"Wonder what Chris has planned for us today?" Courtney scratched her back. Total Drama Island's dumb director had just announced there was going to be a 'surprise challenge' today.
"Does he mean surprise like a surprise birthday party? Or a surprise like a bad water balloon attack?" Lindsay picked through her clothes and tried to find a new skirt to wear. Even though this happened on a daily basis she always ended up wearing her favorite skirt over and over again because she couldn't remember what she wore yesterday.
"What do you think, girl?" Leshawna yawned and climbed out of bed. The excruciating challenges had left only Beth, Leshawna, Courtney, Lindsay, Gwen, and unfortunately, Heather. "When someone like Chris says surprise, he means there's gonna be something even nastier than before!"
Beth was helping Heather with her hair. Courtney gritted her teeth. "That Beth thinks she's going to win those million dollars just because she hangs out with Heather."
Gwen was also awake now. "You can't blame her, though. We all equally want the million dollars just as bad."
"It's just so sad that a nice girl like Beth is just being used by that ugly bi-"
"CAMPERS, REPORT TO THE DOCK IMMEDIATELY! OR YOU WILL RISK BEING ELIMINATED!"
They all groaned. "Isn't that, like, the seventh time he's said that?" Heather poked her head out of the bathroom in annoyance.
"Girl, stop hogging the bathroom! We also need it!"
"Too bad. I was here first." She slammed the door.
Leshawna banged on the door. "Oooh that is it! You asked for it!"
"Leslie, don't do that! You'll hurt the wood!" Lindsay kept looking for a nonexistent purple sock. "Where's my purple sock?"
"You don't have a purple sock, Lindsay! You don't even wear socks!"
"Ohhh."
Courtney wrinkled her nose in frustration and threw open the camp door. She stormed out and almost collided with Duncan.
"Hey there, Princess! You have to be careful in parts like these. Want me to walk you to the Dock?" Duncan smirked as he caught her before she fell down the steps of her cabin. So far, Duncan, Harold, Trent, Justin, Cody, Noah, and Tyler hadn't been eliminated. However, Tyler had tripped and fell in the freezing waters in the last challenge, so he got rushed to the hospital with a case of hypothermia. Lindsay, sadly, still didn't notice Tyler was gone.
"Good morning, campers!" Chris screamed into his megaphone in which he thought was a 'dignified' and 'commanding' way. Everyone winced.
"As you know, these past days have been very, very interesting indeed. Duncan is claimed to fall for Courtney and has even been rumored to sleep with a pict–" He got yanked forward by an angry Duncan until he was face to face with him.
"Don't. Even. Think. About. It." Courtney nodded in consent.
"Umm…" Chris was stuck between two options: One, tell the secret and face Duncan's wrath or two, keep his face safe but not have any ratings go up.
"What's the surprise anyway, Chris?" Lindsay, fortunately, distracted them both.
Duncan released him and Chris indignantly adjusted himself. "Yes, the delicious, yet mysterious challenge. Who will survive this-"
"TELL US THE CHALLENGE ALREADY!"
"Fine, fine! As everyone knows, my girlfriend-"
"What type of crazy, desperate girl would date you?"
Chris gave Justin a very long glare.
"Ahem. As I was saying, my girlfriend is a huge Harry Potter fan, so yesterday, she told me to test this potion she bought on everyone here at Total Drama Island!"
Harold snorted. "Hah, magical potions that originate from books are most likely not going to ever work! Magic isn't even real! I should know, I read-"
Chris slapped his hand over Harold's mouth. "Everyone here should know that I hate to disappoint my girlfriend, so today's challenge is: Make sure the bit of potion that I give you works, or else you will face being eliminated!"
"WHAT?" Everyone was sure that the potion wouldn't work, but they could pretend that it did. Now it just depended on what this potion's 'effect' is…
Noah coughed nervously. "So what is the potion?"
"Since I do not have the funds or time to give everyone a sample, you will be split off into groups of two-"
"Excuse me? Tell us what the potion is!" Leshawna waved her hand in front of Chris's face in irritation.
"-and will be separated from others to wait for the potion's effect. In thirty minutes, everyone will-"
"WHAT. IS. THE. POTION!"
Chris smiled wickedly.
"Amortentia."