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A figure, in the darkness.
???: “...It’s finally time to get this show on the road, huh?”
???: “I’ve been WAITING for this moment! Yes!!!”
???: “I just need to bring them in… Alright, three...”
The figure leans over a control panel…
???: “Two…”
Looks for a button…
???: “One…”
Finds it…
…And hesitates for just a second.
???: “...”
???: “...Zero.”
Click.
Grey walls. Grey floor. All grey. Nothing is inside.
…
And then, something.
Atom: “Huh-”
Seventeen more somethings. One almost steps on Atom.
Atom: “Woahwoahwoahwoahwoah- careful, please!”
The person in question looks down at him.
Milton the Merchant: “Apologi- wait a second, are you a talking blade of grass?”
Atom: “Nope! I’m Atom. And I’m an atom.”
Milton the Merchant: “Ah- that’s even better! Say, Adam-”
Atom: “Atom.”
Milton the Merchant: “Right, right, Atom - do you happen to know where this is?”
Atom: “Nope! …Going off past experiences, though, things might not end too well…”
Someone butts into the conversation.
Meta Knight: “Explain what you mean by ‘past experiences’.”
All eyes go onto Atom.
Atom: “Oh- uh- you’re kinda putting me on the spot here-”
And another.
Sketchpad: “Don’t worry, friends! I’ll conduct the investigation!”
Sketchpad skedaddles over to Atom and takes out a pen and paper.
Sketchpad: “Now, where were you on the night of September 21st?”
Atom: “...What?-”
Meta Knight picks Sketchpad up.
Sketchpad: “Woah, okay, this is new-”
Meta Knight: “This isn’t the time for stupid questions.”
Sketchpad: “Can’t a guy lighten the mood?”
…And another.
Stick Bug: “Small fry’s got a point. This place is less than pleasant, but we need to keep up the good vibes.”
Meta Knight: “...How many of you are there?”
Stick Bug gestures to the others.
Stick Bug: “Including you, me, and the other two, there’s eighteen of us.”
Meta Knight: “...Concerning.”
Toad: “I WANNA GO HOME-”
Toad coughs.
Toad: “Eugh, I think I got something in my throat… Anyways, I wanna go home!”
Muffet: “Trust me, dear, we all do.”
Toad: “Yeah, but… I REALLY wanna go home!”
Muffet: “I understand, but we have to be patient-”
Toad: “Screw patience! I’m outta here!”
Toad runs off. Muffet holds a hand up to her temple.
Muffet: “ How annoying… ”
Meta Knight: “...Moving on from that, I believe it’d be beneficial for us to introduce ourselves. I shall begin first. I’m Meta Knight, a warrior from Dreamland.”
Goo: “What’s ‘Dreamland’?”
Meta Knight: “My homeland.”
Goo: “I’ve never heard of that place before…”
Sketchpad: “What if it’s from… an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE?!”
…
Sketchpad: “No? D’aw, okay.”
Sketchpad: “Anyways, I’m Sketchpad! I am- was a detective.”
Cybop: “‘Scuse me, was ?”
Sketchpad: “We don’t talk about it.”
Cybop: “O…kay…”
Cybop: “Guess aye’ll go next, ‘den. Name’s Cybop, and aye come from Air Island. Aye’m a mechanic, ‘dough sometimes I dabble in art. I can also sing.”
Profily: “Woahhhh, that’s awesome!”
Crazy Frog: “Ding, ding!”
.
Arch-Illager: “Did anyone understand that?!”
Ixol: “I did…”
Arch-Illager: “Then tell us what it said!-”
Ixol: “...n’t.”
Arch-Illager blinks, before his expression becomes one of anger.
Arch-Illager: “YooooooOOOOOUUUUUU-”
Cybop: “Aye actually can. He’s a guy, for da record.”
Arch-Illager: “...Ah.”
Crazy Frog: “Baram bom, baba!”
Cybop: “Introduced himself as Crazy Frog.”
Crazy Frog: “Boa boa!”
Cybop: “...And he will not talk about his background.”
Profily: “D’awwww, why not?”
Crazy Frog is dead silent.
Profily: “...”
Profily: “Hi! I’m Profily! F-”
Sketchpad: “From Battle for Dream Island? I love that show! Season 2 was the best season, but Season 1 is pretty nostal-”
Meta Knight: “You can geek out or whatever later .”
Sketchpad: “:(”
Next…
Heli squeaks something. Cube does a little jig. And Pikachu.
Pikachu: “Pika pika! Pika!”
Muffet: “I’m sorry, but we can’t understand any of you.”
Ixol: “I can…”
Muffet: “Oh, really?-”
Ixol: “...’t.”
Muffet: “...”
Arch-Illager: “Screw you!”
Ixol: “No.”
Stick Bug: “I can understand Heli - that’s the helicopter, for those unaware.”
Heli squeaks happily.
Stick Bug: “The other two?”
Stick Bug shrugs.
Stick Bug: “Zilch.”
Pikachu: “Pika chu…”
Atom: “What if we call them, uh…”
Atom: “...Pikachu and Cube?”
Muffet: “That’s just… stupid.”
Cybop: “Ya got any betta’ ideas, miss?”
Muffet: “I- No, but-”
Cybop: “‘Den ‘dis is what we’re gonna deal with.”
Ixol: “ok i will go next”
Ixol: “I’m Ixol!”
Ixol: “And I know where you live. ”
Goo: “Wh-what???”
Ixol: “...It’s a joke. I’m joking.”
Goo: “Oh, phew! That scared me!”
Ixol: “inanimate insanity”
Goo: “HUH?!”
Ixol: “Nothing! Teehee-”
Arch-Illager pushes Ixol out of the way.
Arch-Illager: “Enough of that HOOLIGAN- I am the Arch-Illager, and I will be leading this operation from now on!”
Meta Knight: “Says who?”
Arch-Illager: “Me!”
Milton the Merchant: “Now, now, it’s best if we work on equal ground rather than become… dictatorial.”
Arch-Illager: “You cannot command what I do!-”
Stick Bug picks up Arch-Illager.
Arch-Illager: “Gah- Let me DOWN!”
Stick Bug: “Not until you chill out, flesh bug.”
Arch-Illager: “THIS IS A DEMAND, NOT A CHOICE!”
Stick Bug: “You others continue talking. I’ll handle him.”
Arch-Illager: “DO NOT IGNORE ME!”
Milton the Merchant: “I shall introduce myself next. My name is Milton the Merchant, though you may simply call me Milton. I sell all sorts of wares imported from across the world - lamp oil, ropes, bombs, if you want it, I have it.”
Goo: “Woahhhhhh…”
Profily: “Waitwaitwait WAIT! So does that mean you have something that can get us out of here?”
Spamton G. Spamton: “USE [[Boom Boom Boom!]]”
Milton the Merchant: “...I’d rather not take the risk, you see. Especially if you all lack the ability to revive.”
Muffet: “The what?”
Milton the Merchant: “Point proven! Let’s not use the bombs.”
Spamton G. Spamton: “SPAMT”
Spamton G. Spamton: “SPAMTON G. SPAMTON! EV3RY BUDDY ‘S FAVORITE [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]]”
Spamton G. Spamton: “HAEHAEHAEHAEHAEH!!!”
Spamton G. Spamton: “I HAVE. THE [[Sensitive Information]] YOU NEED. LIGHT nERS.”
Atom: “Really? Then tell us!”
Spamton G. Spamton: “INFO COMES WITH A [[Low Low Price!]]-”
Meta Knight: “If we have to pay, it’s likely not worth it.”
Spamton G. Spamton: “YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON [[Seasonal Savings!]], BUCKO!”
Meta Knight: “I could care less.”
Garfield: “I guess I’ll go next. Name’s Garfield, I hate mondays, I like lasagna, and I like sleeping. There. Happy? I’m gonna go try and get some sleep now.”
Garfield begins walking off.
Profily: “Hey- We need everyone here!”
Garfield: “Do we really ? Also, mushroom-head left already. It’s fine.”
Stick Bug: “Hold on-”
Stick Bug gets up, grabs Toad, and places him with the others.
Toad: “Ooooo, I feel dizzy …”
Stick Bug: “Apologies.”
Toad: “What was that for, anyways?!”
Garfield: “Introduce yourself or whatever.”
Toad: “Oh.”
Toad: “Well, I’m Toad! From the Mushroom Kingdom! There’s uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nothing remarkable about me. Sorry…”
Stick Bug: “Was it necessary to stall the ‘uh’ for that long?...”
Toad: “Probably not, but no reason not to!”
Ixol: “Heh. This little guy’s pretty funny.”
Ixol presses down on Toad’s head, squishing him.
Toad: “:(”
Muffet: “I suppose I’ll go next, then… my name is Muffet, and- well, I’d say it’s a pleasure to meet you all, but considering the circumstances, it really isn’t . No offense, of course.”
Meta Knight: “None taken. I’m sure we all can agree.”
Goo: “I’ll gooo next- I’m Goo! I competed on Inanimate Insanity in the past… nowadays, though, I’m, uh. Retired.”
Stick Bug: “What is an… ‘Insanimate Inanity’?”
Goo: “A competition show!”
Atom: “Oh, I was in one too!”
Profily: “Same here!”
Sketchpad: “I, too, am in this conversation.”
Stick Bug: “You are not.”
Sketchpad: “A guy can dream, bug boy!”
Stick Bug: “Wh- ah, yes, I haven’t introduced myself…”
Stick Bug: “Stick Bug. I watch over the mountain - it doesn’t have a name, for those wondering - and care for my stick nymphs, though I also like to bust a move and groove when I get the chance. I also like cooking a-”
Ixol: “Okay, cool, but I don’t think we need your whole life story! Yeesh.”
Arch-Illager: “AGREED!”
Stick Bug: “...Frankly, I had forgotten you were here, flesh-bug.”
Arch-Illager: “How- you are HOLDING me RIGHT NOW!”
Stick Bug shrugs.
Atom: “I guess that means I’m last… I’m Atom! I’m an atom. As I said earlier… I was in a competition too. Not by choice, though.”
Milton the Merchant: “What could that possibly mean?”
Atom: “I was kidnapped.”
Garfield: “That’s stupid.”
Meta Knight: “I concur- who would kidnap people for that ?”
Atom: “Long story.”
…
Atom: “That’s why I have a bad feeling about this place. It might be the same thing.”
Cybop: “Naw, probably not.”
Cube, now with a disappointed look, rotates to stare right at Cybop.
Cybop: “What?”
Suddenly, microphone feedback fills the room. Most cover their ears - or where they’d be - while those who can’t are forced to listen.
Goo: “Owowowow-”
Spamton G. Spamton: “WHO’S THERE.”
???: “Testing, testing, one, two, three, can you all hear me?”
The voice seems to be coming from a speaker mounted to the wall.
Profily: “Yep! Hello!-”
Meta Knight: “Are you the one who brought us here?”
???: “Take a guess.”
Meta Knight: “That’s enough of an answer for me. Let us go this instant, or I’ll-”
???: “You’ll what? There’s no way for you to get out of here - and even if you did, you couldn’t find where I am. Face it. You’re trapped.”
Meta Knight: “...”
???: “Aaaaanyways!~ I’m sure y’all are wondering why you're here.”
Stick Bug: “Why wouldn’t we?”
???: “i dunno”
???: “Does anyone have any guessesssss?~”
Nobody speaks, for a moment.
And then…
Atom: “I-Is it… a competition?...”
Stock applause SFX plays as confetti falls from the ceiling.
???: “Correct!”
Cube looks at Cybop.
Cybop: “Aye said probably , not definitely -”
Profily: “YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!”
Cybop: “Dear Galvana- yer’re happy ‘bout ‘dis?”
Profily: “Well, duh! It’s been such a LOOOONG time since I’ve been able to compete in something!”
???: “See, that’s the spirit! You guys should be more like them! …Or be a whiny bitch if you want, I guess. Doesn’t matter to me. Now, hold on…”
The sound of papers shuffling can be heard in the background for a bit.
???: “...First task for y’all. Make three teams of six, NOW!”
Milton the Merchant: “What would happen if we didn’t?”
???: “I dunno, maybe I’d peel your skin off inch by inch. Depends on what mood I’m feeling at the time.”
Milton the Merchant: “...Best we get to it, then!”
Everyone spreads out for a moment to scout for teammates.
Meta Knight: “...I suppose I’ll have to deal with this situation for the time being. For now, though, it’s best to think strategically. Getting those with stronger wills and physical ability is key.”
Meta Knight scans the room, before looking at Arch-Illager and Ixol.
Arch-Illager: “YOU!”
Ixol: “Me.”
Arch-Illager: “I remember what you did… I assure you, you pale pest , I will make sure you PAY-”
Meta Knight lands between the two.
Meta Knight: “Arch-Illager. Ixol. I enlist you two to join my team.”
Arch-Illager: “Whuh- why would I EVER join a team with him -”
Ixol: “Yeah, sure, why not.”
Meta Knight: “Good.”
Arch-Illager: “...”
Arch-Illager: “DID YOU EVEN LISTEN TO WHAT I SAID?!”
Pan to Atom and Goo.
Goo: “Y’know… I was thinking…”
Atom: “Hm?”
Goo: “ You were in a competition before, I was in a competition before, why don’t we team up?”
Atom: “Oh, sure! Maybe we can also get Pr-”
Profily speeds by, ignoring the two.
Atom: “-o… fily… Nevermind.”
Stick Bug walks over and kneels down.
Stick Bug: “This group gives off good vibes. Mind if I tag along?”
Atom: “Feel free to join! The more, the merrier, they say.”
Stick Bug: “Sweet.”
Goo: “Yay!”
Pan over to Profily, who skids to a halt in front of Crazy Frog and Cybop, who seem to be discussing.
Cybop: “Wh- oh.”
Profily: “Heyo, my good buds!”
Cybop: “We’ve only just met, ye’know-”
Profily: “Mind if I join you guys? I wouldn’t want to be picked last…”
Cybop: “Mmmmm…”
Crazy Frog: “Dum dum dumbara!”
Cybop: “Well, if ye say so, aye suppose. Yer’re free to come with.”
Profily: “:D”
Sketchpad then appears.
Sketchpad: “If Profily is on this team, I’ll be on it too! I’ve always wanted to meet a BFDI contestant in-person.”
Cybop: “Eh-”
Profily: “Sure!”
Profily gives a thumbs up. Cybop sighs.
Pan to Arch-Illager, Ixol, and Meta Knight.
Meta Knight: “Who next…”
Arch-Illager: “I say-”
Ixol: “Shut up, Sou.”
Arch-Illager: “WHO IS-”
Ixol: “Eenie, meenie, minie- that one!”
Ixol points at Pikachu.
Meta Knight: “...Really? That ?”
Ixol: “Ya got any better options?”
Meta Knight: “...Touché.”
Ixol: “Swag.”
Ixol floats over to Pikachu, grabs them, and returns to the group.
Pikachu: “Pika???”
Ixol: “You have been selected to join! There is no backing out of this.”
Pikachu: “Chu…”
Meta Knight: “Two more, then-”
Arch-Illager: “I CHOOSE THE SPIDER!”
Muffet, having heard her being referred to, walks over.
Muffet: “I have a name , you know.”
Arch-Illager: “I did not care to remember it.”
Meta Knight: “Ignore his brashness, please. If you wish, you may join.”
Muffet: “Mmmmm…”
Muffet: “Well, I see no reason not to, so sure.”
Meta Knight: “I give you my thanks.”
Pan to Atom, Goo, and Stick Bug.
Goo: “Hmmmm…”
Stick Bug: “Yes?”
Goo: “I’m a bit stumped on who else should join us!”
Stick Bug: “There’s quite a few options…”
Stick Bug looks over the currently-unchosen people, before seeing Garfield.
Stick Bug: “Let’s stay away from that one, however.”
Atom: “Garfield?”
Stick Bug: “Yes. I’ve never been a fan of felines, if I must be honest.”
Atom: “Oh, that makes sense-”
Garfield walks over.
Garfield: “Heard someone say my name. I have nowhere better to go, so I’ll stick with this group.”
He proceeds to lie down on the ground.
Atom: “...”
Stick Bug: “...”
Goo: “...Why don’t we have the- uh, helicopter-”
Stick Bug; “Heli?”
Goo: “Yup! Why don’t we have her join?”
Stick Bug: “Good plan.”
Stick Bug leaps away, landing next to Heli, who seems to be trying to get Cube to join a team with her. She squeaks in surprise at the appearance, while Cube raises an eyebrow.
Stick Bug: “Apologies for the fright. If you don’t mind, would you be so kind as to join my team?”
Heli thinks, before giving an affirmative nod. She then points at Cube while squeaking, prompting Cube to give a baffled expression.
Stick Bug: “Sure.”
Heli claps, picking up Cube as she and Stick Bug return to the others. Cube is then placed down, visibly unhappy.
Goo: “And that’s a full team! Yay!”
Pan to Crazy Frog, Cybop, Profily, and Sketchpad.
Cybop: “Alrighty, folks, we got two more spots ‘n three more people. Any of ye got suggestions?”
Crazy Frog: “Bem bem!”
Profily: “Nope!”
Sketchpad: “I also have nothing!”
Cybop: “...Ye gotta be kiddin’ me. Guess aye’ll have ta do ‘da job, ‘den.”
Cybop flies off, and eventually comes across Milton and Spamton trying to work out a deal.
Milton the Merchant: “I’m certain we can work something out here, Spamton-”
Spamton G. Spamton: “GIVE SWEET [[Kromer]]”
Milton the Merchant: “I- I do apologize, I have no idea what ‘Kromer’ is -”
Cybop: “Ay. Ye two.”
Milton and Spamton both turn to look at Cybop.
Milton the Merchant: “We’re in the middle of something, I’m afraid-”
Cybop: “Look, yer’re someuva last people without a team, so aye’m extending ye’all a deal ‘ta join us, ye see? ‘Dat way, ye don’t gotta split up.”
Spamton G. Spamton: “HEY !!! I’M THE ONE WHO MAKES SPECIL DEALS”
Milton the Merchant: “I think this fellow has a good idea, however. I’ll take it.”
Spamton G. Spamton: “THIS IS [[Pure, Unadulterated]] GARBAGE !!!”
Spamton G. Spamton: “...BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. BUT TO ACCEPT.”
Spamton G. Spamton: “HAEHAEHAEHAEHAEH”
Cybop: “Phew, good. Come over to ‘ta restuva team, ‘den.”
Cybop begins leading the two to the others. The screen zooms out to show Toad, who was about to head to the group, now seeing it being full.
Toad: “Awwwww, mannnn…”
Toad sighs.
Toad: “Guess I got one last option, then.”
Tosd runs off, and ends up at Meta Knight’s group.
Muffet: “Oh, you have to be kidding me.”
Meta Knight: “What’s wrong with him?”
Ixol squishes Toad again.
Ixol: “He’s more or less worthless!”
Toad: “:(”
Pikachu: “Pika pika, chu!”
Mera Knight: “That’s an unfair judgment… regardless, however, we’re stuck with him.”
Muffet: “Tch.”
The speaker begins speaking again.
???: “Alrighty, now that teams are set, go name them. I’m not using ‘Team 1’, ‘Team 2’, etc. etc. you get the point go do it.”
Pan to Profily’s team.
Cybop: “Alrighty, we need a solid name ‘dat ain’t dumb-”
Sketchpad: “Oooo, can I do it?”
Cybop: “Wh- No!”
Milton the Merchant: “Relax, what’s the worst that could happen?”
Profily: “Yeah! Go ahead, Sketchpad!”
Sketchpad: “Nice! I hereby dub this team… Sketchpad And Cool People Too !”
Cybop gives Milton a ‘told you so’ look.
Milton the Merchant: “...My expectations were held too high, admittedly.”
Next, pan to Stick Bug’s team.
Stick Bug: “Any suggestions?”
Garfield: “Nope.”
Atom: “We didn’t have team names…”
Heli shakes her head no.
And Cube?...
Cube is Cube.
Stick Bug: “Unfortunate. And what about you, Goo?”
Goo: “Oh- I do have one, though it’s a bit silly…”
Atom: “C’mon, we won’t judge!”
Goo: “Well, if you say so…”
Goo: “I call this team… Cheer Factory 2.0 !”
Garfield: “Eh. Could be better.”
Atom: “I just said we won’t judge-”
Finally, pan to Meta Knight’s team.
Arch-Illager: “I think it’s clear we call it-”
Ixol: “All for ignoring him?”
Muffet: “I.”
Pikachu: “Pika!”
Toad: “I!”
Meta Knight: “This is stupi-”
Ixol: “Majority rules, Archie. Too bad, so sad!”
Arch-Illager glares at Ixol, and lunges at him. Ixol just holds him off with the most laid-back look ever.
Ixol: “What do we ACTUALLY name it, though?”
Toad: “I think-”
Ixol: “You also don’t get an opinion.”
Toad: “Oh, come on!”
Meta Knight: “Ideally, it should be strong-sounding and strike fears into the hearts of our enemies - in other words, A Powerful and Intimidating Name -”
Ixol: “Hey, look up.”
Meta Knight does so.
Meta Knight: “That- is NOT what I meant by-”
???: “sprog dont caare”
Meta Knight: “What does that even-”
???: “It’s time for the challenge!”
A hallway opens up.
???: “Enter the corridor.”
Stick Bug: “I cannot fit through there-”
???: “ Enter the corridor. ”
Stick Bug: “Alright, alright, I get it, fine.”
Everyone goes through the hallway and into a separate room, featuring three lanes with six targets each in them.
???: “Your first challenge is to knock down these targets! Each member of your team must participate. The first two teams to do so are safe, while the loser is up for elimination!”
Meta Knight: “Define ‘elimination’.”
???: “Being removed for
the rest of the competition’s lifespan
.”
Goo: “No rejoins?!”
???: “No rejoins. So try your best!~”
The group splits off, each team going to one lane. Firstly, we pan to CF2.0. Everyone is staring down at Atom.
Atom: “Hm?”
…
Garfield: “We’re done for. No point in even trying. I’m gonna take a nap.”
Garfield walks off.
Atom: “Wh- Hey, come on!”
Goo: “I- I mean, he has a point! We’re at a MAJOR disadvantage compared to everyone else!”
Stick Bug: “I’m sure there’s a way around this situation. We need to at least try , you know.”
Stick Bug proceeds to kick down a target.
Stick Bug: “Everyone else, follow my lead.”
Heli nods, picking up Cube and spinning around before tossing them at a target, shattering it into pieces. Her eyes widen at how destructive the throw was. Cube moves back over to the group, clearly annoyed.
Stick Bug: “Look, it’s helping us get further, prism. Don’t be a jerk about it.”
Cube rolls their eyes.
Pan to APAIN. In quick succession, Ixol, Meta Knight, and Muffet all knock down targets. Meta Knight turns to the other half of the team.
Meta Knight: “And for you three?”
Arch-Illager: “Alright- LOOK! I’m TRYING! But this staff doesn’t work miracles in an instant! It takes time to charge!”
Toad looks off to the side.
Toad: “I… don’t know how I would.”
Muffet facepalms as Meta Knight sighs. He looks at Pikachu.
Meta Knight: “What about you?”
Pikachu hums in thought for a moment.
Pikachu: “Pika pika…”
Pikachu then proceeds to shoot out a bolt of electricity, burning a target to a crisp.
Muffet: “Does that even… count???”
Ixol: “I say it should.”
Muffet: “Your opinion doesn’t matter.”
Ixol: “Says who? The government? I’m an anarchist, they can’t stop me!”
???: “For the record, it does count.”
Ixol: “See. See. SEE.”
Muffet: “I get it, I get it, just shut-”
Pan to SACPT.
Crazy Frog: “Ring ding ding!”
Crazy Frog throws his invisible motorbike at the targets, knocking all of them down. He then proceeds to breakdance.
Profily: “Woahhhhhhh…”
Sketchpad: “Awesome!”
Cybop: “...Ye’all realize ‘dat doesn’t mean we win yet, right?”
Profily: “Oh, shoot, yeah!”
Profily runs over to the targets and puts them back up in a flash, before giving a thumbs up.
Profily: “Fixed!”
Milton the Merchant: “Well, let’s get this over with then, folks.”
Milton pulls out throwing knives and tosses them at one of the targets until it falls over, Cybop tosses themself into another, and Profily spindashes into a third. Sketchpad claps.
Pan to CF2.0.
Atom: “...So what now?”
Stick Bug: “Hm…”
Stick Bug: “I have an idea.”
Stick Bug picks up Atom.
Stick Bug: “Everyone else, try to get Garfield back here.”
Heli gives an affirmative nod and flies off as Stick Bug heads towards the targets with Atom, leaving just Cube and Goo, in pure silence.
Goo: “...”
Goo: “...Nice… weather today, huh?”
…
Goo: “...Eh, I guess not.”
Cut to Heli, who’s successfully found Garfield. She squeaks to catch his attention.
Garfield: “What do you want? I’m trying to sleep.”
Heli tries to communicate that she wants Garfield to come with her.
Garfield: “I can’t understand you, you know.”
Heli facepalms, before grabbing onto Garfield’s arm and trying to drag him.
Garfield: “...Sigh. I get it, fine. But I’ll walk there myself.”
Heli lets go of Garfield as he begins walking to the targets. Meanwhile, Stick Bug is crouched in front of a target, Atom on one of his hands.
Stick Bug: “I’m not certain if this will work, but it’s worth a try.”
Atom: “What is it-”
Stick Bug taps the target with the hand Atom is on, causing it to fall over.
Atom: “Oh!”
Atom: “...I don’t think that counts.”
???: “It does.”
Atom: “:D”
Pan to APAIN. Meta Knight is watching the other teams.
Meta Knight: “Both teams are at four down, tied with us. We need to hurry up so they can’t get the advantage.”
Arch-Illager: “Did you not hear me? I CANNOT hurry up!”
Meta Knight: “Try another method, then. As for you-”
Meta Knight looks towards Toad.
Meta Knight: “Get your head in the game.”
Toad: “Heyyyy, come on! I dunno what I should do!”
Muffet: “...Just kick it or something.”
Toad: “...Oh, ye-”
Ixol: “I can throw you at it and that would count!”
Toad: “Nonononono- DON’T THROW ME-”
Ixol: “You cannot stop me!”
Toad begins skedaddling around the room as Ixol chases him casually. Meta Knight facepalms.
Pikachu: “Pika pika…”
Pan to SACPT.
Cybop: “Alright, we need two more people ‘ta go…”
Cybop turns to Sketchpad and Spamton.
Cybop: “‘Sup to you two.”
Sketchpad salutes.
Sketchpad: “I won’t let you down!”
He then runs over to the targets and tries to kick one down. …Keyword: ‘tries’.
Sketchpad: “...”
Sketchpad: “...I may need a little help!”
Cybop sighs as they go over and help Sketchpad push the target down.
Sketchpad: “Phew! There we go! Now, spam-man, it’s your turn!”
Spamton G. Spamton: “PIPIS”
Sketchpad: “...”
Cybop: “...”
Crazy Frog: “...”
Milton the Merchant: “...”
Profily: “...What’s pipis?”
Spamton G. Spamton: “PIPIS”
Pipis.
…
The Pipis moves towards the targets and blows them all up.
Profily: “Ah”
???: “And that marks Sketchpad and Cool People Too as the first team safe!”
Profily: “Oh- wait, yeah, we’re safe!”
Sketchpad: “Woo!”
Crazy Frog: “Bem bem!”
???: “Of course, this means…”
The screen divides between CF2.0, where Garfield is still walking to the targets as Goo is only now knocking a target down, and APAIN, where Arch-Illager’s staff is almost ready to fire while Ixol is still chasing Toad.
???: “ It’s down to Cheer Factory 2.0 and A Powerful And Intimidating Name. ”
???: “Who will claim the second safe spot?...”
…
Arch-Illager: “IT’S DONE! GO, M-”
Toad bumps into Arch-Illager, causing the staff to fly out of his hand and the resulting beam to ricochet around the room before flying out the corridor.
Toad: “Oww…”
Ixol: “Ruh roh.”
Arch-Illager gets up, glaring at Toad with anger in his eyes.
Arch-Illager: “YOU.”
Toad: “It was an accident! It’s- it’s his fault, not mine!”
Toad points at Ixol.
Ixol: “I have never done anything wrong in my entire life.”
Arch-Illager: “DON’T SHIFT THE BLAME! YOU BUMPED INTO ME! I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!-”
???: “And Cheer Factory 2.0 is safe!”
Arch-Illager: “-What.”
Pan to Cheer Factory 2.0, where Garfield has arrived and taken down a target.
Garfield: “You’re welcome.”
Arch-Illager is SEETHING.
Meta Knight: “...This team is a trainwreck.”
Muffet: “Agreed.”
Meta Knight: “So, what happens now that we have lost? Are we all disqualified from competing? Because if we are-”
???: “Christ, I’m not that cruel. Come on. No, no, the viewers will be voting on one of you to be eliminated.”
Meta Knight: “...The viewers?”
???: “Yeah, this is being televised.”
Meta Knight: “...”
???: “Poll down below!”
Go Fish.
Milton the Merchant: “Got any 4s?”
Spamton G. Spamton: “[[Jerry’s Bait Shop, you know the place]]”
Milton the Merchant: “...What?”