14 Challenges Later...

It all started with 14 people...

Five months later... we are down to 2...

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In the last 24 hours, viewers of the site have been voting on who they think is most deserving of the CPSkool Forever crown. Andre has been the ringleader behind the strategies since the beginning of the season. Throughout the entire game, he led one of the most successful alliances of all time and cruised his way to the end without flaw. His strategic gameplay is one for the record books. 

Bumble has fought her heart out week to week and has proven to be a tough competitor in each and every challenge. Having been out-numbered at the merge, she made the boldest move in the entire season and joined an alliance mixed with all guys... and it paid off for her. Her drive and willpower is an inspiration to all of us...

Andre won the public poll... but has he won the season?

Penguin874 examined the map in front of him, obviously feeling some nostalgia. He thought back to the time when they were stranded in an African forest, the countless times they were at sea awaiting their next destination. He couldn't believe how much the relationships had changed and the memories had enriched since that first Card Jitsu challenge.

Matbolabc walked into the room with a clipboard in hand and a curious look on his face. "What's this?" he asked, looking over the host's shoulder. 

"I got a professional mapmaker to put this together every week of our journey. Imagine we spent a couple more weeks at sea. We could have gone to South America, maybe visit a few friends from Canada..."

"Yea, we didn't get to see Australia, either, and I wanted to see some kangaroos," Mat laughed. He had a passionate smirk on his face as he went over the memories once more. "Remember all those times Owl tried to sabotage us?"

Peng let out a small laugh. "Yeah, I don't even know if you can call it sabotaging. More like spectating those amazing challenges..."

As Mat and Peng went over more memories, time passed, and soon it was almost results time. Bumble and Andre nervously sat in the waiting room, hoping that they will be the one who earns the mysterious prize. They watched an assistant waddle at a fast pace towards Peng's room, which was a definite sign that it was almost time for the big decision. Their fate was now depending on their actions before. Based on results that they could not control anymore. Hopefully fate would be kind to them, because only one was going to win, unless a miraculous tie took place.

The two stood up, the nightmares behind them, and the constant worry slowly leaving. They needed to make a last minute impression, even though they had no control over what was about to happen.

The winner of CPSkool Forever was about to be released.

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Welcome back, readers, to the second installment of the CPSkool finale results. As you learned yesterday, the entire finale was actually three parts. Bumble won the Jury's vote while Andre got a better time than his opponent in the challenge.


Now, we're down to the final part that decides it all.


As you can see from the picture above, Andre won the poll for CPSkool Forever, which everyone believed decided the winner. If you reread the post again, you can see that we never said anything about the poll deciding the winner. We just wanted to see who you believed deserved to win the season, which was Andre (although, I'm kind of suspicious about how we got almost 60 votes in less than a day...). 


Therefore, this means that there was actually a different factor deciding the winner. 


There were a million and one possibilities for what could decide this winner. Maybe they had to do a second mini-challenge that would decide it all. What if it were based on who got the most tickets, or maybe who won the most challenges. Maybe even who the hosts believed deserved it most, rather than the general public.


Whatever it is, I hope both Andre and Bumble realize that they are an amazing pair of friends that I'm glad I've gotten to know better over the course of this season. They both deserve this position of being on the Hall of Fame twice, to the point that I wish they could both win. Sadly, as all finales end with a single winner, there needs to be one for this season.

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The light shined in the eyes of both finalists as one of the largest audiences cheered and held signs in the air to show support for the finalist they wanted to win. Penguin874 and Matbolabc walked out of the backstage with hands raised waving in the air. They both wore brand new tuxedos and Mat even got a brand new Irish hat for the occasion. 

The host of the season took the seat closest to the finalists while Mat sat directly across from the two. 

"Hello, world!" Peng yelled, causing the crowd to cheer in excitement. "Tonight, one of these two penguins will be the victor. They will win a spot forever in the Hall of Fame's final slot, while winning a prize that will cause their eyes to widen from amazement. But, who will it be?"

The audience went quiet. 

Peng whispered something in Mat's ear.

What was the need for all the suspense? Andre swallowed slowly while Bumble twiddled her flippers. 

An older lady in a stunning red dress slowly walked across the stage over to the hosts. Her heels made a clacking noise that was the only thing heard. A nail could have dropped and it would have spread all over.

"The final factor to declaring our winner will be.... the tickets they have earned throughout the entire season."

Andre and Bumble sighed heavily... this was really it. The entire season led to this single moment right here, right now. The pair interlocked flippers and braced themselves for the next sentence.

"The winner of CPSkool Forever is..."

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"......Bumble with a ticket balance of 50-44!"

yelled Peng with excitement as he immediately jumped up and clapped along with every penguin on the island.

Blue and orange confetti fluttered all around the studio as the air was filled with shouts of excitement.

Bumble laid back in her seat. The entire world went silent for her as she looked into the crowd, looked into the hosts' eyes, and stared at the envelope that just caused her victory. Her entire body could not move from  the shock she had just experienced. Andre pushed her out of the seat, feeling sorrow but excitement at the same time. He knew both him and Bumble deserved their position, but he knew that right now, it was Bumble's time.

"Congratulations, Bumble!" Mat yelled into the mic, amazed at the uproar of cheers in the audience. "You have earned 50 tickets over the whole season, an Ultimate Game Card, a one month membership to either Club Penguin or Pandanda, a 15 dollar iTunes card, a moderator position for the rest of eternity, and a permanent spot on the Hall of Fame."

After the prize was announced, the entire audience went silent as Bumble felt down with her eyes closed. "SHE FAINTED! CALL A MEDIC!" Andre yelled, about to give her CPR. 

Bumble opened her eyes and giggled. "Who said I fainted? I just needed some quick shut eye before the PARTY!"

The audience jumped out of their seats and climbed onto stage. Bodyguards originally went over to try and block them, but then they realized they were picking up Bumble and Andre and carrying them over to the place where the party was going to take place.

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"I've never seen such a gigantic cruise ship before," Lion sighed, watching the S.S. CPSkool slowly float away into the horizon.

After the amazing party, the Jury and the Final 2 sat on the dock, watching the cause of this entire season leave the island. It was finally over. All of those weeks they worked hard to win challenges and vote off each other, they were back home safe and sound.

"Congratulations, Bumble, you did great," Andy announced, patting her on the back. Bumble smiled and thanked all of the Jury for the vote.

"Drake, thanks for voting for me," Andre pointed out, giving Drake a sincere flipper-shake.

"No problem, I thought both of you deserved it but you deserved it more."

"Where did Wii even go?" Powder asked, causing a wave of shrugs to spread across the group. 

"All I know is, I'm full from all that cake. And the godiva? Delicious!" Lewis laughed. 

"Were you the one who hogged all the dessert? I had a craving for some ice cream, dude!" Spoil smirked.

The sun slowly set while the group gossiped about their favorite moments, unknown revelations, and who had the best suite on the ship (it was decided that it was actually the Boys' Dorm).

They knew that even though they had all basically been eliminated down to Bumble, they all had a better friendship than before. It was amazing to get to know each other as much as they did over the course of the past few months. And they knew that the relationships would grow after the transformation from a Club Penguin chat to more of a teen hangout.

They knew these past five seasons were a dream come true. 

Don't worry, everybody! This Saturday, we will host a party on Club Penguin to retire most of our penguins because of this season ending. It will be the normal time of challenges, which is 7 EST. Hopefully you're all able to make it, as we will take one big group picture that we will use in the official FINAL post of CPSkool Forever. It's something you only get to be involved in once in a lifetime.

I can't believe I'm here right now congratulating the fifth winner of this game show I've hosted for so long. I'd like to thank GK for his help in developing the challenges, Kellie and Sand for helping us in challenges when we were in a rough spot, the moderators for doing a great job after all this time, the members who have stuck with us for so long, and especially Mat, as you already know, for saving the gameshow more than once like he was Superman. And your graphic skills? You're going to go far.

I hope that one day, all of you get the chance to do what you dream and succeed, as I feel I have from this amazing group of seasons.

Thank you once again, everybody. 

-Penguin874

Host of CPSkool Forever