Summary: 20 contestants battle it out on a private resort in a tropical paradise hosted by the amazing Chris McLean, and his assistant, Chef Hatchet. In a brand new season of twists and turns, who will walk away with the prize?
We don't owe Total Drama, only our OCs.
Remaining Contestants: Joseph, Abigail, Brittany, Fernando, Dante, Lucille, Rebekah, Ilyria, Lin, Butch, Walter, and Demetrius
"Last time on Total Drama Hawaiian Resort…" Chris would begin the famous recap. "Our contestants were locked in their rooms and had to find a way out without using a key to open the lock."
"Some of them struggled, while others found creative ways to get their door unlocked," Alexis continued, as flashbacks would be shown of Lucille and Jerusha using a coat hanger to unlock the lock, while Rebekah used a setting on her pocket knife to unlock the door. The flashback would also show Butch hitting the wall after Ilyria unlocked his door for him with her bobby pin.
"In the end, it was the Pretty Peacocks who won, and they got to choose one of the Flamingos to be eliminated, and they selected Jerusha, after the gambit she pulled during the fear factor challenge caused them to lose. I also announced from that moment on that the teams are merged! It's every player for themselves now!"
"And Abigail and Fernando finally shared that kiss, while Dante shattered a glass on the ground in the shock of it," Alexis frowned a bit. "Poor guy."
"Well, enough of that! With 12 contestants left, our very first merge challenge is upon us! Who will win the first sole vote of the season? Find out, on this very dramatic episode of…Total!" Chris began.
"Drama!" Alexis continued.
"HAWAIIAN RESORT!" the two let out together.
Dear Mom and Dad I'm doing fine,
You guys are on my mind.
You asked me what I wanted to be
and now I think the answer is plain to see,
I wanna be famous.
I wanna live close to the sun,
Go pack your bags, 'cause I've already won,
Everything to prove, nothing in my way
I'll get there one day.
Cause, I wanna be famous!
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na!
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na! (as can be heard in the background)
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
(Whistling in tune)
Episode 11: Virtual Superpowered Fights
Brittany
The mob boss woke up in her room, with Avalanche near her. She would feed her dog, then get ready for the day, brushing her hair, and tying it in the waterfall braid.
"It's the first merge day. Oh, I cannot wait to get even closer to the prize money…" the mob boss thought to herself.
Lucille
"I'm still in shock that I made it to the merge! Me! A disabled contestant!" the wheelchair bound violinist let out to herself. "And I'm really glad Joseph and I were able to talk more last night too. I really hope I won't go home today…I'd be devastated if that happens…"
The young woman sighed as she got dressed, tying her hair into a ponytail. "Well…let's go get breakfast."
Abigail
"Oh my goodness, Fernando and I finally kissed! But I feel bad I couldn't talk with Dante last night…he must be in shock…" the former child star let out as she braided her hair, and applied some light makeup on her face. "Here's hoping that I can stay in the game…depending on the challenge…"
Rebekah
The tomboy would wake up, and polish her pocket knife, as she tied her hair back into a very tight ponytail. "Can't wait for the real challenge to get underway. Let's do this."
Ilyria
The spy tied her hair into its tight bun. "Merge Day 1. I'm not even close to figuring out what Demetrius has planned…and it's not good…I have to do something about it."
Lin
The street urchin looked out into the trees of the island from her room's window, a calculating look on her face.
"Twelve people left and the merge happened earlier than I was expecting. I can't rely on my former teammates anymore, but Demetrius still has Walter and Butch on his side. Abigail and Fernando just hooked up, Ilyria and Butch are together, and even though Lucille is still in that weird situationship with Joseph, they still have each other's backs. That leaves Rebekah, Dante and myself as the only ones really going into this on our own. Even then Dante is in a weird spot with Abigail right now and has been acting weird for a while."
Lin backed away from the window and began heading for the door to her room.
"I can keep hanging back if I need to, but now is the time to start playing seriously. First step is to find one of those immunity idols."
Joseph
The tribal chief finished a few stretches as he began to head for the door to his room.
"Alright." He said aloud to himself. "No mercy."
Walter
The soldier finished a set of push-ups before springing to his feet and heading out of his room with a confident smirk on his face.
Fernando
The male model paced around his room with a contented smile.
"Ah this is wonderful!" He thought to himself. "The teams are dissolved, so I don't need to worry about those clowns pulling me down into a riskier spot, Abigail is now completely under my thumb, and Dante is a broken man! The vote now going to the winner of the challenges is a bit frustrating, but with all eyes on Demetrius, he'll likely be the first one gone if he doesn't win! If he's not then that means a major threat like Walter, Butch or Joseph can get the boot, which is even better now that my former captain is truly vulnerable now!"
Fernando went over to his window and looked out towards the ocean as a small flock of seagulls flew by.
"I could get rid of Dante, but as long as he's a broken mess, he's no threat to me, so I could keep him around until the finale and crush him! Abigail winning a challenge means I could also persuade her into kicking someone out, that spy girl could be an issue if she sticks around long enough. I suppose I could also take the opportunity to backstab Demetrius or Brittany and expose them for what they've done in the game. Ah, decisions, decisions…"
Damiano
The brutish personality rubbed his temples as if trying to relieve a headache. With a heavy sigh he opened his eyes, now stuck in their diamond pattern.
"Oh Dante, you gave me quite a scare last night. That kiss nearly brought you back to your senses. I should pray that you didn't figure out who I am while you fought for control. But it feels like I've regained full control again. At least now I have a valid reason to avoid that girl at all costs."
Butch
The brute, much like Walter, was exercising as he got ready for the day. However, his expression seemed much more serious compared to his former teammate.
"Teams are merged now. I should be excited, but I just feel… I don't know, off? This game just got so much more complicated with this 'only the winner gets to vote' and immunity idol stuff. Demetrius and Ilyria don't like each other, and while he told me to seduce her, I actually think she's… kind of alright… If I find one of those idols I might get back into his good graces, but what if someone else gets to them first? I think Lin's been looking for 'em, that's why she's been going outside."
Butch stopped his workout and simply sat on the floor for a moment in contemplation.
"Man… I wish this game could go back to being fun…"
Demetrius
The wicked man would get ready, as he glanced at the crystals he had used to hypnotize both Walter and Butch.
"I need to make sure that these crystals do not break at any cost. If they do, then I'm doomed. The crystals basically keep them under my control. I suppose I can wait to unleash my plan when there are 10 players left…"
Breakfast
A five-star breakfast would be laid out in the dining hall for the 12 contestants, and it was buffet-style. Alexis smiled as she set out the last plate, filled with delicious bacon, as other interns would set up coffee, tea, and other drinks.
"Morning everyone! Here's a good breakfast for you all to enjoy before the first post-merge challenge gets underway! Chris and the others are putting the final touches, and it's gonna be a good one!"
"Speaking of which…" Chris smirked wickedly as he came into the room. "We have it all set up! You'll be going into a virtual reality, where you'll be given superpowers, and compete in a tournament bracket style to fight one another! Matches are won by either knocking out or incapacitating your opponent. The winner of the first six matches will face one another in the second round!"
"Virtual reality…" Ilyria thought to herself. "Superpowers… Interesting…"
"We've also decided on the first round matchups!" Chris continued. "And by the way, the winner of each match will also take the loser's superpower, to give them a bit of an advantage in the next round!"
"Oh my goodness," Lucille let out.
"This should be interesting," Brittany smirked a little.
"The winner of this challenge will be immune, and have the sole vote at the elimination ceremony tonight!" Chris grinned wickedly.
"Be honest, are you running out of ideas for challenges?" Lin sighed.
"Don't insult me like that!" Chris whined. "Everyone, time to put on the VR goggles, so we can be transported to the video game world!"
Lucille, Ilyria, Abigail, Demetrius, Brittany and Rebekah would put on their VR goggles, and be transported to the video game world. The others shared a few unsure looks before putting on their goggles.
VR World
The world in the video game seemed simple, but there would be a battle arena.
"Okay! Let me go through your superpowers first, before I announce the first round matches. Just to be clear, we gave you your powers at random, so no complaining. You get what you get. Joseph, you have the power of super strength!"
"Hmph, fitting." The Pacific Islander remarked.
"Fernando! You have Wind Power!" Chris continued.
"Hmm, interesting…"
"Rebekah! You have the power of shapeshifting!" Chris continued.
"Interesting," the tomboy smirked.
"Lucille, you have telekinesis," Chris said.
"Ooh, sounds interesting," the violinist smiled.
"Brittany, you have the power of necromancy," Chris continued.
"Oh, this will be fun," the mob boss smirked.
"Lin, you have gravity power," Chris said. The street urchin raised an eyebrow, but shrugged.
"Walter, you have Metal power," the host continued.
"Control over metal, there are certainly ways I can make use of that…"
"Butch, you have earth powers," Chris said.
"Earth, huh… I can rock with it… Pun not intended."
"Ilyria, you have the power of ice," Chris said.
"I can work with that," the spy nodded.
"Demetrius, you have electrical powers. Dante, you have super speed, and Abigail, you have fire powers," Chris finished off this list.
"Fire? Oh, that's not that bad," Abigail let out.
"I can work with mine pretty well," Demetrius let out. Damiano showed no immediate reaction, instead simply shrugging.
"Okay then! Let's reveal the first round matchups! The first match will be Joseph vs Ilyria! The second match will be Lin vs Fernando! Match 3 will be Butch vs Lucille. Match 4 will be Walter vs Abigail, Match 5 will be Rebekah vs Demetrius, and the final match will be Dante vs Brittany!" Chris announced.
Ilyria glanced over at Joseph, giving him a serious look that he gave right back at her. Lucille gulped a bit as she looked over at her opponent, who cracked his knuckles with a devious smirk. Abigail seemed calm, but a bit nervous as she glanced at Walter, who remained as stoic as ever as he awaited further instruction. Rebekah glared at Demetrius, who glared right back, while Brittany smirked wickedly over at Dante. Fernando gave Lin a devious smirk while the street girl gave the model a blank look.
"Well, I suppose I'll let you practice with each other before we begin the matches," Chris said. "Let's say…maybe an hour?"
"Sounds good to me," Lucille sighed in relief.
"It's VR, isn't time irrelevant or something?" Butch asked.
"Yeah, but we have Alexis on the outside keeping track of the time, so we're all good," Chris responded. "Anyway, your hour of practice starts now!"
Lucille and Joseph
The young woman would be practicing her power with a few rocks and other materials that she could find in the VR world. Joseph simply did a regular warmup routine before hurling a boulder far off into the distance.
"Wow," Lucille let out as she watched this, with a smile on her face.
"Hah, if only I could do that in real life."
"I'm a bit scared going up against Butch," Lucille sighed. "He's got Earth powers!"
"The way I see it, the matchup looks even. He can do something like launch rocks at you and you can stop them before throwing them right back. At that point it's just a matter of how you use your powers."
"I guess…but how do you feel going up against Ilyria and her ice powers?" Lucille asked.
"I should be strong enough to break her ice. By the way, you do know that this isn't reality, right? You should be able to walk, or at least use your telekinesis to lift yourself out of your chair."
"I've never tried," Lucille admitted. "This is my first time in a game like this."
"Doesn't hurt to try." Joseph shrugged.
"Well…here goes nothing." Lucille took a deep breath, as she used her powers to attempt to get out of her wheelchair. It took a bit, but she would manage to do so. "Oh my god, I did it!" Joseph smiled at the girl, clearly happy about her new experience.
"Someday you'll be able to do that in real life, too."
"I hope so…and getting to experience it with you will be absolutely amazing," Lucille glanced at him. "I just realized, if we both win our matches, we might be going up against one another."
"Then I expect a good fight from you."
"Oh, I won't be giving up," Lucille grinned. "I mean, maybe we could put a wager or something like that?"
"Nah, I don't think that's necessary, just do your best."
"Here's hoping," Lucille let out, a bit nervously.
Walter, Butch and Demetrius
"So, it looks like you're going up against Lucille, Butch," Demetrius smirked a little. "I suppose during your fight, Walter, you can try and get on Joseph's ego to try and convince him to get Lucille out of the game. They're like Romeo and Juliet, and it sickens me."
"You really see them that way?" Butch asked. "I don't see it, but hey, I think I can take her."
"Think about it. They've been spending too much time together," the hypnotist said.
"It would be good to take her out of the game." Walter nodded. "I believe Joseph himself is a bit too strong right now. Taking him out now would certainly not be easy."
"Which is why you have to try and convince him to take her out if he wins immunity. It'll break her poor heart, and then, we can strike, and grab her and get that wheelchair of hers." Demetrius smirked.
"No offense, Boss, but I don't think that's gonna work. I don't think Joseph's the type of guy that can be convinced that way." Butch noted.
"Oh? Do you have a better idea?" Demetrius raised an eyebrow.
"Well, Chris didn't mention what happens to those that lose their match, but he did say Alexis is watching over the fights. What we can do is have someone throw their match and then take the wheelchair that way." Walter explained.
"Interesting…" Demetrius let out. "I think that can work. Very well, we'll go with that plan then."
Abigail and Fernando
The young woman would be practicing her fire powers while Fernando practiced flying around.
"Good going!" Abigail smiled at him.
"Yes! I think this challenge should be as enjoyable as it will be easy!" The model assured.
"I'm a little nervous," Abigail admitted.
"Oh? Why would you be?"
"I'm going up against one of the strongest men in the game, aside from Joseph," Abigail replied. "Not only that, he's got metal powers."
"And? Doesn't metal conduct heat poorly? You could simply overheat whatever metal he uses against you, or even melt it!"
"That is true," Abigail nodded. "Well, I think that cheers me up a bit."
"And I'll be able to beat that small child effortlessly! She can't hit me if she can't reach me!"
"Don't count yourself lucky, she's pretty smart for a small girl," Abigail smiled playfully.
"We'll see about that." Fernando huffed.
Rebekah and Lin
"Gravity powers, huh?" Rebekah grinned at her former teammate. "You've got some interesting superpowers. Meanwhile, I can shapeshift. I wonder if I could shapeshift into an animal… but I digress. Do you think you'll do well against Fernando?"
"I'll be fine. Gravity manipulation doesn't just mean making things heavier or lighter."
"Apparently, all I have to do is think of the animal, and then I turn into it," Rebekah let out.
"Word of advice; think big, or think as small as possible."
"I think I'll try with something like a dragon. Not just any dragon though. I was thinking something from Harry Potter or something. That would be scary," the tomboy grinned.
"You can also turn into a Tardigrade if you need to." Lin added.
"Or even the scorpion, since my opponent fears those," Rebekah smirked.
"Point is, you have options."
"True. At least I'm not going first."
Damiano
The alternate personality sat in silence, enjoying the peace he was getting as he looked up at the fake sky above him. As he sat up, he could see the rest of the teens talking to each other.
"You're not practicing?" a cold voice let out. It was Brittany, who took a break from using her powers.
"I've already gotten used to my power, just thinking of ways to use it."
"Well, I won't be holding back. Can't wait to destroy you in our match," the mob boss smirked. A heavy hand suddenly rested upon the mob boss's shoulder as she could feel an icy breath by her ear.
"Let me put this in a way I know you'll understand." Damiano whispered to her. "Nessuno può sfuggire al destino scelto. Rimane solo il risultato che voi sarete distrutti. L'eterna cima esiste solo por me. Puoi cantare canzoni di tristezza nel mondo. Senza tempo."
Brittany glared back at him, only to find him sitting cross legged right where she found him. She rolled her eyes, before walking away.
One hour later…
"An hour has passed! Let's get the first match started! On the left side, he's big, he's mean, he's a tribal chief, it's….JOSEPH!" Chris announced. The large teen stepped onto the field, giving the host a confused look.
"I don't think the introduction is necessary…"
"Sorry, we've got to do it," Chris grinned. "And on the right side, she's a super spy, super poised, and has the singing voice of a siren, even though she's literally human, it's Ilyria!"
Ilyria would step onto the field, glaring over at Joseph. "Ready to lose, tough guy?" The chief simply scoffed at the taunt as he raised his fists.
"You've got this, Joseph!" Lucille cheered for him.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!"
Almost instantly, Ilyria would shoot out a blast of ice from her hands right at Joseph, who punched the ground, causing a chunk of the earth to rise up and block the attack. Ilyria simply smirked, freezing that chunk of earth he conjured up, as she would run to try and attack him from behind.
Joseph grabbed the frozen boulder and lifted it up with ease before turning around and tossing the frozen chunk at the spy.
Ilyria simply dodged out of the way, as she shot some ice over at his chest, hitting him. The larger teen became enveloped in a huge block of ice that was thick enough for him to be almost completely obscured.
"No!" Lucille let out, a bit worried. Ilyria smirked, as she readied another attack. A rumbling sound came from within the ice block, cracks slowly began to form on the iceberg until Joseph suddenly broke free from his freezing prison, shattering the iceberg completely. As he escaped, the chief dashed forward and grabbed Ilyria's head.
"Grrr," Ilyria let out. "I can't believe you broke free, you wanker."
"Well, I did, and I won this round. Believe that!" Joseph said before effortlessly squeezing the spy's head into nothingness, causing her body to turn into data and disappear.
"And Joseph takes this round!" Chris announced.
"Yes!" Lucille cheered, smiling at the tribal chief.
"Let's begin the second match! Lin, Fernando, you're up!"
The two stepped onto the arena, the latter of the two teens still held his confident smirk while Lin continued to look disinterested.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!"
Immediately, Fernando took to the sky high above everyone as he looked down at Lin.
"Hahaha!" He laughed. "Try to catch me up here, you ant!"
Lin simply raised her hand up and tightened it into a fist. The very air itself seemed to suddenly weigh a ton as everyone sank to their knees. Fernando suddenly began plummeting towards the ground neck first and with one sickening crunch his body vanished just as Ilyria's did.
"Well, that was quick. Lin wins!" Chris announced as he slowly rose back to his feet.
"Ouch," Abigail winced.
"That's gotta hurt," Lucille let out.
"Too easy." Lin shrugged.
"Okay, Butch and Lucille, you're up!" Chris announced.
Lucille took a deep breath. "Okay…I can do this…" She would make her way down to the arena.
"Remember the plan…" Demetrius whispered as Butch took his place.
Lucille fearfully looked over at the brute, getting ready for the fight to begin.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!" Chris announced.
Lucille would wait for Butch to move first. She didn't have to wait long as Butch raised several boulders from the ground and launched them at the violinist.
Lucille immediately stopped them and would fling them back with the amount of strength she had. She then used a large statue of a completely random person, and would fling it at the brute with a battle cry.
Butch let out his own war cry as he used another boulder to shatter the statue, its shards breaking into incredibly sharp pieces that Butch then sent speeding towards Lucille.
She would quickly stop those from hitting her, before sending them back towards the brute, who remembered what Demetrius told him and allowed the shards to hit him, sending him back to the real world.
"And Lucille wins! Shocker," Chris let out.
"Oh my god, I did it!" Lucille cheered. She hurried out of the arena, as she went over to Joseph, smiling from ear to ear.
"Okay! Time for Match 4! Walter, Abigail, get down there!" Chris announced.
Abigail headed down to the arena as she glanced over at her opponent. The soldier looked down upon her with a deadly serious glare that made her shiver, despite her fiery power.
"You do know I've got the advantage over you, huh?" Abigail let out. "I'm going to destroy whatever metal you conjure up."
Walter smirked to himself as he looked at the girl.
"I don't think you'd want to destroy this metal." He laughed. Suddenly, Abigail felt a stabbing pain coming from her left hand.
"Hey, Chris didn't say we could start!" Abigail let out, complaining, as she burnt the metal.
"Yeah, that's right!" Chris glared at Walter. "Don't make me disqualify you from the match!"
The soldier raised his hands defensively, still smirking. "Right, right, my mistake."
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!"
Abigail would use her powers to summon a meteor storm of fire, which would launch down onto the field. Walter used his power to summon a large spartan shield to block any meteors that came too close to him, as he enveloped his body with a heavy armor. In his right hand was a large sword that was almost as big as Abigail herself.
Abigail would use her powers to burn the armor and the sword, with fiery strength that turned the silver sword a bright red. A tidal wave of lava would soon launch at him. Walter took a deep breath and charged at the burning sea before tossing his shield to his feet and using it as a makeshift surfboard before using as much power as he could muster to launch his still red-hot sword at the girl. The blazing inferno now melting his armor and burning his skin.
"Take this!" Abigail launched one final fire blast, which would be stronger than the tidal wave of lava. As she launched her attack, she was able to see into Walter's eyes. A metallic taste suddenly formed in her mouth. With her eyes widening in shock, the former child star suddenly lurched forwards and spit out an assortment of razors and needles mixed in with blood.
"So not cool," Abigail gurgled at him. She would soon summon a fiery tornado, launching it right at Walter. With his energy now spent and body now burning, Walter could do nothing as the blast struck him, melting away the last of his armor as his shield finally melted completely. In a matter of moments, the soldier fell into the lava and soon turned to ashes before vanishing back to reality.
"And Abigail takes the win!" Chris announced.
"Yes!" Abigail let out.
"Okay, Match 5, bring it on!" Chris proclaimed, as Demetrius and Rebekah made their way onto the field.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!"
Rebekah would instantly shapeshift into a dragon with black scales, and was lizard-like in appearance. It also had yellow eyes, with vertical pupils like a cat's, bronze horns and similarly coloured spikes that protruded from its long tail which it would gladly deploy in combat. She roared loudly.
"Holy…crap on cheese and crackers…" Lucille was wide-eyed.
Demetrius cracked his knuckles as he launched electrical attacks at the dragon, who would fly into the air to dodge them.
"That's scary," Lucille looked over at Joseph.
"Looks like she'd be fun to go against." The Pacific Islander remarked.
"Meh, I've seen scarier." Lin shrugged.
"But that's the toughest dragon from Harry Potter," the mob boss said. "I took one of those sorting hat quizzes, and it put me in Slytherin."
"There's definitely stronger dragons in fiction." Lin replied.
"Have you taken one of those quizzes?" Lucille looked at Joseph. "Honestly, you seem to be a Gryffindor."
"I don't waste my time with those."
"Oh come on, you should at least try," Lucille pouted a little.
The match would continue on, as Rebekah would soon turn into a scorpion, as Demetrius looked around wildly, trying to see where she went. He soon screamed in pain as the scorpion Rebekah stung him with her tail, filled with venom, as he would soon turn into data.
"And Rebekah wins!" Chris announced, as the tomboy changed back to her normal self.
"Hah!" Rebekah grinned.
"And now, it's time for the final matchup! Brittany, Dante, you're up!" Chris proclaimed.
Brittany smirked over at her opponent, ready to defeat him. Damiano looked over at the girl with a smirk just as nasty.
The two would soon stand on opposite ends of the field. "The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!" Chris announced.
Brittany stomped her foot on the ground, as her eyes turned fully black. The earth began to open, as ghouls came out of the earth, ready to fight, moaning and groaning. One of the ghouls charged at Damiano and slashed at his neck, causing the boy to vanish into thin air.
"Well, that was qui-" Brittany tried to let out before suddenly being quieted by the slash of a pocket knife in her abdomen.
"Surprise!" Damiano laughed, plunging his weapon deeper into her stomach.
"H-how did you?" Brittany was wide-eyed, as she vanished into data.
"Dante wins!" Chris announced. Lin raised an eyebrow at the sight of Damiano's speed while most of the others either looked impressed or terrified.
"Now I'm scared," Lucille let out.
"Okay! Go take some time while I decide on the second round matchups," Chris announced.
Reality
Brittany swore as she took off her VR helmet. "I hate this show."
"I need some air," Ilyria said, as she stepped out of the room, as she went to make a call. Demetrius noticed this, as he nodded over at Butch and Walter. The two approached Lucille as she was still hooked up to the computer. Gently, Walter lifted her body upwards as Butch moved her wheelchair from underneath her. Once Butch and Demetrius left the room with the chair, Walter slowly set the handicapped girl down onto the floor.
Brittany noticed this, as she glared at the three men. "Idiots…"
VR World
"Okay! The second round matchups have been decided! Joseph, you'll be going up against Lin!" Chris announced.
The two teens took their places, the sheer difference in height was rather staggering.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!" Chris declared.
Immediately, Lin raised her hand again, raising the level of gravity in the area enough to have almost everyone fall to their knees. The only person who could still stand was her opponent.
Joseph grunted as he began taking a few steps forward. Lin furrowed her brow at the young man, intensifying the gravity more to the point where everyone was now face down in the dirt. Despite the immense pressure, Joseph slowly rose to his feet and continued stepping forward, albeit now at a pace that could barely qualify as walking.
"Hmph." The short girl hummed. "I would have figured 10X gravity would keep you down."
Joseph could barely even respond as merely standing up seemed to take too much of his strength. It was almost insulting to see Lin easily walk over to him, the increased gravity not affecting her in the slightest.
"Come on Joseph! You can't give up!" Lucille grunted as she managed to lift her head. "I believe in you!"
"Sorry." Lin said, looking over at the girl. "Believing in him isn't going to cut it." In a swift motion, Lin punched Joseph square in the chest. The attack seemed to do absolutely nothing as the tribal chief looked confused for a moment before his eyes widened before his body seemed to warp in on itself, causing him to completely vanish with only a small bit of data appearing.
"NO!" Lucille let out, scared.
"And Lin wins!" Chris announced.
Reality
"Holy crap…" Brittany let out as she watched the fight end like that, the sound of footsteps behind her could not pry her eyes away from the screen.
"She has gravity powers, how the heck can she do that?!" Butch called out.
"I have no bloody idea," Ilyria sighed as she came back into the room. "Are you okay, Joseph?"
The taller teen removed the goggles from his head and shook his head groggily.
"Ugh, yeah, I'm good. I think she somehow used her powers to mess with the blood flow to my heart before basically crushing me."
"Well, your crush is still in the game at least," the spy smirked as all eyes turned to Lucille.
"Where… where's her wheelchair?!" Joseph asked.
"It just vanished!" Ilyria's eyes widened. "Oh no…if she loses…she won't be able to walk when she gets back here!"
VR
"Dante and Lucille, you're up next!" Chris announced.
Lucille gulped as she glanced over at Damiano.
"The match begins in three…two…one….FIGHT!"
Lucille would instantly use her powers to summon some rocks, and flung them at the young man, who instantly vanished to try and take her out just as he did with Brittany.
However, Lucille would be able to use her powers to lift him high into the air, and slam him down on the ground hard. Despite the impact, Damiano lifted his head towards Lucille and scowled before dashing forward at a speed nobody could comprehend. In a panic, Lucille vanished just as Damiano was about to slash her.
"Wait, what the?" Chris let out in shock.
"Where did she-" Damiano hissed before disappearing in a purple flash. Everyone looked around to find where the two had gone before the sound of Damiano screaming made them turn their heads upward to see the boy plummeting towards the ground, Lucille floating further up. Her face was pale and she looked to be out of breath from shock.
"Did I just…do that?" she asked herself, as her eyes, which had been glowing purple, returned to their normal color. Damiano hit the ground with a resounding thud as Lucille gently floated down to the earth, her face now regaining some color.
"Ouch," Abigail hissed as she saw this. "That has gotta hurt."
Reality
"Damn," Brittany whistled as she saw this on the screen.
"Bloody hell," Ilyria let out. "I'm impressed," she glanced over at Joseph. "You picked a good person to ally yourself with."
The Pacific Islander was not even in the room however, as he had long since left the room to search for Lucille's chair.
VR
Lucille panted as she looked down at the ground where she had flung her opponent into. Chris, meanwhile, would speak into an earpiece.
"What do you mean her wheelchair vanished?! We've still got a challenge to complete!"
"We can't continue it!" Alexis let out. "We have to find the wheelchair!"
"Can this wait until after the challenge? I mean she doesn't need it in a VR setting." Chris noted.
"Chris, this is serious!" Alexis yelled. "Come on, dude! We need to find that wheelchair, and STAT!"
"Ugh, fine, fine. Disconnect everyone from the computer, and let's search for it. If we can't find it, then unfortunately, Lucille will have to leave the competition," Chris relented.
"Roger that," Alexis said.
"Wait, my wheelchair?!" Lucille was wide-eyed. "It's missing?!"
Reality
Alexis would unplug the others from the computer. Lucille would groggily take off her VR goggles as she gasped. "Oh no! This is bad, this is so bad!"
"New plan, everyone, go and find that wheelchair!" Chris yelled. "I don't want to face a lawsuit from Lucille's parents!"
"No no no no!" Lucille sobbed, as she was crying. "This can't be happening!"
"We'll find it," Abigail reassured the girl. "Please don't cry!"
"Go go go!" Chris yelled.
"I'll stay with Lucille!" Abigail called out, as she would hug the violinist, who returned the hug, while she was still crying.
Joseph
The young man had practically torn apart the entire lobby looking for the wheelchair. From a nearby office that he had already checked, Chef and Johan watched the teen.
"You wanna go try calming him down?" Chef asked.
"No thanks, I choose life." Johan replied. "Why don't you go, you're the adult here!"
"You remember that angry chick from the first season? This guy's on that level of angry right now, not even I'd go near him."
Damiano, Walter, Butch, and Demetrius
"Well, boys, looks like things are going exactly to plan. I just need one more thing to do," the hypnotist smirked.
"What do you need?" Walter asked.
"Let's get that brutish Dante on our side," Demetrius responded.
"You think he'd be able to help us now that Abigail's with that prissy model?" Butch asked.
"I can use that against him," Demetrius grinned. "Telling him that there's no way Abigail would fall for someone like him."
"Didn't Fernando already hypnotize him?" Walter pondered.
"It didn't work. Apparently, there's something to Dante that Fernando and I have been figuring out. He has an alternate personality."
"I never truly noticed." Walter said as Butch raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"No matter. Bring him to me," the hypnotist commanded. The three heard slow clapping as Damiano joined them, a sly grin on his face.
"So someone finally figured it out!" He began.
"It took a bit for me and Fernando to figure it out, Dante," Demetrius responded simply.
"Oh, please, Dante's the name of the other personality. Call me, Damiano."
"Oh, whatever," the hypnotist scoffed. "I need Dante, I need to speak with him."
"No way! I waited too long for him to finally lose focus! You think I'd just let him go back in control?! Even if I could, he's an empty shell right now, courtesy of your lackey, Fernando and that airhead Abigail!"
Demetrius growled at this, snapping his fingers. "Gentlemen, please do something to get him under control."
Butch immediately rushed Damiano with his fist poised to strike, but the brute was stopped as Damiano caught the punch and twisted Butch's arm behind his back and positioned himself directly behind Butch, using him as a sort of human shield.
"Not so fast, big guy! Try anything and either you'll hit him, or get too close and I break his arm!"
Demetrius would take out his crystal, and focus on Damiano, swinging it in front of his eyes. "You no longer obey that fool, Fernando. Instead, you will obey my commands, and my commands only!"
Damiano's eyes followed the crystal, his grin only widening.
"You will act as Dante while you obey my commands, and leave this Damiano locked away!" Demetrius continued.
*Confessional*
Damiano: "So right there I was left with a choice; either defy him and show that idiot that I'm not here to play some silly game, or I play along with him and mess with him whenever I can. Both are fun, and both will make him squirm. But acting too rash might get everyone else on my case and I don't need that."
*End Confessional*
"Sure…" Damiano smirked, letting Butch go and keeping his eyes closed to ensure Demetrius would be fooled.
"Now, when I snap my fingers, Dante, you will return to your normal self, but you'll be completely at my mercy!" Demetrius let out, before snapping his fingers, and pocketing his crystal. He smirked. "I believe we're going to work well together…"
"Y-yeah, it'll work out great!" Damiano said, mimicking Dante's voice as best as he could. Demetrius nodded in affirmation and called for Butch and Walter to follow him as the four turned to leave the room with Damiano giving Demetrius one last smirk before following them.
Later that day…
There would be no sight of Lucille's wheelchair, and the search would be called off. Chris frowned. "Unfortunately, we couldn't find the wheelchair, so Lucille, due to this, you're gonna have to be medically evacuated from the competition."
"No!" Lucille sniffled as she buried her head in her hands.
"Joseph, would you do the honors of carrying Lucille back to the main resort while Johan packs her stuff?" Chris looked at the tribal chief.
"Of course."
"Everyone else, take a quick moment to say your goodbyes to Lucille," Alexis frowned a little.
Lucille sniffled as she wiped away her tears, as Abigail hurried over to hug her. "Be safe!" she let out.
"I will," Lucille sighed.
"See ya," Brittany let out simply.
"Sorry to see you go like this," Ilyria sighed.
"Gonna miss seeing you," Rebekah let out.
"You played well." Lin said, giving the handicapped girl a rare smile.
"Thanks," Lucille would smile back at Lin, before glancing over at Joseph.
"Come on." He said, lifting her up into his arms.
Lucille sighed as she relaxed in his arms. "I can't believe I'm going out like this…I thought I would last longer…"
"You should have lasted longer. You could have won that challenge!"
"I know…" Lucille frowned. "I can't believe I won't be able to see you much…despite now being on the other side of the resort."
"Yeah… But we'll both still be here."
"It won't be the same though…" Lucille glanced into his eyes, tears forming in her's as the two arrived at the Pool for Fools.
"I'll try to win for both of us."
"You promise?" Lucille would look at his lips, shyly.
"Promise." He affirmed, suddenly going in to kiss her.
Lucille would melt into the kiss, as her eyes closed, feeling fireworks go off in her heart.
"It's about time!" Miguel's voice would be heard as he let out a cheer and a clap.
Lucille felt her cheeks heat up as she pulled away from the kiss after five minutes, smiling up at Joseph. "Wow… that felt… amazing."
"Finally," Spikke muttered, as he glanced over at Trish. "I'd thought they'd never get together."
"I know! EEEE! They're so cute!" The posh girl squealed.
"So… I guess we're official now?" Lucille smiled at Joseph.
"Heh, I guess we are."
Lucille smiled, as she reached up to kiss his cheek. "I guess this is goodbye until I see you win that million dollars."
"It won't be long." Joseph assured.
Lucille smiled a little. "Well…I guess you can set me down now."
Terra and Shauna brought over the largest pool floatie available for Lucille which Joseph gently placed the girl on.
"Thank you," Lucille smiled. She frowned a little. "It's gonna be hard getting to and from the pool now…"
"Don't worry, we've got you covered." Shauna assured.
"Yeah, now your boyfriend won't have anything to worry about. Plus, he can always visit you when he's not focusing on challenges," Spikke grinned.
Lucille giggled a bit at this, smiling as she looked up at Joseph, blowing him a kiss as he left.
"We're now down to 11 contestants left! It's about time we had another hookup!" Alexis grinned, as she stood with Chris on the docks. "Who'll be the next to join Lucille and the others in the Pool for Fools?"
"Will anything come with Damiano tricking Demetrius?" Chris added.
"Find out, on the next incredible episode of…Total!" Alexis began.
"Drama!"
"HAWAIIAN RESORT!" the two let out together.
No votes held.
20th: Terra (Pretty Peacocks)
19th: Spikke (Fantastic Flamingos) {Medically Evacuated.}
18th: Miguel (Fantastic Flamingos)
17th: Trish (Pretty Peacocks)
16th: Christopher (Fantastic Flamingos) {Eliminated via a cooking pressure test}
15th: Shauna (Pretty Peacocks)
14th: Antonio (Pretty Peacocks)
13th: Jerusha (Fantastic Flamingos) {Chosen by the Peacocks}
MERGE
12th: Lucille {Medically Evacuated}
Remaining Contestants: Joseph, Abigail, Brittany, Fernando, Dante, Rebekah, Ilyria, Lin, Butch, Walter, and Demetrius
LaViolaViolaRosa: And another main couple has gotten together! I'm so excited for what's to come next!
Allureon: As rude as this may sound, I'm also a bit relieved that Lucille's out of the game now since it will allow Joseph to be the more aggressive player that he was created to be. As for the next challenge though, the remaining cast will have to do everything in their power to stay awake a whole night while dealing with knockout gas.