Try Knox to Die

**"Try Knox to Die"** is the first episode of Toadal Drama World Cruise. It premiered on December 14, 2018.

## Synopsis

16 sailors are welcomed aboard and, worried about funding again, Toad tasks them to infiltrate and rob Fort Knox.

## Plot

On a dock, Toad complains that the 16 chosen contestants are running 20 minutes late. He asks Bobei if he is sure that the invitations were sent and tells him that he even installed a pipe for the new season's beginning. Bobei reassures him that they were, and just then the pipe starts shaking, with Bowser, BJ, and Peach being blasted out of it. Bowser and BJ land on the ground, and the latter starts yelling at the pipe, claiming that he's gonna destroy it for throwing him on the ground. Bowser calms him down and then excitedly walks to Toad to whom he says that he's hungry. Toad throws him something green, though the Koopa king tells him that he has a strict no-greens policy and throws the thing into the ocean, much to Bobei's annoyance, who claims that now his retirement fund is gone. Bowser starts calling for Peach who is gently floating towards the ground with her umbrella, though one of the yells closes it, causing her to fall. She stands up and tells him that she has a name, with him saying that it's cutie, much to her annoyance.

The next person to jump out of the pipe is Wario who farts upon landing. Toad calls him a sick animal, to which Wario replies that if he's an animal he should be called king of the jungle. Daisy and Carl arrive next, and after they introduce themselves, Daisy excitedly realises that they'll be staying on a ship. Toad welcomes them back and Carl says something. Daisy tells him that she's dry on her Cantonese, but she is corrected by the newly arrived Goombella who tells her that he's speaking Elder Shroomish, which is weird because the language was lost long ago and there shouldn't be anyone left in the universe who can speak it. Toad sarcasticaly claims that she was a fan favorite in the first season, much to her annoyance as she claims that she had quite a few fans. Steve then arrives and tells her he finds that hard to belive. Daisy notices him and starts hugging him, much to his annoyance. She then ties him up and drags him on the ship. Lemmy and Iggy arrive next and after making fun of their landing for a brief amount of time, the former is frozen by Toad with an ice gun. Iggy becomes worried about his well-being, but he is calmed down by an annoyed Peach. Roy then jumps out of the pipe and breaks the ice Lemmy's trapped in with a single punch. He yells for him to get up, and ends up attacking Iggy after he tells him that Lemmy's been through a lot. Dry Bones shows up and says that the fight looks fun, but states that he's a selective pacifist. Bowser asks him what is that, and he claims that he doesn't beat people up unless he feels like it. Goombella corrects him, saying that pacifism is opposition to all forms of violence and starts reading to the others about it's history, causing Dry Bones to say that this would be one of the times when he would select to not be a pacifist.

The next person to arrive is Madame Flurrie who gives herself a dramatic entrance which puzzels Bowser. She catches the attention of Iggy, Lemmy, Roy, and Wario while Goombella explains what her entrance speech ment. Just then, Mona jumps out of the pipe with her moped, telling Toad that she's ready for an adventure. Wario immediately develops a crush on her and tries to catch her attention. She tells him that he reminds her of a yellow leprechaun. Next, Dimentio appears right next to Toad, who tells him that he's glad he did not make an explosive entrance. Dimention tells him that he could not reject the invitation to compete and tells the contestants that in regards to the game he learnt from the best. Lemmy asks him whom he has in mind, and Dimentio reveals that he ment Mario and Mimi, causing everyone to gasp in shock.

Bobei alerts Toad that they're almost done and that he'll ready the engines. The final contestant, Donkey Kong, the arrives, with him falling on the ground. Toad asks him if he's alright, with Donkey Kong giving him a thumbs up. Toad then rolls the opening sequence.

Aboard Toad's boat, the host tells the contestants that throughout the second season, the cast will travel to various locations around the world. He surprises them when he reveals that they will be travelling around the real world. Wario comments that the real world is lame, and Toad tells him that if he has a problem with this he will be the first to try the Plank of Shame. He asks them if they have any questions, with BJ raising his hand, although Toad decides to ignore him. He then splits the contestants into two teams. He puts Goombella, Mona, Bowser, Peach, Carl, Wario, Dimentio, and BJ on the Jolly Rogers and Roy, Lemmy, Iggy, Daisy, Steve, Madame Flurrie, Dry Bones, and Donkey Kong on the Bleating Banshees. Upon being added to his team which includes Mona, Wario starts celebrating and is about to say that everyone can lick his hairy butt, but retracts from saying this after Toad gives him a menacing glare. He instead pulls out a hairy lollipop and says that they can lick this. Mona jokingly tells him that this is sick. On the Banshees' side, Daisy is excited to be on a team with Steve, telling him that they can make up for lost time. Steve is less than enthusiastic about this, commenting that the universe ending his existance at any time would be great.

After the teams are formed, Bobei informs Toad that the boat is ready. Toad tells the sailors that the show still has a low budget, so their first challenge will be to break into the world famous Fort Knox. He tells them that in case if they die, the crew can only respawn them on the ship, and that for every one of their team members that die, a grand will be taken off of the team's total loot. The team that brings back the largest amount of money wins. He then orders Bobei to take them to America.

At nightfall, the contestants gather up outside of Fort Knox, with Steve asking the others how they're gonna break in as there is a large amount of soldiers guarding the safe. Dimentio tells him that they'll simply use magic. He snaps his fingers, causing all of the guards to fall asleep and the security lights to turn off. Peach asks the others how are they not concerned about Dimentio holding such powers. Daisy starts walking towards the entrance, saying that they should react now and think later. Lemmy decides to follow her. The two then accidentally activate the security guns which start shooting at the contestants. The contestants run into the safe and try to find cover, though Daisy is killed by one of the guards. Dry Bones, Iggy, Roy, Flurrie, and Steve find cover behind a pile of crates. Dry Bones then has his head shot off by one of the guards, with Flurrie dramaticaly stating that he was too young to die. A still alive Dry Bones then tells her that he's fine.

Dry Bones tells the others that he can survives a headshot, but that the rest of them can't. Roy then states that they could use a meat shield. The Banshees look at Donkey Kong, who is in that moment blown up by a grenade, but respawns on the same spot immediately.

The Banshees use Donkey Kong as a meat shield and proceed to blow up the safe's door. Most of the soldiers are defeated and an alarm is rung out. Donkey Kong respawns and tells the others that the experience was a lot worse for him than for them.

Meanwhile, the Jolly Rogers find themselves in front of two gates. The gates open up and reveal two soldiers who start shooting at them. Dimentio snaps his fingers and turns the soldiers into a plant and a fly. Dimentio advises his team to stay together, but a hostile Peach instead says that they should avoid him like the plague. He asks her why she's being so hostile and tells her that she shouldn't allow her fears to tamper with her decision making. The cast then sings a song titled One More Problem. Peach sings about her hatred for Dimentio, Dry Bones and Lemmy about their annoyance with Donkey Kong dying, Steve about his hatred for Daisy, and the Rogers about their annoyance due to Peach's obsession with Dimentio. The Banshees make their way into another room where Wario looks at Mona from behind a pillar. He is surprised by Dimentio, who tells him that stalking could be considered either as the greatest form of flattery, or just as being creepy. Wario orders him to go away and continues to look at Mona. Dimentio then tells Wario that for a price he could make Mona love him. Interested, Wario turns to him and asks what the price would be. Dimentio says that the price would be his hand in the game. A disgusted Wario asks him if he means marriage, though a confused Dimentio tells him that it would merely be an alliance.

Back at the Rogers, BJ is trying to get Peach's attention but she ignores him. She only responds after Bowser points out what his son is trying to do. BJ asks her how does she feel about being the new Koopa Queen, but she tells him that she's still the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom. He rejects that, saying that this is not what Bowser told him. He then says that he thinks she's just a stupid girl but that he still loves her. He hugs her, causing Peach to sigh. The team then arrives into the storage room where all of the gold is stored. Wario notices BJ holding something in his hand and asks him what it is. The kid tells him that it's something that looks like a golden nugget, with him finding it on the ground. He then yells that it's his. The rest of the team realises that he's holding a grenade, but they're too late to stop him and the bomb detonates, killing Bowser, BJ, Goombella, Wario, and Carl while Peach, Mona, and Dimentio are merely flung in the air. The Banshees make their way into the storage where Madame Flurrie unintentionaly bumps Donkey Kong to the middle of the room. This activates a number of lasers which kill Donkey Kong, although he respawns back. Iggy uses his knowledge on technology to disable the lasers, allowing the team to collect the gold. As the Banshees leave, the three Rogers get up. Peach orders Mona and Dimentio to grab some gold and leave. Dimentio tells her that there's no need to stress, causing her to snap at him. She yells that she cannot wait to vote him off. The three then leave the room.

Back at the boat, Toad tells the Banshees (who have already arrived) that he hopes the Rogers make it back before the military helicopters arrive. Roy excitedly yells that they'll get a prize, but Toad tells him that only the winners get prizes. Just then, the three Rogers make it back to the boat. Toad tells Bobei to bring back everyone who died. He then announces that the winners of the challenge are the Jolly Rogers, shocking everyone. Toad explains that the Banshees would have won if the challenge relied on who got back to the boat first. However, he adds that he stated they shouldn't get themselves killed. He shows them a computer which catalogued the amount of money they brought to the boat, and how many deaths the team suffered. The Rogers brought back 6,000 gold and with five deaths, that number was brought down to 1,000. The Banshees brought back 32,000 gold but with 52 deaths, that number was brought down to -22,000. Everyone looks at Donkey Kong who says that he didn't die that much. A flashback sequence then shows him getting shot by a soldier, electrocuted to dust, falling in acid, being used as a meat shield, being hit by a mace, getting chopped in parts by lasers, burning alive, and being blown up by a grenade.

Later on, the three Koopalings gather up in a room on the request of Bowser. Iggy believes that he called them there in order to make an inter-team alliance. However, Lemmy doubts that because he believes it's too advanced for their father. Bowser then walks in and Iggy pleads him for an alliance. The Koopa King tells them that Peach has been under a lot of stress. He asks them to not bother either him or her that much through the season, unless if things between the two of them become less stressed. Roy does not care about this that much, causing a nervous Bowser to leave. Roy leaves after him while Iggy breaks down, much to Lemmy's annoyance.

Later, the Banshees gather around the campfire at the dock. Toad tells them that the only thing between them and death by drowning are moldy Cheep-Cheeps. He tells them that whoever doesn't get a Cheep-Cheep is eliminated from the game. The loser has to jump off the boat from the Plank of Shame. Toad hands out the fish to Lemmy, Daisy, Madame Flurrie, Steve, and Iggy. Only Dry Bones, Roy, and Donkey Kong remain. Toad points out that Roy was a jerk to quite a few people, Donkey Kong died a total of 51 times, costing their team the win, and Dry Bones encouraged Donkey Kong to go on despite knowing that he would die. He hands the next fish to Dry Bones. After a dramatic pause, he throws the final Cheep-Cheep to Roy. Donkey Kong is then forced to go to the Plank of Shame. He tries to tell the other that he has much to offer for the show, but he is then hit by a seagull and falls into the ocean. Toad then signs off the episode.

## Elimination

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