Note: Chapter 2 under way! This cast will be a lot easier to deal with. Enjoy!

Warning again: If you aren't comfortable with the way Wanda talks about certain topics in this chapter, don't worry, she will be far more toned down after this one. Again, she in no way reflects my personal views on these topics, it's simply her mindset and nothing else factors into it.

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Chris stood near the Cliff of Shame, as well as the Sling of Shame. He raised his arms grandly.

"Last time, on Total Drama, we were introduced to our spunky new cast of teenagers! From skater Aaron, to painter Olive, to princess Donna, this colorful cast was quickly thrown into their first challenge, with the new twist of no teams!"

"A battle royal on a raft seemed like a fun way to kick things off! From here, we saw how people would play the game, fairly or corrupt! In the end, Yoshi bested Natalya and won immunity."

"Quickly afterward, new alliances grew like weeds, with Connor and Olive, Tessa and Ivy, and Fletcher and Gabriel, these were just the first pairs! More are sure to come later on…"

"After a pretty predictable ceremony, Jordyn the slacker was eliminated, and was the first to test out the new Sling of Shame!"

"With 25 remaining, who goes next? What new alliances will be birthed? And just who do you think will be eliminated next? Find out right now, on Total Drama: A-Z!"

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With the recap finished, Chris walked away from the Cliff of Shame. He went to the production tent where multiple interns sat, messing around with television screens, and cameras alike. Each screen had a different contestant on it, viewing them go about their day.

"Interns!" he called. "Breakfast time! Go to the provisions center, I'll overlook here while you guys eat."

The mass of interns left to go get food, as Chris sat down at the control center. Before he messed around with anything, he noticed one intern sitting next to him. Chris noticed he was kind of thin, and a little anti-social.

"You, what's your name?" Chris asked the small intern.

"A-Andrew." he stuttered, fidgeting his glasses.

"Why don't you go eat breaky with the other interns?" the host asked.

"Well, I just wanted to stay here. I'm not really hungry. And, I wanted to meet you!" Andrew said.

Chris raised an eye. "Really? Why's that?"

"Well, erm, I grew up watching Total Drama, and I really liked you hosting! I wanted to see you in person."

"Well, Andrew, always nice to meet a fan!" Chris said, shaking his hand. "Can't say that too often nowadays."

"Why's that?"

"It's, not important." Chris said, dismissing the subject. He pulled out a PB&J. "Eat that, you need your strength for the day."

Andrew said nothing as he nibbled on the sandwich, but he looked elated.

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Quentin and Butch were conversing in the forest.

"Nerd, why did you bring me out here?" Butch yelled.

"Shush it, you barbarian!" Quentin hissed. "I have a plan!"

"What's that, study for the final two?" the bully sneered.

Quentin face-palmed. "No, I can get you to the final two with me!"

Butch, unconvinced, smirked. "And how's that?"

"If you do what I say, I'll let you bully someone all you want. Just follow my lead."

Butch thought about it. "If I don't get to hurt someone by tomorrow night, then I walk. I'll even tell them about this little charade you're putting on, pretending to be the helpless victim."

Quentin, grunting, accepted the offer.

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Quentin: Am I scared? Of course not! No one's going to believe that behemoth if he snitches. The only thing that'll suck is losing his vote. Now, who to have him beat up?

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Yoshi was coming out of the showers, only covered by a towel. He still had the necklace of immunity on. He knew he'd have to give it back today, but he wanted to have it on as long as possible. Natalya had met up with him, wanting to take a shower herself.

"Cocky much?" Natalya joked, gesturing to the necklace Yoshi had on.

"Might as well be. You only have it for so long." he said.

"Well, you better prepare to hand it to me then." she smirked.

"Is that a threat?" Yoshi asked, smirking.

"More like promise." she said.

Logan came out of the showers, with a towel on as well. "Either kiss or don't. I'd rather have showers in silence." he said, walking past them.

The two looked at each other and blanked. "I have to shower." Natalya said as she walked into the girls room. Yoshi simply walked away.

00 Confessional: #awkward. 00

Yoshi: Thanks, Logan. -crosses arms-

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Logan: Harsh? Maybe. But you try enjoying your shower when two people just won't shut up.

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Eric sat in the Mess Hall, along with Xander, Zayn, and Aaron. The bad boy impatiently tapped his fingers along the table.

"What's up with you?" Zayn asked him.

"Chris took my cigs! I'm going through a bit of withdrawal."

"Well, what usually helps you through the symptoms?" Aaron asked.

"Well, I need something to fiddle around with, like a pen or something."

"Give me a moment." Xander said as he got up to the kitchen counter. "Yo, anyone back there?"

An intern perked her head up. "What do you need?"

"Got a metal spoon?" he asked.

The intern disappeared, before returning with the utensil. "Here ya go." she said, plopping it into his hand.

Xander returned to the table, putting the spoon down in front of Eric. "There you go. Nothing too sharp to raise concern, but sturdy enough to where it won't break."

Eric mumbled gratitude as he gripped the spoon tighter.

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Olive was walking out of the cabin, preparing to meet up with her Connor in secret. She didn't want anyone to know about the alliance. Before the painter left, Pearl called her name.

"Where're you going?" Pearl had asked.

"Oh, just looking for idols before the challenge begins. You can never be too safe." she said coolly.

"I suppose. Good luck with that."

With that remark, Olive stepped out, and went to find Connor.

00 Confessional: Cool response or quick answer? You be the judge. 00

Pearl: That girl's hiding something. It's too early in the contest to tell what that is, but I'll have to keep an eye on her.

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Holly signed Kimberly on how she felt about the contest so far. Kimberly smiled and responded, saying she found it to be really fun, and a lot of the people seemed nice. Rubi looked at this conversation and smiled.

"That's so cool!" Rubi said. "I've always wanted to know how to do that."

Holly turned to Rubi, but still signed for Kimberly so that she could hear the conversation. "I could teach you. It's not easy to pick up, but with practice, you'll be able to do it like me."

"Please teach me."

Holly smiled as she made a sign. "This is hello."

00 Confessional: It pays to have communication. 00

Rubi: -practices signing- This is cool! I have a couple deaf friends back home, but I was never able to learn sign language. -accidentally signs curse word- I wonder what that symbol means?

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Veronica sat on the cabin steps, wondering about her future strategy.

"If I'm going to win, I need a few scapegoats. That nerd took away my obvious pick." she referenced Quentin leading Butch into the woods. "What other poor sap could I choose?"

She then saw Miles, walking away from Shane. He walked to the bathroom, blissfully unaware about his surroundings.

"Eh." Veronica shrugged her shoulders.

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Veronica: Hey, I'm not gonna take advantage of him like that. I have standards. Nah, if I had to use him at all, I'd most likely just tell him to waste his vote. I need someone who I won't feel bad about using. Hmm…

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Olive walked around in the forest. While looking around for any idols, she was mostly there to find Connor just to simply go over the plan for today.

She eventually found him in the same spot they had met up at yesterday. She made a note for future meetings to go towards this spot, the spot with the giant oak tree. He sat there, notebook in hand, but he wasn't writing anything down. She sat down next to him.

"Got a case of writer's block?" she asked, trying to make conversation.

"More or less." he grunted, throwing his notebook on the ground next to him. "What's the plan for today, Picasso?" he joked.

She smirked at the name. "Well, I was hoping you'd have an idea for today."

"Nope. I'm not too big on the strategy side of Total Drama. I'll gladly follow you, though. You're doing this better than I would've."

She blushed at the compliment. "Well, I say for today we just play it by ear. That sound good for you, Shakespeare?" she smirked towards him.

He smiled back. "Sounds alright to me."

She couldn't tell if he was talking about the plan or the nickname she'd given him. She smiled nonetheless.

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At the bonfire pit, Ivy was with Tessa, the latter doing a handstand next to the former, who sat on a log.

"Do you have an idea for today?" Tessa asked, her hair hitting her face.

"Not really. The game is so different when there's no teams. We might need a couple more people with us." Ivy replied.

"Like who?"

Ivy stopped talking when Shane had sat down on a nearby log, roasting a fish he had caught.

"Hi ladies!" Shane greeted nicely. "I caught this fish recently, but I don't know how to exactly cook it."

Ivy sat down next to him. "Let me help you with that, then. I go camping with my father a lot, and he taught me how to cook a fish."

Shane looked on in childish wonder, and let the outdoorsy girl do her thing. Tessa fell on her back, putting too much weight on one side. Dizzy, she sat down next to Shane and Ivy. Tessa whispered to Ivy about letting him in the alliance, which Ivy considered.

"So, Shane, you make any friends yet?" Ivy asked.

"Besides you, not really. Not a lot of people want to socialize, but I think I'm friends with Miles!"

"Well, do you want to be in our alliance?" Tessa asked. "We'd be more than happy to have you here."

Shane beamed. "Sure! What do we do in one?"

"Mostly just keep each other safe, vote with each other. But we're a secret alliance, so you can't be telling anyone else unless we say so, okay?" Ivy told.

Shane nodded his head. Ivy took the fish off the fire. "If you get me a knife and some plates, I could prepare it."

Shane got up from the log. "Got it!" he said, running off towards the Mess Hall. Tessa got up.

"I'll go with him, just in case." she smiled, running off after him. Ivy put the fire out, so she could put the fish somewhere without burning it or making it dirty.

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Shane: Yes! I'm in an alliance!

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Ivy: He's a good kid. I'd want a little brother like him, a shame my parents are too old to have another child.

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Gabriel hung upside down from his bunk, talking to Fletcher.

"We need a plan, man. It's a dangerous season." Gabriel had said.

"Well, I doubt any other alliances like ours have a solid plan yet. It's only the second day, after all. And if we need to vote for someone, we just vote for the person who did the worst in the challenge." Fletcher responded coolly.

Gabriel paused. "… uh, yeah. Sure, let's go with that."

"Glad you could see it my way." Fletcher smirked.

00 Confessional: But is his plan too simple? 00

Fletcher: This ain't my first rodeo. I used to participate in a lot of TD forums growing up. My parents were really impressed after I won the tenth one.

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Donna sat in the Mess Hall, observing the boys from across the room, noticing Zayn, Aaron, Eric, and most of all Xander. She dreamily sighed as the boy ate a piece of pancake.

Her fun was ruined by Wanda, who happened to sit next to her. "Why does Chris do that?" the rude girl asked.

"Do what?" Donna asked, hoping the answer would be innocent enough.

"Invite these foreigners." Wanda elaborated. "They weren't born around here, so they shouldn't compete around here!"

Donna, a little bit shocked, tried to understand who she was talking about. "What foreigner?"

"Zayn." she said. Donna noticed that by studying his face, you could tell he was from Europe, maybe somewhere like France. His strong chin helped the argument.

Unique, who was sitting next to Wanda and Donna when Wanda said 'foreigner', took her tray and went to a different table. Donna noticed this and face-palmed, while Wanda continued eating.

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Donna: I really hope she soon realizes that these comments aren't exactly friendly to everyone. With Zayn appearing to be French and Unique being African-American, she's going to make a lot of enemies.

I've already seen the way she's made Pearl and Yoshi feel. Hopefully she cleans up her act, or it'll bite her in the butt later on.

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Chris had called the next challenge to order. This challenge was set where the hide and seek challenge on Pahkitew Island was set. The same stage was still there. The stage had 24 chests.

"Welcome to the next challenge. First thing's first, I need the necklace back from Yoshi."

Yoshi walked up to Chris and handed over the powerful jewelry. Once finished, he returned to the rest of the group.

"Inside this forest, are 24 universal keys, fit to open any one of these chests. You notice that there are 25 of you, but only 24 chests. Well, that means today is your first automatic elimination challenge!"

Everyone groaned at this announcement.

"Now, all you gotta do today, is find a key, and open a chest. Once you do that, you're through to tomorrow. The one who doesn't open a chest, is automatically eliminated!"

Everyone looked prepared to find a key.

"Now, if people are running back with a key, but haven't used it, you can steal from them. Once the keys have unlocked a chest, they will not be in play anymore, so get rid of the idea of hiding here until someone brings a key back."

Logan snapped his fingers.

"Everyone ready?" Chris asked.

"One question." Aaron asked. "Are these keys scattered all over the island, or are they enclosed?"

"Good question, skater! There is a circle of paint surrounding the space where you can find a key. If you step over the paint, you won't be finding one on the outside, that's for sure. If that's everything… GO!"

The campers split up in a multitude of directions, except for Unique. She walked up to Chris and held her hand out. Chris snickered as he gave up the key in his hands.

"I need to change my tactics." he laughed.

Unique didn't respond as she went to a random chest onstage and unlocked it. A horn sounded off over the intercom.

"CHEST UNLOCKED." the voice said, sounding a lot like Andrew's, the intern from before. "23 TO GO."

Unique simply went back to the cabin to rest, as there was going to be no vote today. Chris just rolled his eyes.

"We have one of those players every time, it seems." he remarked.

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Holly, Kimberly, and Rubi had all gone together as a group, to the annoyance of Holly, who originally wanted to go solo. Rubi had suggested the idea, with Holly signing the conversation to Kimberly so she could listen to it, and the deaf girl agreed with Rubi's idea. Holly, not annoyed by her company, but annoyed because she couldn't play the game how she wanted, went along with it for simplicity's sake.

It was a mostly silent search, with the occasional question from Rubi about how to sign a certain word. It was when Holly found a key. She gave it to Kimberly, and signed to take it to the chests. Hesitant, Kimberly agreed, not wanting to leave her friends, but also wanting to stay in the game. Kimberly ran off back the way they came.

"So, with her safe, what's the next plan?" Rubi asked Holly.

"We should split up. We both can find a key faster that way." Holly responded, really wanting to Rubi to accept her idea.

"Good idea." the pervert ran off in another direction. "Good luck!"

Holly, after Rubi left, put her hands together. "Finally! Now to play the game how I want!"

00 Confessional: How will she do? 00

Holly: Don't get me wrong, I like Rubi and Kimberly and how friendly they are. But, 9 times out of ten, friendships do cost you the game. I will always be friends with them, but I'll put friendship on the back burner, as the game unfortunately comes first.

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With Andrew's warning about another chest being opened, everyone worked twice as hard in their efforts to find one. The interns worked just as hard by creating a montage for this episode, as Chris explained it would have taken way too long to go on by itself.

-Miles found a key in a bear cave, and surprisingly came out unscathed. He turned the key after some trouble and survived another day.

-Donna had bee stings on her face as she turned her key.

-Quentin, actually being found by the bear, had scratch marks all over his outfit and face as he turned his key. He muttered something about luck going to dimwits as Miles stared happily at the nerd.

-Natalya found her key in a tree, and turned her key. She hoped for a harder challenge next time.

-Fletcher and Gabriel ran away from Fang as they both had keys of their own. Being in the safe circle, Chris waved Fang away. The shark wordlessly proclaimed he'd be back.

-Pearl found hers in the Mess Hall. She looked like she didn't have much difficulty acquiring it.

-Xander and Zayn arrived back to back, unlocking chests of their own. Donna breathed a sigh of relief when Xander came back.

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Only 13 spots remained. Andrew's warning rang loud and clear. Connor and Olive sprinted through the forest, wondering where a key could be at.

"This shouldn't be so hard." Connor grumbled. "24 keys and we haven't found one of them!"

"Don't give up hope! We can both find one!" Olive said back, hoping she could believe her words. She saw something shine in a tree and stopped. Unfortunately, Connor was running behind her, and crashed into her, not being able to stop in time.

Both lay on the ground, with Olive laying on top of Connor as a result of the crash. "What happened? Did you find one?" he asked from beneath her.

"It's in the tree above." she winced, feeling pain from the crash. She didn't bother to get up, as she found the current position comfortable. Connor only let this go on for a bit longer.

"As nice as this feels, we need to get that key. We could do this after the challenge if you need." he smirked.

She got up with haste, blushing madly as she paid no attention to him. She also tried to find a way to get up the tree.

Connor tried to climb up the tree, but panicked when he saw someone else coming. Yoshi saw that Connor was going for a key, and ran towards the tree. Connor yelped in surprise, and looked towards Olive.

"Picasso!" he called, using Olive's nickname he had given her. "I need a boost! Yoshi's coming fast!"

Olive booked towards the struggling author, and got under him, to boost him up the tree. Yoshi was almost there.

"Push me up higher!" he called, hurry in his voice.

Right before Yoshi could climb the tree, Connor yanked the key off the tree and pocketed it. He jumped off the tree, and landed on the ground, not nailing the landing.

Yoshi, however, couldn't stop himself in time and ran right into the tree and fell to the ground. Connor gave the key to Olive.

"What are you doing?" she asked in confusion. "It's your key!"

"I know, take it." he said not too confidently. "If this alliance is to work, I should pull my weight." he joked.

"You could be throwing away the game." she warned.

"At least I'll be saving yours." he shrugged, beginning to run off in the opposite direction.

Before he was too far out of earshot, she called out. "Good luck, Shakespeare!"

He flashed a thumbs-up and disappeared from sight.

00 Confessional: Will his sacrifice pay off? 00

Olive: He's a damn fool, but he's a loyal damn fool. I hope he doesn't get eliminated because of this, it would suck… for the alliance! Yeah, it'd suck as my ally would be gone! -nervously laughs-

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Andrew had updated the standings when Olive unlocked a chest.

Eric was still fiddling with the spoon, although he was squeezing it with more pressure than before. Aaron, standing beside him, noticed this.

"Is this the worst it's gonna get, or is their more to come?" the skater asked.

"More. So much more." the bad boy muttered.

"Is there any way this could go away without smoking?"

"I don't know… maybe water? That seems like it could help…" Eric said, clutching the spoon harder.

Aaron, not having any other ideas, led Eric to the river. Eric knelt down and splashed his face with water, before putting his whole head underwater. Aaron tried to get him back up, but Eric shrugged him off. Aaron felt uneasy leaving him there, but was surprised when Eric came back up with a key in his mouth.

"There's another one up the river. I could see it shine underwater. I'll take this one, as it's been in my mouth."

Aaron understood, and ran up the river to find the key Eric talked about. Eric was already making his way back to camp, already calmer.

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Eric: Good thing we went to the river. -smiles-

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Aaron and Eric had already opened their chests, as the other safe competitors sat nearby Chris, waiting for the challenge be over. They couldn't see anyone else looking for keys, which caused everyone to be a bit bored. Olive sat a little worried for her ally, Zayn juggled some nearby berries, and Miles sat happily, unaware of what was going on.

Everyone looked up when Logan ran into view, clutching a key in his hands as he ran away from Sasquatchinakwa. The beast saw the host's safe zone, and pouted before leaving. Logan unlocked a chest.

"This challenge sucks." Logan muttered, sweating profusely.

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The alliance of Shane, Tessa, and Ivy were all safe, shortly after Logan unlocked his chest. As this was happening, Veronica saw Butch fell off a tree again, presumed to be the fifth time.

Veronica sat behind the brute as he fell down, pinching her nose. "Butch, Butch, Butch, I thought you were motivated enough by the promise of seeing my breasts. You can't even climb a simple tree for me?"

He grunted. "I can! Watch this time!"

As he went to climb, though, Connor had sneaked from behind, and jumped off Butch as a pedestal, grabbing the key out of the tree. He ran out of reach of the bully and the bombshell, before sprinting towards immunity.

Veronica groaned. Butch tried to get up, but had landed in a thorn bush. The bombshell walked over to him, but noticed another key in the bush he was in. She grabbed the key and looked thoughtful.

"Hmm, well you didn't exactly help get it, but you helped me find a key. So, I'll be nice this time and let you win your reward, big guy, assuming you don't get eliminated of course."

Veronica walked off, leaving Butch to smile like a doofus, despite being in a thorn bush.

00 Confessional: WTF? 00

Veronica: Will I let him see them? To be honest, I've slept with worse. As long as this dumbass sticks by me for the sole implication of anything sexual, I've got this game in the bag.

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Connor unlocked his chest, along with Rubi and Veronica shortly after. This had left Butch, Holly, Wanda, and Yoshi still looking for a key. Connor led Olive away from everything so that they could look for idols. Xander had also went to look for them, with Donna requesting to tag along.

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Holly struggled to find a key.

"This would seem like the time I realize that I need friends more than I thought I did. But this is only the second challenge." she monologued to herself. "If I caved in now, it'd seem like I didn't even try. If this happens more, I'll consider it."

"CAMPERS. 2 KEYS REMAIN." Andrew's voice announced.

She paled. "Only 2 keys left?! Who else is with me?"

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Yoshi panicked as he tried to find a key. He looked everywhere he could, under rocks, in trees and bushes, even caves. Nothing.

He was looking in a bush, when he saw a blur almost run past him. He stopped the blur in time, and noticed a key fall out. He went to pick it up, but the person grabbed it too fast. Yoshi frowned in disgust as he found out who the blur was…

Wanda.

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Yoshi: I wish I could say I didn't hate anyone on this island. But after the first day, and her remarks towards me, I don't say I really hate her, but I just can't be around her.

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She stepped back from Yoshi and pocketed the key. "Listen buddy." she began. "Why don't you just lose this like you lost World War 2."

Yoshi looked affronted. "Alright, just who do you think you are!? Comparing me to an atrocious event that happened almost eighty years ago?"

"Whoa!" Wanda exclaimed. She looked confused as to why he was yelling. "It's not like I offended you or something."

Yoshi almost snapped, but kept enough composure. "Yes. Yes you are. Your commentary is tasteless and offensive, and frankly, downright immature. Saying this kind of stuff, to my face, is insulting."

"Wow. You must be a pansy then, if you can't take a couple jabs."

Yoshi stopped being diplomatic after this comment.

A simple leg sweep caused Wanda to drop her key, and Yoshi to pick it up. "That's for the Pearl Harbor comment." he sneered before running off to gain immunity. Wanda immediately got up and ran after him.

00 Confessional: Revenge is given. 00

Yoshi: Honestly, I wanted to sit there and insult her, but then I'd be just like her, and probably out of the game as well. I pick my battles wisely…

but damn, that felt nice to do!

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Holly had found the last key and unlocked her chest. She was happy to see Rubi and Kimberly there, safe. She sat next to them, and found out Butch was also safe, realizing this only left Wanda and Yoshi left in the challenge.

Just then, the two ran into the clearing, Wanda having the key. Yoshi tackled her from behind, wrestling her for the key. The others went to help, but Chris said no one could interfere, threatening them for instant elimination if they did.

They had wrestled onto the stage, where after a minute of struggling, one finally ripped it away from the other, and unlocked the final chest.

Chris blasted his airhorn. "Alright! After a pretty eventful ending to the challenge, the one taking the Sling of Shame is…

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Yoshi fell to the ground, ecstatic that he was still in the game. Wanda however, looked at the ground in shame, and looked to be thoughtful about something.

"Wanda, you leave in the next hour. Everyone else is free to do whatever until tomorrow."

00 Confessional: 24 remain. 00

Connor: -rubs his shoulder anxiously- Hopefully Yoshi doesn't hold grudges… -nervously laughs-

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Veronica led Butch behind the cabins. Butch thought he was getting his reward, but was mad when he found out they were only there for strategy.

"So, first things first, do you have any other allies I don't know about?" Veronica asked the bully.

"If I answer you, do I actually get my reward you promised me from the challenge?" he sneered.

"Shut up about my breasts for one second! I already get enough praise about them back home, I could focus on other stuff besides that. Do you have any other allies?"

The bully shrugged. "The twerp, what was his name, the Q guy."

"Quentin? The scrawny nerd is your ally?" she asked in disbelief.

"He has this facade, he's like a schemer or something in disguise. I didn't pay enough attention to care."

Veronica pinched her nose in quiet anger. "Do you have anything else on the guy?"

"That he promised me I was in the final two if I followed him, and he'd let me beat up people and get away with it."

She looked thoughtful. "So he thinks he has the power to cover some tracks? Alright, that's helpful. Thanks, Butch."

He perked up. "So does this mean-?"

"Yeah, yeah." she cut him off, already undoing her bra.

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Wanda sat at the Cliff of Shame, ready to take the slingshot home. She sighed to herself as she thought over the past couple of days. She was about ready to be shot out, when someone surprising showed up.

"What are you doing here? I thought you hated me." Wanda asked the person.

"I don't hate anyone." the person said, revealing to be Yoshi. "It's not who I am."

"Then what are you hear for? To make me feel worse than I already do? I'm ashamed of myself." Wanda hung her head in shame.

"You feel bad?" Yoshi asked in amazement.

"Yes. I kept thinking about my behavior after I got eliminated. I wondered why I was, and my mind led me to where I screwed up. I screwed up by getting off that boat." she muttered.

"If you already feel horrible, that means you're learning from your mistakes already. The feelings won't go away too easily, but at least you know better for the future." he said wisely.

"So, you're not angry?" Wanda asked.

"Oh, I am." he told, matter-of-fact. "I won't be able to forgive too easily, but I'm willing to forget about it if you're changing for the better." he said, holding out his hand.

She accepted the handshake. "I'm so sorry I was racist towards you and the others."

"I accept your apology."

She got up, and climbed into the slingshot. "Chris, I'm ready. Launch me."

Chris pressed the button, and the no longer offensive girl was launched into the horizon.

Chris turned towards Yoshi. "I was surprised you made up with her so fast. What made you want to come here in the first place?"

"She didn't deserve an empty send-off. I figured she'd wanted someone over no one." he said, walking away.

00 Confessional: She's not so bad after all… she's still bad, but, at least she wants to make a change now. 00

Holly: The reason I took so long in the challenge today is that I was idol searching as well. I found this! -holds up World Tour Idol- This one's important, so I'll be sure to hold onto it for as long as possible.

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Aaron and Eric sat in the cabin. Eric clutched the spoon, but not as hard as he was before.

"Kid," he called to Aaron, "I appreciate you helping me in the challenge today."

"It was no problem. I would have felt like garbage leaving you on your own."

"Well, if you need me to help you in the future, you got an alliance member." Eric said, the skater boy lighting up at that comment. Eric went to bed shortly after.

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Chris stood by the Sling of Shame.

"So, with Wanda gone, an idol being found, and more alliances springing up, what is going to happen next? Find out next time, on Total Drama: A-Z!"

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This one came out faster than I thought it would, and that's great! Seeing how I was with updates for this story previously, this is a great change.

Notes: Wanda- This is what I meant by toning her down. She realized her errors and is wanting to become a better person, even after she was eliminated from the game. She leaves here, as if she had gotten any farther, she would have become too one note for anything good to come out of her.

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Still In:

Aaron, Butch, Connor, Donna, Eric, Fletcher, Gabriel, Holly, Ivy, Kimberly, Logan, Miles, Natalya, Olive, Pearl, Quentin, Rubi, Shane, Tessa, Unique, Veronica, Xander, Yoshi, Zayn

Eliminated: Jordyn, Wanda

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Idol List:

Island: Brings back teams for a challenge. (hidden)

Action: Pick 10 random confessional tapes to watch. (hidden)

World Tour: Exempt three people from voting. (HELD BY HOLLY)

Revenge: Pick someone to return to the contest. (hidden)

All Star: Give a penalty vote to someone, but if the victim is not eliminated on the same night, the player of the idol receives a penalty vote as punishment. (hidden)

Pahkitew: Gain control of the island for a day. (hidden)

Ridonculous: Gain an advantage for a challenge. (hidden)

Chris: Immunity. (hidden, still in play)

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-OctoRiter