Total Drama Oceans- Episode 2: We'll Go Around the World if You Stop Que-begging For it! -Part 2
Disclaimer: I do not personally own the rights to the Total Drama franchise, nor to its contents or its characters. Such rights belong to Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch. Fan characters belong to noted people and myself.
Also, a quick notice: this chapter took me a while to work on. Again, sorry, but college and outside activities kept me pretty occupied. I actually didn't get the chance to really work on the fanfic for, say, 17 straight days. After, I went to New York with the college, had a bunch of exams and some rough times. Hopefully it won't be so long for me to type the following chapters. Also (X2), I forgot to justify the last few paragraphs of the first chapter, but I might fix that. Anywho, have a good read!
Red was still in the Old Port of Quebec City, wearing his new clothes- long dark blue jeans, a black undershirt, a long sleeved, classy grey suit shirt over it, white socks and valuable black shoes. He adjusted his trademark sunglasses by pushing them slightly more up on his nose, and smiled to the camera.
''-Welcome again, to Total Drama Oceans- Fans versus Favorites! Last time, we got to meet our 20 contestants in Quebec City. The returning favorites seemed mostly excited to be here (cut to a small montage of their arrival and reactions as he speaks; showing Izzy on top of the boat, Cody vaping, Scott talking about eating mud, Jasmine walking towards the others), and the fans were glad to be able to finally participate in such a dream competition! (A montage of the fans' arrival is shown, Franziska is shown walking, then everybody getting scooped up and thrown together.) We then did a visit of our super-duper looking boat that's yet to have a name, and tensions already started to arise between contestants! (Noah and Manu's small ''fight'' is shown.) We didn't even have time to start doing our poutine challenge last time, but we'll get to it now! Right away, on Total! Drama! Ooooceeeeeaaanss! Fans Vs Favorites!''
Intro
''Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doin' fine''- We see the camera zoom up a cliff, where Red is standing happily, waving at the camera. Zach soars on a paraglider, pushing Red down the cliff and laughing amusedly.
''You guys are on my mind''- Red falls down in the waters below, right next to the ship, as Bridgette and Manu surf together.
''You asked me what I wanted to be.''- We plunge under the wave they're surfing and see Izzy trying to hunt and catch a fish with her bare hands and mouth.
''And now I think the answer is plain to see''- She comes out of the water and jumps unto a raft, where Noah is reading peacefully. He gets launched away as Izzy chuckles crazily, and we see Janie having a swimming competition with Brick.
''I wanna be...famous!'' Noah soars through the air, breaking one of the ship's window. He lands in one of the ship's bedrooms, surprising Tyson and Julia who seemed to be hugging. They blush.
''I wanna live close to the sun''- Angelica the Lunch Lady throws a scoop of ice-cream at Keisha, laying under a warm sun. There is a visual transition as we get to a tropical setting of some sort, where Dawn is meditating calmly. At the same time, Scott eats dirt and laughs at her.
''Go pack your bags 'cause I've already won''- We now freeze in an Artic setting, where Abel-Carlos is aggressively fighting a seal with his cane. Lindsay squeals excitedly as she rushes to take a picture with a puffin.
''Everything to prove, nothing in my way. I'll get there one day…''- Kyle is smiling at a picture of Dawn, in a European Middle Age city. He runs at Cody, playing his keyboard in the street, and the two start talking.
'' 'Cause, I wanna be… famous!''- Jeannie and Jasmine fight each-other in New York.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na!
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous! I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous – There is a montage of a bunch of different locations and contestants bickering, going through challenges and doing different stuff.
The whistling starts as all the contestants sit around a fire on a rocky, forested island. The camera zooms on Owen, chomping and munching down Franziska's homemade muffins, as she distributes them around. The ''Total Drama Oceans: Fans VS Favorites'' logo appears as the intro theme ends.
The episode now truly opened exactly where the first one left us: in Quebec City's old port, with 20 contestants furiously and restlessly awaited for the challenge to start. Contestants kept throwing poutine at people from their opposing team, and the challenge, without even having started yet, had already been made into a major food fight. Brown sauce, fries, and cheese curds flew all around the place- but then Angelica came out of nowhere and interrupted the fight. She squawked from the top of her lungs: ""-AYYYYYY STOP THIS NOW! YOU DUMB, UNEDUCATED, BADLY-RAISED PEOPLE! I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW FREAKING ANNOYING THIS ALL IS, AND HOW MUCH YOU ARE BOTHERING RED, AND I, AND THE WHOLE PRODUCTION TEAM AS WELL WITH YOUR STUPID FOOD FIGHT! HECK, I KNOW MOST OF Y'ALL ARE STILL JUST KIDS…
-TEENAGERS!'' Corrected Cody.
''-WELL, I DON'T CARE, COLONEL LOSER MCGEEKFACE! I EXPECTED BETTER FROM ALL OF YOU. HOW AND WHY THE CRAP WOULD AN ELDERLY MAN EVEN WANT TO JOIN A FOOD FIGHT, HUH?'' She pointed to Abel-Carlos. ''AND YOU, MISSIE! HOW ABOUT YOU STOP DOING YOUR BAD ''WRAP'' MUSIC THING AND START SINGING FOR US, HUH?!'' She growled, almost spitting in Keisha's face. ''AND YOU, WHEN ARE YOU FINALLY GOING TO MAKE EFFORTS TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT, FAT BOY?!'' That was directly screeched at Owen, hurting him profoundly. Noah rubbed his back and said ''it's gonna be okay, my guy''. Red stopped the angry cook by tapping her shoulder and clearing his throat.
''-Thank you, Angelica. I… Hum, we all understand your pain. We'll take it from here.
-Puh. Yeah, sure. Go ahead and try.'' She left the scene and went back on the door, slamming multiple doors on her way back to the kitchen.
Confessionals
Tyson, taking his hat off and bowing in the confessional: Hello! Allow me to present myself- I'm Tyson, but don't worry- soon you'll all know my name. I am already a professional theater actor, at my ripe, young age of 16. My troupe is currently playing at Broadway, and I salute them with a kiss. (With his hand, he blows a kiss at the camera) Mwah! Ahem. I know how to impersonate people, and how to manipulate them into doing my somber biddings. I can use literally anyone at my advantage, and will blackmail people if and when necessary. And if people underestimate me, or go against me and search to cast me out of this ''friendly'' competition… Beware! The best predators strike when their prey shows them their back, and the universe know I'm good at striking backs!
Owen, pulling his hair out, almost insane: ARE WE NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT ALL THE FOOD THAT WAS ALREADY WASTED TODAY? I MEAN, THIS DELICIOUS, MOUTH-WATERING POUTINE WAS ALL WARM, PREPARED TO BE EATEN, BUT WE JUST… (He cries) THREW IT ALL AT EACH OTHER! (He calms down)I don't mind the war, you know- I just mind the food that'll go to waste because of us.
Bridgette: Hi! Oh my gosh, it feels so… wonderful to be back! Of course, Geoff's not with me again, but that's okay, I'll manage without him. At least this time, I know I will and I know I can! Being in a confessional again, plus going around the world once more, and being able to prove to the world what I am capable of. It's all such a huge opportunity, a wonderful chance, but so much to take in all at once, too!
End of confessionals
''-Okay… That was unnecessary, but I have to say, it did add a bit of drama! Now, let's all concentrate and get back to the challenge. Ahem! Attention please!'' Red called for the few contestants that were still fighting. ''Thank you! As I was saying, or rather, was going to say, one member of both teams will have to get in a diving suit and go underwater. They will have to eat as much poutine as they can while getting fed by the other members of their team, who will have to form a chain and pass poutine around to each other. The person closest to the water will have to drop the portion in a giant funnel that's directly linked to the diving suiter helmet. There isn't any need for someone to pump air to the diver, because a machine will be doing this automatically. Also, I have to mention: cheating and sabotaging are allowed! So, there's only one thing left to decide now: who goes in the water?''
One person from each team volunteered: Owen – who enthusiastically exclaimed ''Ooh! ME! ME ME!'' for the favorites- and Janie for the fans.
The camera flashed once, and the teams were now set and ready at their counter-tables, poutine almost in their hands. Red took his sunglasses off, smiled, and blew over his sunglasses. The camera panned over to show Owen and Janie, already in their diving suits, giving thumbs up as Red told the teams to start passing the poutine around: ''3…2...1…Poutine away!''
At the back of the Favorites ''food chain'', Cody tapped his phone with one hand and distractedly passed poutine around to Dawn, who passed it to Izzy. Lindsay took it, whining it was ruining her nails. It then went to everyone else, in their weird line formation whose order had been forcefully decided by Red.
Meanwhile, on the Fans' side, Keisha blasted music and rapped on it while also passing (or rather, throwing) palls of poutine around to Abel-Carlos. He moved slowly and had trouble giving poutine to Kyle, whining it was ''too heffy''. The old man passed the poutine to Zach, who then passed it to Jeannie. Tyson smirked devilishly and told his teammates he needed to go pee and would be ''back in a sec!''. Manu also left to go pee with him, perhaps wanting to talk and not be alone while taking an actual bathroom break.
Meanwhile, Red added drama, stress, and difficulty to the challenge with a devious smile, announcing: ''watch out! Mechanical, remote-controlled seagulls are coming to shoot your neck and tranquilize you all! Once you fall asleep, there is no waking you up for about…'' He stopped to check a chronometer. ''6 hours! Wow, that is… The equivalent of a cut short night of sleep- with only half of my doctor-recommended 12 hours of sleep! You could also say that it is, like, a very long nap. Anyways, I also gotta tell you guys: if you gotta reform the chain if someone starts to sleep, but a either team automatically loses if all of their members, minus the diver, are asleep.'' He took a break and seemed to think for a minute. ''Oh, and one last thing: to spice it all up, the winning team gets to choose you gets sent home. They'll vote a member of the losers off!''
The contestants started panicking; some had looks of terror scotched on their faces as the seagulls already shot some of them and put them to a temporary sleep with a loud ''AWK!'' of robot screeching. At the same time, they tried to process what the host told them,
""-Did you… say the winners will get to vote out a loser? Cody asked with a gulp.
-And did you just actually say you need to sleep 12 hours a night?! Mate, I can go to sleep at midnight and wake up at four, and still be prepared to live, move, and do about anything for the many yonks (Australian slang for years) to come!'' Jasmine commented with a laugh.
"Cody: yes. Jasmine: it's beauty sleep, okay! I need it to stay handsome! And look young!
-Well, you don't seem that… Ah!'' Franziska started to compliment him when a seagull almost got her. ''Old to me, Red!
-I mean, I am 42… or maybe 43. Oh, my gosh, I actually don't know my age- it's as if I was a… cartoon character!''
Confessionals
Keisha: Boy, this show just started, and some crazy crap is already happening! Are you really telling me that we'll have to risk losing sleep, but maybe also our lives in crazy challenges like that one?! (She yells, then realizes she sounded dumb by saying that.) Of course, I have been watching Total Drama ever since I was little, yet… It feels so weird to actually be here, and go through a lot of hard stuff like all the previous contestants. I still can't believe it, man!
Brick: We've already had to participate in a challenge of that kind before, on Revenge of the Island! Seagulls shot at us, I mean! But, like my training lieutenant always says: ''Every soldier must fight many different enemies and obstacles on the battlefield. The important part is knowing how to triumph and win against them.'' So, our enemies will change. Today, poutine, a dreaded first elimination, and sleep seagulls. Tomorrow, who knows what we can expect? Maybe a little bit of rain. (He winces) Maybe a lot of pain.
End of confessionals
Tyson's plan to sabotage the Favorites by screwing with the air pump machine was about to get foiled by Manu's bathroom break interference! That is when the actor had an almost genius idea. He initiated a conversation with his teammate, faking nervousness and interest: ''-Hey, uh… Manu, right?
-Yes?
-Why did you… sign up for this competition in the first place, exactly?''
The tall and built Polynesia warrior held a finger in the air, telling the actor to wait. He quickly peed, then lifted his tribal skirt back on. He scratched his head with one hand and his chin with the other. The sun reflected on his tan brown skin and his tribal tattoos showed more than ever. ''-Manu chosen by Gods.'' He tapped his chest with his fist. ''Reincarnation of fallen hero. He dead, not me. Win money for tribe, help them. Manu will be celebrated.
-Wow, now I understand why you wanted to participate! It's already very heroic and courageous of you to risk it all in order to offer your tribe some money and better life conditions. You know, if you want to, we could become friends, huh? I could offer you classes in English, so you could become a God at speaking it, and would be able to travel the world easily, while also becoming a true hero for your tribe, as it is your grand wish! But… after you win the money, that is.
-Offer accepted, Manu can split money with a friend.
-Okay, great, my honorable friend! But for now'' he nudged Manu slightly, ''could you please get back to the team? I've got, uh… a full hose that needs emptying!''
He winked, and Manu laughed before leaving. Tyson then looked around and saw a pile of rocks, leaning against a wall, close-by. He took the largest rock of the bunch, lifted it over his head with all his strength, smiled as evilly as he could, and let an infinite rage flow through him for one second, as he struck the air pump machine violently. It broke immediately; Owen would now lack oxygen.
The large guy was still chomping down on some poutine, when suddenly- no air came in. He tried to breathe what was left in his helmet, but it wasn't enough. He started panicking. Owen shook his arms, hands, head, and legs in the water, doing large, quick movements to alert Janie.
This is when Red paused the scene. ''What will happen to Owen? Will he be saved by Janie? Who will get the boot tonight? Find out after the break, on Total Drama Oceans!''
Commercial break
She saw him struggle for his life, and although he was on the other team; she couldn't just let him there. The human choice was to help! She stopped what she was doing; poutine started falling on her head and shoulders, feeling like a gross, brown shampoo. She pulled on her air cord and somehow, she swam back to the surface, carrying Owen. She didn't know how she'd done it!
As some contestants got shot and put to a temporary sleep by the seagulls, Red shielded himself with a garbage bin lid. He halted the challenge: it was an emergency. The medical team took care of Owen and said he'd been fine and back on his feet again by sunset. The people who were still conscious let out a collective ''phew'' in relief. Then Red turned to the contestants, the camera panning in front of most of them. Noah, Izzy, Brick, Jasmine, and Scott (who was now eating dirt), were the only Favorites contestants remaining on the field that haven't been made to sleep or almost died. Meanwhile, on the Fans' side, Julia, Tyson, Manu, Keisha, Janie and Jeannie were still conscious.
"-Wow… Well, I never expected to say this after the first challenge, but… The Fans wins! You get to pick which one member of the Favorites goes home tonight. Of course, you'll still have to vote them out. Also, I know I said cheating/sabotaging were allowed in this challenge, but! Since I change my mind very often, I decided to punish the Fans for sabotaging the Favorites' air pump. Whoever did it, know we have it on tape and you maybe could've killed Owen, and that is not cool, man!''
The camera zoomed on Tyson's face. He simply smiled, as if nothing just happened.
''Your punishment, dear Fans, will be harsh, but efficient! You'll also have to vote out one of your own! So, I guess we could say it's a double elimination! I know you're all happy for that starting twist. Favorites, you can go relax and wake up the members of your team that got ''seagulled''. Fans, I'll be seeing you tonight. And since you'll start by voting one of the Favorites out, they can come and assist, too! But no talking.''
Confessionals
Noah, aggressively: Whoever did this to Owen… You're gonna pay! Nobody gets to hurt of the only friends I ever got. And trust me, I don't care about a lot… (He coughs) Hum, about most people, but I care about that big guy.
Franziska: Oh boy! As a United Nations diplomat, I can safely say I have seen some very strange and tense situations, like this one. Only, we didn't have people backstabbing each other: we had countries doing that instead. (She takes out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies out of somewhere) Would anybody care for my HausGemachten plätzchen? Homemade cookies, with organic milk bought from a nice store! They help people calm down to deescalate conflicts.
Manu, ultra-confident: Well, at least Manu is not going home tonight. (He shows a bright smile)
End of confessionals
Elimination ceremony
The elimination area was simple. It was a large, circular and wooden room; with lots of windows in its wood walls, that let light pass through the room. Brown double-doors functioned as the only way in of the room, but one of two ways out of it- for in its very middle, right next to the pillar Red was standing against, was a trap door.
''-Welcome, everybody!'' Red greeted. The contestants where now all sitting in two circles, around him. ''To the first Total Drama Oceans elimination ceremony. I hope you're prepared for two losses in a row, 'cus after were done with this, there'll only be 18 of you remaining! Fans, please come inside this booth to vote. ''
Rick grabbed a handle on the pillar, revealing a door, plus the fact it was hollow inside. The voting contestants were called one by one alphabetically. Abel-Carlos went in, grumbling as he hit the ground with his cane. He placed his vote in the booth
The camera flashed, now Red had tallied the votes and was getting ready to announce the results out loud. He whistled and an intern entered the room, carrying 9 small boxes. They dropped them on the floor and went by Red's side.
''-Alright, let's get started! If I say your name, you are safe! This intern over here, will throw you one of these boxes, containing a miniature replica of the boat we're on and will be riding for the whole season. Lindsay? Congratulations, you're safe!''
The intern threw a box at her face; she nearly caught it and squealed in delight. ''I'm not the first person eliminated this time!''
''Cody? My man, you're also safe! Jasmine, get yours too! Bridgette, safe as well! Dawn, no votes against you either. Same for Brick, safe! Izzy!''
The called contestants all caught their symbols of immunity with joy or pride on their faces. Only three members of the team still weren't confirmed safe for tonight. Noah and Owen looked at each other, and Scott smiled confidently, crossing his arms. ''The person who is going home tonight, and first contestant eliminated from the competition is…
Confessionals
Dawn: Poor souls! If the cosmos and the stars weren't leagued against us, we'd have gotten to vote out one of our own tonight! Unfortunately, that won't be happening, but I feel like someone here has an unexplainably, terrifyingly dark aura!
Janie: I feel really bad… I swear it was kinda a team decision, and the most logical and human one we could take! People were divided and not everyone voted for you!
Owen, eating beans from a can: Hey, even if I'm the one going home tonight, I'll still be able to honestly say that I've had some great times on this show. I mean, heck, I won a season! And became a fan-favorite character! (He starts laughing whole-heartedly.) Aw man, I do kinda hope Scott's out instead, because I don't wanna see my big buddy Noah go, but at the same time… I know it's me!
End of confessionals
''-Owen! It feels so weird to say your name like that! The original winner of Total Drama, now first out from this new season.'' He threw the remaining two boat boxes at Noah and Scott. ''Looks like the tides were against you, man…
-It's A-Okay, Red! I know none of this is really your fault.'' He went to hug Noah and Izzy. ''I'll miss you Noah! See you later, Izzy. I freaking love you guys!'' He laughed again. ''Group hug?'' He proposed to all.
''Group hug!'' Everybody cheered as the two teams reunited.
The large boy followed Red to the trap door. It opened, revealing a very wide and deep waterslide that led directly to the water below.
''-Welcome… to the Waterslide of Shame! It'll take you to the Ocean, and then a boat will come and take you back home. Was nice having you here, Owen!
-And it was nice for me to participate, too!'' He gulped, trying to reach the bottom of the slide with his sight. ''Well, guess I gotta go and my mum and dad won't be too sad to have me home again. Goodbye, everyone, and may the food and joy of living be with you. Good luck to all!''
With that said, he jumped with a yell. He landed in the water in a big splash. Red went to tally the votes once more, and the screen faded to darkness.
The camera flashed once, and Red was now saying the names of the Fans who would be safe tonight, as the intern passed (or rather threw) ship boxes again. ''If I say your name, you are safe and will get to stay in the adventure another day. Kyle, you are staying with us! Keisha too! Janie, as well! Jeannie- man, I almost mixed your names up! Abel-Carlos, safe as well! Tyson! Zach! Franziska, get it!''
Now only Manu and Julia were remaining. The Polynesian warrior and the very quiet girl quickly glanced at themselves. Red smiled, amused. ''The person going home tonight, with an astonishing 8 votes against them is…
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Manu! Go pack your bags, cus you've already lost! I'm sorry, but you gotta go!''
Manu clenched his fists and prepared to hit a hole in the nearby wall. However, he simply breathed calmly, sighed and went to the trap. ''Manu was chosen by the Gods. Will return!'' He yelled as he jumped down without adding anything. Red found the moment a bit awkward but shrugged it off.
''Well, that's it, folks! Two contestants just got sent sliding out of the competition. What'll happen next time? What destination will the sea –or rather, the production team- take us to? What challenges and fights will our contestants have to challenge? Who will be the another one to bite the dust? Find out next time on Total! Drama! Oceans! Fans VS Favorites!''
Episode end
Well, sorry again! Fudge man, this took so much time. I didn't think it would actually take me 2 months to work on this chapter and publish it, but then again, even with all the occupied times, I should've been able to work on the story more than that. I'll definitely have to post episode 3 in a shorter amount of time. Thank you all for reading, and constructive feedback is greatly appreciated!
