Can You Add Notes To Where The $75,645 Budget Would Go To? (Scene: MePhone4, MePad, and Toilet are brainstorming challenge ideas at a whiteboard.)
MePhone4	Hmm, this low-key challenge idea is getting really tough to figure out...
Toilet	You'd think that coming up with an easy challenge would be easy, but, no...
MePhone4	I'm thinking something simple, but, that can go in any direction.
Toilet	Well, sir, why don't you look at the ideas so far? Maybe the idea is right in front of you!
MePhone4	Hmm... (looks for a few moments) Nah.
(MePhone4 looks tiredly at the whiteboard while MePad and Toilet are discussing something. He realizes that the first letter of every second challenge spells out "MAZE".)
MePhone4	Hey, wait! What if the idea's been right in front of me all along?
Toilet	I-I- Mistah Ph- I just said that-
(MePhone4 ignores Toilet in favor of using a maze generator to create a maze in front of them.)
MePhone4	(looks around in confusion for a moment) Huh! What do ya' know?
(The intro plays.)
(Scene: The edge of Perilous Forest. Fan and Test Tube are standing around together, Fan holdig his egg, as Microphone exits the forest. A fanfare plays, startling Fan into nearly dropping his egg. They go to investigate. Cut to Paintbrush and Marshmallow building a pile of bottlecaps, with Lightbulb standing nearby.)
Lightbulb	Wow, MePad, I had no idea you were such a musician.
(A trumpet playing app is shown on MePad's screen.)
MePad	It just came naturally to me.
Lightbulb	You know, I, uh, happen to be a pretty mean baritone player myself, uh... (pulls out a saxophone and inhales to play it, but ends up in a coughing fit instead)
MePhone4	Alright, guys. I thought up a challenge that's going to be really cool, and good!
Lightbulb	And good? (to Marshmallow) Wow...
MePhone4	I know, I've outdone even myself. This challenge is a hedge maze containing a multitude of potential paths. Each intersection will force you to make a choice. It's sure to be a-maze-ing!
(The contestants glare disapprovingly at MePhone4.)
Knife	Boooo!
MePhone4	Hey guys, do you hear that? No knee slap! Oy, it's just not the same without Cheesy around... and I couldn't be happier!
Nickel	All I hear is a terrible game show host.
Lightbulb	All I can hear are those cookies in MePhone's pocket! Oh!
MePhone4	(holding an armful of cookies, having just eaten one) ...whichever team gets each member to the finish first wins!
(Cut to The Bright Lights looking at the entrance to the maze.)
Lightbulb	Well, I mean, it's probably best to cover the most ground we can... in case it rains.
Fan	(baffled) Wh-w-w... WHA-
MePhone4	(from a radio tower) All right, everybody. On your set, get marked, go!
(Cut to The Grand Slams.)
Nickel	Okay, so here's our plan: Me and Baseball are gonna to take all right turns. Suitcase, you got all left. Oh, uh, Knife, Mic, and Balloon, (stammers) w-w-whatever, I don't really care what you do, just make it to the end. Especially you, Mic. You're kind of a... wild card.
Microphone	Well, wait a minute! If we have to get our entire team through the maze to win, there's no reason we shouldn't all stay togeth- (Zoom out to reveal that the other Grand Slams are already gone.) Aaaaand, why do I even bother...
(Cut to Marshmallow and Paintbrush.)
Marshmallow	Paintbrush? Can I talk to you in... private?
Paintbrush	Oh, absolutely, Marshmallow! Okay, see you later, everyone! (walks with Marshmallow into the maze)
Lightbulb	But... eh- I was- I was gonna go with Painty... (starts tearing up before looking over at Fan) Yo, flat face! I- I mean, Fan! Uh, come on, we can be flying buddies!
Fan	I'm not sure what that entails, but, sure... Uh, Test Tube, you think you can hang on to my egg for me? Lightbulb can't keep herself from shattering; just keep him far away from her.
Test Tube	Oh! No problem! Staying away from other people is my specialty! You can count on me!
(Lightbulb grabs Fan and drags him screaming into the maze. He drops his egg, which falls into Test Tube's hands.)
(Cut to the radio tower. MePhone4 is holding a lever. Toilet speaks up, startling MePhone4 into pulling the lever.)
Toilet	Mistah Phone, I noticed this big, ugly plant in your backyard! Do you want me to trim it down for ya?!
MePhone4	Yeah, I don't care what you do, Toilet. Just as long as I don't have to look at you...
Toilet	(jumps out the window) YAAH!
(Toilet lands in front of the maze and pulls out a pair of hedge trimmers, holding them aloft as MePad plays a fanfare sound effect. He starts trimming the hedge maze.)
(Cut to MePhone4 looking bored in the radio tower. He then gets a devious smile and speaks into a microphone. As he speaks, cut to Suitcase wandering the maze, looking worried.)
MePhone4	Ooh, careful which way you go! Careful! Careful... CAREFUL...
Suitcase	(hallucinating MePhone4's voice distorting and her surroundings darkening) Wh- wha...?! (hallucinates a disembodied voice speaking to her)
Suitcase's Anxieties	The path you take is the choice you make. But how do you know which path is fake?
Suitcase	Wha?! Who is that?!
Suitcase's Anxieties	Who to trust? Who to follow? Is the bond solid, or is it hollow?
Suitcase	(hallucinating the maze walls closing in on her) I- I don't know! (snaps back to reality) What do you think?!
(Cut to reveal Balloon behind her.)
Balloon	Suitcase? Uh... who are you talking to?
Suitcase	Th-th-that voice! D-didn't you hear that voice?!
Balloon	Um... not sure what you mean, but I'm glad I found you!
(Cut to Lightbulb running forward, holding an unamused Fan. She reaches a dead end.)
Lightbulb	Honestly, I mean, this wall's... starting to... aggravate me.
Fan	Well, there's not much we can do about it; it's predetermined.
Lightbulb	Oh, please! Nothing's predeter... (stumbles over the word before giving up) Let's just do it the bright way!
(Lightbulb grabs Fan and starts spinning him like a helicopter, flying over the maze. She lets go when she sees the finish, and they fall to the ground.)
Lightbulb	(triumphantly) What it is!
(A buzzer sound plays.)
MePhone4	(through loudspeaker) That's called "cheating", moron!
(Lightbulb and Fan are each hit by a beam of light and teleported back to the entrance.)
Lightbulb	Oh, c'mon! That's only frowned upon in some countries!
(Cut to Suitcase and Balloon. They encounter Baseball and Nickel.)
Suitcase	Oh, hey, guys!
Baseball	Hey, you made it! Why don't we all go together from here on out?
Nickel	Alright, let's go, Suitcase! (Suitcase joins them, with Balloon worriedly following her. Nickel glares at him.) Um, last I checked, you're not Suitcase. So, scram, buddy!
Balloon	Wh... wha?!
Suitcase	Nickel, I know he's not a part of our group, but I'm sure he'd like to travel alongside us.
Nickel	(sarcastically) Oh, right, of course! Hey! Why don't we make him the team leader?
Suitcase	That's a great idea!
Nickel	I-I... I... Ha-have you ever met me? Everything I say is sarcastic.
Balloon	Thanks for the support, Nickel! I promise I won't let you down!
Nickel	Wha-oh- Are you serious?!
Baseball	(smug) Oh, how generous of you, Nickel!
(As the four walk, a path in the maze catches Balloon's eye.)
Balloon	Guys! This path looks shinier and way better than the others! We should go through it.
Suitcase	There's absolutely nothing wrong with that statement!
(They enter the path, and Balloon accidentally steps on a floor panel that triggers an alarm in MePhone4's radio tower. He presses a button with an evil smile, and a gate closes off the way back in the path. Several rayguns emerge from the walls and zap Nickel, Suitcase, and Baseball; freezing, burning, and electrocuting them respectively. A cannon emerges from the wall and fires a cannonball at the zapped contestants, sending them crashing into the wall. Balloon, unharmed, runs up to them.)
Balloon	Uh, sorry, guys! I had no idea that path would be so dangerous!
Nickel	(still covered in ice) Oh, no no no! It's fine! It's all fine! Hah... (Cut to Suitcase, still on fire, and Baseball, who sparks and spasms. They both look shellshocked. Cut back to Nickel.) Why don't you go ahead and check the next path to make sure it's safe?
Balloon	Um, alright... (walks away)
Nickel	(smiling until Balloon is out of sight) Ugh... I knew it... Quick, let's get out of here!
Suitcase	Wha?
Nickel	Suitcase, I don't want us getting in danger like that again. Let's just ditch him, there's still time.
Suitcase	(beat, then walks backwards) ...I'm not ditching anyone.
Nickel	What?!
(Cut to Balloon. He overhears Nickel talking and starts to eavesdrop. Cut back to the other three.)
Nickel	Are you kidding me?! We almost died back there! He's just gonna bulldoze us all over until we're all gone! Everything that just happened back there was because of him! It wasn't an accident!
Suitcase	You don't have any proof of that!
Baseball	Guys, come on! Just keep it together!
Nickel	"No proof"?! Did you just see what he did?! Everyone would just be better off if HE KEPT TO HIMSELF!
(Suitcase looks upset. Balloon gets a determined expression and goes to confront Nickel.)
Balloon	"Keep to myself"?! I get it, it sucks this happened, but when you jump to conclusions, it ruins every chance we have at winning, or even getting along... We don't have to be friends, but I thought we could at least find some common ground. I guess even that's too much for you to bear, huh?
Baseball	(to Suitcase) You better go talk to him. (Suitcase walks away. Baseball turns to Nickel.) Seriously, Nickel?
(Cut to Test Tube walking through the maze with Fan's egg.)
Test Tube	Aw, jeepers! It sure was nice of Fan to entrust me with his egg! Isn't that right, egg? (as the egg) Yeah, Test Tube! It was a great gesture! Ha ha ha! (A freeze ray zaps the ground near Test Tube, and she throws the egg into the air in shock.) Whoa! (The freeze ray blasts the area around her two more times) Whoa- Oh! (catches the egg, admonishing it) You better be more careful, mister!
(Cut to Paintbrush and Marshmallow.)
Paintbrush	So, Marshmallow, uh, what did you wanna talk to me about?
Marshmallow	(the same piano note playing repeatedly in the background) Just thinking about Apple... how I don't know when someone's using me or not.
Paintbrush	(sighs) Is Apple bothering you again? Ugh... What'd she do this time?
Marshmallow	(as the piano gets louder) Um... mmm... I'm not sure... I-it was just so sudden-
Paintbrush	Hold on. Where- where is that coming from? (walks through one of the hedges, finding Lightbulb and Fan at a synthesizer) Lightbulb?! What is this?!
Fan	Oh, sorry. We just felt like this was gonna be a... one-note conversation.
(Lightbulb laughs and applauds the joke. She tries to high five Fan but flubs it, succeeding on the second attempt. Paintbrush stares at them in confusion, then groans in annoyance and exits back through the hedge to address Marshmallow again.)
Paintbrush	Lo-look, you thought you knew her, but now you know for a fact, she was just taking advantage of your popularity, right? (Fan starts talking in the background as they speak.)
Marshmallow	Uh, actually...
Paintbrush	Wha- (groans, then gives Marshmallow a strained smile) Just a second, Marshmallow...
(Paintbrush goes back through the hedge to find Fan dressed as a game show host next to a wheel with various misspellings of "Apple" on all slices.)
Fan	What will Marshmallow talk about next? Let's spin the wheel! (spins wheel) Look at it go! (The wheel lands on Apple.)
Paintbrush	FAN!
Fan	(startled) Wha-
Paintbrush	What are you doing?!
Fan	Uh... (while awkwardly adjusting his bowtie) analyzing your character interactions?
(Lightbulb, stunned, plays a single note on the synthesizer.)
Paintbrush	(suppressing anger) Well, Fan... isn't that just interesting... have you ever analyzed DIRT? Well... (bristles light on fire)
How 'bout NOW?! (punches Fan to the ground)  IS IT INTERESTING ENOUGH?! GOT ENOUGH INFORMATION DOWN THERE?! WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO, WRITE IT ON YOUR BLOG?!

Fan	Oh, is this is gonna become a cliché, too?!
Y-your fiery temper tantrum being illustrated by- by a literal flame- Oh- oh, there it is. I-I can see it!

Paintbrush	OOGH!!I... HATE... YOU!!
(Pan to Microphone and Marshmallow watching this over a hedge.)
Microphone	Are they okay over there?
Marshmallow	Ugh... all I did was ask about Apple using me, and this craziness happens!
Microphone	Maybe it's not so bad if someone uses you, if- if it benefits you as well, right?
Paintbrush	I see your point there, not that I agree with it of course. In fact, no one should agree with it because IT'S A TERRIBLE POINT! Come on, Marsh, we're leaving. (walks away, followed by Marshmallow)
Microphone	Yeesh... They look like a dysfunctional family...
Balloon	(walking up to her) Can't we relate? Our team is literally just a bunch of insanely judgmental people!
Microphone	That's awful!
Balloon	Oh, please, this whole show has been awful! We lose every other challenge, there's an "alliance" who refuses to accept anyone, and, ha, come on, did you see the prize last elimination? Spoiled Lemon? Really?!
Fan	(looking up over the hedge) Spoiled Lemon?! Oh, my... The deep, analytical beauty those songs are ripe with! Especially that one that goes "all I wanna do, is go to a party!" Y-You see, it-it focuses on a party, mainly.
Microphone	I don't listen to those sellouts, anymore.
Fan	B-but in that song, the vocalist lovingly chronicles how they couldn't deal with themselves until they gain the companion they need! It's pure poetry!
Microphone	So, everything he does is decided by someone else? Nice message...
Fan	Well, Microphone, what gives you the right to have an "interpretation"? When's the last time you gained something of value from true art such as this?
Microphone	Ugh... certain people always tell me I have so much to gain.
Balloon	Hah! Maybe it's because of that "Gain" on your back!
Microphone	...wait, "Gain"?! (gasps) I gotta go! Thanks, Balloon! (leaves)
(Balloon sighs in annoyance and walks away as well.)
Fan	Four episodes ago, that Gain wasn't even there. And now, it is there. And now, it's a plot point! I've been overshadowed by a knob, ladies and gentlemen; when's the focus gonna be me, ah?
(A laser pierces the top of Fan. He screams before the camera quickly cuts.)
(Cut to Microphone stopping running when she's alone. She turns her gain button to the max.)
Microphone	Taco!
Taco	(through speakers) Ah, maybe you aren't as half-witted as I thought...
Microphone	Rude, but what do you even want from me?!
Taco	It's not what I want from you. It's what you want from me.
Microphone	What?
Taco	Seems like you're having some trouble in that maze. I could easily help you out.
Microphone	(happily) Really? You would help me out?!
Taco	Easily.
Microphone	(thinking) Well... (resigned) okay...
(Cut to a bird's eye perspective of Microphone. Taco is watching with a pair of binoculars. As she speaks, Microphone follows her directions.)
Taco	Left. Left. Right. Right. Left. Wow, you really got yourself jumbled up. (Microphone grunts in annoyance. Taco clears her throat and continues.) Left.
(Cut to Nickel and Baseball.)
Nickel	When did he decide he wanted to be my friend all of a sudden? Since when?! I mean... he's just- egh- he's so annoying with that (imitating Balloon) little voice, (normally) like that? Ugh! Just drives me nuts! (notices Baseball looking upset) Uh... Are you listening?
Baseball	...why do I always let this happen? I could have helped back there, but... I just didn't know what to say...
Nickel	(comfortingly) Well, hey, neither did I! I just- someone had to speak up.
Baseball	(sighs) I can't keep the team together, I can't keep the alliance together, and maybe if I had some actual leadership skills, we wouldn't be in this mess...
Nickel	Yeah, I mean, you really did it this time. (chuckles, then sees Baseball glaring at him) Whoa, hey hey hey! Look, a good team leader puts the team ahead of himself. You're doing just that! It's something most of us aren't even capable of, and no one can ask for any more than that.
Baseball	...wow. Thanks, man.
Nickel	Alright, look. You can thank me when we actually get out of here and find the exit, so... quit the waterworks, quit the pity party, let's go! (starts walking away)
Baseball	You got it, chief!
Nickel	(stops) Ew, "chief"? What- What even is that?
Baseball	I don't know, it-it's- It's a cool name... right?
Nickel	No, i-it's not, you should- you should be ashamed.
(Cut to Lightbulb and Fan, looking scared.)
Lightbulb	Fan? Is it getting hot? Can you hear the walls closing in?!
Fan	(panting) Lightbulb, we are so lost, I'm just trying to make sure we get out of this maze, a-at some point.
Lightbulb	Oh, so you're in on it, huh, punk?! Well, heh, I've got a surprise for you!
(Lightbulb mumbles and makes a weird face. Fan is nonplussed.)
Fan	...no one's doing much of anything I kinda have this sneaking suspicion that our team isn't having a very big episode! Maybe, we should just accept the lack of excitement and go with the flow.
Lightbulb	I'll let it flow alright. It'll flow like the bottom of the ocean... where the crabs die!
Fan	I hope Test Tube is faring better...
(Cut to Test Tube barely dodging various ray gun blasts.)
(Cut to Balloon sitting on his own. Suitcase walks up to him.)
Suitcase	Hey, I finally found you!
Balloon	Oh, hey. I'm sorry I snapped back there. Well, actually I'm not! I was totally in the right! Seriously, how do you stay on their good side without losing your mind?
Suitcase	I always think things over. It's a weird feeling, automatically taking all left turns 'cause Nickel said to. It's oddly comforting, having a path laid out for me, but also a bit degrading. But, I just couldn't let him ditch you.
Balloon	You really feel that way? Oh! I... thought you had a real bond with those two.
Suitcase	Yeah... now I'm not so sure...
(They just stand there in thought for a beat.)
Balloon	Come on, let's get out of here!
(Balloon walks away. Suitcase follows him with a smile, but then stops, hallucinating darkness and eerie noises for a moment. She continues to follow Balloon, now looking more concerned.)
(Cut to Microphone, walking along unenthusiastically. Taco continues to communicate with her.)
Taco	One more turn, and you're out.
Microphone	(sees the finish line and cheers up) No way! I'm first to finish!
Baseball	(walking up behind her with Nickel) Wow! I'm impressed, Mic! Great work!
(Cut to Lightbulb dragging a passed-out Fan behind her, having also reached the goal. He wakes up.)
Fan	(stammers) Wha! This is the end of the maze?! Wh- How did we even do that?!
Lightbulb	Well, you know what they say! (Cut to Fan's perspective as he sees triple, seeing three Lightbulbs) Three heads are brighter than one!
Fan	Wha- Whaaa???
(Cut to Balloon, Suitcase, Marshmallow, and Paintbrush all making it to the goal.)
Suitcase and Balloon	Yay! We made it!
Paintbrush	Nice job, Marsh! (high fives her) Is there anyone still in there?
Nickel	It looks like it's Knife and Test Tube.
(Microphone turns up her gain and hears Knife's voice.)
Knife	Gotta... get... through... this...!
Microphone	Knife's close! (loudly) Knife! Over here! This way!
Baseball	Wait! Mic! Stop yelling!
Microphone	(normally) Why?!
(Cut to a split screen of Test Tube and Knife walking through the maze. Test Tube looks tired and burned and Knife is slicing his way through the hedges. They both hear Microphone's shout. Knife follows it.)
Test Tube	You hear that, egg?! The exit! It's that way! (follows Microphone's voice as well)
(Cut back to the other contestants.)
Baseball	No, you- you don't realize!
(Cut back and forth between Knife cutting his way through the walls and Test Tube running with her eyes closed through blasts of fire.)
Knife	Gotta... break... (exits wall) free! Haha, out of there!
(Test Tube, charred black, reaches him, and they run towards the finish, neck to neck. They both jump for the finish line in slow motion, the other contestants watching tensely. Both Knife and Test Tube hit the finish line at the exact same time.)
MePhone4	Huh, well, this is unexpected! It appears both teams have finished at the same time. I guess both teams are going to have to go back into the- the... maze?! (Pan out to reveal that almost the entire maze has been practically destroyed, with the exception of the immediate area around the finish line.) What happened to my maze?!
Toilet	I clip-clapped those ugly plants for you, Mistah Phone! Will you look at me now, sir?!
(A beat as Toilet gets up close to MePhone4, who looks very frustrated.)
MePhone4	Okay, we're done here...
(Test Tube shuffles towards Fan, holding his egg.)
Fan	Oh my gosh, Test Tube, are you okay?
(After a beat, Test Tube falls to the ground, the egg flying into Fan's arms.)
MePhone4	So, uh, no one's up for elimination. But, don't worry. I'll make up for that next time.
Fan	Oh, my gosh... (yelling) No elimination?! Wha-what will us loyal fans do instead?!
(starts acting hysterical, continuing in the background as Knife begins speaking)

Knife	I don't know why I even show up anymore...
Suitcase	For us! Your friends!
(Knife stares at her for a beat, then growls in annoyance.)
Baseball	Ogh! We were so close! Mic, why?!
Microphone	I didn't hear Test Tube!
Lightbulb	Wait, so, no elimination? Then what do the viewers do?
MePhone4	Oh, that's right. Uh... how 'bout this...
Fan	BUTWHATDOWEDONOW?!?
MePhone4	(punches Fan) The viewers will choose the next challenge. (A board comes down with three challenge ideas; Knitting, Bucket Brigade, and Shell Collecting; and the text, "CHOOSE ONE! Vote at inanimateinsanity.com/vote - VOTING ENDS JULY 1st, 2016".) You may choose between these three options. The challenge with the most votes will be in episode 11!
(Cut to a low-quality video of Pineapple singing at a concert.)
Pineapple	
(off key) All I wanna do is go to a party (Microphone feedback plays.)
A party, yeah
(Cut to Marshmallow, Fan, and Paintbrush on the elimination area bleachers, revealing that they were watching the video on Fan's phone.)
Marshmallow	Why did you buy those Spoiled Lemon tickets from that scalper?! This band sucks! Get your money back!
Fan	It's weird, they just never sound as good on the phone.
Paintbrush	(sarcastically) Oh, yeah, that's gotta be it.
(Pineapple coughs in the background, Paintbrush giving him a disgusted and bewildered look.)
(Cut to Nickel walking up to Baseball, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and gold-chain necklace.)
Baseball	Whoa, what's up with the new look?
Nickel	Oh! I, uh... (whispering) I scalped some tickets online. You wouldn't believe what these suckers will pay to watch these idiots!
Fan	(off screen) They're not idiots! They're artists! Those two things aren't necessarily related! Gosh!
Knife	Shut up over there, they're starting!
Announcer	Ladies and gentlemen, Spoiled Lemon is finally reunited!
(The spotlights turn on, revealing the band, and the audience gasps.)
Microphone	Starfruit?!
Knife	He's back?!
Starfruit	(sighs) Hello again... to all my fans...
Fan	(off screen) Oh! Oh, he's talking about me!
Starfruit	I'm sorry I left, but I had someone help me find that the real music... was inside me all along.
(Starfruit points to Lightbulb, winking and clicking his tongue. She returns the gesture.)
Fan	Wh-wh...?
Starfruit	Now, let's... rock!
I woke up when it was morning
Was a day like any other day
I had a bad time, 'cause I couldn't rhyme
But then I could when I saw her
Walking down the the street
I was alone, alone
But she made me feel like
I wasn't, wasn't
She made me see that I needed her
But can't you see?
She broke my heart on the beat, woah
(The credits roll over a freeze frame of Starfruit and Fan jumping into the air, the song playing over them.)
Starfruit	
All I wanna do is go to a party, party, yeah
And the party never ends and I don't know what to do
Until you are right beside me and
With or without you, I'd be
Down on my knees
But not really 'cause I have trouble bending
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A party that's neverending
To get my mind, I'll ask you one last time off of you
You, you, you, you, you
You try to take me down by hanging around me
Trying to keep me from being who I wanna be
I gave you so many, many chances
'Cause I always enjoyed your glances
But now you know what?
My goals are simple now
What else can I do
Than the only thing I know how?