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The camera comes back to show six slightly singed contestants standing in the middle of a warehouse, plotting. In the background you can hear hooves coming towards the unusual bunch as the host of the show returns.
"I'm glad to see you all made it today." Foaly said evilly. "I'm guessing our anti-escape technology worked well." Foaly waited a few moments in that reality show 'I hope you're laughing, that was supposed to be funny' sort of way and then he started talking again. "Now, we decided that to spice things up a bit we would go with another path for this episodes event. A different type of challenge."
"Let me guess, it will involve being mauled, beaten, physically and emotionally destroyed, and turned into the laughing stock of the entire police force?" Holly said (pardon the pun) shortly.
"Were you reading my cue cards?" Foaly asked angrily. Holly shrugged her shoulders and quieted down. "Actually, this time we decided to use a special form of Fear Factor that the Mud Men have made popular. Couples Fear Factor."
This was greeted by quite a few shouts of anger and disbelief. Foaly smiled, completely loving all the attention this was bringing. "And to make things a bit more exciting, we got to pick who you have to couple up with."
Almost instantly it dawned on everyone who they would be partners with. Groans echoed through out the entire room. Foaly grinned. "Grub and Trouble, since you two are brothers you will be partnered up, besides, you aren't interesting enough to have an actual story go along with yours."
Grub opened his mouth to complain but Trouble stopped him. "He's right you know. Maybe in the next book Eoin will develop our characters some more."
"Now for the interesting part," Foaly said happily. He was only seconds away from jumping with joy. "Our next pair will be the winner and the runner up from last time." Holly and Artemis took a step away from each other. "This way we don't have any…" Foaly stopped to giggle for a second. "Fowl play in the final stunt."
Artemis rolled his eyes. That was probably the lamest joke he had heard, and he had heard it many times. Holly sighed and leaned back. She got the good end of the deal; there was no way he could get revenge now. At least, she HOPED there was no way he could get his revenge.
"As you have probably guessed, our last pair is our very own Commander Root with the infamous Mulch Diggums, try not to kill each other, we don't need another lawsuit." Foaly whispered to the commander. Root just nodded his head and swayed a bit, obviously drugged.
"Now, as I'm sure you're all wondering what the first stunt is, it is now time for us to take a commercial. Be right back!"
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Back to the show:
"Welcome back everyone." Foaly said in an annoying announcer voice. "It is now time to introduce our stunt. Who here likes poison?" No one raised there hands. "And who here likes frogs?" One techie raises his hand. "Good, glad to see that things will be spicing up a bit. For our first stunt we'll be using…" Foaly pulled away a sheet. "These."
In a small container sat three poison arrow frogs. Each was blood red with green spots on their backs. They looked perfectly harmless.
"Foaly, those don't look poisonous; they don't even look like they know how to chew!" Holly said. Foaly smiled and hit the container. Instantly the frogs changed into poison spitting fighting frogs. Holly recoiled.
"You just had to say something; you always have to say something." Artemis said irritably. Foaly chuckled; already the contestants were at each others throats.
"Now, through the random order process we've decided what order you'll go in." Foaly started.
"You drew names from a baseball cap again, didn't you?" Trouble said, finally speaking up.
"Hey, we have a viewer in the group! Actually we drew them from a bouffant this time. We just like saying that word."
"Makes sense, it is pretty fun." Grub whispered sarcastically. Trouble elbowed his brother in the ribs and they turned back to see who was lucky number one.
"Our first competitors for this dangerous, terrible stunt are going to be…dramatic pause…the Kelp boys!" The two groaned and walked forward.
"Are you going to actually tell us what we have to do, or will this whole game be a bunch of guesswork?" Trouble asked as he took charge of the situation, just like he always did.
"Well, I was about to tell you, but since you gave me an attitude maybe I won't." Foaly said with a pout, acting like a little child.
"Thanks a lot, Trub, now we'll be eliminated first!" Grub said with another pout. Foaly snorted slightly.
"I think it's pretty obvious that you will be anyway." He commented. The two brothers looked at each other nervously and stepped over to the waiting area where another bouffant was sitting.
"You are going to draw from this bucket the method in which you will each be transporting your poison tree frogs. There are three different methods you will get to try for. First is by mouth, which I for one am looking forward to, second there is by hand, and third is by foot. Now," Foaly said, pulling his remote out to shock them. "Draw!"
End pt. 1. Sorry about this being a two parter, but I just really needed to update so you guys didn't forget about it! So, let me know how much you liked it! Thanks for all the reviews. Read, review, and no flames!