A/N: A fan favorite challenge returns! By the end of the this we'll know who we should have let cook and who shouldn't!

Reviews:

The Swooce: Will he have a bigger role in this chapter? Only time will tell.

G-Man 2.0: All of the characters have their strengths and flaws(ability wise and personality wise). With their flaws it'd be way too much bias on my part if they all stayed 'til the merge. By themselves, maybe. But together? At least one of them would get the other booted. Regardless of how I feel about a character, I have to make it fair for everyone.

As for Kuroko, it's definitely in character for him to be that selfless. Him getting abandoned in his final days of middle school by the others played a role in him quitting too. To avoid someone else feeling like he did. In a meta sense, he knows he already got his character development in the show and wants to help give someone else that chance too. But in all seriousness though, I want to say Kuroko is probably the most developed out of all the characters here(other than Hanamiya who wasn't intended to have any development in the show at all compared to Haizaki, who had signs of development in the show). The best use for him here was to help other characters in their development(which is pretty funny since his abilities are based off assisting others as well).

Dkunderdog: No. I did see the results of it, but this story was released before this season even started. I'd rather not change the timeline and make things confusing. A cameo isn't out of the question but it'd have to be in an episode that makes sense.


Teams:

Radical Rats:

Noah, Bennett, Emma, X, Zero & Axl, Albedo, Falcon, Rick & Morty, Sendo, Akko, Sucy, Lotte & Diana, Blaze, Puss, Rally, May & Becky F., Becky B., Yulaw, Rocky, Kurt, Tangle, Lanolin & Whisper, Rei, Dawn, Adrien, Priya, MacArthur & Sanders, Hiruma, Sena/Eyeshield, Kurita, Monta & Mamori, Natsu, Lucy & Happy, Kagami, Kise, Zee, Cicini

Storm Kings:

Jotaro, Todd and Riley, Huey F., Paul, Skipper, Sophie, Bren, Courtney, Rex and Bobo, Marinette, Reimu, Razer, Din Djarin, Zak S., Team RWBY+Penny, Ben and Rook, Octavia, Eliza, Huey D., Dewey and Louie, Heather and Alejandro, Luz, Aomine, Midorima, Akashi, Sebastian, Isagi and Bachira, Sly, Mayuzumi, Maki, Ryoma Echizen

Wave Breakers:

Mr. Wolf, Dwayne, Urien, Ayame and Ryoma(Power Stone), Toxsa, Reagan, Blaineley, Jenny, Karin, Julie, Launch, Randy, Molly, Scratch and Libby, Team JET: Kaz, Fiona, Diego, Myron and Shiro, Hailey and Scott, Johnny, Haizaki, Zak M, Hanamiya, Hinata, Kageyama and Tsukishma, Eijun, Miyuki and Furuya, Kunigami, Dan, Nimona, Bakura, Bass, Ruby G., Shawn and Jasmine, Asta and Noelle

Eliminated:

164th- Dragonfly Jones(Radical Rats)-Martin Sitcom

163rd- Richie and Virgil(Wave Breakers)- Static Shock

162nd- Cameron(Storm Kings)- Total Drama

161st- Duncan(Wave Breakers)- Total Drama

160th- Chris P.(Wave Breakers)- Dan VS

159th- Mona(Storm Kings)- Mona the Vampire

158th- Owen(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

157th- Zoey(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama

156th- Tetsuya Kuroko(Radical Rats)- Kuroko's Basketball(Quit)


Intern:

Heloise(Jimmy-Two Shoes)

Hired Gun:

Doyle Blackwell(Secret Saturdays)

"Last time on Total Drama Across the Multiverse! The teams traveled to the mystical land of Chima! A magical world where wildlife is intelligent thanks to a magical life force called Chi. Along with being a LEGO world as Luz pointed out."

Footage of the teams being introduced to the world of Chima and being told "The Great Story" by Lavarius was seen.

"And it was in this magical land that the teams would do battle. On this world's version of high-tech chariots, Speedorz. With the goal being to throw orbs of Chi into your team's bank on the track, the location of the bank changing as the race continues."

Footage of the teams being explained the rules of this Speedor battle was seen.

"And after a practice run, the race began. And the Breakers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back actually. I have no clue what Hanamiya told them, but like some others pointed out, it just completely shut down both of the other teams and what they wanted to do."

Footage of Ruby, Hanamiya and Miyuki stealing Chi from the other teams when they tried to toss them to one another was seen.

"But the other teams weren't about to make it easy on them. And with Kuroko and Midorima leading the charge on telling them not to give up, Priya, Bennett and Bren continued to go along. And things got really interesting. The Kings were within two points and the Rats three. With some amazing plays from all sides though, we got a fantastic finish. With placements actually staying the same regardless. But seriously though, Kuroko can turn projectiles into laser beams and make objects go invisible. And Isagi had the guts to actually kick it away, mid-air, off his Speedor. Did I mention that Ruby actually tried to stop it too? And it worked? And I mean the kraken one. Not the other one. Gutsy plays from the quiet guys! But still pretty cool to see nonetheless. Oh yeah, and Jotaro with a secretly clutch play keeping one of the orbs hidden. I know he didn't talk about it but still, he and Midorima had a clutch play to secure them second."

Footage of Kuroko performing his Phantom Shot, with one of the attempts finally being blocked by Jotaro, Isagi jumping off his Speedor to kick the orb intended for Whisper from Kuroko flying via Ignite Pass Kai and Ruby jumping in the way to stop it was shown. Jotaro taking out an orb he had hidden and sending it to Midorima for his Sky Direct Shot from his right for a game-altering score was shown.

"Of course, I could talk about Hiruma and the Devil Bats and the surprising things his team learned about him. Or how Kuroko and Rally helped Priya and how the former helped Bennett respectively. Or some of the other extra things that went on in the chapter. But that wasn't the biggest thing. It was the elimination. Wow. I don't think I've ever had someone tell me they're quitting before the votes even started. I didn't even get a chance to say what they were going to get. Sure, it made things easier, but it definitely ruined the suspense. Which is why I suppose I let him talk to make up the runtime. And from how he was looking, I think he meant every single thing he said about Whisper, Tangle, Bennett, Priya and the others."

Footage of Kuroko quitting before the votes even began, to the disbelief of his entire team was shown along with him explaining why he decided to quit.

"I personally could care less, but only time will tell if what he said will affect his teammates like he intended. I guess today's the day we find that out now on Total….. Drama….. Across the Multiverse!"

*Total Drama Across the Multiverse Intro Plays*

Today's Challenge Inspirations:

Total Drama Island Multiverse Edition's Episode: Can Anyone Cook?

Special Guests for Today's Episode:

Beerus, Whis and potentially others(Dragon Ball)

Atsushi Murasakibara and Tatsuya Himuro(Kuroko's Basketball)

Makoto Kino(Sailor Moon)

Baldroy(Black Butler, an idea given by G-Man 2.0)

A/N: I decided to wait until the Field-Tournament-Style Episode to have the Chowder characters appear. The reason for this being is that I had four in the last cooking challenge I did and I want to have the same amount of judges here as I did there. Obviously I may introduce new ideas to make these classic challenges fresh, but I don't want it to feel too different and have them stray from what made people enjoy them.

Multiverse Edition Fan Favorite Episode Ranking In top-10 Poll: T-3rd

Midorima's Lucky Item:

A Stuffed Bear

It was a clear and beautiful morning on the island. Though that beautiful morning would be, for the most part, ignored, in favor of the talk that was going around.

"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT!?" Two voices, a boy and a girl were heard shouting.

A picture of two hotheads seen resting on each other's shoulders was seen from a phone. The phone being from Ruby G. The two in question being Rei and Kagami.

"Who took this picture!?" Rei yelled.

"Whoever did it I'm gonna freakin' murder 'em!" Kagami said, a vein on his forehead.

"It wasn't me! Honest!" Ruby G. said, waving her hands in denial, more out of fear of getting pounded by the two more than anything.

"Then who did this then? Spreading rumors like that as if we're into each other." Rei said.

"To be honest, I think they'd be kinda cute." Molly commented. "What do you guys think?" She asked Isagi, Kise, Shiro and Paul, who were all sitting at a table, awaiting breakfast.

"Someone as hot-headed as Kagami? Oh boy. If they don't burn everything down first." Kise said.

"I don't really care honestly." Isagi said.

"Agreed. This is none of my concern." Paul said, folding his arms and closing his eyes.

"I couldn't care less." Shiro said, putting a hand under his chin and resting his head there.

Rei and Kagami continued to confront people around the island about the picture circling around.

"Alright you little runt! I always see you carrying around that stupid phone! You did this didn't you!?" Rei asked, picking up Louie.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Louie said, eyes darting around.

"Then why are you dartin' your eyes around like that huh!?" Kagami added.

"Uh maybe because you've got a few feet over him and you're just picking him up?" Dewey said.

"This sounds like bullying to me." Louie said, about to record them on his phone.

"Bullying!?" Rei and Kagami said simultaneously.

"Tch. I think it's safe to say that we gotta chill with this. Just goin' around buggin' random people like this isn't going to help our case." Kagami said.

Rei sighed. "Yeah. Guess we're just going to have to work through it."

"Can't work through nothin' on an empty stomach. What the hell's goin' on? Usually we get food by now."

"Not sure. But it'd definitely be nice if it was a case of Chef actually deciding to fix us a luxurious breakfast." Rei said, holding both of her hands together as joy was seen on her face.

Kagami gave her a deadpan look. "You really are livin' in a fantasy land."

"Let a girl dream okay!?"

"They are right though. What the heck is going on?" Isagi asked, back at the table he was at.

"Something smells fishy here. And I smell a challenge or trap." Scratch said.

"Actually, that's real fish." Molly said.

"Hey guys! Take a look at what I got!" Kaz said, showing up with fish.

"Wow! That's awesome!" Kise said, amazed that Kaz had fish with him. "You actually know how to fish!?"

"Yep!" Kaz said proudly.

"If that's the case then why are your clothes all wet?" Isagi asked.

"Oh yeah. That. I uh, didn't exactly bring a fishing rod so I had to improvise." Kaz said, showing the stick he had with fish.

Kise could only laugh as a sweat drop appeared on his head.

"Well, points for improv!" Molly said.

"Well, something is better than nothing. Now we just need to cook them." Isagi said.

***Confessional***

Kaz(Wave Breakers):

Kaz laughed, rubbing under above his lips and under his nose proudly. "You thought I was just a Scan2GO racer huh? You thought wrong! You ain't seen nothin' yet! But uh, to tell you the truth, I don't exactly know how to fish with a fishing rod. Stick fishing is the only way I know how to do it. How do I know how to do this? Master Hipopo! I've actually had to do some training with weights on myself so I definitely can relate to how hard Shin, Asta, Eijun and Furuya train, even if that's not something I really do anymore. Without it, I don't think I'd be the racer that I am today."

***End Confessional***

A fire was running as several people were gathered around to eat the fish that Kaz, and Furuya gathered. The source of the fire being Natsu.

"Dude this is awesome!" Natsu said as he and Happy, happily(no pun intended), devour the fish.

"Furuya, I didn't think you were the type to really like fishing." Ruby G. said to him. "No offense."

"None taken." Furuya replied.

"I mean, he's one of the more quiet people here, so we don't really know too much about him other than the fact that he plays baseball." Fiona said.

"Speaking of quiet people, Din always seems to have that armor on. When do you think he eats?" Rei asked, noticing him get some of the fish and then leave.

"He probably just takes off his helmet and eats by himself somewhere." Myron reasoned.

"Some people are just really private or like to stay to themselves. Take Shiro for instance. It's nothing to really look deep into honestly." Ayame said.

"If you really wanna look deep into something it's the fact that Chris or Chef never showed up with the food for today. Not that I'm looking forward to it, but it's still pretty odd." Falcon said.

"Knowing Chris, he probably just got lazy and decided to just not feed us for the day." Courtney said.

"In any case, I suppose the food provided by the young Kaz and Furuya will suffice. I'm impressed that you are capable of these skills." Sebastian said.

"Guess you could say I'm full of surprises huh?" Kaz said before performing a hearty laugh.

Several people looked at him. "I can fish too and no one gives me any praise." Eijun said.

"Wait, you fish too? Well why didn't you say something?" Asta asked. "Hey everyone! Eijun says he knows how to fish too!"

Everyone looked at them in silence. "Yeah? Good for you." Tsukishima said.

Asta and Eijun both comically fell on the ground.

"Why do you have to be such a jerk man?" Eijun said, tears streaming from his face.

"I really don't see how he's being a jerk. Why bring that up now?" Sucy said.

"For attention, that's what." Fiona said.

"ATTENTION PLEASE!" Chris called out, on a boat with Chef and the others.

"Huh. What a coincidence." Toxsa said.

"IT'S TIME TO GET GOING FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE! HEAD TO THE PORTALS NOW! WE'VE GOT NO TIME TO WASTE!" Chris called out.

"So that's what he was doin'? Setting up a challenge?" Kagami said.

"I know he's been quick before but this is pretty fast. He must be in a hurry." Rei said.

***Confessional***

Hanamiya(Wave Breakers):

"Now that that nuisance is gone I can proceed with developing the rest of the Web without him being around. That damn persistence of his was starting to get real annoying."

***End Confessional***

West City(Dragon Ball)

They appeared in what appeared to have been a city. Several round buildings were grouped together. The city looked modernized, but not too far into the future as what was seen in 2105.

Midorima was listening to today's horoscope. "Cancers! You've got a good ranking today! Second! Keep your stuffed bear on you and you'll be fine. But you better watch out! Not only are Virgos first, but if you run into one, you might be in trouble."

"Ah, you've arrived." A voice said. They all turned to the source of the voice.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Lord Beerus, the God of Destruction." Chris said.

A thin, purple anthropomorphic cat with golden yellow eyes and large pointed ears was seen standing before the Total Drama crew. He wore black, blue and gold Egyptian-looking attire with white and orange decorations on said attire.

"God of Destruction huh? Interesting." Plagg commented in Adrien's pocket.

"Adrien." Marinette whispered.

"What's up?"

"I saw this guy before in the last season I was in. Whatever you do, please don't make him mad. He could destroy everything." Marinette said.

"Nothing we can't handle right?" Natsu reasoned, overhearing them.

"What's all this whispering about? I take it you're thinking of ideas of what meals to prepare?" Beerus said.

"Y-yes they are my lord!" Vegeta said, appearing from above.

"Excellent! Then I'll let Chris here explain everything if he hasn't already. Well, time is of the essence. I'll be waiting. I expect you all to put your best foot forward and not be lazy. Otherwise, I might have to destroy you." Beerus said before going back to a table that had a white cloth on it. There were three other empty black chairs next to the one he was sitting in. Behind him was a yellow building that had the words Capsule Corporation written in blue.

"Meals to prepare? Is this the cooking challenge again?" Priya asked.

"Yep. Priya is on the money! A classic from previous seasons has returned! For today, you're going to be making some dishes for Beerus and three other judges, who haven't appeared yet, to taste and judge." Chris explained. As he did this, Vegeta had his arms folded, waiting for him to finish.

"Each team will be in charge of making 4 meals. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. And like last time, 4 from each team will be in charge of making a meal. You'll have 4 hours to confer between yourselves on who will be head chef and which meal you'll be cooking. Once you make this decision on the meal you want to cook you cannot change it so choose wisely. And no, don't ask me to extend the time either. The last time this was done, everyone was able to finish before the 4 hours was up. Not saying you'll do that too, but there's still no excuse to not finish within the four. Any questions so far?"

Zee raised his hand.

"Yes?"

"So, are we gonna be able to pick who cooks?"

"No. That's gonna be random choice. I trust most of you are capable of doing something. Even the basics."

"If that was the case, Satsuki would be a way better cook." Aomine said, eyes half-closed after hearing that from Chris.

"Regardless though, if you can't cook, that's what you have the other 3 for. You can always get one of them to be head chef, or get them to help you. Any other questions?"

Zee raised his hand again.

"Yes, Zee?"

"So, who's gonna be tastin' our stuff?"

"Good question! Beerus is going to be one of them, and the other three should be arriving momentarily. By the way, this is the first returning classic challenge. Meaning, we're going to make things a little more interesting. We're going to make this a double elimination challenge!"

Several people's eyebrows were raised after hearing this.

"Don't worry, this is not going to be what you think. Two from a team aren't going to be taken away. In this case, one from second and one from third is going to be eliminated. Meaning, the only way to make sure you're safe is to make sure you're first! Got it?"

"Sounds good to me." Natsu said.

"You're saying that as if you're a good cook." Lucy said.

"Well I mean it can't be that hard. Besides, even if I can't, I can always just ask the others to help out. Kagami said he's a great cook so I can help him."

"Except this is going to be random choices, so that's not a guarantee."

"Let's just hope Akko isn't picked." Sucy said.

"What's that supposed to mean!?"

"She's saying that you can't cook." Noah said.

"What does she know? I can totally cook!"

"Um…. No offense Akko. But, I think you're probably the least efficient cook out of the four of us." Lotte said.

"So what you're saying you're better than me too huh!?"

"Well, I-"

"I see how it is. Be that way! I'll show you!" Akko points at Chris. "Chris! Start making the picks!"

"I assume everyone understands the rules, right?" Chris asked.

"I mean it's not that hard to understand in the first place. You make a dish, you get them judged." Octavia said.

"Alrighty then. Well if that's the case, before we get started, I'd like to give a bit of context of where we are. This is West City! And behind you is Capsule Corporation! Ran by Dr. Brief, the father of Vegeta's wife, Bulma! This version of Earth is also the same place Launch is from!"

"Is this really where you're from Launch?" Asta asked.

"Yep!" Good Launch said.

"Looks like technology has advanced here a bit. Not too far into the future like 2105 though." Myron pointed out.

"So we'll actually be able to see Vegeta's family?" Ruby R. wondered.

"No, you won't. They're off at an amusement park."

"Where's Goku?" Ben asked.

"I don't know, probably training. Why are you asking me these questions? Does it really matter where he is?"

"I was just asking. Didn't have to be overly sensitive about it."

"I'm not being sensitive about it! It's just a stupid question to ask!"

"How is that a stupid question?"

Vegeta put a hand on his face. "Forget it. Look, Chris just make the picks. And also, one more thing before you all start. Don't do anything to make Beerus mad. The slightest annoyance can tick him off and will make him destroy everything! I don't mean the city, I mean the entire planet!"

"Are you serious?" Kagami asked.

"Yes! That's exactly why you all better put your best foot forward. If your cooking is horrible then there's a chance that could make him mad too!" Vegeta said.

"Whatever you do, do not let Midorimacchi cook." Kise whispered to Luz.

"Hint taken." Luz said.

"Vegeta talked about this guy before the last season we were in, so he knows what he's talking about." Falcon said.

"Which means, guys like Rocky and Nimona should probably stay far away from Beerus or this challenge as a whole." Rally said.

"Probably Hiruma too." Reagan added.

"I'm more worried about the first two than him. At least he knows how to control himself." Sanders said.

Blaineley's eyebrows raised.

"Finally, Capsule Corp has been kind enough to set up a confessional room for us. Use it as much as you want!" Chris said. "Now then, let's get to the picks!"

"Group one for the Rats will be: Emma, Rally, Adrien, and Axl!"

"Fair warning, I can't cook. Sorry." Rally said.

"If it was up to her, we'd be eating pizza almost every day." May said.

"Says the person that orders Chinese takeout."

"Well at least I can actually cook."

"Now, now you two, there's no need to fight." Becky F. said, getting in between them.

"We're not fighting!" May and Rally said to Becky simultaneously.

"Adrien, do you know how to cook?" Emma asked.

"Wouldn't say I'm a pro or anything like that. Especially compared to Marinette. But bakery stuff? I might be able to make it work." Adrien answered.

"Glad you guys automatically ruled me out." Axl said.

"Oh. Sorry. Do you know how to cook anything?"

"Oh no. I wasn't being sarcastic. I was serious."

***Confessional***

Adrien(Radical Rats):

"I guess that makes sense. Robots can't eat so why would they need to cook? But then again, there's robots made for cooking even though they still can't eat food so….."

"Maybe chalk it up to don't think about it that hard?" Plagg reasoned.

Adrien laughed. "The only thing on your mind all day is cheese."

"Fair point. Like now!"

***End Confessional***

"Dawn! Puss! May! Morty! Group two!"

"Now you get to see my chef skills on display!" May said, winking to her team before sticking her tongue out at Rally who only rolled her eyes.

"Lotte! Yulaw! Rick! MacArthur! Group three!"

"Wait! T-this has to be a mistake!" Lotte said, mortified at having to cook for Beerus.

"What happened? I thought you were a better cook than me?" Akko teased. "Well now it's time for you to put your money where your mouth is."

"If only we could actually do that for you." Sucy remarked.

"Why would I want to put money in my mouth? That's disgusting."

Sucy could only sigh an exhausted look on her face.

"She means to be quiet. And I wholeheartedly agree. The girl is clearly nervous. How could you say something like that?" Rei said.

"Honestly Akko, that was very insensitive on your part." Diana said.

"You guys are really mad at me?" Akko said in disbelief.

"Come on Akko, you have to know that that was kind of mean." Luz said.

"You too?" Akko sighed.

"Alright guys don't f[censored] this up. Lotte, you're gonna be the temp Morty for today." Rick said.

"And who exactly made you head chef?" MacArthur asked, scowling at him.

"I did. You got a problem with that?"

"Actually, you should let Lotte give it a try." Akko said.

"Why the hell would I do that? If she's nervous now, imagine what'll happen in the kitchen." Rick said.

"Lotte can cook one of her meals from her family!" Libby pointed out.

"Oh yeah! She's from Finland! That sounds like a great idea!" Molly said.

"Well… If Rick has something better in mind, we can always go with his idea." Lotte said.

"Nope! I say let the kid cook." MacArthur said.

"I was in this challenge the last season we did it and we ended up being fine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Rick said.

"Look, we can decide on who's head chef after we hear the fourth group. For all we know, someone in one of these groups might not even be that good at a certain meal." Kurt said. "What's the fourth group Chris?"

"Becky Botsford, Becky Farrah, Kurt and Kise! You're the fourth group!"

"Alright, who's the best cook here?" Kurt asked.

"I've done it in Home Ec." Kise said.

"And what's your grade in that class?" Becky B. asked.

"I….. don't remember." Kise said, laughing a little after that.

Blaze could only facepalm and shake her hand.

"Ugh." Rei said in disgust.

"Wow. Very helpful." Becky F. said sarcastically.

***Confessional***

Becky B.(Radical Rats):

"Guess he couldn't copy brains with that copying ability of his."

"Well, if he could, wouldn't that technically make him too perfect?" The WordGirl Narrator reasoned.

"Well, I guess so but- wait a minute, how did you get in here?"

"With the power of the multiverse, anything's possible!"

"What? That doesn't make any sense!"

"Just like you talking to me in this well-conditioned confessional room doesn't make any sense but here we are."

Becky looks around. "Huh. You know, it really does look good. A whole lot better than the outhouse Chris uses. But what's wrong with him being a little smarter? I mean it's not like his ability can copy everything. He even said it himself. So that technically wouldn't make him perfect."

"I guess if you clear things up, you could always ask the creator. I mean in the world Kise is from. Friendly reminder that he is not from our show."

"Why would I do that? Wait a minute, why am I having a full-on conversation with you when I should be helping my team?"

"That's a good question."

"Yeah now you're egging this on on purpose."

"You could always not reply."

Becky walks out of the confessional.

"Now this ended awkwardly." The narrator. "Just….. just cut the confessional."

***End Confessional***

Becky F. sighed. "Okay, I guess I can take charge of cooking then. If no one else minds."

"If you think you can handle it, that's fine with me." Kurt said.

"Go ahead! I trust you." Becky B. said.

"Wow. Becky's gonna cook? This'll be interesting." May said.

"Have you seen her cooking before?" Becky B. asked.

"No. That's why I said it'll be interesting."

Becky F. pushed up her glasses, her eyes being unable to be seen within the reflection of them. "Just follow my instructions and we'll do just fine."

Rally and May looked at each other after seeing her like this.

***Confessional***

Becky F.(Radical Rats):

"Like I said, I'm no May or Rally, but I'm going to give it my best shot and pull my weight. I've got things to bring to the table too. Besides, there's no way in hell I'm letting that damn kid beat me. And yes, I'm still mad about that."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Rally(Radical Rats):

"I'll be honest, I didn't expect Becky to come out focused like she's been. May was spot on with the Midorima comparison, because that's exactly the type of confidence I'm seeing from her. But I think that's a good thing. Shows that she's not going to be a pushover around here even with all of the other crazy guys here. But then again….. it's 10 million dollars. If it's that much money, you bet she'll go in guns blazing. You underestimate her when it comes to money. She won't cheat, or do anything illegitimate or illegal, but she damn sure isn't about to just be a side show when it comes to it. Doesn't matter who's here. Ask my wallet. Is she as bad as Eddy? I don't know. Those are two completely different animals."

***End Confessional***

"Alright, everybody's been picked. And I'm still not impressed. I'm head chef." Rick said.

"How can you be impressed when you don't even know what they're going to cook?" Akko asked.

"Considering you can't cook, you've got no room to talk."

"I can cook!"

"Lorty, I mean Lotte, let's go. Make sure you follow my instructions and don't f[censored] anything up, got it?" Rick said.

"You're just saying that as if you're running the show around here." MacArthur said.

"That's because I am. Are you deaf? Or are you just stupid?"

A portal just opened.

"And there's the rest of our judges!" Chris said.

Some of the people looked to the contestants with surprise after seeing familiar faces to each of them respectively.

"Sebastian?"

"Taiga!"

"Rei!"

"Huh? Oh yeah."

There were six that came through the portal. The first was a sturdily built man with dirty-blond hair and turquoise eyes. He wore a chef's uniform which includes a long white apron. Goggles were hanging around his neck. This was Baldroy.

The second was a teen with slick, black hair with one side-swept fring covering his left eye. He has a mole under his right eye, which were gray-black. He wore a white v-neck t-shirt and black jeans with grey casual shoes. He also wore a ring attacked to a chain on his neck oddly similar to Kagami's. This was Tatsuya Himuro.

The third was another teen that had wavy chestnut hair styled into a ponytail held up by a green hair tie. She also wore pink rose earrings on her earlobes. She wore a long-sleeved green shirt and yellow capris with matching yellow and white Converse-styled shoes. This was Makoto Kino,

The fourth was a tall teen and wore a long-sleeved yellow sweater with brown jeans and purple Converse shoes similar to the previous girl. He has shoulder length lavender hair that touches his back and violet eyes. Though he noticeably had a lot less energy compared to the others. At least from how he looked. This was Atsushi Murasakibara.

"Yo! Tatsuya!" Kagami called out.

"Murasakibara I oughta kill you ya b[censored]d!" Aomine said.

"Quite a surprise. I didn't expect to see you here Baldroy." Sebastian said.

"Life's full of surprises isn't?" Baldroy, who was the first person to walk through the portal replied.

"Guess it makes sense why you're here Makoto." Rei said.

"Yep! I'm the best cook out of all of us." Makoto said proudly.

"No arguments there."

"Wait a second, there's four chairs here. So who's going to be judging out of these people?" Karin asked.

"I'm the extra. I came with Murasakibara. More to see Taiga more than anything else." Himuro said, raising his hand.

Himuro and Kagami bumped fists. "Guys, this is my brother Himuro. He's the guy that taught me basketball in America. He was the first friend I ever made there as a kid." Kagami said, turning to the others as Makoto, Murasakibara and Baldroy went to sit in the open chairs.

"Brother? You must have been adopted like me." Asta said.

"Huh? Oh no, neither of us were adopted. We're just really close friends that we consider ourselves brothers." Himuro answered. "Which is exactly why both of wear these. So we'll always remember our brotherhood o matter where we are in the world."

"Wow. That sounds like you two are really close. If that's the case, how come you didn't enter with him?"

"Well for starters, I never actually heard of the show until I heard Murasakibara getting asked why he didn't join the other Miracles in the show."

"Yeah, and then I said, ' 'cause I didn't feel like it'. Why the heck would go on some dumb reality show?" Murasakibara said, chin resting on both of his hands.

"You gotta be kidding me. So you mean you'd pass up on ten million dollars because 'you didn't feel like it'?" Makoto asked.

"Amount didn't really matter, even though I 'm just now hearin' about this. I still wouldn't do it. 'Sides, what would I even spend that money on?"

"Snacks?" Kise said.

"Oh yeah. Whoops. Nothin' I can do about it now."

"Hell yeah there is. Chris, give him a contract!" Aomine said.

"What? Why would I do that? I said I'd make an exception for Asta and Noelle and that was it. And that was only because Yami came up to me and asked before but they were rejected." Chris said.

"If he decided to be lazy then he shouldn't be rewarded for it. I say don't give him a contract." Baldroy said.

"Agreed. Your foolish laziness should not be rewarded. If you decided to not look into the reality TV show further to see it's earnings then that is your responsibility." Midorima said.

"What's the big deal? Why do you want him to get a contract?" Makoto asked Aomine.

"Because, if everyone one of us were here in the beginning, this woulda been a fun way for us to prove who's the best Miracle and compete against each other." Aomine reasoned.

"Like that would have mattered, it's not like you do anything outside of basketball anyway." Kagami said.

"Just like you don't mind your own business!" Aomine said.

"So you admit I'm right then!" Kagami points at Aomine.

"No! I do things outside of basketball!"

"Oh yeah? Name it then."

"To be fair, you haven't really shown anything other than the fact that you can jump and you're scared of dogs and ghosts." Noah said.

"Now who's projecting?" Rei remarked, hands on her hips.

"WHO ASKED YOU!? THAT'S A CLEAR BOLDFACED LIE! THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T GET TO SURF WAS BECAUSE OF HER!" Kagami yelled, pointing at Mamori.

"Sorry….." Mamori said, laughing a little in embarrassment for how she acted during the field day because of the cream puffs.

"Don't be sorry manajerk. You won games didn't you?" Hiruma remarked.

Beerus cleared his throat as his ears twitched. "I hear a lot of arguing but not enough cooking. Chris, explain yourself." Beerus said, scratching behind his right ear.

"I hadn't finished picking the groups, so that's on me. When the others got here, things got off track." Chris said.

"You may want to get to it. I'm sure Lord Beerus is doesn't want to wait forever." A tall, thin humanoid angel with pale blue skin, white hair and violet eyes said, touching down on the ground after flying in the air above. He held a long scepter with a gem that floats above it in his right hand and a large light blue ring was floating around his neck. He wore a maroon robe, a black cuirass with the same decorations that Beerus had on his clothes and a blue sash along with black high-heeled shoes.

"I am Whis. Apologies for the late arrival. I am the Guide Angel Attendant of the God of Destruction Lord Beerus, who, as you may or may not know, is the God of Destruction of this Universe, Universe 7." Whis said, introducing himself.

"Yes. And he's also my Martial Arts teacher." Beerus said.

"Alright, let's get the groups for the Kings next."

"Jotaro, Mayuzumi, Eliza and Ben! You're the first group!"

"Isagi, Weiss, Din and Aomine! Group two!"

"Heather, Sly, Midorima, and Luz! Group three!"

"Zak, Sebastian, Skipper, and Maki! Group four!"

The Breakers were next.

"Miyuki, Haizaki, Ryoma, and Jenny! Group one!"

"Dwayne! Hanamiya! Jasmine! Kunigami! Group two!"

"Asta! Launch! Randy! Kaz! Group three!"

"And finally, Libby, Bass, Zak, Johnny! Group four!"

"And that's all of the groups! Go ahead and confer with yourselves now because your four hours begins now!"

"Wait." Beerus said. "If I can make a suggestion."

"Sure. What's up?" Chris asked.

"The Akko girl. She seems confident about her cooking skills. I'm curious to see what she'll come up with. Put her asa head chef."

"Uh oh." Sucy said.

"Even Lord Beerus believes in me! I've got this." Akko said.

"Also, I want Lotte as head chef too. I don't care what you have to do to do it. Make both of them ead chefs." Beerus said. "Competition is always a good motivation. This will push them to come up with the best ideas possible." Beerus said.

"In-team competition huh? I like it. I'm in full support of this idea." Baldroy said.

Lotte slumped over, her cheeks blue.

"Oi! What's the matter? You just got the job of head chef! You should be excited to get to work!" Baldroy said.

"But….. but…" Lotte said.

"No buts around here little lady! Go on! Get to work!"

Lotte slumped over and walked away.

***Confessional***

Lotte(Radical Rats):

"Honestly, I don't mind cooking. In fact, I really like that I'm able to show some meals from my home country to everyone. But….. I don't know if I can do it when someone like Beerus is judging me." Lotte said before her face turns red. "Oh I'm so nervous! If I mess up, not only could I eliminate us….. I don't even wanna think about it!"

***End Confessional***

"Akko can take my spot." Kise said.

"Huh? You sure?" Akko asked.

"Yeah! I don't mind."

"Well, looks like that decides it. Like I said, you've got four hours! Get going!" Chris said.

"Wait. Two more things. I noticed the judges have yet to introduce themselves. It would be rather odd for someone to give food to judges they know nothing about. I introduced myself. And now the others should as well." Beerus said. He looked at the other judges on his left. "Go ahead."

"My name is Baldroy. I, like Sebastian serve the young master, Ciel Phantomhive of the Phantomhive household. I'm also an American war veteran and the chef and senior staff member of the Phantomhive household. If you work hard, I promise you, you'll do just fine. I'll be critical but fair. I take pride in the kitchen, so don't give me anything but your best effort! Understand?" Baldroy said.

Next was Makoto. "I'm Makoto Kino. I don't exactly have the credentials that Baldroy does, but I can say that I'm a good friend of Rei here and a great cook as well. My dream is to own a bakery shop. And the money that I get paid here will help out with that."

"And she also signed up for the show but got rejected." Heloise added.

"You say nothing the entire we're here and you bring that up." Makoto grumbled, steam coming from her head.

"You signed up for the show too? Bummer. Would have loved to have you for the AT challenge." Rei said.

"Yeah, I saw. You'll share the money with me if you win, right?"

"Uh…."

Murasakibara had his head on the table, eyes half-open.

"Hey! Get up and introduce yourself! Don't be rude!" Baldroy said.

"Fine." Murasakibara gets his head up off table.

"I'm Atsushi Murasakibara."

"Yes. And?" Baldroy said, gesturing for him to continue. "Come on now, you've gotta have something to your name. Something you wanna grow up and do, just say something else instead of that lazy half-baked introduction."

"Come on man I said my name, what else do you want me to say? We're supposed to be doin' the challenge, right?"

"What was that!?" Baldroy said, getting up from the table, offended.

"Atsushi, it's the least you can do. Don't be rude now. You introduce yourself and I'll get you some extra snacks from the store." Himuro said.

"Fine." Murasakibara said lazily. "I'm Atsushi Murasakibara. I'm from Japan. I go to Yosen high."

"Wow. So unique and interesting." Tsukishima said sarcastically.

"He's also a member of the Generation of Miracles. And since you've had all of them here, Kuroko included, I'm sure you're all familiar with the incredible things they do. Maybe not as extraordinary as some of your abilities, but still quite remarkable for simple basketball players." Himuro said.

"You're sayin' that as if that Mirage Shot isn't cool as hell either." Kagamis said.

"Well, of course it's great. But I'm more of a side show today. You and these four are the main event." Himuro said.

"Compared to the others, it doesn't seem like it. Other than the height I guess." Yang said.

"Wait a sec, Kuro-chin was here? Where is he?" Murasakibara asked.

"He quit yesterday." Kagami said.

"You serious? Why?" Murasakibara said, eyebrows raised.

"Didn't wanna rob the opportunity of winning the money from others. We lost the last challenge. Some of the people he played with blamed themselves for the loss. But Kuroko didn't think that way, so he decided to leave to give them another chance." Kagami explained.

"He didn't have to. But it was a really nice thing for him to do." Dawn said.

"Huh." Murasakibara said. "Would have been cool to see him here too. But, oh well. I'll probably see him back in Japan so….."

"Which brings me to my second point. I want you to give Murasakibara a contract." Beerus said.

"What!?" Several people said.

"You sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. Are you really questioning me?"

"Uh, no. Course not! Okay then. Murasakibara, looks like you get a contract man. Congrats and welcome to the show. You'll get to pick your team when this episode's done."

"If you're wondering why I'm giving it to him it's because of the spirit of competition as well. I see that's the reason why Aomine wants him. And I can tell from his eyes that that's the reason as well. Even the others to an extent. So, as the God of Destruction, I will bestow my blessing and grant him this request. Aren't I nice? Makoto, Baldroy, would you like a contract as well?"

"No thank you Lord Beerus. Once this challenge is over, I must return to my duties back at the manor. No telling what antics the others have gotten into while I'm not around." Baldroy said.

"No, I'm fine. But thank you for the offer, I really appreciate it." Makoto said.

"Okay then. You're very welcome. I respect your decision. Well then, that's all. Chris, you can start the four hours now." Beerus said.

"Well, you heard him! Get to work!" Chris said.

***Confessional***

Kise(Radical Rats):

"Look, I know that I haven't really done much here other than some running and singing. But that's fine with me. I'm still having a good time here. Even if it's just talking to people. If me switching out with someone is what it takes for us to win, I'll do it. Like I said, I want to have a good time here. Doesn't mean I don't want to win along with that."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Makoto:

"I know how much being on a show like this means to Rei to show off her talents. And I don't want to take that from her, as much as I really would have liked to be here. Plus, after what I've seen between her and Kagami, I think she's got the potential to find that someone that's a match for her. And I mean from what I've seen across the entire season. You thought I wouldn't watch the season? Come on, just because I lost that opportunity doesn't mean I'm not going to cheer on a friend."

***End Confessional***

"Alright kid, you're the lead. What do you wanna do?" Rick asked Lotte.

"Well, I think we should wait and see what meals the other teams want to do first." Lotte answered.

"Makes sense." Yulaw said.

"Well, you heard her. What about us?" Kurt said to his group.

"Desert!" Akko chirped cheerfully.

"Alright, that's one decided." Kurt said.

"Aw, but I wanted to do desert." May said, dejected.

"Rock, paper, scissors for it!" Akko said.

"You're on!" May said.

May and Akko got themselves in a position to play.

"I can't believe they're actually doing this…" Rally said.

"Now I see what you mean by May acting like a kid." Karin commented.

"Rock….."

"Paper….."

"Scissors!"

May chose scissors while Akko chose rock.

"Ha! I win!" Akko cheered.

May made a pouty face before a sly grin appeared on her face.

"Hey Rally, what's your group going to make?"

"Huh. You know, I- wait a second! You're just doing this to try and make fun of me aren't you?" Rally asked, annoyed.

"What? Me? No." May said, waving her off dismissively.

"I'm not falling for it. Adrien, you're head chef!"

"Wait, but I don't even know-" Adrien started.

"Just pick one I don't care. We need to get started ASAP."

"Any idead Marinette? I'm in a pretty tough spot here." Adrien asked.

"Ah! Ah! No helping the enemy team!" Heather said to Marinette.

"But-" Marinette started.

"If we lose and you tell Adrien anything that even sounds like you're helping him and we don't win, you're gone. No questions asked. I think it's best if you zip it." Alejandro said.

Marinette knew that she was caught in a bind. And she couldn't even rely on second place because of the fact that it was double elimination. "Sorry." Marinette said to Adrien.

"If all else fails, I say stick with the basics. What meal do you feel the most comfortable in doing?" Becky F. asked.

"Hmm… I want to do something I'm comfortable with but something creative too. I'll take breakfast." Adrien decided.

***Confessional***

Adrien(Radical Rats):

"I wanted to do something creative. But at the same time, I have to remember that this is double elimination. The higher the reward, there's going to be higher risk involved as well. If I even get close to a score that's not good enough, I'll be on the chopping block. Doesn't matter if the others mess up, I'm the head chef, so more than likely, I'll be held responsible for anything that happens outside of anything that clearly was out of my hands. So I decided to just play it safe."

***End Confessional***

"Well that leaves lunch and dinner. May, Lotte, which ones do you want?" Kurt asked.

"I want to have dinner please." Lotte said.

"That's what I'm talking about. Take command!" MacArthur said, hitting her on the back, but causing her to jump a bit from the unexpected hit and causing her to have to fix her glasses.

"Well, I guess that leaves me with lunch!" May said.

Meanwhile, the Kings were finalizing their picks.

Heather had already taken charge of cooking dessert and chose to bake cookies that would be made to look like Beerus.

Sebastian, unanimously from his teammates, taking lead chef, choosing to take whatever was open and allowing the other groups to choose.

"We've wasted too much time. If you need something to cook, I have an idea." Jotaro said. "We'll take lunch."

"I suppose dinner will do." Weiss said.

"Then it's decided. Our group will handle breakfast." Sebastian said.

Surprisingly, the Breakers were already at work.

Libby had chosen to bake dessert.

Launch had chosen to make lunch.

Jasmine had chosen breakfast, with ideas given from Miyuki.

While Miyuki himself, as head chef, had taken dinner.

***Confessional***

Dwayne(Wave Breakers):

"I can't believe we're the first team already at work. I really do hope Miyuki knows what he's doing. Which, to his credit, so far, he's shown he does."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Haizaki(Wave Breakers):

"I've got no clue what he's got cookin' in that head of his, but I hope it's somethin' that'll help us win. I honestly zoned out and was just gonna go with whatever he decided. I don't really know how to cook myself. Any movements or things like that I can just copy it anyway."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Asta(Wave Breakers):

"To be honest, I know how to cook a little. But Launch's idea is way better than anything I could possibly come up with. So I have faith in her!"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Heather(Storm Kings):

"I know cookies are a staple. But I'm going to make sure they're in Beerus' likeness. Someone like him is very egotistical. So, we're going to make something to further stroke that ego and guarantee ourselves a decent score. And Luz, Midorima and Sly look like they're more than capable enough of following instructions. Even someone like Midorima that allegedly has bad cooking, which I'll take that with grain of salt, as it's Kise saying this after all, should be able to follow instructions. But hey, I shouldn't be worried. As much of a weirdo as he is about those lucky items, he's all business when it comes to challenges. And I don't have to worry about the others. I was going to give ideas to Mayuzumi but it seems like Jotaro's got it in hand. Another person I trust to get the job done. And Weiss looks like she's in control too, with Din looking like he'll keep watch of Aomine in case he does something stupid. Do I have to say anything about Sebastian? His meals should automatically get high scores." Heather said before a thought comes to her.

"Now that I think about it, what item does Midorima have today? Must be a small one today."

***End Confessional***

To avoid anyone from intentionally hogging up the kitchen and wasting the clock, each team was given a kitchen to work in via capsules. Only team members on their teams were allowed to enter their kitchens to avoid interference.

Though Midorima was about to be the first to leave. If Heather was willing to say yes to his question that was. 15 minutes had already passed.

"I apologize, but I must leave." Midorima said. "I must retrieve my lucky item for today."

"Go ahead. Just hurry back. We might need an extra pair of hands for something." Heather said.

"Thank you." Midorima said before leaving out of the kitchen.

Vegeta was off to himself, arms folded.

"Excuse me." Midorima said to him.

"What is it?" Vegeta asked.

"Do you know where any of the stores are located?"

"There should be something close by. Just walk down the street and you should see at least one." Vegeta answered.

"Thank you."

Blaineley saw him walk past onto the street as he tripped over his untied shoestrings onto his face. She also took a glance at Hiruma, who was sitting down with Mamori, on his laptop. Lanolin, Zero and X were also there. An idea came into her head.

***Confessional***

Blaineley(Wave Breakers):

"Unfortunately Hiruma's staying put. We won't be able to do anything against him because it doesn't look like he has any plans on moving. Midorima on the other hand… the problem is Alejandro and the others. He, Din and Jotaro won't be fooled. There's just way too many people here for it to work easily. This is going to take some time. But if I can somehow find a way to pin their loss on him, that's one less person to have to deal with. That accuracy, paired with range like that, is a problem. The sooner he gets eliminated, the better. Nimona is the key. The hardest part is timing. Convincing her to do it is easy. All I have to tell her is that it'll be fun. But how do I get her to act like someone that is exact opposite of her in terms of personality?"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Hiruma(Radical Rats):

Hiruma cackles. "I already know the other teams are going to try to find some way to pin it on me if we lose. Can't do that if I'm in the same place with people watching me. That's why I have the manajerk with me." Hiruma said as a devilish grin on his face.

***End Confessional***

Outside, as the teams started to work on their meals, with Doyle, Chef and Heloise(moreso robots in her case), providing them with whatever ingredients they asked for from a truck that was parked from around the back of Capsule Corp, Himuro was talking with Kagami.

"You're really not cooking?" Himuro asked.

"Nope. Kinda bummed out but hey, that's the luck of the draw. These guys look like they know what they're doin' so I don't really mind." Kagami said.

"Wait, Kagami can actually cook?" Rei asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. He can. Did he tell you about this beforehand?" Himuro asked.

"Well, kind of. He was talking more to multiple people than just me."

"I told you I could cook. Damn, I wish I was in this challenge. I'd definitely show you." Kagami said.

"While I am curious to see what you'd make, unfortunately, it's a bit late for that. The other teams have already started, and I'd like to start eating as soon as possible." Beerus said.

"Heh. You're the opposite of Rei then."

"AHA! So you're projecting again huh!?" Kagami said, pointing at her and standing up so fast and getting so worked up that he ended up, knocking over the chair he was sitting in.

"Calm down, you're gonna end up breakin' everything with that energy." Baldroy said.

"For real dude." Murasakibara said.

"Actually, I am a chef." Rei said, putting a hand on her chest proudly. "Instant curry. Particularly Hi-Curry. Authentic curry in 3 minutes."

"What?! THAT'S NOT COOKING! THAT'S WARMING FOOD IN THE MICROWAVE!" Kagami shouted.

"Well, if you want to be technical about it." Rei started before holding up a finger and trying to imitate Ami. "When you empty the contents of the packet into a bowl, you follow the instructions as necessary. Then, you heat it for three minutes and let stand for the necessary amount of time to allow it to cool. So, in a way, you are still cooking the curry since it must be heated before eaten."

Kagami could only give her a deadpan look. "Did you really have to explain it that way?... CAUSE IT STILL AIN'T REAL COOKING!" Kagami said, instantly going from a deadpan look to shouting.

"So I'm not a good cook, so what? At least I can admit to that, unlike someone here who can't admit his faults."

"What faults? What the hell are you talkin' about?"

"Uh, hello the fact that you're scared of ghosts and dogs?"

"Wait, you're really scared of ghosts man?" Murasakibara asked, eyes widened.

"Why would I tell you that? So you make fun of me?" Kagami asked.

"I basically told it to him. It's not like he doesn't know so stop trying to hide it." Rei said.

Kagami put his hands on his ears.

"What the heck are you doing?"

Kagami didn't respond.

"Hello? Earth to Kagadummy." Rei waved her arm in front of his face.

"I don't know what you're sayin', but I ain't gonna respond to it." Kagami said.

"Really coverin' your ears 'cause I hurt your feelings? What a baby."

"YOU WANNA SAY THAT AGAIN?" Kagami shouted, getting up again and getting in her face.

"Awww what's wrong? Kagababy's liwul fweelings got hurt?"

"Come on you two, calm down." Himuro said.

"Yeah. We should be focusing on the meals. Looks like all the teams are starting to really get into the thick of things." Makoto said.

Rei blew a raspberry Kagami's way when his head was turned.

"Rei." Makoto scolded.

"Okay, okay I'll stop." Rei said.

***Confessional***

Ruby G.(Wave Breakers):

"I honestly have no idea how they can go from this." *Ruby shows her phone that had the picture of their heads on each other's shoulders, both falling asleep during the second movie*

"To what's going on now. But now that I think about it, with their personalities, it makes a whole lot of sense."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Baldroy:

"Ya know, I'd say they're acting like children. But then, they are children."

***End Confessional***

As Makoto had already pointed out, the teams, especially the Breakers, had already hit their stride.

Miyuki decided to cook Gyudon.

They were already making some decent progress thanks to Jenny's help. As Miyuki was the only good cook out of the four, he was the one that gave everyone instructions on what to do.

The ingredients, which were thinly sliced beef, onion, sauce and garnish were all already cut. Miyuki had just added the sauce into the large frying pan that Haizaki was asked to bring over. Jenny and Ryoma put in the rest of the ingredients into the large frying pan to allow it to start cooking.

"Damn, this already smells good. You looked this up online?" Haizaki asked.

"Online? You saying I can't cook?" Miyuki asked with a grin, apron on, not wearing some type of hat on his head for once.

"Guess not. Didn't expect you to be this good honestly."

"Just like I didn't expect you to be booted earlier. But here we are."

Haizaki lowered his eyes at Miyuki.

"Yeah…" Haizaki said, trailing off. He looked like he wanted to say something else but decided against it.

"Speaking of booted, Ruby actually told me what that whole Team Victory thing was. And apparently, it's not a good thing. They lost so many matches that their team got disbanded." Jenny said.

"What is that? A Total Drama team?" Ryoma asked.

"Yeah. From World Tour." Jenny said.

"Yeah? Is that supposed to be us or something?" Miyuki asked.

"Well, no. At least I hope not, but people-" Jenny started before Miyuki cut him off.

"Doesn't look like it so far now doesn't it?" Miyuki asked.

"I guess not. But still-"

"Keep having doubts like that and you'll get booted next." Miyuki said. "In a way, every team here is the worst team."

"Huh? That doesn't even make any sense." Haizaki said, leaning on one of the counters.

Miyuki checked on the ingredients in the pan to make sure they weren't burning while Ryoma went to check on the rice that was steaming.

"Of course it wouldn't make any sense to the guy that cheats on tests."

"You know, if we weren't in this kitchen, I'd shake you just like Eijun would you annoying a[censored] kid. Somehow, I'd say you're more annoying than Hiruma."

"Probably because I'm hurting you mentally than physically." Miyuki remarked as he started to lower the heat on the stove.

"At any given point, any of the three teams could say they're the worst team here. If that's the case, why was no one calling the Rats the next 'Team Victory'? Or the Kings?"

"Because they haven't been losing as many games as us?"

"You sure? The Rats have 29 players left, not counting everyone in a group. We have 29 and the Kings have 30. Because of this double elimination today, it's going to be 28, 29, 29."

"While I admire the confidence, I think it's too early to be counting your chickens before they hatch." Ryoma said.

"You actually were keeping count of that?" Jenny asked.

"You weren't?" Miyuki countered.

"Besides, so what if we are 'the worst team'? There's not anywhere else I'd rather be. It'd be boring to be on a team with a bunch of strong guys already. Because then, where's the motivation to get stronger? You face strong guys. You win. You lose. The losing is what makes you realize you need to get better. Why do you think I joined Seido?"

Flashback

Miyuki was standing before several players gathered around that were all talented prodigies like he was. He was being offered to join Inashiro, the school they all declared they were going to to team up and make the ultimate team.

"Inashiro's a team with a bunch of all-stars like you guys, right? So… I want to face you as an opponent." Miyuki said confidently.

..

..

"Kazuya. I'm gonna ask you one last time." Narumiya, a teen with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes wearing a black denim jacket over a red zip-up hoodie with white drawstrings and brown pants said.

"Sorry. No." Miyuki said instantly after he finished, declining his offer to go to Inashiro again.

End Flashback

"Sometimes, there is no sad story. If you want anything close to that, Seido has only been to Nationals once since the old coach that was there before I and the others on the team came along. Of course, he quit since then. Before we arrived, that is. So don't feel sorry for me." Miyuki said, grinning. "I just want to beat….. strong guys like them! Simple as that."

"And is training why you came here as well?" Ryoma asked.

"Not exactly. While that's a great reason to stay here now, that wasn't the initial motivations." Miyuki said. "Also…. One more thing. Deimon's beating Shinryuji."

"Uh….. that's a random comment." Jenny said.

"Bathroom time! Take the ingredients off the frying pan in like a minute or two." Miyuki said, walking away.

"I'll keep an eye on it." Jenny said.

As he walks to the bathroom, he glances at Hiruma, who looks up from his laptop, blowing a bubble with his gum and grins at Hiruma.

As he looks at his team back on the monitor, he remembers back to days of him cooking by himself when he was in middle school. For both himself and his father. Though while he ate by himself. His father's plate would sit there. The steam still rising from the food and the water still being in the cup. With this happening day. After day. After day. Though every day, he still had that same confident grin that he had on his face now as he ate by himself, TV on in the background.

"I'm home." A young Miyuki said, coming from baseball practice said to his father, who was working in the steel factory next to their house, 'Miyuki steel'.

"Toku, the deadline's tomorrow." Someone wearing the same factory uniform as his father said. "Can we make it?"

"We don't have a choice." His father, Toku said, not even hearing his son talking to him. Miyuki simply smiled and walked back to their house, preparing to cook for the both of them again like always.

***Confessional***

Miyuki(Wave Breakers):

"Superpowers? I'll tell you what my superpowers are. Hard work and determination."

***End Confessional***

Meanwhile, Weiss' method of cooking dinner was… interesting.

"Hey, are you sure you're alright?" Isagi asked, putting the French bread in the oven as Weiss requested. He had a genuinely concerned look on his face.

Din was in charge of the vegetables, with Aomine being in charge of the noodles.

"Yes. Just a bit of a setback. So I had to start over." Weiss said assuredly, trying to cut the steak. Though for one, this steak was uncooked. Second, there were multiple pieces of meat in the trash that were conveniently in front of her for no one else to see under the counter she was working on. One was black and the other was cut into several small pieces but was way too pink on the inside.

As for the Rats' dinner, Lotte was shaking the entire tima as MacArthur was asking her what she needed to do, but yelling it out.

"SPEAK UP! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" MacArthur yelled.

"N-no! That's not right! You have to combine them. Like this." Lotte said, running over to where MacArthur was, having to leave the oil in the frying pan unattended, not even noticing that she turned the knob too high because of the fact that MacArtur scared her with her yelling.

Lotte showed MacArthur what she meant by combining the breadcrumbs and sour cream with her hands slowly and gently.

"See? Now you have to let the breadcrumbs absorb it for 10 minutes." Lotte said before realizing the onions started to burn.

"Oh no!" Lotte said, hands on her head.

Yulaw, with incredible speed went to turn off the stove.

"Next time, try not to overwork yourself." Yulaw said before giving her friendly taps on the shoulder. "Try again."

"Okay." Lotte said, nodding.

***Confessional***

Yulaw(Radical Rats):

"She better do well. Otherwise, I'll make sure she'll be on the chopping block. Not me."

***End Confessional***

Lotte tried again with the onions by chopping them.

"LOTTE! I'M SITTIN' HERE DOING NOTHING! WHAT'S NEXT!" MacArthur yelled out, scaring Lotte again, and unknowingly causing some pieces of onion to be in bowl.

"No! You just have to wait." Lotte said. "If you want, you can take care of the potatoes. Thank you!"

Lotte sighed before turning her attention back to the food.

"You got it!" MacArthur said, giving a thumbs up.

"Alright, bread's almost done. What else?" Rick asked.

"Make sure you have the lingonberry jam. Just set it to the side." Lotte said.

"It's crazy seeing Lotte take the lead like this." Sucy commented.

"You mean she's never done this before?" Fiona asked.

"Take charge? No way."

"She still looks pretty nervous though. She's gotta calm herself down. She's doing okay." Rei said.

***Confessional***

Lotte(Radical Rats):

"I never knew being head chef would be this tiring."

***End Confessional***

Transition back to the Breakers, Jasmine was doing an omelette. The omelette was already mostly set. She flipped it and turned off the heat.

"Omelettes. A classic but it gets the job done." Dwayne said.

"Exactly. As much as I would like to do something creative, it's too much of a risk honestly. However, we could do something on the side, since we might be done early. What do you guys want?" Jasmine asked.

"French toast. Why not have something a little sweet?" Dwayne suggested.

"Any suggestions Hanamiya? Kunigami?" Jasmine asked.

"Why not mix it up a bit? How about some cinnamon roll french toast sticks?" Hanamiya suggested.

"Something a little different…. I see. Great idea." Jasmine said.

"Do a third side. Would feel weird to have just one." Kunigami said.

"Okay then. Makes sense. Any suggestions? Requests?"

"Nothing in particular. Do what you want."

"Just try something healthy. Apple slices." Hanamiya suggested.

"Good thinking! A good balance." Jasmine said.

"Everything's going along fine it looks like. Like what you're seein' so far?" Chris asked the judges.

"I'll wait to have my judgements until everything's done. But I will say, I'm concerned with Weiss. That's the third. Maybe fourth piece of meat I've seen her with. And she's been there for a while. There's no way in hell it should take that long to cook meat." Baldroy said.

"Same. Everyone looks like they're trying, so I have no complaints." Beerus said.

"'S cool. I guess." Murasakibara said, head on the table again.

"I'm really excited to see what everyone has. Especially the dishes from other countries. Even if I don't know them I like to keep an open mind." Makoto said. "I do have to say though, Weiss is the most concerning. And Midorima still isn't back yet. Hope he's okay."

It was revealed, that he in fact, wasn't. He almost got ran over, was drenched in water, lost his shoe, almost turned his ankle, and his phone had died on him when he was trying to check the time.

The musical for the day was in fact, given to him. And it was all about him being on his quest to purchase his lucky item for the day.

Kuroko's Basketball SOLO MINI ALBUM Vol.3 or -Shooting My Luck- Song 4: Where is it? Played

A/N: I won't play it here as that would waste time, but know that the musical did belong to him for this episode. Of course, you're free to listen to it if you'd like, which is why I put it here.

"This is exactly why I need my lucky items. This wouldn't have happened had I been able to retrieve it prior." Midorima said aloud, walking, adjusting his glasses after wiping them clean. When he did, he noticed the store in front of him.

"Finally." Midorima said before walking to the store. He pulled on the handle. But just his luck, the second he did, it fell off.

Midorima could only sigh, looking down in exhaustion more than annoyance.

Even with this, his team seemed to have been faring well enough.

Kuroshitsuji OST 1 ~ 06 Plays(Best bet is to copy-paste this. I don't think there's an English translation to the rest. I could be wrong though)

For example, Sebastian was directing everyone fairly well, with all of them being more than willing to follow his instructions.

Skipper, with precision, tossed the bay leaves to Sebastian, who caught them with ease. He added them to the Kadhai deep fry pan along with spices and awaited for them to crackle.

After they crackled, Sebastian added the onion, ginger, garlic paste and fried them all together until the raw smell went off and looked brownish in color.

The minced green chilies were quickly given to by Maki along with tomato puree.

"I'm surprised you're not jumping around or anything like that." Maki said to Zak S.

"Well duh. That's because I know this isn't the place for it. Who do you think I am the other me?" Zak S. said. "Hand me a towel please."

Maki hands her a towel to allow him to wipe his hands clean from the red chili powder that he had on his fingers.

"Well I'd hope not. That kid is nothing but trouble honestly." Maki said.

"I trust you two are still at work." Sebastian said to Maki and Zak.

"Well yeah, we can work and talk." Zak said to Skipper.

"And yeah, tell me about it. I'm willing to bet the only reason he's here is to try to ruin this for me. And use the money for himself. Only reason his team keeps him around isn't just about usefulness. Some of the others on that team don't exactly look like they're above cheating. Or borderline anyway. Like Haizaki." Zak said to Maki.

"You mean he never told you?" Maki asked as she was measuring some water in a measuring cup.

"Nope. Thing is though, why would he have to? We're not friends. So he's got no reason to tell me anything if he wanted to." Zak S. said, getting the coconut milk.

"Makes sense. Still though, it'd be nice to hear hismotivations compared to yours. And also, I think you're being a little too harsh on Haizaki. It'd be one thing if his antics continued and they still kept him. But they haven't. I'd say Miyuki is trouble for a different reason. He reminds me way too much of Gojo with how he acts. Or Hiruma, minus the guns."

"Who's Gojo?"

"I don't care what his motivations are. They're gonna be squashed! He can take his motivations and stick them up his-" Skipper started before the camera cut to the next team.

Music suddenly stops

Adrien decided to do blueberry pancakes with muffins, bacon, eggs and strawberries.

"Looks like we're almost done." Rally said, hands on her hips as she looked at the sliced strawberries.

"Yep. I know it's nothing special, but if we can't wow them, we can give them a little extra too and add some things to the side." Adrien said.

"I'm all for it. As long as we get a decent score." Kurt said.

"You doing okay Axl?" Adrien asked.

Axl gave him a thumbs up. "It's no fight, but I'll take it. Actually…. I guess I could say it's a fight with these ingredients."

"Wonder how May and Becky are doing." Rally said.

The former was actually decent. May decided to do shrimp salad.

"Man, this smells really nice." Morty said.

"At the cost of these poor shrimps. I'm so sorry. You're sacrifice won't be in vain." Dawn said to the shrimps.

"So, how would you say your friends are faring?" Puss asked May as he tossed lettuce and tomatoes in the air and sliced them with ease.

"Rally? Don't know. She definitely wouldn't be head chef. So I guess she'd be alright. As for Becky, that one's a definite don't know. Like I said, I've never seen her in the kitchen before so this'll be interesting." May answered.

"So wait, you and Rally live together?" Morty asked.

"Yeah. We do. The house is Rally's though."

"I assume you two met each other on one faithful encounter." Puss said.

"I guess you could say that." May said, leaving it at that.

"I hope Lotte's doing okay with Rick." Morty remarked as he was drying his hands after washing them.

"He said something about Lotte being his temp Morty for the day. Wonder what that was about?" May said.

"Yeah. He does that sometimes. I know it seems like he comes off as an a[censored]hole but he really is a good person. Honest. Even if he doesn't make the right decisions sometimes. Admittedly, I don't either. But sometimes, I-I just don't know what to do. I want to fix the stuff Rick messes up. But then I just end up making it worse. And then I just end up taking the brunt of the blame." Morty said.

"Oh I know. Rick's aura told me all I need to know about the person he really is. Same with Hiruma." Dawn said.

"If you don't mind me asking, what does Rick's and Hiruma's auras say? Is say the right word to use?" May asked, still patting the shrimp dry.

"Well for Rick, I sense a lot of pain in his soul. From loss. Which seems to be clouded when he drinks. For Hiruma, despite his outward showing, he is a person that seems to garner a lot of disappointment for his father rather than hate. Along with a soul that simply refuses to burn out."

"It would appear Rick is trying to drink away his pain." Puss said. "I won't ask you or Rick the details. But I will say that the pain from loss. Especially those that you care about very closely, doesn't go away easily. No matter how you try to hide it. His time with you on both seasons has told me all I needed to know about the person he really is inside."

"As for Lotte, I am not worried Morty. Even with her sweet personality, she has shown her strength by being willing to lead, even after what happened in the last challenge she was in. The niña may have not been heard as well as her friends, but after today….. I am confident that everyone will see her now. Just like everyone saw Kuroko in the last challenge." Puss said, grinning confidently.

The same confidence couldn't be said for Becky and Akko though.

"Give me that! You're doing it wrong!" Akko said, taking the spoon from Becky F.

"No, you're doing it wrong! That is not how you mix that!" Becky said, taking the spoon back.

"Oh I'm sorry, who's the head chef here?"

"Guys! Stop it!" Becky B. said, taking the bowl, and all of the utensils from both of them in a flash.

"Head chef or not, I don't care. Just start over. Becky, for someone that's not head chef, you're trying to be controlling way too much. And Akko, I'm not much of a chef, but you really don't look like you know what you're doing." Kurt said.

"I keep telling her that putting all of those ingredients together will make it a mess. Just go with a select few." Becky F. said.

"But putting them all together is what makes it yummy!" Akko said.

"Look, you two are going to have to compromise. Now we don't have all day. Keep this up and one of you will have to take responsibility for us losing if that happens." Becky B. said. "As a matter of fact." She hands both of them half the cooking utensils she had each.

"Both of you only get half the ingredients and half the utensils. Which means, you're going to need the other to finish. If you can't work together, then you won't be able to make anything. And no, none of you will be able to hand each other the utensils. That would defeat the whole purpose of working together. And just to make sure, Kurt and I are blocking you two off from interacting with each other until you actually need to."

"You can't be serious! We don't have time for this!" Becky F. said.

"If you were thinking about time before you wouldn't have wasted that and ingredients fighting." Kurt said.

"Now we have to start over. Akko, if you need help, say something. I doubt we'll have time to start over again." Kurt said.

"And Becky, I understand you want to win, but you have to respect other people's opinions too. Even if you're right, you can't just be overbearing like that." Becky B. said to Becky F.

"Fine. But please, don't use all of the ingredients. That'll be way too much flavor. You have to remember that that stuff has to go into an oven." Becky F. said to Akko.

"Huh. Oh yeah! You're right!" Akko said.

***Confessional***

Becky F.(Radical Rats):

"Why is Akko head chef again?"

***End Confessional***

Heather, Luz and Sly were still working on the cookies, trying to get Beerus' likeness as accurate as possible.

"It'd definitely be helpful if we had another helping hand." Sly remarked as he finished up one of the cookies.

"True, but we can't complain. He has been carrying his weight in the things he's been asked to do. So I'd say let him do it if he wants. For now." Heather said.

As soon as Heather said this, a thought came to Yami Bakura.

***Confessional***

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"I think I might have an idea. If this works, you can say goodbye to another Miracle."

***End Confessional***

Bakura walks up to Nimona, who was leaning back against a chair, bored.

"Hey Nimona, do you mind if I talk to you for a bit?"

"Sure, why not. I'm soooooooooo bored."

"I'm sorry to hear that. Want to go to a store with me? I'm thinking about getting a few snacks."

"A chance to actually look around? I'll take it!"

They started to walk in the streets. But it didn't take long for Bakura to turn towards Nimona and stop, patting his back pockets.

"Oh dear. I think I may have forgotten my wallet."

"Are you serious?"

"I'm afraid so. Those cookies that Heather, Luz and Sly are making actually look pretty good. And I'm a little hungry, but scared to actually ask myself. That's….. why I was going to just go to the store to buy one."

"Oh I get it. Why didn't you say so? I got the best disguise right here!" Nimona said, turning to Midorima.

"I am Midorima. I like lucky items and talk even weirder than my boss Ballister." Nimona said, playing with the glasses on her face thanks to changing to him. This impression caused Bakura to laugh. Or well, fake one anyway.

"Unfortunately though, Heather's pretty smart. It'll take more than that to fool her."

"You're right. I'm gonna have to bring my A-game with this impression." Nimona said before breathing in hard and eventually breathing out.

"I'm ready." "Midorima" said, pushing up "his" glasses.

***Confessional***

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"Now we wait for her to cause chaos." Yami Bakura said before laughing.

***End Confessional***

"Midorima" returns back to where the others were.

"Midorimacchi! You're back!" Kise said.

"Of course I'm back you imbecile." "Midorima" said.

"No need to be mean." Kise said, slumping forward.

"Why is he walking so….. stiff?" Blake commented.

"It's Midorima. What do you expect from a guy like him?" Falcon said.

"Fair point."

He walked into the kitchen where Heather, Luz and Sly were.

"Good. You're back. Since we've got some extra time we were thinking of adding on a couple of things." Heather said. "We'll probably need an extra set of hands if we want to get it done."

"Did you get your lucky item for today?" Luz asked.

"Um…" Midorima started.

"Doesn't matter if he got it or not. Enough time has passed already. It's time to get to work." Heather said.

"Before we start. I'd like to take one of the cookies. Actually…..two." Midorima said.

"Tough luck. All of them are for Lord Beerus, so no." Heather said.

"Besides, did you even wash your hands?" Sly asked, half-jokingly but half-serious as well.

"Please. Bakura wanted to ask for one as well but was too shy to." Midorima said.

"Well too bad for him. He's not getting a cookie." Heather said.

"Come on Heather, one cookie shouldn't affect anything." Luz said.

"Will Lord Beerus see it that way though?" Heather reasoned.

Midorima suddenly had two cookies in his hands.

"Hey! I said no!" Heather said before Midorima ran out.

"Come back here!" Heather said, running after him before tackling him, causing the cookies to fly out of his hands. One of them hit Beerus on the head and broke apart.

Vegeta noticed this but was too late. But he still was going to try to quickly fly over to try and cool things down.

"I-I'm sorry Lord Beerus! I'm sure it was a mistake! R-right?" Vegeta said, turning to Heather and Midorima, who were both caught of guard by Vegeta's display. Heather nodded while Midorima said, "Uh, yeah."

"I must say….. whatever you come up with better satisfy me. Or else there will be serious consequences." Beerus said, catching the other cookie and crushing it in his hand.

"Of course Lord Beerus! That's why we're making some other things too along with the cookies!" Heather said before turning to Midorima, gritting her teeth. "Right Midorima." He was gone. And that disappearance was about to make her blow a gasket.

***Confessional***

Heather(Storm Kings):

"If Vegeta's scared of him, as powerful as he is, I know better than to mess with him directly. If he was ever in a season….. actually. Let me not say anything."

***End Confessional***

"Where's Midorima?" Heather asked Alejandro as he returned from trying to chase him down.

"I don't know. I lost him. Which shouldn't even be possible. Even for someone like him." Alejandro said, returning.

"If you find him, bring him to me. I'm going to deal with him myself." Heather said, walking away back into the kitchen.

Nimona, who was a mantis, changed back into her normal self in front of Bakura, who was off to himself, looking at his cards now.

"Sorry. Couldn't get one for you." Nimona said.

"Don't worry about it. At least you tried." Bakura said.

***Confessional***

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"Now it's just time to wait for that fool to return. And then, once he does, it's over. I just have to hope they actually lose this challenge or this will be for nothing."

"I would ask her to do something for the Rats. But the problem is, that's two times in a row someone may be acting strange. And they may think something's up. It's all just a waiting game now."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Alejandro(Storm Kings):

"I don't care what he's done for us so far. When you do something like that…. you will pay."

***End Confessional***

The only bad quality from the lunch side of things for them was that it was….. too quiet. That was about it.

"Man, you guys could at least say something. Make it a little more fun." Ben said, adding more ingredients to the pot.

"What for? We're almost done anyway." Jotaro said, using his Stand to help rapidly and perfectly cut the vegetables and mushrooms.

Ben sighs.

"Personally I don't see the reason why you'd be so concerned about it. Especially when we're not exactly cooks." Mayuzumi said.

"Actually, I'm an okay cook. Nothing special. But obviously, I'd need to at least be able to fend for myself. Besides, it's not that hard to follow instructions." Octavia said.

"True. Still though, I think you underestimate the costs of college. Sometimes things can get….. rough to say the least."

"Tell me then. What exactly is college life like? I believe you're the only person here that has explicitly stated they're in college."

"Aren't you a demon though? Do you actually need to go to school?" Ben asked.

"Just because I'm a demon doesn't mean I had no type of education." Octavia said, giving him a look.

"Don't get excited. Granted, you aren't the type of person to be that way, but still. It's nothing special. It's just more classes. Harder. And more expensive." Mayuzumi said to Octavia.

"In other words, it's the same as school now for the most part. Public school anyway." Octavia said.

"Pretty much."

"Man, with all of that talk, I'm glad I don't go. You guys make it sound like the worst thing in the world. Granted, I'm not exactly a school fanatic."

"It's not. That's just the reality." Mayuzumi said as Octavia handed him a towel to dry his hands with. "I know some people are different, but for me, College is just a means for me to get a better career. That's it."

"Considering how unenthused you are about basketball compared to the others, I'd assume that's not the one you want." Octavia said.

"Of course not. I only started basketball to increase my physical conditioning and strength. I wouldn't say I love it by any means. If it wasn't for Akashi I would have stayed in the third string. And then just quit entirely. Of course, that was in high school. I don't play it in college. It's not just the lack of interest. I just don't have time for it so I cut it loose. Besides, why would I continue to play something I don't feel any connection to?"

"Why quit? Don't you have the same abilities as Kuroko?" Ben asked, which caused Mayuzumi to frown. Jotaro was watching the pot, until it was ready.

"Because what was the point? Why try for something that you know you can't reach? I don't have the skills of a Miracle or an Uncrowned King. Or even some of the better players on Rakuzan that aren't either. They're good enough but that's it. That's why." He said bluntly.

"Okay then. Thanks for the honest answer."

Mayuzumi didn't respond.

"Tough crowd." Ben said.

"You wanted to talk right? This is what you got." Octavia said which only caused Ben to sigh.

***Confessional***

Ben(Storm Kings):

"Compare this guy to Kuroko. It's like he's just… uninspired or unenthused. Not lazy like Murasakibara looks like he is. Just….. uninspired. Man, these three are some of the most boring, unapproachable people ever. I really wish Rex or Zak were here to spice things up. Heck, I'd take Rook."

***End Confessional***

It was a lot more lively on the Breakers' side of things.

Launch had decided to make a "Super Meat Bowl".

(A/N: This dish was inspired by a meal from the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Video Game)

"Wow this is a lot of meat." Randy commented. "Vegetarians are definitely gonna have a heart attack seeing this."

"It still looks great so far though!" Asta commented.

"Yeah! I kind of wish I could taste some myself. Thinking about it makes me so hungry!" Kaz said.

"I know. Looks great right? I've heard Chi-Chi makes this for Goku." Good Launch said.

"That looks so good!" Kurita commented.

"It's like Launch is Hiruma and Mamori in one." Sena said.

"Even with that, she's got nowhere close to the manajerk's brains." Hiruma commented.

"Thanks. I think." Mamori said in a deadpan tone. "I really wish you'd stop calling me that." She grumbled.

"How about f[censored]ing manager then?" Hiruma proposed, a devilish grin on his face.

"That isn't any better either!"

***Confessional***

Hiruma(Radical Rats):

"If I had to choose her or the f[censored]ing manager, I'd choose the f[censored]ing manager every time. No one, not even she can replace her and what she does."

***End Confessional***

Libby was actually faring well with the group she was placed with. Zak and Bass were willing to follow Libby's instructions perfectly, with Johnny, with flair, also following Libby's instructions. The were making toffee matzo bark. Though she requested them to be in the shape of turtles.

"This is coming out a lot better than I thought." Libby said, as Zak sprinkled on the chocolate.

"Well I'd hope so. We're doing everything you asked." Zak M. said.

"True but…. never mind."

"Don't you worry kid. This is gonna knock their socks off. You've got the JB seal of approval." Johnny said as he posed, having one hand out as he spread the chocolate, doing different poses with each brush stroke.

"Thanks. I really appreciate it." Libby said.

"Save the appreciations until this get served." Bass said.

The frustrations started to continue for the Kings back on the dinner side of things though. And the dessert side too.

"Why didn't you say you didn't know how to cook?" Din asked Weiss, the latter being frustrated.

"Because I didn't want to let you guys down! The rest of you three said you didn't know how to cook much either so I tried to lead and take matters into my own hands. I'm sorry!" Weiss said, hands covering her face.

"All she had to do was ask for help." Ruby R. said.

"Except it's Weiss. She doesn't like doing that remember?" Blake replied.

"Great. I don't know what else to do." Isagi said. "And we're running out of time."

"Hey." Aomine said, said, trying to get her attention. "Look, I know you blame yourself. And yeah, you should have asked for help."

"Well duh. Maybe I should have figured that out a while ago." Weiss said, uncovering her face, but slumped over as Din and Isagi cleaned up the mess that Weiss had made.

"Look, we still have time. Giving up and shutting down isn't going to help things."

"You expect us to collaborate and come up with something within an hour?"

"Well what other ideas do you have? Giving up? You realize if that happens you'll probably be the one that leaves, right?" Aomine said before looking at something on his phone and then showing it to Weiss. "Spaghetti and meatballs. I know it's nothing special but it's better than nothing. Whatever you need, I'll help you out. Do you know anything about cooking at all?"

"Other than some of the utensils… no."

"Alright. Well, that's a start. Din, Isagi, you guys ready to get started again?"

Din nodded. "Whatever you need."

"Sure." Isagi said.

As everyone went to get the ingredients, Midorima returned, his clothes looking slightly wet and his hair being slightly wet as well.

"Wow. You look like s[censored] Midorima." Aomine said in a deadpan tone, looking at him as he had bread in his hand.

"Don't you think I know that?" Midorima said, not pleased before calming down. "At the very least, I have my lucky item. Now I can return to work."

"With an hour left!?" Aomine said.

"You act like I'm the only one there on the team." Midorima said.

"Okay, maybe I overreacted, but still." Aomine said.

"Aomine, we're wasting time. Let's go." Din said.

Midorima went inside where Heather, Luz and Sly were.

"You!" Heather said, pointing to him.

"Apologies for the delay. I-"

Heather yanked him over forcefully, causing him to drop the stuffed bear onto the floor.

"My lucky item! It'll be ruined!" Midorima said.

"Lucky item? You've got some nerve bringing that up now!"

"What in the world are you talking about? I told you I needed to retrieve it before you all started." Midorimaa said.

"But you said you didn't have it." Luz said.

"Yes. That's why I left to purchase it."

"So I guess you went back and tried again and found a store." Sly said.

"I only went to one store."

"Look, enough talking! You want to apologize? Get to work! Now!" Heather said, putting a bowl and utensils in his hand.

Midorima nodded.

"Wow she is mad." Luz said.

"Can you blame her? He came in, took cookies and just ran off. That sounds like something I'd do, not Midorima. What was that about?" Sly said.

"I'm not sure. That is weird." Luz said.

"Weird or not. We don't have much time to talk about it. Let's go people! Chop chop!" Heather said, clapping.

Meanwhile, Aomine was trying to walk Weiss through on what to do with the spaghetti and meatballs.

"Now the noodles, since these are boxed, you can break these up if you want." Aomine said to her.

"Sure. It'll make them easier to eat, right?" Weiss asked.

"Well yeah. But you don't have to if you don't want to. Don't just listen to me for everything."

"I think it's best I do. Considering what happened when the last time I tried to do things without people's help."

"Look, you're being way too hard on yourself."

"Why shouldn't I be? It's my fault. Personally, I think you're taking this way too casually."

"I'm not saying what you did was right. You definitely should have asked for help. Otherwise, we'd probably be making something better than this. Which is kinda funny coming from me."

"Coming from you? What do you mean?"

"To be honest, I wasn't exactly the person that asked for help either. Remember when I said I had a lot of issues that I needed to work on before as a person? Yeah. That was another issue I had. Not just asking for help. Believing I was above getting help. Abandoning Kuroko. Skipping practice. Disrespecting my seniors…. Hey Din! How're those sausages looking?" Aomine asked.

"Good progress." Din said, carefully cutting the sausage links.

"And acting like an a[censored]hole to the only person that really cared for me at the time, Momoi." Aomine said.

"Sounds like….. Haizaki?" Isagi said, passing by, getting paper towels.

"Eeeyep." Aomine said.

"Considering what I heard from you with Cameron. And how much you stand up for Kuroko, it must have been a very drastic change." Weiss said.

"I guess. It shouldn't have ever gotten like that in the first place though. It's not Tetsu's fault. Or anyone else's. It's mine."

Din and Isagi put meatballs and sausages next to the two.

"Well, looks like we're all set." Aomine said. "I'll let you handle the rest and I'll just help with whatever you need."

"Are you crazy? After what just happened?"

"Yeah. It's easy. I trust you."

"Nope. You're gonna walk me through this. I don't care." Weiss said, forcefully grabbing his hand.

"Fine. Alright, so first….." Aomine started.

"I've never seen Aomine be this patient before." Kagami commented.

"Yeah. Other than with Kurokocchi's dog, he's usually never like this. Even with Momoicchi." Kise said. "But, then again, usually when you two are around each other, it's both of you just arguing or yelling at each other."

"Probably doesn't want to break her confidence yelling. That's only going to make things worse." Makoto said.

"Confidence? She's basically asking him to handhold her through this. Doesn't sound like confidence to me." Baldroy said. "Same with Lotte. She's lookin' shaky too. Hangin' in there, but shaky."

Eventually, time was up.

"TIME!" Chris called out.

"Compared to last time to when everyone finished early, some of 'em are finishing last minute. This is gonna be interesting." Chef said.

"Agreed." Chris said.

"Finally, it feels like an eternity. With all of this waiting, I better be satisfied." Beerus said.

"You know what they say, good things comes to those that wait." Makoto said.

"I hope this holds true. For the most part, most of 'em look good. But looks mean nothin'. Now it's taste." Baldroy said.

"The teams will be out in just a minute. Until then, let's take a quick break." Chris said.


*Commercial Break*

"And now a Total Drama Across the Multiverse Video Message From Home, to Rick and Morty!" The announcer said as both Rick and Morty were seen on the screen, shocked looks on their faces from something that wasn't seen.

"Hey Rick. Morty." Jerry Smith, Morty's father and Rick's father-in-law said. He has a medium complexion and scruffy, dirty brown hair, with slight curls. He has dimples and wears a dark green shirt, with a brown and beige stripe in the middle. He also wears light blue long pants and black shoes.

"We know we didn't do this the last season you guys were on, so we made sure that we did it for this one." Beth Smith, Jerry's wife, Morty's mother and Rick's daughter said. She had a pale complexion, an oval-shaped face and shoulder-length blonde hair. She wore a red collar shirt, blue pants and white shoes.

"Yep." Summer Smith, Morty's sister said, phone in hand. She was a teenager that had shoulder-length ginger hair and wore a bright pink tank-top, white capri-pants and black slip-on shoes.

"I know it's not anything that you guys haven't done before, but we thought it'd be nice to tell the both of you good luck in the show." Beth said.

"Moreso Morty than Rick. He's shown he can handle himself pretty well." Jerry said.

"Don't listen to what d[censored]s like Agon have to say. You can pull your weight too Morty." Summer said.

"Summer, language." Jerry started.

"It's not like it's not gonna be censored anyway."

"Regardless though, we hope both of you stay safe. Multiverse traveling experience or not, what Chris has had going on is still pretty dangerous." Beth said.

"Rick, if you don't do anything else, please bring my son back safe." Jerry said.

"With someone like Hiruma there, that's gonna be tough." Summer said.

"Or… try not to kill anyone like you did last time. Doesn't matter if he did deserve it. Because he did. But still, please try to avoid doing that if you can. And as for you Morty, I hope you make some friends. And I mean some really meaningful ones. Sena, Lotte, and Kuroko look nice." Beth said.

"Other than that, I think that's about it. Good luck again guys and we hope you win!" Beth said.

"This has been a Total Drama Across the Multiverse Video Message From Home!"

Short: An advertisement for Hiruma blackmailing writers/companies(A short inspired by G-Man always bringing up blackmailing writers/companies/higher ups lol)

A/N: Guys, I hate that I have to say this, but this is just jokes. Nothing serious. If you actually like the things that are made fun of I don't hate you lol. Everyone's opinions deserves to be respected, regardless if you agree or disagree with it.

Hiruma, in a suit and tie, one of his several attires/disguises, appeared in front of the screen.

Eyeshield 21 Hiruma's theme plays during the entire ad

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Mamori, also in business attire, appeared.

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The screen changed to several deals and people Hiruma has blackmailed over the years as a voice that oddly sounded like Sena's was heard. "For more details call 555-771-8021. Call in the next 21 hours and we'll get you a deal for 10% off! Remember, this deal expires in 21 hours, so act now! That's 555-771-8021. 555-771-8021. Remember, we don't just defeat our competitors in sales. We murder them! Ya-ha."

*End Commercial Break*


"Welcome back! After this short break, the teams are out and ready to serve their meals!" Chris announced.

The 12 groups of 4 all walk out with their dishes.

"Meatballs huh? Those look nice." Morty said to Lotte.

"Thanks. I…"

"What is it? Something wrong?"

"It's nothing. Just a little nervous is all." Lotte said, giving him a friendly smile.

"Look, I know Rick can come off as a jerk sometimes, but he really is a good person. Trust me."

"To be honest, I haven't had much problems with Rick at all."

"Really? That's good to hear."

"Luz. I'd like to talk to you after this challenge." Midorima said.

"Uh….. okay. Sure!" Luz said, a little caught off guard by his request.

"Alright, each of these will be graded out of ten. Don't ask me to change the scores because I have no control over that. They do. Now let's get started! Breakfast is up first!" Chris announced.

"Blueberry pancakes with muffins, bacon, eggs and strawberries. And of course a glass of orange juice." Adrien said.

"Nothing wrong with the classics I'd say." Rally said.

The four judges eat the meal.

"Not bad. Nothing special but it gets the job done. 7." Baldroy said.

"'S cool. I guess. Can't blame ya for not thinking of anything really special though. 10." Murasakibara said.

"A 10!? It sounds like you don't even really like it! What is that!?" Courtney complained.

"That's how he always sounds most of the time." Aomine said.

"It's fine. I definitely agree with Murasakibara though. Not everyone's able to do these super complicated or unique cuisines. And sometimes, you don't have to. I liked that you added some sides too. 10." Makoto said.

"I suppose it's passable. But I was hoping for something more excited. 6." Beerus said.

"33 points! A decent start." Chris said.

"Next up, the Kings."

"May we present to you all, Bengali Egg Curry in Coconut Milk, also known as Dimer Malai Curry." Sebastian said. "Enjoy."

The judges, except for Beerus, eat the meal.

"A great dish as always Sebastian. 10 out of 10!" Baldroy said.

"How do we know that's not biased?" Rei asked.

"Trust me, it's not. I'm going to be fair with everyone. I promise."

"Yep. Same here. I already know Midochin and Minechin aren't exactly good cooks, so I'm gonna rate 'em based off what they give me. If they suck, they suck. If they're good, they're good." Murasakibara said.

"I don't have a good feeling about this at all." Weiss said.

"It'll be fine. But yeah, Midorima's cooking is terrible. Glad he's not head chef. Only Satsuki's worse than him." Aomine said.

"Speaking of which….. I guess it's good. 10's cool." Murasakibara said.

"Gotta say, I agree. 10. This is incredible." Makoto said.

"I'll be the judge of that." Beerus started before eating the meal.

Beerus put down the spoon, eyes closed after his eyes were widened. He then got up from the chair.

"L-Lord Beerus! I'm sorry!" Vegeta said. He then grabbed Zak. "What did you do!?"

"I didn't do anything!" Zak S. insisted.

"Calm yourself Vegeta." Beerus said. 'All I simply wanted to do….. is to shake the hand of the people that crafted such an incredible meal!" He said, a joyful smile on his face.

Beerus shook the hands of all four, with Zak being caught off guard the most.

"How did you all create such an incredible meal?" Beerus asked.

"I am simply one hell of a butler." Sebastian said.

"Oh. My apologies, Lord Beerus." Vegeta said before tuning to the others. "Good job. Looks like you've done the opposite of what I thought you did to Lord Beerus." He said before walking away.

"Wow. Not even an apology." Zak S. said.

"Vegeta isn't the type of guy to apologize so good luck getting that out of him." Rally said.

"I can see that."

"Well, apology or not, we got the job done, so I'm happy. Perfect 40. I'll take it." Maki said.

"Looks like we're next." Dwayne said.

"An omelette with cinnamon roll french toast sticks and apple slices. And of course, orange juice. Enjoy!" Jasmine said proudly.

All four judges eat the meal.

"Great job. Not much else to say other than that honestly. Solid 8." Baldroy said.

"Guess it's fine. Should have added a meat though. That's my only complaint. 9." Murasakibara said.

"You're really gonna take a point off for that Atsushi? Come on man." Haizaki said.

"Shoulda added it. And I'm not changin' it either." Murasakibara said.

"Don't fret Haizaki. A 9's still very good." Jasmine said.

"The apple slices are a nice touch. Balance of sweet and a fruit to round out the main dish. I really would have liked to see one more side though, but that's not a major complaint. 9." Makoto said.

"Like I said to Adrien. I suppose it's fine. Passable, but nothing to really wow me. Personally, I like when you take risks. It makes it more exciting for me since I don't know what to expect. For example, I've never seen what Sebastian served, nor have I heard of it. But I greatly enjoyed it nonetheless. 6." Beerus said.

"32. Not a bad start." Hanamiya said. "Good job Jasmine." He said, raising his hand for a high five that Jasmine took.

***Confessional***

Hanamiya(Wave Breakers):

"Not much of a cooker, so I don't really have much of an opinion here. Decent job nonetheless but it's not over yet obviously."

***End Confessional***

"Next is lunch!" Chris called out.

"Shrimp salad! With pineapple sauce! Enjoy!" May said, giving the judges a smile.

"Still adding that sauce huh?" Rally asked with a deadpan look on her face.

"What? It's good!"

"It's actually a decent addition. Unexpected, but good. 7. I think you went overboard though. That's where you lost points." Baldroy said.

"I told you to stop applying so much of that stuff on everything." Rally said.

"Says the girl that can't cook!"

"Wha- that's a low blow May and you know it!"

"No it's not! Increase your cooking skills then!"

"Is this just gonna be my job the entire season? Give it a rest." Kurt said, getting in between the two.

"I actually kinda like the sauce. 10." Murasakibara said.

"I actually do think you went overboard with the sauce. Next time, take it easy on it. It takes over the taste of the other food way too much when there should be a proper balance. 6." Makoto said.

"See?" Rally said.

"Oh put a sock in it no-cooker." May said.

"What was that!?"

"You heard me. Youuuuuu cann't cook!" May said.

"What's the big deal? I don't know how to cook either and I came out fine." Rei said.

"I'll save what I have to say after Lord Beerus gives his score." Rally said.

"Yes. I liked that you added the sauce. But….. I must agree with Makoto. You went overboard. But, surprisingly I will be more generous than her and give a 7." Beerus said.

"30 points. That's all your 'cooking skills' could get you?" Rally mocked.

"At least I actually took a risk!" May said.

"And guess what, you paid for it!" Rally said.

Hiruma tased both Rally and May.

"F[censored]ing weapon freaks. Shut your mouths!" Hiruma said.

"You know what, that was actually kinda needed. Kinda." Reagan said. "Also, that's really ironic coming from you."

"Yosenabe. It's a Japanese Hot Pot. Wasn't sure what drinks you preferred, so we went with water." Jotaro said.

After tasting the meal, they all gave their judgements.

"Huh. This is interesting. I can tell there was a lot of love put into this. I can't describe it but….. I have to give a 10. There's no other score I can give this that would do it justice!" Baldroy said.

"10." Murasakibara said.

"That's it? Nothing else?" Ben asked.

"It's good. I don't have anything else to say." He insisted.

"I can definitely taste what Baldroy means. And it really gives me a good feeling honestly. 10." Makoto said, a sentimental smile on her face.

"Hmm…. I'm going to play a bit of devil's advocate here. On one hand, I really do like it. But on the other… oh what the heck. 10!" Beerus said. "The positives do outweigh the criticisms that I have."

"Another perfect 40!" Chris announced.

"Didn't see that comin'." Randy said.

***Confessional***

Toxsa(Wave Breakers):

"Power, smarts, cooks, magic, weapons. Does anyone else think that team is basically a cheat code?"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Jotaro(Storm Kings):

"It's my mom's cooking. I tried to make it just like how she did. And from the looks of things, it worked."

***End Confessional***

Launch and her group brought their meal before the four judges.

"The super meat bowl! Enjoy!" Kaz, Asta and Randy said simultaneously.

"This awesome meal was made by the just as awesome Launch!" Asta and Kaz said simultaneously.

The bowl also had red bean paste along with a mound of fried rice.

"The meats included in this bowl are chicken, chicken meatballs, Chinese sausages and steak." Good Launch explained.

"If I remember correctly, you said this is the recipe that Chi-Chi uses correct?" Beerus asked.

"Yes. I don't know if it'll match hers perfectly, but I still think it's a pretty good interpretation of it."

"I see….. Baldroy, you and the others go first."

"The red bean paste's an interesting choice. But I'm not really a fan of it honestly. 6." Baldroy said.

"You know what? I did not see that bean paste coming. But I actually kinda like it. 10."

"You're basically just giving 10s to everyone at this point." Octavia said.

"Yeah, so? If it's good it's good. I'm not gonna give 'em a lower score just to try to be 'technical' about it." Murasakibara said.

"The bean paste clashes with it a bit, but other than that, this is a really solid dish, even if it is too much meat for my tastes. 8." Makoto said.

"I'm not surprised. Kakarot's wife made this for him after all. I doubt half of you here have the appetite he does." Vegeta said.

"You underestimate Natsu's appetite." Lucy said.

"And Kaz's." Fiona said.

"And Aominecchi and Kagamicchi's." Kise said.

"And Kurita's!" Monta said.

"And Asta's." Noelle said.

"I think we get the point. There's a lot of big eaters here." Weiss said.

"Speaking of which, how much did you assist in making this meal?" Noelle asked Asta.

"Uh… I don't remember honestly. Sorry." Asta said.

Noelle groaned in exasperation.

"Regardless of how much he helped, I must say, I can definitely understand why Goku's wife would cook this for him. The bean paste is an unexpected surprise, but I actually like how it contrasts. It speaks to the tastes of Goku. 10." Beerus said.

"A solid 34. Nice job guys." Myron said.

"Next is dinner!" Chris announced.

Lotte slowly walked forward to present their dish.

"Well…" Lotte started before clearing her throat. "Our group made Finnish meat balls called Lihapullat. We also thought it'd be nice to add breadsticks as well. And you can also add some lingonberry jam if you'd like. I hope you enjoy." Lotte said, holding both of her hands together and twiddling them a little. She was nervous, but she was trying her best to hide it.

She silently and patiently waited for them to give their judgement as they tried the food, with all of them al deciding to use the lingonberry as well.

"Okay then. Like always, I'll start first." Baldroy said which caused Lotte to jump a little and stand straight up.

"Hey! It's alright!" Baldroy said, reassuring her.

"Now, I can tell you worked really hard on this dish. Despite how nervous you look and how much you're not too confident in yourself, I'd say you did really well. But, I have to be fair." Baldroy started.

Lotte gulped.

"I can taste too much onion here. It crowds out too much of the flavor. I'm gonna have to give it a 6."

"Sorry…"

"You got nothin' to be sorry for! You did your best. Remember, I'm not criticizing you just to do it. I'm doing it because I want to help you. If I didn't think this dish was good at all, I wouldn't have given it that score."

"A six is good Lotte! Don't be so down on yourself. Besides, there's still more scores needed." Akko said.

"Yep. Onions are a problem. 7." Murasakibara said.

"Don't have any complaints about it other than the onions. It makes it taste like a different dish entirely. I cut one of them to look inside, and you can see some pieces that weren't cut too well. I know it's being nitpicky, but I can definitely see where the issues are. And I can't just ignore them. 5." Makoto said.

"I will admit. I wasn't sure what to expect with this dish. And I still don't, to an extent. I understanding wanting to add different ingredients. But it seems you added way too much. Especially to my liking. My score matches Makoto's. 5." Beerus said.

"23. That's the lowest score so far I believe." Chris said.

"Thank you. I'll be sure to do better." Lotte said before walking away.

"Hey, it's okay. 23 isn't too bad." Libby said, giving her a few taps on the shoulder.

"The hell happened kid?" Rick asked Lotte.

"I…. I don't know. I made sure to check that the right amount of onions were cut and put in, along with checking the size of each slice. I don't understand how there could have been uncut pieces." Lotte said.

"SHE SUCKED! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED!" MacArthur said.

"The best thing we should be doing is help her not put her down!" Akko yelled at MacArthur.

"This is exactly why she's the way she is now! She's too soft! The minute someone throws an insult her way she wants to lower her head or curl up into a ball and cry!"

"Unless….. wait." Lotte started.

"What is it? Did something happen?" Diego asked.

"Oh. It's nothing." Lotte said dismissively, smiling and waving it off.

"If something happened, you should speak up. What's going on?" Lanolin asked.

"Well, I think when MacArthur was calling out for something, I ended up jumping a bit. So I must have unknowingly put in extra onions because of that." Lotte said.

"So you're sayin' it's my fault now!?" MacArthur said.

"N-no! I'm not! Honest!" Lotte said.

"You're head chef! You should have been paying attention! Now you want to skirt taking responsibility!" MacArthur said.

"Oh that's rich coming from you. You shouldn't have been yelling!" Akko said.

"And you should mind your own business and stop trying to fight her battles!"

"Hey! Pipe down!" Hiruma said.

"That's enough. From all of you!" Lanolin said.

"Lotte made a mistake, but arguing like this isn't going to fix anything. And this has been happening multiple times." X said.

"If it happens again, I'll tase your f[censored]ing a[censored]es. Got it?" Hiruma said, pointing several tasers at them.

"Tch. Yeah." MacArthur said, begrudgingly standing down.

"Aomine-" Weiss started before Aomine interrupted her.

"We made Spaghetti and Meatballs. A basic dish, but it gets the job done. We tried to be a little overambitious with the first try… and it didn't exactly work out, so we're sorry about that. So we decided to all go with this. Hope you enjoy."

Din could only smile out of respect for him under the helmet. Aomine could have easily taken the credit since he was handholding(literally) Weiss through the process, but he didn't.

Aomine and the others silently waited for a response as the four judges ate, with Aomine's hands being in his pockets, eyes half-open.

"Well for starters. I commend you for wanting to give your team the credit. But one, we know they helped. But most of it, including the idea, was you. You even literally handheld Weiss through the process since she had no idea how to cook." Baldroy started. "We saw the whole thing out here."

"Seriously? How?" Aomine asked, eyes fully open.

"There's monitors over there. You didn't notice?" Bennett asked, pointing to the monitors next to the kitchens for the teams.

"Are you kidding me!? Well, so much for that idea." Aomine said. "Good luck playing this off Weiss. Everybody saw it."

"I know that!" Weiss said, upset that he'd bring it up again in that light.

"But as for the meal itself. It's alright. Nothing to write home about. But it's okay. 7." Baldroy said.

"Not gonna lie, it's alright. But it's bland as all hell." Murasakibara said.

"Well at least we know you're not being biased." Aomine said, slightly annoyed.

"Next time, add some more flavor to it somethin'. 5."

"I honestly don't think it's that bad. It's not perfect, but it's a good meal. 7." Makoto said.

"Like Baldroy said, we saw the whole catastrophe." Beerus said.

"Is that your attempt at a pun?" Whis asked, speaking up for the first time since his introduction.

"Of course you'd pick up on that subtle little joke." Beerus said. "But in all seriousness, we saw everything. To be honest, you all should be thanking Aomine. Because it's clear to me Weiss had no business being head chef and it should have been passed to someone else more deserving."

"Yeah. You're right." Weiss said, shoulders slumping.

"But she tried her best. Doesn't that account for something?" Aomine asked. "Look, none of us are master chefs either. Someone had to do something."

"You idiot!" Vegeta said begore preparing to run.

"I'm sorry, but it sounds like you're questioning me." Beerus said, looking at Aomine in the eyes.

"I know there's no participation trophy in everything in life. But if you saw us there was no reason for you to continue to put her down like that. We already made it clear that she should've asked for help if she needed it. So why are you repeating those points to her? I don't get it."

"Lord Beerus! My apologies! I will make sure to make it up to you in whatever wa-"

Beerus held up a hand, signaling for him to stop.

He held up his hand in front of Aomine's face, a beam of energy coming from it with Aomine in disbelief that he actually was about to attack him.

"No way!" Natsu said, about to step in.

"Stop!" Vegeta said, holding his arm.

"Let go of me! I don't care if he's a god or not! I'm not gonna let him hurt someone for standing up for a teammate!"

Asta and the others were about to intervene before Whis blocked them.

"I'm afraid I cannot let you intervene. Attack and I'll have to use force." Whis said.

"Then you're gonna have to use force." Yang said before leaping forward to attack him, only for Whis, in an instant to knock her back and knock her out instantly. Asta opened his Grimoire and pulled out one of his swords. He was quick, but Whis was on a whole other level. And he took him out too.

"So….. strong." Asta said.

"Asta!" Noelle called out.

The energy from Beerus' hand dissipated.

"I commend you wanting to stand up for your teammates. But, this is exactly why you shouldn't have interrupted me. Because I wasn't finished. Now, do it again, and I'll destroy you. Understand?" Beerus said to Aomine.

Aomine gave no response. "I should destroy you for not acknowledging me, but I suppose I'll be kind enough to let it go. This goes for all of you as well." Beerus said.

"Despite that, her efforts to try to make the best dish possible is commendable. Wasted, but commendable. She could have easily tried for the bare minimum, but she didn't. That at least garners some respect from me. With that being said, what you have here isn't anything to write home about, as Baldroy stated. But… it's good enough. And you at least provided some type of effort to show that you cared, even with the limited time you had. I'll be generous and provide you a score of 6."

"WHAT!? YOU DID ALL OF THAT FOR A STUPID 6!?" Aomine yelled out comically.

"I CAN CHANGE IT TO A ZERO IF YOU'D LIKE!" Beerus yelled back.

Isagi immediately covered his mouth as he tried to get him off.

"We'll take it. Thank you." Isagi said.

"Aomine. I understand you want to stand up for us. But you have to learn to take what you can get. He could have easily given us a 0 because you yelled at him. Remember what I said about keeping a cool head?" Din asked.

Aomine sighed. "Yeah. Sorry."

"Lord Beerus. I'm sorry for yelling." Aomine said.

"No need for an apology. But I will gladly accept it nonetheless." Beerus said. "Just be thankful that I spared your life."

***Confessional***

Beerus:

"I completely agree with all of Murasakibara's points. Which was why I could have gave them a 5 like he did. But I decided to be nice and give them a 6. One extra point can make a big difference you know."

***End Confessional***

Miyuki presented their group's dish next. "Gyudon. It's a Japanese Rice Bowl. Eat up and enjoy!" Miyuki said, a grin on his face.

"I like that confidence kid. There you go! Believe in yourself!" Baldroy said, smiling as he got ready to try it out with the others.

"Wow. This tastes great! I can definitely see why you were so confident. 9 out of 10! You really wowed me with this one. My only complaint is that the beef is slightly overcooked."

Jenny was about to speak up until Haizaki said something. "I shoulda been keepin' watch. Got distracted. That's on me." A remark that made Akashi's eyes widen and Midorima's eyebrows to be raised.

Kise and Aomine's expressions changed as well. Kagami and Himuro didn't look like they had much of a reaction, but they definitely heard it.

"Didn't notice anything wrong with the meat honestly. 10." Murasakibara said.

"This is really good. But I did notice the overcooked meat. 9." Makoto said.

"A great meal all around. But please make sure you're meat is cooked at the proper temperature. 8." Beerus said.

"36. Nice!" Jenny said.

"And last but not least, dessert!" Chris said.

Akko served her dessert.

"Pickled plums! Also known as Umeboshi! Enjoy!" Akko said proudly.

"Pickled plums huh?" Murasakibara said as he and others ate them.

"Not bad. Not bad at all. 8. A little too sweet. Other than that, no complaints." Baldroy said.

"10. I actually like it's a little sweeter." Murasakibara said.

"I get both of your points. And I have to agree with both oddly enough. So honestly, I'll be middle of the road and say 9." Makoto said.

"The sweetness is noticeable. But not enough to be a complete turn off for me. 8." Beerus said.

"35. Not bad." Becky F. said.

"Yeah. We do make a pretty good team huh?" Akko said.

"How do these two go from arguing to getting along like buddies?" Fiona commented, a confused look on her face.

"Who knows." Toxsa said.

The Kings were next.

"A cake in your likeness Lord Beerus." Heather said, presenting the purple icing cake that was shaped just like his head.

"Interesting." Beerus said, getting a slice.

Though they seemed to have been surprised or repulsed.

"What the hell was that?" Baldroy said before looking in the slice of cake.

"Why is the inside filled with peaches!?"

"Of course. Mido-chin's cooking strikes again. I told you guys to not let him touch it." Murasakibara said.

"Wow. Just….. wow." Makoto said.

"Someone must pay for this. Dearly." Beerus said.

"Peaches are lucky in China. And it is said to be the food of the sages." Midorima said, pushing up his glasses.

"Too bad you're not a sage at cooking." Aomine said in a deadpan tone.

"You're not exactly a good chef yourself." Kise said.

"Shut your trap blondie! It's good enough!" Aomine shouted.

"Zero. No question. Why in the world would you put whole peaches in the cake!?" Baldroy said.

"Zero. Like I said, this is on you guys for lettin' him touch it." Murasakibara said.

"Zero. Sorry, but when I can't even finish your dish to give it a proper rating, I can't give it a score." Makoto said.

"Zero. If one of these four aren't gone after today I'm destroying every last one of you." Beerus said.

"So first you leave then you do this!?" Heather said, steamed.

"This is also on you too. Kise already said his cooking wasn't good. You decided not to listen." Sly said to Heather.

"Whatever. You better hope we win Midorima, or you're gone." Heather said.

"I already gave you my reasons for adding them in. You told me to work on the cake, so I did as instructed." Midorima said.

"I told you to add fruit in. When you add fruit in, you cut them! Make them into bits you idiot!" Heather said.

Libby served her groups' dessert next.

"Toffee matzo bark. I asked the others if they could help me model it after a turtle as well. To combine two things that are really meaningful to me. My Jewish heritage and my love for turtles. I hope you guys enjoy it." Libby said.

"After what I just tasted, anything will be more enjoyable than that. No offense." Baldroy said.

"None taken."

The four judges each take a piece.

"Well….. I gotta say…" Baldroy started.

"You don't like it, do you? It's okay. I understand." Libby said.

"Now just hold on a second. I never said anything like that. In fact, I think it's pretty good! I wish it was a little sweeter, but that's just a personal preference. 8 out of 10." Baldroy said.

"Yep. Not as sweet as I was hopin', but it's fine I guess. Turtle design's cool. Never seen that before. 7." Murasakibara said.

"I really do like that you put your own personal touch into this dessert. Obviously, I can't factor that into the score, but I have to say, I really do like that. Regardless, 8 out of 10." Makoto said.

"I was hoping it'd be a little more sweeter. Maybe some type of dipping sauce would have helped. But I agree with Murasakibara. The turtle is very creative. 7 out of 10." Beerus said.

"And that's it folks! Now we tally up the final scores!"

Heloise had a calculator in hand as she typed numbers in.

"Breakers win." Heloise said.

"And there you have it! They take first!" Chris announced.

Most of the team cheered, with the exception of Miyuki and a few others, with Miyuki only smirking at the joy of his teammates.

***Confessional***

Miyuki(Wave Breakers):

"Two in a row huh? That's nice. So, question. Since everyone wants to call a team that loses two in a row the next Team Victory, are the Rats that now? Will the Kings be that if they lose again in the next challenge? Are we the best team now? Apparently so I guess. According to you guys anyway. These are your words. Not mine." Miyuki said, shrugging and grinning.

"What do I think? No team is Team Victory, whatever that means. And the Kings are not invincible. Neither are the Miracles, and especially not Deimon. All three teams have their own strengths and weaknesses. If it was going to be that easy to win, it'd be boring wouldn't you think? If you're gonna come up with jokes, come up with some new material already."

***End Confessional***

Scores:

Breakers: 132

Kings: 105

Rats: 121

"Well then, I'll be waiting for this elimination ceremony tonight. Get to it. Like I said, eliminate one of these four or I'll destroy you." Beerus said.

"Well, you heard him. Let's get back to the island folks!" Chris said.

"But what about rewards? The last time we did this, there was a food reward." Falcon asked.

"Yeah, we don't have time for that. It's either that, or Beerus gets mad." Chris said. "Also, one more thing. Murasakibara, pick your team man."

"Whatever team Akachin and Haizachin aren't on." Murasakibara said, sheepishly.

"So, the Rats? You sure? Once you choose this team you can't change this decision." Chris said.

"If that's the team neither of 'em are on then yeah." Murasakibara said.

"Alrighty then! Radical Rats! Welcome your new member! Atsushi Murasakibara!"

"Sup." He said non-chalantly.

"Dude, you are tall man. Think about the challenges we could have you for. Easy climbing challenge wins!" Zee said.

"Yep. I guess." Murasakibara said. "Hey Chis-chin. You got my wagon of snacks for me?"

"Wait, Chris is gonna give you a wagon of snacks just because you asked? You think I'll get one?"

"I don't know, ask him."

"No, Zee. You won't. I'm only giving this to him because he wasn't going to take money."

"Seriously? You didn't want the money? Why?" Louie asked Murasakibara.

"Because I was just gonna spend all of it on snacks anyway. Saves me a trip to the store." Murasakibara said.

"You know, that's a big-brained move." Zee said.

"Sure. I guess."

***Confessional***

Becky F.(Radical Rats):

"I can already tell how he's going to be if he can't even be bothered to put effort into an introduction. But, he is a Generation of Miracle, so he has to have some useful ability or skill. Unless it's just his height. But, that laziness gives me an idea."

***End Confessional***

After the wagon was brought out, Kagami and Himuro had an idea.

"You know, since I'm here, I should make myself useful at the very least. How about I cook for everyone?" Himuro offered.

"You can cook too? I thought it was just Kagami." Makoto said.

"Both of us can. We actually used to cook a lot of meals together." Kagami said.

"Are you sure you can handle this many people? I doubt you have to do this." Whis said.

"I can be assistance." Sebastian said.

"Nah. While I appreciate the help. And damn are your meals good. I think it's time we repaid the favor." Kagami said.

"Besides, we cooked for everyone at Kuroko's birthday party, so we can definitely handle a large amount of people." Himuro said.

"I see. Well then, if you insist, who am I to stop you." Sebastian said.

Kagami and Himuro went to put on aprons. "All right! Let's get started!" Kagami said. "Carpaccio?"

"Actually, let's mix it up for this one. Let's get a list of what everyone likes." Himuro said.

Everyone was in disbelief.

"That's a lot of different preferences. Are you sure?" Isagi asked, a concerned look on his face.

"Yeah. We're good." Kagami said before turning to Himuro. "You ready?"

"Always. Just like old times."

"Man. Good looking and a cook? Rei, do you think I have a shot with him?" Makoto asked.

Rei could only sigh and lower her head. "I don't know. Maybe talk to him first? Get to know him better?"

"Yeah, you're right. Where exactly is Yosen located anyway? I've never heard of that school."

"Don't know. There's a lot of schools we don't know about."

"True."

"Hey Rei." Kagami called out.

"What is it?" Rei asked.

"Your instant curry. You have the box?"

"What kind of a random question is that to ask? No I don't have the box."

"Great… let's see…" Kagami said before pulling out his phone. "Uh….. what's the brand name?"

"Hi Curry."

"Hi Curry huh?" Kagami types the name into his phone and goes to pictures before showing it to Rei. "Is this it?"

Rei picked one of the pictures and tapped on it.

"There you go. Ingredients should be on the back. Probably."

"What do you mean 'probably'? You don't know?"

"Look, I don't know if the picture quality's good or not.

"Oh yeah. You're right. Some of the quality on these pictures are kinda trash. Thanks anyway. I'll see what I can do." Kagami said before leaving.

Kagami and Himuro were hard at work preparing everyone's favorite meals to the best of their ability. "Hey Himuro."

"Yeah? What's up?" Himuro asked as they were preparing the needed utensils and ingredients.

"Everyone except five meals we're gonna make together. Got it? I'll take care of those three."

"Five meals huh? Okay. If you think you can handle it. Just tell me the meals and I should be able to remember."

It was a lot of hard work, but the duo managed to finish all of the meals. Kagami placed a bowl of curry in front Rei.

"Well, you said you like instant curry, so I tried my best to replicate it. Down to the last ingredient. Did all of it myself, so Himuro didn't help." Kagami said.

"Down to the last ingredient huh? We'll see about that." Rei said before starting to eat. Before she could say anything, Kagami had already left.

He placed another bowl in front of Aomine.

"Huh?" Aomine opened his eyes, not expecting Kagami to place a plate in front of him.

"Eat up. Teriyaki burgers are your favorite food, right? So I made it from scratch."

"Yeah they are but…. why?"

"I saw what you did. Standin' up for your teammates. Honestly, that deserves a lot of respect. Even if you're not a good cook. That's a damn good effort." Kagami said.

"Yeah. Whatever." Aomine said.

He placed on another in front of Sebastian.

"Hm?"

"Hey. I uh, I'm not sure if demons actually eat anything. So I decided to just do something a little simple. Basic curry. Not what Rei has. It's a little different. Either way, you're a way better cook than I am. If you don't mind, could you tell me what you think?"

"Of course. Granted, you should take my opinions with a grain of salt, but I'll be happy to give you some pointers."

"Thanks. Really appreciate it."

Kagami went to place a bowl of soup in front of Lotte, who was sitting by herself.

"Oh?"

Lotte looked up at the red-haired basketball player that towered over her.

"I know this might not be your favorite food. But I didn't wanna try to make something from your home country and have it come off as being disrespectful or trying to show you up. So I went with this. I hope it makes you feel better. Nobody gets it right all the time. Not even me. So don't feel bad. Only thing you can do now, is get to the next game, and hope to be better."

Lotte gave him a thankful smile. "Thank you. I'll try to do better next time."

Last but not least was Haizaki.

"Huh? What do you want?"

He placed a steak in front of him.

"You didn't say what your favorite food was, so I went with something I thought you'd like."

"What? You me to thank you or somethin'? What you did ain't anything different the others are gettin'."

"You can eat it or give it to someone else. Doesn't matter to me." Kagami said before going back to Sebastian to hear his thoughts.

Haizaki stared at the steak for what felt like an eternity before deciding to grab a knife and fork along with some steak sauce to get ready to eat only to be disturbed by Molly.

"Don't you see I'm eatin' here kid? Get lost."

"I saw what you did. Even though that was technically Jenny's responsibility. I guess you felt like you didn't help enough since you were sitting around at the end."

"Nah. I helped out plenty. You must have been blind or somethin'. Now like I said, get lost."

"You deserve that steak. Even if you don't feel like you do or didn't do anything. Enjoy it."

"Didn't I tell your a[censored] to get-" Haizaki started before noticing she was already gone.

"Tch. Dumba[censored] kid."

After getting some pointers from Sebastian, Rei came up to him.

"Kagami!"

"What's up? Judging from that face I guess you hated it."

"No. I just hate the fact that I have to tell you…. your cooking's actually good. It's not perfect, but it's really good. I'm….. genuinely impressed." Rei said.

"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." He said before giving her a grin. "Told you I could cook."

Rei's cheeks turned red as she folded her arms, looking away from him. "Shut up. Now you're just rubbing it in."

"What's the matter? Can't admit you were wrong?" Kagami said, his turn to mock and tease her.

"I said zip it."

"You thought I was just some idiot that just plays basketball. And now that you see that I'm not you can't admit it."

"Y-you're still just an idiot."

"Nice stutter. That all you got? Joke's gettin' old. And don't hit me with those lame a[censored] playground insults like you did earlier. I'm not Murasakibara. I ain't gonna get mad over that crap again. Still can't believe you pulled that."

"Hey!" Murasakibara called out half-heartedly.

Rei caved. "Okay! Your cooking's good alright? I didn't think you'd be a good cook. In fact, it's not just pretty good. It's basically almost the same thing as the original. The flavor. The texture. Even the amount. It's like I actually bought one from the store. I don't understand. How did you do it?"

"Believe it or not I actually live alone. Dad works overseas so I had to learn how to cook for myself. As for the curry, it wasn't easy. A lot harder than I thought honestly. Got all the ingredients and made sure I had the right amount of each. They had a lot, so there was a good chance I'd be able to get what I needed. Made sure the serving size was right as well. I wanted you to really feel like you were eating the hi-curry. Even if I'm not a fan of it, it might be different for you. Wouldn't be right if I added my own stuff and you didn't like it. "

"Oh. I….. thank you. You didn't have to do all of that if it was too much."

"Why not? I did it with everyone else. Even Aomine's burger. And you know we don't exactly get along like that."

This caused her to look away and hold her arm.

"Alright guys! Finish up. We're about to go back!" Chris said.

"Well then, I suppose this is goodbye. Good luck Sebastian." Baldroy said, shaking hands with the butler.

"Of course." Sebastian said. "Make sure things aren't too much of a mess when I return."

"A mess?" Baldroy laughed. "I've got everything under control."(Accidentally burning food, breaking a window, breaking a picture all happened on his watch)

"I'm sure you do." Sebastian said before walking away.

"Make sure you guys take of Murasakibara okay?" Himuro said.

"Relax, I'm not a baby." Murasakibara said, wagon of snacks with him.

"Speaking of which, what's your favorite movie?" Kise asked.

"The hell kind of random a[censored] question is that?"

"Just answer the question."

"Whatever. Home Alone."

"Home Alone? A man of culture. Nothing wrong with classics."

"Sure. I guess."

"Well, looks like it's not an animated movie." Becky F. said.

"What's wrong with animated movies? They're cool too."

Makoto and Rei hugged.

"Good luck on the rest of the show!" Makoto said.

"Thanks Mako. Gonna need it. This is definitely gonna be tough." Rei said.

"Alright, seriously guys, let's go!" Chris said.

Weiss was noticeably the last person, with a covered plate in a bag in hand before the portal closed.

Unknown Island, Canada

Back on the island, Aomine was by himself, writing something in a book.

"Excuse me, Aomi-" She noticed the cover of the book as it had a gravure idol by the name of "Horikita Mai" on it. This caused her to gasp and look at him in disgust, causing Aomine to gasp and drop the book, revealing a notebook that was behind it. "Of course you'd read perverted trash like this."

"Would you get lost?" Aomine said, annoyed before quickly picking up the pencil he dropped.

"Wait….." Weiss looked at the notebook. "You weren't reading that. You were using it to hide this notebook." She said before picking it up.

"Give me that. And who cares? I already told you to get-" Aomine started before Weiss started to read it.

"This is….. about the time you've spent here. Is this really what you think about yourself?" Weiss said in disbelief.

"I said give it here!" Aomine said, trying to quickly swipe the book from her.

"Not until you explain this. Why would you say that about yourself? 'Like Agon, I was a jerk that didn't deserve to have a friend like Kuroko or Kise? I didn't deserve a second chance. The mental problems I had don't mean anything'? Aomine, mental health is serious. You shouldn't just be dismissing that like that."

"Mental health?" Aomine said before laughing out loud for several which caught Weiss off guard.

"Weiss, you're just some….. forget it. You wouldn't get it."

"I'm just a what? Go ahead. Say it."

"I told you to drop it."

"Just like you wanted to drop your own issues right? Aomine, you have people like Kuroko and Kise that care about you. If you just talked to them, you could-"

"I could what? Talk to them about how me acting like an arrogant a[censored]hole, disrespecting and hitting my seniors, yelling at Satsuki when she was just trying to stop me from hurting myself, stepping on the dreams of Tetsu wanting to play with his friend and completely embarrassing him? And just abandoning Tetsu is justified because I was facing 'mental problems'? Get the hell out of here. You think if I told this to anyone they'd understand? They'd laugh at me. I'm a member of the Generation of Miracles. Not to mention their ace. I get propped up by my school, staff and the media about how I have limitless potential and talent. I got special treatment from Teiko when all I do is play basketball. I don't fight monsters, run a company, or explore the world. It'd be one thing if I did any of that, but other than basketball, what else do I have?"

"My grades are f[censored]ing terrible! I can't cook like Kagami. I don't have any skills outside of basketball like Kuroko, Akashi, Midorima, Kise, and Murasakibara, who have dreams outside of basketball they could easily chase when they finish high school and college. My family isn't even close to being rich like Akashi's is. If something doesn't work out he could always just take over his family's business. And I just love it too much to just give up and quit like Haizaki did or cheat like Hanamiya does. Even the rest of the Uncrowned Kings outside of Hanamiya. They've got one more year. And they can just say they don't want to do it anymore after that. Hell, look at Mayuzumi. The guy's already in college. He doesn't even look like he has interest in playing anymore. I can't even say that. So don't tell me about understanding how I feel! You don't! Nobody here does! I can't connect with anyone here! Or relate to anyone here! I look at Dewey and his brothers. They're different in their own ways. But they can still connect with people. I….." Aomine closed his eyes and shook his head. "Why am I even talking to you about this?"

He swipes the notebook away from Weiss. "And give me that. Nosy a[censored] rich girl." Weiss puts down the bag she had in her hand as he walks to go pick up his magazine.

She suddenly started to hug him.

"What the hell!? Get off me!" Aomine said, trying to shake her off.

"No."

"What do you mean no? I said get off me or I'll-"

"You'll what? Hit me?"

Aomine sighed. She had him there.

"Aomine. I know you want me to leave you alone and give up on you. And run away and cry. That's what you expect. And that's what you want. At least on the outside. But I'm not going to. I acted all haughty and took control of head chef like I knew what I was doing and wasted everyone's time. Regardless of what Midorima and the others did, we got a lower score than intended because of me. And you still wanted to help me. It's only right that I help you too."

Aomine slowly moved himself away from her with Weiss letting him go as well. "How the hell are you going to compare something universal like cooking, to this? Not everybody's rich like you. Not everybody has skills like I do. I don't care what you say, there is nothing you could possibly do to help me in anything."

"Look, I can't promise I'll be able to relate to you in most things. Because I probably can't. But I won't turn my back on you. You didn't your back on me when I needed help. So why would I do that to you? If your grades are so bad, what was that about knowing Japanese history in the Field Day challenge?"

"That was a lucky guess. Probably the only thing I'm not absolutely terrible in. First it was okay. Then it dropped to, like I said, terrible, but not the worst like everything else. You ask me the three gardens of Japan like Kise did years ago when we had a quiz bowl at our school, and you know what I'll say? Kinger garten. That's how bad I am at academics. Basketball really is the only thing I have. I got mad at Kagami because…. He's right."

Weiss sat down. "You mentioned Agon earlier. Let me bring up something Jotaro said. Usually when people bring up other people's flaws and nothing but that, they usually have skeletons in their closet themselves. Let change that statement a bit that fits you. All I hear is your flaws and what you can't do. But you're not mentioning the amazing things you can do. So you can only play basketball. What does that matter? I can't say I can play sports. And there's several other people here that can't say that either. I don't know anything about Japanese history. So you really did teach me something that I didn't know. And if you know that, there's definitely other things you might know too, even if it isn't that much. All the talk about you being disrespectful and self-centered, I'm not seeing it. You stood up for me back there. And you convinced Cameron that he really did have an impact on this team. And at the very least, you understand why context is needed for challenges. Even if you don't explicitly say you care about it. You notice your flaws. And that's something I can't say Agon does any of. But, you're using them to undervalue yourself and push away people that want to help you. That's not healthy. Please. Talk to me. I want to help you."

Aomine was noticeably not as tense as before. "Okay. It'll all make sense if I start from the begi-" He noticed the bag that was still on the ground as he sat down and put his notebook and magazine down.

"What's that?"

Weiss looks over to what he was talking about. "Oh! I completely forgot." She picked up the bag. "But, it's nothing important now." She said dismissively.

"With how you were running, doesn't seem like it." Aomine said before going to look inside himself.

"Who said you could look!?"

"You looked in my autobiography, it's only fair." Aomine said.

"That is not how that-" Weiss said, hands on her hips before realizing something. "Autobiography?"

"Huh? Oh…. Crap." Aomine said, realizing what he did.

"Is this….. spaghetti and meatballs?"

They were in a foam plate with a see-through lid.

"Yes….. they were… for you."

"For me?" Aomine blinked in confusion. "Why?"

"Consider it as a bit of a thank you. For helping me. I wanted to make you something in return. Though I didn't expect Kagami to make something for everyone."

"Yep. Me neither honestly."

"If you're full, you don't have to eat it."

"Nah. It's good. I honestly could go for more, so I'm really glad you made this." Aomine said before taking out the packaged utensils and taking the lid off the plate.

"Well, I guess I've gotta repay you now. It's only right. The stuff that happened with me and Kuroko. And to an extent, Kise and the rest of us, I guess I can tell you about it. It'll be easier to understand if I start from the beginning." Aomine said before tasting some of the spaghetti.

"Well? How did I do? I tried to remember everything you told me. Tell me what you think. Don't be afraid to be critical." Weiss asked. She didn't mind criticism, but she was definitely hoping for a compliment from him, even if it did come with criticism.

If he had to be honest, he wanted to spit everything out instantly. It tasted awful. But he held it in and started to eat more of it to make it seem like he was enjoying it.

"I can tell how you're trying to force it down. If you don't like it, you don't have to eat it. I think it's nice that you want to spare my feelings. But don't. It's not going to help me improve. Whatever criticisms you have, even if you aren't the best cook yourself, please tell me." Weiss said.

Aomine spit out the spaghetti noodles that were covered in sauce along with a bit of sausage.

"Thank goodness. Alright, yeah. That was awful. You've got a lot to improve on."

"I can see that. Guess you're going to have walk me through cooking again."

"What!? That was only because we needed to do that for a challenge. Don't think this'll be a full-time thing." Aomine said.

"Well how else do you expect me to improve?"

"Uh, internet?"

"I tried that and it didn't work."

"Well that explains it. You didn't remember everything then."

"I did but I tried to improve on it."

"And you ended up making it worse."

"Well how would you know? You didn't even taste your own food."

"Alright fine then. I'll do it again. And this time, both of us taste it."

"One problem genius. We don't have the ingredients here to do that."

"Then why even bring up me teaching you in the first place!?"

"Maybe for future references?"

"Yeah sure. You came up with that on the fly."

"Did not!"

"Bulls[censored]. And wait a second, you didn't even taste your own food! If you did you wouldn't have even considered serving this!" Aomine said before passing the plate to her.

"I can't eat it now! You already ate off it!"

"Maybe next time package more utensils?"

"It's not just that. Your spit from the utensils is all on the food."

Aomine laughed a little. "Wow. You actually think about that?"

"You don't!?"

"Sounds like something Midorima would think about."

"More like it's something everyone should think about?"

"I as multiple people and they probably won't think about that." Aomine said, putting the plate back into the bag.

"Well, they should." Weiss said.

"Damn it. As bad as it is I don't wanna let this go to waste. You did try." Aomine said before deciding to eat the rest. It was painful process, but he got through it.

"I told you you didn't have to eat it."

"Yeah I know. But despite it's bad taste, it does look good. So that's a good start. You really did look like you tried, even with the outcome. The thought of me throwing it away just bothered me. Just….. couldn't bring myself to do it."

Weiss didn't know what to say after hearing that from him.

Eventually, she smiled.

"What?" Aomine said, confused.

"There it is again. I told you. You are a big softie on the inside. Stop telling yourself that you're not a good person. You are."

Aomine closed his eyes and looked up. "Shut up. Just for that, you're not getting that backstory."

"After all the work I did to make that for you?"

"Shouldn't have said that then."

"Why are you denying it then? It's because you know it's true." Weiss teased.

"IS NOT!"

Weiss quickly takes the Horikita Mai magazine.

"What are you doing! Give her back to me now!" Aomine yelled comically as Weiss, using her Myrtenaster, held him still with a gravity glyph.

"Not until you tell me that backstory like you promised."

"Fine then. I bet you won't call me a softie after this."

Weiss releases the glyph's grip on him.

"As I was saying earlier, I'll start from the beginning." Aomine started before beginning to explain his history at Teiko to Weiss, with both sitting back down.

Transitioning to another part of the island, Lotte was sitting by herself until Lucy came along, noticing her looking rather dejected.

"Hey Lotte." Lucy said, several papers in her hand.

"Oh. Hi Lucy!" Lotte said, giving her a friendly smile.

"You don't look like your normal self. You don't even have a book with you to read."

"Oh? I guess I don't." Lotte said, looking at the table.

"If something's bothering you, you can talk about it. Was it what happened earlier the challenge? Everyone makes mistakes."

"It's not that. It's what MacArthur said. I've been thinking about it."

"What about it?"

"I want you to be completely honest with me Lucy. Do you think….. I'm soft?"

"Soft?" Lucy was caught off guard by Lotte's question. She decided to sit next to her.

"Lotte, in a place like this where there's angry hotheads like Kagami, Sendo and Rei,jerks like Urien, loudmouths like Eijun, Kaz, Asta, and even Natsu, and annoying guys like Miyuki and Todd, and even Happy, sometimes, just a purely nice person like you, is really welcome."

"You didn't answer my question though. Please be honest. You don't have to worry about hurting my feelings."

Lucy sighed. She was in a tough position. But before she could answer, Lotte said something again. "I can tell by your face. You think so too. You don't have to lie to me. It's okay." Lotte said before resting her chin on both of her hands, looking forward before noticing the paper and pen.

"I guess you're a writer too huh?"

"Um…. W-what gave you that idea?" Lucy asked nervously.

"Well, Libby told me she does the same thing. I've actually read some of her work and helped give critiques when necessary."

"Really? Libby's a writer too- I mean….."

"I guess you think it's weird for someone like you to read or write huh? That's why you want to hide it."

"What? No! Of course not. I think everyone should get into reading. Doesn't matter who you are or how you look. Making prejudices like that is just plain dumb in my opinion. Not talking to you obviously." Lucy answered.

"I just don't like telling people about my writing." Lucy said before whispering. "It's not very good."

"Oh. Well that's good to hear." Lotte said, smiling.

"Actually that's not a good thing." Lucy said in a deadpan tone, lowering her head in shame.

"No! No! I mean what you said about everyone reading." Lotte said, waving her hands quickly.

"Oh! Sorry. When you're around Natsu and Happy, sometimes you take statements like that and feel really bad about it, intentionally hurtful or not." Lucy replied.

"But seriously though. Don't put yourself down like that. I understand that what happened in the last two challenges for you must have really shaken your confidence. And I really can't say I like what Agon said or did." Lucy said before her expression quickly changed to anger. "I'm gonna pound that guy into the ground the next time I see him when Hiruma and the Devil Bats are done with him!"

Afterwards, she quickly calmed down. "But trust me, you're not ugly or a useless paperweight despite what he or Urien says. Or what MacArthur says."

"But…. are they wrong? Unlike you, I don't have access to my magic. I'm not a good fighter like Amanda. Sucy has her potions. And I just don't have the positivity and energy that Akko does. Or even what Diana does. She looks so calm and sure of herself. I can't even lead a cooking challenge without getting scared and adding too many onions. Even the others that like to read. Sometimes, I see Jotaro reading. And he looks as calm as Diana sometimes. Maybe even moreso. Every challenge he's been in, even if his team loses, or they're struggling, he always seems to find a way to help and stay calm. Kuroko was supposed to be one of the weakest members on our team. But he's able to have these amazing abilities to turn a weakness into a strength. Libby wasn't afraid to stand up for me against Chris. And even Akko against MacArthur and Kurita against Agon. And Huey can fight too." Lotte said.

"Lotte. I think you're letting what MacArthur said get to your head too much. It's okay to be nervous or scared. Neither of those things, including being nice, makes you soft. I'd say continuing to be that way, but being willing to help your friends whenever they need it is strength. I saw how you looked in the broom racing. You looked very determined and sure of yourself. You can do it. I'm not asking you to change who you are and be some super-confident macho man. Sometimes, people try to improve themselves so much to the point that they stop being who they are. You can improve. But just don't put yourself down too much okay?"

"Thank you for trying to cheer me up. But… the fact of the matter is… words aren't going to make me better or stronger." Lotte said before getting up and leaving.

Lucy looked at her as she walked away. She couldn't even bring herself to even try to write and just got up and left.

***Confessional***

Lucy(Radical Rats):

"I wish there was something I could do to help her. If words of encouragement don't help then….. I don't know what else to do. It hurts my heart seeing a sweet girl like her so sad."

***End Confessional***

Hiruma was seen doing one-handed pushes on a towel he laid out by himself.

"E-excuse me. Hiruma?" Lotte said, trying to get his attention.

Hiruma didn't look up at Lotte and continued doing his pushups.

"What do you need four-eyes?" Hiruma asked.

"Your training. I… I want to do more of it." Lotte said.

Hiruma stopped and stood up, giving her a devilish grin. "If you want training from hell. Then you shall have it."

Lotte, in the back of her mind was regretting her decision a bit before realizing that she needed to hang in there. She knew this was needed for her.

"But, with that training, comes a reality. Let me tell you a secret four-eyes." Hiruma said, no longer smiling.

Lotte looked at him, surprised by this.

"My previous best run time on the 40-yard dash is 5.2 seconds. I've practiced the 40-yard dash for over a year. Over and over and over and over again. Every single day that I've had the opportunity to practice. And what has all of that led to? My new record being… 5.1 seconds."

"That's it? A tenth of a second difference?" Lotte asked in disbelief.

"Did you really think that if you just trained and worked hard for a week, you'd suddenly get big like that f[censored]ing musclehead?" Hiruma said, referring to Johnny.

"Well, of course not but-"

"Then what? I want to know. Why do you want to train more?"

"Because…. Because….. I don't want to be pushed around anymore! There was a day that I got called a useless paperweight by Hannah and Barbara. But I didn't even try to say anything back or help Akko when she was getting picked on. Yeah, I stood up for her the second time, but you could make the case of why couldn't I do it the first? And of course, there's what happened with Agon. And MacArthur. I just want to be able to stand up for myself."

"If that's all you want… then you've come to the wrong place." Hiruma said.

"What? B-but-"

"Being stronger isn't going to solve your problem. Some of the weakest people in the world are strong here." Hiruma points to his arm muscle. "But weak here." He points to his head. "And I don't mean in terms of brains. I mean mental strength. It'd be one thing if someone actually tried to fight you. But they haven't. If you don't want this to keep happening to you, then this won't be the solution. Work with what you have instead of worrying about what you don't have first and foremost. If you want to really get stronger in those areas, answer this question. If you're really a useless paperweight, why did a prestigious school like Luna Nova choose your team instead of a full team of 3 to represent them across the multiverse?"

Lotte took time to think over Hiruma's question.

"Now, with that being said…. still want to train!?" Hiruma said with a devilish grin.

"I think I'll stick to the training with the rest of the team." Lotte said, smiling before walking away. "Thank you!" She called out.

He could only grin as she walked away.

Haizaki was about to sit down under the tree and pulled out his phone.

"Hey. Haizaki." Mr. Wolf said, up against another tree.

"Really gonna act like that ain't creepy. Just appearin' out of nowhere." Haizaki said.

"I made my presence known. What more could you want?" Mr. Wolf asked.

"I want you to tell me what you want."

"Just wanted to talk to you for a bit."

"Well, unfortunately I don't want to." Haizaki said before getting ready to leave.

"Why? You scared of being told something you don't wanna hear?"

"I'm not scared of anything."

"Then if you're not scared, I dare you to stay here and listen to everything I've gotta say to you. Don't cover your ears. Don't look at your phone. Don't try to look at anybody that passes by here."

"Fine. Make it quick."

"What you did back there earlier. I saw it. You didn't have to take responsibility for that. But you did. For the most part, you were just going through the motions. Even with what Miyuki was explaining, you didn't actually agree with it. You just went along for the ride. Basically, you're that kid that just nods and agrees with everyone in the project, but basically does nothing to really help impact the project in this challenge. You thought I wasn't paying attention to that? But you still took responsibility. Now I'd say that was more because you wanted attention. Wasn't it?"

Haizaki didn't respond. Nor was he even looking at him. He was up against the tree, trying his hardest to not have to look at Mr. Wolf.

"I'm gonna take that silence as a definite yes. But I and other people see that. Some people see it as stupid. Some don't. Guess what I am?"

"I'm not answerin' that either. You said all I had to do was listen. Not answer questions."

"You doing all of this, answers my questions by the way. So you can keep trying to ignore me all you want. And believe it or not, there's a lot of people on this team that feel the same way I do. Difference between them and me, is that I actually went to jail. And served my sentence."

Haizaki's eyes widened, something that Mr. Wolf noticed.

"Surprising huh? You thought I was gonna say I broke out? Nope. Could have tried that. But doing that's not without its consequences. Just like everything my team and I did isn't without its consequences as well. Heck, we probably could have ran away. But we decided not to. You know why? Because we wanted to change. It's a long story as to why. But it got to a point that we were tired of being looked at as criminals. You think it's easy to walk around every day, and for people to constantly call you the Big Bad Wolf, assuming you've heard the stories? You try to change, people still look at you as a bad guy. They're still scared of you. You go into a store, and people think you're gonna eat them. Some people, they're cool with it. They like people being scared of them. Because it makes them feel good. When in reality, those people are just trying to compensate for something they lack. Me? I wasn't one of those people. I just got tired of it." Mr. Wolf explained.

"Doing things to help people started to feel… good. And I mean really good this time. So I'm gonna ask you the same question. When you take food from other people, does it feel good to do that? And I mean really good? Or does it feel better to help people? o know that thanks to your help, your team won?"

Haizaki didn't respond.

"I liked that feeling. I could feel good. And at the same time I didn't have to worry about running around all over the place anymore. Having to hide from people. Hearing people slandering your name across the news as if you're a monster. The same with my team. But, like I said, actions are not without its consequences. Wouldn't be right if we did all that stuff we did. Hurt all of those people by taking all of those things and destroying so much property. And got off scot-free. So we let the justice system take its course. And because of that, we only got a year to serve on good behavior. And we haven't done any illegal activity since."

"Look, I know you got kicked out by your basketball team. And it seems like they all hate you and want to have nothing to do with you. But if you would have heard the conversation that Kuroko had about you during the 2105 challenge, you'd be surprised. He was saddened by the fact that Miyuki and the others left you in the rain. He looked like he really wanted you to change for the better so people could appreciate you for your gifts. Not hate you because you have them. The same thing with us and our team. Before, people hated us because we could do those things so well. And now, people love us."

"You might have not noticed. Or you're trying to just ignore it, but one of the reasons we keep you here on this team is because we appreciate your talents. Who else on this team is capable of stealing moves? No one! You don't have to be known as that 'punk delinquent'. Or the 'Evil Kise' counterpart. You can be your own man. Can Kise enter the Zone? Haven't seem him do it not once yet. And I don't have to tell you the requirements of entering it. Don't lose your opportunity to keep doing something you love man. You like attention and fame. Bad guys and criminals don't get to play basketball for hundreds of thousands to millions of people to see. Just like bad guys and criminals don't get to stay on Total Drama for long for the multiverse to see, learn about, and appreciate them."

"You done?" Haizaki simply said.

"Yeah. I am."

Haizaki simply walked away without saying a word. Holding the back of his head, he moved his neck around. He saw Miyuki stretching as he was about to get ready to catch for Eijun and Furuya.

"Hey, four eyes."

"IF YOU WANNA PICK A FIGHT! PICK A FIGHT WITH ME!" Eijun shouted.

"Relax you idiot. I didn't come to pick a fight with anybody. Besides, I could beat your a[censored] anyway."

"WHAT!?" Eijun shouted before running at him only for Miyuki to intentionally move his left leg a bit to trip him up.

"Something you need? Just so you know, I'm not a barber." Miyuki joked to Haizaki.

"Always running that dumba[censored] mouth of yours." Haizaki said, knowing that he was doing that to try and bother him again.

"I'm not about to make this a roast session. All I came to say was one thing. Thanks."

Furuya raised an eyebrow while Eijun was confused too.

"You came all this way here to say thanks? What for? We don't even know what you're talking about idiot!" Eijun said.

"Relax." Miyuki said to Eijun before looking back at Haizaki and nodding with a smile. "No problem."

Haizaki already started to walk away to do what he originally was about to do before Mr. Wolf intervened: Get on his phone.

Meanwhile, his fellow basketball-playing teammate, Hanamiya, was about to talk to Kagami. At least until Rei got to him first. He was on his phone, listening to music and took off his headphones when he noticed her.

"Oh. Rei. What's up?"

"I….. I just wanted to say I'm sorry."

Kagami had a confused look on his face. "Sorry? For what?"

"For saying all those things about you. And making fun of you for being scared of dogs and ghosts. I know it doesn't seem that way, but it was still mean. I don't even know why you're scared of either and I just made fun of you for it."

"It's all good."

"What made you so afraid of dogs in the first place?"

"Was a kid in America. Big dog, he bit me. Scared me so much as a kid. I haven't been able to get around a dog since because I'm scared the same thing'll happen again."

***Confessional***

Rei(Radical Rats):

"So in other words, he wasn't always this way. Now I feel even worse."

***End Confessional***

Rei put a hand on his shoulder as her tone softened. "Not every dog is that way. Or like Hiruma's. I promise. They're friendly and kind. Like Kuroko's. I'm not saying you'll be able to get over it in a day. Because things like that are hard to overcome quickly. But I think you will, one day. Like I said, I'm sorry for making fun of you. I didn't know. I may tease you and the others, but it's all in good fun. I don't want to be a bully."

Kagami gave her shoulder a couple taps. "Hey. I don't want you sittin' up there feelin' sorry for me. Or for yourself. Like you said, you didn't know. And I'm not mad. It's all good. Not many people got the courage to admit when they're wrong or apologize. So I think that's a plus. But at the same time, ya ain't afraid to be honest or speak your mind. Something else I think is cool too."

"Well of course!" Rei said, hands on her hips proudly before suddenly performing a noblewoman's laugh out of nowhere.

"What kind of a monster have I unleashed?" Kagami said, looking exasperated and confused as to why she was laughing like that out of nowhere.

"Now, if you'll excuse me. I've got some TV to watch." Rei said, walking away with a confident strut before her bravado went away and she started to turn red, moving a lock of hair behind her ear.

***Confessional***

Rei(Radical Rats):

"There's no way. I know what he said was nice but… I can't….. I just can't be…" Rei said in disbelief. "It'd be one thing if he felt that way towards me and I knew it but…. am I… falling for Kagami?"

She tried to quickly shake her head as her face was turning red.

"No! Never in a million years! There's no way I could ever have feelings for that poor academic idiot! I don't care how nice he is! Or how well he can cook! Or how sweet I think his Zone trigger is… *grrrr* STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM!"

***End Confessional***

After Rei left, Hanamiya was the next person to talk to him.

"What do you want?" Kagami asked, his mere presence starting to annoy him.

"Just wanted to give my compliments to the chef. Well at least the one that's here." Hanamiya said.

"Yeah sure. Even scumbags like you deserve to eat. Though if it were up to me, the quality would be way less. You just better be lucky Tatsuya doesn't know about you."

"What? Really? You mean you didn't tell him about me and all the good times we've had?"

"Good times alright. And the only reason I didn't tell him was because I forgot to honestly."

"Makes sense. You were so worried about making sure your girlfriend's curry was made to perfection."

This made Kagami get up instantly. He was inches away from grabbing him by the black button-up sweater he was wearing.

A smile crept on Hanamiya's conniving face. "Struck a nerve huh? Guess that confirms it." Hanamiya laughed a little. "At the very least, you've definitely got feelings for her. I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I'll send her home next."

"If you just came here to do nothin' but p[censored] me off, then congratulations, it worked. Now get the hell outta my face."

"Actually, I also came here to tell you one more thing. I told you you wouldn't have it easy from his point on. And it's holding true. But don't worry, there's plenty more losses coming. Maybe the next picture you'll have of her is one in a hospital." He said, a sadistic grin on his face which only caused Kagami to ball up his fists as Hanamiya walked away. Though unknowingly Eliza was listening to the entire thing.

Kagami tried to go back to listen to music but he couldn't. He ended up having to yank the headphones off. He was about to throw them down on the ground until Natsu, Kageyama, Sendo and Falcon showed up.

"Really making yourself look more like a dumba[censored] than you already are." Kageyama said.

"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Kagami yelled.

"Guys, calm down. Remember what we're here for." Falcon said.

"What are you guys here for?" Kagami asked, calming down.

"To thank you for the food. We already did Himuro before we left." Natsu said.

"Yeah. You're actually a pretty good chef. I'm really impressed." Kageyama said.

"Thanks. That means a lot." Kagami said, smiling.

"No problem." Sendo said.

"Seriously though, that food was incredible! If Sebastian's not here you can be our chef anytime!" Natsu said.

"Thanks. Like I said, it really means a lot to know that you guys like it." Kagami said.

"Well if you wanna show thanks, next time don't throw down headphones like they're not gonna break you idiot." Sendo said.

"Yeah. That was a stupid decision on my part." Kagami said, looking down in embarrassment.

***Confessional***

Kagami(Radical Rats):

"Can't believe I got that worked up. The hell was I thinking? AND DAMN IT, I DON'T LIKE REI! Well…. I do but… NOT IN THAT WAY! I MEAN THAT I DON'T HAVE FEELINGS FOR HER!"

***End Confessional***

Eliza met up with Sebastian and Urien.

"So he really is planning something." Urien said.

"More like already put it into motion. Their winning was all his doing as well. It looks like he's starting to show his hand." Eliza said.

"The real question is, why waste so much time to do so, suffering losses in the process?" Sebastian wondered.

"Perhaps he wanted to look like he's the savior they needed so he can instantly gain their trust and belief in him." Eliza said.

"There's only one way to know for sure. From the source." Urien said.

***Confessional***

Urien(Wave Breakers):

"Regardless of what he does, the more he gets rid of, the better. And then, when the time comes, that's when we'll crush him. And the best part is, the fool doesn't even know he's being used."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Hanamiya(Wave Breakers):

"To be honest, I didn't expect too much out of the Miracles when it came to doing things outside of basketball, so I thought I'd have an edge there. But apparently not. And yeah, Kagami and Himuro's cooking actually is good. Still won't stop me from crushing the former though. But to be honest, the comment I made about Rei was just to mess with him. But the fact that he actually likes her is absolutely hilarious!" He said before laughing. "It'll be so much fun to see the look on his face when she leaves and there's nothing he can do about it."

***End Confessional***

Murasakibara was eating snacks from his wagon, talking to Zee.

"You'd spend all of that money on snacks!?" Zee asked.

"Yep. If I could though. Obviously, I gotta think about college….. 'n stuff like that." Murasakibara said.

"Makes sense. You wanna play basketball or do somethin' else?"

"Uh…." He said while sighing. "Guess basketball would be cool. Problem is, gotta come to practice and stuff like that. And it's even more enforced in the pros. That's gonna be a pain in the butt honestly. Pastry chef might honestly be my calling. Be kinda funny if I ever decided to do that, and I end up working with Mako-chin in that bakery she wants. Which I think it'd be cool honestly. Don't know her too well, but she seems cool."

"You know what? That would be crazy." Zee said, drinking out of his soda.

"Yep." Murasakibara said before getting a bag of chips from the wagon next and starting to open them up.

"Hey, think I can have one of those snacks?"

"Give me one of your sodas and you got a deal man."

"Sure!"

Both Murasakibara and Zee exchanged unopened snacks and sodas respectively.

"So like, where's the rooms and stuff? I mean this is great and all, but I don't wanna be carrying this suitcase of stuff everywhere."

"Oh yeah! Dude! I gotta show you the interdimensional cable. That thing is crazy man!"

"Hold on a sec there's a TV here? Guess that'll be nice."

"Maybe another time, I'm gonna need to borrow him real quick." Becky F. said.

"Sure." Zee said.

Murasakibara and Becky were in a distant area.

"What do you want? I'm tryin' to get into a room already." Murasakibara said, annoyed.

"How would you like to join an alliance? It's an easier way to get to the 10 million. You just make sure not to vote for me or target Todd, Riley or Reimu in 3-way challenges and you'll be fine."

"Sure, yeah, whatever. Just take me to my room man." Murasakibara said,half-annoyed.

***Confessional****

Becky F.(Radical Rats):

"Wow. That was a lot easier than I thought."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Murasakibara(Radical Rats):

"Yep. I joined 'em. But don't think this means I'm gonna just suddenly just have that passion to play or whatever. It's not happening. If I win, I win. If not, life goes on man."

***End Confessional***

As promised, Luz went to talk to Midorima.

"So, you asked to talk to me?" Luz said to him. "Just so you know, I'm not doing an alliance. Even though you don't seem like that type of guy that would ask me that. Still want to let you know that off the bat."

Midorima, stuffed bear in his left hand, never changed his calm demeanor. "Of course not. I came to talk to you about something else. What I am about to tell you is something bigger than these games."

Luz raised an eyebrow. "I can tell this is probably going to be something serious. No offense, but you don't exactly look like a guy that just plays jokes or pranks."

"Before I tell this to you, I must inform you that today's Cancer ranking was second. Behind one other sign. What is yours?"

"Um…. I don't keep up with Zodiac Signs. Sorry."

"I see. In that case, I'll discard all of those statements I was going to make. As you have already seen, the Generation of Miracles all have their own strengths and incredible abilities, myself included. However, as much as I would have wanted all of us to make it far enough to eventually face each other, I was never under the impression that we were invincible. I foresaw struggles. Whether for our teams or for us individually. The Breakers' struggles. The Rats'. And more than likely, ours, was something that I already foresaw. Doesn't matter how strong the teams are. They, like us, as a whole, are not invincible. Which is why I never wavered or was shaken. Or became too overconfident. Overconfidence leads to complacency. And complacency leads to laziness."

"As I've already said multiple times, I will always do my best. No matter the opponent. This is not with the intention to mock or show up opponents like Hailey believes. Rather, it is because I respect their strength. Regardless of who they are. Reasons like that, is why I can't say I was a fan of what the others were starting to become during our final days at Teiko. And why I didn't respect what Louie said at the end of the Martial Arts Tournament challenge."

"You already came off as a serious guy, despite what happened here. So I'm not surprised. But, what happened to the others?"

"During those final days, the others started to become lazy. Complacent. Instead of focusing on teamwork, they were more worried about who scored the most points. And eventually, they all started to not come to practice. Everyone, except for Kuroko."

"And you?"

"I still attended. For that matter, in most days, I was the first one to enter, and the last one to leave. Even during those rather….. dark times. Even in Shutoku, as hard as they work, in many cases, I am still the last to leave."

"Makes sense. But, I don't see it with them honestly. You make it seem like they're arrogant. I'd say confident, but not arrogant. At least for everyone but Haizaki."

"Haizaki is a different story. He quit the team before any of this started to happen. If anything, you could say he was the precursor to it. He skipped practice. Was lazy. Showed up late. And in some cases, outright missed games. The difference was, he would suffer the consequences earlier than the rest of us with him leaving the team. The rest, would pay their dues in the Winter Cup. And in mine and Kise's case, during the Interhigh Tournament before. All of them eventually played Kuroko and Kagami who were at their school Seirin High. And all of them were defeated by them. The only one that was able to secure a win against them was Aomine in their first match during said Interhigh Tournament. But in their rematch, they returned the favor in the Winter Cup."

"But wait. How could you have paid? You said you and Kuroko were the only ones that still went to practice. Did you do something else?"

"Yes. Do you know of the term 'silence is compliance'?"

"Yeah. I think I know where this is going."

"I see. That was exactly the problem I had. I didn't like the attitude that the rest of the team had. Even Kise. Yes, he attended practice. But….. I could tell from his eyes. They were cold. He was unmotivated. Bored. In other words, 'going through the motions'. Eventually, he left as well. But I dismissed it. And said that I would continue to worry about doing my best for myself. And not anyone else. And that eventually led to distrust of my teammates at Shutoku. I refused to pass the ball to them when I was given it because I believed they were just like them in terms of a lack of work ethic. I acknowledged Kuroko's request to not hold back against his friend, but I all but discarded it. Because I always did my best anyway. However….. the reasons for the others to do what they did were completely different. And I stood by and said nothing." Midorima explained.

He then explained the promise of Ogiwara and Kuroko and what happened in the game and why he blamed himself for most of what happened, believing himself to have actually not followed his own convictions of doing his best by not trying to help his friends when they needed it.

"In other words, you had good intentions. But you just didn't act on them. I can definitely see the problem. And why you blame yourself. I won't sit here and pretend like what you guys did wasn't awful. But to pin all of it on yourself isn't fair on you or your teammates. I know it's kind of weird for me to say this when I'm about as old as you all are. But you guys were in middle school. Some of this I'd say is on the adults too. Did they even do anything? How could they just allow something like that to happen? Where's the coach?"

"That's the thing. Our original coach, Coach Shirogane, fell ill and was hospitalized. While he would live, he would never be able to coach again. So our first string coach Sanada was promoted. While he would enforce the same policies of attending practice in the beginning, eventually, he started to give us special treatment. With Aomine being the first. As long as we'd win games, he didn't have to attend practice. This wasn't something that I just disliked. I hated it. And then, Akashi started to enforce the same thing, allowing the others, myself included, to be allowed to skip practice as well. Outside of myself, Akashi was the only one that stressed practice and hard work. Although the difference between myself, Kuroko and Akashi, was that he was the captain. Although this could be attributed to him having to play without any ability as his hadn't awakened yet. And when he did support this, in such a vehement manner, that's when I knew something was wrong. The others, their change was slow. Gradual. Akashi's change was instant."

"Now that I think of it, Akashi has probably been the most quiet out of all of you. What's going on with him?" Luz asked, starting to feel uneasy after he said this.

"Nothing. At the moment, Akashi is fine. That is just how he is. While he is friendly, he has never been the talkative type like say Kise or Kagami. And if I had to be honest, I'd be more comfortable about leaving here before Akashi without any worries. At least before Hanamiya and Haizaki arrived. With the former here. And with the uncertainty of the latter, and those like Zak's other counterpart, now I don't feel as comfortable. Especially after the events that transpired today with the cooking challenge. Which is exactly why I am entrusting you with this information. I won't stop you from telling others. However, there is a reason why I haven't been vocal about this and have only told you."

"Whatever you have to tell me, I'll only tell people I trust. I promise." Luz sad.

"It may not seem like it, but… there are two Seijuro Akashis." Midorima said.

"Wait, what do you mean by two?"

Bakura passed by them, accidentally dropping his book in the process, causing Midorima and Luz to turn towards him.

"Sorry." Bakura said, embarrassed, before quickly picking up the book and walking away.

Midorima lowered his eyes at Bakura as he walked past.

"That was all. I appreciate you for taking the time to listen to me." Midorima said, walking away.

"Wait a second! I don't understand!" Luz called out but was ignored.

***Confessional***

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"Well then, tonight's elimination is going to be interesting. Consider me your guardian angel Hanamiya. Along with this information about 'two Akashis'. Fool. You shouldn't have made that request out loud in the open. Others may have ignored it, but I won't. I understand people may target Heather because she won a season, but combine Midorima's actions with what he's shown the past few challenges he was in, and I believe that statement will be some of his final words on this island. I put you in the grave. You just put the dirt over yourself."

***End Confessional***

TD Elimination theme plays

Both the Rats and the Kings were in attendance for this elimination.

"Alright! To avoid Beerus actually making good on his promise, only Midorima, Heather, Sly and Luz are on the chopping block for the Kings. And to match that, only Lotte, MacArthur, Rick and Yulaw are on the chopping block for the Rats today as well. Tonight's safety item is oatmeal cookies! Made by chef himself!" Chris announced as the see-through packaging allowed you to actually see what the cookie looked like.

"Uh, what's the pink stuff?" Sly asked.

"Worms!"

Several people groaned in disgust.

"Less whining, more voting!"

***Confessional***

Alejandro(Storm Kings):

*stamps Midorima*

"You had a chance to redeem yourself, but you failed. And now you'll pay for it."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Isagi(Storm Kings):

*Stamps Luz*

"Going by usefulness here. Luz is the least useful. At least from what I've seen so far. I know she won a season but still, I'm going off what I've seen. Not what I've heard."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Eliza(Storm Kings):

*Stamps Midorima*

"That accuracy will be too much of a threat going forward. I never expected it to be effective to that extent. At this rate… pair that with his effort, work ethic, and oddly strange luck correlation with his lucky items, his range could be limitless. If he doesn't leave now, he could end up defeating all of us."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Skipper:

*Stamps Midorima*

"Failure to follow the instructions of a superior with no justifiable reason for doing so. That. IS INEXCUSABLE!"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Aomine(Storm Kings):

*Stamps Heather*

"I know she can't hear me. And….. maybe I should tell her. But, after talking to Weiss….. I feel a lot better now. Thanks a lot. Maybe I will make some friends here. Also, she's got potential at least to improve her cooking. At least compared to Satsuki. Her cooking's horrible. Like really bad. Midorima's got nothing on her. I'll take Chef's cooking all day compared to that. That's how bad it is."

"As for why I picked Heather. She's just the most annoying out of 'em. Got no other reason honestly."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Sly(Storm Kings):

*Stamps Midorima*

"Two times in one challenge? Yeah, you've gotta go."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Weiss(Storm Kings):

*Stamps Midorima*

"Hearing Aomine's story about his relationship with the others. Especially Kuroko. It's sad. I can see why he blames himself. Before I met Ruby and the others. But I don't see that arrogant jerk that abandoned Kuroko and believed 'the only one who can beat me is me'. I see a person with a lot of regret in his heart that really is a nice person deep down. Even if he doesn't believe it himself. You are a good person Aomine. And I know that talk doesn't fix everything. Nor does it fix what you did in the past. But it's a start. You might not believe it but…. being alone. Among other things, including how I treated Ruby when I first met her. We're a lot more alike than he believes."

"Also, I think it's neat he's writing his own autobiography. Even though he told me that that notebook is just his draft. Like I said, there's a lot of quirks about him that I myself didn't expect for him to have. That one's the most interesting. I don't think he should hide that from people. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. I think it's nice he's reflecting on his life like that. It's great to be honest, but I just hope he doesn't continue to be hard on himself."

"And oh yeah, Midorima's gotta go. Running off for hours, taking cookies, leaving again, and doing that. That's unacceptable. Maybe I should have led off with . Did I really spend that much time talking about Aomine?" Weiss said before laughing.

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Heather(Storm Kings):

*Stamp Midorima*

"After what just happened. And the fact there's precedence of Hawkeye and what he could do, oh yeah. He definitely has got to go."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Becky F.(Radical Rats):

*Stamps MacArthur*

"Getting Murasakibara was a no-brainer. Now I have a security blanket for a vote. And plus, with how he reacted, I don't even think he cares enough to try to really object to anything. As long as we don't actually cheat, we should be fine."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Louie(Storm Kings):

"So we've got another alliance member. With a wagon full of snacks. Nice! Not to mention, I don't think he cares enough to try to not listen or expose us so this is great."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Todd(Storm Kings):

"I still can't believe she was going to do something like e-mails for communication. Like how old do you have to be? I told you she was an old lady!"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Reimu(Storm Kings):

"Murasakibara doesn't exactly look like his fellow Miracles when it comes to having his heart into this. Which is understandable. Still though, if he's a part of that group, then he has a special ability other than his height. I can't remember if Isagi noted it or not. And I honestly don't care enough to try to look again. We'll find out eventually I guess."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Yulaw(Radical Rats):

*Stamps Lotte*

"As long as it's not me, I could care less who leaves. But keeping Lotte will only slow us down even more."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Akko(Radical Rats):

*Stamps MacArthurt*

"That jerk has to go!"

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Sucy(Radical Rats):

*Stamps MacArthur*

"Come on. Even if she wasn't my friend,I wouldn't vote for someone that's with me in a group."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Diana(Radical Rats):

*Stamps MacArthur*

"I hope Lotte can recover. People can make mistakes. What matters is what you do after them."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

Lucy(Radical Rats):

*Stamps MacArthur*

"On one hand, I do agree about Lotte needing to be able to stand up for herself and not being afraid to speak up. But on the other, I don't agree with how MacArthur handled it. Sorry Sanders, but your partner, and by extension you, have got to go."

***End Confessional***

***Confessional***

MacArthur(Radical Rats):

*Stamps Lotte*

"We lost because of her. Think about how she's been. Do you think what I said was wrong?"

***End Confessional***

"Alright, we're gonna go with the Rats first." Chef said.

"Yulaw! Rick! You're both safe!"

Both catch the cookie bags.

"Lotte! As head chef, it is your responsibility to make sure the dish comes out right. Some of your teammates think it's on you for not paying attention." Chef said.

"I understand that. And I take responsibility for that. Sorry everyone." Lotte said.

"About time." MacArthur said. "But too little, too late!"

"MacArthur! Your yelling was what caused that to happen in the first place. And some people don't exactly like the attitude you had towards her when it came to that."

"Like I said, am I wrong? She's the head chef! She should have double checked!" MacArthur said.

"Doesn't matter. You didn't have to destroy her confidence like that. Don't you remember what happened to her last time with Agon?" Morty said.

"No one's saying you're wrong. For me, I think you went about it the wrong way." Lucy said.

"Whatever. There's no other way for me to say it! You want me to talk to her like a baby? It's not happening!" MacArthur said.

"You know what else isn't happening? Both of you not getting a second chance. The final cookie goes to….."

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"Lotte!"

"WHAT!? No way you're giving her another chance over me!" MacArthur said in disbelief and anger.

"Lotte should have checked, but, if you would have talked like a normal person and not yelled, it would have never happened." Noah said. This caused MacArthur to grab him by his sweater which terrified him.

"You've been runnin' your yap with these sly remarks all season and you haven't even done much other than that! I've had enough of it!" MacArthur said, about to punch him only for Sanders to tackle her.

"Alright, I think that's enough." Sanders said.

"Let me give you some advice Lotte. You wanna last here, grow a spine!" MacArthur called out as she walked away with Sanders to get their bags.

"Alright, next is the Kings."

"Sly, not much to say about you. You did your job, you're safe." Chef said, tossing the cookie to him.

"Luz! People question your usefulness, moreso that than you being a threat as a winner." Chef said.

"Fair. Haven't done much so far honestly." Luz said.

"Luckily for you, you not high up on people's priority to eliminate right now! You're safe!" Chef said before tossing her a cookie.

"It's these and Heather!"

"Midorima! Your performances in the last couple of challenges have made some deem you as a potential threat. Your terrible cooking skills and you taking cookies and running off with them, irritating Beerus isn't exactly doing you any favors either."

"I will take responsibility for the cake. And for leaving. But I only returned once. I never returned to obtain any cookies. Whoever stated that is greatly misinformed." Midorima said.

"You were literally there in the kitchen. You can't beat visual evidence. We saw you." Yang said.

"I won't repeat myself." Midorima said.

"You don't have to. You're gonna be gone anyway." Heather said.

"Speaking of which, Heather! You're on the chopping block because you're head chef. And because you're a threat for winning a season."

"I'll own that. Both of those points are very reasonable."

"The final cookie goes to….."

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"Heather!"

Midorima could only push up his glasses. "Heather."

"What? Don't apologize now. It's too late for that."

"I already took accountability. All I want to ask is what your sign is." Midorima said.

"Don't know. Don't care. You're gone. Goodbye!" Heather said.

"It's unfortunate that you have to leave so early Midorima. I was hoping to go against you." Akashi said.

"Likewise. But unfortunately, that is what the fates desired." Midorima said.

"Too bad the fates can't fix your cooking." Aomine said.

"As if you're cooking is anything remarkable either." Midorima said.

"Well at least I don't put whole fruits into cakes!" Aomine yelled.

"I see where this is going. Midorima, get your bags man." Chris said.

After returning, MacArthur, Sanders and Midorima were on the boat.

"Remember what I said Lotte! No backbone, you go home!" MacArthur called out.

"Midorima! Thanks again! I'll be sure to try my best!" Bren called out.

"It's unfortunate that I couldn't stay to help you Akashi. But this time, I didn't sit idly by. Like when I failed to beat you and return you to your normal self in the Winter Cup. Or when I lacked the courage to tell anyone about your situations. I learned from my mistakes." Midorima thought. "Even then, the pain of losing still sting-" A thought came to him.

Flashback to earlier in the episode

"Cancers! You've got a good ranking today! Second! Keep your stuffed bear on you and you'll be fine. But you better watch out! Not only are Virgos first, but if you run into one, you might be in trouble."

"Of course." Midorima said, aloud.

"Huh?" MacArthur said, confused.

Midorima remembers that bad feeling he had when Bakura passed by.

"I can't prove it but… somehow, he's behind my misfortune today!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about dude." MacArthur said.

"It's none of your concern. And at this point, there's nothing I can do now. This is what the fates have desired, much to my chagrin."

"The rest of you are safe. For now." Chris said, back on the island."

"Lotte, you okay?" Rei asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Thank you for asking." Lotte said.

"Sometimes you get down in the dumps. But I'm confident you can recover. Just keep tryin' alright? We'll be here to support ya!" Natsu said, giving her a wide grin and a thumbs up.

"See? What did I tell you? We care about you Lotte. I-it's okay to mess up. It happens sometimes. I mean look at me. Look at how many times I've messed up. And I'm still alive." Morty said.

"Half the times I saved his a[censored]. Just wanna make that clear." Rick said.

Lotte nodded an balled her fists, trying her best to have a determined look on her face. "I'll be sure to pull my weight next time. I promise!" Lotte said.

"That's the spirit! Hi-five!" Priya said, offering her a hi-five, to which Lotte could only smile and accept.

"Well, hopefully that team spirit will help them get a win. This is their second elimination in a row. Only time will tell. And oh yeah, by the way, I got Heloise to take that picture just to mess with them and make them mad. But I didn't expect them to develop actual feelings for each other. Crazy part was, it had nothing to do with the picture. Oh well. Let's see how that develops on the next episode of Total….. Drama…. Across the Multiverse!"


A/N:

And with that, we say goodbye to the superstitious sharpshooter Miracle, Midorima and MacArthur and Sanders. It's canon that he gets into worse and worse situations the longer he has to go around without his lucky item. Pair that with Bakura taking advantage of his absence, and it being canon that he's bad at cooking(not awful like Momoi and Riko, who are multiverse eating challenge levels of bad, but he's not good), and you have an absolute recipe for disaster for him. And after what he and Kuroko showed in the last challenge, people are going to start taking the Miracles a lot more seriously, and potentially see them as a threat. Also, Bakura is in fact a Virgo as his birthday is September 2nd.

Honestly though, if things go right, by himself, with no other characters that know about him, he could make it really far in a season because of his superstitions and his attitude towards work and his teammates. Potentially win one.

As for MacArthur, I think several people on the team can agree that she meant well. She was just way too aggressive about it. Will Lotte be able to bounce back?

Next episode, we see the return of Lord Shaxx as the teams will battle on his playground once again in the Crucible. With even more weapons of mass destruction! And yelling on his part.

More friendships and potential relationships start to form as Yami Bakura starts to make his presence known(covertly). Along with that, Murasakibara joins the show and he's instantly snatched up into an alliance.

As for time placement when it comes to Rei and Kagami, Rei is 16, at the end of Sailor Stars, while Kagami, even after the movie, is still 16 as well.

Finally, with this being the last late entry for this inter-dimensional section of the I'll be posting a poll for favorite character and a cheat sheet. I'll make an announcement on the voting for guests and AO3 users in a separate chapter. See you then!

Late Entry VAs:

Asta(Black Clover): Dallas Reid

Noelle(Black Clover): Jill Harris

Atsushi Murasakibara(Kuroko's Basketball): Robbie Daymond


Placements:

165th- Dragonfly Jones(Radical Rats)-Martin Sitcom

164th- Richie and Virgil(Wave Breakers)- Static Shock

163rd- Cameron(Storm Kings)- Total Drama

162nd- Duncan(Wave Breakers)- Total Drama

161st- Chris P.(Wave Breakers)- Dan VS

160th- Mona(Storm Kings)- Mona the Vampire

159th- Owen(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

158th- Zoey(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama

157th- Tetsuya Kuroko(Radical Rats)- Kuroko's Basketball(Quit)

156th-Shintaro Midorima(Storm Kings)-Kuroko's Basketball

155th-MacArthur and Sanders(Radical Rats)- Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race


Upcoming Episodes:

Episode 14:Compete in large Scale 6v6 Crucible Modes hosted and commentated by Lord Shaxx(Destiny 1 & 2)

Song: I'm on the Moon(It's Made of Cheese) by Lord Shaxx(Destiny 2)

Episode 15: Compete in Blue Lock challenges hosted by Jinpachi Ego(Double Elimination challenge, only the first place team will be safe from elimination)(Blue Lock)

Song: Chaos ga Kiwamaru by Unison Square Garden or Judgement by Ash Da Hero(Haven't decided which to use yet)

Episode 16: Aftermath I: Compete in a talent show(Multiverse Edition Challenge; Double Elimination)

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