Chapter One: Not-So-Happy Campers, Part Two
Author's Notice: This Fan Fiction piece is a retelling of Total Drama Island. The competitors are the same, the challenges are the same, but the elimination order is different. I have chosen to skip the first episode of TDI, as my version is exactly the same. I do not own Total Drama, Total Drama Characters, or anything Total Drama related.
The twenty-four campers stood on top of a large cliff, looking down at the water, far below. Tyler was gasping, hardly believing his eyes, while Sadie and Katie were clutching at at each other, even though they were on different teams. Eva, on the other hand, was looking unimpressed.
"Your first challenge," Chris Maclean began with a glimmer in his eyes, "is split into three parts. First, each of your team members must jump off of this 1,000 foot cliff and into the lake below." The handsome host gestured at the shimmering, emerald lake.
"The wider circle of the lake is the area of the water that we have infested with some rather unpleasant surprises. The smaller circle is the zone that we have made sure is surprise free!" The campers gulped, peering over the edge in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the illusive surprise awaiting them.
"Don't worry, guys," Owen whispered to Trent and Tyler, "I heard that these types of shows require the interns to test the stunts first, to, you know, make sure they're safe enough!" Chris had overheard the big lug and thought back to early that morning.
"Hey, Chef!" the host called over to the cook. Hatchet was fully prepared for his stunt test. He was wearing water-proof swimming trunks, a floating device in the shape of a duck, a pair of green goggles, and - to top it all off - he was also wearing his little white Chef's hat on his head.
"You know that we have to test the stunts, Hatchet!" Chris continued. "You don't want to get sued because the challenges are unsafe, do you?!"
"I, I can't do it..." Hatchet mumbled.
"So, I guess you're too chicken!" the Host called the poor cook names as he silently slipped behind Hatchet.
"I don't get payed enough to do things like this..." Chef Hatchet grumbled as he began to step away from the cliff and undo his goggles. Suddenly, Chris stepped forward and pushed Hatchet over the cliff's edge. Screaming, Chef hit the water, twenty feet away from the target ring area.
"Chris, man, I made it, man!" Hatchet shouted up at the grinning host, who was scribbling things down on a yellow clipboard. Unfortunately, something brushed up against Chef's leg in the water at that very moment. Screaming, he ran out of the water and into the woods with an aqua blue shark snapping at his heels the whole way.
"That seems safe enough," Chris chuckled as he put down a check on his clipboard." Hey Chef, where did ya go, dude?"
Back in the present, the host looked over at Chef Hatchet and winked. The big man growled in return.
"Anyway," Chris continued, "for each member of your team that jumps and, ya know, actually survives, there will be a crate of supplies waiting for you on the beach. You must then carry your crates back to the campsites, where you will use the supplies that are in the crates to construct an awesome hot tub! The better one is safe from elimination, while the losing team will have the honor of having to choose the first person voted off the show."
Confession Cam- Owen
I was really nervous about this challenge. You see, I'm not that great of a swimmer. I got Cody to lend me some floaters, but...
Confession Cam- Cody
I was hoping that Gwen would take some interest in me after I took pity on Owen, but that was a hand that held no dice!
"Alright, which team wants to jump first?" Chris asked as the campers glared at him sharply with open, trembling mouths.
"Them!" Heather shouted as she pointed her finger at The Killer Bass.
"Oh, no," Duncan warned, "ladies first, and your team's full of them."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Lindsay looked confused.
"It means that the Punk is calling us women, Brainiac," Noah rolled his eyes.
"But Nicole, we are women, aren't we?" Lindsay looked at Noah for an answer.
"This bonding time is very touching," Chris interrupted, "but we need to move on with this challenge!"
"Fine!" Eva shouted, "we'll go first!"
"We will?" Geoff wondered.
"OR ELSE!" Eva shouted back in the Party Guy's face. Without waiting for Chris to say anything, she jumped over the edge of the cliff, shouting a "look out below!" warning. Everyone watched intently with baited breath until the Jockette surfaced, clearly inside of the safe zone.
"Yeah!" The Killer Bass shouted as The Screaming Gophers groaned. Ezekiel high-fived Tyler, while Bridgette and DJ fist-bumped.
"Hey, Chef," Chris asked Hatchet," can you please go use The Boat of Losers to pick up the campers?"
"Do I look like an intern to you!?" the Chef grumbled as he walked off into the forest.
"Alright," Bridgette gulped as she stood at the edge of the cliff, "this is nothing to be afraid of. Just an insane dive off of a cliff toward certain doom!" Closing her eyes, the Surfer Girl walked off of the cliff. As the air rushed around her, Bridgette opened her eyes and thought she saw a glimpse of some sort of large aquatic animal rise out of the water for a few seconds before sinking back into the murky depths again. When she resurfaced in the safe zone, Eva gave a small nod in her direction.
"Alright, I'm next!" Tyler shouted, energized by the two previous victories. The Jock took a running start and jumped off of the cliff. Unfortunately, he hit a tree almost at once and got stuck on a branch, his hair band keeping him from falling.
"I'll get him," Eva shouted. She walked over to the very tall tree and hit it so hard that it shook Tyler off of the branch and sent him flailing straight on top of Chef, who was trying to read a book on the Boat of Losers.
"That was... actually quite unfortunate, yet also very funny!" Chris laughed as Eva shouted out a 'sorry'.
"Tyler!" Lindsay yelled in a panic as she looked at the beach far below.
The next to jump were Duncan, Harold, and Geoff. Although Harold hit one of the buoys surrounding the safe zone during his jump, both Duncan and Geoff had uneventful jumps. In fact, Duncan was so bored that he just sat motionless as he fell.
"So, so far we've had six people attempt to jump on The Killer Bass," Chris announced, "DJ, you're up next!"
DJ took one look at the long drop and shook his head, "no way, man! I can't jump!"
"Oh, afraid of heights, big guy?" Chris asked with a mocking tone in his voice.
"Ever since I was a little kid. Sorry Killer Bass, but I can't jump!" DJ sadly replied.
"Unfortunately, that also makes you a chicken!" Chris chuckled, "and will force you to wear this chicken hat for the rest of the day!" DJ sighed in defeat as Chris placed the squeaky hat over the gentle giant's head. The rest of the team made angry faces at him.
The next jumper was Ezekiel. Screaming out a battle cry, he leapt over the edge and began the plummet into the lake. Suddenly, he hit a large rock and was sent off-course, landing in the surprise zone. Everyone was yelling at him to get out of the water, but he was too slow. Behind the Home-Schooled Guy, a shark rose out of the water. Feeling like something was watching him, Zeke slowly turned around.
Screaming, he leapt out of the water, just as the shark bit the air where he had just been. Landing on the beach, Ezekiel gasped for breath, then checked himself for bites.
"Excuse me, Chris?" asked Courtney, "are you sure that this is safe?"
"Yeah, totally," Chris answered with a bored tone in his voice, as he was not really paying any attention to her.
"Well, I have a medical condition that prevents me from jumping off of really tall cliffs," Courtney informed the host.
"You can chicken out if you want to," Chris warned her, "but it may end up costing your team the win."
"I have made an analysis of the other team, and I think that at least nine of them won't jump. It's a risk I'll have to take." Courtney explained as Chris bawked like a chicken and placed one of the hats on her head.
"That means that Izzy and Sadie are the only ones left to jump for the Bass!" Chris added after Courtney had left.
"There is no way that I'm jumping without Katie!" Sadie cried out, "It's not possible!"
"I'll switch places with Katie," Izzy remarked, shrugging her shoulders.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Katie and Sadie shouted together in harmony.
"Actually," Chris stated," I can't let you do that. The producers would freak out!"
"Then we're not jumping!" Katie replied angrily as chicken hats were placed on both of their heads. The Killer Bass groaned, shocked that Chris had refused to let them switch teams. Then Izzy jumped uneventfully.
"Next up, we have The Screaming Gophers!" Chris yelled, "let's see if you guys can beat The Killer Bass!"
Heather took one look at the drop and shook her head, "No way am I doing this! I'll get my hair wet on National T.V!"
"Oh, you're jumping!" Leshawna shouted back, "I'm not letting some two-timing-daddy's-girl-mall-shopping-teen-vogue-reading-peeking-in-high-school-prom-queen stop me from winning this game!"
"Well, at least I'm popular!" Heather snapped in Leshawna's face. That was too much for the Big Sister, and she threw the Queen Bee over the side of the cliff.
"Leshawna!" Heather screamed as she fell. She managed to grab onto the Big Sister's shirt, and pulled her over the side as well.
Confession Cam- Heather
If that stupid girl thinks that she's won, she's got got another thing coming to her!
Confession Cam- Leshawna
Heather has got ta go. She is just way too much of a bossy queen bee!
"So, Gwen," Cody tried to flirt with the Goth Girl, "do you wanna, maybe go on a date sometime?"
"Cody, you'd better go jump off that cliff now, and could you please try to get eaten by one of the sharks!?" Gwen replied sweetly.
"Sheesh!" Cody shrieked. He took one look at Gwen's angry face and jumped off of the cliff. He was soon followed by Lindsay and Gwen, who both had uneventful plunges.
"I thought that this was a talent contest!" Lindsay screamed as she plummeted down the side of the mountain.
"Yeah... No!" Chris shouted back at her with a grin on his face, "so far five Gophers have gone over the side of the cliff. Beth, it's your turn."
"I...I can't do it!" Beth gasped. Chris nodded, placed a squeaky chicken hat on her head, and motioned for her to join a glum-looking Katie wearing a similar hat.
Justin looked over the side of the cliff, shrugged, and jumped over. His landing was off, however, and he landed in the shark-infested part of the water. Turning to face two of the attacking sharks, he wooed them with his manly charms into giving him a free ride on their backs to the beach. Everyone cheered for him.
Confession Cam- Eva
(She drools and falls off of the toilet seat.)
With only Trent, Owen, and Noah left to go, another person would have to chicken out for The Killer Bass to win the first part of the challenge. Trent, followed by Noah, both jumped into the safe zone.
"It's OK, ya big lug," Chris comforted Owen, "there's no pressure...OK, there's a lot of pressure!" Owen nodded, a fake smile stuck on his face.
Confession Cam- Geoff
I'm looking at this guy and thinking to myself...there's no way he's gonna jump. He'll die!
Owen strapped on the floaters that Cody had lent him, took a step back, and charged off of the cliff and into the water below.
"We won!" the Gophers shouted as the Bas groaned in defeat.
"Ah ah ah, Gopherinos!" Chris smiled in a contradictory way, "Leshawna pushed Heather off of the cliff, and Leshawna was pulled over by Heather, so technically, neither of them jumped, so the The Killer Bass win these pull carts to pull their crates!"
*The Screaming Gophers*
"If it wasn't for you, we would have won!" Leshawna shouted at Heather.
"Well, if wasn't you, my hair wouldn't be so wet and nasty!" Heather shouted back. The Gophers had been pushing the very heavy crates back to the campsites for about an hour, and they were beginning to get annoyed with the constant bickering between that two girls.
"I've got to take a whiz," Justin announced. He then walked off into the forest.
"Oh, I've got to go too!" Katie giggled. She followed Justin for a second, then went around a bush that was opposite of the one where Justin was busy.
*The Killer Bass*
"I...I think something just bit me!" Courtney announced, as her eye began to swell.
"Just shut up already!" Eva snarled in her direction, "we have the lead, but we'll lose it if we have to stop for you!"
"Well, I can see why they lost, eh!" Ezekiel chuckled, "After all, their team does have more girls."
"What's that supposed to mean!?" Bridgette looked startled.
"Yeah, enlighten us, Home-Schooled!" Eva yelled at Zeke.
"Well, boys are much stronger and better at sports than girls," Ezekiel replied. The whole Killer Bass team stopped all progress, turning as one to glare at him.
"Oh, snap! He did not just say that," Geoff whispered to DJ, who nodded. Eva let out a primitive growl as she grabbed Zeke by the neck and began to strangle him.
"Still think that girls are weaker than guys?!" Eva asked him threateningly.
"Not...not really," Ezekiel managed to choke out before the Jockette dropped him on the ground.
"At least Zeke here doesn't think that guys are smarter than girls!" Geoff tried to save the other boy.
"But they are...right?" Zeke wondered out loud.
Confession Cam- Eva
That kid is going down (she cracks her knuckles)!
"Whatever," Bridgette snarled as she walked back to her crate.
"Dude," Duncan informed Ezekiel, "you've got a lot to learn about the real world!" As the team began to make progress again, Chris approached them.
"You guys, what's going on? The Gophers have overtaken your lead and are way ahead of you!" the host informed them.
"Ezekiel here has been acting sexist!" Courtney muttered as she jabbed her finger at Zeke.
"Oh my boxers, that's bad!" Chris cried out suddenly. Courtney's swollen eye was now pink and full of puss.
*The Screaming Gophers*
After Justin and Katie had returned from the forest, the B.F.F had noticed that her bottom was getting quite itchy.
"OK, I just have to scratch!" she announced to no one in particular.
"What is it!?" Heather snapped at her angrily.
"My butt is itchy!" Katie shouted back, as she scratched the back of her thighs.
"Just sing a song to take your mind off of it or something," Lindsay, "that's what I do when I'm thinking about Tyler!" she swooned as Katie began to sing "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall". Soon all of the Screaming Gophers were singing with her.
Five minutes later, Katie screamed out in pain. She couldn't take it anymore. The B.F.F. ran off into the water to cool the intensive heat running throughout her lower body. The rest of the team just groaned.
In the end, The Screaming Gophers - minus Katie - made it back to the cabins first.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention," Chris shouted over the island's intercom, "there's a twist with opening your crates. You have to use your teeth!"
"Is he kidding?" Beth wondered. "Please tell me that Chris is kidding!"
"Sadly for you, Beth," the intercom crackled back to life, "I'm not!" The campers sighed and began to pull at the opening ropes with their teeth, which they knew would be very sore.
"Whoa, what happened to you, girlfriend?" Leshawna asked Courtney when The Killer Bass arrived ten minutes later.
"We think that she was stung by something," Harold replied as Ezekiel diligently picked his nose.
"Ssh, Harold!" Courtney whispered to the nerd as she lead him away from the Gopher's cabin. "We don't want him know all of our secrets, do we!? And, Ezekiel, that is so totally gross!"
"Alright, Bass!" Geoff shouted as he stood on top of the crate, "the challenge is not over yet. We can still do this!"
"Excuse me, Geoff, is it?" Courtney questioned the Party Guy, "I think I should be the one to make the pep talks, as I am a C.I.T.!"
"She's also the one with the chicken eye," Harold whispered to Ezekiel.
"Huh, that's funny!" Ezekiel laughed back.
"Why should we listen to you either?" Sadie snapped at Courtney, "I miss Katie." The B.F.F glanced over at her soul mate, and then burst into tears at the very same moment Chris walked into the clearing, talking on a phone.
"Yep. Uh uh. Yes Sir! No way!" Chris talked for a minute, and then hung up the phone, "the producers say that they can't stand anymore of the wining B. . Izzy, you're officially a Gopher. Katie, welcome to the Bass."
"OhmyGodthankyouChris!" Katie and Sadie both shouted in a blur as they hugged in their signature style. Izzy shrugged and walked over to the Gophers.
Confession Cam- Heather
Personally, I was so glad that Chris finally allowed that change. Izzy may be insane, but one more minute of Katie's wails and I would have cut off my own ears. A true bonus is that she'll fit right in on the loser team!
"Hey Leshawna!" Heather gushed at the Big Sister. "I'm sorry about all those things I said to you back on the cliff. I needed a push. Oh, and those hoop earrings are sooo cute!"
"No worries," Leshawna cautiously murmured toward the Queen Bee.
Confession Cam- Leshawna
No matter what Heather says, I still don't trust her. I probably never will.
"Did you mean all those things you said to Lefonda back there?" Lindsay wondered as Heather walked away from the Gophers' cabin.
"Of course not! And P.S. those hoop earrings are incredibly tacky!" Heather laughed back at the Ditzy Blonde.
"Sooo, if you hate her, why are you being nice to her?" Lindsay was looking confused.
"Have you ever heard the term," Heather replied, "'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'?"
"No," Lindsay answered, "but I'm your friend, right?"
"Oh yeah! For now," Heather commented.
"We've run into a problem!" Noah shouted from over by the hot tub. "The crates that we're missing had the last of the wood we needed to build the hot tub!"
"The only wood that is freshly prepared is in the craft services tent," Trent breathed, "and it's sure to be guarded by Chef!"
Meanwhile, the Bass hot tub was missing the engine used to create the steaming effect. They knew that they would also have to go into the craft services tent to retrieve the last of the parts. Trent and Justin went to the tent for the Gophers, while Tyler and DJ left for the Bass.
"Stupid pretty boy. Treating me like an intern!" Chef Hatchet had been instructed by Chris to guard craft services in case some of the campers attempted to break inside for ingredients. "AND I STILL DIDN'T GET MA PONY!" Hatchet stabbed a knife into the hard wood of the table at this and came face to face with Tyler, who had a engine in his hands.
"DROP THE DAMN ENGINE AND GET THE HELL OUT OF MA TENT!" Chef shouted. Tyler whimpered, let go of the engine, and sulked away.
Confession Cam- Tyler
What would you have done?
"Alright Justin, we have to approach this strategically." Trent whispered, "Wait... Justin?" Justin had already left his hiding place behind a shrub and was busy distracting Chef.
"Hey look, Chef!" Justin point to the far off distance, "I think I see a pony over there!" Hatchet took off as soon as he heard this, running toward where Justin had pointed.
"Now's our chance! Run!" Trent cried out. Justin just nodded, and the two Gopher guys ran inside of the tent. Locating the wood almost instantly, they grab it and ran back outside to find themselves looking at Chef Hatchet.
"THERE WAS NO DAMN PONY!" Chef roared in their faces.
"Run!" Justin shouted. The two boys ran into the woods with Chef right on their heels.
Confession Cam- Trent
Man, Chef is even more insane than Izzy!
"And...time's up!" Chris yelled out at the teams, "Let's take little look, shall we?" The host went over to the Gopher's hot tub, looking skeptically at it. He dipped his finger in and then pulled it back out almost instantly.
"Now, this is one hot tub!" Chris grinned. The Bass were not so lucky. Not only did their hot tub not have an engine, but the wood was also taped up in places, and a seagull wearing a plastic six-pack soda container was floating around in it. When Chris poked at it, the entire thing fell apart.
"I think we have a winner!" the host pointed at the Gophers, while the Bass sighed in defeat.
Later that night, the Bass were discussing who to vote off over dinner in the main lodge.
"I think it should be either the Brickhouse, Miss C.I.T., or Tweedle Idiot here!" Duncan sat back against the wall while he spoke.
"Why Sadie? This is sooo unfair!" Katie shouted.
"Well, my logic is that they're the only three who were originally on the Bass and didn't jump;" Duncan continued, "and if we ever have to lift something heavy, like a car, I fancy my odds with the big guy here." He patted DJ's shoulder for extra emphasis, and the Gentle Giant beamed at him.
"I think it should be Mister Sexist here!" Eva shouted, jabbing a finger in Ezekiel's general direction. Zeke pulled down his toque as soon as she called him this.
"I'll admit that my warped perception came from my family, and so I'm very sorry, eh!"
"I believe him that he's truly sorry," Courtney spoke up warmly on Ezekiel's behalf.
"Well, who would you vote for, then?!" Eva snarled at the C.I.T.
"Um, him!" Courtney pointed randomly at Tyler, who looked shocked that he had been picked.
"NO!... I mean no, er, salt on the table. Bummer!" Lindsay frantically tried to cover up her eavesdropping on the other team.
Confession Cam- Duncan
I don't know. I think that it's really gonna be a swing vote.
Confession Cam- Courtney
What is up with that stupid criminal? He's such an ogre!
"Killer Bass," Chris began the first campfire ceremony, "at any old summer camp, marshmallows are a yummy treat that you roast by the fireside. At Camp Wawawnakawa, marshmallows are a symbol of life! When I call your name, please come up and claim your marshmallow. The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must say goodbye and walk down the Dock of Shame at once. They will then board the Boat of Losers. And then you can't come back! EVER!" The whole team stared at the plate of ten marshmallows, wondering who had been voted out first.
"Let's start with..." Chris held the pause a bit too long, "Geoff, Duncan, Eva, Bridgette, Harold, Tyler, and Katie! The seven of you were the only ones that didn't receive any votes." The top seven let out screams of joy as they stepped forward to receive their fluffy bites of immunity.
"The next two safe campers are... DJ and Ezekiel!" Chris continued.
"What!" Eva shouted so loudly that spittle flew from her mouth and hit Harold in the face, "No way!"
"Sadie and Courtney! This is the final marshmallow of the night! And it goes to..." Chris ignored Eva, "..."
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"Courtney!" The C.I.T smiled sweetly at Sadie as she waved goodbye, and then got up to go get her immunity.
"NO! Why Sadie!" Katie shouted.
"Why me!" Sadie bellowed out so loudly that a squirrel fell out of a tree, dead. "You have to go on without me, Katie!"
"I...I can't," Katie replied miserably. The two hugged each other goodbye for so long that Chef Hatchet had to pry Sadie out of Katie's arms and throw the larger B.F.F into the Boat of Losers.
Confession Cam- Ezekiel
And to think that that had almost been me, eh (shivers)!
Five minutes later, Katie was still crying over Sadie's departure, and so the rest of the Bass team left her to mourn over her B.F.F. As the losers were passing by the Gophers' cabin, they saw the winners enjoying their hot tub and snacks; the hot tub had been given to them to keep for the whole summer. They could use it at their leisure.
When The Screaming Gophers saw The Killer Bass passing by, they began a Gopher chant song that Noah, Leshawna, and Cody had created together. This prompted Courtney to turn toward one of the many hidden cameras on the island.
"I'm going to win this competition," the C.I.T snarled, "and nothing is going to stop me!"
Votes: Ezekiel- Sadie
Eva- Ezekiel
Katie- Courtney
Tyler- Sadie
Sadie- Courtney
Courtney- Sadie
Harold- Sadie
Bridgette- Ezekiel
DJ- Courtney
Geoff- DJ
Duncan- Sadie
Eliminated List: Sadie
Author's Notice: So, what did you think? Reviews and Story Alerts are appreciated! Next episode: Heather makes a futile attempt at an alliance, Gwen and Trent try to bond while Cody bothers them, and the mostly unexpected winner of the sleep-a-thon will shock everyone!