What does this story have in store for you this time?
Well why don't we find out?
Warning: This chapter contains paint-related gun violence.
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Chris' recap: "Last time on Total Drama Everything, the two teams had a brand-new challenge to sing until they drop. Not literally, but you get the point. Some notable attractions include Double D and his Panic at the Disco irony, the rise of the Great Yusini, Nom Nom saying he's a gummy bear, and Deadpool's rallying surprise with Switchfoot. All those and other competitors let their voices be heard, but victory went to Lammy. She wowed the crowd with something that MIGHT be a veiled proclamation of love for our favorite duelist. In the end, tone-deaf and language-challenged Coco was sent off the island to Loserville. Now that singing's behind them, who will be next to fall? Find out here! On Total! Drama! Everything!"
*theme song*
Both Nom Nom and Mandy were sitting outside the Koala cabin two days after the singing challenge. And of course, they were talking about strategy and the current situation. Mandy appeared to be a little impatient.
"We could've gotten rid of those three stooges a long time ago," she explained. "You know the merge isn't going to be far away. Why not act now?"
Nom Nom sighed in frustration and said, "I'm working on it, but all three have allies of their own. They're all on friendly terms with most of the other competitors. Plus, Snake and Sam have each other's backs. Why they haven't become a couple yet is a complete mystery to me. And Yusei-" he muttered a few unintelligible things after that, "-has that lamb girl. It's harder than you think to get them all out in the perfect victory I want."
"Speaking of Lammy," Mandy asked, "how did she take her best friend's elimination?"
"A little glum," Nom Nom responded, "but I can tell she'll fight back. However, now's not the time to worry about that. Is Rarity holding up to her end of the deal?"
Mandy nodded. "Not a word from her about us."
Just then, the same small device from the messages a few days ago suddenly fell into Nom Nom's hands. He looked at it and said, "It looks like I have some well wishers." He smirked and turned the device on to view the message.
Nom Nom's message (submitted by Makeover name)
"Hey Noms," Grizzly Bear waved. "How's it going?"
"Griz, why are you doing this?" Panda Bear asked. "He was always a jerk to us!"
"Ice Bear hopes he loses," said Ice Bear, quietly.
"Well he got us this Nom Nom merchandise," mentioned Grizzly.
"Yeah!" Panda Bear exclaimed. "Because we paid!"
Grizzly said, "Oh yeah."
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Nom Nom just rolled his eyes and threw the device behind him. "Those three are just jealous because they're not in a reality show competing for a huge paycheck I really don't need. Funny thing is how you, me, and Deadpool all got a message, but Snake, Sam and Yusei didn't. They just feel so unloved, don't they."
"Where is Deadpool anyway?" Mandy asked.
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"This is definitely the kind of view that makes this whole competition worth it," Julie told Deadpool. They were both at the top of the cliff, just admiring the view.
Deadpool shrugged. "I've never really paid attention," he stated. "Views like this never involve killing people. All they bring to mind is that sad movie, 'A Walk to Remember'."
"I love that movie!" Julie exclaimed. "Ben and I have watched it ten times. I kinda had to persuade him, though. What is it with boys and romantic movies?"
Both just laughed for a few seconds after that. Then Deadpool calmed down. "Um, Julie? I actually have a confession to make."
Julie sat up, curious. "It's nothing love related, is it? Remember, I'm taken."
The mercenary shook his head. He knew he had to tell the truth about the alliance.
"I need to tell you that I'm…"
"In what?"
"In an a-a-awesome band!" He started to laugh. He had chickened out.
Julie raised an eyebrow. "I didn't think you could use an instrument. The last challenge told me you could sing, but there's nothing about you that tells me you can play a guitar or something."
Deadpool shifted his eyes and responded, "There are a lot of things about me I just like to keep hidden. Heh heh."
His friend didn't look like she believed him, but decided not to press the subject. "Ok then."
And they continued to talk to each other as though it had never happened.
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"He looked like he really wanted to tell me something," Julie said. "But I don't think it had anything to do with being in a band."
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Rarity was beside herself with worry. Ever since her last meeting with Nom Nom, she had wondered if she had really done a generous thing by agreeing to keep his alliance secret. In fact, every time she had passed someone as she walked, she immediately turned the other direction. As for Nom Nom, she couldn't forget what had she promised him.
Flashback:
"Now listen to me Rarity." Nom Nom had said. "You know how much being generous means to you. And like I said, it would be very generous of you to keep quiet. However, don't think you'll get off scot free if you tell anyone."
"Why would I not think that?" Rarity then asked.
Nom Nom gave her a serious stare and said, "If you tell anyone about my alliance, mark my words. You WILL be sent home. Rarity does not pass GO or collect one million dollars."
That conversation had haunted her for the past two days. She didn't know what to do about it.
"Campers!" Chris yelled through the intercom. "Meet me at the bonfire pit for a briefing on your next challenge. And be prepared for an all-out shootout!"
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Rarity was pulling her hair a little. "Why does this have to happen to me?"
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Everyone sat at the seats in the bonfire area. "What do you think it is this time?" Yusei asked Snake, who shrugged.
While they were waiting, Sam sat next to Snake. "Whatever happens, know I'm right behind you," she said to her fellow spy. Snake smiled. "Same here."
Mandy saw this and rolled her eyes. This scene was making her sick. Why not those two become a couple yet?
Finally, Chris and Chef arrived. Chef was pushing a large box. "Before we begin," Chris started, "we have something to notify you all of. After this challenge, we will only have two challenges left before the merge."
Everyone cheered a little, knowing they were almost there.
"And the final challenge before the merge will be something unique," the host continued. "Chef and I have a little bet going on. You don't need to know the details, but whichever one of us wins will choose a second person to be eliminated for that day."
Now there was a lot of interest. Two people were going to leave right before the merge? This was intriguing.
"And now for the challenge. Chef, open the box."
Chef pulled out a crowbar and opened the box. Everyone peered in to see that the box was filled with weapons. Deadpool squealed with joy, Dante smiled, Snake was also happy, and everyone else looked apprehensive.
"You're having us use these?" Lammy asked Chris.
Chris laughed and said, "These are all paintball weapons. They only fire paint. You guys are about to have a paintball shootout all over the island. Use these weapons to defend yourselves and take out other competitors. If you get any bit of paint on you, even if it's your own paint, you're out. Last competitor left standing wins for their team. You will all get a random weapon, and we won't have lessons for handling it. You'll have to figure it out for yourself."
Dante just laughed. "Is this the best challenge you can think of? This is noting. And having Chef hand us the weapons? Might as well give me the win right now."
"Listen right here!" Chef exclaimed in Dante's face. "This ain't over until the last shot is fired. So sit tight and wait for your weapon Got that, demon hunter!"
"You got spit on my face," said Dante, not even unnerved.
Chef growled and faced the others. "Alright, maggots," he barked. "Line up so you can get your weapon, as well as protective glasses and hats."
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"Another challenge for me to own," Snake said.
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Dante scoffed and stated, "That chef can't shake me. I'm me!"
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Double D was the first in line, and Chef handed him a missile launcher. Which he could barely lift.
"You are so doomed," Chef said as Double D struggled to pull it.
Next was Sam. Chef handed her a….hair dryer. "It does blow paint out of it," Chris pointed out.
Sam just smiled. "I can put this to good use," she said.
So the weapons were handed out one by one. Yusei got a Wild-West style revolver; Shrek got a supply of grenades; Julie got a bow with paint-tipped arrows (the arrowheads were just paintballs); Goku got a flamethrower, earning him the envy of most of the others; Lammy got a machine gun; Mandy got a slingshot, and Chef got her dirty glare; Snake got a sniper rifle; Deadpool got a shotgun; Rarity got a glue gun ("It shoots paint," Chris said); Toph got a blowdart tube. The last two were Nom Nom and Dante.
Nom Nom just wanted his weapon already. Finally, Chef handed him a minigun.
"Now we're talking," Nom Nom said, smiling.
Now excited, Dante got to the front of the line. If Double D got a bazooka, Goku got a flamethrower, and Nom Nom got a minigun, he had to have gotten something awesome too.
And he was handed….a bottle of ketchup.
"You're joking, right?" Dante asked Chef, who glared at him. Everyone burst into laughter.
"How am I supposed to use THIS as a weapon?"
Chef kept glaring and said, "Squeeze it, or dump it, or something."
Dante sighed and walked to where the others were all laughing. "This bites," he muttered.
"Now that all of you have your 'weapons'," Chris announced, "you all have ten minutes to scatter around the island. Use this time to your advantage. Alright, clear out."
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"A ketchup bottle?" Dante said, exasperated. "I'm going to make Chef eat his words no matter what weapon I have."
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Nom Nom was cackling loudly. "A ketchup bottle! Oh, this is rich!"
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Everyone found spots in the woods to hide, and a few shot at a nearby tree a few times to get a little practice. As Rarity passed Nom Nom, he grabbed her and whispered in her ear, "Sabotage some people, no matter the team. Do this, and you won't have to worry about leaving tonight." Rarity sighed and nodded.
The first person she saw was Yusei, who was pacing back and forth, waiting for the ten minutes to be up. Silently, she zapped his revolver with her horn and ran off. She did the same with several other weapons.
"Your wait is over," Chris called from the intercom. "SHOOTOUT!"
Everyone nodded as they walked on. Snake turned on the camo feature of his suit and disappeared from sight. Julie climbed up a tree to wait and Deadpool ran off.
Nom Nom was carrying his minigun through the forest when he heard rustling in the brush. On the whim, he started firing around the area. When he stopped, everything went quiet. Then Yusei jumped from behind a tree, cocked his revolver, aimed at Nom Nom, and pulled the trigger.
Nothing came out. Confused, Yusei tried to fire again. Same result. He checked to see if there was a problem with his ammo and saw the weapon was empty.
"Uh oh," he said. Nom Nom smirked and fired.
When Nom Nom was done, he stepped back to see his handiwork. Yusei was covered from head to toe in paint. Literally. Every bit of him was covered in paint. You couldn't see anything past the mix of colors. Nom Nom sighed in satisfaction. "Vengeance is amazing," he said to his rival. "But know that I'm not done with you yet." And he walked off laughing, leaving Yusei standing there, covered in paint and stunned.
"Attention competitors," Chris called. "The first casualty of this challenge is claimed. Yusei has been taken out by Nom Nom's minigun! Oh, and everyone who's been eliminated from the challenge must report back to the bonfire pit and wait until it's over. So get moving Yusei."
Sam heard the announcement and seethed. "Darn it Nom Nom," she muttered before she kept moving.
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As the challenge wore on, a few people started to let their guard down a little. That made some people sitting ducks. Double D, who had barely been able to move his bazooka, was easily taken down by Mandy. Shrek didn't see Snake's sniper rifle until it fired, taking the ogre out. And Lammy somehow found her machine gun jammed, making her an easy target from Julie's arrow. All three walked back to the bonfire pit, more angry than anything else.
Mandy continued trekking through, slingshot loaded and pulled. Then she noticed a shadow overhead. She looked up and saw Goku, aiming his flamethrower at her. He never had time to use it, because when he pulled the trigger, nothing came out. "Huh?" Mandy was too fast for him. She sneered as her paintball struck home on Goku's forehead. She continued on as Goku flew back to the bonfire pit.
"Goku is out by a nice upper shot from Mandy," Chris announced.
Despite that, the situation was dire for the Green Ogres. There were only three left.
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"We've already had four eliminations in a row," said Mandy. "With the duelist and fatso out, and Dante wielding a bottle of ketchup, and Julie too much of a friend of Deadpool for her own good, looks like it's up to me. Nutjobs, all of them."
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"Looks like someone's trying to sabotage both teams," stated Toph.
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Sam was walking slowly, trying not to cause an uproar, At the same time, Snake had his rifle at the ready while using his Solid Eye to detect movement. Suddenly, he spotted someone moving at his left. Silently, he walked to the source of the movement. At the same time, Sam heard footsteps coming towards her. They were both getting closer. Finally, they bumped into each other. They pointed their weapons but quickly realized who they had found.
"It's a little hard talking to you when I can't see you," Sam whispered, for fear of discovery.
As if on cue, Snake turned off his camo and smiled at her. "Finally," he said, "a friendly face." Sam smiled back.
"Have you seen anyone yet?" Snake asked.
Sam nodded and said, "I saw Toph earlier. And I caught a glimpse of Nom Nom as I walked."
At the mention of Nom Nom, Snake rolled his eyes. "I thought Yusei would've had him."
"Only Mandy and Dante left for the Ogres," Sam said. "I don't know what Dante will do with a bottle of ketchup, but we will have to watch out for Mandy."
Those words only just came out of her mouth when a paintball whizzed past her. She turned and saw Mandy, who was reloading her slingshot.
"Oh, you'll watch out alright," she said evilly to them.
"RUN!" Snake and Sam both screamed as they sped off into the thicket. Mandy sighed in frustration and ran after them.
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"I think we all underestimated that slingshot," said Snake.
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Julie was currently firing arrows at both Deadpool and Toph, who were both dodging and firing. Eventually, Toph was hit in the arm by an arrow. "Ugh," she seethed as she walked back to the bonfire. Deadpool looked at her for a second before turning to Julie.
"Nice to see you," he said. Julie nodded and smiled. "Likewise."
With the hellos out of the way, both pointed their weapons at each other.
"Tell me," Deadpool asked. "Will an arrow or a shotgun bullet find their mark first? That actually bothers me sometimes. Which one's faster? I have no idea."
Eventually, they got bored with the conversation over whether an arrow or shotgun bullet was faster, and decided to shoot each other.
"Ow," Julie complained. "Paintballs hurt more than I thought."
Deadpool nodded. "Oh, and I have to tell you something important."
"More band stuff?"
"No, it's that Nom Nom is a-a-a-a really amazing koala bear. I know because I'm on his team."
Julie just shook her head. "Let's just get back to camp," she said, confused.
Deadpool nodded and walked with her, but his head was hitting himself right now. He had failed yet again.
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"First the band thing, now this," said Julie. "What's gotten into him?"
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"Toph, Julie and Deadpool are out due to a three-way war," Chris announced.
The losers were all watching the rest of the challenge through a monitor. The first thing the three new losers did was laugh; Yusei was still completely covered in paint.
"Wha' happened to you three?" Shrek asked them.
Toph walked to him and said, "We got caught in a 2-on-1 battle. However, my tube seemed smaller than when I got it at the beginning of the challenge. As though it had been shrunk. As though it had been sabotaged."
"You too, huh?" Yusei asked her in response.
"Out of curiosity," Julie requested, "raise your hand if you had a problem with your weapon during the challenge when that problem shouldn't have even been there?"
Yusei, Lammy, Goku, and Toph raised their hands.
"Weird," said Shrek.
No one noticed Deadpool looking a bit nervous about Nom Nom's actions.
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Sam and Snake were still running for their lives from Mandy. Eventually, they got pretty far from her, but then they fell on top of each other.
"Oh, sorry," Sam nervously said. Snake also looked a little embarrassed. However, they both suddenly became distracted by each other's eyes. Sam was blushing and Snake was more freaked out than anyone had ever seen him.
And then they were kissing.
They were distracted so much by their kissing that they hardly noticed Mandy shoot a paintball at both of them.
"Um," Mandy began, "I just eliminated you guys from the challenge and-?"
"Go tell someone who cares," Snake snapped at her.
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Everything Mandy was saying was quickly censored.
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"Sam and Snake are out by slingshot," Chris called.
Rarity heard the announcement and sighed. She had messed up Sam's hair dryer anyway. However, she had not sabotaged the other three remaining competitors. And she was feeling really guilty of this whole sabotage thing.
"Maybe I should just tell everyone the truth," she muttered.
Just then, she slipped on some paint left over from Nom Nom and Yusei. Once she realized what that meant, she did a facepalm (or a face hoof?). She had no choice but to walk back to the bonfire.
"Rarity is out," Chris plainly called; he decided not to embarrass the unicorn by keeping the slipping a secret.
Finally, Mandy was face-to-face with Nom Nom. "So how do we handle this now?"
"Easy," Nom Nom replied. "We make it look good, but I eventually hit you. Think you can do that?"
Mandy grumbled, "Yeah. And remind me to throttle the spies."
So they started firing. Mandy kept running in front of Nom Nom's paintball bombardment while firing herself. Eventually, she deliberately slowed down enough for the minigun to blast her. She scoffed as the paint hit her repeatedly. When it was over, she at least didn't have as bad a paint job as Yusei. She only got a face-full.
After Mandy left for the bonfire, Nom Nom smiled. "This is fantastic. The Cute Koalas are going to reign over the whole game. All I need is to take out one more Ogre. Who was it again? (a shadow started looming over him) There was Yusei, and Julie, and Shrek, and Mandy of course. Who's left?...Wait….Dang it."
SPLAT!
A lot of paint crashed on Nom Nom, covering his head. He looked up and saw Dante, who was smirking at him.
"The Green Ogres win!" Chris called out.
The Ogres cheered as they found Dante. "Who would've thought the ketchup bottle would win the challenge?" Chris asked himself. "It made me look like less of a threat," Dante explained. "It gave me time to strike and-what did Nom Nom do to you?"
He was referring to Yusei, who was still covered in paint.
"Ogres, go get some R and R," Chris said to the winning team. "You've earned it. Koalas, I'll see you at the bonfire ceremony tonight."
"But who sabotaged everyone?" Goku asked. Sam just shrugged.
Then Deadpool nudged Sam. "Looks like you and Snake are finally a couple, right?"
Sam sighed and said, "I won't deny it. We are, pretty much."
Most of the competitors cheered, but Nom Nom just rolled his eyes and Mandy looked quite venomous.
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"So who to eliminate," Nom Nom said.
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"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Nom Nom asked Mandy. "This is your chance to eliminate one of the spies, you know."
"Do you not remember the prize they got for winning the riddle challenge?" Mandy queried. "They both have invincibility in the first challenge the Koalas lose after that. I'll have to keep waiting. That's why we have to eliminate Rarity."
Nom Nom thought of this option. "Well, we won't be able to trust her forever," he said. "And I saw her slip on paint during the challenge. She was eliminated by her own clumsiness."
"Then let's do it."
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"Nine Koalas, eight marshmallows, one loser," Chris said at the bonfire ceremony. "You know the drill. When I call your name, come up and claim your marshmallow.
"Snake."
"Sam." (She and Sam walked to claim their marshmallows holding hands.)
"Deadpool."
"Lammy."
"Toph."
"Goku."
"And Double D."
Double D was extremely relieved, as he thought he was a goner due to his poor performance in the challenge.
"Nom Nom, this is becoming familiar. Rarity, welcome to the bottom two. It was revealed that you slipped on paint due to the challenge and were eliminated from it due to your clumsiness. Nom Nom, your failure to react to Dante's sneak attack is the reason your team is here tonight. Who will go home, though?"
Neither looked too scared. On the contrary, Rarity looked as though she was expecting to leave. In fact, she may have been hoping for it.
"The final marshmallow goes to…."
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"...Nom Nom."
"Yes!" Rarity exclaimed. "Now I'm a free agent!"
Nom Nom looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"Someone, I won't reveal their name, told me you were going to get me eliminated. I decided not to fight it so I could do this. Chris, may I borrow your microphone?"
Chris reluctantly nodded and handed the megaphone to her.
"I need everyone from both teams to listen to what I have to say!" Rarity announced. "It was I that sabotaged some of your weapons today. I was ordered to by Nom Nom! He's not the cutie pie you all think he is!"
"What do you mean?" Double D asked.
"Nom Nom is in an alliance with Mandy and Deadpool! Those three have been behind the eliminations of Princess Bubblegum, Maya, Mega Man, Zelda, and Superman!"
Double D didn't look surprised. "I knew it!"
"There's more!" Rarity continued. "Julie, Deadpool has been deceiving you the whole time!"
Julie stared at her. "What do you mean?"
"He was ordered to fake his friendship with you to get closer to the Ogres. And he was eventually going to betray you! If Nom Nom makes it to the merge, you had all better watch out!"
She then handed the megaphone back to Chris. "All done," she said sweetly. "Now where's the cannon?"
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"This is going to orchestrate a massive turning point," said Double D.
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Everything Nom Nom was saying was quickly censored.
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"This cannon simply won't do," Rarity said as she climbed into it. Then she zapped it with her horn, and the cannon was immediately covered in glitter and gems. "Much better."
Chris still had the shocked look on his face at the sight of the shimmering cannon even as he pushed the button and launched Rarity away from the cannon and out of sight.
"That was certainly an interesting bonfire," he said. "And for those of you about to take showers, it's a little colorful in one stall, courtesy of Yusei."
Eventually, the only ones left on the dock were Deadpool and Julie.
"Deadpool," she said, "what she said…..the alliance….was it true?"
The mercenary sighed. "Yes."
"And you faking your friendship," Julie continued, "was it true as well?"
Another sigh, then silence, then, "Yes."
Julie's face darkened, and everything was silent for a moment.
"You were playing me all along," she asked, "weren't you?"
"It was simply an order at first," Deadpool said. "But then-"
Julie just kept talking. "-Then you decided to play me just for fun?"
Deadpool shook his head. "No, you don't understand-"
"I think I understand perfectly," Julie stated.
"You don't know the whole story!" Deadpool exclaimed.
Julie just shook her head. "Save it," she said. "I can't believe I was so stupid. I thought you were different from Nom Nom. I was wrong. You're nothing but a-" Tears were now falling from her eyes in a steady stream. "-a sad little Nom Nom lackey. Nothing but a sad little clone."
Those words hit Deadpool more than Courtney's did during the singing challenge. He stood there, stunned by Julie's words, having no idea what to do.
"...Julie…."
Julie hung her head low. "Just don't say anything."
And with one last tear-filled look of contempt and pity at Deadpool, Julie ran off to the Ogre cabin, still crying.
She didn't notice that Deadpool had started to cry too.
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That last part was probably my saddest ending to a chapter yet. I think I'm going to cry *sniff*
Nom Nom went back on his promise to Rarity *whimper* and gave her the ax, but she managed to pull off a big move by exposing Nom Nom to the rest of the competitors. The good news is that will be a turning point in the game. The price, however, was Deadpool's friendship with Julie. She didn't take it well. );
And Sam and Snake are officially a couple. Yay! Isn't it sad that they don't have a ship name yet?
Chef and Dante went to war, and Dante came out on top. At least that was good. And if you want to guess who told Rarity about Nom Nom's plan to betray her, post it by review or PM. I need another tissue.
Send more good luck messages and all that, and read and review, as well as fav and follow. Hopefully I'll have a happier chapter ending next time *tears*
TheMasterKat out! *Wahhhhh!*