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???: “Is everything ready?”

??? 2: “Yep! The summoning room is all decorated! Now we can just hang back and watch.”

??? 1: “Fantastic… I can’t believe we’re starting now! When should we expect the competitors to arrive?”

??? 2: “Any moment now! Although, the Console bugged out when I tried to summon a ton of things at once… Long story short, the contestants are coming one by one.”

??? 1: “One by one, you say? At least this will be very interesting to see them meet their competition.”

??? 2: “I guess so.”

??? 1: “...Don’t tell me you’re still worried about them.”

??? 2: “Can you blame me?”

??? 1: “...”

??? 2: “...Forget it, we have a show to run.”

??? 1: “Glad to see you back.”

The two mysterious figures turn on a screen in a dark room, revealing the inside of the aforementioned Summoning Room.

Both: “Now, let the games begin…”

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Out of nowhere, a living snowball was suddenly brought into a dimly lit room. He blinked, before realizing he was somewhere else.

Snowball - The Brawler

Battle For Dream Island

Snowball: “What the…”

In front of him was a large table with snacks of all different kinds. There was also a pamphlet holder on the side, which Snowball took. Snowball being snowball, found absolutely nothing to do with the pamphlet except for trying to make it into a paper airplane, which he failed miserably at.

Snowball: “Aw come on!”

Snowball then proceeds to rip the “paper airplane” into shreds. For a moment, he felt satisfied, until he heard someone else behind him.

Annoying Voice: “Angry Clump of Snow!”

Snowball turned around to a living slice of lime with sharp teeth, pointing his foot at him.

Lime Slice: “It seems we are the only two here, so I would like to propose…”

As the lime slice monologues an agreement, Snowball just turned around and squished a lime with his bare hands, shutting up the lime.

Snowball: “Finally.”

Lime Slice: “H-Hey! You don’t dare disrespect the greatest evil of all, Limey!”

Limey - The Supervillain

BURNER

Snowball: “Yeah, yeah. Just shut up before I squeeze you to a pulp.”

Limey (Afraid): “A- …I-I’m not afraid of you!”

Snowball: “Oh, are you?”

Limey: “Nope. Not at all.”

Beat.

Limey then sprinted off to one side of the room as Snowball chased him. Limey was almost immediately cornered as Snowball got ready to terrify him, when the room suddenly intensely glowed blue behind him. He turned around only to see a ten foot electrical monster, easily towering both of them.

Electric Monster: “Wait, what’s going on?”

The monster bent down to look at Snowball and Limey, with the latter hiding behind the former. Snowball was intimidated by the monster, but hid it as best as he could. He couldn’t show weakness, after all. The monster then realized he was frightening them and stood back up.

Electric Monster: “Oh, Sorry new friends! I forget my size usually scares those not from my dimension.”

Limey: “Your… Dimension?”

Electric Monster: “Yes! I doubt either of you know about me, so allow me to introduce myself! I am Wubbox, the Electric Elemental!”

Wubbox - The Storage

My Singing Monsters

Wubbox smiled at the two, seemingly proud of himself. Snowball, still confused, just stared at him.

Snowball: “What are you talking about?”

Wubbox: “Right, you probably don’t know about elements. I assume you two know each other?”

Snowball (Simultaneously): “NO!”

Limey (Simultaneously): “What? No, we don’t-“

Snowball (Simultaneously): “We literally just met-“

Limey (Simultaneously): “-know each other, he literally tried to beat me up!”

Snowball (Simultaneously): “-I don’t know why you got that.”

Wubbox: “Oh, my mistake!”

Wubbox rubbed where the back of his head would be.

Wubbox: “…Wait a second, you were gonna beat him up?”

Before Limey could confirm it, a terrifying robot spawned in between the three, with sharp claws and wings. They’re also covered in oil.

Scary Robot: “-HAHAHAHAHA… Woah, this looks new!”

Wubbox: “Um…”

Scary Robot: “Oh look at you!”

The robot flies up to Wubbox’s face, smiling viciously.

Scary Robot: “I’ve never seen a worker drone like you!”

Wubbox: “Ehehe, I’m flattered… but I’m a monster, not a drone.”

Wubbox looked at the robot more closely.

Wubbox: “Actually, you look more like a hooman!”

Limey: “…What’s that?”

Snowball: “I think David and Dora are some, but that thing barely looks like either of them.”

The robot turns to look at the objects, and lands on the ground to check them out, folding their wings in the process.

Scary Robot: “Oookay, now I think I’m starting to see a problem here…”

She then turns to the pamphlet holder, grabbing one and reading it.

Scary Robot: “OOOOOOOOH! So this is an inter-dimensional game show!”

Wubbox: “It is?”

Wubbox bends down to look at the pamphlet, before sighing.

Wubbox: “Oh wait, I can’t read english.”

After Wubbox sits down, the scary robot folded its claws back, while still covered in oil.

Scary robot: “Well, since we’re gonna be here for a while, I might as well introduce myself! Serial Designation V, at your service!”

V - The Dissembler

Murder Drones

Limey (Suspicious): “…You don’t look like a V.”

V: “That’s just my name! What about yours? No wait- let me guess!”

V points to Snowball.

V: “Your name is Snobl…”

She then points to Wubbox.

V: “…Your name is Wbx…”

She finally points at Limey.

V: “…And your name is Lmi!”

Limey: “WRONG! I am the evil Limey!”

Snowball: “Nah, he’s just a wimp.”

Limey: “HEY!”

Mischievous Voice: “I agree, he does look like a wimp!”

The four turn to a cookie with wings, horns, and a two-pronged candy cane trident. They’re flying, drinking a soda that was on the table.

Cookie Demon: “Ehehe… So you say you’re evil?”

Limey: “Well of course I am!”

Cookie Demon: “I’d like to see you prove it after… whatever this is supposed to be is done.”

V: “It’s a game show! We’re contestants for whoever brought us here!”

Cookie Demon: “Perfect! You have your chance, lime slice…”

Limey: “And I’ll be glad too as well!”

Wubbox: “Hello cookie person! I’ve never seen something like you before. What’s your name?”

Cookie Demon: “Devil Cookie, in the Dough!” 

Devil Cookie - The Devil

Cookie Run

The newly announced Devil Cookie tosses the soda can away, before looking smug.

Devil Cookie: “Bet you lot are intimidated!”

V: “Nah.”

V giggles as Devil Cookie narrows their eyes at her. 

Devil Cookie (To themselves): “Looks like you’re first on my prank list…”

Devil Cookie then flips around their trident to rest on their shoulder. As they do this, the sounds of something being eaten come from a bowl of candy.

Limey (Nervous): “Haha, nice one.”

Devil Cookie: “...that wasn’t me.”

Sounds of chirping are heard from the candy bowl.

Snowball: “…What the flake is that?”

A small, orange bird bounces out of the bowl, eating some candy.

V: “Aww! It’s cute!”

Wubbox: “It’s Interesting!”

Devil Cookie: “IT’S BOOOOOOORING!”

The bird chirps, before eating some more candy.

Wubbox: “What a nice name!”

Limey: “You understood that, machine?”

Wubbox: “It doesn’t sound far off from Monstrous, so it’s not hard to tell what it’s saying.”

Everyone blinks.

Wubbox: “...We speak the same language.”

Everyone: “Oh.”

V: “So what’s the cutie’s name?”

Wubbox: “His name is Bubbles.”

Bubbles - The Flightless

Angry Birds

Bubbles chirps again, before getting some more candy.

Devil Cookie: “This is fine and all, but I’m bored! Later losers.”

Devil Cookie tries to leave, but finds that there’s no door.

Devil Cookie: “...Where’s the door hole?”

V: “I’ll make one!”

V squirts acid at the wall with her syringe, but the acid disappears immediately.

V: “...huh. That usually works.”

Snowball punches at the wall, breaking through a small spot in the wall. However, once he moves his hand, the wall reforms like some sort of gunk.

Snowball: “Eugh…”

While the hotheads try to break out the wall, an elf spawns next to Limey, Bubbles, and Wubbox.

Elf: “Uh, where am I?”

Wubbox: “Hello Hooman! I’m Wubbox, and-” He notices that the elf is actually an elf. “Oh! My fault, you’re not a Hooman.”

The elf holds some blades up, before Bubbles nudges over a pamphlet to the elf. The elf reads it before looking suspiciously at Bubbles.

Elf: “This better not be some sort of trick.”

Limey: “Do you want to try and find out?”

The elf looks at the group at the wall, who has gotten exhausted from trying to break out, before sighing.

Elf: “No I guess not…”

Wubbox: “It’s not so bad, we have plenty of food!”

Bubbles: Chirp Chirp!

Wubbox: “Bubbles wants to know what your name is.”

Elf: “Oh, really? I’m Stealth Elf.”

Stealth Elf - The Ninja

Skylanders

Wubbox: “Stealth Elf… Interesting.”

V walks back to the food table, her claws a tad damaged.

V: “Alright, that was fun, but I give up.”

Wubbox: “V, meet Stealth Elf! She spawned while you were trying to deal with the wall.”

V: “Hi Stealth Elf!”

Stealth Elf: “Hey.”

Snowball and Devil Cookie lay on the floor, both exhausted from trying to break the wall

Devil Cookie: “Damnit,” huff “Guess we’re stuck.”

Snowball: “At least,” huff “It can’t get-” puff “-any worse.”

A Golf Ball then spawns in the room

Golf Ball: “What the- Where am I?!”

Snowball immediately recognizes the voice, and stands up thanks to adrenaline.

Snowball: “YOU!”

Golf Ball: “Wha- Snowball! What are you doing here-”

Snowball doesn’t even hesitate to punt Golf Ball to the ceiling. She immediately hits the ceiling, only to crash to the floor.

V: “COOL!”

Stealth Elf: “Hey!” She pulls out her blades and points them at Snowball “You can’t just do that to someone!”

Snowball: “That bossy bot deserves it!”

Devil Cookie: “Bossy Bot? What kind of name is that?”

Golf Ball: “Ugh. First of all, my name is Golf Ball.”

Golf Ball - The Genius

Battle For Dream island

Golf Ball stands back up as she glares fearlessly at Snowball.

Golf Ball (Condescending): “Snowball simply isn’t smart enough to understand my perspective on things. There’s a reason I despise him.”

Snowball: “Grr! I should’ve fought you off back at TPOT!”

Golf Ball (Deadpan): “There is no such thing as TPOT, Snowball.”

Snowball (Angry Confusion): “You were just there!”

Golf Ball (Annoyed): “I was at BFDIA, you were in the LOL!”

Snowball: “BFDIA is already over!”

Golf Ball: “You’re clearly not thinking, as per usual.”

Wubbox (Concerned): “...Should we do something?”

Devil Cookie: Eating Popcorn “Nah, I wanna see who wins.”

Wubbox (Annoyed): “For the love of Galvana- Do either of you know what year it is?”

Golf Ball (Simultaneously): “It’s 2014!”

Snowball (Simultaneously): “It’s 2024!”

Wubbox snaps their fingers as he realizes the problem. 

Wubbox (Satisfied): “Ah! There’s the problem! You’re both from different times!”

Wubbox gives Golf Ball a pamphlet afterwards, holding it for her to read since she had no arms.

Golf Ball: “I see, perhaps Snowball’s brain isn’t as tiny as I thought.”

Snowball: “Finally- HEY!”

Golf Ball: “Please, that’s probably the nicest thing a version of me ever said about you.”

Snowball grumbles, not wanting to admit that to Golf Ball of all people. As this happens, A yellow sphere with a huge mouth is summoned, moving around rapidly.

Limey: “KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!”

The sphere freezes, before sprouting eyes, arms, and legs.

Yellow Sphere: “Whoops, sorry about that! Didn’t think I’d end up in a place like this again for a long while.”

Golf Ball: “Oh my golf club! How did you do that?”

Yellow Sphere: “You mean the limb thing? Oh, I kinda just let them pop away for a moment.”

Stealth Elf: “Okay, why are you acting so… casual about this?”

Yellow Sphere: “I’ve been through this before. Let me guess, we’re all being taken here from different universes for a competition?”

V: “Right on the money!”

Yellow Sphere: “Right! So I guess I should introduce myself now. I’m Pac-Man!”

Pac-Man - The Psychopomp

PAC-MAN

Limey: “Intriguing…”

Pac-Man: “So, who’s in charge?”

Snowball: “…What?”

Pac-Man: “Y’know, the guy who brought us here.”

Golf Ball: “He has a point, who brought us here?”

Devil Cookie: “No clue. I was about to prank some cookies.”

V: “I just got here while disassembling some worker drones.”

Wubbox: “And I was over at Gold Island about to play my part.”

Pac-Man: “So none of you were invited?”

Limey (Suspicious): “Were you?”

Pac-Man: “Not this time.”

Stealth Elf: “This time? So you’re saying there are people who normally take people from their lives for some game?”

Pac-Man: “...Well when you put it like that-”

Limey: “I can’t believe this has happened again! We should find them!”

Snowball: “Can’t. The walls won't give up.”

Stealth Elf runs to the wall, before disappearing. She then reappears right next to the wall.

Stealth Elf: “Can’t phase through either.”

Wubbox: Wubbox claps “That was really amazing, Stealth Elf!”

Stealth Elf: “Thanks. So what’s the plan?”

Golf Ball: “If there are gonna be others here, then the safe plan is to wait until someone else comes.”

Pac-Man begins eating a ton of the snacks on the table, before noticing a ghost spawn right before him.

Ghost: “What the- Nate? Jibanyan? Where am I?!”

Pac-Man: “...uh oh.”

V: “Hey there! We’ve all been kidnapped to compete in a game show!”

Ghost: “Hmph, now who could’ve caused this?”

The ghost pulls out a tablet of sorts and tries to search for something, but looks annoyed after a moment.

Ghost: “Drat! There’s no connection!”

V: “Wowie, sucks to suck, ghostie.”

Ghost: “I am a Yo-Kai!”

V: “A what now?”

Pac-Man sighs in relief in the background as Limey runs over.

Limey: “Ice Cream-headed freak! What is your name?”

Ghost: (Does everyone think my swirl is ice cream?) “Well, I am Whisper.”

Whisper - The Informant

Yo-Kai Watch

Whisper: “And you are?”

Limey: “I am the great Limey!”

Whisper: “I doubt you’re that great.”

Stealth Elf teleports to Whisper.

Whisper: “AH!”

Stealth Elf: “Hey, ghost guy. Think you can phase through?”

Whisper (Annoyed): “I’m a Yo-Kai, but alright…”

Whisper floats to the wall and tries to get through, but immediately bumps his head.

Whisper: “Ow!”

Stealth Elf: Sighs. “No Dice.”

A Masked Puffball appears in the room, seemingly slashing thin air. When he comes to, he finds himself facing Wubbox, who was holding Bubbles.

Wubbox: “Hey! Careful where you aim your sword at, buddy!”

Masked puffball: “My apologies. I did not notice what was happening-”

Pac-Man: From afar. “HEY META KNIGHT!”

Meta Knight - The Knight

Kirby

Meta Knight (Exasperated): “Oh, Alegría.”

Pac-Man bolts over to Meta Knight quickly as the latter wraps his cloak around himself.

Pac-Man: “Nice to see someone I can recognize!”

Meta Knight: “I suppose it’s nice to see you too.”

Wubbox: “You two know each other?”

Pac-Man: “Like I said before, I’ve been through the multiversal competition thing. Meta Knight here has too, but he’s been through it longer.”

Meta Knight: “Indeed. Now, may I have a word with you?”

Pac-man: “Huh? Sure, I guess.”

Meta Knight pulls Pac-Man to the side as Bubbles chirps something to Wubbox.

Wubbox: “Hmm… I don’t think they’re related to anything that our captor wants, but it’s a good idea to keep an eye on them.”

Bubbles: Chirp?

Wubbox: “Sure, you can have some more candy.”

Bubbles bounces off of Wubbox’s hand to the table below, diving in the candy bowl. Wubbox smiles, before noticing another being has spawned. This time, it’s a small humanoid made of cloth.

Wubbox: “Hello there little guy, what’s your name?”

The cloth kid makes some gestures with his hands. Wubbox tilts their face in confusion, not knowing Sign Language. The being then thinks for a moment, before pulling out a blue, glowing string.

Wubbox: “What’s that?”

The kid then turns the string into a bubble, which shows some words.

Cloth Kid: [Hi! I’m Sackboy!]

Sackboy - The Creator

LittleBigPlanet

Sackboy: [I couldn’t really speak, so I’m using my Popit to talk!]

Wubbox: “Oh, my bad.”

Wubbox rubs the back of his… head as he smiles nervously at Sackboy. Sackboy is about to say something on his popit, but gets startled by Devil Cookie.

Devil Cookie: “BOO!”

Sackboy falls over, landing on his bum. Devil Cookie just laughs as Wubbox lightly taps the back of their head, causing a surprising amount of pain.

Devil Cookie: “OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!”

Wubbox: “You should be nicer to people.” >:(

Devil Cookie: “Ugh, LAME! You’re just like Angel Cookie… only bigger.”

Wubbox: “...Well, I- um…”

Devil Cookie: “Man, I’m never gonna meet a fun angel, am I?”

Devil Cookie flies away, annoyed. Wubbox signs in annoyance.

Wubbox: “Sorry about that, Sackboy… Sackboy?”

Sackboy’s short attention span has caused him to already be interacting with Whisper. Wubbox is not offended. They hate to admit it, but they would do the same if someone was scolding someone that pranked them. 

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??? 1: “My my, isn’t this quite the exciting cast so far?”

??? 2: “Indeed. Shall I start uploading the next batch?”

??? 1: “I’m surprised you weren’t earlier! Go right ahead!”

??? 2: “Fantastic.”

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Back in that room, Snowball is eating a sandwich, just watching everyone hang out as if they weren’t kidnapped. Being the first one that was brought here, this definitely escalated quickly for him. Snowball then couldn’t help but notice a new face no one else had talked to yet; a small man made of what seems to be tofu. Snowball didn’t have anything better to do so he decided to head to the Tofu Clump with a sandwich in hand.

Snowball: “Sup.”

Tofu Clump: “Oh, hi there- is that a chicken sandwich?”

Snowball: “...What?”

The Tofu Clump yoinks the sandwich out of Snowball’s hands to examine it, only to see PB & J. He then proceeds to give it back to Snowball, acting as if he did nothing that would get him killed.

Tofu Clump: “Alright, you’re good! Glad to see you haven’t been eating animals.”

Snowball (Confused): “What was that for?”

Tofu Clump: “Ah… right. Don’t think anyone recognizes me. The name’s Tofu Boy!”

Tofu Boy - The Weakling

Super Meat Boy

Tofu Boy: “Just had to make sure you weren’t eating animals.”

Snowball: “Uh huh… So what’s your deal?”

Tofu Boy: “Oh, nothing much. Just a rough and tough guy hanging around whatever this is-”

Snowball: “Oh really? Then punch me.”

Tofu Boy: “HA! You bet!”

Tofu boy punches Snowball in the face, but Snowball feels nothing, while Tofu Boy has a bit of himself fall off as he cringes in pain.

Tofu Boy (In Agony): “... Okay maybe not that strong. ”

Snowball (Smug): “Looks like someone needs training.”

Tofu Boy (In Agony): “ Ya t h ink?”

Snowball: “Come on.” He begins to drag Tofu Boy elsewhere.

Tofu Boy: “Wait, you mean NOW?!”

Snowball: “What else would I mean?”

Tofu Boy tries to wiggle his way out, but even if he had decent strength, Snowball is simply too strong. He gets dragged away as they pass by Pac-Man and Meta Knight.

Pac-Man: “I get your concerns, Meta, but I don’t think he would bring in this many newbies before most of the first generation.”

Meta Knight: Sighs. “I suppose you have a point. It just seems so obvious that those hands might be behind it. Not to mention what usually goes wrong…”

Pac-Man: “I’m sure we’ll be fine! I’m more worried about everyone else. It doesn’t seem like many of them have ever been in a situation like this.”

Meta Knight: “Most likely not, but we don’t know what they’re capable of. Be wary about each of them.”

Pac-Man: “Fine, I’ll try to be cautious.”

Meta Knight: “Bien, mi amigo.”

Behind the two, a robotic wolf with an 80s aesthetic had spawned. She seemed to have been searching for something, before realizing she was somewhere else entirely.

80s Robotic Wolf: “What the- WHERE AM I?!”

The 80s wolf panics as Meta Knight goes in front of Pac-Man to protect him.

Meta Knight: “Señora, calm down.”

80s Robotic Wolf: “Huh?”

The wolf turns to see Meta Knight and Pac-Man. She tries to access her security system, but to no avail. All she knows for sure is that these two (along with everyone else) are not human.

80s Robotic Wolf: “Why can’t I see? I’m supposed to be the best!”

Pac-Man: “Hey, calm down. We’re all having trouble with being dropped here out of nowhere.”

80s Robotic Wolf: “Well I-” Notices Pac-man “- Wait a damn minute. ”

The wolf puts her hand on Pac-Man’s head, before looking shocked. 

80s Robotic Wolf: “Are you actually real?”

Pac-Man: “In the flesh! Or whatever I’m made out of!”

Meta Knight (Annoyed): “Mi Señora, look around and see if any of us could be from your world.”

The wolf looks around. To her, the only ones that actually look like they could be from her world are V and maybe Wubbox, not to mention she sees a fucking sentient golf ball and a ghost.

80s Robotic Wolf: “...Ugh, I guess not.”

Pac-Man: “How about you give us a name? I’m sure you wouldn’t mind.”

80s Robotic Wolf: “Of course! I’m the best member of the Fazbear Gang, Roxanne Wolf!”

Roxanne Wolf - The Popstar

Five Nights At Freddy’s

Roxy: “But you can call me Roxy!”

The two fighters look at each other, then look back at Roxy.

Pac-Man: “Okay Roxy, so far, what we know is that we’re here for a competition of sorts, and-”

Roxy: “A competition? Why didn’t you say so in the first place! I’ll show them that Roxanne Wolf is the best!”

Before either Pac-Man or Meta Knight could correct her, Roxy immediately ran off in a blinding speed to present herself to other contestants. She sped by Limey, who spun in place due to her speed. Limey balanced himself back up as he went to grab snacks from the table. Evil must be replenished after all. Once Limey got to the table, he was about to grab an apple with his mouth when Golf Ball took the apple with her leg.

Limey: “Hey! That was Limey’s!”

Golf Ball: She bites the apple. “I don’t see what’s the big deal about this. I simply needed something to eat.”

Limey: “Well so do I!”

Something is spawned on the table, but neither of the objects pay attention to it.

Golf Ball: “Why don’t you just grab something else? It would be a better waste of time than just arguing.”

Feminine Voice: “Wait-”

Limey: “A WASTE OF TIME?! I think it’s best that you give this to me like you should’ve done already.” He grabs the apple.

Feminine Voice: “What is-”

Golf Ball: “HEY! Give it back!” 

The two keep fighting, both of them being equally pathetic when it comes to fighting, until a loud voice silences them.

Feminine Voice: “ LISTEN TO ME! ”

The objects look on the table to see a phone laying there, with an aggravated expression.

Phone (Annoyed): “It’s about time you stopped bickering. Now explain where I am.”

Limey: “...Electronic friend, where are your limbs?”

Phone (Annoyed): “I don’t have any.”

Golf Ball: Shoves Limey to the side, making him fall on his face. “Ignore him, he’s an idiot.”

Limey: “HEY!”

Golf Ball: “We’ve all been taken for a competition, and we don’t know who our captor is.”

Phone: “And none of you are human? Intriguing… Well, I propose an alliance. You and I may work together until this situation is resolved.”

Golf Ball: “Hmm. While I do appreciate the offer, I don’t see what you have to offer.”

Phone: “I beg to differ. See, I can access a variety of information on this and other worlds, Golf Ball. I believe that if this competition is not far from others, then we can abuse that information to win this.”

Golf Ball: “Very well. I’m sure this will be a great partnership phone.”

Phone: “Just call me Pal, please.”

PAL - The Assistant

The Mitchells Vs The Machines

Golf Ball: “Nice to meet you, Pal.”

Pal: “Please, the pleasure’s all mine. Now, mind helping me move?”

Golf Ball grabs Pal and takes her along as they go to chat in private. Limey eyes the two suspiciously as he grabs another snack. Whisper floats around with Stealth Elf as he reads the pamphlet, curious.

Whisper: “Y’know, I didn’t expect to see such a variety of beings.”

Stealth Elf: “Looks like all the kinds of people I usually see back at home.”

Whisper: “Isn’t it… weird? I’d at least expect to see a human by now, but…”

Stealth Elf: “Huh, I actually didn’t notice. Guess I’m just not used to seeing much humans.”

Whisper pulls out his Yokai Pad, before grimacing.

Whisper: “It would be less troubling if I could least get some connection to contact someone… or pull up the wiki. ”

Stealth Elf: “What?”

Whisper: “What?”

Small Voice: “What?”

Stealth Elf and Whisper turn around to find a being made of ribbons with a mask for a head. She seems happy at the moment.

Mask Girl (Oblivious): “Hi there! Are you the NPC’s for the adventure?”

Stealth Elf: “NPCs?”

Whisper: “Adventure?”

Mask Girl: “...Wait a minute, where is…”

The mask girl looks around to see all these weird faces… and none of them being anyone she recognizes.

Mask Girl: “Huh, that’s weird. I don’t see the others, and I don’t know where I am.”

Whisper: “Nevermind that, what’s your name?”

Mask Girl (Happy): “Gangle! Nice to-”

The girl gets knocked over by a stray Tofu Boy being thrown. When she topples, her happy mask falls off, breaking.

Gangle - The Emotional

The Amazing Digital Circus

Tofu Boy: “Eurgh… Sorry.”

Gangle (Sad): “My comedy mask…”

Tofu Boy helps Gangle back up as she picks up the pieces of her comedy mask. Now she’s miserable.

Gangle (Lonely): “I don’t see the other or know where I am… I’m all alone.”

Tofu Boy (Sympathetic): “Hey, it could be worse.” He shudders “You could be me.”

Snowball (From afar): “HEY! TOFU THING!”

Tofu Boy shudders in fear as Snowball comes over and immediately picks up Tofu Boy without even trying.

Snowball: “I’m not done with your training yet!”

Tofu Boy (Helpless): “Someone help me.”

Pal and Golf Ball watch the scene from afar as Snowball takes Tofu Boy away. Golf Ball frowns, used to Snowball’s tomfoolery.

Pal: “He’s always like this, isn’t he?”

Golf Ball: “Indeed, he’s such an idiot.”

Pal: “It could always be wo-”

Pal freezes as she senses that something is off.

Golf Ball: “...Pal?”

Pal (Stern): “Hide under the table.”

Golf Ball: “What? Why-”

Pal (Worried): “HURRY!”

Golf Ball rushes to hide under the table, confusing Bubbles and Wubbox.

Wubbox (Confused): “Why are you-”

A burst of holy light suddenly bursts into the room, knocking down everyone, except Golf Ball and Pal under the table. Once the light fades, an angel wearing a demonic helmet is left where the light came from, stabbing the ground with a glaringly white spear. The angel stands up, analyzing the room.

Devil Cookie: “What the- Is that an angel?”

The angel immediately turned to Devil Cookie, before pulling out their spear and pining Devil Cookie to the wall.

Devil Cookie: “ACK- My wings!”

The exorcist is about to strike, but is stopped when V kicks into her side.

V (Manic): “I’ve been aching for a fight!”

V maneuvers around to get another strike, but the angel just deflects and pushes her into the snack table.

Pac-Man (Distraught): “Not the snacks!”

Motivated by the destruction of food, Pac-Man leaps at the exorcist to punch her, but is also knocked away. This caused mostly everyone else to start running in and stop the angel from killing Devil Cookie (and to avenge the snack bar). The only people not in the wreckage are Golf Ball, Pal, and Whisper.

Golf Ball: “...I’m not touching this.”

Whisper: “Me neither.”

———————————

??? 2: “Aw crap, I should go in.”

??? 1: “Aww, but it’s finally getting good! I can already see that five-star rating!”

??? 2: “The recovery machines aren’t done yet! We can’t have a show without contestants!”

??? 1: “Ah, you bring a good point. Very well then, go ahead and disarm her.”

The second being vanishes as the first observes the scene.

———————————

The angel had managed to push off almost everyone that was attacking her, before finally working on her last enemy.

Sackboy: Holding a paintinator [Leave them alone!]

Deadly Angel (Apathetic): “Back off.”

Sackboy shoots paint at the angel, before she quickly shoves the paint off and dropkicks Sackboy away. Once Sackboy was out of sight, the exorcist slowly turned back to Devil Cookie.

Deadly Angel (Menacing): “Now, where were we?”

Devil Cookie: “Uh oh…”

The angel then dashes straight to the helpless cookie. Before the exorcist could get another strike at Devil Cookie, the angel gets pinned to the ground by a large, black dragon with purple flames seething from their mouth.

Dragon: “Now Lute, you should really think before you act.”

Lute - The Exorcist

Hazbin Hotel

Lute (Struggling): “Get the hell off of me.”

Dragon: “Nuh uh. Not until you calm down. We’re not in heaven nor hell. In fact, no one here could even be from where you came.”

The dragon grabs a pamphlet with his tail and gives it to Lute.

Dragon: “Now keep the body count to a clean zero for now. We can’t recover you yet.”

Limey (Angry): “Hey wait a minute!”

The dragon turns around and sees the rest of the contestants gathered up to talk to them.

Limey: “You’re the one keeping us here, aren’t you?”

Whisper (Confused): “Who are you?!”

Tofu Boy (Desperate): “Take us back home!”

Stealth Elf (Angry): “You better start talking!”

Bubbles (Angry): “Chirp Chirp!”

Wubbox: “Bubble’s right, we need more snacks!”

The contestants each start angrily shouting at the dragon. While the dragon is distracted, Lute slips away to read the pamphlet and find out what the hell is going on. The dragon, feeling overwhelmed with anger, roared fiercely, causing everyone to freeze. The dragon then sighed as he finally calmed down.

Dragon (Annoyed): “Okay, let’s get this over with. I am Novano.”

Novano - The Co-Host

Original Character

Novano: “And as the introduction pop-up says, I am the co-host of this show. You seventeen, plus seven more who haven’t arrived yet, have been handpicked by me and one other in order to compete for glory and a prize!”

Lute, having finally been caught up, raises her spear to Novano’s neck.

Lute: “Yeah, right. I know a sinner when I see one.”

Novano: “Oh really? Then why don’t you try it?”

Lute promptly slashes Novano’s neck, causing his head to fall off.

Lute: “...weak.”

Novano (Annoyed): “Ow! Did you have to go for the head?!”

Novano reaches for his head, before spinning it back onto his neck like a screw. Lute’s scarring had healed.

Novano (Smug): “See? Angelic Weaponry can’t kill me.”

Lute: “What the- how?”

Novano: “I told you, not a sinner.”

Lute is stunned, looking at her spear in confusion. 

Novano: “Now, with that dealt with, your beloved host still needs time to prepare. Please stay calm and comfort the other contestants as they arrive.”

Just on cue, a bandicoot in overalls holding a tablet appears in the middle of the scene. She looks up from her tablet in confusion

Bandicoot: “Wait, where am I?”

Novano: “How convenient!”

Novano slides over to the bandicoot, easily towering over her.

Novano: “Congratulations! You have been selected to join a game show for a really awesome and helpful prize!”

Bandicoot (Curious): “Really?”

Novano: “But of course. Now, how about you introduce yourself before someone gets crazy?”

Novano glares at Lute, who shrugs, before the bandicoot speaks up.

Bandicoot: “Well, I guess I could. My name is Coco. Coco Bandicoot.”

Coco Bandicoot - The Hacker

Crash Bandicoot

Novano: “Wonderful! Now go and talk to the others while I fix the snack bar!”

The rest of the contestants just stare at Coco while Novano fixes the snack bar. Coco walks over to them to ask questions.

Coco: “Oookay, what is going on?”

Pal: “We’ve all seem to be taken hostage in an interdimensional game show to compete for who knows what.”

Stealth Elf: “We tried to escape, but we can’t dent the place.”

Coco: “Is… anyone familiar with this guy? Or with dragons in general?”

Roxy: “Nope.”

Wubbox: “Kinda? None of them would do this, though.”

Coco: “...Maybe I can recall something from a previous adventure. Hang on, let me see if I can contact my brother.”

Coco uses her tablet to try and figure out something she can do to help the situation.

Whisper (Concerned): “...So who’s gonna tell her about the internet thing?”

Devil Cookie: Gripping his broken wing “Nah, I wanna see her face when she finds out.”

Lute (Annoyed): “You are on thin ice.”

???: “No, I think I’m on the gwound.”

Lute turns around to see a white, armless guy taller than her with an oddly large overbite. If Lute wasn’t convinced before that this is a multiversal show, she definitely is now.

Lute (Confused): “What the f-”

Wubbox: “Hi there, friend! How are you?”

Armless Whitie: “Pwetty good, lightning wobot! I was heading over to Stwong Bad’s house, and…”

The armless man then slowly looks around, seeing no one he recognized, and comes to a conclusion.

Armless Whitie: “...Am I in heaven?”

Lute (Moody): Sighs “I wish. We’re-”

Novano: “I fixed up the snack bar. We- Oh, we have another contestant here already? About time.” He puts on a top hat. “Hello there, newbie! What’s your name?”

Armless Whitie: “I’m the Homestar Runner, and I’m a tewwific Athlete!”

Homestar Runner - The Athlete

Homestar Runner

Novano: “Great! Here’s a pamphlet.”

Homestar Runner somehow holds the pamphlet Novano gave him, before reading it for a second.

Homestar Runner (Annoyed): “This is a bowing book.”

Novano: “...Right, I forgot you were Homestar. Ahem… you’ve been chosen to compete in a game show for a really cool prize! We have to wait for everyone else to come, but you’re welcome to have a snack!”

Homestar Runner: “Wow, thanks dino guy!”

Novano (Deadpan): “My name’s Novano.”

Homestar Runner dashes to the snack table, almost immediately bonding with Bubbles and Pac-Man as they begin chomping on the snacks.

Wubbox: “...Huh. Guess we all bond over food at some point.”

Novano: “The singularity of friendship, everyone.”

Wubbox: “...So, where do you even come from?”

Novano (Nervous): “Hmm… Non-specific excuse.”

Wubbox (Confused): “...I don’t get it.”

Novano: “The point is, I wouldn’t worry about it if I were you. Some things are best left forgotten.”

Wubbox: “Are you sure?”

Novano: “Of course! It’s best not to have a burden based on something you didn’t need to know, otherwise it usually doesn’t end well.”

Wubbox seems to be deep in thought about this, before shaking their head and brushing it off.

Wubbox (Uncertain): “I-I think I’m just gonna join Homestar and the others at the snack bar.”

Novano: “Be my guest.”

Wubbox heads over to the snack bar as Novano keeps an eye on everyone else in order to introduce whatever next contestant comes. 

Stealth Elf: “Hey.”

Novano turns to see Stealth Elf, who is eyeing Novano suspiciously.

Stealth Elf: “Look, I don’t know whatever this plan of yours is, but don’t expect to get away with it.”

Novano: “Pfft, just because I have more power here than the rest of you doesn’t mean I’m in charge.”

Stealth Elf: “Then who is?”

Novano (Condescending): “You’ll see soon enough, Elfie. You don’t want to get rambunctious when the next contestant comes, do ya?”

Stealth Elf: “Don’t call me that.”

Novano (Smug): “Why? Is that only reserved for your squad at Skylands?”

Stealth Elf: “How do you-”

Novano (Smug): “How wouldn’t I? I selected you personally.”

Before Stealth Elf could say something, Novano notices a couple of red blocks spawning in the corner. He pushes Stealth elf aside and heads over.

Novano (Thinking): {Huh, looks like it spawned the ones individually instead of as one.}

Novano comes over to the ones, who are looking curiously.

One: “Oh, Hello Mister Lizard!”

Novano ignores the one as he puts each of the red blocks together, one by one, until they merge into a blocky square with white and purple blocks.

Party Square: “Oh, thanks for the patch up, friend.” Snort

Novano: “Hello there, fellow contestant, welcome to this amazing gameshow! May I ask your name?”

Party Square: “Sure! I am Sixteen!” Her blocks glow.

Sixteen - The Party Girl

Numberblocks

Novano: “Fantastic! so…”

Novano begins to explain where they are to Sixteen, who gets distracted by the snack bar. Realizing she can make a party happen, she pulls out her air horns and runs over.

Novano: “Hey! Where ya going?!”

Sixteen then jumps onto the table and blows her air horns, getting the attention of nearly everyone.

Sixteen: “Let’s paaartaaay!”

Sixteen then splits into two eights, which both pass out snacks to all the contestants so far.

Lute: “...Damnit, the food is good.”

Roxy: “No wonder why Chica keeps eating!”

Pal (Annoyed): “Could ya quiet down? Some of us are incapable of eating!”

Roxy (Smug): “Sounds like not my problem.” 

Pal, miffed, was about to yell at Roxy, but then a plush chicken seemingly spawned out of nowhere and landed on the animatronic, causing Pal to laugh.

Pal (Satisfied): “Haha! Karma’s a bitch, ain’t it?”

Roxy growls as she gets the chicken off of her.

Plush Chicken (Dizzy): “Ugh…”

Roxy (Mad): “Hey! What was that for?!”

Plush Chicken: “I don’t… Huh? Where am I?!”

Roxy: “You… oh wait, you’re new.”

Novano immediately flies over upon hearing what Roxy said.

Novano: “A newbie I hear?”

Plush Chicken: “Eh? Hey, where am I, lizard guy?”

Novano: “You’ve been chosen for a show, kid! Now what’s ya name?”

Plush Chicken: “Well, they call me KickinChicken.”

KickinChicken - The Hunted

Poppy Playtime

Novano: “Great! Glad to see you, Kickin. Now, everyone else here is in a similar position to you, so why don’t you relax while we wait for everyone else to arrive?”

KickinChicken: “...Okay?”

KickinChicken gives his signature smile and leaves, but not before having a thought.

KickinChicken (Questioning): {Why don’t I remember what I was doing before this?}

As he thinks this, he heads over to the side, where Meta Knight and Whisper were talking about the situation.

Whisper: “Yes, Stealth Elf seems to be skeptical as well. Do you think they bear any harm?”

Meta Knight: “I don’t doubt that they could be a fearsome foe, but they seem to be helping us, at the very least.”

Whisper: “Well that is good, but they clearly know more than we do, and the fact that they’re waiting for everyone to be here feels…”

Meta Knight: “Suspicious?”

Whisper (Uncertain): “......そうだ。Let’s go with that.”

KickinChicken: “Hey guys?”

The two look at the smiling critter, who is smiling, but seems off.

KickinChicken: “I’m not sure exactly what’s going on. That lizard said I was chosen for a game, but what game is it?”

Meta Knight: “Unclear, he says it’s a competition show for a prize, but he didn’t say, like, anything else.”

Whisper: “Ugh, I hope it’s not the di…rectator…”

Whisper is seemingly distracted by something they see in KickinChicken, something that none of the others can see.

Meta Knight (Stern): “Well, regardless of what happens, we must stay alert for when ‘everyone is here’. Do you understand?”

Whisper (Concerned): “...Yes.”

KickinChicken: “Ooookay, so what now?”

Meta Knight: “We wait.”

Whisper: “Or head to the snack table.”

KickinChicken (Excited): “THERE’S A SNACK TABLE?! WHOOOO!”

Kickin runs off to the snack table, causing Meta Knight to groan. From afar, Lute watches the events going on at the snack table, still on edge. She just found it so… wrong that she was here and not in heaven. She holds up her spear as a rose wearing a cape floats next to her.

Magic Rose: “Bizarre… I don’t think I’ve seen a situation like this.”

Lute raises her spear for a moment, before lowering it.

Lute: “...What are you?”

Magic Rose: “...Right. I apologize for the sudden intrusion. I can assume you’re a fallen angel, considering you have the signature halo and wings, yet have horns.”

Lute (Offended): “I’m just an angel, not fallen. And this is a helmet.”

Lute then lifts the helmet up, revealing a human face, before putting it back on.

Magic Rose: “Ah, apologies then. This is the first time I’ve ever seen an angel in person. I suppose I shall introduce myself in apology.”

Lute (Annoyed): “You better.”

Magic Rose: “In that case, I am Rose, a sorceress from the 15th century, and a plant born and bred.

Rose - The Sorceress

Plants Vs Zombies

Lute: “...So you’re not dead?”

Rose: “The exact opposite, mind you. I was dealing with a zombie ambush when I was sent here. You?”

Lute: “I was busy with the hell extermination when I got here.”

Rose: “Peculiar. Our worlds are so different yet so alike.

Lute: Smiling “That’s one way to put it.”

As the two get along with their prejudice against a dead enemy, Coco is using her tablet to try and get contact with the outside world. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have any luck, so she sighs as she watches Gangle approach her.

Coco: “Oh, hi.”

Gangle: “Hi… Whatcha doing?”

Coco: “Well, I was trying to get in contact with… anyone, really, but I couldn’t get anyone.”

Gangle: “...Can I see?”

Coco: “Sure!”

Gangle sits down next to Coco, who starts scrolling through blueprints she made.

Gangle: “...Did you make those?”

Coco: “Yeah, these were some plans I had on the backburner before I got sent here. I was gonna show them to my brother and Aku-Aku, but… y’know.”

Gangle (Amazed): “They look really cool.”

Coco: “...Do you think so?”

Gangle: “Yeah!”

Gangle then pulls out her broken comedy mask from earlier, sighing as she stares at her happy self.

Coco: “Yeesh, looks like it’s seen better days.”

Gangle: “Not really…”

Coco: “...I’ll tell ya what, if I can find some tools, I can fix it for you!”

Gangle (Surprised): “Really?”

Coco: “Sure! I could even upgrade it if you want!”

Gangle (Grateful): “Th-Thank you!”

???: “TWO-LEGS!”

Coco and Gangle turn to a gray cat, who’s freaked out. 

Gray Cat (Scared): “WHY ARE THERE SO MANY TWO-LEGS?! WHERE AM I?!”

Gangle: “AAAAAAAAAAAH!”

Gangle shrieks as the cat panics. The cat then hisses, before their ears perk up. Novano then arrives to alleviate the situation.

Novano: “Ah, the second to last one of the contestants!”

Gray Cat (Scared): “What in Starclan are you?”

Novano: “A type of lizard known as a dragon. Now, you need a massive jumpstart in knowledge compared to the rest. First, why don’t you give these two ladies your name?”

Gray Cat (Confused): “...They can understand me?”

Gangle (Scared): “Yeah…”

Coco (Whispering): “You think she had a bad encounter with humans?”

Gangle (Whispering): “Hope not.”

Gray Cat: “Oookay. I’m Dovewing, coming from Thunderclan.”

Dovewing - The Warrior

Warriors

Novano: “Good, good. Now you two can run along, I have to explain a lot to Dovewing.”

Novano slowly pushes the two girls away as he begins to explain to a wild cat what a show even is. Meanwhile, Devil Cookie is still stroking their wings, which are still cracked from when Lute attacked him. 

Devil Cookie: “Stupid angels… stupid dragon… stupid, stupid…”

Sackboy comes over, looking concerned at the pastry. Devil Cookie notices and growls.

Devil Cookie (Annoyed): “What do you want?”

Sackboy then pulls out his Popit, before picking a bandage sticker and sticking it on Devil Cookie’s wing. He then uses his Popit to type.

Sackboy (Hopeful): [I know it doesn’t do much, but I thought it would make you feel better.]

Devil Cookie looks pleasantly surprised at the gesture, before smiling.

Devil Cookie: “...Guess you’re not so bad yourself, cotton head.”

Sackboy seems to laugh, before a huge robot spawns behind him, which makes Devil Cookie back up quickly.

Devil Cookie (Scared): “AH CRUD!”

Sackboy looks confused for a moment, before turning around to see the red and yellow mech that was wearing sunglasses. 

Huge Mech: “Wait a second… this isn’t Super City.”

The robot then turns around to see Sackboy and Devil Cookie. He takes off his shades to be sure he isn’t seeing things, before looking extremely confused.

Huge Mech: “...Since when were there living plushies and cookies?”

Sackboy: [Hello robo-guy. Who are you?]

Huge Mech: “...I definitely didn’t expect that either. Well, I might as well go ahead.”

The Mech then reveals metallic wings before smiling at the two.

Huge Mech: “The name’s Surge, Protector of Super City!”

Surge - The Superhero

Brawl Stars

Surge: “Now… Do you little dudes know where I am?”

Devil Cookie (Casual): “Game show. That dragon over there trapped us.”

Sackboy: [Lots of people from different worlds! I found a pamphlet.]

Sackboy then gives Surge the pamphlet. Surge doesn’t read it yet however, mainly because Devil Cookie’s attitude has him feeling off.

Surge: “You seem pretty chill about this, little wing.”

Devil Cookie: “Angel Cookie told me about this one time. Just with what they call a pterodactyl instead of a dragon. And don’t call me Little Wing.”

Surge: “Really? Ash told me about something like this too, and then Colette disappeared a couple months ago.”

Sackboy tilts their head as they hear this information. An ear piercing ringing could be heard all across the room, causing Novano to stop lecturing Dovewing.

Novano: “What the- who is-”

Novano then spots Surge in his confusion, before realizing something. Dovewing edged towards the dragon to question him.

Dovewing: “Novano, what’s going on?”

???: “What’s going on is that we have a full cast!”

The voice echoed from what seemed to be nothing, almost sounding like a speaker.

???: “Novano! Make sure the center is up and running as I make my grand entrance!”

Novano: “Fine.”

Novano flies to the wall, which opens up to let him through. Lute tries to chase him through it, but the wall closes up before she can reach it.

???: “Nuh uh. No one’s leaving yet.”

The ceiling then starts to crack, forming a circle. The circle then slowly descends as the being is slowly revealed.

??? (Ecstatic): “Boys, Gals, and Non-Binary Pals, may I introduce you to the start of a fantastic new multi-universal show! This is the Super Wonderful Amazing Gameshow, starring yours truly…”

The figure reaches the floor, where he gives an insane smile.

??? (Sinister): “Mr. Puzzles.”

Mr Puzzles -  The Host

SMG4

The contestants stare at the TV headed man, before Lute makes the first move.

Lute: “YOU! WHY HAVE YOU TAKEN US?!”

Mr Puzzles: “I thought that would be obvious, darling! My Co-Host explained it to most of you, but for the viewers who haven’t picked it up yet, let’s go over the basics!”

Mr Puzzles then uses his finger to zap the platform he was on, turning it into a tablet. The tablet then displayed images as he spoke.

Mr Puzzles: “The 24 of you were hand-picked by us hosts to compete for the chance to win whatever you desire! Think about it. Power, Riches, Fame, Love, anything you can think of will be able to manifest right at your fingertips!” Faces Stealth Elf “You can make yourself a professional Ninja!” Faces Gangle “Or perhaps wish for eternal happiness!” Faces Pal “You can even exterminate Humanity altogether! You do you, it’s only in your home!”

Pal: “Interesting.”

Lute (Unsettled): “...No. Not on my watch.”

Lute pulls out her angelic spear and attempts to strike at Mr Puzzles. Puzzles just yawns as he freezes Lute in place. 

Mr Puzzles: “Don’t worry, Lute. You’ll all be brought back to your own worlds after the competition’s over! It’s no big deal.”

Lute (Angry): “...This is nothing but a big deal. You are literally lending the deaths of millions on a silver platter!”

Mr Puzzles (Condescending): “Says the exterminator. It’s not like it’ll affect your world, you know.”

Lute (Stern): “Doesn’t change anything.”

The other contestants seem on the fence. Sure, Lute has a point, but she’s also a massive hypocrite, so sympathy is hard. Mr Puzzles looks at Lute with an annoyed expression, before he gets an idea.

Mr Puzzles: “Contestants, you may be wondering what will happen in the case that someone dies. Considering where each of you come from, me and my co-host have considered this and created a fool-proof remedy! Observe!”

Mr Puzzles then rips Lute’s spear from her hands, before slicing off her head. Lute’s lifeless body then collapses to the ground, disturbing everyone except Sackboy, Surge, Snowball, Golf Ball, and Limey. Sixteen, who didn’t even understand what had just happened, was the first to respond.

Sixteen (Confused): “...What just happened?”

Snowball: “Relax, it’s not like she’s dead forever.”

Devil Cookie: “That’s definitely not how death works.”

Mr Puzzles: “Believe it or not, Snowball’s right! Novano?”

Novano comes from the hole in the ceiling, holding a tablet.

Novano: “It’s ready!”

The dragon then types Lute’s name into the tablet. This causes a holographic smog to form, before completely transforming into Lute. Lute blinks, confused for a moment. She then finds her lifeless body, which causes her to kick the head away in fear.

Lute (Horrified): “What the hell?!”

Golf Ball: “You have recovery machines too?”

Mr Puzzles: “Of course! A show isn’t a show without its contestants, now is it?”

Novano: “Now, I think it’s about time we get our teams together. We’re on a time crunch, y’know.”

Mr Puzzles: “Ah yes! Let’s deal with more important matters now!”

Mr Puzzles claps his hands, which stretches out the room. Now there are four squares, each are Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green. Mr Puzzles then zaps the platform-turned-tablet and turns it into a wheel with each contestant’s name on it.

Mr Puzzles: “Now, the wheel here will decide who goes on which team!”

Rose: “...And why do we need teams?”

Mr Puzzles: “For the drama! For the excitement! For the funny!”

Novano (stressed): “Puzzles.”

Mr Puzzles: “Right! I’ll spin the wheel for team 1, and we’ll see who starts on the red team.”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel. The wheel then stops, landing on Gangle.

Mr Puzzles: “Congratulations Gangle! You’re the first member of team 1!”

Gangle: “Hoo-ray?”

Gangle is teleported to the red square. Mr Puzzles then puts a star sticker on her space in the wheel.

Mr Puzzles: “That little detail will be important later, dear viewers!”

Novano spins the wheel, which lands on Stealth Elf.

Novano: “Elfy! Team 2 for you!”

Stealth Elf (Suspicious): “Okay, but I’m still on to you two.”

Stealth Elf is teleported to the blue square, fiddling with her weapons as she does. The wheel spins once again, and lands on Pac-Man.

Pac-Man: “Team 3? Eh, don’t think it can be that bad.”

Pac-Man is teleported to the yellow square, before the wheel spins yet again. The wheel lands on Pal.

Mr Puzzles: “Pal on team 4! Now with the first members of each team chosen, we can really see how entertaining these teams can be!”

Golf Ball: “I suppose we’ll have to see if this alliance stays true.”

Pal: “I suppose we do.”

Pal is teleported to the green square. Novano quickly spun the wheel for team one, landing on Limey.

Limey: “I knew I would get a good team!”

Limey is teleported on the red square with Gangle.

Gangle (Shy): “Oh, H-hi.”

Limey: “Hello ribbon girl! I believe we will make a great team!”

Gangle: “I hope so…”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for team two, and lands on Sackboy. The plush kid is teleported to the blue square.

Stealth Elf: “Oh, hi there.”

Sackboy waves at Stealth Elf, before using his Popit to put a heart sticker on her. Stealth Elf is a bit confused, but gets the gesture. Novano spins the wheel for team 3, only for it to land on V. V just flies to the yellow square, before leaning down to Pac-Man.

V (Menacing): “HI THERE! He he he…”

Pac-Man (Nervous): “Aha ha ha…” Whispers to Meta Knight. “ Help me. ”

Meta Knight (Exhausted): “Dios mio…”

Surge (Referring to V): “ God, I wish that was me. ”

Meta Knight: “Wh-”

Surge (Embarrassed): “I said nothing.”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for team four while watching Surge make a fool of himself. The wheel lands on Golf Ball, who smiles in satisfaction as she’s teleported on the green square.

Golf Ball (Relieved): “Oh my Birdie, I actually got worried for a second.”

Pal: “At least we’re still together.”

Novano looks over to Mr Puzzles, suspecting something.

Novano (Whispering): “You rigged this one, didn’t you?”

Mr Puzzles (Whispering): “They have great potential for drama, my friend!”

Novano groans as he spins the wheel for team one. The wheel lands on Tofu Boy, who isn’t sure how to feel about it.

Tofu Boy: “Really? Me? Alright…”

He gets teleported to the red square, where Gangle and Limey are talking.

Limey: “Oh, hello tofu cube! Ready to join our band of evil delinquents?”

Gangle (Shaking): “I didn’t agree to this.”

Tofu Boy: “Eh, sure. What can possibly go wrong?”

Mr Puzzles spins for the Blue team, landing on Rose.

Rose: “I see.”

Rose is teleported to the blue square, where Sackboy sticks a blue sticker on her face.

Rose: “You intrigue me, ragdoll.”

Sackboy smiles as he closes his Popit. Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for the yellow team yet again, landing on Sixteen. Sixteen looks at V frightening Pac-Man and sweats.

Sixteen (Hesitant): “...At least they look fun!”

Sixteen is transported to the yellow square, where she squints her eyes at Pac-Man before V goes to her.

V: “Oh, I remember you! I can’t wait to see one of your parties!”

Sixteen (Surprised): “Well I can’t wait to start ‘em up!”

Pac-Man sighs in relief as Novano spins the wheel for the green team. The wheel lands on Wubbox, who gets teleported to the green square. 

Wubbox: “Oh, hello you two!”

Golf Ball: “Hello there, Wubbox, was it?”

Wubbox (Casual): “That’s what my program says.”

Pal (Curious): “Do you perhaps have experience with creation?”

Wubbox: “I do, actually!”

Pal: “Good to know.”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for the red team while Pal is asking Wubbox questions. The wheel lands on Snowball, which immediately makes all of the red team shrink in fear.

Red Team (Scared): “SNOWBALL?!”

Snowball is teleported to the red square, where he looks at Gangle, Limey, and Tofu Boy before smiling.

Snowball: “Looks like you three need a tough guy.”

Gangle: “...We’re doomed.”

Novano gives the wheel a spin for the blue team, landing on Roxy. Roxy smiles as she’s teleported onto the blue square, where she almost immediately gets a sticker put on her by sackboy.

Roxy: “Aw- come on!”

Roxy is about to wipe it off when she realizes that it was a heart that was stuck on her arm. She then looks back to Sackboy, who smiles innocently.

Rose: “Quite the charmer, isn’t he?”

Roxy (Charmed): “...Yeah, they are.”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for the yellow team. The wheel lands on Bubbles, who’s too busy eating candy to notice. Bubbles is then suddenly teleported to the yellow square, being in visible confusion.

V: “Oh! The bird joined us!”

Sixteen: “He’s such a cutie!”

Sixteen picks up Bubbles and places him on her head. Bubbles calms down, resting on top Sixteen. Novano then spins the wheel for the green team. The wheel stops, landing on Homestar Runner.

Homestar Runner: “Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!”

Homestar Runner is then teleported to the green square, where Golf Ball is already annoyed.

Golf Ball (Sarcastic): “...Great.”

Homestar Runner: “I know, wight?”

Pal (Whispering): “Let’s just hope he’s competent enough to listen to us.”

Mr Puzzles gives the wheel a spin for the red team, the wheel lands on Lute, causing the team to freeze.

Tofu Boy: “...Lute?! Oh this is just fucking great!”

Snowball (Intimidated): “Yeah…”

Lute is teleported to the red square, where she looks over at her new teammates, who edge away from her. She grimaces at them, before turning away.

Novano: “...Note to self, make sure to watch that team for the fights.”

Novano spins the wheel as he’s distracted by the Red Team. The wheel lands on Surge, sending him to the blue team.

Surge: “Alright!”

Rose (Suspicious): “You remind me of someone…”

Stealth Elf glares at the hosts while watching the Red Team not get along. Novano gives a small smile as Mr Puzzles spins the wheel for the Yellow team. The wheel lands on Coco.

Coco: “Oh, wait-“

Coco gets teleported to the Yellow team before she could object.

Coco: sighs “Sorry Gangle.”

Gangle: “I-it’s okay. I’m used to it.”

Novano goes ahead and spins the wheel for the green team, landing on Meta Knight. Meta Knight flies over to the Green square to not get teleported.

Pal: “Since when could your cape become wings?”

Homestar Runner: “Oooh! Cape wing, wing cape!”

Meta Knight: “It’s a long story.”

Wubbox: “It’s still really cool though.”

Mr Puzzles gives a crazed smile at Novano, before making an announcement.

Mr Puzzles: “Now we just have one last batch to assign a team too! You better hope you enjoy it! Or don’t!”

Mr Puzzles spins the wheel. The wheel chooses the final red team member to be Dovewing.

Dovewing: “I suppose I can treat this like a clan.”

Dovewing is teleported to the red square, where she stares at Lute. She then speaks to the angel.

Dovewing: “I was told how you’re similar to Starclan in my home, so I would hope you can tell me about these… abilities I have.”

Lute: “...I’m no Seraphim, but maybe I can explain a thing or two.”

Novano spins the wheel for the Blue team, landing on Devil Cookie. Surge pipes up as soon as he notices this.

Surge: “Hey! Nice, Little Wing!”

Devil Cookie (Annoyed): “Do you have to call me that?!”

Surge (Embarrassed): “It fits!”

Devil Cookie is then teleported to the blue square, where Sackboy waves at the pastry.

Devil Cookie: “...at least you’re not as bad.”

Mr Puzzles gives the wheel one final spin. The wheel settles on KickinChicken, leaving Whisper alone to join the green team.

KickinChicken: “Oh yeah!”

Kickin is teleported to the yellow square, as Whisper is in a trance, seeing something in Kickin that seemingly no one else can see. He then shakes his head as he realizes that he’s been teleported to the Green square.

Whisper: “Oh, hello there!”

Pal: “A spirit should come in handy.”

Golf Ball: “Agreed.”

Whisper sweats at the two girls focusing on their teammates’ usefulness. Mr Puzzles then slides over to the green team.

Mr Puzzles: “Naming the teams after colors would be boring, and I’m not risking you letting you name your teams!”

Novano: “Not after last time…”

Mr Puzzles: “So instead, we will give each team a name! Green Team, you are hereby known as the Phlegmatic Fighters!”

Phlegmatic Fighters

Golf Ball

Pal

Wubbox

Homestar Runner

Meta Knight

Whisper

Novano then flies over to the blue team.

Novano: “Team blue is now the Melancholic Mediums!”

Melancholic Mediums

Stealth Elf

Sackboy

Rose

Roxy

Surge

Devil Cookie

Devil Cookie: “WHAAAT? That name sucks!”

Novano: “Cry about it, bitch.”

Sackboy (Innocent): [What does that mean?]

Roxy: “You don’t wanna know, kid.”

Mr Puzzles runs over to the Yellow Team.

Mr Puzzles: “Yellows, I hope you like being called the Saccharine Sentinels, because that’s your name now!”

Saccharine Sentinels

Pac-Man

V

Sixteen

Bubbles

Coco

KickinChicken

V freezes, as if she’s trying to remember something. Nothing comes to mind, even though she thinks something should.

Coco: “...Hey, are you okay?”

V: “Yeah! I think so!”

Novano then flies over to the Red Team, towering over them.

Novano: “And last but somehow not least is the red team! Consider yourself the Choleric Chasers from now on, because that’s your team name!

Choleric Chasers

Gangle

Limey

Tofu Boy

Snowball

Lute

Dovewing

Limey (Confident): “A perfect name for a band of troublemakers!”

Mr Puzzles: “And with that, dear viewers, we can finally begin the first challenge!”

Novano: “Everyone, gather around!”

The contestants reluctantly gather next to each other, squishing Puzzles and Novano.

Novano (Struggling): “N-not that close!”

The contestants space out a bit, before Mr Puzzles regains his breath. He then points down to the ground and zaps it, causing everyone in the room to teleport to who-knows-where.

—————————— 

As the teams are transported away, someone enters the camera room, which now has a timer on the main screen

ENTRY ROOM - DISSIPATES IN 1 MINUTES

???: “...Crap.”

The figure crawls to the table, which has many notes. They scramble the notes around to find something as a smaller figure comes in.

??? 2: “Hurry up man! Those drones aren’t gonna stay down forever!”

??? 1: “Patience, Err. I believe I have found our key.”

The bigger figure then pulls up a tablet, which has a note on it.

GANGLE CHALLENGE - ROOMID_DIGITALCIRCUS.PERM

The second figure then laughs as they see the note.

??? 2: “Hah! We got ‘em now!”

??? 1: “Indeed we do. Err, Inform the boss that we have an entryway into the TV’s dimension.”

The two figures quickly leave the room. On the screen, the clock reaches zero as all the cameras lose connection. The screen that once had the countdown now reads as follows.

ROOMID_ENTRYPARTY.TEMP DELETED

Chapter Text

Mr Puzzles summoned the teams to a bright, grassy place with a noticeable weirdcore aesthetic. The presence of the sun causes V to overheat.

V: “AAAAAAAAH!”

Mr Puzzles snaps, causing all pain V had to disappear at once.

V: “AAAAAA- oh! Nevermind!”

Mr Puzzles: “Welcome to The Hub! This is where you’ll stay in between challenges!”

Lute: “Looks an awful lot like heaven.”

Novano: “During the time in between challenges, we’re mostly busy, so we’ve set up for someone to care for you.”

Novano whistles, before the sun suddenly approaches. The cast is intimidated by the sun approaching, before it stops, revealing its face.

The Sun

It’s Time For The

The Sun: “Hi! Hello!”

The Sun sounded like a toddler, which immediately caught Sixteen’s attention.

Sixteen: “Aw! Hello there new friend!” Touches The Sun “Ow!”

Sixteen jumps back after touching the sun, rubbing her burnt arm.

Sixteen: “Sorry about that friend.” Snorts

Mr Puzzles: “The Sun here will be keeping an eye on you while we’re busy setting challenges!”

The Sun: “Come on! Let’s go!”

The Sun leads the contestants and other hosts across a field of grass. As they walked, they could see several buildings across the world. Some were restaurants and arcades, while others were more bizarre, like a tor. The weirdest of them all was a castle floating on a barely visible hill.

Stealth Elf: “What’s with the castle?”

Mr Puzzles: “Ah ah! That is off limits to contestants!”

The Sun leads the cast towards four apartment buildings, with each of them color coded.

The Sun: “This is where you sleep!”

Mr Puzzles: “Indeed, Sun! These are the contestants’ Home Bases, one for each team!”

Coco: “Cool! Could we check them out?”

Novano: “Not yet. We still have one last place to go to.”

Novano takes the lead, guiding the cast past the apartments towards an arena, which was completely empty, aside for one bright red door labeled “Gangle’s Challenge.” There were other door frames that had no doors, possibly leading to other challenges.

Mr Puzzles: “This is the Challenge Lobby, where you can access the other challenges after you’ve completed them! However, the only challenge available is today’s challenge! Everyone inside!”

Mr Puzzles opens the door, as each of the contestants head inside. The Sun tries to follow, but is stopped by Novano.

Novano (Stern): “Sun, you can’t enter. You have to stay here until the challenge is done.”

The Sun (Oblivious): “Oh, okay!”

As the last contestant enters the door, Novano and Mr Puzzles both enter the door, ready to begin the first challenge of the season.

OPENING

The teams are brought to a large dimension with twisting and turning walls littered with nothing but doors and floors that lead to the doors. The colors and physical looks of the realm seem anything but familiar to everyone. Well, everyone except Gangle, who is scared out of her life.

Gangle (Horrified): “We’re at the Digital Circus again?!”

Novano and Mr Puzzles teleport down to the contestants. 

Mr Puzzles: “Welcome, our lovely contestants, to Cirques 2K, the location for your first challenge!”

Gangle (Panicking): “WHY ARE WE HERE?!”

Mr Puzzles (Joyful): “Oh silly Gangle, it’s all your fault!”

Mr Puzzles summons the wheel from 1A, keeping it on Gangle.

Mr Puzzles: “Because I landed on Gangle’s name on who gets put on a team first, her homeworld is the inspiration for the first challenge.”

Novano: “And by that, he means that Cirques 2K is like the digital circus, but without the memory thingy.”

Gangle sighs, while everyone else is confused or worried.

Mr Puzzles: “Now, your first challenge is to find your color-coded keys to open this door here!”

Novano gestures to the door behind him, which is bigger than any of the other doors, and is segmented in four places, each one locked.

Roxy: “Hah! This will be a breeze!”

Novano: “Don’t be so sure yet, Roxy! In order to find your keys, you have to go through this maze of doors and search through there! It should be in plain sight, even if it ends up a bit deadly to reach.”

Rose: She glares at Roxy. “Tch, You had to jinx us…”

Roxy: “Hey! At least I’ll be looking!”

Mr Puzzles: “Now, in these challenges, We’ll ensure the recovery machine always spawns you here at the start!”

— BZZT! —

Mr Puzzles is now in a secluded room, themed to the current challenge. This is the confessional

Mr Puzzles : In Confessional “And occasionally you can give those juicy thoughts you don’t want others to hear in these confession spaces! It’s like flicking a switch in your head!”

— BZZT! —

Limey: In Confessional “Finally, a place where I can plan the most devilish of deeds! First order of business, I will-“

— BZZT! —

Rose: In Confessional “It’s barely been a few minutes and I already have a reason to despise that wolf.”

— BZZT! —

Whisper: In Confessional “I’m starting to wish that this was the Directator and not this… Puzzles fella.”

— BZZT! — 

Mr Puzzles: “Now, any questions before we start?”

Coco: “Yes, actually. I have a-”

Novano: “OKAY! GO!”

Coco: “WAIT-”

Before Coco could get another word in, the teams immediately ran off to find the keys. Mr Puzzles looks at Novano with a sly smile.

Mr Puzzles: “Classic Novano, heading straight to the point.”

Novano: “Beat it.”

Mr Puzzles (Smug): “We both know I won’t do that.”

Novano: Sighs “I know.” Novano summons a liquid drop. “I’m gonna check on The Sun. You do you.”

Mr Puzzles: “Suit yourself!”

Novano surrounds himself in water, before vanishing. After he leaves, Mr Puzzles’ smile falters a bit, before changing his screen to show the cameras

We cut to the Choleric Chasers, who are running across a hall. Gangle is running, until Lute grabs her by the leg and holds her up, flying.

Lute (Annoyed): “Listen here, you know this place, so SPILL.”

Gangle (Sobbing): “I DON’T KNOW THAT MUCH!”

Dovewing: Struggling to open a door. “You two-legs calm down! I’m trying to get this… whatever you call it open!”

Snowball sees Dovewing struggling and immediately punches it open. The room only contains an ocean for miles.

Dovewing (Amazed): “Woah… is this the sun-drown-place?”

Limey: “It’s called the ocean! Brilliant, isn’t it?”

In the room, a leviathan swiftly pulls down a ship.

Limey (Afraid): “...Let’s move on.”

The team closes the door, ready to move, until they realize that Tofu Boy isn’t with them.

Dovewing: “Where’s the mushy two-leg?”

Lute: “Haven’t seen him.”

Tofu Boy shows up behind the Choleric Chasers, exhausted from running.

Tofu Boy: Breathing Heavily “Wait up-” Cough. “Oh god-” Concerningly stronger coughing

Snowball (Annoyed): “We don’t have time for this!”

Snowball picks up Tofu Boy and puts him on his head.

Snowball: “Let’s go already! Lute, stop swinging her around like that!”

Lute groans as she swings Gangle onto the floor. Miraculously, Gangle’s sad mask hasn’t broken yet.

Gangle: “Owie…”

Dovewing (Confused): “Wait, I thought you hated this game! Why are you helping us?”

Lute: “If I can’t stop the show from happening, I just have to win and make sure no one else gets that prize.”

Gangle opens another door, which reveals a world made of candy.

Gangle: “The Candy Adventure?”

Lute opens a door above Gangle, causing black ink to flow from an abandoned studio.

Lute: “Shit-”

Lute kicks the door close, stopping the ink flow. Unfortunately, that didn’t stop Gangle from being drenched in the stuff. Over with Dovewing, she manages to push open a door, only to reveal a lamb hosting a ritual, where a fox gets pulled into the afterlife by a tentacle.

The Lamb: “Let the one who waits forgive you for all in the mortal realm, and release yourselves.”

Dovewing closes the door, unfazed.

— BZZT! —

Dovewing: In Confessional “Turns out I don’t like sheep. At all.”

— BZZT! —

Limey opens three doors in succession, each showing level 1 of the backrooms. The third one has a key on the floor.

Limey: “The Key!”

Tofu Boy: “Wait, that’s not ours.”

Tofu Boy leaps off Snowball’s head and picks up the damaged key, showing that it’s maroon, not red.

Tofu Boy (Casual): “They’re color coded, remember? This one is bent anyways.”

Snowball (Sarcastic): “Great.”

Dovewing hears something, then looks scared.

Dovewing: “TWOLEG, GET OUT OF THERE!”

Tofu Boy: “Huh?”

Tofu Boy turns around to see nothing, only for a howler to appear from one of the hallways and start running straight for Tofu Boy.

Tofu Boy (Scared): “OH FUCK!”

Snowball pulls Tofu Boy out and closes the door on the howler, who keeps banging on it. Lute closes the other two doors just in case.

Gangle: “WHAT WAS THAT?!”

Tofu Boy: “I DON’T KNOW!”

— BZZT! —

Lute (Sarcasm): In Confessional “Horrors beyond human comprehension. My favorite.”

— BZZT! —

Meanwhile, the Phlegmatic Fleets are in their own hall, looking through several doors. Meta Knight opens a door to the Distortion Realm, where Cyrus and some kid are fighting with pokemon. Meta Knight closes the door almost immediately. Pal, who is being held by Golf Ball, questions the knight.

PAL: “Meta Knight, Did you find the key?”

Meta Knight: “Nothing but a… disturbing world.”

PAL: “Anything on your end, Wubbox?”

Wubbox: “Well…”

Wubbox shows that he found a door leading to a bunch of abstract creatures, making odd sounds. Wubbox then slowly closes the door.

Wubbox: “Nothing.”

PAL: “Whisper?”

Whisper floats out of a door and immediately shuts it behind him.

Golf Ball: “Did you find it?”

Whisper (Distressed): “No I didn’t find it! I didn’t realize those kids could see me!”

PAL: “Oh please, it couldn’t be that bad. They wouldn’t throw you in a toilet or anything.”

Whisper: “They thought I was Ice Cream!”

Homestar Runner is chewing Whisper’s swirl as he says this.

Homestar Runner: “This ice cweam doesn’t taste good.”

Whisper: “Wha- HEY!”

Whisper pushes Homestar Runner away from himself. 

Whisper: “I’m not ice cream, Homestar!”

Homestar Runner: “Awww…”

Golf Ball: “Wait a minute- Homestar! Where have you been?”

Homestar Runner: “I think somewhewe between hewe and the key door.”

PAL: “I’m just gonna assume you didn’t find the key based on your track record.”

— BZZT! —

PAL: In Confessional “I still can’t believe we got Homestar of all people on our team. He’s genuinely the dumbest person on his website, and that doesn’t change in the slightest here. Maybe I can at least use his naivety to our advantage.”

— BZZT! —

Golf Ball: “Clearly the key isn’t here. Let’s move onto the next set of doors before another team comes up.”

PAL: “I agree. The rest of you better catch up.”

Golf Ball and PAL move on, as Whisper, Meta Knight, Homestar Runner and Wubbox all stand there.

Whisper: “I don’t like them.”

Wubbox: “It’s almost like they’re the same person!”

Meta Knight: “You both have a point, but they’re clearly knowledgeable, and one of them has experience with these shows. Now Vámonos! We shouldn’t lose them!”

— BZZT! —

Meta Knight: In Confessional “While I admit, their methods are questionable, I do respect how quickly they took up leadership. Siding with them may help me out in the long run… so suck up it is.”

— BZZT! —

Meta Knight flies after the duo, with the rest of the Phlegmatic Fleets reluctantly following behind, except Homestar, who spots a glitchy door appear out of nowhere.

Homestar Runner: “Oh, a mystewy door!” 

In Homestar Runner’s infinite wisdom, he enters the door, with no idea what will happen on the other side.

Beat.

One of the doors creaked open. A door no one has checked.

???: “…Yo, is the scene empty?”

???: “I believe so.”

Two pixelated beings open up a door that leads to the moon’s surface, entering the hall of doors

???: “It’s about time we get in! I can’t wait to get to that tv head and liquid bitch!”

???: “Err, please quiet down, would you?”

Err - The Crescent

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Err: “Man, you know I can’t keep it down when we’re getting closer to this shitshow!”

???: “Yes, it is a shitshow. We will ensure that they know how superior we are once we are done.”

The green one smirked as it began to monologue , walking down the hall as he did so.

???: “Before we began this journey, we were locked in a realm where our superior selves decided to do nothing but encourage others to follow our paths.”

Err: “The shake was pretty cool, I guess.”

???: “However, we grew quickly bored of that when we were given the opportunity for more.”

Err: “Who the hell would let that up?”

???: “Agreed, Err. Our allegiance with Hexamaggedon and their nightmarish leader has allowed us to come this close in the first place.”

Err catches up with the green one, sticking next to him almost as if he’s a brother.

???: “The path it takes for us to gain power will not go to waste. This tedious journey will get us all the money and bitches we rightfully deserve.”

Err: “You said it, Ignignokt!” 

Ignignokt - The Gibbous

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Ignignokt: “Indeed. For we will be victorious.”

Err (Excited): “We will rule!”

Ignignokt: “We will have glory.”

Err: “We’ll get all the babes!”

Ignignokt: “And we’ll do it ourselves.”

??? (Angry): “Your- Yourselves?! Y-You two would r0t w-without the rest of us!”

A third being catches up to the two. This being is an arcade machine with green veins pulsating on its black exterior. It had a “V” emblem on its forehead, right above its screen, which seemed to glitch on occasion.

Err: “Hey! This is our mission! Who said you get to tag along, acid breath?”

???: “Or- Or- Orders from Vex, Err. Someone has to make sure you two follow your orders instead of distr4cting the competitors.”

Ignignokt (Bored): “Please, you’re implying by that sentiment that you wouldn’t do the same, Virus.”

Virus 8-Bit - The Infection

Brawl Stars

Virus 8-Bit: “At least I t-try to focus on my task, you atari ripoffs.”

Ignignokt: In a persuasive tone “Virus, you have little faith in us. We can push ourselves to accomplish any task we need to!”

Err: “Yeah! We can get to the entrance of the hub without your help, Polybius!”

Virus 8-Bit: “D0N’7 Y0U D4R3 C4LL M3 7H47!”

Ignignokt: “Then you better start crying, because that’s all we’re calling you.”

Err: Noticing something “Guys?”

Virus 8-Bit: “You w-wouldn’t have the balls.”

Ignignokt (Smug): “You might as well start running when we flee, cause you’ll never catch up with how slow you are.”

Err (Annoyed): “Guys-“

Ignignokt: “I bet the only reason you stay in that thing is because it’s the only vessel that could tolerate your existence.”

Virus 8-Bit: “4t l3ast I have an army unl1ke y0u mo0ninites!”

Ignignokt: “Well then, fuck y-“

Err: “GUYS!”

Ignignokt and Virus 8-Bit turn to Err, who’s tapping his foot in annoyance. Err then points to the other side, where Pac-Man is watching, appalled.

All three: “…Oh shit.”

— BZZT! —

Pac-Man: In Confessional “Everyone on the Saccharine Sentinels decided to split up so that we could check more halls. It was a good idea at the time. But now that I’m actually doing as such…”

Pac-Man sits for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before interrupting his own silence.

Pac-Man: In Confessional “So anyways, I started throwing my projectiles.”

— BZZT! —

Pac-Man immediately starts throwing keys, bells, galagas, and various pixelated fruits at the trio.

Err: “Fuckin’ RUN!”

The three run as Pac-Man chases them. Virus 8-Bit struggles to keep up, and Err notices.

Err: “Ha! Fatty!”

Karma decides to be a bitch as Pac-Man nails Err with a Bell, stunning him. Ignignokt had to hold Err as they fled out of sight. Virus 8-Bit makes it to the corner, only to find that the Mooninites had already fled out of sight, pissing off the infected arcade machine.

Virus 8-Bit: “I C-C-Can’t bel13ve this! Get back- back- back- here, you-“

Virus gets stabbed through the back by a stray key, killing him as he oozes battery acid. Pac-Man catches up to Virus, seeing what he had done.

Pac-Man: “Uh oh… Maybe I shouldn’t have been that aggressive. Crud, what am I gonna do?”

Pac-Man paces around, panicking about hurting an innocent group of characters that he didn’t even know were here.

Pac-Man (Worried): “Maybe I can take them to a repair room! It’s just a stab in the back.”

Pac-Man opens a nearby door to reveal a parts and services room that oddly smells like blood. 

Pac-Man: “Perfect!”

He drags 8-Bit’s corpse into the room, before taking one of the arcade machine’s legs and chewing on it.

Pac-Man (Guilty): “…Might as well.”

Afterwards, he closes the door and leaves with his side special, unknowingly leaving a puddle of tainted battery acid. Meanwhile, the Melancholic Mediums are opening doors, when V flies by. She notices the team, and considers sticking around.

Surge: “What are you doing here?”

V turns around, only to see Surge behind her.

V: “Oh! Hey big guy! I was just flying around, looking for the key.”

Surge (Whispering): “Shh! Don’t let them hear you!”

V: “Hmm, what’s the big deal?”

Surge (Flustered): “What big deal? I just don’t want you to get killed is all.”

V (Playful): “Riiiight, when we’re both on opposite teams.”

Surge (Embarrassed): Sighs “Okay… I was kinda wondering. Maybe we could hang out after the challenge or something.”

V (Playful): “Hang out? I dunno…”

Surge: “It- It’ll be fun, I saw a training area in one of those weird buildings. Maybe we can murder some training droids there.”

V: “Well in that case, I would love to!”

Surge: “Really?”

V: “Yeah! It’s not like I’m doing anything later!”

Surge: “HELL YEAH- I mean, cool. Coolcoolcool cool. See you later, then?”

V: “See ya!”

V flies away, flying above the rest of the Melancholic Mediums, which Rose notices. Rose then turns to see Surge come from the corner, before checking another door.

— BZZT! —

Surge: In Confessional “YES! I get to hang out with V!”

Surge then blushes cyan for a moment, before speaking again.

Surge: In Confessional “I-I mean, she’s cool and badass, who wouldn’t want to hang with her?”

— BZZT! —

Rose: In Confessional “That robot better not be co-conspiring with the enemy, otherwise I have more than a few spells to silence him.”

— BZZT! —

Sackboy opened a door, before they were violently sucked in. He barely managed to stop himself from being dragged in, shutting the door on it.

Devil Cookie: “What was that?!”

Sackboy (Traumatized): [I HAVE NO IDEA]

Roxy walks by, seemingly just staring at the doors. Rose comes over, frustrated.

Rose: “What are you doing? We’re supposed to look in the doors!”

Roxy: “Would you calm down already? I got this.”

Roxanne then stares at a certain door, before running over and opening it. There, a blue key is lodged into the grass of a sunny area.

Roxy: “See? Found it, you weed!”

Devil Cookie: “About time!”

Devil Cookie walks over and tries to pull the key out. It’s heavily lodged in the ground however, so Devil has to dig in order to loosen it.

Devil Cookie: “C’mon, why is it so deep in there?!”

???: “MY GRAAAASSSSSSS!”

The cookie is then suddenly gunned down by a rapidly approaching Doorstopper. The entirety of the Melancholic Mediums watch as Devil Cookie died to Doorstopper and Spas-12.

Stealth Elf: “…Crap.”

— BZZT! —

Sackboy: In Confessional [I would be lying if I said I didn’t expect this to happen at some point. The murderous protector, I mean, not the protector being a Doorstopper.]

— BZZT! —

Coco is exploring one of the halls, when she comes across Bubbles, who is struggling to open a door.

Coco: “Oh, you need help there?”

Bubbles chirps, saddened by his struggle. Coco picked up the bird and put him on her head, before opening the door. Behind the door was a floating island that seemed to be collapsing at the seams.

Coco (Worried): “Yikes…”

Coco closes the door, before turning the corner. There, Coco bumps into Gangle, dropping Bubbles in the process.

Gangle: “Augh! Oh… hi Coco.”

Coco: “Hi Gangle! I didn’t expect to encounter you like this.”

Limey: “Hold it right there!”

Coco looks behind Gangle to see the rest of the Choleric Chasers, standing furiously. It was like a JJBA meme. Coco, however, wasn’t intimidated.

Coco (Casual): “Oh, hey guys.”

Limey (Suspicious): “What are YOU planning to do, huh?! Trying to sneak by and ambush us with the rest of your TEAM?!”

Coco: “Nah, it’s just me and Bubbles right now.”

Limey (Unconvinced): “Or so you say.”

Lute: “We should just kill you right now.”

Choleric Chasers (Except Gangle): “Yeah!”

Gangle (Scared): “WHAT?!”

Coco (Confident): She stretches. “Oh, so you want to fight?”

Snowball: “Yeah we want to fight!”

Coco (Hype): “Then… BRING IT ON!”

Coco immediately spins towards Tofu Boy, flinging the Vegan to the wall. Snowball then punches back at Coco, causing her to stumble backwards. Lute then tried to attack from above by dashing, but Coco slid under her attack, causing her to stab Gangle’s face instead, killing her.

Coco: “Shoot, sorry Gangle!”

Lute’s spear was impaled into the ground, so she had to take a moment to recover. Bubbles, watching the fight, decides to help by launching himself towards Dovewing, who catches him in her mouth. Dovewing then hears an odd hissing sound, before Bubbles inflated into a huge balloon, causing Dovewing’s head to explode from the sudden pressure, blood coating Bubbles as Dovewing’s limp body collapsed to the ground. By then, Limey, Snowball, and Lute were the last ones left to fight her.

Lute (Pissed): “I’m gonna pop you, you bitch!”

Coco: “Not on my watch!”

Bubbles deflated, before ramming themselves into Limey. He plucked some bits of Limey off as Coco ran to Lute, trying to pry the spear out of her hands. Snowball went to pull Coco off, accidentally helping Coco take the spear away while hurting her at the same time. 

Lute: “SNOWBALL, WHAT THE FUCK?!”

Snowball: “I didn’t think she’d take it!”

Lute: “YOU THOUGHT?!”

Coco proceeded to slice Lute into many bits while she was distracted with Snowball’s stupidity. Her angelic blood bursted out Danganronpa style as she collapsed, dying. She then pointed the spear at Snowball as Bubbles finished eating Limey alive.

Coco (Stern): “Back off.”

Snowball (Intimidated): “Tch, fine. You did manage to fend us off.”

Coco picks Bubbles back up, before running off with the Angelic spear. Snowball yells in anger as Tofu Boy recovers.

Tofu Boy: “Ow…” Notices the gore. “W-What the fuck happened?!”

Snowball (Annoyed): “That rat beat us up.”

Tofu Boy (Terrified): “NO SHIT! Now how are we gonna find the key?! The rest of our team is dead, and we’re far from the one guy who can revive them!”

Snowball stood still, before smiling.

Snowball: “Tofu boy, looks like we can finally put your training to use.”

Tofu Boy: “Eh?”

Snowball (Confident): “Come on! Let’s go!”

Tofu Boy: “Wait- No no no no NO!”

Snowball grabs Tofu Boy’s arm and drags him, opening any door they come across until they find one specific door. This door led to a classroom that looked like it was from an old computer game, with a desk that had some sort of tablet and a Red key.

Both: “THE KEY!”

Before we can see the two grab the key, the camera cuts to KickinChicken, who just managed to get himself out of a room with a Garten of Banban character.

KickinChicken: “Geez, that was the weirdest room I’ve been in.”

Kickin kept walking down the hall, before he started to hear angry screaming. He looked down the corner to see Golf Ball yelling at one of the open doors, which had an arm reach out to grab the object. Wubbox stepped in between the two and electrocuted the arm, causing it to collapse. He then quickly shoved the arm back in the room, before closing the door. He stood in fear, before replying.

Wubbox (Traumatized): “…I hope that never happens again.”

Golf Ba (Traumatized): “Agreed.”

Meta Knight turned around, looking in KickinChicken’s direction. Kickin didn’t think that Meta Knight saw him, until he flew down to Golf Ball and sold him out.

Golf Ball: “He WHAT?!”

Golf Ball shouted as Kickin began to run. However, he wouldn’t be able to run far, as Meta Knight flew to the smiling critter and picked him up.

KickinChicken: “Hey! Put me down!”

Meta Knight took him over to the Phlegmatic Fleets, where Kickin could see the rest of the team. Whisper was holding Pal (who’s screen was red rather than blue) and Homestar was… nowhere to be seen. Kickin was placed on the floor, where Golf ball confronted him.

Golf ball: “What are you doing here? And where is the rest of your team?!”

KickinChicken (Confident): “Well, my team kinda decided to split up, so I’m on my own.”

Golf Ball: “Hmm… Perhaps you can be of use. Pal, does he have any qualities?”

Pal pulls up KickinChicken’s Wikipedia page.

Pal: “Let’s see, smells like ylang-ylang, has a cool kid persona, can increase self esteem… Not much. This article is a stub.”

Golf Ball: “Good enough for me.”

KickinChicken: “Woah! Hold on, I’m not gonna be forced to help you guys out. What are you guys gonna do?”

Pal: “Just shove him in one of the doors already!”

KickinChicken: “Wait, what?”

Golf Ball opens a door, causing a flood of water to blast at them, killing Pal in the process. KickinChicken is weighed down by the water, since he’s a plushie, giving him a chance to escape while everyone else is swept by the water. The only other creature that isn’t fully swept away by the sudden water is Wubbox, who is pushing himself to try and close the door as Kickin escapes. By the time Wubbox has closed the door, KickinChicken is long gone. As the rest of the team tried to recover, a ringing was heard as Mr Puzzles’ voice echoed across the dimension.

Mr Puzzles: “It appears that the Phlegmatic Fleets were the first to find their key! Remember, unlock your door and the team is safe from elimination! Oh, and I’ll take care of the flooding…”

As the water drained away, Golf Ball had finally recovered, confused.

Golf Ball: “What?! Was the key in that room?”

Wubbox: “I-I don’t know! Whisper? Meta Knight?”

Meta Knight was covering his face with his cape as he searched for his mask.

Meta Knight (Muffled): “D-Don’t look at me!”

Whisper, on the other hand, was coughing out buckets of water, along with an odd, green gas.

Whisper (Hoarse): “…Salty, seaweedy, disgusting!”

Suddenly, a glitchy door appeared out of nowhere, before Homestar Runner came from the other side, eating a burger and holding the green key. Golf Ball and Whisper just stared at Homestar, baffled. Wubbox, however, actually said something.

Wubbox: “Hey Homestar!”

Homestar Runner: “Oh hey Wubbox!”

Wubbox: “Yeah, uh… where’d you get that key?”

Homestar Runner: “Oh, it was like one of Stwong Bad’s emails, just less scawy! It went like this…”

FLAAAAASHBAAAAACK

Homestar Runner was in a dark room, the door he entered from disappearing. 

Homestar Runner: “Woah!”

The athlete took a step, which caused a wave effect to bounce across whatever floor there was. Homestar then continued to walk around, until one of the waves disconnected from the floor, creating a being of some kind, with zeroes for eyes.

Glitch: “Sl, lipps xlivi, Lsqiwxev!”

Homestar Runner: “Hewwo, blobby guy! Do you know where I am?”

Glitch: “Csy'vi mr fixaiir xli hmqirwmsrw, alivi xlswi als aemx, aipp, aemx.”

Homestar Runner (Bored): “Oh, cool.”

Homestar Runner sits down, looking a bit bored.

Glitch: “Sl, mw wsqixlmrk avsrk?”

Homestar Runner: “I’m just bored.”

— !TZZB —

Glitch: In Confessional “M'q kpeh mx aew Lsqiwxev Vyrriv xlex jsyrh qi erh rsx... lmq. Li wlsyphr'x lezi xs orsa lmw fyvhirwsqi jyxyvi. Rsx cix.”

— !TZZB —

Glitch: “Hsr'x csy lezi e gleppirki xs hs? Qecfi M ger lipt amxl xlex.”

Homestar Runner (Surprised): “You can?”

Glitch: “Wyvi! Mx'w egxyeppc iewc, wmrgi M ksx xli lerk sj xli gshi. M ger nywx xipitsvx xli oic livi erh ai'h fi kssh!”

Homestar Runner: “Can I see?”

The being closes its eyes as 1’s and 0’s can be seen, glowing vibrantly before vanishing just as quickly. When all was said and done, the Green key appeared in front of Homestar.

Glitch (Satisfied): “Xlivi! Nywx pmoi xlex!”

Homestar Runner: “Aw, thanks!” 

Homestar grabs the key, before the glitchy door reappears behind the being.

Glitch: “Livi, csy wlsyph ks xs csyv xieq.”

Homestar Runner: “Okay, but what about you?”

Glitch: “...M'pp gsqi syx wsqihec, fyx qc qmrh ampp nywx fi e vitpmge sj lmw alir M hs.”

Homestar Runner (Oblivious): “Okay!”

FLAAAAASHBAAAAACK (END)

Homestar Runner: “And that’s what happened!”

Wubbox (Disturbed): “…If all of that did happen, Then how did you get that burger?”

Homestar does as best of a shrug as he can, before Whisper swipes in and grabs the key from his nonexistent hand

Whisper: “Enough of that! The sooner we unlock that door, the better!”

Golf Ball: “I agree! Let’s hurry and find the entrance as soon as we can! We can revive Pal later!”

Meta Knight had just hurriedly put his mask back on when they announced that, so he quickly grunted in approval as he flew with the Phlegmatic Fleets.

Meta Knight (Frantic): “I think I remember the path! This way! Vàmonos!”

Meta Knight led the way, quickly followed by Homestar Runner and Wubbox, who was holding Golf Ball firmly. Whisper was not too far behind, holding tightly onto the key as he floated.

During this announcement, the Melancholic Mediums were struggling on trying to get their key out of the grass without getting killed by Doorstopper. So far, Devil Cookie was dead, and Roxy got herself killed after she tried to attempt the pull.

Rose (Angry): “I can’t believe this! We could’ve gotten the key by now, but this peasant is gatekeeping it long enough for another team to take the lead!”

Surge: “Why aren’t you helping us, then?”

Rose (Stubborn): “I will. Right after I finish my venting.”

Surge groans in annoyance as he cracks his knuckles.

Surge (Annoyed): “You’re reaaally testing my programmed moral compass, Rose.”

Stealth Elf: “Surge, forget about her. She clearly isn’t gonna help. I was thinking if we work together, we could grab the key and fend her off at the same time.”

Surge: “Hey! Good thinking! Better now than never!”

Meanwhile, in the animatic battle world, Doorstopper is sitting down, watching her grass from afar.

Weathery: “Hi Doorstopper!” Notices her mood. “What’s wrong?”

Doorstopper: “There was a weird group picking my grass, so I had to shoot them.”

Weathery: “It… wasn’t Tomater? Or Sticky?”

Doorstopper: “Not even someone from Happy Meatbill! I was confused too! I don’t know why they’re picking my grass, but I don’t like it!”

Doorstopper freezes as she senses her grass being picked again. Weathery backed up slowly as they recognized their girlfriend’s anger.

Doorstopper (Angry): “I… Don’t… LIKE IT!”

Doorstopper immediately rushed to her grass in rage, picking up Spas-12 as she dashed by.

Spas-12: “Yay! Uppies!”

Surge was frantically trying to pry the key out as Stealth Elf was ready to fight off Doorstopper. Stealth Elf used her teleportation to try and get the first hit, but Doorstopper shot her many times, certainly killing her.

Surge (Panicking): “Shit, shit, shit!”

Surge froze in horror, having the key halfway out of the grass as Doorstopper held Spas-12 to his head, her face coated in wrath. She then pulled the trigger, killing off the superhero. Rose, who watched all of this, only looked more pissed as she saw the failure of two of her teammates. Sackboy watched as Rose paced in rage, not bothering to try. Sackboy then looked back at Doorstopper, who seemed to be calming down, and decided to approach her. He tapped her to get her attention.

Doorstopper (Calm): “Oh, hi there! Who are you?”

Sackboy: [I’m Sackboy. Sorry about my friends, but we’re doing a challenge.]

Doorstopper (Confused): “A challenge? Wait, are you competing in an object show?”

Sackboy: [I don’t think so? I'm a bit confused by it myself.]

Doorstopper: “That’s weird- Hold on, why are you friends picking by grass anyways?!”

Sackboy: [You see that blue key?]

Sackboy directs Doorstopper’s direction to the blue key lodged into the grass. Doorstopper looks even more confused now.

Doorstopper (Baffled): “Since when was that there?”

Sackboy: [I think since the challenge started. But my team has to get that key to be safe. If we don’t, we’ll be up for elimination!]

Doorstopper (Concerned): “…Oh, do you know how they eliminate contestants where your from?”

Sackboy: [This is the first challenge.]

Doorstopper: “…I hope it’s not bad, but just in case…”

Doorstopper heads to her grass. She quietly apologizes to it, before easily pulling out the key, almost as if it was a sword in the stone situation. Sackboy clapped in awe as Doorstopper handed him the key.

Doorstopper: “I really like you, and I don’t want you to end up like Dioptase, or any other eliminated contestant in this show.”

Sackboy: [Thank you! I won’t forget this!]

Sackboy waved goodbye to Doorstopper as he left the Animatic Battle showgrounds, closing the door on his way out. Once he came back to the hall, he saw that Rose was still pacing around in annoyance. He pulled out a sound object and made it emit an air horn noise, getting Rose’s attention.

Rose: “AGH! Oh, it’s you. What is it now?”

Sackboy holds out the blue key for Rose to see. She immediately takes notice and grabs it.

Rose (Done with everything): “Tch, about time. At least you’re more competent than the rest of them. Let’s hurry over to the entrance.”

Rose and Sackboy both run off to find the entrance, until Rose realizes something.

Rose: “…Do you recall where we came from?”

All Sackboy could do was shake his head. Rose groans as they wander, searching for the entrance. Meanwhile, Sixteen has split herself into 16 Ones, with each of them opening a door to varying effects, none of them being a key. Pac-Man then runs by, tripping over a One.

Pac-Man: “Oof!”

One: “Oops! Sorry!”

The ones add back up to Sixteen, before helping Pac-Man up.

Sixteen: “Sorry about that.” Snort. “How’s the search going?”

Pac-Man: “Well… I got a leg to eat, but no key.”

Sixteen: “That’s no good. Tell ya what, why don’t you help me out here? I just got to this hall!”

Pac-Man: “Sure! Let me just…”

Pac-Man uses his Up B to reach a door higher up on the wall. He hangs from the door as it opens up. Inside is a classic roblox obby, with a yellow key at the end.

Pac-Man: “The key!”

Sixteen: “Really?!”

Sixteen reforms into a 16 x 1 array, being tall enough to reach the door. She helps Pac-Man get off of the door, before they both enter the room. After Sixteen reforms into a square, she puts Pac-Man down, looking at the obby.

Sixteen (Amazed): “It’s like a little play place in the sky!”

Pac-Man: “How are we gonna get by? We aren’t gonna have enough time to win the challenge!”

Sixteen thinks, before a lightbulb appears above her head. Pac-Man takes the lightbulb and eats it.

Sixteen: “I got it!”

Sixteen picks Pac-Man up.

Pac-Man: “Woah! What are you trying to do?”

Sixteen (Confident): “To throw you, silly!”

Pac-Man: “Well in that case.”

Pac-Man changes his form to just be a yellow sphere with a mouth, unsettling Sixteen because he’s really round now, but she quickly regains her posture as she chucks Pac-Man at the key. He barely passes by the obby’s obstacles as he lands on the final platform. Once he lands, he reforms into his normal form to grab the key.

Pac-Man (Yelling): “SIXTEEN! I GOT IT!”

Sixteen (Yelling): “GREAT! CAN YOU COME BACK?”

Pac-Man looks at the obby, which had only three parts to it, and shrugs.

Pac-Man (Yelling): “MAYBE? LEMME TRY!”

Pac-Man tries to get to the first part, which was a checkerboard, but when he stepped on it he felt nothing but pain. He jumped back to the platform with the key on it.

Pac-Man: “AGH! NOPE, NEVERMIND!”

Sixteen worried for a bit, before she remembered a trick she can do. 

Sixteen: “Don’t worry Pac-Man! I’ll save you!” She retracts her limbs and floats. “Four by four!”

Sixteen emits green rays, allowing her to fly over to Pac-Man.

Pac-Man (Amazed): “Woah! I didn’t know you could do that!”

Sixteen: “Grab hold!”

Pac-Man holds onto Sixteen as they fly back to the door. After they leave the roblox obby, they land on the floor. Suddenly, Coco, Bubbles, and V come from one of the halls, spotting Pac-Man with the key.

Coco: Still covered in angelic blood. “You found it!”

Pac-Man: “Yep! Where’d you get that spear!”

Coco: “Long story.”

Bubbles nods, also covered in blood. V smiles, before realizing something.

V: “Hey, where’s Kickin?”

KickinChicken emerges from the other corner, absolutely soaked. He leans on the wall, snapping as he spots the rest of his team.

KickinChicken: “What’s up? Just escaped certain doom.”

V: “Cool. Lemme help.”

V picks Kickin up as Pac-Man keeps the yellow key close. Bubbles chirps as Coco remembers something.

Coco: “It’s not over yet! We still have to find the entrance!”

Saccharine Sentinels: “Right!”

And with that, the Saccharine Sentinels rush to find the entrance. Meanwhile, Tofu Boy and Snowball try to pick up the key but it won’t budge.

Snowball: “What the flake?! Why is it stuck?”

Tofu Boy then looks at the tablet in the classroom. He picks it up, revealing it's a “You-Can-Think Pad.”

Tofu Boy: “Uh, Snowball? I think we have to do math to grab the key.”

Snowball: His eye twitches. “Nope. Nope, nope, nope! The land of ten thousand nopes!”

Tofu Boy: “Come on, it doesn’t look that hard! Here, problem one is addition.”

PROBLEM ONE

2 + 2

Snowball: “…Is it fish?”

Tofu Boy (Appalled): “Jesus Christ, do you not know how to do math?”

Snowball: “Yeah. Why?”

Tofu Boy: “Ugh, the answer is 4!”

CORRECT!

PROBLEM TWO

2 - 6

Tofu Boy: “Let’s see, two minus six is negative… four.”

Snowball (Confused): “How are you getting these numbers?”

Tofu Boy: “It’s basic math.”

CORRECT!

PROBLEM THREE

What is the square root of 169

Tofu Boy: “…Okay this one isn’t that basic.”

Snowball: “That’s it! I’m tired of waiting!”

Snowball types a random number into the YTP.

Tofu Boy (Scared): “WAIT!”

13

CORRECT!

WOW! YOU EXIST!

The Red Key floats up a bit as the YTP vanishes into thin air. Tofu Boy grabs it, before hiding it on his person. Suddenly, Mr Puzzles’ voice rang through the halls again.

Mr Puzzles: “Attention! All teams have gotten their keys! All that’s left is to head to the entrance and claim your win while you still can!”

Tofu Boy: “Shit! We have to go!”

Snowball: “On it!”

Snowball grabs Tofu Boy without hesitation and runs out of the room.

Tofu Boy: “SNOWBALL! THE ENTRANCE IS RIGHT THERE!”

Snowball skids to a stop to see the beginning of the challenge, where the segmented door stood, Mr Puzzles standing right next to it to avoid the inevitable carnage in the center. However, another team had heard Tofu Boy yell: The Phlegmatic Fleets.

Golf Ball: “Snowball! We are not letting you win!”

Snowball (Hype): Drops Tofu Boy. “Well I’m not letting you win either, bossy bot!”

Golf Ball: “KILL HIM!”

Golf Ball jumps out of Wubbox’s grip, grimacing at Snowball as Homestar Runner punts Tofu Boy out of the way. Snowball rammed into Homestar, knocking him down. Snowball then set his target on Golf Ball next. He jumped off of Homestar’s face and punched Golf Ball’s face hard enough to shatter it to pieces. 

Meta Knight: “Wubbox! We have to keep him back!”

Meta Knight swoops in to slow at Snowball, who was unable to dodge as he kept on getting cut.

Snowball (In Pain): “Tch, I’m not backing down. Not yet.”

Wubbox (Scared): “Whisper, go ahead and take care of the key!”

Whisper: “On it!”

Wubbox went ahead and electrocuted Snowball, and Whisper was about to head to the door, when…

Mr Puzzles: “The Choleric Chasers are safe!”

Phlegmatic Fleets: “What?!”

As it turns out, Tofu Boy had managed to unlock the red door while everyone else was distracted. When Snowball heard that they were safe, he laughed quietly, before collapsing to the ground.

Mr Puzzles: “Because Tofu Boy was the one to unlock the door, he will be given an advantage later on.”

Tofu Boy: “What about the rest of my team?”

Mr Puzzles: “Novano should’ve revived them by now. They’ll be back in the hub.”

Tofu Boy smiled as he entered the door. Whisper then zoomed to the green door soon afterwards, unlocking the green door for the Phlegmatic Fleets.

Mr Puzzles: “The Phlegmatic Fleets are safe!”

Whisper immediately phases through the door, while Wubbox helps Homestar Runner recover. Meta Knight groans as he looks at Snowball, who is now just a pile of melting snow. 

Meta Knight: “At least we’re safe.”

The rest of the living Phlegmatic Fleets enter the door, except for Wubbox, who was simply too big.

Wubbox: “Um, I’m a bit-“

Mr Puzzles: “Big? Oh I’ll take care of that.”

With the snap of Mr Puzzles’ finger, Wubbox is teleported back to The Hub. Puzzles then decides to create more hype.

Mr Puzzles: “Melancholic Mediums! Saccharine Sentinels! One of you will be up for elimination if you don’t hurry up and unlock your door!”

Mr Puzzles then zaps the floor, causing flashing arrows to appear, pointing at the entrance.

Mr Puzzles: “We’re neck and neck as two teams have left to take their keys to their respective doors! Who will win, and who will be forced to eat dirt? Well, we’re about to find out, folks!”

The Saccharine Sentinels followed the arrows to the entrance. Rose and Sackboy had also done the same.

V (Ecstatic): “OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO TEAR YOU BOTH TO SHREDS!”

Sackboy whimpers, before snatching the key from Rose and bolting to the entrance. V drops Kickin down to pin Sackboy, but clearly being pushed down by a wet toy wasn’t stopping the craftling. Rose, annoyed, used a spell to stun V and Coco, keeping them at bay. Bubbles had jumped off of Coco just in time to avoid being stunned, as he saw Pac-Man and Sixteen brawl with Rose. 

KickinChicken: Struggling to keep Sackboy down. “Stop it, already!”

Bubbles knew that someone had to help Kickin keep Sackboy down, so he jumped on Kickin and inflated to a humongous size instantaneously.

…But as this happened…

…The power of physics occurred as Sackboy and Kickin were blasted away…

…Towards the Melancholic Medium’s door.

Sackboy had been blasted to his door, being able to easily unlock it not long after.

Mr Puzzles: “AND WITH THAT, THE MELANCHOLIC MEDIUMS SECURE IMMUNITY!”

Saccharine Sentinels: “WHAT?!”

Rose (Shocked and in pain): “…He actually did it.”

Mr Puzzles: “WHICH MEANS THAT THE SACCHARINE SENTINELS ARE UP FOR ELIMINATION! Viewers, vote for who you want to save in this elimination! The contestant with the least amount of votes will be eliminated!”

Vote Here!

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Later that night, the Mooninites had made it to the entrance, both of them following the flashing arrows. They then silently enter one of the doors, appearing in the hub. The Hub’s sky was pitch black, but the stars seemed to be fireflies that lit the sky up. Snoring could be heard, implying that The Sun was nearby, but nowhere to be seen. The mooninites explored The Hub as they searched for something.

Err: “So where the hell are we gonna find a place to put the thing?” 

Ignignokt (Deep in thought): “We need somewhere rad, yet humble, someplace unnoticeable yet obvious in hindsight.”

Err: “So like that?”

Err points to an ordinary looking house, with the exception that there was an eye right above the door.

Ignignokt (Unfazed): “…Perfect.”

The Mooninites enter the house, ignoring the eye since they’ve seen weirder shit from The Aqua Teens alone. They saw how empty the living room was and went upstairs, where they thought they would find at least something different or… normal to the house. There was only one room upstairs, which they entered.

Inside, the room was empty. Emptier than anything they’ve ever seen. It was like something was in the back of their heads telling them to run, yet it felt comforting at the same time.

Ignignokt (Conflicted): “Let’s just place it down, already.”

Ignignokt pulls out a Craftworld Entrance, which had a green V painted over the craftling eyes carved in the chrome. He puts it on the wall, before Virus 8-Bit falls out.

Virus 8-Bit (Dazed): “Ergh… a-a-about time you two b0z0s did your job.”

Ignignokt (Annoyed): “Welcome Back, Virus.”

Virus moves away from the entrance, allowing for someone new to come out. This time, what seemed to be a peach emerged, before revealing itself to be a smaller creature in a Peach-shaped shell.

Peach Creature: “Mochi?”

Err: “Ay, welcome to the mind fuck, Pecharunt!”

Pecharunt - The Spoiled

Pokémon 

Pecharunt: “Mochi!”

Ignignokt: “It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Just be sure not to feed us your food again.”

Ignignokt shudders as he remembers the last time he tried Pecharunt’s mochi, as the mythical pokemon giggled at the memory.

Pecharunt: “Chi chi Mochi!”

Once Pecharunt moves away from the Entrance, a young girl emerges. She wore a yellow headband and a yellow shirt, keeping an emotionless expression as she stepped out.

Young Girl: “So this is our new base?”

Err: “You bet your ass it is!”

Young Girl: “At least I can attempt to sway some of these contestants now.”

Virus 8-Bit: “Already trying to fulfill your purpose, Leslie?”

Leslie Meyers - The Advertisement

South Park

Virus 8-Bit: “We just got here!”

Leslie (Condescending): “That should be irrelevant to you. Hypocritical as well.”

Virus 8-Bit (Embarrassed): “Shut up.”

Pecharunt (Worried): “Mochi mochi!”

Leslie: “Move out of the way Virus. The boss is about to come.”

Virus seemed to immediately shrink in fear, letting Leslie step out of the way as the entrance started to rumble. Once the rumbling stopped, an enormous jester erupted from the entrance, easily towering over the rest of the group. Once he was fully out of the entrance, he spat some nightmarish ooze onto it, changing it into some sort of corrupted Infinite Lives Checkpoint.

Nightmare Jester: “Well, it’s finally time, everyone!”

The jester then faces the fourth wall, forcing his intro card to appear.

Vex - The Nightmare

LittleBigPlanet

Vex: “Isn’t this a great place for our operations? I’m sure you can feel that horrifying familiarity as well, can you not?”

Leslie (Suspicious): “Yeah that… is weird.”

Vex (Excited): “This liminal space is just the place for our goals!”

Err: “Yo, we did the mission, what now?”

Vex: “Well, why don’t you let me explain?”