Chapter 1: Contestant Information
Summary:
All the information you need for the contestants =D
Now, LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Notes:
All OC owners will be credited, and OC owners were informed of this dw.
blame the poll
(also some tea on season 2: one of the OC owners will return with another OC =>)
Chapter Text
Hello! This is Brachy! Before we start this fanfiction, time to introduce the cast! I will be introducing the OCs first, and the non-OCs (tho you can check the you know what) Owner usernames are in Fandom (unless noted) [/ means alternate accounts]
PLEASE NOTE THAT CLASSES KINDA DO NOT EXIST, BUT THAT IS LIKELY THE ROLE THEY WOULD TAKE USUALLY.
CONTESTANT INFORMATION
LIGHTNING the Thunderbolt (from Total Drama)
Rarity: Rare
Class: Distractor/Support
Owner: ME! (featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)/@ThatLightningBolt
Information: Lightning is an athletic and strong thunderbolt, always ready for a game. He is also willing to protect his fellow toons, but has a rather… nasty and mean side that pops up when he loses, and is best friends with Pebble and Finn. Also has an astronomically huge crush on Bobette. He is also kinda dumb and has a tendency to misgender his fellow Toons. Will Lightning tackle his way through the finals and win, or will he be get the intercepting end?
BRISTLE the Hairbrush
Rarity: [idk]
Class: Support
Owner: @ShellyAndHerFriendGigi3333333
Information: Bristle is a selfless and kind Toon who likes putting others before others. However, she can be a bit pessimistic, assuming the worst of situations. Slightly intimidated by Teagan and dislikes Vee. But due to the nature of this competition, will her character get in the way of her victory?
DAVID the Magic Hat
Rarity: Rare
Class: All-Rounder/Support
Owner: @David & Friends!/@GreenSylveon10
Information: A kind and outgoing Toon, David’s magic shows are something out of this world. Despite that, he is a little bit of a perfectionist, and gets really flustered when it comes to compliments. Best friends and partners with Razzle & Dazzle. Will David spell his victory, or his demise?
CRAFT CONTAINER
Rarity: [idk]
Class: [idk]
Owner: @Sillyaliencat
Information: Unfortunately, not much available that I could find (pls let me know =D), aside from the fact that he/she can craft anything (will be using they/them pronouns bc idk the gender). Will Craft Container craft the perfect winning strategy, or get booted?
PATCHES the Stuffed Animal
Rarity: [idk]
Class: [idk]
Owner: @Icysalamander
Information: Patches is a stuffed animal Toon that feeds off the joy of children, gaining a lot of hatred from the parents. Would Patches find the win like he finds joy, or will he be booted?
AL the Robot Mouse
Rarity: [idk]
Class: [idk]
Owner: @Icysalamander
Information: Al is an introverted and grumpy Toon, who is more open to Toons he knows. Best friends with Rudie. Will Al break out of his shell, or will he be hidden inside?
CELESTIA NOVALITE the Sun
Rarity: Main
Class: Distractor
Owner: @Xxlilmxchicxtxx
Information: Astro’s little sister, Celestia is a bubbly and extroverted Toon unlike that moon. But, will that personality of hers get the better of her?
IONA the Microphone
Rarity: Rare
Class: All-Rounder
Owner: @Ionatheanchorlady
Information: Iona is short slightly crazy and loud, and according to her owner, comes from a McDonald’s dumpster (not true). Fucking hates Vee. Will Iona get the better of herself, or will she win the grand prize?
ASTRO NOVALITE the Moon
Rarity: Main
Class: Support
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Astro is a conserved and shy moon, and Celestia’s older brother. He is soft-spoken but a little formal, and prefers not to take the lead in conversations. Part of Brightney’s book club and best friends with Dandy. Will Astro shine bright in the night, or will he be concealed by the darkness?
FINN the Fishbowl
Rarity: Uncommon
Class: All-Rounder
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Finn is an extroverted and energetic Toon who has a huge interest in marine biology. Known for his (sometimes unfunny) fish puns, he is not really the best Toon at reading the room. Might have a crush on Shrimpo. Will Finn ride the waves to victory, or will he be shark food?
GLISTEN the Mirror
Rarity: Rare
Class: Extractor
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Glisten is a vain and egoistical Toon who thinks that he is perfect, like seriously. Despite this, he has his own insecurities that he only confides to his friends, especially Rodger. He also tries to hide any imperfections that he may or may not be aware he has, despite everyone knowing it. Will Glisten strut in style and dominate the competition, or will he crack under the pressure?
SPROUT SEEDLY the Strawberry
Rarity: Main
Class: Healer/Distractor
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Sprout is a friendly and overprotective Toon known for his baking skills. He can be blunt and straightforward, and is not so excitable around Toons that he is not close with, making him come across as stern. Will Sprout find the winning recipe or will he bake a disaster?
PEBBLE DANCIFER JR. the Pet Rock
Rarity: Main
Class: Distractor
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Pebble is one cute pet rock! Owned by Dandy, he is usually never far away from him… that is if he’s not spending time with Lightning or Toodles. He is energetic and likes attention, but gets upset easily. Will Pebble fetch the million tapes or will he be put in the pound?
SHELLY FOSSILIAN the Ammonite
Rarity: Main (jeez that’s a lot of mains)
Class: Supporter/Extractor
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Shelly is an extroverted Toon who likes talking about dinosaur facts. However, people usually do not notice her, especially fans of the show, so she would be surprised if people notice her. Best friends with Tisha. Incredibly close with her Toon Handler. Will Shelly discover victory, or a can of worms?
POPPY the Bubble
Rarity: Common (finally)
Class: All-Rounder
Owner: Qwelver
Information: Poppy is a cheerful and bubbly bubble who is not afraid to speak her innermost thoughts. She is close friends with Gigi, Connie and Flutter, doing activities with them. She also happens to be the face of Poppy Pop (the stamina-restoring soda brand you find in the depths of Gardenview). Will Poppy get popped into oblivion, or will she withstand the pressure?
GIGI the Gachapon
Rarity: Rare
Class: Extractor
Information: Gigi is an excitable Toon who is always looking for adventure… and rare items to collect. She is also the type to steal borrow other Toon’s stuff, and could possibly be a Kleptomaniac. Will Gigi snatch the win, or will she be caught in the act?
Chapter 2: Tomatoes n’ Toons
Summary:
Our brave cast of sixteen brave an unforgiving surprise onslaught of tomatoes, by yours truly, Shrimpo! Who will get splat, who will survive?
Notes:
Ok, get ready for this, but there will be a HUUUUUGE plot twist =D (don’t blame me blame [SPOILER])
Also if you couldn’t tell, the title of the fic is a reference to The Million Dollar Game, a Total Drama fan-series (shout out to my boi Nintendooski he’s voicing Vlad in that show)
The episode title is actually a reference to Lady Gaga’s song "Jewels n’ Drugs, which by the way is a huge skip ngl
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Jeez, what is taking them so long?… Oh! Hi there! Welcome to the latest show, live from Gardenview, the Million Tape Game! My name is Dandy, and I will be the host for this season, together with my assistant, Dyle Timesly…
Dyle: (coughs) Thank you, Dandicius
Dandy (deadpan): (sighs) Please do NOT call me that.
Dyle nods
Dandy: Anyways, sixteen Toons will compete in challenges over a span of thirteen days to win the ultimate grand prize: One million tapes!
Dyle gestures to Scraps, who pulls a lever dropping an onslaught of tapes onto Looey.
Dandy:… (whispers) All tapes contain rickrolls and boring advertisements. (back to normal) But to win the grand prize, they must brave, NO TECHNOLOGY. NO COMFORTABLE BEDS. And best of all, EACH OTHER! Who will crumble under the pressure? Find out right here, on The Million Tape Game!
[intro cued]
Dandy: Welcome back, viewers! Now, let’s introduce our sweet, sweet sixteen to the-
Shrimpo: I HATE INTRODUCTIONS!
Dandy: Dyle, please do something about Shrimpo.
Dyle drags Shrimpo away and locks him up in the Office.
Dandy: Hahah, where were we? Now, let’s introduce the first… two contestants, Astro and Celestia!
Astro and Celestia emerge from the elevator and walk into the projector room
AUDITION TAPE:
Celestia: OMG, hi Dandy! I’m Celestia, and this is my brother Astro, but you probably know him anyways… and I am PSYCHED TO BE ON YOUR SHOW!
Astro: Haha… me too!
Celestia: Well, Astro and I make an unstoppable duo, and will be a great option to root for!… PLEASE LET US IN!
Astro turns away from the camera
Dandy waves over to Astro.
Dandy: Hi Astro, buddy!
Astro: Hello… Dandy.
Celestia: OMG HI HIHIHIHIHI! HI!!!!! This is the BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!
Dandy: Haha, you two are definitely my favourite contestants, but we don’t want to run short of time… and up next, Patches!
Patches emerges from the elevator. Eerie music can be heard as he unnaturally drags his way towards Dandy
Dandy: Oh… hi
Patches just stares at the bald flower
Dandy: Let’s introduce our next contestant… Poppy!
Poppy runs out of the elevator
AUDITION TAPE:
Poppy: Hiiii! I’m Poppy. P-O-P-P-Y, I’m Poppy! I am excited to be on your show to make lots of new friends! (pops a can of Pop)
Poppy: Hi Dandy!
Dandy: Hi Poppy! So glad you could be on the show-
Poppy looks at Patches, a little scared
Poppy (whispers to Dandy): I might wanna vote Patches out as soon as possible…
Dandy (whispers to Poppy): Jeez, ok!
Poppy walks over to the rest of the cast
Dandy: Anyways, out next Toon: Lightning!
AUDITION TAPE:
Lightning: Sup, dude! Name’s Lightning. And Lightning’s goal, is to be the sha-best! SHA-BAM! Watch out, Million Tape Game, cos Lightning ain’t surrendering!
Pebble walks onto the camera
Lightning: Hey, Pebs! (pets the dog)
Lightning runs to Dandy, god-speed
Lightning: Sup, Dandy. Lightning’s here to sha-WIN. THIS. THING!
Dandy: Hahah, don’t get way too over-confident. Speaking of over-confident… here comes Glisten!
Glisten struts over to Dandy
Dandy:…Welcome, Glisten!
Glisten: Are you going to play my audition tape or wha-
AUDITION TAPE:
Glisten: Heyyy, yall. My name is Glisten, but you clearly know anyways. I am like, gorgeous and a diva. Those [censored] are going down on the ground-
Glisten falls off his chair.
Glisten: RETAKE. NOW.
Dandy: Up next, Craft Container!
A cardboard-like portal spawns right in front of Dandy, Craft Container emerges from the portal
Craft Container:…Hi!
Dandy: What a grand entry! Up next, here comes Finn!
Finn emerges from the elevator
AUDITION TAPE:
Finn: Greetings and salu-TROUT-ions! I’m Finn, and ready to dazzle your audience with my FIN-ny fish puns! I would be a great pick for-
Barnaby emerges from Finn’s head
Finn: Oh, Barnaby wants to say hi!
Barnaby waves at the camera
Finn: Barnaby and I are gonna ride the seven seas to victory!
Finn: Hey, Dandy!… LIGHTNING! Come here buddy!
Lightning and Finn dab each other up. Finn feels a slight jolt of electricity
Lightning: Stunning as usual?
Finn: You know it!
Lightning and Finn share a laugh
Dandy: Well, friendships may or may not last long here… On a side note, up next, Iona!
AUDITION:
Iona: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! These Toons think that they have a shot against me, but think again! (holds a chainsaw and runs around room, laughing like a maniac/Izzy from Total Drama)
Dandy: Hi… Iona!
Iona: Where’s the prize? ‘Cos I know I already won.
Dandy: Hahah, we’ll see about that. ‘Cos this Toon might be your biggest competition ever! Meet, uhh… Shelly!
Iona: Who’s Shelly?
Shelly waves at the cast before walking out of the elevator
AUDITION TAPE:
Shelly: Ok, this is the 16th tape I’ve recorded and sent, but hi! I’m Shelly. And I am excited to be the first winner of the Million Tape Game! I am a really friendly and knowledgeable person, which will definitely give me an edge in the competition!
Shelly: Hi, Dandy!
Dandy: Welcome, Shelly! Please, be with the rest of the cast… Up next, hold on… DAVID?!
AUDITION TAPE:
David: Ok, hello! Name’s David, and yeah, you know me for my magic shows! I’m definitely sure to give the audience a show they’ll never forget!… Pick a card. (shows five cards) Any… card.
David walks towards Dandy
David: Hi Dandy!
Dandy: Welcome!
Some of the cast is excited. Lightning is not so excited, he hasn’t seen one of his shows yet.
David:…On a side note, did you pick the three of spades? (gives Dandy the card)
Dandy:…Hold on, HOW DID YOU KNOW I PICKED THAT CARD?!
David: (chuckles) A magician never reveals his secrets. (walks to the cast)
Dandy is still stunned…
Dandy: Well then, up next… ugh, Sprout.
AUDITION TAPE:
Sprout: What’s up, Dandy! I’m Sprout. If I had to pick a strength, it’s my cooking skills. I can supply my team with delicious meals during my stay in The Million Tape Game, and that’s how I’d win. ‘Cos why would anyone vote me off-
A fire can be heard
Cosmo: SPROUT! THE OVEN’S ON FIRE AGAIN!
Sprout: Coming! Please consider me, thanks!
Sprout runs over to Dandy
Sprout: (takes a breather) Present…
Dandy: Oh, hey Sprout. Please, join the cast… and up next, Bristle!
AUDITION TAPE:
Bristle: Hi, Dandy! I’m Bristle, and I’m just here for a good time, and some friends. I will be going the extra mile for the team, helping them with anything they ask. That’s not just my main strategy, that’s what makes me me!
Dandy: Hi, Bristle!
Bristle: Oh, hey Dandy!
Dandy: Just a little tip Bristle, be very careful on who you befriend… some of them may backstab you later in the game
Bristle: Sure… thanks!
Bristle walks over to the cast.
Dandy: Up next, Gigi!
AUDITION TAPE:
Gigi: What’s up Dandy! My name is Gigi. Some Toons think you need to be big and strong, but all you need is a secret talent? Wanna know what mine is?
Tisha enters Gigi’s room, trying to find a feather duster, but the pile of stolen items fall onto her
Gigi:…(holds the feather duster) Mwehehe… They’ll never see it coming.
Gigi: What’s up, Dandy! So, when’s the challenge starting?
Dandy: Very, VERY soon. But up next, Al!
AUDITION TAPE:
Al: Ok, let me make this short and simple. I’m Al, I have no plans on making friends on this show. That’s it. (goes closer) I’m winning this for Rudie.
Dandy: Welcome, Al-
Al: Again, not interested in making friends.
Dandy:…Jeez.
Dandy: And up next, hahaha… HAHAHAHAHA!
Twisted Goob is revealed. Everyone screams and hides behind cover, but the elevator quickly sends him down.
Dandy: HAHAHA! I lied about sixteen people!
Lightning: So there’s… one… two?
Al: FIFTEEN.
Lightning:…What’s after two?
Al: (mutters to self) God Lightning, why are you this stupid… (to Lightning) THREE.
Lightning:…What’s after-
Al: SHUT UP.
Dandy: Anyways, no need to choose your teams-
Lightning: Please, sha-Lightning is a team on his own-
Al: NO ONE ASKED.
Lightning: LIGHTNING ASKED.
Sprout: Calm down-
Lightning and Al: [censored] you.
Sprout:… [censored] YOU!
Lightning, Al and Sprout shout at each other in anger, before Dyle pushes them away
Dyle:… I don’t get paid enough for this.
Dandy: Well then, Craft Container, Astro, Glisten, Iona, Patches, Finn, David and Sprout, please stand by my left.
The Toons that are called stand beside Dandy. Dandy throws them a green flag.
Dandy: Your team name is called the "Tenacious Tapes"!
The flag reveals an emblem with a tape on it. Some of the Toons snicker, while others turn their heads towards Sprout.
Sprout:…WHAT?
Lightning looks a little dejected.
Finn: It’s alright, buddy! We’ll meet each other again… right?
Lightning: Yeah. Stay strong, Finn.
Lightning and Finn fist bump, before going to Dandy’s right with the rest of the other Toons.
Dandy:… Well then. The seven of you, (throws an orange flag) you’re called the "Crazy Capsules"!
The flag reveals an emblem with a research capsule on it.
Al: Hold on, WHY AM I IN THE SAME TEAM AS HIM?
Celestia:…This is fine! I can be without my brother… this is 100% fine!
Poppy: Why do we have seven members when they get eight?
Lightning: You’re right! This ain’t fair!
The Crazy Capsules endlessly complain before Dandy snaps.
Dandy: FINE. Pebble?
Pebble runs to Dandy, panting
Pebble: BARK!
Dandy:…You’re part of the Crazy Capsules. With Lightning. Ok, bud?
Pebble: ARF ARF!
Lightning: COME HERE, BOY!
Pebble leaps onto Lightning as the pet rock licks Lightning’s face. Lightning chuckles in glee.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: With Pebble and Lightning on Lightning’s team, WE’RE UNSTOPPABLE!
Pebble: BARK BARK!
Dandy: And without further ado, feel free to explore the Projector Room before we start the first challenge-
Shrimpo barges out of the office, throwing a brick at Craft Container by surprise.
Craft Container: Oww…
Dandy: Bad Shrimpo. BAD.
Shrimpo:…I HATE NOT BEING BAD! (throws brick at Dandy)
Lightning whispers something to Finn, before nodding and attempting to stun Shrimpo with electricity. Shrimpo dodges and hits Lightning with a brick.
Lightning: OW-
Dandy: Shrimpo, if you continue HURTING MY CONTESTANTS, you’re the first one out.
Shrimpo: I HATE NO VIOLENCE!
Dandy:… You’re gonna be fired if you continue-
Shrimpo: I HATE BEING FIRED AND I HATE NOT BEING VIOLENT!
Dandy:… FINE. CHALLENGE NOW. Dodge Shrimpo’s… tomatoes. (swaps the bricks with tomatoes to make it less violent)… After fifteen minutes, the team with the most members remaining win.
Shrimpo throws two tomatoes, one at Dandy and one at Patches. Patches flops over like a teddy bear, while the other Toons scream in fear.
CONFESSIONAL:
Dandy: While I get to watch the chaos in this hidden CCTV room! Gehehehehe… (speaks to camera) Good luck!
Sprout and Astro hide near the broken elevator, now turned into a makeshift bedroom for the Toons.
Sprout: I never thought I’d see that again, but WHY IS THERE A FOOD FIGHT?! This seems so, SO WRONG.
Astro: Sprout, please keep your mouth shut or that Shrimp will-
Shrimpo barges into the sleeping quarters. Sprout and Astro quickly hide below a bed.
CONFESSIONAL:
David: I swear, Rodger was a way better choice.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: As if things couldn’t get any worse.
CONFESSIONAL:
Sprout: Haha… ahahah… (loses his mind)
Shrimpo:…Huh, guess no one is here!
Sprout snickers, as Astro tries to hush him
Shrimpo: (finds the two) PLOT TWIST! GAHAHAHAH (hits Sprout and Astro with tomatoes)
Dandy: We’ve got our first two out, and it’s Sprout and Astro!
Lightning is running to find some shelter with Pebble on tow. Pebble is wimpering in fear.
Finn: Heya, Lightning! If I were you… I wouldn’t step on this puddle of water?
Lightning: Why not? (steps on the puddle of water)
Shrimpo hears the water noises and charges towards the three.
Shrimpo: I CAN HEAR EVERY FOOTSTEP YOU MAKE!
Finn: THAT’S WHY.
Lightning: NO TIME. HIDE.
Finn and Lightning hide in a secluded corner, waiting for Shrimpo to pass them by… Shrimpo does.
Pebble (whisper): Bworf. [Phew… we’re safe!]
Al is hiding behind a couch, as Shrimpo exits the room. Shrimpo spots a conveniently-placed tomato bazooka on a couch… and picks it up.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Ok, there is no way Shrimpo knows how to use one of these things.
Shrimpo reads the instructions of the tomato bazooka.
Shrimpo: Hmm… read 100 digits of pi to activate endless tomatoes… 3.1415926535-
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Ok! I’m wrong!… But… at least I got out while I still-
Shrimpo:…I HATE CONFESSIONALS! (blasts Al endlessly with tomatoes)
Dandy (from the speakers): With a surprise visit, Al is OUT!
Shrimpo walks out of the Confessional room, which appears to be poorly erected out of a wall. He comes across Iona, who wants to use the confessional. Shrimpo smirks evilly, and uses his bazooka
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona is already hit by a tomato.
Iona:…So much for trying to USE THE CONFESSIONAL.
Glisten and David are hiding together, in a corner
Glisten: This… IS WORSE than the time Shrimpo smeared makeup all over my face-
David hushes Glisten, and points to that stupid shrimp.
Shrimpo: Come out, come out wherever you are!
David: (whispers to Glisten) Keep it down, Glisten… Glisten?
Glisten already used his reflection trick and spawns right next to Bristle.
Bristle: GAH!
Glisten: Surprise, it’s me!
Shrimpo edges closer to the two.
Glisten: Hold the applause, I- (turns around)… Hi…?
Shrimpo blasts tomatoes at Bristle and Glisten. David notices what is going on and slaps his face.
CONFESSIONAL:
Glisten:…WHAT?! I didn’t expect Shrimpo to have ultra-good hearing!
CONFESSIONAL:
Shrimpo: I HATE ULTRA-GOOD HEARING!
Poppy and Gigi hide behind some beanbags.
Poppy: This is getting really scary…
Gigi: Don’t worry, Poppy. I’ve got a plan. (takes an unsplattered tomato)
Shrimpo is about to move closer to Gigi and Poppy. Gigi goes out of hiding
Gigi: HEY, SHRIMP HEAD! TAKE THIS-
Gigi aims the tomato at Shrimpo but it… narrowly touches his feet. Shrimpo… blasts tomatoes at Gigi
Gigi: MAYDAY MAYDAY, IT DIDN’T WORK!
Poppy: GAH!-
Shrimpo hears Poppy and blasts a tomato at her.
Dandy (from the speakers): What a takedown! Looks like Bristle, Glisten, Gigi and Poppy are out, out, out and out!
The camera cuts to Dandy’s secret room.
Dandy: With half the cast out of the running, which team will win our very first challenge? Find out, right after this commercial break.
[commercial break]
Celestia and Shelly are running from Shrimpo, dodging tomatoes as they go
Shelly: I’D NEVER THOUGHT I’D SAY THIS BUT I REGRET SIGNING UP FOR THIS SHOW!!!
Celestia: Come on, Shelly! It’s going to be a fun ride as we-
Shelly: You’re right-
Shrimpo: GET BACK HERE YOU TWO PRICKS
Celestia: THIS WAY!
Celestia leads Shelly to that corner David was hiding in… the two Toons realise that they reached a dead end
David: Hey guys-
Shrimpo: Looks like it’s TOMATOES OUT for you three.
David: One… second. (smoke bombs his way out)
Shrimpo shrugs and hits Shelly and Celestia with tomatoes.
Dandy (from the speakers): Shelly and Celestia are OUT! Not so much of a wise decision to run into a dead end, eh?
Lightning hears what Dandy said about their eliminations, and is a little upset.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Real sha-funny, Celestia. REAL. FUNNY.
CONFESSIONAL:
Celestia:…I didn’t see the dead end.
Finn: Ok, so there’s hold on… six people left?
Dandy (from the speakers): Five minutes left! Better hide well or you might have tomato soup smeared all over your makeup
Glisten (from afar): NOT FUNNY.
Dandy (from the speakers): Not everyone wears makeup, Glisten.
The camera cuts to Glisten and Craft Container, inside the bedroom. Lightning, Finn and Pebble are walk into the bedroom
Glisten: Yeah, but I’m the only one here wearing makeup!
Dandy (from the speakers): Drama already? Ohoho, look at the ratings fly!
Finn: Heya, Glisten? Wanna hear a fish pun about tomatoes?
Glisten: Oh, not that stupid fishbowl again-
Finn: So, I told my school of fish to eat raw tomatoes for twenty bucks-
Glisten: BLAH BLAH BLAH NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID. SCHOOL OF FISH.
Shrimpo storms into the bedroom.
Shrimpo: PREPARE FOR YOUR DOOM! GAHAHAHAHAH!
Everyone screams, except for Glisten. He’s already eliminated. Finn gets hit but Lightning and Pebble dodge in time. Suddenly, Craft Container emerges with an impenetrable shield.
Craft Container: Stand back, guys! I got this.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container: Well, my secret talent? I can create anything. Watch. (creates a mini particle accelerator)… This thing can turn any metal into gold!
Craft Container and company are already holding back, but this time, outside of the bedroom, close to one of the elevators
Craft Container: I don’t think I can hold them any longer…
Lightning: WHY?!
Craft Container pauses for a while, trying to hold a word back.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container:…What do I look like? The Incredible Hulk?
Lightning:… FINE. Lightning will hold the shield (snatches the shield)
Shrimpo: UGH, you left me no choice… but OVERDRIVE MODE.
Shrimpo turns on overdrive mode, and blasts enough tomatoes to deflect the shield. Everyone but Craft Container and Pebble fail to escape and are hit. Lightning runs away and picks up Pebble, and hides behind a crate. Shrimpo’s bazooka is now empty.
Shrimpo: UGH, so much for endless tomatoes. (goes off to find supplies)
Lightning: Phew…
Shrimpo emerges with a filled up bazooka. Lightning and Pebble remain hidden behind the crate, but little do they know David is also hiding behind it.
Shrimpo: LOOKS LIKE THE TOMATOES ARE FILLED UP AND THE TOMATO MACHINE IS BACK FOR SOME MORE!
Lightning (snickers to Pebble): He’ll never find us here…
David:. . .Not for long…
David moves the crate with him, removing Lightning’s cover
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Well, [censored] ME GENTLY WITH A CHAINSAW.
Lightning: Uhh, haha… hi Shrimpo? So, about the time Lightning told you to… strangle yourself?
Shrimpo pauses before screaming in anger. He fires turrets of tomatoes at Lightning until it is empty. Fortunately, Pebble is still alive. David picks up one of the non-splattered tomatoes as Shrimpo leaves to refuel, and looks at Lightning with eyes saying "I got an ulterior motive"
David: One…
Lightning: Don’t you dare…
The camera alternates between the two Toons
David: Two…
Lightning picks up a tomato, protecting Pebble at all costs.
Lightning: Oh, it is sha-ON!
David:… Three.
David eyes Shrimpo and hits him with a tomato
Shrimpo: OW!
Lightning is stunned. (pun intended)
Dandy emerges from the shadows
Dandy: OH! Looks like Shrimpo is OUT! Well, since there is no Shrimpo to throw the tomatoes… the challenge is over! Tenacious Tapes, you win today’s challenge! Crazy Canisters, I’ll see you at tonight’s elimination ceremony. Follow me to Shelly’s room to cast a vote… and see who’s blasting off!
Lightning: DANG IT!… Well Pebs, at least we did great.
David: Hahah, I scared you, didn’t I?
Lightning looks at David, slightly confused but a little frustrated.
David: If Shrimpo hadn’t gone hyper mode, you would’ve won.
Shrimpo is about to walk over to the two in anger, as Lightning readies his tomato.
Lightning: Stand back… Lightning’s gonna do something… silly.
David steps aside as Lightning lands a hit on Shrimpo, knocking him out.
David:…You’re a cool dude, Lightning. I’ll make sure you stay in case I get to vote. High-five?
Lightning: Sure.
David and Lightning high-five
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: THAT WAS EPIC!
CONFESSIONAL:
David is attempting to shake the electric shock off his hand.
CONFESSIONAL:
David: The moment I saw a tomato roll off next to me… the idea of knocking Shrimpo himself out struck. I’m such a genius.
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
The Crazy Canisters are in Shelly’s room. Dandy is standing on a bench, with a ballot box. Dyle and Yatta are standing next to Dandy
Dandy: Welcome, Crazy Canisters to your first elimination ceremony! Before we start, please write down the Toon you want to vote out, and drop it into this box.
The Crazy Canisters take turns to submit their votes. Lightning looks a bit upset, but helps Pebble vote anyway.
Dandy: Well then! The votes are in. Dyle, tell us why some of you… might be going home.
Dyle: Lightning?
Lightning: WHAT?!
Dyle: You could’ve prevented the Tapes from winning by hitting David. You HAD the chance.
Lightning: DON’T BLAME LIGHTNING-
Dyle: And Celestia… you took Shelly down with you by going into a dead end while being CHASED BY SHRIMPO.
Celestia:…
Lightning glares at Celestia.
Dandy: Well then! If you do not get a piece of candy, you can kiss the million tapes goodbye! Now, Yatta, who will get the first candy?
Yatta:…Shelly!
Yatta throws a candy at Shelly with one of her tails. Shelly catches it.
Yatta:…Bristle!
Bristle catches the candy
Yatta: Gigi and Poppy!
Poppy catches the candy. Gigi gets hit.
Gigi: OW!
Yatta: Pebble!
Pebble catches his candy and eats it.
Yatta:…Al!
Al catches the candy and is slightly amused… Lightning might be going home.
Dandy: Well then, who will final candy go to…? Celestia, or Lightning?
The camera alternates between Celestia and Lightning. Both are anxious. Al is hoping Lightning gets voted out…
Yatta: LIGHTNING!
Lightning jumps up and catches his candy. Al looks slightly disappointed but shrugs it off.
Dandy: Looks like Celestia’s sadly… going home.
Celestia looks down in disappointment.
CONFESSIONAL:
Celestia: It was just one mistake… I really hoped that I could spend some time with my brother Astro and maybe meet some new friends, but ah. The time has came… A little too early.
Dandy: Well then, Celestia. Follow me to the Elevator of Shame!
Celestia is about to enter the Elevator of Shame but Astro catches her eye. Astro stowed away case he had to see Celestia off.
Celestia:…Astro?
Astro: I’m so sorry you had to leave early…
Celestia: It’s alright. Win this for me, ok?
Astro: I don’t know…
Celestia: Come on, big bro! You can do anything!
Astro:…You’re right.
Celestia waves her big brother goodbye as Astro reluctantly waves back. The elevator doors close.
Dandy: Well then! Looks like we’re starting this season off with a tearful goodbye! But, who will crumble under the tomatoes and pressure? Who will brave through it all? Find out, right here, on the Million Tape Game!
Notes:
Ok, that plot twist was actually from @David & Friends! (during the RP). It was really fun deciding the ending of the challenge in the original RP back in April =D, and the candy given out by Yatta was a nice touch (the RPer for Yatta wasn’t online sadly).
The only things that remained unchanged was the activation requirement for the bazooka, the David and Lightning scene and HEATHERS REFERENCE!!!
Anyways, statistics:
Survivors:
Tenacious Tapes: David, Craft Container
Crazy Capsules: Pebbleand Eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Craft Container, Astro, Glisten, Iona, Patches, Finn, David and Sprout
Crazy Capsules: Lightning, Pebble, Bristle, Al, Shelly, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated: CelestiaElimination Order:
16. Celestia
Chapter 3: Artn’t You Getting Along?
Summary:
The remaining 15 doodle their hearts out on their latest muse — Dandy with Tapes. Art fights break loose and more rivalries start, as Toons start getting closer together. Who will draw the winning masterpiece and who will have to go to art school?
Notes:
Well, this is more of a "you can mingle with anyone" kind of challenge, similar to the Awake-a-Thon from Total Drama Island ‘07 ("The Big Sleep") and Disventure Camp 2 ("Open Your Eyes"), except that Toons will not be sleep deprived but rather doodling, crying and arguing about who can draw better.
Also confessionals explaining the Toons’ backstories, similar to some of them from Disventure Camp, return =D
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time on the Million Tape Game, our sweet sixteen were thrown into our first challenge thanks to Shrimpo! It was pure chaos! Confessionals were interrupted, Toons got led astray or caught, and even alliances were formed! But in the end, it was Astro’s younger sister, Celestia, who got the splatting end. I’ll miss her… Anyways, who will grow as we throw, and who will be rotten right to the core? Find out, right here, on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
Sprout is cooking some scrambled eggs for the remaining fifteen Toons in the makeshift kitchen
Sprout: Ok… now add a dash of pepper and…
Meanwhile, a few Toons are waiting impatiently for Sprout to finish cooking
Lightning: This is taking way to sha-damn long!
Sprout (from the kitchen): I’M TRYING MY BEST HERE, LIGHTNING.
Lightning: Please, Lightning can cook up a meal within five seconds. Sha-BAM!
Al: Yeah, it would taste like cardboard.
Lightning glares at Al in anger.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: What? I was speaking from experience here.
Gigi: You doing ok, bud?
Sprout appears on a separate panel
Sprout: Yeah! Just missing a little secret ingredient… hold on. WHERE IS IT?!
Sprout’s panel moves aside as Sprout barges out of the kitchen.
Sprout: WHERE IS THAT SECRET INGREDIENT? WHO TOOK IT?
Glisten: If someone took it, maybe it isn’t so much of a secret after all…
A few Toons snicker, while some are wholly unamused by Glisten’s snarky remark.
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi holds a can of secret ingredient
Gigi: MWEHEHEHEHE! Time to look into that secret ingredient…
Gigi opens the can, and finds nothing inside, except a crumpled note. Gigi reads the note
Gigi: Love?… Huh, oh so that’s why Sprout’s cooking is tasty.
Sprout: Ok, is no one going to admit that you took it?
No answers
Sprout: Fine. I’ll make more of it myself!
Sprout storms back into the kitchen. Finn and Lightning share a little, confused glance.
Lightning: You can make secret ingredients?
Finn: With your imagination, kind of?
Lightning: Sha-cool!
Sprout is screaming in the kitchen. Bristle runs into the kitchen to check on him
Bristle: SPROUT!
Sprout: Yeah, Bristle?
Bristle: Are you ok?! I heard you scream and-
Sprout: It’s fine… it’s just that our scrambled eggs are stained with Ichor.
Time skip. Sprout comes out with no scrambled eggs.
Sprout: Sorry guys, look’s like breakfast is out.
Lightning: Yeah… I’d rather drink a protein shake instead.
Pebble: Bworf… [Wanna have my food?]
Lightning: It’s fine, Pebs! Lightning packed some… WHERE IS IT?!
Gigi: I don’t know, maybe under there?
Lightning: Under where?
Gigi: HAHAHA! Lightning said "underwear"! AHAHAHA
No laughter.
Al:…That joke is overused way too much.
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, Toons! Meet me at the bean bags, pronto, for your next challenge!
Al (sarcastic):…Oh, look’s at the time! Let’s go!
The remaining fifteen meet Dandy near the Elevator.
Dandy: Welcome, fab fifteen, to your next challenge! Scraps, explain their next challenge!
Scraps: (coughs) Dandy wants you to draw him with tapes. We will judge your drawings from 1 to 10 and add up all the scores. The one with the highest score at the end of the challenge wins. That’s it-
Dandy: Also, Tenacious Tapes, I’ve got a little surprise for you! As a bonus for wining the previous challenge, you get an addition ten points.
The Tapes cheer, while the Capsules are visibly upset
Lightning: Why do THEY get the points? It’s eight against seven! NO FAIR.
Iona: It’s called skill. Something your team doesn’t have.
Lightning looks frustrated. Pebble tries to console him, but fails a little.
Lightning: Oh, we’ll sha-see about that. (scoffs)
Dandy: You guys have a total of two hours to complete your works of art. Now, let the drawing begin!
Dandy blows an air horn, catching some of the cast off guard.
Scraps pulls out the drawing supplies, and the contestants take the necessary supplies needed, except for Pebble who can’t reach them.
Pebble growls at Scraps
Scraps: Ok, I know we aren’t on good terms, but do you need help with the drawings? I can help!
Pebble: BARK BARK! [No.]
Scraps: Rude... but take this.
Scraps passes Pebble her crayon set and an A3-size paper
Scraps: This should help.
Pebble runs away with the supplies in tow.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container: Oh, this will definitely be a breeze!
CONFESSIONAL:
Bristle: Ok, I’m great at drawing stuff, so maybe I can help my teammates?
Dandy (from the speakers): No. HELPING.
Bristle: Fine…
CONFESSIONAL:
David: I. AM. SO. COOKED… I’m not that good at drawing… but my crush taught me how to do a good drawing. She loves drawing after all.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: I got this challenge in the bag, I doubt anyone here KNOWS what their doing better than ME!
Pebble struggles to hold one of the crayons, and messily draws on his piece of paper. Lightning and Iona rush their drawings in breakneck speeds, and create kinda lazy-ish drawings. Lightning’s drawing looks clearly better than Iona’s.
Lightning: BAM! Lightning’s done!
Astro gets Dandy to pose for his drawing, as he paints his figure on a canvas.
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Astro: I’m more of the traditional kind of painting, finding a muse and using them as a reference. (sighs) It’s time-consuming but will give a better result in the end.
A photo of Astro painting Celestia can be seen, followed by a montage of Celestia drawing.
Astro: Celestia kind of… introduced the fine arts to me, she is a really creative and cheerful Toon… On a side note, she got her bow from Scraps before…
Astro reappears on-screen
Astro: And she’s the first boot from the show… which saddened me a little. But if there’s any Toon I’m winning this for, it’s Celestia. I know she’ll be proud of me, no matter what the result is.
Astro: Almost there… and…
Shrimpo: HAHA! I JUMPED IN FRONT OF YOUR PICTURE, NOW IT’S RUINED! GAHAHA!
Astro: This isn’t a photograph. You know I won’t add you into Dandy’s pain…ting…
Astro realises that he accidentally painted Shrimpo on top of Dandy.
Astro:… We might have to do this again… Lightning?
Lightning rushes over to Astro
Lightning: What is it, bro?
Astro: (sighs) Stun that shrimp.
Lightning: On it. Time for him to get sha-FRIED!
Lightning stuns Shrimpo with electricity, as Astro switches to another canvas and continues painting. Meanwhile, Craft Container, Lightning and Iona submit their drawings. Craft Container’s work of art dwarfs everyone else’s drawings.
Dandy: Well done, you three! We’ll judge these artworks as soon as possible. Have some fun, relax with your friends but remember… NO INTEFERING.
Craft Container: Uh huh.
Iona: MINE’S BETTER.
Lightning: No? Lightning’s one is better!
Finn: Uhh… what is that?
Finn is pointing at Iona’s artwork, which is a stickman.
Iona: My damn art. What are you, blind?
Lightning: After seeing that thing, YES!
Dandy: Ooooh… Drama.
Craft Container sighs and goes back to the bedroom.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container: We are fifteen minutes in and they already started arguing? We’ve reached a new low, guys. New low.
Iona: SHUT UP.
Dandy: No, this is going to amp up the drama and the ratings, geheheheheh!
Sketchy (@Eeva-2’s OC): Oh uhh… Looks great, Iona!
Iona: See, at least SOMEONE has a sense of artistic knowledge!
Lightning: Lightning can sense sha-sarcasm. Like a sarcasm alarm?
Sketchy: Well, I am an artist-
Lightning loudly imitates alarm noises, pissing nearby Toons off.
Iona: How about instead of sha-yapping you, sha-SHUT UP?
Lightning: NEVER.
Dandy: Will the two ever STOP. ARGUING?! Find out, right after this commercial break!
[commercial break]
Lightning: Masterpiece? (chuckles) Not really.
Iona: Yours ain’t any better! It looked like a pig drew yours!
Lightning: At least pigs are smarter than you!
Iona: UGH, [censored] OFF!
Astro is starting to get increasingly pissed.
Astro: WILL YOU TWO QUIT. IT?!
Lightning and Iona look at Astro, a little intimidated by his anger. Astro isn’t usually angry.
Astro:…Good. (resumes painting)
Lightning and Iona awkwardly walk away, no longer arguing.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Pfft, Dandy knows that Lightning’s drawing is better.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Pfft, Dandy knows that my drawing is better.
Meanwhile, Pebble is giving it his all to finish his drawing. Pebble keeps fumbling.
Bristle: Oh, hey Pebble-
Dandy: Bristle, NO HELPING.
Bristle: But… Pebble needs help to draw. Please…
Dandy:… (sighs) FINE. You can help Pebble draw. But ONLY Pebble.
Bristle: Yay, thanks!
Bristle assists Pebble with his drawing.
David manages to finish his drawing and submits it to Dandy. It looks like a playing card, something similar to Poker or Blackjack. Not really on the level of Van Gogh but at least it’s better than Lightning and Iona’s lazy ass drawings.
David: I’m finally done… Here’s my drawing, I guess.
Dandy: Ok…
David: I know… I’m not very good. But they say practice makes perfection. So for the challenge, I decided to draw Dandy as if he were in a card deck. I hope I did well.
Dandy: Interesting… A for effort, I guess (pats David’s back)
CONFESSIONAL:
David: I think he liked… my drawing?
Looey and Yatta look at David’s work of art.
Looey: Oh, uhh… it looks ok?
Yatta: YEAH! IT LOOKS… AMAZING. LIKE CANDY. TASTES AMAZING-
Looey: Yatta… art is not for eating.
Yatta:…BUT art is colourful like candy… Tasty…
Looey: So, uhh… David?
David: Yeah?
Looey: If you win, can you spend a bit of your tapes on Yatta’s… therapy sessions? She’s starting to get a little concerning lately.
David: Oh, uhh…
Looey: Please?
David: Yeah, it’s just Yatta. She doesn’t need therapy, she’s perfectly fine!
Yatta eats a banana and crawls away in a tabletop position.
Scraps: Can I have my banana back?
Yatta crawls back to Scraps, spits out the banana, now mashed, and crawls away.
Scraps (deadpan): Thanks.
Meanwhile, Bristle is still helping with Pebble’s drawing.
Bristle: Ok, so you have to draw Dandy’s petals like this… (draws a petal)… Now you try!
Pebble: Bark!
Pebble unsurprisingly fails to draw a petal. Bristle chuckles a little, in a deadpan tone.
Bristle: I’ll draw the petals for you. You can focus on the… minor details?
Pebble stares at Bristle, without any emotion. Pebble’s drawing is already almost complete at this point.
Meanwhile, Sprout and Glisten are working on their individual pieces… rather, Sprout is making a wedding cake of Dandy and a "Toon" made out of tapes, and Glisten is making art out of sand and glitter. Finn is also doing is artwork, which is a watercolour. Glisten and Finn are in the bedrooms. Fire can be smelt from the kitchen
Finn: Boy, it does feel hot in here!
Glisten:…Thanks- (pauses and distances himself away from Finn)
Finn: Come on, Glisten! Why the COD shoulder?
Glisten: This is why.
Sprout: FIRE IN THE KITCHEN-
The oven explodes, causing cake to blow up all over Sprout’s face. Finn looks at Sprout, trying to hold back a joke
Sprout: Don’t you dare-
Finn: The oven exploded and I’m suffering from herring loss! Hahah…
Sprout and Glisten angrily glare at Finn
Finn:…WHAT?
Meanwhile, Poppy is doodling on a piece of paper. Gigi looks at Poppy, slacking off and eating some chocolate
Poppy: Gigi! You have to do something or else we’re going to lose!
Gigi: It’s FINE. I can just… (tries to find any spare drawing in her head) Hold on… A-ha!
Poppy: Woah… what is that?
Gigi: A masterpiece.
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: It looks just like what Dandy wants for the challenge! Ohoho, these Tapes won’t stand a chance against THIS!
Meanwhile, Sprout is busy cooking something in the kitchen… some salad that looks like Dandy with Tapes.
CONFESSIONAL:
Sprout: Wedding cake’s out of the menu, so I’d better improvise! And the best alternative I could think of is a nice salad. Not palatable but it should work.
Glisten is busy trying to focus on his sand and glitter art, but suddenly it starts to blow away randomly. Glisten looks up and sees Finn and Al drying their watercolour drawings.
Finn: Sorry for rocking your ship, eh! Better keep these watercolour works out art nice and dry!
Glisten: Can you PLEASE do it somewhere else?
Finn: No can do! It’s the only place with air ventilation.
Glisten: Gosh, you are something ELSE. (storms out with his half-baked art piece to do it somewhere else)
Finn just looks at the door. Al shrugs.
Meanwhile, Astro is still painting Dandy’s portrait.
Astro: Hold still… almost there…
Dandy: Uh huh-
Sprout: Oh, hello Dandy! Ready for a sscrumptious meal?
Dandy: I’m in the middle of a very important challenge entry right now, so can you-
Astro: Uhh, Dandy? I think there’s something very wrong with your portrait.
Astro reveals that he accidentally drew Sprout in front of Dandy.
Dandy turns to Sprout in anger and snatches his Dandy salad.
Dandy: This looks… wonderful!
Sprout: Really?… Thanks…
Sprout walks away. Dandy slowly turns to Astro
Dandy (whispers): This doesn’t even look like me with tapes at all.
Astro:…Can we finish up your portrait? It’s already been ONE HOUR.
Dandy: Oh, look at the time! Dyle, announce the time.
Dyle nods and runs to the office.
Astro:…Ok, now can we-
Dyle (from the speakers): ONE HOUR LEFT! Get your artworks finished or else they WON’T COUNT.
Nearby toons start panicking and finishing up their drawings faster. I know, they have their own sweet time left but again, it’s the Million Tape Game. A lot of pressure is on them.
Astro: Can we start-
Pebble: ARF ARF!
Dandy: Awww, Pebble! Want a little snack break?
Bristle is a little tired
Bristle: Gosh, Pebble really is… something else-
Lightning glares at Bristle, defensive. Electricity is swirling around his fists.
Bristle: In a good way, hahah!… Please don’t hurt me…
Lightning gestures to Bristle that he’s watching her.
Lightning: In the mood for some… CEREAL?
Lightning pulls out Pebble’s favourite brand of cereal, shaking it in front of him. Pebble jumps up and down in excitement, barking.
Dandy: (chuckles) I raised that thunderbolt well!
Astro: Ok, now can we get on with the portrait-
Dandy: I think… I need to go for a toilet break now! Be right back!
Dandy runs off to the toilets, trying to hold in his pee.
Astro: Unbelievable
Yatta: Draw me… DRAW ME! I GOT A MAGNIFYING GLASS- DRAW ME DRAW ME DRAW MEEEEE!
Astro: Fine. Stand still…
Yatta: I can’t stand still… I CAN’T STAND STILL-
Yatta leaps onto Astro and the canvas, causing Astro to tear a hole through the canvas on accident.
Astro (sarcastic): This is my FAVOURITE challenge so far.
The instrumental of "Sincerely Me" from Dear Evan Hansen play in the background as a montage of Toons finishing up their works of art starts. Glisten is focusing hard on his sand art, while Finn is rushing to submit his and Al’s watercolour paintings. Pebble accidentally bumps into Finn, but both of them share a little laugh. Shelly is working on a sculpture of Dandy, holding a tape like a golden trophy. David is showing Lightning one of his magic tricks, which goes wrong and accidentally causes Shelly to choke on dust.
David: Uh oh…
Shelly: I’m fine, it’s alright!
CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly: I know it’s an accident but… Ah, nevermind!
Poppy continues doodling on her piece of paper, as Pebble rushes back to finish his drawing.
Poppy: Just one more tape here and…
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Poppy: Well, if there’s one thing that I’d buy with the final prize of one million tapes… Lots of Pop. A lot of it that my room can’t take any more of it!
Photos of Poppy holding a can of pop, as well as kids mingling with Poppy can be seen
I’ve loved Pop to the point where I’m the face of it. So much so that kids recognise me for "Poppy Pop"!
Poppy reappears on-screen
Poppy: But again, I also want to use the Million Tape Game to show that I’m more than just the face of Pop! I want to show the Poppy part of Poppy Pop! It would be cool to be seen for who I am. On a side note, and to be honest, I’m glad I’ve got my friend Gigi with me. And we’re on the same team, so that’s a plus!
Poppy manages to finish her work of art and excitedly runs to Dandy. Gigi tags along, with her stolen painting.
Poppy: We’re done-
Astro: Please wait in line.
Dandy: We done yet?
Astro: Just a few more strokes… and voila!
Astro shows Dandy his portrait, which resembles the Mona Lisa, except with a tape mountain. Dandy is also additionally holding a tape in this portrait.
Dandy: Woah! This is amazing! How did you-
Astro: I have a slight liking for the visual arts, Dandy.
Dandy: Well can you show me around the huge, HUGE world of the arts next time?
Astro: Well, if you’re actually ready for it.
Dandy glares at Astro
Astro: I mean, sure!
Dandy: Awesome! (picks up Astro’s painting and turns to Poppy and Gigi) Got any drawings?
Poppy: Yup! A little drawing of yours, and Gigi’s got a magnificent painting!
Gigi: That’s right!
Dandy: Huh, I swear it looked exactly like the painting I lost last month
Gigi and Poppy worriedly look at each other
Dandy:…But who cares! It’s probably a coincidence.
Gigi (to Poppy): Phew!
Dandy is holding a microphone, conveniently connected to the PA System
Dandy: Alright, Toons! Ten minutes left! Better get your pieces of art ready!
The montage continues. Patches struggles a little, but gets the job done anyways. Bristle is moving Pebble’s paws to teach him how to draw… to no avail. Glisten finishes the touching finishes to his sand art and runs to Dandy, passing it to him as if he’s rushed for something. Patches submits his… eerie and abstract Dandy art. Shelly finishes her sculpture, and struggles to push it to Dandy to judge.
Lightning: Hey, Shelly! Need help from the sha-LIGHTNING?! (flexes his biceps)
Shelly: It’s fine but-
Lightning: Look, you don’t have that much sha-time left, and Lightning can speed things up pronto!
Shelly: Well… fair enough.
Lightning pushes Shelly’s sculpture to Dandy almost effortlessly.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Whew! That was sha-tiring…
Lightning: Phew, Shelly’s done!
Dandy: That looks… amazing! Shelly, where did you get the materials and HOW? HOW?!
Shelly: Well uhh, I’ve got my ways! It’s a secret.
Dandy: Awww, that’s a shame… Anyways… ONE MINUTE LEFT!
Pebble: BARK! [Faster!]
Bristle: I’m trying!…
Pebble: Bark bark! [Let me do it!]
Bristle:…Alright… But be quick.
Pebble rushes his drawing and snags it. He runs to Dandy, and pounces on him.
Dandy: Oh, boy! You’ve got a drawing?
Pebble: Woof! [Yup!]
Dandy: Just in time! (to the microphone) Attention, ATTENTION all Toons! Your challenge is now over! Put all your art supplies down!
Time skip. Dandy, Dyle and Scraps are on a round table, examining a few of the art pieces one by one. Iona’s stickman drawing is at the center.
Scraps: What is that?
Dyle: Oh my…
Dandy:… So, we give that piece of crap a 1?
Scraps and Dyle nod in agreement.
Dandy is now judging Sprout’s salad.
Scraps:…I’m craving some salad… mmmm!
Dandy: That looks like a sure delictable salad!
Dandy: Yeah? I asked for me with tapes. Not whatever that looks like?
The camera focuses on the salad, which looks nothing like Dandy.
Dyle: Now that you think about it… one point!
Scraps: Honestly, I’d give it two points for the effort!
Dandy:…One point.
Dyle: Looks like it’s two against one!
Scraps frowns in slight upset, before the three judge the rest of the art pieces off-camera
Time skip. Dandy emerges from the office, with the results.
Dandy: Alright, unsuspecting victims! We have deliberated on your works of art, and have tallied up the points. But before we start, we’ve managed to spot some ten out of ten artworks.
Dyle: The absolute cream of the crop!
Iona and Lightning glare at each other, in pure rivlary.
Dandy: The… four artworks… are from none other than…
Dyle: Craft Container, Astro, Gigi and Shelly!
Everyone claps for the four, except Iona and Lightning
Iona: Pfft, mine is way better than those.
Lightning: No, MINE IS.
Dandy: Now without further ado, the Crazy Capsules have racked up a total of 42 points!
The Capsules cheer among themselves. They might stand a chance to win despite their disadvantage
Dyle: The Tenacious Tapes would have lost with 39… but thanks to their ten point handicap, they win with 49 points!
The Tenacious Tapes cheer and celebrate the win, while the Crazy Capsules are glaring at them. Lightning is slightly upset.
Dandy: And everyone but Bristle managed to complete a drawing!
The Capsules glare at Bristle
Bristle: …What? I was helping Pebble with his drawing!
Dandy: Crazy Capsules, meet me at Shelly’s floor for your next elimination ceremony!
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
The Crazy Canisters are in Shelly’s floor. Dandy is standing on a bench, with a ballot box. Dyle and Yatta are standing next to Dandy
Dandy: Welcome, Crazy Canisters to your first elimination ceremony! And as usual, please vote for who you want out of the game on these pieces of paper.
The Toons take turn writing down their votes, with Lightning helping Pebble vote as usual.
Dandy: Well then, looks like all votes are in, in and IN! Dyle, tell us why some of you might be going home.
Dyle: Pebble.
Pebble: Bworf?
Dyle: You took up way too much of Bristle’s time. And speaking of, Bristle… you spent way too much time helping Pebble.
Bristle: Well, I don’t really think Peb-
Lightning: Lightning hears every single word you say.
Bristle: Nothing!
Dandy: Well then, ready to throw the candies, Yatta-saurus?
Yatta: OF COURSE! AL!, POPPY!
Al gets hit by his piece of candy while Poppy catches it
Yatta: GIGI!
Gigi opens up her head and the candy lands inside it like a golf ball to a golf hole.
Yatta:… FOUR FOR LIGHTNING JACKSON, YOU GO LIGHTNING JACKSON!
Lightning catches his four pieces of candy, and gives one to Pebble
Yatta: AND SHELLY!
Shelly catches her piece of candy and chows it down.
Dandy: Now, we’re down to the last two… who’s going home? Bristle, or Pebble?
Lightning looks anxious that his best bud is going home, breathing heavily. Pebble is whining a little while Bristle looks a little tense.
Yatta: The final candy goes to… PEBBLE!
Pebble leaps onto Yatta and eats his candy.
Dandy:…Well then, Bristle, I’m sorry but it’s time for you to go.
FINAL CONFESSIONAL:
Bristle: Well that’s a shame… I thought I could have a chance by being nice… but maybe that got the better of me. But ah, that’s probably the nature of those kinds of shows anyways… Maybe I’m not ready for it as I thought I was.
Bristle dejectedly enters the Elevator of Shame as it closes down and goes up
Dandy: Well then! Looks like we’ve got a kind soul out of this game! Disappointed, but honestly not surprised! Who’s going up the Elevator back home? Find out next time, on the Million Tape Game!
Notes:
You can actually find David, Lightning, Pebble and Iona’s drawings on the Dandy’s World wiki (i can assure you that these are totally not based on personal opinions). The rest are all my own imagination =D
Also Lightning and Iona’s argument actually may or may not play an important role later in the fanfic =)
Anyways, the challenge statistics:
Tenacious Tapes: 39 + 10 = 49 points
Crazy Canisters: 42 points10 pointers:
1. Craft Container
2. Astro
3. Gigi
4. ShellyAnd eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Craft Container, Astro, Glisten, Iona, Patches, Finn, David and Sprout
Crazy Capsules: Lightning, Pebble, Al, Shelly, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated: BristleElimination Order:
16. Celestia
15. Bristle
Chapter 4: Only Murderers in the Warehouse
Summary:
The remaining fourteen face each other in a more strategic version of the classic hit game, Among Us! Many wise and unwise decisions were made, making and breaking teams and alliances. Who will triumph, and who will be ejected from the competition?
Notes:
Yup, I have upgraded the original murder mystery challenge into a full-fledged Among Us themed challenge!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time on the Million Tape Game, it was one freak of an art show going on here! Our fabulous fifteen were drawing head to toe of yours truly, Dandy Dancifer with my favourite thing in the world — tapes. Some Toons had a good and easy time drawing, others… sorry Astro… did not. Heck, even Lightning and Iona went into full-blown war over the simple question: Who’s drawing was better? (whispers) Don’t tell anyone but I’m on Lightning’s side. (normal voice) Who will draw the winning masterpiece, and who will die in the art fight? Find out, right here, on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
Astro and Scraps are discussing about the show near the projector
Scraps: Yeah, I can understand that you’re upset… it’s hard seeing your sister go in this game.
Astro: Well, her elimination only pushed me to stay in the game. Not just for the million tapes, but for her. I’m doing this for her.
Scraps: To be very frank with you, I wanted to compete in this game but… all sixteen slots were filled so Dandy assigned me as an intern.
Astro: Uh huh…
Scraps: And what can I say, I kinda hate that job. Well, the bright side is that I get paid a measly twenty tapes per season.
Astro: That sounds good-
Scraps: PER. SEASON.
Astro: Oh my…
Scraps: And to smear even more salt to the wound… These two somehow got in.
Scraps point to Lightning and Pebble, who are walking down the halls with Finn.
Finn: I mean, you’ve gotta admit, it was kinda scary having to deal with Twisted Cosmo on that floor… I felt almost tired.
Lightning: Dude, if Twisted Cosmo is tiring, try Twisted Pebble. It’s another sha-thing if you’re not distracting but if you do… oh boy.
Pebble: Arf… [It’s really tiring…]
Finn: Well, as they said, BETTA get your head in the game
Lightning chuckles a little
Finn: Speaking of betta fish, they usually get tired easily…
Pebble and Lightning are intrigued.
Finn:…If you don’t install a heater that is!
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, unsuspecting victims of impending murder! Meet me at the Elevator of Shame for your next challenge!
Finn: Ooooh, I wonder what challenge we’re gonna reel in!
Lightning: Hahah, good luck bro!
Lightning and Finn fist bump.
CONFESSIONAL:
Finn: Ahhh, it’s great to have a school of buds that you can at least get along with… David enjoys my jokes and Lightning? He’s a really great friend! Glisten’s nice and all but… I’m glad that stupid kraken isn’t here.
The remaining fourteen are in the elevator, going down to a floor
Poppy: So uhh… where are we going?
Glisten: It better be comfortable-
Dandy: GAHAHAH, it will NEVER EVER be comfortable.
Glisten gives Dandy the side eye.
The elevator randomly speeds up, causing some of the Toons to panic. It opens in the Warehouse, revealing that the Toons accidentally formed a dogpile on top of Patches. Patches is not having a good time.
FROM THIS POINT ON, IN THIS EPISODE ONLY, ALL CONFESSIONALS TAKE PLACE IN A ROOM IN THE WAREHOUSE.
Dandy: Welcome to your very first two-part challenge, Among Us!
Iona: Isn’t that game dead for a while?
Dandy:…Among Us! (hums that Among Us song tune)
The Toons glare at Dandy.
Dandy: What? I’m just trying to be hip with the kids.
Thousand yard stare.
Dandy: Ok, OK! Jeez, ok!
Patches leans his head, indicating "Get on with the challenge".
Dandy: Haha! So the first part of the challenge is a game of hide and seek! The hiders have a ten second headstart, and the seeker has six minutes to find the Toons, or else they’re eliminated.
David: But what if the seeker finds everyone?
Dandy: Good question! The first Toon that gets caught by the seeker gets eliminated, so if I were you… NO. FRIENDLY. FIRE.
Everyone nods in agreement and impatience.
Dandy: Now, with my patented wheel of names, let’s see who the seeker will be… and it is… (spins the wheel agressively)
The wheel is spinning and spinning… with tense music playing in the background. The wheel slows down and lands on Patches’s name.
Dandy: Patches! You have six minutes to find your friends and your time starts… now!
The hiders run away from Patches as he closes his eyes for ten seconds. Lightning and Pebble hides behind a nearby box.
Dandy blows an airhorn, signalling that Patches is out for the hunt. He finds Lightning and Pebble and eliminates them from the challenge.
CONFESSIONAL:
Pebble is whining
Lightning: GOD DANG IT!
Dandy (from the speakers): Looks like Lightning is the first one out! If Patches can find everyone, Lightning will be OUT of the competition.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Lightning’s still kind of a loser and a jerk anyways… but… should I let Patches see me and risk losing a teammate/enemy, or should I hide and let the opponent’s team lose a member… we’re down 8 to 6 but it’s honestly kinda tempting…
Glisten (whispers to David): I never thought I’d say this but WHY IS IT A HIDE AND SEEK CHALLENGE AGAIN?
David (whispers to Glisten): JUST HIDE!
Glisten (whispers to David): But again, if we hide too well… one of our teammates is gone-
David (whispers to Glisten): I CAN’T. IT’S JUST… uhh…
CONFESSIONAL:
David: On one hand, if I let Patches find me, Lightning might be going home… and I promised I’d let him stay in the competition… but on the other hand… we’re losing a teammate… Oh boy, this is hard…
Glisten hushes David, as Patches passes by. Patches walks away and goes to inspect another hiding spot instead.
Glisten: Phew…
Patches hears Glisten and turns his head around 180 like an owl.
Glisten (whispers to David): On second thought-
David (whispers to Glisten): We’re COOKED.
Patches pauses for a while… and walks away.
Meanwhile, Finn and Sprout are hiding in the room with Delilah and Arthur’s portraits
Sprout: I’d never thought I’d say this… but DELILAH PLEASE SAVE US!
Finn (sarcastic): Oh boy, looks like that’s a GILL-iant move from Sprout Seedly here!
Patches is walking into that room, as Sprout and Finn hide behind a pillar
Sprout (whispers to Finn): I TOLD you not to call me that!
Finn (whispers to Sprout): Yeah, and YOU ALMOST GAVE US AWAY!
Patches taps Finn’s head as the two look up and sees the possessed teddy bear.
Finn: Welp, we gave it a shot!
Finn and Sprout get eliminated and thrown back to the Elevator of Shame with Lightning and Pebble. Lightning is chained to one of the lamps inside the elevator.
Finn: Lightning? Wha… what is that?
Lightning: LIGHTNING HAS NO CLUE.
Poppy and Gigi are trying to sneak past Patches to move to another room, to no avail. Patches sees Astro’s blanket behind a van and chases him before ultimately eliminating him. Glisten uses his reflection trick to quickly switch hiding spots and accidentally teleports in front of Patches… who already found Shelly.
Glisten: Aww crud…
Shelly: Glisten!
Patches finds Craft Container’s impenetrable bunker. Patches somehow guesses the combination first try and eliminates them.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container: HOW?
Dandy (from the speakers): GAHAHA, next time, don’t put the combination of your so-called "impenetrable bunker" as 1234.
Craft Container frowns.
Meanwhile, Al and Iona are discussing something behind a crate.
Al: No, I am NOT going out there? What am I, a psycho? Sure, Lightning’s a [censored] but he’s MY TEAMMATE.
Iona: If you want him out, here’s your chance!
Al: I hate to admit this, but Lightning’s one of my strongest teammates? Do I want him out this early? NO.
Patches finds the two in their hiding spot.
Iona: What can I say, that dumb teddy bear would find us one way or another!
Al and Iona get eliminated from the challenge, as Dandy announces that Patches has one minute left from the speakers
Patches starts to panic… David’s the only Toon left to find… he’s hiding inside an office room far from Patches
CONFESSIONAL:
David: God… this is hard…
Patches starts to struggle to find him, as the timer ticks down. As he starts to near David’s hiding spot, he taps on Patches’s shoulders, as Patches turns around
David: Over here! You can win this challenge, right here, right now!
Patches twitches his head in suspicion, but shrugs it off and tries to eliminate him. He poofs away, revealing that it was a clone all along. Patches stomps his foot in anger, before Dandy blares an air horn
Dandy (from the speakers): TIME’S UP!
Time skip. Patches is inside the Elevator of Shame.
Dandy: Looks like Patches has failed to find everyone within the six minute timer, so time to say your last goodbyes! Any last words?
Patches twitches his head towards David, silently swearing venegance. The elevator doors shut close on him, as it goes back up to the surface in breakneck speeds. Some of the Tapes are slightly disappointed in him.
Lightning: Look, Lightning’s sorry that our… you know… had to…
David: It’s fine…
Dandy: And as a little treat for surviving the last challenge, the Tenacious Tapes will get an advantage in the next part of the challenge. THE ACTUAL THING! What’s the advantage? Your team will have one more special role than the Crazy Capsules.
Glisten looks a little upset
Sprout: Well to be fear, Patches is starting to freak me out… so I’m kinda… glad he’s gone?
Finn: Yeah… now that I think about it…
Dandy: Now, get your roles from your respective boxes and meet me at the broken elevator to start your challenge!
The remaining thirteen run to their boxes and select their roles. Dandy looks at the camera
Dandy: What a surprise! Looks like someone’s betray- I mean… Nothing, haha! Unfortunately, our teddy bear friend had to leave the competition early… But who will win the battle between good and evil? Crewmates versus Impostors? Find out, right after this commercial break!
[commercial break]
Dandy: Welcome back! Our remaining thirteen are ready for their first ever match of Among Us in Real Life! Hmmm… I wonder what’s happening?
Finn: So, what card did you get?
Lightning: Ahh… uhh… Crew…mate? Haha?
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning:…Lightning got impostor.
Finn: Hmmm, something’s kinda fishy… oh well!
Dandy: Now that you’ve got your roles, let me tell you a little secret: Whichever side wins — If the majority of that side alive is from one team, they would win. For example, if the Impostors win and all of them are from the Tenacious Tapes, they win. So, think carefully on who you want to vote out. AND NO GODMODING.
Lightning: What’s godmoding?
Dandy:…Godmoding is something that will get you eliminated from this challenge! Killed immediately! That includes creating anything out of thin air.
CONFESSIONAL:
Craft Container: B…but I love creating anything out of thin air!
Dandy: Now, I have messed up the Warehouse a little… so if you can clean it up, the Crewmates win! Impostors can also mess up the place to make it harder. And if you spot a crime, REPORT IT with your one-of-a-kind air horns. (hands everyone an air horn) Now without further ado, let the games begin, and remember, there are THREE IMPOSTORS.
Time skip. Poppy is alone inside a room, trying to wipe a dirty table. A shadowy figure emerges from the shadows and eliminates Poppy, pouring Pop all over the counter. Finn and Lightning enter that room and sees it. Finn reports the Pop spill.
Everyone is at the broken elevator, now with a large table with a big red button on it
Glisten: WHAT THE?
Pebble: BARK! [Wha-]
Al: I was cleaning one of the vans.
Lightning: Someone poured Pop all over the table.
Everyone gasps, as if they’re in a Shiloh and Bros video.
Shelly: Anyone sus?
Iona:…SPROUT SUS!
Sprout: What? WHY ME?
Iona: Sprout’s red! And red is always sus!
Lightning: Yeah, sha-fair enough!
David: This is stupid.
Shelly: We can’t just vote Sprout without any actual proof-
Everyone but David, Shelly and Sprout point at Sprout.
Sprout: Aww crud-
Sprout gets thrown into the Elevator of Shame and back to the Projector Room. The Toons look at a conveniently placed TV screen
Gigi: Come on… Sprout was… not the impostor.
Dead silence. Everyone turns to Iona.
Iona:…WHAT?!
Iona gets thrown into the Elevator of Shame. She was not the impostor anyways, but the reveal scene is cut for time.
Shelly hands everyone a piece of paper with everyone’s specified tasks
Shelly: Ok, we’re not going to clean up the warehouse without a list of tasks, so I’d like you to do them so we can win. Got it?
Lightning: Got it.
Finn: Uh huh.
Al: Yeah, we know how this thing works.
Craft Container: Thanks!
Shelly:. . . Ok then, guess I’ll just head off and do my tasks…
Shelly realises that she assigned herself the hardest tasks but shrugs it off anyways and runs off.
Al was fixing a broken tire, when he notices a torn portrait of Astro and Austin Russo right next to the tire.
Al: Uhh guys… you might wanna see that-
Lightning and Finn see Al right next to the torn portrait and gasp.
Al: Ok, but it was LIKE THAT when I first saw it.
Al gets thrown into the Elevator of Shame, as the remaining Toons wait at the TV screen for his reveal
Finn: Ok, Al was… NOT THE IMPOSTOR
Everyone groans
Lightning (insincere): God, dang it!
CONFESSIONAL:
David: Ok, we’ve took three crewmates out, so this is a TERRIBLE START. We have to find the impostors as soon as possible or…
Glisten holds a toy knife and slowly rises behind David
David:…The impostor’s not actually behind me, are they?
Glisten: Hi!
David screams in fear before he gets thrown out off camera
Craft Container walks to the confessional room and sees Glisten vandalising the wall with his makeup. Glisten looks at Craft Container, shocked.
Glisten: Let’s just say… you did not see any of that.
Craft Container quickly pulls out and airhorn and reports Glisten’s crime.
Everyone: WHERE?!
Craft Container: Ok, you may not believe it but I SAW Glisten mess up the confessional room.
Everyone gasps
Glisten: Nonsense.
Lightning: AND SOMEONE GOT DAVID OUT!
Everyone gasps even more.
Gigi: Hold on… I saw David enter the confessional just before that happened… and right after Craft Container reported this… he’s thrown out.
Glisten: H… HOW DID YOU KNOW- I mean… haha, that’s all fanfiction pulled out of Archive of Our Own!
Everyone glares at Glisten and vote him out. Glisten gets thrown into the Elevator of Shame afterwards.
Gigi: Ok… come on… Glisten was… THE IMPOSTOR?
Everyone cheers
Shelly: But there’s still two impostors left so find them quickly!
Pebble: BARK!
Finn: Aye aye, captain!
Pebble and Finn run off.
Shelly: Say, how did you figure out… that Glisten was the impostor?
Gigi: I am a… scientist?
Craft Container: Oooh, what science stuff can you do? What is this iPad for?
Lightning: Can you sha-solve every mystery there is?
Gigi: Well uhh… yeah!
Craft Container: Cool!
Lightning: See ya around, science guy!
Gigi: See ya… Lightning… haha…
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: Girl…? Haha… ha?
Gigi faces Shelly…
Gigi: All I have is that stupid "vitals" app!
Pebble and Finn are doing some tasks together, conversing with each other while doing so
Pebble: Bark bark! [You have to admit, that was epic!]
Finn: Who knew Lightning had the ability to fight off ghosts?
Pebble: Woof! [He’s strong!]
Finn: Yeah! He’s got a huge load of MUSSEL!
Lightning: Hey buds!…
Finn: Oh, hey Lightning… what’cha up to, bro?
Lightning: The usual… crewmatey stuff, haha?
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: I greased the floor with spoilt milk… don’t tell Finn that, ok?
Lightning: And you?
Finn: Oh, just uhh… doing my tasks and all! Man these wires are hard to fix…
Pebble: Bworf… [They’re really hard…]
Lightning: . . . Well then, see ya!
Lightning walks off as if nothing casually happened.
Pebble: ARF! [He seems fine.]
Suddenly, the lights turn dark.
Finn: Lights are out!
Finn walks off to find the light switch… meanwhile, something snatches Pebble in the dark. His howls of fear can be heard, startling Lightning.
Lightning: WHAT WAS THAT?!
Pebble barks in anger, before the Elevator of Shame can be heard closing down…
Lightning changes course and rushes for the emergency meeting button instead. He presses the button but to no avail.
Meanwhile, Al, Shelly and Gigi are struggling to fix the lights.
Al: No it’s just-
Shelly: You’re flipping the wrong switches-
Gigi: YOU’RE IGNORING THIS SWITCH
Al: NO?
Shelly: Ok, we can’t do this all at once so let the best person at lights… do the lights.
Dramatic pause.
The three start bickering again, as the mystery guy snatches Al away and imitates his voice from afar.
Finally, Shelly and Gigi turn on the lights… just as Lightning calls an emergency meeting.
Shelly: WHAT?
Lightning: Ok… (hyperventilates) WHO THREW OUT PEBS?!
Astro: Not me.
Gigi: Not me.
Craft Container: Can’t be me-
Shelly: Where’s Al?
Everyone gasps.
Lightning: PEBBLE GOT VOTED OUT-
Craft Container: Anyone sus?
Lightning:…No?
Craft Container: Yeah, he definitely threw Pebble out
Lightning: WHAT THE [censored], man?
Finn: Yeah, what’s your damage? Lightning would NEVER throw Pebble out like that.
Shelly: Well, I did see Lightning running to the broken elevator when I headed for the light switch.
Craft Container: Well, it HAS to be Lightning!
Gigi: DID ANY OF YOU FORGET THAT LIGHTNING’S A DUMBASS?
Lightning:…Gigi, you said WHAT?!
Lightning tries to electrocute Gigi but Finn tries to hold him back before anything bad could happen.
Gigi: Woah, calm down bud, I WAS TRYING TO DEFEND YOU.
Shelly: All in favour of a skip?
Shelly and Astro raise their hands… Craft Container votes Lightning.
Lightning calms down and raises his hand, with Finn following his vote.
Shelly: Ok, that was close but remember, we still have TWO IMPOSTORS LEFT.
Craft Container: Yeah, we would have one if yall did NOT skip your votes.
Shelly: We can’t risk voting anyone out. If we did vote the wrong person, the impostors would have a super crazy happy fun time taking us out one by one!
Gigi: Uh huh… Got it…
Gigi walks off and does a task in a secluded room. While she’s doing that task, the mysterious figure strikes again and eliminates Gigi, before undoing any nearby tasks it could find. Moments later, Astro chances upon the sabotage and reports it.
Everyone: WHERE?
Astro: Someone undid all our tasks in one of the offices! You know, the one near the broken elevator?
Shelly: And someone took out Gigi!
Everyone gasps.
Craft Container: Well, it has to be Lightning!
Lightning: No? IT’S CRAFT CONTAINER
As Craft Container and Lightning start to argue even more, Astro finally snaps.
Astro: OK FINE. I THINK IT’S SHELLY.
Shelly: WHAT?! NO. I’M NOT THE IMPOSTOR? IT’S ASTRO, HE JUST RANDOMLY ACCUSED ME!
Astro: …Well, I just so happened to SEE SHELLY THROW PEBBLE OUT!
Lightning: It was YOU, SHELLY?!
Shelly: What? NO! I…
Craft Container: Well, I… I…
Astro: Face it, would you vote one of your teammates off this? If you vote Shelly, you could stand a chance to win. If you vote Lightning, it’s an automatic loss.
Lightning and Astro vote Shelly, while Shelly and Finn vote Astro… Craft Container hyperventilates before making his decision.
Craft Container: Yeah… I’m still voting for Lightning.
Everyone groans, before the meeting ends in a tie. Soon, the lights go out… Shelly, Craft Container and Finn rush off, while Astro and Lightning stay behind
Astro: I’ll get them at the light switch, you stay behind in case they try anything.
Lightning: Wait… you’re the other impostor?
Astro nods.
A flashback starts, starting with when Astro inaudibly hums as he casually throws Poppy out and spills her Pop everywhere. Astro finds Pebble and leads him into the Elevator of Shame with a trail of snacks. Later, Astro swipes Al away and does his best impression of Al.
Astro:…Look, I’m sorry I had to do this to Pebble but it’s the only way we can win.
Lightning: I… can’t… believe you did this-
Astro: Don’t worry, Lightning. Pebble is safe somewhere… If there’s anything that could cheer you up, Pebble will be waiting for you-
The lights suddenly turn on
Astro: Aww crap.
Shelly rushes to the meeting table but get cornered by Astro and Lightning
Astro: Any last words?
Shelly: Well-
Lightning throws Shelly out anyways, securing their victory. Dandy emerges from his secret hiding place to congratulate the two
Dandy: Well well well, looks like the Impostors have won this round!
Finn and Craft Container groans
Finn: Heh, nice game, dude.
Lightning: Thanks…
Dandy: B… b… but! Only one team can win this challenge… and you’ll have to go head to head in ROCK. PAPER. SCISSORS.
Time skip. Astro and Lightning are in Shelly’s floor.
Dyle: Ready?
Astro and Lightning nods
Dyle: Rock…
Lightning: Paper…
Astro: Scissors.
Lightning picks paper while Astro picks rock.
Dandy: Looks like paper beats rock! The Crazy Capsules win! Tenacious Tapes, I’ll see you later tonight for the elimination ceremony. Crazy Capsules, follow me back to the Projector Room.
Time skip, the Tenacious Tapes are in their first ever elimination ceremony. David is serving as a "divider" between Glisten and Finn.
Finn: For heaven’s hake, this is way more intense than I thought it would be!
David: Look, we can hope for the best… for the both of us, k?
Dandy: Welcome, Tenacious Tapes, to your very first elimination ceremony. Before we start, Dyle Timesly, tell us why some of you might be going home.
Dyle: David.
David: Wha… what?
Dyle: You had double-crossed one of your teammates in the first challenge, causing their elimination. And Craft Container… if you had voted Astro, you wouldn’t have lost.
Dandy: Well then! Your votes have been cast… but this time, I’m reading EVERY. SINGLE. VOTE. OUT. The first vote goes to… Craft Container!
Craft Container is anxious.
Dandy: Second vote?… Astro.
Astro looks unfazed.
Dandy: And looks like this vote goes to… Iona.
Iona: WHAT DID I DO?
Sprout glares at Iona.
Dandy: And oooh, which vote does this belong to… Oh, it’s Craft Container again!… And Craft Container too! And fourth person voted off the Million Tape Game is… Craft Container.
Craft Container: W… what?!
Dandy: Craft Container, time to say your final goodbyes! The rest of you, help yourself to a piece of candy!
Yatta hands the remaining Tenacious Tapes their candies while Craft Container dejectedly follows Dandy to the Elevator of Shame. He takes the Elevator of Shame, but waves at the camera anyways.
Dandy: Well then, what a shocker! Astro managed to pull a poker face, but that wasn’t enough to grant his team the win! Who will be voted out and freeze in space? Find out next time, on the Million Tape Game!
Notes:
Ok, I had to eliminate Patches and Craft Container because I have nothing to do with them in the season… sorry =(. Well, at least Craft Container had a larger role than the original RPs, so at least it’s something!
For @Icysalamander, if you are reading this message, don’t worry you’ll get your just desserts.
And for those of you who say "David just did something OOC" (looking at you @David & Friends!), I had to get Patches out as soon as possible so sorry about that… plus, he promised Lightning that he’d let him stay in the game for as long as possible in Episode 1 so… Either way, he would have done something a bit backhanded, which Dandy will use it to cause drama in a later season. (Hint: Gwen)
Anyways statistics:
Challenge 1: Hide and Seek
Seeker: Patches
Remaining Survivors: DavidChallenge 2: Among Us
Winners: Lightning, Astro
Elimination Order:
13. Poppy [killed]
12. Sprout [voted out]
11. Iona [voted out]
10. David [killed]
9. Glisten [IMPOSTOR, voted out]
8. Pebble [killed]
7. Al [killed]
6. Gigi [killed]
5. Shelly [killed]
4. Finn [lost challenge]
3. Craft Container [lost challenge]
2. Astro [IMPOSTOR, lost tie-breaker]
1. Lightning [IMPOSTOR, winner]Winning Team: Crazy Capsules
And the eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Astro, Glisten, Iona, Finn, David, Sprout
Crazy Capsules: Lightning, Pebble, Al, Shelly, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated: Patches, Craft ContainerElimination Order:
16. Celestia
15. Bristle
14. Patches [Sudden Death]
13. Craft ContainerPATCH NOTES:
- Had to remove a final seven comment made by Dandy. I made that in case there wasn’t enough space for the Among Us challenge… but since all 13 are here, it isn’t that consistent so it’s gone.
Chapter 5: Train of Thought
Summary:
The terrible twelve are stranded in a train to nowhere by Dandy’s assistant, Dyle! In their two teams, the must navigate to the front of the train in a series of quizzes involving general knowledge of the world… and each other!
Notes:
This is actually inspired/stolen from "Hot Mess Express" from Disventure Camp 4: Carnival of Chaos, which followed a similar format except it’s Truth or Dare (DC4) instead of Trivia Crack (TMTG1)
Also remember when I said everything from this point on is 100% me? I lied. @David & Friends! helped write two of David’s important confessionals, including one from this.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time on the Million Tape Game, the remaining fourteen played two rounds of the hit mobile game, Among Us! A hide and seek match forced our resident magician David to outright blindside one of his teammates because of some cross-team alliance! Not cool, bro. And who knew Astro could have a great poker face and work well with Lightning? I mean, it’s Lightning!… He’s dumb, strong and stubborn most of the time! But in the end, Craft Container got the boot, evening out the Crazy Capsules and Tenacious Tapes once more! Who will be casted out into outer space, and who will survive their star trek? Find out, right here on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
Sprout and Shelly are in the Elevator of Shame, which is opened.
Shelly: Well, Shannon left me this note after we closed, promising that she’ll come back… eventually.
Sprout: At least Shannon’s nice… Sam on the other hand… ugh! They’re strict and rules with an iron hand.
Shelly: Though you gotta admit, they saved this place from burning down many, many times!
Sprout: It was honestly pretty epic seeing them hold an extinguisher and quell whatever flames Cosmo and I caused… speaking of Cosmo, it was kind of a disaster when he first started baking!
Shelly: It’s really impressive how he’s improved so far!
Sprout: And I was never ever far away from Cosmo… until now.
Shelly: Don’t worry, Sprout! If you feel all alone here, remember, Cosmo is cheering for you at home.
Sprout: You’re right.
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Sprout: Ah yes, Cosmo! My best friend since… diapers.
Photos of Sprout and Cosmo can be seen on-camera, as well as some with Ginger in it
Sprout: He’s got the hugest heart ever, always caring for other people whenever they’re down. He even bakes cookies for other Toons and our fans! Alongside his cousin, Ginger… we make a great team!
Sprout reappears on-camera
Sprout: And Cosmo, if you’re watching this, I’m gonna give this Million Tape Game my all!
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly: Well, all that talk with Sprout makes me really, REALLY want to talk about myself a lot! Well, I’m not really the most well-known Toon her as some of you may know or… whatever. But at least I have a few Toons which I can call… friends. Like Tisha! She’s a really supportive friend, especially when it comes to my side hobby for sewing… and my Handler, Shannon. I’ll miss you guys…
Meanwhile, Glisten is still practicing his reflection trick in the bedroom.
Glisten: Still a little dizzy… AGAIN!
David walks in and sees Glisten
Glisten: Oh, hey David! Nothing of interest here…
David: Uh huh… I’ll give you a little bit of privacy I guess…?
Glisten: NO, don’t leave! I practiced my reflection trick and I got it perfectly… LIKE ALWAYS! Watch.
Glisten accidentally teleports five feet above the ground and falls
Glisten: Owww…
David: You… ok?
Glisten: I’m fine… it’s perfect! You didn’t see that… It’s all a hallucinaaation…
David slowly backs away and runs out of the bedroom.
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Glisten: Well, this Million Tape Game is my stage… and I’m the star of this show!… UGH, fine… I have to be perfect all the time, because I just am, ok! Anyways… I would spend my grand prize on not just me… I have some friends! Like Bea, Rodger… and my sister, Vanity!… You’re cheering for me back home, right? RIGHT?!
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, all contestants! Meet me in the Elevator of Shame for your next challenge!
Sprout: Oh, well… perfect timing, I guess!
A stampede of contestants are brimming
Shelly: D… do you hear that?
The rest of the contestants enter the Elevator of Shame excited. Suddenly, it closes on them are they are trapped inside.
Sprout: This… is bad.
A gas gets secretly released, putting everyone in a deep sleep
? (to walkie-talkie): I’ve got them.
! (from walkie-talkie): Good. Meet me in one of your trains.
Time skip. The contestants wake up in a train for their challenge. However, instead of Dandy explaining it, Dyle is doing so instead.
Dyle: Welcome, remaining twelve, to your fourth challenge! In this fabulous train, there are eight cabins before you reach the locomotive of the train. There, you’ll meet Dandy and win. To advance through each cabin, you need to answer one question. Failure to provide a correct answer will result in a ten minute penalty.
David: Hold on… if there’s six left in each team… and there’s eight…
Dyle: That’s right! Two, and only two of you, from each team will have to answer a second question. Now, take your time before-
Lightning: Oooh, can Lightning answer two questions? PLEASE?
Dyle:…Looks like the Capsules have their first volunteer! Any more takers?
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: No… why?
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: I’m calling this man, we are SO COOKED.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: EZ. GGs. GAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Shelly raises her hand
Dyle:…And you are?
Shelly: Oh uhh… Shelly!
Dyle: Uh huh… are you volunteering to answer a second question?
Shelly: YES! Of course!
Dyle: Good. Tenacious Tapes, please pick your two volunteers… or we’re picking them-
Iona and Glisten raise their hands simultaneously.
Dyle: Great. Now, here’s the twist… you will be spinning a wheel of different categories of questions, one of which includes questions about EACH. OTHER. But, before you spin the wheel… you have the option to get a question about one of your fellow contestants… for a chance to get a "skip ticket"!
As Dyle holds the skip ticket, angelic music can be heard. Gigi is fawning over it like a prized possession.
Gigi: Woah…
Dyle: You can use the skip ticket to skip one question you may find hard… or embarassing… anyways, for winning yesterday’s challenge, the Crazy Capsules are starting with one skip ticket!
Lightning snatches the skip ticket and glances at it. The rest of the Capsules shrug.
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: Well that’s clearly for the better of Toon-kind that the IDIOT gets the ticket.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: My precious…
Dyle: You will get separate questions for each team, and if someone selects the Personal Questions category, both teams can stand a chance to get a skip ticket. Now, let the games begin!
Enthusiastic classical music is played, as Dyle pulls out a wheel of categories.
Dyle: Now… Iona and Shelly-
Iona: Oooh, can I make this a personal question? Geheheheh…
Dyle: Sure thing!… Iona, how tall… are you, really?
Iona freezes in fear… before flipping Dyle off.
Dyle: Jeez, ok! Tenacious Tapes, ten minute penalty!
The Tenacious Tapes groans in anger
Glisten: Wow, way to GO, Iona!
Iona:…I’m going to bite your ankles, Glisten.
Dyle: Now, Shelly… Personal Question?
Shelly: YES!
Dyle:…Which one of the remaining contestants on your team… did not see one of David’s shows? As of now.
Shelly: Well uhh… I… Eenie… meenie… minie… MOE!
Shelly points at Lightning, who gives David a rather… sheepish look on his face.
Dyle: That is correct!
Lightning: OK, ONCE LIGHTNING’S DONE WITH THIS SHOW, HE’LL SEE ONE OF YOUR SHOWS, OK?!
David: Ok…?
Dyle: Tenacious Tapes, you will not be able to enter the next cabin until your ten minutes are over. Crazy Capsules, follow me to the next cabin, and oh, take this!
Dyle passes Shelly a skip ticket. The Crazy Capsules follow Dyle into the next cabin for their second question
Dyle: (coughs)… Pebble?
Pebble: Bworf? [Yes?]
Dyle: Personal question, or random question?
Pebble:… Woof, arf! [Random question, please!]
Dyle: If you say so… (spins the wheel) And looks like the wheel lands on… Food and Beverage! Pebble, what is the main ingredient in gummy bears…
Pebble: Bworf? [Gumballs?]
Dyle: Pebble, your answer is… WRONG! The correct answer is gelatin. Crazy Capsules, ten minute penalty!
The Capsules are visibly frustrated but say nothing anyways… it’s Pebble… and Lightning’s here.
Pebble: (whines) [Aww…]
Lightning: It’s ok, Pebs! We’ll get the next question right!
Ten minutes pass, the Tenacious Tapes enter the second cabin their next question, just as the Crazy Capsules are about to leave-
Dyle: Just where do you think you guys are going?
Lightning: Uhh… the next cabin?
Dyle: (sighs) Due to a lack of manpower, you will have to wait for their turn to be over.
Lightning: UGH, FINE. WHATEVER.
Lightning sulkily waits at the corner for the Tapes’ question to be over
Dyle:…Astro.
Astro: Huh?
Dyle: Would you like to-
Astro: Nope!
Dyle: Okay… (spins the wheel) Astro, your question is about… Space. Which planet was later re-classified as a Dwarf Planet?
Astro:…Pluto?
Dyle: That is correct! Please head to the next cabin for your third question.
The Tapes cheer for Astro, as he tries to cup his ears… he’s not a fan of loud noises.
The teams are now in the third cabin. This time, the wheel has a bit more "Personal Questions" spaces than it used to.
Dyle: Now, for the Tenacious Tapes… Gigi, which category would you like to go for-
Gigi: Personal. Chop chop.
Dyle: Well then… name ten naughty things Pebble has done in the Dandy’s World show
Gigi: It’s easy. Well, running away from home…
Lightning glares at Gigi, the former starting to get increasingly agitated…
Dyle: Time is ticking… tick tock! Now, for the Crazy Capsules… Finn?
Finn: Random category.
Dyle: Ok… looks like you’ve unfortunately landed on Personal Questions!
Finn: Dang it!
Gigi:…Stealing a bone from Shelly’s house-
Lightning starts to seethe in anger, putting Gigi in even more pressure.
Dyle: Finn! What is the worst dish Sprout had ever made?
Finn: Well uhh… I don’t want to say this… but uhh…
David: There’s nothing to be ashamed of, Sprout. It’s probably just one uncooked steak.
Gigi: And uhh… there was this time where… Lightning-
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Come ON, man… this is for the challenge. Don’t let it get to your head… UGH!
CONFESSIONAL:
Pebble whines in concern
Finn: Should I say this, or should I not…
Sprout: No, please don’t say this…
Dyle: You’re wasting precious time…
Gigi: Lightning and Pebble accidentally uhh… hit Boxten with a frisbee!… Or biting Rodger and pinning him down in that superhero episode
Lightning is at the verge of crashing out
Gigi: And… and…
Lightning: [Say one more thing about Pebble, and-]
Iona: JUST SAY IT, IT’S NOT THAT BAD
Gigi: I CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!
Finn: SPROUT MADE KOALA TACOS!
Dyle and the contestants gasp in horror… before a dead silence.
Finn: And I never told anyone because I am… SUCH A GOOD FRIEND (sobs)
David: Hold on, you did WHAT?!
Glisten: That is so, SO messed up.
Sprout: I… I can explain!
Finn: I’m sorry, I’m SO, SO SORRY, I SHOULD’VE GOTTEN THAT TEN MINUTE PENALTY…
Dyle: Oh my, Sprout? Not a question but can you give us a reason why you did that?
Sprout: I WAS HIRED TO… I didn’t know beforehand… and… I’m sorry…
Finn pats Sprout’s back as they move on to the fourth cabin. Meanwhile, the Crazy Capsules still stand in shock, as their ten minute penalty starts…
Dyle: Fourth question! David, would you…
David: (sighs) I’m not taking any chances.
Dyle: Good, good! Now… looks like your category… happens to be Personal Questions too!
Everyone groans in anger, as Dyle smacks his lips.
Dyle: David, rank everyone remaining in this competition from one to twelve. If you can correctly guess at least six of my rankings, you’re free to go.
David: Oh ok, I… uhh…
Ten minutes pass, the Tapes are a little upset as the Capsules enter the next cabin after their penalty. Lightning twitches his head.
David: First is… Hahah… I CAN’T DO THIS WITH ALL THIS PRESSURE (clones himself)
Dyle: GAH-
Iona: Woah…
Sprout: OH MY GOD-
David: I’m so sorry. It’s just… ahh…
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
David: Ok, that was uncalled for. I’ve had that ability since I was born, and it usually helps with my magic tricks… Where do you see the issue, huh?
Dyle: And… Lightning?
Lightning: What?
Dyle: Personal Question?
Lightning: Pfft, bring it. Lightning can take on anything.
Dyle: How did Finn and-
Finn: No.
Dyle:…Would you let me finish?
Lightning: Uhh… Can Lightning use his skip ticket?
Dyle: Very well! Crazy Capsules, please move on to the next cabin. Tenacious Tapes, I will be waiting for you in the next cabin.
Lightning passes Dyle his skip ticket as his team moves on to the next cabin.
A montage of answers starts… starting with Gigi’s impossible math problem, taken straight out of Baldi’s Basics Classic. Gigi fails to answer it correctly and grants her team a ten minute penalty. Sprout answers a question about Geography correctly and moves on to the next cabin. Gigi confesses that she cosplays to her team, while Glisten reveals that Finn has a crush on Luka from Miraculous Ladybug after a long pause. Finn blushes in embarrassment while Iona laughs at him. Lightning looks incredulously frustrated. Al correctly answers a question correctly, as the two teams move on to the next cabin.
Dyle: Now, we’re down to the final two cabins… and this time… MEWHEHEHE!
Dyle reveals that all but one space is Personal Questions.
Dyle: And from this point on, no skip tickets will be received from voluntarily answering Personal Questions.
Some of the contestants groan.
[commercial break]
Dyle: And from this point on, no skip tickets will be received from voluntarily answering Personal Questions.
Some of the contestants groan.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Oh, this is good!
CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly: No… no no no!
Dyle: Iona?
Iona: Personal Question. NOW!
Dyle: Ok… What did Glisten do on the second day you’re here.
Iona: I know… Glisten helped Gigi stole Sprout’s secret ingredient!
Glisten: H… HOW DID YOU KNOW- I mean… nothing happened!
Sprout: GLISTEN?!, GIGI?!
Gigi: What?
Glisten: Look, I can explain…
Sprout: I am not mad at you, just disappointed.
Glisten: Phew…
Sprout: AND EXTREMELY MAD.
Glisten: Well, what’s your damage, Sprout? It’s probably empty anyways, just like any mAgIc SeCrEt ReCiPe
Sprout: Well, you can take that greasy makeup of yours and shove it RIGHT up your-
Dyle: No time for that! Now, Shelly?
Shelly:…I’m taking my chances.
Dyle: Well then!… You just happened to land on… (spins the wheel)… Personal Questions! Now, Shelly, what is the worst thing… Al has done to his mom.
Al: HEY, YOU CAN’T JUST…
Dyle: It’s all in your contract! We can bring outside business in-
Shelly: Well uhh… Skip ticket!
Dyle: Very well, both teams, please move on to the next cabin for the final question.
The remaining twelve follow Dyle into the next cabin. Dandy’s silouhette can be seen from the door that leads to the locomotive.
Dyle: Welcome to the final cabin. You will be sharing the final question, so first one to answer correctly wins. Additionally, if you answer wrongly, you will automatically lose this challenge. Now… before we start-
Glisten: No personal questions.
Lightning: Agreed.
Dyle:…You know the wheel dictates the category you pick? (spins the wheel)… and looks like the category is not Personal Questions! Now… has the Los Angeles Chargers ever won a Super Bowl ring.
Glisten is scratching his head… while Lightning is… counting?
Pebble: Bworf?! [WHAT?!]
Al: Don’t just do your 1 2 3’s ANSWER THE QUESTION!
Lightning: GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES
The camera alternates between Glisten and Lightning… as muffled screaming and complaining can be heard… finally, Lightning screams the answer to Dyle’s question.
Lightning: UNFORTUNATELY, NO.
Everyone gasps: That is correct. Crazy Capsules, follow me to meet Dandy. Tenacious Tapes, wait there until further instruction.
The Capsules follow Dyle into the locomotive, while most of the Tapes glare at Glisten and Finn
Finn: Sprout did NOT know anything about-
Glisten: GIGI BLACKMAILED ME-
Meanwhile, the Capsules are in the locomotive, meeting Dandy.
Dandy: Oh, what a surprise! Looks like the Crazy Capsules won today’s challenge!
Shelly: Yup! And we couldn’t have done it without Lightning!… Right, Lightning?
Lightning is standing up, arms akimbo and smiling.
Shelly: Ah… uhh…
Lightning: You gotta admit, Lightning isn’t that dumb-
Al: What’s 9 + 10?
Lightning: Uhh… 21?
Al: You stupid.
Lightning: NO, I’M NOT!
Al continues teasing Lightning, which frustrates the thunderbolt a little bit more. The scene transitions to the Projector Room, where Glisten and David are talking to each other at the beanbags.
Glisten: And Gigi said that if I do not help her in her heist… she’s going to steal my makeup. My beloved makeup!
David: I’ll try to explain everything to them.
Glisten: And that was coming for someone that COOKED. KOALAS. What’s worse? Cooking an endangered species, or stealing some stupid non-existent secret ingredient?!
David:…The endangered species?
Glisten: Exactly. We’re voting Sprout off tonight
David nods in agreement.
Meanwhile, Sprout and Finn are discussing their vote in the bedroom
Finn: Look, I’m sorry Sprout but-
Sprout: IT’S ALRIGHT, IT’S OVER! The more you MENTION those tacos the more people are going to know about this!
Finn: Jeez, ok… calm down, Sprout!
Sprout: Calm… DOWN?!
Finn: On second thought… I’d give you some privacy-
Sprout: Look, those tacos are an accident… I didn’t know those poor koalas are going to be killed for this…
Finn: You’re right… So, do we vote Glisten off or what?
Sprout:…Vote Glisten off.
Finn: Ok!
Finn leaves the bedroom while Sprout notices something hidden between the frame and his mattress… he takes it, and it looks like a wooden sculpture of Dandy with some crumpled note beside it. Sprout reads the note
Sprout: Congratulations, you have found this hidden immunity idol! Feel free to use it to nulify any votes against anyone in an elimination ceremony, but it can only be used once… before Yatta reveals who gets candy… Interesting…
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
Dandy: Welcome, Tenacious Tapes… to your second ever Elimination Ceremony! Before we start, please write down your votes and place it in this ballot box in front of you.
The Tenacious Tapes take turns voting for each other. Glisten looks a bit worried, while Sprout is a little flustered.
Dandy: Before we start, Dyle, my good man, tell us why some of you might be going home.
Dyle: Glisten and Sprout… ugh, it’s self-explainatory… your secrets were a little messed up.
Glisten: Well, Sprout’s one makes me look like a saint!
Sprout: I… UGH!
Dandy: Before we start-
Sprout holds his Immunity Idol up in the air. The rest of the Tapes are shocked.
Sprout: I would like to use an immunity idol! On… myself.
Dandy: Very well, Yatta?
Yatta: YES?!
Dandy: Prepare the votes.
Yatta: OK! First vote goes to… SPROUT!
Sprout: Phew…
Yatta: And that goes right into this one-of-a-kind shredder!
Glisten gasps as Yatta outright eats that vote.
Dandy: Second vote… Glisten. Third vote… Sprout!
Yatta: Yum! (eats the vote)
Astro cringes as the bits of paper fly messily around Yatta’s mouth. Yatta is chewing very, very loudly.
Dandy: Fourth vote… Sprout!
Yatta: Tasty… muy exquisite.
Yatta is still eating the Sprout votes.
Dandy: And fifth Toon out of the Million Tape Game… is Glisten! That’s three votes, you must go.
Glisten: UGH, this game is rigged!
David: …I’ll miss you, bud…
Glisten: Win this for me, please?
David: I’ll try…
Dandy: UH HUM!
Glisten: Right…
Glisten follows Dandy to the Elevator of Shame
CONFESSIONAL:
Glisten: And by a sudden twist of fate, HOW DID I GET BOOTED THIS EARLY?! Sprout is literally right there with those koala tacos and you choose the accomplice? Huh, maybe most of them… Hold on… UGH! That stupid Immunity Idol nobody told ANYONE about… If only I knew it existed, I could’ve snatched it before that strawberry even touches it.
Glisten waves back at David… before flipping Sprout off as the elevator doors close.
Sprout: Yeah… that never happened at all.
Dandy: Wow, with a shocking twist of events… and one Immunity Idol, our zesty mirror Glisten is sent back home! And before we end here… (whispers to the camera) There is one Immunity Idol left in this game… (back to normal) Who will outwit everyone, and who’s going to get schooled? (gasps) Who’s going to find the next Immunity Idol and eliminate someone else a la Glisten? Find out, next time on the Million Tape Game!
Notes:
I’m sorry, but Glisten had to go. You can spite me forever for this crime but… yeah. He will return for a second season as soon as possible. Anyways, I love that little callback to Disventure Camp (where Zaid confesses about the koala tacos)… and MEAN GIRLS REFERENCE!
Heehee, plot armour!!! (because I locked in the elimination order =>)
I really enjoyed writing the MagicMirror scenes (that’s what I’m calling David and Glisten’s pairing), so that’s something.
Anyways, eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Astro, Iona, Finn, David, Sprout
Crazy Capsules: Lightning, Pebble, Al, Shelly, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated:SproutGlistenElimination Order:
12. Glisten
13. Craft Container
14. Patches
15. Bristle
16. Celestia
Chapter 6: Puzzled and Bamboozled
Summary:
Eleven of our fine first cast enter a Forest set used when Dandy’s World was up and running for their next challenge — a large jigsaw puzzle and scavenger hunt mashed into one! This is sure to wrap their heads around and about!
Notes:
This is actually inspired by "Evil Dread" (or from that rewrite: "Statue Huntin’") from Total Drama All-Stars. [with a re-used scene because I’m bored af]
I kind of needed a challenge where Lightning would struggle in… because I need a little bit of balance here. He’s won the past two challenges for his team, and I don’t want the Crazy Capsules to look like they’re hard carried by Lightning.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time on the Million Tape Game, our contestants were challenged to eight rounds of Trivia Crack in one of our most exquisite trains! Most questions involved spilling the tea on each others’ deepest, darkest secrets — Such as Glisten helping Gigi in one of her heists, and Sprout’s… koala tacos? That is so, SO WRONG… But in the end, a hidden gem the berry boy-
Sprout: Dandy, NO.
Dandy: I mean… a hidden gem Sprout found managed to get him out of a sticky elimination situation, giving Glisten the boot instead! What twists and turns will unfold, and who will be on the chopping block? Find out, right here on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
Lightning is bench pressing some weights in a newly-made makeshift gym after breakfast.
STORY CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Honestly, it’s pretty sha-cool that they’ve got a working gym in this parts… gotta work out as much as possible for whatever challenges Dandy has against the sha-Lightning! Winning is the most important thing to Lightning… aside from Bobette, of course!
Lightning shows the camera a picture of Bobette
Lightning: You know, she’s going to be so proud of Lightning’s win! sha-BAM!
David walks in, trying to find something
David: Hey, Lightning! So, you’re spending the rest of the morning exercising!
Lightning: …NINE …TEN- GAH! Hey, David, and yup! Can’t afford to sha-slack off in this competition!
David: How heavy are these things?
Lightning: I’d say… about 270 pounds or so?
David: Woah, that is heavy!
Lightning: Pfft, no big deal. Lightning’s handled heavier weights before.
David: Okay… I’ll just check in on you later, I guess-
Iona: Hi, David!
David: GAH, oh, hey Iona! Looking for something?
Iona: Nooooo?
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Remember that weird Immunity Idol Sprout found last challenge? I’m trying to find another! There’s gotta be another around here somewhere…
CONFESSIONAL:
David: There has to be another Idol here… I’ve looked almost everywhere for it!
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Lightning’s honestly… sha-shocked about this Idol thing Finn’s been telling me about all night… But Lightning does not need no Idol!
Meanwhile, Poppy and Gigi are following Pebble, in hopes of finding that Idol
Poppy: Are you sure that Immunity Idol exists?
Gigi: I’m sure of it! Finn told me about that thing last night!
Poppy: You mean, everyone?
Al and Shelly are inaudibly discussing about the Immunity Idol.
Gigi: I’m sure it exists! It’s Finn, he would never lie about anything-
Pebble: Bworf… [Can’t find it…]
Gigi: DANG IT!
Al: Ok, maybe the Immunity Idol is somewhere in a forbidden part we are not supposed to be?
Shelly: A little risky but we can try! Maybe… later tonight?
Al: Got it. Meet me at the bean bags, 12am sharp.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Shelly’s at least tolerable… not exactly a friend but whatever.
CONFESSIONAL:
Dandy: Psst! I’ve got a little secret to tell you! The Immunity Idol is actually hidden in a challenge… a future challenge. Not this one! (to the PA system) Attention, all contestants! Meet me in the Elevator of Shame for your next challenge!
Iona barges into the confessional
Dandy: GAH!
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Why does this stupid confessional room have a ONE-SIDED BEEF AGAINST ME?!
The Toons assemble at the Elevator of Shame in their respective teams. Dandy and Dyle are standing beside two ballot boxes of the Teams’ respective colours.
Dandy: Welcome, unsuspecting Toons… to your next challenge! Before we start the challenge, you’re going to be voting out one person from your team. Please take turns to vote for the person you want out.
David: WHAT?!
Lightning: NO FAIR!
Sprout: Hahah… I’m in danger!
Al: Yeah, you better be.
Dyle: Now, let the voting… begin!
The remaining eleven take turn to vote for who they want out from their team. Lightning helps Pebble vote. Soon, the votes are in. Dandy reads every single vote silently.
Dandy: Well then, since we’re running short of time and I want to… get on with this show as fast as possible… I’m going to simply say out loud who’s out of their respective teams…
The camera faces the remaining Toons, who are worried. The camera zooms in on Sprout… who feels like he’s going to get booted out.
Dandy: Lightning and Sprout! Looks like you’ve been voted out!
Sprout: Ahh… as expected…
Lightning: WHAT?!
Al: Whatever.
Lightning: What…EVER?! YOU JUST BOOTED OUT THE STRONGEST MEMBER OF YOUR TEAM!
Dandy: Woah there… I didn’t say you’re going home!
Sprout: Uhh… what?
Dyle: (chuckles) You just voted Sprout and Lightning out of your teams… and into each others!
Dandy: That’s right! Sprout, you’re on the Crazy Canisters and Lightning, join the Tenacious Tapes!
Sprout and Lightning swap teams, slightly confused but relieved. Lightning looks a little disappointed.
Lightning: Pebble… Lightning will miss you! (waves at Pebble)
Pebble whines. Shelly pets Pebble, trying to console him. Finn pats Lightning’s back
Finn: It’s alright, bud! Pebble won’t be royally scrod. And even if he is, you still have me!
David: And me! Welcome to the team, Lightning!
Lightning: Thanks guys…
Meanwhile, Sprout isn’t received well.
Sprout:…You’re still mad about the koala tacos, right?
Al: Read the room.
Sprout: I can explain…
Shelly: No, Sprout… We understand. It was one mistake! We’ve all made mistakes so embarrassing we never dared tell anyone…
Al (insincere): I mean, yeah… Especially those against mom…
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Hi, mom! I’m doing fine… just a little bit more uncomfortable because of a certain koala taco chef in the team… I’m starting to miss Lightning a little… No. You did not hear that-
CONFESSIONAL:
Al is trying to take the tape out of the confessional camera.
Al: GIMME THE TAPE… WHERE’S THE TAPE? UGH!
The elevator closes, as Lightning and Sprout settle in with their new teams. Lightning and Pebble uneasily look at each other.
CONFESSIONAL:
Pebble: Bworf… bark bark! ARF! [I’ll miss Lightning… but if there’s anything he wants, it’s for me to not give up!]
The remaining eleven arrive at a new floor… a lush bamboo forest. Dandy and Dyle lead them to two ginormous empty jigsaw puzzles, one for each team. Looey is almost done setting up the Crazy Capsules’ puzzle. There is a black line separating the two puzzles.
Dandy: Welcome, contestants, to your next challenge! Right in front of you are two jigsaw puzzles that you need to complete. There are twelve puzzle pieces each for you to find. Each puzzle piece is hidden in your respective area in this vast bamboo forest. First team to find them all and reassemble these pieces back together wins!
Lightning: AWESOME!
Looey: And before you guys start, tread carefully! Yatta, Blot and I have set up lots of booby traps that would hinder you-
Poppy steps on a hidden spring and gets launched fifty feet into the air. Looey eyes Poppy as she continues her course of motion.
Looey:…Haha… that is one of them! Before we start, each team will get shovels!
Blot: !slevohs reggib teg seluspaC yzarC eht ,egnellahc suoiverp eht gninniw roF !thigr s’tahT [That’s right! For winning the previous challenge, the Crazy Capsules get bigger shovels!]
Finn: Uhh, what did you say again? You know most of us aren’t compre-herring what you said…
Blot: (sighs) I hate my backwards speech [hceeps sdrawkcab ym etah I]
Looey: What Blot meant is that the Crazy Capsules get bigger shovels!
Yatta throws large shovels at the Crazy Capsules. Sprout and Gigi manage to catch theirs, while Shelly and Al get hit. Pebble ducks, as his shovel is etched into a nearby stalk of bamboo. Poppy falls onto her own shovel
Looey: And we didn’t forget you guys, Tenacious Tapes… you’re getting kid-sized ones!
Yatta throws cheap plastic shovels you find at the beach at the tapes. Lightning catches both his and Astro’s
Astro: Uhh… thanks?
Lightning: Nuh uh, sha-Lightning needs two shovels!
Astro: Why?
Lightning: When this shovel is tired, Lightning will use the other one-
Iona hits Lightning with Astro’s shovel and passes it to Astro.
Iona: I can clearly see why the Tapes booted you off your team
Lightning: WATCH WHAT YOU’RE SHA-SAYING-
Looey: Woah, Lightning… calm down! You’re not going to kill one of your fellow teammates… would you?
Lightning glares at Looey.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: For the record, Lightning can’t kill a Toon.
Finn looks at his shovel
Finn: Perfect!
Iona: Is this some form of sick joke?
Looey: Nuh uh!
Dandy: I was considering giving you no shovels to use, but Looey had to beg on his knees to give you these… so BE APPRECIATIVE.
Iona stares at Dandy, a bit unnerved by his screaming.
Dandy: Now, let the games… (blows an air horn) BEGIN!
Stoned footsteps can be heard in the background… Lightning manages to pick up those sounds…
Lightning: WHAT WAS THAT?
Astro: Yeah, it’s probably nothing I guess…
Lightning shrugs and digs near the puzzle pieces…
David: Lightning… Dandy wouldn’t hide puzzle pieces near here. Otherwise, it would be way too easy!
Lightning: (sighs) You’re right… Let’s go!
David and Lightning run off to find some puzzle pieces.
CONFESSIONAL:
Dyle: The puzzle pieces are made of stone. Heavy, and undetectable by Lightning’s… lightning powers.
Finn is digging for puzzle pieces… and steps on a Tape.
?: Keep up the good work!
The Tape’s message echoes throughout the forest… attracting some mysterious creature. Finn decides to hide behind a small pillar made of dirt. Breathing noises flood Finn’s eardrums… followed by feral growling and loud stomps. Finn peeks out of his hiding spot, and finds Twisted Pebble to his horror.
CONFESSIONAL:
Finn: Ok, this is bad!
Meanwhile, Shelly and Al are digging for some puzzle pieces… and the Immunity Idol
Shelly: Ok, you dig at this part, and I dig over there!
Al: Got it! Also, let me know if you find any Idols.
Shelly: Uh huh!
Shelly is busy digging for a puzzle piece… she manages to find one but it is right next to a booby trap — a stick of dynamite.
Shelly: Uh oh…
Shelly closes her eyes and tries to drag the puzzle piece out of the hole she dug… but it’s too late. It explodes, causing Shelly to fly out of it with the puzzle piece and right next to Al.
Al: Well that was convenient. (continues digging)
Meanwhile, Finn notices Twisted Pebble changing its trajectory to the explosion site. Finn heaves a sigh of relief, before David and Lightning run over to him.
Finn:…Ok, you will not believe what I just saw-
Meanwhile, Astro and Iona are digging together.
Iona: Hey… Astro!
Astro: What?
Iona: Say, interested in forming an alliance? Those three are getting along well and could be huge threats later on in this game… so if we want to beat them, we have to work together.
Astro: Come to think of it… Lightning and Finn had been getting along well… I’m not taking any chances.
Iona: So, do we have a deal?
Astro: On one condition… You do not vote for me and you bring me straight to the finale.
Iona: A deal’s a deal.
Iona and Astro shake hands
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Now that Astro and I have an alliance… I just need to get the boys to flip their vote on each other… David’s not that stupid and he’s nice… Finn and Lightning are annoying… but Lightning could still be useful for now… Hmm…
Lightning is attempting to chop a tree with his shovel
David: Lightning… NO.
Lightning: There’s gotta be a puzzle piece in this tree…
David: Why would Dandy, out of all places hide a-
A puzzle piece falls onto David.
Lightning: Oooof…
David: I’m… fine!
Lightning pushes the puzzle piece off David as he gets up
David: Thanks…
Lightning: No problemo! Now, let’s get this thing back!
David: Finn and I will dig for more pieces. You carry this back, ok?
Lightning: Got it!
Lightning slowly pushes the puzzle piece back to their puzzle, as Finn digs for some more puzzle pieces.
Finn finds a piece of note edged next to a puzzle piece.
Finn: OH, David!
David: Yeah?
Finn: You won’t believe what I just found!
Meanwhile, Pebble is sniffing out for puzzle pieces with Sprout
Sprout: Pebble? Any pieces nearby?
Pebble is intensely sniffing… before detecting a puzzle piece on top of a small hill
Pebble: BARK! [This way!]
Sprout: Alrighty, Pebble! Let’s go-
Twisted Pebble stands beneath the berry boy and the pet rock
Sprout: On second thought… let’s RUN!
Sprout screams for his life as he and Pebble run from this dog-like monster that is somehow part of the challenge. Meanwhile, Al and Shelly are pushing a puzzle piece back to their puzzle when they see Sprout and Pebble
Sprout: TWISTED PEBBLE ON THE LOOSE!
Shelly: Say… what?
Twisted Pebble locks in on Shelly and Al and chases them instead
Al: RUN!
Shelly: DANDY, WHY?!
CONFESSIONAL:
Dandy is chuckling and cackling evilly while Dyle is looking at the camera concerned
Dyle: DANDY, WHY IS THERE TWISTED PEBBLE?!
Dandy: Drama! GAHAHAHAH-
Dyle: Next time, I design the challenges.
Dandy: How about… no.
Dyle groans
Dandy: Will our contestants handle Twisted Pebble alongside their puzzle? Find out right after this commercial break!
[commercial break]
Shelly and Al are still being chased by Twisted Pebble.
Al: I’ll try to divert Twisted Pebble away, you run back and get the puzzle piece, ok?
Shelly nods, before Al blares an air horn and runs the other way. Shelly runs back and struggles to pull the puzzle piece back.
Shelly: UGH… why is this so… heavy?
CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly: And that is why I didn’t vote Lightning off. (sighs) This is really, really bad!
Meanwhile, Iona is rolling a puzzle piece back… Astro is trying to find more puzzle pieces
Astro: This is going to take a very, very long time!
Iona: It’s alright! The boys should be doing a great job finding them.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: And they won’t know what hit them… HAHAHAHAH!
Meanwhile, Poppy finds a puzzle piece in plain sight… Poppy points at the puzzle piece, trying to get Gigi’s attention
Poppy: Gigi?… GIGI!-
Gigi: GAH, WHAT?!
Poppy: A PUZZLE PIECE!
Gigi and Poppy glance at the magnificently large puzzle piece.
Gigi: Woah… Now that is cool!
Gigi and Poppy push the puzzle piece aside, revealing a hidden cave. Inside the cave is a chest that is locked.
Gigi: So uhh… what do we do about that?
Poppy: There’s gotta be something we can use to break that lock.
Gigi: Or we can just find the combination somewhere. Look, numbers!
The camera zooms in closer to the lock, which happens to be a combination lock.
Poppy: Do you know how to open these things?
Gigi: Please, I’m an expert in opening locks!
Meanwhile, Finn and David are discussing the note they found while searching for other puzzle pieces.
Finn: Huh… these math problems seem CLAM-plicated! Hahah…
David: Maybe they’re coordinates on where the hidden Immunity Idol is?
Finn: Huh, weird…
Finn accidentally triggers a booby trap… which starts counting down from five.
Finn: WHAT WAS THAT?
David: I don’t-… uh oh.
The booby trap blows lots and lots of confetti at the two, blocking their vision
David: GAH-
Finn: WHAT THE-
David and Finn hit each other but still have the note intact.
David: OW!
Finn: WATCH IT-
The confetti stops blowing
Finn: Hahah… about that…
Lightning runs over to the two.
Lightning: YOU GUYS! You won’t guess what sha-LIGHTNING found!
Time skip. The three are now in a similar cave to what Poppy and Gigi found.
David: So there’s a chest in the middle… and you need some combination- Oh… FINN! THE NOTE!
Finn hands David the note… Huh, those problems are a little tricky… but I’ll-
Twisted Pebble is roaming near the cave they are in… startling them.
Lightning:…No, IT CAN’T BE.
David: It’s going to be alright… bud. I’ve got this.
David creates a clone of himself to divert Twisted Pebble away
Lightning: Phew… thanks!
David: Now… what the absolute [censored] are these?
David slowly realises that every single problem on the note is a calculus question.
David: Yeah… this is going to take a long, long time.
Lightning:…Lightning will help find more pieces, ok?
David: (sighs) Alrighty then.
Lightning: Awesome! (runs off)
Gigi is still trying to open the combination lock by guessing every single combination possible
Gigi: COME ON… OPEN ALREADY!
A enraged growling noises followed by a poof sound can be heard in the background… followed by eerily calm footsteps…
Gigi: Oh… no.
A montage of finding puzzle pieces starts. Astro and Iona slowly push two puzzle pieces back to the start while Sprout pushes back the puzzle piece he found earlier. Pebble sniffs out a puzzle piece and edges it back to the jigsaw puzzle. Shelly gets blasted by hot sauce while digging for puzzle pieces, while Al accidentally steps on a landmine and blows up.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: And Dandy has the audacity to claim that these challenges are "100% safe"!
Shelly struggles to push back a puzzle piece, before Sprout offers to help her. David is doodling on the cave walls, trying to solve the calculus problems and unlock the chest. Astro gets hit in the groin by a booby trap, before falling into a pit with a partially exposed puzzle piece. Al manages to dig up two and slowly drags them back. Poppy offers to help him but he declines.
Meanwhile, David eventually gives up and walks off to find more puzzle pieces. Iona enters the cave, and fails to guess the combination. Iona kicks the chest a few times before giving up and walking out. Lightning manages to carry two puzzle pieces he found back, before tripping on a rock. He gets up and sees Twisted Pebble running towards him. He heaves a sigh and runs away with the pieces in tow.
Sprout and Shelly are pushing three puzzle pieces they found together… while Al is still digging for puzzle pieces. David manages to dig up one puzzle piece and somehow manages to bring it back. He rests beside it, slightly tired from the whole puzzle piece and Twisted Pebble ordeal.
Astro and Iona eye Finn, who is pulling back a puzzle piece. Iona picks up a small rock
Astro: Iona, what are you doing?
Iona: Shut it. (throws the rock at Finn)
Finn gets hit by the rock, causing him to drop the puzzle piece. It rolls back to the bottom of the hill, forcing Finn to run back for it. Iona snickers
Iona: Remember… don’t tell anyone about this, or you’ll regret it! HAHAHAHAH!
Iona pulls back the puzzle piece to the start. Meanwhile, Lightning is counting all the puzzle pieces…
Lightning: Hold on… uhh…
David: Take your time, bud… it’s going to be fine…
Lightning: There’s uhh… eleven?
David: Hold on… wait no, there’s ten!
Lightning: Huh, what? IT’S-… Ok, one… two…
Iona runs back with her puzzle piece, which Lightning counts in…
Lightning:… Eleven. See? There’s eleven!
David: That’s Iona… uhh… what happened to the twelfth one?
Iona: OH… uhh, I think I saw Finn drop it!
Lightning: WHAT?! Finn would NEVER drop the puzzle piece!
Iona: I don’t know, sha-idiot… I saw HIM drop it earlier.
Lightning: UGH, EITHER WAY…
David: We’re behind.
Shelly returns to the jigsaw puzzle with two puzzle pieces… as the Crazy Canisters work together to slowly assemble all twelve pieces back together…
Lightning: Lightning will handle the puzzle, ok?
David and Iona nod.
David: Remember, Lightning… corners first.
Lightning nods… before trying to fit as many pieces into the jigsaw puzzle as possible.
Lightning: Huh… doesn’t go this way… huh…
Lightning keeps slamming on his team’s jigsaw puzzle, causing it to fall over.
Lightning: Huh (shrugs)
Shelly notices Lightning topple the jigsaw puzzle.
Shelly: GUYS!
Al and Sprout decide to listen to Shelly
Shelly: If we tip the jigsaw puzzle, we can assemble the pieces easily!
Al: You’re right…
Pebble: BWORF! [Way ahead of you!]
Pebble already toppled the Canisters’ jigsaw puzzle, as they still struggle to put the pieces back together… only this time, it’s slightly easier.
Lightning competes against his former team to assemble the pieces together… soon Lightning was able to assemble the pieces he has while the Crazy Canisters barely fit five pieces in.
Lightning: GUYS! HURRY UP! Lightning needs one more puzzle piece!
Finn and David are pushing the puzzle piece back together… but Finn slowly gives up, succumbing to his stamina.
Finn: I… can’t push this any further…
David: NO. You can still do this, Finn!
Finn: I tried… but… ahh…
David: (sighs) Fine, I’ll bring this piece back. You can take a break.
David pulls the puzzle piece back, as Finn takes a breather. Meanwhile, Lightning is impatiently tapping his foot, as the Crazy Canisters are almost done with their puzzle
David returns with the puzzle piece
Lightning: What took you so long?!
David: I don’t know… but at least I’ve got the puzzle piece ready.
Lightning: Good. We don’t have much time.
The Crazy Canisters are assembling the last two pieces…
Lightning: HURRY UP. LIGHTNING SPEED. LET’S GO.
Lightning fits the puzzle piece in, before he and David struggle to pull the jigsaw puzzle back up… the Crazy Canisters somehow flawlessly push it back up… due to the higher amount of manpower. Dandy blares an air horn.
Dandy: Congratulations, Crazy Canisters… you’ve won today’s challenge! Tenacious Tapes… I’ll see you in tonight’s elimination ceremony!
Finn, Iona and Astro return to the jigsaw puzzles. Iona glares at Finn.
Time skip. Finn and Lightning are discussing their vote.
Finn: Ok, so… someone hit me with a rock… and that caused me to drop the puzzle piece.
Lightning: Lightning don’t know man… but Iona mught have threw the rock… Lightning just knows it!
Finn: So… we vote Iona off?
Lightning nods in agreement.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Lightning still remembers insulting his artwork, Iona… better watch your back.
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
The Tenacious Tapes are in Shelly’s floor.
Dandy: Welcome, Tenacious Tapes, to tonight’s elimination ceremony. As usual, vote for whoever you want out of this season… to never, EVER return.
The Tenacious Tapes take turns to vote each other out.
David: I’m sorry… but I can’t vote either Finn, Lightning or Iona out.
David reveals that he voted for Astro.
Dandy and Dyle read the votes together.
Dandy: Now, before we begin… Dyle, tell us why some of you might be going home.
Dyle: Finn… you dropped your puzzle piece. And Lightning.
Lightning: WHAT?!
Dyle:…You almost miscounted the number of pieces. If not for David, you may have royally screwed your team up.
Dandy: Now, which of you are going to chow down for some candy… and stay for another day?… Yatta?
Yatta: OH, YEAH!… LIGHTNING!
Lightning catches his candy mid-air, and does a backflip for the funsies.
Yatta:…DAVID… and ASTRO!
David and Astro get their candies…
Dandy: And it all comes down to the final two… who would it be, Finn or Iona?…
Yatta:… You want candy?…
Finn and Iona nod…
Yatta:… Come and FIND IT!
Yatta throws the candy into a sandbox
Dandy: And looks like we have a tie! Finn and Iona… the first person to find their candy gets to stay.
Finn and Iona glare at each other, before running to the sandbox and digging to find it. The camera alternates between Finn and Iona, using their bare hands to find the candy.
Soon, Iona manages to snag her piece of candy
Dandy: Congratulations, Iona! You’ve managed to earn yourself a spot in the final ten! Finn, I’m sorry but it’s time to walk the plank.
Finn dejectedly leaves for the Elevator… but David and Lightning follow him anyways.
FINAL CONFESSIONAL:
Finn: Ah… shiver me timbers! I never thought I would be beaten this early… such a TURTLE disaster. but ah, all good things must come to an end… and it’s been a wild ride with my FIN-tastic friends!
Finn waves David and Lightning goodbye… the two wave back at him before the elevator door closes.
Dandy: Ahh… an alliance shattered right before they could’ve been powerful… what a shame! Anyways, who will find victory and who will sink in the seven seas? Find out, next time on the Million Tape Game!
Dyle is inside the Office, looking through all the footage with Twisted Pebble that got cut… he cringes a little in fear and confusion, as it attacks some of the contestants… Somehow they’re perfectly fine?
Dyle shrugs it off, before turning off the computer and going back to sleep.
Notes:
Can’t go on without not mentioning Lightning’s huge (sha-)crush on Bobette. Yes, he has a crush on that ornament over a Christmas gift. Also, the Team Swap was stolen from Disventure Camp 1 (I started watching it because yes)
Also the Lightning and David scene is kind of inspired by a Danganronpa fanfic (by GameShowFan17, I love you and I hope Lightning actually makes it out alive)
TWISTED PEBBLE was actually really fun to write, especially the Toons’ reactions to it roaming around as an obstacle… I can tell you that the Circus Trio, or the rest of the interns had NO PART in getting that rabies dog in. Also, the chests have no Immunity Idol inside, but rather another advantage that sadly isn’t taken by anyone.
Now for a little bit of Behind the Scenes work — I used my friendship bracelet beads to note how many puzzle pieces the teams found.
Anyways, eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Astro, Iona, David, Lightning
Crazy Capsules: Sprout, Pebble, Al, Shelly, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated: FinnElimination Order:
11. Finn
12. Glisten
13. Craft Container
14. Patches
15. Bristle
16. Celestia
Chapter 7: 24 Hours in the Forest
Summary:
For our next challenge, the final ten are stranded in a forest, where they have to fend for themselves and return back to the Elevator of Shame as fast as possible.
Notes:
I got bored, then I realised… why be nice to them when I can torture them even more! They’ve survived a Twisted Pebble encounter during the puzzle challenge, they can also survive camping… except they’re stranded with no food, no water. Just a map and a campfire.
This would definitely allow more time for the final ten to interact with each other before we get into the single digits. I looked back and analysed how many lines each Toon has… and let’s just say some Toons are falling behind by number of dialogue… and I want to give each Toon a chance to shine this challenge. So I decided to focus less on Lightning (who somehow exceeded 100 lines) and more on Poppy and Astro.
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time, on the Million Tape Game, our remaining cast of eleven had to choose two Toons to swap teams with each other, before going head to head in solving a large, rocky jigsaw puzzle! Two treasure chests were uncovered, each locked by a combination that can only be deciphered through calculus questions! Mweheheh… Unfortunately, none of them were able to solve them, so that secret is probably lost to time… until today! I’ve hidden two of this fine treasure in the next challenge… Anyways, alliances were formed… and Twisted Pebble was out and about! Heck, even Iona started to do some backhanded stuff… But in the end, it was Finn who had to walk the plank and wave his dreams of winning the million tape prize goodbye! Ten remain, who will win? Who will be cast aside? Find out, right here on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
It is nighttime… a mysterious shadow enters the Elevator of Shame and rigs something into it… before escaping. It catches the eye of Shelly and Al, who are peeking into the Office, an out of bounds area that they are not supposed to be at. Shelly pulls out a flashlight.
Shelly: Doesn’t seem to have any Idol here…
Al:…Maybe GO. INSIDE?!
Shelly: Ok, calm down! Let’s just go inside, snatch the Idol for ourselves and leave!
Al and Shelly tip toe into the Office and peep through all the documents and furniture… to no avail.
Shelly: Not in the printer!
Al: Oh my god… where the heck is that wooden thing-
Al notices the mysterious figure standing right at the entrance of the door
?: Hello!
Shelly nervously peeps at the mysterious figure… who snatches Al and Shelly away, bringing them to a mysterious location.
Morning, 7am. Sprout is cooking everyone some pancakes to start the day.
Sprout: Almost done… Hey! Anyone wanna see my signature pancake flip?
Lightning barges into the kitchen, excited and jumpy. Pebble follows him inside.
Sprout: Hold on… and (flips the pancake)
The pancake lands on Sprout’s head… Lightning chuckles a little bit
Lightning: You’ll get it next time, don’t worry!
Sprout:…You did not see anything-
Iona: Hey, where did Al and Shelly go?
Sprout storms out of the kitchen worried… Iona’s right, two of the remaining contestants are absent.
Sprout: Alright, roll call, chop chop. If I read your name out loud, raise up your hand, ok?…
Sprout reads out the names of every Toon he remembers is still in the competition… only Shelly and Al did not raise their hands.
Sprout: Huh… they really are missing-
Poppy: What do we do? They could get really hurt!
Sprout: Hopefully they are fine… for now… let’s just eat some pancakes to start the day fresh, got it?
Poppy:…Fine…
The remaining eight chow down on some pancakes-
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: Just gotta save this one for later… eat this one… and… You know what?
Gigi chows down on all the pancakes in lightning speed
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, all contestants! Meet me in the Elevator of Shame for your next challenge!
Gigi: Again…? Why is it always the Elevator of Shame?
Poppy: Beats me!
Gigi and Poppy follow everyone out of the bedroom and into the Elevator of Shame… No Dandy, Shelly or Al.
Sprout: I don’t know… but I have a really, REALLY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS-
The lights of the elevator suddenly go dark, as it closes in on them… Suddenly, it free falls in breakneck speeds, rivalling that of a cheetah. Everyone is screaming… before it suddenly stops.
FOR THIS EPISODE ONLY, FROM THIS POINT ON, EVERY CONFESSIONAL IS AT SOME TREE STUMP NEAR THE CAMPSITE, SIMILAR TO DISVENTURE CAMP 1-3
The Toons wake up in a dense forest, with no Elevator of Shame in sight. Shelly and Al are still missing… The Tenacious Tapes are without maps, while the Crazy Canisters all have maps.
Dandy (from the speakers): Welcome, final ten… or should I say, final eight… to your next challenge! You have to survive until all ten of you are present at camp… That means, Crazy Canisters… you’re actually at a disadvantage… Shelly and Al are trapped somewhere, and the only way to rescue them is through these maps we have given you… as a treat for winning yesterday’s challenge!
Astro: This… is bad.
Lightning: Whatever, it’s just one day… it’s going to be absolutely sha-fine!
Iona: You know, when someone outright says that, WE’RE ALL DOOMED.
Stoned footsteps can be heard.
Dandy (from the speakers): We’ve also brought back a little friend to watch you!
Pebble whines in fear, as Sprout picks Pebble up. The Crazy Canisters find their way to the campsite… as the Tenacious Tapes follow them secretly
CONFESSIONAL:
David: They’re the only ones here with maps, of course we have to follow them! What are we supposed to do, give up and die like flies?
Sprout manages to lead everyone to the campsite. There are two tents, one green and one orange
Sprout: Here we are! Our good ol’ campsite!
Gigi: I call dibs on the green tent-
Lightning: Uh hum…
Gigi turns around and sees the Tenacious Tapes, who had followed them to the Campsite
Gigi: HEY, what are you doing here?
David: We followed you guys to the Campsite, because you clearly know where it is…
Sprout: Uh huh… You can take the green tent, I guess.
Gigi: B… BUT I CALLED DIBS ON THE GREEN TENT-
Iona: What’s your damage, Gigi? Not getting your favourite colour?
Poppy: Gigi, let’s just go to the orange tent, ok?
Gigi: (sighs) Fine, whatever!
Sprout: I’ll cook all of us some scrumptious meals, Lightning and Pebble, you hunt for food and gather firewood.
Lightning: Got it! LET’S GO, PEBS!
Pebble: ARF!
Lightning and Pebble wander off into the forest…
Sprout: David, take care of the fire, and Gigi?
Gigi: Uh huh…
Sprout: I don’t trust you that much, so defend the campsite from whatever Twisteds reside here.
Gigi: B… but!
Sprout: No buts.
Gigi: Whatever.
Poppy: What about me?
Sprout: (sighs) Astro and Poppy, find Shelly and Al, ok?
Poppy: On it!
Astro: Well, I don’t mind a little stroll in the woods!
Poppy and Astro enter the forest, with Astro serving as a nightlight.
Meanwhile, Shelly and Al are trapped in the cave. Al is playing with a rock, throwing it at the cave walls.
Al: (sighs) Going to the Office to find the Immunity Idol was a bad idea… I’m sorry.
Shelly: Oh, it’s alright! And don’t worry… the rest of our team should be finding us soon… right?
Al: I’ll just play with this dumb rock till the end of time, I guess.
Shelly: Ahh… if you need me, I’ll be here, ok?
Al: Whatever.
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: I should be fine on my own. Don’t need anyone like Shelly by my side. Though… she’s a little uhh… tolerable!
Poppy and Astro are looking for Shelly and Al… Poppy is stroking her pink bow in anxiety
Astro: Anything wrong, Poppy?
Poppy: Y… yeah! This forest is really, really scary…
Astro: Oh, well… if there’s anything, I’ll protect you. I promise.
Poppy: Thanks…
Feral growling can be heard in the background… startling Poppy even more.
Astro: Don’t worry, Poppy, it will be fine in the end…
Poppy: Thanks…
Astro hits a small rock.
Poppy: Oh, what’s this? (picks up the rock)
Astro: There’s a note!
Poppy reads the note.
Poppy: Where the light doesn’t shine until you carve a hole, your friends are rotting and crying their woes… A little dark and horribly written.
Astro: That must be where Shelly and Al are hiding! Let’s go, Poppy!
Poppy: Ok…
Meanwhile, Lightning and Pebble are scouting for food.
Pebble: BARK! [Lightning!]
Lightning: You found something, Pebs?
Pebble: ARF ARF! [These berries!]
Lightning: Sha-sweet! (snags the berries)
A wolf can be heard in the background… Lightning readies his lightning powers while Pebble growls in defensiveness.
Meanwhile, David is treating everyone remaining at the campsite to a magic show. Everyone is off their seats
David: And for this next trick, I need a volunteer.
Sprout raises his hand.
David: Sprout?
Sprout: YES! Do me, pretty please…
David: Alright… but you might not like this… I’m sorry, Sprout… but ALAKAZAM!
Sprout’s friendship bracelet/savory charm suddenly falls apart into a million pieces
Sprout: No… my… FRIENDSHIP BRACELET… HOW COULD YOU-
David: Is this your friendship bracelet? (hands back Sprout’s bracelet, somehow intact)
Sprout: Hold on… is this a cheap replica of my bracelet-
David: Is it? There should be Cosmo’s signature at the back of the metal emblem.
Sprout: HOW DID YOU KNOW-… Wait a minute… HOW?!
David chuckles.
Gigi: Not trying to be a killjoy, but where the heck is the firewood?
Iona shrugs.
David: Well, the fire looks like it’s about to die soon-
Sprout: There’s gotta be some fuel inside…
Sprout finds some gasoline in the orange tent, and takes it out.
Sprout: Alright, guys… stand back, this might be dangerous.
Sprout douses the campfire with gasoline, and it burns stronger than ever… it startles Gigi a little
Gigi: JEEZ, that scared me! I swore I was about to burn into cinders!
Meanwhile, Poppy and Astro are looking for caves
Poppy: Come on… where are the caves? There’s gotta be one nearby…
Astro: I don’t know… but…
Rustling can be heard…
Astro: Stand back.
Poppy: WHAT WAS THAT?
A bush rustles a little bit…
Poppy: Huh, that bush was never there…
Astro: You know what to do with suspicious bushes?
Poppy: Light it up on fire?
The bush gasps in fear.
Astro: We… whack it!
Poppy and Astro violently beat the daylights out of the suspicious bush, before revealing that Shrimpo was hiding inside the bush
Shrimpo: STOP IT… I HATE GETTING HURT!
Astro: Oh, it’s Shrimpo!… You know what do with Shrimpo?
Poppy:…Light him up on fire?
Astro:… We whack him further for information!
Poppy and Astro continue to beat Shrimpo up
Meanwhile, Pebble finds some firewood.
Pebble: BARK! [Lightning!]
Lightning: Yeah?
Pebble:… ARF ARF, Woof! [I’ll bring back the firewood, you continue hunting.]
Lightning: On it, boy!
Lightning and Pebble fist bump, before Pebble speeds back to camp… he seems to be a little scared of the dark now that he’s away from his nightlight.
CONFESSIONAL:
Pebble: Bworf… [It’s a little scary…]
Pebble returns to the campsite with some firewood and deposits it right into the campsite
Sprout: Good boy!
Pebble: ARF!
Sprout: Say, can you gather a bit more food and firewood… we’re starting to get a little… hungry.
Pebble: Bworf! [Of course!]
Pebble runs back into the forest… looking for Lightning.
Meanwhile, Poppy and Astro are still beating Shrimpo up for information
Shrimpo: STOP IT. JUST STOP IT! I…I’LL TELL YOU WHERE SHELLY AND AL ARE, OK?
Poppy: I don’t give a [censored] (slaps Shrimpo’s face)
Shrimpo: P…Poppy, you can’t say that!
Poppy uses Leer! It is super effective!
Shrimpo: OK, ok… FINE! Follow me. I know where your friends are.
CONFESSIONAL:
Shrimpo is crying in pain.
Shrimpo: I HATE YOU, POPPY!
Shrimpo is leading Poppy and Astro somewhere… little do they know, they are about to enter Shrimpo’s trap.
Shrimpo: There should be a cave… over there, haha!
Poppy: Yeah, we figured-
Astro steps on a twig
Astro: What was that?
Poppy: Eh, probably nothing!
Astro: Hold on… is that a trap?… Nice try, Shrimpo.
Shrimpo: WHAT… I HATE TRAPS!
Poppy: We’re just going to… step aside and not fall in-
Shrimpo blares an air horn and "falls" for his own trap. Rushed footsteps can be heard
Shrimpo: THE TRAP WAS A DISTRACTION, FOOLS!
Astro: Uh oh…
Twisted Pebble starts charging at Poppy and Astro, who runs away from him.
Astro: Ok, that was honestly… smart-
Poppy: AHHHHHH! RUN!
Twisted Pebble: BARK BARK!
Astro and Poppy try their best to run away from Twisted Pebble… but he’s way too fast to outrun.
Meanwhile, Shelly and Al are sitting there… bored, and not talking to each other. Al is still playing with that small rock, which hits a fragile part of the wall… It cracks, revealing a small tunnel that can fit one Toon at a time.
Shelly: AL!
Al: What?
Shelly: The crack! It’s…
Al: Our way out! LET’S MOVE!
Shelly and Al struggle to crawl through the tunnel. Al is in front of Shelly
Shelly: This is way worse than those episodes where I had to run from live dinosaurs…
Al: Hold on… live what?
Shelly: Yeah! Living, breathing, ferocious dinosaurs… They’re fascinating, but scary up front.
Al: Now that… is cool.
Al sees a branched path, that goes either left or right…
Al: This… is bad.
Shelly: What is it?
Al: It appears we might have to uhh… go either left or right!
Shelly: Do we split up or go the same direction?
Al: You’ll head left, I’ll head right. And even if we go the wrong direction, we can always turn back to the cave.
Shelly: Alright… I guess!
Al and Shelly split off and crawl through the tunnel in their respective direction.
Meanwhile, Lightning just killed a wild boar for food. He’s a little bruised from the fight.
Lightning: Phew… that was sha-close!
Pebble runs over to him, and nuzzles him
Lightning: It’s alright, Pebs… you’ll be-
The two overhear Twisted Pebble’s pursuit of Astro and Poppy
Lightning: Let’s go, Pebs! We’ll pick up the food we gathered, but we’ve got some Toons to save.
Pebble: WOOF!
Poppy is carrying Astro and running as fast as he can, but Twisted Pebble’s still on their tow.
Poppy: I’m getting… a little tired…
Astro: (sighs) My dream magic thing… it’s not working yet! I… just… can’t explain right now!
Poppy: Well, if this is how we’re going out, we had a great time in this game, for sure!
Astro: Yeah, unlike that time I had to paint Dandy’s portrait!
Poppy: Don’t sweat it… you just have to give him a little drawing and he’ll-
Pebble barks loudly and distracts Twisted Pebble away from the two
Astro: WHAT THE- Oh… I think we’re safe...
Poppy: Let’s just uhh… take a breather…
…Lightning and Pebble are being chased by Twisted Pebble, who somehow managed to pick up the food they gathered.
Lightning: IT’S DEFINITELY WORTH IT!
Pebble: BARK!
They run back to the campsite with the food, a little tired. Lightning throws a piece of meat and throws it, distracting Twisted Pebble from the campsite.
David: Phew, that was close… nice thinking, Lightning!
Lightning: Thanks…
Sprout: Alright, guys! Ready to chow down and rest for the night?
Everyone: Yup!
Sprout: Alrighty then!
[commercial break]
Poppy and Astro are sitting beside a tree, making a makeshift shelter far away from the campsite.
Astro: I’m sorry we’re unable to find Shelly and Al tonight… and the whole Twisted Pebble ordeal
Poppy: It’s alright, it’s not your fault! Sometimes, things don’t really go our way, so… we just make use of what we have… as they say, when life gives you lemons…
Astro: You… make lemonade?
Poppy nods, before she tries to sleep
Poppy: I… can’t sleep.
Astro heaves a sigh
Astro (singing): Go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep little baby…
Poppy is snoring very loudly. Astro smiles, and shares his blanket with Poppy for the night.
Meanwhile, Al managed to exit the tunnel… and falls ten feet onto the ground.
Al: OW!… Where… am I?… Shelly?
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: Ok, I… hate to admit it but… I really enjoyed Shelly’s company…
Al: This is going to be fine, you’re a mile away from civilisation, so don’t sweat it! Just take a deep breath and…
Twisted Pebble breathing noises.
Al:…I think I need to go to the toilet. (runs off)
Al runs off to Poppy and Astro’s resting spot… he decides to rest beside them.
Meanwhile, Shelly makes it to a hidden room outside the challenge area.
Shelly: What… is this?
Shelly finds a lever on a wall, with a sign beside it.
This lever will be able to be pulled after 24 hours. Should you pull it, you can escape this room but Panic Mode will be set up — This will force everyone out of the challenge, resulting in a quick win.
For now, enjoy the refreshments.
Shelly looks at the sign, a little confused… but enjoys the fresh pastries and candies inside the room. There is a timer nearby, indicating that about 10 hours remain.
CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly is in a confessional room similar to the one in the Projector Room
Shelly: Well, uhh… I love the food! But… I miss my friends…
Daytime. Eight hours pass. Astro and Poppy wake up and see Al
Astro: GAH-
Poppy: Hey, it’s Al!
Al: Wh… what?
Astro:… Where’s Shelly?
Al:…Ok, Shelly and I went into some fork in a tunnel… we went opposite tunnels… mine ended up here, not sure about Shelly though…
Cutaway Gag — Shelly is stuffed full of desserts, while patiently waiting for the timer to hit zero. She burps.
Poppy: We still have to find Shelly!
Al: No, we have to go back!
Astro: But we’re not going anywhere until Shelly is back safe.
Al: B… but!
Astro: That’s two against one, we’re staying here.
Al: Whatever!
Meanwhile, the rest of the remaining contestants are waiting for Astro, Poppy, Al and Shelly
Gigi: What’s taking them so long?
David: I don’t know… starting to get a little worried here…
Gigi:…Do we still search for them?
Iona: I’ll search for them. You guys wait here…
Sprout: Okay… I guess.
Meanwhile, Al and Poppy are waiting for Astro to return… Astro returns with some berries
Astro: It’s not much… but they’re all I could find.
Al: Thanks…
The three eat the berries… before Poppy starts breathing fire at Astro
Poppy: HOLD ON… are these… CHILLIS?
Astro looks down at the berries he collected… yes indeed, some of them were chilli… the trio start screaming and running around cartoonishly, before Dandy startle them with a certain announcement.
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, campers! One of you have activated a certain Panic Mode… which means EVERYONE G to the TE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Remember, your team will ONLY WIN if ALL OF YOU return to the Elevator!
The scene transitions to the campsite.
Lightning: WHAT THE?
David: WHY?!
Sprout: No time to waste, chop chop! LET’S GO!
David: But what about Astro… and Iona?
Sprout: They’ll find their way back, k?
David and Lightning nod, before following Sprout back to the Elevator with the rest of the team.
Shelly is running through the corridors of the room she was trapped in for the night… she eventually escapes and meets Iona, who seemed to be waiting for her outside
Shelly: Oh, hi!
Iona: NO TIME! LET’S MOVE.
Iona drags Shelly along, as they blindly run to the Elevator
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: I have no idea where the Elevator is, teehee!
Meanwhile, Astro, Al and Poppy are rushing through thick jungles to return to the Elevator…
Astro: DON’T SLACK OFF! WE’RE ALMOST HERE.
Al: I’m starting to get a little-
Astro refills their stamina with his magic… while running out of Stamina as well. Poppy carries Astro as he takes a breather… the trio returns to the Elevator.
Sprout: YES! LET’S GO, CAPSULES! WE-
Dandy: Hold your cupcakes, Sprout! We’re missing one from each team…
Sprout: WAIT WHAT?
Dandy: That’s right! Iona and Shelly are yet to return.
Lightning: Come on…
Sprout: You’ve got this, Shelly!
Iona is still dragging Shelly… this time they’re chased by Twisted Pebble.
Iona: I’m so sorry, but… uhh… you’re kinda slowing me down and…
Shelly: And… what?
Iona: I know I can outrun Twisted Pebble… if I can outrun you, so byee!
Iona lets Shelly go, causing her to trip… and get attacked by Twisted Pebble.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: Nope, not even sorry about it! It’s for the game.
Iona manages to return to the Elevator, sighing.
David: What’s wrong.
Iona: Twisted Pebble… it got Shelly… I tried to save her… but I CAN’T!
Astro and David gasp in shock and concern… Lightning looks at Iona in a rather suspicious way…
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Lightning does NOT know if he could trust Iona… sha-something feels off.
Shelly returns to Elevator, bruised.
Lightning: SHELLY, ARE YOU OK?
Shelly: Yeah… it’s just that-
Dandy: Looks like the Tenacious Tapes win! Crazy Capsules, I’ll see you at tonight’s elimination.
Shelly: OK, HEAR ME OUT.
Sprout: What?
Iona: I… I’m sorry! Guess I was too… short to carry you back.
Shelly: Y… Y-
Iona: Just… it’s… ahh… I-
David: Calm down, guys! It-
Shelly: IT IS MORE THAN JUST "AN ACCIDENT!"
Shelly and Iona argue with each other.
FROM THIS POINT ON, ALL CONFESSIONALS RETURN TO THE PROJECTOR ROOM
CONFESSIONAL:
Astro: You know… I’m starting to doubt my alliance with Astro now that… happened… Eh, probably nothing.
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
Dandy: Welcome, Crazy Capsules… to your first elimination ceremony in days! Before we start, please write down the name of the Toon you want out.
The Toons take turns to vote for each other. Shelly looks confused on who to vote for.
Al: I… can’t vote for Shelly. This is hard.
Dandy reads the votes, and passes them to Yatta
Dandy: Well then, before we start, Dyle… tell us why some of you might be stranded in the forest!
Dyle: Shelly.
Shelly: W… what?
Dyle: You were the last person to enter the Elevator… and you started Panic Mode.
Sprout: Hold on… you did WHAT?!
Shelly: I… I can explain! I… (sighs)
Al:…No comments, haha!
CONFESSIONAL:
Al: I’m… just going to back away, and let everything slide. Like mom does with my problems or what not.
Dyle: And… pretty much that’s it!
Dandy: Well then, you know the drill! If Yatta does not pass you a piece of candy, you must go. Now, Yatta-saurus! Who’s safe from elimination?
Yatta:…SPROUT!
Sprout catches his candy with his two hands… and eats it.
Yatta:…POPPY AND GIGI!
Poppy gets hit by her candy… while Gigi catches it with her mouth and eats the wrapper as well… disgusting Al.
Al: What… was that-
Yatta: AL!
Al gets hit by his piece of candy
Al: OW! WATCH IT.
Dandy: Now, it all comes down to the final two… who will it be, Shelly or Pebble?
The camera alternates between the two… who look anxious and terrified. Shelly is evidently bruised.
Yatta: The final… THE FINAL… THE FINAL PIECE OF CANDY GOES TO… PEBBLE!
Pebble leaps and catches the candy with his mouth, eating the wrapper and further disgusting Al.
Al: WH… WHY?!
Dandy: Shelly, I’m sorry but it’s time for you to go. Any last words?
Shelly dejected leave for the Elevator of Shame, but Al follows her anyways
FINAL CONFESSIONAL:
Shelly: (sighs) It’s really disappointing leaving this early… but at least I, might have made some friends… hopefully they won’t forget me… like the fans…
Just as Shelly was about to enter the Elevator of Shame… Al taps her back
Shelly: Oh… Al?
Al: Yeah, so uhh… I’ll miss you Shelly… you aren’t as bad as… the rest.
Shelly: Really?
Al: Uh… huh… Not sure about friends or not… but you’re… cool.
Shelly: Oh, uhh… thanks!
Shelly waves Al goodbye as the Elevator of Shame closes.
Dandy: Wow, what a touching farewell from uhh… who is that again?
Al: SHE-LLY.
Dandy: Oh, yeah! Shelly! Anyways, who will get lost in the forest, and who will survive and outlast everyone? Find out, next time on the Million Tape Game!
Notes:
I’m so sorry, Shelly fans… but the Fossilian has to go. She had the potential… but ahh… at least she had a good time. Anyways, the title and challenge was actually a reference to 99 Nights in the Forest… except that Twisted Pebble is the deer. Twisted Pebble was originally scared of fire… but I changed it to make the fic 90% less dark. This is the Million Tape Game, not Squid Game. (foreshadow???)
Anyways, eliminations:
Tenacious Tapes: Astro, Iona, David, Lightning
Crazy Capsules: Sprout, Pebble, Al, Poppy, Gigi
Eliminated: ShellyElimination Order:
10. Shelly
11. Finn
12. Glisten
13. Craft Container
14. Patches
15. Bristle
16. Celestia
Chapter 8: The Balancing Act
Summary:
Now left in their single digits, the remaining Toons come face to face with what’s probably the most dangerous Team challenge ever! Hopefully they can keep their balance and not fall to their deaths… I mean eliminations!
Notes:
Ok, this episode’s elimination is actually requested by the OC’s owner… he was supposed to make it about… two episodes further but they insisted this episode… so yeah… a little disappointing.
Also, I hope you like violence! Because 90% of it is pure, unhinged violence for the funsies! GEHEHEHEH!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
Dandy: Last time on the Million Tape Game, two poor unfortunate souls, Shelly and Al, were kidnapped during their Immunity Idol heist! The remaining eight have to go down to the Forest to save them, where they stayed the night with an unwelcome guest from Episode 5! Bonds were formed, uniting the teams closer for something I have planned for them! Shelly and Al grew closer together, but it was short lived as she had to get the boot. Now, we’re into single digits territory with nine Toons remaining. Who will win? Find out, right here on the Million Tape Game!
[intro]
Poppy and Astro are in bed, looking at the ceiling
Poppy: You know, it was fun being with you last challenge…
Astro: Oh! Well, yeah. You really are nice, and good company
Poppy: Thanks… see you around, I… guess.
Astro already dozes off. Poppy decides to turn towards him and rest for the night.
Time skip. It is now about 7am. Dandy blares an air-horn, startling the final nine awake.
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, all contestants! I’ve prepared a little bit of food for you guys before we start the next challenge! Please meet me at the beanbags in 20 minutes, or I might have to throw away your meals… it might be delicious…
Pebble: Bworf… [Let’s go…]
Lightning: (sighs) Alright…
Pebble and Lightning leave the bedroom, half-asleep
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: Hunting for food was really, REALLY sha-tiring, man… Lightning could really use some coffee.
The final nine are at the beanbags, seated in their respective teams… except Pebble, he’s beside Dandy, chowing down on dog food.
Dandy: Good morning, contestants! In each of these boxes is a pre-prepared meal for each of you!
Al: Let me guess, everyone gets the same meal—
Dandy: Nuh uh uh! As one of… two advantages of winning yesterday’s challenge, the Tenacious Tapes get better food.
Al: WHAT?! No fair!
Iona: If you wanted better food, maybe be better in these challenges!
Al: You’ve got a bone to pick?
Iona: I don’t know, do you?
Al’s eye twitches, as she locks eyes with the incredibly short microphone with a loud mouth.
Poppy and Astro decide to step away from the bean bags, and eat their meals in the bedroom. Gigi pulls out a camera and records the drama/argument.
Al: Bow-wearing rap star wannabe.
Iona:…Clanker.
Everyone gasps
Al: No, you did NOT just say that.
Iona: But… I did!
David: Can you guys-
Iona: (to David) Not now… (to Al) Rudie’s is a complete moron!
Al: At least Rudie is more mature than your toddler-looking [censored]-ass!
David: CAN YOU QUIT IT?!
Iona and Al fearfully look into David’s eyes… before he calms down.
David: Great.
Lightning sits beside Pebble, wanting to check on him
Lightning: Hey, Pebs!
Pebble: Bworf? [Yeah?]
Lightning: You’re… doing alright with the Capsules, right?
Pebble: ARF! [Of course! And you?]
Lightning: Yeah, doing great!
Pebble: Woof!
Dandy finishes his sandwich and speaks through the PA system… to the chagrin of nearby Toons
Dandy (from the speakers): Attention, Toons! Challenge starts in ten minutes, meet me in the Elevator of Shame!
Al: DANDY, most of us are NEAR THE ELEVATOR-
Dandy: Sorry about that, please enjoy some silly shorts in the meantime.
Dandy plays that short where Shrimpo beats the Twisteds up on loop. Lightning and Pebble share a little giggle.
Gigi (to Sprout): I don’t know about this, but every time Dandy says there’s a challenge at the Elevator of Shame… it’s always dangerous!
Sprout: (to Gigi): Don’t sweat it! It’s not always going to be-
Time skip. The Toons are now on an elevated platform. There are many open pipes with large, circular holes. The circular holes are perfect circles… way too perfect circles.
Sprout:…Dangerous…
Dandy appears on a nearby screen. Above the screen is an empty timer.
Dandy (from the screen): Welcome, poor unfortunate souls. Congrats on making it into single digits! Good for you!…
Dead silence.
Lightning: Ok, so, what’s the challenge?
Dandy (from the screen): Oh! In one minute, this gigantic platform will start to move, and it will go up and down based on your movements.
Poppy: Like… a rocking ship?
Dandy (from the screen): (sighs) LIKE A SEE-SAW. Your challenge is to knock the opposing team into this deep pool 100 feet below you within the 20 minute timer. If your team manages to knock more members off the platform or have more members on it after the timer, you win and will be getting a reward…
Iona: What’s the reward-
Dandy shows a Labubu with his colour scheme
Dandy (from the screen): LABUBUS! YOU’RE GETTING LABUBUS!
Sprout: So, we’re knocking each other down into the abyss… for CREEPY SOFT-TOYS?!
Gigi: Come on, Sprout… they’re really cute!
Sprout: Yeah right.
Dandy (from the screen): Now, as a second advantage…
Dandy presses a hidden button… and four shoes with suction cups on them drop, one for each member of the Tenacious Tapes
Dandy (from the screen):… Put on some shoes! These shoes will help you stick on the platform for longer!
Lightning: AWESOME!
Dandy (from the screen): Heehee, good luck!
The screen suddenly cuts off, as the supports slowly get removed.
Sprout: This is… bad.
The platform begins to tilt towards the Crazy Canisters’ side. The 30 minute timer starts, as random items drop from the pipes. David gets hit by a safe, and opens his way out of it.
Sprout:…Ok, why didn’t Dandy tell us about-
Lightning: THINK FAST, CHUCKLENUTS!
Lightning quickly throws the safe at Sprout, who falls off the platform. Poppy and Gigi look at Sprout, as the platform tilts towards the Tenacious Tapes.
Gigi: Ohoho, this means… WAR.
Gigi pulls out as many weapons as possible, before throwing her arsenal at the Tenacious Tapes. Lightning manages to dodge the arsenal, but Astro gets pwned by a random Wii remote, causing him to lose his night cap
Astro: OW!…
Astro is about to lose it, as he seethes in anger
Gigi: Uh oh…
Astro: WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY NIGHT CAP?! (throws the Wiimote onto Gigi’s neck)
Gigi: Oh, are Wii going to have a problem? (throws it onto Astro’s head)
Astro: UGH! You got a bone to pick? (throws a bone onto Gigi’s head)
CONFESSIONAL:
Pebble: (whine) [Bone…]
Gigi: You’ve come so far, why NOW are you-
Poppy: GIGI, THERE’S CHILDREN WATCHING THIS SHOW, YOU CAN’T SAY THAT!
Dead silence, followed by Astro seething noises.
Astro: UGH. I’m going to slap your face off… you… YOU-
Astro tries to leap onto Gigi but fails… suction cups yay!
Gigi: Haha! Try attacking me with those silly shoes.
Astro: Oh, really? (whistles)
Lightning picks Astro up and uses him as a projectile. Astro drop kicks Gigi, as she gets knocked onto the ground… the platform turns towards the Crazy Capsules, as Gigi crawls her way back to the Tenacious Tapes’ side… she gets crushed by a conveniently timed anvil, and screams in pain.
CONFESSIONAL:
Gigi: My neck… MY BACK! (falls over)
Astro picks up the anvil… as Lightning picks Gigi up and prepares to drop her. Gigi retaliates by kicking his face… getting electrocuted in the process. Lightning almost falls off the platform but manages to stand on it intact…
David picks up a dropped valve and throws it at Al, while Iona overpowers Poppy and throws her to the ground. She rolls towards the Tapes’ side but manages to stand her ground.
15 MINUTES REMAIN.
Lightning slams Al repeatedly like a WWE fighter.
Al: LET… ME…. GO!
Lightning: Hmmm… no. (punches Al’s head)
Al: I SAID… LET ME GO!
Lightning: Nuh uh! (jumps on Al’s body)
Al picks up a hammer that dropped in front of him and hits Lightning repeatedly, while on his back… ignoring the fact that he’s getting a constant electric shock.
Suddenly, Pebble commits friendly fire and runs into Al, causing him to lose balance and fall off the platform… as it tilts towards the Crazy Capsules.
Al: HOW COULD YOU?!
Pebble: Bworf… [That was close…]
Lightning: Thanks, Pebs!
Pebble: Bark? [No hard feelings?]
Lightning: Wait… what?
Pebble bites Lightning’s shirt and drags him to the Capsules’ side in order to drop him into the pool. Lightning screams but eventually lets himself go in time, but spares Pebble.
The platform soon turns into a violent battleground, with the remaining seven randomly beating each other up and throwing weapons at each other. Gigi is hitting David repeatedly with a frying pan, before he clones himself, overpowering Gigi with a copy of the Disventure Camp: TomJake art book. Lightning is pinning Poppy onto the platform, attempting to fry her with electricity. Gigi manages to escape David’s attack and leaps onto Lightning, managing to get him off Poppy.
Gigi: GET OFF MY FRIEND!
Lightning: GET OFF THE PLATFORM, THEN!
Gigi and Lightning get into a fistfight, with random collected weapons vs complete brawn and lightning powers. Iona just stands there, waiting for something good to drop.
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: So far, flying under the radar’s working well! These unsuspecting fools won’t stand a chance once I get a water gun or something.
Iona: Come on… drop something good already…
A drum set drops on Iona’s head, causing her to fall over. Gigi uses that to try and take her out… before being kicked in the face. Lightning punches Gigi in the back, stunning her for a while
Iona: Great! Now, let’s drop that stupid thief into the-
Poppy lets out a loud war cry and pushes Lightning off. Lightning retaliates by throwing a fork onto Poppy’s direction, causing her to freeze in fear… before somehow getting saved by a falling brick.
CONFESSIONAL:
Poppy: My… my life just flashed before my eyes!
Poppy: Owww…
Iona: Say goodnight.
Iona prepares to kick Poppy off the platform, but she bites her ankles, dragging her towards the Capsules’ side as the platform tilts towards it. A bowling ball falls onto the platform, causing it to fall towards the Tapes’ side instead. Poppy manages to drag Iona with her… but Astro picks her up before any of them can fall… Gigi picks up a toy screwdriver and sneaks behind Astro, before repeatedly poking it into his head. Astro and Gigi get into a fist fight, causing the platform to rock up and down like a pirate ship.
Pebble almost loses his balance, but Lightning manages to pick him up in time, before anything bad can happen. Astro burns Gigi’s face with an iron, while Poppy somehow snatches David’s magic wand and throws it into the pool…
Poppy: Want your wand back? Come and GET IT!
David: NO… You… YOU ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS-
Poppy picks David up, but he hits her in the head with a bowling ball, causing the platform to tilt towards the Tapes’ side. David uses the opportunity to kick Poppy off him, causing her to lose her balance and fall off the platform.
Gigi: NO! You… MONSTER-
Gigi leaps onto David and stabs his body repeatedly with a flagpole. David screams in pain…
Meanwhile, Pebble is pinning Astro down, biting his blanket and chewing it into pieces. Lightning is ironically cheering for Pebble
Lightning: YOU CAN DO THIS PEBS!
Iona: (slaps Lightning’s face) YOU DIMWIT, PEBBLE IS NOT ON OUR TEAM!
Lightning: Yeah, but… it’s Pebble!
Iona: yEaH, bUt… bUt… iT’s PeBbLe- (slaps Lightning’s face again) GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME, TOM BRADY.
Lightning: But… I can’t-
Iona: I’ll do it. (picks up Pebble and tries to throw him off)
Lightning leaps onto Iona, trying to defend Pebble
Iona: WHAT’S YOUR DAMAGE?! I thought you WANTED TO WIN?
Lightning: NOT ON PEBBLE’S… UGH.
Iona slams Lightning onto the platform
Iona: Don’t think of doing anything silly-
Yatta, Looey and Blot emerge from a smaller platform to put on a show. Silly circus music starts playing.
Looey: Who’s ready for the most epic circus performance ever?
Yatta enters a cannon and prepares to launch herself onto the contestants.
Yatta: LAUNCH ME… LAUNCH ME! AHAHAHAHH!
Yatta gets launched… and hits David.
David: OW-
Yatta falls off the platform, screaming "AGAIN, AGAIN!"
Gigi uses this opportunity to whack David with a baseball bat repeatedly… before Lightning saves him by throwing a trident at Gigi… Gigi dodges it, but falls off the platform… the trident hits a nearby wall, merely scratching David’s cloak.
David: WOAH, careful there!
10 MINUTES REMAIN
Gigi corners Astro with a Molotov Cocktail
Astro: DROP IT.
Gigi: GAHAHAH, NO.
Astro: I said… DROP IT!
Gigi: Hmm, how about… Uhh… COCKTAIL, I CHOOSE YOU!
Gigi throws the Molotov Cocktail onto Astro’s blanket… revealing his four arms, blue shirt and black shorts. Astro looks really, really angry.
Gigi: What, it’s just an outfit…
Astro: Just… an outfit? Hahah… HAHAH!
Astro tries to jump but the suction cup shoes get the better of him… Astro whistles… as Iona picks Astro up and slams him onto the ground, causing the platform to tilt towards the Capsules’ side. Gigi wobbles a little but manages to maintain her balance. David uses the opportunity to roll some lego bricks onto their side… as Lightning somehow manages to leap into the air and slam his body right onto the ground… causing the platform to tilt the other side.
Gigi kicks Astro in the face, before throwing the TomJake art book at him. Astro is about to lose his balance, walking backwards and accidentally falling for David’s lego trap… he jumps up in pain, causing the platform to wobble again, before falling off.
Dandy (from the speakers): Looks like David’s committed another round of friendly fire! Not cool.
David frowns
CONFESSIONAL:
David: For the record, it was a COMPLETE ACCIDENT.
The remaining six fight with each other on the platform… before it is revealed that Dandy and Dyle are watching from the CCTV cameras
Dyle: Things might have gotten out of hand, Dandicius-
Dandy: It’s Dandy.
Dyle: Sorry, Dandy… anyways this is madness! They might get seriously hurt!
Dandy: Madness. HAHAHA, this. Is… drama.
Dyle slaps his face while Dandy presses a button. Suddenly… a wrecking ball gets released, swinging through the middle of the platform. Lightning hits the wrecking ball and it knocks Gigi down, allowing Iona to grab Gigi and throw her off… if not for Pebble leaping onto her and biting her face.
Iona: OW! LET… JUST LET-
Pebble: BARK BARK! Grrrr…
Iona: LET GO OF ME-
Pebble gets hit by the wrecking ball, distracting Lightning as he tears up a little… Gigi uses the opportunity to sweep Lightning’s legs and push him off… Lightning still manages to hang on to the platform… before Gigi crouches and makes eye contact with him
Gigi: Pick a number between one and ten.
Lightning: NO.
Gigi: I said, PICK A NUMBER. (steps on Lightning’s hands)
Lightning: Ow… FINE, TEN.
Gigi: Ok, ten seconds… of pepper spray!
Lightning gets sprayed with pepper spray, causing him to fall off… he manages to grab one of the platforms’ supports
Dandy (from the speakers): Remember! Eliminations only count when a Toon falls into the waters below… now, enjoy a special performance from none other than Glisten and his Dazzling Band, performing "Yoü and I" by Lady Gaga!
Glisten and his Dazzling Band emerge from a platform, as "Yoü and I" starts playing. Glisten is lead vocalist, Bea (@Aiko yayayaya’s OC) and Scraps are playing the guitar, Rodger and Teagan are on keyboards and Coal’s on drums. This makes the fighting a little bit more ironic.
David smoke bombs Poppy, causing her to choke on dust… before Iona approaches Poppy with a chainsaw and cackles evilly… Poppy kicks the chainsaw off… which falls into the waters below and explodes. Gigi and Pebble leap onto David and jump on him repeatedly… before David makes two clones of himself and picks off the two. Poppy finds a crossbow and shoots the clones… causing them to disappear and freeing her teammates. David gets jumped by Poppy, before they get hit by another safe.
Meanwhile, Lightning is struggling to climb up one of the supports to remain in the game…
Lightning: Hold on… is that… (tastes the weird slimy thing on the supports)… ELBOW GREASE? EWWW
Dandy (from the speakers): Yup! This should make it a little harder to cling onto the platforms!
Lightning (sarcastic): How very.
Lightning slips and lands on another platform on the splits… he manages to barely cling onto it with just one arm… Gigi notices this and drops random items onto Lightning, trying to throw him off, before David hits her face with some playing cards. Gigi retaliates by stabbing his arm repeatedly with a disco stick. Iona jumps on Poppy’s back and pulls her pink bow.
Iona: BLUE BOWS… ARE BETTER! (rips it into pieces)
Bea (from afar): Wow, very offensive.
Poppy: NO, IT’S PINK BOWS (throws Iona’s bow away)
Iona and Poppy wrestle… before Poppy gets hit by a conveniently timed… Shrimpo?
Shrimpo: GAHAHAH! Guess who’s BACK?!
David: Oh crud.
Gigi: Well, we had a good run.
Pebble: BARK! [Let’s push that shrimp off!]
Shrimpo: I HATE THIS CHALLENGE-
Pebble leaps onto Shrimpo, and manages to wrestle him off… mostly due to the platform tilting towards the Capsule’s side… Suddenly, the platform tilts the other way, catching everyone off-guard.
Poppy: WELL, BLUE BOWS ARE UGLY-
Iona: NUH UH!
Poppy hits Iona with a brick… before Iona screams and punches Poppy in the head. David repeatedly hits Gigi with a bag of flour, causing Gigi to choke and sneeze. Pebble throws a chew toy at David, before leaping onto him and biting his face. Gigi hits his head with a cheese grater, before an anchor drops onto him.
5 MINUTES REMAIN
Iona pushes Poppy, causing her to trip on some Kandi beads. She slips and falls, which results in the platform swinging towards the Tapes’ side… Poppy falls off but manages to throw an apple onto David. He loses his balance but remains on top of the platform… before a large boulder drops onto the Capsules’ side, absolutely crushing David and causing the platform to spin around uncontrollably. Gigi holds on to Pebble while Iona just stands on the platform like nothing happened.
Meanwhile, Lightning is now hanging for dear life on the supports… while seeing David fall. His neck hits a support, causing him to wince loudly in pain, which is not helped by a light falling onto him as he lands in the pool. David floats on the water, too injured to swim
Lightning: HEY! CAN ANYONE SAVE MY BRO, DAVID? HE’S UHH… UNABLE TO SWIM AND-
Lightning falls off the platform and plunges into the water… causing it to be electrified and worsening David’s injuries… he got electrocuted. Lightning decides to take matters into his own hands by picking him up and throwing his severely injured body to safety.
CONFESSIONAL:
Lightning: I… am so sorry…
Lightning swims back to safety, and checks on David… he’s unconscious
Lightning: Is… he ok?
Sprout:…He should be fine.
Lightning: Hey… I… I’m sorry about the whole… electrocution thing… Lightning tried not to fall into the waters but…
David: All… is forgiven… I… well… I don’t wanna talk about it now…
Sprout: I’ll find him a spot to rest. Just rest there and wait until the challenge is over-
The timer rings loudly, before the platform stops… spinning. Gigi and Pebble fall off the platform, and are eliminated.
Meanwhile, Dandy enters the platform for the first time to congratulate Iona’s victory
Dandy: Congratulations, Tenacious Tapes, for winning this challenge! (pulls out a megaphone) Crazy Capsules, I’ll see you at tonight’s elimination.
Iona glares at Dandy, a little disturbed by the megaphone he used.
[ELIMINATION CEREMONY]
Both the Tenacious Tapes and Crazy Capsules are attending the elimination ceremony this time… the Tapes are holding labubus as promised.
Dandy: Welcome, Tenacious Tapes and Crazy Capsules, to your first… joint elimination ceremony? Well, not really an elimination ceremony, because someone had to quit the competition because of his serious injuries.
David, in a full-body cast, tries to give a thumbs up… Sprout hands him a basket full of cupcakes
Sprout: These should make you feel better
David: Thanks…
Dyle: I’ll help David back to the Elevator of Shame. The rest of you, help yourself to a piece of candy!
Yatta hands candies to the rest of the cast, while Dyle puts David on a wheelchair and brings him to the Elevator of Shame
FINAL CONFESSIONAL:
David: I’m devastated… If I continued further, I would only hinder my team. I believe it’s for the best that I abandoned this competition. I don’t know if I’d ever like to repeat the experience, but… Well, it was fun while it lasted. To my Tenacious Tapes teammates, stay strong, and… win this for me. David the Magic Hat, out… but the show must go on!
CONFESSIONAL:
Iona: I’ll miss you, David… you’re honestly… not as bad as everyone else… looking at you, Lightning.
Lightning runs to the Elevator of Shame to give him a little… gift
Lightning: Here. Have this…
David: What… is that?
Lightning: Eh, just Lightning’s lucky necklace… I have replicas of it, that… I usually give out to those I consider… friends
David: Oh uhh… thanks?
Lightning:…Lightning will miss you.
The Elevator of Shame closes its doors, while Lightning tearfully waves him goodbye.
Dandy: Wow… things escalated really quickly, but not really in a good way for David… what a shame, sworn he could last for about… two more episodes or so? Anyways, who will balance it out, and who will be pushed off the ledge? Find out, next time on the Million Tape Game!
Dyle whispers to Dandy something
Dandy: Oh, we’ve got something very special for the final eight, so stay TOONED!
Notes:
Yeesh… maybe I might have written David’s injury a little too brutal… but yeah, they wanted him to go out seriously injured/medically evacuated. I wished I could write his elimination like Connor’s one in Disventure Camp All-Stars… but at least he has this cool final confessional/elimination speech written by his owner… but alas… it’s not a sprained ankle but full on injury + electrocution (Lightning, how could you.)
Anyways, challenge statistics:
Advantages: Better Food, Suction Shoes
Special Guests: Glisten, Scraps, Bea (@Aiko yayayayaya’s OC, got perms), Rodger, Teagan and Coal
Elimination Order:
9. Sprout
8. Al
7. Astro
6. Poppy
5. David
4. Lightning
Winners: Gigi, Pebble, Iona
Winning Team: Crazy Capsulesand eliminations,
Tenacious Tapes: Astro, Iona, Lightning
Crazy Capsules: Sprout, Pebble, Al, Poppy, Gigi
Evacuated: DavidElimination Order:
9. David
10. Shelly
11. Finn
12. Glisten
13. Craft Container
14. Patches
15. Bristle
16. Celestia
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