Toad-al Drama Inferno

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

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.

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.

Wow that’s super cool!

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.

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.

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.)

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.

Lol Cato Coy sounds exactly like me

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.

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.

fuck America

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!

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!

Rewrote the final portion of episode 5 to be less dark, but I still haven't rewritten the deleted third of episode 4 yet. For now, here's Episode 3: Challenge 2- Electric Boogaloo
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Lakitu: Last time on Toad-al Drama Inferno, our prisoners experienced their first full day under Bowser’s rule, being forced to eat glowing junk that I’m pretty sure is spiked. I’m gonna need to do some tests. After a brutal high-speed challenge, the Pesky Piranha Plants won, and Vinny was voted out for being the fakest person there is. What kind of drama will we see today? Can the Mischievous Monty Moles pull off a win? Find out on Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
While Brittany is struggling to sleep in her cell, she hears insanely loud pounding on her wall.
Brittany: Oh God! What’s happening? WHAT’S HAPPENING?! IS IT TIME?! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, BOWSER?!
Several eggs break into the wall, forming a large hole big enough for Emma to walk through.
Brittany: You gave me a heart attack, girl!
Emma: Well, we agreed that we would do training sessions together, and Bowser wouldn’t give me the key.
Brittany: It’s 1:37.29 AM.
Emma: Ah, counting the seconds to try and bore yourself to sleep, eh? Rookie mistake.
Brittany: Don’t tell me… please don’t tell me…
Brittany (confessionals): I wanna win this game, sure, but I don’t care about slaying in the challenges. I wanna slay in the mental game. Cato’s not doin’ much with that, so I’m stuck with Emma. And there’s no way I’m doing early morning workout sessions. If I don’t convince Cato to help me out, I’m dead.
Emma: The most important part about Toad-al Drama challenges is expecting the unexpected.
Brittany: But then the unexpected would be-
Emma: JUST EXPECT WEIRD CRAP! And judging by a few seconds ago, you clearly suck at it.
Emma digs around in her top and pulls out a Nerf Bazooka.
Brittany: How did you do that? You’re flat as a pancake.
Emma: This whole universe resolves around impossible cartoon logic. And besides, you’re not much thicker.
Brittany: Fair point.
Without warning, Emma starts blasting dozens of foam bullets at her trainee, hoping she would learn to dodge them all. Instead of experience, all she got was bruises.
Emma: We’ll work on that later.
Brittany: Yeah, maybe when it’s actually daytime.
Emma: At least I tired you out, right?
Brittany: The only bed I’d be sleeping on is a hospital bed.
When morning came, the usual routine was held, except everyone learned not to complain to Bowser. Blake took this as an opportunity to ask Violet for some advice.
Blake: Look, Violet, you seem to be all about making sure people are likable and-
Violet: I’m all about making sure people are bearable. There’s a difference.
Blake: I don’t care, I need someone’s help. I have to clear my name if I wanna stay in the game, and I need the help of someone with-
Violet: Why would I care if you go home or not? The only reason I aligned with you last season was so I could get rid of Min. I didn’t care about your goals. Go ask Flambo or something.
Blake: For all I know, with how close he is with Min, she’s probably told him so much crap about me that they’re already plotting.
Violet: Still not my problem.
Blake (confessional): Why is Violet such a jerk all of a sudden?
Desperate for someone to work with, he moves next to Nick, who he famously blindsided last season.
Blake: Nick, I know you probably hate me, but I really need an ally right now. Min and Flambo are tight, Violet wants nothing to do with me anymore, Eve hated me when we were on the plane together, and Amy… well, she’s useless. She’ll probably be out tonight.
Nick: You almost ruined my relationship with Shelly. When you told her I trash talked her in the confessional? I was talking about my ex! You’re lucky she forgot to check, or you wouldn’t have even made the merge.
Blake: How about this? We stick together and help each other make the merge, then we can chase each other’s tails to our hearts’ content.
Nick: If I have to wait to get my revenge, it had better be worth it. And you want tips? Your biggest issue last time is that you used others’ personal matters outside of the game to get yourself further.
Blake: Examples?
Nick: When you used Lizzy’s fear of the outside world, and little knowledge about Koopas to convince her to side with you and get rid of Min and I.
Blake: What was wrong with that? You need to know others and use their skills to help you.
Nick: Yes, Blake. Skills. Strategy levels and physical abilities, not another person’s ignorant racism stemmed from a traumatic childhood.
Blake: Well, when you put it like that, I guess I was a bit of an asshole.
Nick: That’s the first step, recognizing an issue. The second step, fixing it, will be way harder.
Blake: What am I supposed to do for that?
Nick: Don’t make it obvious. Don’t tell them you care, show them. Think about who the team’s weakest link is, and not your biggest obstacle. Right now, the weakest link would be Amy.
Amy: What filter am I supposed to put on this to make it look good?
Nick: You know why.
Blake: But everyone’s gunning for Amy. If I’m not the one behind it, then how will they know I actually care about the team?
Nick: Just go along with them. If they know you’re willing to be a follower and not a controller, they’ll see you’re not the power freak you used to be.
Blake: Thanks, Nick.
Nick: Anything to beat you at the merge.
Bowser: ATTENTION PRISONERS! MEET ME IN THE GYM FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE!
Amy: Yay! Another room to post about!
The prisoners arrive and see two giant exercise wheels with two electric bars in each.
Lakitu: Welcome to today’s challenge. Each team will have all its members, except for a sit-out from the Pesky Piranha Plants, put inside one of these giant wheels. The faster you run, the faster you rack up points for your team. However, you may have noticed these electric bars.
Bowser: If any team members runs into one of these, they get shocked, and all their team’s points will be wiped out.
Lakitu: Can I do anything on my own this season?
Bowser: Can I finally win a season? No? Well there’s your answer.
Lakitu: That logic makes zero sense. Anyway, Pesky Piranha Plants, who are you sitting out?
Pesky Piranha Plants: Amy.
Amy: More time for me to film you guys suffering.
Lakitu: Oh, Amy, what would this show be without you? Oh, right! Interesting! Now get on the wheels and go!
The teams step inside the exercise wheels and realize just how close they are to the electricity. While Emma tries to get everyone to run quickly to build up a good score, Nick has another idea.
Nick: Just walk at a steady pace. As long as we’re moving the wheel just enough that we’re in the center, we’ll get a chain of points. The other team can run as quickly as they want, but they’ll keep on erasing their score.
Violet: Sure. Not into high speeds anyway.
The Piranha Plants put their plan into action, but it’s revealed to have weakened them as the Monty Moles get a score 5 times the amount that they have.
Brittany: I’m sure slow and steady is winnin’ the race for you guys. And we ain’t takin’ any naps.
While Brittany was taunting the other team, she runs right into one of the electric bars and deletes her team’s entire score, alongside tripping up all the other Monty Moles and shocking them as well.
Bowser: Just a little bit faster, and you could do the same, Min?
Min: I’m not taking your offer.
Bowser: Picture this, being the forefront of the army, making headlines all over the kingdom. All that could be yours.
Min takes a few seconds to think about everything she’s really been doing her whole life, and the reason she’s been doing it.
Min: I only wanted to be the first to do something. I saw there were no girls in the Hammer Bro. army, and I assumed nobody else would take that role. All I wanted to do was make a name for all the girls out there, but I guess I never thought about what it would come with.
Bowser: You can have all you’ve ever wanted.
Min: But I don’t want it… no… I can’t want it anymore.
Min throws her helmet onto the ground and officially gives up her dream. She keeps on walking, but after too much thinking about her conversation, she falls behind and hits one of the bars.
Lakitu: Oooh, man, that’s one heavy wipeout for the Piranha Plants.
Nick: We gotta get more points. New plan, RUN!
Min is thrown off by this and gets tossed around repeatedly, constantly getting shocked left, right and center, to the point where she passes out on the ground burnt up, all while the Monty Moles rack up thousands of points.
Lakitu: So, are we gonna send someone to help her?
Bowser: Help her? Do you have any idea what this season is about?
Lakitu gets his phone out and calls a hospital about an hour away.
Lakitu: Seeing as Min is no longer able to compete, I’ve decided to personally eliminate her from the competition, and call the challenge off. Pesky Piranha Plants, as you don’t have any points, I’ll be seeing you at the Castle Ceremony tonight.
Later that night, the Pesky Piranha Plants, already a member down, arrives at the Castle for their first official elimination.
Lakitu: Everyone has voted for a team member to be voted off. If you get a miniature Bowser statue, you’re safe, but if you’re left without, you must take the Blast of Shame, a huge canon that will shoot you to who-knows-where. The first statues go to… Nick… Eve… and Violet. Flambo, with your number one ally gone, you could be left vulnerable. Blake, your bad reputation could have put a huge target on your back. Amy, after a few days of doing pretty much nothing, the team thinks you’re the weakest link. The next statue goes to… Flambo. This leaves our bottom two at Blake and Amy. The final statue goes to… Blake. Sorry, Amy. Gotta go.
Amy reluctantly walks into the Blast of Shame, but is blown away before she could get the chance to record a POV.
Lakitu: Well, that does it for this episode. Will anyone else get seriously injured? Can Blake become well-liked by the team? And will Brittany find a new trainer? Find out on the next episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
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Why did I quote Defying Gravity? I have no idea. But I put it in, and you're gonna have to deal with it.

I've been making a ton of progress on the Toad-al Drama Wiki, and episode 6 of Inferno. But after this season, I'm probably gonna step back from Toad-al Drama to work on a couple other reality "shows" I've been wanting to do for a while. The first is a Mario Survivor reboot, and the other is Mushroom Big Brother. The first seasons of both of them will feature established characters instead of OC's. I have casts ready, but I'm not sure which one I should do first.
Mario Survivor Cast:

Mushroom Big Brother Cast:

If you want me to write Mario Survivor first, react with Yoshi. If you want me to write Mushroom Big Brother first, react with Koopa.
I've also decided to just not rewrite the deleted portion of episode 4 and instead give a summary of the rest of the episode when the time comes. I guess the in-universe excuse will be that the cameras randomly stopped working.

Fifth post in a row, I know, but I'm not waiting for someone else to post here before I post the next episode, 'cause for all I know, everyone could've forgotten it exists. Anyway, here's the dreaded Episode 4: Waluigi Take Notes
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Lakitu: Last time on Toad-al Drama Inferno, Brittany learned that Emma was a little too extreme for her, while Blake convinced Nick to give him some tips to fix his reputation. That day during the challenge, some shocking stuff happened, literally and figuratively. Min gave up her dream of being the first female Hammer Bro., and soon got zapped straight out of the game in what I can only assume was Bowser’s psychological revenge. The Pesky Piranha Plants still lost, and voted out their second member of the day, Amy, and boy am I glad they did. Did Min and Amy find their way back home? How’s Flambo gonna play with his number one out? And is Violet wishing she was back at the “Noki Crack House?” Find out on Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
After Brittany finished up patching the hole between her and Emma’s cells, she sneaks into Cato’s cell to try and recruit him.
Cato: You nearly gave me a heart attack!
Brittany: I really don’t care right now. Emma’s being a royal pain right now, trying to be all physical with me, and I-
Cato: Woah, woah, woah, that is a really awkward way of saying-
Brittany: Don’t care. Point is, I only care about the strategic part of the game, and I don’t really care about winning challenges, as long as I survive them.
Cato: And you had to wake me up because…
Brittany: I figured you’re pretty smart, and could help me with that.
Cato: Well, I do know a little bit, but I’ve never really taught anyone before.
Brittany: Then this can be your chance to start. Get out of your comfort- crap, I sound like Emma right now.
Cato: Fine, I'll create a lesson plan and we can start tomorrow morning.
Brittany: Finally. Somebody who won’t wake me up in the middle of the night.
Cato: Said the one who woke me up in the middle of the night.
Brittany: ‘Cause I knew Emma would barge in at any moment and I was getting desperate.
Cato: Fair.
The next morning, Flambo was pretending to mourn the loss of his only ally.
Flambo: It’s hard, you know? Having someone you’re so close with taken away by a vicious monster.
Bowser: Thanks for the compliment.
Flambo: Didn’t know you were there.
Bowser: So if you did know, you would’ve said something nice and sappy about me? How about you go feed Petunia?
Flambo: Is that your new daughter or something.
*cut to Flambo being tormented by a giant mutant Piranha Plant*
Danny: It’s always the red team.
Rocky: I know, man. When will we get to do anything fun?
Bowser: Oh, you want something fun? Go join Flambo, then!
Danny + Rocky: Yes, Lord Bowser!
The two run hollering and jumping for joy. When they arrive, they see six plant-like tentacles wrapped around Flambo and squeezing him to the point he can barely breathe.
Flambo: Are you two gonna stand there or help a guy out?
Danny pulls a rubber band ball out of his shoe.
Danny: I knew this thing would be useful someday.
He holds it up and whistles to get Petunia’s attention.
Danny: Hey! Do you wanna play fetch?
Intrigued, the plant takes a look at Danny, and the ball, with Flambo still squeezed in her arms. She attempts to jump and grab it, but Danny keeps holding it back.
Danny: Nuh-uh-uh. You gotta drop him first.
Petunia refuses, and continues to try and reach the ball.
Danny: No, girl. Drop him… drop him… DROP HIM!
Petunia finally lets Flambo go, and he falls with a loud thud. Danny throws the ball, then Petunia brings it back.
Danny: Who’s a good girl? Who’s a good girl? You are. Yes, you. I know.
Danny pets the monster, who purrs with content. Rocky approaches her, but she tries to bite him.
Danny: Okay, petting’s over. No more loving until you shake his hand.
It takes a few seconds, but Petunia and Rocky shake hands with each other.
Danny: Good, now who wants some grub?
Danny brings out a bucket full of Lord knows what is in that slop, while Flambo conducts a plan.
Flambo (confessional): It sucked losing Min so early, but it’s also a blessing. My original plan was to build trust with her and then take her out right at the merge, but when she was taken away, I needed a new plan. I wanted to just stir up drama so I could get away scotch-free, since it worked with so many others, but then I was like, “Nah. It’s too basic, everyone knows about that.” Then I remembered the rumor about Nick working with Blake, and then it hit me. In seasons past, when an early boot returns, they become a powerhouse. Just take a look at Wendy. She went from first boot to running the season. When this season’s cast was revealed at the Sunshine finale, there were four players who production thought didn’t have enough time to shine, and Nick was one of them. Obviously, Nick is bound to step up his game, and without him, Blake doesn’t stand a chance. So if I get Nick out next, I kill too birds with one stone. First, I get rid of a potential threat driven by self-improvement. Then, without anyone to guide him, I get rid of the biggest Toad-al Drama villain, which makes room to Queen Flambo. Then, I take out Shelly at the merge before she can avenge her bf. It also seems Brittany’s starting to get her act together, so it’s best I take her out after Shelly. Rocky? He can stay. He’s dumb on his own, and even dumber with Danny, so if I take them both with me to the final 4, I’m running the show, and it’s not like Danny’s learned anything from last season. Oh yeah, it’s all comin’ together, girl.
Flambo: Y’know, Rocky, Danny, for saving my life from that thing, there’s no way I can walk away without offering an alliance with you two.
Rocky: We’re on different teams, bro.
Flambo: I know, but if we ever make the merge, we can be the power trio. All the other alliances are just duos like Blake and Nick & Emma and Brittany.
Danny: Do you know what you’re signing up for, Rocky? I played with a seemingly-nice guy last season, and he was vicious. You never made it far enough to see his true side.
Rocky: Dude, a chance like this can be an opportunity for me to make it way far.
Danny: Don’t just trust random people from the opposing team. I may be dumb, but I’m not stupid.
Rocky: I thought you cared, man. I thought you would be proud that I took this chance, but I guess not. Not even sure I can call you “bro” anymore.
Danny: Now don’t talk like that. Don’t let a game ruin our friendship.
Flambo (confessional): Danny being smart. This could be a lot harder than I thought.
Later, Cato was attempting his first lesson with Brittany.
Cato: The first thing you need to know for playing with others is to make others want to play with you.
Brittany: And what does that mean?
Cato: You know how last season, you just wouldn’t shut up about your leading roles in your high school musical productions?
Brittany: Yeah.
Cato: It annoys the heck out of everyone, but thankfully, I haven’t heard a word about them this season.
Brittany: ‘Cause I’ve run out of things to talk about.
Cato: Well… I guess that’s a good thing?
Brittany: So you want me to just live a boring life? That’s how I’m supposed to play? Every time I think I’ve found a good teacher-
Cato: That’s not what I’m saying. It’s okay to live an exciting life. It’s just that you need to know when to keep your snout shut. Things that you care deeply about may be a nuisance to others. I’m gonna give you a challenge. Name three things that you’re always thinking about and want everyone to know.
Brittany stood there silently.
Cato: No, I meant… well, fine. I guess you passed this lesson. I’m not getting paid enough to deal with you.
Bowser: ATTENTION PRISONERS! REPORT TO THE ARCADE FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE!
Danny: Dude, he has an arcade? What doesn’t this place have, bro?
Rocky: You stole my stonerisms, man.
When the contestants arrive, they see a giant pinball table with 10 player balls and three spiked balls.
Lakitu: Welcome to-
Bowser: Welcome to your next challenge, everyone!
Lakitu (confessional): Okay, this is getting out of hand! This is my show, my job, and my… I can’t think of a third thing, but Bowser can’t stay any longer!
Bowser: Before we get to the challenge, Flambo, I have something important to tell you. When I told you to go feed Petunia, I didn’t mean, “Wait for two other idiots to do all the work for you.”
Flambo: I was in a bit of a-
Bowser: So what if she’s hard to handle? I gave you a job and you didn’t do it.
Flambo: Well, it’s too late to do anything.
Bowser: Too late? Too late, huh?
Bowser turns Flambo around, de-shells him, and spits fire on his behind.
Bowser: Don’t expect to play in the challenge, either!
Lakitu: Was that really necessary?
Bowser: That’s the second time you’ve asked that this season. Who runs the castle?
Lakitu: Who runs Toad-al Drama?
Bowser: You are a TV show. I am a kingdom. I think everyone knows I have more power.
Lakitu: I had you cast for Toad-al Drama 6, but guess what? I have Larry on speed dial, and if you keep this up, he’ll take your place.
Bowser: You’re kidding.
Lakitu: Do I ever kid when I’m this upset?
Bowser: You know what? Replace me! I don’t need to be a contestant when I can be the damn host!
Lakitu: Bowser… why do you want this so badly?
Bowser: I’ve competed in 3 seasons, and haven’t won a single one of them?
Lakitu: Uhm… sorry that you’re extremely unpopular? Not much I can do about it.
Bowser: In four seasons, only two villainous players have reached the finals, and both of them lost, to Yoshi and Mario of all people. It’s clear this game only respects the heroes, but I can make it so much more. I can make it all about playing dirty.
Lakitu: That’s not how it works. You wanna know why so many reality TV competitions succeed? Because the players make the game, not the game making the players. And setting people on fire for not completing impossible tasks? That’s just gonna make them hate you, not each other.
Bowser: Lakitu… I hereby banish you… from the Koopa Kingdom… FOREVER!!!
Two Hammer Bros. take the now ex-host and drag him out of the kingdom, never to host the season again.
Bowser: Welcome to a new era of Toad-al Drama. NOW LET’S GET TO THE DEATH MATCH! Five players from each team will be put inside giant inflatable balls and bounced around a table trying to score points. On the table will also be three spiked balls. If you fall off the table, or your ball gets popped, you’re out. After five minutes, the team with the highest score wins. Mischievous Monty Moles, you have an extra member. Which of you weaklings will be sitting out, being of absolutely no worth to the team whatsoever?
Shelly: Wrong. I’ll be more alive than these guys.
Bowser: Fine. Shelly’s sitting out. NOW PICK A BALL AND GO!
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Lakitu: So, uh, turns out the cameras all stopped working for the rest of the day. Don't know what happened. But here's what everyone else has told me. The Pesky Piranha Plants started off with way more points than the Mischievous Monty Moles, and before the Monty Moles could catch up, the pinball machine also broke down. Dang, what was going on with the power? Just when Bowser was about to declare the challenge over, Shelly, from the sidelines, tricked Bowser into starting it back up, but getting majorly hurt in the process. The Monty Moles still lost, and Shelly begged her teammates to put her out of her misery, so they all voted Shelly off. What will happen next? Find out on the next episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
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No, I didn't get lazy again. For those of you not keeping up, I've talked about how I wrote the entirety of episode 4, but apparently forgot to save the final third, maybe even half to the Word doc it was on. It wasn't in the recovery folder, and I didn't feel like rewriting everything a second time, especially when I was forgetting what I even wrote. Don't worry, episode 5 is saved in its entirety, with episode 6 carefully being worked on. I've also decided to just not to the two other reality shows, as I'm already planning an all-star season of Toad-al Drama, and possibly a seventh season based on Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Been almost 3 weeks, but here's Episode 5: Going Down in Flambo
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Bowser: Last time on Toad-al Drama Inferno; Brittany successfully convinced Cato to be her new trainer, who then taught her that she needed to shut up if she wanted a chance at winning. After an order from the most awesome king in the world, Flambo decided to form an alliance with Danny and Rocky. When Danny hesitated, Rocky decided that their pointless friendship was over. During the challenge, I banished Lakitu from the kingdom, making sure he would never host the show again as long as it took place here. Shelly got tossed around, and begged her team to vote her out, which they did. How will the players perform in their final team challenge? Find out on Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
The next morning, once everyone was up, Blake needed another tip from Nick.
Blake: Our team’s been winning a lot of challenges.
Nick: You mean 2 out of 3? That’s a high percentage, but not a lot.
Blake: The point is, the only members we’ve lost were either due to medevacs or easy weak links.
Nick: Your point being?
Blake: The merge is coming up, and we need to get rid of the big threats before the final stretch.
Nick: You’re not saying we throw the challenge, are you?
Blake: Well, yeah, there are people I don’t trust, and people who don’t trust me.
Nick: Right now, the only person we have to worry about is Emma, and she’s a Mole problem. Everyone else is either too quiet or too stupid.
Blake: But you’re always supposed to be weary of the quiet ones, especially Eve, who told me straight-up she didn’t like me, and has done Jack $#!t since, and Flambo, who was aligned with Min, one of my biggest enemies last season.
Nick: You’re getting too paranoid. If you make them a bigger problem than they actually are… how do I explain this?
Blake: They’ll become a problem if I make them a problem?
Nick: Yeah. Nobody can trust a paranoid wreck, and if anyone finds out, they’ll attack your weak point for massive damage. Just calm down. It will all be fine.
Blake (confessional): I’m seriously considering breaking up the alliance. There’s no point in trying to work with someone who knows the game better than I do. I think it’s time for another blindside.
Meanwhile, Lakitu is in his cloud mansion reminiscing on all the good, bad, and ugly times he had with contestants in the past.
Lakitu: I never knew just how much I would love Yoshi always being smart with me, or watching Wendy rise to power when I said she had no chance. Or verbally abusing Amy Rose for no reason whatsoever. I really miss those days. Now Bowser’s doing who-knows-what to those poor teens. I loved watching them get hurt, but not on that level. I hope Min’s doing okay.
While binging all the seasons to look back at the good old days, he notices something hanging up on his mantel, a copy of his hosting contract. Curious to see if there was anything in there that could bring him back to the show, he looks through and finds the best words he’s ever read.
Lakitu: “Lakitu must always be on hosting duty, whether on site or virtually. If anyone tries to steal his role, Lakitu has the right to ban him from the show.” YES! YES! I’M BACK! All I have to do is invite Bowser to a Zoom meeting to declare him banned from Toad-al Drama, and I’m set. This is the best! Day! Ever!
Back at the dungeon, Danny is trying to make up with Rocky.
Danny: This isn’t like you, Rocky. You’ve never been the type of person to ditch a friend because they didn’t like another “friend.”
Rocky: Why did you put friend in quotes?
Danny: ‘Cause I’ve been a part of an alliance with a member of the other team who I knew nothing about, and it ended up horribly. I don’t want the same to happen to you. I want us both to go to the merge together, and I can’t trust Flambo right now.
Rocky: Dude, just because you don’t trust him doesn’t mean you can force me not to trust him, man.
Danny: I’m not forcing you. If you wanna side with him and get voted out, go for it, but I just want what’s best for you.
Rocky: Nah, nah, you want what’s best for you.
Rocky floats away to socialize with his new best friend.
Danny (confessional): I don’t know what’s gotten into Rocky. He went from a lovable doofus to… I can’t find the term, but it’s a full 180. All I want is to get him back, but I know I don’t stand a chance.
Bowser: ATTENTION PRISONERS! MEET ME ONTOP OF THE TWIN TOWERS FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE!
Nick: Gee, I know that joke won’t offend anyone.
The prisoners arrive at the top of two 80-story towers in the middle of a lava lake connected by a wooden bridge.
Blake: We’re not doing that high-dive challenge from the first season, are we? ‘Cause that’s where I draw the line.
Bowser: Great idea, but no. Instead, I’ll be the one taking the plunges. Each team is standing on one of these towers, but can move around as they please. At random intervals, I will fall from the sky and ground pound a tower. If anyone is blown off the tower, they are eliminated. The twist in this challenge is that after the final smash, only the surviving individuals will be safe, not an entire team. Any questions?
A screen lowers, attached from a helicopter flying above the castle.
Lakitu: I do! Have you payed no attention to my pre-existing hosting contract of the last four seasons? The one that only expires when I choose to leave?
Bowser: Please explain.
Lakitu proceeded to tell Bowser about the quote from his contract, and how Bowser can’t take his role as host.
Bowser: Well I’m here on location, and you’re not.
Lakitu: I came here virtually, ‘cause that’s still allowed.
Bowser: You know what?
Lakitu: You’re gonna give me my damn job back?
Bowser: I’m inviting you back to the Koopa Kingdom!
Lakitu: YES!
Bowser: For a fight to the death!
Lakitu: NO!
Bowser: I have a wrestling ring set up that the two of us will fight in. The first person to surrender, or die if he’s stupid enough, must give up their role as Toad-al Drama host.
Lakitu: I’ll see you there.
Eve: WAIT!
Everyone looks in amazement when they hear the invisible one finally speak up about something.
Eve: Violence isn’t always the answer. You can’t settle a legal dispute with a death match. There’s gotta be a way to settle this peacefully.
Bowser: What, do you expect us to just talk it out like a pair of old chums?
Eve: That’s what I’d suggest, yes.
Lakitu: I have a different idea.
Eve: Whatever it is, I highly doubt it will do anything but raise tension.
Lakitu: A rap battle. Last to surrender is the host for the rest of the season.
Eve: I guess that works too.
Bowser: It is on!
Blake: Rules of the rap battle. If you openly surrender, leave the arena, or say something that’s not supposed to be in your rap, you’re out.
Blakes grabs a coin and flips it on the ground.
Blake: Lakitu, you go first.
Lakitu: Oh gosh…
It's Lakitu, ready to make history,
In this rap battle that's truly destiny
I'm the ref, so be weary,
You better behave, or there'll be more than just rain in your face
So Bowser, listen up, and hear me out
You ain't winning this battle, don't even doubt
But hey, I'm just the ref, I'm not the boss
Now let's start this thing and bring in the sauce!
Bowser: Oh, this is gonna be easy.
I am Bowser, the king of the Koopas,
I'm going to win this battle, it's going to be dope
I'm a fire-breathing turtle, I’m the greatest of them all
You’re just a cloud, you ain't going to win at all
I'm going to capture the princess, she's mine for the taking,
You can stop me all you want, but she ain-
Larry: DAD! THE SHOWER HEAD FELL OFF AND THE WATER’S OUT OF CONTROL!
Bowser: CAN’T YOU HEAR I’M BUSY?
Realizing what had just happened, Bowser storms off in fury.
Bowser: This is why I didn’t wanna host a show in my backyard while raising seven kids.
Blake: Okay, the stakes weren’t nearly as high as we all wanted them to be.
Eve: But at least they don’t have to fight anymore.
Lakitu: And I’m back as host, baby! Now who’s ready to get on with the challenge?
Nick: But Bowser’s not here to-
Lakitu: I KNOW WHAT’S GOIN’ ON! God, I love being able to do that again. There are going to be some rule changes. The twist Bowser introduced might as well make this an individual challenge, so the team with the most members still standing will win instead. I’ve also installed some hail stones inside my cloud to rain upon the towers. I know my contract with Bowser said he’d have to play a major role in every challenge, but I’ve torn it up and as far as I care, he’s no longer a part of the season. Now get on a tower and let’s do this!
At first, each team is standing on their own tower. The hale starts falling, and everyone tries to run away while still staying on their tower. However, as the challenge progresses, the hale gets bigger, and it gets to the point where the balls are almost as big as the contestants themselves. everyone evacuates to the bridge, and Flambo gets an idea.
Flambo: Bowser didn’t say how the players were supposed to fall off to get eliminated.
Blake: And?
Flambo: If I can push off all the Monty Moles, then we can win.
Eve: Flambo, there’s straight lava below us. You’re going to kill them.
Blake: I hate to agree with her, but she’s right.
Flambo: I will do whatever it takes to secure a win. Whatever. It. Takes.
Flambo (confessional): Bowser himself said this would mark a new era of Toad-al Drama where the game is more dangerous, and contestants are encouraged to play much dirtier. While I don’t wanna hurt anyone, I’d much rather do that than hurt myself. It’s survival of the fittest. Sorry, not sorry.
Soon, Flambo, starts charging towards everyone on the enemy team while avoiding all the hale. Rocky avoids him with his floating abilities, while Emma, Brittany, and Cato somehow land on rocky terrain just inches away from the lava. Danny, however isn’t so lucky. Flambo corners the blue Rex and put his hands on Danny’s, and same way Blake did last season, and pushes him off the tower onto the rocks below.
Rocky: NO!!! DANNY!!!
As soon as he hits the rocks, Danny passes out after breaking both his spine and his left arm.
Lakitu: Oh shoot. I wasn’t expecting that to happen.
Soon, Danny wakes up, and for the first time, feels pain in a negative light.
Danny (confessional): With all the crazy stupid stunts I’ve performed in the past… I knew what I was getting into. I knew that I could get hurt, and I loved it because of the danger. I loved the danger because I saw it coming. But this… it was just out of the blue. I had no time to prepare. And once I woke up, it felt awful. I knew I never should’ve trusted Flambo, and this is exactly why.
Lakitu: You feelin’ okay, dude?
Nick: He has multiple broken bones, how do you think he feels?
Lakitu: Nobody asked you, Nick.
Danny: Not great. I’m sure I can recover soon, but-
Lakitu: Not quick enough to continue playing the game?
Danny: Yeah.
Lakitu: I guess we should take you out then.
Lakitu calls an ambulance to take Danny to the hospital.
Rocky: I… I never got to apologize.
Rocky (confessional): I never should’ve let Flambo’s alliance come between us on such a personal level. I wish I never trusted him, but most of all, I wish I trusted Danny, instead. But he’s never gonna hear that, and it’s all my fault.
While waiting, Lakitu announces the current state of the challenge.
Lakitu: I’ve decided I’ve had enough of this challenge, but there will still be a Castle Ceremony tonight. Pesky Piranha Plants, since you had more surviving members, you win invincibility, and temporary freedom. Mischievous Monty Moles, you’re going to complete your two-for-one deal later tonight. I’ll see you then.
That night, the losers showed up at the castle for the next elimination.
Lakitu: Welcome to the Castle Ceremony, everyone. Out of the four players with us tonight, three of them have been voted against. The first statue goes to the only player who didn’t get a vote… Cato. Emma, with the merge coming up, you might be seen as a physical threat to everyone else. Brittany, while you’re getting better socially, some might still think you’re obnoxious, or that your head’s just not in the game. Rocky, you’re not that great of a player, but someone voted for you since losing your closest friend might encourage you to avenge him? Weird logic, but a vote’s a vote. The final two marshmallows go to… Brittany, and… Emma. Rocky, I’m sorry, but you’ve been voted out, and must take the blast of shame.
Rocky climbs into the cannon and blasts off.
Lakitu: And with that, the merge is upon us. Who will win the first individual challenge? Who will be voted out next? And why didn’t Blake deliver on that challenge throw and blindside he promised us?
Cato: We all heard that.
Lakitu: Did I say that out loud? Anyway, tune in next time for another episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
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This season sucks. The only reason I'm trying to finish is so I don't have another season like Odyssey where I cancelled it halfway and changed my mind a year later, but never continued writing it because of possible continuity issues. Yeah, it's complicated. Between boring gameplay in the merge stage and character derailment, it's awful. I wanted to have a Toad-al Drama All-Stars next season, but with the current state of everyone, I think it's best I create an all-new cast for season 6.

I haven't touched episode 8 in maybe a month or two, so here's episode 6 before everyone forgets this thing exists.
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Lakitu: The last episode of Toad-al Drama Inferno was pretty weird. Blake decided to secretly end things with Nick, only for it to not matter anyway. Danny also attempted to get his former friend back, only to realize Rocky’s a total jerk now for… Danny not trusting him? Like, dude, it’s Toad-al Drama. Nobody trusts anyone. I also managed to get my hosting job back through winning the most pathetic rap battle ever. During a very dangerous challenge, Flambo tried to wipe out everyone on the Mischievous Monty Moles, and Danny suffered major injuries because of it. He was medevac’d, and Rocky was voted out too for… some reason. The merge phase is upon us! Will any new alliances be formed? Can Flambo regain his popularity? And who will go further, Blake or Nick? Find out on Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!
Without Bowser being able to interfere, Lakitu finally had the confidence to make his first solo announcement to the contestants.
Lakitu: ATTENTION PRISONERS! FROM THIS POINT ON, THE WAR BETWEEN THE PESKY PIRANHA PLANTS AND THE MISCHIEVOUS MONTY MOLES IS OVER! EVERYONE IS MERGED NOW, AND NEW TWISTS ARE ABOUT TO POP UP! GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE BEST PLAYER WIN!
Violet: Can the best player win when everyone is awake enough to stand up?
Unfortunately for the prisoners, it was 3am.
Blake (confessional): Now’s the time I can finally do it. Nick has proven to know a lot about the game, and the sooner I get rid of him, the sooner I get rid of both a threat, and a rival. The game has only begun.
That morning, while everyone was eating at the same table for the first time, Blake decided to use Flambo losing his popularity, the type of move that Nick told him not to make.
Blake: So, being responsible for a medical removal must be pretty hard.
Flambo: Yeah, it kind of is. I just wanted a clean fall, I wasn’t expecting a broken back. Did I take it too far?
Blake: Maybe, but it was probably just the game getting to you.
Flambo: Well now, nobody seems to like me anymore.
Blake: I know that feeling way to well. Back in Sunshine, I wasn’t that hated, but then when the whole Nick situation rolled around, I was public enemy number one. Say, both of us are traveling on very similar roads. You lost your ally in Rocky, while I lost mine in Nick. Perhaps we could both turn this game around. Our duos are gone, but a new duo could form if you want.
Flambo: You think I’m stupid?
Blake: Uh…
Flambo: I may be desperate for someone to work with, but I know you’re a snake, and the only snake here should be me.
Blake: You really consider yourself a snake?
Flambo: King Cobra, girl. And you, you’re just one of those adorable danger noodles popping up from a hole in the ground. You really think you’re tough, but you’re not.
Blake: Wow, I love the insults you’re throwing out, but confessing to others that you’re a villain is… well, I…
Flambo: Think you’re the best now?
Flambo walks away to try and make some other deals.
Flambo: Hey, Violet, what’s up?
Violet: Ah, great. Time to bring on the merge scrambling.
Flambo: I’m not scrambling. I’m confident that you-
Violet: Listen, I’ve already gotten deals from Brittany and Nick, and I don’t trust either of them.
Flambo: But you can trust me. I-
Violet: Pushed Danny to his demise.
Flambo: What? I thought you hated the other dude.
Violet: Why can’t people understand I don’t want him dead, I want him NOT dead?
Flambo: Why can’t people understand that I’m not as ruthless as I look, and I really need someone who can-
Violet: I had this same conversation with Blake a few days ago, and I said no. Go meet with someone from the other team if you wanna take advantage of the teams being merged.
Flambo (confessional): So Violet turned down offers from Brittany AND Nick? Wow, everyone’s really hustling this season. I can’t imagine what everyone else is up to.
Lakitu: ATTENTION PRISONERS! STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! I’M COMING OVER FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE!
Blake: Finally, no more extra rooms made to show off Bowser’s wealth.
Lakitu enters the room with eight bingo cards in one hand, and the other rolling around cages and cages of enemies.
Lakitu: Welcome to your very first challenge as merged prisoners. From here on out, it’s an individual game, and I’ve got another twist up my sleeve that will be revealed after the challenge. Anyway, today’s challenge is a relaxing game of Bingo… NOT! Each of you will pick a 3x3 card with different combinations of six enemies that I have locked up in these cages. I’ll roll a dice with pictures of those enemies, and if you have the one it lands on, cross it off. If you “score” a bingo, those enemies will be sent to attack you. If your card is cleared, you’re out. Last one standing wins invincibility. Now everybody pick a card!
Each of the contestants slowly takes a card out of Lakitu’s hand.
Cato: Uh, sorry to be a bother, but, uhm… my card only has one thing on it. Do you have any spares?
Lakitu: You’re ruining the suspense, Cato!
Lakitu rolls the dice, which lands on a Boo.
Blake: I just got two bingos.
Emma: I got a whopping four.
Lakitu: Calm down guys, it’s not a competition. Oh wait, it is.
Lakitu unleashes hoards of Boos onto Blake and Emma. However, they didn’t deal any physical damage, and neither of them were all that scared.
Lakitu: Maybe this next roll will be worse.
Cato: Please not a Bob-Omb, please not a Bob-Omb.
Lakitu: Does anybody have a Bob-Omb?
Brittany: Bingo!
Cato: Oh God, bingo times 8!
Lakitu throws a Bob-Omb at Brittany, and then throws eight at Cato. Miraculously, both of them survive, although they smell like burnt chicken now.
Lakitu: And with that, Cato is out of the challenge… does anyone have a Cheep-Cheep?
Blake: Six bingos!
Violet: Three bingos.
Brittany: Bingo times four!
Eve: My entire card was just wiped out!
Lakitu: Ooh, we got a doozy.
Lakitu throws three Cheep-Cheeps at Violet, who gives no reaction. He then throws Blake, Brittany, and Eve into a whole tank of Cheep-Cheeps for getting eliminated.
Lakitu: Who’s got an Urchin?
Violet: Five bingos.
Brittany: Seven!
Lakitu: Seven Urchins or seven bingos?
Brittany: Seven bingos, can’t you do math?
Lakitu tosses Violet and Brittany into a tank of Urchins.
Lakitu: Anyone else?
Nick: Bingo! Only my first one.
Lakitu: Impressive. Doubt it’ll last long. It’s now down to Nick, who just got his first bingo, and Flambo, who hasn’t gotten any so far. Who will win? It all depends on who’s got a… Koopa Troopa!
Nick: You wiped out my card.
Lakitu: Oh man. You know what that means.
Lakitu unleashes a pack of Koopa Troopas to attack Nick, who flies back to his cell, wishing to be anywhere but there.
Lakitu: Flambo, if you have less than seven bingos, you win. If you have all eight in one go like poor Cato did, it will force a tie. Do you have anything?
Flambo: Only two bingos.
Lakitu: Congratulations, Flambo! You are safe from elimination tonight, and from the Koopa Troopas here.
Lakitu rallies up all the enemies and takes the underwater contestants out of the tanks.
Lakitu: Now I said earlier that there would be a huge twist. Well here it is. Everyone will vote for two different contestants. The two with the most votes will have to compete against a boss. The contestant who defeats the boss first stays in the game, while their opponent is out. Think long and hard about this. I’ll see ya tonight.
Later, everyone seemed to be gunning for each other.
Blake (confessional): Now that my verbal contract with Nick has expired, now’s the best time to get rid of him so I don’t have to worry about him later.
Nick (confessional): Blake stabbed me in the back last season, and seems to have ignored all my advice, so yeah. I want him gone.
Violet (confessional): Flambo is a snake, always has been a snake, always will be a snake, and I don’t know why anybody trusts him.
Flambo (confessional): Violet seems to be on to me, and I know that a solo player that confident in themselves can be just as if not more dangerous than a duo.
Knowing about all the drama between those four players, Eve uses it as an opportunity to fight back against the “forces of evil”.
Eve: Blake, Nick, Flambo, and maybe even Violet are some of the more villainous players this season, and all of them are voting for different people. If the four of us can unite and vote Blake and Nick into the boss fight, we’re guaranteed to be rid of one of the biggest strategic threats.
Cato: That’s a very odd way of saying, “Let’s form an alliance,” but if it works it works.
Emma: That sounds great.
Brittany: Yeah, we can do that.
Brittany (confessional): I can’t do that! Emma and Cato are driving me insane behind the scenes, and everyone knows the final challenge of a season is always physical. Crossover never happened. Sure, Flambo can kinda be a powerhouse, but I know that if I’m up against someone like Emma, I might as well just hand her the million. I know I said I wanted to play a great strategic game, but at this point, I’m just doing whatever I can to get by. It’s a huge risk, but I’ve gotta find a way to get the villains together to get Emma out.
Once the group split off, Brittany rallied up Blake, Nick, Flambo, and Violet to pitch a different idea.
Brittany: Based on previous drama, I can already tell that it’s going to be a 4-way tie between you two, while Eve, Cato, Emma, and I all vote together and send two of you into the boss fight.
Flambo: Who the hell just reveals their plans TO THEIR FRICKIN’ TARGETS?
Brittany: That’s not what I wanna do though. As long as my “alliance” is together, you four don’t stand a chance, but the longer Emma stays, the more she’s gonna dominate the competition. If the five of us all vote Emma, the physical threat, and Eve, weak as a butterfly, whose butt is gonna get kicked, we'll either be rid of the powerhouse, or Mrs. Kumbaya. And we have the majority.
Violet: What makes you think all of us are gonna be one big happy family?
Brittany: It’s us or them. Think about it. Would you rather have them pick you off one-by-one ‘cause you’re not unified, or would you rather have a chance at winning that final challenge?
The four took a minute to think about it, and they all reluctantly agreed with the plan. When night came, the Castle Ceremony was held.
Lakitu: Welcome to the Castle Ceremony. In a couple minutes, two prisoners will be put into a boss battle to decide who’s eliminated. The first statues go to Flambo… Cato… Violet… and… Eve.
Brittany: NO! You idiots were supposed to vote for Eve! What’s wrong with you?
Lakitu: Blake, Brittany, Nick, Emma, you are out bottom four. The final two statues were between two tied players. Blake, Nick… both of you are… safe from elimination.
Brittany: WHAT?
Lakitu: Sorry, you two. Looks like you’ll be facing off against Petey Piranha tonight. The first to defeat him stays, while the other one is out of the game for good. And just so you know, every future episode this season will be like this.
Lakitu takes the nominees to a grassy field where a giant mutant Piranha Plant stand before them.
Lakitu: Here’s how the challenge will work. Each player has a supply of Bob-Ombs that they can throw at Petey Piranha here. If you land a hit, you score a point. However, at certain points in the battle, Petey Piranha will open his mouth and swallow any Bob-Ombs that land in it. He will then spit the Bob-Ombs back out towards whoever threw them, taking away their hit point. In the end, the player who scores the most points stays in the game, while the loser goes home.
Emma: Didn’t you say earlier that whoever defeated the boss first would win?
Lakitu: I decided that someone could do nothing until Petey was weak and weary, and just stomp in and win the whole thing, and if there’s one thing this already-horrible season doesn’t need, it’s Birdo levels of exploitation. Now start!
Expecting an epic battle between the nominees and Petey Piranha, Lakitu is very disappointed to just see two people throwing bombs, and the big guy not doing anything.
Lakitu: I’m not normally one to cancel challenges as soon as they start, but this isn’t exactly the awesome TV moment the network wanted. Sorry, Petey.
Petey hangs his head down and walks home.
Lakitu: I’m gonna hold a revote. Everyone will only vote for one player now.
Cato: Brittany.
Emma: Yep, I can roll with that.
Lakitu: I wasn’t gonna do it out loud, but is everyone fine with sending Brittany home?
Brittany: Please don’t.
Lakitu: Well, that settles it. Time to take the Blast of Shame, Brittany.
Brittany steps into the cannon and blasts away to somewhere unknown.
Lakitu: That wasn’t the end we wanted, but it was still a really fun episode. Who will be voted out next? Will the two alliances crumble? And did Brittany’s flip go down in Toad-al Drama history? Find out on the next episode of Toad-al! Drama! Inferno!