FST: Fruity + the Beast Part 2

"Aye, the princesses are ready to go," McBeaver grunted.

"You got that annoying wig right?" Mr. Director asked.

"Aye," McBeaver said nodding.

"And the glass slipper is in place?" Mr. Director asked.

Puzzle blinked in confusion.

"Aye, that be the case," McBeaver said nodding.

"And the sleeping pills are ready to go off in two to three hours?" Mr. Director asked, with Puzzle completely curious.

"Aye!" McBeaver scoffed. "That BE the CASE!"

"Okay, okay, sheesh," Mr. Director said annoyed.

"May I ask what is going on?" Puzzle asked.

"No, it's completely confidential." Mr. Director said smirking.

"But I got eliminated from today's challenge, surely I can know," Puzzle said.

"Sorry," Mr. Director said smirking.

"Err…" Puzzle growled in annoyance.

McBeaver rolled his eyes and pulled out a remote control.

"Hey, that looks awfully familiar." Puzzle said gesturing to the remote.

"That's because it is." Mr. Director laughed. "Allow me to explain-"

"We're here!" Fox called, with Squirrel, the Game Master, Slick, and Batty tailing behind.

The four stopped in front of Mr. Director, McBeaver, and Puzzle.

"-Right now…" Mr. Director said, with Puzzle rolling his eyes. "Welcome to the second part of today's challenge!"

"Hoorah!" Squirrel said excitedly.

"He-he, here behind me I have the swords you all pulled triumphantly from your stones," Mr. Director said, pointing to five swords on the ground behind him. "Your task is to survive using the swords as weapons."

"Survive?" Slick asked as Fox and the Game Master picked up their swords.

"Yep," Mr. Director said. "In most Fairy Tale stories with a knight slashing a troll or ogre to pieces, we mainly focus on the battle against dragons."

McBeaver tinkered with the remote and suddenly, the animatronics monster from their first challenge stomped next to them all. However, the monster now had fake, cardboard wings attached.

"Hey, that's just that dumb monster we faced before." Batty growled.

"Dumb?" Mr. Director asked as McBeaver pressed a button on the remote.

The monster's jaw opened up and out spewed a burst of flames.

"AGH!" Batty yelped.

"Yep, we improved it with an all-out flamethrower, to distract from the cheap wings." Mr. Director laughed.

"He-he, I can tell." Batty laughed a bit terrified.

"Yep, there are five of you, but by the end of this battle, there will only be four." Mr. Director said. "The first of you to be taken down will not move onto the third round."

"Ouch, this is gonna bite." Slick said annoyed.

"WHATEVER! I'll win this whole stupid competition!" the Game Master screamed.

"Uh huh, sir dimwit-a-lot..." Fox groaned.

The Game Master got steamed but Squirrel stood in between the two.

"Guys, guys! Why should we fight when we can join together in friendship?" Squirrel asked.

Slick, the Game Master, Fox, and Batty all glared at Squirrel in silence.

"Whatever," Slick grunted. "I'm still winning this stupid thing."



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The 'dragon' stomped its foot down, barley missing the Game Master who was running in circles.

"BACK! BACK YOU BEAST!" the Game Master roared, swinging his sword like a madman.

The dragon let out a screeching roar and blew fire down towards the Game Master, scorching his head.

"DAH!" the Game Master screamed, clutching his scalp.

"Ha-ha," Fox snickered while clinging to the dragon's tail.

The dragon slammed his tail down in the dust, injuring Fox but not completely.

"Ooh!" Puzzle said biting his lip. "This seems painful to watch…"

"Does not!" Mr. Director laughed, eating popcorn in anticipation of the next bone to be broken.

Puzzle smirked as the Game Master tripped on a rock.

"WEEEE!" Squirrel screamed, clutching onto the dragon's ankle. "I got him you guys!"

"Uhuh, for sure." Batty said annoyed, standing back, and watching.

"Pff, I don't see the point in such pointless battling," Slick said, joining Batty.

"What do you mean? You were just complaining about how you would win this." Batty said.

"I know, but seeing how Squirrel is probably going to be crushed within the next five seconds, I think I'll be okay," Slick said.

Batty blinked and looked up as Squirrel swung from the dragon's ankle and landed in front of the beast, smiling with perfect acrobatic skills.

Slick raised an eyebrow at Squirrel's odd talent, but suddenly, the dragon knelt over and opened its mouth.

A small hose was pointing from the dark, gaping mouth, but was soon alit with flames as the dragon reeked its awful breathe.

The fire burst and shot across the ground, completely incinerating Squirrel.

The Game Master and Fox blinked as Squirrel was torched.

As the flames died down, Squirrel stood, black with soot.

"He-he," Squirrel giggled.

The Game Master and Fox blinked in shock at Squirrel's creepy madness to endure the pain of burns, but the dragon didn't care, and swung its tail into the Game Master with Fox hanging on, and the two were sent flying into Squirrel in a heap.

Slick and Batty sighed in dismay.

"Looks like we're up," Batty groaned.

"Yep," Slick said shrugging.

Slick held his sword up high and charged at the dragon and stabbed the sword directly through the back of its right foot.

"Ha-ha, I did it!" Slick laughed.

"You do realize the thing is a robot right?" Batty said annoyed.

The dragon smirked and lifted his right foot up, taking Slick's sword with it.

Slick gaped up as the foot rose into the harsh sunlight.

"Err…" the Game Master grunted, sitting up from the dog-pile he had been thwarted into.

"What happened?" Fox asked, regaining consciousness.

"Ooh! Slick's got this one guys!" Squirrel said pointing to Slick.

"Not really, he kind of lost his sword." Batty said.

Slick gulped and the dragon stomped its foot down, crushing him completely, his sword still caught in the rear of its foot.

"Ow! That's gonna leave a mark!" Mr. Director said biting his lip.

"The monster lifted his foot up once more to reveal Slick, completely crushed and unconscious.

"Slick is out!" Mr. Director said, waving his arms. "I'm gonna need interns and medical staff to come over pronto! Our poor monster-dragon's foot is hurt from that sword stab."

A bunch of Lawyer Ninjas swarmed past Mr. Director and Puzzle and ran to the monster for medical attention.

Fox blinked at the torture Slick was being put through but shook his head carelessly.

"Egh, so now there are four of us?" Fox asked finally.

"Yep, I believe so," Mr. Director said smirking. "You, the Game Master, Squirrel, and Batty."

"Nice," Batty said carelessly.

"Yay!" Squirrel cheered.

"Follow me to the third round, which will act as the semi-finals for today's challenge." Mr. Director said smirking.

Squirrel, Fox, and the Game Master quickly stood up, with Batty following Mr. Director.

Squirrel brushed himself off but the Game Master quickly pushed him down to meet faces with Fox.

"YOU WILL GO DOWN IN THIS ROUND!" the Game Master said bitterly.

"Uhuh, just like you went down last season?" Fox asked.

"EXACTLY!" the Game Master screamed.



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Confessional: "WAIT! NO!" the Game Master roared.
***

Fox rolled his eyes and followed Batty and Mr. Director.

Squirrel sat up and scratched his head in confusion, but the Game Master charged after Fox, running over Squirrel like a train.



***

"This is where your third task will take place in our Fairy Tale themed challenge," Mr. Director said staring into an open field with medieval flags waving in the breeze.

"Wow, how dull." Fox scoffed.

"Not for long," Mr. Director said smirking. "Since I didn't really get to see much action in the dragon battle, you will now have to face off against each other like the knights you are. The first to go down will not qualify for the final round."

"Will it be one on one?" the Game Master asked, glaring angrily at Fox.

"Nope, it's all out between yourselves and everyone else." Mr. Director said smirking. "So do as you wish."

"Awesome!" the Game Master said swinging up his sword.

McBeaver quickly snatched the sword from his hands.

"HEY!" the Game Master screamed. "WHAT GIVES!?"

Mr. Director smiled.

"Unfortunately, we need to avoid lawsuits for the dismemberment of cast members. There are no lawsuits in slashing metal-made-monsters, but with pudgy fleshy contestants, it's a whole other story." Mr. Director explained.

McBeaver walked up to Batty, Fox, the Game Master, and Squirrel and exchanged each of their swords with fake, blow-up swords like the ones used in the Pirate Movie challenges.

"Seriously?" Batty said annoyed.

"Oh, very," Mr. Director said. "Now I want you four to battle it out while me and McBeaver go check on the princesses. Ya know, for reasons."

Mr. Director and McBeaver ran off.

Puzzle frowned and stared at the four knights left.

The Game Master and Fox exchanged glances of intensity to knock each other down.



***



"I demand to know the meaning of this!" Izzy roared, swinging around a lengthy blonde wig.

"Why its part of your challenge of course!" Mr. Director chuckled. "You didn't honestly expect me to leave you princesses out!"

"Actually," Izzy snorted. "I did-"

"Nonetheless, you make a fine Rapunzel." Mr. Director said.

"Rapunzel?" Izzy asked annoyed.

"Yep," Mr. Director said. "Your task was explained by McBeaver, but he probably didn't mention to you what that meant for your knight in shining amour."

Izzy raised an eyebrow and Mr. Director leaned towards her to whisper into her ear.



***

"Get back here and die like a man!" Fox yelled, charging after the Game Master while wielding his fake sword.

"AGH!" the Game Master roared, running in circles.

"This is so exciting I just can't take it!" Squirrel exclaimed.

Squirrel tossed up his arms and smacked Batty in the face with his sword.

Batty frowned as the sword made a loud SQUEAK.

"You're dead," Batty said annoyed.



***

"Again, McBeaver probably explained to you your role as our Cinderella." Mr. Director said.

Mitchel frowned.

"Did he explain your knight's task?" Mr. Director asked.

"He said something about a glass slipper and that was it." Mitchel said.

"Ugh… He needs to learn to read a script and lose the bogus accent." Mr. Director grumbled. "No matter… Here is your task…"

Mr. Director bent over and whispered into Mitchel's ear.



***

Fox and the Game Master were brutally bullying each other with their rubber swords.

Batty was punching Squirrel in the face, without the aid of his sword, but Squirrel just laughed miserably.

Puzzle frowned at the four's helpless efforts.

"Guys!" Puzzle exclaimed.

No one stopped, and the brawl continued.

"GUYS!" Puzzle exclaimed once more.

No one stopped.

Puzzle bit his lip in frustration and approached the center of the group.

"GUYS!!!" Puzzle screamed.

Fox, the Game Master, Batty, and Squirrel all stopped mid-fight.

"What gives?" the Game Master scoffed.

"I have a certain warning for us all," Puzzle said worriedly.

"And what could possibly be so terrifying to speak of?" Batty groaned.

"Our fates as competitors on this show," Puzzle said.

"What do you mean?" Fox asked. "I mean, I know the Game Master was certain but-"

"HEY!" the Game Master roared, slapping Fox with his rubber sword.

"I'm just gonna pretend like that didn't happen." Fox groaned.

"Surly it's not one of us," Puzzle explained. "But I know someone who has been given a cocky attitude since being proclaimed 'captain' on the Roadie's previous team.

"Richard?" Squirrel asked.

"He-he, funny," Puzzle giggled. "BUT NO!"

Fox, Batty, and Squirrel blinked.

"In the Pirate challenge, I exposed Mitchel to being a captain. And I was horribly wrong," Puzzle explained. "He has now become so devious as to get rid of us all. He's slipping through our hands and we don't even notice because he's such a quiet loser!"

"That's right!" Batty exclaimed furiously. "He got rid of Luna! LUNA!"

"And Bunny," Slick coughed, approaching the group in crutches. "I don't know how, but he pulled it off."

Puzzle ignored Slick's comment on how he might've managed to pull such a vote off, since it was secretly his bidding as well.

"Yes," Puzzle said. "Do you all agree that we should get rid of him on the first chance?"

"He's got my vote," Fox said.

"Definitely in on this one," Batty said.

Slick and Squirrel nodded as the Game Master looked about the group.



***
Confessional: "Just play along with it Game Master, pretend you'll vote off Mitchel. When really… I'LL BE MAKING SURE OF FOX'S DEPARTURE!" the Game Master laughed hysterically.
***

"Game Master?" Puzzle asked.

The Game Master looked about the five and smirked.

"I'm in," the Game Master lied happily.

"Good," Puzzle said smirking.



***
Confessional: "Mitchel was great help on my side for getting rid of competitors such as Bunny," Puzzle said. "And Luna was all him. But now that we have gone through so many challenges, and the teams are disbanded, the odds are against us. I can't be seen supporting the thing. Otherwise I crash and burn. Betrayal never tasted so good."
***

"Thank you all," Puzzle said smiling childishly. "Now carry on,"

Puzzle walked back with Slick.

The Game Master, Batty, and Squirrel blinked in confusion.

Fox took advantage of the moment and struck a flying fist past the Game Master's cheek, sending him to the ground, unconscious.

Mr. Director approached the four knights and Puzzle and Slick smiling brightly.

"I just took care of the three princesses awaiting your rescue," Mr. Director explained. "While Izzy and Mitchel are awaiting certain objective tasks, Miss Fortune was wiped out cold from the pills we slipped her."

"She's dead?" Fox asked hopefully.

"No, just passed out," Mr. Director said shrugging. "What's a Fairy Tale challenge without a Sleeping Beauty?"

Fox rolled his eyes.

"And I see one unfortunate soul did not manage to surpass the knight fight. Poor, poor Game Master…" Mr. Director sighed.

The Game Master twitched in his unconsciousness.

"But, being me, I don't care, so onto the final round of the challenge!" Mr. Director said walking off.

Batty, Fox, Squirrel, Slick, and Puzzle followed.



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