Episode Two: Quidditch
Episode Two! Yay! And no one got the question of the week right, so no one wins, sorry! But anyway, thank you for reading :D
TDU Train, Conductor Room
Chris and Chef were sitting in the conductor's room of the train. "Last time on Total Drama Universe," Chris began. "Forty-two contestants from different franchises arrived at Nimbasa City to participate in a competition for one million dollars. They had their first challenge at Hill Top Zone, which apparently wasn't hard enough, because no one died! Anyway, the contestants were split in to two teams, X and Y. In the end Doofenshmirtz and Dr. Eggman lost the challenge for the Y's, getting Doof voted off by a close vote. Forty one contestants remain. Who will win? Find out on…Total Drama Universe!"
(Theme Song or Whatever)
First Class, Team X
Mike was sitting in first class, staring out the window of the quickly moving train. The others were enjoying the luxuries of first class, but he had something else on his mind: Zoey.
"What're you up to, handsome?" Rouge asked, standing behind him.
"I'm just thinking about Zoey," he said. "She thought I was dead…then I came back. Now we're on separate teams and never get to see each other, you know?"
"I can't say that I do," Rouge said. "I'm just glad you came back. I'm not sure how much Commando Zoey I would be able to take if she didn't find you again."
"She went Commando?" Mike asked.
"Commando doesn't even begin to describe it," Shadow said as he approached the window, crossing his arms. "She went insane," He shook his head, then said, "she still led us to victory."
Mike sighed. "I still miss her…"
Loser Class, Team Y
Team Y was sitting on the benches against the wall of the Loser Class car, waiting to get off of the train. None of them had gotten any sleep the night before and they were all exhausted.
"I'm going to get my revenge on that loser Cilan," Burgundy complained as she paced back and forth across the room.
"We need to get rid of her…soon," Angel whispered to Melaney. The Yoshi nodded in agreement.
"No way," Sonic said. "I say we get rid of Eggman next. Next thing we know he'll be building mind-control beams and using them to win the million," Tails instinctively covered his nose and nodded.
"We should be focusing on winning the next challenge instead of turning on each other," Espio remarked. "I can't be the only one who wants to get out of here."
"He's right," Misty said. "We should be thinking of a way to defeat the others, not ourselves."
Zoey sighed and took something out of her pocket. It was the necklace that Mike had given her when he left Total Drama Revenge of the Island. She put it around her neck. "I wish we were on the same team," she whispered.
"That's right," Gwen said, sitting down next to her. "This is the first time you've been on different teams than Mike, right?" Zoey nodded. "Heh. I wish I was in your shoes."
"What do you mean?" Zoey asked.
"I'm stuck on the same team as my ex. It's not exactly fun, you know."
"I can imagine," Zoey said as she watched Duncan accidently stab himself in the hand with his knife. She turned to Gwen. "Hey, why don't you, me, and Mike go to the finals together?"
"You mean like, one of those friendship finales you did in seasons four and five?" Gwen asked.
"Sure," Zoey said. "I'd say the three of us have a pretty good chance, anyway."
Gwen nodded. "I'll do it." She looked at Sonic, Tails, and Angel who were sitting on the other side of the room. "The only question is if we can beat them. They're the ultimate powerhouse team."
Zoey shrugged. "Tails may be the one that keeps them together, but he could be the one that breaks them too. Those two will go to extremes to keep him safe." Gwen was about to respond, but she was interrupted when Chris came barging in.
"It's challenge time, folks!"
Bathroom Confessional
(Gwen)
"Ugh, I am so sick of Chris! Why does he have to be the host of this show? Can't we have a different host for once?! There's no way he's THAT popular."
Middle of Nowhere, Open Field
The contestants stepped out of the train and on to the grassy plain where their second challenge would be. The gentle breeze blew through the long grass and slowly pushed the clouds across the blue sky. "Welcome to this field!" Chris announced to the players.
"A field," Heather said as she rolled her eyes. "Wow, Chris, it must've taken you ages to figure out this location."
Chris glared at her. "You are majorly annoying," he said. "Anyway, today we'll be playing…" An intern pushed a cart with a tarp over it next to the host. "Quidditch!" Chris exclaimed as he ripped the tarp off. He revealed a cart full of brooms and differently sized balls.
Angel smiled. "Now that's actually a pretty decent challenge."
Bathroom Confessional
(Angel)
"Back when I was part of Team Plasma, I used to sneak off and watch Quidditch matches on the TVs on display at the Pokemon Center. Sure, I was chased away by the police, but it was all worth it."
(Joey)
"I know everything there is to know about Quidditch. Team Y is going down!"
Middle of Nowhere, Open Field
"The rules are simple," Chris explained. He took out a bright red ball that was about the size of a soccer ball. "This is called the Quaffle. There are three players on each team that use it called the Chasers. They try to get the balls through the six rings on either side of the field. Each time a Quaffle goes through a ring, the offending team gets ten points." He reached in to the cart again and pulled out two jet black balls that were slightly smaller than the previous ones. "These are called Bludgers. The two players that use these are called Beaters, and use bats to knock them at the other players." He reached in to the box one last time, and pulled out a small golden ball about the size of a walnut. "This, is the Golden Snitch. The player that deals with it is called the Seeker. The Snitch will show up at any random time, and the game's not over until it's caught. The team that catches it gets 150 points. And finally, the last position is Keeper. They act as goalie. We're going to be playing three games." He tossed the brooms at the players. "Any questions?" Almost everyone raised their hands. "Great!" Chris exclaimed, totally ignoring them. "You have five minutes to decide your strategy. Go!"
The teams ran to opposite ends of the field where there were benches a few yards behind the rings. "This is ridiculous," Tails said, looking at his broom. "There's no way these can fly."
"You never know, Tails," Sonic said, spinning his broom in the air. "That's what I said about you, and look where we are now."
Tails nodded in agreement. "But still, I don't see how-"
Eggman cut him off. "As the only one with brains on this team, I suggest we-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Tails interrupted. "You're the only one with brains? Who do you think I am, just some pest? I'm smarter than you, Eggman. In fact there's no question. If you're so smart, why haven't you defeated me and Sonic yet?"
"Well if you're so smart, why are you so susceptible to mind control?" Eggman fired back.
Angel rolled her eyes and formed her spear in to a bat, then swung it, sending an icy blast through the area and getting the rest of the team's attention. "I'll settle this," she growled. "Tails is smarter. Now if we plan to win this, someone who knows what they're doing should be in charge, do we agree?" Everyone nodded except for Eggman. "Screw you," Angel said. "Now look. We need to set up our attack plan according to our skills. Sonic, Tails, and Blaze are the fastest here. You guys will be our Chasers. Melaney should be Keeper. Now that leaves us to figure out who's going to be our Seeker and our Beaters. I'll be one of the Beaters," she said as she spun her ice bat in the air. "Now we just have to figure out the other two positions…" She stood for a moment, thinking. "I've got it!" she exclaimed. "Starfire, you be Seeker. Gwen can be the other Beater. Good plan?" The others shrugged. "Great! Now let's go kick some X butt!" The other players cheered, then stopped after a few seconds.
"Wait, do any of us actually know how to fly these?" Charmy asked as he looked at the brooms.
"Uh," Ash stood his broom up straight. "Up!" he shouted. The broom rocketed up and hit him in the chin, knocking him on to the ground. "I figured it out!" he said, still lying in the grass. The others shrugged, then went to go stand in their positions.
"Do you think this is going to work?" Melaney asked Sonic.
"I don't know," he replied. "When Angel's the only one with a plan, then you know you're in trouble."
Open Field, Team X
"I have a plan!" Joey announced to his teammates.
Amy rolled her eyes. "Now what?"
"I think it's fair to say that I know more about this game than any of the rest of you do, so I should be team captain."
"What makes you so sure you know everything?" Shadow asked. "This is coming from someone that was creamed by Tails in a Pokemon battle. Why should we be taking orders from you?"
"Shadow's right," Rouge said. "You're someone who claims to be from our world and would stoop down low enough to use Pokemon instead of fighting for yourself."
Joey growled, then exhaled. "Because, I'm dating a Delphox," he said proudly.
"You're dating a Pokemon?" Bianca asked.
"Now this I have to hear," Ferb said.
"Look, Delphox are supposed to know a bunch of crap about 'magic' or whatever, all right? I think I know what I'm doing. Now let's see…Shadow, Silver, and Knuckles should be Chasers…Dawson and Savannah play baseball and softball so you two should be Beaters…Ferb should be Keeper…and I'll be Seeker."
"Are you sure we can trust you to do play a position THAT important?" Amy asked. "You know you're not exactly…athletic."
"It's fine," Joey assured them. "Just leave the Y kicking to me."
Bathroom Confessional
(Phineas)
"Joey better know what he's doing. Or else they'll be two foxes on my kill list."
(Angel)
"I can't lose this! I will not lose to the likes of Joey!"
Open Field
Next to the field on the sidelines there was a large screen that displayed both teams and their score, team captain, and the players out on the field. Chris walked in to the middle of the field, holding every ball except for the Golden Snitch, which would come in later. "Are both teams ready?" Chris yelled. The players nodded, all of them on their brooms. "GO!" The balls flew in to the air, and Sonic and Shadow were off and flying.
Both hedgehogs went for the Quaffles, Sonic grabbing two of them. He passed one to Tails and the other to Blaze. The two made it passed Ferb at the hoops and put the balls in, scoring for Team Y.
"And Tails and Blaze have scored the first twenty points!" Chris announced from the sidelines. "And still the Snitch is nowhere to be seen."
Shadow growled, then grabbed the other Quaffle. He passed it to Silver, but Angel refused to let them score so easily.
"Not on your life!" she shouted. She saw a Bludger floating in the air and swung at it with her ice bat, causing the ball to hit Silver in the head and making him drop the ball. "I'm not losing to someone like Joey."
Shadow cursed under his breath, then dove down to catch the Quaffle. He threw it at the hoop, but Melaney blocked the shot.
"Don't count on it," she said. She passed the ball to Blaze, but she was prevented from catching it when a Bludger from the other team just barely missed her head.
"Yes!" Savannah exclaimed as she high fived Dawson.
Knuckles witnessed this, then caught the Quaffle and passed it to Silver who, get this, caught it. Tails flew straight at him like a bullet and swiped it from his hands. He passed it back to Blaze, who threw it in the hoop. This whole time Sonic had been using the other two Quaffles to score points for the Y's.
"Team Y scores another 50 points!" Chris exclaimed. "You X's better pick up your game, you're getting creamed!"
Meanwhile in the air Joey and Starfire were scouting for the Golden Snitch. Or Joey I should say, anyway, Starfire was just spinning around in the air on her broom. "Wee!" she exclaimed in happiness.
Joey rolled his eyes and squinted through the air. "Where is it?" he mumbled to himself. Then he saw it: a tiny glint of gold plummeting to the earth. "That's it!" he exclaimed. He started zooming towards it, ready to hit the ground when he caught it.
"And Team Y scores another 70 points!" Chris announced from the ground. "The score's 140 to zero…can the X's make it?" Just as he finished, Joey crashed in to the ground, sending dirt and grass everywhere. The fox opened his hand and there it laid: the Golden Snitch.
"And Team X catches the Golden Snitch! 150 points! Match Over!" Chris exclaimed. Cheers came from the X's sitting on the sidelines, but the Y's weren't so happy.
"What?" Angel said in shock. She shook her head and growled. Two matches left. I still have a chance. "Get down here guys," she called out to her teammates. On the score board a 1 appeared under Joey's picture.
"What is it?" Sonic asked as the team gathered around her.
"We need some changes in our lineup," Angel said. "Star, you're out. Morgan, you're Seeker."
"What?!" everyone said at the same time, including Morgan.
"But I don't know what I'm doing!" Morgan exclaimed. Angel tossed her a broom.
"You'll be fine."
Open Field
"Ready?" Chris asked. Team X had made some changes in their lineup as well: Mike and Heather were now Beaters, Team Rocket were the Chasers, Stephan had become Keeper, and Bianca was now Seeker. "GO!"
Sonic, Tails, and Blaze took off at high speeds, reaching the Quaffles before Team Rocket could. The three of them quickly overwhelmed Stephan and scored 30 points for the team.
"Come on guys, you can do better than that!" Joey shouted form the sidelines. He sighed. "If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it."
Angel let out a little laugh. "Too easy," she gasped and ducked out of the way as a Bludger hit by Heather almost knocked her off her broom. "Hey!" She swung her bat, knocking the ball back at Heather. "Don't mess with someone who destroyed an entire District."
Meanwhile, Team Rocket was still trying to get the ball back from Tails, Sonic, and Blaze. "You're unbelievable," Blaze said with a laugh. She passed the ball to Sonic, who put it through the hoop yet again.
Up in the air, Morgan and Bianca were looking for the Snitch. The two were equally clueless on what they were supposed to be doing. Morgan noticed something that was glittering in the air. "Is that the Snitch?" she wondered aloud. She chased after it through the air, not slowing down until she had it grasped in her hands. She tried to stop, but she couldn't. She crashed in to the ground, Snitch still in hands.
"And Team Y wins with 190 points!" Chris announced. The Y's rushed over to Morgan, who was unconscious. The interns came and put her on a stretcher, then carried her to the infirmary. Brenon followed.
"Thanks Morgan," Angel called out as the former Seeker was carried away. "You helped out a lot." She sighed, then looked at Tails. "Tails, you're going to have to be Seeker now."
"What?!" Tails exclaimed. "But don't you need me as a Chaser-"
"Listen, Tails," Angel said, placing her hands on his shoulders. "You're fast, you're small, and you've got incredible reflexes. This is our only chance to win the challenge." She kissed him on the cheek. "Now go out there, and catch that Golden Snitch!"
Tails nodded with newly found confidence. "I'll do it!" He flew up in the sky, ready for the game to start.
"Ash, you're a Chaser now," Angel said.
"Oh God," Melaney mumbled.
Open Field
Back out on the field, Joey had made some changes to his team yet again. Rouge, Cilan, and Trip were Chasers, Amy and Phineas were Beaters, Iris was Keeper, and Joey had gone back to being Seeker. "GO!" Chris shouted.
Sonic and Blaze immediately went after the ball, while Cilan and Trip were still trying to figure out how to move forward. Rouge shot forward like an arrow, grabbing all three Quaffles and shooting them through the hoops. Melaney managed to retrieve these and passed them to Blaze, who shot the three on the other side of the field and scored 30 points for Team Y.
"And both teams have 30 points!" Chris announced. "This has been the most exciting game yet!"
"There won't be a game when I'm done," Phineas growled under his breath. Using his bat, he swung it at a Bludger and almost knocked Ash clear off his broom.
"Hey!" Ash yelled. "What the heck is your problem-"
"Ash, catch!" Sonic exclaimed as he threw the Quaffle to Ash. The Trainer just barely caught it with his fingertips right when Trip was about to come in and snatch it from him. Angel prevented this from happening however and knocked a Bludger right at the two, also knocking the Quaffle away. Blaze caught it at the last second and put it through the hoop yet again.
"Team X is only ten points down!" Chris yelled. "Can they make it up?"
Meanwhile in the air, Joey and Tails were scouting for the Golden Snitch, Amy and Angel protecting their team's Seeker from in coming Bludgers. Amy swatted one away with her hammer, protecting Joey from falling off his broom. The Bludger turned in mid-air and went after Tails, but Angel blocked it with her ice bat.
"God these things get annoying after a while," she mumbled. She knocked the second Bludger away and in to the game below, almost hitting Brock who was sitting in the sidelines.
"And both teams have 40 points!" they could hear Chris announce from below.
Angel and Joey both growled at the same time. Then Tails saw what he was looking for: the Golden Snitch. He sped down toward it, which Joey noticed, and the two were neck and neck in a race for what would decide the winner of the game and the entire challenge.
Tails was only inches away from the ball…then…yes! He had his hands around it! All he needed to do was find a way to land…
"Not happening," Phineas growled from the ground. He smacked a Bludger in to the air, which targeted Tails.
"Tails!" Angel screamed. But it was too late. The Bludger met his knee with a sickening crack that could be heard by the watchers below. Feeling light headed, he squeezed the Snitch tighter and slid off of the broom, barely conscious. He hit the ground hard before any of his teammates could catch him.
The crowd gathered around the unconscious fox. Chris rolled his eyes. "He'll be fine. Just send him to the hospital car-"
"Wait," Misty said. She kneeled down and pried his hand open. She smiled excitedly and held up a small object. "He has it! He caught the Golden Snitch!" The Y's cheered in joy while Joey sank to his knees in shame. Angel and Sonic didn't bother to stay around and followed the interns to the hospital car.
Bathroom Confessional
(Phineas)
"I can't believe we lost! Joey is going home."
Elimination Room
Chris was holding one last cupcake in his hand. Every contestant had one in their hands, except for Joey and Bianca. The two exchanged nervous glances as Chris continued on with the ceremony. "Contestants. This…is the final cupcake. And it goes to…"there was an extremely long dramatic pause, which caused many of the players to roll their eyes. "Bianca." He tossed the cupcake to the girl, who gladly accepted.
"WHAT THE BALLS?!" Joey exclaimed. "Unfair! This is-" he was cut off when Chef picked him up and chucked him out the train, which happened to be going over a very large waterfall at the moment.
"Two down, 39 to go," Chris said to the camera. "Where are the contestants headed next? What will become of Morgan and Tails? When will that intern get my latte?! Find out next time on Total…Drama…Universe!"
Chapter 2's done! Yay! And this story now has over 10,000 words, wow! Last time it took us 12 chapters to get that many words! Anyway, please review, and thank you so much! Anyway, question of the week: In the last story, what was the color of the first Chaos Emerald the rebellion found (not counting Angel's)? Again, please review! And tell me your opinion on Joey. He's… I'll let you finish that sentence XD Oh, and one more thing…who do you want to win? Please tell me that too! See ya around!