Episode 3: Mutant Mayhem
Hello, 2022. And hello to all of you again. Glad I was able to hype you all up for what's to come this year! Let's waste no more time, and get this show on the road, shall we?
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"Last time on Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage, our twenty six competitors finally had their first taste of action. After being placed into teams led by Yami and Erza respectively. Some tried bonding, while others remained adamant in playing solo. For their first challenge, things were going smoothly. However, I was surprised when Karin managed to pull a sneaky move to help her team win, which ultimately backfired, which she ultimately regretted, and which ultimately led to her being the first one voted off the show. With one person down, the game's just getting started. What's in store next? Find out right now on Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage!"
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Ahh, Sweet Jazz City. A bright and bustling city filled with, well….. interesting individuals. Individuals with interesting powers. Some in other worlds have mutant powers, others have Quirks, Nen, Devil Fruits, or even Ki, but this world has something different.
One in every five people here are "inscribed", and those that are inscribed have a power known as an Epithet: a word inscribed to someone's soul, which allows them to do all kinds of things that are tied to said word.
Unfortunately, we're not here to delve into the many powers. At the moment, fuck that.
Right now, we see an individual chilling out in an alleyway, the shade keeping the small area cool. This individual appeared to be a tall, broad shouldered man in a charcoal suit, leather riding boots, and an intricately knotted red cravat, covered by a full-length, and red frock overcoat with a cape. He also wore a red fedora with a wide, floppy brim and a pair of circular, heavily tinted, wire-framed orange sunglasses with goggle sidings. He also wears a pair of white gloves which each have a five-pointed seal adorning their backs.
The man gave a small chuckle as he was reading a newspaper.
"Hopefully managed to catch up to these guys." He says to himself. "Hope I'm not too late to the party."
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Meanwhile, we move back to the ship, the Jolly Rancher (Yep. That's the name of the ship.)
We see good ol' Captain Yami, walking down the hall towards the dining hall.
"Ahh, that was a really good dump." He says out loud to no one. "Think I'll grab some chow, then take a well deserved nap."
As soon as he steps through the door to the dining hall, his mood quickly changes when he witnesses…..
Chaos. Pure and utter chaos.
His team was currently in there, and they were causing one hell of a ruckus at the moment. Draco was yelling at Lobo, as the bounty hunter had a hold of his wand, and held it so high he couldn't reach it, and also passed it to Ryu. Pit and Gonard were playing around with Peni, while inside SP/dr, as the spider robot was also making a mess around the room due to its size. Panty was snoring on one of the tables, clad in nothing but a bedsheet. Beside her was Raven, Bunnie, and Kermit, who were looking a bit irritated at the noise as she tried to eat their breakfast. Underneath the table was Bernadetta, trying to hide herself from all of this chaos. Nearby, Robin gave a small laugh at all of this as she was reading.
"Give that back, you boar!" Draco yelled.
"Gotta reach it, chump!" Lobo retorts.
"Ooh, can I pilot that thing next?!" Pit asked.
"Mmm….that's it, big boy…" Panty sleep talks.
"Can you guys please keep it down?" Bunnie asks.
"Why me?" Bernadetta whimpers.
A plate of food was knocked and hit Yami in the face. The magic captain began to glow with darkness magic. Slowly, he raised his clenched fist.
"Alright, I've had enough!" He roared, smashing the wall behind him. "Goddamn it! Quit breaking stuff already!"
This immediately got everyone to stop what they were doing, or in one case, wake up. All eyes were on Yami now, and they all actually lined up side by side in front of him.
"Glad to see you guys are having fun." Yami said as he gave a hearty laugh. Just as quickly, his face grew dark and stern. "NOW SHUT UP, WILL YA?"
They all then sit down in sync. "YES SIR."
"Good. Now somebody get this crap hole fixed up."
Ryu then stands up, giving the captain an assuring salute. "Don't you worry, chief. I'll try and get this place cleaned up. Anybody else want to help?"
"Peh." Draco scoffed. "No way I'm helping you lot after how you were messing with me."
"It was just a joke." Lobo tells him. "Grow a sense of humor, why don't ya?"
"You all can joke around and act like animals all you want, but I'm going for a walk."
Slamming the door, Draco stormed off.
"Why's he gotta be such a sourpuss?" Bunnie wondered.
"No idea." Peni answered. "He's not even much of a team player either."
"That guy will probably come around eventually." Kermit said. "And if not, maybe he'll just get voted off."
"Whatever." Yami tells them. "Just keep the ruckus and noise to a min-"
Yami's stomach began painfully gurgling. "Hold that thought. I gotta use the can again."
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"What does that guy eat?" Pit wondered. "I mean, you spend half the time on the toilet, something's gotta be wrong with your digestive system."
"Not quite sure." A female voice from the heavens tells him. "Maybe his body isn't used to the food here."
"You might be right, Lady Palutena."
"I hear the perfect food to cure that is roasted angel." Palutena jokes.
"Okay. That was not cool. Hmm. I wonder what angels do taste like. I hope it's like chicken."
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Draco angrily walks down the hall, deep in thought.
"I can't stand any of them. I thought joining this show would help me escape the rubbish going on in my world. But no, I got more problems here. They remind me so much of that Endless crew. I feel like the most normal person here. If only I had some people here to talk to who aren't batty."
The wizard wasn't looking where he was going, and accidentally bumped into someone, which made him fall on his butt. The person turns around, and it's revealed the one Draco bumped into was Pete.
"How bout you watch where yer goin', pal!"
Draco gets up and dusts himself off. "It'd be easy to, if you weren't so….how can I put this….large? Yeah, large."
"So what?!" Pete says. "I wear my weight well. You're the one who looks like he could gain a few pounds. You're skinny like a twig."
Draco smirks. "Heh. Nice comeback. Anyway, what are you doing out here?"
"Just needed some alone time." Pete answers. "Don't really feel like hanging out with my team at the moment. That Erza chick called for a meeting, but I can't be bothered. Don't really feel like I fit in with them, you know."
"I know the feeling. Guess we're not so different, Muggle."
"Yeah, yeah….." Suddenly, a light appears above Pete's head, giving him an idea.
"Say, kid….what would you say about forming an alliance?"
Draco was a bit confused. "I beg your pardon?"
"You know, work together. People on these reality shows form alliances with other people, to ensure they get far in the game. I could take ya far, kid. What do you say?"
Draco pondered over this idea. As repulsive as this guy looked, it didn't sound like the worst option. Sure, he wasn't here for the money, coming from a wealthy and successful wizarding family. But hey, maybe he'd have a chance to outperform his crazy team. And at least Pete didn't seem like a nutcase like the rest of them.
"Okay then, Muggle. You've got yourself a deal." And the two of them shake on it.
"Ooh, can I join your little power team?" A bubbly female voice asks. Look no further, as Shermie struts up to the two.
"Excuse me?" Pete exclaims. "Uh….. what was your name, again?"
"It's Shermie. I just couldn't help but overhear you boys talking about forming your own little alliance. You l ow, it gets lonely around here without Yashiro or Chris."
"And you're saying you want in on this?" Pete asks.
"Oui. I'd personally love to win this game, and earn some notoriety for my band. So please?"
"Kinda hard to refuse, as you know all about it." Draco points out.
Shermie jumps with joy. "Ooh, we're gonna have so much fun."
So it's settled." Pete said to Draco and Shermie. "I'll work with ya both. But don't expect us to be all buddy buddy."
"Trust me." Shermie says maliciously, which made the other two slightly uncomfortable. "With the blood of Orochi within me….I refuse to be anything less than brutal brutal."
"Uh….I'm just gonna keep walking." Draco said awkwardly. "I'll chat with you lot later."
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"Hmm. Guess not everyone here is loony." Draco remarks. "Sure, those guys are either creepy or repulsive, but I've gotten along so better with these guys in two minutes than my team for this entire trip."
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Pete rubs his hands with glee.
"Heh heh. The trick to these shows is forming partnerships. The kid seems shrewd, but I'm sure I can get him to do what I want. As for the chick, she might be a little odd, but I'm sure she's just all looks and no brains."
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"In the name of Lord Orochi, I will win." Shermie says in a serious tone. "I mean… oh boy, some new friends."
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(Meanwhile…)
We now transition outside, with the Fairies (sans Pete and Shermie) gathered around a small table out on the main deck underneath a beach umbrella.
"...So then I punched the guy so hard, he exploded into a bunch of coins." Scott says.
Bender laughs at Scott's story, then takes another drink from his liquor bottle. "Man, that's pretty funny. Sucks to be that chump, though. But who cares, it's free money." He passes the bottle to Scott. "Want some?"
"Er….no." Scott answered. "Alcohol and I don't really mix well together." Scott then continues to drink the coffee he had.
"Your loss."
"Is it really appropriate to be drinking this early in the day?" Tiff asked the robot.
"Hey, it's five o' clock somewhere in the world."
"If you guys don't mind, I need to talk to you all about something serious." Erza tells them.
"Hold on." Light says. "Pardon my interruption, but I think we're missing a couple of people."
"Yeah, where's Shermie and Pete?" Tifa asks.
"That can wait." Erza continues. "I'm sure they're okay. I'll probably talk to them the next time I see them. I called this team meeting so we can discuss some things.``
"What?" Barry asks. "The fact we lost the last challenge? Because that was kind of a bummer."
"Indeed it was. And Karin will surely be missed. But I figured we needed to have a meeting to figure out how we can bounce back. I don't want us to feel against each other."
"It honestly doesn't feel like we're against each other." Kronk mentions. "Last time, it was just due to a small mistake."
"Gotta agree with the big guy, Erza." Scott adds. "Don't feel too hard on yourself. It was just crappy luck."
"It was one loss." Tifa adds as well. "We'll surely win next time. Sooner or later, those other guys will mess up badly."
"That does make me feel better." Erza tells them. "I also didn't want to feel like I was letting you guys down. As this team's captain, I feel I have a lot of responsibility."
"Look, we'll do what you can't do, and you'll do what we can't do." Yang says. "It balances out."
Erza nods. "Very well. I think I've made my point here, and you guys had some good input. I think I'll call this talk over. Thank you, guys."
"It was no problem." Light tells her kindly. "We'll surely get better. We have faith in you."
"Geez." Ryuk laughs. "Laying on the flattery a bit too much, Light."
Light rolls his eyes as he heads back to his room. Didn't the Shinigami truly realize that being kind and friendly was all a part of Light's plans?
"You really haven't paid attention to all I've done since we met, have you?" Light tells him. "I'm a master at social interaction and deception. It's what helped me get the upper hand on L. The more likable you are, the better you perform."
Now in his room, Light sits at the desk, turns on the news on TV, and takes out his Death Note.
"For now, it's time for me to kick back and do my job".
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Transitioning, we now see Kronk entering his room. The guy was about to kick back and watch some TV, but he heard a weird sound coming from the closet. Like the sound of something falling.
Kronk hesitantly gets up and goes to inspect, albeit shaking with fear.
"Oh gosh, please don't let it be a ghost." He said nervously. Slowly, he opens the door, and when he sees what's inside, it's honestly scarier than any ghost. And Kronk screams like a little kid, as it was scary beyond reason.
It was an old, wrinkly and bone thin woman wearing a black gown with purple feathers.
"Would you stop screaming, you oaf?!" The woman said in a hushed yell. "It's me!"
Kronk stops screaming, as he finally realizes who it was. And it was someone that was very familiar to him.
"Wait…..Yzma?"
"Yes, it's Yzma!" She answers.
"Wait….what are you doing here?"
Yzma chuckles. "Isn't it obvious? I'm here to help you win. Think of what that money could do. Evil plans don't fund themselves, you know."
"You want to help me win?" Kronk repeats.
"Precisely. I heard you'd be up against some good competition, and realized you can't do it on your own. So that's where I step in."
Yzma takes out a small headset that'd be hard to notice on someone.
"I'll keep communication with you through that. I've got more brilliant brilliant brilliant tools to help you, but that'll have to wait until later. I have some important stuff to get to, so we'll have to finish this chat later."
"What do you mean?"
Yzma shows him a weird looking watch, and the vile wannabe empress presses a button on it. This causes her to now take the unrecognizable appearance of a young and beautiful woman. (I'll leave the look to your own interpretation.)
"I made a new invention that's perfect for disguises. I applied to be an intern on this show, and now no one will be the wiser. When I'm disguised as this, you will refer to me as Ms. Teri, got it?"
(Heh heh. Ms. Teri. Mystery. Get it?)
Kronk nods to her question.
"Good. Now, I have to get going. Don is apparently having a meeting with the interns, so I unfortunately have to be there. We'll talk later, and until then, don't lose."
Yzma quickly leaves the room, leaving Kronk still a little shocked. On one hand, he was happy to have someone help him, especially someone he knew. On the other hand, he was unsure of what Yzma's schemes would entail.
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Now, we are in the ship's meeting room. Inside was a long white table, with Don sitting at the head of it. In the other seats sat the other interns: Monoma, the Imps and Loona, Molly and Scratch, Tsukishima, Mordecai, Rigby, Mikan, Lissa, and Bugs Bunny, waiting.
Finally, Yzma, still in disguise, enters the room.
"Sorry I'm late. Got a little bit lost." She lied as she took a seat next to Monoma and Mikan.
"It's fine." Don assures. The host looks down at some papers with a worried look on his face.
"What's the matter, pal?" Bugs asks Don. "You've looked like that since we got in here?"
"It's this challenge the producers ordered." Don explains. "It sounds like it could be very risky and dangerous."
"What does it involve?" Lissa asks.
"Stopping some criminals from stealing a powerful artifact from being stolen from a museum. Superpowered criminals. Honestly, that seems like something Chris would cook up."
"S-so then why did the producers ask for this?" Mikan asked timidly.
"It has to do with Gjira. That guy that's been causing all kinds of problems for the network and their shows. Turns out a small subset of villains under him are trying to pull off a heist, and they want the contestants to put a stop to them."
"That doesn't sound too bad." Tsukishima says. "Some of these guys competing are powerhouses. That Yami guy is like a one man army."
"True." Don points out. "But we don't know how strong these villains are. The last thing I'd want is for one of them to get critically injured or worse, killed."
"Can't you just suggest a different challenge?" Mordecai asks. "One that's more safe?"
"Unfortunately, my hands are tied. I've got no choice but to do this challenge."
"Hey, if everything goes to shit, we'll step in, sir." Blitzo says, cocking a shotgun for emphasis. "That's me and my crews' job, after all."
"Hmm…..okay….." Don says. "Then again, you guys are trained professionals in killing."
"Yeah." Millie adds. "If things look like it's gonna get bad, just say the word, and we'll get the job done."
"Very well. I'll keep that in mind."
Don takes the intercom microphone on the table, and speaks to all the contestants.
"Attention, everyone. We'll be arriving at our first destination within the next ten minutes, so both teams group up and meet me outside."
We then see Yami, who heard all of this while he was doing his business in the bathroom for the third time that day.
"Guess I'd better hurry." He says. He then reaches for the toilet paper, only to find it was empty, and had not yet been restocked.
"I'm gonna kill that kid." Yami growled.
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A few minutes later, both teams stood outside on the main deck, watching a city show up on the horizon.
Yami currently has Pit's head clutched in his hand, and he flails as Yami threatens to drop him overboard.
"Please don't drop me!" Pit cried. "I can't fly on my own! I'll drown!"
"I thought I told you to restock the toilet paper!" Yami tells.
"I'm sorry! I just forgot! I'm sorry! Please don't drop me!"
Yami just shrugs and drops Pit back on the ship.
"Let that be a lesson. If you value breathing, you'll never forget again."
"I-I-I won't."
"Hey!" Tiff exclaims. "What kind of guy treats his teammates like that?!"
Yami slowly turns his head to Tiff, and gruffly says, "A guy that gets crap done, that's what."
"What a hardass." Scott mumbles.
"Watch what you say about this guy." Lobo threatens Scott. "Yami is prolly' one of the only people to earn my respect. Keep talking trash about him and I'm going to have to frag you!"
"Alright, that's enough." Don says, breaking up the potential fight. "Save that enthusiasm. Now I need everyone to listen closely. Sometimes, our challenges will have us go to different locations. Some of which are very unfamiliar to most of you."
"Is that what we're doing today?" Futaba asks.
Don nods. "Yes. Today, our challenge will take place in a location known as Sweet Jazz City."
"Is it something music related?" Scott asks. "Kinda sounds like it'd be with a name like that."
"No, Scott, it unfortunately isn't. But it is unique in its own way. I'll explain more shortly."
The ship arrives at the city's port, and Don rents a bus as he and the competitors get on. Don then whispers something to the bus driver, and he nods knowingly. The bus finally takes off, and the cast are given a mini tour of the city. The city didn't look super exciting, looking more like just a regular city you'd find anywhere. But they began to see the civilians, and this is where things got interesting.
They see a group of firefighters putting out a fire, but one of them was actually shooting water out of their palms. We see someone shrink their dog down so they could carry them in their purse, and even see someone spitting out seeds into the ground, causing trees to instantly grow. The cast gawk at all of this.
"W-what is all of this?!" Bernadetta asks nervously, curled up in her seat with her hood over her head. "What's with these people?!"
"Did a freak nuclear accident happen or something?!" Barry asks with excitement.
"It appears there are superhumans in this world as well." Robin says. "I do wonder how it works here."
"This city has people born with abilities known as 'Epithets.'" Don explains. "A word that's inscribed to one's soul, which gives people powers pertaining to that word. Some people have them, while some people don't. As an example, Giovanni Potage from Total Drama Infinite 2 comes from here."
"Oh, the soup guy." Gonard says. "Man, thinking about that is making me hungry."
"Well, that explains it more clearly." Raven adds. "But this isn't the first time I've seen people with superpowers."
As they drive by, Ryu sees a weird man dressed in a red suit and matching fedora waving at him.
"Whoa, did anybody else see that weird guy?!" Ryu exclaims, though they drove so fast that the guy was gone as quickly as he showed up.
"Probably nobody special." Kermit tells the shaman. "This place is already filled with weird people."
"I don't know….." Ryu says skeptically. "Something about that guy didn't sit well with me."
"Guess you're not the only one who noticed it." Tokageroh tells him. The ghost bandit currently took the form of a small will o' wisp with his shape and color scheme. "Even if we never see that guy again, it sure felt weird."
The bus stopped at a halt, which caught everyone by surprise. When they all regained their senses, they noticed they were in front of a huge police station.
"A police station?" Bunnie questioned.
"What exactly are we doing here?" Light asks, having his own uneasy feelings about this.
Don sighs. "Guess I can't keep the secret any longer. I'll explain everything inside."
The cast disembark off the bus, and enter the police station. Inside, things were pretty mundane, with several officers standing around, chatting with each other, or working on paperwork. Many of the officers stop to stare at the weird party of people that walked in.
The officers talk in hushed whispers to each other.
"Are they the guys?"
"Looks like it."
"They're definitely from out of town."
"I think they're the guys from that show…."
"Oh, my little brother loves that show."
Surely, the cast were a bit weirded out at this.
"D-don't tell me they're all staring at me?! DON'T KILL ME, PLEASE!" Bernadetta shrieked, hiding behind Lobo.
"Pretty sure they're staring at all of us." Panty tells her. "Can't blame them. Even in a place as weird as this, we stick out like sore thumbs."
Don whispers something to one of the officers, and the cop nods.
"Glad you guys could finally show up." The cop says. "You'll be doing us a huge favor. We'll have our best officer help you out as much as she can."
"Hold on!" Erza interrupts. "Favor? What kind of favor? I thought we were here to do a challenge."
The cop takes out a walkie talkie, and speaks to someone on it.
"Detective King, the guys from that show are finally here. Your presence is required."
"Appreciated." A monotone voice on the other end. "I'm on my way."
A minute later, a female officer comes out. The woman was a blond with freckles, a blue uniform on, with yellow shoulder pads, white gloves, dark blue pants, a yellow and dark blue tie, and a real-ass goddamned sword at her side.
(That's literally the classification of the weapon, for those who don't already know. I can't make this up.)
"Greetings, citizens." The female officer says in the same dry and monotone voice heard earlier. "I am officer Percival King. But you can just call me Percy."
"Actually, I'd just prefer to call you 'beautiful.'" Ryu says suavely, holding out a flower to the officer.
"Ooh boy, there he goes again." Pit groans.
Immediately, Percy shot down Ryu's advances. "Sorry, but I'm not interested in cavorting with you in terms of romantic feelings. My apologies."
Ryu dropped to his hands and knees in disappointment, with Pit giving a pat on the back.
"Hey, at least she let you down gently, pal."
"This ain't making a lick of sense!" Berry exclaims. "What are we doing here, what's this favor, and what the heck is this challenge?!"
"Gotta agree with the spaz. We want answers." Draco snaps.
"Of course, of course." Don said with unease. He then looks to Percy and says, "Ms. King, do you think we can all talk in private?"
"Of course." She answers. She signals the other officers to leave the room, and they do as instructed.
"Good. Now that we're alone, onto more pressing matters." Percy takes out a few files, and tosses them on the nearby table. The file on top had the image of a hulking man with bloodshot eyes, long black hair and a matching long mustache.
"Let me bring you all up to speed. Do the names "Gjira, or "Edward Elric" ring any bells?"
Some of the contestants recognize those names.
"That's the guy from Infinite 2." Raven points out. "He quit the game a little while back to protect his friends from that Gjira guy, right?"
"Correct." Percy answers. "Gjira has been a pain in his, and that show's neck for quite some time. I started getting interested in this case when someone from this world, and a former Banzai Blaster no less, worked with Gjira, and then quit to join that show."
"Giovanni, right?" Pete points out.
"Yes. Of course I can't do anything about Giovanni as he's currently with that show, and no longer working with that tyrant, there's still more problems afoot."
"Like what?" Peni asks.
"Gjira supposedly has many criminals and organizations working under him. A smaller subset of them is planning a heist tonight at the Sweet Jazz Museum. Their goal is to supposedly steal the valuable Arsene Amulet."
"And just the hell is that?" Yami asks. "Some fancy ass piece of jewelry?"
"You're familiar with Epithets, right?" Percy asks.
"Yeah. Don explained them to us on the way here." Kronk says.
"The Arsene Amulet is a powerful artifact that has the power to steal someone's Epithet, and even give it to someone else."
"Sounds like it could be dangerous in the wrong hands." Robin points out. "Who's to say it can't work on just Epithets? What if it worked on other superhuman abilities?"
"Very astute observation." Percy tells her. "The group that's supposed to be pulling off this heist call themselves "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.'"
"Wait a minute!" Scott says. "I'm not the biggest comic buff, but aren't those like, the bad guys from the X-Men?"
"I've never read comics, but I think that knowledge could prove fruitful." Percy says. "The group's leader is someone by the name of Magneto."
"Yep. That's them, all right."
"Normally, Gjira's groups' general disorganization and rapscallion-hood have made them difficult to track. Luckily, trusted sources have gathered they're planning to attack the museum tonight. Which is where you all come in."
"Ohhh, I think I get it." Bunnie says. "You're saying you want us to stop these guys, right?"
"You sure reached that conclusion rather quickly." Don tells her. "And yes, that is right. The reason I didn't explain sooner was because we don't know how strong the Brotherhood is, and I don't want to do this if these guys are too much for you all to handle. But the producers insisted. They said the team that takes out the most villains wins."
Finally, everyone had a good idea of why they were here. To protect the Arsene Amulet from Magneto and his Brotherhood, who are trying to retrieve it from Gjira for some reason. And some of them really liked the idea.
"So that's it, huh?" Yang says with a smile on her face, as she cracks her knuckles. "I can totally get behind that."
"A challenge that involves kicking ass?" Yami says. "Now we're talking."
"Guess it was only a matter of time before we'd cross paths with someone in cahoots with Gjira." Erza said. "I will cut down anyone that threatens us with no hesitation."
"Glad to see you are all on board with this." Percy tells them. "I'll also be helping you all with this ordeal. We would've gotten the cast of Infinite 2 to help, but their host is a little hard to get a hold of. Apparently one other guy on that show, a Rick Sanchez, has crossed paths with Gjira on multiple occasions."
"Excuse me." A voice says. "Did you say….Rick Sanchez?"
Everyone looks to the other side of the room. There sat a big and spacious prison cell, filled with a comfy bed, flatscreen TV, and a few other amenities that make it seem very comfortable and enjoyable in there.
The person inside was a rat faced man with reddish pink hair, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, khaki shorts, and sandals. The weird part was that one of his eyes was completely golden.
"What's with rat face over there?" Kermit asks.
"Are you saying you know Rick, Ramsey?" Percy asks.
"Indeed I do." The guy answers, then introduces himself to the contestants. "The name's Ramsey Murdoch. Professional con man, swindler, and embezzler."
"The guy sure looks like a swindling sneak." Futaba mumbles.
"Ramsey may be a criminal that has committed some serious crimes, but he has been a big help to me, in exchange that we'd make his sentence as comfortable as possible, and he even helps with appraisal sometimes." Percy explains. "So what do you know about all this?"
"Simple. I know Rick Sanchez." Ramsey replied. "We were both fellow swindlers and partners in crime a while back, though I'll admit Rick has done plenty more messed up stuff than I ever could. We even conned Gjira out of plenty of valuable weapons and treasures."
"I see….." Percy deadpanned. "That sounds like something you'd do. What are you getting at?"
"I know some of Gjira's plans and tactics from years of tricking the guy. The Brotherhood are no joke. There's a high chance they're doing this for a promotion into the Ultimate 7, because after watching the show, there's four empty spots to fill. Magneto would jump at the chance to move up in Gjira's hierarchy to fulfill his agenda. It's simple logic if you've dealt with him. Bottom line, I'd like to help."
"You'd like to help?" Percy asked with a bit of skepticism. "And what might it be you want in return?"
"Nothing at all." Ramsey assures. "Can't stand Gjira, and I'd be happy to stick it to the guy. Plus, I like your all's show. We'll kick their butts, and I'll be locked back up all nice and cozy."
"Are we really gonna trust this guy?" Bernadetta asked nervously. "He looks like he'd be dangerous. Matter of fact, I don't want to fight dangerous bad guys!"
"Sneaky and conniving? Yes. Dangerous? No, little lady." Ramsey tells her. "So what do you say, Perce? Care to work together again?"
"I suppose…." Percy says, hesitantly unlocking his cell. "If this Brotherhood is as bad as you claim, we'll need all the help we can get."
"Awesome, awesome." Ramsey says. "These guys sure are a crazy bunch, but then again, we've dealt with weird stuff. What can you guys do, anyway?"
"I cut." Yami says.
"I punch." Tifa adds.
"I steal." Bender adds.
"I run and hide." Bernie says.
"Well too bad, cause we gotta fight." Scott jokes, to which Yang responds with a smack to the back to his head.
"Give her a break."
"We must make a beeline for the Sweet Jazz Museum, post haste." Percy says. "The place is closed for the day in preparation for this. Naturally, we'll set up our forces there until nighttime, when they're supposedly supposed to arrive."
"Again, do you guys honestly think you'll be able to handle this Brotherhood?" Don asks them. "This is some serious business."
Erza and Yami look at their teams.
"Let's go kick some ass." The captains say in unison.
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"Should be a fun one." Lobo said excitedly. "Been craving some action. The last challenge just didn't quite satisfy the Main Man."
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"Guess it's time for me to do what I do best as a superhero." Peni says, flashing a peace sign at the camera.
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"Hmph. Of course it'd have to involve criminals." Light said bitterly. "Once I have the opportunity, I will enact justice on them."
He then proceeds to read some old X-Men comics to brush up who these criminals might be.
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(Later…)
It was now sundown, and Don, the contestants, Percy, and Ramsey, were now in the closed Sweet Jazz City Museum. The museum was very large, housing many different exhibits such as dinosaur bones, animal replicas, old and ancient weapons, historical portraits, and more. Many of the contestants were stationed at different locations around the museum.
We now open up in the security room, where Don, Futaba, Light, and Kermit were currently stationed. Futaba sat in the only chair in the room, looking at the cameras and everyone's position acting as Mission Control like she would for the Phantom Thieves, as shes not really a fighter.
"Everyone seems to be in position." Futaba said, then gave a semi maniacal and adorable laugh. "Mweh heh heh. We're the eyes and ears of this operation. Those mutants more than likely won't see us."
"Not to mention we can easily get a hold of everyone here." Light adds.
"Yeah, I also figured I'd stay away from the action." Kermit brings up. "I have literally no fighting experience. Guess you guys are pretty much the same."
Don reaches for the intercom microphone in there.
"Everybody stay alert." Don says over the PA system. "They could show up at any second.
(Group 1: Robin, Ryu, Pit, Bernadetta)
This group was patrolling one of the large hallways. Ryu had his wooden sword out, Pit had his sacred bow, while Bernadetta was simply armed with a measly bow and arrows. The recluse was currently hiding behind Ryu as a shield, which made the smaman blush a little bit.
"Wow….." Robin gasped. The pirate couldn't help but admire the ancient pictures and slabs of text. "It's sometimes hard to believe that millions of years of history can be found in one building."
"We can do a museum tour later." Pit tells her. "Those bad guys could show up any second."
"Please don't put that thought in my head!" Bernadetta cried. "I don't want to die yet! I still have a whole lifetime to spend alone in my room."
Ryu looks over at his team, putting on a confident face. "Don't worry, Ms. Bernadetta. I won't let any villains harm you, or the other beautiful woman here before me."
"What about me?!" Pit cries. "Why just the women?!"
"Don't worry. I was about to refer to you as well. I do my best to protect those I consider my friends. Plus if I fail, Captain Yami is going to probably kick my ass."
"I know that. He almost killed me when I forgot to restock the toilet paper earlier."
"I don't think it'd be appropriate for you guys to be talking about him behind his back." Robin points out.
"Relax, Ms. Robin." Ryu assures. "I'm pretty careful to not say something around him. Nothing gets past "Wooden Sword" Ryu!"
This talk was interrupted when explosions could be heard all over the museum.
"What was that?!" Bernadetta cried.
"Looks like they're finally here." Pit says.
Meanwhile, let's see how the other groups are faring at this moment.
(Group 2: Yami, Erza, Percy, Ramsey)
The group of four waited out in the museum's very large main hall.
"I think I'm beginning to have second thoughts on helping with this." Ramsey said as he nervously hid behind Yami.
"You're doing a great service for us, Ramsey." Percy tells the con artist. "Because the coolest thing to be….. is an upright citizen." She finishes with a smile. "In the name of justice, none of these miscreants will make it out of here with the Arsene Amulet."
"Where is the amulet, anyway?" Erza asks.
"Got it right here in my pocket." Ramsey says, showing a small amulet that's shaped like a cat. The man gives a sleazy grin.
"Is it really a good idea to entrust it to a criminal like him?" Erza asks disdainfully.
"Look, I got no reason to want to keep it, knight lady." Ramsey tells her. "Just because I'm a criminal doesn't mean I'm all bad.
"Those guys better not get killed." Yami grunts, having not listened to any of them. "Because if they do, I'm gonna bring them back from the dead and kill them myself."
"If you murder your teammates, just know I'll have you put away." Percy said with the utmost seriousness.
Yami laughs at this. "Hahahaha! Man, I'm liking you already." He then sees the police detective's expression had not changed. "Oh. Wait, you're serious?"
"As serious as a heart attack, citizen."
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"Does this chick hear herself talk?" Yami chuckles. "God, she's so blunt and serious, it's freaking funny."
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It was then that they heard an explosion from the wall behind them. The group turns around and sees the huge hole in the wall.
"These ruffians had better make sure they repair that wall." Percy says.
The smoke clears, and we see a weird and menacing group of ten people step forward. They were led by an old man in a red suit, matching helmet, and purple cape. The man floats towards the group, while his men leer at the heroes.
"You must be Magneto." Percy says as she draws her real-ass goddamned sword.
"Why does that concern you?" Magneto smugly asks. "I was not expecting them to be prepared, but no matter. For the sake of mutants, we'll be taking that Amulet."
Ramsey slowly backs away upon hearing this. He wasn't letting this old bastard get his hands on the amulet. Hell, he was willing to turn tail and run if Magneto killed them all.
Erza's armor transforms in front of them, requipping a new set of armor and weapons. She now wears plated armor covering her chest, with a large metal flower over it, and she wears a large billowing skirt that has metal plating in the upper area. Her stomach and neck are uncovered, and she has large metal wings that appear to be made of individual blades, as well as a wing-like headpiece, with several floating swords behind her.
"Heaven's Wheel Armor! You will not pass!"
Percy was astonished at her power. "What kind of epithet is that?!"
"It's just my requip magic: the Knight."
Yami takes out his Grimoire, and darkness pours out of his sword.
Epithets upon Epithets! It would be terrible if a criminal got their hands on these powers!"
"It's just my Dark Magic, is all."
"THE EPITHETERY NEVER ENDS, IT SEEMS!"
"Enough with your words." Magneto orders. He then looks to one of his men. "Kill Off, help me deal with these pests here. The rest of you, split up and terminate everyone else here."
The villains all split up, leaving Magneto with a man covered head to toe in a black suit with gray armor, and had four scopes on his head. He was equipped with weird wrist guns, and armed with grenades, rifles, and more.
(Just a note, this character here is an original character made by 1602jaw, who asked me to include him here.)
"I am Kill Off." The man says. "Bounty hunter, and one of the most wanted men around. And you seem like some strong heroes that will add a nice feather to my cap. There's nothing I enjoy more than killing strong people. Especially heroes."
Erza flies towards Kill Off, ready to fight with her literal army of swords. But using his scopes, Kill Off was able to quickly block her with a sword of his own. His reflexes were able to keep up with all of her swords.
"He's fast!"
"Time for me to dish out some justice, you fiends!" Percy says. She uses the ground in front of her and constructs a small wizard tower, sparking with electricity.
"Quite an interesting power you have, miss." Magneto muses.
"My epithet is Parapet. I can create small buildings to help me in battle."
"Nice. A tower defense game as a power, huh?" Yami says with intrigue. "Quite interesting. I got your back, now that you've piqued my interest."
Magneto looks at both Yami and Percy.
"Hmph. Pathetic."
The two of them attempt to attack him, but struggle to move their swords, while Magneto smirks at them.
"Just what the hell are you doing?!" Yami snaps.
"You aren't aware of the power of magnetism?" Magneto says. "You can't use your swords.
It was then that they realized they were at a severe disadvantage.
"Egads!" Percy exclaimed. "Quite the diabolical ability!"
"Crap." Yami muttered.
(Group 3: Lobo, Draco, Panty, Peni)
"This is getting boring!" Lobo complained while taking out a cigar and lighting at. "Where's the bad dudes that are getting fragged?!"
"Wait, do you hear that?! Panty asks with surprise, which silences them. "That's the sound of you shutting the fuck up!"
"Good lord, why did I have to be stuck with you guys?" Draco groans.
Then, the explosion heard earlier catches their ears.
"Wait, did you guys hear that?!" Peni exclaims.
Lobo whistles, and his motorcycle flies in through one of the windows on the ceiling.
"I'm following that noise." Lobo said as he hops on. "Follow me. Or don't, I don't really give a damn!"
Immediately, they run after him, but they and Lobo are stopped by two imposing figures.
One was a blue skinned woman with red hair and a white dress. The other was a short, green skinned ugly man in a brown and orange medieval outfit, currently clinging on the wall like a frog.
"It's the Brotherhood!" Peni says, aiming her robot's weapons.
Panty points her gun, but the blue skinned woman points one back.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." The woman says. She then surprises them by shapeshifting into Lobo, looking exactly like the bounty hunter.
"Who the hell do you think you are, lady?!" Lobo snaps. "There can only be one Main Man!"
"I am Mystique." The transformed woman answers. "Fighting for mutant supremacy."
"Heheheheee." The frogman snivelingly laughs. "And I'm Toad."
Toad shoots his tongue out like a frog, wrapping it around SP/dr, and chucking it and Peni like a rag doll by surprise.
"You're gonna pay for that, swamp breath!" Lobo says, swinging his hook chain to reel in this amphibian.
Quickly, Mystique lunges at Lobo, and the two fight and wrestle on the ground, which confuses them now.
Toad makes a move, and leaps at Draco, wrapping his tongue around his arm.
"Ugh!" Draco exclaims in disgust. "You miserable, insufferable pest!"
"Prepare to take a trip, just like your friend!" Toad cackled.
"She's not my friend!"
Peni, still in the battle suit, leaps back into action, and blasts Toad with a laser blast.
"Owchie! Now you're gonna get it, you oversized toy!"
Peni gives a giggle, and jumps away.
"Get back here, you!"
But Malfoy wasn't going to let this frog get away with dirtying his clothes with that slimy tongue.
"Accio, Toad!" Draco chants. This pulls Toad towards the young wizard's wand, surprising him. The frog mutant let's his tongue wrap around his waist, then leaps back to the wall.
"Nyeheeehee!" Toad laughs. "That all you got, wizard boy?!"
Draco smirks, as having this tongue around him gives him an idea.
"Incendio!"
He fires flames from his wand at Toad's tongue, which makes him cry out in pain and release Draco. The fire spreads across his tongue, eventually to his whole body, now as a roasted frog. After a minute of crying out in agony, he falls to the ground, defeated and burnt to a crisp.
"Oh wow." Kermit says from the security room. "Better that frog than me."
Peni lands down next to Draco.
"Nice work, distracting him."
"Please." Draco scoffs. "I wasn't following your plan. I was simply following mine."
"Looks like he's down for the count, though. Guess he wasn't all that strong."
The two then focus their attention to Panty, who had her gun aimed at both Lobos, while wrestling on the ground. They stop once they notice her weapon pointed at them.
"God, this is so cliche." Panty snarks. "Alright, which one of you fucks is the real deal?"
"It's me!" The one on the right said. "Shoot him!"
The angel shrugs and puts a cap in the right Lobo's kneecaps. This one screams, turning back into Mystique.
"The real Lobo wouldn't care if I shot him." Panty said confidently. "He can't be killed. Figured you'd be the one who acted sus first."
"Damn Daniel." Lobo jokes, getting back up. "Ar ar ar ar ar. Seems you got some brains behind that buxom body."
Mystique groans from the pain, now bleeding out and about to pass out.
"Gjira…" she manages to say. "Promised us mutants...dominance over the people that oppressed us."
"Tough shit!" Panty tells her. "It ain't wrong if you do bad things to bad people. I'm willing to bet that Gjira punk lied to you all. God, either we must be strong, or you just suck."
Before everything goes black for her, Mystique laughs.
"Your friends….stand no chance against...Magneto. Even if…we all fall…..you'll still lose….to him…."
Mystique then passes out from blood loss. Nearby, Toad twitched as he was pretty much barbecued.
"Great work, you guys." Don announces on the mic. "Now that these guys are taken care of, we need you at the main hall! They're struggling over there!"
Peni gives a thumbs up. "We're on it!"
The group then head to the main hall to join the rest of their comrades.
(Group 4: Raven, Gonard, Bunnie)
Raven sighs with disappointment. "Tell me, why are we at the dinosaur exhibit, again?"
"I wanted to see the dinosaurs badly." Gonard said with a look of childlike wonder on his face. Another prehistoric skeleton attracted the big lug's already very short attention span. "Ooh, look at that one!"
"Are ya even takin' this seriously, sugah?" Bunnie asks him.
"Nope. I'm just having the time of my life right now."
"Even while there's very dangerous criminals running about?" Raven asks.
"Eh, I'm sure, the others can handle it. Hey, you think they got a concession stand here or something?"
"Now's not the time for snacks. You need to get serious."
"Hey!" Gonard pouts. "I can be serious! See, watch me get serious."
He rips off one of the leg bones of a nearby skeleton, holding it like a bat or club.
"See? Serious!"
The giant dinosaur skeleton shakes, and begins to fall on top of them, but luckily, Raven uses her powers to keep it from doing so, and gently levitates it out of harm's way.
"Next time, use your brain." Raven scolded. "That is, if it's possible to have one up there."
"Okay, now you're just being mean." Gonard pouts again.
After he said this, the ground began to shake beneath them. Gonard and Bunnie fell to the ground due to the shaking throwing them off balance.
"Earthquake!" Bunnie cried.
"No…." Raven says skeptically. Dark magic begins to channel out of her hands, sensing something was off.
A man enters the room, and the shaking stops. It was a muscular man wearing a blue spandex suit, with silver armor and a helmet, with an "A" insignia on the outfit.
"Well, well, well." The guy says in cliche villain fashion. "Magneto said nothing about their being uninvited guests. Guess it's time for you punks to suffer the earth shattering power of Avalanche!"
Using his hands, Avalanche causes seismic vibrations to shake the room, and bring it down on top of them.
Raven readys an attack, chanting an incantation. "Azarath Metrion-"
She was interrupted with the sound of a gunshot behind her. Luckily, it didn't hit any of them.
"Who goes there?!" Avalanche yells.
"That would be me."
The sound of boots on a tile floor echo as the red dressed man from earlier, holding a long gun that was smoking.
"Who're you?" Gonard asks. "The boogeyman?"
The man chuckles. "Heh heh. I'm something much more gruesome. But you can call me….Alucard."
"You a mutant or something?!" Avalanche asks apprehensively. "Because if not, you're going down with the rest of these losers!"
"You humans really are special." Alucard says. But his eyes take on a dark and sadistic look to them. "But ones like you really piss me off!"
"Shut up!"
Avalanche makes the ground shake again, but Alucard keeps walking, while the shaking is so violent it blasts parts of his body off. Fortunately, Alucard appears to immediately repair these injuries.
"Alucard…?" Raven says to herself. "As in, from the Hellsing Organization?"
"This girl's quite smart." Alucard says to Avalanche. "TOO BAD I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR YOU."
Alucard kicks the mutant down to the ground, and blows his legs off with his guns.
Avalanche cries out like a bitch as he crawls away. Alucard stands above him, now transformed. His black hair now flowed like a mane, and instead of his red coat, shades, or fedora, his body now had shadowy Hellhound amalgamations coming from it, each with multiple eyes. On his chest was a big red eye that stared down at the mutant terrorist. Even Raven was a bit disturbed.
"I've heard of you!" Avalanche cried in pained sentences. "You're nothing more than the Hellsing Organization's dog."
"I'm a dog, am I?" Alucard sneered. "THEN I GUESS THAT MAKES YOU DOG FOOD!"
The Hellhounds attack Avalanche, ripping and devouring him to bloody shreds while Avalanche screams bloody murder. The three contestants watch in horror as Alucard takes enjoyment from the slaughter.
"So, I see you for what you really are! You're pathetic! Nothing but a useless, sniveling lump of MEAT!"
Once he finishes, Alucard begins to look how he did before.
"As a mutant, you were nothing but a piece of shit. Now you're dog shit."
"I think I've lost my appetite forever after seeing that." Gonard whimpered.
"What are you?!" Bunnie asks.
"A vampire." Raven answers. "One of the most powerful, cruelest vampires to ever walk the earth."
"Some like to say DIO has that title, but I beat the title out of that piece of shit." Alucard tells her. "I can also sense some demon in you, young lady. This has gotten more interesting."
"What brings you here anyway?"
"Apologies for not explaining first. It may have taken me a while, but I'm here to participate in this game."
This news shocked all three of them.
"But why?" Bunnie asks.
Alucard gives a smile that flashes his fangs. "I wanted to stick it to DIO. Plain and simple. Plus, it'll be a nice change of pace. Sir Integra has already granted permission for me to do so. I just need to speak to the one who runs this show."
"As much as that sounds...interesting, we've got bigger problems." Bunnie tells him. "We've got mutants to deal with first."
Alucard adjusts and tightens his gloves. "Very well. First, we'll dispose of those riffraff, and then I'll have a little chat with your host."
(Security Room)
The group in there observe Alucard, and what he just did.
"Who the heck is that guy?!" Futaba exclaims.
"I think he said his name was…..Alucard." Light said. Much like Raven, he's heard of this guy. A vampire that serves the Hellsing Family, whose reputation was as big as his kill count. He couldn't stand the thought of someone like that wanting to join this show.
"He seriously wants to join?!" Don questioned. "Even for a reason as petty as upsetting DIO?"
"Man, this guy struts up outta nowhere, kills one of the villains, and declares he wants to participate." Kermit explains. "If that ain't one heck of an entrance, I don't know what is."
(Group 5: Yang, Scott, Tifa, Bender, Shermie)
This group was now in an expansive, Egyptian exhibit, showcasing scale model pyramids, coffins, and recovered ancient treasures and trinkets. Due to the room's nature, it was very dark in there, so Scott had a flashlight ready.
"You guys see anyone yet?" Scott asks.
"No." Tifa replies. "This area feels so isolated from everywhere else here that I doubt they'd come here."
"And you just jinxed it." Shermie comments. The fashionista looked to see Bender laughing as he was shoving treasure inside his chest compartment.
"Oh? What do you think you're doing?"
"Stealing treasure, that's what." Bender answers as he continues to do so. "Nobody's using it, but I could sure as hell use it. Heh heh heh."
"Put all of that back!" Yang ordered. "Don't go stealing from here!"
"Oh, I get it." Bender says. "You're just jealous I ain't sharing any of it with you."
"Dude, just put it back." Scott tells him.
With a lot of hesitation, Bender relents and gives in. "Alright, fine." But next time we're somewhere with treasure, all bets are off."
It was at that moment that the batteries in the flashlight began to die, and so did the flashlight's power.
"Darn." Tifa said. "Now we can't see anything."
"Need a light?" An unfamiliar voice asked. "I insist."
Suddenly, flames shot across the room, illuminating the big room, but now the walls were on fire.
"What the hell?!" Scott exclaims.
At the entrance to the room, the group were treated to three nefarious looking individuals.
The first was a tbin, blonde man in a red and yellow suit, with tubes on his wrists connecting to a flamethrower on his back.
The second was another blonde man who looked more…...feral. He wore a yellow and brown costume with fur lining the neck and back. Lastly, he had sharp claws, and growled like a wild animal.
The final guy was bigger and more hulking than the other two. He wore red armor, and a matching red dome helmet over his face.
"Look at what the cat dragged in." The man with the flamethrowers said in an Australian accent. "Some fresh faces to barbecue! You lot wouldn't happen to have that amulet on y'all, do ya?"
Yang steps forward. "No, we don't. And you all had better leave now before we tear you a new one!"
"Ooh, you're a feisty one, ain't ya? I'll start with you! Sabretooth, Juggernaut, you two deal with the others!
The two comply and run after the rest of them, with Bender, Scott, and Tifa running for it, while Yang deals with this guy right here.
"You think you can take me on?! I'm Pyro, the living flame!"
Pyro shoots fire out of the flamethrowers, and uses his fire manipulation to make the fire take the shape of a lion. The fire lion lunges at the huntress, but she dodges. Yang fires ice Dust out of her gauntlets to freeze the lion, but it breaks out, and swipes a paw at her face, and knocks her down.
"AHAHAHAHA! That the best you got, Sheila?!" Pyro taunts. "They don't call me the brains of the operation for nothing! Those that think strength beats brains are dumb!"
Yang slowly gets up, and feels something is off. She felt her hair, and felt that the lion singed off a small piece of her hair.
Now he went and done fucked up. If there's one thing Yang hates more than anything, it's having anything happen to her hair.
Yang roars as her body is now engulfed in flames of their own, and her pupils now turned red. Her rage had now taken the reins, and Pyro was about to be the shrimp fried on the barby.
"Looks like this kitty has finally shown her claws, eh?" Pyro says, still having not taken Yang seriously. "I got something better for ya."
Pyro turns the shape of the fire lion into a fire dragon, and sends it towards Yang. Yang leaps up, and punches the flames so hard they dissipate.
"What the hell?!"
Yang lands in front of Pyro, who is now scared shitless.
"Get burned, scum!"
Yang punches Pyro so hard he crashes into the wall, and hangs there, now unconscious.
Yang finally calms down as the fire dies down, and her eyes turn back to their original color, now panting heavily. She carefully sits down, needing a minute to catch her breath.
Meanwhile, Juggernaut charges at the others like his name suggests, smashing through stuff with his head, while Sabretooth lunges forward like a wild beast to catch up to them.
"This guy's gaining on us!" Scott cried.
Juggernaut manages to grab a hold of Tifa, and starts crushing her body in one hand. Tifa struggles as she tries to break free, but it was pointless.
Scott quickly gets behind Juggernaut and kicks his legs with all of his might. While he wasn't the biggest comic nut, he at least knew Juggernaut was vulnerable when he wasn't in motion.
This kick hurt Scott's legs, but it knocked Juggernaut off of his feet, and he fell to the ground, releasing Tifa.
"Urgh…...I can't….get up!" The huge mutant grunts.
"Thanks, Scott." Tifa says. She then proceeds to lift Juggernaut up.
"Holy crap, she's strong!" Bender marvels.
She sees Sabretooth towards them, and she chucks Juggernaut at him, pinning Sabretooth to the ground underneath Juggernaut's heavy build. The mutant screams and growls like a wild animal to get free, but he was ultimately wasting his time.
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"Remind me never to make Tifa or Yang mad." Scott says. "Those two could really mess someone up."
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Yang quickly rushes over to her teammates.
"That was incredible!" Yang tells Tifa. "Glad you haven't gotten rusty."
"Neither have you." Tifa remarks.
"Hey, I helped too." Scott says. "And probably brushed my legs in the process.
"Yeah, but you definitely lacked pizzazz." Bender tells them. "Those chicks are absolute monsters."
"Guys, get over to the main hall!" Light says over the intercom. "They need your help there!
"On it." Tifa says as they run out of there, but not before Bender quietly pockets a few treasures on the way out.
(Group 6: Barry, Tiff, Kronk, Pete)
This group trudged through a very lifelike rainforest exhibit, hoping to not encounter any of the Brotherhood. Barry had his Poke Balls at the ready, just in case. They had heard all kinds of noises coming from all over the museum, so they knew the villains were here already.
"How the heck are any of us going to be able to fight super powered bad guys?!" Pete complained. "They could find us at any time, and we'd probably be dead."
"Well, you got me." Kronk admitted. "But by all accounts, it doesn't make sense."
"Are you guys even paying attention?!" Barry tells them. "I'm gonna stop them."
"Get real, you little twerp." Pete says skeptically. "What are you gonna do to stop them? Ask nicely to stop, and hope they comply?"
"Don't you remember he's got those weird and strong creatures in those balls." Tiff reminds him. "That's gotta count for something."
"Oh. Right. Forgot about that."
"Please take me a little more seriously!" Barry tells him. "I'm a top notch trainer! Though I'm not quite on the level of my rival yet. Or my father…" At the mention, he began to look a little bummed.
"Hey, uh, is something wrong, kid?" Kronk asked the Pokemon trainer.
Barry quickly shakes this feeling off. "Y-yeah, I'm fine."
Before it could be questioned any further, we see several trees begin to fall down, which startled them.
"What could that be?!" Tiff asked nervously.
Finally, its revealed what the noise is, as someone very large pushes them down. This person was a large and very obese man wearing a black leotard and matching boots.
"Is that one of the staff?" Kronk asks, to which Pete responds with a slap to the head.
"Are you dumb?! They evacuated the employees before we got here!"
"Oh. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kronk screams as he hops into Pete's arms.
"You'd be right to fear the Blob!" The man laughs. "Nobody can move the Blob!"
Blob rips out a tree and chucks it at the contestants, and they quickly hit the deck.
"Don't just stand there!" Pete yells to Barry. "You said you were going to stop them!"
"I'm working on it!" Berry tells him. The young trainer shuffles around in his pocket for a specific Pokemon.
"Gotta pick that's perfect for this guy." He thinks. Suddenly, it hits.
"I got one that'll take you down, fatty!" Barry takes out a Poke Ball and throws it. "Snorlax, I choose you!"
The ball opens up, and out come a large and fat creature colored dark blue and white, with pointed ears, stubby feet, and a sleepy disposition. In comparison to Blob, both seemed of a similar body type.
"SNOR!" Snorlax cries.
"I don't care what you got up your sleeve, runt!" Blob taunts. "Nothing stops me. Not even, uh….me."
"Seems he's not the brightest bulb in the box." Tiff remarks.
"Snorlax, kick his butt!" Barry orders.
Snorlax runs to Blob, and the two lock hands, trying to push each other like sumo wrestlers. Snorlax struggles to push the large mutant, his footing beginning to slip.
"Keep trying, big boy!" Blob mocks. "You can't push me!"
"Got any bright ideas now, genius?" Pete asks bitterly.
"Hey, don't count me out yet!" Barry snaps. "Snorlax, if you can't push him, lift him! Use Strength!"
Snorlax nods, and now instead of pushing, proceeds to try and lift Blob.
And the result? It actually was working. Snorlax managed to lift him
"This thing can't be that strong!" Blob said with surprise.
"Now drop him like a hot brick!" Barry says.
Snorlax drops Blob on his back.
"Hey!"
"Now finish it with a Body Slam!"
Snorlax complies, leaping high into air.
Blob, who was a little disoriented from the drop, finally managed to gain his focus. And the last thing he sees before it all goes black is a thousand pound monster controlled by a kid.
"Oh, crud."
SMASH!
Snorlax crashes down on Blob, creating a crater in the process. Snorlax leaps out of the hole, and the Blob could be seen knocked out cold.
"Good job, Snorlax!" Barry returns Snorlax to its Poke Ball. "Get plenty of rest."
"Way to go, Barry!" Kronk and Tiff cheered
"Amazing!" Pete gasped. "Guess you're not just a pesky kid after all."
"Hey!"
"Oh, come on! It's supposed to be a compliment!"
"Well, I for one am glad that's over." Tiff sighed. "Maybe we should go check on the others. They could probably use some help!"
Barry nods. "Good thinking."
(Group 1: Robin, Ryu, Pit, Bernadetta)
Moving back to this group, the four saw the window above them break, with a huge pteranodon humanoid fly through.
"Holy hell?" Ryu screamed.
"Show respect to Sauron, you holo inferior!" The dino man cackled. He swoops done, and grabs both Pit and Bernadetta.
"Hey! Let us go, you scaly chicken!" Pit yelled.
"Please let us go!" Bernadetta cried. "I don't want to die this way!"
Sauron laughs as his two captives begin to feel weak. Too weak to even struggle.
"What are you doing?!" Robin asks.
"I need more energy." Sauron says. "I must siphon more energy. Once I'm done with these two, you both are next!"
"Darn it...let go, you!" Pit said weakly.
"I guess this is…..goodbye, Bernie." Bernadetta says as she begins sobbing.
Seeing all of this made Ryu mad.
"LET MY FRIENDS GO, YOU FREAK!"
"You know, you could just run?" Sauron suggests. "You'll live longer that way!"
Sauron flies down again, and uses his sharp wing to slice off part of Ryu's ultra pompadour.
"My hair! Not again! How dare you suggest I do such a thing?!"
Ryu throws off his suit, now wearing black slacks with a purple belt and a black waistcoat that exposes his midriff with lapels and a purple lining. He then quickly combs his hair, now looking like a smaller version of the pompadour he had before.
"Don't you know a man follows their heart?! What kind of man would I be if I turned tail and ran? I don't abandon my friends! Let's go, Tokageroh!"
Tokageroh is now in spirit flame mode. Ryu takes his spirit ally and puts him into his wooden sword. Purple and white spirit energy pours around him, now taking the shape of a large, eight headed serpent
"Oversoul: Yamata no Orochi!"
"That's so awesome!" Pit said.
"Ms. Robin!" Ryu calls behind him. "Use that weird hand power you got and get them free. I don't want them to be in the way when I slice this punk down."
Robin nods, and crosses her arms. "Cien Fleur!"
Suddenly, arms sprout all over Sauron's body, restraining him and breaking his bones.
"W-what the hell?!" The villain cries as he loses his grip on Bernadetta and Pit. The two plummer to the ground, but Robin sprouts more arms on the ground to catch them.
"Nice save!" Pit says.
"Uh...t-thanks." Bernadetta says quietly.
Ryu turns and gives Bernadetta a smile. "See? This team isn't out to get you! We got your back!"
The shaman then focuses his attention back on Sauron, who Robin relinquished grip on. The mutant flaps his now broken wings, with his limbs severely broken.
"It's time I end this in style. Yamata no Orochi: Spirit of the River!"
The serpent heads fly towards Sauron, and crush the mutant with spear-like thrust attacks of its heads. This sends the villain flying, till he hits a wall and is stuck there.
The spirit energy dissipates, and Ryu drops to the ground, having put all of his energy into that attack.
"That r-really helped." Bernadetta stuttered. "Thank you."
"Glad I could be of assistance." Robin kindly tells her.
Pit hoists Ryu up on his back. "Man, this guy's light. Anyway, what do we do now?"
"Maybe we should head back." Bernadetta suggests. "Maybe they ran those villains out."
"I doubt it." Robin says. "That can't be everyone."
"It's not!" Kermit says from the intercom. 'The only guys left are in the main hall! That's where everyone else is headed!"
"Alright, guys!" Pit cheers. "Follow me! I remember the way back."
"No you don't" Palutena teasingly told him.
"Uh….actually, I forgot."
"Here. I remember the way." Robin says. "Follow me."
Now that nearly all of the villains were taken care of, they head back like everyone else.
(Main Hall)
Moving back, we see Magneto subduing Yami and Percy. Nearby, Ramsey cowardly hid behind a potted plant. Also, Erza still duels Kill Off.
Erza had requipped several sets of armor and weapons as Kill Off's intense training helped him keep up. He was also keeping the mage at bay with wrist blasters and grenades.
"Ah, this is a truly enjoyable fight!" Kill Off says excitedly. "I can see how you earned the title of 'Titania!' Too bad you're not quite fast enough to surpass me!"
Their swords clash, and sparks fly.
"You're right." Erza says bitterly. Luckily, she remembered there was one armor that could probably help her win. Or in this case, lack thereof."
Erza leaps back, and requips her attire one more time. Instead of traditional armors, what she wore now could be more described as normal clothes. This consisted of a white sarashi round the upper chest and a red hakama with a gold flame-like pattern at the bottom with black highlights, tied by white strings and no shoes to cover her feet. Erza's hair is tied up in a high tail. She was also equipped with a pair of double edged, golden hilted katanas.
"Clear Heart Clothing!".
Erza then moves, but suddenly disappears, surprising the bounty hunter.
"Where'd you go, woman?!"
Kill Off screams as Erza slashed him in the back with lightning speed.
Now it made sense. This attire sacrificed armor and defense in exchange for speed and power.
Kill Off fires more weapons, but Erza dodges them with insane movement. She then pours all of her remaining magic into her swords, and unleashes a powerful slash at Kill Off's chest.
"Demon Blade Benizakura!"
Kill Off cries as he stumbles back, falling to one knee. Even though she couldn't see it, Kill Off smiles at Erza
"You're quite strong." He muses. "Been a while since I've met someone so strong. Now, it's time for me to retreat. I'd be fighting a losing battle if I stick around any longer. Better tell Gjira about all of this."
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?!" Erza demands.
"Farewell for now." Kill Off throws out a smoke bomb, and disappears.
"He got away?!" Magneto exclaimed. "What is he up to, abandoning us?!"
How you holding up?" Yami asked Percy. The police detective was panting heavily, having to resort to her Parapet structures to fight.
"My stamina is waning. If I push myself any further, I might use it all up and pass out!"
"I knew you humans couldn't contend with us!" Magneto said smugly. "After all you have put us through, it's only fitting we rule over you like the kings we are!"
"We got your back, guys!"
They all look to see the contestants had all finally got there, and still looked ready to fight.
"Impossible!" Magneto exclaimed. "You all defeated my Brotherhood?!"
"Actually, I killed one of them ." Alucard explains.
"Hey, who's this guy?!" Draco asked.
"It's a long story!" Bunnie says.
"I don't care how many of you there are!" Magneto roared. "I will pass judgment on all of you!"
"How about you actually fight instead of running your mouth?!" Peni says rught back at him. Peni leaps forward, now firing laser blasts at him, though this only angered the mutant tyrant.
"You're beginning to get irritating!"
Magneto uses his powers to lift SP/Dr into the air, crushing the robot suit and tearing its limbs off. Inside the cockpit, the kid looks worried as sparks fly and danger signs show up on the screen. Quickly, she ejects out of the suit, and safely lands on the ground. In front of her, her robot suit crashes down in a crumpled heap of scrap.
"No…not again." She said as tears began to stream down her face. Coming out of the wreckage was a tiny spider that crawled up on her arm. Seeing this put a smile back on her face. As long the spider was safe, she could hopefully make a new suit for it.
"Anybody else want to attempt to stand forward?!" Magneto asks. "I thought s-AGGH!"
Magneto was so distracted by his attack that Ramsey quietly snuck up to him and grabbed onto his back. Only now, Ramsey was completely made of gold.
"Get off me, you rat faced wretch!" Magneto ordered. Unfortunately for him, Magneto couldn't use his powers to get him off of him.
"News flash, pal." Ramsey says smugly. "My epithet allows me to turn anything I touch into gold and back. And last time I checked, gold isn't magnetic unless superheated. But it makes for one heck of a conductor. Isn't that right, Percy?!"
During this, Percy used all her remaining strength to construct multiple small wizard towers, and proceeded to blast lightning from all of them at Ramsey.
Before she drops to the ground, Percy utters, "...Fire!"
The lightning blasts Ramsey, but Magneto is assaulted with millions of volts of electricity. After about thirty seconds of this, shocking stops and Magneto collapses to the ground, now defeated.
"Man, ain't that a feeling of deja vu." Ramsey says as he turns back to normal.
"Smart thinking." Yami commends. He then goes and picks up his katana Magneto sent flying. "If i had this, he would've gone down sooner."
"Great work, all of you." Percy said weakly.
Lobo pumps his fist in the air. "Alright, that means we won!"
"Congratulations, you guys!" Don praises. "Glad everyone made it out okay!"
"Not quite….." Peni said glumly as she looked at the trashed SP/dr suit.
"I'm so sorry." Bunnie said as she put a comforting arm around the child hero.
"It's not completely the end of the world." Peni said, looking at the spider on her shoulder. "As long as I still have him, I can rebuild it. Though it'll take some time."
Flash forward to a couple hours later, and the rest of the Sweet Jazz police had arrived to capture Magneto and his men.
"Unfortunately, one man got away." Percy said over a walkie talkie, now having regained some strength. "Luckily, these guys were strong enough to deal with other threats."
Percy looks and sees Yami, laughing and congratulating his team for kicking butt. The officer gives a small hint of a smile. No doubt these guys were probably strong enough to handle most criminals. She really grew to like these guys over the short time they've known each other.
"Sir, may I make a small request?" She asks the other end of the line. After asking the question, the one on the other and answers.
"Of course, Ms. King. You've earned it. Take the time off. We'll be fine here for a while without you. I doubt any more villains will attempt to steal the Arsene Amulet. Just have fun."
"Appreciated. Though justice will be first priority. Fun can come second."
Don approaches the contestants, and congratulates them on their hard work.
"Good job to all of you. The bad guys have been stopped, and the amulet is safe. Looking back at the footage, it appears the Fairies managed to defeat and subdue the most criminals, so they win."
The Fairies all cheer, having gladly made made up for their loss in the last episode.
"As much as it pains me to say it after all you've been through, it seems like the Black Bulls will have to vote someone off."
A few of the Bulls groan at this announcement.
Alucard, who was still here, approached Don.
"Oh. So you're Alucard." Don said. "I saw what you did to DIO on the last Infinite 2 Aftermath Show."
"Yes." Alucard muses. "It was no problem. Now that that's all taken care of, I can finally ask you something. Mind if I join in the fun? After giving that punk DIO an extra hard revenge beatdown, your show has intrigued me. I even came all the way here to ask and everything. I have tbe form right here and everything."
"Wait, that guy wants to join?!" Gonard asks.
"You were there when he said it, idiot!" Raven snapped.
Before Don could respond, Percy approached him now.
"Thank you to you and your cast for helping us get the Arsene Amulet back." She said, shaking the host's hand. "If I'm not imposing, I have a favor to ask. I'd like to apply for your show."
"Wait, what?!"
"It was quite enjoyable having you guys help serve justice and stick it to the evil heathens that run rampant. I even asked my superiors, and they were fine with it."
"And she wants to join as well, huh?" Yami says. "I say let her. Matter of fact, put her on my team."
"Very well." Don said. "Just this once, I'll allow you guys to join the game. You two were a big help tonight. We should have a couple more vacant rooms. Percy, you're on the Black Bulls. Alucard, you'll join the Fairies."
"I knew you'd make the right choice." Alucard says as he joins his new team. Most of his team marvels at this badass, while Light continues to eye him suspiciously.
"Enjoy your team, police girl." The vampire tells Percy.
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"That host made a mistake letting that monster join." Light mutters. "A big mistake. It'd be a disaster to let him run rampant."
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"Man, this team gets weirder and weirder." Scott muses.
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Percy walks over to her to Yami and her new team.
"Glad we could have you." Yami says as he holds out his hand. "Just know if you don't like how I run things, tough luck."
Percy, in a show of good faith, spits in her hand and shakes Yami's hand. The rest of the Bulls gasped.
"Ooh, she's gonna get it from Captain Yami now." Ryu said worriedly.
Yami just laughs it off, much to her surprise. "Yep, you'll definitely fit in here!"
Ramsey then approaches Don.
"Hey, I helped as well. What do you say you let me come aboard? Not as a contestant or anything. I think I'll be much safer with you guys than in a cell."
"You mean as an intern? I mean, I guess that is fine as long as Percy is fine with it." Don tells him.
"I have no problems with that." Percy says. "Let this be part of him serving his sentence. He can work under you, but he is to not get paid a salary for his work. Consider it community service."
Ramsey shrugs. "Guess I can live that."
"Alright guys, let's head back to the ship." Don orders.
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"I think I'm going to enjoy it here." Alucard says. "After the same old same old, it'll be nice to do something different. Also, suck it DIO." As he says this, he flips off the camera.
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"So this is the confessional, huh?" Percy says, looking around. "But I haven't committed any atrocities to confess about."
Somebody whispers something into her ear.
"Oh. It's not that kind of confessional? Guess I have made a grievous misunderstanding. How embarrassing."
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We now move to next evening, the ship now out on the high seas yet again. All of the Black Bulls bow at the elimination ceremony. Several of them were still looking exhausted from the fights the night before.
"Black Bulls, welcome to your first elimination ceremony." Don tells them. "For this time only, nobody could vote for your new teammate, Percy. That's why I only have twelve life preservers at this time. When I call your name, you will get one, signaling your continuance in the game. Listen for your name.
The host begins to call out names as he hands out the life preservers.
"Raven"
"Lobo"
"Robin"
"Pit"
"Panty"
"Yami"
"Ryu"
"Bunnie"
"Kermit"
"Draco"
"And Bernadetta."
This only left Peni and Gonard, who both looked a little nervous. Peni looked at her spider friend with a look of concern.
"If we go home, I'm sorry." She says
"Wait, why am I in the bottom two?" Gonard asked.
"Raven told us how much you were dicking around not being much help, numnuts." Panty explains.
"Regardless, the final preserver goes to…"
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"...Peni. Sorry, Gonard. Your raft awaits."
Peni smiles at her spider. "At least I'll have time to fix up your suit again."
"Man, how did I not see it coming?" Gonard asked himself. "Eh. It doesn't matter. Still had a fun time, though."
After taking his loss rather well, the actor waves to his team as he gets on the raft.
"Bye, you guys. Let's do this again sometime."
With that, the raft drops into the water, and another contestant is gone from the game.
After this Don looks at the camera one last time.
"Another one goes down in this already crazy game. And two new crazy players join the fray. It's still early to tell a lot, but we do know this show is getting more intense. Hopefully we'll tone it down next time. Speaking of next time, find out what happens next time on the next episode of Total Drama Infinite: Bon Voyage!"
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Now that was fun, wasn't it?
Hope you all enjoyed the location for this chapter. Epithet Erased is a show I love to death, and I feel more people should talk about it. Same with Hellsing, though that's more well known. Hope you're excited to see what dynamics Percy and Alucard bring to the game.
(You'll have to wait for the next chapter of Infinite 2 to see what Alucard did to do on that show. It wasn't pretty.)
And to answer one review, no, I'm not adding anyone else besides them. Just like Infinite 2, only two more new characters.
Even with all the action, there were still a lot of developments, especially with Draco's new friend group/alliance, and Kronk, with having an unexpected guest illegally help him. I'll develop more on these plots, as well as other foreshadowed plotlines.
Such a shame to see Gonard go. I didn't have a whole lot of plot ideas for him, so unfortunately I had to cut his time short. Apologies to his fans.
Next time, things will be more slow and tame with the next episode. Watch as both teams go on a camping trip to reach Halloween Town. (The one from the Nightmare Before Christmas.) It'll be more about the journey than the destination, so we'll have plenty of teams to see these teams bond. (Or fail miserably.) Meanwhile, spooky yet harmless guest stars will give these guys a scare in the process. Hey, it can't go worse than the last camping challenge I wrote. Heh heh heh.
Again, I hope you all enjoyed this episode. Until next time, this is MemeKing, signing off.