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[Sandy]

[font=Century Gothic][center][size=5]Ninth Challenge: Animania[/size][/center]

Welcome to the trickiest challenge you’ve yet faced, my dear Survivor candidates! Please read the rules [b]extra carefully[/b] this time – just skimming through them might cause your entry to be disqualified.

The theme of this challenge is a [b]collaborative story in the style of anime/manga[/b]. Some individual players might shine on this one, while others might do lousily, all based on their knowledge about the subject. So you better use that knowledge to your advantage, teams!

[color=red]The Aces[/color], since you won the last challenge, you get to write the first post. However, since you have one extra member, you will need to [b]sit someone out[/b]. Make that decision before you start the challenge.

Here’s how it’s going to work:
[indent][b]1.[/b] Each player from both teams will have only [b]one post[/b].
[b]2.[/b] The teams will [b]take turns to post[/b], so there will be eight posts where every second one is from the same team. As said, The Aces will go first, then The Sunflowers, and so on. You can decide the [b]order of posters inside the team[/b] by yourself.
[b]3.[/b] The posts should, as said, form a [b]continuous story[/b] with the same titular character who is given in the title after the rules. The same way the first post starts the story, [b]the last post should end it[/b].
[b]4.[/b] Each post has a strict, exact limit of [b]500 words[/b]. Any posts with even one word less or more will be disqualified, sorry.
[b]5.[/b] In order to [b]win[/b], you must include as many [b]anime/manga clichés[/b] into your post as possible. Each cliché that I spot from the post will count as a point to your team.
[b]6.[/b] You [b]mustn’t highlight or emphasize[/b] the clichés you put into the post in any way, nor mention them in the Team Threads. Doing that will cause your post to be disqualified, as well. If I don’t spot one of your intended clichés, then I don’t.
[b]7.[/b] You also shouldn’t [b]repeat[/b] clichés mentioned in previous posts, I won’t give points from those.
[b]8.[/b] When all eight contestants have posted, I will release the list of clichés I spotted, and count the points given from them.
[b]9.[/b] The losing team will face the [b]Team Council[/b] and evict one person out of their ranks. In the unlikely situation of a tie, both teams will go to the Team Council.
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Now, if anything, [i]anything[/i] was left unclear, please say so. It’s absolutely vital that you understood how this challenge works.

The title of the story is:

[size=5][center][color=Magenta]~*Ditzy Witch Sasuka*~[/color][/center][/size]

Survivors, [b]GO!!![/b][/font]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[quote name='Sandy'][font=Century Gothic][b]3.[/b] The posts should, as said, form a [b]continuous story[/b] with the same titular character who is given in the title after the rules. The same way the first post starts the story, [b]the last post should end it[/b].[/font][/QUOTE]Just to make sure I understand you clearly, by titular you mean that though they may have the same name as a character from an anime, we do not have to be accurate as to which series they are from. Correct? I am assuming that being true to the actual anime series is not the point here but like you said, the actual anime/manga style of story.

In other words, the character may be named Naruto, this is just an example, but the story does not have to even include what is in that show.

Also, if the Aces do post placing the character in a series I am not familiar with by writing as if making an episode/fan fiction from a series... Is it acceptable if I completely disregard that and mold the story to steer away from trying to essentially write a fan fiction? Mind you I would do that in a manner that is semi believable. Because if this requires learning about a show to do it. It's not going to happen. Even if I had the money to pick up the DVD's to a series. I would not do so.

If you could clear this up for me Sandy I would appreciate it. Thank you.

[Sandy]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']Just to make sure I understand you clearly, by titular you mean that though they may have the same name as a character from an anime, we do not have to be accurate as to which series they are from. Correct? I am assuming that being true to the actual anime series is not the point here but like you said, the actual anime/manga style of story.

In other words, the character may be named Naruto, this is just an example, but the story does not have to even include what is in that show.

Also, if the Aces do post placing the character in a series I am not familiar with by writing as if making an episode/fan fiction from a series... Is it acceptable if I completely disregard that and mold the story to steer away from trying to essentially write a fan fiction? Mind you I would do that in a manner that is semi believable. Because if this requires learning about a show to do it. It's not going to happen. Even if I had the money to pick up the DVD's to a series. I would not do so.

If you could clear this up for me Sandy I would appreciate it. Thank you.[/QUOTE]

No, you should make up an [B]original[/B] story about the [COLOR="Magenta"]Ditzy Witch Sasuka[/COLOR]. Of course the clichés could include specific character [I]types[/I] from various anime (or even cameo appearances), but I'm not looking for just a crossover story here. In other words, be original but recognizable. ;D

And for your second question, you can do anything you want to the characters, you don't have to stay true to anything. I'm looking for as many clichés as possible, not a consistent, canon fanfic.

Hope these answered your questions!

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[quote name='Sandy']Hope these answered your questions![/QUOTE]It does, thank you. I was sure that was what you meant, but still. I wanted to be positive about it. ;)

[TheResplendent]

[FONT="Tahoma"][b]?Sasuuuuuka! Wake up honey, you?ll be late for school!?[/b] came the deep voice of a middle-aged woman. Sasuka turned her body and glanced leisurely at the alarm clock. The time of day slowly sank into her mind as she jolted up suddenly and gasped.

[b]?Oh no! Did I sleep through the alarm again? Ohhhh?I?m going to be late again!?[/b] she shrieked as she leaped out of bed and hastily stripped out of her pajamas while running into the bathroom. The brunette high school freshmen brushed her teeth and washed her face in record time and proceeded to get dressed in her uniform. Sasuka ran down the stairs like a gust of wind and hurried into her shoes.

[b]?Sasuka! At least have a piece of toast??[/b]

[b]?Thanks mom! I gotta go!?[/b] Sasuka yelled back as she grabbed hold of a piece of toast and ran out the front door with it hanging out her mouth. She polished off her food in a matter of seconds before feeling a stirring in her backpack. A little furry head poked out from the top through the zipper and shook itself free of the little fuzzballs located in Sasuka?s bag.

[b]?Gwaaah! Sasuka, do you have to disturb my sleep every time you?re late for class??[/b] the beige baby winged dragon asked in a high squeaky voice. Sasuka turned her head around.

[b]?Fuzzers! I thought I told you to stop sleeping in my bag!?[/b] Sasuka shot back at her furry little sidekick.

[b]?But it?s soooo comfyyyy. Besides, when you accidentally summoned me from the book, you told me that I could make myself at home right!??[/b] Fuzzers claimed.

Sasuka sighed [b]?I knew I should have listened to mom when she told me to study my incantations?how am I ever going to carry on the family legacy if I can?t even summon a normal dragon!?[/b]

[b]?Hmph, well you?re stuck with me like it or not Sassy!?[/b] the fur ball shot back.

Fuzzers sank his head back into the bag and stayed silent. Sasuka finally made it to school, just one minute before the start of class. Not being able to stop running, she tripped over her own feet and fell forward as she ascended the stairs to the front entrance.

[b]?Ahhh!?[/b] she screamed as she fell gently into someone?s waiting arms. She looked up dizzily and noticed the smooth face of a familiar boy from the school.

[b]?K?Kenji!? Eep!?[/b] Sasuka squeaked as she jumped up and turned her back, blushing heavily into her own hands. She had always had a secret crush on the handsome captain of the track team, but because he was an upper-classman she never gathered the courage to speak to him.

[b]?Sasuka?right? Be more careful next time. See ya around.?[/b] Kenji spoke, as Sasuka listened through the half muffling of her ears by her thumbs. He walked away as two of Sasuka?s friends came running over to her.

[b]?Hehe, she?s red like a tomato again!?[/b] the well-endowed redhead said with a cute giggle.
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[Rachmaninoff]

?[B]Don?t tease her so much Rei[/B],? A girl with bright pink hair said.

Sasuka lowered her hands, ?[B]He?s gone right?[/B]? Sasuka breathed a huge sigh of relief, ?[B]That reminds me Himone I thought you were getting contacts. You?ll never get a boyfriend if you keep wearing those glasses. Guys can?t see your eyes through the reflection![/B]?

?[B]I know, but? I?m afraid of them.[/B]?

?[B]Forget that.[/B]? Rei said. ?[B]We?re going to be late.[/B]?

?[B]I know, but haven?t you heard? They?re replacing principal Daisy with that pervert Kakashi who got fired from the High School on the other side of town[/B]!? Sasuka shuddered. ?[B]I hear he steals underwear.[/B]?

Several hours later after classes the girls were outside eating lunch.

?[B]So tell me Sasuka, about your outfit.[/B]? Rei nudged Sasuka. ?Y[B]ou know the one you transform into.[/B]?

A huge vein popped out on Sasuka?s forehead as she fumed. ?[B]I don?t want to discuss it. A sailor suit that looks like something out of that stupid anime Sailor Moon is not an outfit.[/B]?

?[B]Aww! But I think it?s cute. Even if the skirt is short.[/B]? Himone said. ?[B]I wish I could do incantations.[/B]?

Sasuka reached up and touched the gold locket her mother had given her the day she told her about her heritage. She was distracted by a rustling sound as Fuzzers snuck out of her backpack, picked up her box lunch, opened his mouth big enough to shove her entire lunch in and ate it in one gulp.

?[B]Hey![/B]? She cried as tears gushed down her face like a massive waterfall. ?[B]You glutton! Now what will I eat?[/B]?

?[B]I can?t help it, I was hungry.[/B]? Fuzzers said indignantly climbing back into the backpack.

?[B]Now, now. Don?t cry Sasuka.[/B]? Rei handed her some of her lunch, moments later Himone did as well. Sniffling Sasuka took the food and ate it. Finished she and the others got up.

?[B]We?d better hurry.[/B]? Sasuka said gathering her things. ?[B]Hina said she was going to fix her own lunch today.[/B]?

The girls all froze in place as they realized what window they were standing by. Time seemed to stand still as giant drops of sweat formed on their foreheads. Seconds later a huge explosion rocked the school and a giant cloud of smoke flew out the window engulfing the girls where they stood. Leaving them facing a gaping hole in the wall with a short blue haired girl facing them. All of them covered in soot.

?[B]Too late.[/B]? Rei said with a groan.

Hours later when the sound of the final bell tolled and all three girls quickly made a dash to leave, they stopped at the sight of a group of guys standing out front. Making lewd jokes at all the girls passing.

Without a word, ignoring the freshman that covered his face, blood trickling from his nose and between his fingers as Rei passed by, she pulled out a huge mallet easily twice her size and clobbered the boys making jokes before putting it away.

[Shy]

One of the boys slowly stood up and glared at Rei.

“[b]You’ve hit the wrong guy with a mallet today. Prepared to be ex-spelled![/b]”

Sasuka recognized the spikey-haired young man with an eye patch calling out to her friend: He was Sasuke, Sasuka’s outlaw pirate rival for the annual student exams. Sadly neither of them realized that they were fraternal twins separated at birth, and heirs to the Martian throne.

Sasuke muttered a few arcane syllables and his tattooed hands suddenly ignited into red flame. The ground began to shake violently, knocking Rei to her feet.

“[b]With these magical bottle caps I summon the Red Monster, Bahamamama![/b]”

A large, squid-like creature magically appeared. The small crowd that had formed began to flee in panic, including the rest of Rei’s so-called friends.

“[b]BAHAMAMAMA![/b]” The monster said as it extended one of its tentacles towards Rei.

Sasuka‘s eyes widened in disbelief.

“[b]Oh wow. His power level is off the charts…[/b]”

Fuzzers peaked its head out from Sasuka’s backpack.

“[b]I believe in you, Sasuka! Use the Infinity Prism to transform while everyone is distracted![/b]”

“[b]Right![/b]”

[b]Elementelle Powers Energize![/b]

Pink glitter exploded from Sasuka’s locket, obscuring everything in sight. Within an instant Sasuka was no more, now transformed into the magical mecha, D.W.S.!

While the purple pint-sized robot seemed far from intimidating in its sailor suit, D.W.S. was Earth’s only hope against the evil forces of the InfectiViruses. It was exactly 15 years ago that the deadly InfectiViruses had destroyed every nation but Japan.

Rei turned around.

“[b]Sasu--- er… D.W.S![/b]”

[I]How foolish of me![/I] Rei thought to herself, [I]If I were to reveal Sasuka's secret to anyone, especially my estranged father who runs the government‘s dangerous Anti-Magic Brigade, Japan would be doomed! If only Sasuka loved me, too![/I]

“[b]Blast![/b]” Sasuke said as he rubbed the glitter out of his eyes, “[b]That cursed D.W.S. meddles in all of my attacks! And where is Sasuka? That cowardly girl seems to have run away again![/b]”

“[b]As long as there is truth and love in this world, D.W.S. will be here to protect you![/b]” D.W.S. announced from its speakers.

“[b]Go get ‘em, Sasuka![/b]” Fuzzers shouted, “[b]Show that Infectivirus what a dirty witch can do![/b]”

[I]I wonder…[/I] Sasuka thought, [I]Do I control D.W.S., or does it control me?![/I]

[b]Magic Purity Typoon![/b]

Purple energy blasted out from D.W.S.’s twin arm cannons, washing over Bahamamama like the tide and destroying it. A small glimmer of light emerged from the fiend’s remains and surrounded the mecha.

“[b]I feel a strange power overtaking me… what’s going on!?[/b]”

“[b]Bahamama was the first of the forty-seven Guardian-class summonings,[/b]” Fuzzers replied, “[b]When you collect all of their spirits I’ll be able to return back to my own time![/b]”

Outraged by the outcome of the battle, Sasuke struck a martial arts pose and withdrew his oversized samurai sword.

“[b]Rats! The final prophecy says that one of us will destroy the other… but do not worry… we‘re gonna settle this tonight on the Illegal Tokyo Street Racing Scene![/b]”

[Aaryanna]

[COLOR="goldenrod"]Later that day on a bus full of sword wielding nuns Sasuka and her friends were heading towards the showdown spot.

?[B]I shouldn?t have snuck off.[/B]? Sasuka said as the bus broke down.

The girls followed the dirt road with Sasuka dispatching a massive goon along the way within seconds. Then they met an old wise woman and a girl who looked just like Sasuka.

?[B]Who are you?[/B]?

?[B]I?m the original Sasuka from a thousand years ago. You?re my reincarnation. I came here with the wise woman to give you this for your battle.[/B]? She gave her a scroll and the two vanished.

?[B]That was odd, wait I can see Sasuke waiting for us![/B]? Sasuka pointed to a speck several miles off. ?[B]He?s preparing a hidden trap![/B]?

?[B]I?ll destroy you before you can get there![/B]? One of Sasuke?s friends said, appearing suddenly.

?[B]Can it zit face![/B]? Sasuka hit him hard sending him flying several hundred feet away.

?[B]Thank you.[/B]? A female voice said. It was a human shaped cat from a strange cat race.

?[B]Please protect our hidden homeland here in the illegal showdown.[/B]? The catgirl said before vanishing.

They were almost there when a strange hacker girl appeared. ?[B]I?ve come to help you hack into their evil computer. I?m Ed by the way. I can hack into anything! Oh and I?m not some stupid American since I don?t suck.[/B]? She giggled and ran ahead of the girls.

?[B]Why do I have a sinking feeling about this?[/B]? Sasuka asked.

?[B]Because my super Zero mecha will destroy you![/B]? Sasuke shouted.

Fuzzers poked his head out of the backpack. ?[B]Use your Ultimate Rainbow Attack![/B]?

?[B]I can?t! It takes over six days to charge![/B]? Sasuka cried.

?[B]Use your Rainbow song then![/B]? Fuzzers declared.

Sasuka sang the most saddest and beautiful song about love, while cherry blossom petals fluttered in the wind falling from a lone tree. In no time other than Sasuke everyone had left vowing to never fight again.

?[B]Oh no! It doesn?t work on??[/B] Sasuka paused for a long moment, shivering as a sudden cold breeze swept past her.

?[B]That?s right! And now I summon my army of zombies![/B]? With a gesture Sasuke brought forth a horde of zombies.

?[B]No! I hate zombies![/B]? Sasuka said in anger as she shrank to eighteen inches tall and flailed her arms wildly while shouting and running around. Seconds later she returned to normal and sang the Rainbow song again causing the zombies to fall apart.

?[B]I summon super Zero![/B]? Sasuke laughed maniacally as a lone tall building morphed into a huge robot, he climbed inside and then immediately attacked the girls.

Sasuka grabbed her friends and leapt over a hundred feet high away from the robot to safety.

?[B]What should I do Fuzzers?[/B]?

?[B]Get out of here! It?s starting to rain! I hate rain![/B]?

With a scream all three girls ran with their arms flailing behind them making it possible for them to run faster to escape to prepare for battle on another day. [/COLOR]

[Riku]

[FONT="Tahoma"][COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"][B]?That sure was close,?[/B] Sasuka sighed a small circle of air as she plopped down on her couch, continuously stuffing her face with all sorts of junk-food. She had taken her friends back to their homes and made sure that they were safe. And if they needed any help, they would call her with the Magical Rainbow pens Sasuka had given them.

[B]?Stupid Sasuke,?[/B] she puffed her cheeks like a balloon as she continued to consume chips and cookies into her tiny body. [B]?Why does he always have some kind of crazy scheme to ruin my life?!?[/B] A huge anger mark throbbed on her head as she ate some more and turned on the TV to watch her favorite anime, ?Love Love, Doki Doki.?

[B]?There?s no way around it,?[/B] Fuzzers replied seriously, sitting on her shoulder and crossing his arms. [B]?You?re the D.W.S that?s supposed to save the world! What else do you expect from him?!?[/B]

[B]?I expect him to leave me alone,?[/B] she fumed as steam came out from her ears. Fuzzers shook his head and sighed, waving his left hand in one direction.
[B]
?You?re just a selfish little girl, you know that?? [/B]he sighed again as Sasuka turned the volume up on the TV.

[B]?Shut up, Fuzzers!?[/B] Sasuka shouted back, sticking out a huge tongue and pulling the skin beneath her right eye downwards. She then got up from her couch and went into the kitchen to get some more snacks.

[B]?I wonder what Kenji?s doing right now,?[/B] she sighed romantically and hugged the box of Rice Crackers closely to her chest, her face blushing red and her eyes in sparkles. Sasuka dreamed about Kenji riding in to save the day and leaning in to kiss her in a romantic background sparkles all around and a dreamy-like pink mist around them? everything was perfect.

[B]?SASUKA! SASUKA!?[/B] A loud, shrill voice came yelling from the living room.

Sasuka smacked her face into the kitchen wall and dropped the Rice Crackers. [B]?Owwwieee!?[/B] she whined, rubbing her cheek as her face was red with pain. She got up and ran into the living room to yell and hit Fuzzers with a giant fan, but saw mindless and hypnotized people crawling into her living room. [B]?Fuzzers!!?[/B] she yelled, grabbing him and jumping out to her front lawn through an open window. [B]?What is going on?!?[/B]

[B]?I dunno!?[/B] he cried, watching as the zombie-like people crowded in on them. Sasuka started to cry huge tears as she saw her friends among the crowd, their eyes glazed and their skin a sickly colour.

[B]?Mwahahaha!?[/B] Sasuke yelled atop a nearby building, crossing his arms and laughing a hearty laugh. [B]?What are you going to do now, Sasuka, now that your friends and neighbors are under my control?!?[/B]

[B]?Oh no??[/B] she spoke softly, not knowing what to do.

[B]?Fear not, fair lady!?[/B] A handsome voice came from behind them. A man with a mask jumped over the two and knocked out all the mindless around them.[/COLOR][/FONT]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

Fuzzers glared at the masked man, breathing fire and charring his outfit. ?[B]I?m the important sidekick here! Sasuka use the scroll you got![/B]?

The masked man winced at the huge bump that appeared on his head, a bandage covering it. Seconds later it vanished. He moved close to Fuzzers and both of them made a super ugly deformed face of anger at one another.

A question mark appeared above Sasuka?s head and then a light bulb. ?[B]Right! I forgot![/B]? She pulled it out and read the incantation, glowing with pink energy that when released turned everyone back to normal.

?[B]Damn you! I should have never listened to your evil plan![/B]? Sasuke turned and slashed his voluptuous evil sidekick in half who had just arrived. Gallons and gallons of blood went everywhere. Her decades of perfect service to the Martian throne were not enough to stop Sasuka.

Time stood still as Sasuka gasped and then seconds later Rei, Himone, the masked man and then even Fuzzers. Then the view split as it showed each of them at the same time once again gasping.

[I]This is too weird! [/I]Sasuka thought.

?[B]How could you? On a school day no less! It?s hard enough keeping up with all the classes I?ve missed because of you![/B]? For a split second the view behind Sasuka was one of raging flames as her power rose.

Sasuka pulled out her special sword. ?[B]I promised I?d never use this again because of the pain it caused. But now I?ll show you![/B]?

Sasuke laughed and recited the stupidest reason ever as to why he should win. Everyone turned blue in the face with little black lines on their forehead, mortified that their opponent was so embarrassing, until finally they looked away. Only to fall flat on their backs their feet up in the air being the only thing showing when Sasuke finished with the stupidest joke ever.

?[B]Why me?[/B]? Sasuka said tears hanging from her eyes, swinging back and forth like the pendulum of a clock. She started waxing poetic as she declared her intent to put an end to him. All the while Sasuke just stood there doing nothing. Sasuka got an idea, her features changed as her lips curled and whiskers seemed to appear. For a moment she looked like a cat!

Rei was standing there her mouth open to the ground, while thoughts went through her mind, spoken one after another. ?[B]This is unbelievable![/B]? She finished, closing her mouth.

Sasuka cracked her knuckles loudly as she ripped her outfit off to reveal her ultimate transformation! The rainbow bikini! She waved her sword and power raced towards Sasuke, the view switched so that it could be seen again from the side and then a third time to be seen as if from behind Sasuka.

With a shudder it hit, throwing Sasuke backwards, but to her horror he survived the blast, in his underwear.

Sasuka started to panic as clouds of tears and sweat surrounded her.

?[B]Now what Fuzzers?![/B]?

[Ezekiel]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="2"][B]"There's only one thing left that can defeat this type of evil, Sasuka."[/B] Fuzzers said, his voice low and thoughtful as he cradled his chin in one paw, looking knowledgeable.

Before he continued Sasuka felt the ground tremble and fell with a scream to the floor, her hands over her ears for protection as she screwed her eyes shut. The mindless drones were moving as one into her house, all seeming to rush forward without any of their limbs moving, only with a terrifying roar rising from the crowd. The background flashed red before going back to Sasuka who held onto her sword for dear life, switching her head back and forth to look from the drones to Fuzzers.

[B]"Well then tell me, you stupid animal!"[/B] she cried, still terrified of the drones even if they didn't seem to be getting any closer despite their persistent roaring.

[B]"The ancient prophecies of your race tell us that for evil to be defeated, true love must be found. Sasuka, only the power of your true love can ever hope to win this battle. If not, all hope is lost!"[/B]

Sasuka looked shell shocked, her eyes wide and trembling as she stared at Fuzzers, who just gave her a stern look. [B]"You can do it, Sasuka. It's always been in your heart! Look inside yourself!"[/B]

Sasuka looked stern suddenly despite having seemed like the weak, crying heroine for the entire battle so far. Suddenly, she knew what she had to do. At this final moment when all seemed lost, when Sasuke was so powerful, she had to do what was right. She had to look inside herself for the answer...Kenji.

She clenched her fist and once again the flames of passion and determination flared up behind her, her fist trembled as those same daring flames danced in her eyes. She looked into the drones, still rushing forward, and in the crowd she saw him. Her love. Kenji.

[B]"Kenji!"[/B] she cried, jumping forward with a sudden effect of slow motion. Tears spilled from the corners of her eyes and glistened like diamonds in the air, falling like gentle rain onto Kenji's cheek. He suddenly stopped as the other drones rushed around him, seeing Sasuka as though with new eyes.

[B]"Sasuka..."[/B] he sighed, reaching out to grasp her hand and pull her to him. The drones seemed oblivious to this until the pair embraced one another, when the crowd suddenly remembered what they were there for, turning on the love-struck pair.

[B]"Oh no!"[/B] Sasuka yelled, turning so her hair whipped behind her and her sword shone in the daylight. Her free hand gripped Kenji's and his back pressed to hers as he looked at the encroaching circle, his brows knit and his teeth bared in a determined snarl.

[B]"We can beat them, Sasuka. I won't let them hurt you! I?ve always loved you!"[/B]

And light shone out from between their hands, it seemed the battle was near an end.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

[SunfallE]

[COLOR="goldenrod"]But it was a light that was quickly stolen as the heroine?s mind was taken over by Sasuke. Ravens were flocking around her in circles.

?[B]No![/B]? Sasuka cried as she tried to break free of his control. Tears ran down her face as Sasuke forced her to use the light to destroy everyone, her friends, Fuzzers, and even her true love.

Before true grief could sink in a huge curtain came slamming down cutting off the view. Seconds later, to a bright fan fair of cheesy music, they pulled aside to reveal everyone in chibi form with huge heads and fat little bodies with no details beyond their simple clothes.

A perky host stepped forward declaring ?[I]welcome to what you?ve been waiting for[/I]? only to be interrupted by a voice off screen yelling?

?[B]CUT![/B]?

?[B]What?[/B]? The hostess declared as she listened to the voice off screen. ?[B]We forgot to use clic?[/B]? She reached up to remove her mask for her cold.

The rest just stared at where the director was confused after having followed the script. Some of them curling up to sleep with bubbles hanging out of their noses while he droned on.

?[B]I see, we forgot to use the same transformation sequence, having people freeze so less background shots were needed. But sir! Surely you didn?t want us to use statue crowds with no details?[/B]? She sniffled.

?[B]Okay? We need the rain shimmering when it hits people; we need characters with hats so no face is needed. We forgot to do puns on different names and such as well as little nametags. We forgot to have bizarre stuff like the blue prints of the Starship Nadesico in there?[/B]? She paused as Fuzzers shrieked and attacked her face like mad.

?[B]You killed me off! How could you![/B]?

The hostess began to cry; ?[B]We forgot to include nukes, making Sasuke and Sakura look alike except for their hair. Their necks were suppose to be pencil thin instead of fat. We needed flashbacks, scenes so dark you could only see their eyes. We forgot the commercials. Kenji should have been tied to Sasuka with a red string as well as her having a tiger stripped bikini instead of rainbow colors.[/B]?

She dropped to her knees, ?[B]What? You mean the problem is because we did do all that? But? No? I understand? But? What about the stuff we?ve already done? What about the time and money already spent? If we redo it to get rid of all the?[/B]? She cringed as the director?s voice became shrill.

?[B]All right! But if we change it to Sasuka waking up as if from a bad dream? isn?t that another clic?[/B]?

?[B]SHUT UP![/B]?

?[B]You heard everyone! Lets get it right this time![/B]?



?[B]Sasuuuuuka! Wake up honey, you?ll be late for school![/B]?

With a start Sasuka was up out of bed, sneezing instantly as if someone had been talking about her. [I]What a strange dream![/I]

?[B]Come on Fuzzers! If we don?t hurry we?ll be late for school![/B]?[/COLOR]

[Sandy]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]I have to say, this turned out to be a very interesting challenge. [I]Most[/I] of you completed it according to the rules, understanding what was required. The few that didn't were the make-or-break factor here.

Now I have to admit that I had trouble spotting the clichés. Some contestants have seen probably few dozen anime shows and read as many manga books that I haven't even heard of. Furthermore, I had to make some sort of judgment on what cliché was specifically related to anime/manga, and what was a universal cliché. Granted, some of the clichés I found and listed below are universal as well, but I added them in if they were familiar from an anime/manga I knew of.

The story itself had quite many inconsistencies, and it was definitely a weird mixture of all possible anime genres, but I'm not judging anyone based on that. I [I]expected[/I] it to be a mess, really. ;P

But without further ado, here's the rundown of everything I spotted:

[COLOR="Red"]The Aces:[/COLOR]
[SIZE="1"][u]BKstyles:[/u] 11
- woken up by mother
- sleeping late
- fussy mother
- pet creature
- magic book
- legacy of the family of witches
- tripping over
- falling into a boy?s arms
- blushing
- secret crush
- well-endowed redhead
[u]Shy:[/u] 14
- spikey-haired boy
- eye-patch
- magical twins
- twins not knowing each other
- annual competition
- summoning monsters
- tentacles
- mecha
- enemies from outer space
- anti-magic government
- people failing to make connection between the transformer and the transformation
- collecting monsters
- samurai sword
- Tokyo
[u]Keyblade Wielder:[/u] 11
- visible sigh
- unlimited eating
- magical communication devices
- puffed cheeks
- steaming ears
- mocking ?tongue & eyelid pull?- face
- sparkling eyes
- romantic daydream
- giant fan
- evil laughter
- masked hero
[u]Ezekiel:[/u] 4 (disqualified for too few words)
- love being the key
- slow motion jump
- glistening teardrops
- encircled by the enemy[/SIZE]

[COLOR="Gold"]The Sunflowers:[/COLOR]
[SIZE="1"][u]Rachmaninoff:[/u] 13
- girl named Rei
- pink hair
- dissing glasses
- pervert old man
- magical outfit change
- popping vein
- short skirt
- family jewel
- pet is always hungry
- pouring tears
- sweatdrops
- explosion where nobody?s hurt
- huge mallet abuse
[u]Aaryanna:[/u] 11
- sword wielding nuns
- old wise woman
- doubleganger
- reincarnation
- seeing/flying impossible distances
- catgirl
- tomboy
- magical song
- cherry blossom petals
- sudden chibifying
- flailing arms
[u]Aaryanna_Mom:[/u] 11
- temporarily charred clothes
- large bump in the head that suddenly disappears
- making faces
- visible question mark/light bulb over head
- killing a henchman in a fit of rage
- split screen showing all characters present
- villain?s stupid motives
- blue face of embarrasment
- momentarily cattish look
- ultimate transformation
- cinematic camera for attacks
[u]SunfallE:[/u] 3 (disqualified for pointing out the clichés)
- ravens as symbols of evil
- bubbles coming out from the noses of the sleepers
- it was all just a bad dream[/SIZE]

[B]Total:[/B]
[COLOR="Red"]The Aces:[/COLOR] 36
[COLOR="Gold"]The Sunflowers:[/COLOR] 35

This means that [COLOR="Red"]the Aces[/COLOR] have collected this victory! Congratulations! As a reward for winning (again), you'll get to keep your ranks united for at least the next challenge, and get the initiative next time, as well!

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As for the other team, it's time for the...

[SIZE="5"][CENTER]Sixth Team Council[/CENTER][/SIZE]

[COLOR="Gold"]The Sunflowers[/COLOR], I'm sorry, but your party will go down to three. Who will be the next flower to wither away?
[B]
It's time to vote[/B].

---

And the votes are in.

[B]Aaryanna[/B]... you got one vote.

[B]Kathy[/B]... you also got one vote.

[B]Rachmaninoff[/B].... you got one vote too.

And yes, [B]Beth[/B], you got one vote as well.

This means that it is a [B]tie[/B]. Otherwise it would be the Team Captain's decision, but since she is under the threat of being eliminated as well, it all falls to the hands of [COLOR="Red"]the Aces[/COLOR].

[B]BKstyles[/B], please post what your team decides to this thread as soon as possible. You can only pick one flower out of the bunch, remember.[/FONT]

[TheResplendent]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The [color=red]Aces[/color] have reached their decision, and by majority vote we say goodbye to.............[b]SunfallE[/b] of The [color=goldenrod]Sunflowers[/color]. Best of luck to you on your future endeavors, and thank you for being a worthy opponent :).[/FONT]

[SunfallE]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="goldenrod"]Well I'll beat you to the punch Sandy. :p Best of luck team. As I said in the thread, do some serious pwnage. I'll be watching all of you from the sidelines . Oh and BKstyles... our color is [COLOR="gold"]gold[/COLOR]. Goldenrod is what I use for my text. [COLOR="Gold"][B][SIZE="4"] SUNFLOWERS[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [/COLOR][/FONT]

[Sandy]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Thank you alot, Beth, you've been a great contestant and moral supporter. Alas, your luck ran out and you have to leave the game now.

But now, we enter the most decisive challenge you've yet confronted. I give you...

[SIZE="5"][CENTER]Tenth Challenge: Otakupedagogy[/CENTER][/SIZE]

Yes, this time both teams will get to contribute an article to the archives of OB history - [B]Otakupedia[/B]. Here are more detailed rules:
[indent][B]1.[/B] Both teams will produce [B]one article[/B] of undefined length for Otakupedia. The article will be [B]posted[/B] to the Otakupedia-thread, [I]not[/I] here.
[B]2.[/B] I will not give you the subject, but [B]your opposing team[/B] will. Of course, the subject cannot be the same for both teams, nor can you write about anything that's already covered in Otakupedia. [COLOR="Red"]The Aces[/COLOR], as the winners of the previous challenge, you get to choose first, after which [COLOR="Gold"]the Sunflowers[/COLOR] will pick you a subject.
[B]3.[/B] There are no other restrictions to the subject given, except that it must [B]relate to OtakuBoards[/B], like all the other articles.
[B]4.[/B] After both articles have been posted, the opposing team must [B]review[/B] the article with the subject they chose, pointing out both flaws and positive points. I will make my judgment based on both my opinions about the articles as well as the reviews. The reviews should be sent to this thread.
[B]5.[/B] There is a [B]deadline[/B] to this challenge. Both articles and reviews should be sent [B]before the end of August[/B].
[B]6.[/B] Now here's the decisive part: the [B]losing team will be evicted[/B] in it's entirety. There will only be one team left after this challenge, and those team members will start competing against each other as [B]individuals[/B] in the last few challenges.
[B]7.[/B] However, the evicted members of the losing team will form the basis of the [B]Jury[/B] of six, which will eventually decide the winner out of the final two contestants (with the result of a public poll being the seventh, tie-breaking vote).[/indent]
Definitely something worth playing for, am I right? As usual, any questions you might have about the challenge or the future of the game will be answered here.

Now, [COLOR="Red"]the Aces[/COLOR], what subject you want the Sunflowers to write an Otakupedia article about?

For the tenth time, [B]go Survivors![/B][/FONT]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

I am a little unclear as to how this works. If I understand correctly, the Aces will assign us a topic, and I assume that you have to approve it right? And then we will turn around and give them one? Assuming that within say a week both of us will have a topic that we will work on at the same time?

And when you say reviews, when those are posted is it a review done by the whole team? As in each team captain will after consulting with their teammates post it to the main thread? Or is each team member expected to post a review separately to this thread? I'm assuming it's one review that we all work on and I post as the team captain.

Also, I'm sure I understand you correctly, but by entirety you meant that if we were to win every single Ace would be evicted and vice versa? :animestun

[Sandy]

[quote name='Aaryanna_Mom']I am a little unclear as to how this works. If I understand correctly, the Aces will assign us a topic, and I assume that you have to approve it right? And then we will turn around and give them one? Assuming that within say a week both of us will have a topic that we will work on at the same time?[/quote]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Well, the sooner you come up with a topic, the sooner you can start working on the article. Month is not a very long time, mind you. Oh, and you can freely start discussing options as the topic for the Aces, you just can't post it here before they have posted theirs.
[/FONT]
[quote]And when you say reviews, when those are posted is it a review done by the whole team? As in each team captain will after consulting with their teammates post it to the main thread? Or is each team member expected to post a review separately to this thread? I'm assuming it's one review that we all work on and I post as the team captain.[/quote]
[FONT="Century Gothic"]
One review to this thread before the end of August, please. It doesn't need the effort of every member of the team, though, if someone's not showing their face for the duration of the challenge.[/FONT]

[quote]Also, I'm sure I understand you correctly, but by entirety you meant that if we were to win every single Ace would be evicted and vice versa? :animestun[/QUOTE]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Exactly. *evil grin*[/FONT]

[Shy]

[size=1]What qualities do you look for in an Otakupedia article? Would you rather the tone be more informative, or conversational? Can you link us to examples of articles that you approve of?

-Shy[/size]

[Sandy]

[quote name='Shy'][size=1]What qualities do you look for in an Otakupedia article? Would you rather the tone be more informative, or conversational? Can you link us to examples of articles that you approve of?

-Shy[/size][/QUOTE]

[FONT="Century Gothic"]Absolutely not (for the linking). I'm not looking for anything particular, it all depends on the subject you're given. You need to make the type of an article that fits it - fail to do that and you just might lose the challenge. We're way too far into the game for me to hold your hands, sorry. ;P[/FONT]

[Shy]

[size=1]But I like holding hands.... :animesigh

Very well. Prepare to be wowed.

-Shy[/size]

[TheResplendent]

[FONT="Tahoma"]We have decided that The Sunflowers shall write an otakupedia article on [b]The Digimon Forum[/b] formerly of Otakuboards.[/FONT]

[Aaryanna_Mom]

[quote name='BKstyles;786872][FONT="Tahoma"]We have decided that The Sunflowers shall write an otakupedia article on [b]The Digimon Forum[/b] formerly of Otakuboards.[/FONT][/QUOTE]The Sunflowers formally decline the topic offered by the Aces for the following reason:[quote name='Sandy'][FONT="Century Gothic"]nor can you write about anything that's [B]already covered in Otakupedia[/B']. [/FONT][/quote]There already is an article in Otakupedia about [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/otakupedia/?p=39"][U]The Digimon Forum[/U][/URL] Please give us another topic so we may get this challenge started. Thank you.

[Sandy]

[font=Century Gothic]Yes, Kathy is correct. You have to come up with something else.

[B]Hint:[/B] you can freely use the list of [I]requested[/I] articles in Otakupedia - just note that there are some articles that have already been written after the compilation of that list.[/font]

[TheResplendent]

[FONT="Tahoma"]The Aces apologize for delay and have chosen the Yu Yu Hakusho forum as The Sunflower's topic.[/FONT]