A/N: It's time to get a groove on with the dancing challenge! Slightly inspired by Total Drama Infinite 2 but also based more on a decent dance video game(oddly enough I've never played Parappa, but I have watched a bit of the cartoon).
Dkunderdog: Yeah, most of em want to win, but they aren't heartless. And uh as for Ayame, let's see lol.
Goodguygary: Probably won't do this challenge since I know next to nothing about Pikmin to be honest. Won't completely take it off the table though. Research(whether actually playing the game or just reading/watching it) is not something I mind doing at all if I have to.
Also, there's been another change to the cast. Ami will be a guest in another challenge instead. She'll be replaced by Miles or as most people call him, Baby from the movie Baby Driver.
Teams:
Radical Rats:
Noah, Bennett, Emma, X, Zero & Axl, Albedo, Rick & Morty, Sendo, Akko, Sucy, Lotte & Diana, Blaze, Puss, Rally, May & Becky F., Becky B., Yulaw, Rocky, Kurt, Tangle, Lanolin & Whisper, Rei, Dawn, Adrien, Hiruma, Sena/Eyeshield, Kurita, Monta & Mamori, Natsu, Lucy & Happy, Kagami, Kise, Zee, Cicini, Murasakibara
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, Aomine, 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,Zak M, Hanamiya, Hinata, Kageyama and Tsukishma, Eijun, Miyuki and Furuya, Kunigami, Dan, Nimona, Bakura, Bass, Ruby G., Asta and Noelle
Eliminated:
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
154th-Luz Noceda(Storm Kings)-The Owl House
153rd-Priya(Radical Rats)-Total Drama
152nd- Shogo Haizaki(Wave Breakers)-Kuroko's Basketball
151st- Edward Falcon(Radical Rats)-Power Stone
150th- Shawn and Jasmine(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama
Intern:
Heloise(Jimmy-Two Shoes)
Hired Gun:
Doyle Blackwell(Secret Saturdays)
Chris, Chef, Doyle and Heloise were seen standing on the island, the mansion being no more as all of it was tore down and cleaned up.
"It's been about a week since the last challenge took place here. Hopefully everyone's well rested and ready to go 'cause we're about to get things started once again! What? You thought there was gonna be a recap? Okay fine. Here you go. A talent show happened. Libby and Lotte sucked. Lotte looks like she's got a crush on Morty. Hiruma might be in trouble because of his guns. Shiro sucked but he got mad, froze the entire island and almost everyone here and destroyed the mansion. The Kings won. Falcon got eliminated. And so did Shawn and Jasmine because he broke his back trying to save her from getting hurt. Weiss probably, I guess, has a crush on Aomine, and Kagami and Rei are a couple. There you go. There's your recap." Chris said.
"Wow. You really sped through that one. Why?" Doyle asked.
"Because I really would like to get to the show. Already behind as it is. Now let's get to the next episode of Total….. Drama…Across the Multiverse! Right now!"
*Total Drama Across the Multiverse Intro II Plays Here*
Today's Challenge Inspirations:
Slightly Inspired by Total Drama Infinite 2 Episode 4: Shady Deals and Shaky Showbiz
Games like Bust-A-Groove and Parappa the Rapper
Featured Songs:
The Heat is On by Aaron G.(Bust-A-Groove 2 Video Game)
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Several of the contestants were relaxing, training, etc. While some of them remembered about the week-long break, some of them, not so much.
Randy and Howard were at the movies.
"No cop out here." A policeman quipped on the movie screen, showing off his pearly white teeth before the screen cut to the credits.
"What the- that's it!?" Randy said in disbelief.
"What a rip-off!" Howard said. "BOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Boo is right my friend! Boo is right!" Randy said.
Both of them walked out of the theater, not happy at all.
"All of that excitement. All of that buildup. And that's it?" Howard said.
"You know what they say," Randy started.
"Keep your expectations low and you won't be disappointed. Yeah I know. Problem was, they weren't low. And if you were a fan of buddy cop movies, no one's was!"
"Actually I was just gonna say, whenever you're down, a hotdog will always pick you back up."
"No one says that."
"I know. I just wanted a hot dog."
"Make that two! I am absolutely sick to my stomach right now!" Howard said as Randy's phone vibrated. "A lazy final fight that doesn't even show the dude struggling to win whatsoever to make it suspenseful. I mean yeah, he was gonna win anyways, but at least make it interesting!" Howard continued to rant about his gripes with the movie as Randy continued to look at his phone.
"Hey! I need someone to rant to! Listen to me!" Howard said.
"Oh my ninja!" Randy said before suddenly running off.
"Hey! Come back here! I'm not done ranting!" Howard called out, chasing after him.
He ran back to his home. And in front of him, Chef was waiting for him in front of the driveway.
"Oh thank goodness! I for- wait, what the heck are you doing in front of my-" Randy was about to ask before being suddenly grabbed and thrown into a portal by Chef. "HOOOOOOOUSE!?" Chef walked in afterwards as the portal closed.
Seconds later, Howard, out of breath, caught up. He looked around, but Randy was nowhere in sight.
"Randy? Where the heck are you? You can't hide from me forever! No one else is going to listen to my rants so it's gotta be you dude! Come on man! Don't me run again! Please?"
His calls were not answered as Flute Girl walked past.
"You guys are idiots."
"'Guys'? Randy isn't even here right now!" Howard said.
"Still, you're idiots."
"Fine then! Be that way man! Just for that, I'm taking your hot dog too!" He called out before walking away. Although he forgot to realize that he'd be paying for all three if that was the case.
Island, Canada(TD Across the Multiverse)
"Alright, that should be the last one." Chef said.
"Actually there's one more." Doyle said, coming in with Murasakibara. Though in his case, Doyle just walked with him. Because of the teen's size, he wasn't exactly going to be able to just throw him in with ease.
"Great! Now we can get started! Looks like a lot of you forgot about the week. Lost track of time, got busy, lazy, don't really care. Just as long as you're here. Be glad I decided to get them to bring you here instead of eliminating you, because I could have easily done that." Chris said.
"If you're expecting a 'thank you' from us, that's not going to happen. Sorry." Blake said.
"Especially when you're being hypocritical about being lazy. Where's the mansion?" Emma asked.
"Oh yeah that. You don't have to worry about that anymore because it's not coming back." Chris said.
"So where do you expect us to stay? In the wild?" Heather asked. "Because I refuse. I'll take the trashy mansion than having to sleep outside any day."
"It'll be just like camping. And it saves resources. I wouldn't mind." Huey D. said.
"Yeah, until something happens to one of us." Courtney said.
"That's why you keep prepared. Junior woodchuck rule number-"
"I don't care if you bring up a thousand rules in your stupid guidebook. I refuse!" Heather said.
"You haven't even been here five minutes and you're already whining. Shut up." Aomine said, annoyed, well, more annoyed as he was forced by Momoi and Wakamatsu, Touou basketball's captain to be on time, which already put him in a bad mood.
"As if I'd listen to the same lazy idiot that can't even fix his own bed properly."
"Well at least I'm not complaining about every little thing like a b[censored]h." Aomine said.
"Aomine!" Weiss scolded.
"What? It's true. Surprised Blaineley hasn't anything either."
"I already voiced my complaints to the producers. But unfortunately, Chris has the reins so there's nothing they can do about it." Blaineley said.
"Both of you, calm down. At the very least, we should let Chris explain what is going to happen next. Perhaps we may get a new home." Alejandro said before Chris laughed for a few seconds at Alejandro's last remark.
"No. But the good news is, there's a cafeteria center and the confessional's back." Chris said.
"Cafeteria center? That is literally just the main lodge from the Island." Noah said.
"Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Chris said. "Besides, not only can you still choose to eat outside but, we've also added air conditioning!"
"Hooray. You added a basic feature that's pretty much expected nowadays." Tsukishima said sarcastically.
"My sentiments exactly." Noah said.
"I could get it removed." Chris said.
There was silence.
"I think it's safe to say no one really cares." Ayame said. "As nice as it would be if you didn't remove it."
"It's not that I don't care. I'm just indifferent since I can't exactly be affected by that." Axl said.
"Ah, the benefits of being a robot, er….. reploid." Tangle said.
"Oh I care. I just refuse to plead and beg to Chris of all people. Not because of pride. But because I already know it's not going to work." Courtney said.
"Nah, it's 'cause of pride too." Aomine said.
"No it isn't!"
"And that reaction confirms it."
***Confessional***
Courtney(Storm Kings):
"It hasn't even been 10 minutes yet and he's already annoying." She sighs. "But I have to deal wth it. For the Todds, Aomines and Louies there's Rileys, Akashis and Hueys. Both Hueys in this case. And the latter three types outnumber the former three on this team."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Alejandro(Storm Kings):
"Don't think I didn't take exception to what Aomine said. But unlike him, Kagami, Akko and Eijun, I won't make a big fuss about it out loud. Thinking on your emotions like that has some merit when it comes to heart and willpower, something that I think is their greatest strength, but it also makes you reckless. And you see where that got Akko. His retribution will come soon enough. If he even makes it to the merge that is."
***End Confessional***
"Alright then. Go ahead and eat or whatever and then we'll meet back up in about an hour or so." Chris said.
Inside of the main lodge, the contestants, one by one, at least the ones that wanted to anyway, were given their meal. Which in this case, was Chef's "Gumbo Surprise".
"Enjoy!" Chef said, dumping a lump of the gumbo on Noah's plate as he was next in line.
"Thanks." Noah said, sarcastically.
"Are you bein' smart with me toothpick?" Chef asked, knife in hand.
"Nope. Not at all." He said before walking away.
"That's what I thought. Next!"
"Hey, this looks pretty good." Sena said, looking down at the gumbo.
"What do you mean it looks good. It IS good! NOW SIT DOWN AND ENJOY!"
"Y-yes sir!" Sena said, terrified before quickly dashing off. Though his speed almost caused him to run into Todd and Dan.
"Watch where you're going!" Dan called out.
Meanwhile, Kagami was sitting with the rest of Team JET(with the exception of Shiro), Zak S., Asta Kageyama, Ben and Rex, notably not with Rei, who was sitting at another table with May, Rally, Lucy, Isagi, Ayame and Ryoma.
"Huh. Hey Rei, how come you're not sitting with Kagami?" May asked.
Rei's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Huh?"
"Hello? Your boyfriend?"
"Wait, Kagami and Rei are together now?" Ayame asked, surprised.
"Yep!"
"Wow. Though I guess with their personalities, it's no surprise. If there's one thing about you and him, you're both not going to be afraid of speaking your minds. But really though, why aren't you two sitting together?"
"Oh that. Don't know. Guess Kagami wanted to sit with them over there."
"What do you mean 'you guess'? You can't be dating and then just not spend time with each other." Lucy said.
"I don't see the big deal honestly. They know they still love each other, so what's the problem?" Rally said before blowing the spoonful of gumbo she had before eating it.
May sighed. "You would be the one to say something like that."
"What's that supposed to mean? Please tell me you're not pulling this relationship inexperience card again."
"That's exactly what I'm pulling. I'm not saying you can't speak on it, but I'm going to call you out if you're wrong."
"But what exactly is she wrong about? Not that I have any experience myself but, I don't see much of a problem with it either." Isagi said.
"I'm not saying they have to be suffocating each other but, I don't know, it's kind of weird for that to happen and then just not spend time with each other with the free time we do have." Lucy said.
"Yeah. I do agree. It is a little weird. And other than when we talked about Hiruma, we never actually got a chance to really talk or go out and do anything."
"How come? Was he busy?"
"No. Kagami is living in America right now, remember? And I'm in Japan."
"Not sure where either of those two places are, but I'm guessing they're far apart?"
"Yeah. Very. Also, America and Japan don't exist in your world?"
"Nope. That's the beauty of the multiverse I guess."
"If all of that doesn't exist in your world, how come you're not more surprised by what goes on around here?" Isagi asked.
"Eh, some of the things I've seen isn't too different than what goes on back on Earth Land. Other than the currency. That's going to be a frequent problem if I have time to shop again. Some of the abilities aren't too different from what I've seen even if they don't use magic. It's mostly Team JET's that's the most surprising to me. Bren and Paul are interesting, but not too surprising since it makes sense for the creatures they have to be powerful. But for those little machines to have that much power to stand up to some pretty strong guys here is really intriguing. And a bit scary. Just imagine if those things were a regular size."
"That's really their only Achilles heel from what I've seen. They're powerful. But without that power or using those abilities from the jump, that small size could take them out easy. But they seem like they can still take some punishment. Slazor got hit pretty hard and got sent into a wall but was fine."
"It would make sense. After what happened in the soccer game, I think I got to really understand just how powerful these machines are, regardless of the size. It's just like a body. Take Natsu for example. Because of how much power he has, I know for sure he has a strong body to control that power. The same way Asta has trained his body to be strong and reflect such a powerful attack from Falgor. And the same way Hinata and Kagami have strong legs to support their powerful jumps." Ryoma said.
"Speaking of power, I know I shouldn't say this since she's on the other team, but I'm a bit confused as to why Julie doesn't use those Bakugan more often. It sounds weird since most of the people here are pretty strong, but if Gorem can take on Natsu even with Dragon Force, then there's no telling what kind of damage she and her Bakugan could do if she put herself more at the forefront to play." Lucy sad.
"That's probably because of how they work. Don't quote me on this as I don't know for sure, but from what I saw from Dan when he was here. I mean Dan Kuso, a friend of Julie who also had Bakugan too, it looks that ball form is all they can really do here. I'm guessing it's a case of being like Luz and Akko's magic, and Toxsa's Tenkai Knight powers in that they can't use those Bakugan here." Rally guessed.
"If that's the case, then maybe Bakura's cards are the same way." Ryoma said.
"Cards? Oh yeah. Bakura's a Yu-Gi-Oh player, right? Just like Joey was." She recalled.
"I… don't know." He said, scratching his cheek which caused Rally to sigh and slump over.
"Hey, we're getting off topic here. Kagami and Rei remember? We can talk about fighting later." May sad.
"Honestly, as weird as it is, I don't exactly have much of a problem with it." Rei said.
May, Ayame, Lucy, and even Rally, the latter surprised at her answer the most, blinked in confusion as they looked at her.
"You don't?" They all said simultaneously.
"No. And hear me out. I know it's weird coming from the girl that absolutely dreamed about romance from day one and always talks about how cute it is. But to be honest, I don't think I'd love him if he was so airtight and clinging on to me. And that's just me learning from experience. To be honest, I talked about letting go of trying to date Mamoru long term for Usagi but, thinking back on that, there also wasn't much of a connection between us. I mean sure, we both had ambitious dreams and goals but, nothing else clicked. It's like something was missing. Kagami, funny enough is the same way. They both even went to America to further pursue their dreams. Difference is, Kagami and I actually had time to build some type of understanding of one another." Rei explained as she idly stirred her gumbo, looking at Kagami as he was talking with the others at his table about Shiro.
"What Kagami said to me fit one of the things that made me like him so much. He told me that I'm more than just a pretty face. And that's the same for him too. Look, I'm going to be very honest with you, he is an absolutely dummy when it comes to romance. But he's got his own way of showing he cares. Not just for me, but for people here as a whole. And I don't want to be the one to try to force him to change himself and be something that he's not. It'd be selfish of me to want him to put all of his attention on me. Though in his case, with how we've butted heads, I don't think he'd accept that anyway. Another reason why I like him. He won't be afraid to be honest with me or anyone else. The same way I'll be honest with him. He's no Ryu. But that's okay with me." Rei finished.
"What matters is if you're happy. I don't want to be a backseat driver on your relationship. All I want to do is help and give advice if you need it. And to be honest, I started watching a bit of Bon Voyage. Funny enough, Erza was there, but that's beside the point. I haven't finished it, but the growth of Bernie and Ryu's relationship was incredible to see. And to see her happy makes me happy. The same thing for you. As long as you two are happy, I'll be happy." Lucy said.
"I'll admit, Kagami is a little different than what I've seen so far on the season too. But sometimes, I guess different is okay. Sorry for making a big fuss about it. You too Rally. I shouldn't be gatekeeping advice like that." May said.
"Don't worry about it." Rally said.
"Still though, I shouldn't be that judgmental, especially if he really does look like he's trying. He's just too nice of a person to want to try to purposely do that to her."
"Wonder what they're talking about though?" Ayame wondered.
***Confessional***
Rally(Radical Rats):
"The reason why I said I didn't have much of a problem with it is simple. Think about it, if all they think about is each other, where is the time to breathe? Where's the time to do what you personally like? I know it's not for everybody, but I personally enjoy the time I have to myself. And if they were to do that, honestly, that'd only hurt them more than help. At the end of the day, they both had their own goals in mind when it came to winning before they got here. I don't think, especially in Kagami's case, either had the thought of getting with the other or anyone else here. It just happens. I know that from personal experience the last time I was here. I may not know much about romance, but I do know this: Romance and love is more than just kissing and making out. Emma and Noah know this. And so do Alejandro and Heather. And I'm glad to see that Rei knows this too."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Ryoma(Wave Breakers):
"As much as I would love to spend time with Rouge more, my training to become the ultimate warrior comes first. That has always been my number one goal, even before I met her and the others. And it is exactly why I will continue to try my best here whenever I am asked to do so, even with Falcon eliminated. Yes, I consider him a rival. And it is unfortunate that he is gone this early as I personally wanted to defeat him on the show. But that rivalry does not define me. Nor will I let it do so. So I completely understand where Rally is coming from. Personally, I think it's healthy for them. It gives them time to grow on their own, so that they can continue to grow together."
***End Confessional***
They in fact, were still talking about Shiro.
"Sooner or later he's gotta realize that it ain't his fault." Kagami said.
"Hopefully sooner rather than later. I don't like seeing him like this." Bakura said. "The problem is, and, you could say I'm playing a bit of devil's advocate here, but one could say that if he kept his emotions in check, this wouldn't have happened."
"You're pretending that if you weren't put in that situation you wouldn't have any type of reaction to it. If Chris would have called the game or kept his mouth shut, Shiro wouldn't have gotten angry. Did you ever think about that?" Fiona asked, a twinge of attitude in her voice.
"Of course. I'm not saying that's what I'm thinking. Moreso, what Shiro is probably thinking about himself right now. Sorry if I didn't make that clear."
"Shiro's head is a mystery man. Don't even try to pretend to be in his head. But in all serious though. I can see why he wants to be left alone." Rex said before Bobo suddenly poured his bowl of gumbo onto his. "The same way I wish someone here would leave me alone. At least for the moment."
"What? It's called 'Gumbo Surprise', so I decided to surprise you with the gift of free gumbo." Bobo said.
"Just like I'll surprise you next Christmas."
"Oh really? There's been some stuff I've been wantin' for a while."
"I was being sarcastic."
"I know. Ya dang cheapskate." He said, leaving.
"Blame Providence for not paying me!" Rex called out.
"Wait, you have a job like that and you don't get paid?" Zak asked.
"Nope. Not really. All my money comes from Six and Holiday. And Bobo. When he's nice anyway."
"Do you even get paid?" Ben asked Zak.
"Actually, now that I think about it, no. Thing is though, what would I even get paid for? We don't exactly make what we do public information."
"Despite the fact that you're on reality TV talking about it now?"
"Wasn't exactly specific about it. If I was, then you'd have a point."
"I don't get it. With powers like that you should be able to get jobs easy." Asta said.
"With how much we travel the world, getting a job isn't exactly on the radar for me. I wouldn't be surprised if my parents are away from home right now. And you already know uncle Doyle travels."
"Like I said, you want to talk to someone, talk to Providence and ask them why I'm not getting paid. Not me." Rex said.
"Actually, I do get paid by the Plumbers." Ben said.
"What? So unfair."
"The hell kind of a place do you work where you have powers like that and you don't get paid?" Kagami asked.
"Providence."
"Yeah, way to be specific like I'm supposed to know what that is."
"Well, glad to see I'm not the only one on this team struggling to get money." Reimu commented, passing by.
"Everyone except this guy right here. You know what? I'm reconsidering our friendship." Rex said, referring to Ben.
"Just ask Providence to pay you. Can't be that hard right?" Ben proposed.
"If it were that easy don't you think he would have been paid already?" Reimu asked. "Probably the reason why he's here in the first place."
"Well, I mean, how am I supposed to know if he asked?"
"Speaking of getting paid, whoever built this A/C needs to be fired." Fiona said, using her napkins to try to fan herself as Toto was doing the same thing with a smaller piece of another napkin.
"Now that I think of it, it is hot in here. What the heck's going on?" Kageyama said.
"Don't know, but I'm gonna go find out." Kagami said, getting up.
"Is this blowing hot air!?" Blaineley said in disbelief.
"Maybe we need to change the setting to A/C." Scott said before turning the only knob that was there to the right, which only made the hot air blow even more. "Okay. Well that didn't work. Maybe there's another knob here."
"There is no other knob you idiot! Chris lied to us!"
"Hey, if it's called an air conditioner, maybe the cold air got conditioned to be hot." Nimona reasoned, passing by with her empty bowl from scarfing down the food.
"This isn't some laughing matter!"
"Oh, so you got the joke, right?"
"IT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Honestly, that kinda makes sense." Scott said to Nimona. "So I guess it'd be more of a fact than a jo-"
"This is ridiculous. I'm out of here!" Blaineley stormed off.
Eventually, more and more people started to head back outside.
"I don't even understand why you were even in there." Hinata said to Kageyama as he sat with him and Akko.
"I don't understand why you can't shut your mouth. It's not like you even knew any better than I did." Kageyama said to him.
"Knew about what?"
"Exactl- wait, then why did you say that then?"
"Because I don't know what you're talking about?"
"No! About the being in the lodge!"
"Oh. I was just saying that because a bunch of us were outside gathering up again."
"This isn't some classroom reunion. We were just gone for a week."
"So? There's so much cool stuff you can do in a week." Akko said.
"Name one cool thing you or her did in a week then. I dare you."
"Why? It's not like you do anything cool other than play volleyball all day."
Kageyama had a deadpan look on his face. "Because that's exactly what I do ALL day. Moron."
"Well, I mean Hinata said you aren't exactly that good in video games."
"HE SAID WHAT!?"
"Well it's true." Hinata said. "You're okay. But, not that good."
"OH YEAH, TELL HER MY WHOLE LIFE STORY, OUR TECHNIQUES, OUR FORMATIONS, EVERYTHING WHY DON'T YA!?"
"Why would I tell her any of that?"
"I mean you told her that so why not?"
"Calm down, no one's going to do that." Akko said.
"I'M PERFECTLY CALM YOU SPY!"
"What? I am not a spy!"
"Yeah you would say that now after I accused you."
"But I'm not! Honest!"
"Whatever. I'm not sitting next to some spy. From now on, I'm not saying anything to the enemy. I'll end up risking giving something away." He sad before getting up. "And if you continue to hang with her, I'm gonna have no choice but to get the rest of the team to have to cut ties with you."
"You realize that if I go, you go to right?" Hinata asked before Kageyama suddenly dragged him along, forgetting that he still had the gumbo and was about to eat another spoonful before it was sent flying right on Akko's face, causing her to yell out in pain.
"Akko!" Hinata called out. "Someone get some water!" He saw Kageyama's water battle and swiped it off the table.
"Hey!" Kageyama called out before Hinata splashed it on Akko's face. Though it didn't exactly help that much. Thanks to Sena and Tangle, more water was splashed on her face, this water being a lot colder than the water Hinata splashed on her face.
After several more seconds, Akko was able to somewhat recover.
"Fine then! You want war! I'll give you war! It's on!" She declared, pointing at Kageyama.
"It was already on!"
"Well….. it's on even more!"
"That doesn't even make any sense!"
"Your points of calling me a spy don't make any sense!"
"They don't have to make sense to you! As long as they do to me!"
"That still doesn't mean it makes sense!"
"That's your opinion!" Kageyama finally walked away.
"Hey! Come back here! I won't let you have the last word!"
"I just did!"
"No you didn't!"
"I do now!"
They continued this exchange, which started to confuse or annoy several people in the vicinity of their yelling.
***Confessional***
Akko(Radical Rats):
"Jeez. That gumbo was really hot. I'll get him back somehow. And thankfully, because of what this show allows, I'm sure no one will mind."
***End Confessional***
The 1-2 hours of relaxing/eating finished before Chris returned and the contestants were now standing before him, Chef, Doyle and Heloise.
"Alright guys! Hope you enjoyed the hot meal." Chris said.
"Yeah. Quite a warm welcome." Noah said sarcastically.
"Honestly, it wasn't even that bad." Diego said.
"Not that bad? It wasn't exactly good either." Octavia said.
"In all honesty, it was okay." Blake said.
"Man forget the food! What the hell was that sorry a[censored] excuse for air conditioning in the lodge!?" Kagami asked, upset.
"Didn't get any complaints from Chef. Must have been just you." Chris said.
"It wasn't just him. We were all burning up in there!" Fiona said.
"Then explain to me how Chef hasn't said anything or complained."
"Huh. You know, that's pretty weird." Scott said.
"There's no way you're just going to outright refuse to fix it just because Chef isn't saying anything." Fiona said in disbelief.
"Pretty much. You all have the option of going outside to eat. Chef doesn't." Chris said.
"I know it's not extremely hot outside at the moment, but don't you think it's a problem that the inside of the place where you're supposed to eat is hotter than outside, when out here, it's already averaging warm temperatures?" Myron asked.
"Nope!"
"Unbelievable….." Myron said in disbelief.
"Anyways, if you're done complaining, let me get to explaining how things are going to work when it comes to the roadmap for this segment of the season and then, this challenge."
"Wait, segment? What are you talking about?" Akko asked.
"Well, that tells me all I need to know. Looks like you weren't listening. And I'm sure you're not the only one so don't feel bad. That, or you simply forgot. And again, that's okay too. Like it was already explained in the aftermath, there will be another segment on the show, where we'll transition from inter-dimensional challenges to your and other worlds to good ol' Camp Wawanakwa, where the battle for 10 mil will continue, on a simple island off the coast of Muskoka, Ontario!"
"Hooray. Back to the island we go." Noah said sarcastically.
"I know you're looking forward to it, but not all of you will make it. That's not going to be happening anytime soon. A lot of you won't even get that chance by the time that segment comes around because you'll be eliminated. And before any if you ask, we're going to be doing things the old-fashioned way. No singing."
"Well that's a relief." Murasakibara said.
"Have you even really sung a song though? Other than the talent show you haven't been in a challenge." Isagi said.
"Don't think I have. And I don't want to. I don't sing man."
"Well I hope you can dance, because that's what our challenge is going to be today!" Chris said.
Murasakibara could only frown at hearing this.
"A dancing challenge. Sounds fun." Bachira said.
"Glad someone here likes it, because again, that'll be your challenge for today. You'll be dancing in a few locations across the multiverse to see who's got the best moves. Chef will be the DJ today while you dance, so don't expect any special guests or anything like that today. This will be divided into rounds. Each round increasing in difficulty and participants. The first team to win two rounds wins immunity. Get last place and you've gotta send someone home. And just in case you don't exactly have happy feet, don't worry, we'll start things off easy by letting you all choose your dancer for this round. 1 person from each team. Mano e mano e mano. But keep in mind though, whoever you choose, you can't use them for any future rounds, so choose wisely." Chris explained.
"And one more thing, almost forgot. Once this challenge is over, you'll go back home. Which is exactly why I said you didn't need to bring your things with you. And we'll keep doing that again until further notice. So enjoy it while it lasts. Because if you were to reach the island segment, you're not gonna have that luxury. Now then, get picking!"
***Confessional***
Chris:
"So why am I doing it this way, you may wonder? Well, it's simple. I don't want to change the order of the episodes again we already had to set things back when it came to production thanks to the Shiro incident. Wouldn't be much of a problem if Amanda didn't decide to leak the episode order last time. Still don't know how she was able to get that either. But the good news is I think I have an idea of what I want to do once these next few episodes that I already had up for production are done, so I hope they aren't looking forward to doing this the entire time up until the next segment, because boy, they are in for a rude awakening if they are."
***End Confessional***
After about a minute or two of colluding with one another, the teams chose their first three representatives. For the Rats, Blaze was chosen. For the Kings, Bobo was chosen. And for the Breakers, Dwayne was chosen.
"Alright! Looks like that didn't take too much arguing or too much difficulty. Sweet. Now then, I need you three to get on the helicopter with Doyle please." Chris said as Doyle was piloting said helicopter, letting down a ladder that Chef, now donning shades, baggy pants, and a purple collared shirt, was the first to get on. He also had a record player and headphones in his hand. Heloise followed him with a laptop.
The three chosen competitors climbed up the ladder next.
"I'm just gonna let you know now, unlike Bachira and Puss, I don't play 'nice.'" Bobo said to Dwayne.
"Neither do it, Chimp Fury." Dwayne said.
"What?" Bobo looked on, confused.
"Forget it."
"This challenge will be so easy even a monkey can do it!" Rex called out. "Good luck!"
"Shut up kid!" Bobo called out before getting in the helicopter.
***Confessional***
Bobo(Storm Kings):
"So why was I chosen? Easy. I already know Chris has got a trick or two up his sleeve. So his version of easy is probably less tricks. But still, tricks nonetheless. I scope out the basics of the game for the team and avoid elimination. And as a bonus, it's easy-" Bobo suddenly stopped.
"Yeah, I think I walked into that joke. As bad as it was."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Rex(Storm Kings):
"So uh, looks like Bobo's gonna dance. Can't wait to see how this is gonna turn out. Just glad it's not me up there. Not sayin' I got bad dance moves but uh, I'm not about to embarrass myself with Holiday and probably Circe watching."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Sly(Storm Kings):
"Honestly, I did pitch the idea of me going first. But I'd lying if I said I wasn't curious as to what Bobo could do."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Becky F.(Radical Rats):
"Surprisingly, there's a decent amount of dancers on the team. So how did we pick? Eh, some of it was just through committee to be honest. Though Blaze was a little insistent on going so….. why not?"
"Oh yeah, and I know this was off show but, if you want the scoop on what happened with Hiruma, here it is: Hiruma claimed that Blaineley was planning on interfering with Lotte's play, hence why he shot at her. Noah has firsthand evidence of her cheating from a previous season so that was enough to at least make it believable. But still, Rally, adamant about gun safety as always, had a declaration: Hiruma needed to control his use of guns, using what happened with the stray bullets in the play as evidence to back her up. No using them in areas where people could get hurt. Though it looks like his own team is the exception. I kid you not, Kurita is bulletproof. Somehow. How do I know? He actually shot him just to show us. But it took Mamori asking for him to budge though. Surprisingly, with how much he likes carrying them around, he wasn't too upset."
"Romantic or not, those two are really close. I know there's the whole thing of trusting your teammates, but his trust in her is noticeably higher, despite the uh, nicknames he gives her. Vice-versa as well. Guess you could say this is a case of opposites attract."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Blaze(Radical Rats):
"Our team is struggling. As easy as Chris claims this challenge is, it's just as easy for us to potentially lose again if we let our guard down, which is why I volunteered. No offense to those four, but I don't trust Kise, Tangle, Adrien, or Rocky to take this seriously. And while Puss and Rei have proven to be reliable and trustworthy, there's no one I trust better than myself. Starting off with good habits and effort will set a precedent for the rest of the team."
***End Confessional***
Blast Furnace
The three were inside an abandoned blast furnace in an elevator.
"Any reason they're inside a blast furnace?" Ben asked.
"Any reason they wouldn't be in one?" Chris reasoned.
"Oh I don't know, because it's a blast furnace!?"
"Well, good news for those three there, there's a dance pad under each of them."
"Wow. Really great news. Would be great if they weren't in again, a blast furnace."
"Okay, we get it. You don't want them in the blast furnace." Yang said.
"You do?"
"Never said I did. There's just no reason to be Courtney or Weiss levels of annoying about it."
"How is advocating for safety being annoying?" Both said simultaneously.
"Don't think she's sayin' that. Just the way you go on nagging about it that's annoying as hell. Riley's another one, but you two are easily the worst. At least on this team." Aomine sad.
"I don't nag!" Riley, Courtney and Weiss said simultaneously.
"Yeah you do." Todd said.
"What's with the dance pads anyway?" Rex asked. "I don't exactly see any arcades or TV screens anywhere so no Dance Dance Revolution here."
"Listen and you'll find out." Chris said.
Chef began explaining the challenge to the others.
"Alright! Listen up! I'm only gonna say this once so if you miss anything, that's on you!" Chef started. "As Chris already told you, your challenge today is to dance! And that's exactly what you're gonna do! You see those dance pads under you? That's what you're gonna use to show off your dance skills. The laptop that Heloise has is gonna show off some prompts. Follow the arrows with your arms or legs and you'll earn points. The more you're on rhythm, the more points you'll earn. Miss or get too out of whack and you'll earn either less points or no points depending how egregious the miss was. You cannot, for any reason, interfere with the other dancers! If you do, you're out and you get no points for the round! The person that has the highest score wins the round for their team! Now, any questions?"
"So what if you make a mistake? How's that gonna be on us?" Bobo asked.
"I'm not gonna make a mistake. So don't you worry 'bout that! Any other questions?"
None were given.
"Alright then. Time to bust a groove y'all!"
"Please stop." Heloise said. Though she was ignored as Chef put on the headphones and started to scratch the records. A couple of seconds later, the music started to play.
The Heat is On(2 min. In-Game Version)(Bust-A-Groove 2) Plays
A/N: The prompts the contestants get will appear like this:
*Short Instrumental Period Plays*
"3…."
"2….."
"1….."
"Let's groove!"
Prompts were shown to guide the three dancers. And the first few were simple enough.
The heat is on ain't no stopping them now
*2 side steps to the left and then the right*
Don't be stepping on the scene thinking you can get down
*1 step to the left and right and a scooping motion with the left and right hand respectively during each step*
It's a brother with moves that you can't resist
*Two left foot kicks and then a turn to the left*
It's like this, and this, and this (Uh)
*Two turns to the right and then a sweep with the left leg before spinning back around to the right*
Ain't no need to try and duplicate his rifts
*Repeat all the moves above*
'Cause if you do you might trip and bust your lip off
Feel the fire, take you higher, drop the props and don't deny-ah
*Instrumental Period Plays*
"Looking good so far. Everything's tied up. No mistakes from anyone. Guess it shouldn't be much of a surprise since I let you guys choose." Chris commented as he and the contestants all watched from a TV that was rolled in by Doyle.
"I'm still really concerned about them being around all that heat. No pun intended." Rei said. "Blaze'll be fine. But the others? Not sure."
"As long as they stay where they are, even with it moving, they'll be fine."
"Yeah you say that now. I bet you don't even a hundred percent know yourself." Bennett said.
"Quit your worryin'. They look like they're having fun so I don't see the problem here. Well, everyone except Blaze that is."
"That's because she understands the position that we are in. If she doesn't win, we'll be in danger of losing yet another challenge. The more challenges we lose, the weaker this team gets." Albedo said.
"That goes for everyone here genius." Tsukishma said.
"I am aware of that!" Albedo snapped. "And thank you."
"I believe that was-" Rook started before Ben stopped him.
"Let him have his uh… moment, I guess." Ben said.
"What moment?"
"Just don't say anything." Ben finished, not feeling explaining to him what he meant.
Back at the furnace, the three continued to follow the prompts that were shown.
"Heh. You kiddin' me? This is too easy." Dwayne said.
"I know. But I ain't gonna complain." Bobo said.
"Solo! Let's go Blaze!" Chef called out.
The pace started to pick up once the lyrics started again, this time the heat really was on, literally as they were passing by molten metal. The final sections required the three to go solo, all eyes on them.
*Blaze Solo*
Are-you-ready? The heat is known to rock steady
One time baby it's time to stack up your fedy
It's the bet-y, money, cheddar, change, whatever you wanna call it
The heat is in the place and you know that we balling
Making a scene upon the scene
Know he's a lean and mean and tight n' fighting Dancing Machine
And if you wanna step to this there's nothing you can do
The heat will burn your whole crew
*Blaze, as prompted, finishes with a leaping flip, landing perfectly, and adding a bow as well*
Bobo scoffed. "Show off. My turn." Bobo said.
*Bobo solo*
Everybody knows that he is the one (He's the one)
*Bobo uses his hands and feet to replicate the prompts shown*
Busting moves that set him second to none (Second to none)
When you began to think he's over and done
Ain't no stopping (stopping, stopping) (No stoppin')
*Bobo ends by doing his own "makeshift" breakdancing using his hands and feet, though the heat caused him to rush it and lose a few hundred points*
The heat is on
Dwayne laughed a little. "You call whatever that was breakdancing? Let's go Chef." Dwayne said, admittedly sweating because of the increasing temperature.
*Dwayne Solo*
Everybody knows that he is the one (He's the one)
*Dwayne starts with the quick steps shown on the prompts*
Busting moves that set him second to none (Second to none)
*Sweep into a roll*
When you began to think he's over and done
Ain't no stopping (stopping, stopping) (No stoppin')
*Roll into a handstand and then a backflip*
The heat is on
The hot sensation that he felt on his hands caused him to drop the backflip as he stumbled, but still was able to land without falling.
"Yeah!" Dwayne called out.
"Finish!" Chef called out.
"That's great. Now get us outta here! Last time I checked, roasted chimp is not on the menu." Bobo said, taking off his head and having to wipe his forehead with it.
The three were taken back up into the helicopter they were previously in before overhead, just as the elevator was about to get around even more molten metal.
A couple of minutes passed before the three returned.
"Alright! Round one is over! So, what did you guys think?" Chris asked.
"I think I need some water." Bobo said.
"When he said the heat was on, he really meant it. Phew." Dwayne said.
"Speaking of which, let's look at who got the highest score real quick. The winner of round one is…."
….
….
….
"Blaze with a perfect score!"
"Hooray." Bobo said sarcastically.
"With where you put them, you basically gave them the round." Heather said.
"Not really. I never gave any clue as to where they'd be going." Chris replied. "Besides, there wasn't a guarantee that she'd win anyway. She still could have messed up and crumbled under the pressure with the solo section."
"Nice job!" Tangle said, congratulating Blaze as she returned to her teammates.
"Thank you. But there's no time to celebrate yet. This is only one game." Blaze said.
Round 1 Standings:
Rats: 1
Kings: 0
Breaker: 0
"Any other dangerous places we should be concerned about?" Sly asked the host.
"If I told you that, it'd take the fun out of it." Chris said.
"Fun for you anyway. Guess it's too hard to make a simple dance challenge huh?"
"What are you talking about? That was simple. Now the difficulty increases. It's time to double up guys. That's right. For this second round, you'll be dancing in pairs. And no, you have no control over who goes now. That's already been chosen for you. So, I hope you can dance. Somewhat at least, or you'll be in trouble. Because this time, you'll still be given prompts, but you will not have the pads to help you out now. Now, Heloise, if you'll please announce who's going next?"
"Emma and Noah, Alejandro and Heather and Asta and Noelle. You three pairs are up. Good luck. And try not to embarrass yourselves. Ah, who am I kidding? I've got no stakes in this game so I don't really care." Heloise said.
"This seems like way too much of a coincidence with these pairs." Rei said.
"What do you mean?" Kaz asked.
"Do you really not see it?"
"Nope. Can't say I do. Sorry."
***Confessional***
Kaz(Wave Breakers):
"I was gonna say something about it being a boy and a girl, but that's way too obvious. Or is it?"
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Asta(Wave Breakers):
"Dancing huh? From fighting to a talent show to now this. These are some very strange challenge choices. Although, I guess it's a test to make sure you can adapt to different things like I heard Isagi talk about a couple of times. I don't really consider myself much of a dancer, but I have to try. At least we'll be shown what we have to do."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Noelle(Wave Breakers):
"You mean I have to dance….. with Asta!? And we're already behind? This couldn't get any worse could it? I mean, I'm looking forward to it but… I'll stop talking now."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Emma(Radical Rats):
"You know, if it wasn't for the fact that Chris was in charge of this, I'd be really looking forward to this. But yeah. Again, the fact that Chris is doing it kind of ruins it for me. Can't have fun if our head is going to be constantly on a swivel."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Heather(Storm Kings):
"Don't make me laugh. You put us up against Noah and an idiot like Asta? This will be too easy."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Alejandro(Storm Kings):
"As we dominate this challenge, I get to show off my dance moves with mi amor. This day couldn't get any better."
***End Confessional***
"Alright, the six of you, head to the portal! You're headin' to France!" Chris called out as a portal opened.
"You couldn't make this any more obvious what you're doing?" Marinette said to Chris.
"Going to the place where you and Adrien are from? Well duh."
"No! You-" She sighs. "Forget it."
Dimitri's Nightclub; Paris, France(Sly Cooper)
The six, along with Heloise and Chef, appeared in the middle of a nightclub that had a rather glamorous look to it with a disco ball on the ceiling. Where they were in the club, the disco ball was right above the six, indicating that they were on the dance floor. Several tables and chairs were seen on an upper level overlooking said dance floor.
"Ah! You have finally arrived! Welcome to La Theatre Formidable! Otherwise known as my, Dimitri Lousteau, nightclub!" A purple marine iguana said, approaching the two from the upper level of the discotheque room. Dimitri had reddis-brown eyes and a slim build, with blue baggy eyelids and a blue crest that resembled blue hair. He wore a trench coat, and a deep red tank top. He also had a golden cane and a gold chain around his neck with the letter "D" inscribed onto it, with two lines going through the letter to mimic a dollar sign.
"Say hello to a judge that appeared in TDI: Multiverse Edition's fashion challenge, Dimitri!" Chris announced back on the island.
"Nice place you've got here." Alejandro said.
"Of course it is! If it wasn't, I wouldn't have convinced Chris to bring the party here!" Dimitri declared proudly.
"You know what? I shouldn't even be surprised." Sly commented.
"Whatever records you have, toss them out! Now I run the show!"
Dimitri took off the discs and flung them in the trash perfectly.
"I was gonna use those!" Chef called out, not happy that he just threw perfectly good records in the trash.
"You were going to use these? Excellent." Dimitri said, handing him additional records. Both of them had his face on them.
"Okay, you've got the records, but you didn't think about the fact that they probably don't fit the prompts we've got genius." Heloise said.
"That I am. That I am." Dimitri said, also having several pieces of paper that had dance moves printed on them.
"Huh. Well I'll be. Guess I won't need those backups then." Heloise said, taking the papers.
"I may not know any of you six's names. But I will soon. On the dance floor. Now, prepare yourselves!" The iguana said to the six competitors.
"Prepare ourselves how?" Noah asked.
"To dance, you have to be in a flow. A zone. A groove!"
"Yeah, this dude's doing too much." Aomine commented.
"You think that's too much? That's pretty tame. Just don't let him hear you say that." Sly said.
"It seems you all need a demonstration of what I mean. Chef! Music!" Dimitri called out. Chef started to play the music off the records Dimitri gave him.
Sly Cooper 2- Dimitri's Nightclub theme Plays
"Show your bling and let me shine you." Dimitri said before starting to show off his "greasy sweet" dance moves.
"Juice? Who's got the juice?"
"Hey, this guy's pretty good." Asta commented.
"Pretty good? Please. This is hardly impressive." Noelle commented.
"And you think you can do better? Show me!"
Although no one actually danced out of the six.
"You disrespectin' me on my dance floor? Chef! Play the other records I gave you!" Dimitri called out.
"What other recor-" Chef said before a pair of records flew at him.
"No prompts! Let's dance!"
Sly Cooper 2- Dimitri's Boss Theme Plays
"You heard him. You're being scored." Heloise said.
"But where are we even supposed to start?" Emma asked.
"If you're asking where to start, then you're already cooked. Your body should know that question!" Dimitri said, continuing to dance as Heather and Alejandro followed him along.
"Yeah sorry. My body's not telling me anything." Noah said.
"Me neither." Asta said before Noelle suddenly grabbed his hand and brought him close.
"Could you at least warn me you're going to do that?"
"Just follow along with me and you'll be fine." Noelle said.
"Whatever you say. But….. *low whisper* I don't really know how to dance."
"Like I said. No need to worry. Just follow along and you'll be fine. You know how to move your legs and arms right?" She asked, as they continued to perform steps and kicks as they remained close. Though Asta's were horribly out of rhythm.
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Because that's where you need to start. Just match up your movements with mine. As extra as Dimitri was being, he has a point. You need to be in rhythm. Don't force it. Just be natural. Think of it as timing your movement to work with your teammate for an attack."
"Oh, I see! Time your movements. It's a little bit like Ki right?"
"Actually, that's….." She was about to say that it wasn't exactly the same thing but decided against it. As much as she didn't like lying to him again, she also knew that trying to explain things to him more would only confuse him. "… a pretty decent comparison."
"Alright! Let's go!"
"Feel the rhythm. I have to be in sync with Noelle."
Meanwhile, Noah and Emma were seemingly having a slightly easier time. Though Noah admittedly, was being carried by Emma through this.
"When did you get so good at this? And….. how?" Noah asked, amazed as he, with one hand in one of hers, was watching her spin around before reaching her hand back for Noah to grab again.
"Admittedly, I don't consider myself too much of a dancer. Alright, but nothing extraordinary. Also….." She pulls Noah in close. "I'm kind of copying Heather and Alejandro." She added, lowering her voice.
"Ah. Gotcha."
Speaking of those two, they were completely in sync with one another. Which, with their contrasting dance styles, wouldn't make sense from the outside looking in. Heather was performing ballet while Alejandro was, in a show of his adaptability, copied Dimitri's moves. Even when they separated, they found a way to get back together in sync perfectly.
"You've got to be kidding me. Like I said, that team is an absolute cheat code." Toxsa commented.
"A cheat code that's still behind a round. Yeah they're good. I ain't gonna sit up here and lie to you and say they're not. But this notion that they're just some unbeatable gods is just bulls[censored]." Kagami said.
"You tell me how what's going on makes any sense then dude."
"I can't."
"Exactly. Absolute hacks."
"That's just because I don't know how to dance you idiot so I can't really tell you a thing about what they're doing."
"Wait, you don't know how to dance?" Rei asked.
"No, I don't." Kagami said, grabbing the back of his head, embarrassed now that Rei asked him this.
"Don't worry dude. I don't either." Toxsa said.
"Then what was all that just a second ago?"
"I may not know how to dance, but those two are clearly dancing differently. That I know for sure. And plus, I have seen a few dance games at the arcade."
"Oh dude. You haven't seen my dance moves man. Dance games equals instant high score." Randy said.
"Oh really? Show me your best high score and I'll top it easy." Kise said.
"Well that's because you can copy my bruce dance moves. How is that even fair? That's a cheat code."
"That's only nerfed because he can't copy everything in the real world. But still, it is a little busted though." Toxsa said.
"You mean strong, not busted dude. At least scaling to everyone here. Stopping time is busted." Randy said.
"True. That's also another I call hacks moment."
"Yeah. Being here with strong guys like you kinda changes your outlook when it comes to who's pretty strong. With seeing some of you, it's like a comic book come to life. Still can't believe a Harry Potter character is in one of these seasons." Kise said.
"I can't believe Kageyama was actually in another season too."
"Wait, I wa-" Kageyama started before he was suddenly yanked into a portal that opened along with Tsukishima, Diana, Akko, Ben and Yang.
"What the-" Chris started. "What's going on?"
"Don't act like you don't know dude." Aomine said.
"I really don't."
"And we're supposed to buy that after all you've lied about before?" Courtney said.
Back at the dance floor, the three pairs along with Dimitri were just as confused, especially considering the fact that the music was stopped, and the fact that the six fell on top of him.
"What is the meaning of this! You're messin' up my groove man!" Dimitri said, trying to get the six off.
"Seriously, what are they doing here?" Alejandro asked.
"Don't know. Don't care. Just keep dancing." Heather said.
"Noelle, what's going on? Is the round over?" Asta asked.
"I don't know. But if they're still dancing, then so should we." Noelle said.
Suddenly, music came on that surprised the six, which even knocked Alejandro and Heather out of their rhythm. On the overhead screen, a music video was playing.
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Plays
"Dear God. Alright, who the f[censored] did this." Rick said, recognizing the infamous song instantly.
"Guys on the ground! It's your turn now! Pick up your nearest dance partner and let's get groovin' peeps! Take it away Rick!" A voice called out, that was at the DJ that sounded nothing like Chef at all.
It was Deadpool, oddly having fan gear for….. himself?
"Should have known." Chris said. "Heloise, put a stop to this."
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, look at what's-" Chris started before noticing the pairs that were paired up. "You know what? Just keep it goin'."
"Well, this is going to be interesting." Sucy commented.
Diana and Akko were paired up along with Ben and Yang and Tsukishima and Kageyama.
"Come on y'all sing along!" Deadpool said as he conveniently replicated the musical sound effect and looped the instrumental beginning. "No singing, no points!"
"I demand to know the meaning of this!" Dimitri said.
"Just check out this fellow's dance moves and you'll see what I'm getting' at here." Deadpool said. "You guys too! Keep goin' and follow along!" He called out to the initial pairs.
"You better not mess this up." Kageyama grumbled to Tsukishima.
"Because I want to hear your yelling, your highness." Tsukishima said which only annoyed him even more as they were already horribly out of sync. Each of their prompts were based off the moves of the famous Rick roller himself. Though the trick was finishing the other's moves, along with in some cases, doing it while holding on to the partner.
Kageyama *Angrily Grumbling*: We're no strangers to love.
Tsukishima *unenthused*: You know the rules, and so do I.
Diana : A full commitment's what I'm
Akko: Thinking of
Ben *Confused*: You wouldn't get this from any other guy
Yang *Confusion turning to smiling*: I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Kageyama *stepping on Tsukishima's foot, annoying him*: Gotta make you understand
All: Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Noelle: We've known each other for so long
Asta: Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it)
Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on)
Alejandro and Heather: We know the game, and we're gonna play it
Noelle: And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see
All: Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Deadpool switches the track to an instrumental section.
"So, what'd you think so far?" Deadpool asked Dimitri.
"Mmmm, not better than me, but… pretty good. You certainly did get some of them moving. But those four?" Dimitri shakes his head before looking away as if he was shielding his eyes. "Their….. I don't even want to call that dancing, hurts my soul." He said, referring to Kageyama, Noah, Asta and Diana.
"What is this song? This lyrics. They can't be a coincidence." Noelle thought as she continued to dance with Asta.
"For someone so athletic, you look so stiff." Diana said to Kageyama as the two pairs passed by each other.
"Shut up! Worry about your own team." Kageyama replied, now even more aggravated from her comment. Though Akko took the liberty to make funny faces at him and then intentionally twirled, sticking a leg out and hitting him.
"Akko, what are you doing!?"
"Come on Diana loosen up. You don't exactly have room to talk either. You may not move like a robot like he does, but you're so slow." Akko said before Kageyama got his revenge by suddenly grabbing onto Tsukishima and trying(but failing horribly) at spinning him in their direction, shoving him into Yang instead, who, annoyed, shoved him right back before it turned into a shoving match that annoyed the volleyball player.
"I am moving slow to make sure I pace myself, and make sure I get the moves right." Diana said.
"Yeah, sure you are." Akko said.
"I'd have nothing to lie to you about."
"Whatever. Just keep dancing."
Deadpool: Ooh (Give you up)
Ooh-ooh (Give you up)
Ooh-ooh
Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up)
Ooh-ooh
Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up)
Ben: We've known each other for so long
Yang: Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it)
Ben and Yang: Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on)
Noah and Emma: We know the game, and we're gonna play it
Noelle: I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Tsukishima: Gotta make you understand
"Now! With the person next to you, switch!" Deadpool called out.
Diana was paired up with Kageyama, Ben with Heather, Asta with Tsukishima, leaving Akko to have pair with Noelle and Yang with Alejandro. Noah and Emma were the only ones unchanged as they tried their best to stay away from all the commotion.
All: Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
"And time!" Deadpool called out.
"Heloise! What's the score?"
"Well, considering you intruding messed things up, and because you had people from other teams dancing with each other, it's kinda hard to calculate." Heloise said.
"Aw jeez. Alright then. Looks like I'm gonna have to save the day. And for anyone wonderin, here's how I tracked the scores. I pretty much stol- I mean used the scoring system that Chris used. Even if your partner was with someone on another team, you still had to match the moves and help each other out. Heck, I doubled the points if you did. You didn't do that, like some people here did, you lost points. And so did your partner."
"Well how was I supposed to know that? She's not on my team. I don't have to help her."
"So you choose to just drop me instead!?" Noelle said, in disbelief.
"Look, I didn't know what else to do! I'm sorry. But still, there's no way I'm going to help you when we're trying to win."
"Eh, can't really use that as an excuse when they didn't do it." Deadpool said, referring to Diana and Kageyama. "Though I guess uh, with those two it kinda makes sense. Your boy Static forgot to mention to Meme that-"
"Dude, come on, you came in and interrupted everything, now hurry up and say who won." Chris said, appearing, annoyed.
"Fine, fine. The Breakers won."
"What? How? That doesn't make any sense." Alejandro said in disbelief.
"Easy. You wanna blame someone? Blame Yang. And Kageyama too. That little shoving game they had costed both of them points. But it hurt you guys the most. Why? He at least tried to recover with Diana, even if he didn't know obviously."
"Honestly, I didn't think you'd dance with me." Kageyama said to Diana.
"Well, I suppose it helped. For all the wrong reasons however. Besides, it wouldn't be right to just drop you like Akko did."
"Come on! What was I supposed to do!?" Akko said, frustrated.
"You really do need to loosen up though." Diana said to him.
"A little hard to do that when you move so slow."
"Then I suppose that makes us incompatible when it comes to dancing. Regardless, thank you. It's only fair that I return the favor and give thanks as well."
"No problem."
"Alright, you can talk later, let's head back." Chris said.
"Yes, you should. And make sure that something like this doesn't happen again in my return." Dimitri said, adjusting his coat.
"Spoilers dude! Which is kinda rich coming from me but still….." Deadpool said.
"DP, leave. I'm serious. Don't come back for this challenge. Please." Chris said.
"Alright, alright. I already accomplished my mission anyway. And that mission was to Rick Roll ya. And it worked!" Deadpool said, feeling accomplished before going into the portal before sticking his head out of it. "Also read GoodGuyGary's stuff! He's got me in it! Doing something other than just stale fourth wall jokes! I hope! Go me! Thank goodness I'm not in Tyranny of the Masses though. I like it but I'm staying far away from that story. You know G-Man's got a hate boner for me. He'd vote for me instantly. Not my fault MasterKat created a monster! Then another MK cloned me! Kinda!"
Chris shoved him into the portal and closed it immediately after.
"Sheesh. Look, he can be funny at times, but man, I do not see how I could ever consider having this guy on as a contestant. He'd get annoying real fast. And that's saying something when I've got guys like Hiruma here. No offense."
Hiruma looked seemingly unbothered by his comment.
"Anyways, let's head back. And as Dimitri already mentioned before, you'll be seeing him again! If you make it far enough for that, that is. And don't worry, I'll make sure something like this doesn't happen again."
"You better. That guy ruined my flojo mojo bro." Dimitri said.
"Your what?" Asta asked, confused.
"Maybe we'll explain that later, let's go Asta." Noelle said, pushing him into the portal that was opening to avoid wasting more time.
"You know, you're a really good dancer Noelle." Asta said to her as they returned to the island.
"Well, of course."
"I'm serious. It's thanks to you that we even had a chance in the first place."
"Well… I can't take all the credit. Some credit should go to Kageyama as well. Despite his rough start, he stayed calm enough to recover. Whatever differences he and Diana had I can clearly see now have been resolved."
"That doesn't mean we're friends. I wouldn't consider us enemies either but…." Kageyama said.
"Respectable adversaries?" Diana offered.
"Uh, sure. Let's go with that."
"Good. No need for two rivals, when everyone knows I'm her real rival!" Akko declared.
"I never considered you a rival, with all due respect. How many times do I have to repeat that?" Diana said.
"Whatever. You know it's true. You're just in denial."
"You know, we make a good team." Yang said to Ben.
"You're seriously saying that. A whole season and 20 plus episodes later?" Ben said in disbelief.
"I mean dancing team dummy."
"Oh. Well, I guess."
"What do you mean you guess?" Yang said punching his arm. "Come on, show some energy!"
"Uh, it's hard to do that when we lost." Ben said, whispering low to try to get her attention.
Two throat clears were heard. The sources being Heather and Alejandro.
"Oh…"
"Perhaps this is one of those times where you should…. Read the room?" Rook suggested.
"What?" Razer said, confused.
"It is an expression. One that involves-"
"Yeah, yeah, I've let you guys converse long enough. Now it's time to get started with the next round. You'd think with what's going on you guys would take this seriously, but I guess not. This is do or die for the Kings, and a chance to take first for the Rats and Breakers! If the Kings win, they get another chance. If not, the challenge is over after this round. We're gonna start with four each. Again, no choices here. That's all been done for you. Now the good news is, you're staying here for this one. So, let's see who's going." Chris explained.
"For the Rats, Murasakibara, Yulaw, Becky Farrah and Albedo!"
"For the Kings, Eliza, Sebastian, Todd and Louie!"
"And finally for the Breakers, Urien, Blaineley, Hanamiya and Zak Monday!"
Murasakiibara "tried" to hold back a bit of a groan/sigh of annoyance at having to dance.
"This is a joke. You are asking me to….. dance?" Albedo said in disbelief.
"Nope. Not asking you to do it. You can sit this one out, and hurt your team's chances of winning. And if you lose then you probably know what that means." Chris said.
"No one's asking you to be good at it. Just give it your best effort." Adrien said to Albedo.
"The only reason I am doing this is to prevent myself from getting eliminated. In no way will I enjoy this." Albedo said. "Now, the rest of you better perform well."
"Failure means you're a candidate for elimination. Do you understand?" Urien said to Zak and the others.
"Make sure you keep that in mind too." Zak M. said.
"Of course. I'll make sure I do my best." Hanamiya said to Urien. "And if push comes to shove….."
"So Sebastian, I take it with those rollerblading skills you are a renowned dancer as well?" Eliza asked Sebastian.
"Of course. Although some of the moves from the last round are admittedly unfamiliar to me." Sebastian said.
"You wouldn't get it since you're not from that time period. That song has a lot of infamy around it." Louie said. "Infamy in a good way."
"I see."
"Wouldn't the correct term be 'famous' then? Being infamous is not a good thing." Rook said.
"Well, in this case, it'd probably just be a case of who thinks it's funny and who's annoyed by it." Kise said. "Honestly, jokes aside, it's not a bad song."
"Alright, I need everyone that's not competing to clear out. You can talk, cheer or whatever. You just cannot do anything to physically interfere like throwing rocks, using your powers to help or hinder someone, etcetera." Chris said.
***Confessional***
Sebastian(Storm Kings):
"I never mentioned this before but before that challenge, I have never actually used skates before to assist in transportation. Although, they were easy enough to learn and use, despite these particular skates being enhanced by this time period's technology it seemed."
***End Confessional***
After everyone cleared out, the twelve were to themselves in a group.
"Great. Now, the twelve of you, line up. Doesn't matter where, and it doesn't have to be together. Because this dancing is going to be a little different. This is going to be on a strike system. Thankfully for you, you'll still have prompts. You'll have video to help you, but it won't be in the same fashion that Deadpool showed by actually having the actual video of the guy dancing. You'll see what I mean when it starts. Make a mistake and that's a strike. You get three strikes and you're out. And I mean that for your entire team. The strikes are shared. If you can survive, your team gets the point for this round. Any questions before we start?"
"So, are we going to have anywhere to sit?" Heather asked.
"Nope! Gotta stand up. I'm sure you can take standing up for like five minutes." Chris said.
"You four better win this game!" Heather called out.
"Wouldn't be like this if you would have won the last round, but whatever." Louie said.
"Alright, hope you're lined up where you want because we're about to start in ten seconds. Chef! Heloise! Get ready!" Chris called out. A few seconds passed before both gave him a thumbs up.
The line order, from left to right of the twelve was: Louie, Murasakibara, Todd, Becky Farrah, Albedo, Eliza, Sebastian, Yulaw, Hanamiya, Blaineley and Zak Monday.
"3….."
"2….."
"1….."
"GO!"
Bad by Michael Jackson plays
*Short Instrumental Period plays*
"Sing and you get bonus points!" Chris announced.
"Fine. I will entertain your request." Albedo said.
Albedo: Ah, your butt is mine, gon' tell you right, ah
Sebastian: Just show your face in broad daylight, ah
Blaineley: I'm tellin' you on who I feel, ah
Becky: Gonna hurt your mind, don't shoot to kill
Todd: Shamone, ah, shamone
Louie: Lay it on me, ah, alright
Yulaw: Ah, I'm givin' you on count to three, ah
Zak: Just show your stuff or let it be, ah
Urien: I'm tellin' you, just watch your mouth, ah
Hanamiya: I know your game, what you're about
Eliza: Well, they say the sky's the limit
Becky: And to me that's really true, ah
Hanamiya: But, my friend, you have seen nothin'
Yulaw: Just wait 'til I get through
At this point, some of the opposing players started to try to subtly interfere with one another via kicks, stepping on feet, elbows, etc. Murasakibara was the most unenthused dancer out of the four on his team. Hanamiya tried to step on Yulaw's foot, which caused him to return the favor by quickly stepping on Hanamiya's harder, causing him to have to hold in his yell and grit his teeth, sucking in air as well.
All, except Murasakibara: Because I'm bad, I'm bad, shamone (bad, bad, really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)
Shamone, you know (really, really bad)
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
Who's bad?
*Instrumental Period Plays*
Murasakibara alone had gotten his team two strikes, and Eliza sealed their team's fate by tripping him up, exaggerating one of the dance moves a bit to do so.
"Rats! You're done!" Chris called out.
"What? No! She interfered!" Albedo protested.
"You can make whatever complaints you want. No one interfered with those first two strikes buddy." Chris said.
"Heather, Alejandro, Reimu and Mayuzumi! Switch in!" Chris called out. "Dan, Bakura and Bass, also switch in for Zak, Blaineley and Hanamiya respectively."
Eliza gave Albedo a glare as he begrudgingly walked away along with the rest of his team.
"What was that!?" Albedo said, getting in Murasakibara's face.
"I already told you. I don't dance. Or sing." Murasakibara said.
"Even so, that doesn't give you an excuse to phone it in like that. I saw you. You didn't even try!" Becky F. said.
"Tch, whatever." Murasakibara said dismissively.
Things picked back up with the remaining two teams being perfect so far. Though it didn't take long for the interference to continue, some of the dance moves continuing to be embellished, delayed or exaggerated to try not to make it obvious.
Alejandro: The word is out, you're doin' it wrong, ah
Reimu: Gon' lock you up before too long, ah
Bakura: Your lyin' eyes gon' tell you right, ah
Bass, begrudgingly: So listen up, don't make a fight, ah
Mayuzumi: Your talk is cheap, you're not a man, ah
Heather: You're throwin' stones to hide your hands
Dan: Well, they say the sky's the limit
Reimu: And to me that's really true, ah
Bakura:But, my friend, you have seen nothin'
Urien: Just wait 'til I get through
All: Because I'm bad, I'm bad, shamone (bad, bad, really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)
You know it (really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)
You know it, you know (really, really bad)
And the whole world has to answer right now
Just to tell you once again
Who's bad?
"And that's the end of the first song! Let's change gears peeps! We end this round with the Kings winning due to Bass getting a strike. And almost a second one." Chris said.
"Nice job." Dan said sarcastically.
"Dancing is not something I do, nor is it something I'd like to do." Bass said.
"Yeah, I can see that. Clearly."
"So now it's sudden death. The Rats get another chance and since I kinda didn't have this planned out for more, we're gonna do this all over again with four. You get three strikes first, you're last and you're up for elimination. So keep that in mind. When I call your name, come up and represent your team for this final round." Chris said.
"If you didn't have this planned, then what was that announcement earlier?" Fiona asked.
"I said it more as motivation. Didn't exactly have that planned out to be honest. Thought it was going to be over after three." Chris said.
"Shiro, Nimona, Mr. Wolf and Zak! You're up!"
"Albedo, Sucy, Rick and May! And finally, Skipper, Huey Duck, Zak and Bachira!"
"And here I was thinking I was gonna get a chance. Oh well." Kise said, fake pouting a bit before his usual smile reappeared. "Still though, good luck!"
"I don't give a s[censored] about what you guys do, just make sure it doesn't interfere with me, got it?" Rick said to the rest of his teammates.
"Likewise." Albedo said. "And I suggest you keep an eye on things more, Chris."
"If you're talking about strikes, I've already got the others on that, so I'm good." Chris said. "Now line up so we can get this started. And oh yeah, I lied about the bonus points. I just did it to get some of you guys' horrible voices on camera. I just gotta get a few more now."
***Confessional***
Shiro(Wave Breakers):
Shiro could only sigh and shake his head.
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Yulaw(Radical Rats):
"Consider what I did to him a warning. I'll still keep him around to knock out some of my competition. Of course, if he tempts me enough, I'll make sure he leaves here in a cast. Poetic justice, don't you think? I was a part of the Multiverse Authority after all."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Hanamiya(Wave Breakers):
Hanamiya could not keep up his usual cool/calm demeanor after what happened to him and it showed on his face. "That b[censored]d. That hurt! I'll make sure his exit here is miserable. They say an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. In my case, I say a foot for a leg. Last time I checked, you can't do martial arts without legs. Too bad he doesn't have glasses to protect him. Seems like most of my four-eyed targets always have the best luck. Like Hyuga, Cameron and Lotte for instance."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Albedo(Radical Rats):
"I know what she did was intentional. But don't worry, as Earthlings would say, revenge is a dish best served cold. Ultimate revenge." He said, holding up his Ultimatrix.
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Zak S.(Storm Kings):
"There's no other opportunity for me to get rid of my double so I'm going to take it, even if it means using his tactics against him. Trust me, he's the one person you should not feel bad doing something like that to."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Mr. Wolf(Wave Breakers):
"Just great. After what he just did they put him in a challenge just like this? If he can't keep his emotions in check, an elimination is going to be the last thing we should be worried about here."
***End Confessional***
"You! Bowlcut!" Skipper said, before making a gesture to where Shiro and Mr. Wolf were.
"Aye aye captain!" Bachira said, saluting.
"You got this Shiro! Show em your awesome dance moves!" Kaz said to him as he silently went to line up with the others.
Just as Mr. Wolf was about to line up next to Shiro, Skipper too his spot on the left of Shiro and Bachira took the right.
The twelve, lined up from left to right were: Albedo, Zak M., Zak S., Nimona, Skipper, Shiro, Bachira, Huey Duck, Rick, Mr. Wolf, May, and Sucy
***Confessional***
Skipper(Storm Kings):
"After what happened the last time we were here, I figured one of them would try to get around Mr. Werewolf to keep him steady. But I'm not about to let that happen. Let's see if he's got a strong enough mind to keep goin', or if he'll fold like a bunch of flimsy kitchen utensils! And if he can't, they lose five of their powerhouses, causing a critical blow to their team's attack power!"
***End Confessional***
"3…."
"2….."
"1….."
"GO!" Chris called out.
Beat It by Michael Jackson Plays
*Short Instrumental Period Plays*
As always, the prompts that were seen on a large projector screen replicating the King of Pop wee pretty simple at first. Though it wouldn't be long until the difficulty upped.
They told him, "Don't you ever come around here"
"Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear"
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear
So beat it, just beat it
You better run, you better do what you can
Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man
You wanna be tough, better do what you can
So beat it, but you wanna be bad
Just beat it (beat it), beat it (beat it)
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it (beat it)
Just beat it (beat it)
Just beat it (beat it)
Just beat it (beat it, uh)
Everyone seemed to have been holding up okay, even Shiro, who was trying his best to replicate the moves. Just as the Zaks were about to try to interfere with the other, the song suddenly changed which caught both of them off guard. Along with several of the others as well.
"That's a strike for both Zaks and their respective teams!" Chris called out.
On Our Own by Bobby Brown Plays
If I was you, and you were me, you'd wanna be winning
If you want something bad, yo, you gotta wanna give your all
'Cause I believe so much in we, and know we're not kidding
If you feel the same as me, yo, you gotta want to take the ball
Now I find out that nothing is given
Don't know where the cards may fall
All I know is that we've gotta get it
We've gotta make it on our own
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
(All on our own)
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
(All on our own)
The song changed again. This time to Never Gonna Give You Up, though it was only the instrumental.
"You holdin' up okay Shiro?" Mr. Wolf asked.
"Yeah." Shiro said, still trying his hardest to not mess up.
"You sure about that? Lookin' a little nervous there buddy." Skipper said. "Getting, cold feet?"
"Skipper, I'm not sure that's really a good idea." Huey D. warned.
"He can take it. I'm sure he's had to go through tougher stuff fighting a guy that could destroy the universe am I right? Dancing should be no problem."
Spinning in the air whilst performing a dance move, he hit Shiro a few times in the face, which only started to annoy the Wolfgar racer.
Nimona gaves herself a dragon's tail and used it to try to trip up Skipper, only for him to jump over it and still complete the move shown on the screen. Though unintentionally, she tripped Shiro.
"Oh! Sorry!" Nimona called out, which only annoyed him even more before he got up.
"That's strike two! One more and you're done!" Chris called out.
"That should be another one too for three. Abilities aren't allowed." Courtney said.
"Actually, I never explicitly said they were off limits for this round. I just said no one could provide outside help or interference. As long as they still do the prompts, it's okay with me." Chris said.
Zak S. decided to take the chance and use one of his counterpart's own tactics against him, pretending as if he accidentally released his claw grapple but his double caught it and made him fall to the ground.
"That's strike two Zak! And I mean Saturday!" Chris called out.
"Did you really think that was gonna-" Zak M. started before Sucy suddenly created a large mushroom under all of them, which sent all of them flying, with the exception of Sucy herself as she landed on the ground perfectly along with Nimona transforming into a cat to make sure she landed perfectly. with Chris giving the signal for Heloise and Chef to stop.
"Well….. that was….. interesting. Even with everyone else on the ground, Sucy were able to able to last. So, with that being said, the Rats win this challenge!"
Several of the Rats cheered, with the Breakers being in disbelief.
"Behold, our savior." Sucy said, gesturing to the mushroom in her usual deadpan voice.
Shiro sighed.
"You okay Shiro?" Nimona asked, with him responding with silence.
"I know what you're trying to do, but I think it's best to not bother him. It could make things worse." Mr. Wolf said.
"I never thought I'd say this but….. thank you mushrooms!" Akko called out.
"That took a lot of balls. Better be glad that s[censored] worked." Rick said to Sucy.
"How!? Shouldn't there be a tiebreaker?" Dan asked.
"Nope! The Rats had the least number of strikes going into this before Sucy did it. And because she landed safely along with Nimona, with your team having two, the strikes was the tiebreaker. Don't worry though, as a consolation prize, your team is safe from elimination. The Kings, not so much." Chris said.
"This is what I have to say to your savior." Nimona said before burning it alive with fire breath.
"Someone going to put that out?" Sucy asked, unaffected by what Nimona just did.
Noelle sighed. Using water magic, she put the fire out. Though unknowingly with her was Hiruma with several water guns.
"Why do you- you know what, I'm not even gonna ask." Rally said with Mamori only shaking her head.
***Confessional***
Rally(Radical Rats):
"Well, it's still a gun, but you can't harm people with water guns. But seriously though, the fact that he actually decided to bring that after what I just said is just…. Forget it. As long as he keeps his word that's all that matters."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Mamori(Radical Rats):
"When did he get water guns?"
***End Confessional***
"So. What's our prize?" May asked.
"Oh that!" Chris said before turning around to Chef and Heloise. "Watch this." He whispered.
"You get…. The prize of the return of ads!" Chris announced, turning back around.
"Wha- really Chris?" Rei said in disbelief.
"The fact that I thought you were gonna do the whole 'help me come up with something quick' when you turned around." Doyle said.
"Yeah no. It's bad enough I'm letting you go back home after this. Did you really think I was gonna give you guys something else too? I swear, kids today." Chris said. "Always want more. Be grateful with what ya got."
"One, some of us are not kids. Two, that doesn't work because no one here is being ungrateful. We were just asking a question. And three, that also doesn't work because it's you." Becky F. said.
"Not listening! Cut to commercials!"
"Now wait just a-"
The screen cut her off as it faded to black.
*Commercial Break*
"And now a Total Drama Across the Multiverse Video Message from home, to Seijuro Akashi!"
A picture of Akashi, playing the violin appeared.
A man that wore a black suit and a black bowtie was seen on screen. He had black sideswept hair and looked to have been around his late 30s.
"Good day sir. I hope this video message finds you well. With your father being heavily busy with his work schedule regarding the business, he decided to leave you with a pre-recorded message. Have a good day. And good luck." The video suddenly cut to a man sitting at a desk, who was his father Masanori Akashi. Though as the video was recording, his face wasn't seen as he was continuing to write something at his desk.
"Seijuro, as you know, I have been out for the past few weeks on a business matter. So as I am recording this, I am not currently home at the moment, nor will I be for the next few weeks. However, I trust that when I return, I will have received the great news that you have won this competition that you are in. Or that you are still competing." Masanori said before turning around to grab something from a shelf. But being off screen did not stop him from continuing to talk.
"Of course, it's to be expected that you win. No matter where you are around the world, remember the name that you carry with you Seijuro. And with that name comes a legacy. A legacy that has already begun to be passed on to you. A legacy of victory. And nothing less than that. And even for a show like this, considering how well versed and how you excel in all fields, the results should be no different. Academics. Instruments. Basketball. Leadership. Among several other skills. Even though you had a rather disappointing loss against a team like Seirin in the Winter Cup Tournament, I heard you were able to lead a team to defeat an American basketball team. Admittedly, with the skills of some of these American players, that is no easy feat. But it is yet another to add to your ever-growing resume of accomplishments as a man carrying the Akashi name."
After returning with a book and opening it up before continuing to write something on the paper he had before, he continued to talk, his face still not being completely seen on the camera.
"Remember, in this world, nothing matters more than victory. Only with victory in all fields, can you be considered an Akashi. Remember that, and you will continue to prosper and win."
The video message then ended.
"This has been a Total Drama Across the Multiverse video message from home!"
"And now a Total Drama Island Video Message From Home to Octavia!"
A picture of Octavia listening to music, earbuds in was seen before it transitioned to the beginning of the video message.
The video took place in a palace. Though this palace looked different compared to the one that her father Stolas was seen in.
A tall, slim, white avian demon was seen in front of a table, with a mug in front of her. This demon being Octavia's mother, Stella. She has long, hair-like feathers that have gray tips and a large gray striple on her head and a short pink beak, and very long curved eyelashes. She also wore a white dress with puffed sleeves and feather trimming, along with black accents. She also wore a crown and black gloves.
After drinking a bit of the tea she had, she began to speak.
"Good day Octavia. I trust that this message reaches you well. Hopefully, that will be done right." Stella said before sighing.
"I have already been made aware that you have entered some sort of competition. While I don't know the full details or why you entered, I expect that you win. You have more than enough skills needed to attain victory. Skills that I should not need to remind you of." She said before drinking more tea.
"In a competition made by mortals, they should grateful that royalty such as yourself has chosen to compete. As in most cases, a competition such as this would be beneath demons like ourselves. And of course, in the slight chance that you dohappen to be put into a position where you are in danger of losing, there is no shame in using other methods to win. Not that you would need to do so."
"I could care less about the prize of winning. Moreso, the fact that you did win. Nothing else matters."
"Of course, I have also been made aware that your disgrace of a father also contacted you. While I would have liked for that not to have happened before I did, better late than never I suppose. At the very least, I know for sure my message was more pertinent to the game than….. whatever he was doing with that imp." She said before sighing in relief. "Oh I am so glad this divorce is going to be settled so soon."
"Ta ta."
The video message ended.
"This has been a Total Drama Video Message From Home!"
*End Commercial Break*
We returned to the show where the contestants were all still standing before Chris and the others.
"Alright! Here's how this is gonna work. The rest of you guys can go home. Kings will stay here. And as promised, Zak, Skipper, Bachira and Huey Duck are all up for elimination." Chris said.
"Hey, Rei." Kagami started, which caused her to turn as the others went through the portal. "I uh, wanna make this quick since I know Chris is gonna kick us out. How about we teach each other somethin'?"
Re blinked in confusion. "Teach other? What do you mean?"
"Heh. Someone should teach you how to dance." Diana said jokingly to Kageyama.
"Yeah no thanks. I'll stick to volleyball." Kageyama said.
"Fair. Until next time."
"Yeah. 30 seconds before I kick you in." Chris said to Rei and Kagami and the others went in their respective portals.
"Dancing. Well, I don't know how to dance and I'm not afraid to say I'm not good at it… but I wanna learn. And in exchange, I could teach you how to cook. I taught my coach so why not?"
"I never made any indication that I wanted to learn how to cook. So I know you're doing this to try to make sure it's an equal deal to be nice. And honestly, I think it'll be fun. On both ways. Sure. I'll take you up on that offer. I do want to see how you are in the kitchen."
"So uh, guess it's a date." Hearing this from Kagami caused her to giggle.
"You know what? I guess it is a date." Rei concluded before kissing him on the cheek. "You better not forget."
"I gotcha. I won't. And you better not either." Kagami said before extending his fist for a fist bump, which Rei took. "I'll see ya."
"See you." As she walked away back to her home, she shook her head as she smiled. "A fist bump. Kagami you are something else."
The Kings were all to themselves.
"Alright! It's time to vote. Choose one of these four to go and make it quick! Head to the confessional to make your vote. No passports today. Admittedly, that was a bit of an afterthought. They should be available for next time though." Chris said.
***Confessional***
Isagi:
"Considering what happened to Shiro the last time he got aggravated, antagonizing him again wasn't a good idea on Skipper's part. But I do get what he was doing. Trust me, I don't have a problem with playing mind games at all. I had to unleash something in me I never had before entering Blue Lock to survive and get into the position that I'm in right now in the program. But this is different. I want to win, but not at the expense of my and others' safety."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Huey D.:
"Despite Zak not showing too much usefulness outside of his enhanced strength and combat skills so far, I'm gonna go with Skipper here. Although he hasn't shown his ability to influence cryptids yet. And that's more because….. there are no cryptids to influence at the moment. But Skipper was a certain amount of button pushes away from causing another natural disaster, because that's exactly what that was last time. If the others hadn't stopped him who knows how bad it could have gotten."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Skipper:
"Out of all of the choices here, Salt and Pepper has the least amount of use out of 'em. Maybe you could make a case for Huey too, but if we lose him, we lose three instead of one. There's strength in numbers."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Mayuzumi:
"As annoying as some of the interference was, the dancing was…. okay. The Rick Astley song. I've never heard of it, but the instrumental is strangely relaxing."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Bobo:
"Sorry kid, but I'm votin' for ya. No hard feelings. And I know Rex is gonna be mad but let's face it. Other than the fact that he fights good, what else does he got? You see a cryptid anywhere around here?"
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Heather:
"Zak. Not only did he take that stupid gamble, but what can he do that others on the team can't? Maki is a complete upgrade over him. At least she has multiple weapons. And don't bring up the cryptid thing. It's been almost 20 episodes. If it takes you that long, then in most cases, it's too little, too late. And it is in this case."
***End Confessional***
***Confessional***
Eliza:
"Say goodbye Zak. Unfortunately, you've outlived your usefulness. Though eventually, your friends will be next so you won't be alone. Along with your counterpart."
***End Confessional***
"Alright! Votes are in! So let's get this started!" Chris said.
"No stumps either huh?" Zak asked.
"Nope! No point!" Chris said. "Anyways, you get a marshmallow you're safe. You don't, you're gone."
"Skipper! Perhaps annoying the guy that froze the island and almost everyone on it, becoming a living natural disaster wasn't a good idea? It could have easily happened again. And we would have had to do this whole situation all over again."
"It's called mind games McLean. Psychological warfare is war 101. And from the looks of things, Shiro didn't crack. Much. So in your proposal of that blizzard event happening again, no harm, no foul." Skipper said.
"You don't even know that for sure. The probability of that happening was still decent." Huey D. said.
"Forget your probabilities! Did your probabilities calculate us losing?"
"Well, no but-"
"Then I don't wanna hear a word about your stinkin' probabilities young soldier!"
"Huey! Honestly, not too much I can say about you. Compared to the talent show, pretty uneventful day for you." Chris said.
"Fair. Very, very fair. But one could say there's no justification to eliminate me or my brothers in that case." Huey said.
"Zak! Risky move that costed your team at least second. And ultimately played a hand in your team losing. Not good."
"Yeah. It was risky. But if I had a chance to get rid of my double, I was going to take it." Zak said.
"Bachira! Even less of an eventful day for you. Honestly, I really don't see you leaving here today. And no, I'm not getting this from the results. I'm serious."
"Well, fine by me. Still a fun challenge though." Bachira said, giving a thumbs up.
"The first to receive a marshmallow and is safe from elimination is…."
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"Bachira!"
Bachira catches the marshmallow, eats it in then opens his mouth. "Thanks for the snack."
"Bachira, word of advice, never say that and make that face ever again." Sly said.
"Aww, but I wanted to say thanks."
"You were okay with one or the other. It's when you did both." Isagi said.
"You guys are no fun." Bachira said, fake pouting.
"This guy man….." Aomine said. "Just glad I don't have to share a room with him."
"Next marshmallow goes to….."
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"Huey!"
"Thanks!" Huey said.
"No surprise there. And now for the last two. The final marshmallow of the night goes to…."
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"Skipper!"
"You can't be serious." Zak said.
"Yep. Deadly. Results netted you the most votes." Chris said.
"Okay, fine. I gambled but….. any other reasons?"
"Usefulness is probably a factor." Isagi said.
"That reason was exactly why I voted for you." Heather said.
"Okay, sure. I guess. The weapons Skipper got played a factor too." Zak said.
"And his size. Keeping things balanced is the biggest priority. I apologize Zak." Sebastian said.
"Don't worry about it. Gotta do what you gotta do."
"Still sucks you had to go so soon." Ben said.
"I mean, it's 17 episodes. It's better than being a first boot."
"True, but still. No cryptid power showcase and your evil double's still here. Not being able to show off what you can really do has gotta stink." Rex said.
"Not really. I'm more than just my cryptid powers. As much as I'd love to show you guys, it's not the end of the world. I think you've seen enough."
"Good!" Chris said before suddenly kicking him through a portal. He fell back in front of their headquarters in a patch of mud.
"Rest of you are safe! For now! Now go home!"
"You worred about that other Zak?" Rex asked Ben but was interrupted by Chris.
"Go! Get out! Now!" Chris called out.
"Alright, fine." Rex said as they all went to their respective portals.
"And with that comes another elimination. Who's next? Find out on the next episode of Total…. Drama… Across the Multiverse!"
A/N: Apologies for not getting this out quicker.
I hated to take Zak out man. He was one of my favorite characters growing up. Secret Saturdays was such an underrated and overlooked show.
I already had a short planned but I decided to do it for another episode.
Let's hope Chris doesn't have anything too crazy planed for them in the next challenge. See you all on the next chapter!
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
154th-Luz Noceda(Storm Kings)-The Owl House
153rd-Priya(Radical Rats)-Total Drama
152nd- Shogo Haizaki(Wave Breakers)-Kuroko's Basketball
151st- Edward Falcon(Radical Rats)-Power Stone
150th- Shawn and Jasmine(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama
149th- Zak Saturday(Storm Kings)- Secret Saturdays
Episode 18: Chris' on it!: Complete several mundane tasks as presented by Chris(The Chris concept is subject to change)(Hailey's on It!)
Featured Song: Hailey's on It/The Future's in My Hands by Auli'i Cravalho(Hailey's on It)
Episode 19: Race in five Kart racing tracks(Team Sonic Racing, Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat Armageddon's Motor Kombat Mode, Modnation Racers & Ben 10 Galactic Racing)(Potentially double elimination)
Song: Super Sonic Racing(Sonic R)
Episode 20: Supervillain Lockdown: Battle against villains across the multiverse, including old enemies from Multiverse Edition(Various, slightly inspired by the Mega Man boss selection style)
Song: Mutants over Broadway by Tee Lopes and Anton Corazza(TMNT: Shredder's Revenge)
Episode 21: Compete in the Beacon Academy Invitation(RWBY)(Potentially double elimination)
Song: This Will Be the Day performed by Casey Lee Williams and composed by Jeff Williams(RWBY)
Episode 22: Krusty Krab Kraze: Compete in a Krusty Krab Eating Contest(Spongebob Squarepants)
Song: Spongebob Squarepants theme(More than likely anyway)
Episode 23: Compete in a Monsuno Battle(Monsuno)
Song: Monsuno by Far East Movement
Episode 24:Splatoony!: Compete in a splatoon battle. Then, the top two from each team compete for a prize(Splatoon & Skatoony)
Song: Skatoony intro(Skatoony)
Episode 25: You're in Jeopardy!: Compete in a game of Jeopardy. With Chris' certifed improvements!(Double Elimination)