swapped in the orb for what appeared to be a picture of a swirly, fossil like object. And yet, the Shy Guys kept on chanting away, unknown to the change at hand. Drake quickly danced out of the way before anyone noticed.
Now out of the room, he looked at the orb, and smiled.
"The old bait and switch..." Drake commented towards himself. "Hope that tribe likes whatever that thing is... What was it called, Helix?"
Confessional: Orb... The Tribe has spoken.
Drake: The wonders of carrying art supplies everywhere. Who knew charcoal crayons could make for substitute war paint?
With Stella, she walked in one of the rooms with curiosity in her eyes.
"Wow... roomy." Stella said to herself, as she looked around said room. Something soon caught her eye: a sword that was embedded in a slab stone.
Stella smiled at the sword. "Okay, gotta admit; that's one cool sword."
However, as she got closer to the sword to examine it further, a rather loud screeching noise halted her in her tracks.
"Um... What was that?" Stella asked, looking rather shaky, as she turned around, to see that a trio of what appeared to be mask-wearing zombies, wearing rather large hoop earrings were starting to surround the Idol.
"Guys? This isn't funny..." Stella commented out loud. "And I don't think this is the right theme..."
At that moment, a zombie lept out at Stella, as she went on the defensive. Grabbing the sword from the stone, she slashed at the zombie, decapitating it.
Stella was shocked. "OH, SHIT! I... MURDERED SOMEONE!"
She then looked down at the currently dead body... It was somehow... sparking?
"...Wait, animatronic zombies?" Stella asked herself, as one of the zombies got closer to the Idol. She quickly lept out of the way of the zombie as it missed Stella and landed face first on the ground. She then looked down at the zombie, and thrusted the sword into its head, shutting it down.
"Two down, one more to go." Stella commented out loud.
At that moment, the last of the zombies removed its earrings, and hooked the two together. Then, detaching its arm, and holding it almost like a secondary weapon, it gave Stella a hard glare, almost asking for a brawl.
"Wait... You're kidding... You wanna... FIGHT me?" Stella asked out loud.
The zombie gave a moan, as it started to dodge all of Stella's blows from the sword. Stella kept on persisting as a result. It was a close match, but it was clear that the Idol was starting to tire.
"Yeesh... What is this guy on?" Stella asked out loud. "I gotta think up a better idea, and fast!"
Stella scanned the zombie very carefully, while it was closing in for the kill. Suddenly Stella ducked from the zombie's attack, and slashed at the zombie's legs, flooring it. Now crawling, the Idol looked down, and nodded.
"Show's over... Syngery." Stella smirked, as she stabbed the sword into the head of the zombie, deactivating it. With all three of the robotic zombies now deceased, she quickly walked out of the room.
"Okay, note to self... Ask Korpse what those things are." Stella commented to herself. "She may know... Way better than I would."
Twiggy was standing in front of what appeared to be a rather deep pit, encased with very deep fog. She looked down in the pit, and whistled.
"Well... It ain't the fall that kills ya." Twiggy commented to herself.
She then looked forward. In front of her, appeared to be some lettered panels. She then looked far ahead; one of the colored orbs was sitting on a pedestal, with some sunlight from the cracks in the ceiling shining down on it.
"Okay... So, if I remember that movie... All I gotta do is spell something?" Twiggy asked. "And knowing Chris..."
She took a look at the letters that were in front of her, and shrugged.
"Well... Two can play at THAT game." Twiggy said out loud, as she began to flip on the lettered panels. Showing off her impressive cheerleading skills, she managed to get to the other side in record time.
"She shoots, she scores!" Twiggy yelled out loud in glee. "Now... Time to grab the spoils..."
Upon grabbing the orb, the fog then suddenly lifted, displaying that the drop... Wasn't that deep at all. There were also some padded flooring, in case anyone fell off, leading to a soft landing.
Twiggy smiled at that. "Oh, well. At least that'll make my exit more easier. Boring, but more easier."
Ada and Nicholas were walking together, as Ada was talking about one of her gigs.
"...And that's how it happened." Ada finished her story.
"Whoa, really?" Nicholas asked. "How much Mountain Dew was consumed that night?"
"Eh, only three bottles." Ada answered, as she stopped Nicholas. "But other than that, hold up. Look!"
The three looked forward to see that one of the colored orbs they needed was on a pedestal, with a beam of natural sunlight being shined onto the orb.
"Nice!" an impressed Ada commented out loud, as she started to walk towards the orb, until...
"Wait, Ada!" Nicholas shouted out loud. "I've seen this kinda set-up before."
"Wait, really?" Ada asked.
"Yeah... If we touch that orb, it'll set off a trap." Nicholas answered. "And the most liable outcome? Faces being melted off, Some strong dude being hacked in half by a propeller, Hearts being ripped out and the heart's body being deep-fat fried, aging super-rapidly becoming a dusty skeleton, being ate by ants, being overloaded with too much knowledge for your brain to handle, surviving a nuclear explosion via a lead refrigerator... Kinda some mass hysteria?"
Ada was concerned. "You worry a lot, Nick. When did this stuff even happen?"
Nicholas shrugged. "I've... seen movies."
"So... Think we should trick whatever trap it can unleash?" Ada asked, as she inspected the pedistal. She then turned towards Nicholas. "Your call, Nick."
Nicholas nodded. "All we gotta do is choose wisely by selecting the right object to trick it into thinking it weighs the same as the orb currently on top."
He then picked up what appeared to be a jar of dirt. "And I think this jar of dirt can suffice."
Ada was confused. "Um... I dunno why they have a jar of dirt around..."
"Yeah, beats me..." Nicholas replied, as he looked at the orb. "Okay... Here goes nothin'..."
He then looked at the pedestal. Looking at the orb, he quickly swapped the orb with the jar of dirt. Smiling, he began to walk back towards Ada.
"And success!" Nicholas commented with a grin, as the temple started to shake. He looked back to see that the jar of dirt wasn't that heavy enough. "...Damn. I knew I should have went for that jar of Mountain Dew jellybeans."
"Whoa..." Ada replied. "They can DO that?!"
"Yeah, I'll tell you later!" Nicholas answered, as he quickly pocketed the orb, and picked Ada up, carrying her, bridal style. "For now, we better split!"
"Yeah, good call." Ada replied back.
Nicholas, holding tightly on Ada, ran through the hall, as Ada saw from behind, that a boulder was starting to chase after the two.
"Um, Nick?!" Ada asked, looking very alarmed. "You may wanna go footloose now?"
Nicholas nodded as he quickly picked up speed, while holding on tight to Ada, with both of them mentally blushing in the process.
Korpse looked in the room she chosen, and nodded. Blocking the way to her orb on a pedestal blocked by glass appeared to be a secondary pedestal, and three pieces of a silver-like statue, which looked like a monkey when put together properly.
"Welp, I know where this is going." Korpse shrugged, looking at the apparatus, as she started to put together the statue. Just then...
"BLLLLLLLAAARRRGGGG!" A voice quietly yelled out loud, jumping in front of Korpse. It appeared to be a Bandit from the Mario series... Only dressed in garbs that seem suitable for a tribe.
Korpse smirked. "Um, aren't you a little short to be a Temple Guard?"
The Bandit then started to tug at Korpse's leg, trying and failing to escort Korpse out of the room.
"You're a persistent one, aren't ya?" Korpse asked, looking at the Bandit, as she continued to build the monkey.
The Bandit then grinned, and began to gnaw on Korpse's leg. The gothic gamer scoffed.
"Nice try, bud." Korpse snarked. "I've got a high pain-tolerance. Plus, you're nibbling on my pants. And I've got the Silver Monkey done, anyway."
She then picked up the orb, as the Bandit quit gnawing on Korpse's leg. It then sighed, as it walked away. Korpse watched the Bandit walk away, and smiled to herself.
"Oh, well. I've got an Orb, anyway. No harm done." Korpse commented to herself, as she left the room.
Back at the door, Heidi had her hands full, trying to care for the three babies. She was currently trying to feed them.
"Open up for the airplane!" Heidi commented, holding a spoon with some food on it. "You'll really enjoy this… Creamed spinach? Yuck! Who eats this crap?"
She disgarded the meal, as she smiled at the babies.
"You guys are something else, aren't ya." Heidi said to the babies. "Always be strong, okay?"
"Hey, Heidi!" Grace yelled out, as the team was back together.
"Hi, Grace!" Heidi said right back. "So, how goes our stone hunt?"
"Got 'em right here!" Korpse announced, as she, Drake, Nick, and Twiggy inserted the orbs into the slots. The door upon them opened up, revealing what appeared to be a long hallway. There was a bridge over what appeared to be lava.
Stella whistled. "Wow… Talk about a long walk..."
"Long ain't the half of it." Verna commented, as she eyed the lava. "Yeeeaaahhh, if anyone of us falls in this crap… Well, we'll be boxed forever. To a certain extent."
The mass majority of the Populars were confused. "Er… In English, Verna?"
"Simple; we be dead." Verna replied right back.
"Grrrreeeaaattt..." Korpse sighed. "Way to send us to a potential death, WHILE we're babysitting."
However, Twiggy noticed something about the lava. Getting closer to the lava, she took out what appeared to be a ladle as she dipped it in the lava. Thunder got closer to Twiggy, looking alarmed.
"Twiggy, the hell you doing NEXT to the lava?" Thunder asked out loud. "Even I know that lava's deadly to the touch!"
"Cool your jets, bud. I kinda have a sixth sense towards this kinda thing." Twiggy commented back, as she scooped up some of the lava. She then took out what appeared to be a bowl of rice.
"Okay, how is that..." Thunder asked, as…
"Mom taught me this trick before she… Anyways, I don't think this is actual lava, at all." Twiggy explained, as she poured the 'lava' onto the rice. She then took a bite out of the rice. After swallowing, she smiled. "It's actually curry sauce."
At that point, her mouth began to water.
"Really, REALLY HOT curry sauce." Twiggy winced in pain, as she had to find a source to get rid of the pain in her mouth. Looking around, she eyed one of the babies bottles. Grabbing it, she began to suck on it, as the pain in her mouth began to fade away. She sighed happily. "Milk… The greatest source of nixing any spicy taste..."
"Um… Twiggy?" Thunder interrupted, as Twiggy realized what she was holding. She quickly wiped off the bottle, and put it back in the babies bag.
"Guys?" Twiggy asked. "Let us never speak of this again."
Confessional: This'll be on the highlight reel.
Twiggy: To my cheerleader team? I really hope you don't think twice about me drinking from a baby bottle… Though surprisingly enough, formula makes for a good milk substitute.
Steph: Did you see Twiggy suck on that bottle? This is such good material right here! And in front of everyone, too! Her popularity is officially D. O. A.
Giggling Gryphons
They too opened their door with little to no difficulty, as they were walking on the bridge made of curry.
"Gee, this is kinda borin'..." Ron commented out loud, while rolling one of the babies' strollers.
"Yeah..." Xantara replied back.
With Ellis, he was singing a song to himself.
Shining brightly for all to see
I hold my destiny
Just like a star
Who knew I'd come this far
"Hey, Ellis!" Marissa interrupted the song. "What you singing?"
"Eh, just the intro to an anime I like." Ellis commented back. "Yeah, I often kept some secrets to myself back where I used to live, thanks to my hometown being… Well, you know."
Marissa smiled back. "Well, you enjoy what you want to. It's not like you're sinning, or anything of that nature."
"Yeah, and plus… It's only a guilty pleasure, anyway." Ellis said with a gentle smile as he looked at the baby. "Kid's kinda cute. Still, if I had a baby brother and wanted to get him into anime… I would choose Doraemon."
"Nice! Knowing my luck, I would get him or her started with Attack on Titan." Marissa grinned back.
"Um…" Nelson said, interrupting the two. "Is that anime more suited for teenagers and adults?"
Marissa sighed. "Fiiiinnnneeee… Ojamajo DoReMi reruns will be his or her first anime… Spoilsport."
The three chuckled, as the bridge started to rumble.
"Um, dudes?" Mozart asked. "Did you trip some gnarly trap?"
"Not that we know of." Olivia replied back.
Ellis gulped, as the rumbling bridge knocked him on his butt. "Okay, I swear. I didn't dream about you cosplaying as Mako from Kill La Kill last night, Marissa."
"None taken, though I don't know who she is, for starters." Marissa commented back, as she picked him back up.
The rumbling got more intense, as the bridge was broken in two, sending wood and curry everywhere.
"Great. NOW what?" Ron complained out loud.
The campers looked up to see what appeared to be a creature made purely out of curry look down at the campers. It roared with such a velocity and odor that it made some of the campers wince in disgust, and the babies to start crying.
"Well, this escalated quickly." Benny commented out loud.
"Yeah, from what I can gather, it has a Fire stat of… Over 10,000!" Marissa yelled out loud.
"Er, in English, please?" Benny asked back.
"Just be glad it isn't a Carolina Reaper curry monster." Marissa answered. "I think you need a wavier to even indulge in one of those things?"
"Guys, quit chattin' and hoof it!" Olivia yelled out loud. "It's totaling the bridge!"
The team could see that the creature started to break the bridge down, as they started to make a break for it. The more motherly geeks successfully managed to comfort the babies and calm them down… Except for one.
"Oh, dear..." Xantara commented. "One of our kids is still bawling…"
Ron took over driving the carriage, and felt under the baby's diaper. He winced a bit, as looked back at the creature catching up to them. He then nodded.
"Xantara? Please forgive me for this, but I've got a plan." Ron noted.
"Not sure what kinda plan you have, but okay..." Xantara commented back, as Ron began to remove the dirty diaper.
"Okay, now..." Ron replied, holding the diaper, as he started to run to the creature.
"Ron, DON'T!" Xantara cried out loud.
Ron ran up to the creature, as he lept into the air…
"CRAP ON THIS COOKIE, YOU PIECE OF CURRY!" Ron shouted out, as he tossed the dirty diaper into the curry creature's mouth.
At that moment, the creature started to gag, as it began choking on the dirty diaper. Ron took this opportunity to get back to his team.
"Okay, while our spicy friend's currently choking in crap, let's clock outta here!" Nelson said out loud, as the team began to run, babies in tow.
"Ron? We really gotta talk." Xantara noted.
"Why? I'm sorry that I slightly messed up the environment." Ron replied back.
"Not about that… We really gotta work on your comeback quotes." Xantara commented. "Censoring or otherwise…"
"Nevermind that; we reached the end of the bridge!" Sting said out loud, as a huge door opened up, revealing what appeared to be the interior of an elevator.
Confessional: Quote the New Age Gal…
Ron: Hey, cut me a break; I had to think up something on the fly!
Sting: Top floor; Hot Topic, and the rest of the challenge, ding-ding!
The team rode the ancient elevator, as they were doing some checking on the babies. The ride was uneventful, as it soon reached the top, and the doors opened up. Snow greeted the campers, as they wheeled out the strollers, and looked around.
"Well… This is something." Cherri commented. "Our babies wrapped up good?"
"Yep!" Ellis replied back, as he shivered a bit.
"And how about some of us?" Benny asked out loud.
Ellis sneezed at that bit. Marissa gave off a sweet smile, as she undid her sweater, and gave it to Ellis.
"Wait, really?" Ellis asked. "But this belongs to Mirian. You sure she would want me to wear this?"
"Considering what kinda crap you went through that Christmas…" Marissa answered. "I think it's only fair that you stay warm."
Ellis smiled, as he looked at the sweater. "Thanks for the offer, but… I think I know who truly needs the sweater more."
He then put it in the baby carriage, wrapping the infant in warmth. The baby cooed back, as Marissa gently smiled at her friend.
Moana was also shivering as well, as she sighed.
"G-g-great g-g-g-going, M-m-m-m-moana..." Moana sighed, as she sneezed. "W-w-wear a s-s-s-swimsuit, they s-s-s-said..."
She was then taken in surprise, as Sting offered her his hoodie, exposing his arms to the elements. Moana giggled a bit as she put on his hoodie.
"I never thought you were a fan of Legends." Moana commented, as she was warmed back up.
"Yeah, I'm a fan of the classics." Sting replied back. "Plus, it was a steal on eBay!"
"Wonder if I can get one for my little bro for Christmas..." Moana commented, as Olivia looked at the two.
"Drat! They're getting close! Sting's already at the giving articles of clothing stage!" Olivia complained to herself.
However, the currently peaceful mood would soon be interrupted, by a green blur, flying towards them. It would soon land behind them, alerting the campers. It was the mantis, looking pissed, and sporting the scar that Drake left earlier.
"Whoa, guess we're going after another boss." Xantara inquired. "And they're becoming more and more lifelike!"
"Whoa, how it get that bada… Er, A scar?" Olivia asked, correcting herself.
The mantis roared at the campers, as Nelson gulped in fear.
"Guys? I think we're in some serious shit." A scared Nelson commented.
"Language, Nel!" Xantara scolded her friend.
"I know, and I apologize, but I think this thing… is the REAL DEAL." Nelson replied back.
"Yeah, aren't praying mantises helpful to the environment?" Cherri asked, looking rather worried.
"Apparently this one isn't." Benny answered, as he unsheathed his sword. "Okay, gang! Let's bash us up a bug!"
"Or tame it?" Cherri asked back.
At that moment, the mantis eyed what appeared to be one of the babies in a carriage. Starting to take off, it then flew towards the kid, snagging it in the process.
"OH, FUCK!" Cherri yelled out loud, as her worry turned into what could be assumed pure anger. She then began to run after it. "Okay, that cubes it. You're no bug friend! You're a bug BULLY!"
Leaping onto the mantis, she then began to hang on to it.
"Guys, think you can get to the bottom of the mountain without us?" Benny asked.
"You can count on us!" Marissa answered back. "Good luck, brave knight."
"Thanks, guys." Benny replied back, as he began to ran to where the mantis was taking his crush, and their charge.
Confessional: Kinda ironic, huh?
Benny: No one. Is harming. MY. Girlfriend. Even if it is a giant scary bug.
Whoa, things take a turn for the horrifying as the Mantis snags one of the kids, with an enraged Cherri on top! Can Benny get TO the mantis, and Cherri… Well, get the courage to harm this dangerous bug?
[1]: It's a reference to Shadow of the Colossus. Only that this Colossi is... Well, more smaller than your average Colossi.
NEXT TIME: One buggy battle, and the end of the challenge!