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Just finished writing my first draft of episode 5, but I think a rewrite's in order. In that episode alone, I've killed off a player, made one of the happiest contestants cry, and painted the main antagonist as a murderer instead of just someone with a really great social game. I also learned that I didn't save my "final draft" of episode 4, which included the entire challenge and elimination, so about two thirds of the episode. So yeah. It's a rough season on my end. In the meantime, here's Episode 2: The Trolley Problem on Steroids
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Lakitu: Last time on Toad-al Drama Inferno, our fourteen contestants flew into a volcanic wasteland, and raced to Bowser’s Castle to form two teams, the Pesky Piranha Plants vs. the Mischievous Monty Moles. They were then thrown into the dungeon, where they will spend the longest ten days of their lives. How will the prisoners do in their first batch of challenges? Who will be the first player voted off? Find out on Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
The sun has barely risen outside the castle, and the contestants are already getting a wake-up call.
Bowser: GOOD MORNING PRISONERS! I HOPE YOU SLEPT AWFUL LAST NIGHT! YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE TO REPORT TO THE DINING HALL, AND IF YOU DON’T SHOW UP, I’LL ASSUME YOU ESCAPED! IF YOU DID ESCAPE, I WILL FIND YOU, AND THROW YOU INTO THE MOAT!
Lakitu: Woah, there, Bowser. I want them to get hurt, not to get killed.
Bowser: Who’s castle is this?
Bowser sends two Koopa Troopas to unlock the cells, and free the prisoners. They barely make it to the dining hall in time, and when they do, Amy walks up with complaints.
Amy: Do you have any idea how sore my back was sleeping on a rock? And it’s ridiculous how rowdy your Koopalings are.
Bowser: So? Am I supposed to treat my prisoners like guests? Let me think about it, NO! But if you really wanna go inside the castle, you can.
Amy: Really? Thank you, Lord Bowser! It’ll be such an edgy Insta pic.
Bowser: BY CLEANING THE BATHROOMS!
Amy: What? Oh well. Shouldn’t take that long.
Bowser: I’ll have you know that Iggy had too much Taco Bell last night, and Roy got hungover after a party. NOW GO! YOU DON’T HAVE ALL DAY!
Bowser gives Amy a mop and bucket, and scares her out of the hall.
Amy (confessional): Seriously? How was I supposed to know complaining to an almighty king known for being the evillest in the world would land me knee-deep in crap? Hold on… this is the wrong bathroom, isn’t it? And why doesn’t it have a door? You weirdo!
Bowser: Does anyone else have any complaints?
Eve: Well, we didn’t really do anything to deserve this treatment.
Bowser: You signed up. That’s what you did.
Nick: Yeah, but what about the eight of us? We didn’t sign up for this.
Lakitu: You signed a contract stating that you agreed to be put on any future season by competing on Sunshine.
Vinny: Don’t worry, Nick. My uncle’s a lawyer, and he can challenge that B.S. contract.
Lakitu: I’d like to see him try.
Bowser: Everyone take a seat with your teammates. Breakfast’s about to be served.
Four Hammer Bros. walk out of the kitchen and give each prisoner a bowl filled with glowing green and purple slop.
Vinny: Uhm, I’m not eating this.
Bowser: Eat the slop, or I eat your fingers.
Lakitu: Dude, you need some therapy.
Bowser: Why are you still here?
Lakitu: The network told me to keep an eye on you.
Bowser: Look, buddy. All you do is run the challenges. The rest is run my me. Do you understand?
Lakitu: If anyone dies, I’ll be held responsible for it.
Bowser: All the more motivation.
Bowser takes Lakitu to the balcony and throws him out.
Bowser: This is my show, now! As I was saying, you are required to eat this disgusting mess three times a day, or you’ll pay the price. Boos and Dry Bones are the only ones exempt.
Danny: Can I have yours, Rocky?
Rocky: Sure thing, bro.
Danny eats both bowls and lets out a burp.
Danny: This tastes great, thanks!
Bowser: It… it’s not supposed to taste good… let alone great… maybe you’ll get bored of it.
Violet: Anyone want mine?
Min: If it’ll get me more points, then sure.
While Min is still reluctantly eating her first serving, she stops to think about how close she is to achieving her dream.
Min: I still can’t believe I’m in the same room as Bowser right now.
Flambo: Well? Go talk to him.
Min: He has a temper hotter than that Insta chic.
Flambo: There’s no doubt he watched Sunshine. He’ll appreciate you enough to put you on the team, for sure.
Min: *sigh* If you say so.
Min slowly and calmly walks up to Bowser.
Min: Hello, your majesty, or Lord, or King, or whatever you wanna be called.
Bowser: Whatever floats your boat. And what do we have, another complainer?
Min: No, the opposite, actually. Not sure if you know this, but I’m-
Bowser: I know who you are. Min Callahan, who’s dream is to become the first female Hammer Bro.
Min: That’s right.
Bowser: I normally don’t give the girls such important roles in my army, but your physical performance was phenomenal. There’s just one problem I have.
Min: What is it?
Bowser: You’re too nice. You never wanna hurt anyone, and you took the side of a Yoshi.
Min: But I also took down a Yoshi.
Bowser: But for the wrong reason. Come back to me once you have a body count in the digits.
Min swings her head down, and sadly walks back to the table.
Flambo: So, how’d it go?
Min: I don’t wanna talk about it.
Ten minutes later, everyone is finished.
Bowser: Great! Now that everyone’s done…
Bowser breaks out a megaphone.
Bowser: ATTENTION PRISONERS! IT’S TIME FOR YOUR FIRST CHALLENGE OF THE DAY!
Lakitu: Hey! That’s my line!
Bowser: I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO GET LOST!
Lakitu (confessional): Toad-al Drama is my show to host, and I will take it back if it’s the last thing I do.
After several minutes, Bowser leads the prisoners to two broken-down railroads, each with a team-colored cart.
Lakitu: Can I finally host now?
Bowser: Fine.
Lakitu: Welcome, prisoners, to your first challenge of the season. Due to the season’s theme, and the contract I had to sign to get Bowser back on the show so said theme would work, every challenge you compete in will have Bowser in a major role. Here’s how it will work. Each team will have a pair of players controlling a lever-operated cart. The faster you work together, the faster your cart will go. Meanwhile, Bowser will be chasing the two teams with a giant hammer, and will occasionally swing down on the track. The first pair to reach the finish line wins invincibility simple as that.
Bowser: You forgot the best part.
Lakitu: What do you mean? This was all we talked about.
Bowser: Well if I included this in the discussion, you would’ve rejected it. Here’s where everyone else will go into play. At some point, each team’s track will split into two. A third team member will control a lever that can control which road the cart will now go on. On each of the split roads, two other team members will be tied to the tracks.
Lakitu: You can’t do that! Either way, someone’s gonna get run over!
Bowser: Exactly. They have to determine which pair is more disposable.
Lakitu: Can we just remove that? It won’t affect the gameplay at all.
Bowser: I already have it set up. Now choose the roles your teammates will be in.
After about six minutes of discussion that turned into bickering, screaming, and crying, the teams decided that Min and Flambo would control the Piranha Plants’ cart, while Emma and Brittany would control the Monty Moles’ cart. Eve and Cato would choose whether or not to pull the switch later on, and the players tied up together were Blake and Amy, Nick and Violet, Shelly and Rocky, and Vinny and Danny.
Bowser: 3… 2… 1… GO!
The cart people start pushing as Bowser starts to chase them at max speed. Min and Flambo get a strong start, while Brittany struggles to even push the lever.
Emma: You have to push it all the way down for it to do anything.
Brittany: I’m trying, it’s just so frickin’ heavy.
Emma: The other team is far ahead of us, and Bowser’s catching up.
Brittany: What’s that supposed to do, motivate my arms?
Emma: Well, what do you fear the most?
Brittany: Spiders. Cliché, I know, but-
Emma: No, no, we’re going somewhere. Imagine that Bowser is the biggest, hairiest, venomous spider ever. And he’s got an egg that if it comes down on you, will release all his babies onto you. Imagine hundreds of thousands of-
Brittany starts pushing rapidly as if her life depends on it. While startled, Emma gives her a smile as they start to catch up with Min and Flambo.
Emma: Oh yeah, Brittany! That’s what I’m talkin’ about!
Emma (confessional): You’d think a theater kid would work out way more, but I guess she didn’t have time? I’m gonna start some training sessions in one of our cells later, but for now, playing pretend works well too, I guess.
Meanwhile, Flambo feels the need to know what’s going on with his friend.
Flambo: So, you ready to talk about this morning, or do you need more time?
Min: Bowser loved my challenge performance, but-
Flambo: That’s great! Did you get the job?
Min: He said I needed “a body count in the digits.”
Flambo: Are you serious?
Min: He wants me to start hurting and killing innocent people. Why would I do that? Why should I do that?
Flambo: Honestly, what did you expect?
Min: A job in defense, where I only attack invaders.
Flambo: Then go ask for that when the challenge is done.
Bowser soon starts smashing down.
Min: This is a really bad time.
Flambo: I said when the challenge is over!
Min and Flambo move quicker, eventually catching up with Emma and Brittany. Both pairs head towards the split road. If Eve pulls the Piranha Plants’ switch, then Blake and Amy will be run over. If she does nothing, then Nick and Violet will be run over. If Cato pulls the Monty Moles’ switch, then Vinny and Danny will be run over. If he does nothing, then Shelly and Rocky will be run over. The two both decide to do nothing, because they’d fell less guilt after running over the dead and immortal ones.
Lakitu: Both members of Nelly have been trampled over. That’s gotta hurt.
Shelly (confessional): “Nelly?” I would’ve gone with something less basic like “Shick” or “Nichelle.” And yes, it does hurt. I hope he’s still alive.
Bowser then proceeds to smash the pairs that weren’t run over.
Lakitu: Seriously? What was the point then?
Without answering, Bowser continues chasing the contestants. After falling behind just slightly, he smashes Emma and Brittany’s cart, knocking the pair out. Emma decided to check on the cart, and finds it’s beyond repair.
Brittany: What do we do now?
Emma: There’s only one thing we can do. Run!
Emma and Brittany start dashing, but it’s too late. Min and Flambo cross the finish line just seconds later.
Lakitu: The Pesky Piranha Plants win invincibility, and can spend the rest of the day outside the dungeon! Mischievous Monty Moles, I WILL see you, hint hint, Bowser, at the Castle Ceremony later tonight.
Later, the losing team steps into an ancient stone fortress.
Lakitu: Welcome to the Castle Ceremony. All of you have voted for another team member to be eliminated from the game. If you’re safe, you will receive a miniature Bowser statue. No statue, no safety, and you must return back home.
Shelly: I’d gladly go back home than spend nine more days here.
Lakitu: Bad news for you, then. You get the first statue. The next statues go to… Emma… Danny, and… Rocky. Brittany, if it wasn’t for your slow start, you would’ve had a much higher chance against Min and Flambo. Cato, your team’s morale was up to you, and the decision you made could’ve injured the wrong person. Vinny, everyone knows you’re lying about your teen success, and they’re fed up with it. The next statue goes to… Cato. It’s now down to Brittany and Vinny. The final statue goes to… Brittany. Vinny, you must now take the Blast of Shame!
Lakitu points the players to a giant cannon in the distance. He pushes Vinny inside, and pushes a button that sends him flying to who-knows-where.
Lakitu: That’s all for today. Will I ever get more control over the season? Can the Monty Moles secure a win tomorrow? Will Cato talk again? What will happen to Min? Find out on the next episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!

I'm not feeling very well, but thankfully, I have four episodes already pre-written. Here's Episode 1: 10 Days In
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Lakitu: Last season of Toad-al Drama was a wild ride. Twelve fresh faces competed on Isle Delfino. The island living was luxurious, but the challenges, not so much. After lots of fights, hook-ups, and betrayals, athlete Min was able to take home the million coins. Now, eight of those players, alongside six new ones, are back to play again in the most dangerous location in the world: Bowser’s Castle. Who will survive the flames? Who will claim the title of Toad-al Drama Champion? This is Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
A plane flies over the volcanic wastelands as it approaches the castle. Inside are the fourteen contestants. While inside, a red-shelled Hammer… Sis, I guess… is practically jumping in her seat.
Min: Oh my gosh! This is happening! This is finally happening!
Min (confessional): Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of serving in Bowser’s army. Now, here I am, at his castle! I can’t wait to meet him! Not saying that’s the whole point of being here, this is a competition after all, but I can take a few days to let out my excitement.
Nick: 100-degree temperatures, and third-degree burns. Yep. This is the dream.
A grey-shelled glasses-wearing Paratroopa follows up his comment with an eye roll while his new girlfriend, a purple-shelled Paratroopa gives him a stern glare.
Shelly: Nick, don’t be so hard on her.
Shelly’s face turns into a warm smile as she looks at Min.
Shelly: Don’t mind him, I’ll fix him someday.
Min: That’s fine, I do sound kinda crazy right now.
A blue-skulled Dry Bones with a purple shell suddenly shows up.
Violet: Is there another seat available?
Shelly: What are they doin’ this time?
Meanwhile in another room, a light-blue Rex and a Boo wearing gold-painted headphones are doing an experiment.
Rocky: CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! CHUG!
In just a few seconds, the Rex chugs down an entire bottle of coke.
Danny: Now hand me the Mentos!
Danny lays down on his back, and Rocky hands him a mint. Danny swallows it, and nothing happens.
Rocky: Maybe give it some time?
Immediately after, a soda geyser flies out of Danny’s mouth.
Rocky: Yo, that’s sick!
Danny: I know, right? I’ve been wanting to do this forever. Thanks for bringing the bottle.
Rocky: No problem, Bro.
Amy: Can you not? My shoes are getting wet and disgusting!
A purple Yoshi wearing indigo shoes can be seen climbing all over the plane, trying to avoid the now-slippery floor. A teal Yoshi wearing orange shoes then gives her his business card.
Vinny: I own a multi-million-coin cleaning company. We do everything from shoes to cars, you name it. Feel free to give me a call.
Blake: At sixteen?
A blue Yoshi on the seat next to Vinny gives him the face of an angry dad knowing his son’s hiding crack from him.
Vinny: How do you know I’m sixteen?
Blake: Everyone on this cast is that age. It’s Toad-al Drama standard now.
Vinny: So what?
Blake: There’s no way you’re a multi-millionaire at sixteen. I call B.S.
A green Toad girl with a blue vest approaches him.
Eve: You should know a lot about B.S.
Blake: Can we put last season behind us? I was only playing the game!
Blake (confessional): I have a feeling this new girl’s gonna be just as bad as Lizzy was. Then again, I did cause her to be a bit… over-the-top? Okay, so maybe I was taking it a bit too far last time. But I can clear my name.
Over in another room, an orange-shelled Fire Bro. with a light-blue helmet is greeting a former classmate.
Flambo: What’s up, Britt-nay?
A light-blue Birdo with a purple bow gets up and runs towards him to hug him.
Brittany: Flambo! I didn’t expect you to be here!
Flambo (confessional): Brittany and I are in the drama club at our school.
Brittany (confessional): Whatever show I was in, which I’ve been in all of them so far, Flambo would join me.
Flambo (confessional): I’d usually take the guy who would perform the solo showstopper.
Brittany (confessional): We make an amazing team together.
Emma: Can I steal your girl for just a minute? Thanks.
A pink Birdo wearing a light-blue bow, sports bra, and shoes, takes Brittany’s arm.
Emma: I watched your season, and you were awful.
Brittany: Gee, thanks a lot. Every show needs that one mean critic.
Emma: I don’t mean it like that. You annoyed the crap out of everyone, and sucked at challenges, but I think I can help you.
Brittany: This is Brittany Estelle you’re talking to. I don’t need a trainer. I’m a natural performer.
Emma: Performing is way different than Toad-al Drama. Were you the top of your class in PE by any chance?
Brittany: Does top 15 count?
Emma: No? Than you need help. Thankfully, I was, and I can help you with the physical portion of the game. Just lower your pride, and you can do better than the joke you were in Sunshine.
Brittany: Fine, I guess I could use your help.
Emma: Great. I just wish I knew enough about strategy to help you with that portion as well. Hey! Quiet guy in the back!
A yellow-shelled Koopa with purple shoes looks up from the book he was reading.
Cato: You talking to me?
Emma: Yeah. I have someone in need of some strategic training and…
Cato: Look, I’d love to help, but I don’t really think I’d have the patience, or the social skills. I hope you understand.
Emma: Eh. It was worth a shot. But Brittany, your journey to becoming the new face of Toad-al Drama starts right…
Lakitu: ATTENTION CONTESTANTS! I HOPE YOU TOOK SOME TIME TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND TAKE IN ALL THE SIGHTS FROM YOUR FLIGHT! ‘CAUSE THE PLANE’S GOIN’ DOWN! GRAB A PARACHUTE, TRY TO LAND ON SOLID GROUND, AND RACE TO FIND ME AT THE CASTLE’S FRONT GATE! ODD PLACEMENTS FORM TEAM A, WHILE EVENS FORM TEAM B!
Emma: Now!
Everyone takes a parachute and jumps down from the plane. Almost everyone lands on the ground, except for Min, who lands in Flambo’s arms.
Min: Oh… oh my gosh, I’m so sorry if I implied that-
Flambo: Are you okay?
Min: I didn’t mean to fall into your arms like some princess in a-
Flambo: Oh, that’s fine, I’m gay, you don’t have to worry.
Min: And I’m a lesbian. I guess it checks out.
Flambo: Yeah, I guess it does.
Min (confessional): We’re only the second and third LGBT players in Toad-al Drama, and I think it’s important we stick together. It’s not only to represent the community, I wouldn’t take out the majorities like one of those Survivor 42 jerks, but because we get each other. We’re just friends. We’re not gonna have an awkward romance with each other like many friend pairs turn out.
Min: Well, we gotta get goin’!
Flambo: If the teams are split odds vs. evens, then we’re gonna need someone in between us if we wanna be on the same team.
Emma comes dashing through, cutting past Flambo and leaving Brittany behind.
Flambo: That works.
Brittany: Hey! Wait up! I thought you were training me!
Min: Flambo and I are a team, and you and Emma seem to be a team. We should probably stay in these placements as long as we can.
Farther behind are Nick and Shelly, approaching a batch of Goombas.
Shelly: I thought it would be a smooth path!
Nick: It’s just a bunch of Goombas.
Nick tucks into his shell and takes them all out in seconds flat.
Nick: Now quick! Let’s go!
Somewhere far behind from the pack, Violet is babysitting Danny and Rocky, who are exploring a nearby volcano.
Rocky: That is epic, man!
Violet: A mountain of death. How exciting, “bro.”
Danny: Come on, Violet, you never have any fun. And a “mountain of death?” You already died like 200 years ago. Live a little!
Violet: I think I’d rather win the race. But lucky for you, I’m kind enough that I won’t let you die.
Violet grabs both their arms and charges ahead before her own arms are ripped off and left behind.
Violet: This will be a lot harder than I thought.
A little further ahead, Amy and Vinny are gushing over each other’s success.
Amy: So, what’s this about you being a trillionaire?
Vinny: I know, it’s hard to believe, but when your parents were gem miners and you invented a way to pet your dog when you’re a germaphobe, you can get rich fast.
Amy: I know what you mean. I’ve already made thousands off of posting life hacks I came up with in five seconds.
Vinny: I’m sure we’re gonna be running the show together before lunch.
Lakitu: ATTENTION CONTESTANTS! OUR FIRST FOUR PLAYERS ARE ABOUT TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE! FIRST UP IS… MIN ON TEAM A! EMMA IN TEAM B! FLAMBO ON TEAM A! AND NOW BRITTANY ON TEAM B! I’D SUGGEST YOU HURRY UP!
A few minutes later, three more players arrive.
Lakitu: Eve, you’re on Team A. Cato, you’re on Team B. Blake, you’re on Team A.
Shelly and Nick come, all beaten and bruised.
Lakitu: Not sure what happened to you, but you won’t be able to treat each other’s wounds. Shelly, Team B. Nick, Team A. Oh, and it seems we have two more. Vinny, you’re on Team B, Amber, you’re on Team A. Now we just need our last three.
Amy: It’s Amy.
Lakitu: Sorry, Amber. We already had an Amy.
Amy: That was back in season 3, and besides, everyone wants to forget Crossover happened.
Lakitu: If you and Amy Rose ever compete on a season together-
Amy: We’re using last initials.
Lakitu: Fine. You can be called Amy.
Meanwhile, Danny, Rocky, and Violet are at a barren boneyard.
Violet: Look, this looks cool, but we need to reach that finish line.
Danny: Relax, Vi, we have all day.
Lakitu: YOU DON’T HAVE ALL DAY, GUYS! MEET ME IN 20 OR YOU’RE OUT OF THE GAME!
Danny: Oh crap! We gotta go!
Rocky: Oh man, but I wanna explore the part with all the-
Violet: Danny’s being reasonable for once, we need to get going!
Just 19 minutes later, everyone’s waiting by the gate.
Lakitu: 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Danny: WE MADE IT!
Lakitu: Don’t leave so late next time. Danny, Team B, Violet, Team A, Rocky, Team B.
Violet (confessional): So long, Noki Crackhouse.
Lakitu: Just a recap, Team A consists of Min, Flambo, Eve, Blake, Nick, Amy, and Violet. You seven are the Pesky Piranha Plants. Team B consists of Emma, Brittany, Cato, Shelly, Vinny, Danny, and Rocky. You are the Mischievous Monty Moles. Now that we have our teams, it’s time to reveal the living area.
Lakitu takes them inside the castle, and into an underground dungeon.
Lakitu: This is where you will live. Teams will be locked inside the dungeon, and each player will sleep in their own cell. You can’t go exploring the outside world, nor the castle itself, unless you win the daily challenge.
Min: Daily?
Lakitu: Yep. The last two seasons, challenges were held weekly, but we got complaints from parents that we weren’t letting you live enough of your lives, so we’re shortening the game back to ten days, in exchange for making them feel like the longest ten days you’ve ever lived during. One more thing. You will be given orders from Bowser himself from time to time, and if you don’t obey, you will be met with a fiery consequence.
Blake (confessional): Now THIS is the Toad-al Drama experience I wanted last time!
Lakitu walks out of the dungeon after locking them in.
Lakitu: Who will adapt the quickest to the sudden change in luxury? Who will be Bowser’s first victim? Who will win tomorrow’s challenge? Find out on the next episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!

Started writing episode 5. Here's the final new contestant:

Name: Vinny Topsiturvy
What’s your best trait: My wealth. My parents work in a diamond mine and I have like two mansions to myself and I’m only 16.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Hip hop, blue, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and lobster.
Describe your craziest dream: I could, but then it wouldn’t really be a dream. See, I have this special ability where anything I dream about happens.
Best memory from childhood: Catching the world’s biggest Cheep-Cheep with my mom on a yacht that she owns.
Most embarrassing moment from school: When one of my classmates told everyone else in the school that I was lying about everything, which I totally wasn’t.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Bathing in billions.
My dream date would be: With my hot-as-heck wife. Oh yeah, I got started early.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Travel to Mars and start a new life.
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I didn't intend to have four characters with an orange/light-blue color scheme, as Cato's was supposed to be yellow/purple before I got the two mixed up. I might fix his cast photo later. Also, at the rate things are going, I don't wanna wait months hyping up this season, so I'm just gonna publish the first episode on Friday or whatever. And since I'm part of a challenge where I have to write 100 words everyday for 100 days, I'm pretty much forcing myself to keep the season moving, so it probably won't get cancelled midway.

I just finished writing episode 4, and the game has really taken a massive turn, and not in the way you'd expect. Here's the fifth new contestant.

Name: Amy Hugginkiss
What’s your best trait: My infinite hotness.
Faves? (Music, color, movie, food): ‘90’s pop, blue/purple/pink gradient, any movie about a girl’s rise to social media fame, and Takis.
Describe your craziest dream: All I had to wear to the city’s fashion show was one of those blowup dinosaur suits, and I ended up winning.
Best memory from childhood: When my parents introduced me to TikTok. Shoutout to them for kickstarting my career.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I was twerking on my table at lunch and farted in my crush’s face.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Showing off my trillion-coin mansion to my record-breaking number of followers.
My dream date would be: Playing poker with Boshi.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Pretend to spill a deadly virus on the subway.

The law got passed, but screw it. I identify as Canadian now. While we're here, here's the fourth new contestant.

Name: Cato Coy
What’s your best trait: Uhm, I guess that would be my intelligence.
Faves? (music, color, movie food): Oh. That’s a lot of questions. Uh… I can’t pick favorites. I like a lot of things.
Describe your craziest dream: Oh gosh. I can’t remember any of my dreams. Except there was one where I was recruited to join these dream guys in stopping a nightmare team, and I couldn’t wake up until I defeated them. I seriously could not wake up and stayed sleeping ‘til 10.
Best memory from childhood: Getting straight A’s all year after my teacher saying I wouldn’t get anywhere with how quiet I was (and still am.)
Most embarrassing moment from school: Can’t. It’s too embarrassing. Next? Okay, fine. Dressing up as Elvis for a Christmas performance after being asked to dress like an elf and mishearing the instructions.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Working in some computer tech job.
My dream date would be: Dates? I barely even have acquaintances, let alone a significant other.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: You’re probably asking me to tell you something I wanna do before I die. I’m sure a lot of the others misinterpreted it. I would buy tickets to the annual inventions fair.

Yeah, I am kinda stupid, but I've always been one to play it just a little safer than I need to, which I'm really gonna have to fix. (I'm not making a final decision until it's revealed whether the law gets passed or not.)

Later today, a new law will be voted on in the US called the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. If it is passed, censorship will be passed over all minors, meaning no more edgy jokes, LGBTQ+ chat, etc. unless you send in a valid ID, destroying the freedom of speech that the Bill of Rights granted us. How is this a problem for Toad-al Drama Inferno?
Well, I have two LGBT characters on this season, who have a very strong friendship over being a part of the community. I'm 16, so if this law gets passed, I may need to rewrite their bond, or just outright remove it. (It started back in episode 1, and I'm already in the middle of episode 3.)
I know I might be overreacting, but I don't wanna get in the way of the law.

Here is the third new contestant.

Name: Aiden “Flambro” Kahuna
What’s your best trait: Not being afraid to stand out.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Eurosynth, orange, Mean Girls, and tacos.
Describe your craziest dream: Last night, I dreamt I was at a peanut eating competition between two cats in a fight. It was a tie and they went back at the next day and there were emojis coming out of them while I was annoying the heck out of them. No one prevailed. Then I woke up.
Best memory from childhood: Finally coming out.
Most embarrassing moment from school: The classic “I showed up without a shell,” except I was also in a towel.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Making fashion videos on YouTube.
My dream date would be: Shooting hoops with my boyfriend.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Dress up in my shiniest outfit so people know I was there.

I've finished writing the first episode. I also started episode 2, and, wow. I haven't even gotten to the challenge yet, and the Word doc it's on is already 3 pages long. In the meantime, here's the second new contestant.

Name: Emma Oscar
What’s your best trait: Strength and patience.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): 80’s pop, blue, the original Star Wars trilogy, and Panera’s mac ‘n’ cheese Bread Bowls.
Describe your craziest dream: Last night, I dreamt me and my friend where on a military science plane and I accidentally melted her into goo... So I asked around and they all said we had to go ludicrous speed, so we ended up going so fast we all got ripped in half, but wasn't gory at all, was just flesh no blood. Then I woke up.
Best memory from childhood: My first night at the scout troop my parents signed me up for.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I wanted to see if the “put a sleeping guy’s hand in a cup of water to make him piss himself” trick also worked on girls, ‘cause there was an alpha b***h that I wanted to pull that prank on. So I waited for a really boring lesson, but instead of doing it on her right away, I had a friend test it on me. It worked, and nobody will let me forget it, especially the friend.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Brining back the retro workout DVD craze.
My dream date would be: A relaxing day at the park with one of the track boys.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Lead everyone to and underground bunker underneath my house. My dad used to work for Wart’s army, so he’s taught me to be prepared for anything.

Here are the cast bios for the 8 returnees, and the first of the new contestants.
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Name: Minerva “Min” Callahan
What’s your best quality: My strength and determination.
Faves? (Music, color, movie, food): Rock or country, scarlet, Braveheart, Baconater
Describe your craziest dream: I was a green-shelled Koopa Troopa forced to walk off a cliff knowing I had no control over it. Thankfully, I woke up right before I died.
Best memory from childhood: When I got a dart board for my birthday.
Most embarrassing moment from school: That one time the school bully locked me inside my crush’s locker. We were both traumatized when we saw each other, and I haven’t talked to her since.
Describe the first job you ever had: For someone who’s best skill is agility, I was a damn good sandwich maker at the local sub place.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Protecting Bowser’s kingdom.
My dream date would be with: Mountain biking with Princess Daisy.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: You coward. You really think I’m gonna let the world end?


Name: Blake Mosshimalos
What’s your best quality: My strategic ability.
Faves? (Music, color, movie, food): Dubstep, green, The Real World: The Lost Season, and peach cobbler.
Describe your craziest dream: I won two back-to-back seasons of Toad-al Drama, and went on to become the host of Mushroom Big Brother.
Best memory from childhood: When my family introduced me to Survivor: Kaoh Rong. My life was never the same since.
Most embarrassing moment from school: A group of kids formed an Anti-Blake club. I walked in one night and starting complaining about how overrated Blake Shelton is. They then told me I was the Blake, and that I was too geeky for them. Oops.
Describe the first job you ever had: Making like two coins a view reading Reddit posts on YouTube.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Accepting my spot in the Game Show Hall of Fame.
My dream date would be: Spending a weekend on an island paradise with my girlfriend.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Look for a guy to snuff my torch.


Name: Violet Kavadar
What’s your best trait: My ability to hide my emotions so people don’t bombard me with questions.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Heavy metal, dark purple. I don’t eat food, and my favorite movie is anything where the dog dies. I can’t stand pets.
Describe your craziest dream: It was Christmas morning, and I… oh gosh… I liked it.
Best memory from childhood: I’m 246 years old. You really think I remember my childhood?
Most embarrassing moment from school: We just talked about this.
Describe the first job you ever had: Hunting ghosts in the neighborhood’s haunted houses. You can probably guess what happened after that.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: I don’t know, probably running a library or something?
My dream date would be: Who has time for dates?
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Took it long enough.

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Name: Danny Devereaux
What’s your best trait: My YOLO philosophy.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Big band, purple, the Indiana Jones franchise, and anything the general population hates.
Describe your craziest dream: I was being chased by Chargin’ Chucks through a grocery store, all while having to balance a teacup on my head.
Best memory from childhood: Waterskiing with my family, and flying like ten feet into the air when my grip slipped.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I told my friends I was gonna eat a ghost pepper, but I didn’t know it was just a jalapeno, so everyone was looking at me like I was stupid for thinking I was cool for eating a pepper that really wasn’t that hot. My insides begged to differ, but that’s another story.
Describe the first job you ever had: I was selling painting I made while blindfolded, and with mixed-together color pallets. It went really well, but I lost my blindfold, so I had to stop doing it.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Attempting to become the first person to make it through both ends of a dolphin alive.
My dream date would be: My new friend Rocky and I getting secretly drunk (it’s only illegal if you get caught) and playing a super spicy version of truth or dare.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Speedrun my list of insane dares I was too scared to do in the past.


Name: Shelly Kole
What’s your best trait: My inner beauty. (I’ve also had guys call me hot, but I don’t wanna let it get to my head like my sister does.)
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Calypso, pink, Legally Blonde, and sushi.
Describe your craziest dream: My twin sister Shirley and I going through a Freaky Friday sorta thing.
Best memory from childhood: Family game nights on the Wii. We had a lot of crappy party games, but they did the job, and it was really fun.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I was called up to give a speech at a pep rally, while I had a serious case of the hiccups. Guess what happened?
Describe the first job you ever had: My overprotective dad never let me get a job. I don’t know if I should consider myself lucky, spoiled, or spineless.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Living like a normal adult once I have enough money to move out.
My dream date would be: With Nick watching some kind of school romcom.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Panic and run.


Name: Brittany Estelle
What’s your best trait: My incredible singing voice.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Modern pop, rainbow, High School Musical, and DQ Blizzards.
Describe your craziest dream: A meteor struck the town and turned the whole world into a musical, but it came with everyone turning into a deadly zombie, so I needed to team up with this boring office guy to stop it.
Best memory from childhood: Watching Beetlejuice: The Musical with my grandparents.
Most embarrassing moment from school: When I accidentally kissed the wrong guy in our school’s production of Little Shop of Horrors.
Describe the first job you ever had: I was a waitress at our local Chick-fil-A.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Celebrating the fifth anniversary of my Broadway career.
My dream date would be: A fancy dinner date with the guy who somehow always plays my love interests.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Start a “Best Day Ever” flash mob.


Name: Derrick “Rocky” Ghoul
What’s your best trait: Self-control. I die A LOT in Mario Galaxy, but I can’t afford another Wiimote.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Chiptune, gold, Free Guy, pepperoni pizza.
Describe your craziest dream: I was in a Super Smash Bros Tournament, but all the screens were black, and there was no audio. They expected us to play really well based on nothing, but I still played a perfect game.
Best memory from childhood: Playing Wii sports with my grandma.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I’m kinda cheating here by using a moment from driving school, but I automatically failed my exam when I tried using my brakes to reverse. I thought Mario Kart worked, man.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Celebrating my fifth subscriber on YouTube.
My dream date would be: Go karting with my gamer girl crush.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: I’m a ghost. I’d just have to sit back and watch the world burn.


Name: Nick Krane
What’s your best trait: Knowledge and common sense.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Jazz, teal, nerd flics, and spaghetti.
Describe your craziest dream: I was partaking in the school spelling bee, and we were supposed to spell words from every language except English. It’s honestly something they should do, but I only speak one language, so…
Best memory from childhood: My first flight lesson. My parents said I was a natural.
Most embarrassing moment from school: When I transitioned to a new school, I tried to find the room for my math class, but ended up in a bio classroom… that just so happened to be all-girls that day.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: No idea, but I’ll be living my best life.
My dream date would be: With Shelly on a genuine vacation in Isle Delfino for once.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: What? The world’s not supposed to end for another billion years. Uh… I never got the chance to see Yellowshroom. There. I got an answer. Oh crap that’s the one with the supervolcano in it, isn’t it? Uh… I’m stumped.


Name: Eve Toad
What’s your best trait: My sense of justice.
Faves? (music, color, movie, food): Global music, green, It’s a Wonderful Life, and hot dogs.
Describe your craziest dream: I was running through a maze and all of a sudden Kermit the Frog jumped out with a knife. I kept running until Dustin Hoffman rose from the ground and shot him.
Best memory from childhood: When I caught my first fish at wilderness camp.
Most embarrassing moment from school: I always sneak in my pet rat, Carol, and one day, she got in my pants. The whole day, she was tickling my butt, and I needed to make up excuses to hold off using the restroom.
Ten years from now, what are you doing: Journaling for a newspaper, writing about everything wrong with humanity.
My dream date would be: Kayaking with my high school crush.
It’s the last day on Earth. What would you do: Fight the evil forces that brought it upon us.

This will be the topic for the upcoming fifth season of Toad-al Drama. After Min won Toad-al Drama Sunshine, eight past contestants were invited back to compete alongside six new characters in Bowser's Castle. It will feature dangerous challenges, injuries galore, and some new twists that I'd like to experiment with. I am currently writing character bios for the returnees, and have not started with the new characters yet. If there are any personality concepts you'd like to see, please send me your ideas, as long as they're not too similar to the returnees'. I'm also working on a Toad-al Drama Wiki, and help is greatly appreciated.
https://toadal-drama-mkpc.fandom.com/wiki/MysteryMan%27s_Toad-al_Drama_Wiki
RETURNING PLAYERS:
Min- The Athletic Feminist
Blake- The Reality TV Superfan
Violet- The Goth Girl
Danny- The Dimwit Daredevil
Shelly- The Overprotected Teen
Brittany- The Theater Kid
Rocky- The Gamer
Nick- The Snarky Braniac
NEW PLAYERS:
Eve- The Activist
Emma- The Trainer
Flambo- The Flamboyant Stand-Out
Cato- The Quiet Brain
Amy- The Influencer
Vinny- The Desperate Liar

With the BCP coming to a close, we can all expect a new entry coming to Nintendo's next console, and with plenty of other tracks still in Tour, I predict that most of the retro tracks (most) will be ported over. But which ones? Well, here are my predictions.

SHELL CUP:
GBA Peach Circuit
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach
DS Luigi's Mansion
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar

BANANA CUP:
GCN Mushroom Bridge
SNES Ghost Valley 2
GBA Yoshi Desert
N64 Mario Raceway

BELL CUP:
N64 Frappe Snowland
SNES Choco Island 2
3DS Wario Shipyard
Wii U Super Bell Subway

LEAF CUP:
DS DK Pass
SNES Koopa Beach 2
GCN Dino Dino Jungle
DS Airship Fortress

LIGHTNING CUP:
Wii Dry Dry Ruins
SNES Vanilla Lake 2
GBA Bowser Castle 4
Tour Piranha Plant Pipeline

I know there are a ton of beach and desert tracks, but my options were limited? What tracks would you pick? Would you use the same pattern as me, or something different? Basically, how far would you go to revive Toad's Factory?

I'd like to be a part of this. Do what you want personality-wise. It's a fanfic, so don't worry about accuracy.

Sure, I'll join.

How is this played?

A few tours ago on Rock Rock Mountain, I got my highest score of over 15,000 points. There was also a race recently where I got a Boomerang Frenzy from the first item box, so I collected a ton of coins and token within the first several seconds of the race.

Wait 'til he learns about RMX Sky Garden.

Fun Fact: The only game where King Boo isn't a heavyweight is Arcade GP DX, where he's pretty much a featherweight, lighter than a lightweight. To think Bandai Namco got it right before Nintendo ever could.

Name: Blaze
Color: Black (Light Brown if taken)
Species: Koopa Troopa
Personality: Kinda shy, a bit of a Mario nerd. Tends to stay away from huge friend groups for fear of not fitting in. He'll only join them if it's for an alliance.
Special ability: Super speed

How much involvement is required? Is it just the voting for do we need to do more?