The Toxic Rats shuffled back to the cabins; while there was nothing notable going on with Dawn or Lightning, Scott and Sam seemed particularly happy.
Scott: Finally, good old Bev is off the island! This is just what I needed. The rest of the team is putty in my hands!
Sam: Um, well, Dakota is back now, so that's kind of totally awesome. Now is the time to start asking her out until I finally wear her down!
Upon reaching the cabins, Cameron, who'd been sitting on the Mutant Maggots porch with Brick, noticed the absence of one Silent B. "So B got eliminated this night?" he asked sullenly.
Lightning shrugged. "Hey, I didn't vote for him, but the big guy did go down, like shabam!"
With a sly grin, Scott added, "And guess what else? Dakota is back!"
"What? But she was previously eliminated! That is in direct violation of the rules!" Brick exclaimed.
"Hehe, only as an intern, guys," Sam commented. "No need to worry about the threat of her beauty – I mean, um.."
Anne Maria: That blonde fame-monger is back? Oh, Chris will be hearing from me about this!
As Jo, Zoey, Anne Maria, and Mike walked out onto the porch, Scott headed away from camp and into the forest.
"Hey, where's gingerboy off to all by himself at night?" Jo called out suspiciously.
Scott chose to ignore the question, continuing to head off. Dawn, however, decided to answer. "His orange aura is flickering with dark streaks, suggesting that he is up to something devious!"
Lost in thought, Mike absently wondered, "What's that psycho going to do in the forest at night? Search for some bugs or something?"
"That's it!" Cameron exclaimed as everyone turned to him. "Searching for something! He's obviously doing what Chris mentioned when we arrived here – searching for the McLean-Brand Chris Head that the holder may use at any bonfire to save themselves from elimination, resulting in immunity!"
He hadn't even finished speaking before Lightning quickly raced after Scott, screaming, "Lighting will get his hands on that head! Shabam!"
"If the Rats are searching, so should we! Maggots, move out!" Jo called shrilly, and she too took off into the forest, with Brick fast behind her.
This left Sam, Cameron, Mike, Zoey, Dawn, and Anne Maria at the cabins. "Hey, I don't know about you guys, but I need my beauty sleep! Fugget about that stupid Chris Head thing, I'm going to bed!" Anne Maria moved back into her cabin.
"I don't see what the big deal is either," Sam confessed. "It's just a head!"
"But," Cameron interjected, "It might be useful to someone one day! It's a valuable resource to anyone who finds it!"
Mike: Okay, I'd love to get my hands on that thing! Chester, Svetlana, Vito – they're going to mess things up for me somehow, so I could sure use it as a backup plan.
"Hey, Zoey, why don't we check out the rest of camp? Chris might've been sneaky and hid it somewhere here!" Mike said to Zoey with a toothy grin.
Zoey coldly turned her shoulder. "Are you sure I don't need an appointment?"
Zoey: I'll admit it; I was hurt today in the challenge. Mike just shoved me away and flirted with Anne Maria! I thought he was different…
"Um… no?" Mike replied unconfidently.
Wanting to help out Mike, Cameron said, "Zoey, it might be beneficial in the future! It wouldn't hurt if we all banded together in search of it."
With a shrug, Zoey led the two boys off towards the mess hall, with Mike giving Cameron a thumbs up.
Cameron: I may not know much about love… or relationships… or girls… or the real world… or, um, human interaction… but Mike and Zoey are my friends! It's my duty to help them when they're in trouble.
"Uh, how about you, Dakota?" Sam asked, rubbing the back of his head. "I'm not one for searching or exercising or running or walking or physical exertion, but if everyone else is looking for it…"
"My name isn't Dakota, silly. I'm Dawn!" Dawn replied.
Sam blushed. "Sorry, Dawn."
"I can tell by the way your aura flickers that you're excited about Dakota's return to the island."
Sam: Am I really that obvious?
"Um, yeah. I'm kinda psyched about it," Sam confessed.
Dawn smiled at Sam. "Don't worry, I'm sure this time the relationship won't end with you farting on a date. Your aura is silver and hers is gold. They mesh perfectly!" Strolling towards the forest after the others, she added, "Well, let's get searching! Nature will point us in the right direction!"
With a sigh and a small grin, Sam followed after her, adding, "Nature hopefully has a snack bar, because I could really go for some grub!
Author: Well, I too wanted to get in on the Total Drama Revenge of the Island bandwagon, and thus this story was borne! This search for the Chris Head will act as waiting chapters in-between episode releases so I'll have something to write, and I'll try to stay faithful to the season, but we all know we've got our own personal touches we'd love to put on it. I don't own Total Drama, I hope I stay faithful to the characters, and I hope you all enjoy it!
Whoa, whoa, whoa – T.D.