Total Drama: Across the Multiverse

by StaticShock01

Chris returns for yet another season in what may be the most insane one yet. 69 contestants! 9 winners from the previous seasons! 28 network picks! 28 audience picks! Which contestant will come out of this madness!(52/98 initial contestants remaining, 119/165 overall) UPDATE: The teams join the Time Patrol in fixing history across the multiverse!

62. Obligatory Camping Episode

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Teams:

Radical Rats:

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

Storm Kings:

Jotaro, Todd and Riley, Paul, Skipper, Sophie, Bren, Courtney, Rex and Bobo, Reimu, Razer, Din Djarin, Team RWBYPenny, Ben and Rook, Octavia, Eliza, Huey D., Dewey and Louie, Aomine, Akashi, Sebastian, Isagi and Bachira, Sly, Mayuzumi, Maki,

Wave Breakers:

Mr. Wolf, Dwayne, Urien, Ayame and Ryoma(Power Stone), Toxsa, Reagan, Jenny, 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, Bakura, Bass, Asta and Noelle

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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

149th- Zak Saturday(Storm Kings)- Secret Saturdays

148th - Nimona(Wave Breakers)- Nimona

147th-Rocky Rickaby(Radical Rats)-Lackadaisy

146th-Huey Freeman(Storm Kings)-Boondocks

145th-Cicini(Radical Rats)- Rabi-Ribi

144th- Blaineley(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama

143rd- Heather and Alejandro(Storm Kings)-Total Drama

142nd- Karin Kanzuki(Wave Breakers)-Street Fighter

141st-Ruby G.(Wave Breaker)-Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken

140th-Noah(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

139th-Marinette Dupein-Cheng(Storm Kings)-Miraculous Ladybug

138th-Dawn(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

137th-Dan Mandel(Wave Breakers)-Dan VS

136th-Ryoma Echizen(Storm Kings)-The Prince of Tennis

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Intern:

Heloise(Jimmy-Two Shoes)

Hired Gun:

Doyle Blackwell(Secret Saturdays)

"Last time on Total Drama Across the Multiverse! The teams traveled to New York! This time in the present! What was in store? Pizza and games!"

Footage of the cast chasing the Turtles across New York at midnight while Midnight Run was sung was seen.

"No, the pizza wasn't my idea. It was April and Casey's. Regardless though, they definitely enjoyed it. And it also seemed to boost the energy and morale of everyone too. Because they came to play!"

Footage of the cast eating pizza before cleaning up and getting to the games presented by each of the turtles, April and Casey were shown.

"Things started off decent, until the arm wrestling challenge. Where things were said. Things that Octavia and Reagan didn't like. With the latter cheating along with Rick, causing both to be disqualified. Looks like things between the scientists is only getting worse, not better. Just imagine if Cicini was still here."

Footage of this exchange happening was shown.

"And things for Octavia culminated in the last game. Don't know what happened but she was driven to tears. So bad that her actual dad confronted me about it. No, I am not joking. He came here and confronted me about what happened and I had to explain. So yeah. As for Rei, she got the boot next. Kagami looks like he's fine, but only time will tell."

Footage of Rei's elimination was shown.

"Let's find out shall we? Is Kagami actually okay? Will there be any more romantic relationships formed? Am I going to take it easy on Octavia just because her father confronted me about it? Absolutely not on the last one! Surprisingly, he didn't mention anything else. Only the last challenge. But anyways, on to the next episode of Total….Drama…..Across the Multiverse!"

*TD:ATM Intro II Plays*

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Today's Challenge Inspirations:

Camp Lazlo Episodes "It's no Picnic" and "Mascot Madness"

"Good morning guys! How we doin' today?" Chris asked, a smile on his face.

"A whole lot better than a couple days ago, that's for sure." Isagi said.

"We'd be a lot better with something to eat." Ayame said.

"Please don't have us do a challenge without us eating now."

"You won't. All of that's gonna be covered by the guys in charge of the place that we're going. So, without further a do, let's get going." Chris said before a portal opened.

"Please don't be lying. If you're gonna do this, at least be honest."

"I mean, even if I was, it's not like you could do anything about it anyway. Other than complain about it. Now let's go. We're on their time, so it's probably a good idea to not keep them waiting."

Camp Kidney, Northport, Wisconsin(Camp Lazlo)

On the other side of the portal, several cabins could be seen.

"Wait, so is this the part where start doing stuff on just the island?" Zee asked, noticing the cabins.

"This isn't Wawanakwa Zee. Where is this?" Courtney asked Chris.

"I'm glad you asked, because I was about to tell you. This is Camp Kidney folks! Located in Northport, Wisconsin. Fun fact, Luz and several of her friends were here at some point." Chris said.

"Really? Was this before or after the last season?" Doyle asked.

"Some time before. Don't know when, we just know it was before. And no, she's not here now. So don't expect her or any of her friends to show up at any point while we're here."

"I don't remember her mentioning this. How do you know this?" Ben asked.

"We try to get a decent idea of what a good bit of you have done before you got here. Again, how do you think we know about the Ryu stuff? Though to be fair, that was televised throughout the universe." Heloise said.

"So in a way, would this be like a background check?" Diego asked.

"You're giving Chris too much credit. That was probably coincidental more than anything else." Courtney said.

"Yeah, that was never intended to be used for that to be honest." Heloise said.

"If anyone gets the idea of doing something really crazy, more than likely the rest of you will take care of it. Exhibit A: Jack Horner." Chris said.

"Hopefully it doesn't come to that point again." Puss said.

"Yeah, I hope so too. That would have been a disaster."

A yellow slug, clipboard in hand and wearing a scout uniform began to approach them along with a moose. "Good morning everyone. I hope you all haven't been waiting too long." The slug said.

"It's only been about a couple minutes so you're good."

"Good, good. My name is Slinkman. And this Scoutmaster Lumpus."

"Hey." Lumpus grumbled.

"Sir, I don't think they heard you."

"Actually, I did." Hailey said.

"Wait, what did he sa-" Johnny started before Lumpus cut him off.

"They heard me. Now go and get whatever you have to get so we can get this over with."

"Okay, I'll go and let Jane know that you're all here and to bring the squirrel scouts. The Bean Scouts should also be here not long after. They're currently in the cafeteria. After that, we'll get to official introductions and then begin the tour."

"Slinkman, they're not even going to be staying here. Why are we treating this like it's that way?" The moose asked.

"Sir, we discussed this already. This is done to ensure-"

"I know we discussed this already. And I still think it's stupid."

"Just sit tight for a bit. Hopefully this shouldn't take too long." Slinkman said to the Total Drama cast before leaving.

"Welcome to Camp Kidney, all that jazz. Slinkman will explain the rest whenever he comes back. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be heading back into my office until then. Anyone have any questions, don't ask me, thanks." Lupus said before leaving to the Scoutmaster cabin where his office was located.

"Wow. That was super lackluster. You'd think Slinkman was running this place and not him." Todd commented.

"Yeah, true. But, maybe he's not really a fan of these type of events?" Bennett reasoned.

"Why wouldn't he be? Doesn't he get paid for this? At least act like you care or something."

"Now that I think about it, isn't Slinkman the type of Scoutmaster you'd tune out?"

"True. But at least in his case, I can just tune him out whenever he gets to stuff I don't care about like I pretty much always do. With Lumpus, I don't have that luxury. And it's kinda weird not gonna lie. If you don't care at least say you don't and be honest."

"Now that I think about it, what would we even do here that we can't just do on the island?" Rally asked.

"You know, that's a pretty good point. But, I guess we'll have to wait and see." Becky F. said.

"If Luz were here, we wouldn't even be asking that question. But, nothing we can do about that now."

"For one thing, we don't have to worry about Chef's wishy-washy cooking." Miyuki said.

"Bold of you to say that when I'm right here." Chef said.

"I know."

"I'm gonna remember that. One of these days kid." Chef warned, pointing at him.

"Well man, this is your time to shine." Dewey said to Huey.

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch. But yeah, this should be fun." Huey said.

"Considering the fact this episode also doubles as another promotional episode, for their sake, it'd better be." Louie said, looking at his phone. "Also, wow, this signal sucks. Already off to a not so promising start."

"Being on a device isn't what camping is about anyways."

"Who knows, that's what it's about here."

"I seriously doubt that. If it was, the reception wouldn't be bad."

"Well, something needs to happen so it can get better."

"Well Lotte, you get to experience what camping's like. I think." Morty said to her.

"Not completely. We're not staying here for multiple days like we would in a real summer camp." Molly corrected.

"True. Though to be honest, with us here, I feel kinda bad."

"Why?"

"Because with how things are going, this nice quiet place is just gonna end up ruined like pretty much everywhere else we've gone."

"Maybe not. I can see why you'd think that but, let's try to keep things positive." Lotte said.

"To be fair, they asked us to be here for promotional purposes. Should you really feel bad?" Rick reasoned.

"Even if that's the case, I'm pretty certain they didn't ask for their place to be ruined." Lucy said.

"So? They looked into us seeing the history of that happening. That, or they didn't or didn't do enough of looking into us. Either way, it doesn't exactly get them out of accountability for anything that happens."

"I hate to say it but, he's got a point." Old Bennett said.

"Course I do."

"And that is why I hated to say it."

A few minutes passed with a little bit more conversing between one another before Slinkman returned, with company, a slumped over and unenthused Lumpus included. Along with a microphone and a microphone stand.

"Alright everyone, apologies for the wait, now we can get started." Slinkman said before clearing his throat and testing the microphone. "Welcome to Camp Kidney. Scoutmaster Lumpus and I are very happy to have you all here."

"Is he though?" Randy whispered to Toxsa.

"Just go with it man. We get this over with faster if you do." He whispered back.

"I'm just sayin'."

"Although you all will only be staying here for a day, we still hope that you have a fun experience here regardless. And I assure you that our campers will still treat you as if you were one of their own." Slinkman continued.

"Ignore the public speech jargon. Camper or not, if you're an idiot, I'm gonna call you out as such. Look at these two." Edward, a platypus, remarked to the cast, referring to Chip and Skip, two twin dung beetles, who notably had fruit flies flying around them. Skip also wore a sash with several badges on it while Chip was not wearing one.

"I didn't know we were getting new campers." Skip said to Chip.

"Me neither. I guess they're welcoming them here."

"Wait a minute, where are all these people gonna stay?"

"They're not staying here. You were already told people were going to come here from that reality TV show, remember?" Edward said.

"What reality TV show?" Skip asked.

"Total Drama. The one that I told you guys I was on."

"You were on a reality TV show?"

"Yeah, we're gonna need to see some proof of verification." Chip said.

"That's not even how you- you know what? I don't need to show you guys anything. Just know that I went." Edward said.

"Oh. Good enough for me."

"Wait. He could be tricking us. Quick, what was the name of the show?" Skip asked Edward suspiciously.

"Total Drama. The name I just said seconds ago?" Edward said.

"Oh. Well, that's good enough proof for me."

"D-do you see what I'm talking about? You might have idiots here, but none of them can be as bad as these two." He said to the cast.

"That's because you haven't been here to see." Aomine remarked.

"That would be taken a lot more seriously if it wasn't coming from you." Beta said.

"So I'm not Myron, Akashi or Huey, big deal. I got common sense. Sometimes that's all you need."

"Sometimes, I wonder if some of you even have that."

"I for one am glad you guys aren't staying here for that long. No offense, but I really don't want that many of you guys messin' with my stuff." Samson, a gray guinea pig said.

"Trust me, we don't want to stay here buddy." Todd said.

"Good. Then we've come to a mutual agreement."

"-Thank you." Slinkman said, finishing his opening introduction and speech. "Now, I'd like to pass things along to the scoutmaster of our neighboring camp Acorn Flats, Ms. Jane Doe."

Several people were heard clapping.

"Why the heck are you clapping?" Louie asked Todd. "You weren't even listening."

"Yeah, you're right I wasn't. But, this helps makes it seem like I was." Todd said, still clapping.

"I don't think anyone really cares if you're listening or not to be honest. As long as you're not loud."

"You never know man. I refuse to be put on the spot."

Jane Doe, a white tailed deer with brown fur and short blonde hair that wore the Squirrel Scouts' uniform, which was a blue vest, a blue beret and a red neckerchief took the microphone from Slinkman and cleared her throat afterwards. "Thank you. You all really didn't have to clap. But I appreciate it nonetheless. As Slinkman said, I run the neighboring camp to Camp Kidney, Acorn Flats. To those of you that are curious, don't worry, you'll get a chance to see it before the day ends." She began. "And I am so excited for you to as well!" She added, a giddiness in her voice.

"Trust me, it's not going to be what you think it is. It's a girls only camp." Edward whispered.

Lazlo, an orange spidermoneky, had a different opinion. "It's a girls only camp, so it may or may not be for you. But, don't let my words stop you. See for yourself. You might like it. Honestly, I don't think even think it's that bad. But I still think Camp Kidney has cooler stuff to do."

"So in other words, just wait until we see both so we can form our own opinion." Kurt concluded.

"Pretty much."

"Trust me, I already know that many of you will not like it." Raj, an indian elephant said.

"Not good." Clam, a rhino, added.

"Well, that's you guys' opinions. Like Lazlo said, let them form their own." Patsy, a mongoose from Acorn Flats said. "Besides, I'm almost certain the games we have planned will be way better than the games you guys have."

"But aren't you just-" Lazlo started to point out before Patsy cut him off to continue.

"You'll even get a chance to relax in the spa too!"

"A spa huh? Well, you've already got me interested." Sucy said.

"So wait a minute, if it's a girls only camp, how are we going to play the games?" Kaz asked.

"It'll probably be just divvied up into games depending on the gender. That seems like the most logical thing." Myron reasoned.

"Here's a fun question. How come girls can do stuff boys can do but not the other way around?" Bachira asked.

"Uh… why are you asking that question?" Isagi asked, just as confused as several other people.

"Don't know. It just came to me."

"That's…..really hard to explain to be honest."

"I mean, there's nothing saying you can't do those things." Lazlo said.

"Bachira man, sometimes there are just some questions that just can't be answered. Not in a straightforward way anyway." Aomine said.

"Lazlo kinda just answered it though." Raj said.

"Did he? I don't think that was a hundred percent an answer."

"Look, how about we just drop this question altogether, alright?" Edward said.

"Actually, I've got the best answer. That's just not how things are. End of story." Skipper said.

"I wouldn't say that. Look at what Chef has done in the past seasons." Courtney said.

"Platypus is right. Why are we even talking about this again?" Aomine said.

"Because Bachira brought it up."

"I know that. I'm saying we should drop it."

"Why would I want to do all the stuff a boy wants to do anyway? You guys get dirty and all that." Gretchen, an alligator said.

"Just like there's stuff that a girl does that I wouldn't want to do." Dave, one of the twin common loons added. His neck was shorter than his brother Ping Pong's, which is the only way to tell the two apart.

"Agreed." Gordon, a bear said, which caused Samson and Gretchen to look at him. "What?"

"Do you even go here?"

"What? What kind of question is that? I've been here the whole time!"

"I don't know. Normally I recognize most of you Camp Kidney guys when we crush you in competitions. I don't remember ever seeing you here." Gretchen said.

"I don't know, I think he's been here. He just hasn't done anything major for anyone to really recognize him that's all." Samson said.

"That's rich coming from the person that tried to get people to recognize him by plastering himself all over yearbooks." Wilbert, a beaver said.

"If I recall, you guys were in a mud puddle. And fought us over it." Raj said, completely ignoring the beaver's declaration.

"Hey! I'm talking here!"

"What!? Proof or it never happened." Gretchen said to Raj.

"Come on you guys, this is so rude!"

"I could have sworn I heard someone talking." Raj said.

"Yeah, it was-"

"Me!" Gretchen said. "I said give me proof!"

"This is ridiculous! I was on Total Drama too! Just like Edward and Raj! Even Slinkman!"

"Wait, really? I don't recall you being there." Rally said.

"Me neither." Doyle said.

"Well, I was! The animal hunting episode?" Wilbert said.

"What? You weren't in that episode." Courtney said.

"Yes I was!"

"No you weren't!"

"I was literally in the same episode with Edward, Slinkman and Raj! You can ask Chris."

"Oh, that episode. Wait, you were there?" Chris said.

"Yes!"

"Huh. Funny enough, I remember pretty much everyone that appeared there. I don't remember you at all. Who did you go against?"

"The cat girl? With the weird spinning top?"

"Cat girl? Oh you mean Mariah. I could have sworn it was someone else after her."

"Well, it was me."

"Why are you even hung up on this anyway? It's not like you did anything noteworthy to be remembered, if you being there was true." Edward said.

"Says the guy that got his butt handed to him by that guy with that red gem."

"You mean Falcon? Well at least I was a part of his journey to making the finals. That counts for something."

"Not really. The guy didn't even mention you."

"Maybe he forgot. At least I got remembered compared to you."

"Is anyone here even listening to her at all?" Randy said, referring to Jane.

"Not me. Not gonna lie, I have no clue about anything they're talking about, but I still think it's interesting. A lot more interesting than whatever the Scoutmasters are talking about." Miyuki said, referring to what Wilbert, Raj, Edward and the others were talking about.

After talking thanks to Jane passing the mic to him, Lumpus passes the mic back to Slinkman.

"Alright. Well, that concludes the introduction. You all go ahead and get something to eat and feel free to explore if you'd like. Just make sure that if you do, you don't stray off too far. You'll have about 30 minutes before we'll begin the official tour." Slinkman said.

"And you better be ready after that. 'Cause it's gonna be pedal to the medal from on out! No lollygaggin'!" Ms. Mucus, a Warthog that was the scout mistress assistant for Acorn Flats added, taking the mic from Slinkman forcefully.

"Wait a second, you mean he did all of that talking and he didn't do a tour?" Aomine said.

"You actually listened to that? I didn't want to be rude, but I kinda tuned out." Rex said.

"Rude to Lumpus? He didn't start caring until Jane said some stuff about him."

"Not him. I mean Jane. And Slinkman. Jane seems pretty nice. And Slinkman actually looks like he cares about this place."

"Oh. Well that makes more sense."

"Still, you listened to that?"

"A little bit. Kinda had no choice to to be honest. It was either that or listen to whatever the heck they were talking about. And in my case, I had to half-listen to both. I really tried to stop listening after I talked about dropping it but couldn't as much as I tried to."

"Ah. Well, hope the food's good."

"Uh….. you think we should tell him?" Raj whispered to Lazlo and Clam.

"Let's not discourage them. Maybe they'll like it." Lazlo said.

"You're not eating?" Dwayne asked Reagan, who was going the opposite direction of pretty much everyone else.

"Nah. You go on ahead. I'm not that hungry." She replied.

Mess Hall

"This is… absolutely…. BOGUSSSS!" Toxsa yelled, looking at his plate. His plate was a breakfast pizza. With an alternate choice of a breakfast sandwich or sausage links. Which didn't seem too bad. Until you realize they're all organically made. With way too much emphasis on the organic.

"Yep. Couldn't have said it better. Unfortunately." Adrien said, also frowning at his meal.

"I could, but not on a family show." Natsu said.

"Yeah, well I will. It's bulls[censored]." Aomine said, plopping down his plate, clearly unhappy.

"Language young man." Chef McMuesli, the goat chef of Camp Kidney, called out.

"Whatever…."

"Well, I guess you called it." Lazlo said to Raj.

"Well duh." Raj said.

"I'm all for eating healthy and all that, but come on man." Sendo complained.

"I think the worst part about this is the fact that we know Chef can cook better. This guy genuinely looks like he's trying to give us his best work. And it's not going well." Lucy said. Happy took a whiff of the food and immediately said "bleh".

"If it helps, occasionally, he'll give us different meals on certain days. Like pancake Tuesday." Lazlo said.

"I mean this in the nicest way possible, but does this look like Tuesday to you? That helps you, not us." Toxsa said.

"Tch. You must be outta your mind if you think I'm eatin' that." Murasakibara said at another table.

"Try it. It's actually not that bad. When you get past the initial taste." Zee said, taking a bite into the breakfast.

"Trust me man, I'm good. This'll be one of the foods I don't get to try." He then began to take out his snacks, putting them on the table. Just then, it was as if the air from the room was suddenly taken away. Several of the campers began to turn their heads along with McMuesli.

"Uh, what's going on?" Tangle asked.

"Looks like someone here doesn't know the rules." Edward said to her. "Well he's gonna find out. The hard way."

"Who… has….. Junk food?" McMuesli said, lowering his eyes as he gazed around before marching around as he was a real-life terminator before seeing his target to destroy: Murasakibara. Along with a couple others. Those others being Mamori and Riley.

"Young man, I know you're new here but I must tell you that you are not allowed to have junk food here on Camp Kidney. Because after all, only junkheads eat junk food. And you're not a junkhead, right?" McMuesli said to him.

"With what you just gave us, hell yeah I am." Murasakibara said before continuing to eat. And that was what set the chef off.

"I was going to give you a second chance. But this blatant form of disrespect, will not be rewarded!" Quick as lightning, he swiped away the snacks, catching Murasakibara off guard as his eyes widened. He then quickly took Mamori and Riley's snacks. "You either! NO JUNK FOOD!"

"But-" Mamori started.

"NO….. JUNK FOOD!"

He looked around for anyone else that may have been secretly harboring snacks. He began to sniff around, heading towards Lotte, who was almost certain she'd get her food taken away. So instead of trying to hide it, she was just going to give it to him. That is, before Morty stopped her. Her classmate, Akko, wasn't so lucky.

"Give it here." McMuesli said.

"I don't have any!" Akko declared.

"Lying is only going to make things worse for you!" He picked her up and shook her, taking all of the candy she had hidden in her pockets and sleeves.

"NOOOOOO!"

After putting her back down, McMuesli looks at the candy in disgust. "For this many of you to be hiding this… this trash! For shame! For….. shame! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm putting this stockpile of trash with the rest of it. I'd hate to see what your diet is like back home if you consume this much of this stuff." McMuesli's expression quickly changed back to a happy one. "Also, enjoy your meal! Free cheers for eating healthy! And not being a junkhead! Hip hip-"

"Hooray." Several people said halfheartedly.

"That's the spirit. Now, when you're finished, if you'd like, you can tell me what you think! I'd love to hear how I'm doing!" He concluded before slamming the mess hall entrance door shut.

"Oh I'll tell him exactly how he's doing." Lucy said before Murasibara suddenly kicked over a chair and got up.

"Hey are you good? I know you got your-" Axl started.

"Just let me know when the challenge starts. Don't bother me about anything else, 'cause I'm not gonna do it." Murasakibara said before leaving out the mess hall.

"At least pick up the chair!" Raj called out.

"You say this as you will say absolutely nothing at all." Miyuki remarked.

"Shut up! Your stupid remarks about Chef's cooking is the reason we have to eat this!"

"Not really. This has been going on before we got here."

"Maybe it wouldn't have been if you hadn't said anything. Or, you know, maybe, it would have been the day we got good food instead of this. There were tons of ways this could have turned out better for us. But you just had to say something didn't you?"

"You know, you're kinda cute when you're mad. But you know what would make me really like you?"

"Don't think sweet-talking is going to make me ease up on you. Or forget any of the other stuff you pulled. But, go ahead, let's hear it."

"A tinfoil hat. It'll protect my brain from sharing your wavelength."

"Wait a minute. Are you trying to say what I said earlier is stupid?"

"Actually no."

"Oh. Well then how is a tinfoil hat going to help anything?"

"I just said it."

"And I still don't get what you're getting at."

"Why am I not surprised? Okay, I'll say it. Listen closely: You're stupid."

A couple people, Happy included, tried to stifle their laughter at how straightforward he was.

The catcher immediately ducked a piece of meat flying his way with it hitting Kurt, who wasn't exactly happy about it, but only shook his head.

"Guess you need a spirit to aim too."

She tried her best to hold it in by taking a deep breath and only gave him a warning point before she promptly got up from the table to get rid of the rest of the food on her plate and left.

Chef and Chris, meanwhile, were back on the island, watching everything unfold with the former laughing.

"And to think, one more day and they would have gotten better food." Chris said.

"Yeah. You know what? I'll take it. I bet they want my "wishy-washy cooking" now. Was doing it today intentional?" Chef replied.

"Actually, no. I didn't know about any of that. But I'm glad everything worked out. They've been getting away with one team having good or decent food too long for my liking."

"You do know you can just stop that, right?"

"Yeah, but then that's gonna open up another can of worms. They pretty much expect something every time now, even if it's just food. Heck, I still gotta give out the prize for last episode, because I'm pretty sure someone's going to bring it up. Don't worry, it ends the minute we get to the island. So they better enjoy it while it lasts. Wait, what's Sebastian doing?"

When McMuesli returned, Sebastian asked him about the healthy meals that he served.

"As you know, I am all for making you all happy and feel welcome here. But, rules are rules. Being happy also means being healthy. One day, they'll grow to understand that."McMuesli said.

"I can fully see where you are coming from. If I may pass on some suggestions, they could improve the meals while keeping your vision alive." Sebastian replied.

"Suggestions huh? I'm always open to them. If they're reasonable. And doesn't involve that food group."

"I can assure you, it won't. I cannot guarantee everyone will like it, but I think there will be many that do. Or at the very least, commend the effort."

"'Not everyone will like it'? Ridiculous! Who wouldn't love healthy food?"

"Well, I think your fun's over Chef." Chris said.

"Eh, it was fun while it lasted. Besides, the man can legit cook. If you can impress a god, then you got somethin' special." Chef said.

*Confessional*

Chris:

"You know, I had the thought of what happened if Sebastian was an intern here. But, I think he's good where he's at. He cleans and does other things to keep things up and neat without me being obligated to pay him a dime. So it's a win-win for me."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Lucy(Radical Rats):

"I just want to be able to gently get my hands around his neck. And gradually squeeze. For about ten, fifteen seconds. In a challenge of course! Like I'd ever want to casually strangle someone. I'd never do that!" A slow but gradually increasing crazy laugh was heard from her. "But seriously though, he's annoying."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Toxsa(Wave Breakers):

"This guy is trying to speedrun getting disliked by basically everyone. Even the people that find some of the stuff he does or says funny. Just imagine the team he's around every day at his school. They probably all half wanna strangle him."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Miyuki(Wave Breakers):

*Dying from laughter before wiping a tear away*

*End Confessional*

"Why did you do that? It's not like I'll be able to eat any of it. Or give any of it away. I don't want to get anyone else in trouble." Lotte asked Morty.

"The guy was really wanna get yelled at when you didn't even do anything to deserve to?" Morty replied.

She sighed. "I don't exactly have a way to argue with you on that. But, it's a real shame that we can't have any type of snacks here that's considered junk food. Even if it's just chips."

"Yeah. For all this, we might as well have been back on Wawanakwa. But, I'm not surprised. McMuesli was on that bad food challenge in the last season I was in."

"He was? Now I'm starting to think this was intentional…."

"Could be. But you gotta remember, they wanted us here for a promotion. It might have been just a coincidence. Plankton was there too. And Mr. Krabs. Can't remember if I said anything about it to you guys though."

"Mr. Krabs? But everyone likes his Krabby Patties."

"Yeah that's not what he made. It was something called The Appetizer. Which is funny, 'cause it was anything but. Thinking about it, I know we give Chef a lot of crap for his cooking, and rightfully so, but when you see this, and the food that got served in that challenge, it makes you sort of appreciate Chef's cooking."

"Do you really think that? Not to be rude but, his cooking's….." She stopped the minute she saw Sucy taking a syringe and extracting the juice in Bennett and Tsukishima''s meals. The display visually scared and admittedly repulsed her.

"It is a really good thing that she's not evil."

"Oh don't worry about that ever happening to her. I know some of the things she does is really strange to many people, sometimes even to me, but she's not a bad person if you really get to know her."

"At least she's doing a better job at convincing people of that, myself included."

"You're talking about Rick aren't you?"

Morty let out a slight sigh in his voice. "Yeah. I told Sena something real similar about him like what you said to me about Sucy back when we were still staying on the island. But with the stuff he says, it's getting harder and harder to convince people of that. Hell, I think some people have more respect for Paul, Bass, the Monday Zak and Urien." Morty said.

"I can understand Paul and Bass. But, the last two? I don't know."

"Okay, I was really trying to get at how honest they are about who they are and don't try to sugarcoat things, but maybe they're a bit of a reach But wait, you actually are with me on Bass?"

"Well, I think he just simply wants to prove he's good. Good as in from a competitive standpoint. And doesn't really care about much else. Similar to Kunigami I think. Both are just here to win, and not much else. That's why they stay to themselves outside of challenges. Urien and Zak, I don't think I need much explanation on why I don't exactly agree with you on that. As for Rick, I may not agree with everything he says, especially in the last challenge, but I'm not one of those people that hate him. A lot of the good he's done is overshadowed by the not so good because of how much attention that drew. He didn't have to help Natsu. And he tried to help you from Murasakibara too. Also, I know this isn't talked about as much it was compared to the beginning, but he hasn't quit yet. I don't have any context on why he did it before but that has to count for something, right?"

"I know this is thrown out a lot, but this really does apply here. Hate's a strong word. I-I really find it hard to imagine you hating anyone. Well, most people anyway. 'Cause there's people out there that really don't deserve that sympathy I'm sorry."

"Well, like I said before, it's hard for me to say that I don't like Rick as a person because of the good he's done. It's a completely different situation compared to Urien and Zak. It's hard for me to just say it's because of what they've done compared to him. It's more than that. But…."

"Look, I get what you mean. Sometimes it's really hard to put things into words. You just gotta see it. Or show it."

"Thanks. I hope things between him, Bennett and Reagan get better. I think just one conversation between them will clear things up. I mean, look at Diana and Kageyama. Now they're on good terms with each other. I think they play a lot of games together during free time before challenges."

"Me too. I don't know if it'll take just one. That's wishful thinking. Those two are a different situation. This has been going on between Rick, Bennett and Reagan for a while. But I think those three have a lot more in common than they think. Speaking of three, I hope Octavia's doing okay. That last challenge really looked like it messed her up even if it's virtual. That and what Rick said didn't help matters either I think."

Lotte looks over at Octavia, who was sitting with Blake. "Something tells me she'll be just fine."

"Uh, it's really hard to say. Especially considering we were on different teams last time. And we still are now. But from what I've seen he's…. Interesting. That's probably the best way I can describe him." Blake said to Octavia, referring to Rick.

"You and I have completely different meanings of interesting. Being able to do the things he can and pairing it up with how he acts at times does not immediately default to an 'interesting or complicated person'." Octavia replied.

"Oh trust me, I'm not defending how he acts at all. And second, I don't think he's as complicated as you think. The things he does and says, while blunt and honest, are sometimes just a defense mechanism for him. Make it seem like you don't care or you keep it real all the time when he's got stuff going on himself. Even though he's toned it down for this one, he used to drink a lot more last season. It's easy for me to say the things he's said about Bennett, you and Reagan are projection but I don't know. I'm not going to assume that. And it does no good asking. He's not gonna tell you."

"Forgive me for being cynical, but I'll believe it when I see it. Until I see him come out and say more about himself, and I mean something personal, how I feel about him is not going to change."

"I don't blame you for feeling that way."

"I'm surprised you didn't say something like 'I get where you're coming from.' Or 'I get how you're feeling'. I really thought it was coming."

"With what you went through in the last challenge, nothing I've experienced compares to that. So how could I?"

"Hey Blake, Octavia." Sucy started, trying to get their attention.

"Yeah?" Blake said.

"If you're not gonna eat that. Do you mind if I have it?"

Both were confused due to being in disbelief that someone(that's not named Zee), would want to actually want to eat the food that much they'd ask around for others. Until Blake noticed the bottle of juice at another table along with other items they all but figured out was Sucy's.

"Knock yourself out." Blake said.

"You can take the whole plate." Octavia said.

"Thanks." Sucy said before taking the plates back to her table and extracting the contents of the food from there.

"Well, at least we know the food's not going to waste." Blake commented as Sucy added the contents to another bottle, labeling it afterwards.

*Confessional*

Blake(Storm Kings):

"Apparently her dad came and confronted Chris about the last challenge. I say good for her. In that case, I know how that feels. A dad's unconditional love for his daughter and willing to do anything to protect her."

She then had the distant thought of the small possibility that her parents were watching her on the show at this very moment, with her own dad, Ghira, waiting to do the exact same thing to Chris, if not more if something were to really happen to her.

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Octavia(Storm Kings):

"I made it clear to my dad that I was not going to be pulled out of the game. And oddly enough, he didn't fight me on it. But, he did say he had a long talk with Chris, so that was fun. I wonder how much he scared him. Or if he held back."

*End Confessional*

"It'll be something if this concoction McMuesli made is the reason why they win a challenge." Octavia said. "What she'll make with it, who knows. But, I am wondering what she could possibly do with it."

"After what I saw with that Nevermore, I don't."

Suddenly, the doors from the kitchen busted open. "Campers and guests alike! I now present to you, a new and improved breakfast, courtesy of collaboration with the kind Sebastian Michealis! Who wants more food!?" McMuesli announced.

"If Sebastian helped make it, I'm on board." Kagami said.

"That's the only reason why I'll give it a chance." Aomine added.

The meal was pretty much the same as before, though it looked to have been in way better shape compared to last time.

"So who's gonna write the obituaries in the scenario where they kick the bucket?" Edward said.

"Nah, this is Sebastian we're talking about. He's got this." Adrien said.

"And we're also talking about McMuesli here."

"To be fair, you said the exact same thing when we did hot dogs." Raj said.

"Hot dogs." Clam added.

"Don't remind me." Edward said before shivering at the thought of realizing what they were made of.

"So, who's gonna take first bite?" Toxsa asked.

"Uh, you can. Since you suggested it." Aomine said.

"I don't know about that. The last time I took first bite it felt like something hit my stomach hard and then died. You do it."

"What? Why do I have to do it?"

"I already told you why I'm not doing it."

"I told you you guys had nothing to worry about." Adrien said after trying it.

"Wait, it's actually good?" Natsu and Aomine asked.

"Yes! Did you really expect anything else?"

It didn't take long for anyone else that was still in the mess hall to eat or request a plate if they hadn't already, to great results.

"You mean to tell me this guy is a butler and gets to compete? That's a cheat code!" Edward said in disbelief after being told about Sebastian.

"When you really think about it, it kinda is." Toxsa agreed.

"When can he come here and be a butler for us? How much does he need to be paid?"

"Not sure if that's how that works." Aomine said.

"Then I'll find a way to make it work. After this, I don't know if I ever want to go back to eating McMuesli's food ever again!"

As several in the mess hall got to enjoy breakfast, there were some people outside that found other ways to pass the time.

"I never really understood how people find this funny." Reagan commented, idly looking at her phone, seeing a meme.

"Depends on what it is. For the most part, humor is-" Doyle started, two plates in hand.

"Subjective. Yeah, I know. That still doesn't do much for me. And it's not because I don't get it. I get it. I still don't think it's funny."

"Ah. Well, can't do much there. That humor quote goes both ways."

"Yep. Also, what part of I'm not hungry did you not get?"

"Hey, if you're not gonna eat it, I'll make sure it doesn't go to waste."

"What was served anyway?"

"Breakfast pizza. Or a breakfast sandwich and sausage links. All organic."

"Organic?"

"Yeah. Way too much emphasis on the organic part the first time. Sebastian helped the second time. Don't know what he did, but it looks….." Doyle said before taking a bite out of the sandwich he had again. "...And tastes a whole lot better. Man is an absolute magician in the kitchen. I'm like a few more meals away from saying he's got the midas touch. All due respect, I'm not gonna go that far yet."

"He's way more than that. And unlike some of the other people here, myself included, he's likable on top of that."

"You mean by everyone right?"

"Yeah. Might want to clarify that."

"Okay. I was about to say. I'd say you're pretty likable. Same with a few other people here. Being disliked by like two people out of the dozens here doesn't change that."

"True. Guessing you were in that liked category when you were around here huh?"

"Not to toot my own horn but yeah. But I wouldn't consider myself that special. A decent bit of the guys there were that way. As you can see by some of the ones that showed up again."

"How did you get eliminated anyway? Just curious."

"Just voted off. Nothing more than that."

"That's it? When boring's a good thing. I know this season has a crap ton of people here. Including the ones that are coming. How many were in the season you were in?"

"76 plus. There were some late entries at the end. That's why I said plus."

"And where did you place?"

"Uh….. I honestly don't remember. I was somewhere in the middle. Not an early boot, but not close to the merge either."

"Can't you just look it-" She facepalmed. "I'm stupid. I could just do it. Hold on a sec. I'm sure someone made a table or something of it." She finds a website with an elimination table. "44th. Not bad."

"Not bad, but not enough for a win either. But, as much as it sucked to not get that money, I wasn't too hung up over it. I got to show out for my nephew. And that's the biggest thing for me."

"Well that's nice. Something tells me you being there inspired him to come compete too. Be honest, you were bummed out to see him get eliminated huh?"

"Yeah. I know I gotta be unbiased in challenges, but absolutely. I'd be a liar if I said I wasn't. But, I could definitely tell he enjoyed the time he did spend here. Being able to do it in front of me and with Ben and Rex definitely helped too. So all of that really softened it up for me."

"Being with friends and family can fix a lot I see. If that makes any sense."

"I get what you mean. And yeah, I can definitely agree on that. It was them that made me stop working for Van Rook and Argost. At least partially. You know, the same guy that Abbey worked for." Doyle said before sighing closing his eyes.

"If it's too hard to talk about, you don't have to. It's not the same thing but, I know how much it hurts-"

"I wasn't doing that for Abbey. I was doing that for Van Rook. Not gonna lie, when I first worked for him, I hated every second of it. Didn't like taking his orders. But, sometime after, I think fittingly enough it was when I hired him for help on a job, to find this guy named Argost, that we patched things up. Newfound respect for one another, if you will." Doyle began to explain.

"Of course, he was a mercenary through and through. Didn't play any side. Kinda like how Toxsa said Beni does. Though in his case, he played the one for money. I think Beni's a lot more complicated than that. But even he had morals. Killing, stealing or hurting people just to do it, without a cause, like money or food to survive, is where he crossed the line. And I can definitely respect that. He went out saving Drew, my sister's life, taking a blast. He didn't have to do that. To think, if he wouldn't have, he would have made it out alive and gotten paid by Doc, my brother in-law and of course, my sister's husband. But he chose a life over money. Never thought in a million years he'd ever do something like that. But the second he proved me wrong was the second he left us. I wish he would have had more time to show more of him that we may have never seen before. Just something else Argost stole. Least he'll never be around to steal anything else anymore." He finished.

"I'm sorry."

"It's alright. As much as you guys like to rag on Chris, and I get it, he's made some awful decisions that deserve to be talked about, he'll never, ever be as bad as Argost. Though admittedly, some of that might be bias talking."

"Well, it's real hard to beat killing someone when you haven't done it."

"I say that because he was a reality TV show host too. And it was multiple someones. You can add both Zaks to that list too. And my own parents."

"And it would have been your sister too… yeah, I can definitely see why you'd say that.."

"You could say he succeeded with that in a way too. We got separated at birth for a while. It was so long, and I was so young, it got to a point that I thought she wasn't real. That I made her up. And you know what the worst part is? I worked for him. I know I didn't know at the time but, knowing that now, that's something I'll never be able to forget. And no, figuring that out wasn't the reason why I stopped helping him or working for Van Rook. I stopped prior to knowing that. I helped him get some of the things he needed to set the Cryptid War in motion."

"I'm not sure how but, you stopped Argost from taking your nephew too. That counts for something."

"I know it does. But still, those memories. All those things I did to help him. Like it or not that's never gonna go away. As hard as it was to I had to accept it. Can't just push a button and make all of that go away."

"Funny you say that…."

"Wait. Did you…. actually make something like that?"

"Actually, no."

"Oh. Then, what happened?"

"Well….." She blinked a few times before looking back at Doyle. "I don't know if I feel comfortable talking about it. But, you opened up about something personal to you that you didn't have to tell me. So, it's only fair that I do the same.."

"Whatever you wanna do. Just because I did it, don't feel any pressure to do it too. What happened to you might be a completely different situation."

"No, no. It's fine. I want to do this. Not everything's gonna feel good but it still needs to be done regardless. And oddly enough, that's where it all stems from."

"You mean what happened to you?"

"Yes. I mean, no, not in this case…." She puts a hand on her forehead. "Crap. Look, look. Just know that I didn't make this one. Ron did. He was my boyfriend. Ex now. He worked for a secret organization. To keep things short, that was the basis for how we met. We were both on the job. And, you can kinda figure out the rest on how we got together. Things were going good. Hell, I got to rub in the fact that I got a date to my coworkers too. One that looked like it was really starting to go somewhere too. And no, before you ask, this is not the same guy that I mentioned before in the last News episode. Until it stopped to a halt. Not crashed into a wall. Just stopped at a crossroads. His work was starting to get to him. Mentally. But he still wanted to be with me. So, he wanted to get away. To a small town. Start a new life as completely different people. But I still had my job at Cognito. Running that company was something that I looked forward to, for better or worse, my whole life. I think you can figure out what the two paths were for me."

"Yeah. Probably a dumb question but, what did you choose?"

"My job. I wanted to keep both of them. So bad. So, so bad. They meant the absolute world to me. So much that I tried to find a scenario in alternate realities, where I got to keep both. You would think, out of the bajillion possibilities there are, there's one out there that I get to have both. But, there wasn't. And I wasn't going to try to run from it. I had to accept it for what it is. As much of a hard pill that was to swallow. It's situations like this that make people say life isn't fair. I chose the third option. Where he'd be had a new name. New aspirations. And eventually, someone that he could start the family that he wanted with. Every memory from his past life, including me, would be gone the moment he woke up." She sighed. "So yeah. Push a button and poof. New life, new memories. Well, pull the trigger in this case but, same purpose."

"Hey, you're still standing here. Even after that. Like you told me, that's gotta count for something, right?"

"Yeah I guess. I don't regret making that decision at all. But still, you try your best to be a good person, overcome obstacles in life and expect something good to come out of it and things like this is what you get. Everybody's got their breaking point. Sometimes I wonder when's mine. At least in this case." Her stomach suddenly grumbled. "Well damn. Who knew talking about your past would work up an appetite? You know what? I'll take that second meal."

"It's….. A little late for that." Doyle said, finishing off the last of the second plate.

She snapped her fingers. "Shoot. You were probably eating that the whole time and I didn't notice. Can't get mad at you though. I said I wasn't hungry. How much time do we have left? I wasn't keeping count."

"I'm gonna tell you right now, that thirty minutes is a bit tentative. So if you go now, you should be good."

"Cool. Also, that was a really nice talk. I know I didn't take it but, thanks for the offer."

"No problem."

*Confessional*

Doyle:

"Hey, I don't exactly consider myself a therapist or anything like that. But, I can tell when something's bothering someone. And doing that helped, but there's more she's not talking about. But, I'm not gonna force it out of her. She'll talk about it when she's ready. Whether it's to me or someone else. I just hope the situation between Bennett, Rick and her get better before it gets worse. I'm not saying they need to hug it out or anything like that. I'm gonna temper my expectations on that. But they can at least get some type of understanding with one another."

"Also, I'm not a vegan by any means, but if that food is any indication of what I could be eating, I wouldn't mind switching in a heartbeat."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Reagan(Wave Breakers):

"I meant what I said. That was a good talk. Really appreciate him doing that. If there's one thing I'll give Chris, he made some awesome choices for interns. Although the reasons why I think they're good are probably completely different than his, so I won't give him too much credit. Well, at least the two major ones. Can't comment on the guys behind the scenes that you don't see."

*End Confessional*

"Both were temporary. It just took Monday longer to come back. And you can thank Ben for that one. I wasn't there. I heard this from Zak. Argost got put out of commission for good. Again. Some guy named Animo brought him back. Second time was the charm though as Monday came back. I'd have to get Zak to explain the exact details of how. Or Ben. Either one.

"Come on!" Monta exclaimed as he was attempting to do push-ups, with the added weight of May sitting on top of his back.

"Hey Shiro! You-" Kaz began to offer before Shiro immediately shot it down.

"Not interested." He said as he passed by.

"If you can't handle it, you should quit while you're ahead." Noelle said as she sat on Asta as he did push-ups as well.

"Are you kidding? I can take it. I'll stop, but not yet." Asta said.

"Seeing them do that has always perplexed me. Why go to these lengths just to try to make yourself stronger? It does no good if you injure yourself in the process." Albedo thought, idly watching them from a distance before he saw Becky B. approaching him.

"What do you want?" Albedo asked.

"Just wanted to talk to you for a bit, that's all.' She replied.

"About what? There is absolutely nothing we could possibly talk to each about outside of challenges. I have no interest in your television shows."

"Television shows? Why would I- you've been listening in on us talking haven't you?"

"It's not as if I had much choice not to. That's what the majority of you talk about. Mindless entertainment."

"As much as I would like to heavily refute that, that's not what I'm here to talk about. I'm here to talk something about a couple of challenges ago. Before the musical chair challenge."

"What for?"

"I know you're not usually the most social person around here, and I can respect that. But I gotta say, you suddenly being impatient like that for a challenge was pretty alarming."

"That's what you wanted to talk to me about? Absolutely ridiculous. I simply was wondering what the delay was. Nothing more than that."

She looked at him suspiciously. "Are you sure?"

"Yes I am sure! You really chose me out of all people to annoy for something like this? What happened to Riley? Is she busy filming another one of those news episodes?"

"What? No."

"Then why aren't you talking to her and not me?"

"Because I was trying to check up on a teammate."

"You have nothing to check up on. Now, if you don't have any actual pertinent questions, be on your way and leave me be."

"Good to know." She said before getting up, with a tone and a face that clearly showed she wasn't happy with Albedo's reaction to her trying to check on him.

*Confessional*

Becky Botsfors(Radical Rats):

"I get wanting to be left alone, but that attitude was uncalled for."

"Well, now that your project is complete, what are your findings?" The WordGirl Narrator asked.

"If you're trying to be funny, I'm not laughing."

"I'm not. It's a genuine question."

"Oh. Well, I still think something's off. Unfortunately, I don't have any proof to definitively make that claim."

"Hmm, I think I may know the reason."

"You do? What is it?"

"I can't spoil it for you. If I do, the viewers will hear it too! I'm sure you'll be smart enough to figure it out."

"Wow. Thanks for nothing. Okay, time to get to investigating. First person I'll ask, Ben!"

*End Confessional*

"Uh, I don't know. And if I ask, it's just going to turn to 'it's none of your concern', or something similar. I'll be honest with you though, I don't really see it. Compared to initially, and even before we all even got to the show, he's been a lot more mild-tempered. As long as he's not bothering or hurting anyone, I don't see a problem with him wanting to be to himself. Or asking about challenges. Sometimes, I like my me time too. Like now. I get you're concerned, but it's probably better if you just leave things be. Before something does come out of this." Ben said to Becky after she asked him about Albedo's behavior.

"Okay. Thanks." She replied before already knowing who to ask next: Rook, who had just finished indulging on the new breakfast.

"Hmm, I am not sure. However, I can say that his improved behavior can be attributed to Dawn."

"Dawn?"

"Yes. Were you not aware of this?"

"Actually, no. Man, how did that just go over my head?"

"According to her, she simply listened to him among other actions like encouraging him to participate in games with others to improve his behavior. Perhaps it is best to-"

"I got it! Thanks!" She said to him before quickly running off.

*Confessional*

Becky Botsford(Radical Rats):

"Well, I figured it out! It's Dawn not being here. So now having no one to talk to is getting to him. I think I'll keep tabs on him. Hopefully things don't get any bigger than what happened then."

"Let's also hope you don't unintentionally be the catalyst to that as well."

"Relax. I'm not gonna be as overbearing as some of you think I'm going to be."

"Sure you aren't."

"I'm not! Jeez."

*End Confessional*

The rest of the thirty minutes had passed and everyone had gathered back around.

"Alright everyone. I hope you all enjoyed breakfast and are fueled up and ready to go." Slinkman said.

"We sure did." Lucy said.

"Yeah. Second one was great!" Natsu said with a grin and a thumbs up.

"Second one?" Slinkman asked.

"Yeah. Sebastian helped-" Raj started.

"Alright, well, as long as they like it. Alright Slinkman, get on with it. Explain the games." Lumpus said.

"Right away sir." Slinkman said before realizing what the Scoutmaster was asking him to do. "But sir, we still haven't done the tour."

"'But sir, we still haven't done the tour.' Slinkman, we don't need the tour."

"But how will the contestants learn about-"

"'Learn'? They're just here to play and then leave. Nothing else." Lumpus said before grumbling, "Already bad enough we have to cover any medical fees and food for the day."

"I have an idea." Huey started.

"If it involves taking more time, we don't want to hear it. I already said we're not doing the tour. Case closed."

"Actually, my idea involves not doing the tour."

"Oh. Well, what is it? What could you possibly have an idea for that's better than what I just said?"

"Easy. We play the games, and as we play the games in each area, any places of interest also get explained. It's a win-win."

"Hmm… how about, no-"

"That actually sounds like a fabulous idea! Maybe we should do the same thing Ms. Mucus!" Jane exclaimed.

"As long as it's efficient, and gets em outta here by the end of the day, I could-" Ms. Mucus started before Lumpus cuts her off.

"No, as in no way I could not accept such a great idea! Let's do it! SLINKMAN! GET OVER HERE AND EXPLAIN THE FIRST GAME!" Lumpus called out.

"I'm right here sir." Slinkman said.

"Then what are you waiting for?"

"Wait!" Lazlo called out, before running up to where Lumpus, Jane, Mucus and Slinkman were.

"What do you want? You should know that we're on a tight schedule."

"But sir, how could we do something like this, for so many people, televised for so many to see-"

"Get to the point already!"

"And not do the Camp Kidney song?"

"Is that really what you came up here to bother us about?"

"Yes sir."

"That's going to take away time! You do realize these episodes have a certain runtime, right?"

"Episodes? But this isn't even our show."

"Look, I don't know why you're trying to fight me on this! It's not happening! Besides, half of the people here probably don't care about the song anyway."

"It's not like we haven't done musicals before. I'm interested." Dewey said.

"Same here. Sir, Lazlo is trying to show Bean Scout spirit. I don't know what that spirit is like, but that's why I'd like to see it." Huey added.

"Let the boy do the song. I am sure it wouldn't take too long." Puss said.

"Sir, Huey's got a point about spirit. Why not show that to them and the viewers?" Slinkman proposed.

"They've done musicals before? Why not keep it going? I know we're on a schedule but I'm sure it won't take long. Can't you just be a little lenient Chris?" Jane asked.

"True. We have done them before. I don't really mind it. But it's up to Scoutmaster Lumpus if he wants to go through with it." Chris said.

Lumpus wanted to say no badly. But, he chose to relent. "Go ahead. But make it quick!"

"Yes, sir!" Lazlo said, saluting before getting the microphone and clearing his throat. "Good morning to all of you. If I haven't gotten the chance to introduce myself to you, my name is Lazlo. And these two-" Lazlo said before suddenly zipping over to Raj and Clam and bringing them over. "Are Raj and Clam. My best friends and Cabin Mates of the Jelly Bean cabin."

"Didn't Lumpus tell you to make it quick? Get on with it!" Edward called out.

"Edward, you should come up here too. In fact, every single one of the Bean Scouts should join in on this."

"What!? Didn't you hear me!? I don't wanna-"

"If you're nervous, don't worry. This is why we help each other. In fact, who needs a mic!?" Lazlo said before tossing it away.

"We do for the announcements you-" Lumpus said before seeing the mic heading towards him and dodging it. Instead Ms. Mucus was the one to take the hit, having the mic lodged in her mouth now.

"You know the words! Scoutmaster Lumpus, you start us off!" Lazlo said, not knowing that Lumpus was preparing to try to sneak off and/or put on earmuffs.

"Uh…." Lumpus started. The truth was, he had no clue what any of the lyrics to the anthem were. But he needed to find a way to get out of it that didn't make it seem like he didn't know. "Lazlo, you wanted to show the spirit of Camp Kidney. This was your idea. It's only right that you take the lead. Even if I am the Scoutmaster."

"I am so honored sir. I'll be sure to make you proud."

"Yes. You do that. And make it quick while you're at it."

"Right!" Lazlo said, saluting again before starting the song.

Camp Kidney Anthem/Alma Mater(Camp Lazlo) Plays

Lazlo: By the wondrous Leaky waters,

Raj: And Great Mount White Head,

Clam:Stands the pretty good Camp Kidney,

Slinkman:Not too bad, all said!

Chip:Not the cleanest, not the smartest,

Skip:Not the best are we,

Samson:But!

All Bean Scouts(Except Lumpus):Proud to be the second best camp,

Here on Lake Leaky!

Give us flea infested blankets,

Cabins that are old,

Loudspeakers that pop and garble,

Showers full of mold! (Hi, showers!)

Healthy food and giant head lice,

They will never break

The spirit of our Kidney Campers

Here on Leaky Lake!

Song ends

A few people were heard clapping.

"An excellent job Lazlo." Slinkman said.

"Thank you sir." Lazlo said.

"Was this song just about being second best? Because that's what that sounded like to me." Kageyama said.

"This was about more than being second best. This is pretty much explaining how badly kept up this place is." Emma said.

"When I said the thing about Wawanakwa, I wasn't saying it to be true." Rally said.

"Well, without further ado, we can now officially get started with today's games. For today, both camps have made games for you all to play. The rules are simple, win the most games and your team wins overall today." Slinkman explained.

"And as a reward, one of your prizes will be freshly made, just pulled out the oven, Squirrel Scout cookies! Now doesn't that sound delicious?" Jane exclaimed as a plate of them were rolled in, with a clear plate cover on them.

"Aren't those going to get cold though? So how is that freshly made again?" Lazlo asked.

"Oh, those are just for display. We'll bake the real cookies when you're done." Patsy answered.

"But what about the ones right there? We can't just let those go to waste." May said.

"Hmm, you are right about that. Scoutmaster Lumpus, how would you like it if I shared these cookies with your campers?" Jane proposed before realizing he was gone. "Scoutmaster Lumpus?" Several of the campers looked around and he was nowhere to be found.

"I guess he went to the bathroom or something." Lazlo said.

"Well, personally, I think that sounds like a great idea. How about you guys?" Slinkman said before asking the Bean Scouts.

"Oh would I?" Harold, a dark blue walrus said before going to the small table that the plate was on.

"Back off Jack!" Edward said before knocking him over. "She said as a reward. Who did the work again?"

"Actually she never said that." Ping Pong pointed out.

"Doesn't matter! There's a way we do things. And you guys ain't doin' it right."

"What? No there isn't!" Raj said.

"Just because you don't know there is one doesn't mean it doesn't exist!"

"What reward are you talking about Edward?" Lazlo asked.

"The reward involving the song, duh. Who got the most lines in the song?"

"Certainly not you." Samson said.

"Shut up! It was enough!"

"There's no need to fight. All of you got to participate, so all of you deserve cookies." Jane said.

"I hope I get one saved for me." Slinkman said.

"No promises." Edward said before already grabbing a couple of cookies.

"Well, let's get going to our first game everyone."

The TD crew followed Slinkman to a muddy area of the camp. A rope was brought in by Doyle and Chef.

"Okay folks, let's start off with something simple. I'm sure most of you have played tug of war right?"

Most of the cast expressed their own form of a "yes" answer.

"Good. But for those that haven't, don't worry, I'll explain. Two teams play this game. With one team grabbing on each end of the rope. This is a test of both teamwork and strength. The team that can pull the other team down to the ground wins this game. And that's it!" Slinkman explained.

"This is either gonna be interesting, or over really quick." Isagi said.

"What makes you say the second one?" Riley asked.

"The various strengths. With how strong some of the guys are here, if it's not balanced out, they're just gonna send the other team flying easy."

"Nah. You worry too much. It'll balance out. Got too many people here for it not too, even if not everyone plays." Aomine said.

"Let's say a team of Morty, Rick and Sena, no offense to any of them by the way, goes against you, Yang and Maki. Who do you think's gonna win?"

"So they just don't pick those people, duh." Aomine said.

"And what if they don't have the option to not pick those people?"

"Oh. Well shoot. Guess they're screwed then."

"Are we going to have the option to pick who plays?" Sophie asked.

"Yes. It'll be six versus six for each match. All you need to do is win twice and you get the point for this game. But, keep this in mind: Once you choose your six, your stuck with them for the next game you play, so choose wisely. Okay, teams, go ahead and make your picks." Slinkman said.

"Shouldn't we limit powers though? They're gonna end up tearing the rope if not." Reagan asked.

"That's probably a good idea honestly." Chris added.

"Fair enough. Apologies for not adding that in." Slinkman said.

Even with that caveat, it was a no-brainer for all teams to choose some of their strongest members(at least in terms of physical strength) for this game.

For the Rats, their chosen members were: Natsu, Kurita, Yulaw, Murasakibara(at his request as well), Becky B. and Blaze.

For the Kings: Maki, Jotaro, Yang, Penny, Sebastian and Eliza.

For the Breakers: Zak, Urien, Jenny, Asta, Johnny and Bass.

"Since you guys won the last game from what I've heard, Urien, your team goes first. And you'll be playing against them." Slinkman said, gesturing to the Kings. "Okay everyone, go ahead and take your positions."

The Kings grabbed one end of the rope.

"We should probably match strength with strength. Take the position opposite of the person that's similar stronger than you has." Jenny proposed.

"Huh? Aren't we doin' that already?" Johnny asked.

"No, we only chose the guys that were strong- wait, how are you here?"

"Uh, because you guys chose me?"

"Believe it or not, he's actually stronger than some of the other people we could have chose." Hailey said.

"Okay. Well, plan still stays the same. Strength on strength."

"How do you expect us to know that exactly?" Bass asked.

"It's not going to be perfect. But, it's not like she's not making sense. We don't want one person on one side getting overpowered easily and dragging us down." Asta said.

"Literally." Jenny added. "Also, we've got one person on board. Who else?"

"I could care less. Whatever can allow us to win." Urien answered.

"Whatever works. Long as I get to be opposite Eliza." Johnny said.

"No, you can't be opposite Eliza! She'll beat you easily!" Jenny said.

"Beat me? I thought it was a team game?"

"Well, yes, it is a team game but-" Jenny started.

"Could you guys hurry it up? Not like you're gonna win anyway." Yang said.

"Just let him have it. Who cares if it's not perfect?" Kunigami said.

"Okay. Everyone else, try to match up as best as you can with the others." Jenny said.

Urien was opposite Sebastian, Bass was opposite Jotaro, Asta was opposite Maki, Jenny was opposite Penny, Johnny opposite Eliza and Kunigami opposite Yang. Johnny and Eliza were in the middle after the latter requested to be the closest to the middle of the rope, with the former also going into the middle in response.

"Alright, make sure you have a nice grip on the rope if you don't already." Slinkman started. "Ready?"

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"Go!"

The teams pulling the rope felt sudden to all of them, even if they knew it was coming as nothing matches the real feeling of it.

"Come on guys! Pull!" Kaz yelled out.

"They pull! You pull harder!" Skipper yelled out.

"Trust me, we're definitely pulling!" Jenny said, grunting as she did.

Her team looked to have been gaining ground, but it wasn't automatically the end just because of that. The Kings pulled back.

"Don't give in guys!" Huey called out. "Plant your feet!"

"Someone's gonna give in eventually. Question in, who's it gonna be?" Isagi commented.

"You know, if you give up now, you pull towards me and instead of a planting your face in the mud, you get to-"

"Stop. I know what you're going to say. And I must respectfully decline. Instead, think about what would happen if you pulled into me." Eliza said before moving her eyes downwards to her chest.

"Woah, woah, hold on a sec Egypt lady. Don't you know kids watch this? At least wait 'til we-"

"Johnny! What are you-" Jenny started before not long after they were all pulled down, with several muddy, unhappy faces being seen.

"Wow. Way to use your head." Tsukishima said sarcastically.

"But he didn't. What are you talking about?" Kageyama asked.

"I was being sarcastic. But not in the way you think."

"Oh. Well that makes more sense then. Wait, what do you mean 'not in the way I think'? We're thinking of the same thing here, right?"

"Clearly not."

"Whatever. I'm not gonna try to decipher whatever weird stuff's going on in that head of yours."

"A lot better than nothing. Case and point."

"That, I completely got." The setter said, frowning.

"Oh." Hailey said to herself, figuring out what he meant.

"What? Something wrong?" Scott asked her.

"No. Don't worry about it."

*Confessional*

Hailey(Wave Breakers):

"I hate that I was able to figure out what he was talking about. Also, I can't believe Tsukishima out of all people would say something like that."

*End Confessional*

The Kings went up against the Rats next, one win away from getting first scratch for the day.

"At least you're not overthinking things like they were." Yang said to the six as they had already taken their positions, grabbing the rope.

"That's because we don't have to do that. Or rely on tricks." Yulaw said.

"Wasn't all just tricks. It was pure muscle too. Better hope Murasakibara doesn't suddenly crash or rage quit."

"Ready?" Slinkman started.

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"GO!"

The two teams started to pull. And it was noticeably harder for the Kings to make any progress.

"You know, for a butler, you're pretty strong." Natsu said to Sebastian.

"Of course he is. He's 'Simply one hell of a butler.'" Yang said, trying to imitate his accent.

"Quit making garbage accent impressions and pull." Maki said.

"I was just trying to be more authentic before he says it. 'Cause I already knew it was coming. Can't be any worse than Kagami's."

"How many times do I have to tell you it wasn't that bad!?" Kagami said.

"As many times as you want. Because it's not that bad. It was really bad."

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha ha ha." Kagami said, doing a fake, sarcastic laugh.

"Don't ever do that again. Fake laugh or not." Aomine said.

"Okay, now you guys are nitpicking. Fake laughs? They're not supposed to be good you idiot."

Seconds later, the Kings were pulled down.

"Finally. Now you can shut up." Murasakibara said, the comment directed towards Yang.

"Take it easy big guy. I was just messin' around." Yang said, knowing that Murasakibara was serious.

"Alright, let's get this next game over with."

*Confessional*

Yang(Storm Kings):

"Guess he's still mad about McMuesli taking his snacks. Considering the other choice for what to eat, I don't exactly blame him for being upset. But taking it out on other people like that is kinda unnecessary. Yes, I know that's rich coming from me."

*End Confessional*

The next game was under way.

"This time, don't let go of the rope. For any reason." Jenny said to Johnny.

"You got it." Johnny said, now at the end to try to stop anyone from bothering him again.

Even with that, they were still back in the mud again.

"Well, that plan definitely worked." Zak M. said sarcastically.

"Oh yeah, because my idea was 100% the reason why we lost." Jenny replied, also sarcastically.

"Never said that. I'm just saying, you're the only one that decided to come up with a plan for tug of war out of all three teams."

"Look, we didn't the game. The challenge just started guys, come on!" Molly said, clapping afterwards to drive her point home.

"Let's get our heads back on straight for the next one though. It's not a big margin now. But it can turn to one in a hurry." Hanamiya said.

"Also, are they going to be able to change out of those dirty clothes? I can't imagine they'd want to continue playing in them." Noelle asked.

"Change? Getting dirty is a part of the experience around here. Why change now when you're just gonna get dirty all over again?" Lazlo reasoned.

"Rolling and running around in dirt like pigs is not a 'desirable experience'."

"Lazlo's got a point. We can just change and wash up afterwards. A little dirt's not going to hurt us." Asta said.

"Of course you'd say that."

"Competing for mud puddles is something that some of the Bean and Squirrel Scouts do often around here. Like the ones you fell in. So if you're looking to have some fun in the mud, that option will almost always be there. But don't worry. All of you guys will be able to clean up after the games are over. So, let's move on too the next game shall we?" Slinkman said.

The cast was now at the docks. Three canoes were seen.

"Our next game is going to be a canoe race. This game is definitely going to require some teamwork, no matter who participates." Slinkman began. "Eight of you from each team will start from here, make your way to the tower over there in the distance, loop around and then come back. First team back wins and gets a point. The only requirements are that you must stay in the boundaries and you must loop around the tower. Or else your progress won't count."

"Has this dock always been broken?" Hailey asked.

"For a while now, actually. You'll get used to it eventually." Raj said.

"So, no one has thought about fixing it?"

"Considering some of the stuff that happens here, what's the point? It'll probably just get broken again." Edward said.

"What even happens here for that to consistently happen? This is supposed to just be a camp."

"Sometimes, I wonder that myself." Raj said.

"Okay guys, who wants to volunteer?" Slinkman asked.

"So does anyone have any type of experience doing this? Not a good idea to get people that have no idea what they're doing. Myself included." Becky F. asked.

"I could give it a try." Lucy said.

"Seconded." Puss said, eager to participate.

"As long as I get that medicine first, I'm up for it too." Natsu said.

"Except, you've never done it. Every time we've had to travel by raft or boat, you're laid out."

"Oh. Well, shouldn't be that hard right?"

"We'll keep you in mind. For now, let's try to get some other people, alright?" Rally said.

"I can try it." Kise said.

"And just to check, you've done this before, right?"

"No, actually."

"Then why in the world are you volunteering when we just said we're looking for people who know what they're doing?" Becky F. asked.

"Actually, I think he's a good pick. A backup at least." Hiruma spoke up.

"Why? I don't this game is a good fit for your….. 'Schemes'. No offense."

"Easy. If he doesn't know the best technique, he can learn it."

"Learn? What- ohhhh."

"Now you're catching on." Kise said, smiling.

"Okay. Anyone else?" Rally asked.

The other two teams seemed to be progressing well on their picks as well.

"This went a lot better than I thought, actually." Huey said, their team of eight already picked.

"Let's just hope it works out in action. On paper is one thing." Aomine said.

"We picked this team to win! It had better work out!" Skipper said.

Their team of eight consisted of Huey, Dewey and Louie along with Skipper, Jotaro, Sophie, Sly and Courtney.

"Why is he playing again? Someone explain." Zak said, referring to Johnny.

"Because he said he knows how to do this. Any other questions?" Mr. Wof said.

"Nope."

Their team consisted of Johnny, Ayame, Ryoma, Molly, Libby, Hailey, Scott and Bakura.

*Confessional*

Zak(Wave Breakers):

"Well, at least one good thing will come out of this if we lose this too: More than likely, Johnny's gonna get the boot. Imagine dragging down a team that's already bad. Couldn't be me. And yeah, I said it. Our team sucks. Anyone that disagrees is either delusional or blind. Only reason I won't say that to them is because they'll find some stupid reason to say I should be kicked out for it."

*End Confessional*

Finally, for the Rats, their team consisted of Puss, Kise, Lucy, Yulaw, Rick, Morty, Zee and Emma.

"Why is it almost every game I'm in, you're in?" Lucy said to Sophie.

"Perhaps that makes us kindred spirits." Sophie joked.

"Keep your eyes forward Sophie! No distractions!" Skipper ordered.

"They're obviously going to be occupied with each other. This is our chance to jump out while they're fighting it out." Bakura said to his team.

"As long as we don't go too fast. That could easily backfire on us." Ryoma said.

"Don't worry, we'll be sure to pace ourselves." Molly said.

"Ready?" Slinkman started.

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"GO!"

Unsurprisingly, no one just immediately jumped out in front unlike in other races that have happened this season. Although it didn't take long for the difference in efficiency to show. And the team with three adventurous triplets were on top with that efficiency.

"Keep it up everyone!" Courtney called out.

"Copying ain't gonna do much good if there's one of you and three of them." Rick said, referring to how Kise was using Huey's rowing technique. And while that helped, they were still trailing. In fact, they were last.

"Yeah. Imagine if I could actually copy myself. Like cloning." Kise said.

"Then you'd probably be gone a lot sooner." Yulaw joked, though he was subtly being half-serious.

"Or, I could be in multiple places at once. Just think, I could have my fashion shoots taken care of, go to practice and still have time for myself."

"You don't wanna try that. I did, and it did not work out well." Ben called out.

"Really? Well that sucks."

"Also, how exactly is that going to work anyway? Unless you merge back together, you're just gonna have different memories." Hailey said.

"They could share the memories? You know, like having a linked brain." Scott said.

"But then that'll lead to them getting overwhelmed and stressed. And I only need one of me to feel that way at times." Libby said.

"Just don't do it. I thought it was cool at first too. Until you actually do it." Ben said.

"What did you even do that for? Was that when you were 10? What you had some chores and schoolwork to do and you needed to play the newest video game?" Rex asked.

"Good guess, and an awfully close one, but no. Believe it or not, it was when I had the Ultimatrix. My then girlfriend, Julie, had a tennis match, the new Sumo Slammers movie was out, and the Forever Knights were up to something. All happening at around the same time."

"And let me guess, instead of talking it out with Julie, and waiting to go to the movie at another date, you decided to take it upon yourself to do all three at once." Weiss guessed.

"Eeyep. Again, keep in mind, I thought this was a good idea initially. Until it wasn't."

"We're aware." She said before shaking her head. "Okay, let's hear the rest. How did you make things worse?"

"Hold on. One question. How were you even able to do that? At least this explains why you never did that all here." Randy asked.

"Echo echo. One of the things he can do is duplicate himself. So, I got the bright idea to turn into him, then revert back and boom, you've got three Bens at once."

"Second question, did the watch get copied?"

"Surprisingly, yes."

"As much criticism that I give you for your usage of the Ultimatrix and the Omnitrix, I must say, to be able to do something like that is genuinely impressive. Not even I would have ever thought of doing something like that." Albedo said. "Now, continue to describe how you failed to embrace this newfound advantage, so that I may immediately revoke that praise."

"You- I'm not even gonna say it. Anyways, we all went our separate ways. Things were lookin' pretty good. One of us could do one thing each. But there was one big problem that I didn't even notice: The personalities got split. So, one side was the rude part of me, one was the fanboy part of me, you know, the one that's into Sumo Slammers and stuff like that, and the other was my sensitive side."

"Sensitive side?" Bobo said before laughing. "Real funny kid. Especially after what I just heard."

"Look, it was a bad decision. No one's arguing that. So that suddenly makes me a hundred percent insensitive now? Besides, any of Team RWBY's word, heck, even Rally's, is with more than yours. No offense."

"And? That supposed to mean somethin'?"

"It means, I think they'd have a better grasp of the type of person I am than you. And that's really only because we shared a team on this show prior. Again, don't take that the wrong way. I'd love to get to know you, Rex and Zak better. The one that's not here. And even Ruby, Rally and the others I just mentioned better. That's why I actually like the News episodes. They actually reveal some pretty interesting stuff. Disturbing stuff too, like the Vilgax thing, but mostly genuinely interesting stuff. Who would have thought Kagami's favorite movie was Toy Story? I mean, that was revealed in a regular episode but still."

"The hell's that supposed to mean?" Kagami asked.

"Basically if you get to know a person better, they may surprise you." Reagan said.

"So, basically now? I'm literally learnin' more about you." Bobo said.

"Okay, that's a hundred percent a fair point." Ben said.

"What Ben says about having a sensitive aspect to his personality is true. It surprises me at times." Rook said. "Although, this entire story is quite surprising."

"What do you mean it surprises you? You're supposed to be my partner! You'd think you'd be backing me up on this." Ben said.

"I did not intend for that statement to be a negative one. It was supposed to be one of praise."

"You might want to reword that then. Some might take that the wrong way."

"Sensitive huh? Honestly, I can see it." Yang said.

"From what? Serious question. Or are you just busting my chops again."

"Nope. Completely serious. Honesty is a part of sensitivity. Doesn't have to be as exaggerated as one personality where it's 'We should talk about our feelings all the time'. Take the Skatoony challenge. The first one. You seemed to be pretty honest with how you felt about having fame with Superman."

"Ah. Makes sense."

"Still doesn't make what you did any less insensitive. But anyways, ball's back in your court bud."

"We've already established that. But anyways…."

As Ben explained the rest of what had happened, the teams had already looped around. Or at least, two out of three. The Rats were not quite there yet.

"We're doing great! Keep going!" Huey called out.

"Trust me, I'm definitely trying to. I want to try to hear at least some of what Ben's talking about." Louie said.

"Uh…. okay. Why though?"

"Just sounded interesting. Not to laugh or anything. I'm actually wondering how you mess something as cool as that up."

"Forget Ben's story. He can tell you about that later! Focus! We still have them right on our tail!" Courtney said, referring to the Breakers, who were quietly in second, and doing well themselves.

"Okay, okay." He replied before saying under his breath, "Not like we haven't been in first place the whole time or anything."

"I heard that! JUST KEEP ROWING!"

"Come on guys! Go faster or we're gonna lose!" Kaz called out.

"It's a canoe, not a car." Tsukishima said.

"So!?"

"So you can't just suddenly press a button or call out 'turbo boost' and they'll suddenly go faster."

"Do you want our team to win or what!? Who's side are you on?"

"I'm right here."

"We're all on the same side. Trust me, they're trying their hardest." Good Launch said to Kaz.

"Johnny! If you win help us win, Blaineley says she'll go on a date with you!" Miyuki called out.

"You serious!? How do you know!?" Johnny asked.

"She just told me!" Miyuki said, holding up his phone.

"What? That's just a picture with-" Fiona started before her mouth was immediately covered by Zak.

That inspired Johnny to row harder.

"Come on guys! Try to keep up! Use your powers or whatever if you got to." Johnny said.

"Let's help him out! We're so close!" Molly exclaimed.

"Guys, we have to go faster!" Courtney said.

"We're fine. We should still-" Huey started.

"No we're not! They're catching up!"

"You heard the woman! Go faster! Now! Now! Now!" Skipper ordered.

"Guys! Follow my lead and try to keep up!" Kise said, now copying Johnny's oddly fast rowing.

The two teams were approaching the finish line with the Rats catching up as well.

"This is gonna be close!" Slinkman called out.

But even with that, there was a clear winner when it was all said and done. The Breakers' boat clearly crossed first. And beyond that, Johnny continuing to somehow keep moving the boat himself and splashing everyone, causing some people to be annoyed.

"And we have a winner!"Slinkman announced, even after getting wet.

"This is why you don't give up! I told you they could go faster!" Kaz said to Tsukishima, who could only try his best to ignore him.

"Great job everyone! We're officially on the board!" Molly exclaimed.

"She still there?" Johnny asked Miyuki.

"Uh, no. She hung up. I'm sure she's watching though." He answered.

"I'll see you on the next aftermath. Hope you know where you wanna go." Johnny said, looking at the camera.

*Confessional*

Tsukishima(Wave Breakers):

"I can't believe we won simply because Miyuki lied to Johnny. I mean, it's more than that but still, gotta say, making idiotic stuff like that work deserves some type of praise. I guess that means I indirectly praised that maniac Hiruma too." After coming to that realization he took shook his head, sighed and thought to himself, "What even is this show sometimes?"

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Zak(Wave Breakers):

"What? Don't look at me like that. I said our team stinks. I still think it does. I didn't say I'd just give up and let the other teams beat us. The more we lose, the greater the chance there is that I'm next to leave."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Eliza(Storm Kings):

"I cannot believe he used what I did against us. A shame his that his talents are wasted on such an awful team. At least Hiruma's is serviceable. Not as good as ours but still serviceable."

*End Confessional*

Confessional*

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"Of course. Only he could find a way to singlehandedly lose and win us a game in the same day in the strangest ways possible. Sooner or later though, his luck's going to run out. Even if I personally have to make sure it does."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Rex(Storm Kings):

"Man. Never would have thought I'd hear this from Ben out of everyone. I just hope whatever happened for them to break up was on good terms. A lot better than what happened then. Here's to hoping I don't ever do anything like that with Circe."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Yang(Storm Kings):

"Honestly, I understand why Julie would be initially upset, but I can give having to fight the Knights a pass. No questions asked. Then the duplicate idea would be okay. But come on? A movie? That honestly sounds like it sucks but that's not the point. He could have seen that later. The other two aren't just something you can ask to look at later. I'm definitely knocking him upside the head for making a knuckleheaded decision like that."

*End Confessional*

And as promised, she hits him upside the head. "Knucklehead."

"Did that have anything to do with what I explained earlier?" Ben asked.

"It had everything to do with it."

"Oh,. Got it. I had this feeling that that was deserved. That's why I didn't question or protest it."

"Good."

"Jeez. That really does a number on you. At least for me. Gotta commend Johnny. He doesn't look affected at all." Kise said, moving his arms around to try to reduce the pain from them after that extensive rowing.

"Don't stress it my friend. Kudos to you for your valiant effort." Puss said to him.

"Yeah. Especially with no prior experience." Morty said.

"Trust me, I won't. It was still fun. And besides, it's only the second game. We still have more to play before anything's decided yet." Kise said.

"Well, what happened? Did I miss the story?" Louie asked.

"Are you serious!? We just lost and that's the first thing you ask?" Sophie said, upset.

"At least wait until later to ask that question. Three words: Read the room." Yang said. "But uh, to answer your question-"

"No one cares about your gossip! We lost! Plain and simple! On to the next game!" Skipper said.

"That's not even gossip. He chose to talk to us about it."

"Does it look like I care? Next game! Right now!" Skipper said, looking right at the camera when he said it.

The third game was at Acorn Flats. It was pinecone sitting.

"Four of you from each team will sit on these super painful, super prickly pinecones! Last team standing, or well, in this case, sitting, wins!" Jane finished explaining.

"So, tell me, how exactly is this better than Camp Kidney's games again? You can say what you want about the mud, they didn't ask us to sit on pinecones." Emma asked.

"This is a game we always do with the Bean Scouts." Patsy answered.

"She's right. What did you guys expect?" Lazlo added.

"Probably some frilly girly stuff like hair styling, all that stuff." Edward said.

"Well, that's honestly not that bad of a game." Nina said.

"True but, if that's what you were expecting, too bad! There's a reason why I said we'd be better than Camp Kidney. They took it easy on you with their games. We won't. These games prove we can be just as tough as we are beautiful and graceful." Patsy said, putting a fist together.

"Hey, this is probably Rei's type of game and camp if that's the case." Kise joked.

"Huh. How in the world did I not notice she was gone?" Julie said, looking around and realizing this after he said it.

"Probably because no one really talked about it." Toxsa said. "But uh, I noticed within the first five minutes of us being here. How? There was one less loud voice talking about the food."

"Hey, I know it's gotta suck, but you gotta keep playing man." Bren said to Kagami, giving him a consoling tap on the shoulder.

"Thanks captain obvious." Kagami said sarcastically.

"Hey, no need to be rude. Was just trying to help."

"I know. I just don't need you guys trying to throw me some pity party when I didn't ask for one, alright? Now let's figure out who's gonna play in this."

"No need. We've already devised how you'll all be chosen. At random!" Patsy said.

"It'd be way too easy for you to just send guys in to play that are all super tough. Or at least claim they are. Let's see how you react when you're suddenly thrusted into the firing line!" Ms. Mucus declared.

"Random picks huh? An interesting choice for this. So, how are you guys gonna do this? Drawing straws?" Chris asked.

"Nope! Wheel spinning! We already had all of this prepared, portraits and all before you all arrived. Plus, if we would have gotten you guys to draw straws, rigging might have occurred." Patsy said as other Squirrel Scouts rolled in three sets of wheels.

"Rigging? How can you rig drawing straws?" Bakura asked.

"Easy. Let's just say if you were in cahoots with someone whether on your team or another team. You could switch straws, secretly break off a straw and hide it from being seen in a multitude of ways thanks to some of your special abilities, etcetera. If a wheel is spun, it's impossible to rig because it's in plain sight." Nina explained.

"This was well thought out. I'm honestly impressed." Becky B. said.

*Confessional*

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"Impossible eh? Maybe for mere mortals like yourselves." He said before having an evil grin on his face.

*End Confessional*

"Okay! Let's see which lucky(or unlucky) contestants will be competing in today's game of pinecone sitting! Gretchen! If you'll do the honors?" Jane said.

"Excuse me, Ms. Jane." Bakura started, walking up to where she and the wheels were.

"Yes?"

"Are you sure this is going to be safe?" He asked, casually putting a hand on one of the wheels.

"The game or the source of picking you all?"

"The game. Maybe I should have been specific." He added before elbowing another wheel on accident. "Sorry about that. I'll fix it right away."

"It may be painful but, we've played this game lots of times and for the most part, everyone has turned out okay. I think you all will be fine. I understand why you'd be concerned though."

"Besides, we've been through a whole lot tougher than this. Now quit bein' a wimp and get out the way!" Skipper yelled out to which he promptly moved.

"Hmm, I wonder how much of your team is sick of your militaristic attitude? Coming from someone that basically everyone has to look down on as well. Literally. We'll find out, once you lose!" Yami Bakura thought.

All three wheels were spun at once by Gretchen, each spun hard enough by her to ensure that none of them had a short spin time.

"Oh I can hardly contain my excitement!" Jane said as the wheels continued to spin on.

"Pick me, I can take it!" Eijun and Monta thought.

"Don't pick me. I know for sure I can't take it." Todd and Toxsa thought.

Eventually, the wheels stopped.

"And we have our choices! Let's see who our first batch of participants are going to be!" Jane exclaimed. "Skipper, Asta and Natsu! Come on over!"

"And hurry it up! We don't got all day!" Ms. Mucus added.

"Let's see how well your magic serves you when you can't use it pinkie!" Skipper said to Natsu.

"As long as there's no boats, cars, or other weird vehicle death traps in sight, I think I like my chances." Natsu said confidently.

"And as for you, I heard you push yourself through insane training. Well, let's see it! Does it involve glute training!?" Skipper said to Asta.

"Why would I train my butt?"

"I don't know. Why wouldn't you!? It has to exist for some reason right?"

"Yeah can we stop talking about training butts now?" Todd said.

"Todd, Eijun and Monta! You're also up!"

"Crud."

"Riley, Johnny and Akko!" Jane announced.

"Now to wait and see. Can't make things seem too lopsided." Yami Bakura thought before releasing his influence.

"Lotte, Bass and Reimu! And finally, the last batch of participants are… Puss, Libby and Akashi!"

"Oh, this I gotta see." Aomine said after seeing Akashi being chosen. "Nothing against you man. Break a leg."

"Thanks. I'll try my best." Akashi said.

*Confessional*

Aomine(Storm Kings):

"I gotta be honest, Akashi has been getting the lucky draw when it comes to taking the non-painful challenges around here. Let's see how he reacts to a challenge like this when he's not in his comfort zone. Because I'm almost certain this'll knock anyone off their rocker….. okay, that sounded way more messed up than I thought. Especially after what I've been told about what might be going on with him. Damn it."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Akashi(Storm Kings):

"Pinecone sitting. A rather peculiar choice for a game. Regardless, I'll try my best. I suppose it's better to be playing something like this over some of the other challenges we've had to participate in so far."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Yami Bakura(Wave Breakers):

"You did it once. Let's see if you can do it again. Something that I highly doubt. Either by some miracle you get us closer to winning or you lose and everyone chooses you to get rid of. Either way, I don't see this as a loss by any means." He said, referring to Johnny.

*End Confessional*

All fifteen participants were seen standing on top of their own pile of pinecones.

"Remember, the last team standing wins! Ready?" Jane said.

….

….

….

….

Ms. Mucus blew her whistle to indicate for all twelve to sit on the pinecones and all of them immediately felt the sharp sensation of them.

"How is this even-" Bass said in surprise before Ms. Mucus answered the question.

"We knew some of you'd be pretty tough. So we made sure to make 'em….. extra prickly!"

"How….. do you make…. Pinecones…. Extra prickly!?" Todd said, squinting.

"I guess we just found out! U-unfortunate….ly!" Libby said, trying her hardest not to yell out in pain.

"Just think of soft objects. Just think of soft objects!" Riley thought, having to bite into her lip as she was in pain.

"It will take more than just sharp pinecones, to defeat me!" Puss declared.

"Hey! Win this again and Blaineley will pay for the date personally!" Miyuki called out.

"You've got to be kidding me. That's not gonna work a second-" Lucy started.

"Nope! No need. A kind offer, but I'll take care of it! Still, I'm gonna win this! For you, and for my team!" Johnny declared.

"You were saying?" Miyuki said, a comically evil snicker on his face.

*Confessional*

Lucy(Radical Rats):

"There's no way they win a second game because of this. Right? Right!?"

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Yami Breakers(Wave Breakers):

"This is one time where his 'strategies' are rather annoying. I suppose the only thing left now is to see what happens."

*End Confessional*

"Come on! I know half of you sorry sad sacks want to give up. So save yourself the trouble, and do it already!" Skipper said.

"Ignore him! Keep going!" Hiruma yelled out.

"You want to talk about others, but I bet you're in pain too!" Lucy called out to Skipper.

"Pain!? You don't know pain, girlfriend! And this is not pain!" Skipper said.

Riley looked as if she was about to pull out her hair. And Libby was seconds away from doing the same thing. Though Riley looked a whole lot worse.

"Come on sis! If I can take it then you better take it too!" Todd said, eyes closed.

"Shut up! Don't you think I'm trying to do that? You're ruining my concentration!" Riley said.

"You're sitting on pinecones! There's nothing for you to be concentrated on!"

"If she said shut up, then shut up!" Reimu said, also having an uncomfortable look on her face herself.

"How about all of you be quiet!?" Jenny yelled out.

"Akko, what are you doing?" Lotte asked, referring to how she was just holding in her breath.

"I think you should worry about yourself, not her." Yulaw said.

Akko's face started to change color from holding her breath for so long and she eventually had to exhale.

"Surprisingly, no one's fallen yet. Not bad. Not bad at all." Ms. Mucus commented.

"Why does everyone look like they're trying to focus on taking the biggest-" Randy started before Kurt looked at him, eyebrow raised.

"Okay, they actually do kinda look like that not gonna lie." Aomine said, knowing what he was talking about before some people looked at him now. "What? You guys act like I went into detail."

Riley was pulling her hair, breathing in and out heavily before yelling out in pain.

"Don't you dare!" Todd grunted out, already anticipating what was about to happen.

"I…. I…." Riley started.

A thud was heard. That thud coming from Akko, who was on the ground after breathing in for too long.

"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FINDING WAYS TO STAY ON THE PINECONE NOT KNOCK YOURSELF OUT!" Hiruma yelled out when she was brought over after blowing an airhorn in her ear.

"That's easy for you to say when you didn't even play!" Akko said, annoyed, grabbing her right ear as she was standing back up.

"If I did, I wouldn't do something as dimwitted as that!"

"Yes, her strategy or technique for this….. game may have not been the best one, but yelling isn't going to really help matters. We're only down one person. The game's not over yet." Lanolin said.

"Okay, is this starting to feel like it's really going in deeper for anyone else?" Asta asked.

"Can you not go into detail like that?" Libby said, still trying to do everything in her power to not shriek out like a banshee.

"Sorry."

"You better stay on that cone!" Bass said, grimacing himself.

"Trust me, that's….. what I'm trying to do!"

"How can you even consider this a game? Even by this show's standards?" Reimu grunted out.

"I think….. we've already….. established, that this is a rather strange game. But, credit to them for making a challenging one." Akashi said, grunting every other word.

"I think this is the most emotion I've seen Akashi have while being here, that's not a positive one like smiling or something." Ruby commented.

"You put Din up there, he'd probably look the same way under that helmet too." Blake said. "You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone here that wouldn't."

"Stay strong sol-" Skipper started before he saw orange hair flying in the wind.

"NGAHHHH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Riley shrieked, ripping more hair out before basically just letting herself fall off and talking to herself about pinecones and soft objects.

"Darn it! I told you not to leave me alone!" Todd called out before grimacing even harder.

"Take her sorry butt to the infirmary!" Ms. Mucus ordered as two Camp Kidney medics arrived to promptly put her on the stretcher.

"Lotte, how's it going over there?" Libby asked in a stressed tone.

"F-fine." She answered, eyes closed as her whole body was shaking.

"I know it hurts, but you guys have to hang in there!" Tangle called out.

"In what situation would it not hurt you idiot!" Todd called out, moving around to try to relieve the pain.

"You don't hear Natsu complaining!"

"That's because he's probably yelling on the inside."

"Monta and Eijun have actually not said a word either now that I think about it." Julie said.

"Hey Eijun! Monta! You guys doing okay up there!?" Louie called out.

"They'd do a lot better if you be quiet! I know what you're doin'!" Kagami said.

"You're accusing me of doing something because I asked a simple question. You're gonna need more evidence than that to build a case against me."

"Then why didn't you ask any of your teammates that?"

"Because I know they're doing fine, duh."

"Yeah, whatever."

Another person fell. That person, to several people's surprise, was Reimu who had an absolutely mortified look on her face for some reason.

"She's not dead is she?" Sly asked.

"Nope. But I'm glad she's gone." Courtney said.

"Why?"

"That's the look of someone that has something stuck in a place it shouldn't be."

"Oh. You don't need to tell me anything else. I got it."

Seeing that Lotte looked as if she was about to be the next one to go, Diana spoke up.

"Don't give in Lotte! I've heard you enjoy reading! Picture yourself in your favorite story!"

"O-okay!" Lotte said.

This seemed to have worked for a time, until she got to a part in the story that involved sharp objects. And that's when it came to an end.

"Sorry I let all of you down." Lotte said as she was put on the stretcher.

"Don't be. You gave your best effort. That should be commended, not condemned." Diana said, giving her a soft smile before someone else fell. She looked over and saw that it was Todd.

"Can't feel my butt. And it's you guys' fault! I refuse to believe all of you could deal with doing this!" Todd said.

"Believe it pal! How do I know? I was the previous winner!" Patsy said.

"Considering how proud of it you are, you definitely didn't cheat. So I bet you definitely have some weird condition involving your butt. So congratulations, I hope it was worth it. And for what?" He replied as he was taken off on another stretcher.

"A pinecone sitting badge!"

"Not worth it!"

"Looks like it's just you and me. We gotta hold the line!" Skipper said to Akashi.

"Trust me. I'm….. definitely trying to." Akashi said, eyes closed. He was definitely in pain but was trying his hardest to hold out and not leave Skipper by himself.

"I….. can't do it! I'm sorry!" Libby said, almost driven to tears from the pain before falling off.

"Now they're startin' to drop like flies. Who's next?" Ms. Mucus commented.

A lot of grunting was heard.

*Confessional*

Randy(Wave Breakers):

"Okay, close your eyes. You can't tell me it doesn't sound like they're taking a fat one. And no, I'm not gonna bring it up again."

*End Confessional*

Akashi made several more grunting noises.

"Don't you do it!" Skipper warned him.

"Just hang in there man! You can do it!" Aomine called out.

More grunting noises, these sounding a lot more painful/distressed than the previous ones as he was gritting his teeth too.

"Jesus. At this point, if you're looking like that, i-is it even worth it?" Morty commented.

"To him, apparently so." Rally said, a concerned look on her face too.

"Akashi! If you're in that much pain over this, then quit!"Mayuzumi spoke up, to the surprise of several people. "Is it really worth putting yourself through that much suffering over a game we might not even win?"

"Don't listen to him, keep going! The others are droppin' out! A few more and we win!" Skipper yelled out.

About 20 seconds later, Natsu was the next to fall.

"The hell happened?" Sendo asked, genuinely surprised that he was out.

"I don't know. Couldn't feel anything. Next thing you know, eyes open, I'm on the ground." Natsu said.

"Eyes open? What? How- wait. You mean you FELL ASLEEP!?" He exploded at the end. Before he could even say anything else, he was already put on a stretcher and taken away. Even if he honestly wasn't even in that much pain.

"Come on Akashi, clench those buttcheeks! Just a little longer!" Skipper said.

"Anyone that can last this long doing this and not be suffering has to have some iron buns. In this case, Johnny, Skipper and Puss. Even Eijun, Monta and Asta, as much as they're not saying anything, I can tell they're holdin' it in big time." Bobo said as the three had their eyes closed, grunting and sweating as well.

"Let's hope that eruption comes soon. This hurts to watch honestly." Isagi said.

"Then you're gonna be waiting a while." Hiruma said. "No one can deny his prolific catching. But that's not his best trait. He'll last until he can't last anymore. Monkey man's spirit is one that no one in this whole damn universe can break. It'll take killing him to do that." He thought.

Other than the grunting, it was nothing but silence.

"How's that tush feeling cat? Ready to give up yet?" Skipper taunted Puss.

"Not even close." Puss declared.

"How about you blondie?"

"Never! Momma ain't raise no sissy! Maybe a coward at times, but definitely not a sissy!" Johnny declared before a thud was heard.

"Looks like Skipper's the last one left on his team." Jane commented. "Not looking too good."

"Welp, we lost." Bren said.

"DARN IT AKASHI! I TOLD YA TO HOLD OUT! Fine! I'll do it myself!" Skipper declared.

More time of mostly silence passed. Asta, sinking down onto the pile of pinecones he was on to try to get into a more comfortable position, unsurprisingly didn't help and made it worse, causing him to immediately react and jump off, howling in pain before falling on the ground.

"I'm okay."

"Yeah, I doubt that. Someone take him to the infirmary, please." Noelle said.

"Tell me Bass, do robots feel pain? Because I sure as heck don't." Skipper said.

"Big talk from the person on the team that's close to losing." Bass said.

"Close isn't the same thing as defeat! You'll find that out soon enough!"

"Whatever you say penguin." Bass scoffed.

A minute passed and there were no additional losses.

"Dude, what the hell are their butts made of?" Kagami said.

"Steel. Gotta be. That, or they've been there for so long they literally can't feel anything anymore." Toxsa said.

"The second one seems more likely." Kise said.

It took two full minutes for someone else to drop out. That someone being Johnny.

"What happened? Did we win?" Johnny asked, before realizing he was being carried away on a stretcher and that the game was still going on. "Man….." It didn't take him long to try to go back to sleep to try and pretend this didn't happen.

"Two left. Who's gonna be next? I bet it's gonna be you." Skipper said to Bass.

"You can talk all you want. It's not going to save you." Bass replied.

More time passed and no one was budging. This caused Chris to whisper something in Jane's ear.

"An interesting idea. Let's see if Ms. Mucus likes it." She said before whispering said idea into her ear. The warthog's eyes widened for a second before returning to normal.

"Not a problem. I've got just the thing." Ms. Mucus said before whispering into Chris' ear. Afterwards, she said,. "Squirrel scouts! Come with me!"

All of said Scouts left with her.

"Where are they going?" Raj wondered.

"Maybe they went to get the cookies ready?" Lazlo proposed.

"No way this is the last game. It was only the third one." Raj said.

"Now you've got me worried. If it is, then Skipper has to win this." Bren said.

"He hasn't folded yet. Who's to say he can't." Isagi said.

"But neither have the others left."

"You've got nothing to worry about! You can bend me seven ways to Sunday, but never will I fold or break!" Skipper declared.

"We'll see about that. You're outnumbered, and our remaining guys is someone that's persistent to the end and a robot. It's only a matter of time before we win." Hanamiya thought before watermelons came flying at them, sending Monta off, causing him to barely hang on with one hand with Eijun also sitting on the side of his own pinecone pile, having to use his hands for support to avoid sliding off.

Before one hit him, Bass shot it out of the air.

"Illegal activity! Disqualified!" Ms. Mucus called out via a megaphone. "You too! Not a disqualification but that still counts as you falling, so you're out!" She added, pointing for Monta and gesturing for him to leave.

"Illegal? What are you talking about?" Jenny asked.

"Attacking others, doing anything other than staying on the pinecones or the like is strictly against the rules and is an automatic disqualification, no questions asked!" Ms. Mucus said, also looking in the rulebook to prove it.

"You just decided to pelt people with watermelons out of nowhere! How is that fair?"

"If things were to stay as they were before, we'd be all day. So, I decided to make things a little more challenging. At any point, the Squirrel Scouts will send objects flying at you. Like Ms. Mucus said, the previous rules still apply. This also means that you cannot retaliate or defend yourself for any reason or that's an automatic disqualification. You gotta take it on the chin. Or chest. Or wherever you get hit." Chris explained.

"That's right robot! Take your punishment like a man!" Skipper said before hearing Eijun painfully grunting as he slowly slid back up the pinecone pile he was on, eventually getting back to the top. "Be more like Eijun!"

"Serious question, no complaining I promise. Is that even allowed?" Courtney asked.

"As long as he stays on the pile and follows all the other rules, I don't see why not." Jane said.

'"It honestly shouldn't be. For the sake of the competitors." Mr. Wolf. said, who had just finished grimacing from seeing him do that. "Credit to him for not giving up, but I know that has to be killing him."

"He looks like he's about to be in tears. I think everyone knows and sees that it's killing him clear as day. " Aomine said, referring to how he looked as if he was sucking his face in.

"Even if it is, he doesn't care. You all should have picked up on that during the racing challenge." Miyuki thought.

"And then there were three!" Jane commentated.

"The will of a fearless hero and a pitcher is nothing compared to the will of a war veteran! And you're about to find that out!" Skipper declared.

"I disagree. I think our bout in the last season should have proved that." Puss countered.

"That was then. This is now! Under completely different conditions and circumstances!"

A minute passed. No one fell. Nothing was sent at them either.

"Come on, give up Eijun! You can't hope to win. There's no shame in getting this far and quitting. Well, not that much shame." Skipper said to him as he was visibly struggling. And suffering as he was also sweating. But trying to contain that pain to stay upright.

"You've been talking…. the whole…. game. Why….. don't you just….. shut up and play!" Eijun said, trying to adjust how he was sitting to try to find some way to make this more comfortable.

"You think asking me nicely is gonna make me stop? You're in the wrong place buddy! Because that's not how that works! You want to make me be quiet? Then prove you can beat me!" Skipper said. "You don't see him complaining! Heck, he throws stuff back at me! Weak comebacks, but better than nothin'!" He added, referring to Puss.

"Weak? No, no, no, no. Quite the opposite. And there is plenty more where that came from after I win." Puss said to him.

Another set of objects were sent at them. This time, hot sauce.

"Sweet mother of-" Puss said, having to stop himself as he was getting ready to say something that would be unbecoming of a hero such as himself. Eijun was just yelling while Skipper just sounded angry.

"Not gonna lie, the hot sauce seems like a bit much." Sly said.

"But it's also not the worst thing I've subjected people to." Chris countered.

"I still stand by what I said. And no, the villain challenge doesn't count. That was fighting. I think we already had a grasp that that was going to hurt."

"Just like I'm standing by what I said. I didn't even tell them what to throw. I just said do something to spice things up."

"Well, they definitely did that here. Gotta give them credit for that." Sly said, a slight sarcastic tone in his voice.

"As long as he can hang in there, it'll be worth it in the end." Yulaw said, referring to Puss.

"If you're blind, is it really though?" Rally reasoned. "Keep in mind, they can't do anything to protect themselves from it."

"This is the same cat that has faced and overcame Death. He will be fine." Yulaw said adamantly.

About 30 seconds later, more objects came at them. This time, it was pinecones. And still, no one budged.

And five seconds later, it was water balloons.

And then the next minute, it was hot sauce again.

"Come on! You runnin' out of ideas!? You already did that one!" Skipper yelled out, eyes bloodshot red, with the yelling making him look like even more of a maniac.

Despite Eijun's earbleedingly loud yelling again, he was fine. Until he moved. When he tried to adjust himself, he adjusted himself off the pile, sliding downward and back to the ground.

"And then there were two! Who's gonna take this next game?" Jane commentated. "A good try though Eijun. I hope you feel better after this."

"His eyes need to be washed out ASAP before the irritation gets worse." Myron said.

"Rest easy. You did your best." Kageyama said to him.

"And then there was one. Just you and me." Skipper said to Puss.

"And soon to be just me." Puss countered, eyes closed.

"What's the matter? Open those eyes! I'm not afraid to show the world what's going on with me!"

"I am sure you are." Puss simply said.

"You're gonna crack sooner or later. Mark my words."

"I am starting to think Eijun has a point. How long are you going to continue to talk?"

"As long as this game continues on."

This time Puss had no response.

"So what if you stop talking? I'm gonna keep doin' it!"

About 30 seconds later, Skipper told him to look out.

Puss laughed. "Do you really think I would fall for something as old as-" He was hit by tomatoes. "Oh." He felt some of what was splashed onto him on his lips and tasted it. "Tomato?" Skipper, after catching the one that came at him with his mouth, held it there before he spit it out at Puss. "Another one already?"

"I can do this all day." Skipper said, folding his arms.

And that was exactly how things went. For several objects and for several minutes. Until suddenly, the next object, a pack of ice, was enough to send Skipper off as heard by him falling.

"Ha ha! So you finally-" Puss started. But the second he opened his eyes, an apple hit him right in the chest. It wasn't enough to make him fall off, but it was definitely enough to make him lose his footing and putting him in the same situation that Monta was in, and that was exactly what the source of the apple wanted. That source being Skipper.

"And we have a winner folks!" Jane declared.

"What? But I heard- you. You sly fox!" Puss said, jumping back down and landing on his two feet, realizing exactly what Skipper did.

"Uh huh. You figured it out. Trust what you see, not what you hear." Skipper said.

"Damn it." Hiruma said. He wasn't happy with them being unable to win, but he couldn't deny that Skipper's strategy was a sound and clever one.

"No one's denying that Skipper's plan was a really good one. But, the apple. Was that even legal?" Hanamiya asked.

"How can you prove it isn't? The apple landed in my mouth just like the tomato! How was I supposed to be able to control where it went?" Skipper reasoned.

"That is true. Which is why the match results will not be reversed." Ms. Mucus said.

"Which means, we are officially on the board ladies and gentlemen! We're not dead yet!"

"And we really appreciate that. And we'd also appreciate it if you got cleaned up. And washed your eyes out. You look like a psychopath." Weiss said.

"A symbol of my victory in battle! Appreciate the concern, but I'm perfectly fine ice princess. Now let's get on with the next game!"

"Yeah, no. You're going to the infirmary too. Same thing with Puss." Doyle said.

"Make me, mohawk man!"

Ben was about to turn into Ghostfreak until Ruby used the bottom of her scythe to hit him in the back of the head hard enough to knock him out.

"He'll thank us later." She said.

"Yeah, no he won't." Sly said.

"Even he knows when to say thanks, I think he will."

"So I'm guessing we're going to have to play without the people that were sent away?" Ryoma asked.

"Yep. Play on! You've got plenty of people, so this shouldn't be an issue. Unless it was a case of you getting carried and that person's gone. And if that ends up being the case and you just fall apart, that sounds like a personal problem." Chris said. "Jane? What's the next game?"

"Ooh, this next one's going to be so good! This way everyone!" Jane said giddily.

Madison Squirrel Garden

The contestants filed into a medieval arena.

"Welcome everyone to Madison Squirrel Garden! Our very own medieval arena!" Jane announced.

"An MSG reference huh? Nice." Kagami said.

"Doesn't look like much of an arena to me. Kind of a disservice to the reference source actually." Aomine said.

"It's a camp. Cut it some slack. At least they tried." Adrien said.

"So, what exactly are we going to be doing here?" Kurt asked.

"Easy. You'll pick one person to send out and try to tame a raging bull!" Patsy answered.

"Huh. Honestly thought we'd be fighting each other. But alright. With who we've got here, that sounds easy enough."

Chef whispered something in Jane's ear.

"Oh you're right! That actually is a good idea! Chef says, it also can't be anyone with powers." Jane said before Chef whispered in her ear again. "Oh, and you can't use weapons, tools or other items to help you like….. what is it again?" Chef whispered again. "Pokemon or Monsuno."

"Why'd you have to whisper that to her? We're right here." Randy said.

"Yeah I thought about that. But then I decided, you know what? I'll just go ahead and finish it out. Plus, Jane's runnin' the show. Tryin' not to steal the spotlight here." Chef said.

"It can still be anyone right? As long as they don't have abilities?" Louie asked.

Chef nodded.

"Alright, then we choose Maki!"

"Hey, who died and made you captain?" Dewey asked.

"No one, but it makes the most sense."

"To be fair, he didn't make a bad choice." Bobo said.

"He definitely didn't. Alright, I'll do it." Maki said.

"Yeah, and that's not a good thing for us. No abilities but still strong is a cheat code." Toxsa said.

"To be fair, isn't Kunigami pretty strong?" Scott asked.

"Yeah, but not Maki level strong." Hailey said.

"Wait, we've got Asta right? Why don't we-" Scott started before realizing that he was at the infirmary. "Oh. Never mind."

"That would have been our best option. If he was here." Mr. Wolf said. "Alright, we're gonna have to pick someone else. But who?"

Johnny suddenly awoke. "Oh crap. I got this weird feeling. That my team needs me! Doctor, I give myself a clean bill of health! My team needs me!" He started to run off out of the room and right past Nurse Leslie, a nurse shark.

"Have a good day." Leslie said, completely oblivious to the fact that Johnny ran out with multiple pinecone scales still on him.

"I'm the verminator! I'll figure it ou-" Dwayne started before being trampled by Johnny.

"I'm back guys! And ready to go!" Johnny said before flexing. "Now, what's the next game."

"Johnny, you do realize you don't have any pants on, right?" Launch asked, trying her hardest to look away.

"What are ya talkin' about? Of course I got-" Johnny started before looking down. "Oh. Whoops! Nothin' to see here folks!" Johnny said before immediately leaving to get pants.

Reagan could only shake her head. "This guy…"

"Anyways, Dwayne, good lu-" Mr. Wolf started before Johnny immediately came back.

"How the heck did you come back that fast?" Kageyama asked in disbelief.

"I don't know. Guess you could call me, Johnny Quick. Bravo. Quick is the middle name by the way." Johnny answered. "Now, what am I doin'?"

"Going to the bleachers like the rest of us. It's one person."

"Excuse me? I am the one person. What are ya talkin' about?"

"Uh Johnny? You're not playing." Reagan said.

"What? But you guys needed me!"

"While you definitely would have been a good choice, you just came out of the infirmary number one. Number two, we made the choice prior to you getting here."

"But-"

"No buts. We've already made the decision. And we're not changing it. Now get out of the way and let's go. Besides, you wouldn't have been our first choice anyway. That would have went to Asta regardless." Hanamiya said.

"Man." Johnny said before slumping over in disappointment.

"Was telling him the part about Asta really necessary?" Reagan asked him as they got to the bleachers.

"It was to help drive the point home. He didn't look like he was budging."

"You could have been emphatic without saying that though."

He took a few seconds to mull on this before saying, "You know what? You're right. Sorry." He said before calling out to Johnny. "Hey Johnny! Sorry if I hurt your feelings. Honestly though, I appreciate how much you wanted to hel-"

"So who's winnin'?" Johnny asked.

"What?"

"Who's winnin' the game?"

"It hasn't started yet. Did you hear anything I said earlier?"

"Not really. Was it about Blaineley?"

Hanamiya had a comically deadpan/annoyed look on his face. "No, it was not about Blaineley."

"Welcome to Madison Squirrel Garden! An arena that has been the home to several glorious battles! But today, we'll be hosting a new batch of warriors from lands far, far away! And here they are! Representing the Radical Rats, Ryokan Kurita!" An announcer called out.

Kurita was seen wearing a red rat costume, blinking in a bit of nervousness from how everyone was watching him.

"Snap out of it ratman! You've played in football stadiums with crowds bigger than this! Ignore the scouts! It's basically just us!" Hiruma called out.

Kurita nodded before beginning to regain his focus.

"Representing the Storm Kings, Maki Zenin!"

"Was all this jewelry really necessary?" Maki asked as she was wearing a king's outfit. Weighted jewelry and all.

"And finally, representing the Wave Breakers, Dwayne Lafontant!"

"Far out." Dwayne said in a mock surfer voice before laughing and thinking to himself. "I'm never doing that again."

*Confessional*

Dwayne(Wave Breakers):

"Well, for a second there I thought I was gonna have to come in shirtless. Nope. Just a wig, sunglasses and a surfboard."

*End Confessional*

"With the Kings winning the last challenge, they'll go first. The challenge is to attempt to slow down or possibly stop the raging bull in its tracks! The less distance you are from the wall when ten seconds pass, the better! And with that, as you can see from the markings, in order to make marking quicker you must stay in place! You cannot jump, dodge, dig or do anything else to try to evade the bull! You must take the blow head-on! Attacking is not just discouraged, but it is not allowed! The person that is the furthest from the wall wins!" The announcer explained. "And finally, here is your raging bull! The assistant to Ms. Jane Doe in Acorn Flats! Ms. MUCUSSSSSSSS!"

Ms Mucus, wearing gladiator armor, busted out of the other end of the stadium, completely smashing through the door unaffected. Puffs of smoke came from her nose.

"I should have known." Edward said, knowing from experience as she was the one that dragged him around like a ragdoll the last time he "battled" in this stadium until Lazlo and the others saved him.

"You're telling me Ms. Mucus is who they have to stop?" Toxsa asked. "Then again, it makes sense. No offense."

"You might as well not have added that, 'cause that was every bit offending." Randy said.

"Yeah, but you got to. That's like something you almost never not do, unless it's intentional."

"As stated before Maki will go first! Maki, are you ready?" Chris asked.

"Yep. Let's go." Maki said, already locked in.

"Ready?" The announcer called out.

"People say you're a tough girl. Are you tough enough to stop me!?" Ms. Mucus yelled out.

"FEED HER SPINE TO HER MS. MUCUS!" Patsy yelled out to the surprise and disturbance of some of the contestants.

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"GO!" The announcer called out.

Ms. Mucus stared down Maki as she began to charge at her like a bull.

The moment Ms. Mucus collided with Maki, she was already ready, hands out to stop her.

After about 5 seconds or so, she was able to completely halt her to a stop. Heloise went to check the measurement and reported it.

"18 feet. Not bad!" The announcer said. "In fact, very impressive!"

"As expected." Weiss commented.

"Kurita! You're next!"

"Send humpty dumpty outta here! COME ON!" Patsy called out.

"AND DRINK HIS YOLK TOO!" Almondine, an owl added which caused Patsy and some others to look at her. "Too much?"

This caused the main three Squirrel Scouts to nod in confirmation.

"Sorry."

"You can't just say violent stuff just to be violent. It has to fire up your team and strike fear into your opponent! That just weirded people out." Patsy said. "Nina? Show her."

Nina cleared her throat. "LET'S GO MS. MUCUS! BREAK THIS BAT'S WINGS SO IT CAN NEVER FLY HOME!"

"A little too long but, not bad. The play on the fact he's a Devil Bat was nice."

"Ratman! Show that four-eyed twig who's the strongest!" Hiruma called out.

"Win and you get extra cookies! I'll even let you get Happy's cookie!" Lucy called out.

"Hey! I never agreed to that!" Happy interjected.

"Pinky wants Ms. Mucus to break your wings. That's mercy compared to what you'll do to her! Ikuze! BUTTUSUBUSU! YA-HA!" Hiruma yelled out.

"YA-HA!" Several team members, including even Lucy followed up with, with Kurita doing the same thing.

"Come on tubs. Let's get this over with." Ms. Mucus said.

Both she and Kurita had steam coming out of their noses.

"Ready?" The announcer started.

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"GO!"

Ms. Mucus stampeded right at him, with Kurita's hands already out to stop her. While taming a bull was a completely different animal, stopping opposing linemen just as, if not bigger, stronger, faster and/or more skilled than him and even stopping a truck once should have been more than enough experience for him.

And it was. After a few seconds, he was able to bring her to a stop.

"Let's see the measurement!" The announcer called out. "17 and a half inches! That close! Let's see if Dwayne can top it!"

"Come on!" Dwayne called out as he took Kurita's former spot, awaiting the charge as he got in a readying stance.

"Ready?"

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"GO!"

Ms. Mucus charged and seconds later, the collision occurred. Like the others, he was able to slow her down enough to eventually bring her to a halt. But unlike the others, he used a different technique, from his knowledge of warthogs, to slow her down.

"Nice work Dwayne! Let's check out the measurement!"

Heloise checked it before reporting it back, like the other two.

"Ooh! 10 inches. Sorry Dwayne!" The announcer said.

"10!?" Dwayne said in disbelief. "Wow."

"Which means Maki's team wins the challenge!" Jane announced.

"Wait, what? The challenge is over!?"

Several of Maki's teammates went from surprised to celebratory, with Maki herself breathing a sigh of relief.

"I would have thought you'd be happy. Something wrong?" Jotaro asked.

"A half-inch away from being everything. Knew all that damn jewelry was gonna be a problem. Weighed me down. So it took longer for me to really get in a good stance to stop Ms. Mucus. At least quickly." Maki explained before she was hit on the shoulder by a couple of fist taps. The source being Yang.

"But it didn't. And now, thanks to you, we get cookies." She said.

"They probably will, but I hope they're good enough for this to be a whole prize." Maki replied.

Kurita was saddened, Hiruma was unhappy and Murasakibara was even more unhappy than Hiruma was, but for completely different reasons. The latter was the first to get up and leave.

"Well, if that's the case, then they win the prize of cookies baked by the Squirrel Scouts themselves! Enjoy guys!" Chris said.

"What about the ones still getting their butts tended to?" Bren asked.

"Doyle and Heloise will bring them back. And don't worry, they'll still get their cookies. Rats, at least you don't have to send someone home today. But, you get the boring middle option, which is just going home." Chris said with Murasakibara instantly going in the portal as soon as he opened it, to his surprise. "Anyways….. everyone else, go home."

"Which then leaves last place! And you know what that means!"

"Yeah. We know." Jenny said in a deadpan voice before sighing. "Go ahead and open the portal back to the island. Let's get this over with."

"Not so fast! We've got a commercial break, remember?"

"Oh. That. Just get on with it already."

"That, I will do. Stay tuned for the elimination!"

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*Commercial Break*

"Now for a Total Drama Across the Multiverse Fun Fact!" Slinkman said.

"Focus: Camp Lazlo

Fun Fact: Cartoon Network, with its vast collection of shows, also has just as vast of a collection of video games based off said shows, whether it be online browser games, mobile games, console games, or PC games. And Camp Lazlo is no different! It's only non-crossover based video game released for gaming consoles was Camp Lazlo Leaky Lake games, released in 2006 only for the Game Boy Advance. This game received mixed reviews and notably had the pinecone sitting game which was on the actual show.

"And that is your Total Drama fun fact! Watch more Total Drama Across the Multiverse for more!" A narrator said.

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TD Short: Go Go Capcom Rangers!

Somewhere, out in a distant universe…..

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Opening(Mega Man X Style) by MyNewSoundtrack Plays

"Ah! After XX years I'm free! Time to conquer Earth!" Sigma announced.

"Alia, Sigma's escaped! Recruit a team of warriors with attitude!" Signas ordered.

Five warriors from across the Capcom-verse are summoned. Although their backgrounds, time and personalities are different, they all share one thing in common: Their desire to battle and defeat the forces of evil!

"Go Go Capcom Rangers!"

Reuben Langdon as Dante Sparda(Lightspeed Rescue Red & Titanium Lightspeed Ranger)(Devil May Cry)

Several action scenes of Dante throughout the games and from Lightspeed Rescue is seen before he suddenly unlocks a higher level of strength via Titanium Power. It then transitions to Dante giving a thumbs up and eating pizza at the end.

Johnny Yong Bosch as Zero(Mighty Morphin Black II, Zeo IV Green & Turbo Green I)(Mega Man X)

Zero was seen using his buster to blast multiple mavericks before it transitioned to a different scene where he was the Black Ranger, with his helmet being split into three, the Turbo and Zeo helmets also seen as he was in a fighting stance.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers!"

Jennie Kwan as Chun-Li(Blue Blazing Phoenix Ranger)(Street Fighter)

Chun-Li was seen performing multiple lightning kicks before changing into her ranger form and performing an even more powerful Spinning Bird Kick to send enemies back. Final scenes of her bowing, and throwing up the peace sign with candy in her hand, smiling was seen.

Patricia Ja Lee as Jill Valentine(Turbo Pink II, In Space Pink)(Resident Evil)

Jill, in her S.T.A.R.S. uniform, was seen battling zombies and talking to her comrade Chris Redfield before a transition to her in her Turbo form, using her turbo blaster to fire at robotic bats. She was finally seen in her Pink Space Ranger form saluting before reverting to normal during said salute.

TJ Rotolo as Frank West(Psycho Ranger Black)(Dead Rising)

Frank was seen hitting zombies away with his bat before it transitioned to him in his Ranger Form, sending electricity from his hands and spinning around to attack with his Psycho-rod. He then rested the rod on his shoulder like a baseball bat before returning back to normal and taking pictures.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers! You Mighty Morphin' Capcom Rangers!"

Daniel Southworth as Vergil Sparda(Time Force Quantum Ranger)(The late 6th ranger addition)

"I need more Quantum Power!" Vergil declares as he raises his Quantum Defender pistol in the air, already morphed before using his normal abilities and his Quantum Power abilities to annihilate his foes.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers!"

Roger Rhodes as Vile(Mega Man X)

Vile was seen causing destruction throughout the city before transitioning to a battle scene against X and Zero, the latter in his Zeo form.

Chris Tergliafera as Sigma(Mega Man X)

Sigma was seen battling the Maverick Hunters and the Rangers all at once before a sinister grin was seen on his face.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers!"

David De Latour as Vergil Sparda(Jungle Fury Purple Wolf Ranger)(DmC Reboot)

Vergil's back was turned before he turned towards the camera, grinning before he changed into his own Ranger form, battling the original Vergil in his Quantum Ranger form.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers! You Mighty Morphin' Capcom Rangers!"

The Rangers' Megazord was seen forming before the show logo was seen, ending the intro.

The Rangers were all seen standing before Vile and a maverick that they had defeated that looked very similar to Cammy.

"It's over Vile! Tell us where Sigma is! NOW!" Jill called out.

"You think I'd just tell you from asking nicely! You're about as stupid as you look! And I really do mean that last part with those costumes." Vile said before laughing and flying off to escape.

"Hey, we tried to be nice." Dante said.

"You're not getting away that easy Vile! Not this time!" Zero said before performing the Turbo Morph Sequence. "Shift into Turbo!" Lights were seen as he began to transform.

(Power Rangers Turbo Morph Theme Plays here)

"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!" Zero changed from his Black Mighty Morphin' Suit to his Turbo Suit.

A green go-kart known as the Turbo Cart also appeared with him for him to use.

"Hope you guys can keep up." Zero said to his team before speeding off after getting in the cart.

"Pedal to the medal Zero! We'll make it work if we can't." Frank said.

"He's already gone. And we should be too. Let's go!" Chun-Li said as they all followed him.

"You think that primitive vehicle is enough to keep up with me?" Vile said from above.

"Doesn't have to." Zero said as he already had locked onto him. "Fire!" He then fired a missile before the perspective on the show zoomed out to a TV screen, revealing that Morty was watching the whole time.

"Is that Power Rangers Morty? I didn't know you watched that. What season are they on now? Robots?" Jerry asked, joking on the last part as he watched a bit of it. "Still have those same silly looking practical effects years later. Never change Saban. Or….. did Nick buy it back?"

"No dad, that was Disney." Morty corrected.

"Oh. How far have you gotten?"

"Uh, this is the eighth episode. I've been binge watching this actually. Total Drama kinda made me want to watch it."

"Ah."

Vile was shot from the side by Vergil as the Quantum Ranger.

"You wouldn't dare. You're one of the 'good guys' remember?" Vile taunted.

"Bold of you to assume that." Before he could shoot him again in the head, he was slashed away by a purple blur.

"What was that?" Jill asked as they and Zero had caught up to Vergil.

"You call that power? Hmph. Weak." The mysterious figure said before revealing himself.

"Is that-" Frank started.

"Yeah. A fake Vergil." Dante said, seeing that this definitely looked like his brother, but with distinguishable differences to tell them apart. At least for him.

"Fake? Do you really think a fake….. could do this!?" The Vergil duplicate only sheathed his sword a bit before performing several electricity-infused slices faster than the eye could see, even faster than the original and stunning the five rangers.

"Now begone!" The Vergil duplicate declared before sheathing his sword.

The slices made their mark and sent them flying as sparks were seen on their suits. They reverted back to normal not too long after.

"Damn it! How the hell could I not see him!?" Dante said, still on the ground.

"No one could. He's faster than the actual Vergil." Chun-Li said.

"And now for you." The duplicate said.

"You may think you're me, but you're not! Let's see what's under that skin!" Vergil declared. "Computer! Assess enemy!"

"Enemy designation: Vergil Sparda. Origins: Unknown."

"Useless technology…. fair enough.I will show you my power is superior!"

"Don't make me laugh." The Vergil Duplicate said before revealing his own morpher as purple lightning was seen surrounding him as he began his morphing sequence.

Empty (Vergil DmC reboot battle theme) Plays as he transforms

"Jungle Fury! Wolf…. Ranger!" Howls were heard as he morphed.

"Is that supposed to impress me?" The original Vergil said as his duplicate finished morphing. "Come on!" He said.

"I'll destroy you and your ranger powers!" The duplicate said before the two clashed.

Devil May Cry 5 Bury the Light Plays as they battle

The perspective zooms outward again.

"Wow. I stand corrected. They're going all in for this one. It's like a movie." Jerry commented as they battled.

"Yep." Morty said, all but focused on the magnificently choreographed fight.

"Fool! You haven't even seen the extent of what I can do with my own powers and the Quantum Power together!" Vergil said.

"As I said before. Weak!" The duplicate said before they both began to flex even more of their might but suddenly, the TV goes off.

"Come on dad!" Morty complained.

"Sorry. My bad." Jerry said.

The TV was turned back on and the battle continued with it eventually going on commercial break. A commercial break transition scene played as lightning struck before the logo of the show was seen again.

"Go Go Capcom Rangers! You Mighty Morphin Capcom Rangers!"

*End Commercial Break*

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"Alright. That break should have been more than enough time for you to think things over. Now, go ahead and vote!" Chris declared.

*Confessional*

Jenny(Wave Breakers):

*Stamps Johnny*

"Sorry Johnny. But you're the best option out of everyone we could pick."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Zak M:

*Stamps Johnny*

"What, you thought I was gonna pick anyone else?"

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Bass(Wave Breakers):

*Stamps Johnny*

"Easily our weakest link. Not getting rid of him would be a bad decision."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Urien:

*Stamps Johnny*

"You leave, NOW!"

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Miyuki:

*Stamps Johnny*

"To be honest, I hope he leaves here today. But not for why you think. This is probably one of the best case scenarios of him leaving. Other than maybe a few, who genuinely hates him?"

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Libby:

*Stamps Johnny*

"Sorry Johnny."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Hanamiya:

*Stamps Johnny*

"You know, I'm glad I didn't have to apologize to that idiot. Spared me the effort of having to pretend like I was sorry. And now he finally leaves. I hope. Unless you're not using your brain, you should vote for him."

*End Confessional*

'*Confessional*

Bakura:

*Stamps Johnny*

"Really sorry Johnny. You did try your best. And make it further than a lot of people thought. That should count for something."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Yami Bakura:

"I did say I was going to make sure his luck ran out if I had to. I just decided to make it today."

*End Confessional*

*Confessional*

Reagan:

*Stamps Johnny*

"Sometimes, you have to make decisions that need to be made, even if you hate them."

*End Confessional*

"Alright, I'm not gonna surgercoat it. Only two people got votes today. Libby and Johnny. So one of you will be going home today with a bag of Girl Scout Cookies. One of you will be leaving with nothing but the shame of defeat."

"The pack of cookies goes to…."

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"Libby!"

"Yes!" She cheered.

"Guess that's it huh?" Johnny said.

"Yep. Everyone but yourself voted for you." Chris said.

"Look at it this way, if I was runnin' for president, easy blowout."

"Sure. Whatever helps you sleep at night."

"Sorry you gotta go Johnny." Reagan said. "You did great."

"Ah don't worry about it. Gotta do what you gotta do. Just like I gotta go find Blaineley! Chris! Open that portal!"

"Which one? To Blaineley or back home?"

"Back home duh! I can't go smellin' and lookin' like this. I gotta get ready!"

"Cool." Chris said, opening the portal back to his house before Johnny zipped through. Almost all of his teammates were seen waving their goodbyes to him. "The rest of you are safe. For now." He added as the portal closed. "Now, rest of you, go back home."

"I hope you're ready to answer whenever that lie about Blaineley comes up." Reagan said to Miyuki bluntly.

"I'll figure something out." He replied with, grinning.

"Figure something- I'm going home." She said, a split second away from going off on him.

"And with that, Johnny's gone! Reagan's right though. That whole thing with Blaineley and Johnny, while funny, is gonna be interesting later on if anything comes of it. But considering Johnny asked to go home, it probably won't be now. When will it be? Maybe it'll be on the next episode of Total….Drama…..Across the Multiverse!"

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A/N: Johnny is officially eliminated. Bravo to thenewsubwayguy for the suggestion of him though! Was really fun writing him!

I added the fun fact from doing research for games to include in this episode. Never played the game so I never knew this. Believe it or not, many of the fun facts and trivias included here are things that I learn while doing research. I never knew many of them prior. But I'm not gonna lie, it doesn't do pinecone sitting justice. Most of the minigames don't look all-that honestly. Compared to high tier CN games like the Ben 10 Games(With the exception of the obscure but bad Mattel Hyperscan game and Omniverse 2), this game can't hold a candle to them.

Speaking of which, the show of the next world the cast is going to also has one officially licensed non-crossover video game for consoles too that also has mixed reviews: Regular Show!

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Episode 32: A Totally Regular Episode: Compete in Events hosted by employees of The Park(Regular Show)

Working for the Weekend by Loverboy

Episode 33: In Interspace We Brawl(Title's a reference to a small playstation game): Compete in a Bakugan Battle in Interspace

Two Worlds Collide by Daniel Leblanc and Creighton Doane(Bakugan)

Episode 34: Compete in Field-Tournament-Style-Style-Up-And-Down-On-The-Ground-Manja-Flanja-Blanja-Banja-Ishka-Bibble-Babble-Flabble-Doma-Roma-Floma-Boma-Jingle-Jangle-Every-Angle-Bricka-Bracka-Flacka-Stacka-Two-Ton Rerun-Free-for-all-Big-Ball(Big Ball for short, but it's bad luck to not say the whole name)(Chowder, An Idea from 1_true_believer_3000 on AO3)

Episode 35: Grudge-by Match: Compete in Grudgby Matches in the Boiling Isles(The Owl House)

Episode 36: TDKO: 2nd Impact: Battle in Kungfubots with abilities based on each character(Cartoon Network TKO(Titanic Kungfubot Offensive) Online Video Game) (Double Elimination)

Episode 37: Holding Serve: Compete in Volleyball Matches(Haikyuu!)

Episode 38: Project: TD: Battle in Exonaut Suits with special abilities based on each character in simulated battleground-modified locations Across the Multiverse(Cartoon Network's Project Exonaut Online Game)

Episode 39: Here we go A-Gen: Compete in trials cultivated by Gen, Mr. White and the rest of the Tenkai Knights(Tenkai Knights)

Episode 40: Total Drama: Cul-de-sac Ed-ition: Help the Eds in making the best scam(Ed Edd n Eddy, an idea from G-Man 2.0 on FF Dot Net)

Episode 41:In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Battle in Simulated Star Wars Battles(Star Wars Battlefront Games)(An idea inspired by a challenge idea from Ginrai12 in another season)

Episode 42: Hold the Fort!: Compete in a Fortnite Squad Battle(Fortnite)

Episode 43: TOTAL KOMBAT II: Test your might and mind in the Test Your Might and Chess Kombat mini-games(Mortal Kombat, with the second game being based off a game mode in Mortal Kombat Deception)(Double Elimination) A/N: Elements from other fighting games may also be seen.

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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

148th - Nimona(Wave Breakers)- Nimona

147th-Rocky Rickaby(Radical Rats)-Lackadaisy

146th-Huey Freeman(Storm Kings)-Boondocks

145th-Cicini(Radical Rats)- Rabi-Ribi

144th- Blaineley(Wave Breakers)-Total Drama

143rd- Heather and Alejandro(Storm Kings)-Total Drama

142nd-Karin Kanzunki(Wave Breakers)-Street Fighter

141st-Ruby G.(Wave Breaker)-Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken

140th-Noah(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

139th-Marinette Dupain-Cheng(Storm Kings)-Miraculous Ladybug

138th-Dawn(Radical Rats)-Total Drama

137th- Dan Mandel(Wave Breakers)- Dan VS

136th- Ryoma Echizen(Storm Kings)- The Prince of Tennis

135th-Rei Hino(Radical Rats)-Sailor Moon

134th- Johnny Bravo(Wave Breakers)-Johnny Bravo