Groovy talk show music started up this time, as purple rings flew up across the screen, leaving behind the letters for the initials of the season. In bold red, it read 'TDROTFL Aftermath', which the aftermath below the initials. Various clips from the past episodes 14 through 17 were shown, featuring the contestants that were set to appear.
"There was a spiral on the machine, I just had to smash it! It's too dangerous! We're seeing them everywhere now! On the notebook, in the snow, now on the crane! We need to get to safety now! Flee the city! These things are city wide pandemics!" Jack yelled, wielding a baseball bat and having just smashed his team's crane contraption during the hunting challenge.
Nanashi's puppet nodded, then turned to face the audience. "See kids, whenever there's a fire, be sure to call 911 if there's ever a fire, the firefighters will come and save the day!" Patty reminded them during the puppet show challenge.
Flynn soon landed on the center platform, giving Delanie a fierce look as she too landed on the center platform. "Just 'cuz you're a lassie doesn't mean I'll take it easy on ye!" Flynn declared, firing up his flamethrower and taking aim at her during the superhero challenge.
Thanks to her quantum suit, Delanie's arm stretched and her fist grew, letting her punch freely from a safe distance. Before it could reach Flynn though, a British flag appeared in front of him and deflected the punch. "Not so fast." Athena said plainly, descending to Flynn's side, also during the superhero challenge.
Toby took advantage a distraction and dove between Chef's legs, standing back up once he was on the other side. Socrates also leapt off Chef's face once Toby made it across, landing on Toby's shoulder once more. "Nice distraction buddy!" Toby praised Socrates, giving his rat friend a thumbs up, which was now covered in staples.
After the clips were shown, the initials were again shown, with the groovy music fading out.
Intro Sequence:
The rock tune of I Wanna Be Famous started up, with high-grade film cameras popping out of different places. First out of the chimney of a trailer, then out the window of a soundstage, a toxic waste barrel after that, and finally a sewer manhole before a movie clapper came in and closed, letting the full shot begin.
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind
The camera zoomed onto the film lot, passing by Chris in a dingy golf cart being pushed by Irene, Oliver, Elroy and Ted, while Virgil was stuck to the cart itself. Going past several soundstages, the camera weaved between a few movie backdrops, before going up the large hill that led to the soap opera sets on top. The shot then dove down into a pool of water below where King was swimming inside. He saw Fang swim up behind him, so he turned around and punched him right in the face, sending the mutant shark flying up.
You asked me what I wanted to be, and I think the answer is plain to see
Flynn was above the water, now in a soundstage, commandeering a pirate ship floating on it while Delanie copied his behavior. Fang landed on their ship though, forcing both of them to dive off of it. Trixie had watched the two jump down, smirking at their misfortune.
I wanna beeeeeee famous!
The shot now panned out of this soundstage, passing up Kahlin running out of one of the dressing booths, with Sasquatchanakwa right behind him. Jack was looking over some outfits on a rack, although Lilac jumped out from behind some of the clothes, showing her teeth and scaring him.
I wanna live close to the sun
Beck was relaxing on a lounge chair on a beach set, his hands behind his head. He winked at the camera, while Flaky and Bonnie were ogling at him from behind a bush.
So pack your bags cuz I've already won
Panning to the right and into the makeup trailer confessional, Kylie was doing her makeup, applying lipstick at the moment. Trina walked inside, carrying a basket of different foundation. Kylie looked them over, then shooed Trina away.
Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day
Klaas and Vergil were in a boxing ring together, both of them glaring at each other. Vergil threw a punch, as did Klaas, with their fists colliding as they did so. Both of them fell back because of this, although Esteban was quick to run in and help them up.
Cuz I wanna beeeeeee famous!
Toby and Luis were in the kitchen with Chef, with Athena preparing some kind of soup. She seemed to be having trouble with it though, so Toby walked over to help her out. Maxine was watching this from a monitor in Chris's office, then pressed a button to try and blow up the kitchen.
Na na na nana, nananana, nananana
This blew up a different set though, where Thomas, Nanashi, and Jim were inside. A bear had taken the brunt of the explosion though, and it let out a roar at the three of them. Jim pointed at the other two and ran off with a guilty look, although Thomas ran away as well, leaving Nanashi to get chased by the bear.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
Diamond and Melissa were sitting at the outdoor theater on the benches when Jim and Thomas ran by. They didn't pay much mind to it though, but Freddy popped up from behind them both with a puppet mask on, startling them both. Diamond laughed, while Melissa rolled her eyes.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
A flash from the outdoor projector transitioned to the Aftermath studio, where Donna was sitting in between Geoff and Bridgette. Mittens the monkey hopped up from behind the couch, scowling at the aftermath hosts. This confused both, with the shot then zooming out to show the rest of the contestants sitting in the peanut gallery benches, whistling along with the last notes of the intro while the season logo was shown on a TV above.
After the intro ended, the same groovy music picked right back up, showing the logo for the Aftermath again with a gleam on the red letters. Applause from a live studio audience began as the logo faded out and a shot of the Aftermath set was shown. Bridgette, Donna, and Geoff were sitting on the couch, with Mittens sitting on Donna's head as usual. "Buenos noches amigos y amigas! In other words, good evening friends! And welcome back to Total Drama Aftermath!" Donna greeted the audience, waving to them happily.
Bridgette waved to the audience as well, while Geoff pumped a fist and let out a woop to hype them up. "Been a while since we last saw you dudes, but it's great to see you all again!" Geoff greeted the audience.
Bridgette nodded, looking excited as well. "We have 5 more players to interview today, and there's even more juice to unpack than last time!" Bridgette told the audience.
"Which I will be sure to force out of them!" Maxine declared, walking in front of the aftermath table.
Esteban walked over and picked her up though, carrying her back to the peanut gallery. "Not this time Maxine, you lost segment privileges." Esteban reminded her as he sat down, setting her beside him.
"And of course, the peanut gallery here with all our friends from last time!" Bridgette added, with the camera now panning over to the three rows of players sitting, and another row for the fan club in the back.
Everyone previously eliminated and interviewed except for Flaky and Lilac were present, and most seemed to be in good moods, aside from Freddy and Vergil. "What seems to be bothering you two?" Geoff asked them, seeing their frowns.
"Still wish I could be home right now. I checked how much production was actually wiring my family, it's slightly less than what I was regularly providing. So this was all a big waste of time." Vergil complained.
Freddy now felt a bit uncomfortable with his problem, but still voiced it. "I'm just sad Jack lost the way he did! I guess Trixie really is crafty enough. I guess I'm rooting for her now then!" Freddy explained, but didn't seem too happy about it.
"Why are you rooting for the girl that got you and your best friend booted? You're more foolish than expected~" Lilac asked him curiously.
Freddy shrugged, resting his arms on his knees. "I mean, she still knew a lot about FNAF, and I kinda have to respect her gameplay! That maneuver she and Thomas pulled on Athena and Flynn was crazy! If Jack and I got taken out by the person who wins the whole thing, it won't feel so bad. It's like losing in a video game tournament to a finalist. You lost, but you got to go against a real strong player!" Freddy reasoned, pretty enthusiastic about it.
"Jack got robbed." Arnold muttered, also upset about his loss.
Yvette sighed, facepalming as she now pulled up the forums. "How many more people did you block today?" Yvette asked him.
"Block? No I just banned them from the forum. Much easier. About 140 people today." Arnold replied matter-of-factly.
"More bans? Very well, I'll have to work on the appeals again..." Yvette mumbled, now making herself busy as she went through them on her laptop.
Topher chuckled, pulling up the forums on his phone. "In case you didn't know Geoff, when Jack got booted, pretty much everyone started dogpiling Arnold for how headstrong he was about Jack winning. So he just started banning everyone who even slightly disliked Jack." Topher explained, showing all the memes about it, which would be screenshared to the Aftermath TV.
Yvette sighed as she pulled up the appeal list, with even Sierra a little surprised at how many bans there were. "I was hoping to discuss the strategy of the current state of the game, but it seems I'll be occupied. Likely for the best, I'd like to keep my predictions to myself." Yvette stated, now just not even bothering to go through the actual appeal process, just one by one removing the bans.
Arnold chuckled, not caring at all about the workload he just made. "Well if we're talking strategy, the forums seem to think Melissa has it the hardest going to merge. And I have to agree. She's been all about teamwork, I really don't see her getting much further if she's on her own." Arnold replied, and most of the peanut gallery seemed to agree.
"Too good for her own good, I could see her getting strung along." Diamond added, resting her head on her palms.
Sierra giggled, just thinking of the possibilities. "But who would be the one to do it? Maybe Delanie? She's pretty close to her! A lot of people seem to think that the way she befriended Kylie was pretty sketchy!" Sierra added, with the aforementioned victim rolling her eyes.
"Ugh, I hope Delanie gets what's coming to her. Had no idea she was just befriending people for strategy." Kylie commented, crossing her arms.
"Delanie and Trixie, both have been really two faced!" Freddy added, raising a finger. "I mean, you all saw how she just completely threw Jack and Athena under the bus! That was so wrong!"
"Speaking of Jack, I think it's time we move on to our first guest!" Bridgette now transitioned the topic, with the Aftermath TV lowering to just above the hosts. "He's got a horror obsession and is prepared for just about everything except spirals, it's Jack!" Bridgette introduced the first guest.
The TV then began to play footage showing Jack's journey throughout the game. It started with him being the third person to make it out of the cave in the adventure movie challenge, then him outmaneuvering the mutant animal horde after they caught up to him in the zombie challenge, him and Freddy chatting during breakfast, him outsmarting Delanie in the body swap challenge, his mental breakdown during the hunting challenge, and finally him being eliminated over Trixie later that night. "Jack was a challenge beast, that we know for sure! If he was with his team, they were on fire, which was what led to the Critics' early win streak! But once Freddy got taken out, the cracks started to show, and with some prodding, he completely lost it and got himself thrown out of the game!" Bridgette summarized his run.
"Talk about a fall from grace brah, Jack had it made!" Geoff commented, seeing the footage.
Donna nodded in agreement, having her hands on her lap. "It's as they say, cuanto más grandes vienen, más fuerte caen!" Donna remarked, then winked to the camera.
"What does that mean?" Bridgette asked her.
"The bigger they come, the harder they fall! Just a cautionary saying about not getting too big of a head!" Donna answered, while Mittens rolled his eyes at the life advice.
Geoff put one hand on his face, chuckling. "Does the hat count towards too big of a head?" Geoff asked Donna.
"No silly, esta es tu sombrero!" Donna replied, giggling a little.
"Spanish aside, here's Jack everyone!" Bridgette welcomed the first guest onto the stage, with Jack waving to the audience briefly as he jogged over to the couch and quickly took a seat.
Freddy excitedly waved to Jack with a big smile. "Hi Jack!" Freddy greeted him happily.
"Sup Fredbear! Are you doing alright?" Jack greeted him back, waving to him much more happily than to the audience.
Freddy nodded, tipping his hat. "You know it! We have so much to catch up-"
"GRRRAHHH!"
Lilac jumped out from behind the couch baring her teeth, scaring the crap out of Jack who fell to the floor in shock. "Okay, now I got both of you!" Lilac exclaimed, laughing afterward.
"I should warned him about that..." Freddy mumbled, having forgotten Lilac was there.
Jack sat up, utterly terrified as he backed away from Lilac. "I k-knew it! You are a vampire!" Jack cried out.
Lilac continued to laugh, then shook her head. "Nah, just wanted to give you a good scare, you had it coming~" Lilac taunted Jack, then walked back over to her seat in the peanut gallery, where she promptly received a high-five from Kylie.
Jack was still bewildered, and it took him a second to actually stand back up then sit down on the Aftermath couch. He was breathing heavily, before just grabbing a glass of water off the center table and pulling a pill container from his pocket, then taking a few and swallowing. "Are you alright Jack? We can take 5 if you need." Bridgette offered.
Jack shook his head, holding a hand up after he swallowed. "I'm fine. Just, I thought this would be a calmer thing man!" Jack replied a bit exasperated.
"It normally is, sorry about Lilac, she just wanted to get one up after what happened between you two!" Donna apologized, although Lilac didn't have the slightest bit of pity.
Jack leaned back on the couch seat, now realizing why she did that. "Ohhhhh. Yeah I get it. I'd do the same honestly, scare her with some stakes and silver if I had lost that ceremony." Jack commented, then winked at Lilac.
"Glad you can be a good sport about it~" Lilac winked back, with Freddy now a bit confused at how he was handling this.
Geoff grabbed the tablet from the table with the questions, now scrolling through them. One caught his eyes right away, seeing Jack calm himself down tying into it. "You kinda already answered it, but a few of our fans want to know if you're on medication." Geoff asked him.
Jack nodded, holding up his pill container for a moment before just slipping them into his pocket next to his scissors. "Risperidone, it just helps keep me calm and less stressed. Each container only covers like a week, and I only had one, so I may have gotten a little loopy over time." Jack explained, frowning as he spoke.
"How come you never said anything? I'm sure production could have gotten you more." Donna questioned him.
Jack shrugged, rubbing one arm. "It's just... think about it. When the apocalypse happens, will I have those pills to help me? No. I just figured if I could go without them during something as grueling as a show run by Chris, I might be ready for the real deal end of the world!" Jack reasoned, although no one else seemed to get it.
"But you're fine now right?" Bridgette asked him out of concern.
Jack nodded, giving a thumbs up. "Oh for sure. I didn't win the money, but I lasted a lot longer than my doctor said I would without them! I don't need money to make the ultimate bunker, it just would have made it easier. We won't have money when the world ends anyway." Jack answered happily.
Geoff and Bridgette shared an odd look, while Donna clapped her hands. "That's a great way to look it! Glad you're proud of your run! Muy bien! On the flipside, some of our viewers do ask if there's anything you regret doing as captain of your team, maybe some of the eliminations you caused they also add." Donna went over the next question after congratulating him.
Jack scratched his chin, and he then looked to the peanut gallery, now feeling a pang of guilt. "I regret booting out Lilac now that I know she wasn't really a vampire. I uh, acted a little too brash. And that just kinda dominoed into everything falling apart for our team. If we just eliminated Trixie that night, we might have gotten 5 or 6 members into the merge like the Munchers did." Jack answered a bit sheepishly.
"Pff, it only took being manipulated for a week for him to see that." Kylie remarked.
Jack then stood up, having a more serious look on his face as he walked over to the peanut gallery. "No really, I mean it. I wasn't thinking straight, and my priorities weren't even near the game. Trixie may have played us all, but I just let it happen, and you guys ended up paying for it. I know I can't get you guys back in the game or make it up, but can we just be cool now that we're all out?" Jack apologized, holding a hand out as he walked up to the stands.
Kylie raised an eyebrow, remaining cautious, while Lilac just reached forward and shook his hand. "Accepted! You're terrible at Total Drama but you seem like an alright guy. You just got yourself spared from future scares~" Lilac accepted the apology, much to Jack's relief.
After a few seconds, Kylie also shook his hand. "Aw what the heck. Can't fault you for being a bit screwy. No use being mad at something that wasn't your fault." Kylie also accepted the apology.
Jack now had a big smile on his face, very relieved to be on good terms with them. "I've been having that on my mind ever since Trixie flipped on me. Hate that it took me so long to realize it, but just glad I did." Jack stated, then walked back over to the couch and sat down.
Bridgette looked through the questions after that, finding a more harmless one. "Sounds like you've reflected a bunch since we last saw you on the show. But here's a fun one! Have you ever wanted to direct your own movie? And if so, what would be about?" Bridgette asked him.
Jack shivered at the question, already having an answer. "Yes, I'd love to make my own horror movie, that goes without saying. It'd be an adaptation of Uzumaki. There was a crummy one released at the turn of the millennium, so I wish I could do my own take. People don't understand how terrifying spirals truly are. Most media portrays them as beautiful symbols, but they are anything but." Jack explained his answer, eyes wide just talking about it.
"So that's where your spiral fear comes from? A movie?" Geoff asked him.
Jack shook his head, now clutching the cross on his necklace. "No, the book version. Ito is truly a master of horror, surpassing even the Lovecraftian monsters with that work. I've gotten over most traditional horrors, but spirals? Those will always get to me if I'm off my meds. My doctor says spirals can't hurt you, but I don't think he truly grasps how threatening they are." Jack elaborated, his eyes now looking around the studio for spirals.
Bridgette realized that the question was in fact not a fun one, and now just pulled up the video call app on the tablet. "Okay! Let's move on from this! We've got a fan who wants to talk to you!" Bridgette hurriedly changed the topic, before starting the video call.
The video call started, and the Aftermath screen showed a beanie wearing teen sitting in what looked like a bunker. "You're on air Shawn!" Donna greeted the fan, who right away looked to Jack and waved.
"Awesome! Didn't think I'd get a chance to speak to someone so likeminded, but here we are! 'Sup Jack!" Shawn greeted Jack excitedly.
Jack waved back, raising an eyebrow. "What do you mean likeminded?" Jack asked him curiously.
"You have all kinds of plans to prepare for the apocalypse, well, so do I! I'm in my bunker right now actually, with all kinds of homemade traps around it. I definitely need to fortify it, but it's sorta usable right now. It can hold off weaker zombies, that's for sure!" Shawn answered, then stepped back and spread his arms out to show off his rather barren bunker.
Jack looked impressed now that he saw it, giving a thumbs up. "Yeah, definitely needs fortification, but nice to know I'm not the only one! What's your approach for illithids though? Those can encroach on any underground bunker!" Jack questioned the bunker's defense.
Shawn chuckled, shaking his head. "I only really follow stuff that's actually real, like zombies and home burglars! My approach for illithids is to just turn the TV off!" Shawn answered with a smirk.
"Baaaaad choice, you'll regret it if you don't reinforce that bunker!" Jack advised, not offended at all.
Shawn shrugged, tapping his chin. "I'll do some research into it, but I gotta ask you, do you have any theories about the show itself? Like did you notice anything off while you were there?" Shawn gave his question curiously.
Jack nodded, crossing his arms. "When I was staying on the roof of one of the soundstages, I saw Chris and Chef pass by every few days. They're definitely up to something. I saw a girl go with them one day, and she never came back, so I think it might be a cult thing!" Jack declared, a bit worried if it was true.
Shawn listened, and his eyes widened as he put things together. "Do you think it could be experimentation? Like maybe when he sent you guys away from the film lot two days in a row, Chris was up to something? We know from the body swap episode he can mess with minds and bodies. So... maybe he can-"
The video call was abruptly ended, and some hand signals from the film crew behind the camera now also sparked some worry in the hosts. "Okay Jack! It was great catching up, but it's time we move on to our next guest!" Donna dismissed Jack, gesturing to the peanut gallery.
Jack now eyed the hosts suspiciously as he got up, then just walked over the peanut gallery and sat down between Freddy and Lilac. "Uh huh..." he just went along with it.
With the interview abruptly ended, Donna now pulled up the questions for the next guest. "Up next is someone who came in expecting to lose from the start, but she nearly made it to the merge! As cheerful as ever, it's Nanashi!" Donna introduced the next guest excitedly.
The TV then began to play footage from Nanashi's run, starting with her getting walloped in the zombie challenge, then her being defended in the courtroom challenge, then her and Klaas's gift exchange in the Christmas special, then her having a good time with Melissa in the road trip challenge, and finally her elimination after the puppet show challenge. "Nanashi wasn't really looked on fondly at first, since she really seemed to like losing! And on the Munchers, that attitude wasn't going to fly! But after Klaas betrayed his alliance to save her and the two bonded, she gained a more competitive edge! She never got too hardy though, and even helped Melissa unwind a bit! But as payback for Vergil and being an easy target, Jim managed to get enough votes to send her packing!" Bridgette summarized Nanashi's run, with Vergil giving a nod of approval.
"Must've been rough getting booted so soon after becoming a couple! Kinda reminds me of what happened when we played!" Geoff commented, a bit of pity in his voice.
"Yeah, although you caused that elimination. Klaas didn't." Bridgette retorted.
Geoff looked away, now a bit embarrassed. "Aww come on Bridge, that was two years ago!" Geoff reasoned, lowering his hat a little.
"I know I know, just messing with you. Anyway, here's Nanashi!" Bridgette dismissed the topic, then welcomed the guest on stage.
Nanashi walked on set, waving to the audience who applauded her arrival. "Hi everyone! Great to be here!" Nanashi greeted the audience, before sitting down on the Aftermath couch.
Once seated, Nanashi then waved to the peanut gallery. "Nice to see you all again! Well, I didn't really get to know most of you besides Vergil, since the rest of the Munchers are still in the game!" Nanashi greeted them, giggling about it a little.
"Being on that team must have been nice." Esteban mumbled, although he still kept a smile.
Diamond nodded in agreement. "Yeah, either you were subject to Delanie's tyranny, Jack's insanity, or Melissa's actual good leadership. No brainer which team I'd want to be on." Diamond remarked, chuckling a little afterward.
Nanashi shrugged, crossing her arms. "Eh, it wasn't super fun knowing you were pretty much guaranteed to win! It killed all the suspense!" Nanashi disagreed.
"How you outlasted us still perplexes me. Even Donna had more drive." King just commented dully.
"Aww, thanks King!" Donna thanked the perfectionist, who just rolled his eyes at the thanks.
Shifting the focus back to Nanashi, Bridgette looked through the questions fans sent in. "Okay Nanashi, here's an easy way to start! If you had to rate your experience on the show from 1-10, what would you give it?" Bridgette asked her.
"10! For sure!" Nanashi answered right away. "I got to meet a lot of cool people, one of which of course being Klaas! I expected this show to just be another thing I lose immediately in and have a good laugh about it, but... I guess a grew a bit! My father always tried to get me to take things a bit more seriously and stop wanting to lose constantly, and I think I kinda see what he means!"
With the elaboration, another question right away seemed perfect to go into. "Since you brought up your papa, one of our fans wants to know about your relationship with him. Another asks who taught you all the card tricks you know, was it him?" Donna questioned Nanashi, always happy to hear about family.
Nanashi still smiled, nodding her head. "Yup! It was him! My dad is great, he treats me like any other person, and that's a good thing, don't worry. He got me into the card stuff when I was 11 when he took me along with him at work, since he's a casino dealer Pretty cool stuff! Unlike me, he's basically unbeatable in the games he plays!" Nanashi gushed about her dad, eyes wide with amazement just talking about him.
"Who takes their kid to a casino?" Kylie asked snarkily, raising an eyebrow.
Nanashi ignored the snark, just pointing at herself. "My dad does, that's who! He works there after all, it's not like he just took me somewhere I wasn't supposed to be. He uh, doesn't let me gamble money there either. Although that might be because of how bad my luck is there. I've learned about so many fun things because of him and he's just a great dad all around, wouldn't have it any other way!" Nanashi further gushed, proudly putting her hands on her hips.
The hosts just smiled at her gushing, all enjoying it. "Unbeatable huh? What about Klaas? One of our fans asks if you think you can beat him in card games, and they also want to know if all your card game enjoyment goes to puzzles and stuff!" Geoff read off the next question.
Nanashi shrugged, holding up both hands. "All depends on who gets luckier! I'll be real, most of those card games are like 70% luck and 30% actual skill. And between me and Klaas? I'll give it to him for luck! I've done some puzzles, but those are mostly played alone, so they're not really my thing." Nanashi answered giggling afterward.
"So it's the social aspect that keeps you invested? Interesting." Topher noted.
Donna looked through the questions further, then found a more spicy one. "So, one of our fans wants to know if you're mad at Jim for booting you off! Sé que una dolió! So do you have some things to say to him?" Donna asked, with Mittens imitating a boxer as she asked the question, punching at the air.
Nanashi shook her head, giving a wave of dismissal to the question. "Nah, he was way more invested in the game, I kinda had it coming. I just hope he doesn't get Klaas, fingers crossed he comes out on top! I didn't play hard enough, and it was kinda fun getting blindsided like that! Really though Klaas would have been targeted, but here I am!" Nanashi answered joyfully.
"Your attitude is really something, I'd have some things to say to the person that got me eliminated. But it's good to move on! Although for the future, one of our fans wants to know that if you got to compete again, how would you do things differently compared to this season?" Bridgette asked, proud of Nanashi's spirit.
Nanashi fixed her glasses as she thought for a moment, before just ultimately shrugging. "I really don't know honestly. I guess I'd take the challenges more seriously and fight to win. Klaas showed me that there's a lot of fun to be had in clinging on to your place in the game and negotiating to wiggle your way to the next round!" Nanashi answered, again gushing.
"So you think you could make it to the end if you played hard enough like you said?" Geoff followed up.
Nanashi nodded, then looked to the camera and pointed at it with one hand. "Yup! I'm here to play for sure next time! No matter what hand I get dealt, I'll find a way to come out on top, like Klaas and my dad would want me to! You hear that million dollars!? I'm coming for you!" Nanashi declared fiercely, standing up.
The audience roared with applause, cheering Nanashi on with her new outlook. "Wow, I'd sure love to see that if you ever got the chance!" Donna exclaimed, also moved by her energy.
Nanashi giggled, then held up crossed fingers. "Ah well, that's just if I got to compete again! Malibu was like half the last cast, so it's a coin flip if I make it. Not too great at 50/50s! But we'll just have to wait and see!" Nanashi replied, winking to the camera.
"Well you've probably been the most positive guest we've had Nanashi, glad to hear you're doing well. You can take a seat in the peanut gallery now, it's time we move on to our next guest!" Bridgette directed Nanashi, who happily strolled over to her seat in the back row of the peanut gallery.
Once Nanashi was in the peanut gallery, Bridgette tapped the tablet to bring up footage of the next guest while they introduced them. "Up next is someone who flew under the radar despite their flashy appearance, and nearly took down Trixie for good after putting the pieces together! But some intervention cut that plot short and he's now here with us! It's Flynn!" Geoff introduced the next guest.
Footage from Flynn's run now played, showing him cornering Trina during the vampire challenge, interrogating Sanders during the courtroom challenge, threatening Trixie during the road trip challenge, building the crane during the hunting challenge, talking with Thomas after the superhero challenge, and finally his elimination that same night. "Flynn wasn't someone you'd really expect to play the game hard, but when the heat was cranked up, he sure took it! After Freddy and Lilac were booted, he caught on to Trixie's schemes and forced her to get rid of Jack! Buuuut, Thomas saved her and tricked Flynn into wasting his vote, sending him off the Film Lot with Trixie still in the game!" Bridgette summarized his run.
Before he could be properly welcomed, Flynn just walked onto the set, giving a quick salute to the audience as they clapped for him. "Oh! We weren't quite ready for you Flynn." Donna informed him.
Flynn just sat down on the Aftermath couch though, resting his head on his palm and looking at the hosts. "Well I'm here now mateys! I ain't the formal talk showy type, so bear with me!" Flynn declared, chuckling a little.
"Uh huh, well it's great to have you here Flynn! You seem to be taking your loss pretty well! I thought you'd be more upset about what happened." Bridgette greeted Flynn, mildly surprised.
Flynn nodded, then teetered one hand. "I said my piece about the whole thing in the Lame-O-Sine. Athena got an earful and I've just moved on from the whole thing. Y'see, it ain't do no good for a pirate to let a sunken ship fester. Ye just get a new ship and keep on sailin'!" Flynn replied, winking to the camera.
Geoff now scrolled through Flynn's questions since he showed up, just looking at the first one. "Okay dude, so one viewer wants to know why you trusted Thomas, since he was so clearly in Trixie's pocket according to them." Geoff asked him.
Flynn scratched his head, unsure of how to respond at first. "In her pocket? Certainly didn't seem that way to me laddie. Thomas didn't talk to anyone, except maybe Athena sometimes. Disappeared a lot too. I was doomed no matter what that night with the double plank walking, so when someone says they might be able to stop you from swimming with ol' Davy Jones, you take that life preserver no matter what." Flynn explained his point of view.
"Guess Thomas lying low worked out for him then. What do you think of him then? Another fan is curious about that." Donna followed up, while Mittens made the motion of cutting someone's neck.
"I almost merged with the guy and I can't tell ya a thing 'bout him. Except he likes to translate stuff sometimes. He got that goin'. I was playin' a dangerous game goin' after Trixie, he was playin' a smarter one stayin' on her side. Can't fault him that much. Just hope Flaky actually sticks around long enough to send 'em both packing!" Flynn answered, swinging one arm.
Jack, Freddy, Kylie, and Lilac all nodded in agreement with him. "Ugh, crazy that she played us all the way she did." Kylie complained.
"Tell me about it. Although it makes sense that Thomas was allied with her. No way she would have gotten this far without that guaranteed vote on her side." Lilac added.
Flynn chuckled, pointing to the former Critics in the peanut gallery. "Say, if we compete with Trixie again, guess it's pretty agreed we make her walk the plank immediately?" Flynn suggested.
"Her and Delanie. Both are bad." Esteban reminded them.
"Trina too." King mumbled.
Moving along, Bridgette pulled up the next question. "Speaking of gameplay, one fan asks if there was anything you wish you did earlier in your run?" Bridgette asked him.
Flynn rubbed his chin beneath his beard, thinking for a moment. "There be plenty I wish I did differently. Definitely shoulda made me some alliances early on instead of just scoping people out. I got a good read on everyone now, Thomas bein' the exception. Hindsight be 20/20 they say! If we ever get a rematch, I know just what moves I'd make, but that's stayin' in me noggin! Ar har har!" Flynn laughed, slapping a knee.
"Fair enough, I've actually been thinking about how to play the game too. It's like when you have a map for an adventure! You don't just hand it someone else first, they'll find the treasure!" Donna made a comparison, relating to Flynn.
Flynn continued to laugh, looking at Donna. "Ye been plottin' too? Would love to see how that works out for ye! Didn't really get to know ye, but I know enough that if you whipped up a plot, I ain't gonna know what to expect at all!" Flynn remarked, gesturing to Donna.
"Since you're keeping your gameplay stuff to yourself, that covers a chunk of the questions sent in... but we do have a video call for you! A fan really wants to talk to you!" Donna told him excitedly, now pulling up said video call on the TV.
"Eh? Now who be wantin' to talk to me?" Flynn asked curiously.
The video call started, and it turned on a boy dressed in a green wizard robe in a room full of all kind of medieval trinkets and magical toys strewn about. "Okay, you're on the air Leonard!" Geoff told the wizard, giving him a thumbs up.
"Marvelous! Your appearance on Total Drama was simply awe inspiring! I've never seen someone so dedicated to a role!" Leonard praised Flynn right off the bat.
Flynn raised an eyebrow, a little confused. "What ye blabbering about with a role laddie?" Flynn asked him.
"Like you being a pirate! That's your role! I'm a wizard, although that's for my live action role play! A little character I came up with and act out! Sorta like you do with the pirate stuff." Leonard explained, with one hand behind his back.
"Don't know what you mean laddie, I'm a real pirate from the high seas. Came to the show to get me some money for a better ship, and didn't get me treasure. Unlike yer wizard stuff, pirates are real." Flynn denied the question, narrowing his eyes at Leonard.
Leonard sighed, before just chuckling. "Had a feeling you'd stick to your role! It really is inspiring how dedicated you are to it! I feel like if I stuck around long enough, my wizard character would start to fall apart! Although, your bio on the website lists you as the 'Cowardly Pirate', never really saw you be cowardly! What great inner demons keep you at bay?" Leonard asked next, raising both hands after turning the lights off to look more ominous.
Flynn averted his gaze for a moment, just slightly embarrassed. "I eh, I ain't the bravest of pirates, even though I try me best. Part of why I really wasn't active early on. A bit scared to really dive into things, but a good pirate doesn't ask for help, he just gets it done! So I stepped up started playing just a wee bit too late!" Flynn explained somewhat sheepishly.
Leonard chuckled, then placed a hand on his palm. "Completely understandable! When I first roleplayed, I admit it took me a bit to gain my confidence! But if I ever entered the show, I'd certainly take a cue from your dedication to your role! Thank you for answering my questions, it was an honor to speak to you!" Leonard thanked Flynn, then bowed to the camera.
The call ended after that, and Flynn then stood up from the couch. "I think I be done with the questions now. Thank ye for lettin' me speak my mind." Flynn thanked the hosts, then hurriedly walked over to the peanut gallery.
Flynn sat down next to Nanashi in the back row, now deep in thought as he clenched one fist. "Arrgh... I ain't gettin' blown like that." Flynn muttered, then cursed under his breath.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Nanashi asked him, somewhat overhearing.
"Aye, just annoyin' that wizard boy doesn't think I'm a pirate just because he pretends to be a wizard. If I knew where he was, that landlubber would be surrenderin' faster than you can say bronze, nickel, and copper!" Flynn replied, just a bit angrily.
With Flynn's interview now over, Bridgette switched the TV from the video call monitor back to the footage. "Well that was Flynn, leaving just as abruptly as he came! Up next is someone who entered the game with a frown and left with a smile! It's Athena everyone!" Bridgette introduced the next guest.
Footage from Athena's run now began to play, first showing her backstabbing Kahlin during the vampire challenge, her being dunked on during the ping pong challenge, her receiving Rhonda during the Christmas challenge, her putting on a puppet show with Rhonda in the puppet challenge, her fighting as Miss England during the superhero challenge, and finally her elimination with Flynn later that night. "Athena really didn't contribute much of anything at first while she was on the film lot, not being great in challenges nor talking to people. That was until Toby gave her some coaching on socializing, and she started to come out of her shell, befriending her team one by one! Sadly, Trixie needed her gone if she was going to stay in the game, so she took advantage of her friendship with Athena to convince her to waste her vote, and now she's here!" Bridgette summarized Athena's run.
Sierra sighed hearing this summary, while Arnold snickered. "Guess your prediction didn't win either!" Arnold mocked Sierra.
"I really don't think you can talk here dude." Jack commented, frowning at Arnold.
"By your own logic, we should ban you from the fan club." Diamond added, although she looked more bored than annoyed.
Arnold grumbled as everyone instantly turned on him, staying quiet after that. "Athena still went further than a lot of people expected! I'd rather her leave like this than win all sad still!" Sierra exclaimed, looking at the bright side.
Donna nodded in agreement. "Mhmm! Muy contenta por ella! Very happy for her! By the way, if you want to say you're very happy for someone, it's 'Muy contenta por' then you either say el or ella depending on who it is!" Donna informed the audience with another bit of Spanish.
"Thanks again brah, might be able to understand the locals when we surf in Mexico at this rate! Time to welcome our next guest! Here's Athena!" Geoff thanked Athena, before welcoming the Brit.
Athena walked onto the set with a small smile, waving to the audience politely before sitting down on the Aftermath couch with both hands on her lap. "Greetings Bridgette, Geoffrey, and Donna." Athena greeted the hosts formally.
"Just call me Geoff, nice to have you here Athena! Got up to any wicked cool stuff since you left the show?" Geoff greeted her back.
Athena shook her head, then gestured to where she came from with one finger. "I just arrived at the studio recently, and the producers didn't let us leave until it was time for our interview. I may be in a better disposition, but I don't think I'm quite ready for 'wicked cool stuff'." Athena replied, her usual dull eyes and tone coming through despite her smile.
"Riiight, forgot about that." Geoff responded, chuckling at his goof while he now pulled up Athena's questions. "Okay! So, one fan wants to know how different things will be between you and your mom when you get home!"
"Right into it, geez..." Topher remarked, feeling an awkward air fall upon the set.
Athena wasn't phased at all though, just thinking of an answer for a moment. "Well, my mom wants me to prim and proper, but when I get home, I'm done doing everything her way. I want to have fun, and that's just something she'll have to deal with. My schooling was already going great, so I can move out on my own if needed in a couple years." Athena answered confidently.
"Wow... this game really changed you for the better huh?" Bridgette asked her, amazed at her resolve.
Athena nodded, lifting one hand. "Correct! I never thought I'd be able to feel warm again after my father passed, but here I am now! This truly has been a great experience to have." Athena replied, some enthusiasm now breaking her monotone voice.
"Since you mentioned your father, one of our fans wants to know if you can tell us about a memory with him. Are you comfortable talking about him?" Donna asked, making sure to play it safe still.
Athena thought of a memory to pull, before settling on one. "I'm fine talking about him. When I was 10, before he started to lose himself, we went to this pretty expensive ice cream place over in Liverpool. I dropped my cone almost immediately, and I thought I was going to be reprimanded. But instead, my dad just laughed it off and gave me his cone. It was pistachio flavored, and even though I didn't care for it, it became one of my favorite flavors to get after that. Just something that reminds me of how he was always kind." Athena recounted, feeling fuzzy talking about it.
"Aww, that's so sweet of him. He sounded like a great dad. On the subject on kindness, one fan wants to know what made you come up with the name Rhonda. And... where is Rhonda anyway?" Bridgette asked, noticing Athena didn't have the raccoon puppet with her.
"Oh, I tossed her. I don't need Rhonda anymore, so pip pip. I just came up with the name because it started with an R. If it was a boy I probably would have gone with Rocky." Athena answered casually.
"You threw Rhonda away? But it was a gift, doesn't that feel a bit wrong?" Donna questioned Athena.
Athena looked a bit confused, scratching the back of her head. "Umm. I don't really do gifts often. It was given to me to help me open up more, and now I did, so I was done with the puppet. Is that not what you do with things you don't need anymore?" Athena asked in confusion.
"Yeah, you need some social skill classes still, but you'll catch on. Don't worry!" Esteban assured Athena, although the Brit still didn't quite get it.
Athena nodded, smiling at Esteban. "Will do! I am still getting used to these long conversations, so please bear with me." Athena stated cordially.
"Alright then, speaking of getting used to things, since you're getting better with conversations and making friends, one fan asks if there was anyone you hope to become friends with now that the game is over. Anyone you have in mind?" Geoff followed up, gesturing to the peanut gallery.
Athena shrugged, not having a clear answer. "Not sure. Most of the people who left before me I didn't really talk to. If I could be friends with all of them, that'd be swell." Athena answered optimistically.
"Not happening." King right away declined.
"Most of them then." Athena corrected herself, staying optimistic.
Bridgette gave a quick glance to King, frowning at him killing the mood, before just smiling at Athena once more. "I hope that works out for you then! One last question from our fans, were you following Trixie during the beginning of the body swap episode? Fans noticed you arrived back in the tent right after Trixie did without any explanation." Bridgette questioned Athena.
"I was using the bathroom." Athena answered bluntly.
There was a moment of silence, the suspense instantly killed. "That's it? There was some wild speculation about what you were doing! But man, it was just that simple?" Geoff doubled checked.
Athena nodded, now just confused. "What else would I be doing? I'm afraid I'm lost here, is there some context I'm missing?" Athena asked to clarify.
"No no, that was it. The episode just didn't show that, so fans were curious. Thanks for answering the questions Athena, you can go ahead and sit down now." Bridgette told Athena, directing the Brit to take her seat.
Athena just stood up, still a bit confused by the last question as she sat down next to Flynn in the peanut gallery. "Moving on to our final guest, he's great with kids and an expert with puppeteering! It's Toby!" Bridgette introduced the next guest, with Donna giddy with excitement just hearing his name.
Footage then began to play from Toby's run on the TV above them, showing him calming the beetle during the time travel challenge, walking out on the adult movie challenge, defeating Jim in the ping pong challenge, leading wolves into the cage during the hunting challenge, watching Luis burn during the superhero challenge, slipping past Chef during the absurdist challenge, and finally his elimination and fallout with Trina that same night. "Toby was odd, but harmless. He and Luis gave pep talks to just about everyone while doing alright in challenges! He wasn't a great decision maker though, booting out Diamond over Delanie, leading to the team getting worse and worse until he himself got booted by her alliance. He lost his puppet and Trina dumped him pretty bad at the end of it all, but now he's here with us!" Bridgette summarized his run.
"Deserved." King commented bluntly.
Maxine nodded in agreement with him. "It's pretty much his fault for falling for it all. If I had been there, Delanie and her lackeys would be in the studio and we'd still be in the game!" Maxine argued.
Esteban raised an eyebrow at the pair, just a bit confused. "Now hold on a second, he got manipulated, just like some others did. It's Delanie and Trina's fault we're here. Beck too, but he's not pulling the strings like they are." Esteban shifted the blame.
Diamond just shrugged, not really caring. "Eh. They all voted me and you off. Nice to see it come back to them a little." Diamond responded with a small smirk.
"Guess that's the vibe right now. Here's Toby everyone!" Bridgette welcomed Toby onto the stage, wincing at all the Award Winner beef.
Toby walked on stage with Socrates on his shoulder, waving to the audience with a smile. He held an arm up though as a tomato was thrown his way, receiving several boos as he sat down on the Aftermath couch. "Welcome to the show Tobester! How does it feel to be here?" Geoff greeted Toby.
"Hola Toby! It's so good to see you again!" Donna greeted Toby excitedly before he could even answer the question.
Toby waved back to Donna hesitantly, before just fidgeting with his pale hand while smiling. "Hi Donna. It's umm. Fine." Toby greeted the hosts back, while Socrates energetically waved to them.
Mittens flipped off Socrates, who now switched from a cheery look to one of resentment, dropping the energetic wave.
"Could be worse? The way you went out rough, so hearing you're doing fine is pretty good my man!" Geoff looked at the bright side, now pulling up his questions. "So! One fan asks, how would you mutilate Trina?"
"Geoff!" Bridgette right away called out the question, with Toby and Donna also appalled.
"Sorry! I'll just pick a different one then!" Geoff apologized right away, scrolling down. "Okay, another fan asks, why did you vote out Diamond? That seems to be on a lot of fans' minds!" Geoff asked Toby.
Toby sank back into his seat, letting out a sigh. "I thought Delanie had something wrong with her mentally, and the way Diamond jumped on booting her felt a bit off. I was forced to pick one, and Trina asked me to vote for Diamond, so that's just what I went with. I shouldn't have, but at the time, I trusted Trina's word and my own instinct." Toby Toby explained his choice.
"Ugh, of course she asked you to, and you just went and did it. That's cool." Diamond commented sarcastically.
"For how much he plays with puppets, he sure was a puppet for Trina!" Jack joked, getting some laughs from the audience.
"That's enough of that!" Donna shut that down, moving on to the next question. "One of the fans, and me too, want to know if you're going to be alright after what happened at your elimination?" Donna asked him in a concerned voice.
Toby nodded his head, pulling himself back up. "Yes, I'll be fine. I thought it over more, and yeah, I'll land on my feet after all this. I thought this was the end. Losing Luis, losing my chance to save my mom, losing Trina, I was ready to just take the easy way out, more than before the show. But... I can't leave my mom alone, so I'll keep going. It's what my grandpa would want me to do anyway." Toby answered solemnly, still keeping a smile.
Donna was glad to hear he'd be fine, holding both hands together. "Phew, that's a relief! A few fans suggest a way to make things better actually. Why don't you make a new puppet? Or a new Luis replacement?" Donna suggested, looking over the questions.
Toby shook his head right away. "Luis can't be replaced. Don't suggest something like that ever again please." Toby requested, with Socrates nodding to affirm his stance.
Donna nodded, scrolling down now. "Okay, sorry Toby. Well, one of our fans wants to know about you and your grandpa. Can you tell us a bit about him?" Donna asked Toby.
Toby nodded, perking up at the topic. "Yeah, my grandpa is someone too good for this world. He used to play in a small rock band with his friends, just a clean group called The Ventureneers. They played mostly quaint songs, sometimes getting a bit deep. The same kind of stuff my grandpa listened to in the 60s. He refused to rip people off and go commercial though, just performing for free at bars. When he got older though and couldn't tour with his band, he settled down and got into puppeteering, sometimes reusing his band's songs during puppet shows. He taught me everything he knew, including his songs." Toby gushed over his grandpa, looking like his normal self as he talked about him.
"Everything huh? Well one fan wants to know how it felt watching him slowly die, if that's cool!" Geoff read off the question right below it.
"Geoff! We aren't doing those questions!" Bridgette scolded him once more.
"Look at them! There's not many nice ones!" Geoff defended himself, showing her the tablet.
Toby still kept a smile though, giving a wave of dismissal. "It's... fine. My grandpa passed peacefully, and he may have forgotten who I was, but he never forgot Luis. Every day I went to visit him, seeing Luis always made him happy. Even on the last day, I could sorta hear him chuckle when I had Luis tell jokes for him. So... I'm happy he went the way he did." Toby answered the question, his eyes watering a little.
Athena nodded in understanding, placing a hand on her chest. "I understand that feeling. My dad was happy to see me even with everything." Athena shared the sentiment.
Maxine let out a yawn, rolling her eyes. "BORING! I'm taking the wheel here! You asked Jack and Flynn rough questions, but not him!?" Maxine declared, whacking Esteban in the face before he could actually stop her.
Maxine ran by and grabbed the tablet, now standing in front of Toby. "Did she get the hammer back up!? I thought we took that down!" Bridgette let out.
Maxine snickered, nodding her head. "Yeah, you took it down, but I hired the best hitmen around, so it'll be much worse than a hammer if he lies!" Maxine remarked, instilling more fear.
Toby tensed up hearing this, before a red dot appeared on his chest, making him panic in his seat. "W-Wait! Is this r-really needed?" Toby asked, trying to reason with Maxine.
"Just answer the questions and this'll all go fine! The producers can thank me for the ratings later! Mwahaha!" Maxine told him, then gave a thumbs up to the camera crew, who didn't intervene at all.
Maxine scrolled back up to the top, looking through the remaining questions. "Ah, here's a fun one! How does it feel to be completely used by Trina? Must suck knowing you wasted your entire run for her!" Maxine asked him.
Toby took a deep breath, trying to ignore the red dot on him. "U-Umm... I really don't like what she did... but. I deserved it. Kahlin warned me, others did too, I kept trusting the wrong people. I have no one to blame but myself." Toby answered, then closed his eyes.
Nothing happened, so he opened them back up. "See? That wasn't so hard! Now, do you have anything you want to say to everyone you booted? They're all right here after all! Diamond, King, me, Kylie, Esteban, Freddy, Jack, Vergil, pretty much everyone here except Donna and Nanashi!" Maxine asked him.
"How did I cause Flynn and Athena's boot? Or Freddy and Jack? I didn't talk to them much." Toby asked in confusion.
Flynn spoke up, pointing at Toby. "You threw that big ball of energy at our base instead of just taking out Kahlin. Both me and Athena would still be in if you didn't do that." Flynn explained to him.
Jack nodded, now also glaring at Toby. "And Trixie used the notes that Trina made to get me and Freddy booted! You didn't do anything to stop it and she was your girlfriend!" Jack now accused him bitterly.
"I... I didn't think any of those things would happen! I didn't know about the notes, and I didn't know Trixie would have done those schemes! I'm sorry, but that's... my fault. I can't make it up to you, but I'm sorry." Toby just took the fall, apologizing.
"Excuses excuses. Can't believe I rooted for you. Pathetic." King commented, now also showing his disdain.
Toby hung his head shame, burying his face in his hands. "I am..." Toby just agreed.
Maxine laughed as she broke him, moving on to the next question. "Next! How does it feel knowing your mom will-"
"I'm done." Toby cut Maxine off, standing up and walking to the peanut gallery while the audience continued to boo at him.
The red dot stayed on the couch where Toby used to be, which he quickly noticed. "Wait... I thought that was..." Toby began, very confused.
Maxine had a triumphant look on her face, still laughing at Toby as she revealed a laser pointer in her sleeve. "There never was a hitman! It was just a laser pointer! You trust way too easily, but guess you're too stupid to really learn! Bwahaha!" Maxine explained to him, then handed the tablet back to the hosts as she walked over and sat back down next to Esteban.
Toby was just bewildered from all this, and just chose to continue walking to the peanut gallery, taking his seat next to Athena, leaning back in a depressed slump. "Well that was Toby everyone!" Geoff concluded the interview, while Donna was just glaring at Maxine from the hosts' couch.
Bridgette switched the display on the TV again with the tablet, now pulling up a roulette display with currently blank icons. "We'll move on to our last segment now, the fan opinions! We'll start off with what the fans think their favorite team was!" Bridgette moved on to the next segment, with a roulette then showing the three team logos.
"The audience's favorite team was..."
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The roulette stopped on the red logo of popcorn, to no one's shock. "The Mutant Movie Munchers! The cast thought that it was the best team to be on, and the audience seems to agree!" Geoff announced the favorite, getting a large applause from the audience.
"There's only two Munchers in the peanut gallery, so their results do show." Donna pointed out, with Nanashi waving to the camera and Vergil just sulking.
Bridgette then switched the roulette from the teams, now pulling up the 11 icons of the players still in the game. "Next up, who does the audience think will win the whole game?" Bridgette asked, then started the spin on the roulette.
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The roulette stopped on the hothead actor, surprising some. "Jim! Guess they think he'll overcome the odds and get the million!" Bridgette announced the winner, with Vergil being the only one actual happy with this.
"He's pretty mean though. I don't blame Trina for losing it after how he bullied her." Freddy pointed out.
"Klaas pushed him there though, shooting someone down to the bottom of the team's totem pole isn't going to make them friendly." Vergil argued.
Esteban shook his head in disagreement. "To be fair, he was mean even before that. He's playing hard, but everyone knows how angry he gets. Plus he even has Melissa mad at him, he's probably the next to go." Esteban guessed.
Topher nodded in agreement with him. "Ever since he started heckling Trina, I knew he was doomed. Amazed she hasn't already taken him out, so he's probably next now that the merge is coming." Topher added, backing up Esteban.
"Seems only the audience shares this thought then. But who is the audience favorite right now? That's an entirely different question! And that someone is..."
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The roulette now stopped on the pervy gamer, also surprising some. "Flaky! Seems she's got a lot of fans rallying for her!" Bridgette announced the winner, with Jack and Freddy happy with this result.
"I wish we got to talk more, she was awesome in the superhero challenge! She didn't win, but she carried that episode for me!" Freddy exclaimed, proud of her.
"Sounds like you got a crush on her matey!" Flynn teased, chuckling a little.
Freddy shook his head though, putting his hands on his hips. "Nope, just hoping for a fellow gamer to win! I rooted for the Nerd Herd the last two seasons, so now I'm rooting for Flaky here!" Freddy explained himself.
"Yeah same here, she's got good taste, sometimes. So I hope she wins." Jack agreed with Freddy.
With the fan opinions now revealed, the three hosts stood up from the couch as the Aftermath theme began to play them out. "So that's where the fans stand! And you got to catch up with the losers who didn't quite make it to the merge!" Geoff told the audience, raising one hand.
"But who will push on in the next phase of the game? And who will join us here next time?" Bridgette asked, hyping up the next episodes, raising the opposite arm as Geoff.
Donna then held both arms out, with Mittens doing the same. "Stay tuned to find out, next time on..."
"Total!" Geoff shouted.
"Drama!" Bridgette exclaimed.
"La venganza del lote de películas!" Donna concluded, before all three bowed as the episode faded out.