Total Drama Infinite 3

by MemeKing the Third

We are back once again, babyyy! Chris has concocted his most crazy season yet, featuring faces old and new. Mysteries, adventure, romance, and a crap ton of insanity can be found in Infinite's craziest installment yet. Who will win it all?

5. AVALANCHE FEUD!

Episode 5: AVALANCHE FEUD!

Welcome back, everyone. Hope you're all doing okay. No matter how you're feeling, I hope to brighten your day just a little bit with some cultures slop I typed up.

TheMasterKat: I'll agree, that would have been fun to see. At least Aqua can brag that she lasted longer this time.

1602jaw: I intentionally slowed things down for the characters. The challenge kind of took more of a backseat to all the other stuff going on here. Plus hey, who wouldn't want a restaurant out floating on the open water?

PineCoop: Yep, welcome aboard, Ford. Here's to the beginning of a great partnership. And Katakuri is collecting students like they're Pokemon cards at this point.

Luckyhill2: Looks are deceiving, Mao is a little powerhouse. Miu made plenty of sense to boot here. She had a great run as the runner up last season.

EternalWriter2: Not everyone is gonna like every character, and I respect that. As for the challenge, again, this was more about the characters last time.

Happiness studios: Yeah, the last episode did have a lot…in the nicest way possible, I'm not sure what else I could say here that I haven't already said.

StaticShock01: The fact it happened so suddenly makes it all the funnier.

NondescriptNorbert: Thanks, I'm glad the writing is still keeping up with what Bon Voyage had. I'll admit it can feel a little rough juggling a lot at first with these characters. But I'm not the type to give in so easily. I'm glad you enjoyed this one.

chillsummer: Even if she didn't go far again, she went on her own terms. Also, you know we're gonna do the joke ;)

ThelastCyberKnight: Eyy, glad you had a lot of fun with this one! Again, the characters took more priority than the challenge last time. It was already pretty long, so a long and drawn out fight after everything that came before it would have made the episode feel almost movie length.

FlameFireZeroX: Among Us, huh? We'll add that to notes….maybe we'll do that in the future. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.

Knight Light: And I did think it over more. This story is still the priority. But still, I've had the idea for Star Carnival brewing in my head for a long while now.

Now that that's all out of the way, let the show commence!

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"Last time on Infinite 3, our cast got their sea legs as they set out to slay a sea monster that was being a pest in the area. On top of meeting new staff member Stanford Pines, tensions flared between many members of the Wayward Weirdos. Katakuri got sick and took on more students, Miu went AWOL, and Charlie tried her best to keep the peace with her team, with little success.. Partnerships and friendships formed, as well as some potentially heated rivalries. In the end, Miu got the boot, while the Maniacs enjoyed a weekend getaway at Chateau Shorthalt. But who's got the guts to win today? Find out on Total Drama Infinite 3!"

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"Alright, now open your mouth."

"If you say so, pal."

Yastor opens up his mouth as Ford sticks a thermometer in his mouth.

"Is a physical really necessary, doc?" Yastor asks, feeling quite bored.

"Just checking to see if your body is feeling okay after your cryogenic sleep." Ford tells him. "Just to make sure you're not feeling any adverse effects after being frozen for tens of thousands of years."

"Eh, I've been through worse. Like this one time my crew and I almost got crucified by an entire town after saving it. Well sorry for causing so much collateral damage….and that bar fight…"

Ford stands up and jots something down.

"Physically, nothing appears to be wrong with you. In fact, your body is still in peak physical condition."

"Worked on an alpaca farm since I was a boy." Yastor says. "That stuff will build up muscles. As long as you make sure to drink your milk."

"...I see…." Ford says awkwardly. "Well, that's all the data I needed for now." The man looks around the room of Yastor's shack. "Er…are you comfortable living in all this? Seems kinda small."

"So what? It's familiar, it's cozy, like the house I grew up in." Yastor defends. "Never really cared about living luxuriously."

"Very well. I shall take my leave, then."

"Wait, don't step on that board!" Yastor exclaimed.

The floorboard Ford stepped on triggered a hammer coming down from the ceiling. Ford quickly pulls out a blaster and fires at it, destroying the trap…as well as part of the ceiling.

"Not again!" Yastor cried. "You guys keep breaking my shack! That's the third time now! Is this karma for all the property damage Star OPs caused…?"

"Apologies. My fight or flight kicked in." Ford says. "Guess I went straight to fight. Well, I'll get out of your hair for now. Goodbye for now."

As soon as Ford was out the door, Yastor breathed a heavy sigh.

"They think I'm the oddball here?! Geez…man, I wonder if Slimey is still around. He'd honestly lift my spirits right about now…"

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"Looks like it's finally done, pal." Lobo said proudly. "Now pay up, I don't do shit for free."

Kaiba pulls some bills out of his pocket and hands it to the bounty hunter. "A pleasure doing business with you. Just a heads up, you might want to get it exchanged. I don't know what kind of currency you use, but I doubt it's yen."

"Hey, what are you guys working on?" Oscar asks, walking up to him.

Kaiba smirks, seemingly anticipating his arrival.

"Ah, it's perfect timing you showed up, Proud." The duelist said proudly. "I commissioned the Czarnian here to build us a little motivation so we don't lose from now on."

"What is it?"

"Take a look for yourself…"

Kaiba gestures to a human dog house next to the loser's cabin, with the word "LOSER" engraved at the top.

"I have no doubt you'll probably be spending many nights here if we continue to lose!" Kaiba laughs.

"CHARLIEEEEEEE! Rich boy's being a prick to me again!" Oscar whined.

"What's going on?" Charlie asks, exiting the cabin. She sees the dog house that Lobo built. "Oh wow, it's so pretty…"

"He's gonna make me sleep in there if we lose!"

"I said probably, no need to get your panties in a twist." Kaiba interjects.

"Oh, he doesn't mean that." Charlie assures him. "Right, Kaiba?"

"I guess not, if you're going to coddle him." Kaiba says bitterly. "Our last challenge ended horribly, and I refuse to lose again."

"Then blame the one who wasted all our food!" Oscar tells him. "Why am I getting villainized for it?!"

"It would never have happened if you didn't almost kill her with your atrocious snacks, ergo she wouldn't have felt the need to cook to one up you."

"Okay, now you're just jumping through a ton of hoops to reach that conclusion. Where is that brat anyway?! Probably off poisoning someone else."

"I actually saw her and Katakuri off doing something in the woods."

"I'm glad he doesn't seem to hold a grudge over what happened in the last challenge." Charlie says. "He's probably training her like he does with Wendy."

"What is happening, losers?!" A familiar voice sneered.

The crew turn to see Mao smirking at all of them. The young demon was wearing a comically large sombrero, with facial hair drawn on his face with marker.

"Well now, look who's finally back from their weekend at Scanlan's." Lobo said bitterly. "You sure look like you had a crazy time."

"Never pass out when there's markers about, even though I learned that the hard way." Mao said bluntly.

"What do you want, brat?" Kaiba spat. "Come to rub it in?"

Mao laughs. "MUHAHAHAHA! Of course I am! The best part of winning is making the loser feel bad about losing! Especially considering our win was my doing!"

"Hey, it was my snacks that took the beast down!" Oscar complained.

"If those were snacks, then I'm not the Demon Honor's Student with an Evil Quotient of 1.8 million!" Mao retorts. "Your team were all stranded little pansies. We saved your hides, I killed the monster, and won us the best weekend getaway I've had in hundreds of years! Now you're all going to stand there and let me brag and berate you all for your mistakes and shortcomings!"

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Out in the woods, we see Katakuri standing there, eyes closed and his arms crossed. Several meters across from him stood Chie, lightly jumping from foot to foot. Nearby, Wendy and Luz were sitting on a log while watching this.

"Is she really going to fight him?" Luz asked in disbelief.

"Nothing serious." Wendy assures. "She just wants to spar with him. You know, so he can gauge and assess what she can do. Apparently this was all her idea."

"Cool…curious to see what she can do. I welcome another person joining"

"Are you sure you wanna do this, Chie?" Katakuri warns. "I don't want to seriously hurt you."

"Pff, a little pain is good for the body." Chie scoffs. "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger. C'mon, I've fought Shadows, so I'm not a pushover. So don't hold back, Master!"

"Did she seriously just call him master?" Carla asked in utter disbelief.

A grin appears on the pirate's scarred face. "If that's what you want…then I'm happy to provide. I'll even give you the first hit."

"No need to give me special treatment, but I'll gladly begin now. Prepare yourself…..HWA-TA!"

Chie begins to run fast, jumping a bit into the air and swinging back a bit for a powerful roundhouse kick. Katakuri remains standing there, but not for long. However, just as she's about to hit him, he disappears, and reappears behind Chie, still standing like he did before.

"What the hell?!" The tomboy complained. "How'd you do that?! That was too fast for me to even see!"

"Care to throw out another attack, O' Spunky Dragon?" The pirate said calmly yet confidently. His eyes begin to glow red.

"I really don't know who I should be rooting for…" Luz brings up.

"She's gonna learn how skilled he is." Wendy said while she watched with excitement.

"I'm not outta steam yet, you're on!" Chie says.

She throws out another kick, but Katakuri moves the same way as before, and appears behind her. Chie begins to grow agitated, and keeps throwing out flying kicks, while Katakuri keeps zipping around and dodging her. The more it kept going, the more tired and agitated she got."

"You're going to say, 'This is bull crap. I haven't landed a single hit on him.'" Katakuri says calmly.

"This is…total bull crap…" Chie pants. "I haven't landed a single hit on him. It's not fair, I can't see the future like you can!"

"Would you prefer I stop dodging?"

"C'mon, at least make this interesting!"

"Very well….then I'm not gonna dodge this one. Or use my Observation Haki. Edged Mochi!" Katakuri turns his arms into mochi, only compressing them to be more square shaped, then coats them in Armament Haki. "Just a heads up….this might hurt."

"Work through the pain…" Chie says tiredly. "Alright, Master…here comes Chie…EAT THIS!"

Chie jumps up high, coming down like a meteor for a really powerful kick. Katakuri slightly spreads his legs to adjust his center of gravity, and crosses his arms. As soon as her kick clashes with his arms, Wendy and Luz are blown back from the shockwave. Black lightning begins to crackle around them. Animals start running for their lives, trees begin to shake wildly as both teammates' attacks continue to shake everything around them.

Chie leaps back, grasping her leg in pain while hopping in place. "OWOWOWOWOWOWOWWWW! That hurt a lot! I thought I was gonna break my leg!"

Katakuri lowers his defenses, and dusts himself off a little bit. "Relax, you're not gonna lose a leg if I can help it. Just from all that, I've gotta say…I'm impressed."

"How?! I didn't even actually do any significant damage!" Chie protests.

"Your form is incredible, though!" Wendy brings up.

"That was some sick martial arts skills." Luz adds. "Who taught you?"

"I…kinda just imitate what I see in action films and martial arts movies." Chie says sheepishly. "Why do you think I was keen on learning from someone who's a master at that stuff….like that Terry guy?"

"While I'm not a martial artist, I am rather self taught in how I fight." Katakuri admits. "You've proven you have a lot of potential, but never forget there's always room for improvement. All three of you do."

As he was giving this speech, there was something behind the pirate….that looked nearly exactly like him. It was mimicking his every movement and mannerism as he spoke. The girls were all trying their best not to laugh.

"Aw shucks, you flatter us." Luz says cheekily.

"I've fought my fair share of Shadows, but it looks like you've got one behind you…" Chie points out.

"Huh?"

He turns around and sees the doppelganger, which transforms back into Luz's palisman, Stringbean.

"Isn't that quite humorous…" Katakuri chuckles. "You three continue to keep surprising me. Now, how about we begin and-"

Before he could finish the sentence, his and Chie's stomachs growl audibly for all of them to hear.

"You guys must be absolutely starving!" Wendy gasps.

"Not surprising at all." Luz says. "All they've probably had to eat the past few days is Chef's cooking, so I understand."

"You lucky punks got to dine on all the chicken you wanted." Chie says tearfully. "I'm freaking feigning over here."

"Before we continue, I'm gonna go get some more of the donuts I packed." Katakuri says. "It doesn't help training on an empty stomach." He looks over at Chie. "Would you care for some?"

"I appreciate the offer, Master, but I need meats, not sweets." Chie says. "Wait…do you smell that?"

"Smell what?" Luz asks.

"Huh…I smell it too…" Wendy says, sniffing the air as well.

"What are you guys, bloodhounds?" Luz asked. "No wait…I smell it too, now…"

"I think it's coming from over there." Carla says, pointing to a clearing hidden by shrubbery.

The group all peek their heads over the bushes and see Gura. She was being handed a pizza box from her friend, Ina. Ina was wearing a helmet, and riding a scooter that had tentacles instead of wheels.

"Here's your order, Goobs." Ina says sweetly. "Enjoy."

Gura takes the box and hands her some money. "Thanks, Ina. I can't wait to eat this in the bathtub."

"Well, gotta get going, Gura. Keep up the good work. See ya on Wednesday for that collab!"

"I'll be there!"

As Ina "drives" away, the group approaches Gura just as she was about to dig into a slice.

"Uh….mind telling us what that was about?" Chie asks.

Gura finally notices that they are watching her. "Oh, you mean my pizza? I just ordered off of Tako Eats."

"Tako…..Eats?" Luz said. "Is that like Doordash?"

"Better than that." Gura tells them. "They deliver anything, anywhere. And they take all types of known currency. And it's not just food they can deliver-"

"For real?!" Chie exclaimed as she took out her phone. "Say less! I'm ordering lunch as we speak. Steak skewers, beef bowls…"

"Whatever floats your boats, my dudes." Gura says as she walks off. "I've gotta bounce, there's a bathtub I have to eat this in…"

"Alright, order is placed." Chie said triumphantly. "If it's alright with you Master, I'm gonna head out for a jog while I wait for the food."

"I was going to go eat myself, so this works out." Katakuri says. "Change of plans, girls. We'll really get into it tomorrow."

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"Urghhhh….. Waluigi had too much to drink…" Waluigi groaned. The purple sneak was laying on the ground outside the hotel as he was barfing rainbows. "I partied way too hard…"

Geralt, who set on the porch, chuckled. "Never had a drink in your life, did ya, lightweight?"

"Nope….never have…"

"Man….I think I partied pretty hard as well…" Ryu groans as he cracks his back.

"Yeah, I think you hit your limit when you tried to sing karaoke last night." Gwen points out. The goth was currently sketching something down while she talked. "You came out in this ridiculous get up while completely plastered, started talking nonsense, and started to sing terribly. Then you tried to surf the crowd and landed hard on the ground."

"Huh….guess I made a total ass of myself…" Ryu said sheepishly. "I'm so glad nobody got that on film."

Gwen holds up her phone to him, a sly grin on her face. "Oh, I wouldn't be so sure about that….forgive me, but a little bit of fun was had at your expense."

Gwen shows him the video, and just as you'd expect, Ryu was singing horribly on stage as he slurred his words. He wore an even flashier suit with shiny studs and a bigger collar, an oversized crown on his head, and wore a large cape that read "I Love Bernie" on the back. He then sees the scene where he tries to crowd surf when his song finished, but he falls painfully to the ground.

"Aw crap….I hope Bernie didn't see any of that…"

"I don't think she was too bothered…" Gwen says.

The film then moves over to Bernadetta. She was watching the spectacle while downing a colorful drink in mere seconds, followed by her taking an extremely large hit from a bong.

"C'mooooooon, baby! Encore! Encore! One more time for your Bernie Bear~! Mister Shorthalt, another candy flavored drink over here, please! Bernie's starting to see the bottom of her glass!"

"Whoa, this chick knows how to party!" The voice of Scanlan could be heard offscreen. "She's already downed five of those!"

"Well….at least she had a good time." Ryu says. "And thank God that runt gave the youngsters a place of their own in the chateau to party. Last thing they'd need to see me acting like a drunk fool. Or, you know….the other stuff…"

"Yeah, is there a room you and her didn't desecrate in that place?" Geralt jokes. "Like, I was hearing some crazy shit going down in the hot tub, on the billiards table-"

"Up-bup-bup. What happens in the chateau, stays in the chateau."

"It's honestly quite a shame." Deadpool says a bit somberly. "While I had a good time, it would have been better if I had my closest friends there to enjoy it."

"It's understandable." Geralt laments. "This show's been keeping us quite busy this season."

"Wah-t, are we not good enough company?!" Waluigi complained.

"No no, you guys are fine and all." Deadpool says as he proceeds to walk away. "But I'm gonna go find Spinel. Nine out of ten chance Peacock is with her. Got some lost time to catch up on."

"Don't forget, they're on the other team." Geralt warns. "While you two have a history, it's best to remember not to let them throw you off."

Deadpool waves the Witcher off as he strolls off. "Yeah yeah, I hear ya. Cute coming from the guy who got eliminated because he didn't attempt to befriend anybody."

"...Touche."

"That was uncharacteristically weird." Ryu says. "The guy leaves without some witty comebacks or whatever nonsense he's usually spouting."

"He's up to something." Tokageroh hypothesized. "He just has to be."

"Could be…" Ryu guesses. "In the brief time we've interacted, he can be unpredictable."

"I wouldn't worry about it." Geralt assures. "Though the part where he didn't throw out some absurd quip, reference, or double entendre is off-

He was interrupted as Kronk burst out the front door in a panic.

"GUYS! GUYS! IT'S….IT'S HORRIBLE!"

His teammates immediately bolt into action.

"What is it?!" Geralt asks, drawing his swords. "A new threat seeking to destroy the world?!"

"Or is it an old foe returning to seek revenge?!" Ryu asks.

"It's nothing like those…" Kronk said, having calmed down a bit. "I might have been a bit over dramatic there for a moment."

"Then out with it. What's the problem?" Waluigi asks impatiently.

"The spinach puffs I made earlier when we got back…they've disappeared."

"How so?" Ryu asks. "I know I haven't had any yet."

"I left them out on the counter to cool." Kronk explains. "I come back a half hour later, and they're all gone! Every single one of them!"

"That's a shame, they taste awesome. Didn't expect you to already be cooking again after we got back."

"Well, you know….just trying to make up for my misdeeds back on Bon Voyage for you guys. I'll make whatever you want."

"Dude, I told you it's all good now." Ryu assures him. "I was even the best man at your wedding."

"It's not just you guys…" Kronk says. "I still haven't forgiven myself for it…"

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"Guy's too hard on himself, even after all these months." Ryu sighs. "But if he doesn't feel like he's forgiven himself, I'm not sure what more I could do to help him out with that."

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Ruby walks outside, carrying a plush toy with her. "What's going on out here? What's all the commotion?"

"Big guy's spinach puffs went missing, kid." Waluigi explains. "Got any clues or insight?"

"Oh, that's easy." Ruby answers. "Mr. Buns ate them. Guess he got a bit carried away, he thought they were one of the best things he's ever had."

Ryu shakes his head in confusion. "I'm sorry, but….Mr. who?!"

"My friend Mr. Buns." She showed them the plush she had. It appeared to be a black plush toy made from socks, and looked like a rabbit. "I made him myself. Sorry I haven't had the chance to introduce him to you guys yet, I just now got to unpacking him. But now is better than never."

Kronk, Ryu, and Waluigi look at the toy in horror. His stomach was looking quite bloated, fit to burst at the seams, even.

"He hopes you'll make some more again sometime." Ruby continues, blissfully unaware of their shock. "Compliments go to the chef."

We see a split screen of the three terrified faces in front of her. There's no way the toy was alive, right?

……Right?

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"I think Waluigi is now officially spooked." Waluigi squeaked. He was currently huddled up in fear in the confessional. "I'm probably gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight knowing a living toy walks amongst us! WE'VE ALL SEEN THE HORROR MOVIES, WE KNOW HOW THIS ENDS! AND IT'S ALWAYS THE BEAUTIFUL ONES THAT DIE FIRST!"

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Down in the now former underground sanctum of Dr. Sulfur, we see Cinder sitting boredly in a huge swivel chair that sat in front of an even bigger computer monitor. She sees a butterfly fly past her, and she snaps her fingers. A small flame shoots from her hand and incinerates the poor creature into a pile of dust.

"Where the hell are those two?!" She angrily asks herself.

She suddenly hears the sounds of footsteps clanking across the metal floor, and here's a familiar voice. But her look of relief turned to shock and anger as she saw Entrapta enter the room…with Ford following behind her.

"And this right here is our main hub, where all the magic happens~"

"Simply fascinating, Entrapta." Ford praised. "Who would have thought that a blacklisted Foundation scientist would have a secret lab down in a random island in Muskoka. I wouldn't believe it until now."

"He called it a sanctum, actually."

"A sanctum, huh? How classy of him."

"You won't believe this either." Entrapta brings up. "I've discovered there may be more beneath the island than this sanctum and the maze. If my hypothesis is correct, over seventy-five percent of the island itself is below the ground!"

"Entrapta…" Cinder said with a sickly faux sweetness. "Do you mind if I talk with you over there for a minute?"

"Oh, sure." She looks back over at Ford. "Would you excuse the both of us for a moment?"

"Of course."

Cinder practically drags Entrapta far away enough that Ford wouldn't be able to eavesdrop on them.

"Just what were you thinking bringing him down here?!" She snapped in a hushed whisper.

"I don't see what the problem is." Entrapta calmly responds. "He too is a man of science, I just had to show him my personal little workshop away from home. Besides, he's part of the staff. He's not allowed to get deeply involved in the game or interfere. What we're doing is totally fine."

This info helped Cinder calm down a little bit. "I suppose you're right. DIO got in serious trouble last season for doing more than what his job was. He'd get fired on the spot if he divulged our secrets to the others."

"So then he's cool, then?" Entrapta asks.

Cinder gives a long, exasperated sigh. "I suppose it's fine. But just to be safe, refrain from talking about anything gameplay related to him whatsoever." She pats the princess on the shoulder , almost hamming up her fake niceties. You're a smart girl….think you can remember all that?"

Entrapta nods eagerly. "Oh, most definitely."

She runs back over to Ford, pulling him elsewhere.

"So, anything in particular you've been working on down here?" Ford asks curiously.

"You're gonna love this next one!" Entrapta responds giddily. "I'm working on an elaborate and flashy robot right now, but the body still needs time before it's finished! I'd be happy to show you how much I've finished so far!"

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Cinder is seen rubbing her temples in frustration.

"This girl is a literal headache." She bemoans. "Her naive nature is a double edged sword, it seems. As long as she remains loyal and obedient, then she and I won't have any problems. Ugh, at least I don't have to worry as much about that Mao kid."

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Elsewhere, we see Oscar stealthily sneaking around their cabin, with Zeke, Pandoria, and Rodney following behind him, imitating him.

"Remind me what we're doing here again, chum?"

"I need you two to stand guard, of course." Oscar explains. "Rich boy's gonna mess with me, huh? So I'm gonna get him back."

"What exactly is the plan?" Pandoria asks.

Oscar points at an odd looking motorcycle parked on the side of the cabin. "See that chopper? Pretty sure it's rich boy's. I'm just gonna key a little message on it for all the world to see. Zeke, I need you and your girlfriend to stand by and keep an eye out for anyone else."

"G-G-G-GIRLFRIEND?!" Both Driver and Blade exclaimed.

"Wait….you're not?" Oscar asked. "Could've fooled me."

"D-don't just say stuff like that, mate!" Zeke sputtered, his face turning a nice shade of cherry red. "I-I mean sure, Pandy and I are pretty close, and have been for years-"

"B-but you're wrong!" Pandoria adds, her face even redder than Zeke's. "We're a Driver and Blade duo! But a….a really close one!"

Um…. okay." Oscar says awkwardly. "It's not something to get so panicky over. Usually, my philosophy is no dating till you're married, but you two seem like responsible adults at the very least."

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"Didn't expect Oscar to throw out a line like that." Zeke said, still looking incredibly shook up from it. "Don't get me wrong, I've had my fair share of hook-ups and dates with other lasses….but Pandy? She and I are close….way more than you could believe. It's kinda because of her that I'm still alive and kicking. I owe my life to her, and more. But…..how much more, I wonder? As awkward as that felt, I've had this on my mind. You don't just spring something like that on a bud!"

He suddenly realized what he just said.

Nobody else can hear these, can they? They can't? Good. Last thing I'd want to do is bother Pandy with this right now. That's why I came alone this time…"

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"In a perfect world….I would honestly love that…" Pandoria laments. "My prince and I have…been through so much together, I do love him a lot, really. I already came close to losing him once…"

She clutches the crystal shard on her chest. Her expression quickly returns to a more cheerful one. "Besides, he'd be totally lost without me, let's be honest." She says cheekily. "Somebody's gotta keep him in check before he gets himself killed."

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"W-wait, then what am I supposed to do here, Mr. Proud?" Rodney aaked.

"It's simple." Oscar explains. "Your hulking stature will obscure my presence while I do this!"

He pulls out his keys for them to see.

"I don't know if this is a good idea." Rodney says nervously. "Feels pretty scummy keying his bike."

"Don't they tell you to respect your elders, boy?" Oscar tells him. "I know what I'm doing, so just stay put right there and let me take care of the rest.

The snack maker begins etching into the bike with his key, writing out the message "I suck lemons big time."

"There, all done." Oscar says proudly. "Can't wait to see the reaction on rich boy's face when he sees his bike is trashed! Ha!"

"Alright, can we just go?!" Rodney asks, more panicked. "I got a bad feeling something bad is gonna-"

"That's my chopper you defaced, you friggin bastich!" A familiar voice booms.

Towering behind Oscar's accomplices was the even bigger frame of Lobo. He looked quite pissed, even exhaling smoke from his nose like an enraged bull. The three of them felt their hearts sink to their guts as they slowly turned around to confirm the same thought they all shared. Even Oscar's cocky attitude disappeared with a quickness.

"I-I-I-is that so?" He asked nervously. "M-my mistake, I could have sworn this belonged to Kaiba…"

"He has his parked elsewhere." Lobo growls. "That's my ride you're fucking up, you chump! You know how long that's gonna take to fix?!"

"I think it's time for us to run for it, Pandy!" Zeke says as the two of them make a break for it.

"Hey, wait for me, you guys!" Rodney says as he follows behind them.

"Hey! Don't leave me standing here, you guys!" Oscar wails as he runs to catch up to them.

"Oh no you don't, you damn bastich!" Lobo roars as he starts chasing after them. "You're so friggin' getting fragged for this!"

And this, it turned into a mad dash across the island. Oscar, Rodney, Zeke, and Pandoria were running for their lives as Lobo chased them down.

"Come back here, I just wanna taaaalk!" Lobo says sweetly. "With my fist!"

"Aw crud, he's gonna get us all at this rate!" Zeke cried

"Why'd I let you drag me into this?!" Rodney cried. "I really need to start saying no more often!"

"Keep running, he's gotta tire out eventually!" Oscar tells them.

"Fat chance, snack man!" Lobo calls out. "As soon as I get my hands on you, it's fragging time!"

Meanwhile, we see Deadpool, Spinel, and Peacock together on the beach. The merc lays out a large sheet on the ground.

"Alright, guys. First of all, I'd like to welcome Peacock to our little group of misfits. It's been far too long since we've been able to get together like this."

"The pleasure is all mine, ya schmucks."

"Is that the you know what?" Spinel asks hopefully, pointing to the paper set down.

"Right you are, Spinny." Deadpool tells her. "Weeks of planning before this season started…and you're gonna be a part of our master plan, P."

"As long as I can cause as much mayhem as I want, count me in, red!" Peacock cackles. "I've been aching to blow stuff up for days, but Chris is such a sourpuss about it!"

"Soon, my young Padawan." Deadpool tells her. "Soon…"

"Hey, uh, guys….what is that?" Spinel asked.

The other two look to see Oscar's group running away from an enraged Lobo.

"Big, tall, and pasty is looking mighty angry…" Peacock marveled.

"Looks like it's time for us to join in the chase!" Spinel says giddily.

"Let's run, guys!" Deadpool orders. "Just remember, if he gets you, play dead!"

And so, the three of them ended up joining the others in the chase, much to the shock of the latter.

"What the heck are you guys doing?!" Oscar exclaimed.

"Joining in on the fun, what's it look like?!" Spinel giggles.

"Get back here, right fucking now!" Lobo roars.

"Just don't slow us down, please!" Zeke says. "If he catches us, we're toast-"

At that exact moment, Zeke tripped over literally nothing.

"Zeke!" Pandoria cries out. She stops running to help Zeke back up, but Lobo headbutts into the both of them, sending them flying through the airacross the island as their screams get more faint.

"Yer next, Pinhead!" Lobo cackles as begins picking up speed again.

"We're dead, we're dead, we're dead, we're dead!" Oscar cried.

Meanwhile, we see Bernadetta in the forest, looking after the giant plant monster, Larry. With her, she sets down a huge platter topped with lots of chicken.

"There you go, my little plant baby." Bernadetta coos as Larry happily gobbles up the food. "Mama brought back plenty of chicken from this weekend. Eat up."

Once Larry was finished gorging itself, he licks Bernadetta's face affectionately like a puppy.

"Aw, you must've been hungry, weren't you? Such a good boy~! I got some very nutrient rich soil to help wash it dow-huh?"

Bernadetta sees the group now running towards her. She wasn't sure how or why they were running towards her, but her instincts told her to run away.

"AHHHHHHH! SORRYLARRYGOTTAGO!"

And now Bernadetta joined in the run for their lives, running a bit faster than everyone else.

"WHY DOES BERNIE KEEP ENDING UP IN THESE SITUATIONS?!" She wails.

"What the? Why's this chick running?!" Oscar wonders.

"Stay away from me! Bernadetta cries. "Bernie didn't do anything wrong! Leave me alone!"

It was then that Chie joined in, jogging so fast she was side by side with Bernie.

"Hey, glad to see you're getting in some training too!" Chie tells her. "Gotta strengthen those leg muscles, y'know?"

"WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON?!"

"I said to stop running, you punks!" Lobo snapped.

"WAH"

"Huh?! Who the hell?!"

Lobo sees Ina speeding past him on her tentacle scooter, catching up to Chie and Bernie.

"Hello miss. Your Tako Eats order is here."

"Aw sweet, come to papa!" Chie says excitedly.

"What is even going on anymore?!" Bernadetta cries.

It was then that we heard Chris's voice over the PA system.

"Challenge time is in ten minutes, campers! Meet at the amphitheatre, and bring your A-Game!"

Immediately after this, we see Oscar sent flying through the air across the island, crying out in pain.

"MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

"WOULD SOMEBODY FREE POOR BERNIE FROM THIS TORMEEEENT!" Bernadetta's voice rings out.

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Later, both teams are gathered at the outdoor amphitheatre, seated on the bleachers.

"If they got us here this time, I'm willing to bet it's something fucking stupid." Max snarks.

"Please no singing…" Ryu prays.

"Please let there be singing…" Charlie hopes.

Waluigi begins to scoot away as Ruby sits next to him. He saw she was still carrying Mr. Buns with her.

"Do you really have to bring that…that thing here?!" He cried.

"Relax, he's not out to get you or anything." Ruby assures him. "He's a friend."

"He's honestly kinda cute." Bernadetta remarks. "Did you make him yourself?"

"Uh-huh."

"Look, just relax, man." Deadpool tells him. "We've seen weirder on this show."

"Y-yeah….. you're right…" Waluigi stammers.

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"He's right." Waluigi admits. "Waluigi can't let a child's plaything get to him. If that scaredy cat pink Luigi can hunt ghosts on the regular, then this'll be a cakewalk for Waluigi."

It was then that he saw Mr. Buns again in the confessional. Waluigi runs out of the confessional screaming. It's revealed that Deadpool was behind it, having a picture of the toy attached to a fishing pole.

"Ain't I an asshole?"

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The rest of the Weirdos are shock to see Oscar show up later than them, looking a bit bruised up.

"Yikes…" Tatsumaki winced. "What the hell happened to you?!"

"Yeah, Proud, tell us…." Lobo said threateningly. "What did happen to you?"

"I, uh….I got attacked by a bear." Oscar says bitterly.

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"I heard what happened." Kaiba said smugly. "He thought he could pull a fast one on me, and still failed. Ha, that is absolutely priceless! Once a failure, always a failure."

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The curtains on stage open up, revealing a large electronic screen. Below on stage stood two tables, and a stand in the center, each fitted with red buttons and microphones.

"Is this what I think it is?" Edgeworth asked.

"Indeed it is, Miles!"

Chris appears in the center of the stage in a puff of smoke.

"Today's challenge is one of the most famous game shows out there!"

"Wheel of Fortune?!" Charlie guesses.

"Uh….no." Chris deadpans.

"Deal or No Deal?" Lobo guesses.

"It's Family Feud. Thanks for not letting me build up to surprise thanks to your stupid guesses."

"Sorry, but I'm quite unfamiliar with this game you humans call Family Feud." Mao explains. "Besides, it doesn't sound threatening enough to entice me."

"Family Feud is a game that's been around since the 70's." Chris explains. "The rules are simple. Five members from each team will come up to answer survey questions. These questions were asked in 100 people surveys, so it's up to each team to answer the most popular answers and get them to show up on the board above. If a team gets three answers wrong, the opposing team can play to answer the question and get the points. If they get it wrong, points go to the first team."

"...I guess that makes sense." Geralt says. "You guys sure come up with weird games in your worlds."

"You'll be playing three rounds, so every member of each team gets a turn." Chris continues. "But we'll be throwing in some house rules for this one. First team to hit 300 points wins immunity and the hotel."

"Wait….do we have to give out a verbal answer?" Katakuri asks. The pirate gestures to the Nomad. "No offense to him whatsoever, but we have a teammate who is incapable of talking."

"Then it looks like one of you will have to go twice."

The Nomad hangs his head in shame. He felt disappointed putting his team in a disadvantage such as this, even if it was something out of control. That is, until he feels Zeke out a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Nonsense, we have a player we can sub in." Zeke declares. "Pandy, looks like you're up."

Chris shrugs. "Eh, works for me. The walking lightbulb will sub in for the Nomad."

"Don't be too hard on yourself." Pandoria tells the Nomad. "If it makes you feel any better, you're our team's cheering squad. We'll need all the support we can."

The Nomad, now feeling a bit better about his predicament, nods and gives them a thumbs up.

"I hope so." One loss was already crushing enough for me." Kaiba says bitterly."

"What happened last time was all of our faults." Chie reminds him.

"I have literally done nothing wrong." Mae calmly retorts.

"Join the club." Katakuri adds.

"We've got one more surprise for you guys!" Chris announces. "As much as the camera can't get enough of me, I'm not hosting this challenge. I'll be sitting back and watching the chaos unfold."

"Then who's going to?" Spinel asks.

"AVALANCHE TIME, MOTHAFUCKAS!"a part of the stage floor opens up, showing Barret and Red ascending from below. The duo were rocking matching sunglasses, complete with a background filled with planes, fireworks, and mushroom cloud explosions.

"Now was that an entrance, or was that an entrance?!" Barret said proudly.

"I hope you two realize that flashy entrance is coming out of your paychecks for this week." Chris brings up.

"We can live with that." Red says.

"So let me get this straight." Tatsumaki says. "Instead of you hosting this challenge, you're leaving it in the hands of some weirdo with a gun for a hand and his even weirder talking dog creature?!"

"That's 'talking dog best friend' to you, little girl!" Barret corrects.

"I'M NOT A CHILD! I'M JUST SHORT!"

"Once you get your facts straight, so will I."

"Regardless, Barret and Red are in charge for this one." Chris continues. "Barrett will be asking the teams their questions, meanwhile Red…."

"What is that creature up to?" Max asked. "He-huh?!"

The troublemaker suddenly feels a collar put around his neck by Chef, as he stealthily collared everyone during the explanation.

Chef dusts his hands off. "Well, he's the last one."

"What sapping our powers again?!" Mao said defiantly. "That'll be pointless in a game where intelligence and problem solving will be most valuable! You're an idiot for that one, McLean, MUHAHAHAHA!"

"Oh, these collars ain't for taking your powers away." Chris says smugly. "Boys, would you care for a demonstration?"

"Certainly." Barret answers. "Welcome to what we like to personally call, AVALANCHE FEUD! You all will have no problems if you get an answer right. But if you get it wrong….Red…."

Red pulls out two buttons, each being colored either green or red for their corresponding teams. Red slams his paws on both buttons, and both teams suffer nasty electrical shocks.

"Then your whole team is getting zapped. Even the ones that aren't in the round.

Red stops pressing the buttons, as most of the cast is left smoldering and a bit smoky.

"I should have known a simple game show would seem too good to be true…" Gwen groans.

"My element is lightning, so why does this actually hurt?!" Pandoria complains.

"Trade secret, lightbulb." Chris tells her.

"I'd prefer it if you didn't refer to my blade in such a derogatory term, you arse." Zeke demands. "She may be my Blade, but she's a person with feelings too, you know?!"

"Yeesh, no need to get so bent out of shape." Chris says mockingly. "Since you seem to care so much about her."

"I…. that's…." Zeke fumbles his words, his face growing quite flushed meanwhile, his Blade watches, her face turning just as red. "MIND YOUR OWN BEESWAX, BUB! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MY TEAMMATES!"

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"First Oscar, and now Chris?!" Zeke complains. "I am two for two on this today. Either way, nobody busts Pandy's chops but me!"

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"Now that we've all been cooked medium rare, can we begin?" Mae huffed. "Sooner we get this done, the sooner I don't hopefully end up well done."

"You've got a couple minutes to figure out five teammates that will go first." Chris explains. "After that, it's showtime!"

A few minutes later, five players from each team were decided for the round, and took their spots on the booths on stage.

Round 1

Wayward Weirdos

Aqua

Rodney

Chie

Max

Charlie

Multiverse Maniacs

Deadpool

Kronk

Gwen

Percy

Edgeworth

"It's time to play some Family Feud, ladies and gents!" Barret announced. "I will be your acting host for this challenge, the one and only Barret Wallace! Joined by loyal number 2, Red XIII! I swear on the mighty and powerful Bahamut that you're in for one hell of a show today, folks!"

The Maniacs were all looking confident and determined. They were staring down the opposition rather confidently.

"You better be ready, Weirdos!" Deadpool warns. "Even though I know how this all ends, for the sake of it I'll still tell you this, regardless. It'd be a shame to send you to elimination twice in a row!"

"You don't scare us!" Aqua retorts. "We're a team of geniuses, after all! I mean, minus Miu right now, but I know they we're not going to need her to whoop your asses!"

"Just remember to have fun, you guys!" Charlie warns. "We don't want this to end in violence like the last challenge."

"If this turns out boring, I'll gladly take a fight." Max snarks. "So long as I'm not in it, just to watch."

Max looks over right next to him, and sees Rodney looking quite nervous about this. In fact, you could even see his hulking body shivering.

"Uh….a bit cold there, pal?"

Over on the farm boy's other side was Chie, who also noticed his nervous shaking.

"Yikes, you're shaking like a leaf, big guy." She remarks. "You feeling alright?"

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"No, I'm not feeling alright." Rodney admits. "This challenge is too similar to what got me eliminated last time! I made such an absolute fool of myself! The only difference is instead of a chicken shocking people, it's some weird dog thing. Ohhh, I just know I'm going to mess this up for us again! History is going to repeat itself, and it'll be all my fault!"

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"Just worried I'm gonna mess this up for the whole team like I did back on Pahkitew…" he answers.

"Puh-lease, you can't mess up as bad as I did in the last challenge." Chie assures him. "Besides, what's in the past is just that….in the past."

"That's a little reassuring, but it doesn't completely help my nerves…the consequences of getting it wrong-"

"Don't think…..just feel." She tells him. "It's a phrase I live by, and has helped me countless times."

Rodney thinks this over. Just feel, huh? Sounds a whole lot easier than overthinking it.

"Okay, that's pretty convincing. I think I can get through this now. Thanks again."

"Hey, it's no big deal. Like I said, if you're struggling, or someone is giving you trouble, you come talk to me."

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"To the surprise of probably nobody, these two are still pretty tight." Max affirms. "When this challenge is over, I'm finally gonna ask them if they'd be up for joining Mae and mine's alliance. Their level of trust could be useful. But for now, it's time to focus on the challenge itself."

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It was then that Yastor showed up, sitting by himself on the end of the bleachers, which they all noticed.

"Uh…what are you doing here, pal?" Chris asked.

"Relax, I'm just watching the game." Yastor assures. He kicks his feet up and begins to drink from his gourd. "I got to miss out on the last couple of games you guys have been playing. Figured I'd watch finally and see what the hype is all about."

"Whatever, dude. You're gonna be seeing a lot of zapping."

"Shoot, I've had to deal with that kinda crud when Tilly wanted to test new inventions…it's nothing new."

"I'm gonna need Aqua and Deadpool to come forward for the first question." Barret explains.

Both contestants approach the stand in the center, while Barret takes out some note cards. The board above them lights up with 5 slots.

"You two are gonna answer here, and whoever gets the best answer gets to choose whether their team passes or plays." Barrett continues. "Question number one, five answers are on the board. We asked a hundred people, what is something a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house?"

Deadpool hits the button almost instantly. He looks at the camera, wiggling his unseen eyebrows.

"Barret, everyone knows what I'm about to say. Ever since Meme said this episode would have a Family Feud challenge, the reviews were all expecting me to answer this. So now I'm here to appease the masses…NEKKID GRAMMA!"

"Naked HUH?!" Barret exclaimed.

The watching audience all begin laughing at his answer.

"Ha! Isn't that just a lark!" Yastor guffaws. "Definitely not what I would have said, but that's hilarious!"

"To be fair, I wouldn't wanna see that either." Aqua says.

Barret gets back up, trying his best to stop laughing. Once he's calmed down, he looks back at the board. "Show me naked grandma!"

Everyone watches in silent anticipation, until it shows "Stuff that Scars You for Life" as the number 2 answer, worth 32 points. Deadpool whoos loudly and triumphantly.

"Aqua, your answer?" Barrett asks.

"Oh, um…." Aqua racks her bring for an answer. "A guard dog or something?"

Barret nods, and turns back to the giant board. "Show me a guard dog!"

It shows "Angry Pet" as the number 4 answer, worth 12 points. She got it right, but Deadpool got the higher answer.

"Since you scored higher, would you like to pass or play?" Barret asks Deadpool.

"Eh, I'll pass this one." Deadpool says. "I have faith the Weirdos will fuck it up."

"Hey, fuck you too!" Max snaps back.

"Don't let him get you, Max." Rodney tells his teammate. "Don't let the red guy psyche you out."

"Oh, we're so winning this." Max said darkly. "It's on sight, you ass clowns!"

"J-just remember to have fun, you guys…" Charlie says nervously, though her words practically fell on deaf ears. "...Guys?"

"We're gonna fry these assholes like tempura." Chie growls, cracking her knuckles. "It's on like Donkey Kong!"

Aqua returns to their stand as Barret walks over towards them. He steps up to Rodney first, as Aqua had just answered.

"Alright, big guy….three answers are left. Name something that a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house?"

Rodney tries to think, still feeling a bit uneasy. The last thing he wanted was to get eliminated the same way he did before.

"Five more seconds to answer…" Barrett reminds him.

He looks at his teammates, each of them giving him encouraging nods. Chie even goes the extra mile to give him some thumbs up.

"Okay, I'm gonna say…a gun being pointed back at them." He answers, feeling confident in his choice.

"Show me a gun aimed back at them!" Barret calls out.

They all watch with bated breath, until it reveals itself as the number 1 answer, worth 40 points. The Weirdos all celebrate this.

"Wait, I got the number one answer?!" Rodney said in disbelief.

"Sure did, big guy! Chie tells him. "Great job!"

"Suck on that, losers!" Max taunts the other team.

"When is the shocking gonna start?!" Chris groans. "It's getting boring if everyone gets them right!"

Barrett now moves on to Chie next. "You already know the drill, top five answers on the board! Name something a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house."

Chie scratches her chin, pondering it over. "Hmm…..how about someone's foot in their face? If they barge into my house, it's a roundhouse kick to the head!"

"Show me a foot to the face!"

A large red X blares loudly on the screen. The Weirdos got their first strike, and Chie looked crushed.

"Ooh, too bad! You guys got your first strike!" Barret says. "Red, you know the drill!"

"With pleasure!"

Red hits his paw on the green button, sending a painful electric shock through the entire team, whether they be on stage or spectating.

"Ah, there we go." Chris says happily. "Music to my ears."

Once the shocks stopped, the Weirdos onstage groaned in agony.

"I'm sorry, guys…" Chie moans. "I deserve getting roasted well done. I think I smell bacon, actually…"

"Two more strikes, and the Maniacs get the chance to steal the points." Barrett warns as he approaches Max next. "You know the drill by now, kid. What would a burglar not want to see when they break into a house?

"I guess bright lights?" Max guesses. "If you're gonna steal, better to do it in the dark where you can't be seen."

"Show me bright lights!"

The board lights up as "Bright Lights" lights up as the number 5 answer, worth 10 points.

"C'mon guys! One more correct answer and the points are ours!" Peacock cheers.

Barrett approaches Charlie next.

"Alright, princess, I'm about to drop some Wallace Wisdom up on your ass. You get this next one right, your team gets the points. Get it wrong, and it's two strikes."

"I got this!" Charlie says confidently. "I'm gonna go with Legos! Last thing you'd want is to step on one if you're looting a house."

"Good one, nobody likes stepping on those damn things!" Barret agrees. "Show me Legos!"

Two X's show up on the board, and Red shocks the hell out of the Weirdos once again.

"Sorry, guys…" Charlie groans.

"Man, I'm having a hard time thinking up other answers for this." Max said bitterly. "This is starting to get hard."

With that, the freedom fighter returns back to Aqua. "Your team has two strikes. Get this wrong, and the other team has the chance to win the points. You already know the question."

Some of the Maniacs are all making an X with their arms to taunt the other team.

"Um….uh…." Aqua tries as hard as she can to think up an answer, but to no avail. She's thinking so hard, you'd swear you could see smoke coming from her ears.

"Five more seconds, missy. Tick tock, goes the clock!"

"I'm thinking, I'm thinking…." Aqua cries. "...Yeah, I got nothing."

Three X's show up on the board, and the Weirdos get shocked yet again.

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"Yeah, now that I think about it….I think we should have probably kept Miu around." Aqua admits. "She's definitely smart enough for stuff like this."

It was then that a small monitor came down, showing Miu on the screen.

"Ha, suck on that, Aqua! I knew you'd still need me, bitch! I told you so, and in your fucking face!" Miu bragged

"What the hell?!"

"Oh yeah, Lightning wasn't the only one to leave a pre-recorded message for someone he didn't like!" The voice of Chris announced. "Miu made sure to leave one for you if a moment like this came up!"

"Oooooh, she's good." Aqua said reluctantly.

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With that, Barret now makes his way to the Maniacs' side, and talks to Kronk.

"Alright, pal. Get this last one right, and your team gets the points. Get it wrong, and the other team gets them."

"I'm gonna have to go with booby traps." Kronk answers.

"Shit! Why didn't we think of that?!" Max angrily exclaimed. "That's some basic ass Home Alone shit right there!"

"Indeed it is!" Deadpool brags.

"Show me booby traps!" Barret calls.

The board lights up as it was the last answer needed, being number 3, worth 7 points. That gave the Maniacs a total of 101 points.

"Oof, looks like the Maniacs take an early lead with already over a hundred points!" Chris announced. "Everyone onstage will play one more game before we move on to round two! Charlie, Gwen you two step to the front now!"

Both of them walk to the stand up front, and shake hands, while Barrett gets the next question ready.

"Again, it's such an honor to be competing against a more seasoned pro." Charlie tells the goth. "I'm such a big fan of yours."

"I appreciate it." Gwen responds. "Just don't think I'm gonna go easy on you."

"Alright, ladies, once again we have the top five answers on the board." Barret announced. "We asked a hundred people, name a popular pizza topping."

Charlie quickly hits the button before Gwen, and answers, "Pineapple!"

"Okay, first off….gross." Barret says.

"There's nothing wrong with pineapple on pizza! You're just being mean!" Charlie pouts.

"Show me pineapple!"

A big X blares on the board, and Barret gives Red a nod.

"AVALANCHE TIME!" Red cries as he shocks the Weirdos again.

"What even is an avalanche time?!" Kaiba scoffs. "Are they stupid?!"

Barret looks at Kaiba, almost offended.

"Did this motherfucker…"

"He did." Red responds bluntly.

Gwen hits the button and gives her answer. "Pepperoni."

"Show me pepperoni!" Barret announced.

It shows up as the number one answer on the board, worth 45 points.

"Well Gwen, would you like to pass or play?" Barret asks.

"Oh, we're gonna play." Gwen says confidently.

She returns to her spot, as her teammates all applaud for her.

"Oh man, we're actually off to a really good start!" Kronk says in amazement.

"Don't get too cocky, Kronk." Percy warns. "The other team is not going to take the conclusion of that first game pleasantly. They're sure to be on their A-Game, as the youth would say."

With that, Barret walks up to Percy.

"Alright, miss. Top five answers on the board, name a popular pizza topping."

"I suppose I'll have to say just cheese." Percy answers. "On the rare occasion I treat myself to pizza, I never go crazy with all the fancy stuff they put on them."

"Not even stuffed crust?!" Deadpool gasps.

"Stuffed what?"

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"Oh, that poor, poor, woman…" Deadpool sobs. "She's missing out…"

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Barret shrugs, not really bothered by her answer. "Show me cheese!"

It shows up on the board as ggd number 2 answer, worth a solid 30 points.

"Hmph…simple tastes win out in the end." Percy says humbly.

"MUHAHAHAHA, our team can't be beat at this rate!" Mao cackles from the sidelines.

"Yer only gettin' lucky right now, ya little pissant!" Lobo warns.

Barret now moves over to Edgeworth, currently adjusting his cravat.

"Miles, your team is on a roll right now. Name a popular pizza topping."

Edgeworth thinks it over. "Hmm….I guess I'm going to have to go with mushrooms."

"Ah, can't go wrong with that. Show me mushrooms!"

It pops up on the board as the number 4 answer, worth 7 points.

"C'mon, somebody get a wrong answer!" Chris complains. "And somebody get me another smoothie, 'cause I'm all out."

As Ginyu gets the host a refill, Barret returns to Deadpool.

"Name a popular pizza topping, DP."

"Why, chimichangas of course." Deadpool answers proudly.

His teammates and everyone else shoot him a weird look.

"Are you serious right now?" Gwen asks.

"Hey, I've done it before." Deadpool defends. "When you get the munchies, anything can become a pizza topping. You'd be surprised how many people put fries on pizza."

"You know it's gonna be wrong."

"Either way, I do not regret it."

"Show me, uh….chimichangas…" Barret says awkwardly.

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, an X flashes on screen.

"Still don't regret it?" Gwen snarks.

"Nope."

And right on cue, Red zaps the Maniacs.

"Still don't." Deadpool says.

"Well well well, look where that stubborn pride got you." Barret says mockingly. He now moves over to Kronk. "Name a popular pizza topping."

"Uh…. sausage!" Kronk answers.

"Show me sausage!"

Luckily, it shows up as the number 3 answer on the board, worth 15 points.

Edgeworth gives a sigh of relief. "Perhaps we're not out of this yet."

"Alright, Gwen. Name a popular pizza topping." Barret asks.

Gwen has a hard time thinking of an answer, so she takes a shot in the dark. "Um….chicken?"

"Show me chicken!"

Two X's show up, and it's back to more shocking.

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"Kinda starting to rethink my decision on coming back to this show." Gwen complains.

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"Alright, Percy." Barret warns. "Your team has two strikes. Get this wrong, and the Weirdos can potentially steal your points. Answer carefully."

"I guess…. anchovies…" Percy says hesitantly.

"THAT'S NOT A POPULAR TOPPING!" Deadpool snapped.

"Says the one who said chimichangas." Edgeworth huffed.

"I'm sorry…" Percy whimpers. "I panicked…"

"We don't even need to check the board for this one." Barrett said. "Red, roast these fuckers."

Red hits their button, and fries them once again. Meanwhile, Max was laughing at their screw up.

"Wow…." The kid guffaws. "Chimichangas?! Anchovies?! You all were talking such a big game before!"

"I want to go up there and hurt that child for insulting us." Mao whispers to Cinder. "I'd like to use him as my lastest test subject."

"Just keep your cool." Cinder quietly hissed. "That kid is all talk, anyway."

"Too bad for you guys." Barret says. "The Weirdos now have the chance to make a comeback."

With that, Barret heads back over to Aqua.

"Okay, missy. You have the chance to win some points for your team." Barret tells her. "But if you get it wrong, the Maniacs get the points. And considering how rough you guys started…you're really going to need to get this right."

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"It was already looking bad for me." Aqua admits. "I already screwed up once already. If I mess this one up and we lose, then I'm basically as good as gone."

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"U-um….uh…" Aqua looks around nervously, trying to think of an answer. "U-u-u-uh-uh…."

"Five seconds left, lady." Barret rushes.

"U-uh….."

The goddess looks around the area and at the audience, looking for any answer….until she laid eyes on Bernadetta and noticed her topknot. It made her look kinda like an onion.

Wait….

Onion….

"We're gonna go with onions!" Aqua declared.

"Onions, huh?" Barret remarks. "Clever. Survey says…."

The silence in the place was so intense, you'd swear you could hear a pin drop. Everyone awaits the result nervously….

Only for it to show up as the final answer, worth 3 points. This gave the Weirdos a solid 100 points.

The Weirdos all gladly applauded, while the Nomad was swinging around pom poms as he tried to support the team in any way he could. Seeing the way they celebrated her success, Aqua couldn't help but feel extremely proud.

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"Ha! Well, what do you know?!" Aqua said triumphantly. "I actually helped us catch up with the other team. See? I'm not as dumb as everyone says I am."

She suddenly sees a dollar bill dangling beside her head.

"Ooh, a dollar!"

She lunges at it, but accidentally knocks herself out when her head hits the wall. We once again see Deadpool outside the confessional, now holding a dollar attached to a fishing rod.

"Again, ain't I an asshole?"

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"And that concludes round 1!" Chris announced. "You guys will now have a five minute break to decide who goes next and talk strategy.

We now see the Weirdos all huddled together like a sports team.

"Alright, things may have started a bit rough for us, but we're still in this." Katakuri says. "You guys really pulled through in the first round."

"I'm sorry, sweetie…" Charlie sighs. "I didn't get a single one right…"

"Don't be so hard on yourself." Chie tells her. "I didn't get any right either."

"Well, we really can't afford to make any more mistakes at this point." Tatsumaki points out.

"Heh….then send me out next." Kaiba said. "i should have no problem with this paltry game."

"If he's going out there, then so am I!" Oscar declared.

"We're trying to win, Proud. Not drop the ball horrendously." Kaiba spat.

"Hey! Don't they tell you to respect your elders?!"

"Elders? All I see is a whining baby in front of me. Act like a real man, and maybe I'll give you just a tiny modicum of respect."

"I AM NOT A BABY!"

"Guys, could you please not do this right now?" Mae asks.

"Relax, chum." Zeke says as he tries to comfort Oscar. "Tell you what, Pandy and I will go out there with you two. You've got our support."

"At least some people here aren't heartless." Oscar says.

"Okay, but that still leaves one spot." Lobo points out. "Mind if I take it? Besides…." Lobo puts his arms around Zeke and Oscar, the two shaking nervously. "I'd love to play alongside my new friends. We bonded quite a bit earlier today, didn't we…..BOYS?!"

The two men nod furiously, fearing the bounty hunter's wrath if they object.

Charlie clasps her hands together. "Great! Then it looks like we've got our team assembled! Good luck, you guys!"

"Yeah…." Kaiba says, side eyeing Oscar. "Because we're sure as hell going to need it…"

"Then we're saving the best for last!" Peacock cackles. "When it's my turn, those schmucks won't know what hit 'em!"

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"What will it take for me to finally get the respect I deserve?!" Oscar complains. "That Kaiba is just a cruel, egotistical punk! How do people put up with him?!"

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We now move towards the Maniacs, also discussing strategy together.

"Words alone cannot describe how truly sorry I am for my mistake." Percy says somberly. "I will not be surprised if you vote me off if we lose."

"Yeesh, a bit overdramatic, wouldn't you say?" Carla said.

"We did good, but we can't let up." Geralt warns the team. "I didn't expect them to catch up to us so handily."

"Send me out there then, boss!" Ryu volunteers. He pulls out a comb and slowly runs it through his hair for dramatic effect. "I'll answer the hell out of those surveys!"

"I-if he's going out there….t-then I guess I'll go out there, too…" Bernadetta stammered. "Hoo boy…I think I'm starting to feel a bit nauseous being out on stage again."

"Ooh, pick me! Pick me!" Entrapta squeals giddily. "A game that tests your knowledge and thinking skills…IT'S ABSOLUTELY BUILT FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME!"

Just tone the volume a bit, that was right in my damn ear…" Cinder spat. "But I guess I'll go out there too."

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"Besides, someone needs to keep that girl on a metaphorical leash." Cinder continues. "She's already testing my patience today…"

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"If you two are participating, then allow moi to join as well!" Mao said.

"Then I guess it's settled." Luz says. "Think you guys will be okay?"

"Pff, we'll be fine, kid!" Ryu assures. "Bernie and I make one hell of a team. We're two halves of a powerhouse."

"If you two make kissy faces or call each other any sickeningly sweet pet names out there, I'm going to vomit up my internal organs." Cinder warns.

"Well sorry if we have a healthy, functioning, loving relationship. Speaking of, how is DIO, anyway?"

"This is not the time to argue, you two." Ruby says encouragingly. "Get out there, and show everyone that you got this!"

"That's….kinda reassuring, all things considered." Bernadetta says. "Thank you."

Round 2:

Wayward Weirdos (100 Points)

Kaiba

Oscar

Zeke

Pandoria

Lobo

Multiverse Maniacs (101 Points)

Ryu

Bernadetta

Entrapta

Cinder

Mao

Round two was just beginning, the new players already taking their positions.

"Round two is ready to begin, people!" Barrett announced. "Kaiba, Ryu, get on up here!"

The two men approach the podium and shake hands.

"Good luck to you, man." Ryu said.

"I don't need luck to crush someone who looks like they dress themselves." Kaiba scoffs.

"Hey, don't you diss my duds! While we're at it, why does your outfit have so many belts?!"

"Oh, by the way, Miu told us something quite spicy about you during her elimination." Kaiba says smugly. "Care to elaborate?

Ryu's face practically went pale at this, while Bernie's face went the complete opposite, going extremely red.

"Huh? What is he talking about, Ryu?" Entrapta asks.

"NOTHING! NOTHING AT ALL!" Bernadetta said panickedly. "JUST MIU BEING SILLY, IS ALL….heh heh…uh…"

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"Miu, that gossiping bitch…" Ryu growled. "Just bust out a megaphone and blast it to the entire world, why don't you?!"

The monitor from earlier returns, and Miu is seen laughing.

"Ha! What's wrong, you subby little bitch?! Gonna cry?! Or in this case, whimper and squirm?! Want mommy to get the flogger?!"

"What the…."

Chris could be heard once again.

"Oh yeah, Aqua wasn't the only one Miu left a message for!"

"Why does it feel like the universe is out to get me, sometimes?" Ryu groans.

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"You two done arguing?" Barret asked impatiently. "Because I'd like to get back to the game, thank you very much. Anyway, welcome to round 2. Point values are doubled. The points you'll see on the board are double that. The stakes couldn't get any more high."

"Can we get much higher?!" Deadpool asked in a sing-song voice from the stands.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP, I'M SPEAKING!" Barret snapped. He cocks his gun arm to accentuate his point. "I swear on the great and powerful Bahamut that I will open fire on your unkillable ass!"

"Bahamut?!" Kaiba laughs. "Wow, you just keep proving my point."

"Don't talk shit about Bahamut, notherfucker." He quickly regains his composure. "Okay, here's the question. One hundred people survey, top seven answers on the board…if you live to be a hundred, name something you'll be doing on Saturday night."

Ryu is able to hit the button before Kaiba.

"Watching TV, of course!" The shaman answers."

"Uh-huh.…..SHOW ME WATCHING TV!"

It shows up as the number 2 answer on the board, worth 28 points.

Kaiba hits the button and gives his answer. "Sleeping."

"Show me sleeping!"

Sleeping pops up on the board as the number 1 answer, worth 38 points.

"Well rich boy, do you wanna pass or play?" Barret asks.

Kaiba smirks. "We'll play, of course."

Kaiba returns to his spot, and Barret approaches Oscar.

"Alright, Proud, if you were to live to a hundred, name what you'll be doing on Saturday night."

"Uh…. probably going to watch a wrestling match." Oscar answers proudly.

"Show me a wrestling match!"

Another big X flashes on screen.

"OH, COME ON!" Oscar cried.

"To the surprise of absolutely no one." Kaiba mutters.

"Red, you know the drill!" Barret calls.

The Weirdos are once again electrocuted for the umpteenth time that day.

"Damn it…." Katakuri groans. "This is just not our day…"

"Too bad, so sad." Barret tells them. He then moves over to Zeke. "Okay, Shellhead, you think you got this?"

"Of course!" Zeke affirms.

"Even in this world, he's answering to that name?" Pandoria snarks to the audience.

"If you were to live to a hundred, name what you'll be doing on Saturday night.".

"Why, grabbing a nice cold one, of course!" Zeke answered.

"Show me drinking!"

It shows up on the board as the number 4 answer, worth 4 points.

Zeke pumps his fist in the air. "Boo-yah, score one for the Zekenator!"

Next up, Barret goes up to Pandoria.

"Okay, little lady. Name what you'll be doing on a Saturday night if you live to a hundred."

"Hmm…..gambling?" Pandoria guesses.

"Show me gambling!"

Luckily for her, it shows up as the number 7 answer, worth 3 points.

"Damn, these guys are getting good…" Mao hissed. "C'mon, mess up…mess up…"

Next up, Barrett goes to Lobo.

"Got an answer ready, big guy?"

"You bet yer ass I do!" Lobo says eagerly. "Eating, of course!"

"Excellent, excellent…show me eating!"

Eating shows up on the board as the number 6 answer, also worth 3 points.

"Well damn, these guys might just take the round." Barret says in shock. He now returns back to Kaiba. "Whatchu gonna do on Saturday night if you live to be a hundred?"

"Why, I'd be playing games." The duelist answered smugly.

"Show me gaming!" Barret exclaimed.

Kaiba's confident face was soon wiped as he suddenly saw two X's appear on the screen.

"W-what?!" He sputtered. "That's not possible!"

Once again, the team was electrocuted.

"This is really starting to piss me off…" Zeke groans.

"Well well well…" Oscar drawls smugly. "Looks like you also got a question wrong. Not so perfect now, are you?"

"Shut up! Like you can do any better! I already predict you'll be our third strike!"

"Hmph!" Oscar huffed. "We'll see about that…"

Barret approaches Oscar, and asks him the same question.

"Maybe I can cover more bases with this anawer…" Oscar says. "I'm gonna say going am to a sporting event!"

"That's just another variation of what you said before." Kaiba brings up.

"Just you watch, I'm gonna be the one who saved our behinds!"

Well the universe said otherwise, as three X's blared on the screen.

"WHAT?!"

"The board doesn't lie, you heard it." Barret told him bluntly. "You guys lost the play. Now the other team can potentially steal them. But before we do that…"

Red electrocuted the Weirdos yet again, meanwhile Barret walks over to Bernadetta.

"This is your chance to earn a lot of points for your team. No pressure, though…"

"Oh man…" Bernadetta groans. "Feels like the complete opposite…"

"Cut your bellyaching and answer the question. If you live to a hundred, name what you'll be doing on Saturday night."

"Huh…..uh…" Bernadetta was going through all the options in her head at about a hundred miles per hour. Considering all the things said already, there weren't many options.

"Five seconds left, missy…" Barret reminds her.

But then Bernadetta had a thought. Earlier, Deadpool said a humorous answer that turned out to be correct. Maybe that's what it could be. Unfortunately, the only funny one she could think of was…..

"I have the answer…" she says nervously. "But I'd rather not…say it out loud…"

"Well alright, just whisper it to me, if it makes you feel better." Barret huffed. "I'm sure it can't be that bad."

He leans in as Bernadetta whispers her answer in his ear, looking quite embarrassed as she did so. As she tells him, Barret was seen nodding slowly.

"Okay, that explains it. Still a valid answer, but let's see what the survey says. Show me making sweet, sweet love!"

Everyone couldn't believe what they just heard. Bernadetta hung her head low…only for her to hear her answer, was the last one they needed, worth 5 points, totaling 84 points. Doubling that, it was actually 168 more points for the Maniacs.

"And that concludes round 2!" Chris announced. "Both teams may take a short break so the final players can ready themselves."

"I didn't even get to answer a single question…" Mao pouts. "At least we're closer to winning, and I can't wait to lord it over the other team again…"

Both teams huddled up again, and from the look of things, the Weirdos weren't looking too good.

"I'm gonna be honest, that round was just terrible…" Katakuri admits. "Even worse than the first one.

"To be fair, I didn't do a damn thing wrong." Lobo defends. He points to Oscar and Kaiba. "The only ones who fucked up were these two."

"I'm man enough to admit I've made a mistake." Kaiba said. "But I messed up less than some people here."

"This isn't the time to start counting how many times some of us mess up!" Tatsumaki snapped. "Either way, it looks like we're heading back to elimination yet again. Anybody else ready to just call it quits?!"

"No….we're gonna keep playing." Katakuri says sternly. "What kind of example are we setting if we're just going to give up when things aren't looking good for us?"

"He's right." Peacock says determinedly. "I'm a lot of things…..wacky, zany, crazy, hell, you could even call me dangerously violent….but if there's one thing Patty ain't, it's a quitter."

"It ain't over until it's over. We made a comeback in the first round, and we're going to do it again."

"I really hope you're right…" Tatsumaki sighs. "Because if we lose, I think it's only fair we vote for those who didn't get any answers right…"

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"If that is the case, then it may be time to cut more of the weak links off our team." Kaiba says. "As much as it'd bite to lose, sacrifices must be made so we can do better."

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"Okay, looks like we're soooo close to winning!" Deadpool cheers.

"Thank goodness it's at least over for me…." Bernadetta says with relief.

"Looks like it's our turn to shine." Wendy said earnestly. "Hopefully we'll be the ones taking home the win."

"I'm sure he's probably gonna ask a really hard question if it's the last round." Luz guesses.

"It doesn't faze me. I'm ready for whatever he's got in store." Ruby says. "I'm just hoping we don't get zapped any more than the other team did."

"Yeah, they've had it pretty rough this whole challenge…" Ryu points out.

"With Waluigi going out there, victory is assured!" Waluigi proudly proclaims.

"I hope so." Geralt warns him. "I've noticed you look a little on edge this whole time…"

"That's nothing!" Waluigi says quickly yet defensively. "That's just from all the electrocution! Definitely not from any living toys or anything that might potentially harm Waluigi in his sleep or anything! Nothing like that…heh heh…"

His team all look at him a bit weirdly.

"Well? What are you guys waiting for?!" Deadpool said. "Get out there and send the other team to the goulash!"

"It's gulag, you dolt…" Cinder sighs.

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"Perfect save!" Waluigi exclaimed.

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Round 3

Wayward Weirdos (100 Points)

Katakuri

Spinel

Peacock

Mae

Tatsumaki

Multiverse Maniacs (269 Points)

Geralt

Waluigi

Ruby

Luz

Wendy

"Welcome back to round 3, ladies and gents!" Barret exclaims. "We've now reached round 3, the big one, the big enchilada, the one that's for all the marbles. Point values in this round will be tripled this time, so the stakes couldn't be any higher. Especially with invincibility on the line!"

Remember, team…" Geralt reminds them. "No matter how far ahead we are, don't get cocky."

Waluigi shifts a bit uncomfortably in his spot. "Ugh….did you really have to bring him up here with us, kid?!"

Ruby, who stood next to him, was a little confused. Much to the cheater's chagrin, she was still holding Mr. Buns in her arms.

"You still going on about the toy?" Geralt said sternly. "Focus on the challenge."

"Easy for you to say, Mister 'I'm always so unfazed by everything!'" Waluigi snapped.

"You know, you'd probably feel a lot more comfortable if you met the rest of my friends back home." Ruby kindly tells him.

"Waluigi doesn't wanna hear about your friends!"

She begins to list them off. "One's a cyclops, another is a skeleton, there's a ghost-"

"Shutupshutupshutupshutup!" Waluigi said, his fingers in his ears as he tried to block out her voice. "Waluigi does not need to hear about any more scary folks!"

"Let us begin the final game!" Barret announced. "Katakuri, Geralt, get up here!"

Both men approach the podium and shake each other's hands as Barret gets the final question ready.

"Here is your final question. Top four answers are on the board, a hundred people survey. Name a common fear that many people have!"

Katakuri hits the button before Geralt. He was determined to get his team to win, he couldn't afford to be slow.

"Heights!" Katakuri answered.

"Show me heights!" Barret calls.

Heights showed up as the number 1 answer, worth an even 50 points.

"Well now, that's the number one answer. Would you like to pass or play?" Barrett asks.

Katakuri looked at his team, and then the other.

"We'll play."

As the pirate returns to his spot, Barret goes up to Spinel.

"Top four answers still on the board. Name a common fear many people have."

"I know this isn't one have personally, but I see a lot of people get freaked out over spiders." Spinel responds. "So I'm gonna have to go with spiders, bub."

"You're telling me, spiders are fugly little sons of bitches." Barret shudders. "Show me spiders!"

Luckily, spiders was the number 2 answer on the board, worth 25 points. Everyone applauds as it's Peacock's turn.

"What's a common fear people have, little girl?" Barret asked.

"Um…claustrophobia?" Peacock guessed.

"Show me claustrophobia!"

Suddenly, a big X appeared on screen, and Red promptly shocks the Weirdos again.

"I'm calling shenanigans!" Peacock snapped. "That's a legitimate answer, bub!"

"Your guess is as good as mine, kid." Barret said. "Even I thought that one would be up there. I guess some surveys are weird like that, even if there's obvious answers."

"Still, that really ruffles my jammies…"

Barret goes up to Mae next, and asks her the same question.

"I don't know, public speaking?" Mae deadpans. "I'm not necessarily scared of it, but it's something I'd rather not bother with."

"Show us public speaking!"

Luckily, it too was correct. It was the number 3 answer, worth 15 points.

"Looks like there's only one answer left." Barret points out. "If the Weirdos get it right, they'll win the challenge. They only have one strike, so they have two chances left to answer."

"Guess it's up to me….maybe…" Tatsumaki says.

"Feeling nervous?" Mae asked the esper.

"Pff, not at all!"

"Then answer a common fear that people have!" Barret said.

"A fear of needles."

"Show me needles."

Two X's unfortunately flashed on screen.

"Just my luck…" Tatsumaki seethed, as she and her team were electrocuted again.

"Wow, you guys aren't looking too hot!" Chris says mockingly to the Weirdos.

"I've only got one shot at this…" Katakuri says nervously.

"Just use your little future seeing power!" Spinel suggests.

"We're watching your eyes, Donuts!" Chris warns. "You do that, and your team forfeits the challenge."

"Now you tell us that?!" Peacock snapped.

"It's fine." Katakuri assures. "I'd rather win this honorably."

"You've got two strikes, and one answer left." Barret warned. "What's a common fear people have?"

Katakuri takes a deep breath, and shoots his best shot.

"...Snakes…."

This was it. This one was for their team. For their chance at victory.

"Let's see if your answer is right…" Barret says calmly. "SHOW ME SNAKES!"

Katakuri could practically feel his heart sinks to his stomach as 3 X's were on the board.

"No….." he heartbreakingly muttered.

"That was our last guess…" Spinel added.

Once again, the Weirdos took what felt like their most painful electrocution that day.

"Welp, looks like you guys are dangerously close to losing now." Barret tells them. "Your only hope of winning now is if the Maniacs get it wrong."

Barret now approaches the other team, and walks up to Waluigi. "Your team's fate is in your hands. Get this question right, and your team wins. Get it wrong, and the other team is safe from elimination."

"Um…y-yeah, of course I know that…" Waluigi says nervously. No matter how much he tried to ignore it, he couldn't get Ruby's toy out of his mind. He kept stealing glances at the thing, as his fear and anxiety kept increasing.

"Then answer one. Little. Question. What is a common fear that people have?"

Sweat begins dripping down his face, his heartbeat grows louder, it's all he can hear. His eyes nervously dart to Mr. Buns, only now, he pictures it shapeshifting into a giant monster, ready to devour him. The fear kept building and building, erupting in this very moment.

"PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF KILLER TOYS! GET THAT THING AWAY FROM WALUIGI!"

In his panicked frenzy, he slaps Mr. Buns out of Ruby's hands. The toy now flies through the air, as everyone's eyes track it. At that very same moment, we see Korone tugging a large wood chipper behind her. She looks up as she sees the toy flying towards her.

"Eh?"

Mr. Buns flies into the mouth of the wood chipper, getting shredded to bits as everyone watches in horror. The silence is broken as an X flashes on the screen.

"Oh, there's my new wood chipper." Chris says. "Just set it over there and you can call it a day, Korone!"

"Holy shit…" Yastor muttered.

The contestants all turn their heads slowly at Waluigi. He now was afflicted with a new kind of fear: the fear of regret. He looks at Ruby, who looked like she was on the verge of tears. He realized the gravity of what he just did.

"My…..m-my friend…" she sobbed. "Y-you killed my friend….I put so much love and hard work into him…what did we ever do to you?"

"Look, Waluigi's sorry, kid!" Waluigi said frantically. "He didn't mean it….oh no, please don't start crying now!"

Ruby began to break down crying. Luz tries to comfort her, and shoots a look of disgust at Waluigi.

"You know, regardless of your reasoning, that was still a scummy thing to do."

"Waluigi didn't mean to-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Red kept hitting button over and over, shocking the Maniacs way more times than he did the Weirdos.

"Keep zapping, Red!" Barret orders. "Anyone who makes a little girl cry deserves hell! Why, if that was my little girl he made cry, I'd put him in the goddamn electric chair!"

"Man, I kinda feel bad for them." Mae said. "They're all being punished for one guy's horrible action."

Red keeps pressing the button until it finally breaks. The Maniacs are all on the ground, groaning and sparking as the pain lingers.

"I think that's our current to call the challenge!" Chris announced. "The winners are the Wayward Weirdos! Immunity is yours!"

The Weirdos all high five each other as they celebrate, with the Nomad tossing his pom poms high in the air.

"I don't know if any of you are still conscious, but I'll be seeing you Maniacs at elimination tonight." Chris continues. He doesn't get any response from them. "Eh, I'm sure they'll sleep it off.

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"That was not cool at all." Ryu said. "Yeah, Kronk and I were also a bit shook by that toy earlier today, but we understood that Ruby herself is practically harmless. She's one of the nicest people on our team. She's not gonna make or do anything with ill intention. Guy just took it too far.

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"What was Waluigi thinking?!" Waluigi said bitterly. "Once again, I was my own worst enemy! Waluigi would like to state for the record that he regrets this action. But try convincing an entire team that…."

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"I don't know what I did wrong to him…" Ruby said somberly. "I thought I was getting along fine with everybody. This is….just a lot to handle, right now…I already miss him…"

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Later that evening, the Maniacs all sat together at elimination. Meanwhile, the Weirdos all watched from the safety of the peanut gallery.

"I take it you guys have had enough shock therapy for one lifetime." Chris jokes. Too bad the flares he got from the Maniacs sent the message. "Yeah, probably the wrong time for that. Anywho, elimination time! The following players are safe…"

"Kronk…"

"Wendy…"

"Percy…"

"Cinder…

"Gwen…"

"Geralt…"

"Bernadetta…"

"Mao…"

"Luz…"

"Entrapta…"

"Edgeworth…"

"Ryu…"

"And Ruby…"

As soon as Ruby received her marshmallow, it was now down to Deadpool and Waluigi. Waluigi looked terrified, meanwhile Deadpool looked rather bored.

"You two definitely played the most…interesting games today…" Chris brings up. "Whether it was nonsensical answers or toy assault, it's curtains for one of you."

"Yeah, I already know how this is gonna go." Deadpool said. "Mind just giving me my marshmallow now and booting Waluigi?"

Chris glares at the mercenary. "Guess we're going to now, since someone decided to kill the dramatic tension.

"Yeah, well, I'm feeling kinda dickish today. Deal with it."

"Waluigi, your exit awaits."

Waluigi gets up, and gives a long winded sigh. "Yep, this is about what Waluigi expected. Guess this is goodbye for now."

He follows Chris to the dock, looking around curiously.

"Well? Where's my exit?"

His question is answered as he felt himself getting shoved into a giant sphere that was stylized to look like a tennis ball.

"Say hello to the Serve n' Soar, patent pending."

"What is-WHOA!"

The ball bounces up high in the air, and was hit by an even bigger tennis racquet held by Recoome. Waluigi's cries get fainter as the ball soars into the horizon.

"As for the rest of you, get plenty of sleep." Chris says. "You may be safe for now, but it's only gonna get harder from here on out."

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We see the group of Max, Mae, Rodney, and Chie walking back to the hotel together.

"And that's about the gist of it." Max finishes. "So? What do you say? You interested in teaming up with Mae and me?"

"Oh, count me in." Chie declares. "My first alliance! For a little kid, you're quite smart!"

Max shrugs. "I get that a lot. You'd be surprised how many adults I've outsmarted."

"Then I guess I'm in, too." Rodney says. "Never got to be part of an alliance the last time I competed. I won't let us down."

Mae yawns. "Glad that's taken care of. After everything we've been through today, I'm ready to probably marry my bed." She leaves the group, sleep heavily on her mind. "G'night, you guys."

"I'm still gonna squeeze in a little night training, if that's the case." Chie says. "I got to show Master how capable I am today, I need to be even better for tomorrow. Catch you guys later."

She runs off, leaving just Max and Rodney by themselves.

"Man, he's a pretty great guy, huh?" Rodney said. "I thought I was gonna choke on the challenge today, but he gave me the reassurance to not give up."

Max shoots the farm boy a funny look. "Excuse me? Did I hear you correctly? Him?!"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that? When I've been having trouble, he's honestly been there to help me out."

"Look, Rodney, I'm going to explain this to you in the kindest way I can. You know, since we're now an alliance and all." Max tells him. "Chie is a girl, not a guy."

"W……what?" Rodney asked. He suddenly was overcome with uncertainty. "Are you….sure…. about that?" He asked awkwardly.

"Yep. Hate to break it to you. How you feeling, big guy?"

While it looked like he was going to break down and panic, Rodney is seen blinking a couple of times, thinking the news over.

"Huh…. that's weird…"

"What's weird?" Max asked. "You hungry or something? Pretty sure we still got leftover barbecue from dinner."

"No, not that…" Rodney tells him. "Usually, I'd be feeling flustered and anxious when it comes to girls, but…I don't feel that way with her for some reason. I don't know what it is, but…I still feel comfortable talking to her…"

"Well, you might want to apologize to her for misgendering her the next chance you get." Max informs. He too finds himself yawning. "But that's just my two cents. I'm gonna follow Mae's example and get some shut eye. Later."

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Entrapta and Mao hesitantly follow behind Cinder, who was stomping ahead of them. Every step she took left burning footprints in the ground.

"We lost again…" she growled. "We were shocked to hell and back because of that purple loser! I'm so pissed I don't even feel like idol hunting tonight!"

"If I may, allow me to throw out a suggestion." Mao tells her. "Why not get the other team to turn on each other? They already appear quite volatile, if the sea monster challenge is anything to go by."

Cinder stops in her tracks. The idea was absolutely brilliant. With all she has planned, that idea never sprung itself in her head. If the other team was busy being at each other's throats, it makes her plan of victory all the more easy.

"I knew it was a good idea to seek you two out." She said confidently. "We can make the other team tear each other apart. They're basically a ticking time bomb…"

She suddenly hears some arguing nearby. She looks around, and finds Oscar and Kaiba arguing with each other yet again. Her gaze lingers on Oscar.

"And I think we found the fuse for this time bomb…"

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Electrifying, wouldn't you say? The curtain falls on another episode. We had a crazy time as we played one of the biggest game shows in the world. Now, we say goodbye to Waluigi. The man played a good game in 2….guess 3 just wasn't his to win. Amidst all that, the plot thickens…

Next time, our cast will face each other in a prank war of epic proportions. Gags and jokes abound, until a select few decide to take things way too far…will it be too late? And who'll get the last laugh?

That's all for now. Thank you for reading. Until then, this is MemeKing, signing off…"