Day 21 — The 9+10=21 Meme Celebration Challenge: Haunted House of Horrors

The morning sun rises over the island, but the fog surrounding the new challenge already chills the bones of the remaining contestants.

Mewo floats above the assembly area, hands in his pockets, casually observing the contestants.
“Good morning, campers. Today… in celebration of surviving exactly 21 days, your challenge is… a haunted house. Puzzles. Minigames. Terrifying stuff. First team to make it through wins. Oh, and don’t mind the spectators.”

From the sky, a massive buzzing cloud descends: exactly one hundred thousand angry wasps, all hovering in formation. Their collective hum makes even Springtrap pause mid-smirk.

Dontavious Donquavious III stands beside them on a floating golden podium, spinning a scepter like it’s a baton.
“Welcome, campers! Today, your courage will be tested against horrors, puzzles, and… wasps!”

Starting Line Dialogue

Peter Griffin (BIG SHOTS):
“Heh-heh, haunted house, spooky stuff, AND wasps? Well, that’s just like, my Wednesday!”

Steve:
“Focus, Peter. We need strategy. Binah, what do you think?”

Binah:
“Keep calm. Identify threats, solve puzzles efficiently, don’t let fear dictate your actions. Simple.”

Luigi:
“I… I hope nothing jumps out at me… or buzzes…”

Springtrap (grinning):
“Oh, I love fear. The smell of panic, the way it curves through the air… delicious.”

Spamton:
“[[HAUNTED—HOUSE—DEAL]]—SPOOKY—CLICK—BIG SHOT—SURVIVE—MEME—SALE—[[ERROR]]—HAUNT—HAHA!”

Ritual Rulers Huddle:

CassiLyn:
“Ok, team. Remember, no one splits off. Wembry, stay close. Kaibi, guide us with your psychic sense if something is… off.”

Wembry:
“B-but… the wasps… they’re huge…”

Kaibi (calmly):
“They are spectators. They won’t act unless provoked. Focus on the house itself.”

Noxor:
“I’ll map the rooms as we go. Anything that triggers a trap will be recorded.”

Gayery:
“Floating… focusing… the energy in the room is… weird. But we can manage.”

Caring Individual:
“Stay close. Keep morale up. Teamwork will get us through.”

Blobert:
“Uh… what do we do if a ghost attacks? Can I… hug it?”

Kaibi (smiling softly):
“Then hug it, Blobert. Sometimes, the simplest action works.”

Entering the Haunted House

Both teams cautiously approach the towering, creaking haunted mansion, its doors opening with an ominous groan. Inside, corridors twist impossibly, mirrors reflect things that shouldn’t exist, and puzzles appear on every wall: logic riddles, pressure plates, and minigames that involve coordination.

Peter Griffin (BIG SHOTS):
“Heh-heh, I got this! Step aside, I’ll… uh… kick this door open?”

Steve (sighing):
“Peter… gently. The door is rigged.”

A mirror suddenly shows Springtrap’s reflection, but it smiles wider than he does. He freezes, whispers:
“Huh… that’s unsettling.”

Binah:
“Ignore it. It’s psychological manipulation.”

Luigi (nervously):
“I… I think I just saw… my own shadow wink at me…”

Spamton (whispering to himself):
“[[MIRROR—DEAL]]—CLICK—BIG SHOT—FREEDOM—HAUNTED—HOUSE—ERROR!”

Mid-House Chaos

BIG SHOTS encounter a room with a puzzle requiring coordinated weight on pressure plates. Peter accidentally jumps on two at once, triggering a wall to close slowly.

Peter:
“Heh-heh… uh-oh… I guess we’re trapped for a sec!”

Steve:
“Peter, jump off! Binah, we need a counterweight!”

Ritual Rulers are in a corridor with invisible floors over a pit of fog, requiring CassiLyn’s runes to detect safe steps.

CassiLyn:
“Wembry, step there. Blobert, carefully…”

Blobert:
“I… I think I see a ghost… uh… it waved at me?”

Kaibi:
“Then wave back. Respect the environment. It won’t harm you if you acknowledge it.”

Wembry:
“I… I think I’m… kind of… calming down?”

Wasps hover around the ceilings, buzzing menacingly, but they don’t attack unless someone panics. Peter swats at them and yells:
“Heh-heh, buzz off! This isn’t Pawnee!”

BIG SHOTS face a hallway of moving saw blades suspended mid-air (slightly mechanical, slightly haunted). Springtrap calculates angles and motions for Peter and Luigi to duck correctly.

Springtrap:
“Now! Left! Wait… hold… perfect!”

Peter:
“Heh-heh… I’m still alive! Woo-hoo!”

Luigi:
“Thank… goodness…”

The Final Puzzle

At the center of the haunted house lies a lockbox containing the beacon that declares the winner.

BIG SHOTS approach from the east corridor. Peter trips over a ghostly chair, but Steve catches him. Spamton mutters cryptically to the lockbox:
“[[OPEN—DEAL]]—BIG SHOT—MEME—ERROR—CLICK—DEAL!”

Ritual Rulers approach from the west. Kaibi calmly levitates a weighted lever, allowing Blobert and Wembry to align tiles on the floor, activating the lock mechanism.

CassiLyn:
“Almost there… one more step…”

Wembry (voice trembling but firm):
“We… we can do this…”

Kaibi:
“Focus on the sequence. Don’t rush.”

The lockbox opens first for Ritual Rulers. A ghostly wail echoes — victory is theirs. The wasps buzz louder in approval, almost like a roar.

CassiLyn:
“Yes! We made it through!”

Wembry (relieved):
“We… we survived… all 21 days…”

Gayery (floating, quietly amused):
“The chaos… and we still endure. Fascinating.”

Kaibi:
“Good work. That’s all that matters.”

Aftermath

Winner: Ritual Rulers

BIG SHOTS: bruised, exhausted, mentally rattled, but alive. Peter is already thinking about snacks.

Ritual Rulers: jubilant but wary; Kaibi’s presence is calming, and Wembry seems more confident than she has in days.

Mewo (floating above the house, hands folded):
“Congratulations, Ritual Rulers. You survive yet another day. BIG SHOTS… learn from this. Courage is measured in focus, not just brawn.”

Dontavious Donquavious III flutters his golden robe dramatically.
“Ha! What an entertaining display! The ghosts, the wasps, the chaos! Simply marvelous!”

Peter Griffin (BIG SHOTS, to Steve):
“Heh-heh… next time… maybe we just eat the ghosts.”

Steve:
“Peter, don’t even…”