"Dude, hurry! It's back! It's back!" Mordecai shouted. "Yeah, you're gonna miss it!" (Y/n) shouted. Rigby enters the living room with snacks in his arms. "Aah-ha-ha!" He shouted. On TV, a cute purple octopus appears with yellow Japanese words around it; after fooling around once, it gets scolded by a wagging finger; after fooling around twice, it gets punched in the face. "We now return to... "Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, I Punch Your Face!" The audience in the TV studio claps. A robot who looks like ASIMO, with a green computer screen for a face, appears onscreen holding a microphone.

"Hai! (Japanese for "yes") I am Announcerbot!" He said. In the living room, Rigby joins Mordecai and (Y/n) on the couch. "Whoo! Yeah!" Mordecai said. "And now here's Shinehara!" The robot said. "Thank you, Announcerbot. I am game master Mitsuru Shinehara. "MITS!" appears by Shinehara's head. "Before break, Clive from U.K. fool me once..." "SHAME... ON... YOU!" words 'SHAME ON YOU!' show up on the screen when simultaneously spoken. Benson enters the living room. "WH-O-O-O-OA!" The trio said. "What is this?" Benson asked. "Japanese game show."

(Y/n) replied. A gong sounds. The same octopus appears, wearing a headband with a rising sun and holding a sign with a number 2 on it. "ROUND 2!" Announcerbot said. "Now, Clive, try to fool me again." Shinehara said. "Well, I'd like to, Shinehara-san, but you've got some food stuck between your teeth." He replied. "Oh! Announcerbot, please, fetch toothpick." Shinehara said. "Ha ha! Fooled you, mate!" Sirens sound and red alarm lights appear around Clive.

The Japanese word for "terrific" (すごい! - sugoi!) appears on screen. "Yeeah!" Clive said. "You! Fool! Me! Twice!" Shinehara said. Baka Blitz! (Shown is a graphic of "BAKA BLITZ" to the right of Japanese characters ばか (baka) in parentheses, all in a yellow "shout bubble". "Dudes, he's a goner. Nobody's ever completed the "Baka Blitz." (Y/n) said. The walls of the TV studio set open up to reveal the Baka Blitz obstacle course, with a goal at the end.

"You have 10 minutes to reach the goal and grab the Mystery Prize. But if time runs out or you give up, I punch your face." Shinehara makes a punching gesture, almost punching Clive's face. "What do you think the Mystery Prize is? I heard it's a billion yen, which is like a million dollars!" Rigby said. "No way!" (Y/n) said. "I heard it's an 800-pound tuna. You could buy a house with that in Japan." Mordecai said. "You know what I heard? This show is GARBAGE!" Benson shouted. "Clive, ready?" Clive gets into position. A woman dressed as a cat fires a starting pistol. "Go!" Clive starts running through the obstacle course. "Go! Go! Go! C'mon! Yeah!" The trio shouted. Clive jumps on giant sushi, but then he gets hit by a tuna fish.

"Aah! Oof!" He then gets hit by a wall full of punching gloves and falls in a tub of wasabi. "My eyes! No more!" He waves a white flag to surrender. Shinehara appears and punches Clive in the face. The octopus with the rising sun headband appears on screen knocked out. "Ha ha ha! Hahahahaha!" The trio laughed. Benson sighs. "Why are you guys into this stuff?" Benson asked, and the trio groan. "'Cause it's funny. You're a wet blanket, man." Rigby said.

"No, I'm not!" Benson shouted. All four turn to watch the TV. "Attention, U.S. viewers." On TV, an octopus holds an American flag and does a salute. "For the first time ever, we are looking for American contestants. Announcerbot appears with a mystery phone number flashing above him. "During broadcast tomorrow, we will flash phone number." In front of Mount Rushmore, a man wearing a T-shirt that reads "AMERICAN FOOTBALL" picks up a phone and dials a number.

"Be first to call and you'll be on show! You just won!" A gong sounds; in an instant, the man is in Japan, with a pagoda and cherry blossoms around him. "Whoa! I'm in Japan!" He said. "Land line only." Announcerbot said. "I know what we're doing at 4:30 tomorrow." Rigby said. "Not on the park phones you're not." Benson said. "But it says land lines only!" (Y/n) said. "That's a long-distance call." Benson said. "We could win the Mystery Prize." Rigby said. Benson doesn't respond and walks away. "Hm-hm!" The trio said.

THE NEXT DAY

"Go!" Rigby said. Mordecai dials a phone number on the telephone as fast as he could. The TV is next to (Y/n), Mordecai, and Rigby, and the telephone, and not in its proper place. Rigby checks his his stopwatch. "2.2 seconds." He said. Mordecai hangs up the phone. "Still needs work." He said. Benson enters, clearing his throat and (Y/n) dials another phone number. "Hey, Benson. How's it going?" (Y/n) asked. "What's up, man?" Rigby asked.

"What did I tell you about using the park phone?!" Benson asked. "Ugh! I feel something kind of damp." Mordecai said. "Yeah, I feel it, too. What do you think it is?" Rigby asked. "I don't know. Feels kind of like a wet blanket." (Y/n) said. "Very funny. Now hang it up and put the TV back in the living room!" Benson shouted. "Aw, come on, Benson!" Mordecai said. "We really think we can do this." Rigby said.

"I don't care. If I ever catch you trying this again, YOU'RE FIRED!" He storms out. "Ma-a-an..." Mordecai said. "This blows. I can't think of a single reason to keep on living if we can't be on this show." Rigby said. "Wait!" (Y/n) said. "What?" Rigby asked her. "I have a plan, and it is the single most perfect plan in the history of plans." She said. Benson gets a sandwich from the fridge and eating it. Then he looks at the clock and sees that it's almost 4:30. Rigby's head floats by in a flashback):

"I know what we're doing at 4:30 tomorrow." Then Benson opens the living room door and sees that the trio are not there; he closes the door, then he notices something and opens the door again and realizes that the TV is a cardboard box. "Argggh!" He picks up the phone and hears (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby on the line. "Do you think he fell for it?" Rigby asked. The telephone line leads from the house to the shed, where (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby are. "Of course, dude." (Y/n) said.

In the shed, (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby sit in front of the real TV. Benson bangs on the door. "Open this door right now!" (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby gasp, turning their attention to the TV, where the show is about to start. Shinehara is seen on TV in front of the studio audience, heard between door knocks. "Welcome to "Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, I Punch Your Face." He said. "Just show the number!" Rigby shouted. "You three better not call that number!" Benson shouted. "Come on!" The trio said. "Hang up that phone NOW!" Benson shouted. "The number is..." the screen reads, "1-888-555-0123") "(Y/n), dial!" Rigby shouted. "I'm dialing!" She shouted. Benson finally gets the door open.

"Hello!" (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby yelp at the sight of Benson. "We have a winner!" (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby and Benson are suddenly beamed through the phone. The four scream as they are beamed across telephone lines, through a field with cows, past the Port of USA in what looks like San Francisco, under the sea, into the Port of Japan and finally into the TV studio set, where they are beamed out via Announcerbot's phone. (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby and Benson now wear sporty white jumpsuits with red trim. Four cameras close in on them.

Shinehara holds a microphone to (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson. "What are your names, contestants?" He asked. "Huh?" (Y/n) asked. "Oh my gosh." Mordecai said. "Er..." Rigby said. "What the—" Benson said. "Welcome, first American contestants Huh, Oh my gosh, Er..., and What the!" There's an applause. "No, no, no, there's been a mistake, and we need to leave. Our names are Benson, (Y/n), Mordecai, and Rigby." Benson corrected. "Oh, you fool me once!" Shinehara said. "SHAME... ON... YOU!"

Applause. An octopus appears on one of three sections of a screen on the contestants' podium. "No! We weren't even trying to fool you!" Benson protested. "But I thought you were." Sirens sound and red alarm lights appear around Benson. The Japanese word for "Amazing!" (すごい!, sugoi!) appears on screen. "THIS MAKES NO SENSE!" Benson shouted. Shinehara rapidly stamps his feet as Announcerbot raises his arms. "Yooou foool meee twice!" Another octopus appears on the contestants' podium. "You know what that means!"

Loudspeakers appear near (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby and Benson. Benson and (Y/n) look worried while Mordecai and Rigby chant. "Baka Blitz! Baka Blitz! Baka Blitz!" More sirens sound. A red alarm light appears on top of the contestants' podium. "STOP! STOP! I refuse to play!" Benson shouted. "Baka Blitz!" The stage walls open up to reveal the same Baka Blitz obstacle course from before. "Oh no..." (Y/n) said. "Whoa!" Mordecai said. "Awesome." Octopus-shaped props start spinning and shooting water. A purple ball rolls down slopes.

Large pistons from above stomp on platforms. "You have 10 minutes to get to the goal." The goal is shown, with plumes of fire shooting from its corners; the Mystery Prize, a yellow box with red question marks, sits in the center. "But if you give up before time ends, I punch your faces." Shinehara said. "Awesome!" Mordecai and Rigby said. "Oh boy..." (Y/n) said. "Wait, what?" Benson asked. Mordecai grabs Shinehara's arm with the microphone. "I just wanted to say, we're gonna make history tonight! We're gonna be the first ever to win the Mystery Prize" there's an applause. Mordecai and Rigby raise their arms and

(Y/n) face palms. "Yee-ah! USA! USA!" Rigby said. "USA! USA! USA!" Mordecai and Rigby shouted. "Come on! Say "USA" with us, guys." Rigby said to (Y/n) and Benson. "Are you guys crazy?! Remember what I said?! Nobody's ever beat it before!" (Y/n) shouted frantically. "(Y/n), we've watched it a million times. There's a good chance we'll win the Mystery Prize." At this, Rigby nods his head. "A chance?! What if we get punched in the face?!" Benson asked.

"Benson, this is TV. Nobody really gets hurt." Rigby said. There's an applause, and a gong sounds. "Sincerity Spotlight!" Announcerbot shouted. Shinehara walks under a spotlight. "You know, we have lots of fun on show, and I may not show it, but, actually," he makes a fist. "I hate being fooled. So it has been great pleasure defending prize by punching liars in face. Let's watch." On a TV above the stage, a video montage called "Punching the Liars" starts; it shows Shinehara punching various contestants. A Japanese reporter holds a microphone to a punched contestant. "How does it feel to be the only contestant who didn't die?"

A reporter asked a man. "I can't feel me face, but at least I'm alive!" Shinehara laughs manically in front of fire, then punches the camera glass to make it break. There's applause as Shinahara bows. "Thank you, thank you." (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson look stunned as a single sweat tear drop slides on each of their faces, then pops. Announcerbot pushes the three of them over. "Listen, I think we should—- Wait! Come on. Can't we forfeit?"

(Y/n) asked as the four get pushed forward. An angry face like a gorilla's appears on Announcerbot's screen, at which (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson scream. Announcerbot leaves them at the starting line and walks away. Applause continues. "Ready?" Mordecai and Rigby whimper. "What are we gonna do?" Mordecai asked. Benson looks determined now; he quickly takes several steps forward and takes his position. "Benson?" (Y/n) asked. "Come on, fellas. We got a game show to win." He said. The same woman in the cat costume fires her starting pistol. "Go!" He now announces the various obstacles throughout the course; their names appear onscreen. "Danger Hop!

(Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson jump on rotating platforms set up over water, they jump over on one platform which spins over to to the next. Mordecai and Rigby try to jump over, but they get hit by the platform and fall into the water below. Benson and (Y/n) jump over and make it to the solid platform on the other side. "Come on!" (Y/n) shouted. Mordecai and Rigby climb up a ladder on the solid platform. "Bumper Ballz!" The four contestants, along with a person dressed as Shinehara with a giant head, roll on purple balls with octopus faces against a grassy platform surrounded by water. Benson knocks over giant-Shinehara-head,

who then charges toward Mordecai and Rigby and knocks them into the water, where they are then shocked by electric eels before they swim back to the surface. Shinehara and Announcerbot laugh. "Do you give up?" Shinehara asked. "No!" The duo said as they climb out of the water. "Sumo Slide!" The contestants slide down over slippery mannequins of sumo wrestlers. Mordecai slips on his tummy. Rigby's nose gets whacked. All four slide up into the air. "Death Tube!"

The contestants glide through a giant tube filled with water. Mordecai and Rigby feel sick, and the duo hold their breath together, Benson and (Y/n) are calmly going through. "Ball Fall!" The contestants are now sealed in giant balls; they roll down through a sloping Plinko-like course. Benson and (Y/n) land in their balls on a mattress, while Mordecai and Rigby fall and crack their ball. "Tennis Balls Blast!" The contestants are now dressed as giant tennis rackets and race through a tennis-court-style course with tennis nets every several feet.

Giant-Shinehara-head fires tennis balls at the contestants; the balls hit Mordecai and Rigby's faces. Benson hits a ball with the giant racket at the top of his head. And (Y/n) hits one with her right paw. The four go down stairs to the next obstacle. Shinehara watches as he grips his punching fist, which now beats like a heart. "Buttock Shock!" The contestants ride motorized toilets through electric currents; Mordecai and Rigby get shocked by a current. As Benson and (Y/n) get off their toilets, Mordecai and Rigby are shocked again before falling off their toilet.

"Rhino Giddy Up!" The contestants are on the backs of rhinos; motorized punching gloves force the rhinos to move. Shinehara's punching fist now beats faster than ever and grows bigger, causing Shinehara to fall to the floor. "Ugh! Worry not, my pet. No one has ever made it through The Gutinator." The contestants now approach the Gutinator. Metal sticks underneath the floor pop up and hit Mordecai and Rigby. After they get through a machine shooting tennis balls, a large purple metal stick with an octopus at its end swings down from above and hits Mordecai and Rigby. "Hurry!" Benson shouted.

Three pistons from underneath hurt Mordecai and Rigby even further. The two now look tired. "We can't..." Mordecai said. "Yes you can! This is what you wanted, isn't it?" (Y/n) asked as she approaches her best friends. "It looked so much easier on TV." Mordecai said. He and Rigby are shot in the stomach by tennis balls and (Y/n) gasps. "Ooohohohohh...!" Mordecai said. "Make it stop!" Rigby shouted. Another metal stick pops up from below and hits them once more. "Ohh!" Mordecai and Rigby fall to the floor. "I want to go home." Rigby said. (Y/n) approaches them and reaches her paw out to them. "Come on you two, take my hand.

I know you can do this, and I'm not finishing this without you. Now are we gonna win this thing or what?" (Y/n) said. Mordecai and Rigby look at each other, then smile at her and take her right paw. "Yeah!" The duo said, and Benson smiles and crosses his arms. The four of them start running again. "Terror Taikos!" Two minutes remain on the clock. Benson climbs up and points the way. "The goal!" Benson said. Mordecai climbs up with Rigby on his back as (Y/n) climbs up beside them.

They now face a walkway above lava leading to the goal, lined with taikos swinging from chains. "Uh oh." Rigby said. They all make their way through the swinging odaikos before stopping on a circular platform to take a break. One minute and thirty seconds remain on the clock. "Don't have much time. Huh?" Benson asked. He notices Shinehara standing on a platform which appears from above. Shinehara jumps from the platform onto the Terror Taikos course,

in front of the contestants. "Hahahahaha!" He grunts at whatever he is hiding in his cape. "Ohh! Nobody's ever won, and nobody ever will!" He shouted. "Dude, what are you doing?!" (Y/n) shouted angrily. "Whoa, woah..." Benson points at Shinahara.. "You can't shoot us!" He shouted. "Shoot?

"Hahahahahaha!" He reveals his punching fist from under his cape, which is now bigger than ever, still beating and also electrified. The audience gasps, and (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson look surprised. "Dude, what's up with your hand?!" Rigby asked. "It's gone too long without punching a face." The man grunts and his hand grows huge. "But you can't punch us! We haven't given up!" (Y/n) shouted angrily.

"Too bad! It is my show!" He stretches his arm, attempting to punch (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson, who jump out of the fist's way. The fist destroys some of the taikos and stretches back. Shinehara makes another attempt at punching them. "Run!" Benson shouted. The four flee, but Shinehara punches the path, thus bouncing them back. "Any last words?" He holds up his punching fist. The quartet look at the swinging taiko behind Shinehara. "Look! It's Mt. Fuji!" (Y/n) shouted,

pointing behind him. "Huh?" He looks behind him. (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby push him in the way of the taiko, knocking him off the platform. He begins to fall to his death. "Run! Run!" Benson shouted. The quartet run towards the goal. "No! You fooled me 3 times! No! No! NOOOOOOO!" Having been fooled thrice, his punching hand magically stretches back and punches him -

a fitting taste of his own medicine - and he falls into the lava, thus causing an explosion which the contestants start to run away from. "The Americans are almost there!" Someone shouted. The contestants keep running, dodging more swinging taikos. Announcerbot and the audience begin to count down from 10 in Japanese. After the countdown reaches 1,

the same rising-sun-headband octopus appears, holding up a sign with a flashing red X. The four leap and yell as the explosion comes over them, almost making it to the goal before time is up. Smoke clears and a bell rings, and there's an applause. The contestants get up and raise their arms in victory. "USA! USA! USA!" The four chanted in unison. "Whoo! We made it!" (Y/n) cheers. Mordecai and Rigby smile at her. "Thanks (Y/n)." Rigby said before he hugs her.

"We wouldn't have made it without you." He said. "Yeah, he's right. Thanks a lot, (Y/n). For not giving up on us." Mordecai also hugs her and she hugs them back. "Of course. You're my best friends, I would never give up on you guys." She said, and Benson smirks as as he watches with his arms crossed. "Uh, why are you smirking like that?" Mordecai asked. The trio stop hugging and turn to Benson. "Oh, no reason..." Benson said. The trio all raise an eyebrow at each other in confusion.

The Mystery Prize Box giggles. "Excellent work. You have won the Mystery Prize. Your choice of..." It opens, flashing two items. "A state-of-the-art clipboard with built-in clock and calculator, or... a trip to Space Camp!" (Y/n), Mordecai and Rigby speak at the same time as Benson, each saying a different prize. "Space Camp!" The trio said. "Clipboard!" Benson said. "Congratulations! You are the first contestants to beat the Baka Blitz without being punched or dying.

This means I have failed. Gomen-nasai, Shinahara-senpai. (This means "I'm sorry, Master Shinehara" in Japanese. Afterwards, he self-destructs, exploding into pieces and he dies. "Yikes." (Y/n) cringes. Later on back to the park, the park phone rings and Pops answers it. "Hello? Ready to get picked up from space camp?" He asked. (Y/n), Mordecai, Rigby, and Benson are in the inside of a space shuttle. "Yeah, but—" Mordecai said. "I'M HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!" Benson said, then laughs, and (Y/n) giggles. The four are actually inside a flight simulator at space camp. "Please help us." Mordecai said.