Heatwave
A heatwave has struck Showtown, and the quiz studio is getting mighty hot, due to the studio's air conditioning breaking down, and Tony Eagle-Eyes and the maintenance workers are off with heat frustration. So Can Chudd & Earl cool the studio down, and keep on quizzing?
[i own nothing]
[in the quizblock, There was a dark-skinned girl with Black hair in pigtails in a light pink top [Ruby], in the red square was a dark skinned black haired man wearing a fancy burgundy tailcoat with lightning bolts on it [Esteban], in the pink square was a blonde haired boy wearing a light blue shirt [William], in the yellow square was a black-haired peasant wearing a brown hat and a green poncho [Pacha], in the blue square, there was a boy with dark brown hair in a yellow top [Paul], and Mr Yomp the yeti was in the purple square.]
The announcer's voice went out: "Welcome to Skatoony, the show where kids and toons compete for prizes! Now, here's the two hosts you know, for a really scorching show; Chudd Chudders!"
Chudd surfed in on a surfboard. "Hey, folks! Has anyone seen my glasses?" Chudd called.
Suddenly, he wiped out, landing head first on the stage.
"And The Earl!" The announcer said, as Earl rose up from his platform.
"Whadda ya say, Earl?" Chudd asked, throwing the surfboard away.
"I say we meet the contestants!" Earl said. "Say hello to… Ruby, Mr Yomp, Paul, Pacha, William, and Chancellor Esteban!"
The audience cheered.
"Wow!" Chudd said, touching the stage, immediately feeling his hand burning. "The announcer wasn't kidding when he said it was a real scorcher of a show today!"
"I second that motion." Earl said. "The weather report said today's the biggest heatwave in the history of Showtown, ever."
"Ay!" Esteban said. "That's gonna make things muy calliente, very hot!"
"Luckily," Chudd said, "we got our cooling air conditioning to keep our show cool."
But as he said this, the air conditioner suddenly fizzled, and stopped altogether.
"That didn't last very long." Pacha pointed out.
"Ah, great!" Chudd said. "The air conditioning's broken down, and our studio maintenance crew's off with heat frustration."
"As if today wasn't gonna be hot enough already." Pacha sighed.
"What are we gonna do, little buddy?" Earl asked. "Our air conditioning's out, our maintenance crew's off, and so is Tony."
"He got heat frustration too?" William asked.
"'Fraid so." Chudd said. "But don't you worry!" he added. "We'll find a way to keep things cool down, even if we have to exhaust ourselves trying."
"Uh, why did you just tell us that?" Ruby asked.
"It's plot exposition. It has to go somewhere." Chudd said to Ruby. "Now," he added to the contestants, "button up, sweaty socks, and let me run through the rules of the game."
[RULES OF THE GAME]
"All you gotta do is stay in the game through 3 rapid fire rounds. We're gonna knock 2 of you out of the end of Round 1, then drop the second pair of losers at the end of Round 2, that'll leave two contestants battling it out to see who goes through to the Skatoony Quiz Champ Challenge! What do they win, Earl?"
"A Nintendo Switch!"
The audience cheered.
"OK," Chudd said. "Despite the fact we're feeling the heat, the quiz will go on, and the first round we're gonna play is…."
Bang On! or Bogus?
"OK, listen up, hot shots," said Chudd. "I'm gonna get gabbin', and say a load of stuff. Some of it's true, but some of it's a load of baloney. All you've gotta do is decide what's bang on true, and what's bogusly false. So," he said to the contestants, "If you think it's true, you buzz in and shout…"
"Bang on!" the contestants said.
"And," Chudd added, "if it's false, you shout…"
"Bogus!" the contestants said.
"OK." said Chudd, "The 2 lowest scoring players will go out at the end of the round, and you have until Freezee completely melts."
"Aw, this just ain't cool!" complained Freezee, standing by the audience chairs. he was already melting.
"And we're off." Chudd said. "Fireflies can be seen around forest fires."
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Bogus." Ruby said.
[DING]
"Correct!" Chudd said. "The characters in the Disney TV show Higglytown Heroes are shaped like Russian nesting dolls."
William buzzed in. "William?"
"Bang on!" William said.
[DING]
"That's right, William!" Chudd said. "Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after the death of the astronomer Galileo."
William buzzed in. "William again!"
"Bang on." William said.
[ding]
"Exactly right!" Earl said. "Yes, Earl!" Chudd said. "The 2022 Disney/Pixar film Turning Red is set during the year 2002."
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"Golpear!" Esteban called out.
"Huh? What?" Chudd said.
"It's Spanish for 'Bang on'." Esteban said.
[DING]
"Correct… I think." Chudd said. "Dan Povenmire & Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh created the Disney TV show 'Phineas and Ferb', and also did voices for it."
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Bang on!" Ruby said.
[DING]
"Correct." Chudd said. "In Hawaii, pineapples often ripen in the colour blue instead of yellow."
Pacha buzzed in. "Pacha?"
"Bogus." Pacha said.
[DING]
"Right!" Chudd said. "There is a character in the Bible named after Zebedee from The Magic Roundabout."
William buzzed in. "William?"
"Bogus?" William said.
[RASPBERRY]
"Oh yes there is!"Chudd said, "It's bang on. Mother sharks leave their babies when they're born."
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Bang on." Ruby said.
[DING]
"Exactly bang on, Ruby." Chudd said.
"Talk about bad parenting, innit." T-Bone said.
"The Mary Rose was King Henry VIII's ship." Chudd said.
William buzzed in. "William?"
"I think that's bang on." William said.
[DING]
"Correctumonionian, Willy." Chudd said. "Flamingos eat with their heads upside down."
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Bogus." Ruby said.
[RASPBERRY]
"I'm sorry, Ruby, but it's bang on." Chudd said. "Libraries are places where people are free to tell lies."
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"That, Senor Chudd, is bogus." Esteban said. "Or, as they say in Spanish; falso."
[DING]
"Whatever the case, you're correct…. I think." Chudd said. "OK, moving on; Quentin Blake illustrated all but one of Roald Dahl's books."
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Bang on." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Correctamundo." Chudd said. "The moon is made of cheese."
Mr Yomp buzzed in. "Mr Yomp?"
"Bang on!" Mr Yomp said.
[Raspberry]
"No, it's bogus!" Chudd said. "The moon is made of rocks!"
Esteban Quickly buzzed in. "Bang on!" he said.
"Uh, that wasn't a question, Esteban." Chudd said.
"It sounded like one to me, Senor Chudders." Esteban said bluntly.
"Look, Forget it." Chudd said, quickly. "I'll give you half a point."
"Gracias." Esteban said.
"Now," Chudd said, "how are we doing for time?"
Freezee was now nothing but a small lump of snow.
"OK, we're nearly done." Chudd said. "Chocolate was created by the Aztecs."
Pacha buzzed in. "Pacha?"
"Bang on." Pacha said.
[DING]
"Correct." Chudd said. "Cows have four stomachs."
Paul buzzed in. "Paul?"
"Bogus." Paul said.
[RASPBERRY]
"Sorry, Paul, but it's bang on." Chudd said. "And I think…."
the small lump of snow that was Freezee became a puddle.
Freezee had completely melted.
"That's the end of the round!" Chudd said. "Somebody get a mop in here!" he called.
The audience cheered.
Dudley mopped the puddle that was Freezee up, and poured him into a bucket.
FINAL SCORES:
Ruby: 4
Esteban: 2½
Paul: 0
Mr Yomp: 0
William: 3
Pacha: 2
"So," said Chudd, "after that scorcher of a round, I gotta say, Paul, and Mr Yomp, you two are the lowest scorers! That means… you're outta here! Do it, Earl!"
Earl started up his You're Outta Here song.
'Thanks for playing, but YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!
You gave it a go, but YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!
Don't hang around town, 'cause YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!
It's time to go, 'cause that's the show, and YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!'
Immediately, Paul and Mr Yomp were ejected into the Melted Ice Cream Factory.
"Whew!" Chudd said, wiping his brow. "It's hotter than ever in here."
"I agree." Earl said. "We'd better get ourselves outta these clothes before we get heatstroke."
With that, he took off his jacket. Chudd did the same.
Pacha took off his hat and green poncho.
Esteban, on the other hand, had taken off most of his clothes, and now he was just standing in his white shirt and blue crown patterned boxers, from the Elena of Avalor ep 'Island of Youth'.
"Ahh," Esteban said. "Feels good to wear something less tight in this heat."
He lay back in his chair, propping his bare feet up onto the edge of his square in the quizblock. Immediately, William, whose square was right next to him, was very unfortunate to be sniffing them.
"Oh my god!" William exclaimed, pinching his nose. "that reeks!"
"I second that, William!" Pacha said, holding his nose, upon smelling the nasty smell of Esteban's feet. "Esteban," he added, "your feet really stink!"
Esteban felt offended. "Now that's just plain rude." he said. "My feet don't smell that bad, do they?"
As he lifted his foot up, the smell made Ruby hold her nose, and William covered his mouth, and the audience go "Ew!"
"Ugh!" Chudd said, holding his nose. "That's gross!"
"Did you know," Ruby said, "Just one foot contains 250000 sweat glands, and oozes up to 2 cups of sweat every day?"
"Wow!" Chudd said. "Even the quiz host learns something new every day."
"Well," Esteban said, "in the series 'Elena of Avalor', I wear the same boots in every ep i appear in, so of course my feet do get a bit sweaty, and smell bad."
"Anyway," Chudd went on, "how are we gonna deal with the heat?"
"It's time for the mega fan." Earl said.
[Pan over to an enormous desk fan on the far left of the studio.]
"That's a big fan." Pacha pointed out.
"Yup." Chudd said, "Tony got it for just in case this type of emergency in the studio happens. We just connect the generator to the fan, and it'll power the fan, and cool down the whole studio in no time."
"Uhhh, Chudd," Earl said, looking in the prop storage cupboard, "there's no generator in here!"
"Oh no!" Chudd said, realizing. "I remember now; Hoo borrowed the generator for his banana split party yesterday, and he forgot to return it! What bad luck!" he said.
But then Ruby came up with an idea. "I know," she said, "My Dad once powered a fridge freezer by connecting a bike to it and pedalling it."
"That sounds a good idea." Chudd said. "But who do we know that has a bike?"
"No prob, dudes!" Doug the wolf dude said, "I'm gonna use my totally awesome motorbike to power it up!" He got out his motorbike [the same one as Earl's from 'Follow that Quiz'.] and connected the back wheel to the fan's power belt.
"I'm not sure that's a good idea." Chudd said. "What if the motorbike smoke pollutes the studio?"
"Oh, you worry too much, dudes," Doug said, with a dismissive wave of his hand. "The fan will, like, blow the totally nasty smoke away, ya."
Chudd was worried that something would totally go wrong, [like it always did], but all the same, he said, "It's worth a try." he said. "And Whilst that's going on," Chudd said to the contestants, "how about we have a nice cool relaxing round of…"
Draw What You Hear, And Shout Out When You Know What You've Drawn!
All the contestants had drawing pads and marker pens.
"OK," Chudd said. "Listen up, sweaty bettys. I'm gonna give you instructions on what to draw, and with your pens, you gotta draw what I'm telling you. When you think you know what it is you're drawing, just Buzz in, hold up your pad, and shout out the answer, you got that?"
"Got it." said Pacha, "Loud and clear."
"Good." Chudd said. "Remember, each correct guess gets a point. If you buzz and get it wrong, just keep on drawing till you think of another guess. At the end of the game, the 2 contestants with the lowest scores are outta here."
"And," he added, "we're gonna play until Doug's motorbike makes the mega fan cool the whole studio down."
Doug revved the motorbike into life, and the fan blades began to move.
"We're off!" Chudd said, and he began the first instruction:
"First, draw a diagonal line from the left side of the page to the middle. Then, draw another diagonal line from the right side of the page to the middle, but make sure it doesn't connect to the first one. Now join the diagonal lines on both ends; a long curved line at the top, and a short curved line at the bottom. Then, put dots over the shape inside."
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"It's una fresa." Esteban said.
"Uh, what?" Chudd said, confused.
"If you have to guess, it's a strawberry." declared Esteban bluntly, holding up his pad in between the toes on his right foot.
[ding]
"Correct…. I think." Chudd said.
"Oh god." William exclaimed. "That's disturbing."
"Eww, yeah," said Princess Nebula from the audience, "He's holding it in between those smelly toes of his!"
"Next picture to do," said Chudd, "Draw a triangle in the middle of the page with the point pointing down."
Pacha buzzed in. "What do you think it is, Pacha?"
Pacha held up his pad. "Is it an ice cream cone?" He asked.
[RASPBERRY]
"No, Pacha, it's not an ice cream cone." Chudd said.
"Shame." Pacha sighed. "I could do with one right now!"
"OK," Chudd said. "Draw a few short straight lines coming from the top of the triangle, in a fan-like pattern."
Ruby buzzed in. "Whadda ya say, Ruby?" Chudd asked.
"It's a carrot." Ruby said, holding up her pad.
[DING]
"Correct!" Chudd said. "Here's the next one: First, draw a big circle in the middle of the page.
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"It's una flora, otherwise known as a flower." Esteban said.
[Raspberry]
"No, Esteban, it's not a flower." Chudd said. "Let's keep going: Draw a triangle on the outside of the circle, but make sure it doesn't touch the edge of the circle."
Esteban buzzed in again. "Esteban?"
"It does kinda look like a flower, you know." Esteban said.
[RASPBERRY]
"I already told you, it's not a flower." Chudd said.
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby,"Chudd said, "Do you have a guess other than 'flower'?"
"Oh," Ruby said, whilst giggling, "I was actually gonna say flower."
[Raspberry]
"It's NOT. a. flower." Chudd said bluntly.
William buzzed in. "William?"
"Um, I think it's the sun." William said.
[DING]
"Correct!"Chudd said, "It IS the sun, and NOT a flower."
"Hmph." Esteban sulked, folding his arms.
"Next picture," Chudd began. "Draw a straight line halfway up the middle from the bottom of the page, then draw a small circle at the top of the straight line. Then draw teardrop shapes all around the circle."
Ruby quickly buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"It's a flower, it has to be." Ruby said.
[DING]
"Correct! It IS a flower this time!" Chudd said. "How long have we got left?"
Doug revved his motorbike faster, and the fan blades spun faster. "Nearly there, dudes!" Doug yelled.
"OK." Said Chudd. "Next question: draw a long thin line in the middle of the page, then draw a short line on the bottom of the long line. Then, draw a trapezoid shape on the top of the long line."
Ruby buzzed in.
"It's a lamp." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Great work, Ruby." Chudd said. "Next: Draw a curvy letter V shape in the middle of the page. Then in between the 2 points of the V shape, near the top, draw a small line. Draw 2 longer triangles on both sides of the bottom of the V shape, then draw 3 little circles in the shape, and draw a big flame like shape from the bottom end. What have you got?"
Esteban was quick to buzz in. "Esteban?"
"It's a cohete especial!" Esteban said.
"What?" Ruby said.
"What?" said William.
"Yeah, what?" Chudd asked.
Esteban sighed in exasperation. "Look, it's a rocketship. Do I have to do all the Spanish translations around here?" he griped.
[DING]
"Correct." Chudd said. "And it looks like..."
Doug's motorbike revved very hard, and the fan blades were now spinning as fast as a wind turbine in a hurricane.
"That's the end of the round." Chudd said.
The audience cheered.
Final Scores:
Ruby: 3
Esteban: 2
William: 1
Pacha: 0
"So after that round, the 2 contestants who are outta the frying pan and into the fire are... William, and… Pacha!" Chudd said.
"Thank God I'm eliminated!" Pacha said, relieved. "Anything to get away from Chancellor Smellyfoot here!" he added, holding his nose.
"Me molesta eso." Esteban said bluntly.
[SPANISH TRANSLATION: 'I resent that.']
William could smell Esteban's sweaty-smelling feet too, and he was disgusted. "I wanna be outta here, too!" William said, holding his nose.
"I agree with you there, William!" Chudd said. "Thankfully, you and Pacha won't be smelling Esteban's smelly feet any longer, because…."
"YOU'RE OUTTA HERE!" sang Earl.
On cue, William and Pacha were ejected. "Oh, thank goodness! I can breathe better now!" Pacha said, before he and William landed in the Melted Ice Cream Factory.
"Wow." Chudd said to Earl, "Seems we got this episode's crisis over before the end of the first half."
"Yeah." said Earl, "I guess things worked out perfectly, for once."
Alas, Earl had spoke too soon, for at that moment, the motorbike was rattling on the fan's belt, because Doug was making it rev too fast.
"Doug, don't go so fast!" Chudd yelled, "I don't think that motorbike will hold for long!"
But the noise was so loud, Doug completely misheard what Chudd said. "What? You want me to go faster?" he called. "OK!" Doug made his motorbike go as fast as it could go
"NO!" CHudd yelled, but it was too late.
CRACK!
The bike broke free from the fan, and Doug sped off like a bullet. "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA!" he yelled.
CRASH!
Doug smashed through the studio wall, making a hole.
CRASH! [Again!]
Doug crashed offscreen. "I'm ok, dudes!" he called.
"That coulda gone better." Chudd said.
Then, the mega fan whirred to a stop, and the studio became really hot again.
"Oh, Man!" groaned T-Bone. "Looks like we're gonna be roastin' like a turkey on Thanksgiving again, innit?"
"Well," Chudd said to the viewers, "That's the end of Part 1, melty pops, but make sure you return after the break to hopefully find another way to cool things down, and then, Ruby and Esteban will battle it out to reach the Skatoony Quiz Champ Challenge, and attempt to win that Nintendo Switch!"
"Yeah!" Earl said.
"I'm gonna wipe the floor with you, Ruby." Esteban gloated.
"Dream on." Ruby said to Esteban.
You'd better not gloat me." Esteban said grimly. "Now for a siesta during the break." he said, leaning back in his chair again.
As he relaxed, he wriggled his toes, and Ruby grimaced at the nasty smell emitting from them.
"So," Chudd said, "glue yourself to your chair, and stay right there, cos we'll be back soon with a scorching, and stinky, second part of…"
"SKATOONY!"
[Part 2]
"Welcome back to Skatoony, sweaty socks." Chudd said. "You join us as our 2 remaining contestants, Ruby & Esteban, battle it out to be our Skatoony Quiz Champion, and the chance to win a fabulous Nintendo Switch!"
The audience cheered.
"But we've also got a problem with our cooling system, so our studio is heating up like soup in a tin can." Chudd said.
"Tell me about it." said a talking soup can.
"We need a way to cool the studio down." Earl said.
"There's only one thing for it." Chudd said. "I'll do the pedalling to power the fan."
"Earl," he added, "you take over the hosting for the 3rd round."
"Glad to do so, little buddy." Earl said. "OK." he said to Ruby & Esteban, "Let's play…"
Stinky Drinky!
Ruby and Esteban had 9 beakers full of different coloured liquids in front of them.
"OK, Ruby, Esteban, here's what's gonna happen." Chudd said. "Earl's gonna ask you some general knowledge questions, and all you gotta do is buzz in when you know the answer. If you get it right, your opponent has to drink one of those disgusting drinks in front of them."
"Those drinks aren't really nice!" Earl said.
"That's right, Earl!" Chudd said. "However," he added, "if you get the question wrong, it's you who's gotta drink one!"
"Sounds disgusting to me." Ruby said.
"Si. I'm with you on this one." Esteban said.
"Well, that's the rules of the game." Chudd said. "It's one point for a right answer; and if you refuse to drink, it means your opponent gets a bonus point. And," he added, "Only the highest scorer goes through to the Skatoony Quiz Champ Challenge, to try and win the Nintendo Switch."
"May the best one win." Ruby said to Esteban, who nodded.
"And," Earl said, "We'll play until Chudd's managed to cool down the audience by pedal power."
Chudd pedalled his bike, and started to power the mega fan.
"Let's play!" Earl said. "In the Skylanders games, Eruptor is a Skylander in which element? Fire, Air, or Light?"
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Fire!" Ruby said.
[DING]
"Correct!" Earl said. "Esteban, are you gonna gulp a glass?
"If I must." Esteban sighed. He grabbed a glass and drunk it.
"That was sieved gravy and expired milk!" Earl said.
"Ugh!" Esteban groaned, and almost gagged.
"Next question." said Earl. "What is the name of the kingdom in the 2013 Disney film Frozen?"
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"Arendelle." Esteban said.
[ding]
"Correct!" Earl said. "Ruby, pick your poison!" he called.
Ruby hesitantly grabbed a glass and drunk it.
"Oooh!" Earl said. "That one was pureed pigeon poo!"
"Ew!" said the audience.
Ruby almost gagged.
"Which flavour of ice cream is NOT part of a Neapolitan ice cream block - Mint, Strawberry, or Chocolate?" Earl asked.
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"Strawberry?" Ruby asked.
[Raspberry]
"Hard Luck, Ruby! It's mint!" Earl said. "You gotta guzzle another glass!"
Ruby drunk another glass.
"That, Esteban said, "was expired milkshake mixed with the dead skin I peeled from in-between my toes during the break!" He lifted up his foot and wriggled his smelly toes.
"Oh, my god." Ruby said, groaning at the smell. "It's revolting!"
"Keep it together, Ruby!" Earl said. "Now, what is the freezing point of water?"
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"0 degrees." she said.
[DING]
"Correct!" Earl said. "Esteban, you need to drink a glass!"
Esteban gulped another glass. He gagged. "What is this drink made of?!"
"That was pureed cheeseburgers! My favourite dinner!" Wendell the pirate said from the audience.
"Oh my god!" Esteban groaned. "How can pirates eat this junk?!" Then he felt sick. "Oh god. I think I'm gonna..." he then ducked down in his podium and hurled.
Wendell, Jonah, and their crew laughed and laughed.
"Which cold place on Earth would you expect to find penguins - the North Pole, or the South Pole?" Earl asked.
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"The South Pole." Esteban said, gasping for breath.
[ding]
"Correctitude." Earl said. "Ruby, get drinkin'!"
Ruby picked up another glass and drunk it.
"That's the world's sourest lemonade!" Earl said.
Ruby's face puckered up.
"Now," Earl said, "What colour is soft serve ice cream?"
Ruby buzzed in. "Ruby?"
"White?" Ruby said.
[DING]
"Right! It's white!" Earl said. "Esteban, you gonna gulp a glass?"
"No!" Esteban said bluntly. "I refuse to drink another one of these revolting drinks again!" he sat and folded his arms.
"Suit yourself then." Earl said. "But it does mean that Ruby gets an extra point."
"Yeah!" said Ruby, as an extra point was added to her score.
"How ya doin', little buddy?" Earl called to Chudd.
"Doing... my... best... Earl." Chudd panted. "This... is... hard... work!"
"Keep going, buddy! Earl called. "So," he continued, "The rapper called O'Shea Jackson Sr is easily known by his stage name, but what is his stage name?"
Esteban buzzed in. "Esteban?"
"Ice Cube." Esteban said.
[ding]
"Right!" Earl said. "Take a drink, Ruby!"
Ruby took another glass.
"Wow, that's drinking yogurt mixed with tomato ketchup!" Earl said.
Ruby almost gagged.
"Glad I'm not drinking that." Esteban said.
Chudd was getting tired from pedalling. "Getting... tired..." he panted. "Gotta... keep... going..."
But then he collapsed from exhaustion.
"Oh, Chudd can't take anymore! So, that's the end of the round!" Earl said.
The audience cheered.
Final Scores:
Ruby: 5
Esteban: 3
"And at the end of that round, the winner is… Ruby!" Earl said.
"Good game, Ruby." Esteban said.
"You did well too, Esteban." Ruby said.
"That's all well and good," said Chudd, who had managed to get his breath back, "But how are we gonna get the studio cooled if the mega fan is too hard to keep going?"
"Well," said Esteban, climbing outta his square in the quizblock [whilst still in his white shirt and blue crown patterned boxers, from the Elena of Avalor ep 'Island of Youth'.], "Perhaps my magic can fit it for you."
Without a second thought, he used his staff to zap the broken cooling system, and fix it good as new. "There you are." he said to Chudd and Earl. "Good as new."
"Impressive." Earl said.
"YOU COULDA DONE THAT THIS WHOLE TIME?!" Chudd shouted.
"Yeah, but I was saving it for the right moment." Esteban said proudly. "After all," he added, "The plot called for it."
"No, no, I see your point," said Chudd. "Anyways," he added, "now that the studio's cooled down again, it's time for..."
THE SKATOONY QUIZ CHAMP CHALLENGE!
"Ruby," Chudd said, "You've beat the heat, and Chancellor Esteban's smelly feet, but you still gotta beat the Skatoony Quiz Champ Challenge. To do that, you gotta get 10 questions right in 90 seconds. Succeed, and you'll win a Nintendo Switch, and everlasting quiz glory. Fail, and you'll go home with nothing except the nasty taste of expired milkshake and foot fungus in your mouth. You confident?"
"Yeah!" Ruby said.
"Brilliant!" Chudd said. "Best of Luck, Ruby."
"Then let's hit it!" Earl said.
The lights darkened, except for Chudd's spotlight, and the light on Ruby's square.
And the quiz champ challenge began.
"How many sides does a pentagon have?" Chudd asked Ruby.
"5." Ruby said.
[Ding]
"Correct." Chudd said. "What date is Halloween on?"
"The 31st of October." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Correct." Chudd said. "Which colour is NOT seen in the Spanish flag? Red, or blue?"
"Blue." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Too easy." Chudd said. "What animal did Red Riding Hood meet on her way to her grandma's?"
"A wolf." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Correcto." Chudd said. "What would you put on the top of a Christmas tree?"
"A fairy?" Ruby guessed.
[DING]
"Correct. You could've said star as well." Chudd said. "What number is on the car that Peter Perfect drives in the Wacky Races?"
"8?" Ruby asked.
[RASPBERRY NOISE]
"No, it's the number 9." Chudd said. "What is ketchup made from?"
"Tomatoes." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Correct." Chudd said. "IN maths, what is 4 x 4?"
"Ummm... 16." Ruby said.
[ding]
"Right!" Chudd said.
[Half way timer siren]
"Stop the clock!" Chudd called. The lights went back on.
[QCC Score: 7/10]
"Ok, Ruby," Chudd said, "you're halfway through the Quiz Champ Challenge."
The audience cheered.
"Come on, Ruby!" Bonnie [from 'It Could Be You'] cheered excitedly. "You just need 3 more points to win the prize!"
"Yes." Chudd said. "In 45 seconds, you got 7 points, but Earl can still help you out with… Earl's Halfway Deal!"
EARL'S HALFWAY DEAL
"Hey Ruby." Earl said. "I've got a scorching deal for you: I'm gonna offer you 1 extra point, taking your score up to 8."
"Ain't he nice?" Chudd said.
"But," Earl added, "I'm gonna take away 10 seconds from your time, leaving you 35 seconds to score 2 more points. So, whaddaya say, Ruby?" he asked, "Do you want the deal?"
"I think you should take the deal, Senorita Ruby." Esteban said.
"Yes." Ruby said. "I'll take the deal."
"OK." Earl said.
[QCC Score: 8/10; Time: 35 Seconds Remaining]
"That was a confident move, Ruby." Chudd said.
"I'm rooting for you, Ruby!" Princess Nebula said from the audience.
"Let's get back to quizzin." Chudd said.
As he said this, the lights went dim again, save for the spotlight, and Ruby's square on the quizblock.
"What colour are daffodills?" he asked Ruby.
"Yellow." Ruby said.
[DING]
"Correct." Chudd said. "Snowmen are usually seen with what vegetable used for their noses?" he asked.
"A carrot?" Ruby asked.
[DING]
"Correct and Well done, Ruby, With 10 points in under 90 seconds, Ruby, you are the Quiz Champ Challenge Champion, and you win a Nintendo Switch!" Chudd said loudly
"YAY!" Cheered Ruby.
The audience cheered loudly.
"Well done, Senorita Ruby!" Esteban said. He was sitting in a paddling pool, keeping cool.
"Anyone for a pureed cheesburger smoothie?" Wendell said.
"Pass!" everyone said at once.
"Ah well," said Wendell, "More for me!" he guzzled the whole glass down and belched.
"Well," said Chudd, "That's all for now, folks, but don't miss out on more thrilling, chilling, and whizzing quizzing, coming soon to a screen near you, on.,.."
"SKATOONY!" Everyone said all at once.
A/N: REVIEWS ARE APPRECIATED.