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We see that he, Spinel, and Peacock were all tied together to hundreds of pounds of very illegal and highly volatile fireworks.

"Okay, after all the crap you three caused today, blowing you three stooges to kingdom come is sooooo cathartic!" Chris says with glee.

"Wait, what's his heart got's to do with it?" Peacock asked.

"That's cardiac, you loon! So long, you three!"

"Don't forget to write, you guys!" Spinel says. "Let's do this again, sometime!"

"Well guys, it's been fun!" Deadpool says. "I'll be seeing you guys again real soon! Just a heads up. In a few episodes time, better be ready for some robo aliens to-"

"Alright, that's enough talking." Chris groans as he hits the switch. "Begone with you!"

The three scream with excitement like they were on a rollercoaster as they were flying high through the sky. But all of a sudden, the screen stops, and pauses for some reason.

"Yep….. that's me." A disembodied voice sounding like Deadpool said. "You're probably wondering how me and my friends ended up in this situation. Strapped to fireworks as we're being booted from the game. Weeeell….we only have thirty minutes including commercials, so we're kinda limited on time. So to make this easier, we'll have to go back to this morning. And hey, I'll even skip the recap and intro for you all. On with the episode, baby~!"

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"Just a little bit farther…" Wendy says, leading Ruby by her hand.

The girl from Gloomsville was currently blindfolded as Wendy was leading her somewhere. Carla and Luz followed closely behind her.

"Is this some kind of surprise party?" Ruby asked curiously. "My birthday isn't for months."

"Oh, it's gonna be something better." Wendy assures.

"Subjective, of course." Luz adds. "Though a big party would be killer too."

"Okay, just a little bit further…"

The group approaches the cabin. Once outside the door, Wendy finally removes Ruby's blindfold.

"This has been a couple days in the making…"Wendy says, trying to drum up hype for her friend. "I know you were sad about what happened to Mr. Buns the other day…"

"So one of our teammates was kind enough to do something nice for you." Luz continued. "To them, they took it as a challenge and passion project."

"So we present to you…." Wendy slowly opens the door to reveal…."Mr. Buns 2.0!"

The door swings wide open, and sitting on a table in the middle of the room was none other than Mr. Buns. He was completely repaired, with every last piece completely intact down to the last detail.

Ruby looked utterly speechless. "I….I don't believe it…. he's fixed…" She quickly grabs her toy, hugging him as tightly as possible. "I don't know how to thank you two for fixing my friend."

"Again….it wasn't us…" Luz reminded her.

"Huh? Then who…"

Wendy gestures to the other side of the room, where we see Bernadetta snoozing on the floor.

"Bernadetta did this?!" Ruby asked.

"I can vouch for that." Ryu said as he entered the room. "She gathered up every piece that was shredded and patched him up bit by bit. Can't even tell he was ever damaged."

Ryu picks his girlfriend up, but not before removing her boots, then putting her gently on her bed and tucking her in.

"She was working her butt off all day and night to fix him for you." He continues. "I was even checking in on her regularly, bringing her snacks, you know how it is. Give that girl a sewing needle and she becomes almost superhuman. But for right now….Bernie Bear needs some rest."

"I even heard through the grapevine that she's also the author of my second favorite book after the Azura series." Plus says slyly. "Think you could convince her to, oh I don't know….put in a spunky witch in training character in her sequel?"

Ryu gives a small laugh. "I'll make sure to put in a good word for you."

"Well…..when she wakes up, can you tell her I said thanks?" Ruby asks. "I would ask myself, but I know she's kind of shy."

"If that's the case, then my question is why would she do that for her?" Carla asks skeptically.

"We're a team, of course." Ryu explains. "We all gotta look out for each other. A team is more than just a group of people that compete against each other. It worked out for us on Bon Voyage. Treat a team like you would a family…"

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Bernadetta was yawning, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Why did I do it, you ask? Well, growing up, when I'd stay in my room as my personal sanctuary, the closest thing I had to friends were the plants and plushies I had in my room. So Ruby referring to hers as her friend…I honestly could relate to that. *Yawn*... I need to eat something sweet…Bernie's not running at 100% quite yet…

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"It takes a lot for something to actually get me down." Ruby explained. "But what happened in the last episode stung in such a way I'd never really felt before. I can't even remember the last time I genuinely cried at something. I'm absolutely grateful for what Bernadetta did, but I'm not gonna let this game ever make me feel like that again. I'm not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but I think I'm a lot tougher than I look."

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Out on the open water, we see a fishing boat floating around. Inside sat Oscar, Zeke, Rodney and Max. Fishing poles in hands as a small radio was playing.

"And in conclusion, the baby hippo luckily found his mother and siblings in the end." The radio announcer said. "In other news, the information and intelligence gathering company D.Y.G is hitting record profits, despite still being in it's first year. Many high profile celebrities and political officials sing its praises-"

"God, just turn that shit off, already!" Max complained. "Who listens to this garbage?!"

"Kid, you really need to learn a thing called respect." Oscar says as he's trying to get his bait ready. "And step one is to do something about that foul mouth of yours."

Max groans angrily. "I refuse to believe a turbo weenie like you made it this far in life. Last time I checked, you're not my dad."

"C'mon, I'm just trying to help you out." Oscar tells him.

"Try to lower your voices, chums." Zeke ordered. "I think I got a bite."

Oscar sighs peacefully. "Ahh, what a nice second attempt at our little fishing trip. Peace and tranquility….just us men being men."

"You said it, mate." Zeke agrees. "Though I wouldn't say the girls wouldn't like this. Pandy's usually up for whatever I'm getting up to."

"True, but I think we just need a break from some of those women." Oscar admits. "Some of them can be pretty cutthroat."

Max raises a curious eyebrow. "Oh, this should be a good one. Mind elaborating for us?"

"Well, where do I begin? The Tornado chick is terrifying despite the fact she's a runt, Aqua is an alcoholic with a low IQ, plain and simple. Mae weirds me out because she's a walking talking cat, the pink girl and cartoon girl are absolutely insane…..and then there's her, the Drake Bell looking one."

"Oh, you talking about Chie?" Max asks. "Still pretty salty she kicked you good more than once? Shouldn't have made her mad."

"I've never even seen my daughter act like the kinda girl she is!" Oscar complained. "She's got a heated temper, an unpleasant attitude, eats like a pig, and looks like she should look in the mirror and reevaluate all her life choices. But she doesn't even grind my gears like that Kaiba does. Arrogant punk….and that fashion sense?! Do you really need that many belts?!"

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"Aaaaand gonna record all of that just in case for the future." Max said as he pulled out a voice recorder. "Keep trying to lecture me like I'm your kid and see what happens. Hello, blackmail material."

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"Hey, I think Chie is actually pretty cool." Rodney defends. "Plus, my dad always said it's not a good thing to talk about people behind their backs."

"Well your father has never met Suga Mama. I talk smack about her all the time, and it's rightfully deserved. Tough looking ol' biddy, I'll tell you that."

Max looks over at Rodney. "Speaking of Chie, did you ever get around to apologizing to her like you said?"

"Apologize?" Zeke asks. "What would he be apologizing for?"

"He thought Chie was a guy."

"Well to be frank, I'd think the same thing." Oscar admits. "Manliest girl I ever met. More beast than girl if you ask me. You'll never get boys asking you out by being like her."

"So?" Max reiterated. "Did you tell her?"

"I did this morning, actually." Rodney answered.

"And? How'd she take it?"

"Yep, buckle up folks." The disembodied Deadpool voice narrates. "We've got a flashback in the middle of my recounting. Flashback-ception, I tell you! And by the way, about that women stuff Oscar was talking about, that shit is not representative of the show or Meme. Trust me, he ain't some misogynist or bigot. Anyway, on to the flashback!""

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Switching to earlier that day, we see Katakuri and Chie returning to the hotel from the forest.

"Phew, what a crazy one that was today." Chie said happily. "Really got the blood pumpin'! Think I need a shower after that, because I feel like I need one!"

"You're coming along nicely." Katakuri says proudly. "Even though I'm starting you and Luz off on Observation Haki, you're learning quickly."

"Eh, I know I can do better. I'm getting it, but I still feel kinda sloppy trying to dodge all your moves."

"You're not going to turn into a pro overnight." Katakuri says assuredly. "It took me months before returning for me to strengthen and evolve the other two types for me."

Just as they were heading up the stairs, they stopped to see Rodney running up to them.

"Glad….I caught up to you guys…" the farm boy pants, clearly out of breath.

"What's the problem?" Katakuri asks. "Is something wrong?"

Rodney shakes his head. "No, sir. I just needed to talk to Chie about something for a minute."

"Oh, is that it?" Chie said. "Why didn't you say so? Mind giving us a minute to ourselves, Master?"

"Of course. I'll just….be inside if you need me." Katakuri says, quickly going inside to find something to eat and definitely not secretly listening in on them.

"So, what's up?" Chie asked. "Sounds like something important if you were rushing to find me."

"Yeah, actually." Rodney admits. "At least to me. I owe you an apology."

"Uh….okay?" Chie says confusedly. "Apologizing for what, now? Last time I checked, you've never done anything to upset you-"

"I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GUY AT FIRST!" He blurts out. "Oh wow, it feels so good to get that off my chest…"

Chie couldn't help but immediately bust a gut laughing. "Wait, you're actually serious?! That's what this was all about?!"

"Wait, you're….not mad?"

"Mad? You're one of the last people here I'd see myself getting pissed at." Chie tells him. "I thought you were joking but your face showed you were quite serious. I mean…. it's probably my looks, isn't it?"

"Maybe…." Rodney guesses. "I just struggle so much talking to other girls, and I had no problem when it was you, so…"

As Katakuri eavesdropped behind the door, he couldn't help but find it a little humorous himself.

"Hey, don't sweat it." Chie assures him. "Maybe I'm just special if I'm easy to talk to. I know I'm not…traditionally attractive like some of the other people here…or the smartest….or always the most approachable, or have any special powers or talents outside the TV world…"

Both Rodney and Katakuri could subtly notice her tone slightly change at what she said, and not quite sure what she meant by "TV World", but she continues to talk normally.

"But who truly cares about crap like that? Actions speak louder than words or appearances. You get what I'm sayin'?"

"I….think I do…but I still think I gotta do something to make up for it."

It was then that Chie suddenly got a cheeky grin on her face. So cheeky it almost looked downright devious.

"Weeeeeell…if you wanna make it up to me so bad…" she says. "Then buy me some steak, and I'll call it even."

"Steak…?" Rodney said.

"Yep. Those are my terms. Take it or leave it."

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"And that's pretty much it." Rodney finishes. "Next chance I get I'm gonna get her some steak."

"Hey, congrats. A girl asked you to treat her to food." Max says. "Not every guy can say that."

"Don't get ahead of yourself, boy!" Oscar warns. "Today it's demanding food, tomorrow it's demanding to hold her hand. No dating until you're married!"

"Who said anything about it being romantic?" Rodney defends. "Maybe back then I would have gotten that idea, but this is just repaying a debt. Another thing my dad always told us was to always be a man of your word and repay your debts, no matter how small.

"Look kid, just keep in mind what I said." Oscar tells him. "I've got a daughter around the same age as you, and I tell her the same thing when it comes to boys. Besides, you could do soooo much better than Chie."

"Is there any girl on our team you actually like?" Max scoffs.

"Well, that Charlie lady is much nicer to me than anyone else. In a group like this, she's an actual saint."

"She's nice to everyone, old man. Don't take it personally."

"Either way, I know she's always got my back and my best interest at heart. And the best part is, she always listens to what I have to say."

"Uhhhh…..guys…." Zeke said nervously.

The other three look at Zeke pointing out on the open water. Very briefly they could see a shark tail rise above the water.

"We need to go NOW!" Zeke panics, moving around in a frenzy for the oars.

"DON'T KNOCK ME OVER, DON'T KNOCK ME OVER!" Max says, beginning to panic. "I CAN'T SWIM, AND IF ANY OF YOU LAUGH AT THAT, I'LL KILL YOU!"

"He's getting closer…." Zeke whimpered.

The tail swims closer, and just as it's approaching the boat…

"A."

The head of Gura pops up, immediately easing the fear and panic in the boat.

Zeke sighs with relief. "Oh….it's just you…don't scare me like that "

"Pranked you real good, didn't I?" Gura said smugly.

"Mind telling us why you pulled that little stunt?" Max asked. "You nearly gave Eye Patch over there a heart attack."

Gura gives the boys a sly grin. "Just getting you shrimps ready for what's to come today.." she says cryptically.

"Wait, what do you mean by that?!" Oscar asks nervously. "Is it some kinda challenge involving sharks?!"

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I got a stream I have to do in a half hour. Ciao."

As Gura dives back into the water, they were left confused, unsure, and a little worried.

"W…..what do you think she meant by that?" Rodney asked nervously.

"Beats me." Max responds. "Chum for brains is probably just messing with us. Anyway, I think we should just call it a day. Sooner we get back on dry land, the better."

"Probably the best course of action, lad." Zeke quickly agrees.

"Aw, but we were just getting started." Oscar complained.

"Sorry mate, but a man's gotta know when to back out. Not that the mighty Zekenator is scared or anything, just taking a break, is all."

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We move to what we now refer to as Entrapta's Sanctum. Cinder was currently in there, jotting some notes down on a chalkboard that Entrapta supplied them with. She was plotting in peace and quiet, until one of her allies burst in, being loud as usual.

"MUHAHAHAHA! I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THAT WILL NO DOUBT GIVE US ONE HELL OF AN ADVANTAGE!" Mao said triumphantly.

His boisterous declaration startled the terrorist so much she accidentally broke the chalk she was using.

"This had better be good, brat." Cinder snarled.

"Oh ho, but is, my conflagration confidant." Mao responds proudly. The demon honor's student pulls out a small wooden box with the logo of Chris's head on it. "I was looking through the swamp when I stumbled upon this."

Cinder wasted absolutely no time as soon as she saw the logo on the box. "GIMME!"

She stretches her Grimm arm out, snatching the box and quickly rips it open. While she was expecting an immunity idol in there, she was met with disappointment. Inside sat a red ticket.

"What a cruel joke that host played!" Cinder growls, her eye beginning to flare with fire.

"Read the ticket, then!" Mao warns. "Before you jump to conclusions, read what it says!"

Cinder briefly calms down and read what's written on the ticket.

"Congratulations to the lucky finder of the Bingo Ticket. You have come face to face with a tool that can potentially shake the game. This ticket gives you four extra votes, totaling five, at an elimination ceremony of your choice. Votes can be for one person, or split between multiple targets at the user's discretion. One time use only."

"It's not an immunity item, but still something downright devious!" Mao cackles. "Shit like this is so evil it makes me love this two bit show even more!"

Cinder looks at the ticket, her look of disgust turning into a wide sinister grin.

"It's not exactly what we were looking for, but this is an excellent find, Mao." She kindly tells him before tucking the ticket away. "At least you're putting in some effort. Meanwhile Entrapta is busy working on this robot of hers to bother helping me with stuff I need."

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"Looks like I'm the favorite now!" Mao brags. "I've helped us out a lot, what Cinder doesn't know won't kill her."

He blows the audience's mind by pulling out the immunity totem.

"I also found this during my hunt, but I'd rather keep this to myself in case I need to save my own skin. At least Cinder is satisfied with the ticket I found, which should cushion the blow if and when I inevitably have to use it! We're still allies, but I gotta look out for number 1, AKA moi. MUHAHAHAHA!"

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"This kid's quite the whiz. He's found a useful tool that can surely come in handy at some point." Cinder says. "But I'm still gonna find that idol, as well as any other tools like this ticket."

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"If I may ask, what are you working on?" Mao asks.

"Remember your idea about getting the other team to turn on each other from the other day?" Cinder responded. "Well I'm mapping out the plan, and that one of them is the key to it."

"What about this team, then? Plan on sowing seeds of distrust on our side of the fence?"

"The idea did cross my mind." Cinder answered. "But the other team is far more volatile than ours. But I'm still open to the idea for this team if I see fit."

"Truly a master of the art of evil…" Mao says as he fervently writes notes down. "Must balance it out by looking into one of the heroes of research…. maybe one of them will be open to experiments…."

As he spoke, he began to breathe a bit heavily, his glasses fogging up. Cinder could only watch in abstract disbelief.

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"Scratch that, they're both still weird." Cinder said.

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In the dining hall, we see Edgeworth. Sitting super seriously in front of a chess board. Things are silent as he's contemplating his next move. After much deliberation, he finally moved one of his bishops.

"Your move, Mr. Pines." the prosecutor says calmly.

Sitting across from him was Ford, who was now contemplating his next move. Watching in front of them was Gwen and Percy.

"Which piece will he move, I wonder?" Percy says out loud.

"You're quite invested in something as simple as a game of chess."

"Chess is more than a game, young lady." Ford says as he moves one of his knights. "It teaches you critical thinking, strategic planning, and improves cognitive thinking."

"The man is correct, Gwendolyn." Percy adds. "It also has benefits you can use for everyday life."

"Patience, thinking ahead, flexibility, adaptability…" Edgeworth says as he thinks over his next move. "Even making what you deem the right move may be reckless and risky." He moves one of his knights strategically in a way Ford didn't see coming, claiming his King. "I believe that's game, set, match, doctor."

"Well now, that was quite the well fought game, Mr. Edgeworth." Ford congratulates. "Your file didn't lie when it described you as a strategic and critical thinker. That was a fun way to break the ice."

"I treat my profession like a game of chess." Edgeworth humbly responds. Slowly but surely advancing, deliberating my moves and actions until I finally find the truth.

"Faaaaascinating…." Entrapta said, observing their game quite up close all of a sudden. She pulls out a voice recorder. "Add to log. Chess is strategy and critical planning in motion. Should remember to play it more often."

"Ah, so glad you could join us, Entrapta." Ford warmly greets her. "Care to play a game against me?"

Entrapta lets out a happy, unintelligible noise, which garnered some weird stares from her teammates. "Yes, absolutely! It'd be an honor to play against a great mind like yours!"

"She's surely got energy." Gwen remarks. "In her own odd way."

"You're looking at someone who's come face to face with almost everything you could describe as odd." Ford tells the goth. He holds up his arm, showing his six fingered hand. "And being born odd as well."

Before they could continue, they were interrupted by the loud and raucous chanting from the other side of the room.

"DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!"

We see Spinel chanting as Deadpool and Peacock were engaged in a competition. Both were each holding up a bottle of syrup, trying to see who could chug down the entire bottle first.

"Do those guys ever stay quiet?" Gwen complained.

The competition ends as Deadpool was the first to finish, crushing the bottle like a beer can.

"Boo-yah! My Canadian genes have proven me victorious!"

"Aw nuts." Peacock playfully pouts. "Looks like I'm bested."

"Ready for round two?! I want a turn!" Spinel said.

"Uh…..I think we're completely out of syrup, Spinny…" Deadpool says a little guiltily.

"Hmph…..you could say that again." Geralt remarks, sitting near them. He stared blankly at his plate of poorly made pancakes, completely dry. "Chef's food is one of the few things I have a hard time stomaching, so some syrup would have helped mask the taste."

"Oooooh…..sorry, Geralt."

Next to Geralt was Kronk, who looked like he was on the verge of tears, being in the same predicament as the Witcher.

"Pancakes with no syrup….it's an absolute travesty…" He weeps.

Suddenly, his shoulder angel and demon appeared on his shoulders.

"That's it, these punks are toast for committing a cardinal sin." The shoulder demon said.

"Yeah, I'm on this guy's side on this one." The shoulder angel added. "Pancakes with no syrup is like a bird that can't fly."

"Uh, news flash." The shoulder demon retorts. "Penguins, ostriches, emus….those are flightless birds, you dunce."

"I stand by what I said."

"We really need a win soon…" Gwen groans. "Definitely need to win some decent food for a change."

"I concur. Despite our last loss being Waluigi's fault, we definitely need to do better."

It was then that Yastor burst into the room, carrying a comically huge fish that looked grilled.

"WHO'S HUNGRY, YA CRAZY LOONS?!"

They all couldn't believe their eyes. Such a big fish…and it smelled so good…

"Huh?" Yastor was confused at their lack of response. "What's with the weird look?! You're hungry, aren't ya? Caught this bad boy with my bare hands and cooked him over an open fire! Dig in!"

As they all crowd around the fish and grab some for themselves, Ford gets up and takes his leave.

"Well, I'd best be getting back to work. It was fun."

"Aww, but I didn't get to challenge you in chess." Entrapta said sadly.

"Not to worry, there'll be time for that later. That is, as long as you can make it through what's in store today.

As he leaves, Percy couldn't help but linger on that last thing Ford said.

"Huh…I do wonder what he meant by that?"

"Who cares?! Some good fucking food for a change!" Deadpool said.

"Is that Chef guy's cooking that bad? I really like it." Yastor said. "Though I never really was a picky eater. Thought I'd help you guys out."

"You're an absolute lifesaver!" Kronk said, years of Joy in his eyes.

Luckily, the rest of their team entered the dining hall, lured by the succulent smell of the legendary hero's bounty.

"Well now, something is smelling pretty good." Ryu said, taking in the scent.

"No way….is that real?!" Luz exclaimed, practically drooling at the sight of the fish.

"You could pinch yourself all you want, but it's real, alright." Yastor assures.

"Beats the crap we've been stuck with the past couple of days." Cinder muttered.

"Grab a seat and dig in!" Peacock says. "It's really good!"

"Hey, you and Spinel aren't on our team! Mao snapped. "You two get to eat stuff in the hotel! Hands off our food!"

"Relax, they're my friends." Deadpool says. "They've got my seal of approval."

"That just makes me want them gone even more!"

Regardless, the whole team (plus a couple extra faces) enjoyed dining on some sweet tasting fish.

"Thanks again for doing this, Mr. Yastor." Ruby says.

"Ah, it was nothing."

The team stops their eating when they see almost all of the Weirdos entering the room, sitting at the other table.

"Oh come on, more of you trying to mooch off our food?!" Mao snapped.

"Hey, we came here on different business." Katakuri retorts.

"Though we wouldn't say no to a little bit of that fish…" Chie said, her eyes lingering on the fish in front of her."

"Don't even think about it." Kaiba warned her.

"Relax, I was joking….kind of…"

Bernadetta yawns, still a bit sleepy. "The why are you guys here?"

"Your guess is as good as mine." Aqua said.

"The Ginyu Force told us all to come here for some reason." Mae explained. "Probably challenge related."

"Either way, get your own fish, cat." Mao reiterates.

"So just because I'm a cat, I instantly like fish? Wow, way to stereotype. Next you'll say I like balls of yarn and laser pointers."

"I'm a demon, hello?! I could care less about your feelings."

"Ha! Still trying to cope with your failure, I see." Kaiba says smugly.

"Is now really the time to be antagonizing them?" Charlie asks Kaiba.

"If we treated losers with respect and dignity, that defeats the point of winners and losers."

"Well whatever it is, they better hurry it up." Lobo complained. "I'm trying to fix up my ride after a certain bastich fucked with it. And that same loser is already running late."

The door swings open, and we see just Red XIII walking in, carrying a huge plate stacked with brownies with his mouth. He sets the plate down on the table in front of the Weirdos.

"First off, allow me to formally apologize for badly I shocked some of you in the last challenge." Red begins. "Things got quite heated last time, emotions were flaring-"

"Hearts were probably restarted multiple times too." Kaiba quips.

"So thankful it wasn't my fault this time…" Rodney sighed.

"Which is why I offer you all this plate of special brownies I made personally as a gesture of forgiveness."

"Wait, you're some kinda weird dog creature." Luz points out. "How did you manage to make them? You don't even have opposable thumbs."

"That's a good question." Red answers gleefully. "But we can ask questions about stuff like that, or we can taste my hard work."

"Well thank you, Red. That means a lot." Charlie said sweetly. She's about to grab a brownie before Katakuri stops her.

"Hold on. Something doesn't feel right."

"Don't they tell you never to look a gift horse in the mouth?" Aqua says, quickly grabbing a brownie and eating the whole thing before anybody could stop her. "See? Everything's fine."

Barret kicks down the door, looking quite distressed….as well as carrying a plate of brownies.

"Oh goddamn it! Don't tell me any of you ate those!"

"Um….yeah. Right here, pal." Aqua answered.

"You should have followed Wallace Wisdom #420!" Barret tells her.

"Which is…?"

"Never eat any of Red's snacks!" He olds out the plate he brought. "These ones were meant for you guys!"

Aqua gulps nervously. "Wait…..then what was wrong with the one I ate?!"

It was then that Oscar had finally arrived, and noticed the brownies Barret had and helps himself to one.

"Well, don't mind if I do…"

"So nice of you to finally join us." Katakuri said sternly. "Mind telling us why you're late?"

"Don't blame me, I was busy on the can!" Oscar said defensively. "When nature calls, you gotta answer-"

"Okay, okay, gross, we get it." Tatsumaki said quickly. "Ever hear of TMI?!"

"Is somebody going to answer what the hell I just ate?!" Aqua snapped. "It could be poison for all I know!"

"Oh, you'll wish it was poison." Red tells her. "My batch was made with plenty of Chocobo Greens."

"Never heard of them." Max scoffed.

"Is that like when people make desserts made with….you know…" Mae asked.

"It'll make any pot brownie you've ever eaten in the past look cute by comparison." Barret admits. "Pack your bags, lady….. because you're soon gonna be going on one hell of a trip…"

"Oh god oh god oh god…" Aqua panics. "I'm not ready for that…. I'm not ready, I'm not ready…"

"Better go lay down and let it run it's course." Red explains. "Because you're already past the point of no return."

Aqua agrees, and proceeds to run out of the room, with Chris entering as she's leaving.

"Well now, can't believe you guys already got one of them already." The host snickers.

"Alright, spill it." Cinder said impatiently. "What fresh hell is going on this time?"

"Why, just today's challenge, of course." Chris explains. "Those of you who've eaten these brownies have officially been pranked."

"Pranked?!" Many of them gasped.

"So glad none of our team was foolish to eat them." Edgeworth said gratefully.

"W-what was wrong with the one I ate?" Oscar asked nervously.

"Lots of laxatives, baby!" Barret cackled. "You talked about needing the toilet earlier. Well buckle up, because you two are about to be fucking inseparable!"

"Wha-"

Oscar immediately hunches over, grasping his gut and painful sounds erupt from his stomach.

"Time for you to start running."

"MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Oscar cried as he speeds his way to the bathroom.

"Wow, an absolute moron!" Kaiba laughed. "The both of them!"

"C'mon, Kaiba, be nice to them." Charlie reminds him.

"As you all can see, today's challenge is about pranks and practical jokes." Chris continues. "Both teams are to prank the other in any way they see fit, until an entire team has dropped out of the prank war. Last team standing wins immunity. Oh yeah, and the staff and I will also be participating, so there's that to look out for. Nobody's safe, heh heh…"

Most of the cast responded by laughing.

"Wow, so it's basically another free day for us!" Max said.

"Sounds absolutely bonkers." Zeke protests. "I'd rather not waste my time pranking others."

Chris shrugs. "Hey, you can all go on about your day like normal. You don't have to take it seriously. Just know that as of right now, everyone is a sitting duck. If you wanna drop out, all you gotta do is say you give up. Whether you're participating or not, you will be pranked until you yield. And given what's about to happen to Aqua, I'd say she's out of the running."

"Oh, that is some bullshit!" Lobo complained.

"Eh, they can have their fun." Ryu says as he grabs the unopened can of soda near him. "The rest of us can spend our day doing something more produc-"

As he opens the can, erupts, spraying the shaman completely in soda.

"AW C'MON!"

"That one was on me, pal!" Deadpool laughed. "Better go clean up if I were you!"

"Fine!" Ryu huffed, standing up. "Throw at me everything you guys got! Do your worst, no matter how wet and sticky you make me! Until then, I'll be in the shower!"

"Is he always that touchy?" Gwen asked Tokageroh.

"Only when it comes to his hair. Which happens a lot more than you think."

Mao jumps onto the table, flipping his cape for dramatic effect.

"So, it's a prank war you filthy humans want, huh? Well be prepared….for I am the master of tricks! MUHAHAHAHA!"

As Mao laughs like the cretin he is, Deadpool discretely looks over towards Spinel and Peacock. The three give a slight nod of acknowledgement.

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"Once again, it's my time to shine!" Mao declared. "Time for me to do what I do best and be the biggest menace possible!"

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Deadpool yawns and stretches.

"Welp, time for my master plan to come to fruition. All my planning, some of my cunning….no, all of my cunning. Episodes of plotting….now our time has come."

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We Oscar leaving the bathroom, still looking quite miserable.

"...I thought I was gonna die…who would pull a trick like that?!"

"I fully agree."

The snack maker turns to Cinder leaning on the wall.

"Were you…talking to me?" Oscar asked.

"Do you see anyone else around here right now?" Cinder remarked.

"Good point."

"You know, I've been keeping a close eye on you, Proud…"

"Before you say anything else, just gonna throw it out now that I'm already married." Oscar interrupted.

"Not what I meant at all." Cinder hammers in. "Besides, I'm already with someone myself. I've noticed you don't tend to get a lot of respect from your team."

"What's it to you?"

"I've been on the same team as some of them before. And I'm not very well liked by them either."

"Well that's not true!" Oscar defends. "I'd say I'm pretty popular. The only ones who don't get the picture are already lost causes."

"Relax, I'm not trying to push my observations as facts. I'm just telling you what I see. They don't listen to you, don't take you seriously, invalidate everything you do, all while propping themselves up as the good guys."

"I'm not sure I follow…" Oscar says in confusion.

"Oh, there you are, Oscar." Charlie says as she walked up to him. "Just wanted to check on you, you know. See if you're feeling better."

"Boy, I'm feeling much better now, thanks to the concern of my friend!" Oscar says while side eyeing Cinder.

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"He's still in denial…" Cinder chuckled. "Even Charlie's kindness won't help him forever. He's still the team's resident loser…and as soon as he fully realizes how despised he his, then the fun can truly begin…"

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"What was that Cinder lady's deal?" Oscar wonders. "I'm absolutely a valuable asset to this team. And those that have a problem with me…well, that's their problem."

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Cinder peers over and sees a weird looking sign planted into the ground. It was a simple white sign that read "Maiden Powers this way", with an arrow pointing in that direction. She had to double check, making sure she read that correctly.

"There's no way that's not a trick…" she mutters.

It was then that Peacock walked past her, carrying an ice cream cone stacked insanely high.

"Yer loss, toots!" Peacock tells her. "I just followed a similar sign, and it led me to allllll this ice cream. If you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch cartoons."

Cinder was once again left all alone. Her eye darts from side to side, making sure the coast was clear. Once she knew she was safe, she quickly follows the sign.

"...Sucker…" Peacock snickered as she watched from a distance.

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The next scene was an odd one. We are on a 911 call screen, as the sound of a phone is ringing. A male voice responds to the call

Operator: "911, what is your emergency?"

Aqua: "YOU GOTTA HELP ME! I THINK MY HEART IS GONNA EXPLODE OUT OF MY CHEST!"

Operator: "Calm down, miss, that's what we're here for. Could you please explain why you think your heart's beating backwards?"

Aqua: "IT'S GONNA EXPLODE, I TELL YOU! EXPLODE!'"

Operator: "Are you having any other symptoms?"

Aqua: "I CAN SMELL THE COSMOS!

Operator: " Sigh…. have you taken any illegal or illicit substances, miss?"

Aqua: No! I just ate a brownie that was given to me by a drug addict dog creature, but that's got nothing to do with my emergency!"

Operator: "Then what is your emergency?"

Aqua: I'm so freaking hungry! Like, hungrier than I've ever been before. I'm even tempted to eat more of those brownies just sitting over the-"

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Aqua: "Nevermind, I'm gonna eat some more of those, and call you back."

*Call Ends*

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Wendy and Carla were seen making their way back to the dining hall.

"Are you sure this is a good idea, child?" Carla asked skeptically.

Wendy nods. "If even the staff are going to be participating in this challenge, that leaves this place more than likely unoccupied. I just know they've got the good snacks in the back."

"You worry me sometimes." Carla sighed. "If they catch you, they'll surely have our hides."

As the two were approaching the back door, they see Chef walking outside, dragging a huge trash bag leaking some kind of red liquid.

"Oh, uh…hey, Chef." Wendy said awkwardly.

Chef doesn't look towards her, but tosses her a knife. "Quickly kid, catch this!"

Wendy thankfully cut the handle of the long and sharp piece of silverware. It had some of the red stains on it like the ones from the bag.

"Uh…..okay….why?" Wendy asked nervously.

Chef lets go of the bag, and slowly yet eerily turns around, revealing his face had some of those red stains.

"Because I needed an accomplice to my murder!"

Wendy's face goes deathly pale. "...What?!"

"And now your fingerprints are also on the murder weapon!" Chef cackles.

Wendy realizes she was still holding it, and panickedly drops it.

"AH! OH NO, OH NO!"

"I told you coming here would be a bad idea!" Carla cries.

"You e with me!" Chef orders, dragging the bag with him again. "We've gotta dispose of the body!"

(Several minutes later…)

"Hurry up, kid!" Chef said as he was leaning on a tree. "Dig like your life depends on it!"

"BUT IT DOES!" Wendy cries as she continues to dig a grave. The poor girl could only sob as they finished digging the hole.

"Looks like it's done." Chef said proudly. "Now get in the hole!"

"G…..get in this hole?" Wendy asked nervously.

Chef pulls out a gun and aims it at her. "GET IN THE HOLE! NO WITNESSES!"

"Chef, please, no!" Wendy pleads. "There has to be another way!"

"Alright, then look at the flowers!"

"Please stop! This can't be real!" Wendy wailed. "I don't even get the reference!"

"Because it's not." Chef says casually.

Wendy stops crying, putting the pieces together. "Wait….this was all a prank?!"

"Yep. The bag's just filled with old meat."

"How could you?!" Carla snapped. "Putting us through all of this?!"

"Relax, cat." Chef assures. "This gun isn't even real, watch."

He fires empty shots, until a single bullet shoots from it into the distance.

"TURTERS! NO!" Zeke cried.

"Hold this." Chef says grimly, handing the gun to Wendy and running off.

"I'm done. I give up…" Wendy said somberly.

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"And there goes the last bandage…" Zeke says as he wrapped the bandage around Turters's tail. "Thought we were gonna lose you there for a second."

"There you go…" Pandoria coos, planting a soft kiss on their pet's head.

"And you said a bullet came out of nowhere and hit him?" Percy asks, jotting some notes down.

"That's right." Zeke answered. "Pandy and I were just minding their own business, and then BAM! The little guy takes a nasty hit out of nowhere!"

Percy nods, finishing her report. "I think I have all the information I need. No doubt this is more of that prank nonsense, but this seems absolutely overboard. I can't tell you how many times I had arrested people on the street who claimed to be 'Internet pranksters' when in reality they were really just harassing people. It's all fun and games to those heathens until they wind up in a Korean prison or try to make America great again." She shudders in absolute horror at that last part.

"At this point, all that matters is that Turters is safe." Zeke says. "C'mon Pandy, we're-HUH?!"

Zeke couldn't move. He looked down to see his feet were glued to the ground.

"What the fracklety-frick?! Who's responsible for this trick?! Pandy, please help me get unstuck!"

"Um….Zeke…"

The Driver looks to see that his Blade is also glued to the ground.

"Can this get any worse?!"

"Hold on, I'll go find something to free you two!" Percy tells them. She tries to run off, but looks down to find that…..you guessed it. She was glued to the ground as well.

"Oh dear…" She deadpans.

Mao walked past them, laughing while he ate an apple.

"How'd you mortal fools like my little trick?! MUHAHAHAHA!"

"You little bastard…." Zeke growled.

"I cannot believe you, Mao!" Percy exclaimed. "We're on the same team!"

"I don't discriminate." Mao explains. "Everyone's fair game in my eyes! Next time I'd recommend not being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'd love to stick around, but….my feet are the only ones not stuck in one spot! MUHAHAHAHA! Later, chumps!"

"Hey! Get back here, you brat!" Pandoria ordered, but it was unfortunately too late. Mao just left them there.

"Hmph, some teammate you've got there, officer." Zeke said sarcastically.

"Believe me, I'm just as disappointed as you are. A somber reminder of our failed society. I wasn't even planning on participating in this challenge."

"Turters, go for help!" Zeke ordered.

The tiny turtle walks away, but as you'd expect, the creature was in the slowest rush possible.

"How could this possibly get any worse?" Percy groans.

Her phone immediately rings, and the officer quickly answers the call.

"Hello?"

On the other line, the voice of Gura could be heard. We get a split screen of Percy and Gura, the latter being accompanied by her friend Ame, who was trying her best to hold in her laughter.

"Hello, ma'am, do you have a minute to talk about our Lord and Savior, Lightning McQueen?"

"Well, I'm currently stuck to the ground, so I have quite a bit of time on my hands." Percy responded. "Who may I be speaking to?"

"Tell her she's got a call from Joe Mama!" Ame whispered in Gura's ear.

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Wendy was sitting on her bed, slowly rocking back and forth in the fetal position.

"I'm sorry you had to go through that, Wendy." Ruby said, attempting to make her feel better.

"When I heard them say practical jokes, faking a murder and hiding the body was not on my bingo card…" Wendy said grimly.

"Well I'm gonna return the favor from this morning, and help you get through this." Ruby says determinedly. "Look on the bright side. None of it was actually real. It should at least make you more alert of what could be a trick and what isn't."

It was then that Geralt opened the door, only to have an empty bucket fall on his head. While it didn't hurt or faze him, he was not having it.

"Huh…. usually those things were filled with water…"

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE HORSE BLOOD I HAD THAT THING FILLED WITH?!" The voice of Mao rants outside.

Wendy immediately snapped out of her shaken state, and slowly turned to the window.

"...Mao?" She sternly asked. "Are you trying to prank us too?"

"...Yes." Mao answers from outside. "... I'm not apologizing…"

"You're supposed to do that to the other team…" Geralt sighed.

"Well sorry having a bit too much fun with this challenge!" Mao retorts. "But that's besides the point. Somebody sabotaged my prank, and I demand answers!"

"You kids might wanna come with me." Geralt said ominously. "Wade has some sort of big announcement he wants to make to everyone."

"Oh goodie…" Carla snarked. "This should absolutely be fun if that crackpot is involved in any way."

Wendy sighs. "Let's just get this over with and see what he wants."

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Everyone was gathered outside; the contestants (minus Aqua), Chris, Chef, the interns, and Yastor were all together in one spot. Deadpool stood on some milk crates in front of them.

"Is everyone here?!" He asks. "Good."

"You're dead, Wilson!" Cinder snapped. The woman was seen with black and white face paint on her. "Your little signs ultimately led me to a Gathering of the Juggalos!"

"That was Peacock's doing, I just came up with the idea." Deadpool responds.

"Were you the one who sabotaged my prank?!" Mao asked.

"Yes."

Were you the one who put my hand in a bowl of warm water while I was taking a nap?!" Kaiba angrily asked

"Yes."

"Tied everything in my room to the window and made it all go flying outside?!" Chie adds.

"Eeyup!" Deadpool happily responds.

Dropped fire ants in all my donuts?!" Katakuri brought up.

"Guilty as charged."

"Tied me up in a barrel and sent me down a waterfall?" Rodney asked, still soaking wet.

"That was Spinel."

"Putting Icy Hot in my underwear?" Edgeworth asks.

"You bet your sweet bippy I did!"

"Playing a game of tic tac toe on my forehead when I went back to sleep?" Bernadetta squeaked, revealing a tied game of tic tac toe drawn on her forehead in a red marker.

"Peacock and I tied on that. Can't believe we couldn't get a winning game."

"You saying' you were the one who graffitied my hot rod?!" Lobo asked.

"That'd be me!"

"And I know you stole….. something important from me!" Max said a bit hesitantly.

"Relax, Mr. Honeynuts is completely safe." Deadpool says. He pulls out a slightly disheveled teddy bear and tossed it to Max.

As soon as Max caught it, a few snickers could be heard from some of them, including Chris and Chef.

"Huh….so this is the feeling that pushes serial killers over the edge." Max deadpanned. "It's only cute when Ruby and forehead over there have stuffed animals, it seems…"

"For a tough talking kid, you're surely not looking the part, brat." Chris laughs.

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"Oh, it is now personal, McLean!" Max snapped."

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"Yes yes, the three of us are responsible for a lot of shit going down today." Deadpool said proudly. "But before I get to my big announcement, I have one last thing to show you. Girls!"

Peacock and Spinel wheel in a large, flat screen TV in front of them.

"One last prank before things get crazy!" Peacock says, pulling out the remote and turning it on.

After a moment of static, the video showed someone in the shower, with some singing being heard. Everything was obscured by steam.

"...You can sing….you can shimmer…"

Ryu's face went pale as soon as he recognized the singing voice.

"A little snippet I caught earlier today." Deadpool cackled. "Who could it be, I wonder?"

The steam in the video cleared, and we now see it was Ryu in the video. Thankfully, he was filmed from the waist up, singing as he was showering, using the scrub brush as a microphone.

"... Love's on the menu and DISCO'S FOR DINNER! Disco Girl, coming through! That girl is you!"

"Oh, I absolutely love this song." Ford said.

"Oh my!" Charlie gasped, hiding her blushing face.

Wow…" Luz snickered. "No offense, but your singing sounds so much better than-Ryu?"

She sees that Ryu was slumped face first on the ground in embarrassment.

"Kill….me…..now…" The shaman croaks.

"Now we can move on-HEY! WHERE'S THE REMOTE?!" Peacock snapped.

Gwen's eyes slightly look over to Bernadetta, who had the remote in her hand. She was being discrete, but she was hitting the record button over and over.

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"Hey, don't judge me!" Bernadetta pouts. "You'd do the same thing too if your boyfriend was on video! Especially if he's…in the shower…."

She quickly wiped away a little bit of drool.

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Spinel stretched her arm, and snatched the remote back. "I'll take that, thank you."

"Get to the point." Tatsumaki said impatiently. "What's the real reason you brought us all here?!"

"The girl's right." Oscar says. "What's this all about?!"

"I'm in agreement." Chris adds. "I've gotta get back to my crib for my daily massage, then trip in the sauna."

You could almost see a glint in the eye of Deadpool's mask. "You sure about that, Chrissy poo?" The merc pulls out a remote with one big button with his face on it. "Operation Jokers 'n Jackasses is a go!"

He presses the button, and the island begins to shake like an earthquake.

"W-what's happening?!" Wendy cried.

"READY YOURSELVES, PEOPLE!" Deadpool roared dramatically. "WELCOME TO THE PRANK THUNDER DOME, MOTHERFUCKERS!"

Suddenly, cream pies begin to fall from the sky like a volley of bombs. Once they hit the ground, things go from zero to bat shit crazy. The ground explodes from the impact, with everything feeling like a war zone. Very little sound could be heard, everything is a ringing sound at the moment.

Everyone scrambles around as not just explosive pies rained down. Huge water balloons, buckets of paint, swarms of bats and many more things were unleashed. Not just upon them, but the entire island. Banana peels were on the ground, slipping many up as they tried to get away.

"THIS IS OUR DRAGON RICK MOMENT!" Deadpool said. "NOW FOR THE BIG FUNNY!"

Now explosions were erupting all over the place. We see Yastor's shack explode, along with Chris's "cottage", and several mountains.

"...FOLLOW ME!" A voice said through ringing ears.

"WE RUN THIS MADHOUSE NOW!" Peacock laughed.

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Operator: "911, what is your emergency?"

Aqua: "Helloooooooo~! I finished the rest of those Chocobo Greens~!"

Operator: "Oh, great…it's you again."

Aqua: "Don't worry, I seriously have a couple of emergencies going on right now."

Operator: *Sigh* "Okay, what is your emergency?"

Aqua: "There's a deranged naked woman just glaring at me in the bathroom! And the weird part is every time I shake my fist at her, she does it right back at me!"

Operator: "Could you please describe the woman?"

Aqua: "Oh, most definitely. She's got blue hair, quite the looker, even without a stitch of clothing on her…uh, she's got chocolate smeared all over her lips, and her eyes are looking a bit red. I-Hold on, she's talking to someone on the phone too like I am! She's probably calling the authorities to frame me for a crime she committed!"

Operator: "Miss, I think your brain has officially broken."

*KABOOM!*

Operator: "What was that?!"

Aqua: "Oh, it's this whole prank war we're doing. It's raining Hell from the sky as we speak. It's like a warzone out there."

Operator: "I think we're done here."

*Call Ends*

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We now move to Entrapta's Sanctum. Besides her, Chris, Chef, Ford, Korone, Kirbo, Yastor, Katakuri, Mao, Edgeworth, Kaiba, Max, Oscar, Gwen, Kronk, Luz, Ruby, Nomad, Tatsumaki, Bernadetta, and Cinder were there. They were the only ones who managed to escape the chaos.

"Okay…I think we should all be safe down here…" Entrapta says assuredly.

Luz was looking around the place with curiosity. "Nice place you got down here."

"Ah yes, my little home away from home." Entrapta beamed. "For just today, it will be our sanctuary."

"Why don't we just invite everyone down here and throw a party?!" Cinder angrily muttered.

"Eh, a bit too high tech for my taste." Max droned. "But you do you with all your nerd stuff down here."

"See? It's fine." Entrapta whispers to a steaming Cinder. "It's only for right now. And when this is all done, it'll be just us again."

"I can't believe we made it out of there when we did." Tatsumaki admits. "I'll be honest, it was all a blur."

"Those three really pulled the wool over our eyes." Geralt said bitterly. "While I wasn't keen on participating in this whole prank nonsense, I think it's safe to say this challenge was a terrible idea from the start. Right, McLean?"

He receives no response, only hearing the sobs of the host. Chris was on his hands and knees, weeping like he lost a family member.

"Don't feel too bad. You didn't know they'd take it this far." Ruby says comfortingly.

"I could care less about the challenge right now!" Chris sobs. "They got my cottage again! And my mountain that had my glorious mug chiseled on it!"

"Oh, get over yourself, you big baby." Max complained. "Actually, keep crying. It entertains me."

"Hey, my shack keeps getting destroyed by random stuff practically every other day, but you don't see me having a meltdown about it." Yastor brings up.

"But that's like comparing turds to gold!" Chris says. "Those three are in SO MUCH TROUBLE when we deal with them!"

"So, uh…how exactly do we deal with them?" Kronk asks. "Because I'm drawing a blank."

"We can't wait too long to figure out our next course of action." Katakuri brings up. "I can still feel everyone else's presences up above, thankfully. But I don't know what else Wade and them have up their sleeves."

"Or….we can just let them have their way and start a new life down here." Oscar suggests. "No use fighting a losing battle, am I right?"

Kaiba scoffs. "Look at you Proud, already throwing in the towel like the pathetic baby you are."

"I don't see you coming up with any ideas, rich boy!"

"As much as I'd desire some quiet solitude down here, we can't just leave everyone up there to suffer." Bernadetta brings up.

"Time for violence!" Korone says, pulling out a bloody, rusty, chainsaw.

"Uh, could we not?" Gwen said.

"Though not off the table." Mao interjects.

"Poyo p-poyo poyo poyo? (Perhaps some scripture will help pacify them)" Kirbo asks, pulling out a Bible.

"I highly doubt those three are feeling in a religious mood." Edgeworth groans.

"Guys, we're looking at this all wrong!" Max announced.

"Are you saying you have an idea, young man?" Ford asked.

"Something like that." Max answered. "Like Chris said, it's a prank war. Ergo, we fight fire with fire. And I'm already a master at fucking with people, especially grown adults like Dumb-pool."

"Bite your tongue, human!" Mao snapped. "I am the master of trickery and chicanery!"

"Look, Mao." Max begins. "You and I don't know each other too much, but we both know we're great at fooling others and getting under their skin. So how about you and I put our heads together and out prank these pranksters?"

Mao ponders this for a moment. "I suppose that is a decent idea, only if the alternative is staying down here for who knows how long. Very well then, human. You've got yourself a deal."

The two troublemakers seal the deal and shake on it.

Max turns to everyone else. "I'm gonna need everyone's help on this one, so I need you to do as I say. Got it?"

Many of them nod in agreement.

"Good." The kid looks over at the Nomad. "Hey, silent treatment. We're definitely gonna need your powers for what we got planned."

The Nomad nods and gives a confident salute.

By now, Chris had finally stopped crying. "I hope you two know what you're doing."

"You can bet all of your hair care products that this will work." Mao says.

"Yeah, I'd rather not risk losing anything else precious to me today."

Max claps his hands together. "Alright guys, let's look around the place and see what we can find. We got a prank to construct, people!"

"You heard the kid!" Mao ordered. "Move move move!"

"Just for today, just for today…" Cinder thinks to herself.

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"This was a huge gamble we were taking." Max admits. "I would have preferred pranking if that stupid host didn't make a whole challenge out of it. But now we're going to beat Deadpool and then at their own game. Hopefully we won't need luck."

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Deadpool was sitting on a throne constructed of the broken pieces of Chris's abode, wearing an unnecessarily huge crown on his head and a fur lined cape on his shoulders. He held a magnificent scepter in his hands, also made from the same stuff as his throne. Everything around them looked unrecognizable. Buildings were blown up, things were on fire, and everyone who couldn't escape lay before him, all unconscious.

"Ah, it's good to be the king." Deadpool said proudly. "You having fun, P?!" Deadpool asked.

Peacock was off to the side, firing a gattling gun loaded with rubber chickens.

"And I love being the chaotic jester that gets to blow everything up!" The cyborg cackled. She fired a rubber chicken into the sky, followed by a helicopter exploding and crashing into the water. "I think I hit another bird! 50 points!"

"WADE WILSON! SHOW YOURSELF!"

Deadpool was thrown off the high of his little power trip, to see everyone who got away now back, and staring him down.

"Well well, look who's back for round 2!" Deadpool says confidently. If it isn't Percival Ramdeen Gregory Nicolai Chuck Schozer Leonardo Gabriel Socrates Ming Victor Nostradamus Alastair Patisha Vladimir Stiegler Rasputin Boromir Walla Walla Shadigah Alexander Oliver Abelard Ernesto Zippy Zappy Angel Eyes."

"I….. I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response." Max said in disbelief.

"Alright, pal, this has gone on long enough!" Chris interjects. "Your little game here is over! This is my show, not yours!"

"Au contraire, Chrissy." Deadpool retorts. "I run shit now! Consider it a little bit of payback for putting me on a team away from my friends."

"That seriously can't be the only reason you're doing this!" Kaiba snaps.

"Hmmm, you're right." Deadpool admits. "Another reason is I feel my popularity has kind of…. plateaued….in a sense. I wanted to do something fun to spice my image up. So I took a page out of Rick's book, and now here we are. I'd already known about this challenge ahead of time, which gave me and my buds all the time in the world to prepare for this. Now….I am the Meme King!"

Katakuri creates multiple mochi arms and quickly stretches them out to grab everyone who was unconscious over to their side.

"They were….too crazy for us…" Mae said weakly as she regained consciousness.

"You wouldn't want to mess with us, you spandex clad buffoon!" Mao warns. "Surrender now, or face our wrath!"

Deadpool ponders it for a moment, then stands up from his throne. "Tell ya what. I like you guys a whole lot, so I'll cut you a deal. You guys leave and let us rule without opposition, and I'll give you this!" He pulls out a small, black stone with a purple aura around it.

"We don't want your rock collection!"

"This is the Continuity Gem." Deadpool explained dramatically. "With this, I can warp all of reality and even Meme's fanfiction canon. I can fix what's broken, what's lost, or even the shit that some fans won't shut up about!"

Behind him, we see potential "What Ifs?" for what he had in mind. We see all the way back in Infinite 1, where DIO framed Elena, only for it to reverse and show the truth being revealed. We see a team portrait of the Hungry Wolves from Infinite 2, where Toko is disappearing from the team shot. We see Rick dying instead of Giovanni, then see Glass Joe turn into the Hero of Happiness to fight Gjira. We then see Tifa, Bunnies, and Yang actually getting the jump on Kizaru instead of getting near fatally blasted. Then we conclude with seeing Chubzworth as part of BV's staff from the very beginning before his official on screen debut.

Before anyone could say anything, Yastor glared at the gem, and it immediately shattered to dust.

"What the hell?!" Deadpool exclaimed.

"You wouldn't believe how many tried to beat me by warping reality or erasing me from existence." Yastor coldly responds. "Even the most immortal and omniscient beings couldn't harm me! I've had everything thrown at me, so I'm not scared. But don't use it on them!"

"Rats, there goes my bargaining chip." Deadpool takes out a walkie talkie. "Spinel, it's time for Plan B!"

High in the sky, we see Spinel piloting Chris's Zeppelin. Beneath it, it was carrying a large, green, gelatinous object that was filled with all sorts of foul smelling and utterly disgusting objects. And the faint smell was even worse. This thing was even bigger than the aircraft itself. Everyone could do nothing but watch in horror at what lay above them. Even the smell was getting everyone else to finally wake up and see it.

"W-what is that?!" Charlie stuttered.

"The El Mongo Stink Bomb!" Deadpool said ominously. "Got the recipe for this from the Eds, but I put my own spin on it. The key ingredient was everyone's dirty laundry this past week."

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Operator: "911, what is your emergency?"

Aqua: "THERE'S A GIANT SMELLY BOOGER THING BLOTTING OUT THE SUN OUTSIDE!"

Operator: "Ma'am, get off this line right now, or I'm involving the authorities!"

Aqua: "Godzilla is my dad…"

*Call ends*

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The horror finally set in for everyone what they were planning to do.

"You wouldn't!" Zeke cried.

"Oh, we would." Peacock says dementedly. "You're stuck between a rock and us!"

"All I have to do is give Spinel the word and this whole island is getting stink-ified!" Deadpool warns.

"Boys, if there's any time for you to kick your plan into high gear, now would be time!" Chef said panickedly.

Max, Mao, and the Nomad all step forward.

"Now it's time for our prank." Max said. "I didn't want it to have to come to this."

"Oh, I totally wanted it to." Mao said.

"Do yer worst!" Peacock threatened. "Just be warned, your odds of being killed by a duck are low, but never zero!"

"Okay…..we warned you…" Max snaps his hands.

The Nomad readies himself, and lets out one loud clap.

"Ooh, I'm so fucking scared!" Deadpool said mockingly.

His cocky attitude was cut short as he and Peacock suddenly found themselves floating in the vacuum of space.

"Huh? What's going on?!"

"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!" The disembodied voice of Max said. "Now have a taste of your own goddamn medicine!"

The two then were sent flying uncontrollably through space, their minds overflowing with voices upon voices.

"Holy shit, I hear and know everything!" Deadpool cried painfully.

As they were flying through space, the stars all begin transforming into heads of Deadpool. Although they grew more and more distorted.

"It's all getting louder!" Peacock wailed. "I think my mind's gonna break!"

The voices grew louder, now all turning into daughter. Louder and louder the laughter grew, even close to driving the two psychos more insane than even they can handle.

"You give up?!" Max said.

"YES! WE SURRENDER! HOLY SHIT, JUST MAKE IT ALL STOP!" they both let out.

An enormous supernova erupted in front of them, only for them to fall back on solid ground. They realized everything was back to normal.

"What the hell?!" Peacock cried. "How'd you schmucks do that?!"

"Duh, smoke and mirrors!" Max said.

We see the area surrounded by large, homemade scrap mirrors that had come to life.

"Oldest trick in the book." Mao adds.

"Well….I guess you got us…" Deadpool sighed. "You win…"

"Oh, you three are soooo out of here!" Chris snapped.

"That's fair." Deadpool said. "Though to be fair, considering all the shit the three of us have been through all our lives….we like to have fun in our own special way."

"That's not some kind of lesson we've learned, just shut the fuck up!" Max complained.

"So what are we gonna do with them?" Chef asked. "Send them to prison like Duncan?"

"Like that's gonna teach these lunatics a lesson!" Chris responds. "I've got something else in mind that'll make them pay for what they did! But before we send them out of here, you three are gonna repair all the damage you did to the WHOLE ISLAND!"

"Roger that." Deadpool takes out the walkie talkie again. "Spinel, we've officially given up. Abort the stink, buddy."

"Got it." Spinel responds carelessly. "Abort it right on top of them."

She pushed the red button, and things seemed to move in slow motion as everyone could only watch as the stink bomb was falling towards them.

"WHAT THE FU-"

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We now saw the stinked up island later that evening. We return to where they started, at their elimination.

"You know what? Screw it!" Chris said. "I'll get the Ginyu Force to repair and fumigate the island! I want you three gone pronto!"

Everyone watches as the three were sent flying high on the fireworks they were strapped to. The trio of stooges laugh as the fireworks explode, taking the shape of their faces.

"THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!"

"Thank. Freaking. Goodness." Chris sighed. "Good riddance to them. Everyone, pack your bags! We're going on a little bit of a field trip while the island is getting fixed up."

A huge cruise liner suddenly docks behind him!"

"Wait, you mean right now?!" Tatsumaki asked."

"Uh, yeah. Everything here is a wreck, everything and everyone stink to high heaven, so I got a place in mind that we can crash at until the Ginyu Force fix it up. And luckily, it's where our next challenge will take place….heh heh…and boy is it is a real doozy…"

"Just so long as there's no pranks this time." Kaiba groaned. "Because I will make you regret it if that's the case."

"I call shotgun!" Aqua said.

"You are not getting a shotgun, young lady!" Percy said sternly.

"Oh, all right….but I'm riding up front!"