Get ready to read some action-packed sequences here and excitement around every corner.
And even a shark. Wink wink!
Oh, and thank you for getting this story to over 2,000 views. I love you guys! Special surprise in the outro.
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Chris' recap: "Last time on Total Drama Everything, we brought back the famous Phobia Factor and gave everyone the heebe-jeebes. Ha! That's a funny word. Among other fears, here are some examples. Double D surprised everyone by bravely letting himself turn into a mud pie. Mandy was revealed to not be a fearless as we thought as she bolted from the over-niceness. And we got a look into Deadpool's twisted mind as he scraped through his fear of being alone, scoring an extra point and a big win for his Koala amigos. The reward for ultimate loser went to Connie, who didn't even give herself a chance and ran right out that door, securing her fate as the 7th person to get the boot. Now that Mandy has her sword, will she use it to wreak havoc? Will Nom Nom continue to control the game? And will I get Fang the shark to eat more fish than people? All those questions and more right here! On Total! Drama! Everything!"
*theme song*
"Are you sure that was what you heard?" Sam asked Snake.
Both the spies and Yusei were sitting near the edge of the forest. Snake had finished telling the other two what he had heard the previous night: that Nom Nom had an alliance with Mandy and Deadpool. Sam and Yusei were a little skeptical at the news.
Snake nodded. "It's just like what Rarity said to me. And I heard the proof last night. They're in an alliance and they're controlling the game."
"Figures that Mandy would be a part of it," said Yusei. "But why is Deadpool with them? He's a lot of things, but there's no way he's evil like Mandy and Nom Nom."
"He's definitely the least evil of the three," Snake replied. "He was just caught up in the excitement and the thought of making it far in the game."
Sam shrugged. "And are you sure they want us out?"
Snake nodded again. "I'm positive. They've learned from the examples of past alliances and are biding their time until we have no support left. They haven't made their move or we would've all been out by now."
"It did make me think about all of our team's past eliminations though," Sam told Snake. "Princess Bubblegum quit after Nom Nom told her to. And one of Nom Nom's alliance members would've left had that not happened. Then Maya, who works for an attorney and is probably a stickler for the law, is accused of stealing. And wasn't it Nom Nom that said Mega Man was lying about his programming?"
Both the boys looked at each other and nodded. "Seems like those three have been behind the eliminations of all the Koalas," said Yusei. "Why haven't they hit my team yet?"
Snake shrugged. Then he had a sudden idea.
"Those three did something unique when they formed an interteam alliance, with Mandy on the Ogres and the boys on the Koalas," he said. "What they don't realize is how we can do it too."
The other two looked surprised. "Us?" asked Yusei. "An alliance?"
The secret agent nodded. "Their objective is to control the game," he told the others. "Ours is to get them out before they get too far. If no one acts, those three may get to the final three. I need you guys to agree on this. We form an alliance and get them out before it's too late. And while we're at it, we'll pull a prank or two on them. Are you in?"
Sam, knowing this was a chance to get to hang out with Snake, nodded immediately. Both spies looked at Yusei. After a moment, he nodded.
"I'm in."
"Excellent," Snake continued. "Another thing is that we can't tell anyone about this unless there's someone we can absolutely trust."
Yusei sighed. "That means I may be able to tell Lammy."
Sam giggled. "Someone has a crush, don't they?"
"Ha ha," Yusei replied sarcastically. "She's just a friend. Besides, what about you two? You've been all over each other since the beginning of the game."
Both the spies stared at him in false denial.
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"I absoultely….," said Snake.
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"...do not have a….," said Sam.
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"...crush on Lammy," implied Yusei. "My only worry…."
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"...is getting past those…..," said Sam.
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"...three stooges," seethed Snake. "Love…."
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"...is something that….," continued Yusei.
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"...can wait," Sam added.
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"Exactly," all three of them said at the same time but different confessional times.
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At the Ogre cabin girls' side, Zelda was setting up a table. Julie and Mandy were about to arm wrestle for a bet. The rest of the Ogre girls were watching, as well as Deadpool. He was on Julie's side to keep the scheme up.
"So whoever loses wears this pair of ugly rubber gloves for the whole day," Mandy told her opponent. She held up a pair of gloves. They were covered in sunflower and heart designs. Definitely not something easy for eyes.
Julie rolled her eyes as she got her arm ready. Deadpool was clapping and cheering. "You got this Julie!" he yelled at his "friend". Zelda started the countdown.
"3...2...1...Go!"
The girls started pushing at their arms. However, it wasn't ten seconds before Mandy had Julie's arm pinned down on the table. The entire cabin booed.
Mandy glared at Julie as the tennis player pulled on the gloves. As though it were a slap to the face, they were too small and were very snug on her to the point where they almost cut off her circulation. Deadpool couldn't stop snickering.
"Very funny," Julie said sarcastically.
Deadpool shrugged. "I know it is," he explained. "That's why I'm laughing."
Julie rolled her eyes but grinned slightly at the mercenary. He was known to even make fun of his closest friends, so this was no different.
"Just know what happens when you challenge me," Mandy told her teammate. Julie ignored her and fist-bumped Deadpool. "At least I have someone who's got my back," she fired back. "Who do you have?"
Mandy, stunned by the comment, shook her head and seethed, "I'll let you slide on that this time. But look at those gloves next time you want to do something stupid."
After that, everyone exited the cabin except Deadpool and Mandy. "This plan's going great," Deadpool told his alliance member.
"Keep it up," Mandy replied, "and we'll put the info you've found to good use. Already we've found out so much. So Coco's an imaginary friend and Superman's scared of stupid green rocks."
Deadpool nodded. "Although my conversations aren't that bad," he mentioned. "She's certainly nice, and there aren't any girls in this alliance for me to talk to."
Slowly, Mandy turned her head in front of the mercenary. A split second later, she socked Deadpool right in the face.
"What did I say? he asked, holding his black eye. Of course, that eye healed in only three seconds.
"Attention competitors," Chris announced on the intercom, "we're starting next challenge at the edge of the forest. Meet there in ten minutes and hope you can expect what you're up against."
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When everyone arrived at the forest, Chris was seen riding an ATV driven by Chef. Chris hopped off with that smile that annoyed everyone.
"We're using this round to test everybody's physical and mental abilities, as well as your ability to work together with someone," he announced. "For this challenge, you will not be competing with your team."
Everyone started asking questions to each other as they tried to figure out what that meant. "Is the merge happenin' already?" asked Shrek.
Chris shook his head. "No, the merge is not already here. When this episode is over, everyone will be back with their respective teams. Now-why are you wearing those gloves?" He was referring to Julie's gloves.
Coco explained what had happened. "Cocococococococo," she told the host.
"Arm wrestling against Mandy?" he repeated. "Well I'm scared of Mandy, so sorry Julie. Those gloves stay on.
"In teams of two, you all are going to have a competition called 'The Race of Races'. There are ten parts of this race that both of you will complete. The winning duo wins a special reward. Everyone else chooses who to send home from the last place team, or if a team fails to finish the race. Now time to explain what the segments of this race are.
"You'll start here and make your way through the forest, where three parts are held. When you complete that part of the race, you will receive a clue to the next segment. However, for the last part of the race, I'm required to give some heads-ups. It will take place in the water, so only one person will do that part. That way, Toph won't have to swim."
Toph sighed in relief.
"Second, watch out for Fang." Everyone froze up. "THE Fang?" Rarity asked.
Chris nodded at the unicorn. "THE Fang, that's right. He's back and ready to strike. And we were paid a lot of money from someone named T-Ray to give Fang an upgrade."
More confusion. That is, until they got a look at Deadpool, who was suddenly scared.
"T-T-T-Ray?" he stammered.
"Fang's new upgrade is interesting," Chris continued, ignoring the shaking Deadpool. "His teeth have been inlaid with a special material that will nullify ALL healing factors."
Poor Deadpool didn't last another second. Explanation: he fainted.
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"It's just a shark," Deadpool was saying to himself. "Yeah, it's one of the few things that could actually kill me. And I was never fond of sharks in the first place. And this shark is irradiated. Still though, just a shark."
Then he banged his head on the wall in dread. "I thought I was done with T-Ray."
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As Julie worked to revive the groggy mercenary, Chris continued his challenge briefing.
"Once you and your partner have crossed the finish line, you will have to wait in the mess hall until everyone has arrived. And you can't officially complete the challenge unless and until you have both arrived. Any questions?"
Only Dante raised his hand. For once, Chris responded.
"There are seventeen of us," Dante pointed out. "Clearly you've overlooked that little detail."
"Ok," Chris replied in frustration. "Let me get that detail out of the way."
From behind the ATV, Chef pulled out the fourth bucket so far this season. This time, it was blue. "This will determine who's teaming up with who. First, we'll pull a single name out of the bucket, and that person will be safe from elimination and excused from the challenge."
Without delay, he stuck his hand into the bucket and read the random name he pulled out.
"And the immune competitor is…..Superman."
The Man of Steel simply nodded as he walked to the mess hall.
"With that done," said Chris, "we can start drawing teams."
One by one, he pulled two random names out of the bucket.
"Sam and….Snake."
The spies fist bumped each other.
"Rarity and….Shrek."
Rarity relaxed at the sight of Shrek's reassuring grin.
"Zelda and….Nom Nom."
Both partners facepalmed out of disapproval.
"Yusei and….Toph."
Toph was satisfied. Her partner wasn't a total jerk.
"Coco and….Mandy."
Mandy glared at Chris for the rest of the drawing.
"Lammy and….Dante."
Both just shrugged.
"Julie and….Deadpool."
Julie gave a determined smile while Deadpool squealed in delight like a little girl.
"That means Double D and Goku are partners."
Double D couldn't have been luckier. His partner was a Koala, he was super nice, and he was strong.
"You and your partner will be numberized according to the order in which you were both drawn. For example, Sam and Snake are Team 1, Rarity and Shrek are Team 2, and so on. We'll give you all five minutes to come up with a strategy for the race," Chris added. "Then the fun begins."
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"That Lammy girl had better not mess up," said Dante.
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"I'm ready to win this," Julie stated.
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"Am I lucky or what?" asked Double D.
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During the 5-minute prep time, most of the teams were talking with each other. The only one that wasn't was Zelda and Nom Nom. If anything, they seemed like talking with each other was what they least wanted to do. Not good for cooperation.
"I hope you know how I'm not exactly a physical wonder," Double D explained.
Goku wasn't fazed by that. "Don't worry," he reassured his partner. "I'll help you out."
Yusei and Toph were talking about the final part. "Whatever it is," Yusei said, "I'll do the swimming. You have nothing to worry about."
Sam and Snake were talking more about being partners than the challenge.
"What are the odds?" Sam asked. Snake was just content with talking to her.
Finally, it was time to get the race started. All eight teams lined up at the edge of the forest. Sam and Snake were shown holding hands while Zelda and Nom Nom were five feet away from each other. Chris got in front of everyone with the starting flag.
"Your clue to the first part is this," he announced. "Go to the biggest fortress and reach the summit. You'll have to figure that out yourself.
"Is everyone ready?"
The whole group nodded or exclaimed, "Yes!"
"Then on your mark…"
Julie got into a running stance.
"Get set…"
Double D hummed as he waited.
"..."
"..."
"...GO!"
The eight teams took off into the forest. The race had begun.
Chris looked directly at Chef Hatchet. "Want to get a burger?"
"You're speaking my language," Chef replied as they walked off.
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Team 8: Double D and Goku
Goku was contemplating the clue as he and Double D walked through the forest. Well, Double D walked. Goku simply flew around the trees. After a minute of this, Double D clapped his hands in a "Eureka" moment.
"I know what the riddle points to," he said. "Get down here so I can tell you."
The Saiyan flew back down in anticipation as to what his partner had figured out.
"We're in a forest, right?" Double D asked in a matter of fact way. "To the many woodland creatures here, a tree is their home. Their castle. Their fortress. The biggest fortress! We have to get to the biggest tree!"
As the realization sunk in, Goku started to get excited. "Think I can fly up and get a good enough view as to where that tree is?"
Double D nodded, and his partner soared up past the leaves. Twenty seconds later, he came back down in a good mood. "It's about a fifteen minute journey north from here on foot. Why not I fly you over there?"
"Not a good idea," Double D stated. "We don't want to give ourselves an unfair advantage. If we have to fly, we won't use speed if we can't help it. Also, the rest of the riddle says to reach the summit. That means the next riddle is on top of the tree."
Goku nodded and they continued walking north.
Meanwhile….
Team 1: Sam and Snake
"Climb the tallest tree?" Sam asked, having figured out the riddle with Snake. "We got this."
Snake nodded. "I memorized the trees in my spare time, and it's that way," he said, pointing in a certain direction. "Let's go."
Team 3: Zelda and Nom Nom
Nom Nom looked completely frustrated. "I'm an internet celebrity. That gives me an on point sense of direction. The tree is that way."
"I'm a princess of a kingdom," Zelda retorted, "and that means I must know where everything is throughout the land. The tree is this way!"
After figuring out the riddle, both partners had been arguing over where the tree was. Nom Nom argued north, while Zelda said east. Neither were budging. Both were incredibly stubborn.
"I'm the one who figured out the stupid riddle," Nom Nom exclaimed. "So we go my way."
"You figured it out? I did! We go east!"
"North!"
"East!"
"North!"
"East!"
"North!"
"East!"
As they argued, both Lammy and Dante were overhearing. They couldn't help but laugh.
Somehow overheard, Lammy kept giggling. "Totally worth going this way."
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Lammy was still laughing.
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Team 4: Yusei and Toph
Team 4 ran through the brush and came to a pretty large tree. It rose about thirty feet above the ground (all other trees were twenty) and the trunk was three feet wide at its skinniest point. Perched at the topmost branch were six rolls of paper.
"There are several rolls of paper at the top," Yusei told Toph, "but there are less than eight. We weren't the first ones here."
By this point, everyone had solved the riddle, and Teams 2 (Rarity and Shrek) and 6 (Lammy and Dante) have already received their next clue.
"If you want to be the one to retrieve it, I have a way to get you up there easily," Toph said.
A minute later, Yusei was standing atop a large floating rock. Toph was using her powers to lift the rock up in the air so Yusei could get risen up to the next riddle.
As Toph elevated the rock up, Yusei was crouched onto it to keep from falling. "Just don't shake this thing," he warned.
"Make sure not to fall," Toph called. "I don't want to have to explain why you ended up in a hospital."
Five seconds later, Yusei was parallel with the rolls of paper. "Stop!" he called to Toph, who couldn't guess how tall the tree was. "Bring the rock two paces to your right."
After bumping into a few big branches, Yusei finally grabbed the riddle. "Okay Toph," he called to her. "Go about five paces to your right, and then lower me back down slowly." This was done without incident, and the duelist was back on solid ground.
"That was easy," Toph said as Yusei unfolded the paper. "So what does it say?"
"Go to the place where fear lurks around every corner and things are not as they seem," Yusei read. "What do you think that means?"
Toph shrugged. "We'll figure it out. Now let's keep going. One down, nine to go."
Team 7: Deadpool and Julie
The next team to arrive at the tree were Deadpool and Julie. One look at the height and Deadpool got excited.
"We get to climb something!"
Julie told him to shut up and started climbing the tree. "You coming or what?" she asked. "I certainly don't want to lose."
Soon, both were climbing up the tree. It was a little difficult for them, though Deadpool fared a little better. The gloves that Julie was wearing certainly helped her, though. With them, she was able to grip the tree better. After a lot of struggling between the two, plus a fair amount of complaining, Deadpool made it to the top and grabbed the riddle.
"We got it!" he exclaimed, ready to hi-five Julie.
Thing is, he let go of the tree at that time.
"Uh oh."
With that, he fell right off the top and started crashing through the branches, until he landed on the ground with a loud thud.
"I'm ok."
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"I know I should feel bad for that happening to him," Julie explained, "but it was pretty funny.
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After Julie got back to the ground, both she and Deadpool read the riddle.
"Fear lurks around every corner? What does that mean?"
Neither knew the answer. Julie just shrugged at her partner's question. Still trying to solve it, they walked off.
Later….
Eventually, every team had received their second riddle (except Zelda and Nom Nom, who's arguing had gotten them lost). However, no one had figured out the second riddle. That is, until Sam and Snake solved it and realized that the riddle led to…
"The fear shack," Snake told Sam. "It only makes sense. That's where we experienced our biggest fears. And the things are not as they seem part? That's because it's all an illusion in that shack. Genius!"
Sam realized it too and got excited. "We figured it out!" she beamed. "You did it, Snake!" In her excitement, she got on her toes and kissed Snake on the cheek. Snake stood and stared at her, shocked.
This was clearly not what he expected.
"Let's just get to the shack," he said, blushing.
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"I never really knew what blushing felt like," Snake said. "Until today."
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Later….
Team 6: Lammy and Dante
(By this point, Teams 1, 2, and 5 have received their third riddle.)
When they got to the shack, the first thing they saw was a note on the door.
It read, "To those who have solved the second riddle, both partners must face their combined fears to get past this part and receive the next riddle."
Lammy and Dante nodded in understanding at each other and stepped inside.
5 minutes later….
Both partners ran out of the shack the minute they completed their challenge (I imagine a booing concert crowd full of swimsuit models). Lammy looked exhausted.
"That's another one down," she breathed out. Dante nodded.
It was only then that they noticed Team 4 (Yusei and Toph) standing about 5 feet away.
"What are you guys doing here?" Dante asked.
"We've been waiting for our turn for three minutes," Toph explained. "So please get out of the way of the door."
Yusei nodded. "Let's get this part done," he said. "You ok, Lammy?"
The lamb nodded and smiled as she and Dante stepped inside. "Good luck," she told Yusei.
"You too." And Team 4 stepped into the shack.
Dante was snickering. "You like him," he mused. "Don't you?"
Lammy started blushing fervently. "Maybe a little."
"Let's just read the riddle," her partner said.
"Go to the home of darkness and claim your next riddle-but beware the monster that slumbers."
Team 3: Zelda and Nom Nom
"Why not you just admit it?" Zelda furiously asked. "We're lost!"
Both partners were getting really angry at each other at this point. Can hardly imagine why.
"Maybe if we followed my directions from the start," Nom Nom snapped, "we may have found the tree ages ago. Heck, we may have already been halfway through this stupid challenge."
That got a fireball almost thrown at his face. See, that's the thing about Zelda. She may be calm most of the time, but she can get angry when she has to. And since Nom Nom's insulting her wisdom, she has to get angry.
"Why do you act like you're so perfect?!" Zelda asked furiously.
Nom Nom just gave an evil grin. "Because I am. Now let's go and don't hold me back."
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"Knowing that this guy's just plain evil," said Zelda, "I may be able to guess the eliminations of Bubblegum, Maya, and Mega Man."
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Team 5: Mandy and Coco
"This is the last time I ever partner with you," Mandy said to Coco while hiding from one of the clone couples making out.
The shack had combined their fears. They were now inside a plane that looked a lot like Chris's plane. On top of that, they were surrounded by at least ten clones of an adult Mandy and Irwin making out and giving them brownies (which only Coco accepted).
"Cococococo?" Coco asked, a little harder to understand with the brownies in her mouth.
Mandy slapped her. "I know what we're going to do! Watch this!"
She reached into absolutely nothing and pulled out the sword she had stolen from Connie.
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"Deadpool, hate to admit it, is right," Mandy said, holding the sword. "That Magic Satchel thing works."
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(Disclaimer: No, she didn't kill the clones. She used the sword to drive them away.)
Mandy pointed the sword to the couples. "Stay back or you'll pay!"
Luckily for the couples, they did just that. They wouldn't come within a foot of that blade. Coco just stuck her tongue out at them.
Back at the camera room, Chef asked a puzzling question.
"Why didn't she do that when she was in the shack last time?"
Chris shrugged. "At least it makes for great TV."
Chef nodded as they watched the camera showing the illusion ending and Coco reading the riddle.
"Home of darkness, huh?" Mandy queried. "Well let's go, and don't slow me down."
Later…
Team 2: Rarity and Shrek
Eventually, every team except Zelda and Nom Nom (obviously) had figured out the second riddle., which led everyone to a cave with a giant bear. One of the teams that made it was Team 2. When they got inside the cave, the first thing Rarity did was hesitate.
"Does the riddle really have to be in a dirty cave?"she asked. "I wonder how the bear lives like this."
Shrek was about to respond when they both saw a table in front of that table was a bowl filled with the stuff from the sleep challenge. There was a note next to the bowl.
"One of you eats out of this bowl to find one half of the riddle while the other teammate finds the second half inside the cave."
Both teammates smiled. "You eat, I look," Rarity said as she took off to the other side of the cave. Shrek looked right at the bowl and muttered, "This is for you, Fiona." And he began eating.
While her partner was gorging himself, the unicorn started looking under various rocks, using her horn to see better. While doing so, she was muttering to herself, hoping the bear didn't show up. "Please don't come near me," she kept whispering to herself.
Shrek finally got to the bottom of the bowl and pulled out a slip of paper. "Outside the forest, the camp is…"
Rarity, after five minutes of looking through the rocks, found the other half of the riddle.
"Woohoo!"
Unfortunately, that exclamation too loud. And the bear heard it. Within moments, it was right in front of her. She stood there in shock and fear. "Uh-oh."
Then she had an idea. She zapped the bear with her horn, and it suddenly had a dress. Rarity used the opportunity to run while the bear was recovering from shock.
Shrek noticed Rarity running in his direction. "The bear's coming!" she yelled as she reached him. The bear came charging after. Shrek laughed at the dress.
"Now would be a good time to do that roar of yours," Rarity told him as the bear approached. Shrek nodded and ran to it.
"ROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!"
The sound shook the entire cave (which miraculously didn't collapse). The bear was frozen in its tracks. It stood for a second before bursting intears and ran away.
Silence. Then Shrek burped from the slop. They left the cave bursting in laughter.
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"Better out than in," Shrek said, "I always say."
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"Outside the forest, the camp has the answers and the shelter of wonderful Australian creatures," Rarity said, reading the forest riddle.
Both nodded at each other and said at the same time, "Koala cabin."
As the competition went on…..
Shrek's roar had scared the bear out of commision, and everyone after him and Rarity had an easy time in the cave after that. Time to start the Next 6 Riddles Montage! Cue the racing music!
Sam found the fourth riddle under a loose floorboard inside the girls' side of the Koala cabin. She smiled at Snake as they read the riddle, which led them to….
…...the scary boathouse, where Deadpool and Julie were racing to see which partner would find it first. Julie found it inside a bucket of chum (once again, the gloves came in handy) and read it. This one led to….
….the mess hall kitchen, where Chef was now guarding. Wishing she had the spies' (particularly Snake's) stealth, Lammy found the group of riddles on Chef's hand, where she grabbed it and made a run for it back to Dante, who was waiting outside (Lammy volunteered to go in to overcome her shyness). They high fived.
Zelda and Nom Nom finally made it to the correct tree, but Nom Nom had to threaten Zelda with elimination to climb up to the riddle. However, he, like Deadpool earlier, got cocky and also fell down the tree, much to Zelda's pleasure.
The sixth riddle led Toph and Yusei to the top of the cliff with the riddle hanging ten feet below. Toph made a stair thing down and grabbed the riddle, handing it to Yusei. Their next stop was…
….inside a skunk hole, where Goku stuck his hand in and took the riddle out with ease. Double D sanitized it (as well as himself and Goku) and saw that the riddle led to…
….a crocodile swamp, where Shrek made short work of the animals and Rarity grabbed the riddle langing from the mouth of one of the crocodiles.
And Mandy and Coco also got through that stage, though scratched up, and Mandy read the riddle (the montage ends here).
"Almost there," she read. "Head to the dock and swim, for the dock is key."
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Team 1: Sam and Snake
Chris was standing on the dock when the spies arrived. "Congrats on being the first team to make it to the final stage," he told them. "But will that lead stay? Here are your directions.
"One of you will have to dive in and search for a key. That key will have a number on it that corresponds with your team number. Once the key is found, head back to the dock and find yourtreasure chest. Once you've opened the right one, you're safe. Plus, there may even be a surprise in that chest."
Sam looked at Snake. "I'll do it," she said. "I have Aqua Lips lipstick. It will let me breathe underwater."
"Be careful," Snake warned. "I don't want Fang killing you."
His partner nodded as she applied the lipstick and jumped in.
Sure enough, the Aqua Lips gave Sam complete underwater breathing. Silently, she started searching for the correct key.
As Snake was waiting, the next team arrived. It was Deadpool and Julie. Julie looked calm, but under that mask, Deadpool had gone pale.
"Do you want to do this?" he asked Julie. "Or should I? I mean, it's nothing. I just don't want healing-factor nullifying material to kill me. I don't want to end up in the next JAWS movie."
"They're not doing those movies anymore," Chris told him.
"Wait, what?!"
Then the mercenary just shook his head. "I'll just dive in."
"What about Fang?"Julie asked.
Deadpool replied, "I'm me. I laugh at the face of death. Besides, I can breathe underwater longer (how he knows this is anyone's guess)."
So he faced the water and whispered, "Don't kill me, TheMasterKat."
And he dived.
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"That was brave in a way," Julie stated.
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As Deadpool searched, he saw Sam looking around and turning over the various keys. For once though, he tried to pay attention. In a struck of luck, the first key he turned over had the number 7 on it, just the number he was looking for. Happy with himself, he started to swim to the surface…
...but couldn't.
Surprised, he turned around and saw his foot caught in a rock structure. Starting to panic, he tried to free his foot, but it was stuck. And Sam was already at the surface, too far to notice. On top of all that, he tried to bang on the rock, and caught a familiar shark's attention.
"How did Sam surface first?" asked Snake. "My Sonic Eye showed Deadpool finding the key first."
"Try looking again," Julie said, looking worried now.
Snake nodded and scanned the water again. Then he frowned. "Oh no."
Julie turned to him. "What?"
"His foot's trapped," he replied."And Fang's heading to him. If he doesn't escape soon, he's a goner.
Now was the time for Julie to freak out as she tried to think of a plan. "Gotta think, gotta think…" Then she noticed something on Snake's belt.
It was the knife from the battle challenge. And didn't that think have an electricity feature? Julie looked right at the gloves she was still wearing. They were tight, and they were rubber! She had an idea. Without warning, she grabbed the knife and Sam's Aqua Lips.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the spies both asked as she applied the lipstick. The she threw the tube back at Sam and jumped into the water, taking the knife with her.
The first thing Julie saw was Deadpool, still struggling to get his foot in his path was a muscular shark, more menacing than any shark Julie had seen. So she swam right to Fang and somehow jabbed him with the knife without him noticing.
"I hope this works," she thought. And she pushed the button.
The effects were instant. Thanks to the gloves, all she felt was a slight tickle and the rest of the water wasn't electrocuted. Fang, however, got the full blast. The electricity had him jolting all over the place. Finally, Julie let go of the button and removed the knife. The poor shark whimpered and swam away. Julie smiled went to Deadpool, who was somehow still moving and trying to free his foot.
Julie swam to the other side of the rock and started pushing Deadpool's foot out while he kept pulling. With the combined effort, his foot quickly left the rock. Finally free, Deadpool swam up to the surface with his key, followed by Julie.
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"Take that, T-Ray," said Deadpool.
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By the time both Deadpool and Julie reached the beach, both were exhausted. They collapsed on the beach, panting. Snake ran over to them the moment he saw.
"You guys ok?"
Julie gave him a thumbs up. "Fresh as a daisy," Deadpool replied. "And I have the key." He held it up in his hand.
"Here's your knife back," Julie said, handing the knife to Snake.
Chris got over the shock over what had just happened. "After an interesting finish," he announced, "Team 1 has finished in first place, and Team 7 has placed second. You both may now open your chests."
Sam unlocked a chest and pulled out two teddy bears. "Gee, thanks," she mused sarcastically.
When Deadpool opened the right chest, all he found were two Chris t-shirts. "AWESOME!" he squealed as he put his on. Chris looked quite pleased.
"2 teams down, 6 left."
Those words were no sooner out of his mouth when Double D and Goku arrived at the dock, followed by Lammy and Dante.
"I'll swim," Goku and Dante told their partners at the same time.
Goku took a breath before diving, and Dante simply jumped. Both searched the area, turning keys as they swam. However, it was Goku who found his first, and he surfaced with a look of victory.
"Did we come in first?"
Everyone just laughed.
"Position's filled," Snake replied.
"Second?"
Julie responded by shaking her head.
"Third at least?"
Chris gave a thumbs up.
"Yay."
Goku and Double D walked to the chests. When they unlocked one, they found…..a hundred carrots.
The Saiyan just stuck his tongue out. "Rabbit food?"
"I'll have you know," Double D responded, "that carrots are quite delicious."
At that moment, Dante surfaced with his key. He and Lammy unlocked the chest and found a box of playing cards.
"Better than carrots," Lammy mentioned.
"And Teams 8 and 6 take third and fourth place," Chris announced. "The rest of the teams had better get a move on."
Meanwhile…..
Team 3: Zelda and Nom Nom
Both ran out of the shack, screaming. Nom Nom looked more scared than anyone had seen him.
"That's a title I deserve in my own right," he panted. "I won't have it stolen."
Zelda just glared. "It's not as bad as seeing your kingdom destroyed and your protector defeated. Compared to me, your fear is nothing."
Nom Nom glared right back.
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"If we lose," Nom Nom growled, "it's all her fault!"
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Rarity cheered when she saw Shrek back above the water with the right key. However, their prize reaction didn't match the enthusiasm.
"Jus' what use do I have for a plunger?" Shrek asked Chris, who shrugged. Rarity just threw her plunger in the lake.
Chris muttered something about ungratefulness before continuing. "Rarity and Shrek are fifth place. Three teams left."
A moment later, Yusei and Toph arrived at the dock. Chris gave them the instructions and they nodded.
"Let's do this," said Yusei, who handed his jacket to Toph before diving.
After five minutes of turning keys over and repeatedly coming up for air, Yusei found the key marked Number 4. Relieved, he swam up to the surface and handed Toph the key.
"Wasn't Fang supposed to be down there?" he asked Chris while putting his jacket back on.
Chris just laughed. "Fang had to take a break after an encounter with one of the competitors was, shall we say, shocking."
Julie just looked left and right while Deadpool suddenly became distracted with his shoe. That attention was gone, however, when he saw what was in Yusei and Toph's treasure chest.
"Stationary?" asked Toph. "Uh I can't write. What place are we in, anyway?"
"Sixth," Chris replied.
Toph just shrugged. "At least we're safe."
Yusei walked over to Lammy. "When did you and Dante get here?"
"Fourth place," the lamb replied, blushing a little.
"And the prize?"
Lammy held up the playing cards. "Want to play 5-card?"
"Not the kind of card game I associate with," said Yusei, "but ok."
And they both reached for the deck, but felt a definite spark when their hands touched. They instantly pulled away, both surprised and a little happy.
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"Maybe Sam was right," Yusei sighed.
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"Maybe Dante and Coco were right," said Lammy.
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Finally, Mandy and Coco arrived. "Whoever's swimming," Chris told them, "get a move on. If Zelda and Nom Nom somehow beat you to the chests, you're both up for elimination."
"You heard the man," Mandy yelled at Coco. "I'll jump." Which she did.
Her search for the right key had barely started when she spotted a shadow coming to her. Fang had recovered from earlier and was advancing to her, his eyes on the target and his belly wanting food.
However, Mandy didn't swim away. She just stared right at the shark as it came closer. Ten feet…..five feet…...one foot….
Then Fang stopped at only a fingertip away from her. He looked right in those malicious, devilish, evil eyes. The eyes that told him to beat it or else he would be very sorry.
Suddenly crying (how does that work underwater) and whimpering, Fang handed Mandy the key with a 5 on it. Then he swam away, crying like a baby. Mandy just swam up without a reaction.
Snake, who had been watching through his Sonic Eye, stared as Mandy walked to the chests. "Julie," he said, "you've been upstaged."
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"Woah," Lammy said, barely more than a whisper.
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"That girl is a force to be reckoned with," stated Dante. "That's coming from me."
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"I now see why Nom Nom wanted her in his alliance," said Sam.
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"My cohort and I just climbed a huge tree, fought my adult clones, scarfed on slop, and numerous other stuff," Mandy angrily told Chris, "and all we get out of it is a lollipop? Sleep with one eye open tonight."
Chris backed away and turned his attention to the challenge. "With Coco and-gulp-Mandy's completion of the challenge," he said to everyone, "that means Zelda and Nom Nom are the ones on the chopping block. Hey Chef, where are they?"
Chef drove away on the ATV. He came back twenty minutes later with Zelda and Nom Nom. Both looked angrier than they've ever been.
"They were arguing over who had to eat the slop in Part 3," Chef explained. "In fact, they've been arguing all day."
Nom Nom just glared at Zelda. "If she had done what I said the whole time," he responded, "we would've already won-."
"Who cares?" Chris interrupted. "Now here's a refresher of the challenge's standings."
1st place: Team 1 (Sam and Snake)
2nd place: Team 7 (Deadpool and Julie)
3rd place: Team 8 (Double D and Goku)
4th place: Team 6 (Dante and Lammy)
5th place: Team 2 (Rarity and Shrek)
6th place: Team 4 (Yusei and Toph)
7th place: Team 5 (Mandy and Coco)
DNF: Team 3 (Zelda and Nom Nom)
"Zelda, Nom Nom," Chris said, "you did not finish the challenge, so one of you is going home tonight. And as I promised, first place will be receiving a special reward. Sam and Snake, you're both safe from elimination next time the Koalas lose."
The spies cheered and hi-fived.
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"That princess is so gone," seethed Nom Nom.
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"Nom Nom could go home," Snake said. "This is our chance."
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"Thank you gloves," Julie sighed.
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Bonfire ceremony time. Everyone was sitting with their partners from the challenge. Sam and Snake were seen holding hands. Zelda and Nom Nom glared at each other. Everyone else was simply waiting, though it was noticable that Yusei and Toph were next to Lammy and Dante.
"Chef," Chris told his henchman, "you knowwhat to do."
Chef nodded and, out of a machine gun, fired marshmallows into the mouths of everyone except Zelda and Nom Nom.
"This is the final marshmallow of the night," Chris told the losers. "You're both here because you didn't finish the challenge today. Who's more to blame though?"
Both Nom Nom and Zelda were as calm as they could be.
"The final marshmallow goes to….
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"...Nom Nom."
No one was more shock at this announcement than Sam, Snake, and Yusei.
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"When you look at the two," said Dante, "Zelda appears the more threatening."
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"I only voted for Zelda because I didn't feel like making a decision," said Goku."
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"Goodbye, princess," Nom Nom called out to Zelda, who was in the cannon.
That got him another fireball in the head. Zelda glared at his scorched face until she was blasted off.
"As of now," Chris announced, "the Koalas and Ogres are back on their normal team formations. This challenge was a merge taste for those who don't make it that far. Good night."
Later….
"I think I'll keep the gloves," Julie told Mandy as she placed them with her belongings."
Mandy was shocked. "Why?"
"Because those thing can be helpful," Deadpool replied. "And believe me, I know."
The sight of Mandy's dumbfounded face from that comment kept Deadpool and Julie in stitches as they walked out of the cabin.
"Did you see how she looked?" Julie asked, laughing.
Deadpool nodded. "Yeah, it was like 'I got upstaged by the girl I beat in arm wrestling!' I'll remember that for a while!"
It took them a few minutes for them to calm down. After those few minutes, Deadpool remembered something that had been bothering him since they finished the challenge. So he turned face to face with Julie.
"Why did you do it, anyway?"
"Do what?" Julie asked back.
The mercenary continued. "Back there, at the lake. Why did you save me?"
Julie just shrugged. "Because we were teammates."
"There has to be more than that," Deadpool stated. "I'm no genius, but both Sam and Snake are on my team 24/7, and they were there. Yet they weren't the ones that went in. You were just my teammate for the challenge. Despite that, you saved me from Fang. There must be more than just teammates."
All Julie could do was smile. "Then because we're friends."
Deadpool smiled back. "Well, thanks."
Julie nodded. "You're welcome."
Silence. Then Julie broke it.
"You know," she told Deadpool, "for a mercenary lunatic, you're not a really bad guy."
If only she could see the inside of his brain. This was the first time anyone on this island had given him anything close to a compliment. It was certainly the best thing he had ever heard.
"I had better head back," Julie told him. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight," Deadpool repeated as she walked back to her cabin.
Deadpool stayed on that spot, thinking. Julie was the starting to grow on him a little. She certainly offered the most friendship to him. All Nom Nom and Mandy did was give him orders and criticize him. And he certainly didn't feel close with everyone else. Julie, however, was a whole different matter. Deadpool just smile again. 'Maybe Julie's not really a bad person either,' he thought.
And Julie was the very person whom Deadpool was supposed to fake his friendship to in order to learn more about the Ogres!
Later that night...
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"Payback time," said Sam.
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Nom Nom had just gotten out of the bathroom. As he climbed into bed, he noticed dark shadow over him. He didn't realize what it was until it was too late, and Snake had pulled the string.
SPLASH!
The poor Internet star shreiked as the water bucket emptied on him. Still screaming, he ran out of the cabin. Snake, Sam, and Yusei watched him run, all laughing from their hiding spot at the side of the cabin.
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And….scene!
Zelda's gone due to bad luck. Now we know to never let Nom Nom partner up with anyone nicer than him.
Sam and Snake bonded, and Sam actually kissed Snake. So cute! And Yusei and Lammy also bonded a little. Yay them! Quick, start the ship names!
Julie's humiliating gloves turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Here are their newfound uses. First off, they help you hold on to a (let me know if that's really true). Second, they help you grab something out of chum. Thirdly, they protect you when you have to electrocute a shark (don't know how that works, though I've designed some parts of the story to make no sense).
Fang the shark came back, only to get his butt kicked. Twice. Poor Fang.
As for Deadpool and Julie, their friendship has taken a turn. Julie winds up saving Deadpool, but what will happen next?
Disclaimer: I will NOT make Deadpool and Julie a couple. Julie has Ben, and Deadpool has a wife. Plus, he's too much in love with me.
I did a merge-like challenge before the merge so I could get a better feel of who will eventually make it. You can all start making your guesses now on who WILL make it.
As for that surprise….
In celebration of 2,000 views, I'm going to let you guys do something fun. The various friends and family of the competitors, whether they're still in the game or eliminated (the eliminated are at a new loser island), want to send video messages to them. So you guys can submit a few of those video messages, and they'll be featured in a future chapter.
Here's an example (not official, just an example)...
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Fiona: Hi, honey! We're shooting this from the swamp, and we're all super excited you've come this far!
Donkey: It's not the same with you gone, but we all hope you win. I mean, what can we say? (He starts singing "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey)
Puss in Boots: We all hope you do your best, amigo.
Fiona: Good luck, honey! I love you!
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Ta-da! I hope I didn't set your expectations too high, but enjoy.
Whoo, longest outro ever.
Read and review! Oh yeah, and P.M.
TheMasterKat out!