Author's Note: New poll is up for this season. Let me know who you think the first boot will be.
The camera focused in on the two cabins, with Blaineley standing front and center.
"Welcome back to the exciting first day of Total Drama Switcheroo," she exclaimed. "Last time we formed two teams of crazy contestants. However, in a last minute twist, we switched the teams up for the next challenge. Depending on what the flags say, it'll either be Shooting Stars versus Fierce Fighters, or Cash Cows versus Manic Monkeys. Right now, we're on the latter. Today's challenge will introduce a whole new level to challenges with the use of virtual technology. This first day could set the tone for the rest of the summer, so those campers had better be careful with their first impressions. Now let's get ready for some Total Drama Switcheroo!"
(Cabins)
The two newly formed teams were grouped together, anxiously waiting for the next challenge.
"Alright, everyone, as I said, the next challenge will feature virtual reality," Blaineley explained. "But it's going to take a few minutes to start up the machine, so why don't you take this time to get acquainted with your new teammates?"
As the camera focused in on the Manic Monkeys, a pink icon appeared in the bottom of the screen with a monkey face on it.
"Oh, I just so happy that I've got even more friends now!" Missy exclaimed.
The new members, Mason, Simone, Willow, Collin, and Arthur all looked at her slightly uneasily.
"We're all going to get along so well, I'll make sure of it!" Missy continued. "Now, I'm guessing that some of you have already started to make bonds, but I want to be precisely clear that I will not tolerate any alliances on my team."
"So, this is your team, is it?" Simone scoffed. "Why exactly?"
"Don't be silly, it's our team!" Missy exclaimed. "And I want our team to be full of friends who aren't going to play dirty."
"Yeah, good luck with that," Mason scoffed.
"Thank you!" Missy beamed.
"I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic," Simone pointed out.
The camera then slid over to show the Cash Cows. A green dollar sign icon appeared at the bottom of the screen.
"Oh boy, this is just so shocking, I bet no one saw this coming," Kitty exclaimed. "A good twist like this is sure to keep people hooked."
"Hooked to the show or hooked to your blog?" Gene asked.
"I'm just mad 'cause Little Miss Crazy is still here," Zola remarked as she jabbed a thumb at Alison. "I don't suggest you get too close to her."
"Actually, I think it's better if you don't get too close to Zola," Alison declared.
"Oh, and why is that, hon?" Zola demanded.
"Because you're leaving first, and anyone friends with you will leave next," Alison declared. "Uwee hee hee!"
"Oh no, I don't want to leave so soon!" Charlie exclaimed.
"Then jump to my side," Alison told him.
Charlie took her words literally and hopped over next to her.
"Oh, come on," Zola exclaimed. "She can't do nothing if we don't let her."
Everyone else just looked between the two sides uncertainly.
Confessional:
Missy-This is just, like, the best twist ever. Now I get to make even more friends. Oh, this is so exciting!
Simone-Heh, no alliances? That's not happening. I think we've found our first boot.
Mason-I can't wait to not some of that cheer out of Missy. She won't be so peppy when I'm done with her.
Kyle-This twist threw me off at first, but as long as they keep everything balanced, I can cope with it.
Collin-I think I'm going to like this team better. Missy seems a lot friendlier then most people on the Fierce Fighters, and I've still got Arthur with me.
Ashley-Great, I just lost my one ally. If I go to elimination with this team, I've got to be prepared, which means I'll have to start all over again.
Gene-I like this twist. With the way the teams switch unpredictably, people are sure to slip up a few times, and that's just what I need to take control.
Charlie-It's too bad I don't get to be with Missy anymore, but I'll make new friends on this team.
Alison-More victims for me. Uwee hee hee!
Zola-I cannot believe the amount of stupid in this people. Alison is nutso-coco. You don't side with that kind of person, you vote them the hell outta here.
"Alright teams, we are ready to begin," Blaineley exclaimed as she gathered up the teams. "If you'll just follow me…"
She guided the sixteen kids into the forest. They didn't get too deep before stopping.
"Now, wait here," Blaineley ordered.
She then left them alone. The two teams were still divided by a fair margin, though.
"So, what do you think is going to happen?" Chance asked out loud.
"Will normally when people go into virtual reality, they have to go into a pod or something," Ken remarked. "Oh! Maybe it's like Inception, and we're already in virtual reality, we just don't know it."
"You're making my head hurt," Charlie exclaimed.
Over on the Manic Monkeys, Missy was still excited as ever.
"We can take whatever they can throw at us, right team!?" she exclaimed.
"Sure, whatever," Simone replied.
Suddenly the ground started to shake. The sky around them turned dusk red. All the ground turned into a similar shade. Then a massive wall burst out between the two teams. More and more tall walls began forming, until the two teams were stuck inside the middle of a labyrinth.
"Welcome to your first virtual reality challenge," Blaineley's voice exclaimed. "The test is simple, you have to get out of this maze. However, it is full of all kinds of unpleasant traps, so be careful. Virtual reality cannot physically hurt you, but that doesn't mean that you can't feel pain. If anything serious happens, you will immediately wake up, but other than that I suggest you treat it as if it were real."
"Now let's talk about the reward," Chef's voice added. "Whoever has the most people arrive at the end will get to sleep in the nice cabin, regardless of who arrived first."
"But there will be a bonus prize for the contestant who escapes first," Blaineley explained. "It doesn't matter if they're on the winning team or not, as long as they are they arrive first."
"Any questions? No, good!" Chef exclaimed. "Now go!"
Confessional:
Kitty-Oh. My. Gosh. I am in virtual reality, I never thought I'd have something this exciting to blog about. This summer just keeps getting better and better.
Corrina-Woo! It's action time!
Mason-Hm, no physical harm but you can still cause pain, eh? I think I'm going to like these virtual challenges.
Arthur-I made the blueprint for a virtual reality machine once. I guess I might as well cross it off though, since it would never be as impressive as this.
Simone-Missy is starting to remind me of some of the cheerleaders on my squad. The girls who think they can tell everyone what to do; tell me what to do. Well, it's starting to piss me off!
(Manic Monkeys)
"So…this is virtual reality?" Willow remarked.
"Yes, nitwit, weren't you listening?" Ashley snapped.
"Well yeah, but it just feels so real," Willow exclaimed.
"It's definitely a bit frightening," Missy remarked. "It's like we're stuck in some dangerous cave."
"Don't worry, I'll protect you," Collin exclaimed as he puffed out his chest.
"Please, you probably need more protecting than she does," Mason scoffed. "It takes a real man for that job."
"So, you're volunteering to be my bodyguard?" Missy asked excitedly.
"What?" Mason exclaimed. "No, I was—"
"Yay! Bodyguard!" Missy cheered as she hugged Mason.
"Get off of me," Mason shouted as he shoved her against the wall.
"I think we should probably get moving," Simone suggested.
"Good idea, bestie," Willow said before winking at Simone.
Simone just rolled her eyes. The team continued to walk along the ominous pathway until they eventually came to a three way split in the road.
"So, which way do we turn?" Arthur asked.
"I suggest we split up," Ashley said. "Any one of them could lead us to the exit."
"Good thinking!" Missy exclaimed. "I'll go to the left with my two bodyguards!"
She grabbed Mason and Collin.
"For the last time, I'm not your bodyguard!" Mason snapped, but Missy wasn't listening.
"I'll take you," Ashley said as she grabbed Arthur. "We'll go down the middle."
"And that just leaves me and my bestie!" Willow exclaimed.
"Ahem, forgetting someone?" Kyle remarked.
"Try, ignoring someone," Simone retorted to Kyle.
"Well, you need me," Kyle declared.
"Why, what are you bringing to this team?" Simone asked.
"No, you need me because otherwise you'd be a team of two females with no male presence to balance you out," Kyle declared. "Of course, having two boys would have been much more satisfactory, but I'm willing to accept what we have."
"Whatever, let's just go," Simone said as she headed down the right path.
Confessional:
Ashley-The actual reason I wanted to split up was because I wanted to talk strategy where that winged retard couldn't hear. Arthur is supposed to be an inventor, which means he's got at least some brain cells in that head. That's probably the best I'm going to get.
Collin-I thought this would be a great chance to prove my manliness to all the girls here, but then Mason had to go and ruin it. If we lose, I hope we vote him off first.
Mason-That Missy girl doesn't seem to get that I'm a dangerous boy. But I'll change that.
(Cash Cows)
"Can you believe it? Can you believe it!?" Kitty cheered. "Virtual reality, this is probably one of the most advanced movements in technology this century, and I get to experience it firsthand! Ooh, this might just be enough to get me into the internet Hall of Fame."
"Well, let's just remember to be careful," Ken cautioned everyone. "You heard what Blaineley said, and I know my deadly mazes; there's bound to be traps of all kinds everywhere."
The team started to walk through the maze and soon came to a fork in their own path.
"Well, looks like it's time to split up," Gene noted.
"Mm, I don't think so," Alison said.
"What do you mean?" Gene asked. "There are more than one paths. The logical choice would be to take all of them."
"But I don't want to let you people out of my sight," Alison declared. "I say we stick together and take on whatever we get."
"Well, I'm not listening to you," Zola said as she marched towards the most distant path.
"Stop her!" Alison ordered.
"Uh, yes ma'am," Charlie exclaimed as he grabbed Zola.
"Hey, let go of me!" Zola snapped as she began wrestling with Charlie.
"But Alison said—" Charlie tried to explain.
"What is wrong with you?! Alison is a psycho, don't listen to her!" Zola retorted.
"We can't keep wasting time," Gene reminded everyone. "We need to keep moving. Zola, swallow your pride and let's go."
Zola grumbled to herself as she rejoined the group and together they went through the nearest path.
Confessional:
Alison-I couldn't let these people go off without me, they might start making alliances and plan to vote me out. I can't have that, nope.
Charlie-Alison is kind of mean, but only if you do something to upset her. So, if I don't do that then maybe she'll be my friend.
Gene-Whatever, I don't really care what happens. If we win, good for us; if we lose, it'll be easy to put the blame on one of those divas.
Zola-Ugh, the only reason villains get as far as they do in these shows is because people don't take them out when they have the chance. Well, if Alison ain't a villain, then I don't know what is. But do I see anyone else standing up to her? No!
(Missy, Mason, and Collin)
The trio walked down a straight path through the maze. Mason was shooting murderous glances at both Collin and Missy. Collin cowered in fear each time, but Missy seemed oblivious.
"Oh isn't this great?" Missy exclaimed. "The three of us get some alone time to get to know each other. Why don't we ask each other some questions?"
Mason rolled his eyes, and Collin was too busy trying to distance himself from the other boy.
"Okay, I'll break the ice," Missy said. "Mason, what kind of things are you into?"
"You don't want to know," Mason chuckled darkly.
"Oh, but I do," Missy insisted, oblivious to his meaning.
"Fine, I like hurting people," Mason declared. "Preferably people who are smaller than me. I just love to hear their screams. Maybe I have my next victim in sight right now, maybe it just so happens to be a girl who won't shut up!"
As he said this he pulled out his knife and stabbed at Missy. She was lucky enough to back up just in time, though.
"Ha, you're funny," Missy exclaimed. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were trying to hurt me. But that wouldn't make you a very good friend, and it certainly wouldn't make you a very good bodyguard."
"But-" Mason tried to say as he looked like he was about to pull his hair out.
"Now, come on, we can't slow down," Missy ordered as she moved ahead.
"Grr!" Mason exclaimed as he turned his knife towards Collin.
"Yikes!" Collin cried as he paled. "Hey, Missy, wait up!"
The walls eventually disappeared as they arrived at the next part of the maze. Instead they were now surrounded by a massive drop that led into glowing, red lava.
"Whoa, they really went all out on these death traps," Collin remarked as he looked down nervously.
"We'll have to be very careful," Missy said. "This path isn't very wide so if we slip it could be all over."
"Oh, we wouldn't want that to happen," Mason exclaimed as he grabbed onto one of Missy's wings.
"Hey, let go of that," Missy ordered.
"It's time for you to understand," Mason said. "I'm not your friend, and I'm not trying to protect you. I want to see you cry out in pain."
With that he tossed her over the edge. Missy screamed in terror as she sped straight towards the lava. With a sudden piercing shriek of pain she hit the lava, then vanished.
"Aaaah, she'd dead!" Collin cried. "You killed here!"
"That's right, and you're next," Mason declared as he picked up Collin by the vest.
"No, please no!" Collin cried.
"Beg me," Mason ordered. "Grovel for me."
"Please spare my insignificant existence, oh mighty god," Collin pleaded. "Please find mercy in your black heart."
"Mm, it'll do for now," Mason said as he put Collin down. "But you'd better work up something better soon, or else you're in for some painful consequence."
"Yes sir, thank you, sir!" Collin exclaimed frantically.
Confessional:
Mason-Heh, that little twerp doesn't even seem to realize that we're in virtual reality. Or maybe he does, I bet that lava still hurt before she disappeared.
Collin-Mason is freaky. And since no one's around, there's no way to escape from him! He's going to murder me, I just know it.
Missy-I…don't understand. Mason actually seems mean. Why would you bring someone like that to this wonderful show? It's the nice people that make Total Drama so interesting, not the villains; and I'm sure they agree.
Chef-(reading off a cue card) The Total Drama production team neither confirms nor denies this statement.
(Ashley and Arthur)
"So, we need to talk," Ashley declared as the two of them walked through the dark maze.
"Um, talk, okay," Arthur replied. "About what?"
"About strategy, duh, the only thing that matters in this game," Ashley replied. "I'm assuming that you've got a working brain if you're able to invent things, so I suppose I can tolerate your somewhat less vast inferiority to my own."
"Um, could you repeat that?" Arthur asked.
"No," Ashley replied. "Now listen, the two of us need to form an alliance. If we vote together, we'll be able to take control of this game."
"Um, okay, sounds good," Arthur replied.
"Now stay quiet for the rest of this challenge," Ashley ordered. "I have no intention to hear your lesser dribble, as I feel it could diminish my own intelligence."
"Um, I don't think-" Arthur tried to say.
"I said stop talking," Ashley repeated.
Arthur sighed and nodded. The two continued to walk until the path spread out into a large room. The wide room was empty, and led to a door on the other side.
"Hm, I'm guessing we've got traps in here somewhere," Arthur remarked.
"Did you seriously have to open your mouth to say that?" Ashley sneered. "There's no need to tell me something I already know, and chances are I know more than you about everything."
"I'm just saying we should be careful," Arthur said as he tentatively stepped into the room.
As soon as he put his foot down he heard a click. Then a slow scraping sound filled the room.
"Excellent work, moron," Ashley remarked sarcastically. "How could you miss that trap?"
Arthur would have replied, but at that moment he saw what the trap had unleashed. A small horde of short, armored figures approached. They were all dragging weapons behind them.
"They don't look friendly," he exclaimed as he backed up.
"Again with the redundant comments," Ashley sighed in frustration. "That's really going to get on my nerves."
The armored attackers began to raise their weapons menacingly. Arthur frantically tried to escape them, while Ashley just followed behind him at a slower pace.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" she demanded. "You're an inventor; blast them with your laser."
"Yeah, I'm not exactly that great of an inventor," Arthur remarked as he ducked several swipes from a sword.
The figures were starting to swarm around him now. He was only able to kick them back one at a time, but it wasn't proving to be a very effective strategy.
"Well, what do you have in that backpack?" Ashley asked.
"Um, let me think," Arthur replied. "I've got something that can make coffee, something that can play songs backwards, something that's supposed to clean water but so far hasn't—"
Ashley, getting fed up, just grabbed his backpack and ripped it off of his arms.
"Hey!" Arthur cried.
"Take this!" Ashley exclaimed as she reached through the backpack and began throwing things at the armored figures.
Some of the small gadgets flashed lights, others emitted electronic noises. It was enough to get their attention to switch to Ashley, but not much else.
"Back!" Ashley cried. "I have technology."
She continued to throw the inventions ferociously.
Confessional:
Arthur-(sighs) There goes a year of work.
Ashley-What does Arthur mean he's , 'not that good of an inventor'? If he can't invent anything useful than he shouldn't be considered an inventor, he should be considered a failure. I can't believe I just aligned myself with a failure.
(Simone, Kyle, and Willow)
Like the two other divisions of the Manic Monkeys, these three were currently walking down a straight path of the maze. Willow and Simone walked ahead while Kyle was trailing behind.
"So, what do you think of that crazy pixie girl?" Simone asked.
"She seems nice," Willow remarked. "She's got the right idea with trying to keep peace on the team."
"No, that's not how it works," Simone grumbled. "I told you, you agree with my every thought, and right now I'm thinking of how annoying Missy is."
"Ahem," Kyle exclaimed.
"What?" Simone snapped.
Kyle pulled out a ruler and measured the distance between Simone and Willow. He shook his head and split them up so their heads were at an even number of feet apart.
"That's better," Kyle declared.
"Whatever," Simone scoffed as she went back to walking and talking with Willow.
"Hey, I didn't say you could move!" Kyle snapped. "You're not keeping a unified distance between yourselves, it's impossible for me to even look at you like that!"
The girls ignored him, though.
"Like I was saying," Simone continued to Willow. "Missy seems like one of those girls who just love giving orders. She tells you exactly what to do, what to think, how to feel; I've put up with this type before."
"Um, I think you are that type," Willow pointed out.
"No, it's the type I'm trying to be," Simone declared.
"Why?" Willow asked with a puzzled look. "I thought you just said that you hate that type of person."
"Because I…it's complicated," Simone remarked. "There's a difference between what I'm doing and what Missy is doing."
"You mean Missy is trying to be nice and you seem intent on being mean?" Willow asked. "No offense, I'm glad you're my bestie, you're just not making a lot of sense right now."
"Here, let me explain," Simone began.
However, she didn't get a chance to finish. Suddenly the ground started to shake violently. A crack began to form in the ground. The girls made it to the other side of it, but Kyle was still falling behind. The crack was growing.
"Oh no, this isn't good," Kyle remarked.
"Jump, Kyle!" Simone ordered.
Kyle looked at the growing hole nervously, then backed up and tried to leap over it.
"He's not going to make it," Simone remarked as he flailed himself awkwardly.
"Don't worry, I got you!" Willow exclaimed as she leaned forward and grabbed on to Kyle's arm.
"Willow, look out!" Simone exclaimed as the other girl looked to be slipping over the edge.
She put her arms around Willow's waste and pulled her up, with Kyle hanging onto her arm.
Willow sighed in relief and remarked, "That was close."
Confessional:
Willow-I don't want to be just remembered at the girl who's obsessed with Twilight. I mean, yes that's a big part of who I am, but I want to prove that I can be a good friend. As long as they don't insult Twilight then I think I can get along with everyone on my team.
Simone-I mean, I'm not being a hypocrite, am I? I can't stand girls like Missy who need everyone to follow their rules or get out, but I can act like that because…you know what, I don't need to explain myself to a toilet!
(Cash Cows)
The group had stuck together as they walked through the maze. Alison was at the lead, while Zola had decided to follow behind her so she could glare at her. Charlie walked next to Alison, and Gene walked next to Zola. Everyone else brought up the rear.
"So, Alison, um, why don't we get to know each other?" Charlie suggested to the other girl. "I mean you seem pretty…sweet, I guess."
"Why, thank you," Alison replied. "Let's see, a bit about me…well, I love bunnies, ponies, and unicorns."
"Sounds cute," Charlie replied.
"Did you know that unicorns have been known to gore anyone impure who approaches them?" Alison giggled. "Uwee hee hee."
"Um…creepy…but you make it sound cute," Charlie replied.
"I think it is cute," Alison replied. "I can just imagine the terror and agony that one of those impure victims would feel as they're gored to death! Uwee hee hee."
Behind her, Zola was fuming angrily.
"Just look at the two of them, talking like they're best buds," she grumbled.
"You going to be okay?" Gene asked.
"I will be as soon as that Alison girl gets the hell off this island," Zola declared. "If her evil personality wasn't enough, that hair is absolute trash."
"Couldn't agree more," Gene said under his breath. "But wouldn't it make more sense to take out Charlie."
"Huh, why?" Zola asked. "The boy's dim, but he's not the walk who things murder is fun."
"I'm just saying, you don't want to underestimate people with power," Gene replied. "If you try to take out Alison now, she may just retaliate back on you. But if you take out her ally now…just food for thought."
Meanwhile, Kitty was chatting with Ken and Chance.
"So, do either of you think you could win this season?" Kitty asked.
"It's possible, I guess," Ken said with a shrug.
"I sure hope so," Chance added.
"Oh wow, just think, I could be talking with the future winner of Total Drama Switcheroo!" Kitty exclaimed. "Say, can I get your autograph?"
"Sure, if you want," Chance replied.
"Don't bother," Ken said. "We're in virtual reality, remember, you wouldn't actually be getting anything that we give you."
"Oh, right," Kitty replied.
"Hey, guys, what happened to Corrina?" Chance asked.
"Right here!" Corrina exclaimed as she caught up from behind.
Corrina was in a new outfit now that consisted of a large hat and a whip.
"This looks like a job for Indiana Corrina!" she exclaimed.
"Looking good," Chance remarked.
The team had arrived at a flight of stairs by now.
"Looks like we're going up," Alison remarked.
The team began to walk up the stairs. When they were about half way up, the ground where they had been standing turned into a burning fire.
"Well, looks like we're not going back," Ken noted.
Suddenly, the steps folded into a smooth ramp. Everyone began to slip towards the fire.
"Oh no!" Chance cried as he began to slide along the slope and back down to the violent flame.
Charlie managed to stick his legs out and hold himself in place there. Alison slid into him and landed against his chest.
"Ooh, thanks for the save," she exclaimed.
"No problem," Charlie wheezed in difficulty.
Ken was able to run in place to keep himself from falling down. Gene had clung to the wall and had managed to dig his nails into a crevice. Zola was having trouble keeping her balance though. Soon she tumbled to the ground and began rolling towards the fire. Quickly, Gene let go with one hand and wrapped his arm around hers.
"Oh, you're a lot heavier than I imagined," Gene squeaked.
"Are you calling me fat?" Zola accused.
Corrina spotted a piece of the wall that was jutting out. She snapped her whip and managed to wrap it around the piece of the wall.
"Grab on!" she exclaimed as she reached out her hand to Kitty.
Kitty grabbed on.
"Help!" Chance cried as he came dangerously closer to the fire.
"Chance!" Corrina exclaimed.
"I got him," Kitty said as she stretched out her hand.
She tried to grab onto Chance, but was only able to grab his hat. Chance fell right into the fire.
"Ayeee! That's hot!" Chance cried.
Then he disappeared. Once he was gone, the fire disappeared, and the stairs returned. Everyone sighed in relief and caught their breath.
"Poor Chance," Corrina sighed.
"Look on the bright side," Alison remarked. "It was almost like watching someone burn to death. Uwee hee hee."
"Somehow that's not helping," Ken replied.
"Well, we're going to have to keep moving people," Gene declared. "Chance is fine, remember, nothing can do any real damage in here."
Everyone got back up and continued their trek.
Confessional:
Gene-I don't have anything against Charlie, but it works better for me if Zola targets him. The more she and Alison bicker, the easier it will be for me to exploit their emotions.
Chance-That fire was seriously hot! Thank god it didn't last more than a second.
Charlie-Alison is different, but I've always been told that different is good. She's got a smile on her face and that's good enough for me.
(Reality)
"Help, I'm burning!" Chance cried as he found himself back in the forest. "Huh?"
He looked around; he hadn't moved a step since Blaineley had guided him into the forest. All of the other contestants were standing motionless with blank looks in their eyes.
"None of that stuff happened?" he remarked.
He reached up and found that he still had his hat on.
"That's how virtual reality works," Blaineley said to him as she guided him away from the group.
"Whoa," Chance breathed.
Blaineley returned Chance to the cabins where Missy was waiting.
"You got out too?" she asked.
"Yeah, it sucks to be the first out for my team," Chance sighed.
"Oh, it's not so bad," Missy said as she walked closer to him. "You shouldn't feel bad."
"I shouldn't?" Chance asked.
"No, just because you screwed up and let your team down, doesn't mean that you should bring down the atmosphere with your frown," Missy remarked. "Now, let's see a smile."
Chance gave a weak smile.
"That's not working," Missy declared. "Smile like you mean it."
"But I don't," Chance sighed. "I can't just get happy all of a sudden."
"Sure you can, you just need the right amount of sparkles!" Missy exclaimed as she began to shower him with glitter.
Confessional:
Chance-I guess I shouldn't dwell on it too much, but I can't help it. This is the first real challenge of the season and I can't even help my team anymore.
Missy-I'm here to have a happy summer and I won't let downers like Chance ruin that. Sorrow is contagious so if you feel sad that doesn't mean you should make others feel the same way.
(Cash Cows)
The stairway had only led to another path through the labyrinth.
"Oh, ma' feet are killing me," Zola sighed.
"Technically, it's just your mind making you think your feet are hurting," Ken pointed out.
"Okay, brainac, then how do I make my mind stop doing that?" Zola asked.
"Hm, I've actually yet to find a consistent answer to that," Ken replied.
"Let's stay vigilant, guys," Gene said. "We don't want to run into any more of those traps."
"Oops," Kitty exclaimed as she stepped on a panel which emitted a click.
Everyone froze in their steps.
"What do you think it did?" Charlie asked.
"Maybe it was a dud," Kitty suggested.
Suddenly an arrow launched through her stomach. Then she vanished.
"Ah! Not Kitty too!" Corrina cried.
"I didn't even get to see any guts," Alison sighed in disappointment.
That wasn't the only arrow, though. Soon various darts were flying between the walls. The team had to frantically hop from side to side as they avoided the projectiles.
"I've been training all my life for this," Corrina remarked as she swerved from side to side.
"You have?" Gene asked.
"Well, no, but Indiana Corrina has," Corrina clarified.
Ken and Zola, being too of the bigger contestants were having a hard time staying out of the line of fire. Suddenly an arrow pierced Zola's chest. She vanished the next second. Distracted by this, Alison slipped over her feet.
"Alison!" Charlie exclaimed as an arrow headed straight for her.
The boy scooped her up and managed to pull her to safety just in time. Then the attack ceased.
"My hero," Alison exclaimed to Charlie as he put her down.
"Well, you know, just trying to help out," Charlie said with a slight blush.
"Looks like we're down to five," Ken noted. "We'd better not lose anyone else if we want a chance at winning the nice cabin."
"Good point, let's all be extra careful from now on," Gene ordered.
Confessional:
Alison-If I make Charlie feel special, it'll just be that much more fun when I stab him in the back! Uwee hee hee!
Kitty-I just got skewered by an arrow…and lived to tell about it! That's right, followers, how many other bloggers can say that!?
(Simone, Kyle, and Willow)
"These walls are actually quite well done," Kyle remarked as he studied their surroundings. "While it may appear arbitrary, these cracks actually form a recurring pattern."
"And nobody cares," Simone said. "We're wasting time. Forget about those stupid walls."
"Come on, guys, let's get along," Willow insisted. "Simone, why don't you let Kyle into your entourage?"
"I'm presuming this so-called 'entourage' is already greatly gender imbalanced," Kyle remarked.
"I don't know if I want this guy with me at all times," Simone declared.
"You guys just need to find something to bond over," Willow suggested. "Something that you have in common. Like…you both like Twilight, right?"
"The first few pages I read seemed okay," Simone answered.
"It does an adequate job of keeping an equal balance in the cast," Kyle declared.
"So, there you go," Willow exclaimed.
Simone and Kyle just looked at each other blankly.
"New deal, you don't talk to me, I won't talk to you," Simone declared.
"Deal," Kyle replied.
"Sure, that works too," Willow said.
The three came to a turn in their path. However, why the rounded the corner, they only found themselves at a wall. The words 'dead end' were painted across the wall.
"Well, looks like we'll have to turn around," Simone declared.
However, when the three turned around, they found their path blocked. Another wall had sprouted up and cased them in a square.
"Great, we're stuck," Simone grumbled.
"It could be worse," Kyle declared. "At least we're trapped inside a perfect square and not some messy rectangle."
Just then, the wall began moving towards them.
"No, my square!" Kyle cried.
"Nice going," Simone scoffed. "Any other suggestions on how we could make this worse?"
"Hm," Willow said as she assumed a pondering position. "Oh, I know—"
Then the spikes shot out of the wall.
Confessional:
Kyle-That is not the kind of death that I want for myself. When I die it's going to be peacefully in my sleep…or by getting bisecting directly in half.
Willow-I'm not going to preach friendship every second like Missy, but I would like to see my friends get along. This summer won't be any fun if I'm just stuck in a bunch of arguments.
Simone-I guess I can tolerate Kyle. He doesn't seem to get the whole hierarchy thing anyways. But would it be so hard for him to stop talking about his precious balance?
(Ashley and Arthur)
The armored figures had continued to chase the duo back and forth across the room. They swung their weapons angrily, and Ashley was running out of junk to throw at them.
"So, you mean to tell me that out of everything I've thrown, none of it is going to help?" Ashley demanded angrily.
"Well," Arthur replied, "there might be one thing, but—"
"Do it," Ashley ordered.
Arthur nodded. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a remote. While dodging multiple oncoming axes, he typed in a code. The room was suddenly filled with a high pitched ring, then one of the gadgets exploded and sent the attackers flying across the room.
"Great, let's get out of here!" Ashley exclaimed as she ran for the door.
"One second," Arthur replied as he tried to gather up the pieces of technology strewn over the room.
"There's no time for that," Ashley shouted.
Her words had more truth than she knew, for the next second, the door began to close. Ashley was able to exit the room, but the door was going to be completely sealed soon.
"Hurry up!" Ashley commanded.
Arthur grabbed what he could then dashed for the door. It was almost closed now. He dropped to the ground and tried to slide underneath it. He was too late though.
"Damn!" Ashley cursed as she punched the door.
Arthur meanwhile, had turned around and was trying to see if there was another way out. However, he found that he was soon going to be even more trouble. From the tops of the walls, lava began pouring down and filling up the room.
"Not good," he squeaked.
Confessional:
Arthur-Hey, some of this stuff could have been really useful. I didn't want to just leave it behind.
Ashley-Wow, he really is stupid. It's virtual reality! He's not actually losing his useless crap.
(Mason and Collin)
The two had left behind the lava pit and were back to walking through the walled paths. Mason walked in the lead, while Collin kept his distance behind him. After walking for some time, Mason heard a click beneath his feet. He jumped back just in time to avoid being squashed by column that slammed down against the ground.
"Hm, cool," he remarked. "Hey, loser, get over here."
Collin sighed as he slowly approached Mason.
"Since I'm letting you live, you ought me a favor," Mason declared.
"Um…what kind of favor?" Collin asked.
"Nothing much, just put your foot right here," Mason ordered.
Collin was nervous, but the burning glare in Mason's eye was enough to keep him silent. He cautiously stuck his leg out. Then with a slam, a column came crashing down on it.
"Ow!" Collin screamed in agony. "My leg!"
"Awesome!" Mason laughed. "It worked."
"What worked?" Collin demanded as he fell to the ground and grabbed his leg. "Breaking my leg?"
"Well, there's that, but I wanted to see if you'd disappear," Mason declared. "Since you're still here that means that you'll be in a lot of pain for the rest of the challenge."
"Oh no," Collin exclaimed.
His leg continued to throb furiously and he was having to fight back tears.
"Fine, just get it over with and put me out of my misery," Collin said. "Blaineley said we'd be taken out if anything could kill us."
"But if I did that, then it might cost us the challenge," Mason said smugly. "You wouldn't ask me to do that, would you?"
"So…are you just going to leave me here?" Collin asked through gasps for air.
"I could do that," Mason considered. "But I might need someone to test for traps again."
Mason leaned over and scooped up Collin. He then threw him over his back and carried him that way. He quickly ran past the trap, then slowed down into a walk. All the while, Collin looked like he was ready to shatter.
Confessional:
Mason-I love this virtual reality thing. Normally if I cause any damage, I have to pay the price, but here I'm not technically doing anything wrong. I think I'm going to have a lot of fun here.
Collin-Okay, I know the pain's all in my head, but my head can be very persuasive.
(Reality)
Zola and Kitty came out of their trance and looked around.
"Looks like the Cash Cows are falling behind," Blaineley noted.
"Yeah, and I know exactly who's to blame," Zola remarked. "If that little freako had let us split paths, maybe more of us woulda survived."
"Oh well," Kitty sighed. "Nothing we can do about it now."
As the two walked back to the cabins, an idea struck Zola.
"Say, Kitty, you and I are both in a pretty sorry position right now," Zola declared.
"I know, we're not in the challenge anymore," Kitty replied.
"Not that," Zola said. "Look, it's pretty obvious that there groups forming on this team. Alison has Charlie, and then there's those three crazies. Maybe you and I should stick together."
"Oh, I get it," Kitty replied. "It'll be just like my alliance with Ashley."
Suddenly Kitty realized what she had said and covered her mouth.
"Don't tell Ashley I said that, she'll kill me," Kitty pleaded.
"Yeah, sure, whatever," Zola said.
Simone, Willow, and Kyle returned next.
"Uh-oh, that's bad news the Manic Monkeys," Blaineley noted. "You've fallen out of the lead."
"Aw man," Simone sighed. "If we lose this I'll have to sleep in the crap cabin on both of my teams."
"Yeah, well, that's the way the cookie crumbles," Blaineley said without sympathy as she shoved the three of them along.
Arthur woke up next.
"Wow, Monkeys are really not doing so swell now," Blaineley noted.
As soon as Arthur regained his bearings, he opened up his backpack. To his relief, all of his gadgets were still there.
"Now, if only I could them to work," he sighed.
"Arthur, go join the other losers at the cabins," Blaineley ordered.
Confessional:
Zola-I'm not letting Alison take control. She's not the only one who can gain allies, and I only need two others if I want to have half the team on my side.
Kitty-I'm in two alliances now. Zola seems like she's cool with this, but I'd better keep it a secret from Ashley.
Simone-Somehow I ended up on the losing team both times. This was not the way I imagined things going. I've just to keep my fingers crossed that we'll pull through, I guess.
(Cash Cows)
"We've got to be getting close to the end," Gene remarked. "It feels like it's been several hours of just walking now."
"Well, if it's anything like Inception, then an hour could actually just be a couple of minutes in the real world," Ken pointed out.
"That's be just plain cruel," Gene remarked.
"It'd be fun if it wasn't me on the inside," Alison said.
"Don't worry guys, I doubt that's the case," Corrina said. "It's just a movie after all."
"All movies have a grain of truth," Ken pointed out.
"What about all those sci-fi movies that promised us robots and time machines by now?" Charlie asked.
"It could still happen," Ken insisted. "They just got the date wrong."
"Well, I'm sticking by my point," Gene declared. "I can't imagine that this maze is going to go on much longer."
Suddenly, the floor disappeared beneath their feet. All five of them were suddenly on a slide, falling towards a black abyss.
"Oh no, it's another trap!" Charlie cried.
"Is this the end of us?" Corrina exclaimed dramatically.
The five were not brought out of the game, though. Instead, they found themselves landing in a massive stadium.
"Wow, where are we?" Ken asked.
"Welcome to the arena!" Blaineley's voice exclaimed.
She appeared on an upper balcony dress in a large dress and crown. Next to her Chef stood covered in clanky armor and a helmet.
"This room could either be your savior or your defeat," Blaineley exclaimed. "You will have to battle an army of fighters in this arena. If you can destroy them all then you will immediately leave the maze, but the only other way out is if all of you are killed."
"Fun," Alison remarked.
"Chef, unleash the horde," Blaineley ordered.
Chef pulled on a chain that pulled up a gate. From this new entrance and army of the same armored figures Ashley and Arthur had seen emerged. With them were various lion-like creatures that seemed to be made of stone."
"Good luck," Blaineley exclaimed as she turned to leave.
The oncoming fighters each drew their weapons menacingly.
"Well, we're screwed," Gene remarked.
"Not if CorrXena has anything to say about that," Corrina announced, now wearing a revealing outfit may of leather. "Let's show them what we got!"
(Ashley)
Ashley made her way alone now. She strode with determination as she passed several turns in the maze. Eventually, the ground began to shake again.
"Ugh, what now?" she scoffed.
The ground began to split up into various different platforms. Beneath these platforms was nothing but dark abyss.
"It's going to take more than that to take me out," she declared as she hopped from platform to platform.
(Mason and Collin)
Just on the other side of the wall, Mason was carrying Collin as he walked. Collin had discovered that while the pain was still present in his leg, he could cause it to numb if he just focused on something else. The virtual reality didn't seem to be absolutely seamless. The ground started to shake again.
"Well, looks like I might get a chance to break your other leg," Mason remarked.
Collin wasn't even bothering to reply anymore. Just like with Ashley, the ground split up into platforms.
"Hm, I wonder how deep that drop is," Mason muttered. "Care to find out?"
He flipped Collin over and held him over the abyss. Again, Collin remained silent.
"Nah, that'd be too easy," Mason decided as he returned to carrying Collin over his shoulder.
Mason jumped from platform to platform, and eventually the wall disappeared. Once this happened, they were able to see Ashley hopping from platform to platform.
"How did a pair of Neanderthals like you manage to make it this far?" Ashley scoffed as she spotted the duo.
"I think the real question is, 'how did a tub of lard like you make it this far on those stubby legs?'," Mason retorted.
"That insult makes no sense, I'm obviously not a tub of lard, if I could I wouldn't be able to move and think," Ashley pointed out. "However, a Neanderthal can do those things, just very poorly, which is why my insult was far superior. Just like every else that comes out of my mouth."
Ashley and Mason continued to jump as they traded insults. However, the platforms began to become more and more spread out. Eventually, one of the jumps became too far for Ashley. She was just able to grab onto the ledge, but her grip wasn't going to last long.
"She's going to fall!" Collin cried.
"Serves her right," Mason remarked.
"Oh sure, now you have no problem hurting our teams chances," Collin scoffed.
The suddenly squirmed his way out of Mason's grip. He landed on his feet and found to his surprise that his leg was working again.
"I can walk!" he exclaimed.
Thinking this caused another jolt of pain to burst through his leg.
"Okay, try not to think about that," he winced as he dropped to the ground.
"Stop goofing around and help me," Ashley ordered.
Collin limped over to her and reached out his hand. Ashley grabbed it and pulled herself up. Mason had decided to leave behind them now and was making his way to the other end of the large abyss. Ashley narrowed her eyes and followed after him. Collin awkwardly brought up the rear with his half numb leg. Mason arrived at the other end, but Ashley caught up quickly.
"Out of my way," she exclaimed as she tossed him aside. "I'm winning that individual reward."
Ashley ran forward along the path, Mason was right behind her, and Collin still had the rear. The end of the path was in sight as a bright light. Ashley ran through the light with Mason right on her tail.
Ashley opened her eyes to find that she was back in the forest. However, a spotlight was focused on her now. Mason opened his eyes a split second later and a spotlight shone on him. A few minutes later Collin got one of his own.
"My leg!" he exclaimed. "I've never felt so relieved."
"Well, now, all of the Manic Monkeys have awoken," Blaineley noted. "There are three of you, so that means that if you want to win you'll have to hope that the Cash Cows get less than that. Currently five of them are still in the game, but anything could happen."
"Ahem, aren't you forgetting something?" Ashley demanded as she held her hand out.
"Right, for completing the challenge first, Ashley gets this individual reward," Blaineley said as she handed a small orange computer chip to Ashley.
"Um, what the hell is this?" Ashley demanded unimpressed.
"It's an advantage token," Blaineley declared. "During the next virtual challenge you may use it to give yourself an individual advantage."
"Oh, so I can use this to win myself another one of these?" Ashley remarked still unimpressed. "Fascinating."
"Hey, it may not seem like much now, but when it comes time for immunity, I think you'll find that it may be just what you need to save your team," Blaineley declared. "Now, let's wait and see if any more Cash Cows make it."
(Cash Cows)
The five contestants were frantically scrambling around the area as their enemies brutally tried to attack them. The lion creatures circled around Ken ferociously.
"Stand back, I'm an expert in anime style fighting," Ken exclaimed.
The lions seemed unconvinced and charged at him. Ken ducked just in time to have them collide with each other. Corrina meanwhile was the only one on the full offense. She swung punches and kicks at everyone she could get close to. Unfortunately, she was really doing more damage to herself then them. One of the warriors brought its axe up ready to slice her in half.
"Look out!" Gene exclaimed as he grabbed her and pulled her out of the way.
Charlie had run to the edge of the arena and was trying to avoid any confrontations. Unfortunately, the warriors hadn't lost sight of him. Cautiously he backed up. However, he ended up tripping over a box. Curiously he opened it up. It was full of various weapons.
"Hey, guys, treasure!" he exclaimed as he picked up an axe.
He used it to knock all surrounding attackers.
"Aha, time to fight back!" Ken exclaimed as he joined Charlie.
Ken helped himself to a broadsword. With a wide grin he charged at his former attackers, now his victims.
"Looks like fun," Alison remarked as she reached into the box.
She pulled out a spike flail and began swinging it around maniacally. Gene and Corrina arrived to grab whatever was left. Gene pulled out a rapier and handed a bow to Corrina.
"Do you know how to use this?" he asked.
"No," Corrina remarked as she examined it. "But I know someone who does."
She closed her eyes and with a pop her outfit suddenly changed to a green Robin Hood costume.
"How did you do that?" Gene asked in shock.
"It's a little trick I learned earlier," Corrina remarked. "What with virtual reality and all."
Corrina raised her bow and fired at several distant targets. Gene moved skillfully with his sword, stabbing it through everyone in his reach.
"I think we're going to do this," Ken exclaimed. "There's not much left."
Suddenly, Alison's flail swung right into his head. Ken instantly disappeared.
"Oopsie," Alison exclaimed. "Got a little carried away in all the fun of this thing, I guess."
There were only a few of the warriors left. Charlie swung his axe through one of the lions, while Corrina shot down two more of the soldiers. Alison continued to swing her flail in all directions. With a strike from Gene, the final warrior fell.
"We did it!" Charlie cheered.
"But we're down to half of our original size," Gene noted. "It's possible that this won't be enough."
"All we can do is hope," Corrina said.
A light began to fill the arena. When it passed, everyone was back in reality.
"Congratulations, Cash Cows," Blaineley exclaimed. "You four made it through the maze and…you have won the challenge."
The four of them cheered and high-fived one another.
"You have won the privilege of sleeping in the nice cabin whenever you finish a challenge as this team," Blaineley explained. "However, Ashley already won the individual reward, so none of you will be getting that."
"Oh, I hate that Ashley!" Alison exclaimed.
"Yes, well," Blaineley muttered. "You may reunite with the rest of your team and head to your cabin. It's getting late, and since there's no elimination tonight, you might as well get settled in."
The two teams regrouped at their cabins. The Cash Cows rejoiced at their victory, while the Manic Monkeys sighed in defeat. Mostly.
"Come on, guys, it's not that bad," Missy insisted. "We've still got each other."
"That's supposed to be a good thing?" Ashley scoffed. "This jailbird was going to leave me to fall."
"Yeah, and he broke my leg…my virtual leg," Collin added.
"No one cares about you," Ashley scoffed.
"Hey, I did save you," Collin pointed.
"So? You'd be stupid not to, I'm the most valuable member of this team," Ashley scoffed.
"Guys, guys, stop fighting!" Missy exclaimed.
"Whatever, I don't have to put up with you," Mason scoffed as he left.
"I've got some matters of my own to attend," Ashley said as she departed.
"And I…just don't want to be with you," Simone declared as she dragged Willow away.
"I feel that I too should leave," Kyle declared. "Not for any particular reason, but I can see that the male population is already three times as big as the female in this crowd."
Ashley walked over to the Cash Cow side. She spotted Kitty and dragged her aside.
"We need to talk," Ashley said.
"About what?" Kitty asked.
"Did you blab to anyone about our alliance?" Ashley asked.
"What? No, of course not, that's ridiculous," Kitty exclaimed.
"Well," Ashley said as she pulled out her phone, "according to your blog…"
"No!" Kitty exclaimed. "Don't look at my blog it…wouldn't interest you."
" 'Just accidentally told Zola about my alliance with Ashley'," Ashley read. " 'I wonder if this is one of those big mistakes that gets people eliminated or if it's just a little thing. Better not tell Ashley, just to be safe. PS Please subscribe.'"
"I can explain!" Kitty said nervously.
"Kitty, you're fired from my alliance," Ashley declared.
Confessional:
Ashley-That was the best move for me. Kitty was not the ally I wanted, she would only cause me trouble. I'll find someone else.
Kitty-I just lost my first alliance…I should probably feel bad about this, but all I feel is relief.
Missy-What is wrong with my team? I'm trying to spread a little positivity like the nice girl I am, and they all ignore me. I guess I'm just not trying hard enough.
(Manic Monkeys' Cabin)
"Ah!" Kyle cried out as if he had had a heart attack. "This cabin is a disaster. The bedsheets aren't folded uniformly, some of the windows are broken, but some are solid, this crack trailing along the floor stops several centimeters past the exact middle."
The cabin indeed was a wreck, the other campers could agree. The eights beds all looked scrawny as if they might collapse under the slightest weight. The floor bumped and dipped and different points. A cold draft seemed to fill the room despite the fact that the weather was quite mild outside.
"Well, this sucks," Simone remarked.
"It's better than prison at least," Mason commented.
"Oh right, you just have to remind us that your some hardened criminal," Simone scoffed as she rolled her eyes.
"And this is coming from the girl who came here in a cheerleader outfit," Mason retorted.
"Okay, people, I know things look bad, but we can work past this with the power of friendship," Missy exclaimed. "Now let's all form a friendship circle."
"I'm going to pass," Simone declared.
"Come on, Simone, give it a shot," Willow said as she pulled her down to the ground.
Collin sat down and pulled himself close to Missy. Arthur sat on the other side of him.
"There's no way you're getting me into this," Mason declared as he sat down on a bed.
"Me neither," Ashley added. "I have no time to waste on trivial activities."
"Fine, but you don't know what you're missing," Missy declared.
"I will join," Kyle declared. "But only because—"
"We know you're stupid obsession with balance," Simone interrupted. "Just sit down and let's get this over with."
"Well, to start, how about we all go around the circle and tell everyone our names and something that makes us unique?" Missy suggested.
"Oh kill me now," Simone groaned.
Confessional:
Willow-I don't want to force Simone to do anything she doesn't want to do, but I think that she's really going to miss out on making friends if she keeps acting the way she does. I think she's just overreacting a bit to Missy. And believe me, I know a lot about overreacting.
Missy-When you have a mean person, the nice thing to do is to make them just as nice as you are. However, if we can't reach that level soon, the only other option will be to vote them out. I know it may sound mean, but sometimes you have to make a sacrifice for the good of your team.
Simone-Always at school I'm the cheerleader who's at the bottom of the pyramid. I'm the one who has to suck up to the head cheerleaders if I want to survive on that squad. Why is it fair that I have to put up with that exact same kind of crap with Missy now? This was supposed to be my summer.
Mason-I think I consider today to be pretty productive. I've taught Collin to be terrified of me, and I think he'll spread the word. Pretty soon, I'll have them all right where I want them. I just wish that Missy girl would show a little weakness, she just keeps on going with that stupid smile.
(Cash Cows' Cabin)
This cabin, while not luxurious, had everything that the other cabin lacked. The windows worked properly, the beds had comfy pillows and blanks, and there weren't any signs of disrepair.
"Look, we got a basket of complimentary muffins," Charlie exclaimed as he held up a basket.
"Wow, these are too good to be Chef's cooking," Chance remarked as he took a bite of one of the muffins.
"That's because they're not," Kitty pointed out as she held up a muffin that was marked, 'The Muffin Factory.'
"Looks like there's another room on this side," Gene noted. "One for girls and one for guys I'm guessing."
"Oh great, I have to share a room with a future murderer," Zola groaned.
"Why only future?" Alison asked. "I could be a murderer; you'd have no way of knowing."
"Yep, I ain't getting any sleep tonight," Zola sighed.
Kitty, Alison, Corrina, and Zola all entered the second room and prepared to go to sleep.
"Well, I suppose the rest of us should get some sleep as well," Ken exclaimed. "We recharge our batteries for the next challenge."
As Ken began to undress, Chance found himself staring at him. He quickly looked away and hopped over to another bed. Ken didn't notice, but Gene did.
Confessional:
Gene-Chance, you are not very good at hiding your secret…I think I'll keep this in my back pocket.
Chance-I just noticed that Ken had something on his chest…it was probably just a scar or some dirt; I don't even know why I was paying attention to it. It was probably nothing!
Zola-Look at me, I should be criticizing all the faux-pas in this room, but I can't think straight with that nutso here. If you heard some of the things she said, you'd feel the same way.
(Conclusion)
Blaineley stood on the Dock of Shame now.
"Well, that concludes the first full day of Total Drama Switcheroo," she declared. "We saw enemies made, we saw friendships formed, we even saw one alliance fall apart already. That's got to be the most short-lived alliance in history. Anyways, what will tomorrow bring? Will it be Cows versus Monkeys again, or will we go back to Stars versus Fighters? Will we get to try out the virtual machine again, or will it be something a little more down to earth? And most importantly, will somebody go home?"
Chef emerged from the forest with a large squirming sack.
"Where have you been all this time?" Blaineley demanded.
"Oh, just taking care of some unfinished business," Chef cackled.
"You'll never get rid of Izzy!" the sack shouted.
"Oh yes I will," Chef chuckled as he tossed her into a catapult and launched her into the lake. "Good riddance."
"Well, now, on that note," Blaineley wrapped out, "be sure to come back for the next episode of Total…Drama…Switcheroo!"
Author's Note: Wow, this chapter ended up pretty long. I wasn't planning it that way, but somehow it ended up being the longest chapter I've ever written.
