AN: Well, this chapter did not turn out how I would've liked it to...so...yeah, I don't think it's very good, but you tell me your opinion.
AZW330: Thank you! I'm glad you like the way I wrote Timothy, and I hope I can make it continue, if that makes sense. And again, thank you!
gracey-marie: Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying my writing, and so far, the story as a whole! I'm also glad you think I portrayed Mickey almost perfectly, thank you again!
ShadowJcreed: I know, a lot of my stories are quite dark, huh? Well...at least they aren't as dark as this, but...
TheAllTimeGreatest: I never really liked the way the contestants were introduced one by one, so I changed it up a bit this time around. I am thankful for your criticism, and some of that will be partially explained in this episode! Oh, also, the reason I didn't have the characters interact very much was because I thought I did a lot of that on the plane, but, either way, thank you for the advice, my friend! I appreciate it! I'm not too sure how many episodes the detective will be in, I know for a fact he won't be in every episode, but definitely a few of them. Clifford is an evil, evil man. I would like to say that it is being broadcasted, but it is a bit of a liability, isn't it? Haha! All will be explained, though! Also, no, none of the contestants knew that this is what they auditioned for, they thought it was going to be a regular TD season...just without Chris. I'm glad you think I portrayed Erica nicely, thank you! I'm not gonna lie, Dylan was a character I had to add in last minute for reasons I BLAME MYSELF! Yeah...so, Dylan may be a work in progress...yeah.
Pastatoxic2: Thank you! Eduardo is an interesting fellow to write, but he is very amusing at the same time! Timothy and Krystal, you hear that!? You made a good character! (I made Ted) Who knows, maybe we will, maybe we won't. And thank you!
prestoncampbell2001: I guess we'll have to read and find out.
yeezynight14: Yeah, sorry about that. I just didn't see too much I was able to do with her, so...yeah.
gabage6 2: Yes. Just...Yes.
Checkmate King: Thank you! Hunter will get some more attention, my man! Just keep in mind that we have twenty-four characters total.
TheGamingMonkey: Yes. One down, what, twenty-three to go. I'm glad you like Jewel so far, I hope it'll live to your standards.
Noah: Thank you!
ThorBringsTheThunder: We'll see! Thank you, and I'm glad you like Ted!
Memory Lane
The gray clouds never stopped raining throughout the night. And the next morning, drops splattered softly against the ocean water, adding layers and layers to the ocean waves.
Raindrops slid off of a black umbrella, held by a man on the dock of the mystery island. Clifford Lane was ready to do the recap.
"Previous on Total Drama Zenith: the twenty-four contestants were introduced, and quite literally thrown into a challenge via airdrop. There was no time for a tour, the less they no about the island, the better.
"Three teams were formed, and possible short handed friendships were created. The first challenge was a puzzle hunt for glass pieces in an underwater challenge, and a few people did almost drown. But in the end, it was truly the Carnivorous Claws that cracked their chances. No pun intended.
"Of course, the contestants expect a normal elimination ceremony, and they had been surprised to watch Krystal get the electric chair. So now, we're down to twenty-three, and one of them is going to die. Hopefully new friendships will form, and then we get to watch them crumble first hand. But find out every answer on this episode of Total Drama Zenith!"
Sixteen of the now twenty-three people cast had no idea of the horrific murder than just occurred during elimination. While the Venomous Vipers and Phantom Phoenixes slept peacefully, most members of the Carnivorous Claws had stayed up during the night. And even when they did sleep, they had nightmares.
Krystal's death replayed in their minds, over and over. They had no clue that this was what they had signed up for. But it was being filmed!? And broadcasted internationally!?
How did the government approve this? Clifford Lane is killing teens on television, and he's getting away with it.
Elsie had been alone in her bedroom, her eyes wide with shock and fear. At any moment, Clifford is gonna enter her room and say it was all a prank.
But he never did.
Irina was in her bedroom and, although frightened, she kept her fear well hidden, in a calm state.
Erica's brain was working. Just from that last...execution, she realized that twenty-two more people would have to die for her to live. And judging from how the game may pan out, people would be willing to eliminate the threats first. That put her at a major risk.
Jade and Jerome were having similar thoughts to one another. The likelihood of them surviving this game was very low. Jade didn't believe in her eyes that she saw Krystal die in front of her. She couldn't sleep through the night, despite knowing that she wouldn't be hurt as of now. And the same thoughts had gone through Jerome's mind.
Jace, like most of the others on his team, had too been frightened. He auditioned for this game to win a million dollars, but now he's competing with his life! He has to win. If he doesn't, isn't it obvious? He'll die.
Timothy, the normally optimistic guy, was actually quite scared after what he watched. He voted off Krystal, and he felt as if he killed her.
And finally, there had been Jack.
From the moment they landed, Jack knew something was wrong. He kept a close eye on Clifford's body movements, but he didn't give too much away. That night he voted for Krystal. He knew the psycho would be easy to manipulate, and she proved to be a threat.
How did he know? Her body language gave it away. She practically set herself up for a fall during the challenge.
All in all, he was definitely feeling relaxed about how he planned his time in the competition. So what if they died? It wasn't like he was going to see them again anyway.
The following morning, the rain had died down bit, and the three teams left their individual team rooms, down to the mess hall, where Brendan was serving breakfast.
Emily seemed to be the only contestant to notice the uncomfortable looks on almost each member of the Carnivorous Claws.
"What's wrong with them?" She moodily asked Roxie, who had been sitting next to her. In response, the girl looked across the table at the rival team, and immediately grew a worried look.
"I guess that the elimination was hard for them. I hope they feel better soon." She commented. Emily glanced at her, perplexed with her response.
Across the table, Jewel sat down with her tray next to Hunter, who had been picking at his food with a fork.
Jewel looked up, just in time to see Travis sit himself down. He flashed Jewel a charismatic smile, digging his fork into his pancake, cutting it.
As the flirt began to eat, he was unaware of the small amount of blood running from Jewel's nose. The only one at the table to notice this had been Hunter, who, thinking quickly, grabbed his napkin and handed it over to her.
Jewel muttered a quick thanks, and pressed the napkin to her nose. She glanced back at Hunter, who was now back to eating his food.
At the third table, the Venomous Vipers sat smug in their victory. Eduardo slung his arms around Chloe and Marisa's shoulders, to which both of them gained uncomfortable looks, and took a quick glance at each other.
"I think we're gonna be a good team here." Alexei commented with a grin, looking over his teammates.
"Yes! Me too!" Lizzy agreed, smiling up at Alexei. "What do you guys think the next challenge will be?"
Eduardo opened his mouth to perform a 'smooth' line, but was promptly cut off by Dylan, who hadn't looked up from his breakfast.
"Considering we haven't seen much of the island at all, that would be my guess." He dryly answered
This time it was Marisa who spoke up. "If that's so, do you think we'll see some snakes?"
"Snakes?" Kevin whimpered from his spot at the table, glancing up at the others.
Marisa shrugged. "I like snakes. They're pretty cool."
"I guess so." Kevin shyly replied, looking back down at his tray.
Marisa cast a smile at Kevin, turning her attention to the rest of her team.
Eduardo grew a sly smile, looking at Dylan. "So, señior, what do you say I lead the team today?"
Dylan looked annoyingly up at Eduardo. "Why? No, I'm not letting you take control of this team. I'm not an idiot, Eduardo, I know what you're doing."
Before Eduardo could retaliate, the door flew open, and Clifford stepped in. Almost as soon as he did, the majority of the Claws' eyes turned into a glare, watching as the new host walked down the center of the tables.
"I hope you all had a good rest last night, because I have a brand new challenge."
Before Clifford could continue, Jade shouted out at him. "Murderer!"
"'Murderer'?" Clifford repeated, seemingly dumbfounded.
"You killed Krystal." Jade spat. Clifford raised an eyebrow, secretly amused that she would be making herself look like an idiot for the moment. Who was she to convince?
"Clifford killed Krystal?" Daisy chuckled, shaking her head. "Do you have any idea how stupid you sound?"
Jade glanced around the room quickly, noticing that almost every contestant was staring at her. She looked down at the table, keeping her mouth closed.
Clifford smirked slightly. "As I was saying, today's challenge can be said to be a type of throwback to season one. It's military."
Graves threw open the door, stepping in. "Contestants will drop out of the military challenge, one by one, until one person is left, and has completed the challenge for their team," Clifford continued, "And we begin...now."
A pair of black combat boots slammed into the mud, followed by brown high-heeled boots. The owner of these high-heeled boots was Irina, walking along side Nebiros, and both of them just behind Graves.
Clifford walked from the sidelines, his umbrella held high over his head as the rain still came down. The sight of the scared and worried Carnivorous Claws amused him deeply.
The three teams were marching along the mud, Graves in the lead with Brendan at the very back. The Phantom Phoenixes walked just behind the Claws, and it was Daisy who was in front of them with a confident smile.
"I hope this isn't the whole challenge." Roxie commented to Hunter, who nodded, digging his hands into his pockets.
"I doubt it." Hunter replied with a shrug. "It looks like we're just having a small your of the island right now."
"You make a good point." Roxie smiled.
Ahead of them, Ted was talking to Daisy. "The reason we took the gold last time was because I am the captain!"
Ted's statement got a glare from Daisy. She grabbed her shirt and showed Ted her badges. "I've been with the girl scouts for ten years, I know how to lead a team!"
"That may be, missy, but it's the pirate code that leads a crew to the treasure!"
Confessional: Daisy
"It's amazing how much an idiot some people can be." She said spitefully, crossing her arms.
Mickey's eyes had been glued to the ground, watching out for small holes to quickly step over. "I hope the whole challenge will be like this." He murmured to himself, but just loud enough for Emily to hear as she walked past.
"This show is run by Total Drama producers, they always have something in mind." She replied. Mickey looked nervous for a second, and his eyes shifted back towards the ground.
The Venomous Vipers were walking at the back, with Brendan walking just behind them. Elsie was giving Eduardo tips on cleaning his skin to get rid of his pimples, but he really wasn't listening.
"If you use moisturizer every day you'll get rid of your pimples." She told him. Eduardo put on a fake smile and grabbed Elsie's hand. "Thank you for the tip, señiorita!" He smiled.
Quickly, Eduardo began to lower his lips to Elsie's hand, but was stopped by Dylan. "Seriously? You flatter yourself too much."
Eduardo retracted himself and looked at Dylan. "I'm sure he's only trying to be nice." Alexei spoke up.
"Or!" Chloe cut in, examining Eduardo closely. "Maybe the real Eduardo was abducted and the aliens are trying to find out human behavior!"
Eduardo, Dylan, Kevin, and Marisa looked at Chloe strangely.
"Sorry, but I agree with Alexei on this one." Lizzy spoke, her eyebrow raised slightly.
Before anyone could say anymore, they noticed three identical military training courses. The first stage was to do a jump and roll, which would lead into a run where a contestant would swing from one metal bar to the next. The next stage would be to climb a wall, and jump down and crawl underneath barbed wire. Next to each course was a sign with each team logo.
Clifford walked from the sidelines path, right next to Graves. "Welcome to the first part of your challenge. Just like yesterday, today's challenge is simple. This time, be the first team to finish the course. Easy as that."
"It seems to be easier said than done." Jade observed, looking at the course closely.
Clifford just shrugged. "The two teams to not complete the course will compete in part two." He said, stepping out of the way of the course. "Graves?"
Graves smiled, looking at the three teams. "Begin!"
The teams quickly split off, running to their each individual course. Erica ran onto the wooden ramp for the Claws, her feet lifting and touching the ground. She extended her arms, and jumped.
The freerunner flew forward a good couple feet before heading back downwards, and braced for impact, holding out her arms. Her hands slammed into the ground, and she was launched forward. Ducking her head, she did a successful roll, and sprinted to the metal bars.
Jack quickly followed Erica's lead, leaving the rest of his team behind.
As the Claws advanced their own into the challenge, Alexei of the Vipers had run up the ramp, and completed the same action Erica successfully did. He was then quickly followed by Marisa and Dylan.
Marisa gripped onto the metal bar, just behind Alexei, and swung herself, dropping one arm to swing it across to the next bar, and grabbed hold. The pattern continued until she herself had made it across the water pit.
As this all had occurred, Jewel for the Phoenixes had completed the first stage, and was on the bars, and quickly being followed by a determined Daisy.
She swung her hand to the final bar, and let herself fall to the ground, and ran to the wooden wall, with three ropes dangling from the top.
Jewel found her own hand wrap around one of the ropes, as she pushed herself off the ground, and held onto the rope, keeping her feet on the wooden wall that she was to climb. Daisy followed quickly, surpassing her climb, and leaping over the wall.
Jewel glanced down at the mud below and noticed Travis, Hunter, and Emily grabbing a rope to climb to where she now was.
Back for the Claws, each team member was now somewhere on the course. Jade was having a difficult time climbing the wall. Timothy climbed past her. "Good luck!" He smiled, reaching the top.
Jerome climbed up past Jade, and glanced back at her once he managed to the top. "Hurry up!" He yelled at her, before jumping over the wall.
Up ahead, Jace was crawling carefully through, under the barbed wire. He glanced quickly at the Phoenixes course, and noticed Emily, Roxie, and Mickey crawling under the barbed wire. Thinking quickly, he reached down into the mud, and grabbed hold of a small branch.
Jace pried the branch from the ground, and tossed it as hard as he could at the wooden beam supporting the barbed wire, successfully knocking them down, and injuring Emily and Roxie. He smiled at his handiwork, and crawled quickly through the course.
Meanwhile, Eduardo's hoodie snagged on the barbed wire, and he began to tug at it to pry it off. Dylan, Chloe, Alexei, Lizzy, and Marisa had finished the course, and were now waiting on Eduardo, Kevin, and Elsie.
Even as they waited, it started coming down to the wire when the Claws had Jack, Timothy, Erica, Jace, and Jerome finished with the course, and waiting on Jade and Irina.
Emily winced as she watched Roxie use her hand to lift the barbed wire over herself, Emily, and Mickey.
"I say it again, HURRY UP!" Jerome yelled at Jade and Irina, both of them crawling under the barbed wire.
Eduardo tore his hoodie, the barbed wire shredding right through it. He growled in annoyance before quickly crawling to the rest of his team, with Kevin and Elsie right behind him.
Jade crawled out of the barbed wire, finishing the course just as Emily crawled out of the tight area, leaving Roxie and Mickey behind.
Ted crossed his arms, looking over at the barbed wire that the Claws had crawled through. "I'd be damned if ye beat my crew to the treasure!"
He ran to the Claws' barbed wire, and kicked the wooden beam, allowing the wires to collapse onto Nebiros and Irina.
Irina, already being halfway through, looked panicked at Nebiros. The barbed wire had cut right through him.
Erica and Timothy grabbed her by her shoulders, and pulled her from under the barbed wire, freeing her. She couldn't believe that the barbed wire cut right through Nebiros.
She looked back over at Ted, and glared hatefully at him.
"The Carnivorous Claws have won the first challenge!" Clifford announced. It appeared that Roxie had climbed out, and Mickey in the middle of climbing out. Elsie, Kevin, and Eduardo had also climbed out.
"Claws, you are safe for elimination tonight. Let's find out which team it is that will win when we return on Total Drama Zenith."
The camera fades out, but somewhere southern to Canada, detective John Corrow was watching security footage over and over regarding the murder.
There wasn't many CCTV cameras on the street, specifically the New York alley that Chris McLean walked down before he died.
Whoever the killer was, they covered their tracks well. From the knife stabs, Corrow determined it was a combat knife as the murder weapon. But that didn't narrow it down.
McLean had been in a meeting, fifteen minutes prior to his death. No CCTV cameras caught him even entering the alley.
Why would someone go through the effort of killing a reality TV host? What was the point?
Now, Corrow was on his way to one of the producers of McLean's show, Total Drama. He had been living in a hotel temporarily before he was to fly back in to Canada.
But even as he drove, not all of the pieces came together. Too many coincidences.
The new season was being aired, and two people were dead. Chris McLean, and a girl named Krystal. But why couldn't they trace back where it was being filmed from?
Maybe Jonathan McGillis could answer that question for him.
Corrow rolled his 2017 Dodge Charger into the hotel parking lot. Looking up at the white silver building, he assumed it had up to twenty stories.
Police officers stood on the ground level, and one of them nodded to Corrow as he walked through the door of the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.
It was quite decorative inside. Three hotel staff in red uniforms stood behind the counter, giving people their rooms.
Corrow started to the staff, remembering slightly back to the police officers outside. Why were they there? He knew both of them, so why were they here?
"Welcome to the Sheraton Hotel, sir. How may I serve you?" The woman at the counter, her name tag read 'Michelle', asked him.
"I need Jonathan McGillis' room, ma'am." Corrow responded, reaching into his suit pocket and showing his police badge.
Her eyes seemed to widen, and she looked hesitant. He noticed her eyes quickly glance around the lobby, before finally settling back on him.
"Top floor, the suite."
Corrow nodded a thanks, and made his way to the elevator.
At the top floor, two men in suits stood by a door. The elevator door open, and Corrow stepped out, noticing both guards. What was going on?
The guards had to frisk him, removing his pistol off him, and let him in.
A blond haired man sat on the couch. He was wearing a red and black checkered flannel, with a white button-up shirt, and black tie. He was wearing black suit pants.
His hair was nicely gelled and styled, a dirty-blond beard growing.
He stood up, and looked at Corrow, a small smile on his face.
"Detective John Corrow." Corrow told him. The man nodded. "Jonathan Bertrand Thomas McGillis." He replied, giving out his full name instead of just his first and last names.
"I'm just here to ask a few questions."
"I haven't done anything."
"I hope not."
"...Fine. What do you need?"
"You were in a meeting with Chris McLean recently?"
"Yes. We were planning a new Total Drama season."
"And how did that go?"
"Pleasantly. It was to be called 'Total Drama Paspinêw Island', and we were planning it for months. McLean was looking for an island. And he did find one eventually. Some kind of 'cursed' island. Chef Hatchet referred to it as a 'ghost island'.
"Point is, McLean nor Chef revealed it's location to anyone at the studio. The meeting was McLean's thoughts and picks on the audition tapes. We planned for fourteen."
Corrow looked increasingly confused as the explanation went on. "Are you aware of the new season?"
"Are you kidding?" McGillis asked, suddenly angry.
"I have nothing to do with that 'season'. The other producers left, and took a couple ten thousand dollars with them. We had thirty thousand dollars in the bank for 'Paspinêw Island', but after we found out about McLean's death, the other producers took the money and ran.
"It's funny. Out of all of them, I'm the only one with a brain to hire someone to protect me. McLean's killer isn't coming after me."
Corrow couldn't help but roll his eyes. "So what's going on?"
"Have you not figured it out yet?
"Whoever this guy is, he's hijacked the show!
"You really are clueless, aren't you?"
Clifford watched as the Phantom Phoenixes and Venomous Vipers walked in. They were on the edge of the foggy graveyard, the rain still pouring in.
On a wooden table that Brendan had wheeled in, were sixteen purple colored pistols.
"Welcome to part two of today's challenge. Once again, the challenge is simple. About to be released into this graveyard are actors. Your job is to shoot them with this paintball gun."
Graves demonstrated, grabbing one of the pistols, and aimed at Brendan. He pulled the trigger, and a red paintball was launched, splattering over Brendan's shirt in a red substance. A gunshot sound rang out.
"The team to hit most of these actors wins, and the other goes to elimination tonight. Begin."
Almost immediately, the teams reached for a purple pistol from the table, and ran into the graveyard. As the teams disappeared from sight, Clifford looked over his shoulder at Graves.
"I hope none of them shoot each other."
Travis was shaking. He had eremophobia. He needed company, and badly. He had no idea where his teammates were. He lost them almost as soon as they stepped into the graveyard.
He took a step, and jumped back in fear when he heard the sound of a gunshot.
Unbeknownst to Travis, it was Dylan who had fired off the gun. He found one of the actors, and shot a paintball at the back of his head, dropping him.
"Did you get him?" Lizzy asked, walking up after hearing the gunshot.
"He's gonna want to get it checked out. Looks like it hurt." Dylan replied, wincing slightly.
"Watch out!" A girl shouted, quickly followed by another gunshot.
"Who was that?" Dylan asked Lizzy quickly.
Lizzy paused, aiming her gun up at where the sound came from. Finally, she dropped it to her side. "Marisa."
Dylan nodded. "Good."
Several yards away, Roxie was searching for the actors with Emily.
In fact, Emily seemed to be thinking about something. Though, she kept her guard up, shifting her pistol around whenever she found it necessary.
"So, why'd you join the show?" Roxie asked, breaking the silence between the two.
Emily groaned with irritation, and looked at Roxie. "I don't want to be here." She said, narrowing her eyes.
Roxie took a step back, Emily's glare terrifying her.
Before Roxie could do much of anything, another shot rang out, followed by a "ARGH!" From someone that sounds like a pirate.
Even as this all happened, Travis was absolutely terrified. He had pinned himself against a gravestone, and slightly delusional.
"What's happening? Why am I all alone?" He whispered, his face full of fear and sheer terror.
A bit away, Eduardo was talking to Chloe, and she was definitely uncomfortable with the turn of events. "So, what kind of conspiracy theories do you believe in?"
Chloe opened her mouth to speak, but seemed to change her mind, and said something else instead. "I'll tell you if you tell me what theories you're into."
Eduardo paused, glancing at her. "You know that theory where the Earth is flat?"
Confessional: Chloe
"Some may call me a conspiracy theorist, but I like to think of myself as a realist. The government tries to cover up so much, and the news is just feeding society with lies! It's a big brainwash! One giant brainwash!
"Except for the whole flat Earth thing, the Earth is actually round."
Eduardo fired off a shot, hitting an actor's chest, and knocking him to the ground.
"You like that?" Eduardo smirked, looking to Chloe, who just shrugged uncaringly. Eduardo rolled his eyes, and spun his pistol in his hand. "I know you are, señiorita."
Before anything could escalate any further, both teams heard Clifford's voice through a megaphone. "The challenge is over! Every actor has been shot, please report back to the front of the graveyard."
Both teams made their way back to the graveyard entrance, and Brendan had to drag Travis in, pushing him alongside his teammates.
"I've been keeping track of the score, and I think it is very safe to say that the Venomous Vipers have won the challenge."
This simple, and somewhat bored announcement earned cheers from Dylan, Chloe, Kevin, Elsie, and Eduardo.
"Leave the paintball guns here, and I want to see you, Phoenixes, tonight and voting."
Both teams entered the cabins, and the Phoenixes were definitely not happy this time around. "I can't believe we lost!" Daisy exclaimed, looking back at Mickey and Jewel.
"You two need to step up your game!"
Mickey looked downcast at his feet.
Following hours of debating of who to vote off between the Phoenixes, they started off to the elimination cabin. They knew who they wanted gone: Daisy.
But, that was all quickly changed.
As Mickey, Jewel, Hunter, Emily, and Roxie walked down to the elimination cabin, they couldn't help but notice Jack scribbling down something on a notepad.
"What's that?" Hunter asked, curious to what he was holding.
Jack quickly looked up at them, holding the notebook close, but let himself drop it in his arms slightly at seeing who it was.
"Nothing, it's just something I found from Jace's room."
That got their attention.
"Your looking at your own teammates things?" Emily asked, her eyebrow raised.
"I am. He makes a few good points. He says that Travis could prove to be a threat, like a possible second Alejandro. Stuff like that." With that, he stood up and began to walk off.
"I should return this."
That definitely got the few of them to reconsider the elimination votes.
The contestants cast their votes, and now sat on a couch in front of Clifford, Brendan, and Graves.
Once Travis returned from making his vote, Graves locked the door. Brendan held the platter in front of Clifford.
"The votes are in. If you don't get a marshmallow, yout team has spoken, and you're eliminated." He told them, grabbing one of the seven marshmallows on the plate.
"The first player safe is...Mickey."
Mickey heaved a sigh of relief, cupping his hands to catch his marshmallow.
"Hunter."
Hunter cracked a smile, raising his hand to catch his marshmallow.
"Emily. Roxie."
The two girls caught their marshmallows with almost no effort at all.
"Jewel."
Jewel caught her marshmallow with a smile.
"That leaves Ted, Travis, and Daisy." Clifford announced, holding two marshmallows.
"Daisy, you definitely got lucky today."
Daisy caught her marshmallow, a grin on her face. "As if I would be eliminated second!"
"And so, the final marshmallow goes to...Ted."
"Argh! I know how to survive a mutiny, ye know." He said, catching his marshmallow.
"Cool." Clifford dryly replied, nodding to Graves.
Travis slouched over, defeated.
"Before we send you off, I must thank you for helping me these legal problems."
Brendan pulled a tarp off a trolley, revealing the actors that had been shot.
"They weren't actors. Who they are doesn't matter." Clifford reached for one of the bodies, and flipped him over, showing a gunshot wound in his head.
"What the hell?" Emily whispered in shock.
Graves opened a cabinet, and reached in. What he pulled out was definitely horrifying.
A baseball bat with metal shards sticking from it.
Travis stood up to his feet, but almost as soon as he did, Graves brought the bat down, slamming it into his collarbone, and knocking him to the floor. Blood leaked from his wound.
Hunter ran to the door, and began to attempt to open it.
"No! You voted for him, so you put him through this." Clifford ordered, removing a Ruger SR1911 from his coat pocket.
Hunter eyed the gun, and hesitantly stepped away from the door, and back to the couch.
Travis looked up from the ground at his former teammates with pleading eyes, just as Graves threw his arms in an up and down motion, smashing the bat against the side of his head.
Quickly, Daisy put her hands over Mickey's eyes, right as Graves threw down the bat once again, cracking Travis's skull open.
His messy blond platinum hair was stained in a blood red color. Blood dropped down from his nose and from his shoulder. He even spat some from his mouth.
Travis leaped backwards at Clifford with as much power as he could, grabbing his ankles in desperation.
"Please! No!"
Clifford smiled wickedly, ripping his leg from Travis's grip, and swinging back down, as foot connecting with his face.
Travis fell back a few feet, and finally Graves raised the bat over his head once more. Travis screamed in pure terror, and finally, Graves brought the bat down. And his vision went black.
Travis's body went limp, and Graves pulled the bat from the deceased body.
Brendan unlocked the door, opening it.
"Have a good night." Clifford smiled.
Almost at once, the contestants bolted out the exit, and hurried as fast as they could back to the cabin.
Turning his attention to the camera, Clifford began the outro.
"Another day of pure torture on Paspinêw Island has come to an end. But, don't go away, we are coming back very soon with another episode of Total Drama Zenith!"
Confessional: Jack
"Do I care that Travis is dead? Not really. I didn't know him. All his death brings to the table is another free step to further myself into this game, and as another to find out the defenses of these players."
