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Bargaining Chip

Last time on Total Drama Road Trip: Our 16 contestants set off on the road across America. A sibling rivalry was reborn as Heather and her brother Connor picked their teams and competed in Las Vegas! The Screaming Patriots were sucking big time, but victory was achieved by Connor's wicked sweet dance moves! In the end both teams ended up going to elimination, with Alejandro taking the Drive of Shame. Adios Al. Also Connor discovered a special secret of Heather's. What could it be? And where will our travelers end up now? Find out right now on Total... Drama... Road Trip!

{Connor: This week was awesome! First we kicked out Alejandro, one of the toughest competitors, and then me and my team get to spend a week in a luxury hotel! The only downside was that Al was on our team, but the biggest score was definitely finding this. *Holds up paper bag* I caught Heather throwing this away, and it's gonna be my team's ticket to victory! Screaming Patriots rule!}

Meanwhile the Killer Pioneers weren't having as much fun, except for Robin who was playing World of Warcraft on a Macbook. "I thought we weren't allowed to have any outside technology." Harold said to her.

"I'm a special case," Robin explained, "see, my dad is one of the head guys at Blizzard Games, so I get to test out all of the new WOW upgrades and expansions. Pretty cool huh?"

"Definitely." {Harold: I think I may be in love all over again. A girl who loves World of Warcraft, video games, and even comic books?! Awesome! My heart still belongs to Leshawna of course, but if it doesn't work out between us, it's nice to know I have a plan B.}

Meanwhile Ted was busy in the hotel taking pictures of everything he could. {Ted: I'm a bit of an amateur journalist. I'm the editor of my school's weekly newsletter, and I usually sell photos to the local paper. I figure if I can get some juicy shots of the cast of Canada's #1 reality show, I can even score a full-time contract. All I've got so far is a picture of Gwen shaving her legs, but I lost that when she flushed my camera down the toilet. Good thing I always have a spare.}

Chris called all the contestants down to the parking lot after breakfast that morning. Connor caught up with Heather and pulled her aside. "What do you want, dweeb?" She asked irritated.

"I believe you recognize this." Connor held up the paper bag. Heather gasped.

"I threw that away!"

"And I rescued it." She made a grab for it, but Connor pulled it away. "Ah-ah-ah. You want this? Then you'll have to do me a few favors first."

Heather thought for a moment. "Fine." She grumbled.

They went back to see what Chris wanted to say. "Now that you're all here, I have an announcement," he said, "for today's challenge getting to our location first is crucial. The first team to arrive will earn a special advantage. Now, pick who'll be driving and take off quickly."

The Killer Pioneers quickly chose Harold to drive. The Screaming Pioneers however were taking a bit longer. "I wanna drive!" Izzy argued. "I can do better. I swear!"

"Izyy, Chris said you weren't allowed to drive anymore." Leshawna retorted. "If we let you then we might take a penalty, which means you would go home!"

The Killer Pioneers had already taken off so Connor decided he would just drive again. They got in and took off after the Pioneers. "They're way too far ahead!" Leshawna exclaimed.

{Connor: Not for long. *Pulls out remote and presses button*}

{Harold: *Beeping coming from glove compartment* What the? *Opens compartment and gets blasted by noxious gas* AUGH! My nose!}

Stink bombs went off all over the Pioneers' RV. Duncan took one sniff and recognized it. "Ugh, Owen, what did you eat?!"

"It wasn't me!"

"Well it smells that way!"

{Connor: Back home my nickname is 'Grand Prankster C'. I spent the whole week capturing Owen's farts and putting the stench into stink bombs. That oughta slow them down!}

The stench was so bad that the Pioneers had to pull over to air out. The Patriots sped on and reached the location a good 20 minutes ahead of the others.

The location was rather gloomy. Storm clouds gathered in the sky, but no rain came down. "Welcome," Chris announced, "to Seattle!"